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AS TWO RED-LIGHT DEVICES SHUT DOWN IN GENEVA, MERITS OF THREE-YEAR PROGRAM DEBATED. PAGE 4

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Red-light cameras at two intersections in Geneva, including the one at Fargo Boulevard and Randall Road, were removed because the county permit for them expired.

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Students explore options at career fair What do you want to be when you grow up?

That question was contemplated by students Friday during the third annual Geneva High School Career Fair.

About 20 different professionals attended the event to dispense information about their careers.

I was among those who manned a table at the career fair, of which I was happy to be part.

One of the students I spoke with Friday was junior Laura Busha.

Laura had contacted me a few months ago about participating in a job shadow at the Kane County Chronicle.

It was great to meet Laura in person. I asked her what

VIEWS Kathy Gresey careers she was interested in pursuing.

“I want to be an engineer, but I really like writing,” she said, noting she had thought about starting a women’s engineering publication in the future.

After speaking with me, Laura went to the table across from mine to speak with Pam Broviak, a civil engineer and assistant director of public works for the city of Geneva.

Pam spoke with Laura and sophomore Julia Wilson about her job.

Later, I asked Pam what she thought about participating in the fair.

“It’s nice to see so many people interested in their future and our future,” she said.

“I think it’s really important for [the students] to talk to people in other professions.”

Exposure to various professions and information about different career paths was something that Stefany Montgomery, an organizer of the career fair and career counselor at GHS, wanted the students to pick up on.

“That they learned about the variety of career paths they can take – that’s what I hope the kids learned,” she said at the end of the event.

Thanks to Stefany for

inviting me to the career fair to speak about my role as editor of the Chronicle. I thought all the students who visited my table asked thoughtful questions.

And a special shout out to Nellie Barrett, a senior at GHS who interned at the Chronicle during the fall.

I got to catch up with Nellie for a few minutes during the fair. And I got to tell other students at the fair about how Nellie interned for our newspaper, at which she did a fantastic job.

• Kathy Gresey is editor of the Kane County Chronicle.

Contact her at kgresey@ shawmedia.com or 630-8455368.

Campaign set for St. Patrick’s Day weekend KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office has announced its next no-refusal operation is set for St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The office will not reveal which municipalities will participate in the operation, according to a news release Friday.

In a no-refusal operation, police speed up the DUI booking process by partnering with prosecutors to quickly obtain a search warrant to compel suspected drunken drivers to submit a lawfully requested blood or breath test as required by Illinois’ Implied Consent statute. The initiative is designed

“This office has a responsibility to prosecute DUI offenders, and to educate the public not to drive when they drink. As has been our practice, I will not say which municipalities will participate. I only will announce when we will have the no-refusal operation.”

Joe McMahon Kane County State’s Attorney to thwart suspected drunken drivers who refuse to submit to a breath test after a DUI arrest.

“This office has a responsibility to prosecute DUI offenders, and to educate the public not to drive when they drink,” Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon said in the re-

lease. “As has been our practice, I will not say which municipalities will participate. I only will announce when we will have the no-refusal operation.”

The operation will be the 12th no-refusal operation since the Kane County State’s At-

GENEVA – The March monthly meeting of the Kane County Genealogical Society will be held 7:30 p.m. March 28, at the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St. The guest speaker for the evening will be Thomas MacEntee, who will present the live webinar: The Genealogy Cloud: Which Online Storage Program is Right for You. Cloud

computing is a practical solution of genealogists. Learn how the cloud works, how to keep data safe, and the latest cloud programs. For information, call 847-697-1029 or visit www. rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilkcgs.

Ecker Center will have fundraiser at Elgin pub ELGIN – The Ecker Center for Mental Health will have a fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 10

p.m. Wednesday at Nick’s Pizza & Pub in Elgin. Nick’s Pizza, at 990 S. Randall Road in Elgin, will give the Ecker Center 15 percent of all dine-in and carryout sales (excluding alcohol and sales tax) from anyone who comes in with the Ecker Center’s fundraising flier.

The flier may be printed from Ecker’s website at www.eckercenter.org.

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torney’s Office began the program in 2008. In the 11 prior operations, 105 drivers have been charged. Most have pleaded guilty to DUI, but some cases still are pending, the release stated.

On March 16 and 17, 2012, 22 drivers were charged in the operation in Aurora, Batavia, Carpentersville, East Dundee, Elgin, Geneva, Gilberts, Montgomery, St. Charles, South Elgin, and West Dundee, with assistance from Illinois State Police District 2 and the Kane County Sheriff.

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FACE TIME WITH KATIE DRUM

Where did you grow up? Sycamore Pets? A cat named Jaycee Who would play you in the movie of your life?

Kirsten Dunst First job? At a bagel shop – Shawn’s Coffee Shop in Sycamore. It’s still there.

As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be

an artist, and I still do that on the side.

A book you’d recommend? “Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia” by Elizabeth Gilbert Do you speak another language? A little French Favorite charity? Hesed House in Aurora Hobbies? Painting, cooking, gardening, riding my bicycle Favorite local restaurant? Bien Trucha in Geneva What is an interesting factoid about youself? I went to a Lorrie Morgan concert when I was 19.

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HorsePower benefit event at Lupita’s Cocina WHAT: An event to benefit HorsePower Therapeutic Riding is set for this weekend. Drop-ins are welcome, but organizers ask those who intend to come to RSVP by calling 815-582-0306. HorsePower is a nonprofit organization that helps those with mental and physical challenges. It is in Maple Park. Lupita’s will donate a portion of the sales from the event to benefit HorsePower.

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Lupita’s Cocina, 40W222 LaFox Road, St. Charles INFO: For information on HorsePower, visit www.

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Jamestown College Choir headed to Geneva WHAT: The Jamestown College Choir of Jamestown, N.D., one of the oldest touring choirs in the Midwest, will perform next weekend. The concert is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be collected at the concert.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. March 17 WHERE: Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, 227

East Side Drive, Geneva

Waterline Writers event in Batavia WHAT: A Waterline Writers event is set for next weekend. The lineup includes Don Bingle, Patrick Shannon and Julie Wachowski. Waterline also will host 2013 Louder Than A Bomb poets Rapheal Mathis, Caitlin Arquinas and Esmeralda Castelan, recent winners of the west suburban poetry regionals, Slammin’ the Sun Down.

WHEN: 7 p.m. March 17 WHERE: Water Street Studios, 160 S. Water St., Batavia INFO: For information, visit www.waterlinewriters.org.

Turkey Dinner set at St. Gall in Elburn WHAT: St. Gall Catholic Church has planned its 130th annual St. Patrick’s Day turkey dinner. This is a sit-down, home-cooked dinner that includes turkey, real mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, corn, green beans, rolls, cranberry, coleslaw and lots of pies to choose from for dessert.

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday WHERE: 120 W. Shannon St., Elburn COST: The cost is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, $4 for children 6-12 and free for those 5 and under. Carry outs are available at the American Legion Hall, downtown Elburn, for $8.

INFO: For information, contact the parish office at 630-365-6030.

Kaneland softball team plans pancake breakfast WHAT: The Kaneland High School softball team has planned its fourth annual all-youcan-eat pancake breakfast for this weekend.

Players and coaches will serve breakfast throughout the morning. There will be bacon and sausage from Ream’s Elburn Market, as well as pancakes, juice, milk and coffee.

WHEN: 8 a.m. to noon Sunday WHERE: Kaneland High School, 47W326 Keslinger Road, Maple Park COST: The cost is $6 a person, $1 for those 5 and younger.

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Red-light cameras shut off in Geneva Officials say devices boosted safety; critics claim they are about revenue

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com Geneva’s two red-light cameras are being shut down today, ending a program that has been in place for three years.

Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns and Julie Nash, Geneva police patrol operations commander, say the cameras were a success. They said the cameras reduced accidents, and their installation never was about generating revenue. Others, including Bob McQuillan, Burns’ opponent in the Geneva mayoral race, disagree.

Geneva’s two red-light cameras at Randall Road and Fargo Boulevard and Randall Road and Williamsburg Avenue were to be officially deactivated at 12:01 a.m. after the three-year county permit for them expired. The cameras had been in place since March 9, 2010. Randall Road is a county-controlled road.

The removal leaves only one red-light camera in the Tri-Cities area – at the intersection of Route 31 and West Main Street in St. Charles.

That light does not have to be removed because West Main Street is a state road.

Burns pointed to a decline in crashes at the two intersections since the red-light cameras have been installed and decreasing revenues generated by tickets issued. Violators faced a $100 fine.

“It has successfully changed people’s behaviors when they are approaching these intersections,” Burns said.

“It’s always been about safety, not revenues,” Burns said. “We knew full well the revenues would go away.”

McQuillan did not agree, saying “all of the data I’ve seen is that it is done as a revenue source.”

“Red-light cameras don’t increase public safety,” McQuillan said. “That should be the main reason to put them in.”

Redflex was Geneva’s vendor for the cameras. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration has decided to drop Redflex’s contract when

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Red-light cameras at two intersections in Geneva, including the one at Fargo Boulevard and Randall Road, were removed today because the county permit for them expired. it expires in June after evidence was uncovered that a retired city transportation manager received perks such as vacations from a Redflex executive. There are no such allegations in this area.

According to the red-light camera justification report from the Geneva Police Department, there were 21 accidents at the intersection of Randall and Fargo in 2008. That number grew to 24 in 2009 and 2010, and fell to 15 in 2011.

From Jan. 1, 2012, to March 9, 2012, there were three accidents at that intersection.

Those are the latest numbers provided by the police department. Under rules established in 2010 by the County Board, the city had to reapply every year for a permit to operate the cameras.

The police department plans to release an updated report next week at the end of the red-light program, said Rhonda Sayles, Geneva Police Department records manager and Freedom of Information Act officer.

The intersection of Randall and Williamsburg has a similar accident history. According to the red-light camera system justification report, the intersection saw 18 accidents in 2008, 17 in 2009, 18 in 2010, four in 2011 and two from Jan. 1, 2012, to March 9, 2012.

From March 9, 2010, to Feb. 21, 2013, the two red-light cameras generated 14,365 violations that were available for prosecution, according to information from Redflex. After 1,679 violations were rejected, there were 12,686 approved

violations.

“Every single incident was reviewed by an officer as if the officer was there,” Nash said Nash also believes the redlight program has been a success.

“The point of the program was to try to change people’s driving habits,” she said. “We developed the program to reduce the amount of serious injury accidents.”

Nash said she will release information about the program’s success in a report next week.

The amount of revenue Geneva has received through the red-light program has fluctuated over the years. From May 2012 through January 2013, Geneva received $19,428, according to information from the city. From May 2011

through April 2012, the city received $66,000. From May 2010 to April 2011, Geneva received $377,302. During the first month of operation, March 2010 to April 2010, the city received $13,349.

Revenues have gone to the city’s general fund and the police department, Burns said.

St. Charles officials also say they have seen a decrease in accidents since Redflex in 2008 installed a red light camera at the intersection of Route 31 and West Main Street. The number of accidents dropped from 21 in 2007 to 9 in 2012, St. Charles Police Department spokesman Paul McCurtain said.

“I view it as a success,” McCurtain said.

The camera was installed after there were 42 accidents at the intersection between 2006 and 2007.

“That was unusually high for one intersection,” McCurtain said. “It was also hard to conduct enforcement at the intersection. There is no place for an officer to park a car and monitor the intersection.”

The number of tickets given at that intersection has fluctuated since the red-light camera was installed. In 2008, 82 tickets were issued, with that number jumping to 372 in 2009, then dropping to 295 in 2010.

That number dropped to 250 in 2011 and increased to 294 in 2012. This year, 29 tickets have been issued. Redflex issues the $100 tickets for red-light camera violations at this site.

“All violations first have to be reviewed by a sworn police officer,” McCurtain said.

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St. Charles has not received money from camera system • CAMERAS Continued from page 4 St. Charles has received no revenue from the Redflex camera system. Revenue from paid tickets goes to Redflex to cover the cost for the camera.

The county has not banned the use of red-light cameras, but County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen is not a fan of the devices, viewing them as a form of “surveillance.”

“People have so much government in their lives,” Lauzen said. “They would rather be more careful themselves at a dangerous intersection.”

However, he said the County Board would review any proposal from a municipality.

“I’m not the only person who is in the decision-making process,” Lauzen said.

But it is not like other cities and villages in central Kane County are lining up to install red-light cameras. Batavia

Mayor Jeff Schielke said the issue hasn’t come up since more than 60 percent of Batavia voters in the early 1990s rejected a plan to use photo radar to issue tickets to speeding motorists along Kirk Road and other streets.

Batavia resident Yvonne Dinwiddie helped lead the fight against the use of photo radar, and said she would be opposed to red-light cameras.

“All they appear to be is a revenue raiser,” Dinwiddie said.

Sugar Grove Village Administrator Brent Eichelberger said officials discussed the issue a few years ago.

“The general consensus was there was no real interest in doing it,” he said.

Elburn Village President Dave Anderson noted the village has only two signalized intersections, so he didn’t see a need for red-light cameras.

But he said he has no opinion on them.

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Election Central For more about the candidates in the April 9 consolidated election, visit the Kane County Chronicle Election Central website at www.kcchronicle. com/election. its recent Aa1 credit rating.

St. Charles also has strong reserves and completed Red Gate Bridge with nearly 50 percent grant funding.

“I think the city is strongly managed, and I want to make sure we stay that way,” Carrignan said.

Like other non-incumbent candidates in the city’s municipal elections, Lemke said he would push for a strong ethics ordinance. Carrignan said he, too, supports strong ethics in government, but he can’t comment on such an ordinance until a draft is in front of him.

In addition to Charles-

towne Mall, Carrignan said his priorities would include the successful completion of Phase 3 of the First Street development. He wants a proposal from First Street or another entity by spring or summer so work could begin by next March. He cited financial and social reasons.

“In order for us to fund the TIF, we need to have a building there,” Carrignan said.

With the popularity of the existing First Street development – especially in the summer – he added, “It’s obvious people want a place to come downtown.”

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Applications for 5th Ward sought KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com GENEVA – The city of Geneva is seeking applications for appointment to a two-year term as 5th Ward alderman.

The mayor and City Council will make the appointment at the May 20 meeting.

Applications should be submitted to the attention of 5th Ward Alderman Craig Maladra, Geneva City Hall, 22 S. First St., Geneva, IL 60134,

between March 18 and April 12.

Applications should include a resume, a short letter of introduction explaining why the candidate is seeking the appointment and the important issues they believe the city is facing. They must have lived in the 5th Ward for at least one year, have been a registered voter and meet other requirements set forth in the city code and state statute.

They also should be prepared

to commit the time necessary to learn the city’s issues and communicate with constituents and fellow members of the council and city staff.

Candidates may be requested to attend an interview with Maladra and 3rd Ward Alderman Dawn Vogelsberg, who will choose three nominees to be submitted to the mayor.

The mayor then will choose a recommendation to make to the council.

Tea Banquet Fundraiser, which is set for April 14 at St. Charles Country Club, 1250 Country Club Road. The club will meet at 7 p.m. April 15 at Marquee Youth Stage, which is at Charlestowne Mall, 3800 E. Main St., St.

