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Plenty of holiday spirit at Oswego Christmas Walk Photos by ERIC MILLER emiller@shawmedia.com

Thousands of area residents descended upon downtown Oswego Friday evening for the village’s annual Christmas Walk. This year’s walk included a visit from Santa, silent fire truck parade, ice skating, treats and specials in downtown shops, and plenty of holiday music. TOP: Trains running down Main Street were a big hit for young and old. LEFT: The Chicago Ice House sculptor drew a large crowd as he turned a big block of ice into Mickey Mouse on skates. BOTTOM LEFT: The Prom Shoppe had live models dancing to the songs of the season. BOTTOM RIGHT: Kurt and Colleen Frieders of Aurora smile for a photo with Santa while daughter Ragen has her eyes on the man in the white beard.

Expected to cost $92 million SHAW MEDIA The Fox Metro Water Reclamation District is moving forward with plans to build a new $92 million wastewater treatment plant just south of its current facility to conform to a mandate from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The agency will construct the new plant on land it previously purchased immediately south of its existing plant on Ill. Route 31 near Montgomery. Fox Metro provides wastewater treatment for nearly 300,000 residents of Oswego, Aurora, Montgomery, North Aurora, Sugar Grove, and portions of Batavia and Yorkville. Though Fox Metro meets and exceeds current wastewater requirements, the IEPA’s recently revised guidelines require Fox Metro to further improve its wastewater treatment facilities and enhance its ability to process phosphorous. The Fox Metro’s Board of Trustees has contracted River City Construction LLC to manage the construction of the new south plant. The firm was the low bidder for the project. The water that Fox Metro currently discharges into the Fox River is already cleaner than the existing river water, but the EPA has tasked the facility with reducing the level of phosphorous in the river by 2019. Phosphorus enters the watershed system through fertilizer runoff from farms and lawns, and from human waste through wastewater, which Fox Metro then receives and treats. Within four years, the new plant will eliminate 67 percent of phosphorus in Fox Metro’s discharged water. Phosphorus is a nutrient that depletes dissolved oxygen in water and may cause offensive conditions, such as algae blooms. The Fox River is part of the Mississippi River watershed, the fourth-largest river system in the world, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico. There, impaired water contributes to “Gulf hypoxia,” or low-oxygen zones. The water in these “dead zones” does not contain enough dissolved oxygen to support marine life. Removing more phosphorus from all Mississippi River tributaries may help alleviate Gulf hypoxia and improve the ecosystem for aquatic plants, animals and other organisms within the Fox River and the entire Mississippi watershed. To comply with the IEPA’s revised guidelines, Fox Metro secured a $92 million state of Illinois revolving loan at a rate of 1.85 percent. The board has ensured

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Construction set to begin in early 2016 Tom Muth, manager of the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District. “The new building project will benefit the Fox River, Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico for generations to come.” Fox Metro designed the plant to offer major advantages for minimal cost to each user, as the district improves Fox River water quality for future water consumption by local communities. Construction will begin in early 2016; the South Plant will be operational by late 2018. Fox Metro has been serving communities in the lower Fox Valley area from its plant on the west bank of the Fox River since the 1920s. Its facilities treat up to 42 million gallons of wastewater each day.

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Continued from page 1 that this loan will be repaid with user fees, as part of planned, incremental rate increases. This will cost the average family of four about $16.50 per year, or $1.38 per month – less than a cup of coffee, according to estimates provided by Fox Metro. “Though the Illinois EPA requires us to build this new plant, the board carefully considered this project to guarantee we can responsibly – both environmentally and fiscally – upgrade aging infrastructure, add natural beauty and greenery to the area and meet new safety and environmental compliance standards,” said

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Kendall 10 theater expanding in Oswego Oswego’s Kendall 10 movie theater is set to become Kendall 11 after Oswego village trustees approved an expansion plan for the theater along with a request to allow it to sell alcoholic beverages this past week. In a unanimous ballot, trustees approved owner Goodrich Quality Theaters’ plans to expand and renovate its theater at 95 Fifth Street in the Townes Crossing shopping center, just south of U.S. Route 30. According to project plans, a 9,089-square-foot addition will be constructed onto the west side of the 26,019-square-foot building to accommodate a large format screen theater. Heath Thomas, a regional manager for Goodrich, said the new and renovated theaters will offer “hybrid” chairs in the back of the auditoriums which will feature wider cup holders and armrests than conventional theater chairs. Electric recliners will be installed in the front of the theaters, Thomas said. He noted it is now difficult to look up at the screen from a regular chair and the reclining option will provide patrons with a better view of the whole screen. Though the theater will increase in size, the total number of

“I think it’s a great idea you’re doing this remodeling. I think it’s really going to help out.” Joe West Oswego village trustee seats in the building will decrease from 1,760 to 1,669, according to board documents. Goodrich also plans to offer full reserve seating, which means each ticket will be sold with a seat and row number rather than a first come, first served option, Thomas said. “You can’t complete that before ‘Star Wars’ comes out?” asked Karin McCarthy-Lange, joking. Thomas said that Kendall 10 has experienced a loss of business and about a 40 percent drop in attendance in recent years since the opening of a theater in Yorkville and now requires the renovation and additional theater to remain viable. Neighborhood Cinema Group opened the NCG Theater in Yorkville in November 2013. Trustee Luis Perez asked what took Goodrich so long to propose its renovation and expansion project. Thomas said that it really

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The Kendall 10 theater at 95 Fifth Street in Oswego’s Townes Crossing shopping center will be getting an upgrade. came down “to the banker” and that they now have the funds available to do the renovations and expansion. He said they had looked to do it back in 2007-08, but with the 2008 recession they had to change plans to “make our bankers happy” since they are not a publicly owned company. Thomas said that in their experience when they’ve done a remodel like the one proposed they “grew the market” and expect the same to happen in Oswego. “I think it’s a great idea you’re doing this remodeling,” said Trustee Joe West. “I think it’s really going to help out.” The other change to the theater is the Goodrich’s request to offer

alcoholic beverages to patrons. Because the village does not have a classification of license for movie theaters, village staff created the Class “O” liquor license that would be specific to Kendall 10. The license would limit alcoholic consumption only on premises and alcoholic beverages would not be served to anyone attending a G- or PG-rated movie before 8 p.m. Thomas said that the beverage offerings would include four types of draft beers and a selection of craft beers, all of which would be poured from the bottle into a plastic cup. They would also look for regional beers in the area to add to the options. Wine and frozen margaritas will also be offered.

Park board talks 2016 capital projects Oswegoland agency planning about $1.37 million in repairs, upgrades By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com Capital projects proposed for the Oswegoland Park District for 2016 are estimated to cost $1,370,775, trustees learned at a recent special board meeting. Rich Zielke, executive director, said the agency’s department heads originally came up with projects estimated to cost $2.2 million, but after reviewing them and setting priorities they pared the list down. He said the district has $750,000 remaining from the last bonds issued for capital projects. The remainder will come from reserves accumulated over the past few years. They total about $1.4 million in the Corporate Fund and $3.2 million in the Recreation Fund, he said. Board President Dave Krahn asked what was removed from the list. “I don’t see a lot of big-ticket items and equipment such as cars and trucks,” he said. Zielke said there are three large items on the list: a new roof on the Boulder Point facility, 0 Boulder Hill Pass, Boulder Hill, for $306,000; adding

100 spaces to the parking lot at Prairie Point Community Park, Plainfield and Grove roads in Oswego, for $290,000; and two playground renovations. They include a new shelter and playground replacement at Lakeview Park, Lakeview Drive at Pinehurst in Oswego, for $130,000 and playground equipment replacement for $170,000 at Prairieview Park, South on Forest, off Ill. Route 71, at Prairieview Drive, Oswego. Other items on the list include work on Boulder Point to cost $6,500; work at Augusta Lake Park, 116 Augusta Road, Oswego, for $2,000; pickle ball court nets at Briarcliff Woods Park and Lake, Route 30 and Briarcliff Road, Montgomery, for $2,000; repairs to stop erosion at Farmington Lakes Park on Farmington Lakes Drive east off Douglas Road in Oswego for $15,000 (with the cost to be shared with the village of Oswego); and drainage improvements for $2,000 at the Morgan Creek Prairie and Wetlands, north and south of Morgan Valley Drive, north of Sudbury Circle, west of Grove Road, in Oswego.

Several items are proposed for the Fox Bend Golf Course on Route 34 in Oswego. They include a Kubota utility vehicle for $13,000, irrigation controls for $87,000, sand trap renovation for $25,000, recycling containers for the course and dumpster for $3,275, replacing the pavilion tent for $15,000, replacing the roof shingles and gutters and repairing the chimney stack for $37,000, and replacing and repairing the concrete deck, stairs and railing and burying a water line for $55,000. Plans also include repaving the tennis court at Pearce’s Ford Park, on the south side of Waubonsie Creek on Pearce’s Ford, north of Route 34, for $60,000; adding a sitting area at Prairieview Park, off Route 71 at Prairieview Drive at the north end of Bartlett Lake, for $12,000; replacing the lobby doors with glass fire doors at South Point Center, 810 Preston Lane, Oswego, for $8,000; seeding and landscaping at Willowgate Park, 12515 Cherry Blossom Blvd., Plainfield, in the Chatham Square subdivision for $3,000; new signs in various parks for $4,000; and recycling containers for the sports fields and disc golf area for $4,000. New vehicles include a Ford 250 4X4 for $35,000 to replace a

1971 truck with 163,000 miles that is rusting and costing money to keep running. It is now used as a field truck at Grande Park, 26333 Grand Park Blvd. in Plainfield, said Mike Fee, operations director. New vehicles also include $45,000 for a 65-horsepower four-season tractor, $6,000 for a cab on the tractor and $19,000 for a pull-behind mower. Fee said they will help take the load off the two larger mowers that have accumulated many hours of use. Two other proposed purchases include an aerator for $5,000 and a trailer for $3,000, Fee said. Krahn asked whether the Boulder Point roof is a necessity. Zielke said the roof that was on the building when the district purchased it 10 years ago was not meant to be a permanent roof and has had some leaking problems that will get worse. Trustees said they believe it is important to keep all facilities looking good and in good condition. Board members are expected to approve the capital items at their meeting to be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at Southpoint, 810 Preston Lane, adjacent to Southpoint Elementary School, 820 Preston Lane, Oswego.

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Goodrich took the concept from their Hamilton 16 IMAX theater in Indiana, where it has been successful, said Thomas. All trustees except West voted in favor of the new liquor license classification for the theater. “I just have some concerns,” West said. “I just know that if I were a 21-year-old with an 18-yearold girlfriend, I’d be giving her a drink.” He asked how the theater staff would notice any underage drinkers. Thomas said theater attendees would only be allowed to purchase one drink at a time and they ID each time. Theaters would also be patrolled more often, Thomas said. West questioned how employees could see the audience in the dark theater and Thomas said that the screens “illuminate the crowd very well” looking from the front out towards the audience. With the addition of alcohol there will be some new menu items, Thomas said, like pizza and chicken fingers, although a kitchen is not part of the renovation plans. Thomas estimated that the entire renovation and construction will take about eight months. “We’re very thrilled to see you guys investing in our community,” said McCarthy-Lange. “You guys have always given back so much to the community.”

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Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Tuesday said a Yorkville man was charged with possessing child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” a statewide initiative to catch the most active offenders who download and trade child porn online. Henry Wojewski, 58, is charged with one count of possessing child pornography containing images of a minor under the age of 18, a Class 3 felony punishable by up to two to five years in prison; as well as seven counts of possessing child pornography containing images of a minor under the age of 13, a Class 2 felony punishable by up to three to seven years in prison. He posted bond, which was set at $100,000. A date for his preliminary hearing will be set by the court. Madigan’s investigators, with the assistance of the Yorkville Police Department and the Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office, searched a home in the 500 block of Yellowstone Lane and arrested Wojewski after evidence of alleged child pornography was discovered. State’s Attorney Eric Weis’ office will prosecute the case. The public is reminded that Wojewski is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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OPINIONS

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Task force must do more to downsize government A task force appointed earlier this year by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner recently approved a series of nine proposals aimed at downsizing government throughout the state and thereby saving taxpayers some money. Currently, the state has nearly 7,000 separate taxing bodies, more than any other state in the union. Among those agencies are local school, fire, park and library districts, municipalities and townships. Among the task force’s proposals was a recommendation “encouraging the sharing of regional safety equipment, resources, training, facilities and administration functions” by local governmental agencies. That recommendation may sound familiar to our readers. In September we reported the Yorkville City Council and Oswego and Montgomery village boards all voted to accept a study that detailed ways the three municipalities can work together and share equipment and service costs when feasible. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning prepared the study with significant input from the staffs of the three municipalities. The study is important because it marked the first time municipalities in the county have attempted to identify areas where they could potentially work together to save money. We were pleased to see the state task force pick-up on the theme of cost-saving through greater intergovernmental cooperation. We’ve long believed local municipalities could save money through the joint bidding process and from sharing costly large equipment. Another task force recommendation involves providing the Illinois State Board of Education “flexibility to provide incentives for the outcomes of school consolidation.” The big era of school consolidation occurred here in Kendall County more than a half-century ago when separate high school and grade school districts that served the northern half of the county were consolidated into the Oswego (now School District 308), Yorkville and Plano school districts, respectively. However, separate grade and high school districts – each with their own superintendents and school boards – are still common in some suburban Chicago communities and downstate. We were surprised to see that the task force’s recommendations did not include one calling for the abolishment of township government. Perhaps that recommendation will be forthcoming. We continue to believe that county government could assume the lion’s share of the services now provided by township government, with the rest picked up by local municipalities or other governmental agencies. The task force also should study the possible consolidation of fire protection districts along with a requirement that the governing boards of those districts be elected. Over the past 20 years the fire protection districts serving the county’s most populous areas have grown significantly in an effort to provide necessary 24-hour paramedic and fire protection service to the county’s growing population. The possibility that the fire districts could save funds through the joint purchase of equipment just like the municipalities should be actively explored. Currently here in Kendall County the county board chairman appoints the members of local fire protection district boards. Given the size of many of the fire protection districts’ budgets, we believe the time has come for county taxpayers to choose those individuals who set policy and adopt budgets for their local districts.

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Children play in the snow in Oswego in the 1950s. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, this winter will be “snow-filled and frigid,” which means today’s kids should enjoy.

Beginning to look a little like Christmas As the song says, it really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Fox Valley. Of course, Christmas decorations in some retail stores were erected back around Halloween (actually, some stores had sparkly Christmas decorations up before All Hallows Eve), but despite the best hopes of the business community, the feeling that comes with Christmas really doesn’t get a good toehold until after Thanksgiving. According to the Farmer’s Almanac: “Winter will be cold again in much of the nation, with below-normal temperatures along most of the Atlantic seaboard and in the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, Pacific Northwest, and southwestern states.” Over the Great Lakes, including Lake Michigan, they helpfully note: “Snow Filled & Frigid.” So we might have a chance for a real white Christmas this year. And, unfortunately, a white January, February, and March, too. The approach of Christmas, of course, means the annual onslaught of Christmas cards and parcels upon the U.S. Postal Service. All those holiday good wishes, of course, will again have to vie with the mountains of junk mail that continues to work its way through the mails. But while most junk mail is actual junk, it’s possible to glean a few gems (even if they turn out to be cubic zirconia) now and then. For instance, here are a few things I never would have found out if I hadn’t opened all my junk mail each and every day the mail carrier showed up out in front of the Matile Manse: Think our weather’s been gloomy lately? Well, we don’t hold a candle (so to speak) to Cape Disappointment in Washington State, which averages 2,552 hours or 106 complete days of heavy fog a year. Now doesn’t that make you feel a lot more chipper? Me either. December is both National Safe Toys and Gifts Month as well as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. When planning a trip, a rule of thumb used by experienced travelers is to take twice the money and half the clothes you think you will need.

