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THE BEAT GOES ON BATAVIA MAN CHANGES LIFESTYLE AFTER CARDIAC BYPASS SURGERY. PAGE 4 Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com

Stephen Staniszewski (left), who had cardiac bypass surgery two years ago, walks with his neighbor, Rene Culbertson, through their Batavia neighborhood.

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GENEVA – Kane County’s government has hired a chief financial officer.

The County Board unanimously approved Wednesday the selection of Joseph Onzick to serve as the county’s new executive director of finance.

Onzick, of North Aurora, has worked in finance for years, County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen said.

Onzick is certified as a public accountant and holds a master’s degree in business administration, two qualifications Lauzen said were key in his choice to recommend Onzick to the board.

Onzick currently is controller at Aurora University and has previously held other financial officer positions, Lauzen said, including experience at NexGen Software Technologies in Naperville and in the nonprofit sector.

Onzick has not worked in government before, Lauzen said.

Reached by phone after Wednesday’s County Board meeting, Onzick confirmed he applied for the Kane County CFO position but said he was unaware of the County Board’s vote and withheld further comment until a later time.

Lauzen said Onzick is scheduled to begin his new duties with the county early next week. He will earn an annual salary of $115,000.

Onzick’s hiring ends a monthslong search conducted by Kane County officials to find a finance director.

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The position has been vacant since former Finance Director Cheryl Pattelli resigned last summer to take a similar government finance job in Colorado.

Lauzen said finding a finance director had been among his top priorities since he took office as chairman in December.

Lauzen said Onzick was the best among four candidates he had interviewed for the job because his experience and certifications – as well as his residency within Kane County – helped him stand out.

Onzick will help the County Board by supplying “very accurate information,” Lauzen said, something he believes the board needs most from its finance director.

Lauzen said Onzick will work as a part of a county finance team, which also will include Kane County Treasurer David Rickert, to help the county formulate budgets and set tax levies, among other tasks.

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS • A story on page 16 of the Feb. 13 edition of the Kane County Chronicle requires clariication. The St. Charles Police Department accuses Brian Eugene Woodhouse of using a stolen check to buy stamps.

He was not accused of stealing the check. The Chronicle regrets the error.

Accuracy is important to the Kane County Chronicle, and we want to correct mistakes promptly. Please call errors to our attention by phone, 630-8455355; or email, editorial @kcchronicle.com

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Where did you grow up? Geneva Who would play you in the movie of your life?

Franklin Knox First job? Delivering pamphlets for a Republican precinct committeeman.

Didn’t get paid much.

As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a pharmacist, but I became an accountant instead.

Movies you’d recommend? “Lincoln,” “Les Miserables” and the“Life of Pi” Favorite charity?

Geneva Lutheran Church and the American Cancer Society Do you play an instrument or speak another language? I speak some Swedish, and I sing in the church choir. I’m a tenor.

Favorite local restaurant? Colonial in St. Charles What is an interesting factoid about yourself?

I was an accountant for the Illinois division of the American Cancer Society for 35 years.

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Town hall forum set for St. Charles mayoral hopefuls

Retirement planning seminar in Sugar Grove

WHAT: A town hall forum for the four St. Charles mayoral candidates is set. It is sponsored by community group 2R2R. Candidates are Ray Rogina, John Rabchuk, Jotham Stein and Jake Wyatt. They will have time to introduce themselves and discuss their experience and goals. Residents will have the chance to ask questions.

WHEN: 7 p.m. Feb. 28 WHERE: Baker Community Center auditorium, 101 S. Second St.

WHAT: The Sugar Grove Park District is offering a seminar on retirement planning. The seminar explains the basics of the most common retirement plans, and the investment opportunities and tax and other rules associated with those plans, with an emphasis on traditional and Roth IRAs. The presenters are Sugar Grove attorney Bill Durrenberger and MetLife financial planner Mark Durrenberger.

WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 26 WHERE: Sugar Grove Township Building, 54 Snow St. INFO: Anyone interested in attending should call the park district at 630-466-7436, go to the park district’s website at www.sgparks.org or visit the park district’s offices.

Waterline Writers event scheduled in Batavia WHAT: A Waterline Writers reading event is set. There is no cost. The event includes writings from Tom Heneghan, LitLab 51 Writers, Jenny Scott, Troupe Strozzi and Laura Vasilion.

WHEN: 7 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Water Street Studios, 160 Water St. INFO: For information, visit www.waterlinewriters.org.

Kane County Cougars plan job fair Saturday WHAT: The Kane County Cougars will hold a job fair for prospective seasonal employees.

Interested individuals are encouraged to stop by the stadium during the three-hour session to

complete an application. The following part-time seasonal positions are available for the 2013 season – concession stand staff, picnic servers, beer servers, suite attendants and bartender.

WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday WHERE: Fifth Third Bank Ballpark INFO: Applications are available at www.kccougars.com or at the Cougars administrative office, located at the ballpark. Those with additional questions can contact the Cougars personnel department at 630-232-8811.

Bird count event at Hickory Knolls WHAT: An event associated with the Great Backyard Bird Count is set. Join Bob Andrini, Kane County Audubon Society president, to count birds at Hickory Knolls for the 2013 GBBC. WHEN: Noon to 4 p.m.

Sunday WHERE: Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills Road, St. Charles INFO: For information, call 630-584-8386.

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THE HEART OF THE MATTER Man changes lifestyle after multiple bypasses

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com Stephen Staniszewski was buzzing through life as an information technologist, working 80 to 90 hours a week, not exercising, not really paying attention to what he ate.

“That can really mess up your life,” Staniszewski said.

This was in 2011 when Staniszewski, of Batavia, was 48 years old, but he said he felt like he was 75.

“I have a 74-year-old father, and as he calls it, the clicker – the remote – was on the table,” Staniszewski said. “Neither of us wanted to get up and grab it to change channels, so we just kept watching Oprah.”

Concerned about how tired he was, Staniszewski saw his cardiologist.

“I said to my doctor, I can’t walk up a flight of stairs without being out of breath. I used to exercise, and then I could not do anything,” Staniszewski said. “They did a nuclear stress test where the dye picture tells them where the blood is going toward your heart. They called and said, ‘You failed. You gotta come in.’

My right coronary artery was blocked 100 percent. Again.”

While today, Valentine’s Day, is traditionally observed with cards, candy and flowers, the American Heart Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designate February as American Heart Month. Both have initiatives to promote heart health because cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. According to the CDC, heart disease and stroke cause one of every three deaths, about 2,200 deaths a day.

Heart disease and stroke hospitalizations in 2010 alone cost the nation more than $444 billion in health care expenses and lost productivity, according to the CDC. The heart association’s Go Red for Women’s Health highlights heart attacks as the No. 1 killer of women. It promotes wearing red all month to show support for the American Goes Red Challenge.

Cardiologist explains disease’s symptoms

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com GENEVA – Heart disease has been identified as the No. 1 cause of death in the United States, and Dr. Michelle Montpetit, a cardiologist at Delnor Hospital in Geneva, educates patients about avoiding heart disease and when to call 911.

“A heart attack is when the coronary artery of the heart is blocked and that

causes lack of blood flow, and the heart muscle can die from that,” Montpetit said. “The symptoms that are most commonly seen on television is that the man grabs his chest … and has heavy chest pressure and just collapses. That is really not how most heart attacks happen in anyone, and in women, it is even more nonspecific.”

See DISEASE, page 11

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Stephen Staniszewski (right), who had cardiac bypass surgery two years ago, walks with his neighbor, Rene Culbertson, through their Batavia neighborhood. The duo walk about three miles three to four times each week.

Warning signs Signs of a heart attack: • Chest discomfort • Shortness of breath • Sweating, nausea, lightheadedness • Pain in the chest that spreads to the shoulders, neck, arms, jaw or area between the shoulder blades • Squeezing or pain in the center of

the chest • Heartburn or indigestion FAST Signs of a stroke: • Face drooping or numb on one side • Arm weakness or numbness • Speech difficulty • Time to call 911

Sources: American Heart Association, www.heart.org; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov; and National Institutes of Health, www.nhlbi.nih.gov The CDC promotes Million Hearts, a national initiative launched in 2011 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, partnering with public and private health agencies to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2016.

The initiative empowers Americans to make healthy choices, such as not using tobacco, reducing sodium and transfats, eating more fruits and vegetables and exercising.

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Man changed diet, exercise routine after bypass surgery for blocked artery • HEART

Continued from page 4 For Staniszewski, every day is Valentine’s Day and every month is heart month because he cheated death not once, but twice. His first angiogram seven years ago to clear a 100 percent blocked artery left him with two stents.

An angiogram is a medical imaging test that X-rays the inside of blood vessels to show doctors whether they are clear or blocked.

Staniszewski’s second angiogram two years ago showed his left descending artery was 80 percent blocked and his right de-

8LOCAL BRIEFS

Support groups • Mended Hearts, www.mendedhearts.org • Presence Mercy Medical Center chapter meets 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1325 N. Highland Ave., Aurora • Central DuPage Hospital, 7:30 to 9 p.m. the third Monday of the month at 25 North Winfield Road, Winfield

scending artery was 100 percent blocked.

A stent – a mesh tube inserted into the artery to hold it open that is used to treat heart disease – was not enough to fix the problem this time, so he had cardiac bypass surgery Oct. 12, 2011.

A bypass is when surgeons take arteries or veins from elsewhere in the body and graft them onto the coronary

arteries, bypassing the diseased area to supply blood to the heart and prevent a heart attack.

Now, Staniszewski’s life and lifestyle reflect a profound respect for his heart.

He no longer works 80- to 90-hour weeks. He walks several times a week with his neighbor, going three to four miles at a time, in addition to using a stationary bike at

home.

He changed his diet. Before the bypass, his cholesterol was nearly 300. A thin guy, Staniszewski’s heart trouble came from a combination of heredity, diet, stress and lack of exercise.

“Before, I ate anything,” Staniszewski said. “Now I eat chicken and turkey and some fish. I eat low salt, and my fat content is very low.

I eat nothing that is fried. If it’s fried, it’s not even coming close to me.”

But Staniszewski also is reaching out to the Fox Valley community, serving as the president of a Mended Hearts group that meets monthly at Presence Mercy Medical Center in Aurora.

“Mended Hearts is a national organization that focuses on support and education for people with heart issues and their caregivers,” Staniszewski said, noting a heart issue does not have to mean heart attack. “It could be a heart murmur up to a heart transplant. Our main goal is education, so every month we have speakers.

Anybody can come.”

The fact that he is still alive and looking forward to celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary is testimony to good medical care combined with a new outlook.

“It’s a gift from God,” Staniszewski said. “It’s a challenge and a gift, but the gift comes first.”

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Assessor to hold tax information workshop NORTH AURORA – Blackberry Township Assessor Uwe Rotter is offering a workshop at 7 p.m.

Feb. 28 at Tanner Trail Community Church, 2301 Tanner Road, North Aurora. The workshop schedule for 2013 is on the township website at www. blackberrytwp.com/assessor. htm.

At these meetings, taxpayers will be provided with information on the property tax cycle, how assessments are being developed and how to appeal assessment to a board of review. Contact Rotter at 630365-6580.

Liquor commission to sponsor youth art contest The Illinois Liquor Control Commission is sponsoring its first “Don’t Be Sorry” youth art contest, and the deadline for entering submissions is Friday.

Teens who enter the contest will have an opportunity for their art creations to be recognized statewide and also encourage adults not to provide alcohol to minors. The ILCC is seeking contest applicants to submit a logo and slogan. All contest forms and information can be found at www.DontBeSorry.org.

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Every time he was falling asleep and heard the house creak, Eric Mace thought it was his daughter, Ryanne, returning to their Carpentersville home from a date.

And it always was followed by the heartbreaking realization that it couldn’t be her.

Mace’s daughter was one of five killed Feb. 14, 2008, while sitting in an oceanography class in Cole Hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. Former NIU student Steven Kazmierczak entered the room shortly after 3 p.m. and opened fire, killing Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia, Julianna Gehant, Ryanne Mace and Daniel Parmenter and leaving 21 injured.

He then took his own life.

At 3 p.m. today, as it has been done for the past five years, the NIU community will honor those five by laying memorial wreaths at the Forward, Together Forward Memorial Garden next to Cole Hall.

Remembering his daughter isn’t something Eric Mace struggles with. His family’s move from Carpentersville to Lake Petersburg a few years ago provided the escape it needed.

“We had to get out of the house,” he said. “That was where Ryanne had grown up for a large portion of her life.”

He also was bothered by children in his old neighborhood who would play outside by screaming as loud as they could, describing it as irritating before he lost his daughter, and maddening afterward.

“I went out there and screamed back at them,” he said. “If they are not hurt, they should stop screaming like that. ... Kids are going to be kids – but I needed to be not in that situation. It got to be too much for me.”

The shooting sent people down unexpected new paths.

Joe Dubowski, who lost his daughter, Gayle, earned a master’s degree at NIU in Applied Family and Child Studies. He

graduated in May 2012 and is training to be a counselor.

“I don’t know if I would have a career as a therapist if I didn’t go what I went through, in losing Gayle,” Dubowski said. “I had to learn to acknowledge my feelings a lot more. Rather than try to suppress pain in my life, I had to acknowledge it. I became more self-aware and more sensitive to the feelings and motivations of people around me.”

Others affected by that day, including Harold Ng and Gary Parmenter, have reached out after other mass shootings to those in the same devastating situation.

“You just feel so sorry for all of those families that don’t know the impact of how grief is going to change them, and you wish you could be there to comfort those other families,” said Parmenter, whose son, Daniel, died in the NIU shooting.

Ng was wounded when shotgun pellets grazed the back of his head. He has reached out via email to those affected by other tragedies.

The shooting has caused lasing anxiety for some. Sam Brunell, who was in Cole Hall when the shooting occurred, said she has a hard time sitting still in large, crowded rooms and sounds such as fireworks or a vehicle backfiring can trigger memories of the shooting.

After the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting in July, Brunell swore off movie theaters. Those make Ng nervous, too, and it took months before he could handle the violent content in video games and movies.

Still, Brunell believes the shooting put her on the path she was meant to travel. She switched her career focus from journalism to public administration, and now works at NIU’s Center for Governmental Studies.

“You might as well live life to the fullest and if for some reason something happens to you, you’re remembered in a good way,” Brunell said.

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By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – The Batavia City Council Community Development Committee on Wednesday rejected a recommendation from the Batavia Historic Preservation Commission to upgrade the historical classification of a building at 106 N. River St. from “contributing” to “significant.”

“I would hate for that to get in the middle of development plans in the future,” 5th Ward Alderman Lucy Thelin Atac said.

The committee’s recommendation now will go to the full City Council. Despite the objections of Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke, the Batavia Historic Preservation Commission last month decided to stick with its recommendation to upgrade the building’s classification.

Schielke contended there was no historical significance to the building other than the signs on it. Other aldermen

agreed.

“I’m concerned that it will sit there and deteriorate and fall down piece by piece,” said 7th Ward Alderman Dave Brown, chairman of the Community Development Committee.

Schielke had given historic preservation commissioners a history of the building and the surrounding area, explaining how the area previously was frequented by farmers to obtain feed and farming equipment and bring milk to the nearby creamery.