Charles. A meeting also is set for 7 p.m. May 20 at the St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth Ave., St. Charles. For information, call Lori Smerz at 630-390-9584 or visit www.stcharlesmothersclub.org.

8LOCAL BRIEF STC Mothers’ Club to hold meetings, fundraisers ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Mothers’ Club invites all area women to attend its April and May meetings. Events coming up include the group’s annual

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Lemke agreed that the First Street development must be addressed. In the short term, the riverfront property should be kept in attractive condition for future development, he said, suggesting sod there.

The city must also maintain its retail space, Lemke said. He doesn’t want large retail sites such as the former St. Charles Mall property to add residential elements.

“What retail needs is called a critical mass,” he said. “You need people to be able to make multiple stops when they go shopping.”

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ST. CHARLES – Second Ward aldermanic candidate Art Lemke is vying for the St. Charles City Council seat that was once his.

The two-term incumbent, Cliff Carrignan, defeated Lemke in 2005.

Lemke’s 2011 bid for the other 2nd Ward seat was unsuccessful; he lost to Rita Payleitner.

C a r r i g n a n , Cliff who will be 58 by Carrignan the April 9 election, is a sales manager for an industrial cutting tool company. He chairs the Planning and Development Committee and has chaired the Government Operations Committee.

He is running for re-election because there are issues he wants addressed.

“I think there’s some unfinished business,” Carrignan said, specifically naming Charlestowne Mall. “I believe

there is a solution for Charlestowne Mall. I think it has to be a creative solution with all stakeholders involved.”

Lemke, 65, is an information technology auditor for the Illinois Tollway. Through his work, he is familiar with the price of items, such as traffic lights and construction costs. As alderman, he said, he could identify whether bids and costs are appropriate.

Keeping an eye on the city’s Art finances is one Lemke of the reasons he is running for alderman, Lemke said. He is especially concerned with tax increment financing districts. The city’s next TIF should be for a development that generates retail sales tax or creates manufacturing jobs, he said.

“We are TIF’d out,” Lemke said.

Financial stewardship is one of things the city has done best, Carrignan said, noting

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By ASHLEY RHODEBECK arhodebeck@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – A St. Charles gym was evacuated Friday after a burned-up motor filled an aerobics room with smoke, acting St. Charles Fire Chief Joe Schelstreet said.

Units from the St. Charles Fire Department responded to XSport Fitness, 238 N. Randall

Road, at 10:10 a.m., he said. The motor in question was in an HVAC unit on the roof.

He described the incident as minor.

“There’s damage but no structure damage,” said Schelstreet, noting the building also lost power because of a tripped main power breaker.

The incident was handled in about 45 minutes, he said.

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8OBITUARIES Died: March 7, 2013; in St. Charles

WILLIAM AUGUST NADLER Born: April 24, 1918; in Lake Mills, Wis. Died: March 7, 2013; in Oswego GENEVA – William August Nadler, 94, formerly of Aurora, Lake Mills, Wis., and most recently Geneva, passed away peacefully, March 7, 2013, at The Tillers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oswego. He was born April 24, 1918, in Lake Mills, to

the late August and Clara (Stelse) Nadler.

Bill was a graduate of Lake Mills High School, Class of 1937, and was united in marriage to Beatrice Bare on March 1, 1941. They spent the next 72 years together enjoying life. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army European Theatre of Operations from 1943 through 1945 as a Sergeant Scout in Cavalry Reconnaissance and was awarded the Bronze Star for his meritorious service in a combat zone.

Bill owned and operated a Harley-Davidson agency in Elgin from 1946 until 1957, when he sold the business and briefly moved to Buffalo, N.Y. In 1959, he and the family returned to Illinois, opening Nadler Harley-Davidson Sales in Aurora. In 1963, he began his journey into golf cart distribution and continued until 1981 when he sold the business to three of his children (Keith, David and Karen).

He and Bea then returned to Lake Mills to enjoy beautiful Rock Lake and retirement.

Bill was a member of the Lake Mills Moravian Church and served on the board of trustees and

be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at Malone Funeral Home, 324 E. State St. (Route 38), Geneva.

John Edward “Ed” Leuer: The visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m., with a wake service to conclude visitation Monday, March 11, at Conley Funeral Home, 116 W. Pierce St., Elburn. A Mass to celebrate his faith will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March, 12, at St. Gall Catholic Church, with a visitation from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Interment will be in St. Gall Cemetery in Elburn.

Tracey Lynn Madden: A memorial gathering will be from 3 to 6 p.m.

Friday, March 15, with a service at 4 p.m., at the Well Church, 33W835 Cherry Lane, Geneva, IL 60134. A celebration of life will be at North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor this summer, date to be announced.

dler, Heather (Scott) Woods, Lisa Nadler (fiancé Chris Halvorsen), Lindsey Baumgartner (fiancé Noah Bazis) and Matthew (Bonnie) Baumgartner; 10 great-grandchildren; his brother, Merlin Nadler (Vicki) of Dodgeville, Wis.; sister, Leila Washko of State College, Pa.; his sister-in-law, Mariana Buchanan of Lake Mills, Wis.; and nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his son, Milo.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. March 11 at the Lake Mills Moravian Church with the Rev. Bruce J. Nelson officiating.

Burial, with military graveside rites, will be held at Rock Lake Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Lake Mills Moravian Church Endowment Fund.

Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m.

Sunday, March 10, at the Claussen Funeral Home in Lake Mills, with a Masonic service at 5 p.m. They also may call after 10 a.m. Monday at the church until the service.

For information, visit www. claussenfuneralhome.com.

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8FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Donald L. Anderson: The visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at Moss Family Funeral Home, 209 S. Batavia Ave. (Route 31), Batavia.

A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, March 11, at the funeral home. Interment will follow in River Hills Memorial Park in Batavia.

Frank L. Bruno: A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 9, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 1891 Kaneville Road, Geneva. A funeral luncheon will follow at Salerno’s on the Fox, 320 N. Second St., St. Charles. Burial will be private.

Patricia F. Cosgriff: Funeral prayers will be at 10 a.m. Monday, March 11, at Malone Funeral Home, proceeding to St. Gall Catholic Church, 120 W. Shannon St., Elburn, at 11 a.m. for celebration of Mass. The visitation will

endowment fund. He also was a member of the Clarence BeanWarren George Post 67 of the Lake Mills American Legion, Lake Mills VFW Post 10771, Jefferson County Masonic Lodge 9 Free and Accepted Masons, Zor Shrine Club, active with the Jefferson County Sahara Shrine Club, Madison Consistory, lifetime member of the American Motorcycle Association and member of Lake Ripley Country Club in Cambridge, Wis. Bill loved life and lived it to the fullest, racing motorcycles in his younger years, extensive travels with friends and family, fishing, golf and his favorite pastime, playing cards. Bill was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend. Bill never met a stranger and will be missed by many.

Bill is survived by his loving wife, Beatrice; sons, Keith (Alla) Nadler of North Aurora and David (Debbie) Nadler of Sugar Grove; and his daughters, Carol (Michael) Switzer of Indianapolis, Ind., and Karen (Keith) Baumgartner of Sugar Grove; his grandchildren, D’Wayne (Pam) Switzer, Dana (Paul) DeMarco, Eric (Sarah) Na-

Donald “Harvey” McClurg: There will be a celebration of life service at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at Portage United Methodist Church in Portage, Wis. Arsenio G. Sala: A memorial celebration of Arsenio’s life will be Memorial Day weekend at Garfield Farm Museum.

Daniel Jamieson Schifeling: There will be a memorial service to celebrate Dan’s life at 11 a.m.

Saturday, March 9, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Eau Claire, Wis. A visitation at the church will be from 10 to 11 a.m., with a service and lunch to follow.

Adolph “Bud” Shulske: A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 23, at Yurs Funeral Home, 405 E. Main St. (corner of Routes 64 and 25), St. Charles.