REFLECTIONS Roger Matile The average SCUBA tank provides air for 45 minutes of diving in 30 feet of water. What does SCUBA mean? It’s actually an acronym standing for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. But then, you knew that, didn’t you. Says here if you put an old sponge under the soil of your flower pots you will ensure both good drainage and effective moisture holding. I’ve found plastic plants the best course of action, though my wife continues to disagree. The actual ones tend to die with alarming speed and regularity. Planning a brunch for the in-laws? One ostrich egg will serve 24 people. Today’s sewing tip: For best results, always sew seams from the hem up, not the other way around. Listen up dog owners: A kennel should be at least two times the length of the dog you’re building it for. Measure the dog from its nose to the tip of its tail. On the other hand, if fresh eggs are your goal, you’ll need a sturdy chicken coop. When you build your coop, make sure to provide at least three square feet of floor space for each chicken in your herd. Or is it flock? Speaking of flocks and such, a group of kangaroos is called a mob. No Italian jokes, please. When planning drinks for a party, figure two drinks per guest for the first half hour and one drink per hour after that. No Irish jokes, please. When breaking in a new chain saw (you’re living in the country now, folks), adjust the tension as follows: twice during the first tank of fuel, once during the second tank, and once every other tank after that for the rest of the day. And that ought to just about take care of most of the woods in Kendall County. On average, people lapse into silence after every 20 minutes during conversation. Absolutely no mother-in-law

jokes, please. How come “clockwise” is always to the right? Well, there’s a story there. Before clocks were invented, people used sundials. In the northern hemisphere (where most of our sun dial-using ancestors lived), the shadows on sundials always rotated to the right – “clockwise.” When the first clocks were built, the inventors made the hands move in the familiar “clockwise” direction. This coming Saturday is National Gingerbread House Day. The earliest wheelbarrow, it turns out, was a military procurement project. Back about 200 A.D., Chinese General Chuko Liang designed what turned out to be the earliest wheelbarrow to help move large quantities along narrow paths. There is no information on cost overruns. Speaking of the Chinese, they were the first known people to acquire first and last names. The Emperor Fushi decreed the use of family names (called surnames) back about 2852 B.C. It took Western Europe nearly 3,000 years to adopt the practice, although the Romans had done so before the Dark Ages arrived. The largest cigar ever made measures (yes, it’s still in existence) 19 feet long, 3 feet in diameter, and weighs over 1,600 lbs. It has its own 900-pound wooden carrying case/humidor. It was purchased by a cigar collector from Florida in 2013. One of the greatest swims ever recorded was by Martin Strel down the Amazon River. He swam the river’s 3,273 mile length in 66 days, finishing on April 7, 2007. Finally, a good Guernsey cow will produce more than 1,000 gallons of whole milk and cream a year, enough to feed a family of two adults and three children with ample skimmed milk left over to feed a veal calf, a pig, and a flock of chickens. As an additional bonus, the cow will produce more than 14 tons of manure for fertilizer.

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To the Editor: Thank you to everyone who came out to Friday night’s Christmas Walk in downtown Oswego. The weather was great and everyone was in a good spirit to celebrate. The Oswegoland Woman’s Civic Club wants to thank all of you who once again bought all of our homemade cookies and signed Christmas cards for Illinois Veterans. We’ve been doing this for years, previously in the firehouse on Main Street. This year we moved our location to Floral Expressions, thanks to the generous hospitality of floral shop owner and wedding specialist Megan Dell’Aringa. We are so grateful to Megan and her crew (Nick, Terri, and the rest) for accommodating us so graciously to make this year especially fun and successful. Many of you took off your gloves to sign Christmas Cards for Vets, letting veterans know that they are remembered for their service and what that means to all of us. Thank you to all of you who signed cards that night and to Storm Dance Alliance, Oswego Juniorettes, Oswego Senior Center, Antique Study Group, Rebecca Christiansen’s neighbor, and Montgomery VFW Ladies Auxiliary for also participating in getting over 1,200 cards signed for our wonderful veterans. A very special thank you to Katharine Latta in organizing Thompson Jr. High School’s Student Council to get 600 of those cards signed. Oswegoland Woman’s Civic Club members volunteer their time and talents to support many programs, such as Art Appreciation at all participating elementary schools, Celebrate Differences (founded by member Rebecca Christiansen), Hands of Hope, Kendall County Food Pantry, Kendall County 4-H trophies, Mutual Ground, and scholarship awards. The Christmas Walk cookie sale is one of our biggest fundraisers along with Wine on the Fox raffle baskets in May. For more information or to join OWCC, please call President Mary Jo Hartley at 630-892-8355 or V.P. Judy Siedlecki at 630-551-1852. Thank you everyone and a special holiday greeting to all of you from all of us. Mary Jo Hartley and Cynthia Mayer Event Chairs, Oswegoland Woman’s Civic Club Oswego

Straight answers needed

To the Editor: In the Nov. 12 issue of this paper you led with the headline “A Black Eye for Kendall County” in reference to Denny Hastert’s misdeeds and legal problems. The headline implies some kind of collective guilt on the part of all Kendall County residents. This is absolute nonsense. If there is any guilt to be assigned beyond Mr. Hastert himself, it does not belong to all residents of Kendall County, the 14th Congressional District, Illinois or anywhere else. Rather, it can be laid at the feet of those who created the aura of a larger-than-life personality cult around Denny Hastert and promoted it to the general public and the media. Guilt belongs especially to those who attached themselves to that personality cult and used it for personal, political and/or financial gain. Some important questions arise from this. Who knew what and when did they know it? For what

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ends was that knowledge used? Did it have anything to do with the Prairie Parkway? How about O’Hare expansion? What about the shelving of the Peotone airport? What other misuses of taxpayer money? Rather than having some vague collective guilt, the people of Kendall County deserve some straight answers. Michael F. Becker Oswego

Isn’t it time?

To the Editor: Isn’t it time that we start believing our eyes? Isn’t it time we start tackling problems that really exist with ideas and actions that offer real solutions? Are we ever going to finally get fed up with President Magoo and his collection of sycophantic bobble-headed activists in the media, entertainment industry, Congress and the courts. Half of this country is dictating what the other half should believe regardless of the visual evidence. If anyone dares to disagree, they are vilified, marginalized and defined as evil-ignorant-knuckle-dragging haters. There is absolutely no issue worthy of debate. When President Magoo speaks, we must simply sit down, shut up and stop believing our lying eyes. If we don’t believe that climate change (formerly known as global warming) is a bigger threat than ISIS, we’re labeled as flat earthers who are either unwilling or too stupid to understand their ‘accepted’ science. It matters little that our eyes have seen the past 18 years of cooling, and have gazed upon data spanning a much much much longer horizon, revealing natural cycles of cooling and warming throughout our planet’s existence. If our eyes have shown us time and again that there isn’t a more effective anti-poverty program than basic economic growth, it’s obvious that our vision is clouded by our greed and self-interest. We are thus forbidden to look back at the risks we were willing to take, the sacrifices we made and the life of hard work we endured as the key ingredients of our success. We must focus only on those who are deemed less fortunate than us because they obviously don’t have the capacity to take risks, sacrifice and work hard. Shame on us for being blind to their misfortune. We should feel deep guilt for looking to our future, recognizing the hard road ahead of us, defining what it would cost us to attain success, and paying the price every step of the way. In

fairness, we should deny what we have seen and believe that all people should reap the same rewards regardless of their effort. The list of things that we have seen but must not believe is seemingly endless. It saddens me that our country has come to the condition where only one voice can be heard. No question, no discussion, no debate is allowed. This is supported and perpetuated by the media, the entertainment industry and half of our government. But in reality, there’s a better than even split between us and them, including the independents. So I guess I’ll just continue believing my eyes, and hope that it’s finally time for us to pay attention to the man behind the curtain. Bill Shink Yorkville

Advancing care for kids

To the Editor: This summer an energetic 4-yearold from Illinois named Charlie and his parents came to my Washington, D.C. office to talk about Charlie’s rare brain disorder and the intricacies of his treatment plan and recovery. Children in Illinois like Charlie and others across the country with complex medical conditions often require care from multiple specialists, for multiple years. These children’s lives become even more complex when limited access to the specialists they need force them to bounce from state to state for care. Managing these medical visits and treatments is time consuming, and in most cases, it’s parents who bear the responsibility of navigating confusing treatment plans and coordinating care and health coverage across different state programs. Furthermore, the inefficiencies and redundancies in medical care come with a significant cost. While only six percent of children on Medicaid have complex medical conditions, they receive 40 percent of Medicaid’s spending on children. I support the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 (H.R. 546), or ACE Kids, because it is designed to make the lives of these precious kids and their families easier while also reducing the financial burden on Medicaid. ACE Kids gives states the option to create a Medicaid Children’s Care Coordination (MCCC) program, which will allow for the establishment of networks to coordinate care and share data among medical facilities, even in different states. This will ensure children with complex health

problems are getting the care they require, in a way that is patient-centered and properly coordinated to improve health, eliminate redundancy and reduce costs – an estimated $13 billion in its first 10 years. The ACE Kids Act, if passed, will not act as a directive from the federal government. This bill is another step in the movement toward state autonomy in health care. Through ACE Kids, states like Illinois will have the option to create an MCCC system optimized to work best for the children who live there. Participation in ACE Kids is optional not only for states, but also for families and for providers, so the bill improves freedom of choice for everyone involved. Our children – Charlie and the millions like him – deserve a targeted, compassionate approach to their health care that removes barriers, streamlines services, and drives down costs for their families and the states in which they live. The ACE Kids Act can help get us there, and I urge my colleagues to support this bill. U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren

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To the Editor: For those die hard advocates of the 2nd amendment, there is a GoFundme site to raise money to bury one of the San Bernardino victims. It’s the least you can do to support this right. So far this year we are averaging a mass shooting every day in the United States. There was one story last week about a young woman who was involved in two mass shootings this year. One as a witness and later as a victim. Black Friday saw a record number of background checks for weapon purchases. We buy more guns but the number of shooting victims continues to rise. The AR-15 Bushmaster is the weapon of choice for really big killings. The website of the manufacturer implies this weapon is fast and lethal. When commentator Bill O’Reilly tells us there is a war on Christmas, he is telling you about all the wrapped Christmas presents that will be opened and then fired on Christmas. The President of the conservative Liberty University , Jerry Falwell Jr., is urging that every student in that school be locked and loaded at all times so “we could end those Muslims before they walk in.” Learning is so much more interesting when the teacher puts down their Glock and picks up the pointer to show something on the board. It’s reported that Americans own more weapons than every other country in the world, combined. The Senate just voted down closing the gun show loophole, limiting background checks, and it was voted along party lines. The NRA has been influential in stopping ATF agents from using electronic reporting of gun store inventory, as that may be construed as tracking. So any number reported of how many guns are in stores is purely a guess. The number of ATF agents has not increased in over 40 years despite the quadrupling of both the number of stores and gun buyers. Stock piling of weapons and ammo will continue because it’s a right, even if you are a known terrorist. So while you are hustling through the mall this season, know it’s been one year since Illinois has instituted

conceal and carry. You, Mr. And Mrs. Shopper are protected from mayhem but if that is not comforting, know Amazon will deliver in two days and you can shop safely from home. Ed Washak Yorkville

We are at war

T o the Editor: Fourteen people were killed in San Bernardino, Calif. while attending a company Christmas party by two terrorists who were later killed by police in a shoot out. It is now known that both of the shooters were Muslim and investigators have discovered that in their apartment were numerous pipe bombs and a large supply of ammunition. The stockpile of bombs and ammunition indicate they had plans for even greater terrorism. The FBI had no hesitancy in calling this a terrorist attack; however, the Obama Administration waffled and hinted that it could be work place violence. Instead of denouncing the act of terrorism, just one day after the tragic event, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, at a Muslim Advocates dinner, stated the Justice Department is prepared to take “aggressive action” against people employing anti-Muslim rhetoric that “edges towards violence.” Why is the administration placing their emphasis on protecting Muslims instead of the lives Americans? President Obama gave a 13 minute speech during primetime Sunday evening attempting to convince the public that the administration is acting to prevent terrorism and that it is actively working against ISIL. There was little new information presented and he continues with his failed strategy. He quickly changed the subject to gun control and eliminating assault-type weapons by more regulations. Never did he mention or say that all recent attacks were the result of Radical Islamic terrorism. He spent a large part of his address defending Muslims saying that the majority of Muslims are not terrorists. While that is true there has not been a public outcry of Muslim leaders to denounce the radical Islamic terrorists. President Obama has not shown concern for Christians that have been executed by the thousands in Syria and Iraq but shows concern for any possible mistreatment of Muslims even though there has been none. It was learned that a neighbor of the two terrorists saw what was considered suspicious events at their apartment. There were numerous packages being delivered and numerous visitors late at night but was hesitant to report this for fear of profiling. It is time to put the political correct nonsense to bed and begin to act logically. Profiling is not wrong when a particular type of person or people commits multiple violent acts. We are at war with radical Islamic terrorism. The President should name radical Islamic terrorism, (ISIL, al-Qaeda, and all other Islamic Terrorist groups), as the enemy and use all necessary force to eradicate them from the face of the earth. Everyone should prepare for their own defense and report any suspicious acts or events to law enforcement who are our protectors. Leland H. Hoffer Oswego

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State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, is inviting area residents to a local coffee shop to hear their thoughts on state and local issues. “I am continuing to work hard to protect funding for essential services and provide relief to homeowners who are struggling to pay rising property taxes,” she said. “I hold these coffees to give the residents I represent an opportunity to ask me questions and express their concerns.” Those who attend will be treated to coffee, tea or soda. The next event is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 14, at Maxfield’s, 2290 Ogden Ave., Aurora. Kifowit’s regularly scheduled coffee stop at Benny’s Place in Oswego will not be held due to the holidays and will return in January.

By MATT SCHURY mschury@kendallcountynow.com Reflecting back on his time as the first chief judge of the 23rd Judicial Circuit, Judge Timothy McCann says he was encouraged to see people’s continued support for the judicial system. “I’ve found that despite people’s mistrust in general of lawyers, people are generally pretty favorable when it comes to the court system – interacting with jurors and the public on cases. While certainly not everybody likes us and not everybody agrees with every decision, in general people respect the process.” Judge Robbin Stuckert was sworn in as the new chief judge of

the 23rd Judicial Circuit on Monday, as a result of the vote by the circuit judges of the 23rd Circuit. Stuckert replaces McCann, who has served as chief judge since the 23rd Judicial Circuit began operations in December 2012. McCann resumes his position as Kendall County presiding judge. McCann also praised those he w o r k e d w i t h a s Timothy chief judge. McCann “I was blessed to work with great people and an outstanding group of not only judges but I’ve had great relations with the County Board, with our sheriffs, with our court security staff,” he said. As chief judge, McCann said he liked working with the conference of chief judges, a group composed of the 24 chief judges around the state that advise the Illinois Supreme Court on statewide policy issues. “I have enjoyed very much be-

ing involved in that decision-making process on everything ranging from jury pool selection to many of the rule changes and the technology in the court system on a local level and statewide,” McCann said. The chief judgeship alternates three-year terms between the two counties that comprise it – Kendall and DeKalb counties. McCann, a forRobbin mer Kendall County Stuckert state’s attorney and native of Kendall County, was the district’s first chief judge. The 23rd Judicial Circuit consists of two main courthouses in Sycamore and Yorkville, as well as branch courts in Sandwich and the city of DeKalb. It has eight circuit judges and five associate judges. The two counties officially made the move to the 23rd Judicial Circuit when it was created in May 2012 by the Illinois State Legislature and signed into law by

then-Gov. Pat Quinn, leaving Kane County the sole county in the 16th Judicial Circuit. As chief judge, Stuckert will assume supervisory responsibilities over both Kendall and DeKalb counties. Prior to her election as a circuit judge, Stuckert was an associate judge of the Judicial Circuit since 2001. She has been the presiding judge of DeKalb County since December 2012. McCann said he feels confident about turning over the reins to Stuckert. “Judge Stuckert will be an excellent leader for our circuit. Her passion for continued improvement in the judicial system is unparalleled,” McCann said. “Judge Stuckert has introduced innovative and cost-effective programs in DeKalb County, including a well-known and respected drug court which is a model for the entire country. I look forward to supporting her efforts to continue to make the 23rd Judicial Circuit an example for other circuits to follow.”

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books total 120,692, of which 54,575 are at Oswego and 66,117 at Montgomery. In other business, Skilton reported that e-books and audio books are becoming increasingly popular among library patrons. A total of six types of e-books were checked out 23,018 times through October of this year. The most popular one was the OMI/OverDrive Kindle, she said. Those were checked out 10,052 times. Skilton also reported on the use of computers at both campuses over the same ten months. These figures included the PCs, the Macs, and the scanners, she noted. During the first 10 months of the year, adults and teens had logged onto the computers 32,094 times, which was more than 3,100 times every month except February, when they logged on only 2,888 times.

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ABOVE: Nine-year-old Cecilia Vazquez from St. Peter’s Church in Aurora sings during the annual Christmas Tree Lighting at the Montgomery Village Hall on Sunday evening. LEFT: Ted Kerrn and his 2-year-old son Josh play with the train under the Montgomery and Countryside Fire Department tree.

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10 NEWS • Thursday, December 10, 2015 • Ledger-Sentinel / KendallCountyNow.com OSWEGO POLICE REPORTS DUI among charges Oswego police arrested Racharr M. Postlewaite, 25, of the 400 block of Montgomery Road, Aurora, after stopping her vehicle on U.S. Route 34 at Fifth Street in the village Nov. 26 at 5:45 p.m. Police said Postlewaite faces charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, illegal transportation of open alcohol, possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. She posted bond and was released pending a court appearance later this month, police said. Station Drive vehicle burglary A vehicle parked in the 1000 block of Station Drive in Oswego was reported burglarized Tuesday morning, village police reported. Scam costs $56,000 Oswego police are investigating a theft scam in which a local resident wired $56,000 to an individual in Malaysia over a period of two months. Police said the victim had numerous conversations with a person who convinced her that he was an engineer who lived in London, England, but had been in an accident and needed money wired to him. Phone use citation in crash An Oswego resident, Alycia N. Sather, 21, of the 800 block of Barton Drive, was injured Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. when the vehicle she was driving rear-ended another vehicle on U.S. Route 34 at Kendall Point Drive in the village. Police said the driver of the other vehicle, Richard F.

