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ON THE COVER An old tube TV sits in a ditch along Ament Road, south of Yorkville. Old TVs are becoming a more common sight along rural roads in the county due to a state ban on placing them in landfills and a dwindling number of recyclers accepting them. See story on page 3. Photo by Eric Miller - emiller@shawmedia.com

GOP race still too close to call Absentee ballots may determine who won in District 2 primary By MATT SCHURY

mschury@kendallcountynow.com Still uncounted absentee ballots may determine the winner in last week’s Republican Party primary election for a seat on the Kendall County Board. Voters in the board’s District 2 were asked to cast ballots March 15 for three candidates and chose Matthew Kellogg, Tony Giles and Diane Selmer. However, just 17 votes separate Selmer and another candidate, incumbent board member Dan Koukol. The Aurora Election Commission issued a statement March 17 saying that all eligible absentee, grace period and provisional ballots for the primary will be counted on Tuesday, March 29. As of March 15 there were 96 ballots within the jurisdiction of the Aurora Election Commission that had not been returned. There are 479 grace period and 197 provisional ballots to be counted, according to the commission.

The statement from the commission did not say how many ballots were outstanding in the Kendall County portion of Aurora. However, Kendall County Clerk Debbie Gillette Dan Koukol estimates her office is waiting for about 42 absentee ballots in the rest of District 2 located in Kendall County outside of Aurora. Gillette’s office does not count ballots in the Aurora portion of Kendall County. She added that her staff was reviewing any ballots cast after 7 p.m. on election night when the polls were kept open an extra hour due to a ballot shortage. “No person shall be provided with a daily breakdown of ballots returned to the Commission, nor shall the Commission release the names of the voters who have ballots outstanding. A count will be provided to the public on the website auroravotes.org,” the Aurora Election Commission statement said. Last week Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner took note of the delay in the

Aurora Election Commission’s results, which was spread out across the city, and called for a referendum to be placed on November’s ballot to do away with the comDiane Selmer mission. The Aurora City Council voted to place such a referendum on the ballot in 2010, but the Election Commission refused to do so, arguing that the issue could be placed on the ballot only through voter petitions. “The Aurora Election Commission’s abysmal failure Tuesday night to properly provide online the election results from within its jurisdiction to the public is but the most recent example of the general incompetence of the Commission Board, as well as the staff and the Board attorney, who are collectively and individually wasting local tax dollars,” Weisner said in a statement. “The Aurora Election Commission is a ‘one trick pony’ – and a lame one at that,” said Weisner.

Clerk apologizes for ballot issues Shaw Media By MATT SCHURY

mschury@kendallcountynow.com Kendall County Clerk Debbie Gillette apologized for balloting delays that were reported during last week’s primary election as a near-record number of voters went to the polls. Gillette told the Kendall County Board during a meeting March 16 that she was getting mixed reports during the election about ballot supply. “I apologize for any inconvenience. We did everything that we could possibly do to make sure the wait [for ballots], if there was any, was short,” she said. “It kind of depended on what judge you talked to – maybe they weren’t sitting at the ballot table, I honestly don’t know, because I’m hearing one thing and people are saying another thing.” Democratic Kendall County Board member Elizabeth Flowers asked how long some precincts went without ballots. “I don’t have a good confirmation – some people were saying they were out of ballots, judges came back in and I asked

if they were out of ballots and they said no,” Gillette said. “I was hearing conflicting things. What’s being told to me is that maybe some of them were out 15 to 20 minutes. It was a long day.” Kendall County polling places were kept open one hour past their scheduled 7 p.m. closing on election night. Earlier in the day some Democratic Party voters reported problems with their ballots. One Democratic voter in Yorkville reported receiving a ballot that inDebbie cluded only the federal canGillette didates. She said election judges asked her to return to the polling place later in the day when corrected ballots would be available. “We did run into a situation where some precincts did run low on ballots,” Gillette said. “As soon as the judges let us know that their counts were down, we started to print more and delivered

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CIVIC MEETINGS WEEK OF MARCH 28-APRIL 1 Monday: Kendall County Zoning Board of Appeals, CANCELED. Monday, 6 p.m.: Montgomery Intergovernmental and Community Committee, Mont-

gomery Village Hall. Monday, 7 p.m.: Montgomery Village Board, Montgomery Village Hall. Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Oswego Historic Preservation Commission, Oswego Village Hall.

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Shaw Media, owner of the Oswego Ledger, is acquiring Kaneland Publications Inc., the publisher of the Elburn Herald and Sugar Grove Herald. The deal is expected to close the first week of April, the two companies announced Tuesday. According to Shaw Media Vice President J. Tom Shaw, the acquisition is part of Shaw Media’s strategy to expand its weekly newspaper network in suburban Chicago. Last June, Shaw acquired the Record group of weekly newspapers in the suburban communities of Oswego, Montgomery, Yorkville, Plano and Sandwich. In October of 2012, Shaw acquired 22 suburban Chicago weekly publications from GateHouse Media. With the addition of the Elburn Herald and Sugar Grove Herald, Shaw will publish 31 weekly newspapers in the Chicago suburbs, as well as dailies in DeKalb, McHenry and Will counties.

Businesses, Landfill ban makes getting rid of old TVs not so easy nonprofits “[Recycling TVs is] really challenging for the village, it’s something can apply for that we get a lot of calls about and we are definitely interested in providing that service, we just have to find a way. From the village’s Fest booths perspective we have residents looking for it, but we don’t recycle the By MATT SCHURY

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televisions as a municipality. It’s kind of out of our control. We have to find a vendor that is able to do it at a reasonable cost.” Aaron Howe, administrative intern for the village of Oswego

accepting the TVs since it is prohibited under Illinois law from charging a fee. Thrift shops also won’t take tube TVs. Goodwill’s website indicates it no longer accepts tube TVs and Caring Hands Thrift Shop in Yorkville also doesn’t take them. Hartman said that recyclers used to get payments from manufacturers to take the TVs. Those subsidies are still available, but they are based on the weight of the electronic items they accept, he said. When recyclers hit a certain weight threshold the manufacturers no longer have to subsidize the disposal of the TVs. “Once they paid for ‘X’ amount of pounds, their obligations are done,” Hartman said. “The whole bottom of this market has fallen through just within the last year. A lot of us saw it coming. It’s just one of those things that you say, ‘Well maybe it won’t happen. Well, now it’s happening.’’ Howe adds that the weight threshold set for this year was hit in January. “My guess would be that they just had so many [TVs] sitting around that when the year rolled over they were just not able to collect as many as they anticipated,” he said. Hartman says he believes the manufacturers have a responsibility for the old TVs. “The manufacturers say the end-oflife responsibility is for the consumer who purchased it and most environmentalists are saying the typical individual doesn’t have the resources to do that. You [the manufacturer] know