Interment will be private in Union Cemetery in St. Charles.

Former first lady is topic of history center event GENEVA – The Geneva History Center will focus on former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy at its upcoming program at 2 p.m. March 23. Her story is set in 1964, when her Georgetown home was besieged by sightseers. As she debates what to do next, she shares the story of her life in the White House, including her struggle to retain her family’s privacy in the face of media onslaughts, her restoration work and her attempts to showcase the arts.

She recounts her husband’s death and comes to a heartfelt decision about how to begin a new life for herself and her children.

The program will be at the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St. in Geneva. Admission is $20 a person; $15 for Geneva History Center members; $10 for students; and free for Herrington Circle members.

Reservations are limited. For information, call 630-232-4951 or register online at www. genevahistorycenter.org.

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BLOOMINGTON – Mary Frances Kelley of Bloomington passed away with her family around her March 7, 2013, in St. Charles, where she has made her home with her daughters this past year. On this same day, her 94th birthday was celebrated.

Mrs. Kelley is survived by two daughters, Margaret (Richard) Hanke of St. Charles and Barbara Pitcher of St. Charles; one sister, Joan Burke of St. Louis, Mo.; two grandchildren, Patrick (Kimberly) Hanke of Los Angeles, Calif., and Kelley (Ralph) Rocha of Batavia; four great-granddaughters, Meghan and Catherine Rocha, and Shea and Eavan Hanke.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John, who passed away Nov. 7, 1996; four sisters; and three brothers.

The visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at the Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home in Bloomington. The funeral services will be at 10 a.m.

Monday, March 11, at Holy Trinity Church in Bloomington. Memorials

may be made to Central Catholic High School, Bloomington, or the donor’s choice.

The family wishes to acknowledge and thank the doctors and all of the staff at Delnor Hospital in Geneva for the compassionate and respectful manner in which they cared for their mother.

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ST. CHARLES

Time Out Sports Pub and Grill closed

By NICOLE WESKERNA nweskerna@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – Time Out Sports Pub and Grill, which opened in St. Charles in early December, has closed.

St. Charles Economic Development Coordinator Mi-

chael Mertes said the pub closed at the end of last week.

The pub was in a strip mall in the former Sportsters location at 2051 Lincoln Highway and had been open since Dec. 5.

“We’re sorry to see them go, but we hope to fill that space up soon,” said Mertes,

8LOCAL BRIEFS Local author to hold book signing in Sugar Grove

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SUGAR GROVE – Local author Melanie Jane Nicolas will be at Sugar Grove Public Library on March 16 for a presentation and signing of her new book, “Raising Wealthy Kids.”

The event starts with a complimentary continental breakfast at 10 a.m., featuring Gayle Deja-Schultz, a candidate for Sugar Grove village trustee. The presentation begins at 10:30 a.m. Space is limited. To register or for information, contact DejaSchultz at 815-603-0541, info@ GayleDeja-Schultz.com or www.

GayleDeja-Schultz.com.

Winter tree identification class set in Sugar Grove

St. Charles church to hold Taize worship service ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Episcopal Church, 994 N. Fifth Ave. (Route 25), St. Charles, invites the community to experience Taize worship at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Worship in the style of Taize, a monastic community in central France, is a service of light and shadows, chant and silence, readings and quiet prayer.

For information, visit www. stcharlesepiscopal.org or call

SUGAR GROVE – A winter tree identification class is set from 1 to 3 p.m. March 17 at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve, which is a half mile northeast of Route 47 on Bliss Road. The class is sponsored by the Sugar Grove Park District and will be taught

by Mary Ochsenschlager. A book is used to sort the native trees that will be found. Participants should dress warmly and bring an extra $5 if they want to buy the Tree ID book. The class will meet at the inner parking lot. Register by calling the Sugar Grove Park District at 630466-7436 or by going to www. sgparks.org. The cost is $5.

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adding he didn’t know why the business closed.

He said St. Charles has seen several businesses open or planning to open soon on the west side of town. Blue Sky Spa, at 1700 Lincoln Highway; Marigold Massage, at 2075 Prairie St.; and Mathnasium,

902 S. Randall Road, recently opened in that area.

“Those are just a few of the businesses that have opened up on the west side, so we’re happy to see them come into the community,” Mertes said.

Additionally, S & L Tri-Cycle Fit Studio recently opened

on the east side of town. A few other businesses are slated to open in the downtown area, as well. Mertes said Maple Park-based Acquaviva Winery is planning to open up a retail shop, and Biggby Coffee and Forever Yogurt should be open in spring.

Orsini named CFO at Cadence tive vice president Jim Spear, who had retired last summer.

In a prepared statement, Cadence President and CEO Michael Vivoda said Orsini was selected “because of his proven expertise in the strategic financial management of multi-hospital systems.”

Vivoda said that experience “will be vital to the system’s long-term success and stability.”

Before joining Resurrection, Orsini, a licensed CPA, had held corporate finance positions at Scripps Health in San Diego and Catholic Healthcare West in the southwest United States.

Orsini’s hiring marks the latest executive hire at Cadence. Last spring, Cadence hired Vivoda as president and CEO, replacing former CEO Luke McGuinness.

And in fall, Cadence hired Robert Friedberg as president of Delnor and Brian Lemon as president at CDH. Those executive selections represented promotions from within the organization, which was formed after CDH and Delnor merged in 2011.

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8LOCAL BRIEF Church to hold services for week of March 24 BATAVIA – Bethany Lutheran Church has services for the week of March 24. There will be a 9 a.m. traditional service and 11 a.m. contemporary service for Palm/ Passion March 24.

A service is set for 7:30 p.m.

March 28, for Maundy Thursday and 7:30 p.m. March 29 for Good

Friday. For Easter Sunday, March 31, there will be a 7:30 a.m. Sunrise contemporary service, 9 and 11 a.m. traditional services, with a breakfast from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and an Easter Egg Hunt at 10:30 a.m.

For information, visit www. bethanybatavia.org or call 630879-3444.

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WINFIELD – Cadence Health has selected a finance professional from a rival health system to become its new CFO. This week, Cadence, which operates Delnor Hospital in Geneva and Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, announced that it had hired John Orsini as its next CFO and executive vice president.

John Orsini Orsini, 49, had served in a similar position at Presence Health, a health care system formed from the merger of Provena Health and Resurrection Health Care in 2011.

Presence operates 12 hospitals.

Orsini had worked at Chicago-based Resurrection from May 2010 until he resigned in November.

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BATAVIA

Cat safe after being stuck in tree for 5 days

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – A cat that had spent five days stuck in a silver maple tree in Batavia is safe.

“She was not coming down,” said Jordan Repka, who said the domestic shorthair, tiger-striped cat climbed into a tree in her parents’ yard Sunday on Van Nortwick Avenue. The cat was brought out of the tree Thursday.

Aurora Tree Service employee Michael Lansdale said he spent about two hours at the house Thursday trying to catch the cat.

“When I got there, she was about 60 feet up the tree,” he said. “I tried to catch her, and she went all the way up to the

On the Net View a photo gallery of the effort to get the cat out of the tree at KCChronicle.com.

top of the tree. She climbed as high as she could. I couldn’t believe it kept going higher.”

He said after he started shaking a branch, the cat fell to a lower branch, and then fell out of the tree onto a blanket designed to break its fall. Lisa Thom, of the group Homes for Endangered and Lost Pets, said the cat was in fine condition. The group helped in the rescue.

“She had a slight nose bleed,” Thom said. “It was terrified. It knew how to climb

up, but it didn’t know how to get down.”

The cat now is recuperating at St. Charles Veterinary Clinic.

Repka, who lives a few blocks from her parents’ house, said she has no idea where the cat came from. But now it has a home.