Waszkowiak, 59, of 5 Fieldcrest Road, Boulder Hill, received minor injuries, but declined a trip to the hospital. The driver of a third vehicle involved in the crash, Denise E. Sebby, 61, of the 2200 block of Crescent Street, Aurora, was not hurt, according to police. Police said they ticketed Sather for driving while using a cellphone and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Sather is scheduled to appear in court later this month, according to police. One hurt in Rt. 34 crash An Oswego resident, Jasmine Nelson, 20, was injured in a three-vehicle accident on U.S. Route 34 at Fifth Street in the village Dec. 5 at 2:12 p.m. Police said Nelson was transported to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora. The drivers of the other two vehicles involved in the crash, Alejandro Enriquez, 36, of Aurora and Cesar Zamora, 56, also of Aurora, were not injured, according to police. DUI charge in hit and run Montgomery police arrested Penny Orseske, 50, of the 1800 block of Waverly Way, Montgomery, near her home Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. after the vehicle she was driving was involved in a two-vehicle hit and run accident at Orchard Road and U.S. Route 34 in Oswego, Oswego police reported. No one was hurt in the crash, according to police. Oswego police said Montgomery police stopped Orseske near her home in Montgomery and charged her with driving under the influence of alcohol. Oswego police said they issued a citation to Orseske at

MONTGOMERY POLICE REPORTS Warrant arrest Montgomery police arrested D’Quan Stewart, 21, of the 700 block of North Van Buren Street, Batavia, in the 3000 block of Patterson Road in the village Dec. 5 at 12:18 a.m. Police said Stewart was wanted on a Kendall County Sheriff’s Office warrant for underage consumption of alcohol. Traffic citations issued Montgomery police issued traffic citations to the following motorists over the past week: Ryan Carter, 24, of the 2000 block of Sapphire Lane, Aurora, driving on a suspended license. Jacob Ortiz, 20, of the 100 block of Woodlawn Avenue, Aurora, driving on a suspended license. Steven Gyovai, 25, of the 2900 block of Providence Lane, Mont-

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KENDALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS Accident with injuries Two people were injured in a one-car crash at about 9:05 p.m. Nov. 30 at Baseline and Ashe roads in Bristol Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. According to reports, a car driven by Daniel S. Bengsten, 27, of the 300 block of Arnold Road, Sandwich, crashed into a tree. Bengsten and his 3-year-old daughter were taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora for treatment, the report said. Bengsten was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, disobeying a stop sign and failure to properly secure a child under 8 in an appropriate child restraint system, reports said. Identity theft Someone used personal information from a Na-Au-Say Township woman to open a credit card, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. The incident occurred between Nov. 14 and Dec. 1, according to reports. License violation Santos O. Alvarez, 41, of the 800 block of Richard Street, Aurora, was charged with having no valid driver’s license after a traffic stop at about 2:45 p.m. Dec. 1 at Briarcliff Road and Route 30 in Montgomery, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Two-car crash Gelasio Campos, 52, of the 100 block of Dolores Street, Oswego, was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and operating an uninsured motor

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vehicle after a two-car crash at about 8:50 a.m. Dec. 3 in the 600 block of Route 31 in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. According to reports, Campos was northbound on Route 31 when he attempted to change lanes and sideswiped a car driven by Jeffrey Donahue, 44, of the 2200 block of Jason Drive, Montgomery. Campos’ vehicle then left the road and struck an embankment, causing the car to go airborne, reports said. The vehicle then landed on a private drive. Campos was taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora for treatment. Donahue was not injured. According to reports, Donahue was charged with invalid registration plates. Teens injured Five juveniles were involved in a single-car crash at about 3:45 a.m. Dec. 6 at Collins and Douglas roads in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. According to reports, a vehicle driven by a male juvenile left the roadway and struck an embankment. Three female juvenile passengers sustained minor injuries and were transported to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora for treatment. The driver and a second male juvenile were not injured. The driver was cited for having no valid driver’s license, unlawful number of passengers in the car, failure to secure passengers with safety belts, driving while using a cellphone and improper lane usage, reports said. In addition, all five juveniles were

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Warrant arrest Chelsea B. Campbell, 24, of the 100 block of Boulder Hill Pass, Boulder Hill, was found to be wanted on a warrant on a charge of failure to appear in a driving on a suspended license case in Kendall County, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

Yule decorations damaged Christmas decorations valued at $300 were reported damaged at a residence in the 400 block of Burr Oak Drive in Oswego on Dec. 3, village police reported.

Domestic incident Eric S. Richardson, 32, of the 0-99 block of Whitney Way, Boulder Hill, was charged with domestic battery at about 9:20 p.m. Dec. 3 in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Possession charges Jason T. Sandman, 33, of the 2600 block of Country Oaks Court, Aurora, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of hypodermic syringes, unlawful possession of cannabis and resisting/obstructing an officer after a traffic stop at about 6:45 p.m. Dec. 6 at Douglas and Townes Crossing in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. A passenger in the vehicle, Lindsay T. Behrens, 27, of the 0-99 block of Chatham Road, Boulder Hill, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, reports said. According to the police report, a police dog alert of the vehicle led to the discovery of prescription medication, several items of drug paraphernalia, hypodermic syringes and cannabis.

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12 NEWS • Thursday, December 10, 2015 • Ledger-Sentinel / KendallCountyNow.com

County OKs budget with $350K request Health Department balks, makes counteroffer By MATT SCHURY mschury@kendallcountynow.com As Kendall County enters its 2016 fiscal year this month with a projected budget deficit of $1.4 million, board members are concerned with the Kendall County Health Department’s finances. The board approved the budget in a split vote last week after a brief discussion concerning how much money the Health Department should contribute. The budget includes a request that the Health Department contribute $350,000 to the county’s general fund to help offset the costs of benefits for Health Department employees. The county’s budget includes budgets for all elected officials and department heads in the county. The elected officials, such as the clerk and state’s attorney, set their budgets each year and work with the county to reduce expenditures and increase revenues. The County Board oversees and is responsible for the general fund. Last year the board approved transferring $2 million from the

county’s general fund reserve into the public safety capital improvement fund. The board approved a reserve fund policy that restricts when the board can take money out of that savings fund. The county currently has about $16 million in its reserve fund or about seven months of operating expenses. The policy says that each year in November the board will vote to transfer savings in excess of seven months to a capital fund. Shortly before the board approved the budget last week, board member Jeff Wehrli asked if it was legal to take money out of the Health Department fund if the Board of Health didn’t contribute the money. Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis told the board it would be legal, but difficult. “If the money does not come forward from the Board of Health what will the county do as a result? There are several legal options you could try but at this point it would be difficult to discuss those without going into too much trial detail,” Weis said. “You would in essence have to

force another governmental body to pay the amounts that were not appropriated by that governmental body. That could be difficult.” In November the Board of Health voted to contribute $125,000 to the county’s general fund. Wehrli said that he was uncomfortable with adding more than the $125,000 without a state budget in place. He called it “fiscally irresponsible” to ask the department to contribute more than that. As an alternative, Wehrli said the board should accept the $125,000 compromise from the Health Department and adjust the budget after six months. “I don’t think we need to ding the Health Department that badly at the beginning of the year,” Wehrli said. Board member Elizabeth Flowers agreed with Wehrli and said she felt there wasn’t enough time to review the request. “When you put this line item in the budget it was without talking to the Health Department,” she said. Flowers added that they have

also not addressed how the Health Department will continue to function if they lose state grants or funding. “It concerns me that there hasn’t been more of an effort to work in conjunction with the Health Department on this particular issue, and I cannot support this,” Flowers said. Board member John Purcell countered that the Health Department fell under the authority of the county board, something that Board of Health members have disputed. “My understanding is that the County Board has final authority over the Health Department’s budget and its appropriations and in this budget it shows a $350,000 appropriation from the Health Department for benefit reimbursements,” Purcell said. Purcell, who chairs the county board’s finance committee, says the Health Department contributed some extra dollars every year over the last five or six years, excluding last year. The county intends to use the money they are requesting this year from the Health Department to help pay for benefits for some employees working at the Health Department. A portion of Health Department employees that work

for the county are paid for by sources other than taxes levied by the county. The Health Department’s employee benefits are approximately $1 million, and the county has asked the Health Department to pay for the portion of the employees that are not covered under the levies, according to Purcell. “They receive $1.6 million in levies and they have about $900,000 in salaries above those levies and the benefits for those salaries are about $350,000,” he said. Board member Bob Davidson said he was on Purcell’s side and was just looking out for taxpayers. “We’re projecting a $1.4 million deficit for next year – I’m sorry, guys, but we’re pushing $2 million in two years,” he said. “Who’s picking up the tab but the taxpayer. We’re the ones who are responsible for this.” Board member Matthew Prochaska pointed out that other counties of a similar size to Kendall County have their health departments contribute something for benefits. “If it is done like this across the state I don’t see why we can’t start doing it like this in Kendall County,” Prochaska said.

Board at odds over fee change ordinance By MATT SCHURY mschury@kendallcountynow.com The Kendall County Board is again at odds over the fees charged by the Kendall County Health Department. Last Tuesday night the board tabled a motion to approve an ordinance that would give them the final authority over fees the Health Department charges for providing required inspections on private septic systems, food sanitation and water supply systems. The County Board will take another look at the issue at their Committee of the Whole meeting today, Dec. 10. The Board of Health currently has the final say on how much to charge for the inspections since 1991. The discussion to strip the Board of Health of the ability to set the fees comes just about a week after the county approved its 2016 fiscal budget with a request to the Health Department to contribute $350,000 to help offset the cost for benefits paid to employees of the department.

Board member Bob Davidson said he struggles with the Board of Health continuing to approve fees since the group is not comprised of elected officials but made up of private citizens appointed by the county board. “I thought we settled this in 1776,” Davidson said. Davidson added that until 1992 any fees had to be approved by the County Board. Board member Matthew Prochaska drafted an ordinance giving the County Board the authority to set the Health Department fees and then submitted it to the board’s finance committee. It was then sent it to the board’s judicial legislative committee before the state’s attorney office reviewed it. The ordinance would amend an ordinance that controls the private sewage, food sanitation and water supply. Any fee changes will go through the Health Department committee system and then the county’s committee system. The County Board would be given the final vote on any fees that are changed.

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Chairman sought to ‘keep order in the house’ Questioned on goals for ’16, Shaw says ‘stay tuned’ By MATT SCHURY mschury@kendallcountynow.com Kendall County Board Chairman John Shaw said last week he knew it was time to end his tenure on the board next year when something else was preoccupying his time from getting signatures from registered voters to run for re-election. “I found more interest in going up and watching [University of Wisconsin] football in Madison and that wasn’t right,” he said with a laugh. Shaw said he did collect a few signatures over the past six weeks but ultimately decided not to file a petition to run for the board. He added that he has gotten calls and texts from people about his announcement, some of them from upset supporters and others wishing him well. “I guess I was just supposed to run again,” Shaw said. “Running for office is a lot of work and I had a lot of family that helped me eight years ago going doorto-door.” Shaw, 77, of Yorkville, has been on the board since 2010 and has been chairman since 2012 after being elected to his second term on succeeding John Purcell.

He owned and operated Central Limestone Company in Lisbon before retiring from the company five years ago. He confirmed last week he would be winding down his time as chairman of the County Board when he did not file petitions with the county clerk’s office to run for re-election in 2016. Over the John Shaw course of the next 12 months, Shaw said that he has some goals in mind for the board to accomplish but declined further comment, saying “stay tuned” when asked about specifics. The number one challenge facing the county is the ability to pay its bills, Shaw said. The county’s newly adopted 2016 budget shows a $1.4 million deficit. “We have 11 bargaining units in the county and … there’s a lot of noise being made about a hiring freeze and a plateau of wages but that’s not really up to us,” he said. “It’s just that government costs more.” Shaw added that he would also like to see county governmental offices switch buildings with the Health Department.

The Kendall County office building is located in a residential area in downtown Yorkville at 111 W. Fox Street and the health and human services building is near the courthouse and county jail across town on John Street. The county office building was built in the 1970s and the health and human services building was built in early 2000s. “I think we’re the ones who deserve to be over in that brand new building and there’s just not enough parking on Fox Street,” Shaw said. When asked about his biggest accomplishment as chairman, Shaw said that he simply wanted to “keep order in the house.” Shaw has frequently referred to being chairman as “herding cats” and he said he stands by that remark. “You’re never going to get anything done unless you can go out and talk to people and convince them that we should approve something,” he said. “A county board chairman has nowhere near the authority that a mayor does and people don’t understand that a mayor can hire and fire at will,” Shaw said. “In my reign we didn’t show any department heads the door.”

Shaw said that his biggest accomplishment was trying to cut per diem payments County Board members can collect for attending meetings. Last year the County Board debated doing away with mileage reimbursements and per diem payments board members receive for attending meetings. Ultimately the board voted for some oversight of per diems but did not change any of the stipulations for collecting payments. “It failed – I mean that’s democracy. It was a good effort at doing what I think the county as a whole wanted to see,” he said.

Shaw’s endorsements

Shaw, along with longtime incumbent board member Jeff Wehrli, did not appear on a list of candidates filing for five open County Board seats, accord-

ing to the Kendall County Clerk’s Office. Nov. 30 was the last day for candidates to file petitions to have their names placed on the March 15 party primary election ballot. Five seats are open on the County Board – two in County Board District 1 and three seats in District 2. Republican incumbent John Purcell is seeking re-election in District 1. Challenging Purcell are fellow republicans Todd Milliron and Jerry Bannister. Democrat Audra Hendrix is also running in District 1. In District 2, Republican incumbent Dan Koukol is running again. He is challenged by republicans J. Anthony “Tony” Giles, Diane Selmer, Matthew Kellogg and Jeremy A. Swanson. Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Flowers is also running for re-election in that district. Flowers is

being challenged by fellow Democrat Kristine Heiman. Shaw says that it should be an interesting election and sees many qualified people running. “I’m very enthused to see the number of people on both sides of the aisle that are running,” he said. “There’s still an attempt at a two-party system in Kendall County.” Shaw endorsed a few of the candidates, including Purcell, Milliron and Hendrix in District 1 as well as Koukol and Flowers in District 2. When asked who he thought should take over as chairman next year, Shaw said he thought Scott Gryder, the vice chairman of the County Board, would be a good choice. “You know, I think he is a very intelligent young man and he’s a title lawyer so he has an understanding of growth,” Shaw said.

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14 SPORTS • Thursday, December 10, 2015 • Ledger-Sentinel / KendallCountyNow.com

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Plainfield South senior Kevin Valentine stays with Oswego’s Malique Ross (left) in the fourth quarter at Oswego on Friday.

Undefeated start, but work remains Panthers open conference play with 74-57 win over Plainfield South By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com Despite a 5-0 start to the season, Oswego boys’ basketball head coach Matt Borrowman had quite a lot to say to the team in the locker room following the Friday’s 74-57 win over Plainfield South in the Southwest Prairie Conference opener. “Our rebounding was awful. Our help line defense was not very good,” Borrowman said. “Plainfield South attacked the basket and did just about anything they wanted. We got up by 16 or 17 and we think we’re going to put them away, but we just never did. The kids didn’t fold – they may bend a little, but they didn’t break. This coaching staff has very high expectations for the group of young men we have and we’re looking to get better every game. We’ve got some areas to work on, but we’ll get there.” Plainfield South opened the game with an early 1210 lead on a basket by Jake Buchner (24 points), and Nick Welter (14 points) put up a three-pointer to give the Cougars a 21-19 lead at the end of the first period. Buchner landed a three-pointer early in the second frame for a 24-21 score, but Oswego started to gain momentum thanks to a new defensive game plan. The Panthers went on a 10-2 run before halftime to pull ahead, and Oswego never let up for a win over the Cougars. “I thought our first 42 feet – our initial ball pressure – was outstanding. We started trapping in the second quarter and it changed the tone of the game,” Borrowman said.