now to demanufacture it better than somebody else,” Hartman said. Since vendors stopped taking the old TVs, some people began dumping them off on the side of the road as well as at municipal sites that once took them. Hartman says he’s seen the TVs on the side of the road and he used to pick them up and take them to a recycler in Will County that has since stopped accepting them. Hartman says that recyclers used to take the TVs and reuse the glass. In fact, he said e-waste recycling was a booming industry for a while. Now, with flat-screen TVs being popular, the glass, which contains lead, is no longer in demand. In order to be repurposed the lead has to be removed from the glass. “There are very few smelters that can separate that lead from the glass,” Hartman said. Tube TVs were banned from landfills because of concerns about the lead leaking into the ground, said Aaron Rybski, environmental health services director for Kendall County. “There is a lot of lead in these tube TVs and it’s just a lot of nasty stuff that they ultimately have to dispose of. It’s getting rough. There have been a lot of businesses that have been closing down and the landscape is changing.” Hartman adds that as long as you don’t break the TV up, they can sit in a closet or basement without any health concerns. “If you break the tube then you’ve got a problem,” he said.

OSWEGO LEDGER If you want to sell handmade items, or provide a service, or just want to advertise your nonprofit organization, fill out an application to have a booth at Montgomery Fest on Aug. 12, 13 and 14. The reservation deadline is July 22. Montgomery Fest is held in Montgomery Park at the corner of River and Mill Street. The fee for a handmade craft booth is $35 for all three days. A craft booth is defined as the selling of goods that are made by hand by the crafter. This does not include the resale of merchandise purchased from some other source. The fee for a commercial booth is $125 for all three days. A commercial booth is defined as the resale of manufactured goods (not handmade) or services provided to the community for profit. Please note that handing out food samples requires a Kane County Health Department food handling permit. There is no fee for a nonprofit booth, defined as an organization, school or religious organization and associated affiliates of any of the above as well as organizations that serve the community in a notfor-profit manner. However, an application must still be completed to reserve your space. There is an extra $30 fee if a booth requires electricity and the space size of each booth is 10’ by 10’. Applications are available at the village hall or at ci.montgomery. il.us. You will be notified the day you arrive to set up about your specific booth space location. For questions, call 630-896-8080, ext. 9034.

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Old model tube TVs are posing a growing problem for public officials in Kendall County who say they are getting calls from frustrated residents who want to recycle them but can’t because recycling vendors have stopped taking the old sets. To make matters still more complicated, state law prohibits TVs from being placed in the trash. Aaron Howe, an administrative intern for the village of Oswego, said the old TVs will not be accepted at the village’s Recycling Extravaganza set for Saturday, April 23. The annual extravaganza is the largest recycling event in the county. Referring to the problem of recycling the old TVs, Howe said, “It’s really challenging for the village, it’s something that we get a lot of calls about and we are definitely interested in providing that service, we just have to find a way. From the village’s perspective we have residents looking for it, but we don’t recycle the televisions as a municipality. It’s kind of out of our control. We have to find a vendor that is able to do it at a reasonable cost.” In 2012 Illinois banned tube TVs from being placed in landfills. Marlin Hartman, Kendall County’s solid waste coordinator, said the new television market then changed as high definition, flat-screen TVs dropped in price and became popular. Like Oswego, Bart Olson, Yorkville’s city administrator, said the city won’t take tube TVs because the city has no vendor to accept them. “It’s tough for us to even get a call back from haulers to get a quote together to schedule these pickup dates and get a permanent collection site in town,” Olson said. “You’ve either have to find a hauler that is willing to take them for a fee or let them sit there.” Best Buy stores used to take old TVs for a fee, according to their website. However, the retailer has since stopped

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County coroner should resign The Kendall County Coroner’s Office will start a new era in December when Ken Toftoy completes his final four-year term and a new coroner – to be elected in November – is sworn into office. We believe that county residents shouldn’t have to wait until December and Toftoy’s term to end for change to come to the coroner’s office. Instead, we believe Toftoy should step down from the position now. By resigning, Toftoy would provide the county board with an opportunity to appoint an interim coroner to complete his term. We do not make this recommendation lightly. However, we are appalled by surveillance tapes made of Toftoy at his Yorkville office that have been widely circulated on the internet in recent weeks. On one of the tapes Toftoy can be heard discussing how the county building and zoning department could be used to harass one of his political opponents while on another he can be heard making a lewd remark about a deceased individual’s anatomy. Meanwhile, as we reported March 10, Illinois State Police are continuing with a criminal investigation of the coroner’s office. A state police spokesman declined to comment on the specifics of the investigation, but confirmed that it is of a criminal nature. We look forward to learning and reporting on the results of the investigation when it is complete. We are concerned the conniving and sophomoric behavior Toftoy exhibits on the tapes – especially when handling the deceased – will continue until he leaves office. While Toftoy remains in office, county taxpayers have absolutely no assurances that it won’t. We believe the taxpayers deserve a coroner who will show sensitivity, dignity and respect to all the deceased handled by the coroner’s office starting right now.

A story of determination REFLECTIONS Roger Matile While it’s true that women certainly haven’t had an easy time of it during the past several millennia, it’s also true that here in the U.S., they’ve had many more opportunities to make a go of it on their own than in virtually any other nation on earth. Women enjoyed better prospects in the United States almost as soon as it was established, although it took a long time for the law to catch up to the idea that women were perfectly capable of owning their own land, voting, and otherwise participating as full citizens. Especially during pioneer times, the frontier was a place where single women could, if not always thrive, at least make their own way. For some reason, many tend to view the role of women during the nation’s frontier era as similar to that of the poor women who have suffered under the Taliban and other religious fundamentalists of virtually every creed. In reality, women were key ingredients in the settlement of the frontier as it moved west from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. From the 16th through the 19th century era of settlement, women were almost a requirement for a successful settlement. They were most needed by the farmers of that era. It was not merely a whim that his father immediately sought another wife when Abraham Lincoln’s birth mother died from disease (the dreaded ‘milk sick’). On the Kentucky frontier of that era, it really did take a couple to make a household function. Husbands were expected to do the farming and other heavy manual labor, while wives were expected to take care of many and varied household tasks – which were also heavy manual labor in their own right – ranging from raising the kids to the backbreaking job of doing the wash to tending large gardens and preserving and preparing food. It’s sometimes claimed that women couldn’t own property during the frontier era, but that’s simply not true. Here in Kendall County, for instance, at least 22 women obtained patents on some 30 parcels of government land between 1836 and 1849. Granted, some of these women were purchasing the land for their husbands, but others were not. For instance, Emeline Towle purchased 80 acres in Fox Township in 1848, and it was for her own use.