He is concerned that the proposed classification of the building could hinder potential redevelopment of the property.

“That is probably a prime site for redevelopment in the near future,” Schielke had said.

Historic Preservation Commissioner Steve Vasilion told aldermen the commission’s biggest concern was making sure the building’s signs were preserved.

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LORELLA MARIE (NEE MCCORMACK) HUFF Died: Feb. 5, 2013 KANEVILLE – Lorella Marie (nee McCormack) Huff, 78, of Kaneville, passed away unexpectedly after a car accident Feb. 5, 2013.

Lorella was born at home in Zion in 1934 to Merton L. and Leona (Baker) McCormack. She, her two sisters and baby brother were raised by Leona in the Baker grandparents’ home on Elisha.

Lorella met the love of her life, Richard F. Huff, during their high school years. They attended different high schools, but during their courtship, Richard began attending Lorella’s church, Grace Missionary Fellowship, pastored by the Rev. Lee Skinner.

Richard not only began his life’s faith journey at Grace, but he also enjoyed playing on their softball team where he was cheered on

by Lorella and also Richard’s cousin, Danny, who eventually married Lorella’s sister, Lavonne, whom he met at those ballgames.

Lorella graduated from Zion Benton Township High School in 1952.

Richard and Lorella were married in 1954 and settled in Waukegan on Brookside Avenue to raise their family of three girls.

While Richard worked as a computer operations supervisor at the Great Lakes Naval Station as a civilian, Lorella worked at Johnson Motors as an executive secretary.

She had excellent office skills, including shorthand, which she used daily for the rest of her life.

Also, her beautiful penmanship was nearly calligraphic in perfection, as if it were typeset.

In 1974, Lorella and Richard relocated to the Harrisburg, Pa., area for Richard’s job; the Mechanicsburg Navy Depot would benefit from his computer expertise. The Huffs once again settled down and attended the Hershey Evangelical Free Church, pastored by the Revs. David V. Martin and Bob Sproul.

Lorella used her knack for office administration working for Jack Snavely Insurance in Lemoyne.

Everywhere she went, she spread her care and love for others with her generous and incredible baking, sewing, knitting, quilting and scrapbooking. She became one of the top volunteers at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill; she knit baby caps for the newborns, racking up well over 10,000 hours of service. Lorella had so many talents that she shared so unselfishly, bringing joy to others. It was no wonder that no one could ever “out-give” Lorella.

Lorella’s faith in God was her bedrock and nothing could shake that foundation. Even when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1980, she relied on God’s strength in the difficult battle, and by His grace, lived cancer-free for 25 years. Just when Lorella was hitting her stride during remission, her world was turned upside down in 1988 when her beloved Richard died of cancer after 34 years of marriage.

She never would recover fully from this loss, feeling his absence daily to her very last day.

In 2005, her cancer returned and once again she began her fight in earnest. Always the quintessential patient advocate for herself, she armed herself with ongoing and persistent research.

She spoke with her doctors using their medical terminology, pushing them to stay current on their own research, taking copious notes in that shorthand learned long ago. She carried all medical records with her, often providing the physicians with copies of reports they hadn’t even seen.

In 2007, she left her dear community of friends in central Pennsylvania to live closer to her youngest daughter, settling into small town life in quaint Kaneville, where she continued to shower her generosity and kindness on the people around her. She was a regular at the “Purple Store,” the post office, bank and library, and enjoyed the many community functions.

She was thrilled living close to her granddaughter, Alicia; one of her brightest joys was hearing those “happy feet” running down the hallway to her door. Known as the family “archivist,” Lorella spent countless hours in her last few years compiling book after book of family history and photos for family members. Most dear to her were her four grandchildren,

Don, Christina, Garrett and Alicia.

Each one was very precious, and each carries memories of her extravagant love and care. Family was central to Lorella.

Every relative has a story of how much she loved them, how she remembered their birthdays unfailingly, her incredible generosity and tenacious faith in God. She was always serving others, fixing meals, constantly making something for someone.

She always had at least one, usually several, projects going on – a sweater, a baby blanket, a family history scrapbook. She was snatched too quickly from us.

While we were not ready to let her go, she was ready to be with her Lord and reunited with her beloved Ritchie. We look forward to the day when we also will see clearly, face to face. God’s timing is perfect.

She is survived by three daughters, Tanya M. Sandholm of Fullerton, Calif., Leona M. (Mike) Zawoysky of Gainesville, Va., and Susan M. (Jon) Diaz of Elburn; four grandchildren, Donald W. (Grace) Tjader III of Wisconsin, Christina M. (Kees) Slot of Virginia, Garrett Zawoysky of Virginia and Alicia M. Diaz of Illinois; three siblings, Lucille M. Camp of Alabama, Lavonne M. (LeRoy) Klemm of Arizona and M. Leroy (Beverly) McCormack of Georgia; one brother-in-law, Roger (Christa) Huff of Arizona; and more than 70 nieces and nephews, multiple generations, all dearly loved and cherished.

Lorella was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Richard F. Huff.

Lorella’s family will host a memorial service to celebrate her life at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Geneva. An open house with refreshments will follow from 2 to 4 p.m.

The family asks friends and relatives to reflect and share memories at the online memorial website found at http:// memorialwebsites.legacy.com/ LorellaHuff.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to one of Lorella’s favorite ministries, Zion Evangelical Ministries of Africa, Insight for Living or NightSounds. Mail to Lorella Huff Memorial, P.O. Box 24, Kaneville, IL 60144.

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MAPLE PARK – Ansley W. Hatch, 97, of Maple Park, passed away at his home, surrounded by the love and prayers of his family.

He was born May 9, 1915, the son of H. Wallace and Hazel A. (Quackenbush) Hatch, on the family farm near Morrison.

When Ansley was only a month old, the family moved several places to find their roots and finally found a home in the communities of St. Charles, where Ansley attended and graduated from St. Charles High School with the Class of 1933.

From 1933 to 1937, Ansley attended North Central College.

After graduation, Ansley worked locally for a time at various jobs.

Ansley was united in marriage to Catherine Modine on April 8, 1939. They began their new life together in Hampshire. Catherine made their house a home and raised a family while Ansley worked for Standard Oil Company as an agent delivering oil to local communities.

In 1943, Ansley enlisted into the United States Navy and served his country in the South West Pacific during WWII as a junior officer in charge of decoding messages.

At 2 a.m., Ansley was given a decoded message to file away, but upon closer inspection, he realized it contained the coordinates of two kamikaze submarines that he determined were only 75 miles away and heading straight toward them. Instead of filing it as he was ordered, he woke up the admiral who immediately sent planes to seek and destroy, which they did, saving hundreds of lives directly because of Ansley’s foresight and courage.

Upon his return to civilian life, Ansley began working for Burgess-Norton in Geneva. He retired 32 years later in 1983. After his retirement, he pursued his love of golf by working at Hughes Creek as a ranger starter, and until age 95, he enjoyed working with Meals on Wheels for The Salvation Army after Catherine’s passing in 2002.

Ansley and his family were faithful members of Grace Lutheran Church in Lily Lake for many years.

Ansley loved spending as much time on the links as possible,

name to benefit his favorite charities. Checks may be made to the “Ansley Hatch Memorial” and mailed to P.O. Box 66, Elburn, IL 60119. Tributes also may be forwarded to the same address or on the Web at www.conleycare. com.

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Born: May 9, 1915; near Morrison Died: Feb. 7, 2013; in Maple Park

many times in the company of his grandchildren trying to pass on “the fever.” He began as caddie when he was 10 years old, carrying the clubs for members of the St. Charles Country Club. He even went so far as to shorten clubs just for his grandchildren, but to his chagrin, nobody ever took up his favorite pastime.

Ansley also loved to fish and make memories with every cast trying to land the big one on any lake or river he could find, especially those in Minnesota.

One pastime that did catch on was baking different cookies, especially “joe froggies,” chewy cookies that were “great keepers” made with rum and molasses.

His garden was a kingdom, stretching 70 feet wide and 80 feet long, which may not sound big until you had to weed it. The harvest of strawberries, horse radish, asparagus, raspberries and many more were enjoyed by family and friends all year round. When it came to sports, he loved all of them, especially the Chicago White Sox, Blackhawks and the Bears. His greatest love was his family, especially his grandchildren and all the activities that filled up the calendar, and that was on top of his involvement in the church and their field trips to the city.

He leaves three children, Sheila C. (Woody) Lange and their children Warren, Travis and Autumn of Maple Park, Steven (Loretta) Hatch and their children Ryan, Larissa and Melanie of Maple Park and Pierre Hatch and his children, Natalie and Carmella of Maple Park; one sister, Ruth Gaston of Leaf River; two brothers, Gordon Hatch of Oregon, Ill., and Bruce (Vernelle) Hatch of Lake Crystal, Minn.; several nieces and nephews; and a countryside of friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife, Catherine; two brothers, Jack and Warner Hatch; and one son, Warren M. Hatch.

The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at Conley Funeral Home, 116 W. Pierce St., Elburn. There also will be visitation from 10 to 10:45 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 16, at Grace Lutheran Church, Lily Lake. A funeral service to celebrate his life will begin at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Ernst Rex, pastor of the church, officiating with interment at Lily Lake Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Ansley’s

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By ASHLEY RHODEBECK arhodebeck@shawmedia.com CAMPTON HILLS – A Campton Hills woman with a history of driving impaired has been charged with felony DUI after a one-car crash on Bolcum Road, according to a Campton Hills police report.

Upon arriving at the 39W500 block of Bolcum Road at 10:09 p.m. Friday, Campton Hills police reportedly found Diane M. Murray, 50, in her 2013 Acura MDX, which had hit a pole.

Murray still was pressing the gas pedal, making the car slip sideways in the ditch, police reported, noting an officer put the vehicle in park

and turned off the ignition.

Two bottles of vodka – one partially consumed and one empty – were on the passenger floor, according to police.

Murray, who was unresponsive but moaning and opening her eyes, was taken to Delnor Hospital in Geneva, police reported. Her vehicle was towed from the scene.

An assistant state’s attorney approved charges for aggravated DUI and aggravated DUI with a blood-alcohol level greater than 0.16 percent.

Murray, of the 39W400 block of Abbey Glen Court, was charged with DUI on July 3, 2008, and July 23, 2008, according to the report.

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By JONATHAN BILYK jbilyk@shawmedia.com GENEVA – Kane County Forest Preserve planners will work in coming weeks to draft a plan to improve the western shore of the Fox River at the Fabyan Forest Preserve.

In the meantime, a concrete bridge that has carried foot traffic from the Fabyan preserve’s western shore to an island in the river will need to be removed.

Wednesday, the Kane County Forest Preserve District Commission approved a recommendation from the district’s staff to demolish the bridge.

“The bridge there is closed, but the public can access it, even though it’s roped off,” said Kane County Forest Preserve District Commission President John Hoscheit, R-St. Charles. “It’s a liability issue.”

The bridge has been closed since September, when workers discovered the bridge had “cracked through” and a section had “heaved up” about four inches, making the bridge unsafe, forest preserve officials said.

Hoscheit said properly repairing the bridge would cost the district “millions of dollars, which the district doesn’t have.”

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Teen, 16, charged in hidden-camera incident KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com NORTH AURORA – A 16-year-old North Aurora boy has been charged with unauthorized video recording and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors, stemming from an investigation of a hidden camera in a neighbor’s bedroom, police said Wednesday.

The teen, who lives in the 1100 block of Oak Crest Drive, surrendered to police Friday, according to a statement by North Aurora police. Because the boy will be prosecuted as a juvenile, his name is not being released.

North Aurora police did not return a voice mail message seeking information.

According to the statement, police used a search warrant at the suspect’s home and seized computers, cables and storage devices. But investigators determined the camera would not transmit out of the room it was placed in, so police do not believe that the suspect could view images from the camera.

A forensic computer examiner from the Kane County

Sheriff’s Office searched all of the storage devices seized from the suspect’s home and didn’t locate any image from the camera while it was in the victims’ bedroom, police said.

The same teen boy and his parents, Teresa and Scott Thompson, are being sued by the neighbor couple, David and Katerina Speers, in connection with the hidden camera.

The suit, filed in December, alleges the teen – whom the Speers previously had hired as a baby sitter – placed the hidden camera in their bedroom. The suit seeks more than $50,000 in damages. The Speers have obtained orders of protection against the teen.

The suit claims the teen intruded on the couple’s privacy, and his parents failed to supervise his use of the camera and receiver, and failed to stop him from locating the camera in their house. Attorneys for the Thompsons have filed court papers seeking to dismiss the complaint. The issue is scheduled for a hearing April 10.

While the bridge has stood in that location for at least 70 years, the district’s Planning and Utilization Committee voted last month to recommend the bridge be demolished.

Some on the Forest Preserve Commission questioned whether the district should proceed with demolition before crafting a plan of what to do next.

“I’m fully in support of demolishing the bridge,” said forest preserve commissioner Mike Donahue, R-Geneva.

“But we need a follow-up plan.”

Forest preserve commissioner Drew Frasz, R-Elburn,

said approving the demolition allows the district to remove the bridge, which he said was “not an attractive structure, beyond repair and closed to the public,” while simultaneously proceeding with drafting those other plans.

Forest preserve officials have discussed the possibility of opening the adjacent causeway to increase stream flow and constructing a small bridge over that span.

But any of those plans must be approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The demolition would occur later this year, forest preserve district officials have said.

Symptoms of heart attacks in women differ from men • DISEASE Continued from page 4 Classic symptoms of a heart attack are chest pressure going up to the jaw and down the left arm and sweating, she said.

“Heart attacks are a very common killer of women,” Montpetit said. “And in women, sometimes the chest pressure is not there. It can be an uneasy feeling, it can be some pain in the neck and jaw – almost always on left side – sometimes on both sides, not usually just on the right.”

Women’s heart attack symptoms can begin with back pain that starts in the middle and radiates to the middle of the chest. A woman’s heart attack can begin with pain that starts in the middle of the body and radiates more to the back than to the chest, she said.

“Also breaking out in a sweat, which women at menopausal age tend to do,” Montpetit said. “It would be something distinctly different than a hot flash.”

The incidence of heart disease among women is nearly 50 percent, she said.

Heart disease, which can include coronary artery dis-

ease, rhythm problems or heart failure, affects between one-third and one-half of women, she said.

“Some diseases that are more common in women is heart failure that occurs in older women,” Montpetit said.

“Diastolic heart failure ... is when the heart is stiff. And a loss of estrogen contributes to that stiffening occurring after menopause. [It is] more common with high blood pressure, and it isn’t that the heart isn’t pumping, but it’s not relaxing well because it’s stiff and then fluid builds up and you get shortness of breath.”

Many heart problems can be attributed not directly to obesity but to the things obesity causes or is associated with, Montpetit said.

“Obesity leads to diabetes, which is becoming extremely prevalent … more than 23 million Americans have diabetes, and 57 million have pre-diabetes,” Montpetit said.

“I do find that women do not like to admit that they have diabetes.”

Among the things people can address to reduce the incidence of heart attacks is maintain a healthy weight, don’t smoke, watch blood pressure and cholesterol, and get exercise.