Oswego junior Jaylen Jones (20 points) knocked down the Panthers’ fifth three-pointer of the night and senior Malique Ross followed with a steal and layup to put the Panthers ahead for good, 26-24. Boe called three timeouts in the second quarter, but nothing would help the Cougars stop the Oswego run. Ross scored eight of his gamehigh 25 points in that period as Oswego established a 45-35 halftime lead. “I keep looking back at the second quarter and I wish we would have played better,” Plainfield South head coach Tim Boe said. “They’re good guards and probably the preseason favorite in conference. Malique Ross is as good as we’ll play all year and he shot the lights out. ... I give all the credit to coach Borrowman; he had his guys ready and they run their stuff good. They have a good program going here.” Oswego established a 15-point lead to start the fourth before Buchner and Ryan Kelly’s connected and cut the Panthers’ lead to 59-49. Ross scored the next nine for Oswego to put the game away, with his three-pointer give Oswego a comfortable 65-51 advantage with under four minutes to play. “We’re shooting the three ball really well right now, which is a bit of a surprise to us right now. I give our guards credit. We got the ball inside and they were very willing to kick that sucker back out. We hit a lot of shots tonight.” Oswego will travel to Quincy on Saturday for a non-conference game in Borrowman’s hometown before returning to SPC action next Friday at Plainfield Central.

basketball team improved to 7-1 overall and 2-0 in Southwest Prairie Conference play with a threepoint win over the Bengals. Oswego East battled back from a 26-22 halftime deficit and went on a 15-8 run to establish a 37-34 lead entering the fourth quarter. Jesinde Thomas (seven points) sank two free throws with six seconds to play to give the Wolves a three-point lead and the Oswego East defense did not allow a Plainfield East shot before the buzzer. Ty Battle finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds, Sydney Schultz had seven points and 10 boards and Alexis Davis had five steals and six points.

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defeated Jewel in both games on Nov. 23. Strong second-half defense led Joey Neiesman propelled the Tigers to a 54-43 victory in the first game. Jack Kahoun led the offense with 18 points, while Will Wainscott added 16 points and AJ Freund contributed with 14 points. The Tigers won the second game 47-16. Ryan Lemerman led the offense with 12 points and Aiden Williams added 11 points. On Dec. 2, Thompson defeated Traughber in both games to end the regular season with a 16-0 record. The Tigers won the first game 39-29. Will Wainscott led the offense with 19 points and Jack Kahoun added 18 points. The Tigers won the second game 27-24.

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Oswego East’s Jackson O’Reilly pins Glenbard East’s Matt Luttrell in the 160-pound bout during the Oswego East Invite on Saturday. The Oswego East wrestling team went 1-3 at its home invitational. The Wolves wrestled Bloom Twp., Lincoln-Way East, Oak Lawn and Glenbard East and are now 2-5 on the season. a 36-27 win over Oak Lawn. Jackson O’Reilly went 3-0 on the day at 160, B.J. Hill went 2-0 at 170 and Cody Santelli went 2-0 at 182.

Minooka 45, Oswego East 27: The Wolves dropped a

Southwest Prairie Conference dual to Minooka. Tyler Eby won a 5-4 decision at 113, Nico Patch won a 1-0 decision at 138, Andrew Okayama won by pinfall at 152 and Jackson O’Reilly (160) won by pin in 2:57. B.J. Hill (170) won by pin in 1:05 and Jordan Watson won a 9-3 decision at 195.

Oswego East 51, Plainfield East 27: The Wolves picked

up a conference win over the Bengals on Dec. 2. Tyler Eby (113) won by pin in 3:17, Cody Webb (132) won a 17-12 shootout and Andrew Okayama (152) won by pin in 1:06. Jackson O’Reilly (160) won by pin in 5:42 and B.J. Hill (170) won in 42 seconds while Sean Clabots (285) won in 4:28.

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Oswego won its first dual in dramatic fashion, defeating Romeoville 65-9. The Spartans gave up five forfeits. Gannon Hughes (120) won by pin in 5:01, Blake Huffmon (126) won by tech fall and Allen Swanson (132) picked up a 6-3 decision. Gary Mosley (145) won by pin in 3:27 and Dan Majewski (160) won by pin in 2:27 while Josh Alatorre (220) won a 10-6 decision and Alex Williams (285) won by pin in 1:01.

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Southwest Prairie) won two matches at the Wheaton South Mega Duals last

Saturday. Oswego lost to Wheaton South 37-26 and defeated Neuqua Valley 43-24 before closing the day with a 48-22 loss to Naperville Central. Gannon Hughes went 3-0 at 120, winning a 3-2 decision over Wheaton South and a 7-2 decision over Neuqua Valley before a 9-1 major decision win over Naperville Central. Josh Torres also went 3-0 at 170, pinning WWS in 5:50 before a 3-1 decision over Neuqua Valley and closed with a win by injury default. Luke Pradel (113) went 2-1, Blake Huffmon (126) went 2-1 and Allen Swanson (132) went 2-0 with a third win by forfeit. Traughber: On Saturday, Traughber competed in the Oswego/Aurora Conference Tournament and won the championship. Traughber defeated Plank in the second round 80-34. Winners by pin were Jake Meyer, Owen Erickson, Zach Sato, Andrew Johnson, Aric Nieves, Logan Zegar, Tyler Curtain, Cole Pradel, Aidan Griffin, Mason Zaccardi, Ethan Pike and Mateo Guardiola. In the championship match, the Panthers defeated Jefferson 58-51. The Panthers jumped out to an early lead but the Jayhawks fought back to take a fivepoint lead with two matches to go. Mateo Guardiola and Julian Flores both won by pin to secure the championship. Other winners by pin were Jake Meyer, Zach Sato, Andrew Johnson, Aric Nieves, Cole Pradel,

Zach Precup and Mason Zaccardi. The Panthers are coached by Matt Kurkamp and Gabe Veliz. Team No Ego: Oswego’s Team No Ego Wrestling Club competed in two tournaments last weekend. At the DeKalb Tournament, the following wrestlers placed: Brodie Slou (first, two pins), Colton Pope (second, one pin), Collin Pope (second), Ricky LaVigne (third), Ryan McCalmont (fourth). At the Neuqua Valley Tournament, the following wrestlers placed: Matt Rodarte (first, two pins), Brayden Swanson (first), Ryan McCalmont (third). The team heads to Downers Grove next weekend.

GIRLS BOWLING

Oswego varsity: Oswego faced Plainfield South in the Southwest Prairie Conference opener and the Cougars won the series, 6-4. Oswego rolled a 2,886 to Plainfield South’s 2,926. Senior Brittany Breedlove bowled high series for the Panthers, a solid 606 which included a 246 in Game 2. Haley Douglas (597), Haley Staniszewski (562), Taylor Kies (544), Megan Douglas (511) and Rachel Clifton (501) also contributed. Oswego traveled to Arlington Lanes to compete against 19 other teams in the Fremd Invite and finished first for the second straight year with a 4,875. Kies (606) placed sixth, Breedlove (596) was seventh and Douglas (590) was eighth as the top bowlers for the Panthers.

Oswego cheer squad ready to start competition season The Oswego cheerleaders kick off their competition season, hosting a cheer/pom showcase last week for a junior high school teams. The squad will hit the mats on Sunday at Bolingbrook for their first of six competitions for the 2015-16 season. Members of this year’s squad are – pictured, from left to right: Back row – Jennifer Noesges, Jessica Smith, Jessica Mitchell, Jenna Lumino, Skylr Quaid, Mia Huffman, Allyssa Vargas. Middle row – Grace Ingram, Amber VandenHouten, Jaycie Pergler, Emily Buckley and Madde Poulter. Top row: coach Swanberg, Shayanne Lagrange, Jordan Tarver, Danielle Johnson, Shaye Gordon, Jahari Weathersby, Hannah Callaway, Caitlyn Schulte, Hannah Dzeidic, Kaitlyn Sharp and Alex Steinbrech. Photo provided

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Oswego’s Warner to take national spotlight By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com Thanks to the power of social media, a football player from a small suburban high school in Illinois will be representing the Oswego football program in the national spotlight next month. Oswego senior and Northern Illinois recruit Austin Warner was selected to play in the fifth annual Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., on Jan. 3. The game will be televised live on Fox Sports 1. “I got a message on Twitter from an ESPN guy after they saw my film and said they were going to nominate me to the Semper Fi selection board,” Warner said. “A few days later I got an e-mail saying ‘Congratulations. You’re going to be going to California.’ It was awesome. I’ve talked to a few people and found out it’s a pretty big thing, and I’m happy to be a part of it.” Warner was presented with his jersey on Friday by Staff Sgt. Obispo – RSS Aurora.

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Oswego senior football player Austin Warner is presented with the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl jersey on Friday by Staff Sgt. Obispo (RSS Aurora). This experience is unique for Oswego head coach Brian Cooney – or any player the recent history of the football program for that matter. Oswego players have been selected to the annual Shriner AllStar game for top senior athletes in Illinois, but nothing like this national affair. “It’s quite an accomplishment,” Cooney said. “Austin has always been one who is ready and willing to accept a challenge. Originally, he was a little apprehensive in going because the nomination came

through during the football season and he didn’t want to take away or distract from anything. The deadline was coming and it wasn’t going to take away from anything

we were doing, so he had a conversation with the coaches at Northern and they thought it was a great thing, so he went ahead and accepted.” Warner is a 6-foot-4, 270-pound offensive tackle who earned Southwest Prairie All-Conference honors, and committed to NIU this past June. National Signing Day is Feb. 3. All-American bowl players selected to represent the eastern and western halves of the country are chosen “not only because they are among the most talented players in the nation, but also because they bring something more to the game,” according to the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. Warner is on the

West roster – one of three players from Illinois, in addition to Sean Foster (Carmel) and Tucker McCann (O’Fallon). Warner originally planned to spend his winter break in Oswego, but will now be taking a bit of a detour to the West Coast. Warner and his family will leave for the six-day trip shortly after the Christmas holiday. Steve Belles of Hamilton High School (Chandler, Ariz.) will act as the West head coach, while his fellow Hamilton assistant coach Mark Tucker will work as the offensive line coach. Warner will meet the coaches and his teammates for three four-hour practices prior to the game, with

a trip to Universal Studios also scheduled for the players. “We get to experience the area. It’s like a vacation, but still working,” Warner said. “”It’s going to be pretty cool. I can’t wait to compete with them. It’ll get me ready for college and get my intensity up. I think it’ll help me a lot for college.” Warner was expecting a visit from Northern Illinois this week in advance of National Signing Day on Feb. 3, and will focus on the next chapter of his playing career to take his game to the collegiate level. “Austin is a hard worker. He’s fully committed to [Northern Illinois] and they’re getting a good one,” Cooney said.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Panthers look for home court boost By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com After eight road games to start the season, the Oswego girls’ basketball team is hoping home court can help put the Panthers in the win column for the first time this year. The Panthers (0-8) will host Plainfield Central on Friday in Southwest Prairie Conference play after four of their last five losses came by seven points or less. “The good side is we’re in every game and we’re right there, but we’re just not able to finish and that’s what has hurt us the most,” Oswego head coach Dave Beebe said. “Last two games we’ve had a lot of kids in foul trouble and that makes it hard. We’re looking forward to being home on Friday for once.” Oswego made a four and a half hour ride to Quincy last Saturday and lost 42-38 despite holding the Blue Devils scoreless in the opening quarter. Gil O’Neil and Kacie Moran had nine points each while Kia Dwight knocked in eight and Gemma Keegan scored six. “We weren’t happy with the outcome of the game, but we still had fun. We had time to bond as a team,” Beebe said. On Friday, Oswego and Plainfield South raised awareness for Cystic Fibrosis and raised $2,500 in the event. With the game tied at halftime, Oswego endured

a rough third quarter and fell 40-38 to the Cougars. Dwight scored 20 points to pace the Panthers while Moran scored seven. On Dec. 1, Oswego lost 55-42 to Minooka in the SPC season opener. The Panthers trailed 20-14 at halftime. Dwight scored 22 points while Ashley McCance scored six. “[Dwight] has had really good scoring for us,” Beebe said. “We’re looking to get more kids to step up and help her. We’re not looking for 20 points from everybody, but if we’re getting 15-20 from Kia, we need someone else to step up with nine. That’s a new role they need to learn. Kia isn’t going to be able to get 20 points a game when teams are double teaming her. We need to work on our roles over the next two weeks.” Oswego will return to practice this week in advance of Friday’s home opener, and will have another big practice week after that before the first crosstown meeting against Oswego East on Dec. 18 and the start of holiday tournament play. “That Minooka game was a lot closer than the final score. We were down by seven or eight, but had to play the foul game,” Beebe said. “Minooka has a good team. A lot of it is learning new roles. The nice thing about this week is that we have four days to work on things. If we can’t fix it after these next two weeks, I don’t know.”

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BOYS BASKETBALL: OSWEGO EAST 56, PLAINFIELD EAST 55

Late 3-pointer gives Wolves the edge They improve to 2-4 with win in SPC opener By JEFF DE GRAW Shaw Media correspondent If Friday’s showdown between Plainfield East and Oswego East in both teams’ Southwest Prairie Conference openers is any indication of how this season’s conference games will go, things are going to be exciting. Oswego East junior Stephon Harris hit a three-pointer with 20 seconds remaining to give the

Wolves a 56-55 victory over the Bengals. Plainfield East still had an opportunity to win it in the late going. After a missed free throw by the Wolves with five seconds remaining, Jordan Reed dribbled the length of the court and made a pass to Elyjah Goss, but the pass just missed the mark. “That was a great high school game to watch,” Oswego East coach Steve Szymanski said. “We have been in every game this season and lost Wednesday in two overtimes. I thought we really hit the glass well tonight. To win on the road is tough in the conference. We were last in the conference last year and this season it could be anyone’s to win. We have been pretty consistent, healthy

and things are pointing in the right direction. “Trevor [Ross] is a three-year starter and has really started to come of age. Stephon had to sit last year because of transferring and is coming into his own. He is a tough player.” After a sluggish first half, that saw Plainfield East (1-4, 0-1) shoot 25 percent (7 of 28) and Oswego East (2-4, 1-0) hitting only 10 of 25 shots, that gave the Wolves a 26-22 lead, the third quarter looked like an entirely different game. The Bengals outscored the Wolves 2316 in the quarter to take a 45-42 lead heading to the fourth period. Plainfield East made four three-pointers in the third quarter and hit nine of their 16 shots. But the Wolves stayed in the

game, going 7 of 14 from the field. The Bengals never lost the lead in the fourth despite not making a field goal for the first seven minutes of the quarter. Reed finally connected with a minute remaining and made the free throw to take a 54-51 lead. Goss, who scored 15 points while going 7 for 7 from the line and grabbing 10 rebounds, went 6 for 6 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter before Reed’s basket. Oswego East’s Trevor Ross, who finished with 18 points and seven rebounds, hit a basket with 40 seconds left to get his team to within one point at 54-53. “It’s exciting to win on the road in this conference,” Ross said. “The crowd was loud and I told my teammates

to stay calm and have faith.” Then with 30 seconds left, Reed hit the front end of a one-andone to put his team up 55-53 before Harris hit his three-pointer. Harris ended the night adding 14 points and grabbing six rebounds for the Wolves, who also received nine points and three rebounds from Kaelub Newman. “We worked and passed the ball well tonight and that is how it worked on the [three-pointer] I hit,” Harris said. The Bengals hit 16 of 19 free throws for the game, but after that hot third quarter, were only 1 of 12 from the field in the fourth quarter. Oswego East will continue SPC play next Friday, hosting Romeoville at 6:30 p.m.

GYMNASTICS

Oswego co-op shines in first home meet By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com Just three meets into the season, the Oswego co-op gymnastics team is already showing steady progress. Oswego East senior Alexia Stamas highlighted the week with the team’s first 9.0 score of the season, receiving a 9.05 on the floor exercise as the squad posted a team score of 130.05. St. Charles won the triangular with a 140.95, while Geneva was second with a score of 139.40. “It’s been a bit of a whirlwind, but as far as competition goes, the girls have already made improvements,” Oswego head coach Sarah Dugan said. “It was nice to be on home ground last night. It was a good way to start out the week. [Stamas] hasn’t changed anything, but she had some falls in the first meet and now having that confidence being at home, she really wanted to make her routine and it was a really, really nice routine. We’re hoping this is where her base is and she’ll continue to go up from there.” Stamas also had the team’s top score on vault (8.8) while freshman Courtney Broyles was right behind with an 8.7.

Broyles had the top score on the bars with an 8.8, and the duo were also strong on the balance beam with Stamas receiving an 8.3 and Broyles scored an 8.1. Broyles was fourth in the all around with a total of 34.0. On Saturday, Oswego entered the 12-team Mike Williams Big Purple Invite at Downers Grove North and scored a 96.525 to place ninth in the event. Downers Grove South had a top score of 104.95 followed by Fremd (103.775) and Hersey (102.45). Broyles placed ninth on the beam with an 8.375 while Stamas placed 11th with a score of 8.275. Broyles was 11th on the bars with an 8.175 to highlight the top finishes in the invite. Oswego will enter the DeKalb Invite on Friday at 6 p.m. with some expected lineup changes due to early injuries. “I always say it’s not how you start; it’s how you finish,” Dugan said. “Our freshmen have been competing on varsity and they’re really starting to see the level of competition and handling the pressure well, so having some younger ones and older ones mixed together in the lineup, they’ll be able to support each other and get through the season.”