the era. Meanwhile, Emeline Gaylord, 48, was overseeing a farming operation worth $2,400 in Lisbon Township while raising four children. Over in Bristol Township, Ruth Kennedy was making the most of the 168 acres she purchased from the federal government in 1843. By 1850, the 60-year-old Kennedy and her three sons were running a farming operation worth $6,000, with Mrs. Kennedy heading up the business. Today, Kennedy Road is a reminder of the contributions she and her family made to Kendall County history. Not that it was easy being a woman, of course. Many traditional fields were not open to women, and women weren’t allowed to vote in most elections until the second decade of the 20th century. Oddly enough, however, Photo provided by the Little White School Museum even before women won the right to Emma Haines Inman served as a member vote in national elections, they could of the Oswego School Board, including a hold some local elective offices in Illistint as board president, during the years nois. That’s why my shirt-tail relative, before women were permitted to vote in Emma Haines Inman, was able to be elected to the Oswego School District most national and statewide elections. Board and serve as the group’s presHer husband, Decolia Towle, had died ident even before passage of the 19th Amendment gave women the right to in December of 1847, and Emeline apvote nationally. Despite her electoral parently decided to get out of Oswego success, Emma wasn’t allowed to vote where Decolia had been a successful for president of the U.S. businessman and innkeeper. Just a But that was later. We’re talking year later, Emeline married Roland McCloud, and probably moved back to frontier life here, and it wasn’t an easy place to live. Disease and disaster were be near her family in Kane County. It’s likely 60-year-old Hannah Sweet always nearby. During the horrible winter of 1831 – called “The Winter of purchased her 39 acres of Seward the Deep Early Snow” by those who Township land in June of 1849 as an lived through it – Baily Hobson’s wife investment. and his children nearly froze to death Other women purchased land either in conjunction with or on behalf when he was forced to travel to Indiof their husbands. Laura A. Caton, for ana to find food for them. Mrs. Hobson was reduced to chopping firewood out instance, purchased land in conjuncof the ice after freezing rain and a subtion with her husband, Judge John sequent blizzard froze the landscape – Dean Caton. The Catons put together one of the largest tracts of land in Ken- and the family woodpile – solid. And a walk through any pioneer dall County, immortalized today in the cemetery in the county tells tragic name of Caton Farm Road. tales of disease and death that struck Interestingly enough, women were entire families. From smallpox to diphable to take over for their husbands theria to typhoid to recurrent malaria, as the frontier era ended, and seemed women and their families were always willing and able to become successful farmers and business owners. The 1850 at risk. In those days when a letter writer asked after the health of the Census of Kendall County, the county’s first, recorded a number of widows person to whom she was writing, it wasn’t an idle question. who were carrying on for their late It is to their credit, then, that so husbands as heads of households. For instance, 38-year-old Maria Ar- many pioneer women survived and prospered despite the danger and nold took over for her husband, Levi, hardships that most of them took in when he died in 1844. Arnold was one of the founders, with Lewis B. Judson, such graceful stride – something worth recalling as we observe Women’s of Oswego, operating the first store History Month. and post office in the village. After his death, Maria became a successful • Looking for more local history? farm operator. By 1850, her Oswego Visit http://historyonthefox.wordTownship land and holdings were press.com. worth $6,000, a considerable sum for

FORUM To the Editor: Can anyone answer these questions? Where are the state income tax monies, the state sales tax monies, the state gasoline taxes, and all the other state taxes and fees we are charged? Are they being kept in some huge vault in Springfield? Or are they earning interest in some state bank? If Illinois is not using these monies, then why is the state still collecting? It seems to me, that if we are not going to get anything in return, then we should not have to pay the taxes until the state gets its act together. George Hayner Montgomery

Senior Center thanks

To the Editor: The Oswego Senior Center extends a very big thank you to the religious education students at St. Anne Catholic Church, the Panther Soccer Club, Oswego Baseball and Softball Association, the Oswego Juniorettes and the Goal School students. We appreciate their time (youth, parents and teachers), dedication and willingness to help us make our inaugural Spring Art and Craft Fair a success. Juanita Artrip

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To the Editor: I am a seventh-grade student in School District 308. I am writing this letter to tell everyone what I, and many other people in my school, think of SpringBoard, the new language arts curriculum that my district recently adopted. My district spent a lot of school funds on this new curriculum, and I feel like that was a very poor investment. SpringBoard is unfulfilling to both students and teachers. Many teachers think that this new curriculum gives them no creativity whatsoever in teaching, and it doesn’t teach kids all of the necessary elements to be successful later on in college, or for that matter, the rest of life. A lot of students think that SpringBoard is very boring and way too low-level, especially for honors students like myself. We also don’t like how the SpringBoard curriculum only has us read little bits of books, and not the whole thing. We feel as though that is not a thorough lesson because it is not full.