“We offered to foster the cat, with the option of adoption,” she said. “My parents already have a dog and cat, and we first have to see how they get along.”

Her parents have nickPhoto by Jodi Dazzo named the cat Astro Norris, This cat, nicknamed Astro Norris, was stuck in a tree for five days on a reference to the toughness Van Nortwick Avenue in Batavia. shown by actor Chuck Norris and her climbing escapades.

“She was a very tough cat to get out of the tree,” Repka said.

8LOCAL BRIEF A O.K. Comedy celebrates birthday with show in STC ST. CHARLES – A O.K. Comedy will celebrate Mat Elfring’s 31st birthday with a show from 7:30

to 10 p.m. March 18 at River Rockhouse, 106 S. Riverside Ave., St. Charles. The show features Jack Baker, Elfring, Lewis Rhine, Joe Motisi, Matt Drufke

and Jordan Holmes, as well as comedian Mike Maxwell. The cost is $5. For information, visit www.aokcomedy.com.

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By JONATHAN BILYK jbilyk@shawmedia.com

By the numbers How strong were retail sales in your community last December?

Here are the municipal sales tax totals collected for each of the Tri-Cities in December, equaling 1 percent of all retail sales during the month that is considered crucial for retailers locally and nationwide: St. Charles: $927,521, down 2.1 percent Geneva: $602,348, down 1.4 percent Batavia: $474,828, up 0.2 percent

Source: Illinois Department of Revenue clined about 1.4 percent from December 2011.

For December 2012, the cities, combined, collected about $2 million in sales taxes, down from $2.03 million in 2011.

Sales made during the onset of the holiday shopping season in November, however, helped to offset those losses.

For November and December combined, the three communities’ sales tax take declined only 0.6 percent, from $3.62 million in 2011 to $3.6 million last year.

St. Charles continued to be the region’s primary economic driver last holiday season, raking in about $1.7 million in municipal sales tax for November and December 2012.

Geneva collected $1.05 million during the 2012 holiday season. And Batavia collected $843,447.

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Local shoppers might not have made the 2012 holiday season as merry and bright as some shopkeepers and government officials may have liked.

But the latest round of local sales tax data indicates shoppers also delivered most local retailers with little reason for panic.

This week, the Illinois Department of Revenue released data on sales tax collected by the state for December and distributed to counties and city governments throughout the state.

The amount of municipal and county sales tax dollars disbursed to the counties and cities is equal to 1 percent of all sales subject to sales tax made within each local government’s boundaries.

And locally, the numbers indicate shoppers visiting retailers in the Tri-Cities and elsewhere in Kane County appear to have spent about the same in 2012 as they did in 2011.

In March, Kane County was scheduled to receive about $1.228 million in sales tax for sales made in December. Last year, the county received $1.225 million from December 2011 sales.

The increase in the December sales tax take, however, was not fueled by retail activity in the Tri-Cities.

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OPINIONS OUR VIEW

Sunshine Week reminds all about open government Detailing out-of-control spending from former Geneva Superintendent of Streets and Fleet Stephen LeMaire on the city’s dime.

Scrutinizing the county’s hiring history after regime changes. Or, as demonstrated in today’s paper, analyzing how effective Geneva’s red-light cameras have been at deterring accidents.

All of these stories have been reported by the Kane County Chronicle, and they are just a few examples that illustrate how seriously we take our role as watchdog journalists as we advocate for the communities we serve.

With Sunshine Week starting Sunday and running through March 16, it is worth noting that none of these stories – and various others we report throughout the year – would be possible without the Freedom of Information Act. Sunshine Week is a national initiative to “promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information.” Here in Illinois, it goes without saying that there is never a shortage of motivation for the public to keep government on its toes.

As important as it is for journalists to play a leading role in holding public officials accountable, community members should realize they also can access a treasure trove of public information.

The website www.sunshineweek.org lists multiple ways individuals and groups can seek transparency from elected officials and “demystify” public records by locating databases of useful information, much of which is available online.

Government officials do not need to take an adversarial posture when it comes to transparency.

By embracing laws about open meetings and records, they can engender trust with the public that will strengthen community-wide relationships and might just earn them the benefit of the doubt if an honest mistake arises.

Sometimes officials grumble when FOIA requests are submitted, unhappy about the time and effort it takes to comply. In too many cases, they look for excuses to why they do not need adhere to them because they would prefer the public remain uninformed about how money is spent or why decisions are made.

But the momentary inconvenience of supplying public information to the news media or public must not trump the greater good. It is the law for those in power to share public records. Public officials need to know they are being watched or corruption may take root.

Let’s rededicate ourselves to making sure that does not happen on our watch.

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Media, public have roles in oversight

By JIM LEE Carroll County Times The caller on the other end of the phone line was near exacerbation. He had been given the runaround by government officials, the very people he put in office to represent him, and his quest for answers was met time and again with roadblocks.

I don’t recall the specifics of the man’s concern or the public officials who he was trying to spur to action for a cause in which he passionately believed. But one thing that he said has stuck with me, and it is something that I go back to time and again whenever someone calls with similar concerns.

He told me that the paper needed to pursue getting the records that he sought and had been denied. “They have to

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give it to you,” he said. “You’re the newspaper.”

I told him that government agencies did not have to comply with record requests simply because they came from a newspaper, or any medium. We have no special right to access. In fact, public records laws, as well as open meetings laws, are in place to guarantee that any citizen has access to information concerning how his government is doing business.

Sunday marks the start of Sunshine Week. Sunshine Sunday was launched in 2002 by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors after the state legislature that year tried to create scores of exemptions to the existing open government laws. Because of the increased publicity, most of those measures failed.

Today, the American Soci-

ety of News Editors, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and other organizations – along with help from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Bloomberg LP – continue to promote open government through Sunshine Week.

Increasingly, citizen activists are fighting attempts by governments to close off access to records or hold secret meetings, and they are demanding a higher degree of accountability from elected officials.

Overseeing government at all levels is not a media right, it is a right of every citizen.

And the more citizens exercise that right, the better our government will become.

• Jim Lee is editor of the Carroll County Times in Maryland. Email him at jim.lee@ carrollcountytimes.com.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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8SOUND OFF Having not been a real big customer at the McDonald’s in Batavia, I do have to say that I was looking forward to seeing what the new one would look like. After being in it, I can tell you it’s just another stark fast-food restaurant. I see where Wendy’s is upgrading its restaurants and putting in fireplaces, and it would have seemed to me that the new McDonald’s would carry much more ambiance than what it is right now. To me, it’s just another stark fast-food restaurant without any real warmth to it.

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facility was in St. Charles. The fear I had about taking him to a facility was lifted as soon as I talked to a certain staff member. I can’t begin to thank the staff and caregivers for their endless care. The activities, care and facilities are of the finest quality, and we now have an extended family. It’s so good to know when I leave him, that he is in such capable hands. Thank you again.

Helpful customer at Blue Goose We would like to thank one of our Blue Goose customers who helped an elderly lady back over to Carroll Towers on Monday. We felt bad that we did not get her name, so we would just like to thank her very much for taking her time to do this for her. Thank you again to our Blue Goose customer.

Enforce the law This is a response to last week’s Sound Off suggesting that Geneva build an underpass walkway for downtown. The solution is for the police to ticket people who don’t stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk. After all, it’s the law.

Video gaming in St. Charles?

I was just wondering if the St. Charles City Council is paying attention on video gambling.

South Elgin has legal gambling.

Elgin is dropping its ban. Sugar Grove is doing the same. North Aurora and Big Rock has machines in operation, and they’re doing fantastic. When is St. Charles going to get its nose out of the clouds and come down to reality? They are missing out on thousands of dollars in legal money – I repeat, legal money that goes to the town and the businesses alike. It’s a win-win situation for all.