Alexia Stamas of the Oswego co-op team performs her floor routine Saturday at the Mike Williams Big Purple Invite.

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Oswego co-op gymnastic team member Courtney Broyles performs her uneven bars routine Saturday at the Downers Grove North 2015 Mike Williams Big Purple Invite. Broyles was 11th on the bars with an 8.175, and placed ninth on the beam with an 8.375.

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ORWAY – Burnell Brusveen knew that his grandma went to school in Oslo with the king of Norway. He knew that the second Lutheran church in America was built on his relatives’ farm in Wisconsin. But when he moved to Millington 26 years ago, he didn’t know the area was rich with Scandinavian history. “I had no idea that this was a Scandinavian area,” Brusveen said. “I first found out when a friend asked me to join the Sons of Norway. Then I toured the Norsk Museum, and found out that Norway (Illinois) was the first permanent Norwegian settlement in America. I discovered that the museum’s building was the first Lutheran church in America. The same minister traveled from the church in Norway to my family’s church in Wisconsin.” The Hauge Lutheran Church of Norway was constructed around 1846. The church, located at 3656 E. 2631st Road in Sheridan just over the Kendall-LaSalle County line, is now the Norsk Museum. The museum houses artifacts from Norwegian history and memorabilia from the area’s first Photos by Katrina J.E. Milton - kmilton@shawmedia.com settlers, including early farm tools, David Johnson, president of the Norsk Museum, points to a picture taken in the gymnasium of Ottawa Township High School during spinning wheels, rosemaling, bunads Norwegian King Olaf V’s visit to the area in October 1975. To commemorate the king’s visit and the history of the village’s settlers, the (traditional Norwegian dresses) and a Hauge Lutheran Church of Norway became the Norsk Museum in 1978. Viking display. The museum, which is a nonprofit organization run by vol- down the Fox River, until he found this unteers, is closed for the season. The location. Then he went back to New museum is open for tours weekends York by foot.” June through September. In 1835, Peerson brought back the On Oct. 30, the Illinois Historic Sites sloopers and their families to Illinois, Advisory Council voted unanimously and they started a settlement along to approve nomination of the buildthe Fox River. The settlement became ing to appear on the the village of NorNational Register of way. Peerson also Historic Places. Now “By renovating the sponsored Norwegian that the building is that came church, it will hopefully immigrants recognized by the to America, helping state, the National be around for at least the families settle, Park Service will rehomestead and farm another 160 years.” view the nomination. 40 acres of land. The Norsk Museum During the next David Johnson will be notified of the 80 years, 16 percent Norsk Museum president results of the final seof the population of lection process within Norway, more than the next few months. 800,000 Norwegians, In 1825, a group emigrated to Ameriof 52 Norwegians emigrated from ca. Johnson said there are more than Stavanger, Norway, to upstate New 10,000 descendants of the 52 sloopers. York on a small sloop-style ship called There are now more people in the Unitthe Restaurasjonen. The emigrates ed States with Norwegian ancestry were Quakers and Hauge Lutherans, than there are people in Norway. and they left their home in Norway The first church in the new settleseeking religious freedom. In 1833, ment on the Fox River was in a sloopThe Norsk Museum, 3656 E. 2631st Road in Sheridan, was originally the Hauge Lutheran Cleng Peerson, an advance agent for er’s two-story log cabin house. When Church of Norway, built around 1846. the emigrants, set out on an expedition the house burned down, the Hauge to find new land in the west. Lutheran Church was built around communion railing, pulpit and most Over the years, the building was “The sloopers were originally farm- 1846 using wood hauled from Chicago renovated and additions were made. In of the pews were removed around 1920 ers, and upstate New York was a heav- on wagons pulled by oxen. for the building’s new use as an annex the 1870s, a balcony and steeple were ily wooded area,” said museum presi“This building was a small, simple added and the roof was raised. Modern for meetings. In the 1950s, a kitchen dent David Johnson. “This area was all church for a farm community,” Johnwas added; in 1973, the roof’s shingles conveniences were added, including open prairie, perfect for farming, with son said. “But what makes it unique were replaced; and in 1979, bathrooms electricity, indoor plumbing and a gas very little trees, except by the creek. At is its wainscoting. The Norwegians were attached to the building. furnace. In 1918, the Hauge Lutheran that time, Chicago was mostly a small would paint the wood to make it more Church and the Fox River Lutheran Native American village. Peerson went exotic-looking.” See MUSEUM, page 4 Church merged. The church’s altar,

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ROBERT L. DUFFY Born: Feb. 15, 1952 Died: Dec. 4, 2015

Robert L. Duffy, 63, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away Friday, December 4, 2015, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 15, 1952, in Sandwich, IL the son of Richard and Carolyn (Johnson) Duffy. He married Phyllis Surratt on July 17, 1976, in Somonauk, IL. He was a member of the Sandwich Moose Lodge #1016 and the Aurora Bowling Association. Bob enjoyed bowling, computer work, his weekly trips to Gene’s Restaurant, but the greatest love of all was spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis of Sandwich, IL; one daughter, Sandra (Randy) Deom of Watertown, NY; one son, Richard (Sara) Duffy of Plano, IL; four grandchildren, Keyan, Tayte, Braxton and Aislynn, and one soon to be; one brother, Bill (Maureen) Duffy of Cape Girardeau, MO; seven sisters, Melody (Margaret McAlpin) Duffy of Newark, Delaware, Patricia Voga of Sandwich, IL, Jane (Stephen) Wolf of Sandwich, IL, Carolyn (Frank) Evans of Sandwich, IL, Mary (David) Breeden of Las Vegas, NV, Joanne (Patrick) Resendiz of Ottawa, IL and Margery (Brian) Shinners of Oak Park, IL; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Edward Duffy. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Turner-Eighner Funeral Home in Somonauk, IL with Pastor John William Davis officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, December 11, 2015, and from 10:00 a.m., Saturday until the time of services in the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Charity of one’s choice. For more information or to sign the online guest book go to www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com

RICHARD J. JOYNER

Born: March 30, 1921 Died: Dec. 6, 2015

Born: March 26, 1933 Died: Dec. 4, 2015

Clyde M. French, 94, of Sandwich, IL passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015, at his residence in Sandwich. He was born March 30, 1921, in DeKalb, IL the son of Arthur G. and Mabel R. (Cooper) French. He married Evelyn Schumaker on December 14, 1942, in Dakota City, Nebraska, she passed away in 1999. He later married Betty J. Phillips on October 5, 2000, in Sandwich, IL. He was a Captain in the Army Air Corp from March 3, 1942 to December 3, 1945 during WWII. He served in North Africa, Italy and the United States. Clyde was a member of the Federated Church in Sandwich, IL. He was a rural mail carrier for twenty years retiring in 1986. He retired from Mich-Wis Pipeline in 1966. He enjoyed traveling, repairing things, fishing, gardening and baking, but his greatest love of all was his family. He is survived by his wife, Betty of Sandwich; one son, Jon E. French of Hays, KS; one daughter, Janis Lyn (Rex) Wilkinson of Surprise, AZ; five step children, Dianne (Bruce) Cochrane, Joanne (Kenneth) Reutter, Connie (Kirby) Myers, Bruce (Elia) Phillips, and Scott (Karen) Phillips; sixteen grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Evelyn (Lewis) Rice of Surprise, AZ, and Barbara (Stanley) Brint of Sycamore, IL, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Evelyn, four sisters, Irene Jackson, Dorothy Benson, Hazel Seitzinger, and Doris Jones, six brothers, Floyd, Elwood, Vernon, Edgar, Harry and Walter French. Celebration of Clyde’s life was at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at the Federated Church 403 N. Main St. Sandwich, IL with Rev. Dan DeWitt officiating. Burial followed in Fowler Grove Cemetery Little Rock, IL. Visitation was from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2015 in Burkhart-Eighner Funeral Home in Sandwich, IL. Memorials may be directed to Federated Church in Sandwich. For more information or to sign the online guest book, go to www.EighnerFuneralHomes. com

Richard J. Joyner, 82, of Wheaton, IL, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Friday, December 4, 2015. He was born to Julie (Julius) and Lizzie Joyner on March 26, 1933, in Red Level, Alabama, in a log cabin built by his father. Dick grew up in Red Level and graduated as valedictorian from Red Level High School. He earned a full scholarship to Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University), finishing first in his class in 1955 as the Outstanding Accounting/Finance Student. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army at Ft. Knox and continued his service in the Army Reserves until 1964. He earned his M.B.A. from Georgia State College in 1968. On August 23, 1958, he married Dorothy Gray and they raised their family in Atlanta and then Wheaton. Beginning his career at Chrysler, he went on to work for many years as a financial analyst at Standard Oil/Amoco. He retired in 1989. He enjoyed travel, golf, bowling, playing bridge and following Auburn sports. He was a member of Southminster Presbyterian Church in Glen Ellyn, where he served as a deacon and treasurer. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; four children, Kathy (David) Hughes of Newark, IL; Wade (Tracey) Joyner of Yorkville, IL; Rory (Tod) McMahan of Englewood, CO; and Shannan (Brent) Kiger of Plainfield, IL; as well as 11 grandchildren, Rebecca, Gregory, Joseph, Stirling, Julia, Josie, Darcy, Milcha, Hunter, Ariadne and Teagan, and one brother, Bobby Joyner of Alabama. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Marie

Walton. Funeral honors and committal service were held at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, IL, on Wednesday, December 9, at 10:00 a.m. A memorial open house followed at Dick and Dottie’s family home from noon to 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn (www.willowbrookwildlife. com). Family and friends may sign a guest book at hultgrenfh.com. For more information, please call Hultgren Funeral Home at 630-668-0027.

ANNA M. LEIFHEIT Born: Oct. 7, 1918 Died: Nov. 25, 2015

Anna Mary (Behrens) Leifheit, age 97, on November 25, 2015, went to Heaven to join her beloved husband, Ken. She passed away at St. Patrick’s Residence in Naperville Illinois. Anna was born on October 7, 1918, at home on the family farm in Yorkville to Herman and Helen (Rabe) Behrens. Anna was a lifelong resident of Yorkville and was very proud of her German heritage and her Yorkville roots. Her maternal grandfather was Reverend John Henry Rabe, the first pastor of Cross Lutheran Church in Yorkville. Strong faith played a large role in Anna’s life and she was a lifelong member of Cross Lutheran Church in Yorkville. Anna attended Cross Lutheran Grade school and graduated from Yorkville High School (now Parkview) in 1936. During the Depression, Anna’s family moved “to town” and her father worked as a janitor at the schools, and Anna and her siblings worked various jobs to help with the family finances. One of her first after-school jobs was at Ohse’s grocery store in downtown Yorkville, followed by a long stint at Doc Webster’s

drug store, before retiring at age 75 from Thomas’s drugstore. Her favorite tales were of sledding down Methodist Hill in winter with her brothers and sisters; and one time breaking through the ice on the Fox River with her girlfriend and walking home as ice formed on their clothes. Back then, the Fox River froze too, which made for an easier sleigh ride to the north side. She also talked many times of her folks’ horse-drawn sleigh rides over fences piled high with snow. Anna met the love of her life, Kenneth Leifheit, while working for a short time as a dental assistant in downtown Yorkville. Ken came in to have a checkup and it was love at first sight. (Ken also had great teeth and a dazzling smile, which didn’t hurt.) They waited until he returned from his WWII service in China to marry, the ceremony taking place at Cross Lutheran Church on November 25, 1945, which was exactly 70 years ago. At her wedding, Anna wore a white dress made from parachute silk that Ken brought back with him from the war. A ring-bearer’s pillow was also made from the silk. This heirloom pillow was shared with three other brides after Anna; her daughter, Kay, and her granddaughters, Julie and Jennifer. After her marriage, Ken and Anna worked several farms in the Yorkville area until Ken left farming to work at All-Steel. Anna raised 4 children, worked part-time at Doc Webster’s Rexall Drugstore (later Thomas’s) and was a leading member of the Yorkville Home Bureau Extension for many, many years. She was a tireless organizer of Home Bureau outings, family get-togethers, family reunion get-togethers; and still found time to can vegetables, make homemade jams, bake cookies and cook wonderful Sunday dinners. Her lovely smile, quick laugh, pork roasts and

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Christmas stollen will be sorely missed. Along the way, Ken and Anna managed to find time to travel, often visiting friends of Ken’s from his WWII service and travelling to Germany to visit with relatives and visit Avendshausen, the town in Germany from which the Leifheits emigrated to the U.S. It was a highlight of their retirement years and they cherished the friends and continued the family connections they made on that trip for many years. Anna is survived by her sister, Alice (Lowell) Leedy of Yorkville; her son, Gene (Joanne) Leifheit of Naperville; her daughter, Kay Ahrens of Yorkville; grandchildren, Julie (Tom) Fletcher of Lisbon, Illinois, Jennifer Marcucci of Aurora, Illinois, and Emily Leifheit of Yorkville. Also surviving her are her great-grandchildren, Bailey, Mackenzie and Thomas, Austin Fletcher, and Jacob Marcucci; also numerous nieces and nephews and friends. Anna was predeceased by her husband, Kenneth in 2003; her parents, and brother, Donald in 1949; her twin brother, John Behrens in 1999; her sister, Margaret Leifheit on October 15, 2015; her sons, Thomas Leifheit in 1966, and Tim Lee Leifheit in 2004; and her son-in-law, Mel Ahrens in 2013. A Funeral Service was held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Cross Lutheran Church, 8609 Route 47, Yorkville, IL with Pastor Herbert Grieves officiating. Interment followed in the Cross Lutheran Cemetery, Yorkville, IL. Friends visited from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Nelson Funeral Home & Crematory, 1617 N. Bridges St., Yorkville, IL. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, (630)553-7611 or www.NelsonFuneralHomes.com. • Continued on page 3

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LEON E. LITZELMAN Born: Nov. 25, 1923 Died: Nov. 30, 2015

Leon Eben Litzelman, 92, of Newark passed Monday, November 30, 2015, at Valley West Community Hospital. Leon was born November 25, 1923, in Sandwich to Leo Louis & Ester (Beck) Litzelman. He entered the US Army in 1942 as a tank crewman and served in the North Africa, Italian and Southern France Campaigns and was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds he received. On January 11, 1945, he married Helen Wolf. Helen passed July 30, 2010. Leon was a design engineer in Chicago for 24 years and then an assembler at the Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Montgomery. He is survived by his daughter, Leanne (Jerry) Junkins of Goose Creek, South Carolina; six grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Helen; a daughter, Pamela May Iverson; a son, James Edward Litzelman; and a grandson, Joseph Litzelman. According to his wishes his cremains will be interred at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery with military honors. Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Illinois Chapter, 8430 W. Bryn Mawr, Suite 800, Chicago, IL. 60631 Arrangements were entrusted to the Gabel-Dunn Funeral Home Ltd in Newark. Phone 815-695-5131. To leave a condolence message please visit www. dunnfamilyfuneralhome.com

1944, in Ottawa, IL the daughter of Vernon D. and Celia (Martin) Hovious. She married Luciano Lopez on October 15, 1990, in Yorkville, IL. Patricia enjoyed the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Cubs and cooking for family and friends. Her greatest love of all was her family, especially her grandchildren and the love of her animals. She is survived by her husband, Luciano of Sandwich, IL; one daughter, Trina (Brad Schmidt) Leger of Somonauk, IL; one son, Scott Leger of Indiana; one step-son, Peter R.H. (Becky) Lopez of Sandwich, IL; twelve grandchildren and five great grandchildren; two sisters, Brenda (Roger) Cytrych and Sue (Ray Barsztaitis) Trost, both of Ottawa, IL; two brothers, Darrell (Kathy) Hovious and Jim (Cheri) Hovious, both of Marseilles, IL; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Carol Hovious. Memorial Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 13, 2015, at The Marseilles Fire

Department 205 Lincoln St. Marseilles, IL 61341. Memorials may be directed to the Charity of one’s choice. Arrangements were entrusted to Burkhart-Eighner Funeral Home in Sandwich, IL. For more information or to sign the online guest book go to www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com