as well. Expanding thought and knowledge Letters policy through our library system is always a positive investment. That way we don’t The Forum provides our readers with a weekly opportunity to express their opinions on topics of community interest. Here are our guidelines: have to continually lower the bar of • Letters must be no longer than 500 words. learning at all educational levels. Lower • Letters must be accompanied by the writer’s full name, address and home phone bar equals lower standards. Those lower number. Only the author’s name and city of residence will be printed. standards we know lead to hope and • All letters must be signed by the letter writer. Anonymous letters will not be change. accepted. In a separate matter on investment, • Letters must be written by the individual whose name appears as the author. I do question the future growth of any Second party letters or letters copied off the Internet or from other sources will be city whose top major investment is an discarded. even larger police station. What does • We reserve the right to edit all letters for brevity and fairness, and to withhold from that say about crime and the future publication letters that we determine to be either libelous, obscene, untrue, invade personal privacy, or are personal attacks. direction of your community going • Letters withheld from publication will not be accepted as copy for paid advertiseforward? ments. In a related note, the Kendall County • Elected and appointed public officials who write letters will be identified with their Sheriff’s Office has announced its “most titles listed under their names. Officials who wish to write letters that are not neceswanted” list. A common sense idea in sarily representative of their agency’s view should preface their letters accordingly. the age of computer networking. Now a • Letters containing poetry will not be considered for publication. question. Kendall County is 85 percent • The deadline for letters to the editor is 5 p.m. Friday for the next week’s edition. lilly white according to the latest census Here’s how to send your letter: data. Out of the eight most wanted list By email: letters@kendallcountynow.com in Kendall County they’re all of a minoriBy mail: Record Newspapers, 109 W. Veterans Parkway, Yorkville, IL 60560 ty race: six Hispanic and two blacks. So my question in the new age of Besides the aspect of opinions, there all education styles? progressive BLM/white privilege and are also the facts. First off, this new To conclude, although I do believe this the Obama news administrations: is the curriculum costs so much money. To is quite obvious, I, along with my peers Kendall County Sheriff’s Department racme, it makes no sense why a group and lots of teachers and parents, think ist by putting up only minorities on their would pay so much money on a six-year District 308 should do away with Spring- most wanted website. Or is this just investment for a curriculum that hadn’t Board and get a new curriculum. It has more results of that hope and change? even been tried out in a classroom. It is been done. They have already scrapped very important, the education of today’s SpringBoard in St. Charles, so why can’t Ryan Koppes Oswego youth, who will one day lead the counwe be next? try. Not everyone wanted to implement St. Anne’s sends thanks this curriculum, especially since it has Maddie Sims Plainfield To the Editor: never been tried out. The Saint Anne’s Senior Dinner was It has been said that SpringBoard was Some questions held March 5 at the St. Anne’s Joachim evaluated without full knowledge of Center in Oswego. The theme for the To the Editor: the tools. That is very worrisome to me evening was “The Kentucky Derby.” As I catch up on my reading here at the as a seventh-grader, because there are There were 107 seniors in attendance wonderfully remodeled downtown Osadults in very powerful positions that wego Public Library, I can only imagine. who enjoyed spaghetti dinner served by wouldn’t hesitate to make decisions What would the financial position of our the teens from the parish and assisted such as this, without full knowledge of by several adults. country look like if all its government the product. A special thank you to the following entities were run as efficiently and comAs well as the money aspect, this for their generous donations for the evecurriculum is extremely wasteful. What petently as our local library district? A ning’s raffles: Culver’s, Davey’s family, is the purpose of buying new workbooks place of learning and knowledge, that’s Famous Dave’s, Fireside Grille, Bridget very well run with polite and helpful and materials for schools each year? Flanigan, Peggy Flanigan (Mary Kay), Fox employees. Outstanding. Also, the teachers are required to buy Bend Golf, Frantik family, Joan Gierden, The inspiring view from the reading several copies of a book so that every Giordano’s, Grandma’s Table, Erin Henroom where I do my catching up is single student can use one, when a nessey, Rejoyce, Riverview Diner, Select scenic and cozy no matter the season. teacher could just read it aloud. What Restaurant, Sonic, Starbucks, Tap House It’s truly a gem. is the reasoning for that? That is very Grill, Jeff and Cheryl York. I also have concerns about that possiwasteful for just a one-time use. Thank you from the Youth Ministry ble parking lot expansion. What will be Another thought I wish to be brought Program to all who helped make this the impact upon the Waubonsie Creek, up is the fact that College Board, the evening a memorable event. maker of SpringBoard, is not only doing its watershed and the surrounding junior high education, but is now admin- neighbors? Time will tell what the future Deacon Duane Wozek istrating the SAT tests and advanced holds, but I do see this property annex Director of Youth Ministry placement tests. Should a school district as an important step not only to the St. Anne Catholic Church really allow College Board to take over Oswego library but possible downtown growth

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Oswego seeks volunteers to take on variety of roles OSWEGO LEDGER The Oswego Historic Preservation Commission, the Environmentally Conscious Oswego (ECO) Commission, and the Cultural Arts Commission are all seeking applications for vacant positions. The Oswego Historic Preservation Commission is currently accepting applications from Oswego residents for three positions. Experience in preservation, architecture, history, planning, real estate, construction or a similar background is recommended for the HPC. The ECO Commission and the Cultural Arts Commission are also accepting applications from Oswego residents for one position each. The function of the ECO Commission is to protect and improve today’s environment for the future by providing education to the community on en-

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Continued from page 2 them immediately.” Gillette said that judges and staff at precinct polling places were calling her office before they were out asking for more ballots. “We printed them and got them out there as fast as we could,” Gillette said. She added that the polling places do not have the ability to print ballots onsite, but her office does have two printers from which they can print ballots. While there may have been an issue with ballot supply, the voter turnout was near record highs for the primary. Gillette reported that 45 percent of registered voters in Kendall County cast ballots in either the Democratic or Republican party primary. In the last three primary elections, voter turnout

vironmental issues, by educating and involving Oswego’s leadership on environmental issues and opportunities, by increasing conservation practices through hands-on activities, and by reviewing village environmental ordinances and contracts in order to suggest areas of improvement. The Cultural Arts Commission’s role is to establish, initiate, sponsor, organize and promote cultural and artistic programs and services for the enrichment and enjoyment of the Oswego community. Applications are available on the village website at oswegoil.org or by visiting the Oswego Village Hall at 100 Parkers Mill, Oswego, IL 60543. All applicants are appointed by the village president with concurrence by the Oswego Village Board and serve three-year terms. For more information, contact the Community Relations Department at 630-554-4636.. was at about 20 percent of local registered voters. “It is my hope that the voters continue to come out to vote in the same amount as they did this election. I hope the trend continues. I’m looking forward to this type of turnout in the future,” Gillette said. She pointed out that this was the first election during which voters could register to vote on Election Day at their polling place. Kendall County Board Chairman John Shaw said that he was keeping a close eye on the situation and thanked Gillette for handling the reported ballot snafu. “I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to clerk Debbie Gillette for my several frantic and irate phone calls to her about where in the hell are the ballots,” Shaw said. “You did a great job.”

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CLUB FILE Antique Study Group gathers April 6; will conduct auction

The Antique Study Group will meet at noon Wednesday, April 6, at the Little White School House Museum in Oswego. The group’s annual auction will be hosted by Liz Torgerson and Karen Lamboley will act as cohostess. Members will provide auction items to Duane Torgerson who will act as auctioneer. The money raised will help benefit the group’s expenses and provide charity donations to worthy causes during the year. Sheri Kohout hosted the March meeting at her home and Pat Hornburg, acting as cohostess, provided an array of delicious refreshments. Kohout gave an interesting and informative program on Vaseline and other fluorescent glass. The study group was formed in 1964 by Bernice Clouse, who loved antiques and wanted others with the same interest to learn more about them. If you love antiques and are interested in becoming a member, call Mary Collins at 630-551-6146 for more information.