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PASADENA, Calif.

– Helen Carlson Krell passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, at the age of 98. She has left a great legacy of faith, love, family and service to others.

Helen was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 65 years, Robert Krell.

She is survived by their three devoted children, Nancy Cabot (John), Richard Krell (Catherine) and William Krell (Beverly); their cherished 18 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and one greatgreat-grandson.

Helen was born in Chicago to Harry and Amanda Carlson on March 4, 1914. In 1935, she graduated from Lawrence College in Appleton, Wis., where she met Bob, the love of her life. They were married in 1939 and lived in Park Ridge before moving to Geneva, where they lived for more than 50 years and raised their three children.

Helen was very active in the community: the Methodist Church, the Geneva Community Hospital and Gift Shop, a Sunday school teacher, PTA, PEO, AFS, Girl Scout leader and Meals on Wheels, to name a few.

She loved to play golf, tennis and bicycle. She and Bob traveled extensively throughout the United States and the world. She was a great cook and entertainer, and their home always was open and welcoming to everyone. Her greatest joy was her family, and she made each member feel so very special and loved.

In 2000, they moved to Rancho Mirage, Calif., and then in 2005 to Pasadena to be closer to their children and grandchildren. After Bob’s death in 2005, Helen moved into Villa Gardens, a retirement community in Pasadena, where she lived for six years and made many friends. Her family and many friends will miss Helen’s beautiful smile, her contagious laugh, her sense of humor, her strong faith, her unconditional love and her great wisdom.

A celebration of Helen’s life will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, at La Canada Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity.

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8POLICE REPORTS St. Charles • Kristi Sue Wredling, 54, of the 1600 block of South 13th Avenue, St. Charles, was charged Friday, Feb. 8, with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent and improper lane use. Her Chevrolet Silverado reportedly collided with a Honda Civic at Route 31 at Wildrose Springs Drive.

• Abelina Rodriguez-Vargas, 35, of the 100 block of Walnut Drive, St. Charles, was charged Thursday, Feb. 7, with driving without a license and failing to stop for traffic from a private

driveway after an accident near Oak Street and Walnut Drive. She also posted bond for a DuPage County warrant for failing to appear in court on a charge of driving without a license.

• Graffiti was found Monday, Feb. 4, on a bathroom wall at the Eastside Sports Complex, 3565 Legacy Blvd.

• Someone reportedly poured sugar into the gas tank of a 2000 Chevrolet Impala in the 1700 block of Wessel Court. The owner reported the incident Thursday, Feb. 7, and said this was the second time this had happened in recent months. Repairs had previously cost $1,800, he told police.

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WRITING TO US

We’ve heard enough words; it’s time for action President Barack Obama always has been a master of words.

The State of the Union speech he delivered Tuesday night to Congress was no different.

He embodied the role of commander in chief. He demanded change that would make for a better life for the middle class. He asked lawmakers to help the poor by increasing the federal minimum wage to $9 from $7.25.

He passionately demanded Congress at least call to a vote proposed measures that aim to curb gun violence, noting that since the tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, more than 1,000 birthdays, graduations and anniversaries have been stolen by a bullet from a gun. Those victims, and their loved ones, deserve a vote, he said.

There are many things that need to be accomplished in this country. We applaud Obama’s efforts to create more manufacturing and technology jobs, although we think government would do best to get out of the way by stop taxing and spending businesses and workers to death, and let the free market do its thing.

And we agree access to health care can be improved.

We should stop pumping pollution into the Earth.

Our education system needs to be brought into the 21st century. More kids should get early-childhood education. College needs to be more affordable.

But such initiatives and ideas for new programs should be relegated to the back burner until Congress gets its financial house in order.

The Kane County Chronicle welcomes original letters on public issues.

Letters must include the author’s full name, home address and day and evening telephone numbers. We limit letters to 400 words. All letters are subject to editing for length and clarity at the sole discretion of the editor.

Letters can be emailed to letters@kcchronicle.com, faxed to 630-444-1641 and mailed to Letters, Kane County Chronicle, 333 N. Randall Road, Suite 2, St. Charles IL 60174.

In Illinois, there’s plenty to be done. But until pensions are fixed, there’s no money to do anything else.

Likewise, the country’s debt should be the No. 1 priority. It’s time for real tax reform, for spending priorities to be declared and cuts to be made.

Until the annual trilliondollar deficits are eliminated, the horizon always will be filled with the looming threat of severe austerity measures no one will want to experience.

And to clear away the clouds to a brighter future, lawmakers of all political stripes need to master the lost art of compromise, something we rarely see as legislating becomes more partisan with each passing year.

Obama seemed to recognize that. He opened his speech by evoking John F. Kennedy, who 51 years ago declared to Congress that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress.”

Americans, he said, don’t expect government to solve every problem or for lawmakers to agree on every issue.

“But they do expect us to put the nation’s interests before party,” he said. “They do expect us to forge reasonable compromise where we can.

For they know that America moves forward only when we do so together, and that the responsibility of improving this union remains the task of us all.”

We don’t disagree with that. But saying it is a long way from doing it. It’s the follow through that will matter.

Otherwise, it’s just words.

And we’ve had enough of those.

How to celebrate Lent?

There are plenty of options Today is the second official day of Lent. Lent is a season on the Christian calendar that celebrates the 40 days before Easter. Many Christian sects, including Roman and Orthodox Catholics, Lutherans, Presbyterians and Episcopalians take this time to renew themselves spiritually and prepare for Easter.

Lent started Wednesday, on what is known as Ash Wednesday. That’s why you might have seen people with a smudgy cross on their forehead. They didn’t just forget to wash their face; they’ve started celebrating Lent.

However, I’ve noticed a trend in recent years among some of my non-Christian friends of celebrating Lent.

“Celebrated” might seem like the wrong word to some, because traditionally, someone gives something up during Lent. Past Lenten resolutions of mine have been candy, caffeine, after-school snacks, procrastinating and even my beloved Facebook and Twitter.

Some sort of junk food is probably the most common thing to give up. For most people, clearing the pantry of

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Al Lagattolla

Kathy Gresey Kate Schott

GUEST VIEW Courtney Phelan sweets and avoiding fast-food restaurants isn’t as hard as they thought it would be, especially with the support of friends or family.

One interesting thing I’ve seen people give up for Lent is swearing. I always have two questions for them: “How exactly are you going to stop yourself from cursing when you suddenly stub your toe?” and “Are you going to use excessive profanity on Easter Sunday to celebrate?”

Those questions are the reason why I will never give up something heinous for Lent; I’m scared of all the pent-up nagging my mother will let herself do on Easter.

Another, potentially easier way to observe Lent is to add something positive to your life. Christian friends of mine have included reading the Bible or praying a rosary every day, and say it’s difficult to stop this good habit after Easter.

Some simple, positive

things to add to your life include meditation, complimenting someone every day, working out or trying to always say “please” and “thank you,” no matter how small of a task.

Even if you haven’t celebrated Lent and Easter, or you’re vehemently against organized religion, I’d really recommend trying to do something. “40 days” sounds a lot better and more interesting than “a month.” Plus, now could be a great time to restart any failed New Year’s resolutions. Incorporating elements of faith can make these resolutions easier or seem more meaningful.

You’ll also be able to support friends when they say “I can’t. I gave up chocolate for Lent,” and you’ll have a more exciting reason to celebrate Easter than just a giant bunny that, somehow, lays eggs.

• Courtney Phelan is a senior at Geneva High School.

She is an outgoing and energetic young writer who likes to swim, read and participate in general teenage activities.

She can be contacted at editorial@kcchronicle.com.

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8LOCAL BRIEFS Grant application submissions due today

Teen job fair is set today in St. Charles

The United Way of Central Kane County has announced that grant applications are available to support 26 local agencies and their 34 programs. Grant applications are available on the United Way of Central Kane County website, www.unitedwayofcentalkanecounty.org.

The deadline for submissions is no later than 11:30 a.m. today. An organization must be a 501c3 to be eligible for funding and provide programming to certain central Kane County communities, which include St. Charles, Elburn, Geneva, La Fox, Kaneville, Campton Hills, and Wasco.

ST. CHARLES – A teen job fair is set for those ages 15 and older from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Pottawatomie Community Center, 8 North Ave., St. Charles.

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Show me the (Eddie) Money!

One of the most popular television commercials out today features rock icon Eddie Money as a travel agency owner singing “Two Tickets To Paradise” to a family looking for tickets to a vacation.

The humor of the commercial itself stems from Money holding two plane tickets in his hand and doing the song a cappella in a somewhat inebriated state. A fair representation of a stereotypical rocker of the ’70s and ’80s, this spot proves that comedy was never really meant to be pretty.

I have worked with Eddie on several occasions, most recently two sold out shows at The Arcada Theatre and a corporate event at Universal Studios Orlando just this past weekend.

He is a big guy with an equally as big personality, and actually came up to me and intro-

duced himself.

Wearing those signature black old-school sneakers, his demeanor was that of someone who may have had a foreign substance and a cup of coffee or two for lunch. By his own admission, he did suffer from major drug addiction early on. I have to admit, when I first met him, my raised eyebrows probably gave away the fact that I was a bit concerned about my show that was to happen just a few hours later.

Then he walked around to the crew and shook all their hands.

Next, he approached the opening band and with one “Hi, I’m Eddie,” put the intimidated local performers at ease. He quickly conquered the room.

After an intense sound check, he asked me, “We got time to grab a bite?”

We then walked to a local

restaurant and it was then that I started to really understand how he worked.

We entered and he quickly surveyed the room. It only took him seconds to pick out the tables of customers who probably knew him.

Where most entertainers would veer off to the left of that situation, Eddie embraced it.

After several “Hiya doin’ honeys” in that Brooklyn accent, we finally sat down to dine on some major pork chops.

Provided photo

See EDDIE MONEY, page 20

Eddie Money takes the Arcada Theatre stage at a performance last year.

Singer-songwriter Jon Conover to perform at McNally’s Irish Pub

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com Chicago area singer-songwriter Jon Conover did not intend to become a YouTube sensation.

But he has after his new music video, “How God Chooses,” has garnered more than 100,000 views in just a few weeks.

The video was directed by Andrew Young of St. Charles-based Andrew Young Photography.

Conover will perform from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday at McNally’s Irish Pub, 109 W. Main St., St. Charles.

Kane County Chronicle reporter Eric Schelkopf had the chance to talk to Conover about the new video and his music.

Eric Schelkopf: What kind of vision did you have for the video? What kind of message did you want to come through?

Jon Conover: The way I write, I try to not to answer questions, I try to ask questions with my music.

I don’t necessarily think that any of us

I told him that I wanted to give images that kind of reflect the depth of the song, but don’t really answer any questions. I wanted to leave it that people could apply it to their own lives. You can take that video a lot of different ways, I think. It can be about loss, but it can be about hope.

The song started with the sincere question, I wonder how God chooses. And I hope that comes across in the video.

the video, pass it on.”

It got a lot of views in Ireland. I tour over there almost every year. It probably spread quicker in Ireland than anywhere.

ES: Was the video shot around here?

JC: It was shot on a road in Sandwich,

ES: Why do you think that people in Ireland are really liking you?

JC: It’s a different thing over there.

and some stuff was done out in Geneva and in downtown Chicago.

The girl in the beginning whom I’m taking to at the table, she’s my girlfriend.

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have all the answers. So I try to leave my work kind of ambiguous. I like to influence people to think deeper into things if possible, but not to give them anything other than those questions.

So, when I told Andy about the video,

ES: The video has gotten almost 103,000 views. How does that happen, word of mouth?

JC: Yeah, I seriously cannot believe it. Me and Andy said we were going to celebrate if it got 1,000 hits. We sent it out to all our friends and family on Facebook and posted it on our pages, and just said, “Hey people, please share this. If you like

ES: Were you recently touring in Ireland?

JC: Yes, I did nine shows in 10 days last September. The first time I played there was in 2006.

Here in the states, for the most part, people listen to the beat of a song before they listen to the lyrics.

In Ireland, it’s the opposite. They listen first to the lyrics. Even with young people, it has to mean something to them in order for them to give it a chance.

In my world, lyrics came more naturally to me than anything. The music side of things, I’ve really had to work on. But lyrics I guess are my strength, followed by singing and then playing.

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Performances will take place at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays.

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Tickets cost $25 for adults and $23 for seniors and students, and are available online at www.steelbeamtheatre. com or by calling 630-5878521.

Money cares for people, music and the stage is his paradise • EDDIE MONEY Continued from page 17 For two hours, we talked about the ups and downs of his career. He could not be more open, honest and sincere. He talked about his early years as a New York City policeman.

“My hair was too big for the hat,” he joked.

In my opinion, his sense of humor is a severely underrated talent. Within any one particular conversation, he fires a barrage of quips and quick-witted shots (nothing appropriate for this readership) that would trump anybody else’s effort on TV’s “Make Me Laugh.”

He then leans over to me

and says, “Anybody you want me to meet tonight or take pictures with, you just say the word. I just want you to look good.”

I gotta tell ya, NOBODY does that. On any typical show night, the stress level rises because the celebrity does not want to meet the fans and I have sponsors’ customers who want to meet them, etc. ... .

Most entertainers give me a big problem with it, often quoting Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men. “Ask me nicely,” they say.

Then the quantity has to be approved, and they have to do it at a certain time at the show, etc. ... . It’s a tough thing usually, but not when

NIU Steelband returns to Norris for third concert ST. CHARLES – The international award-winning Northern Illinois University Steelband will present a mix of music covering a variety of genres when it makes its third concert appearance at the Norris Cultural Arts Center at 7:30 p.m.

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Tyler. He’s a dancer but probably not doing much ballet any time soon.

Ironically, Eddie is not just about “the money.” This guy is truly about the people and the music and shows no signs of slowing down. The stage is his paradise, and I strongly suggest you take him up on his offer of two tickets to it any chance you get.

• Ron Onesti is president and CEO of Onesti Entertainment Corp. and the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. He provides personal recollections of events and people that he has encountered over the years.

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it comes to Eddie. Then if they do give a few autographs, it is usually exclusively on the merchandise they sell.

Money will do that too, but he will also sit out in front after a show and shake everybody’s hand, take pictures and sign whatever it is that they wanted. He is a true gentleman who treats every fan as if they were his only fan.

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Last chance MARMION SENIOR FRITZ LOOKS TO BUILD OFF SECTIONAL SUCCESS AT IHSA CLASS 3A STATE MEET TODAY. PAGE 22 Sean King – For the Kane County Chronicle

Marmion’s Alex Fritz scores a point on Marist’s Josh Hinkley during their 285-pound semifinal match Saturday at the IHSA Class 3A Shepard Sectional in Palos Heights.

Rocketing on

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The Burlington Central girls basketball team moves onto the Class 3A BC Regional championship game while the Knights see their bid fall short on a last-second missed shot. PAGE 23

The Batavia boys basketball team is picking the wrong time for having offensive woes, as the Bulldogs went 4 for 24 from 3-point land in a loss to Streamwood.