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Book Nook Cafe might reopen soon

By NICOLE WESKERNA nweskerna@shawmedia.com SUGAR GROVE – The Sugar Grove Public Library’s shuttered Book Nook Cafe may reopen if a third-party vendor agrees to the library’s contract terms.

The cafe closed last summer and has been vacant for some time, library Director Carol Dolin said. The library had a licensing agreement with Perry Clark, but that fell through, and the library board voted to cancel that agreement during a special meeting Thursday.

Dolin said a company called Java Plus has expressed interest in opening a storefront at the Book Nook Cafe, and the board Thursday agreed to pursue a contract with the company, should it meet certain terms and conditions.

“They made a presentation [Thursday], but we are still in negotiations,” she said.

Dolin said Java Plus operates out of a trailer and has been at the Sugar Grove Corn Boil, the Kendall County Fair and farmers’ markets.

A couple of other vendors expressed interest in the space, but backed out after they realized that certain resources weren’t available, Dolin said.

She said one of the owners is a teacher who plans to retire soon and is looking for an opportunity to run a storefront full time. Java Plus also sells coffee and tea products online.

She said if all the contract terms are agreed upon, the Book Nook Cafe could be open in the next month or two, but “we’ve got some pretty stringent parameters,” Dolin added.

The board gave President Joan Roth the authority to approve the contract if the two parties come to an agreement, but the contract could come before the board again if the contract is not agreed upon as is.

“If we’re able to settle that [contract], it may be done before the next meeting,” Dolin said.

• Saturday, March 9, 2013

I’m calling about the person who took the drive around the Tri-Cities area when the sequester hit. I don’t know where he or she was driving, but I wonder if the driver went past the homeless shelters in St. Charles. If the driver went to subsidized housing in the TriCities area and further out into Elgin. The unfortunate thing is, with the way the economy is, and putting blame on both parties because I’m not a Republican and I’m not a Democrat, that people do need help. The unfortunate thing is Republicans seem to think that no one needs help, and if you do need the help, it’s your own problem.

Democrats would like to help people out. And I know of a few people who were Republicans who, due to the economy, are now needing assistance from the government. And they are now Democrats. That’s not the reason I was calling, but I was just calling to see where that person was driving. I would like to take that same tour with the person and then show this person my tour of the Tri-Cities area. You guys need to take the blinders off in St. Charles,

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• Canada geese are pairing off. They still prefer the safety of the flock at night, but these ever-present members of our suburban landscape have started “dating” during the day. Look for pairs feeding just ever so slightly away from each other in areas where that longer lasting sun has melted the snow off the grass.

• Mammals are on the

move. Our hibernating woodchucks and bats haven’t stirred yet, but mammals that spend the winter in and out of torpor (periods of inactivity) have roused and are out and about. At Hickory Knolls, we have a young opossum who’s been making regular trips to the ground beneath our birdfeeders for almost two weeks now. Skunks and raccoons are making their presence known, too, leaving tracks and other unmistakable, um,

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• Woolly bears are wandering. It doesn’t take a lot of heat to wake up some of our overwintering caterpillars. And these little guys, with their fuzzy black and brown bands, are among our most recognizable local larvae.

I suppose I could go on and on, for more signs of spring are just around the corner.

Soon comma, question mark and morning cloak butterflies will come out of hibernation; salamanders will migrate to breeding ponds; frogs will start calling. But now my phone is ringing. And that’s a sure sign that it’s time to stop with this talk about signs ... at least for now.

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After a week of winter weather, what could be more welcome than signs of spring?

The forecast calls for rain – not snow – and the clocks are changing early Sunday, so right off the bat we have two unmistakable indications that the times, as Bob Dylan would say, they are a changin’.

Here, in handy checklist form, are 10 more of our naturalist department’s favorite signs of spring: • Melting snow. We waited and waited for it to come, but now, five days after it fell, I’m not that sorry to see it start to disappear.

• Woodpeckers are drumming. Listen for the rapid-fire rat-a-tat of our local species as they pound on hollow trees (and gutters) to declare territories.

• Daylight is lasting longer.

Hard to believe, but we’ve added more than 150 minutes to our day length since the winter solstice in December.

Plus, we’re less than two weeks away from the spring

signs behind.

• Male red-winged blackbirds are returning. Competition is stiff among these marsh denizens, which happen to be polygynous (one male, many females) and younger males come back first, in the hopes of besting their older rivals in the race to claim the best territories. They’ll defend their turf fiercely throughout the breeding season. (Remember this come June 20-something, when the news will no doubt include reports of redwing “attacks” on unsuspecting folks strolling too close to a well-hidden nest.)

• Spiders! Next time the sun is out, find a patch of ground where the snow has melted and leaf litter is plentiful. Bet you’ll find spiders there, tiny little guys stalking even tinier insect prey.

• Male American goldfinches are brightening. Throughout the winter months, these guys have flitted about in drab olive-yellow. But with spring just around the corner, their plumages are beginning to change. Soon they’ll be bright yellow, just as their nickname “wild canary” implies.

• Maple buds are swelling.

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Three vie for two seats on Geneva Park Board

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com GENEVA–Threecandidates are seeking two six-year terms on the Geneva Park Board in the April 9 consolidated election incumbent Peggy Condon and two newcomers, Jay Moffat and Matthew Gauntt.

Condon, 57, has served on the park board since 1999. Condon said education and training in landscape design and architecture and being a Kane Jay County certified Moffat naturalist give her a broader understanding of the constraints of facility development.

Condon did not submit a photo to the Kane County Chronicle for publication.

While Condon has served on the board, the park district has been rated in the top 5 percent of districts in the state.

She said she is most proud of the board’s fiscal resourceful-

ness, paired with grant funding, which helped bring the Butterfly House to Peck Farm Park and renovate the bridge at Island Park.

“I love being on the park board,” Condon said.

Gauntt, 47, a civil engineer, said he has served previously as a village trustee when he lived in Hanover Park and has a special affinity for recreation districts: His first real job was working at the city pool in his hometown of Junction Matthew City, Kan. Gauntt “I’vecoached in Geneva baseball for a number of years with my son, participated in programs, used facilities, my kids have been both in Geneva baseball and Geneva River Rats,” Gauntt said. “I felt it was something I could do to give back ... this was the only position I was truly interested in. I thought it was a way I could actually offer something.”

Election Central For more about the candidates in the April 9 consolidated election, visit the Kane County Chronicle Election Central website at www.kcchronicle. com/election.

Moffat, 56, is best known for serving 22 years on the Geneva Plan Commission, preparing him to learn how to work with government regulations and within groups.

“I think the park district is one of our better-run taxing bodies,” Moffat said. “I think they have an exceptionally long track record of providing a high-quality service at a reasonable cost.”

Moffat also praised the park staff as “exceptionally qualified,” as well as the maintenance of facilities and replacement of equipment.

“Everything I look at … the budget seems intact, they have

good ideas for debt [to] save us moneybyrefundingthebonds,” Moffat said. “Everything I look at, I’m very impressed.”

One thing Moffat would change, however, is making the park board’s packet available online.

“I would say … once the staff puts the packet together, it should be made available to every member of the community who has the desire to look at it,” Moffat said.

A retired air traffic controller and banker, Moffat also is seeking a term on the Geneva Library Board.

In terms of the district’s tax levy, none of the candidates would freeze the levy request.

“It wouldn’t make sense,” Condon said. “If we do that, we won’t be keeping up with the growth needs of the community. … The community is still growing, [and] we’re just trying to conserve and reduce spending everywhere we can.”

Gauntt said a “freeze” in the levy makes for a nice soundbite and is not always practical, but he would not support

an increase for program expansion until the housing market rebounds.