Vegetable gardening is next topic for Hilltop Gardeners

As the growing season nears, Hilltop Gardeners look to Ed Max of Max’s Greener Places in Winfield for advice on growing heirloom vegetables. Max has more than 30 years of experience in landscaping, has a naturalist certification from Morton Arboretum and is an expert on Northern Illinois flora and native plants. The program, “Veggie Patch: Growing Heirloom Vegetable and Saving Seeds,” was developed from Max’s experience in his own gardens and offers information and techniques for the best results in gardening. The meeting is from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, April 14, at the Little White School Museum, 72 Polk Street in Oswego. Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no cost. Garden Club meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at the museum, unless otherwise noted. For more information, call Diane at 630-551-1970 or email Valerie at vgierhart@aol.com.

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Potential job applicants should come prepared by printing out a job applicaSeeking to fill over 100 part-time and tion form from the district’s website and seasonal positions, the Fox Valley Park bringing the completed form to the job District will host a community job fair fair. from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 26, “The park district is reaching out so at the Prisco Community Center, 150 W. the community is aware of how many job Illinois Ave., Aurora. opportunities we’ll have available this As one of the area’s largest employers, summer,” said Human Resources Manthe park district offers opportunities for ager Lynn Fenton. “This job fair will give teens and adults alike, with flexible work potential applicants a complete picture of schedules and a wide range of jobs. job descriptions; from there, they can easInterested candidates are encouraged ily apply to the area that suits their skills to visit the fair for information about job and interests.” positions and requirements. Park district Potential job applicants should visit staff will be on hand to answer questions foxvalleyparkdistrict.org to read job deand perform introductory interviews. scriptions and fill out an application form.

BRIEF ‘Mayor on the Move’ coming to George’s Restaurant

Montgomery Village President Matt Brolley will host a “Mayor on the Move” gathering from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at George’s Restaurant, 110 Webster Street. Coffee and light refreshments for this event will be provided by George’s Restaurant,

which has been a popular restaurant in downtown Montgomery for more than 40 years. Residents are invited to drop by to meet the village president on an informal basis and discuss items of concern with him. Everyone is encouraged to bring their comments, questions and ideas to the session.

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OSWEGO POLICE REPORTS

Warrant arrest Oswego police arrested Eduardo Romero, 31, of the 300 block of South Lake Street, Aurora, on an in-state warrant at a business in the 2600 block of Route 34 in the village March 21. Police said Romero posted bond and was released pending a court appearance.

DUI arrest A Boulder Hill resident, Kyle D. Olsen, 25, of the 40th block of Circle Drive East, was arrested by Oswego police after they stopped his vehicle on Old Post Road near Pearce’s Ford

Domestic battery arrest Oswego police arrested Bruce D. Gouldsberry, 63, of the 200 block of Stillwater Court, Oswego, at his residence March 20 at 11:41 p.m. on a charge of domestic battery, two counts. Police said Gouldsberry was taken to the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings. Damaged on Waterbury An Aurora resident told Oswego police that someone damaged his vehicle while it was parked in the 300 block of Waterbury Circle in the village March 20.

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March 13 and March 16, village police reported. Police said the equipment is valued at $2,200.

Hit and run on Rt. 34 DUI arrest An unknown vehicle hit a parked Oswego police arrested Xavier vehicle in the 2400 block of Route 34 Santiago, 27, of the 300 block of in Oswego March 16, village police North Park Avenue, Aurora, after were notified. Police said the driver stopping his vehicle March 18 at 2:37 of the parked vehicle was not hurt. a.m. on Douglas Road at Long Beach iPod stolen Road. Police said Santiago faces An iPod valued at $150 was stolen charges of driving under the influence, operating an uninsured motor March 15 on Colchester Drive in Oswego, village police reported. vehicle and improper lane usage.

Two hurt, one cited in crash Two motorists received minor injuries in a rollover crash on Orchard Road north of Mill Road in the village March 17 at 9:08 a.m. Police said the drivers of the two vehicles involved DUI arrest in the crash, Lydia Cano, 29, of Oswego police arrested Yuliana Plainfield, and Mariann Camacho, 48, Martinez-Avila, 28, of the 2200 block of Yorkville, were taken to Rush-Copof Beresford Drive, Yorkville, after ley Medical Center in Aurora. Cano’s stopping her vehicle on Concord vehicle struck Camacho’s vehicle Drive at Tuscany Trail in the village and then rolled onto its side, police March 18 at 1:20 p.m. Police said said. Police cited Cano for failure to Martinez-Avila has been charged reduce speed to avoid an accident. with driving under the influence. Merchandise stolen She posted bond and was released Merchandise valued at approxipending a court appearance next mately $270 was reported stolen month.

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DUI among charges Oswego police arrested Luis Nunez-Guardado, 26, of the 1000 block of Allaire Drive, Aurora, on Route 30 at Douglas Road in the village March 21 at 6:40 p.m. Police said Nunez-Guardado faces charges of driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a license. Nunez-Guardado, who was released on bond, is scheduled to appear in court on the charges next month.

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MONTGOMERY POLICE REPORTS DUI among charges Montgomery police arrested Sabrina Thomas, 36, of the 1600 block of Grove Street, Aurora, on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol after the vehicle she was driving was involved in an accident on Route 30 and Horseman Trail March 19 at 3:22 a.m. Police said Thomas was also issued a complaint for unlawful possession of cannabis and citations for operating an uninsured vehicle, illegal transportation of alcohol and improper lane usage. Thomas was transported to an area hospital for injuries she sustained in the accident, according to police.

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motor vehicle. Cashier arrested Montgomery police arrested Angel Rodriguez, 20, of the 0-100 block of Hampton Road, Boulder Hill, on a charge of retail theft March 19 at 10:36 p.m. after a fellow employee reportedly observed Rodriguez under-ringing items while working as a cashier.

while it was parked in the 2100 block of Rochester Drive in Montgomery on March 16, village police reported. Cannabis, paraphernalia arrest Montgomery police arrested Daniel Ortiz, 19, of the 800 block of Victoria Drive, Montgomery, after stopping his vehicle on Orchard Road at Brentwood Drive at 9:41 p.m. March 16. Police said Ortiz faces charges of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of cannabis. He was also ticketed for driving while his license was suspended.

Retail theft arrest Montgomery police arrested Brandon Moss, 37, of the 1000 block of Highland Avenue, Aurora, on a charge of retail theft at a store in the 2000 block of Orchard Road in the village March 18 at 6:08 p.m. Police said Moss attempted to leave the store Citations issued DUI on Main St. without paying for merchandise. Jennifer Flores, 36, of the 200 Montgomery police arrested block of Hartway Court, driving Martel Williams, 35, of the 100 Egg damage on a suspended license. block of Harbor Drive, Oswego, Someone tossed eggs at a Angela Gonzalez, 25, of the after his vehicle was involved vehicle parked in the 1300 block 400 block of Weston Avenue, in a crash on Main Street at Mill of Kingston Drive in MontgomAurora, operating a motor Street in the village March 20 ery, village police were notified vehicle when registration is at 6:42 a.m. Police said Williams March 18. suspended. was charged with driving under Brandon Robinson, 25, of the influence and issued citaRochester damage the 300 block of Grant Place, tions for improper lane usage Someone damaged the side Aurora, driving on a suspended and operating an uninsured mirrors on a 2013 Nissan Rogue license.