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WHAT TO WATCH

Wrestling royalty Here’s a glance at Kane County Chronicle-area qualifiers for the IHSA state wrestling tournament, to be held today through Saturday at the University of Illinois’ Assembly Hall in Champaign: CLASS 3A ST. CHARLES EAST Ryan Rubino, Sr., 106 pounds (fourth at Maine East Sectional) Isaiah Vela, Jr., 132 (second at Maine East Sectional) Keone Derain, So., 145 (fourth at Maine East Sectional) Brad Kearbey, Sr., 160 (fourth at Maine East Sectional) ST. CHARLES NORTH Wes Pasholk, Sr., 220 (fourth at Maine East Sectional) GENEVA Brad Martens, Sr., 120 (fourth at Shepard Sectional) MARMION Anthony Bosco, Jr., 106 (third at Shepard Sectional) Johnny Jimenez, Jr., 120 (first at Shepard Sectional) Jake Field, Sr., 126 (second at Shepard Sectional) George Fisher, Sr., 132 (first at Shepard Sectional) Trace Carello, Marmion, Fr., 145 (second at Shepard Sectional) Cody Snodgrass, Marmion, Sr., 195 (fourth at Shepard Sectional) Alex Fritz, Marmion, Sr., 285 (second at Shepard Sectional) CLASS 2A KANELAND Esai Ponce, Sr., 132 (third at Rochelle Sectional) Dan Goress, Sr., 145 (first at Rochelle Sectional) Zach Theis, Sr., 285 (first at Rochelle Sectional) CLASS 1A AURORA CENTRAL CATHOLIC Eddie Gonzalez, Jr., 285 (fourth at Harvard Sectional)

Sean King – For the Kane County Chronicle

Marmion’s Alex Fritz takes on Josh Hinkley of Marist in their 285-pound semifinal match Saturday at the IHSA Class 3A Shepard Sectional in Palos Heights.

MARMION WRESTLING

Sense of urgency Fritz gears up for final state run

By KEVIN DRULEY kdruley@shawmedia.com

M

armion heavyweight wrestler Alex Fritz confidently climbed the awards stand Saturday as the 3A Shepard Sectional concluded.

Much of the crowd had dispersed by the time the night’s final medal presentation was over, but Fritz’s grin and fellow senior George Fisher’s over-the-top cheers were hard to miss.

“Yeah,” Fritz said. “I feel a little bit like I’ve got to finish off the day every time.”

Early February podium trips have been customary for Fritz, who has qualified for the IHSA state meet in each of his four high school seasons. He has been unable to duplicate his sectional success in Champaign, however, and the urgency to make the most of his final bid to place downstate set in quickly.

Once Fritz absorbed the last of his sectional photo-ops, he returned to ground level and focused his attention to the state tournament, which begins with preliminary matches today at the University of Illinois’ Assembly Hall.

“My offense is so much better than last year and the years before,” Fritz said. “I used to be really hesitant about everything, but now I’m really getting into my offense a lot better, so everything’s going well.”

The heftiest of the Cadets’ seven state qualifiers, Fritz still holds that distinction despite competing between 245 and 250 pounds, a fair amount shy of his weight class’ 285-pound limit.

He considers himself “more athletic than most heavyweights I wrestle. A lot more agile, quick.” That, he says, balances out most size disadvantages.

See FRITZ, page 23

“I used to be really hesitant about everything, but now I’m really getting into my offense a lot better, so everything’s going well.”

Alex Fritz, Marmion senior heavyweight wrestler

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Wrestling: IHSA state meet

O’Herron’s shot, Knights fall short

By ROSS JACOBSON rjacobson@shawmedia.com

Tuesday’s quarterfinal results Hampshire 51, Sycamore 43 Kaneland 50, Sandwich 14 Wednesday’s semifinal results Burlington Central 36, Hampshire 26 Plano 52, Kaneland 51 Friday’s championship game Burlington Central vs. Plano, 7:30 p.m.

to switch out of their zone and into a man-to-man defense, but managed to force 11 turnovers in the second half.

Trailing by 15 entering the fourth quarter, Kaneland scored six consecutive points in transition. Brooke Harner hit a driving layup for two and then Heimerdinger converted back-to-back layups to bring the Knights within nine.

“Once it started rolling, we got in such a great rhythm and it made us all want to work even harder,” Kaneland senior forward Ashley Prost said. “That was just great.”

A layup by Prost with just less than two minutes to go put Kaneland within one. They forced another Plano turnover and had two different possessions to take the lead, but couldn’t convert one final time.

Prost led the Knights with 22 points while Heimerdinger had eight off the bench and Emma Bradford chipped in seven.

Burlington Central moves on: Burlington Central built a ninepoint lead after the first quarter and never trailed after the opening minutes in a 36-26 victory over Hampshire in the Class 3A Burlington Central Regional semifinals.

“We were a little sloppy with the ball,” Burlington Central coach Mark Smith said.

“But overall I thought we, in the fourth quarter, we kept our composure, hit some free throws and got the job done.”

• FRITZ Continued from page 22 Fritz learned those principles of quickness early.

For a time in middle school, he joined the ranks of St. Charles Youth Wrestling, a club that has produced many fellow Cadets standouts at lower weights.

Anthony Bosco (106), Johnny Jimenez (120), Jake Field (126) and Fisher (132) – like Fritz – are multiyear state qualifiers and hail from St. Charles.

“Fritz, he’s got a motor when he wants to,” Bosco said. “When he goes, he’s tough to stop. He’s slick on his feet for a heavyweight.

He’s going to do big things.”

Being the big guy has been both a bane and a boon for Fritz, who admittedly shied away from football after playing with a Tri-City Chargers eighth-grade team in fifth grade.

Classmates begged him to return to the sport in high school, and he finally obliged this past fall, starting at defensive tackle for the 4-5 Cadets.

His football flirtation

“Fritz, he’s got a motor when he wants to.

When he goes, he’s tough to stop.”

Anthony Bosco Marmion 106-pound wrestler

aside, Fritz has long aspired to wrestle after high school, and is awaiting a hopeful admission letter from his top choice, Elmhurst College, both parents’ alma maters.

Fritz enters the state tournament with a 35-13 record, and is optimistic about adding to what already is a career best for single-season victories. He went 25-9 at 220 pounds last season, was 31-15 as a sophomore heavyweight and compiled a 27-13 mark as a freshman heavyweight.

He made his deepest downstate run as a sophomore, reaching the championship semifinals before eventually falling to Kaneland’s Jimmy Boyle, 3-2, in a wrestleback semifinal that would have put Fritz in the third-place

match.

As is the case this season, Fritz gave up a few pounds in his earlier stints at the largest of the 14 weight classes. He credits statebound 195-pounder Cody Snodgrass for enhancing his quickness as a practice partner in the mat room.

Snodgrass gets the corresponding benefit, testing his technique against a bigger opponent each afternoon.

“We know when to push each other and what one another needs to do to get better,” Snodgrass said, “and we capitalize on that.”

In Saturday’s sectional final, Fritz admitted he could have used a little outside intervention against Hinsdale Central junior Brian Allen, who notched his 44th successive win to start the season with a 15-5 major decision victory.

“Allen, he’s insane. Just is really good. Hopefully, I’ll have a better match if I see him at state,” Fritz said.

“He’s good, but overall, the day went well. I took second.”

And ascended the podium. Now for accomplishing that feat at Assembly Hall.

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BURLINGTON – With the game in the balance, the Kaneland girls basketball team had the shot it wanted.

Just eight minutes earlier with Kaneland trailing Plano by 15 points entering the fourth quarter, it seemed improbable the Knights would even be in that position, having a final possession with a chance to advance to the regional finals.

After a furious fourth-quarter rally saw the Knights climb within one, Kaneland called timeout with 1.5 seconds left.

Caroline Heimerdinger inbounded the ball from underneath Plano’s basket and found Allyson O’Herron, who had cut to the right wing and set up just behind the 3-point arc.

O’Herron, Kaneland’s leading scorer, had made six 3-pointers in Tuesday’s win over Sandwich. But her final 3-point attempt Wednesday fell short, hitting off the front of the rim, and Plano held on for a 5251 victory over Kaneland in the Class 3A Burlington Central Regional semifinals.

Plano advances to the regional final and will face Burlington Central, which defeated Hampshire in the first semifinal.

“We had two options: an inside look and an outside look and [O’Herron] was our outside look,” Colombe said. “They packed it in and we got a shot and that’s all you can ask for.”

The Knights (16-11) fell behind early as Plano took advantage of Kaneland 2-3 zone, hitting five 3-pointers in the first quarter to take a 22-6 lead.

The Plano lead grew to as many as 20 in the second quarter as the Reapers led, 30-14, at halftime.

“We started out slow, they hit some shots,” Colombe said.

“That’s probably the best threepointing shoot I’ve seen them shoot.”

Kaneland’s offense started to find a rhythm in the second half and it started on the defensive end. The Knights were forced

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Injury woes still slowing Geneva grad Yelle at Ohio Geneva product Kat Yelle went to Ohio University on a mission to help build a winning women’s basketball program and – despite a series of injuries that forced her to miss most of last season and virtually all of this season – she plans on completing that mission.

Yelle was highly recruited by college coaches during a successful high school career that included first team allstate honors as a senior. She had offers from higher profile NCAA Division I programs, but turned them down in favor of Ohio.

“I could’ve went bigger,” Yelle said. “I wanted to go someplace where I was actually going to be needed. I wanted to go someplace where I could help turn it around.”

Her college career got off to a good start as the 5-foot-7 point guard started the first 11 games of her freshman season. But late in that 11th game – against Oklahoma at a Christmas tournament in Las Vegas – everything changed.

“There was like five minutes left in the game or so,” Yelle recalls. “I was coming down on a fast break, went up for a jump stop and tore the ACL and left meniscus in my right knee.”

The season-ending injury came one game over the limit for her to receive a medical redshirt for the year.

“That was a big letdown,” Yelle says.

By the summer, she was running again, and was cleared to take part in preseason workouts.

“I was getting back into preseason condition and things were going really well,” she said.

Then at one of the first practices of the season in October – “I just planted my foot wrong and something popped,” Yelle said.

It was the right knee again, though at first, trainers were not sure what the problem was. Yelle went home that weekend to celebrate her siblings’ birthdays.

“While I was home, it just

ON CAMPUS Dennis D. Jacobs ballooned up,” she says. “I spent the whole weekend on the couch.”

An MRI revealed she had torn the meniscus again and she would miss the first four to six weeks of the season.

So it was back to the rehabbing routine for Yelle. By the time the team went to New York City for another Christmas tournament a couple of months ago, the knee was feeling pretty good.

“They weren’t planning on playing me there, but I was doing so well in rehab they cleared me to do limited minutes.”

She played six minutes against Manhattan, scoring four points.

“It was great being back out there,” Yelle says. “I got my confidence back.”

That good feeling didn’t last long. At one of the first

practices after Christmas break, her right knee again gave out.

“Nothing really happened.

I didn’t even notice it,” Yelle says. “That night it started ballooning up and getting really swollen.”

It was Jan. 4, the day before the Bobcats were scheduled to play Xavier.

Yelle missed the Saturday game, had an MRI the following Monday, and surgery on Tuesday. The meniscus was again the culprit. Yelle said the surgeon didn’t remove enough of it in the earlier surgery.

“He was trying to save my knee for when I was done with basketball,” she said.

These days, Yelle is settling into a now too-familiar routine.

“The hardest part is just the rehabbing. You get so frustrated,” she said. “It’s just really mentally exhausting and frustrating when you can’t do some of the things you used to do.”

Yelle admits she gets

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depressed sometimes, but she is trying to keep a positive outlook.

“I’m a big believer in everything happens for a reason,” she says. “I don’t think it’s a coincidence I did this right before our first conference game.”

Had she played even one minute in that game, Yelle would have lost another full season of eligibility. With the season Ohio is having (5-17 overall, 0-10 in the MAC), there’s no reason for her to try to rush her recovery to return before it ends. But the goal of turning the program around remains a driving force for her.

“I’m hungrier than ever to just be back there on the court. I can’t wait,” Yelle said.

“I still want to accomplish the big task ahead of me.”

• Dennis D. Jacobs writes a weekly On Campus column for the Kane County Chronicle about area athletes competing in college. If you have a column idea, contact him at mngeditor@yahoo.com

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BOYS BASKETBALL: STREAMWOOD 47, BATAVIA 37

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By JAY SCHWAB jschwab@shawmedia.com

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Former Wheaton Academy coach T.J. Ragan walks off the field during a practice this past August. Ragan will not be retained as coach.

WHEATON ACADEMY FOOTBALL

Ragan out after 1 year at Wheaton Academy

By JAY SCHWAB jschwab@shawmedia.com Wheaton Academy football coach T.J. Ragan confirmed Wednesday he will not be retained by the school after only one season on the job.

Wheaton Academy athletic director Andrew Tink could not be reached for comment, and Ragan declined to shed light on the reason for the school’s decision.

“I feel like I’ve tried to do the right thing for these nine months, and I’m going to continue to do that. It’s not my place to air anything out,” Ragan said.

Ragan said his contract with the school ends July 31, and he intends to continue mentoring the program’s players until then while actively seeking a new position.

The Warriors went 4-5 in Ragan’s lone season, including a 4-3 mark that landed the team in a three-way tie for the top of the Suburban Christian Conference Gold Division.

The Warriors won four of their final five games.

“I loved being a football coach,” Ragan said. “It was a lot of fun. I felt very comfortable with it. It was something I want to continue doing but

“I feel like I’ve tried to do the right thing for these nine months, and I’m going to continue to do that. It’s not my place to air anything out,” T.J. Ragan Former Wheaton Academy football coach

STREAMWOOD – The Batavia boys basketball team’s offense has stalled at an unfortunate time on the calendar.

Just when the Bulldogs hoped to be finding their groove in the regular season’s late stages, Batavia continued to struggle, falling to Streamwood, 47-37, on Wednesday in its second straight anemic offensive showing.

The Bulldogs, who managed only 28 points their last time out in an ugly loss at St. Charles East, were similarly stymied in this one.

The Bulldogs entered the fourth quarter trailing, 27-19, having made only 1 of 17 attempts from 3-point land. Senior point guard Mike Rueffer hit a 3 early in the fourth to make it 27-22, but that was as close as the Bulldogs came.

Now Batavia (10-14, 4-8 UEC River) will have to turn to next Thursday’s regular-seasonending UEC crossover against a to-be-determined opponent in hopes of stemming its slide.

“You definitely want momentum going into the playoffs,” Rueffer said. “No one wants to be on a losing streak going in. Especially with the regional being at our place, we want to get some momentum and carry it into our place, and hopefully we can

“We did have trouble getting the ball in with the big guy in the middle there. Obviously we had trouble getting to the free throw line, we had trouble getting out in transition, and when we got in transition, we turned it over a little bit.”

Jim Nazos Batavia boys basketball coach get a regional title.”

The Bulldogs had trouble finding high-percentage shots against Streamwood’s zone defense, anchored by 6-foot-10 center Zack Harris.

So they kept hoisting 3s despite a chilly night for their main perimeter weapons.

They ended the night 4 of 24 from beyond the arc.