MURIEL D. ROBINSON

Born: Sept. 30, 1921; in Plattville, IL Died: Dec. 4, 2015; in Newark, IL Muriel Delores Robinson (nee Devick) died peacefully at her home in Newark, Illinois, on Friday, December 4, 2015, at the age of 94. She was born on September 30, 1921, in Plattville, Illinois, to Randall and Julia Devick. Muriel was united in marriage on August 22, 1942, to Wylie W. Robinson, and they spent nearly 55 years of married life together, raising their family and farming in Kendall County, until Wylie’s passing on July 24, 1997. Muriel is survived by her children, Charles (Sally) Robinson

of Minooka; Cindy Robinson of Newark; and Wesley (Linda Webster) Robinson of Antioch, CA; grandchildren, Delores (Patrick Stevens) Robinson of Morris; Belinda (Dan) Hill of Minooka; Ashley (Brian D’Amico) Martin-Robinson of Hampton, NH; Cali Robinson of Stockton, CA; Kyla Robinson who is serving in the Peace Corps in Ghana; and Craig Robinson of Antioch, CA; along with siblings Alverna Munson of Newark; Randall (Donna) Devick, Jr. of Morris; and Royce (Gayle) Devick of Oak Brook. Also surviving are great-grandchildren, Emma Hill, Paulie Robinson-Stevens, Nathan Hill, Charlie “C.J.” Hill, Simone Robinson-Stevens, Hudson Hill, and several nieces and nephews and their families. Muriel was preceded in death by her husband, Wylie; her sister, Maureen Cryder and Maureen’s husband, Francis; her brother, Lyle Devick and Lyle’s wife, Doris; her brother-in-law, Earl Robinson and Earl’s wife, Alice; her sister-in-law, Betty Muladore and Betty’s husband, Jim; an infant sister, Elsie Mae; and several nieces and nephews. Muriel graduated from Yorkville High School and then

Copley School of Nursing in Aurora, Illinois. She worked as a nurse for many years for Dr. Lowry and Dr. Tzanetakos and even after her retirement, she remained good friends with the doctors and her valued co-workers. Muriel’s parents instilled in their children the love of music, and all her life, Muriel enjoyed listening to her large music collection, especially sacred and classical music. Additionally, she enjoyed nature and bird watching out her breakfast window. Muriel was an avid reader who, until her health declined in recent years, enjoyed keeping up with her family and friends through letters and phone calls. She was a lifelong and active member of Helmar Lutheran Church. Muriel was devoted above all to her family and her Lord, Jesus Christ, and she will be deeply missed. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Helmar Lutheran Church, 11935 Lisbon Rd., Newark, IL with Pastor James Molstre officiating. Interment will follow in the Aux Sable

Cemetery in Minooka, IL. Friends may visit from 10:00 a.m. until the service. Arrangements are being handled by DUNN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME with CREMATORY, 1801 S. Douglas Rd., Oswego, IL 60543. (630) 554-3888. Memorials in Muriel’s memory may be made to Helmar Lutheran Church, 11935 Lisbon Rd., Newark, IL 60541 or to a charity of the donor’s choice. For information: 630/5543888 or www.dunnfamilyfuneralhome.com

JOYCE SVENSEN Joyce Svensen, born July 18, 1937; died November 22, 2015, at her home in Oswego, IL. Husband Dave; children, Penny (Steve), Barry (Donna), Amy (Randy), were present when she met Jesus her Lord and Savior. Memorial Service was held Saturday, November 28, at 11:00 a.m. Faith Covenant Church 2001 Lakeview Drive Wheaton, IL. • Continued on page 4

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Continued from page 1 In October 1975, Norwegian King Olav V visited the village of Norway and the surrounding area. To commemorate his visit and the history of the village’s Norwegian settlers, the church became the Norsk Museum in 1978. A handicap-accessible annex building was built in 1992 to house the museum’s growing collection. With the help of an intern curator, Anna Pierce, the museum was redesigned last spring. Although the building has been well-preserved over time, the walls need to be re-plastered and insulation needs to be added. To fundraise for the renovation, the Christmas in Norway Breakfast was held Dec. 5 in the Norway Com-

KENDALL COUNTY COURT CASES • Tamara N. Jaramillo, 42, of the 4500 block of Garritano Street, Yorkville, was charged with battery in connection with an incident Sept. 18, Kendall County Court documents said. According to reports, Jaramillo knowingly made physical contact with a female victim in that she opened the driver’s door of the vehicle the victim was in and pulled the victim’s hair. Bond was set at $1,500 and a Dec. 7 court date was scheduled. • Kadie N. Freshour, 25, of the 300 block of East South Street, Plano, was charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with an incident Sept. 19 in the 800 block of Game Farm Road in Yorkville, Kendall County Court documents said. According to reports, Freshour possessed a glass pipe containing burnt residue. A Dec. 21 court date was set, reports said. • Breanna Bowdish, 21, of Plainfield, was charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful use of a weapon in connection with an incident Sept. 19 in the 13000 block of Route 71, Yorkville, Kendall County

munity Building, across the street from the church. “We currently have no insulation in the walls, and we need heat and climate control to keep mold and mildew out,” Johnson said. “Restoration will cost about $30,000. By renovating the church, it will hopefully be around for at least another 160 years.” Charleen Seville, the museum’s vice president, said the renovation is needed to preserve the building for the next generation. “It’s not just Norwegians that visit the museum,” Seville said. “Tour buses full of people come to the museum. They bring questions and want to learn. We need to maintain the building so that our generation and the next generation can learn about their heritage and genealogy, how their ancestors came to America.”

Court documents said. According to reports, Bowdish possessed drug pipes and a metal cannabis grinder. In addition, Bowdish is accused of knowingly possessing a metal knuckle and knife combination weapon, reports said. Bond was set at $1,500 and a Dec. 30 court date was scheduled. • Jamie D. Gutierrez, 19, of the 500 block of Spencer Street, Aurora, was charged with unlawful possession of cannabis in connection with an incident Sept. 23 at Douglas Road and Route 30 in Oswego, Kendall County Court documents said. A Dec. 10 court date was scheduled. • Christobal Perez, 33, of the 500 block of Fourth Avenue, Aurora, was charged with domestic battery and violation of order of protection in connection with an incident Sept. 16 in Yorkville, Kendall County Court documents said. According to reports, Perez is accused of striking a female victim in the face several times with his fist and placing his hands around her neck, choking her. He also was charged with

violation of order of protection for being at the address of a protected party. A warrant has been issued in the case. • Valeriano Guzman, 21, of the 1100 block of Hinman Street, Aurora, was charged with battery in connection with an incident Sept. 18 in Montgomery, Kendall County Court documents said. According to reports, Guzman is accused of causing bodily harm to a victim in that he pushed the victim and punched him in the side of the head. Bond was set at $1,500 and a Dec. 3 court date was scheduled. • Sabas S. Vargas, 38, of the 1300 block of Monomoy Street, Aurora, was charged with disposal of litter from a motor vehicle in connection with an incident Sept. 21 at Deerpoint Drive south of Concord Drive in Montgomery, Kendall County Court documents said. According to reports, Vargas is accused of throwing multiple plastic bags onto driveways containing rocks and flyers advertising a sealcoating service for driveways. Bond was set at $1,500 and a Dec. 3 court date was scheduled.

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KYEP adjusts to new, more difficult GED SHAW MEDIA It is a tough road to pass the current version of the GED test. “Most youth who dropped out of high school will need months of time to prepare for it,” says Mark Leigh, coordinator of the Kendall Youth Employment Program (KYEP). KYEP helps dropouts aged 16 to 24 prepare for the GED with one-on-one tutoring, test-taking pointers, and online lessons. Leigh says that KYEP assesses the math and reading abilities of youth and then designs an individualized strategy to pass the difficult GED. The program is free and operates out of the Kendall Regional Office of Education in Yorkville. The current GED version that is based on Common Core standards was designed to be much more difficult than the previous GED version that was used from 20022013. GED math is especially challenging and has quite a bit of math from algebra, geometry, and above. Leigh thinks that about 40 percent of current seniors would not be able to pass the GED test on their first attempt. The numbers of people passing the GED are way down. A number of educa-

tors have complained that the difficult new test is stopping many from getting a GED and thereby preventing them from moving up economically. Illinois currently only offers a computer-based GED test through the Pearson VUE testing service. Two other high school equivalency tests will become available in Illinois in 2016; these other tests will be available in a paper version, but will also be based on Common Core Standards. Besides GED preparation, KYEP also helps youth find jobs and prepare for careers. Dropouts, parenting youth, and youth on probation are eligible for the program if they live in Kendall, Kane, or DeKalb counties. For more information on eligibility and other details on KYEP, call 630-553-4166 or go to http://roe24.org/services/kendall-youth-employment-program. There is a free, quarter-length practice test at http://GED.com that gives an idea of the difficulty of the GED test. For information about free GED classes held at Waubonsee Community College, visit www.waubonsee.edu/learning/adult/ abeged/.

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Carol Sing, starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13. “Come and spend an hour The Kendall County HistorThe annual 5K Reindeer singing the old familiar ical Society (KCHS) will host Run/Walk will be held at 9 Christmas songs and carols,” its annual Christmas at the a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at the said Martha Price, co-chair of Lyon Farm, Route 71, Yorkville, Ellis House and Equestrian on Sunday, Dec. 13, and Sun- Center, 13986 McKanna Road, the event. Tryna Zeedyk will narrate day, Dec. 20, from 1 to 4 p.m. Minooka. the historical backgrounds of It includes a visit with Santa Entry fee is $25, which Claus, sugar cookie decoratincludes a T-shirt and awards the songs and carols and how ing, corn cob bird feeders, ceremony in the indoor arena. they have become Christmas make and take children’s Same-day registration is $35 traditions. A song leader will guide the singing which will crafts, roasted chestnuts and from 7 to 8:45 a.m. on race a model train display. Families day. Anyone registering after be accompanied on piano or the historical 1899 organ. are welcome to take a photo Dec. 1 will have their T-shirt The Chapel will be decoratin our old-fashioned sleigh. All mailed after race day. ed to add to the spirit of the activities will be in the new Participants are encourseason. There is no charge for museum building. Weather aged to bring a change of permitting, hayrides will be clothing due to the mud that this program. The Chapel is at Church and Center streets, given. Hot chocolate, cider, may be encountered on the just off Route 47, across from coffee and cookies will be cross-country style course. available. For information, call the Ellis Yorkville’s Town Square Park. Admission is $3 for all ages. House at 815-475-4035 or Ceramics club offers KCHS is a nonprofit organi- visit ellishec.com. annual pottery sale zation and operates entirely The Waubonsee Community on the time commitment and Community Christmas talents of volunteers. One song and carol sing set College Ceramics Club is holding the 16th annual pottery hundred percent of admission Chapel on the Green in sale from Dec. 9 to 12. is applied to the upkeep of the Yorkville will have a ComThe sale takes place at the grounds and buildings. munity Christmas song and

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Holiday Express lights up weekends The Holiday Express train is welcoming all aboard during the next two weekends in December at the Fox Valley Park District’s Blackberry Farm for its Yuletide celebration, with thousands of glittering lights, festive activities and the jolly presence of Santa. Featuring new Friday hours on the schedule this year, the holiday spirit comes to life from 2 to 6 p.m. on Dec. 12-13 and Dec. 19-20 when the decorated train will run continuously around sparkling Lake Gregory. Friday hours are 5 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 11 and 18. More than 60,000 Christmas lights (3½ miles worth) will illuminate the sparkling pioneer village, with shooting stars flashing above Blackberry Creek and holiday cartoon characters (Frosty, etc.) gracing the tour of Lake Gregory. Santa and his elves will be at Blackberry Farm each weekend, collecting children’s wish lists at the Early Streets Museum. Ac-

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CLUB BRIEFS ALR sets meeting for Dec. 17

The Sandwich American Legion Riders Post 181 will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Sandwich VFW (713 S. Main Street in Sandwich). This is an open meeting so anyone is welcome to attend. ALR participates in group rides, benefits, veterans events, and promotes patriotism to our country and our military. The Bowl for Vets project and future projects will be discussed. The group will also have their Christmas Party, pot luck, and ugly sweater contest. For more information, check out the Facebook page (American

Legion Riders, Post 181, Sandwich, Illinois) or call Linda at 630-5523828.

Golden Harvesters will meet Dec. 11 for potluck dinner

The Golden Harvesters will host a potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, at First Lutheran Church, 200 N. Center Ave., Plano. Enter through the back door to the Fellowship Hall where there are no stairs. Attendees are asked to bring a dish to pass and table service. Meat and drinks will be provided. The First Baptist Church choir will perform following the meal. The Golden Harvesters meet the

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The First Baptist Church choir will perform at the Dec. 11 Golden Harvesters meeting. Pictured (from left) are Pat Taxis, Judy Court, Ruth Anthenat, Reba Boring, Debbie Lobach, Kathy Jensen, Pastor Terry Jensen, Betty Warren and Nancy Hyte.

second Friday of each month, but will not meet in January because of

the cold weather. For more information on the Gold-

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Three Kendall County Board members visit Springfield Kendall County Board members recently attended the United Counties Council in Springfield. Scott Gryder, Lynn Cullick and Matthew Prochaska represented Kendall County. They learned about the state of the current Illinois budget and how this will affect counties at the local level. Board members also had an opportunity to visit the governor’s office at the state capitol during their visit. Pictured (from left) in the governor’s office at the Illinois State Capitol are Cullick, Gryder and Prochaska.

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Clarion A. and Norma Jean Swenson will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary this month. Clarion, and the former Norma Jean Osmond, from Serena, were married December 21, 1945, at the Lutheran Parsonage in Leland, Illinois. Clarion has farmed in the Sandwich area since he was a child. He continues to farm with his two sons and enjoys growing and selling sweet corn. Jean is a homemaker and enjoys quilting, Hardangar and sewing. The couple has four children, 12 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

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Senior Center announces new programs in Jan. SHAW MEDIA The Oswego Senior Center has announced several new group programs that will begin to meet in January. Book club at the Oswego Senior Center will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. the third Thursday of each month. The book club is open to everyone who loves to read and discuss books. The first meeting is set for Thursday, Jan. 21, in the game room at the senior

center. The first book is “The Glass Castle” by Jeanette Walls. Books are available at local libraries. Nutritious and delicious cooking classes will take place from noon to 2 p.m. the second Friday of each month. The series will discuss a different topic each month. In January, the topic is “Cooking for One of Two.” The hands-on class will be held in the OSC’s kitchen, and the price is $5 a class with a maximum of 10 people in

each class. Registration is required. International cooking classes will be from noon to 2 p.m. on the fourth Friday of each month. In January, participants will cook a traditional cuisine from Africa. The hands-on class will be in the OSC’s kitchen, and the price is $5 a class with a maximum of 10 people in each class. Registration is required. For information, call Sandy at 630554-5602.

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Jackie Bretthauer Retirement

SENIOR BRIEFS Lunch and learn Dec. 16

The Doctor’s Notes program will feature information on osteoporosis from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16. Hillside Rehab and Care has partnered with the Oswego Senior Center to present this monthly lunch and learn opportunity. Lunch is provided. To register by Monday, Dec. 14, call the Senior Center at 630-554-5602.

Lead a class at the Oswego Senior Center

The Oswego Senior Center welcomes helping hands to enrich the life of an area senior. Volunteer opportunities include: beading class, pencil drawing class, floral arrangement, woodshop instructor, Spanish class, writing club, book club, special events, walking club and volunteer nature walk. To discuss volunteer opportunities, contact Juanita at 630-554-5602.

Technology classes set The Oswego Senior Center offers computer classes and mobile device help. Learn about the Windows 10 November upgrade from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15. Computer program assistance is available from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 10, 17, 22 and 29. Registration is required. The Mobile Device Lab is available from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 11 and 18. Get

one-on-one help with your mobile devices in 30-minute individual time slots. Registration is required. To register for classes or individual help, call Sharon at 630-554-5602.

Learn about Medicare

Whether you are new to Medicare or have had it a while, Senior Health Insurance Program volunteers are available to help with Medicare questions, finding a new plan or helping with an appeal. To make an appointment, call 630-554-5602.

Weekly exercise opportunities offered

The Oswego Senior Center offers ongoing weekly exercise opportunities. For information, call 630-554-5602. Tai Chi with Kristi Niedzwiecki is from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. Wednesdays and 1 to 1:45 p.m. Fridays. Cost is $3 a class or $15 a month, and $25 a month for both Tai Chi and yoga. Passes are available at the reception desk. Gentle Yoga with Neeta Mohanty is from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fridays. Cost is $3 a class or $15 a month, and $25 a month for yoga and Tai Chi. Passes are available at the reception desk. Line Dancing with Mary Love is from 10 to 11 a.m. Fridays. A $1 donation is suggested. Chair exercise by video is

Bell - Fornecker Wedding Nicole Beth Bell and Robert Joseph Fornecker were married on August 13, 2015 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, with Eileen Cavanaugh ofﬁciating. The bride is the daughter of Tracye and David Bell of Bristol, IL. The Groom is the son of Tammy and Robert Fornecker of Oswego, IL. Nicole received her Bachelor of Science degree from Aurora University in 2011. She is currently attending University of IL College of Veterinary of Medicine. Robert received his electrical foreman certiﬁcate from IBEW in 2012. He is currently employed by Naperville Electrical Contractors. The maid of honor was Michelle Burns, sister of the bride. The best man was Brian Fornecker, brother of the groom.