Moffat said promising not to increase a levy request is “fundamentally naïve.” Instead, he recommended looking at increasing user fees if more revenue is needed.

One decision the board made that Condon disagreed with was allowing advertising or corporate sponsorship at various locations and in the brochure.

“We did not want to be advertising at the parks,” Condon said. “We are very careful in who we select, [but there is] much more now than there was five years ago. We are trying to find other sources of revenue in addition to what the residents pay to participate in the programs, because we want to keep that affordable, too.”

An area that Gauntt said he disagreed with was the extent of development at Peck Farm Park’s natural area because it already is served by the forest preserve.

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FIELD HOUSE OF DREAMS MARMION ATHLETIC TEAMS LOOK TO GAIN ADVANTAGE FROM INDOOR FACILITY. PAGE 21 Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com

Shot putters practice with the Marmion Academy track and field team in the school’s Regole Field house.

SECTIONAL TITLE FOR SPARTANS St. Francis holds off Rockford Lutheran, 63-60 to capture the Class 3A Freeport Sectional championship.

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CLASS 3A FREEPORT SECTIONAL: ST. FRANCIS 63, ROCKFORD LUTHERAN 60

SPARTANS ON A ROLE Team-oriented Spartans take sectional crown

By KEVIN DRULEY

3A Freeport Sectional

kdruley@shawmedia.com FREEPORT – Andrew Kimball swished 3-pointers early and Tim Zettinger attacked the basket late.

Those and a handful of other elements contributed to St. Francis’ first boys basketball sectional title since 1989 Friday, and the Spartans happily gave each equal time after topping Rockford Lutheran, 63-60, for the 3A Freeport Sectional crown.

“All of us have our roles,” said Kimball, a senior guard from Geneva. “Zett’s a slasher, I’m the shooter.

Everyone has a role. That’s why we win. We don’t really have a star. We just all have our roles.”

St. Francis (22-7) advanced to Tuesday’s DeKalb Supersectional, where it will face Peoria Sectional champion Bartonville Limestone at 6 p.m. at Northern Illinois University’s Convocation Center.

That trip figures to feel like a mere errand for the Spartans compared to this week’s commute.

After defeating Sycamore in Thursday’s sectional semifinal – a game pushed back one day because of this week’s winter storms – the Spartans did not get back to school until just before midnight Friday, players said.

The team was dismissed about a half-hour early Friday afternoon and held a brief practice before boarding the bus for a ride that totaled about two hours.

“We made the long drive out here, and we didn’t make it for nothing,” said Spartans junior forward Kilian Brown, of Geneva. “We knew that just because we were making the long drive, we had to put ourselves to the test. We focused all the way up here for two hours straight, and it worked out in the end.”

Perhaps basketball’s biggest head game – free throws – went in the Spartans’ favor.

Wednesday’s semifinal Rockford Lutheran 57, Woodstock 46 Thursday’s semifinal St. Francis 48, Sycamore 38 Friday’s championship St. Francis 63, Rockford Lutheran 60

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St. Francis senior Andrew Kimball scrambles for control of the ball under Rockford Lutheran’s Tarence Roby Friday during the Class 3A Freeport Sectional championship game.

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St. Francis guard Jason Sullivan passes the ball past Rockford Lutheran’s Tarence Roby in the first quarter of the Class 3A Freeport Sectional championship game.

The Crusaders (25-5) finished 15 of 31 from the foul line. The Spartans were 17 for 25.

Rockford Lutheran coach Tom Guse shook his head

about his team’s free throw struggles after the game. The Crusaders overcame them in Wednesday’s semifinal win against Woodstock, but Guse knew the team’s nagging Achilles heel wasn’t going away.

Behind a second-half charge from Zettinger – who went 10 for 12 from the line after halftime en route to 22 points – St. Francis stayed patient when the Crusaders slashed into the Spartans’ early leads.

Kimball provided plenty of early traction with success from long range.

His 21-point night included a 6 for 11 effort from 3-point land as the Crusaders often sagged off him while using a trapping man-to-man defense.

“My guy was leaving to go double-team, and I’d hit a couple 3s, and I was like,

‘Hey, if they keep on doing it, I’ll keep on shooting it,’ ” Kimball said.

In the long term, Rockford Lutheran still withstood big games from Zettinger, Kimball and a spirited night from Brown, who had nine points and five rebounds in significant minutes off the bench.

As St. Francis threatened to pull away – it led, 40-32, late in the third quarter – versatile junior guard Thomas Kopelman (20 points) sparked a charge.

His driving basket with 3:50 to play tied the game at 53-all, but he missed the ensuing opportunity to take the lead with a three-point play after getting fouled. With St. Francis leading, 59-57, down the stretch, a charging call on Zettinger with 1:04 left potentially loomed large.

With the same score and 28.8 seconds remaining, Crusaders freshman guard James Robinson went to the line. As the Spartans’ welltraveled Blue Crew student section yelled such chants as “YOU’RE A FRESH-MAN!” and “YOU’RE WIDE OPEN!”, both Robinson attempts rattled out, and St. Francis secured the rebound, then confidently went to the line.

“When they made their comeback, our kids were composed,” St. Francis coach Bob Ward said. “When we got fouled, we made free throws and we made big stops at the end.”

That and 32 consistent minutes of the Spartans’ wearying man-to-man defense added up to a victory. Next stop, DeKalb.

8SPORTS SHORT Batavia graduate wins national long jump title Illinois College senior Melissa Norville won her fourth NCAA individual title Friday, taking first place in the long jump at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships at North Central College in Naperville.

The title is Norville’s first in the long jump.

Norville, a Batavia graduate, posted a mark of 19 feet, 83⁄4 inches in the event, eight inches better than the second-place finisher. The mark is less than four inches shorter than Norville’s best mark this season, which set an NCAA Division III indoor record.

“It’s good to finally win long jump,” Norville said in a news release. “I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”

Norville also qualified for the finals of the 60-meter hurdles Friday. Norville ran a preliminary time of 8.70 seconds, which was adjusted to 8.694 seconds, just three thousands of a second behind Buffalo State’s Jazmin Dunham (8.691). Camesha Goods ran the best time in the field, clocking in at 8.64 seconds.

Norville will compete in both the 60-meter hurdles finals and the triple jump today at the NCAA Championships.

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MARMION TRACK AND FIELD

Field house augments training, alleviates space concerns

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Mooseheart’s Puou, Deng earn all-state honors Photos by Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com

ABOVE: Runners practice with the Marmion track and field team in the school’s new Regole field house. LEFT: Marmion’s Jake Cornish practices on the pole vault in the school’s new Regole Fieldhouse.

Edward’s parents, Gertrude and Maurice Sr. A majority of the $5.3 million construction and furnishing cost was underwritten by a personal gift from various Regole family estates. Edward graduated from Marmion in 1950 and has two brothers: the late Maurice Jr. and John, who also graduated from Marmion.

This season’s track and field team is the first team to have the benefit of training

in the facility for more than a calendar year. The team wrapped up its indoor season Wednesday after its meet at Sycamore, and Thorpe said the ability for his athletes to practice regardless of the weather gives his team a big advantage. Athletes such as recent graduate Pete Stefanski, a 2012 all-state high jumper now at Miami (Ohio) are able to develop as athletes with more time spent on their events instead of having to

deal with the hassles of having limited space to practice.

As Marmion prepares for the upcoming outdoor track season, Thorpe said the team is focused on continuing the program’ tradition of talented track teams. A win at the Suburban Christian Conference meet this year would give the Cadets their ninth straight victory.

With such consistent success within the program through the years, Thorpe knows what it takes to have his team achieve its goals.

“We know what is required to maintain that,” he said. “It’s going to be difficult, but our first goal always is to win the conference meet and our second goal is to get as many kids to the state meet as possible.”