“We did have trouble getting the ball in with the big guy in the middle there,” Batavia coach Jim Nazos said. “Obviously we had trouble getting to the free throw line, we had trouble getting out in transition, and when we got in transition, we turned it over a little bit. “ … Maybe we were settling, but [Micah Coffey] is a 42 percent shooter [from 3], Jake [Pollack] shoots the ball

real well, Mike Rueffer shoots the ball real well. I believe in those guys. They’re going to have better days. You can’t tell a shooter if he’s wide open not to shoot. He’s going to start thinking about it.”

Senior forward Zach Strittmatter was the lone Bulldog in double figures scoring with 12 points. Pollack snared 11 rebounds to help compensate for his rocky shooting night, while Coffey added eight points before fouling out in the fourth quarter.

Reserve guard Jacob Siewert scored 14 points.

The teams were tied, 13all, after a sleepy first half in which neither team could sustain any offensive rhythm.

It was senior night at Streamwood, which also honored outgoing coach Tim Jones before the game. Jones wrapped up his sixth and final season in Streamwood with a 3-9 conference mark.

With the loss, the Bulldogs have dropped six of their past seven games after a midseason resurgence.

“I’m not going to tell you it’s not a challenge,” Jones said of coaching at Streamwood. “It’s teaching good athletes how to play the game of basketball.

It’s not where you have that pure basketball player.

“So that’s a difficult thing to do … but it can be rewarding, too.”

PREP ROUNDUP also with my background coming as a strength and conditioning coach at the higher levels, I’m going to look at everything.”

Ragan was hired by Wheaton Academy last March from Valor Christian (Colo.), where he was associate athletic director.

He has worked in the strength and conditioning realm with Oregon State University and the Denver Broncos.

At Wheaton Academy, Ragan replaced Ben Wilson, who remained on the Warriors’ staff as an assistant after resigning the head coaching post in the aftermath of brain surgery that followed the 2011 season.

Rosary hoops advances to regional final The KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE CHICAGO – The Rosary girls basketball team knocked off Chicago Raby, 56-42, on Wednesday in an IHSA Class 3A Crane Regional semifinal.

Karly Tate scored 26 points to lead the Royals before leaving the game in the fourth quarter with an an eye injury.

“She really had an allaround amazing game for us, and when she went down with about six minutes left in the game, it was kind of like do or die,” Rosary coach Jes-

sie Wilcox said. “Were people going to step up, or were we going to go down? And every single one of our players stepped up.”

Wilcox said Tate will need stitches for her eye injury.

Another Rosary starter, Rachel Choice (seven points), rolled an ankle during the game.

The Royals (16-10) will need a huge effort in tonight’s 7:30 p.m regional championship game against perennial state title contender Montini.

“We’ve faced them two times already,” Wilcox said of Rosary’s fellow Suburban

Christian Conference member. “The last time we faced them, we didn’t have two of our starters. We have a new game plan, we’ll try to throw a couple new things in to keep them on their toes, and hopefully we’ll have all of our starters back for tomorrow so we’re at full health.”

Class 3A Wheaton Academy Regional: Host Wheaton Academy saw its season brought to a close with a 43-31 loss to Chicago Latin in a regional semifinal.

Jamie Netzley and Katherine Maret had 10 points each for the Warriors.

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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY –It looks like a greater amount of travel is probable for you in the year ahead, though it might not be to faraway places.

Regardless of the distance, your trips will provide you with a wealth of memories.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You always require a degree of independence and freedom in life, so don’t hem yourself in with a tight itinerary. Leave plenty of room for impromptu developments.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – There is a good possibility that you will collect payment on an old loan that you had completely written off. If this should occur, be appreciative without overdoing it.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Challenging conditions are more likely to stimulate your positive qualities than negative ones. Success makes you feel like a winner.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – A friend for whom you did a favor will find an opportunity to repay you. Your pal will step to the plate without being asked.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – It’s to your benefit to study the successful procedures of an associate. You’re likely to discover some new tactics that you could put to good use.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Resistance you are facing on a major project can be alleviated if you just make a few tweaks.

Once these are implemented, you can go forward with alacrity and aplomb.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Be sure that what you do at work also produces benefits for your co-workers. They, in turn, will be more responsive to your needs and requests. Remember, one hand washes the other.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Work on an endeavor that can either be updated or transformed into something far more useful. The rewards for doing so will be larger than you think.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – What cannot be accomplished on your own can be achieved through a strong team effort.

The secret is picking the right helpers who’ll stay with the project until the end.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – In order to feel gratified, you need to get involved in something that you can see through to its completion. Only then will you feel like you’re putting your time to good use.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Participating in some kind of activity that is unrelated to your workday world could do wonders to refurbish your outlook on life.

Find something different to do that you’ll enjoy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Don’t be afraid to spend a little of your funds in hopes of future gain, because in order to make more of anything, including money, it is necessary to prime the pump.

Photo by John Bramley

(From left) Uncle Mason (Jeremy Irons) sets the house rules for his niece Lena (Alice Englert) and her new friend Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich) in “Beautiful Creatures.”

‘Beautiful Creatures’ kind of like ‘Twilight’ GATEHOUSE NEWS SERVICE A boy meets a girl, and they’re “different” from each other, but they don’t let that get in the way of romance. OK, stop thinking about “Twilight” or the much more recent “Warm Bodies.”

This new one, like its predecessors, based on a novel, may sound similar, but it comes from and goes off into many other directions. It’s certainly the most properly supernatural of the bunch.

When we meet 17-year-old South Carolinian Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), we find out right away that he’s a voracious reader (Vonnegut’s his current choice), is kind of a loner, and is being brought up by his dad.

He’s also having some pretty weird dreams about a girl whose face he can’t quite see.

Hold on, there’s a new girl in town and at school, 15-year-old orphan Lena (Alice Englert), come to live with her wealthy and very mysterious Uncle Macon (Jeremy Irons) at the creepy old Ravenwood place. She, too, loves to read (Bukowski’s her present fave).

Could she be the “girl of his dreams?” There’s nothing like love at first sight between them. He shows some interest, likely because everyone

else in town bores him, but she feigns total disinterest, as if she isn’t supposed to mingle with anyone. After a classroom display of “Carrie”-like abilities by her, which she never acknowledges, his fascination increases.

He even follows her home, only to be told to go away because “my uncle doesn’t like people around the house.”

Actually, no one in the Ravenwood family likes people very much, at least not “normal” people like Ethan, and everyone else in town. The appearance of Uncle Mason allows Irons to start chewing the scenery early. He’s a dashing figure in white, delivering his lines in a honey-like voice, ever ready to put a spell – or foist visions – upon an unwary visitor.

There are lots of spells cast on lots of people in this little Southern town.

And while the story is mostly about the slowly forming attraction between Ethan and Lena, the parade of characters around them gives the film an undeniable richness.

Viola Davis plays Amma, local librarian and longtime friend of Ethan’s family (separate characters in the book), a woman with plenty of her own secrets.

Watch out for Emmy Rossum (currently in Showtime’s “Shameless”) as Ridley, a sorceress who likes to have her way

with unsuspecting men. But the film’s best scene-stealing goes to the always surprising Emma Thompson, taking on two roles: the Bible-thumping Mrs. Lincoln, and the fearsome and extremely powerful Sarafine.

Thompson manages to make her parts both frightening and over-the-top hilarious.

The plot ends up gravitating toward the always popular battle between the light and the dark, as well as the old Shakespearian chestnut of forbidden love, in this case between a Caster (Lena’s fate) and a mortal.

Between plentiful doses of creepiness, visual effects, a (literally) swirling sequence about family dynamics, and a quick dip into melodrama, this is a film that will please the young viewers it’s aimed at, and still keep older audiences who couldn’t handle the ridiculousness of the “Twilight” series happily engaged.

‘Beautiful Creatures’ Writer & Director: Richard LaGravenese Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, Emmy Rossum, Emma Thompson Rated: PG-13

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Grandma doesn’t want kids to start smoking You are a blessed couple Dear Abby: It bothers me greatly to know that so many children continue to start smoking at an early age. My husband and I did that, and now we’re paying an awful price.

We have had emphysema for years. Four of our children also took up the habit. I finally started paying them to quit ($100 every two weeks they didn’t smoke – up to five payments).

I decided to head off the temptation our grandchildren would face. We told them if they didn’t start smoking by the age of 18, we’d pay them $2,000.

So far, seven of the 10 have collected a nice check on their 18th birthday, and we expect the remaining three to collect in turn.

They have grown up understanding that cigarettes are “gross” and, if they start smoking, it will cost them a lot of money!

Abby, you’re the best way to spread ideas. I hope you will think it worthwhile to pass this one along. – Do As I Say,

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips Gainesville, Fla.

Dear Do As I Say: I’m passing it along, but frankly, I’m not crazy about bribery.

One would think that, having witnessed firsthand the serious health issues you and your husband are experiencing, your grandchildren would have understood what awaited them if they took up the habit.

The tobacco industry has done a huge disservice to young people by marketing their products to them – and not just in the form of cigarettes, but also with flavored chewing tobacco, which is equally addictive.

According to the U.S. Surgeon General, nearly 90 percent of smokers start by age 18.

In 2006, U.S. District Judge Gladys E. Kessler of Washington, D.C., ruled the major cigarette manufacturers were guilty of fraud and racketeering under the federal RICO Act.

(When the tobacco companies appealed, the Supreme Court rejected it without comment.)

She wrote that for more than 50 years the tobacco industry “lied, misrepresented and deceived the American public, including smokers and the young people they avidly sought as ‘replacement smokers,’ about the devastating effects of smoking....

“They suppressed research, they destroyed documents, they manipulated the use of nicotine so as to increase and perpetuate addiction, they distorted the truth ... so as to discourage smokers from quitting.”

It is extremely important that young people be educated about – and prevented from – using tobacco.

Smokers who start as teenagers increase their chances of becoming addicted.

Think about it: reduced lung function, early heart disease, cancer, asthma, disfigurement.

Yes – it could happen to YOU. • Write Dear Abby at www. dearabby.com.

In order to avoid energy dive, eat a healthy lunch Dear Doctor K: Can you give me some tips for eating a healthy but satisfying lunch?

Dear Reader: Yes, I can, but first let me observe that many of my patients seem to think that what doctors recommend as a “healthy” diet is just today’s latest fad. They think the advice could change next year.

That’s wrong. The advice I’ll give you is based on 50 years of studies involving millions of people whose diets and health have been studied for decades. In other words, it has a strong scientific basis. At least as important, you can follow the advice and have delicious meals – healthy food can taste really good!

Back to your question. Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but don’t give your lunch short shrift. Eating lunch helps maintain your blood sugar level so your energy won’t take a midday dive. A healthy lunch will also help you concentrate and function better in the afternoon, and it will help you avoid hunger that can lead to overeating at dinner.

Do you tend to forget about lunch until you’re starving, and

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff then reach for the nearest bagel or burger? If so, you know the importance of planning ahead.

When possible, bring your lunch from home. If you’ll be eating in a restaurant or cafeteria, make healthy selections.

A healthy, balanced lunch should include three food groups: lean protein, whole-grain carbohydrates, and fruits and vegetables. Roughly half of your plate should be vegetables or fruit. One-quarter should be lean protein. That can include fish, chicken, turkey, tofu or low-fat cottage cheese. And one-quarter of your plate should be whole grains; for example, one slice of whole-grain bread, or a half cup of brown rice, whole-wheat pasta or quinoa. I’ve put a number of specific lunch ideas on my website, AskDoctorK.com.

Frozen microwavable entrees tend to be a popular lunch choice.

Look for those with no more than 350 calories, 4 grams or less of

saturated fat, 15 grams or more of protein, and 600 milligrams or less of sodium per serving.

Supplement the entree with a handful of baby carrots or fresh fruit to make it more filling and nutritionally complete.

If you tend to grab food on the fly – perhaps eating a croissant on the way to a meeting – mentally account for those calories.

Say to yourself, “This is part of lunch.” Then fill in with an apple and a carton of nonfat plain yogurt as soon as you get the chance. Or consider alternatives to croissants that also taste delicious, but that deliver healthier calories. For example, I snack most afternoons on a small bag of mixed nuts. Nuts are full of “good” fats, whereas croissants are full of “bad” fats.

Finally, use your lunchtime as an opportunity to get away from your desk. Eat a quick, healthy meal, and then go for a brisk walk.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. Visit www.AskDoctorK.com to send questions and get additional information.

Dr. Wallace: My boyfriend and I have been dating for four months.

He is a terrific person – intelligent, ambitious, responsible, hard-working, family-oriented and very loving and caring.

He is everything I ever wanted and needed in a partner.

I’ve been in several unhappy relationships, but this guy is the first one that has treated me with decency and respect. Both he and I feel like we were meant for each other.

Even though we are just 18 and still in school (we graduate in June), we know that we want to get married someday.

We care for and love each other very deeply.

Our backgrounds are similar and this enables us to communicate very well. His family adores me, and my family loves him.

I don’t have a problem. I’m writing to you because I respect your opinion, and I’d like to know what you think about our relationship.

– Nameless, Birmingham, Ala. Dear Nameless: It appears that you and your boyfriend will be spending many happy years together. You are, indeed, a blessed couple, and I wish you both the very best!

Dear Dr. Wallace: I am in the ninth grade, and I love being in high school. You said that students who sit in the front of the class usually get better grades than those who sit in the back of the class.

When my mother read this, she spoke with my counselor and requested that I be seated in the first row of each class. So I was assigned a front row seat in all six of my classes.

I don’t really want to be seated in the front row, but if it helps my grades, it will be worth it, and besides, I can

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace hear better up front.

Now here is my question: Can you tell me the theory behind the “front row students get better grades” idea?

Is it just because they can’t goof off up front? – Nameless, Denver, Colo.

Dear Nameless: Studies have indeed found that students who sit in the front row generally do tend to get better grades.

Both Ball State University and the Secondary School Administrators’ Association have conducted surveys on this matter and have arrived at this conclusion.

When seating is unassigned, students who sit in the front row by choice are obviously those who are the most eager to connect with the teacher, participate in class, do their homework and learn.

They are in the teacher’s spotlight and that’s where they want to be.

When seating is assigned, those students in the first row also wind up in the teacher’s spotlight, whether they want to be there or not.

Therefore, even if they aren’t necessarily inclined to pay attention, with the teacher looking directly at them, they pretty much have no choice. And they certainly can’t goof off.

Some teachers who are aware of the advantages of being in the front row rotate students so that everyone will have the opportunity to sit up front at least part of the time.

Consider yourself fortunate.

• Write Dr. Wallace at rwallace@galesburg. net.

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• Thursday, February 14, 2013

CELEBRITY CIPHER

Julia Child said: “I think careful cooking is love, don’t you?

The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who’s close to you is about as nice a valentine as you can give.”

Your bridge partner will be very happy if you play bridge carefully, whether or not on Valentine’s Day. In this deal, how should South play in four spades after West leads the heart king?

In Standard American, the auction is straightforward. If you use two-over-one game-force, North would rebid three spades, and South, with a minimum opening, would sign off in game.

Declarer has four potential losers: one diamond and three clubs. He has only nine top tricks: six spades, one heart and two diamonds. South can hope that East has the club ace, or try to establish dummy’s diamond suit.