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Bean bag baseball at the Senior Center

The Oswego Senior Center plays bean bag baseball from 2 to 3 p.m. each Wednesday. Upcoming games include: Dec. 23 – OSC @ Diamond Apartments Dec. 30 – Diamond Apartments @ OSC Anyone interested in playing is invited to join our team or

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make your own team and join our league. For information, call Sharon at 630-554-5602.

Looking for singers

Do you love to sing? Join the Oswego Senior Center choir. Throughout the year, the Senior Singers entertain various community groups. They are always looking to welcome new members. Practice is at 11 a.m. on Fridays at the Senior Center.

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The Family of Jackie Bretthauer would like to invite her former piano students, their families and friends to celebrate her retirement after 60 years of teaching piano. We will be having an open house to honor her gift of music that she has shared for so many years on December 13th at Lakeview Grille, 604 West Veterans Parkway, in Yorkville, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please stop in and visit and share some memories. All of her students have been such an important part of her life and she would so enjoy seeing everyone again. Shhhh... It’s a surprise.

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Eat cookies with Santa

CHURCH BRIEFS

First Baptist Church Plano will host Cookies with Santa from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Come for fun, cookies and of course Santa. Mrs. Claus will be there, too, telling the story of Jesus’ birth. Bring your cameras for pictures with Santa. FBC Plano is at 116 N. Hale St. For information, call 630-5523641 or 331-302-4487.

The 20th annual Cookie and Candy Walk will be from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 at the United Methodist Church of Plano, on the corner of Clark and Hale streets. Select from a variety of your favorite cookies and candy for the Christmas season. Donations are $7 a pound and containers will be provided. Proceeds will be used for children to go to summer camp. A white elephant sale will be going on at the same time. Get your shopping done, select from your favorite cookies and candies, buy a gift or two, and enjoy the Christmas season. For information, call the church office at 630-552-3700 or Arlene at 630-552-7765.

Cookie and Candy Walk planned at UMC of Plano

Reconciliation service set SHAW MEDIA Pope Francis has called for a Year of Mercy that begins Dec. 8 and continues through Nov. 20, 2016. He invites everyone to share in the joy that comes from giving and receiving mercy. St. Patrick Parish, 406 Walnut Street, Yorkville, has been selected as an official pilgrimage church for the Diocese of Joliet. Stop in and take a self-guided tour of the church, pick up a prayer guide and participate in the activities listed. The church is open to visitors from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday

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through Friday. Pilgrimage groups may call 630-553-6671, ext. 12, to make arrangements. In addition to the church, St. Patrick also offers an outdoor shrine on the grounds adjacent to the east parking lot. Tour the pathways and visit the statue of St. Gianna Molla. Advent season is a great time for mercy. A parish-wide reconciliation service will be offered Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. The parish giving tree program is ongoing through Thursday, Dec. 17. Donate an unwrapped toy or gift item to a child in need.

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Trinity Church United Methodist will host its Cookie Walk from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. A large variety of cookies as well as some candies will be available. Make selections to fill a bucket for $15. The profits will be used to support meals at Hesed House, a homeless shelter in Aurora, as well as other local and worldwide missions. A bake sale with a variety of breads, pies, cakes, coffee cakes, and many other items will be held at Trinity on Saturday, Dec. 19. Trinity Church United Methodist is located in the north end of Yorkville at the corner of Ill. Route 47 and Cannonball Trail.

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Widows Connection, a Christian support group that seeks to encourage and provide practical, emotional and spiritual support for women who have lost a spouse, will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Harvest New Beginnings Church, 5315 Douglas Road, Oswego. The program topic for group discussion will be, Concerns with Personal Safety and Security. There is no cost to attend, and refreshments will be served. Enter at Door #7 facing Plainfield Road. For information, call the church at 630-554-3858.

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The Millbrook and Plano United Methodist churches have many events planned for Advent and Christmas. The events for Millbrook include: Christmas Madrigal Service, 9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 21,; Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24; and Bluegrass Open Jam Session, 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26. Sunday worship services are at 9 a.m. at 8360 Fox River Drive in Millbrook.

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The events for Plano include: Cookie and Candy Walk/White Elephant, 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12; Children’s Christmas Program, 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13; and Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service, 8 and 11 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24. Sunday worship services are at 10:30 a.m. at 201 N. Hale Street in Plano. During the Sundays of Advent, the lighting of the Advent Wreath candles take place. A person, family or group leads the readings and lights candles. For information about worship services and December events, call the church office at 630-552-3700.

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12 COUNTYWIDE • Thursday, December 10, 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 Sunday, 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 St., 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 and Wednesday 9 & 10:45 a.m. Service; HC HC Kids 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 Route 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: Fall & Winter Schedule: Nursery Available All Services 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship Sunday Evenings & Teen Ministry and Community Groups see website calendar Crosspointe 8 W. Rickard Drive, Oswego Pastor J. Andrew Post 630-554-3875 www.crosspointeoswego.org Sunday 9 a.m. Sunday School-all ages 10:30 a.m. Worship 6 p.m. TeamKid 6 p.m. Adult Bible Study Thursday 6 p.m. Revolution (grades 7-12) Calvary Baptist Church 140 Montgomery Road, Montgomery, IL 630-896-7098 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Bible Study

How to submit Send any changes or additions to your church listing to news@ kendallcountynow.com. Deadline for changes is noon Mondays. 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. Terry Jensen New Hope Baptist Church 4101 Needham Road, Plano 630-552-1400 Pastor Dennis Cocks Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday School all ages 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship 6 p.m. Evening Worship Wednesday 7 p.m. 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 a.m. Sunday School all ages 11 a.m. Morning Worship 6 p.m. Evening Worship 8 p.m. TV Ministry on Channel 10 Cable ACTV Wednesday 7 p.m. King Kids; eve. Worship 9 p.m. TV Ministry-chnl17 Cable Deaf interpreter for all services New Life Community Church-Montgomery 11445 S. Lincoln Ave. Montgomery, IL 60538 630-897-6810 www.newlifecommunity.church Sunday worship service 10 a.m. 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 The Federated Church American Baptist Presbyterian U.S.A. Pastor Dan DeWitt 403 N. Main Street, Sandwich 815-786-8595 office@sandwichfederated church.org, www.sandwich federatedchurch.org Office hours 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday Sunday Worship: June through August - 9 a.m. September through May - 10:30 a.m. CHRISTIAN Community Christian Church 129 Commercial Drive, Yorkville Pastor Aaron Koehler 630-388-5000 www.communitychristian.org Sunday 9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship service Grace Community Christian Church 2770 Montgomery Road, 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 St., 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 U.S. 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 Road, Montgomery 630-388-5000 Campus Pastor: John Rinehimer www.communitychristian.org Sundays 9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship Service

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 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 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11 7 p.m. “Reel” People at the home of Lea Ann Skogsberg reviewing the movie “The Kids Are Alright” Sunday, Dec. 13 8:45 a.m. Youth Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Sunday School 11 a.m. Coffee Fellowship Noon to 3 p.m. Youth Group Tuesday, Dec. 15 10:30 a.m. Staff Meeting 5:15 p.m. Bible Study Wednesday, Dec. 16 Noon Bible Study 4 p.m. Youth Drop-In 5 p.m. Christian Education Ministry Meeting 5 to 7 p.m. Choirs 5:15 p.m. Pageant Practice CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Christian Science Society 117 E. Second St., Sandwich www.chicagospirituality.com Sunday, 10:30 Service EPISCOPAL

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 Drive, Oswego www.biglifecc.org “It’s for you.” Sundays, 10 a.m. Worship CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Neighborhood Church of The Brethren 155 Boulder Hill Pass, Montgomery 630-897-3347 ncotb@sbcglobal.net Rev. Purvi Satvedi, Pastor Sunday 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Handicapped accessible building. Neighborhood Counseling Associates 630-844-3001

St. David’s Episcopal Church 701 N. Randall Road, 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 Road, Yorkville between Route 126 and Caton Farm Road 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 Drive (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

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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

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

Plano Church of God 7 E. Dearborn St., Plano Pastor John Todd 630-877-3604 Sunday, 10 a.m. Worship Service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible Study CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Oswego) 100 Hankes Road, Sugar Grove Bishop Paul Goodine 630-466-0958 Missionary - 630-270-6664 Sunday 11:30 a.m. Sacrament Meeting 12:50 p.m. 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

St. John’s Lutheran Church 235 S. Green Street, P.O. Box 245 Somonauk, IL 60552 815-498-3667 Pastor William C. Weidenbach Jr. www.elcastjohns.com Wednesday, 6 p.m. Worship Saturday, 5 p.m. Worship Sunday, 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Worship 9 a.m. Learning for all ages Thursday, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Our Sharing Pantry Cross Lutheran - LCMS Church and School Route 47, 3 miles south of Yorkville Church office 630-553-7335 Pastor Erik Gauss Susan Lopez, school principal www.hiscross.org Thursday, Dec. 10 9:15 a.m. Worship for Seniors Service 6 p.m. International Missions Friday, Dec. 11 8:30 a.m. Writing in the Margins Bible Journaling 12:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study:

Romans Saturday, Dec. 12 6 a.m. Men’s Bible Study 5 p.m. Worship Service (Casual) Sunday, Dec. 13 7:45 a.m. Worship Service (Organ) 9:15 a.m. Promiseland 9:15 a.m. Special Needs Care Taking 9:15 a.m. Worship Service (Praise Team) 9:15 a.m. Caring and Sharing Group 9:15 a.m. “Welcome to God’s Family” Baptism Class 10:30 a.m. Life Advocacy Team 10:45 a.m. Worship Service (Praise Team) noon p.m. Party with the Pastors 7 p.m. PADS Wednesday, Dec. 16 9:30 a.m. Senior Women’s Bible Study 6 p.m. Missional Life 6:30 p.m. Kids4Christ 6:30 p.m. HS 24/7 Youth Night 6:30 p.m. Club 56 7 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Cantata Rehearsal Grace Lutheran Church 10025 N. Route 47, Morris (3 miles north of Morris on Route 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 11935 Lisbon Road, Newark, IL Pastor James Molstre Intern - Jon Langness Sunday - Worship 9 a.m. 2nd Friday of each month - Food Pantry 5-7 p.m. 4th Monday of each month - Food Pantry 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 Worship – 9 a.m. Sunday School for all ages – 10:15 a.m. Christmas Cantata – 7 p.m. Immanuel Lutheran Church 12760 Lee Rd (west of Hinckley) 815-286-3885 office@immanuel-hinckley.org Pastor Chris Navurskis 262-825-7501 Sunday School & Adult Bible Study 9:00am Worship Service 10:15 am Immanuel Lutheran Church (ELCA) 10104 Immanuel Road, Yorkville, IL 60560 Pastor Michael Neel 630-553-5368 www.ImmanuelYorkville.org Sunday Service 9 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Traditional Service Sunday, Dec. 13 Pr. Chu Preaching 10 a.m. Town Hall Meeting Wednesday, Dec. 16 5:30 Confirmation 6 p.m. Advent Service Thursday, Dec. 17 6:30 p.m. Servant Hearts 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 Road, Montgomery 630-896-1311 stolafchurch@sbcglobal.net Pre-School 630-896-3004 Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Worship Service Fox River Lutheran Church 2785 E. U.S. Route 52, Sheridan Pastor Kevin Garner 815-695-9926 Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Sunday School all ages St. Luke’s Lutheran Church & School - LCMS 63 Fernwood Road, 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 Drive, Aurora 630-897-6891 www.stmarksaurora.net Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Worship Service Sunday, 9 & 10:30 a.m. Worship Service and Sunday School (pre-K-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 followersofchrist3@yahoo.com www.followersofchristelca.com Child care provided Sunday 9 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Christian Ed - 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 St., Newark Pastor: Luke Emerson Church: 815-695-5251 newarklutheran@hotmail.com www.newarklcaflc.org Service Sunday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. 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: 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship services 9:45-10:30 a.m. Christian Education First Lutheran Church 200 North Center Street Plano, IL 60545-1504 630-552-8263 Pastor: Bruce Booher September-May Worship Service schedule: Sunday 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Holy Communion every Sunday Sunday School and Adult Bible Study: 9:30 a.m. A nursery is provided. 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 a.m. Coffee Fellowship

9:15 a.m. Christian Education hour 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 2465 W. Sandwich Road Corner of Pratt & W. Sandwich Road, Sandwich, IL 60548 Office 815-786-6406 Rev. David J. Kaul, Pastor www.our-saviors.com Saturday, 5:30 p.m. 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 Road, 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 815-695-5378 church Pastor Kirk C. Scott Handicapped Accessible MillingtonUMConthefox.org Children’s Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m. Sugar Grove United Methodist 176 Main St., Sugar Grove Pastor CheonEui Oh Office hours: 7 a.m.-Noon M, W, F 630-466-4501, www.sgumc.net, sugargroveumc@sbcglobal.net Sunday Services 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Worship at Main St. location. Sunday school from 9:15-10:15 a.m. for all ages Plattville United Methodist Located at Church Road & Plattville Road 13025 Church Road, Yorkville Pastor Terry McLaughlin 815-475-4128 Dec. 13 9 a.m. Sunday School Classes 10 a.m. Worship Service Children’s Christmas Program Bethany of Fox Valley United Methodist Church 2200 Ridge Avenue Rt. 34 & Ridge Ave, Aurora Rev. Sam Park, Pastor 630-851-8010 www.BethanyFoxValleyUMC.org Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Nursery Available Handicapped Accessible Sunday, 8 & 10:30 a.m. Worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 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 a.m. - 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 6:30 p.m. – Puppet practice 7 p.m. – Choir practice

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Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel • Thursday, December 10, 2015 • • Continued from page 12 Friday, Dec. 11 8 a.m. – UM Men’s Group mtg - GR Saturday, Dec. 12 3 p.m. – Sunday School Christmas Program Sunday, Dec. 13 8:15 a.m. – Traditional Worship Service 9:30 a.m. – Fellowship Team Brunch 9:30 a.m. – Christian Education Hour 10:30 a.m. – Contemporary Worship Service 11:45 a.m. – Pastor’s Class Discussion Group noon-4 p.m. – Little Shepherd Preschool Christmas Program 3:30 p.m. - Youth Group United Methodist Church of Plano 219 North Hale St. Plano, IL 60545 630-552-3700 Pastor Kent Svendsen website: www.umcplano.org godrilla@accessus.netoffice@ umcplano.org Handicapped Accessible Saturday, Dec. 12 8 a.m. UM Men’s Meeting 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Cookie/Candy Walk & White Elephant Sale 10 to 11 a.m. Christmas Program Practice Sun., Dec. 13 (3rd Sunday of Advent) 9 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m. Advent Bible Study 10:30 a.m. Worship with Children’s Christmas Program 1:30 p.m. Templo Sion Tuesday, Dec. 15 6:30 p.m. Templo Sion 8 p.m. UMM Bible Study 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 Sunday 8 a.m. 1st monthly Sunday Breakfast 9 a.m. Early Worship Service 9:10 a.m. following children message Children’s Sunday School 10 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 10:30 a.m. Late Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Youth and Adult Classes Nursery available for both services Wednesday 5:15 p.m. Chime Choir 6 p.m. Children’s choir 6:30 p.m. Adult choir Friday 6:30 a.m. Java 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 Suydam United Methodist Church Suydam Road and Route 23 Pastor Daegyu Yim (Dave) August: Joint Service with LUMC at Leland UMC - 9 a.m. Communion served 1st Sunday of each month.

10 a.m. Koinonia 1:30 p.m. Staff Meeting 7 p.m. Outrageous Puppeterian Crew 7 p.m. Adult Hand Bell Choir Wednesday, Dec. 16 4:30 p.m. Newest Angels Choir 5 p.m. Cherubs & CIDS Choirs 6:25 p.m. Handbell Choir 7:25 p.m. Chancel Choir Thursday, Dec. 17 10:30 a.m. Bible Study 11:45 a.m. ROMEOs IHOP in Oswego 7 p.m. Session Meeting Wheatland Presbyterian Church 11839 S. Heggs Road, 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

PRESBYTERIAN Au Sable Grove Presbyterian Church (the country church) Pulpit Supply Rev. Betty Weidert Grove & Wheeler Roads 1 mile south of Route 126 Yorkville, IL 60560 630-554-3507 www.ausablegrovepresbyterian. com Sunday Worship Service 10:30 (Nursery) Youth Sunday School 10:30 (all Ages) Coffee Fellowship 11:30 to 12:30 Communion First Sunday of the Month Young Adults Group (age 18-35) called Friends in Service to Him (F.I.S.H.) Call for dates & place, 630-5537085 Oswego Presbyterian Church 1976 Route 25, Oswego, IL 60543 Ph: 630-554-8194, Fax: 630-554-0537 Conley A. Zomermaand, Interim Pastor Kimberly Hulen, Associate Pastor Thursday, Dec. 10 10:30 a.m. Bible Study 11:45 a.m. ROMEOs to Off Orchard Pancake House 6 p.m. Personnel Committee Meeting 7 p.m. Stewardship Committee Meeting Saturday, Dec. 12 9 p.m. Pageant Rehearsal Sunday, Dec. 13 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Worship 2:30 p.m. Christmas Pageant 5 p.m. Senior High Youth Group Tuesday, Dec. 15

Genesis Community Church 1300 South Broadway Montgomery Pastor Jeffrey Barrett 630-896-7773 • Fax 630-8593355 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 630-5523450 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 Street, Yorkville Phone: 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 Metcalfe St. Patrick Masses Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m.