DUI among charges Sheriff’s deputies arrested Claudia Jazmine Alejandro-Rivera, 35, of the 1900 block of Burry Circle Drive, Crest Hill, after stopping her vehicle March 22 at 2:26 a.m. on Route 47 and Ament Road south of Yorkville. Police said Alejandro-Rivera has been charged with driving under the influence and was ticketed for improper lane usage, no valid registration and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. Police said they stopped Alejandro-Rivera’s vehicle after being alerted by several concerned motorists. A sheriff’s deputy observed her driving in an oncoming lane of traffic prior to stopping her vehicle.

suspected to be Valium and a small amount of cannabis and drug paraphernalia while conducting a search of Svoboda’s vehicle. Svoboda was taken to the county jail in Yorkville pending a bond hearing.

DUI, drug arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Justin Ely Svoboda, 43, of the 60th block of South River Street, Aurora, after stopping his vehicle at Routes 71 and 47 March 16 at 7:37 p.m. Police said Svoboda has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of cannabis. In addition, he was cited for improper lane usage and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Police located more than 550 pills

Paraphernalia arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Anthony F. Fremarek, 20, of the 14000 block of Colonial Parkway, Plainfield, after stopping his vehicle on Reservation Road at Chippewa Drive near Oswego for a lane use violation. Police said Fremarek was found in possession of a pipe used for smoking cannabis.

Cannabis arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Reakwon Demon Howard, 20, of the 1000 block of Symphony Drive, Aurora, after stopping his vehicle March 21 at 10:09 p.m. on Route 30 and Gastville Street east of Oswego. Police said Howard faces charges of possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia and was ticketed for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

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Hastert sentencing delay OK’d 11 OSWEGO LEDGER A federal judge overseeing Dennis Hastert’s hush-money case has granted prosecutors’ request to delay the former U.S. House Speaker’s sentencing until the end of next month, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Judge Thomas M. Durkin has scheduled Hastert’s sentencing for April 27 at 10 a.m. at the Dirksen Federal Court building in Chicago. Objections in the case must be filed by April 8, according to the AP. Hastert’s sentencing was previously scheduled for April 8. The AP also reported that a federal

court transcript says that an alleged sex abuse victim could testify at the sentencing. It’s the first time that the court has referenced sex abuse in the case. Hastert, a Plano resident, pleaded guilty Oct. 28 to violating Dennis bank laws in seeking Hastert to pay someone $3.5 million in hush money. Durkin agreed at a hearing in January to push sentencing back from Feb. 29 to April 8 after Hastert’s attorneys said the 74-year-old Republican had health problems.

BRIEF Fugitive wanted by Oswego police taken into custody

Members of the U.S. Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force apprehended fugitive Glen Bates in Springfield on March 14, according to Oswego police. Bates, 32, was wanted by Oswego police on two counts of

violation of an order of protection and one count of domestic battery. The task force was able to locate Bates through an anonymous tip from a resident who had observed Kendall County’s most wanted list. He had been a fugitive since September, police said.

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Warrant arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Ivan Guillermo Chaves Arrieta, 26, of the 100 block block of Navarone Drive, Naperville, after they of Rickard Drive, Oswego, at his residence responded to a report of a motorist striking a March 17 on a Kendall County Sheriff’s Office building that houses a retail store in the 1300 warrant for domestic battery. Police said block of Route 30 in Oswego Township. he was taken to the county jail in Yorkville The collision resulted in no major damage pending court proceedings. to either the vehicle or building, according to police. Domestic arrest Police said Ridsdale was ticketed for not County sheriff’s deputies arrested Jessica having a valid driver’s license. N. Watkins, 20, of the 300 block of Boulder Hill Pass, Boulder Hill, in connection with Warrant arrest a reported domestic battery incident that County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Boulder occurred March 14 in the 100 block of West Hill resident, Concepcion Jose Reyes, 38, of Rickard Drive in Oswego. the 60th block of Hubbard Way, March 20 in the 13000 block of McKanna Road, Minooka, Circle Drive damage on a Kane County warrant for contempt of Someone took a political sign and caused court. Police said the suspect was taken to damage to the front porch roof support of the county jail for booking. a residence in the 100 block of Circle Drive West in Boulder Hill, county sheriff’s deputies No charges in disturbance were told March 14. Police said the investigaCounty sheriff’s deputies responded to tion is ongoing. a domestic disturbance involving family members at a residence in the 100 block of Identity theft Rickard Drive in Bristol on March 18. Police A Boulder Hill resident told county sheriff’s said both individuals involved in the incident deputies March 15 that an unknown person declined to cooperate with the investigation used his debit card number to make several and there was no evidence of a battery. No unauthorized purchases March 11. Police said charges were filed. they are investigating.

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Engelhardt gets ready for 1st season with East By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com

Even though Matt Engelhardt will begin his first year as the Oswego East baseball coach, there’s a certain sense of familiarity already. Engelhardt replaces Bobby Kaminski, who resigned after being named the school’s athletic director. The Yorkville grad played baseball at Monmouth College before volunteering with the Wolves’ program in 2006 while student teaching.

In 2007, he joined the staff full time and has previously coached the sophomore team. Most recently, he coached the Oswego East summer baseball team. “I’ve been here for a decade now, and so has the whole coaching staff. I even brought my dad on staff this year, so it really seems like a family,” Engelhardt said. “We have a pretty tight-knit group. I’ve worked with them all before, they’ve all played for me before, so there are no surprises.” With 22 players on the roster, 11 re-

turn from last year’s record-setting 16win team. The top returning players include Southwest Prairie All-Conference player Vince Schwartz (34 hits, 26 RBIs, scored 30 runs and had a batting average of .347). The other top returning players include junior Dylan Jones (22 hits, 14 RBIs, 19 runs, .272 batting average, 1.31 ERA in 16 innings with one win and 19 strikeouts; verbally committed to the University of Illinois), Garrett Goetz (ERA of 2.2 in 34 innings pitched with two wins and two saves; proba-

ble No. 1 starter), and Jack Borvan (23 hits, 15 RBIs, 16 runs, .258 batting average), as well as Grant Argylian (will play at Illinois College next year), Sam Cummings, Devin Geoffroy, Cameron Keller, Conner Keller, Jake Leonard (will play at Iowa Wesleyan University next year) and Julian Spencer. The newcomers are senior Joshua Szot and juniors Gio Lerner, Josh Liktenhus, Jared Ludacka, Mason Madalinski, Daniel Nelson, Kyle Orive, David Parker, Sean Schumacher, Jake Stock and Devin Zielke.