But the actual layout is the one that South should fear. If he takes the first trick, draws trumps and plays on diamonds, East will win a trick and can shift to the club queen. Then, as long as neither defender tries to cash a heart trick, declarer will lose one diamond and three clubs.

What is the secret?

South must keep East off the lead. And the way to do that is not to win the first trick; let West take it. Suppose he continues with another heart.

Declarer wins with dummy’s ace and discards a diamond from his hand. Then he plays a trump to his ace before attacking diamonds. South takes dummy’s two winners, ruffs a diamond high, and (when they split 3-2) draws trumps ending on the board.

Finally, declarer cashes dummy’s remaining two diamonds, throwing club losers from his hand.

In this way, South collects an overtrick, not an undertrick.

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Experience in Sexual Abuse issues, Eating Disorders, PTSD and Individual and Group therapy. Located in university community, competitive salary & benefit package. Minorities encouraged. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred. EOE. Send resume to Ben Gordon, Dept C, 12 Health Services Dr, DeKalb, IL 60115.

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SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR 3 BR Apartments AMERICA MORTGAGE NETWORK, Dishwasher INC. DOING BUSINESS AS AMNET; GALENA AT THE RESERVE CONDOOn-Site Laundry Facility MINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN Playground OWNERS AND NON-RECORD Washer & Dryer CLAIMANTS, Connection DEFENDANT Sparkling Pool 11 CH 3767 Address: 532 King Ave, East Dundee, Illinois 60118 230 McMillan Court Judge Leonard J. Wojtecki Cortland, IL 60112 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF 815-758-2910 REAL ESTATE income restriction apply PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of BATAVIA Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 17, 2012, I, 1 BR starting at $760 Sheriff of Kane County, Illinois, will 2 BR starting at $950 on March 28, 2013 at the hour of 3 BR TH starting at $1255 9:00 AM at the Kane County JudiSt. Charles - Newly Renovated 630-879-8300 cial Center, 37W777 Route 38, St. Studio - $450 + utilities.

Charles, IL 60175, Room JC 100, 1BR - $650, 2BR - $820. or in a place otherwise designated 630-841-0590 Send your Classified at the time of sale, County of Kane, State of Illinois, sell at public aucAdvertising 24/7 to: ST. CHARLES 1st MO FREE! tion to the highest bidder for cash, Lrg 1BR $769, Lrg 2BR from Email: classified@ as set forth below, the following de$829/mo. Incl heat, water, cookscribed real estate: shawsuburban.com ing gas, Appliances & laundry.

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THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $172,499.94 Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified THE FOLLOWING BUILDINGS KNOWN AS THE DEKALB CLINIC AND PARKING funds, is due within twenty four LOTS WILL BE OFFERED FOR AUCTION ON SITE LOCATED AT 217 FRANKLIN (24) hours. The subject property is STREET AND 302 GROVE STREET, DEKALB, ILLINOIS. WATCH FOR ALMBURG subject to real estate taxes, special AUCTION SIGNS. assessments or special taxes levied ST against said real estate and is offered for sale without any represen* 2 PARCELS WITH PARKING LOTS * tation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT THESE 2 BUILDINGS WERE IN THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THE DEKALB be open for inspection and Plaintiff CLINIC, THE MAIN CLINIC LOCATED AT 217 FRANKLIN ST IS ZONED CENTRAL; makes no representations as to the BUSINESS DISTRICT AND HAS 36,150 SQ.FT. THE BUILDING HAS A BASEMENT AND condition of the property. Prospec- FULLY FUNCTIONING UTILITY’S WITH CITY WATER, SEWER AND 3PH ELECTRIC. tive bidders are admonished to THE BUILDING IS FULLY COMPLIANT FOR THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY’S check the Court file to verify all in- ACT AND HAS 3 PARKING LOTS. THE SOUTH LOT HOLDS 32 CARS AND MEASURES 66X156. THE NORTH LOT HOLDS 27 CARS AND IS 66X165. THE EAST LOT HOLDS formation.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15- 20 CARS. THE BUILDING HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND IS FULLY OPERATIONAL. 1512, the amounts of any surplus CALL AUCTIONEERS FOR A DETAILED SHOWING AND INSPECTION OF THIS bid will be held by the sheriff until a 36,000SQ.FT FACILITY. THE EAST CLINIC BUILDING IS LOCATED AT 302 GROVE ST. party obtains a Court Order for its AND IS 14,285 SQ.FT. WITH A PARTIAL UNFINISHED BASEMENT. THE ROOF IS IN distribution, or for 60 days follow- NEED OF SOME REPAIR AS SOME LEAKING IS OCCURRING. THE BUILDING IS FULLY ing the date of the entry of the order FUNCTIONAL AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SINCE THE MOVE OUT THIS BUILDING confirming sale, at which time, in HAS A LARGE 80+ CAR PARKING LOT. THE BUILDING IS ALSO IN THE CENTRAL the absence of an order directing BUSINESS DISTRICT WITH FULL CITY WATER, SEWER AND 3PH ELECTRIC. CALL payment of the surplus, it may be AUCTIONEERS FOR A DETAILED SHOWING AND INSPECTION OF THE BUILDING. automatically forfeited to the State DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES OF THIS SIZE AND WITH PARKING LOTS DON’T COME without further notice.

ALONG VERY OFTEN. NOW IS THE TIME TO INVEST IN REAL ESTATE! TALK TO If this property is a condominium YOUR LENDER TODAY, COME WITH A VISION TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A unit, the purchaser of the unit at the PROPERTY LIKE THIS AND BID YOUR PRICE AT AUCTION! foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments TERMS FOR AUCTION: $10,000.00 DOWN ON AUCTION DAY. BALANCE DUE ON and the legal fees required by The APRIL 15TH 2013. A 10% BUYERS PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THE FINAL BID TO Condominium Property Act, 765 DETERMINE THE FINAL CONTRACT PRICE. AUCTIONEERS WILL GLADLY COOPERATE WITH OTHER REAL ESTATE OFFICES OR BROKERS IF YOU REGISTER ANY BIDDER ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR BEFORE THE AUCTION OR ON AUCTION DAY. PROPERTY BEING OFFERED AS-IS, (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE WITH OUT ANY CONTINGENCIES TO FINANCING, APPRAISAL OR ANY OTHER TYPE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION OF CONTINGENCIES. SELLERS WILL PAY FOR DEED PREPARATION AND TITLE FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN COMMITMENT FOR SELLERS. TAXES ARE TO BE PRO-RATED TO CLOSING DATE. ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN AC- ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE AUCTION DAY TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL OTHER. CORDANCE WITH SECTION 15DEKALB CLINIC CHARTERED, OWNER 1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTKEITH FOSTER, ATTORNEY GAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the STEVE.ALMBURG@GMAIL.COM OR CALL 815-739-3703 TO SET UP VIEWING court file or contact Plaintiff's attorAll our auctions with pictures are advertised worldwide @ www.almburgauctions.com ney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe St., ppraisals Real Estate Chicago, IL 60606, telephone Liquidators 312-541-9710. Please refer to file 8 5-825-2727 number IL 11 0026.

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THURSDAY MARCH 21 11:00 A.M.

St. Charles 1st Mo FREE!

Nicely Remodeled. 1BR. Oak floors, Cat OK.$815 includes heat, hot water & cooking gas.

Broker Owned. 1330 W. Main.

630-688-7124 ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP One bedroom, $650 month plus utilities, 630-880-2098

Matthew Bullock Auctioneers

Batavia: TH, 2BR, 2.5BA, 1 car gar, all appl. Incl. W/D, fireplace, $1300/month+utilities 630-408-6402

409 East Stevenson Rd, Ottawa

MAPLE PARK Town Home Modern 2/3BR, 2.5BA Stove, Refrigerator, Microwave, D/W, W/D, 2 car Garage. $1150/mo+sec. 815-252-3481

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ST. CHARLES, 2 bedroom, 1

bath, laundry, air, heat incl. No St. Charles Cozy 3 Bedroom pets + security deposit. $875/mo.

1 bath, near grade school, all 630-289-7484 appls incl washer/dryer. Pets OK. ST. CHARLES, large 3 bedroom, $1125/mo+sec. 847-340-1321 1.5 bath, laundry, air, heat incl.

Storage. No pets. $1150/mo. + seST. CHARLES, 4 room, 2 bedcurity deposit. 630-289-7484. room, 1 bath, garage, $850/mo.

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PUBLIC AUCTION SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 20 3 RUNNING ONE RING- STARTING AT 9:00 WITH COINS Lunch by: Relish the Dog

Thursday, February 14, 2013 • Page 33

Comfort Station Available

LOCATION: BOONE CO. FAIRGROUNDS, 879 RT. 76, MI. NORTH OF BELVIDERE. LOCATED IN THE GOAT BARN NEAR SOUTH END. PLENTY OF PARKING. DRESS WARM! COINS: Several Indian head pennies from 1880-1909 (approx 700); Cents- 1829 bust, 1834, 1914D, 1920D wheat; 1946 double die; 1872 ½ cent; 2 cent pcs. 1865 & 1869; buffalo nickel 1918S; Flying Eagle cents; dimes bust 1829-1834; 1921 & 21D mercury dimes; Several silver dollars inc. 1878CC, 1883CC, 1890CC & 1907S and more. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Frederic Remington sculpture (Norther); Fireplace mantle; Franklin Mint (NIB) Marilyn Monroe dolls (porcelain-some vinyl); MM life size poster, pictures & memorabilia; Marilyn Barbies & outfits (new); china cabinets & buffets; lt. wood round table; D.R table/chairs; (3) Wildlife prints; few fishing lures; fly fishing reel; and more. HOUSEHOLD: Frosted glass top DR table w/built in leaves; Modern buffet (birch); Full size maple bdrm set w/ cod & dresser w/mirror; Sony flat screen tv; love seat sleeper sofa; desk; lamps; coffee & end tables; hutches; recliner; card table & chairs; Magic Chef microwave; sofa; Zenith tv; Bissel & Electrolux vacuums; linens; misc. glassware; 2-drawer file cabinet; misc. kitchen items; Johnson Bros. dishes (Gretchen); small chest freezer; dorm size fridge; (2) triple dressers (1) w/mirror; (2) side tables; queen size head/foot boards frame; Kenmore washer; GE gas dryer-no heat but tumbles; music CD’s & racks; Ent. tower; misc. chairs and much more. YARD & TOOL: White LT542G 7 spd. Riding mower; Yard Man 21” self propelled 6.5hp mower; Delta 10” table saw; (2) Craftsman tool chest (smaller); misc. tools; Wrought iron patio set, lawn chairs & pant stands; 2 wheel cart; yard ornaments-some cement; step ladder; Ames planter wagon (yard size); Lg. bird house on pole; lawn spreader; metal flower boxes; portable bar; shutters; Misc. fishing gear; port. ¾ hp air compressor (Ingersolran); 2 wheel dolly; convt. 2/4 wheel dolly and much more. VEHICLE: 1999 Dodge Stratus w/ approx.

70,000 miles. To be sold at 11:00 Sharp!!

OWNERS: K. DICKEY, S. PETROS, F. BECKER, N. SCHMITT, M. KERTZ, C. WILKINSON & ESTATE OF A. RALSTON Terms: Cash or checks w/proper I.D. Visa & Mastercard accepted.

9% Buyers Premium w/ 4% discount for cash or check. No property to be removed until settled for. All items sold “AS IS”.

Number system will be used. Must have driver’s license for registration. Not responsible for accidents or items after purchase.

Announcements day of sale prevail over written material.

Saturday, February 16th 9am Preview: Friday, Feb 15th 10am-6pm

WINTER DISCOVERY AUCTION Antiques, Firearms, Coins, Jewelry, Toys, Native American Indian Artifacts and Decor, and More.

General Antiques - 2 Restored Barber Chairs-Emil J Paidar & Theo Koch, Cast Iron Barber Pole, 19th Century Wood Barber Chair(needs TLC), 2 Barber Chairs Partially Restored, 14¡É Leinenkugel's Beer Double Bubble Light Up Clock, Leinenkugel's Beer Door Push Sign, Budweiser Neon Sign, Miller Neon Sign, and other Beer Advertising, National Candy Store Register, Large Collection of Planter Peanut Store Counter Jars, Antique Time Clock from the Nabisco Factory-Marseilles IL, Large Beautiful Stained Glass Window, Oak Baptismal, 100's of Lesney and Hot Wheels Redline Cars & Trucks, Lionel Train Set, Buddy L Hydraulic Dump Truck, Tin Toys, Friction Cars, Early 1960¡Çs Barbies some in Original Boxes, 1960's-1970's Baseball Cards, 1948 Cubs Scorecard & Yearbook, 1933 & 1934 Sandwich Fair Premium Books, Rock Creek Plano IL Milk Bottle, Millington IL Pinup Advertising, and other Sandwich/Somonauk IL Advertising, Jos Frey High Grade Whiskey Jug, RARE 1899 Merry Christmas Aurora IL Miniature Whiskey Jug, Salt Glazed 2 Gallon Beehive Jug with Advertising Peter Van Schaack & Sons, Several Crock Chicken Feeders, and other Crocks, 1900 Velocipede Trophy, Peltier Comic Marbles, 100's of other Marbles, Antique Stacking Lawyers Bookcase, Electric Guitar, Gibson Guitar signed by the Allman Brothers Band, Rare Vintage Noble Tube Amplifier, Ottawa Il Rathskeller 1/2 pt Whiskey Bottle, Civil War Era Scroll Flask and other 19th century Bottles, Unusual Mason & Fruit Jars, Coca Cola Thermometer, Dazey Butter Churn, Vintage Bookends by Bradley & Hubbard and others, 1917 Village of Maywood Horse Vehicle License, Straight Razors & Honing Stone, Henry Boker Buffalo Meat/Hide Scale, Cast Iron & Porcelain Show Shine Stands, Antique Computing Grocery Scale, Tobacco Cutter, Ball Standard Seth Thomas Wall Clock, Ornate Kitchen Clocks, Mission Oak Clock, Pancake Flour Box from Geneva IL, Batavia Diary Set of Baby Bottles in Original Box, Vintage LaSalle Count Wall Map, 1951 Ottawa Car Dealer Calendar & Map, Hummels, Waterford Glass, EAPG, Depression Glass, Stock Yard Items, Large Amount of Vintage Holiday Décor, Papier Mache Halloween Jack-O-Lanterns, Witches, Cats, Santas, & Easter, 1940's WW2 Ottawa Newspapers with War Headlines, LaSalle County Soldiers Roster & Plat Book, Lee County IL War History 1917-1919, 1820's Preacher Journals, Early 19th century Cooks, Art Deco Slip Shade Sconces, 1893 Chicago World's Fair Photo Book, Buckeye Tractor Seat, Tractor Manuals & Catalogs, Royal Daulton Mugs, Stereoscope & Stereoviews, Bullet Pencils, Fountain Pens, Black Americana, WW1 Machine Gun Unit Photo, US Postage Machine, Old Yellow Stop Sign, Indian Tip Tray, Abraham Lincoln CDV photo circa 1862, D.F. Berry Indian Photographs, Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoons, and more.