Sunday: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 5 p.m. Daily Masses: Monday – Friday at 8 a.m. Holy Days: Vigil Mass at 7 p.m. Holy Days: Masses 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Confession Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. Saturday: 4:15 p.m. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. & 4:15 p.m. Religious Education: 630-553-6671 Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. Peter Catholic Church 925 Sard Ave., Aurora Rev. Joachim Tyrtania, Pastor 630-896-6816 Saturday Mass: 4:30 p.m. Confession/Adoration: 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Sunday Mass: 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Spanish Monday Communion Service: 8:15 a.m. Tuesday Mass: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Mass: 8:15 a.m. St. Anne Catholic Church 551 Boulder Hill Pass, Oswego 630-554-3331 • Fax 630-5540530 Pastor: Rev. John J. Ouper Pastoral Associate: Sr. Margaret Anne Spagnola, OSM Deacons: David Brockman; Duane Wozek; 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. St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church 340 W. Arnold Road, Sandwich Rev. Gerard Christianson, Parochial Administrator Office: 815-786-9266 Mass Times: Monday, 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday 8:30 a.m. Saturday Eve, 5 p.m. Sunday Morning, 8 and 10 a.m. Spanish Mass, noon OTHER SERVICES Sandwich Church of the Nazarene 205 West College St.,Sandwich Pastor Mark Abbott Church 815-786-8230 Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School all ages 10:40 a.m. Worship Service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Prayer Service Plano Fellowship Meeting at P.H. Miller School

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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) 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

The United Church of Sandwich 512 Lions Road, Sandwich, IL 60548 815-786-9243 email address: ucssandwich@ frontier.com website: unitedchurchsandwich. org Thursday, Dec. 10, noon UMW Christmas Potluck 6:30 p.m. Bible Study Sunday, Dec. 13, 8:45 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11:30 Staff Pastor Parish noon Church Conference Monday, Dec. 14, 10 a.m. Newsletter deadline Wednesday, Dec. 16, 6 p.m. Prayer Group 6:30 p.m. Chimes practice 7:30 p.m. Choir practice Thursday, Dec. 17, 1:30 p.m. Grief Support Group

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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 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 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

Plano Church Of Christ 406 N. Lew St., Plano Bryan Bickford 815-786-7693 Sunday, 10 a.m. Bible Study 10:50 a.m., 4 p.m. Worship Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible Study 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 West Lisbon Church 14381 Joliet Road, Newark 815-736-6331 www.westlisbon.com office@westlisbon.com Pastor Rex J. Howe Sunday Sunday School (for all ages, nursery provided) 9 -10am Worship Service 10:30-12pm Wednesday Night Programs AWANA (ages 3 yrs old through 5th grade) 6pm-7:30pm Jr High Youth Group (6th through 8th grade) 6pm-7:30pm High School Youth Group 7:15pm9pm

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COUNTYWIDE 13 Plano Bible Church 1111 W South St., Plano Pastor: Ed Schoenberger Church office phone: 630-5528877 www.planobiblechurch.org Sunday 9 a.m. Christian Education Hour classes for all ages 10:15 Morning Worship Nursery available Wednesday - Youth Night 6:30 - 8:15 p.m. AWANA ages 3 - 6th grades 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. FYSH Youth Group for 7th thru 12th grades 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 Road, Sandwich Pastor Joe MacDonald 815-786-2400 www.emmanuelchurchsandwich. com Sunday, 10:45 a.m. Worship Message of the Cross Church 101 S. Ottawa Road, 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 The Original Temple of God Church 626 N. Root St., Aurora, IL 60505 630-892-3757 • Fax: 630-8969608 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 SPIRIT-FILLED 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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Some lesser-known but What to know about trees and lovely holiday gift plants damage from winter storms SHAW MEDIA

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After a winter storm, the landscape will likely be breathtaking. But it is a beauty with hidden dangers. “Small limbs can take on hundreds of pounds of additional weight from snow and especially ice build-up, leaving them ready to snap at the slightest breeze. Avoid walking underneath trees burdened by ice and watch your step,” cautioned Chris Enroth, said a University of Illinois horticulture educator. In the book “Weatherproofing Your Landscape,” authors Sandra Dark and Dean Hill classify weather-related disasters as the Big Four – wind, drought, flood, and frozen stuff. “Now that winter is upon us, it’s time to consider the effects that ‘frozen stuff’ can have on our trees,” Enroth said. Because larger limbs have more surface area, more ice or snow accumulates on them. “It is often safe to use a pole of some sort to knock the light, powdery snow off overburdened branches as you stand within a safe reaching distance,” Enroth said. “Make sure to lift the branch up, as pulling downward might be a snow-laden limb’s literal breaking point.” Evergreens with an upright growth habit, such as arborvitae, tend to suffer from bent or broken limbs after a heavy snow cover. Wrapping an arborvitae with 2-inch wide strips of cloth every few feet from top to bottom provides the support needed to resist bending and breaking branches. Wrap in late fall and remove in late winter. Should you remove ice as it accumulates on your trees? “Most experts say no, stating that attempts to knock ice off limbs actually lead to breakage of more limbs, doing more harm than good,” Enroth said. “Not to mention that standing underneath large ice-burdened tree branches and hitting them with a pole is incredibly unsafe. Remember, if there’s ice on the trees, there’s ice on the ground. Be careful when walking

Richard Hentschel fleshy leaves. They naturally bloom during January and February. Growers get them to bloom for the holidays just like they do for poinsettias. Kalanchoe may be the best choice for those less than ideal settings where light is limited due to their succulent nature. Amaryllis bulbs are frequently given in bloom or as a dormant bulb for blooming in the coming months. Amaryllis blooms show up first and the leaves later, and can easily be kept as a summer bulb for future bloom. Once the bloom stalk fades, leaves will appear. Keep the bulb moist and growing until you can plant it outside. It is easier to get it to rebloom and care for if you can plant it directly in the ground. Just before fall frosts, dig it up, store it in a cool, dry area until next February or March. Keep an eye on the bulb, especially if your storage area is on the warmer side, as the bulb may begin to grow before you are ready for it. If that happens, pot the bulb up as you would have. Bring it into warmer temperatures to enjoy the bloom show, which will show up in a few weeks. If you receive the bulb as a gift and it has not begun to grow, store in a cooler location until you are ready. If the flower stalk has already emerged, go ahead and enjoy it now.

• Richard Hentschel is a Horticulture Extension Educator with University of Illinois Extension, serving DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties. Get more garden and yard updates with “This Week in the Idea Garden” videos on Facebook at facebook.com/extensiondkk.

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Holiday gift plants are always appreciated when given this time of year. The more traditional plants have included Poinsettia, Christmas cactus and Azalea. But, there are others that also are given – such as ornamental pepper and cherry, Amaryllis bulbs, Cyclamen and Kalanchoe – all providing benefits of their own this time of year. All holiday gift plants will provide us with beautiful foliage and flowers if kept in the coolest part of the home, at least at night, and returned to your display area during the day. Placing them away from heat registers or other sources of heat also will help. Ornamental pepper and cherry plants are really annuals that are grown for the holidays. These plants were started way back in January and February to be ready for sale in December. They are known for their ripening bright red fruits and strong green foliage. Peppers and cherries can add color when included as part of the holiday decorations with evergreen boughs. Just remember they are living plants that need to be watered. Cyclamen is a cool season plant growing from a corn-like tuber. The ones given as gifts are often a variety that is not hardy if planted outdoors. Cyclamen like cooler temperatures too and should be allowed to dry out between waterings, but not so much that the plant wilts. Newer varieties come in an array of flower colors and foliage patterns. Cyclamen can be rebloomed. After their bloom show the foliage remains for a while, but finally dies back. Let the bulb rest, but keep the soil slightly moist. Set the plant outside in a shady location for the summer. Foliage will appear again mid- to late summer. Water more and include some fertilizer to build up the plant. If brought back in the home in cooler, bright conditions, rebloom will happen in mid-winter. Kalanchoes are a succulent with

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Kendall County 4-H Federation hosted a Winter Workshop on Saturday, Dec. 5 for youth ages 8 to 18. Each participant crafted snowman decorations, baked and decorated gingerbread cookies, constructed a wooden tree decoration, and painted cards. Projects were led by 4-H Federation teens, 4-H leaders and community members. To learn more about 4-H Youth Development programs in Kendall County or to find a club near you, call 630-553-5823 or visit web.extension.illinois.edu/ dkk.

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LEFT: Lydia Oker of Sandwich and Hudson Hill of Minooka listen as Kendall County HCE President Joan McEachern teaches the youth a watercolor-salt technique for the cards. BOTTOM LEFT: Zach Perkins of Millbrook solders a blinking 4-H badge during the event, and each youth brought one home. BOTTOM RIGHT: Kevin Wills of Yorkville shows off his wooden tree made from a yardstick, which was cut into pieces using a miter box and hand saw. Photos provided

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MONTGOMERY

$126,500, 36 Hampton Rd, Montgomery 60538-2334, 03-04-306-023-0000, Rebecca A Van Bramer to Ignacio N Galindo, September 29 $235,000, 4 River Bend Rd, Montgomery 60538-2943, 03-05-228-012-0000, Shelley Leckwee to Joaquin E Urbina, May 4 $120,500, 48 Ingleshire Rd, Montgomery 60538-2013, 0304-253-012-0000, Katherine J Mcgovern to Heather R Moyer & Christopher Chamberlain,

October 7 $160,000, 57 Sonora Dr, Montgomery 60538-2462, 03-04-431-004-0000, Terry L Hailey to Amy L Pepple & Leslie R Pepple, September 18 $225,000, 3355 Silver City Ct, Montgomery 60538-4701, 02-10-128-024-0000, James D Brown to Cassandra Harris & Ozella Falls, September 10 $139,000, 39 Surrey Rd, Montgomery 60538-2024, 03-04-327-012-0000, Timothy M Hannon to Leon Gonzalo Martinez, July 29

OSWEGO

$106,000, 410 Cobblestone Ct, Oswego 60543-8417, 03-03152-018-0000, Ventures Trust 2013 I H R Ttee to Salvatore Virzi & Alison Virzi, October 6 $220,000, 401 Fayette Dr, Oswego 60543-7719, 03-15-130015-0000, Us Bank Na Trustee to Shane Waltmire, August 10 $129,500, 39 Wingate Ct, Oswego 60543-7922, 03-02-458036-0000, Albert B Gustafson to Karon Heller, September 18 $376,000, 419 Deerfield Dr, Oswego 60543-4015, 03-28106-002-0000, Aaron W Sapp to Christopher Schmid & Keeley Schmid, July 30 $145,000, 366 Risen Star Ln 366, Oswego 60543-4033, 03-11-381-014-0000, Matthew A Langes to Michael T Dresden, October 1 $250,000, 35 Century Dr,

Oswego 60543-9419, 03-08326-005-0000, Richard Budd Wormley to Sylvanus H Pierce Ii & Joy R Pierce, August 3 $146,000, 339 Barnaby Dr, Oswego 60543-8404, 03-09221-001-0000, Wells Fargo Bank to Javier Torres, August 14 $295,000, 338 Morgan Valley Dr, Oswego 60543-8044, 0329-106-003-0000, Michael A Albanese to Pamela Im & Taye Im, October 8 $160,000, 337 Ogden Falls Blvd, Oswego 60543-7919, 03-02-454-036-0000, Hanson Chau to Anh Ngoc Nguyen & Du Kim Nguyen, October 14 $140,000, 336 Grape Vine Trl, Oswego 60543-6016, 02-01361-022-0000, Lynn A Henrikson to Mayra Juarez, August 26 $163,000, 369 Cascade Ln, Oswego 60543-7338, 03-09459-025-0000, Kassandra Kennedy to Brian T Rueb & Janet Rueb, October 22 $297,000, 513 Litchfield Way, Oswego 60543-4203, 03-16-336-016-0000, Brookfield Relocation Inc to Jason Bradley & Kimberly K Bradley, August 26 $190,500, 409 Matena Dr, Oswego 60543-8401, 03-09203-011-0000, David A Sofia to Eduardo N Iniguez & Maria E Iniguez, September 17 $151,000, 598 Lincoln Station Dr, Oswego 60543-8137, 0301-301-072-0000, Daniel M Schaffer to Anthony T Kendra, October 14

$145,000, 451 Prairieview Dr, Oswego 60543-8761, 03-20-176-053-0000, Sandra Prevendar to Virginia Partida, September 24 $228,000, 4895 Douglas Rd, Oswego 60543-9497, 03-27377-013-0000, Ken Kubitz Inc to Douglas B Norton & Tracy E Norton, September 30 $82,500, 522 Pineridge Dr N 8, Oswego 60543-6060, 02-12350-089-0000, Hazel L Teichen to Richard Fustin, October 13 $265,000, 434 Bluegrass Pkwy, Oswego 60543-4023, 03-11-329-003-0000, Traver K West to Eric J Spagnola & Whitney J Spagnola, September 24 $364,000, 53 Robert Rd, Oswego 60543-8145, 03-16332-002-0000, Drh Cambridge Homes Inc to Jeremy L Hartranft & Zuzana Hartranft, October 26 $100,000, 54 Wingate Dr, Oswego 60543-7912, 03-02-471014-0000, Tmc Industries to Adam C Carbajal, September 4 $260,000, 505 Homeview Dr, Oswego 60543-6051, 03-11151-017-0000, Johnson Trust to Dale W Bridge & Judith K Bridge, September 24

PLANO

$195,000, 4130 Osbron St, Plano 60545-1499, 01-24-279005-0000, Nicolo Amato to Sergio Olague, October 1 $159,500, 601 Esta Dr, Plano 60545-2017, 01-27-229-0010000, Karen A Greiter to Daniel

C Engels & Kathleen A Engels, September 22 $94,000, 3948 Pratt St, Plano 60545-2219, 01-25-204-0370000, Citimortgage Inc to Herman Bauerlein & Gerri E Hutson, September 10 $90,000, 419 Alyssa St, Plano 60545-2170, 01-26-201-0530000, Heriberto Guerrero to Sean A Levee, October 19

SANDWICH

$145,000, 3825 Drew Ave, Sandwich 60548-2490, 01-29403-001-0000, Centrue Bank to Kenneth Digate, September 30

YORKVILLE

$283,000, 501 Windett Ridge Rd, Yorkville 60560-8915, 05-09-252-001-0000, Ryland Group Inc to Timothy Michael Haggerty Jr & Sarah D Haggerty, September 30 $215,000, 358 Sutton St, Yorkville 60560-8937, 05-09180-004-0000, N P Dodge Jr Trustee to Ryan P Christian & Brianna N Christian, September 15 $185,000, 502 E Spring St, Yorkville 60560-1231, 02-33203-001-0000, Grommon Trust to Julie M Kramer, September 28 $318,000, 376 Windham Cir, Yorkville 60560-9015, 02-31-454-003-0000, Sigwalt Construction Inc to Warren B Huss & Kimberly Ellen Purser, September 25 $338,000, 482 Omaha Dr,

Yorkville 60560-2386, 02-33231-002-0000, Beryl F Jones Jr to Jeffrey Mazur & Amber M Mazur, October 16 $557,500, 43 Nawakwa Ln, Yorkville 60560-9492, 05-08176-004-0000, James M Wilson to Anthony G Kozol, August 10 $142,000, 3989 Evans Ct, Yorkville 60560-5102, 02-11478-031-0000, Julie M Kramer to Jodie M Neuman, September 23 $232,000, 468 Poplar Dr, Yorkville 60560-9007, 02-31456-003-0000, Rosalie M Hallin to Susan Fergerstrom, October 15 $147,000, 4038 Brady St, Yorkville 60560-5106, 02-11428-018-0000, Christopher R Cox to Judy A Johannsen, October 13 $115,500, 4076 Brady St, Yorkville 60560-5106, 02-11428-012-0000, Champion Mortgage Co to Denise A Mcgarel, September 15 $218,000, 566 Yellowstone Ln, Yorkville 60560-4557, 0220-253-017-0000, Chicagoland Home Remodeling to Henry Wojewski & Vida Wojewski, October 1 $230,000, 602 Sutton St, Yorkville 60560-8919, 05-09402-005-0000, Fannie Mae to Brandon E Partridge, August 21 $142,000, 3831 Bailey Rd, Yorkville 60560-4711, 02-11-351036-0000, Scott Allen Pozzie to William Perez, September 27