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Panthers, Wolves looking to challenge for 2016 SPC title By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com

The Oswego and Oswego East badminton teams are both on track to produce solid seasons in 2016. In 2015, the Panthers went 8-2 in duals, won their sixth straight Southwest Prairie Conference title and qualified a program-best five to the state tourna-

ment. Two of them are back in juniors Bri Ecton and Jenna Metcalf. A seventh straight SPC title as well as qualifying six players to state are among the goals for Oswego this year. “When you are at the top everybody is trying to knock you down,” Oswego coach Scott Freischlag said. “I’m sure Oswego East is going to have a good team, Plainfield Central, Plainfield

East, Romeoville. Our conference is tough and has many state qualifiers. It will be tough, but I think we have a strong group. We’ll compete and see what happens.” The Wolves went second in conference and graduated Leena Hwang, the most decorated player in Oswego East and SPC history, but return just about everyone else from a squad that went

8-1 in duals in the regular season. “Top to bottom, this is one of the better teams I’ve coached since I’ve been here,” Oswego East coach Marko Jurkovic said. “Last year, we leaned on Leena, but these girls have really taken a step forward, and it’s been fun to see the development. They are extremely

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in at either first and third, in addition to Schultz or Mittelstaedt. Green and Davis return to the middle infield with sophomore Riley Kelsch adding depth. Benson will also see time in the outfield with Johnson and Williams, and junior Autumn Sullivan, sophomore Jamie Hass and Webb also playing in the outfield. “We’re really excited about this year,” Benson said. “Our goal as a team is to have a positive record, so we’re working hard to do that. We’re trying to get more wins in conference, and I’m confident we can do that.” Oswego East comes off an 11-19 season, but went 2-12 in the SPC. The conference season opens April 5 at Minooka, with eight non-conference opponents leading up to the SPC opener to prepare the Wolves. “I think we’ll do a lot better with conference this year,” Green said. “We have five returners, so we know what to expect. Plainfield East will be a big

one that was good last year, so we’re looking forward to hopefully beating them this year.” Oswego East (0-1) opened the season with a 13-8 loss to Bolingbrook on March 17, and play will continue this week to kick off a five-game homestand. “We have a younger team, but the greatest thing about this team is we all work well together,” Schultz said. “We all know each other. A lot of us have played travel ball or have known each other through different teams. We just all get along. Now we just have to work the little things out.” And if those little things all work out like Oswego East hopes, the Wolves have a chance to capture the program’s first regional championship on its home field as the Wolves are slated to host the Class 4A tournament May 2328. “That would be really cool,” Nussle said. “This group wants it.”

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The Oswego girls soccer team opened the 2016 season with a 1-1 tie against Bartlett on Saturday in non-conference action. Abby Grzetic scored Oswego’s lone goal in the first half. Bartlett scored its goal in the second half. The Panthers (0-1-1) used both goalkeepers in Megan Rasmussen (first half, two saves) and Madison Lockard (second half, one save). On Monday, Waubonsie Valley defeated the Panthers, 3-1. The Warriors led 2-1 at the break. Oswego saw Riley Parker score with 5:19 remaining in the first half. Lockard was the keeper in the first half (three saves) and Rasmussen was in the net in the second half (four saves).

TRACK AND FIELD

Oswego boys: The Oswego boys track and field team traveled to the University of Illinois Armory to compete in the 24th Annual Gene Armer Invitational and won the team championship for the first time. Collin Boone broke his own record in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:02.46. The 4x400 relay team which consisted of Luke Moran, Jake Smutzer, Brian Jimenez and Steven Strange also set a new indoor school record with a time of 3:30.4.

also reached the finals, with Roschi taking fourth in 9.76 seconds. More on the web The 4x200-meter relay (1:49) and 4x400-meter relay (4:12) also posted winCheck out our additional sports ning times. Akinfe was second in the coverage at KendallCountyNow.com: long jump (17-6 3/4) and Maya Taylor • Basketball postseason look back finished fourth (16-10 1/2). Stephanie • Girls soccer photo gallery Jones cleared 4-11 to place third in the high jump. For Oswego, Kayla Wooten won the Bennett Peterson took first in 3200, 800 with a time of 2:18 and teammate JuDavid Gaytan finished third in 1600, lia Manzano was fourth in 2:29. Maddie Boone won the 800, Steven Strange Kammerer finished fourth in the 1,600 placed first in the 400 the 4x400-meter (5:25) and Isabella Christiansen was relay took first, the 4x200 placed sixth, third in the 3,200 (11:06). Coral Ottesen the 4x800 was second, Nick Janca placed won the pole vault, clearing 11-1. seventh in high jump and Jared Middleton placed seventh in pole vault. BASEBALL Girls Track: The Oswego East girls Oswego freshmen: Oswego opened track and field team won the Plainfield the season with a win over Crossroads North Indoor Invite with 109 points, out- Christian, 10-3. Jason Crafton was the scoring runner-up Plainfield North (88) starting pitcher and went four strong and Minooka (84) while Oswego (51) fin- innings with eight strikeouts and three ished fourth. walks while allowing only two hits and For Oswego East, Morgan Harris one unearned run. won the 55-meter dash in 7.4 seconds Reece Barry got the win, throwing and Sade Akinfe reached the finals, three innings in relief and striking out taking sixth in 7.69 seconds. Harris also seven. JD Miller, Matt Sorrells, and Garwon the 200 in 26.56 seconds and took ry Maynard led the attack at the plate second in the 400 (59.20) while teammate with three hits apiece. The B game saw the Panthers play Abby Flammersfeld was third in the to a 3-3 tie. Steven Halvax and Justin event (1:00.95). Tara Schumacher won the 55-meter Brown collected the only two hits for hurdles in 8.79 seconds while team- the Panthers. Brown had two RBIs to go mates Rachel Roschi and Nadia Fonscea with his hit.