Firearms, Hunting, & Knives - John Hobbs signed .350 Cal Muzzle Loader Long Rifle with a Beautiful Tiger Maple Stock a wonderful old Piece! Remington UMC Model 12A .22 Rifle w/MAM sight, Remington Model 742 .30-06 Springfield Semi Auto Rifle w/Weaver Scope 99+%, Marlin Model 336 .

30-30 Win. Lever Action Rifle, Remington Model 550-I Tube Fed .22 Rifle, Winchester Model 95 30-30 Win. Lever Action Rifle w/Marbles Sight, Henry .22 Long Rifle Lever Action Model H001, Stevens Model 15A .22, Stevens Model 59A .410 Tube Fed Rifle, Mossberg Model 395T 12GA Bolt Action Magazine Fed, Squires Bingham Model 20 .22 Cal Semi Auto w/scope, Springfield Model 67F by Savage Arms 12 GA, Ithaca Model 37 20 GA Deer Slayer Pump Shotgun, Sharps Double Barrel 12 GA Shotgun, Stevens Model 940A 20 GA Shotgun, Stevens Model 107B 12 GA Shotgun, Marlin Mfg Glenfield Model 60 .22 Cal Long Rifle, and others HANDGUNS-.44 Cal Army Black Powder Pistol(Repro), .31 Cal Black Powder (Repro), High Standard Sport King .22 Cal, Ruger New Model Single Six .22 Cal Pistol, AMT Lightning .22 Long Rifle Hand Gun, Walther PK380 Semi Auto .38 Cal Like New, Model Automatic Pistol Protector, 2 early Revolvers, Many Gun Cases, KNIVES-Many Pocket Knives including-Case, Cattaragus, Camillus, Hammer Brand, Schrade, Browning, Buck, and others, Texaco Franklin Mint Knife, Set of Presidential Knives in Case, Many Fixed Blade Knives including Ka-Bar Fighting Knife, Ka-Bar USN MK2 Military Knife in Sheath, USN Pal RH35, Several Military Bayonets, AG Russell, Smith & Wesson, Buck, Helle Trofe, Western Bowie Knife, Soligen Germany Bowie Knife, and More, Early PS Olt Bakelite Duck/Crow/Animal Calls, Jewelry & Pocket Watches - Large Amount of Costume Jewelry 100's of Pieces, Whiting DavisSnake Coil Bracelets, Mesh Bib, Coin Purse, Enameled Flowers, Rhinestone Jewelry, Aurora Borealis Sets, Sterling & Gold Jewelry, 14K Gold Ring with Diamonds, 14K Watch, 10K Gold Masonic Ring, Many 10K &14K Gold Rings, Large amount of Turquoise Jewelry, Sterling Silver & Bear Claw Necklace, Bollos, Bracelets, Belt Buckles, MOP, Cuff Links, Coral Earrings & Necklace, 14K Gold & Diamond Stick Pin, Pocket Watches-Illinois 21 Jewel RR Grade, Hampden 21 Jewel RR Grade, Elgin in Original Box, Waltham, Landis, & Rockford.

Native American Artifacts & Décor - Large Amount of Arrowheads from Illionis, Ohio, & Texas all from local Estates. Mounted Boards of Arrowheads/Relics from Yorkville IL area, Starved Rock Chert, Woodland Pottery Shards, Grooved Axe, Texas area Corner Tang Knife, Many Arrowheads sold by the Group, Unifaced Paleo Blades, Drills, Hand Axes, Scrapers, Knives, Pestle, Undrilled Anchor Pendant, Unique Discodial-Like Artifact attr. to Fort Ancient, Plummet, Gorget, and more. Porcupine Quill & Birch Bark Lidded Box, Many Pine Needle Baskets, Baskets, Many Pottery Vases & Bowls Old and New, Lucy Lewis Acoma Pot, LT Yepa Jemez Bowl, Northwest Territories Bowl, Santa Clara Bowl, Maricopa Bowl, D.F. Berry Indian Cabinet Card Photograph, D.F. Berry Sioux Indian Burial Photograph, Many Reservation Bought Items, Skookum Doll, Plains Indians Childs Purse, Wood Carved Indian Portrait, Sterling Silver Indian Motif Souvenir Spoons, Indian Portrait Vase, Sante Fe Indian Poster, Moccasins, Many Beaded Items , Clubs, Turtle Shell & Coyote Leg Rattler, Indian Blanket, Pennants, and much more.

Coins - Large amount of Silver Bullion, 100+ 1oz Rounds, 150+ Silver American Eagles & Canadian Grizzley Bear 1 oz Rds., 3-10oz Bars, 1992 Australian Kookaburra 10oz Round, 250+ Morgan & Peace Dollars, 300+ Silver Half Dollars-Walking Liberty, Franklin, Kennedy, 400+ Silver Quarters, 1,400+ Silver Dimes-Mercury & Roosevelt, 1878CC Morgan Dollar BU, Several DMPL Morgan Dollars, Graded Morgans, Set of BU Ben Franklin Half Dollars, BU Franklin & Kennedy Rolls, Barber Half Dollars, Commemorative Half Dollars-Bay Bridge, California Jubilee, US Grant, Oregon Trail and others, 1929 Series $10 1st National Bank of Ottawa Note, 1985 $250 Peso World Cup 1/4oz Gold Coin, 1865 10 Francs Gold Coin, 1/10oz US American Eagle Gold, 150+ US Mint & Proof Sets 1956-2000, Over 100 quality lots of Coins and Bullion.

ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE

Belvidere, IL 6 008 8 5 544-48 or 8 5-988-0249 cell AUCTIONEER: LYLE LEE State License #040.000200 & Roger Mackeben # 44 000 360 CLERKS & CASHIERS: LEE AUCTION SERVICE Visit our web site at www.leeauctionservice.com

Sellers: Grace McGill Yorkville IL, Estate of Nick Mangiaracina Ottawa IL, Living Estate of Jim Hiatt Villa Park and others Terms: Cash, Check, and Credit Cards (add 3%). No out of State or Out of Area Checks over $300 unless known by Auction Company. 10% Buyers Premium. $20 Gun Transfer Fee-Must have Valid Illinois FOID Card to Handle and or Purchase any Firearms Lunch Provided by Grumpees Weenie Wagon Can't Make it to the auction Visit www.BullockAuctioneers.com for Online Bidding

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Page 34 • Thursday, February 14, 2013 ing de ST. CHARLES, sm. country home, scribed real estate: BLDG/UNIT 23-2, TOGETHER 4 room, 2 BR, 1 bath, bsmnt., gar. $850. Avail. now. Dorothy, L&C WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELERental, 630-624-1604.

MENTS IN GALENA AT THE RESERVE CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED IN THE DECSt. Charles 1 Mo Free Rent! LARATION RECORDED AS DOCUShared bath & kit, $110-120/wk. MENT NUMBER 95K034436, AS W/D, incl utilities, Wi-Fi, no pets. AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, IN No smoking. 630-232-7535 KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 532 King Ave, East Dundee, Illinois 60118 P.I.N.: 03-26-204-064 The real estate is improved with St. Charles Large 2BR, 1BA Apt to share - heat & water incl. a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: Cable and pool available. $500/mo + util. 224-856-1901 $172,499.94 Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied St. Charles against said real estate and is offered for sale without any represenOff/Ware Space tation as to quality or quantity of ti1,568sf - 19,000sf. tle and without recourse to Plaintiff Docks/Drive-Ins and in "as is" condition. The sale Aggressive Move-In Package is further subject to confirmation by the court.

630-355-8094 Upon payment in full of the www.mustangconstruction.com amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT FOR LEASE be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the Newly Remodeled condition of the property. ProspecWAREHOUSE/OFFICE tive bidders are admonished to Great Location off of check the Court file to verify all inKESLINGER ROAD formation.

1000 sq. ft. of Office w/Bath Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/152000 sq. ft. Warehouse 700 sq. 1512, the amounts of any surplus ft. Mezzanine Storage bid will be held by the sheriff until a Outdoor Storage Available party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days follow$1,950/Monthly ing the date of the entry of the order Includes All Utilities confirming sale, at which time, in Except Electricity the absence of an order directing Immediate Availability payment of the surplus, it may be 630-208-9400 automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTPUBLIC NOTICE GAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE court file or contact Plaintiff's attor16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE ney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe St., COUNTY - GENEVA, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE Chicago, IL 60606, telephone 312-541-9710. Please refer to file ASSOCIATION, number IL 11 0026.

PLAINTIFF Sheriff of Kane County, Illinois vs.

Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, FERNANDO ARELLANO; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION LLC SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 AMERICA MORTGAGE NETWORK, Chicago, Illinois 60606 INC. DOING BUSINESS AS AMNET; Ph. 312-541-9710 GALENA AT THE RESERVE CONDO- Fax 312-541-9711 MINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN JB&A # IL 11 0026 OWNERS AND NON-RECORD I509228 CLAIMANTS, (Published in the Kane County DEFENDANT Chronicle, February 14, 21 & 28, 11 CH 3767 Address: 532 King Ave, East 2013.)

Dundee, Illinois 60118 PUBLIC NOTICE Judge Leonard J. Wojtecki NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 17, 2012, I, IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Sheriff of Kane County, Illinois, will ALMA LUCY LONG, on March 28, 2013 at the hour of DECEASED. 9:00 AM at the Kane County Judicial Center, 37W777 Route 38, St. CASE NO. 13 P 28 CLAIM NOTICE Charles, IL 60175, Room JC 100, or in a place otherwise designated NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of at the time of sale, County of Kane, State of Illinois, sell at public auc- Alma Lucy Long of Kane County, tion to the highest bidder for cash, Illinois. Letters of Office as Adminas set forth below, the following de- istrator were issued to Patricia A.

Hartmann on January 17, 2013, whose attorneys are KLEIN, STODDARD, BUCK & LEWIS, LLC, Attorneys at Law, 2045 Aberdeen Court, Sycamore, IL 60178.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court at the Kane County Courthouse, 100 South Third Street, Geneva, Illinois 60134, or with the representative, or both, within six months from the date of issuance of Letters of Office and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

DATED: February 4, 2013

by ng pe nate under Article XXVIII 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/284). /s/ Raymond R Geimer Attorney (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, January 31, February 7 & 14, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

In the Matter of the Estate: JAMES BRUCE COPELAND 1958 Cherokee Rd, Carpentersville, IL 60110 Date and Place of Death: August 4, 2012, Carpentersville, IL Case No. 13 P 40 PUBLICATION NOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION TO CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS & LEGATEES 1. Notice is hereby given of the death of James Bruce Copeland who died on August 4, 2012, a resident of Carpentersville, Illinois.

2. The Representative for the estate is: Cassandra Faye Mauer, 2335 94th Ave NW, Roosevelt, MN 56673.

3. The Attorney for the estate is: James M Kiss, LTD, PC, 96 N Kennedy Dr, Carpentersville, IL 60110.

4. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 31, 2013. Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, P.O. Box 112, Geneva, IL 60134-112, with the Representative or both. Any claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

5. On January 22, 2013 an Order Appointing the Representative was entered.

6. Within forty-two (42) days after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to require proof of the validity of the Will by testimony or witnesses to the Will in open Court, or other evidence, as provided in Article VI 5/6-21 (755 ILCS 5/6/21).

7. Within six (6) months after the effective date of the original Order Admit-ting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to contest the validity of the Will as provided under Article VIII 5/8-1 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/8-1).

8. The estate will be administered without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filing a petition to termi-

FECHADO: 14 de febrero, 2013 /s/ John A. Cunningham John A. Cunningham, Secretario del Condado de Kane (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, February 14, 2013.)

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC TEST CONSOLIDATED PRIMARY FEBRUARY 26, 2013

* * * /S/ Thomas M. Hartwell NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CIRCUIT CLERK OF KANE COUNTY the "Testing of Automatic TabulatGENEVA, ILLINOIS ing Equipment" required by Section 24A-9 of the Illinois Election Code will be held at 9:00 a.m. on TuesRonald G. Klein day, February 19, 2013 in BuildAttorney for the Estate of ing "B" of the Kane County GovernAlma Lucy Long ment Center, 719 S. Batavia Ave. KLEIN, STODDARD, BUCK & (Rte 31), Geneva, Illinois. As preLEWIS, LLC scribed by the Election Code, this 2045 Aberdeen Court, Suite A test is open to representatives of the Sycamore, IL 60178 political parties, the candidates, the (815) 748-0380 press, and the public.

(Published in the Kane County Chronicle, February 7, 14 & 21, DATED: February 14, 2013 2012.) /s/ John A. Cunningham John A. Cunningham, Kane County Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

go pr los partidos políticos los candidatos, la prensa y el público en general tendrá derecho a estar en asistencia.

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on February 07, 2013 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as ASSOCIATED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT located at 39W435 W. Mallory Dr., Geneva, IL 60134.

Dated: February 07, 2013. /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk

(Published in the Kane County Chronicle, February 14, 21 & 28, (Published in the Kane County 2013.)

Chronicle, February 14, 2013.)

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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS 390 Fox Trail Dr: Sold on or before 010913 by Mark G Bradac to Joseph F Bergsieker & Karyn L Bergsieker; $322,500.00 500 Lathem St: Sold on or before 010913 by Tom V Waldron Iii to Michael Wigder & Amanda Wigder; $250,000.00 510 Wind Energy Pass: Sold on or before 010913 by 17 Asset Management Holiding L to Justin Zimmerman & Christina Zimmerman; $310,000.00 783 E Wilson St: Sold on or before 010213 by Old Second National Bank Ttee to 27w245 North Avenue Llc; $165,000.00

$140,000.00 3602 Ridge Pointe Dr: Sold on or before 011013 by Steven C Bohnenkamp to Schram Trust; $317,000.00 38W577 Blackberry Way: Sold on or before 010213 by Patzelt Property Co Llc to Shodeen Trust; $50,000.00 39W180 E Mallory Dr: Sold on or before 010413 by David C Regelbrugge to Gary E Nei & Priscilla W Nei; $325,000.00 40W231 Eastwood Ct: Sold on or before 122612 by Scott Trust to Jill J Chiappetta & Joe M Chiappetta; $316,000.00 616 N Lincoln Ave: Sold on or before 010913 by Mike Loisi to Margo A Goc; $189,000.00

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311 E South St: Sold on or before 011013 by Erika K Mennerick to Robert N Houtz & Laura M Houtz; $153,000.00 587 Gray Ave: Sold on or before 010913 by Federal National Mortgage Assn to Mary C Oliva & Nicholas B Oliva; $200,000.00

3N901 Francis Rd: Sold on or before 010213 by Sally M Uebel to Hanson Trust; $296,500.00

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Geneva 1368 Arlington Ct: Sold on or before 010313 by Pat L Anderson to Donald A Rhodes & Regina L Rhodes; $79,500.00 19 Wakefield Ln: Sold on or before 010913 by Rader Trust to David P Klemer & Elena V Doubovitskaia Klemer; $288,000.00 2215 Rockefeller Dr: Sold on or before 010413 by Michael Lapetina to Brian D Point;

Starck; $265,000.00

St. Charles 106 Kensington Pl: Sold on or before 011013 by Capital One Na to Jason E Gearen & Sara R Wonlgemuth; $295,000.00 128 Walnut Dr: Sold on or before 010413 by Debruyne Trust to Leonard P Debruyne &; $132,000.00 1311 S 4th St: Sold on or before 010413 by Melinda Star to John Henry Builder Developer; $102,000.00 1525 W Main St: Sold on or before 122612 by Vsc Property Llc to Fifth Third Bank; $1,124,000.00 1625 Lucylle Ave: Sold on or before 011013 by Joan D Depauw to Barbara Begalka; $168,000.00 1733 Pleasant Ave: Sold on or before 010213 by Joanne C Young to Natalie M Sujack;

$184,000.00 222 Regency Ct W: Sold on or before 010913 by Real Property Holding St Charl to Giovanni Difruscolo; $270,000.00 34W597 Iowa Ave: Sold on or before 010413 by Cayla S Basham to Glenn J Perricone &; $171,500.00 34W610 F Roosevelt Rd: Sold on or before 011013

by M I Homes Of Chicago Llc to Mark A Kames &; $216,000.00 34W610 Roosevelt Ave: Sold on or before 010313 by M I Homes Of Chicago Llc to Cassandra C Insco; $219,000.00 37W265 Mission Hills Dr: Sold on or before 011013 by Jrd Properties Inc to Christine Desantis &; $530,000.00 40W330 Lafox Rd C: Sold on or before 010213 by Fvo Properties Llc to Pennial Properties Llc; $387,000.00 40W719 Longshadow Ln:

Sold on or before 010213 by Adrian Rios to Otto S Hurtado &; $287,000.00 41W815 Laurel Dr: Sold on or before 011013 by International Bk Chicago Ttee to Ck & Jw Vegetable Llc; $373,000.00 5N094 Hunters Hill Dr: Sold on or before 010913

by Devin P Dunn to Kevin A Morton & Christina V Morton; $397,500.00 5N885 Baker Hill Ct: Sold on or before 010313 by Paul D Clements to Philip Waugh & Beth Ann Sunday Waugh; $305,000.00 610 S 6th St: Sold on or before 011013 by Royal Builders Of Illinois Inc to Marilyn Connelly &; $160,000.00 6N051 Willow Dr: Sold on or before 010213 by Laurel C Teafoe to Randall M Kula; $80,000.00 See TRANSFERS, page 3

North Aurora 1317 Winterberry Ct: Sold on or before 010413 by Marc R Callison to Jennifer Sherry & Michael A Sherry; $294,000.00 349 Hilltop Dr: Sold on or before 010913 by Federal National Mortgage Assn to 2 G Enterprises Llc Series 1; $75,500.00 518 Mallard Point Dr: Sold on or before 122612 by Kane County Sherff to Patrick Custom Homes Inc; $173,500.00 678 Kelley Dr: Sold on or before 010913 by Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Jessica

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Did you know spring is the best time to sell your home? And now that the housing market is bouncing back, there’s never been a better time to do it. But even if you’re planning to stay put for the long haul, chances are there are some muchneeded touch-ups you could be doing to keep your home in tip-top shape.

And you don’t have to break your back, or the bank, to do it. In fact, adding a new coat of paint is a quick, affordable, and possibly the most impactful, way to get your project done.

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Misusing color can be a surefire way to turn people off from your home. For a more inviting look that nearly everyone can enjoy, opt for neutral paint colors. A subtle beige, slight grey or even white can do the trick.

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rollers.

Continued from page 3 First, move furniture out of the room and place drop cloths to protect the floor. Remove any picture frames, outlet covers and wall decor.

Then gently scrub the walls with a mild detergent and water mixture using a soft sponge to remove any dirt, grime or lint. Don’t forget to prime your walls before applying color to ensure the best end-results.

2. Paint like a pro.

When applying paint, start at the top and work your way down.

For superior results, you’ll want to fill the well of your roller tray with paint, dip the roller in halfway and then roll it back onto the tray’s angled platform to easily remove excess paint.

This will reduce dripping and improve overall paint cover. The best approach for applying paint?

Use your roller cover to make an overlapping “W” pattern in a 2-foot by 2-foot area; then fill in and repeat.

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3. Keeping your color conviction.

If you’re still feeling deprived of color after your painting project is complete, never fret. There are several ways to add a pop of color throughout your home without slathering the walls with offensive paint colors.

Try incorporating fun accent pieces in your favorite colors – think lamps, frames, pillows and rugs.

You can even include larger focal pieces like royal blue armchairs or a patterned couch to make a bolder statement.

By keeping the overall aesthetics of your home neutral and inviting, and enhancing them with a few sight-provoking embellishments, house guests will be asking you for home decorating tips. And if your end goal is to get your home sold, consider these minor improvements a step in the right direction.

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Decorating Tip If you’re interested in a quick project, consider painting one wall of a room as an accent wall. You’ll create a new focal point for the room that can be easily achieved by going a shade darker, brighter or complementing the existing wall color. – Brandpoint

Garden Guide It’s just not fair: Orchids have this bum rap for being some of the most finicky plants to grow. Yet the truth is orchids are some of the easiest plants to grow if given the proper exposure, potting mix and right

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amount of water. Just ask Becky Brinkman, longtime manager of the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Fuqua Orchid Center. Becky has come up with her “Eight Ways to Kill Your Orchid:” 1. Water it every day.

The most frequently asked question is “Do you water the orchids every day?” The answer is, “No, but we check them every day.” Checking means looking at the potting mix to see if it’s dry.

2. Establish a watering schedule for your orchid.

This one is really tempting. But when your orchid receives one less hour of light and considerably weaker light intensity during winter, does it make sense to water with the same frequency as you did in summer?

3. Water your orchid whenever you water your other plants.

Convenient, yes. Good horticulture, no.

4. Water your Phalaenopsis orchid with ice cubes.

In nature a moth orchid seldom experiences temperatures below 60 degrees.

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sion stipulates that something must be a century old to be called an antique, and dealers say that something that is at least 50 years old is considered “vintage.”

“Usually there’s a blurring of the lines,” said James Valentine, owner of Valentine Antiques in Toledo, Ohio. “The word ‘vintage’ is almost a new definition and no one has put a concrete definition to that word yet.”

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By ROSE RUSSELL Scripps Howard News Service When you shop for antiques, don’t go in cold. You need to have some knowledge so you don’t just end up with something old.

“Just because something is old doesn’t mean it’s an antique,” said Byron “Barney” Stickles, an antiques appraiser.

“There was junk made in the old days as well as now. It takes 100 years to be an antique.”

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antiques, before setting out to make a purchase, inexperienced buyers must read up on the subject and talk with reputable dealers.

“Study,” said Stickles. “You will make a few mistakes, but don’t be afraid to make a mistake. If you buy quality, it will not hurt. If you buy quality and you overpay, you will recover.”

Stickles, who developed a love for antiques as a child growing up in a home filled with them, suggests looking for items that are signed, but he

notes that not all antiques have a signature.

“Sometimes things are not necessarily signed, and that’s where experience comes in,” he said. “You look for workmanship. People today make beautiful things that will be wonderful tomorrow.”

Valentine concurs.

“You want to look for quality,” he said, adding that an item should also be visually appealing. “You can look for quality and something that is appealing at the same time.”

Those without years of experience in buying antiques might also bear in mind these points from Valentine: Close examination of a piece billed as an antique reveals the quality of workmanship. Is furniture held together with pegs and is there dovetailing? Are there hand-carving marks?

“You look underneath and if you see pressed board, it’s a sign that it’s not old.”

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7. Force it to live its entire life in the same soil mix that the grower put it in.

The structure of peat moss (and composted pine bark) is too fine and too dense to be a good long-term medium for plants that in nature grow in trees. It retains loads of water and breaks down quickly.

8. Bring your orchid to an orchid care clinic on the coldest day in January.

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• Give it intense sunlight (an eastfacing windowsill is good).

• Let the plant dry out a little between waterings.

• Don’t overdo it with the fertilizer (cut the dosage by half for these light feeders). – Danny Flanders, HGTV.com

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And you’re thinking about applying ice water to its roots? Why not just put it in the freezer for a day?

5. Find out where your orchid is native to and water it when the Weather Channel says it’s raining there.

Microclimate matters more to an orchid than macroclimate. Even if your condo is located in the rain for-

est, the kitchen window microclimate where your potted orchid resides is different from the microclimate within the tree canopy outside.

6. Force it to live its entire life in a beautiful pot with no drainage holes, in a dense soil mix, and smothered with florist’s moss.

I know you received it from the florist this way, and it looks great, I admit it. But the florist’s priority is how the plant looks, not how well it grows.

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Valentine: Not all antiques are expensive Home Style: Good design doesn’t have to be expensive • ANTIQUES Continued from page 5

By MARY CAROL GARRITY Scripps Howard News Service Isn’t it fun to flip through the pages of decorating magazines and books and dream about how you would decorate your home if money were no object?

I’ve got great news: Good design doesn’t have to be expensive. You can transform your home into a sanctuary that makes your heart skip a beat even if you have a limited budget. The secret?

Knowing where to splurge and where to cheat to get the most from every dollar.

pieces that complement your bed.

Do you have any furniture languishing in out-of-the-way places that you could move to your bedroom, like a little writing desk to use as a bed stand?

Is artwork gathering dust in your storage room or hung in a low-visibility spot? Try hanging it in your bedroom to give it a new lease on life.

Sometimes just moving your furnishings about your home, re-imagining their placement and usage, will allow you to transform a space without spending a dime.

2. Items that Bring You Bliss.

Three Places to Make an Investment 1. The Room’s Focal Point. I’ve learned that when the focal point of a room is arresting, the rest of the room looks better just by association. So this is the spot where you want to invest your decorating dollars. If you’re not quite sure where the room’s focal point is, think about where your eyes go, and rest, when you walk into the space. That’s your focal point.

If you’re decorating a bedroom, for example, most often the focal point will be the bed.

If so, invest in a bed frame that makes a statement. Then dress it in a bedding ensemble that sets the color palette and style for the rest of the room.

With the budget dollars you have left, finish off the room with less expensive

A good friend is absolutely crazy about fine art and would love to fill her home with original paintings from all the artists she admires.

However, there’s that sticky detail of budget: she can’t afford to.

So, she has come up with a great plan to pursue her passion for paintings while also staying true to her budget.

As she has slowly redecorated each room in her older home, she’s picked a piece of artwork to serve as the new room’s highlight.

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“If you see staples and screws, it’s not old. And if you see ‘Made in China,’ it’s probably not old. That’s a good way to eliminate a lot of things,” Valentine added.

Stickles warns buyers to be wary of antique furniture that’s been stripped and refinished, because those processes can depreciate a piece by as much as 50 percent.

“In most cases, you don’t refinish but you protect the original patina, the original finish,” Stickles said.

And not all antiques are expensive, Valentine said.

“People of all kinds look for antiques,” he added.

“I’ve bought antiques and I don’t have a lot of money.

Not all antiques are expensive. They can be expensive, but they don’t have to be.”

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• HOME STYLE Continued from page 6 An antique armoire? A super-stylish sofa? A prized piece of antique Asian pottery? Make your investment there.

3. Pieces that Don’t Have a Good LowCost Substitute. I’ve found that when it

Three Ways You Can Cheat 1. Get Creative with Artwork. I’ve learned two important things about artwork. First, it is the most effective way to give a redecorated room that finished feel. I just don’t think rooms are “done” unless they feature art that tells the visitor a bit about the home’s inhabitants.

Second, you can cover your walls with great artwork without spending hardly anything. In fact, I have lots of things hung on my walls that cost very little, such as plates or prints.

There are so many ways you can infuse your home with interesting art without spending much. For example, a friend and her husband attend lots of formal dinners for work, and she always admires the lovely menu cards placed at their tables. So she collected her favorites and slipped them into inexpensive frames from the hobby store. They look amazing perched on a shelf above her stove, a great conversation

starter when she has guests.

I bet you have a treasure trove of photos you could use in decorating.

A friend spiced up her sofa table with framed photos of her ancestors.

And I love how she tossed unframed photos into a silver server, where they are just begging to be looked through. I have framed and hung lots of mementos in my home, and every time I pass by them they remind me of the wonderful people I share my life with. What do you have that you could put on your walls?

2. Repurpose Old Furniture. I am not crafty, so I’m always amazed by the things friends and customers do to give old furniture new life. Do you have old pieces of furniture you can remake and use in your rooms to add style and character? Maybe a chair that’s covered in an outdated fabric that you can reupholster? An old dresser that you can brighten with a coat of paint, like turquoise or coral or emerald? A bookcase you can zip up by lining the back with fun fabric or paper?

If not, scout for interesting pieces at flea markets, tag sales or even by the curb on large-trash day. When a friend decided to decorate her daugh-

ters’ rooms, she committed herself to using mostly vintage furnishings that she could buy for a song, then remake into chic pieces of art. She scored big when she found a lovely needlepoint chair and mirror.

3. Accent with Inexpensive Accessories. When it comes to accessorizing rooms, mix one or two beautiful quality pieces in with fun little inexpensive surprises. Try anchoring a display around a fine accessory, like an antique pitcher or small sculpture.

Then, fill in with cheater pieces, like faux ferns in a pot, a decorative plate propped in an easel or a fun bowl filled with moss balls.

Dotting my home with trendy, inexpensive accents is my favorite way to cheat. This spring, you’ll probably find low-cost brightly colored pottery tucked in here and there in my living room, and bargain-priced glass vases at the center of my dining-room table, holding super-inexpensive cash-and-carry flowers.

Treating yourself to low-cost accents allows you to pep up your rooms without a guilty conscience.

These aren’t the pieces you’re going to pass down to the grandkids, but they are sure fun for now.

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comes to some furnishings, there are no cheap substitutes. For example, I firmly believe that you get what you pay for when it comes to upholstered furniture. When you invest in a sofa or chair with a well-made frame and cushions, covered with a high-quality fabric, it will look great for years.

But if you get a piece that is badly made with low-quality materials and substandard textiles, it may look OK for a bit, but it won’t be long before the seats look squished, the frame sags and the fabric wears.

Something amazing about highquality upholstered furniture is that it sets the tone for everything else in the room. You can pair an exquisite sofa with a ho-hum side table, and the table ends up looking marvelous just by its association with the sofa.

Another piece of furniture that I

think is well worth the investment is a large wooden chest, like a bookcase or hutch. These big, bold beauties make average rooms arresting because they are so dramatic.

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PRIME EAST-SIDE LOCATION! Totally and beautifully updated 4 bedroom, 2 ½ bath Colonial with a full finished basement!

New or newer mechanicals and cosmetics: roof, furnace, a/c, windows, exterior doors, fixtures, flooring and more! Hardwood 2-story foyer opens to large living and dining rooms; floor to ceiling brick fireplace, chair rail, hardwoods, huge window and glass door opening to a patio are featured in the family room. Impressive kitchen has custom maple cabinetry, soft close drawers, granite counters, built-in buffet, greenhouse window and a spacious dinette leading to the deck. Convenient 1st floor laundry and powder room complete this floor. Private master suite includes a partially coffered ceiling, dual closets, dressing area and bath. The finished basement provides for storage and recreation. Fenced mature yard too!

St. Charles

Short Sale Expert, CDPE Alex and Vicky Rullo

$329,000

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