Continued from page 12 hard workers. Things are looking good so far.” Oswego won its first two matches of the season against Waubonsie Valley (12-3) and Wheaton North (9-6). In addition to Metcalf and Ecton, the Panthers return Anne Jakubowski, Xanthe Deck and Sue Ellen Wieczorek. The newcomers are Lauren Arnold, Adeel Ayaz, Katelyn Beamish, Giana Bytnar, Jordan Davis, Samantha Frantik, Marilee Garrett, Isabella Gugliotta, Jessie Jakubowski and Vivian Vavrinek. The Wolves are also 2-0 in duals after wins against Joliet West (11-4) and Waubonsie Valley (105). They also won DeKalb’s sixteam Round Robin Tournament with 27 points. Of the 12 players on Oswego East’s roster, eight are returning, including seniors Amna Hoda and Ibtesam Kamal and Amber Williams and juniors Stephanie Balbin, Annie Carmody, Andrea De Guzman, Simi Sharma and Gina Tito. The newcomers are seniors Ashley Munson, Nicole Arias and Clarissa Williams and junior Bailey Keating. The Panthers and Wolves will play each other on April 18 at Oswego East. The SPC tournament is scheduled for April 28 and April 30 at Plainfield Central.

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Don’t be fooled by the youth of the Oswego East softball roster. With just one senior in the mix and four additional veterans, the Wolves may be inexperienced when it comes to varsity high school play, but the young players boast impressive softball resumes with three sophomores who made Division I commitments in the offseason. Emma Benson is the lone senior this spring and will share captain responsibilities with junior returner Emily Green. Oswego East also returns Southwest Prairie All-Conference pitcher Emily Schultz as well as sophomores Juvia Davis and Rachel Johnson. Schultz and sophomore classmate Danielle Williams have given verbal commitments to Loyola’s 2019 recruiting class while Davis has made her decision to join Indiana Universi-

ty’s roster. “With our roster being as young as it is, we definitely have talent and we’re athletic,” said Laura Nussle, who enters her fourth year as head coach. “It’s just putting the pieces together and see who is going to fall in where. It’s nice to have the leadership of Benson – and the returning five. We’re excited, and we’re versatile. I’m excited to see what happens. We have a lot of opportunity here.” Schultz hit .454 in her freshman season last year and led the team in runs (34) and hits (49) and set a season record with eight triples. She also finished with a 5.22 earned run average over 112-plus innings. Benson will return behind the plate, sharing time at the catcher position with junior newcomer Nicole Schussler. Nussle will also see innings from junior pitchers Mackenna Mittelstaedt and Caitlyn Webb. Sophomores Lauren Alesia and Sydni Mitchell will step

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Strong start for Panthers By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com

Before the season started, Oswego baseball coach Mark Johnson said the Panthers were already ahead of where they were at this point last season. Three games into the 2016 season, Johnson was right. The Panthers have started the year 3-0 with wins over Plano (12-0 in five innings), Bolingbrook (6-3) and Elk Grove (2-1). “Things are going pretty smoothly. In practice, they get it and that makes it go so much faster,” Johnson said. “It’s nice. We aren’t reteaching stuff. Last year, we had a lot of players we weren’t sure who was going to play where and this year, we only really had to replace our left fielder and second baseman, so that’s not so bad.” There are 13 returning players from last year’s team that went 16-20 overall (6-16 in the Southwest Prairie Conference). Four of the team’s 11 seniors have committed to collegiate teams: shortstop/pitcher Konor Gengler (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater), infielder/pitcher Carter Turnquist (UW-Oshkosh), and designated hitter/ catcher Mike Dato (Monmouth), and

outfielder Jake Menard (Illinois Institute of Technology). Other seniors on the roster are outfielder Joe Fogarty, infielder Mitch Gwodz, pitcher Luke Torrez, outfielder Austin Cepeda, outfielder/pitcher Jake Nalley, infielder Kurtis Klingbeil and infielder/pitcher Colton White. The returning juniors are catcher/designated hitter Gabe Panza and outfielder/pitcher Cole Aughenbaugh. Gengler earned All-Conference honors last year after he had 31 hits, 10 RBIs, scored 23 runs and had a batting average of .272. On the mound in 41 2/3 innings, he had three wins, 27 strikeouts and had an ERA of 1.68. Turnquist (36 hits, 16 RBIs, 17 runs, .313 batting average; won four games on the mound in 48 2/3 innings, 49 strikeouts), White (36 hits, 19 RBIs, .324 batting average), Aughenbaugh (32 hits, 18 RBIs, .327 batting average) and Panza (12 hits, seven RBIs) were all key contributors last season. Junior newcomers are infielder Cody Peterlin, infielder/pitcher Noah Wernke, infielder Jared Johnson, outfielder Tanner Sohst, pitcher Lake Turner, pitcher Nathan Willig, infielder/pitcher Dustin Wayne and outfielder/pitcher Lukas Rife.

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Squad boasts plenty of depth By KRISTIN SHARP

ksharp@kendallcountynow.com Oswego senior infielder Ally Miller had learned to adapt to just about any situation in softball. The four-year player will play for her fourth coach after Amanda Stanton was introduced as the newest Panther head coach in August, but this time Miller is excited about the changes this spring. She is one of three seniors on a roster that includes three freshmen and two sophomores. “If you saw all of us together, you’d never know we were different ages,” Miller said. “It makes us realize that it doesn’t matter your age; it’s your talent. Just because you’re a senior, you aren’t going to automatically start. We’re going to have the best nine on the field.” Stanton has a mix of players that create plenty of depth around the diamond and will use the early part of the season to develop her starting lineup. “A lot of girls can play multiple positions, so we’re still trying to see who meshes well together, and who has that communication and that bond,” Stanton said.

Joining Miller in the infield will be senior Lexi Moky, sophomore Kayla Moky, junior Makaela Chavez and junior Caitlin Eckert. Junior Ashley McCance and freshman Hailey Morland can play both infield and outfield while junior Natalie Etheridge and senior Jessica Howard will play outfield. “I definitely feel our defense is going to be strong,” Lexi Moky said. “Our hitting will have a lot more variety this year and we have more leftys, so we’ll have a good mix.” Junior Emiley Zegar and freshman Rebecca Pieroni will share time behind the plate, with freshman Annie Scaramuzzi and sophomore Hannah Gentry on the mound for the Panthers. “They’re both left-handed, so we’re excited about that,” Stanton said of her pitchers. “They’re different. They have different techniques and different pitches they can bring, so they will balance each other out nicely.” Oswego is working to build off of last year’s 13-20 finish, and the season gets underway Thursday at Naperville North. The Panthers will face West Aurora in their home opener on Monday at 11 a.m.

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Riley Parker scores Oswego’s only goal in loss to Waubonsie Valley / 13

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Oswego junior Kacie Moran (22) battles Waubonsie Valley in the first half of the game on Monday. Waubonsie Valley defeated the Panthers, 3-1. Oswego’s Riley Parker scored the Panthers’ only goal with 5:19 remaining in the first half.