With respect to the hallways, the field house gives the Cadets a better – and safer – jump on that itinerary.

MOOSEHEART – For the first time in school history, Mooseheart has a first-team All-State basketball player.

Power forward Makur Puou, a 6-foot-10 junior, on Friday was named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Class 1A All-state team. Fellow junior Mangisto Deng, a guard, was named as an IBCA second team all-state selection.

Puou averaged 19.0 points and 10.8 rebounds a game while blocking 106 shots during Moosheart’s 24-6 season.

ACS’ McQuade bows out in Showdown PEORIA – Aurora Christian senior Ryan McQuade was unable advance from Thursday’s preliminaries to Friday’s finals of the Class 2A Three-Point Showdown state final.

Competing at Carver Arena, site of this weekend’s Class 1A and 2A state tournaments, McQuade swished nine 3s in prelims, tying him with six others for the final spot in Friday’s four-man finals. McQuade hit five 3s in the playoff, three shy of the advancing total.

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URORA – Seeing runners sprint and hurdle their way through the Marmion hallways was a common occurrence during previous track and field seasons.

Pole vaulters lacked a place to practice, and shot put throwers were practicing on the hardwood of the basketball courts. These were some of the challenges the Cadets track and field program faced because they lacked a proper place to train for the indoor portion of the season.

That changed in November 2011, when Marmion opened the Regole Field House, which has boosted both the track program and the entire school. Marmion traditionally has had high athletic participation numbers, but with the opening of the field house and other improvements throughout the school, students from surrounding areas have taken notice.

Enrollment for all sports have increased, Cadets coach Dan Thorpe said, and practices for the track team are smoother as athletes no longer have to dodge teachers while doing sprints after school.

“It was extremely difficult. You’re running in the hallways ...teachers are helping students after school and students are in the school as you’re running down the hallways and setting up hurdles,” Thorpe said. “We never did pole vault, but now we can pole vault ... and we have lanes [for runners].”

In addition to the indoor track and an area for polevaulting, the Regole Field House has three basketball courts, three tennis courts, lanes for long jump and triple jump, and two cages for baseball, golf and shot put and discus throwers.

The facility was named in honor of Edward and Vivienne Regole, in memory of

GENEVA – The Fox Valley Hawks high school hockey club – available to players from St. Charles East, St. Charles North, Batavia, Geneva and Kaneland – is open for spring registration and will hold an open skate for new and returning players at Fox Valley Ice Arena next weekend.

Open skates are scheduled from 12:10-1:30 p.m. March 16 and 1-2:20 p.m. March 17. The fee is $20 for each day, and will be applied to a player’s spring fees. Players are encouraged to attend both sessions. All players must bring a copy of current USA Hockey Insurance. Registration can be done online at www. usahockeyregistration.com.

For information, call club president Judy Bondarowicz at 630-263-4388 or email foxvalleyhwks@gmail.com.

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By KEVIN DRULEY kdruley@shawmedia.com Cougars manager Mark Johnson spent the end of his first week at the parent Cubs spring training facility in Mesa, Ariz., relaxing at his nearby rental home.

Friday afternoon workouts ended an hour or two early as substantial rain again swept through the area. “ Y e a h , ” J o h n s o n s a i d . Mark “It’s like an El Johnson Niño year down here.”

Apart from the weather, the man charged with aiding in the development of several prized niños in the Cubs farm system otherwise described the beginning of minor league camp as “status quo.”

Following are a few more tidbits from Johnson from a

Marmion senior Jackson Rettig balances several extra-curriculars with tennis. He has known no other way throughout his high school career, which is winding down with the onset of his final tennis season. The left-hander from Sugar Grove remains unsure whether he’ll compete in doubles or singles, but is eager to help steer the Cadets toward a fifth straight Suburban Christian Conference title just the same. For the latest edition of the Weekend chit-chat, Kane County Chronicle sports reporter Kevin Druley touched base with Rettig about the coming season, among other topics.

The following is an edited transcript:

Every results fax coach [John Tsang] sends has ‘Jackson’, but I’ve also heard you go by ‘Jack’.

Preference?

Whatever is fine. I used to be Jack in grade school, then in high school there’s another Jack so I went by Jackson, so no big deal.

“The teams, they’re literally not set until a day or two Save the dates before we break camp. Everybody’s kind of spread Here’s a look at a few important out right now, working in groups they might not nec- dates for the 2013 Cougars season, County’s first as essarily be in right now. Everybody’s doing the same Kane a Cubs affiliate: fundamentals, the same work. Once the games start April 4: Opening Day vs. Quad Cities, [March 15] and guys get sent down from big league 6:30 p.m. camp, you’ll get a little closer to the groups that you’re April 21 to 23: First visit from longtime former Cubs going to have.” affiliate Peoria Mark Johnson, Cougars manager May 5: First Sunday Funday Friday phone interview: • Johnson managed the Cubs’ affiliate at Short-A Boise (Idaho) the past two seasons, guiding the Hawks to the Northwest League championship series in 2012.

While he’s familiar with a handful of potential 2013 Cougars from his time at Boise – namely top prospects Albert Almora (outfield) and Dan Vogelbach (first base) – Johnson can’t quite tip his cap to which players will be part of

How have early-season workouts gone?

We’re still trying to get started. We basically started this week, but because of the snow, we’ve been trying to get times in the field house at Marmion. We haven’t really started too much yet.

the Opening Day lineup at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark next month.

“The teams, they’re literally not set until a day or two before we break camp,” Johnson said. “Everybody’s kind of spread out right now, working in groups they might not necessarily be in right now.

“Everybody’s doing the same fundamentals, the same work. Once the games start [March 15] and guys get sent down from big league camp,

Weekend Chit-chat with MARMION’S JACKSON RETTIG

It’s the first full school year with the field house at your disposal. How has it been?

It’s been really nice. It’s given us more time, and when it’s snowy and bad whether there’s always some time in the field house. … They have a certain schedule for each sport, which is nice. The only bad thing is there’s only three courts, so we just divide it up for JV and varsity.

And it sounds like easy-in, easy-out net installation, right?

There’s just holes in the floor, so you carry the pots and the nets crank right in.

It’s pretty easy.

Does the field house mean you leave training at the Vaughan Center behind?

Coach typically tries to save the times at the Vaughan Center for when it’s closer to sectionals and state.

It’s more rainy then, and I think there are only certain times in the year you can use it.

Is it looking like doubles again for you, or is a switch to singles coming?

My doubles partners in the past, Will Graft and Chris Pattermann, both graduated, so I’m still trying to figure it out. I played some in the offseason, so am just going to see what happens. … In high school, being in doubles has

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you’ll get a little closer to the groups that you’re going to have.”

• The Cubs’ annual bunting tournament creates its share of spring training buzz in big league camp. To date, farmhands have not tried to recreate their own with a copycat event.

basically been my forte. And being a lefty, it’s nice to have a right-handed partner.

What about being a lefty serves you well in tennis?

“No, we don’t have one,” Johnson said. “I don’t know if we’re going to have one, which is always possible.

We’re always teaching competition and things like that.

We’ve always got little competitions going, but I haven’t heard of a bunting contest yet.”

• Johnson, entering his third spring training in the Cubs organization, has rented the same Gilbert, Ariz., home each March.

With the Cubs planning to move from HoHoKam Park to a new facility in Mesa next spring training, he’s been hearing all manner of rumors about 2014 accommodation changes.

“It’s still a good set-up here,” Johnson said. “The players stay at the Mezona [Inn], which is pretty close to the ballpark.”

The Oakland A’s, a former Cougars parent club, are set to move in to a renovated HoHoKam in 2015.

their club [tennis] program is really successful. If I do go there, I’m going to try real hard to be part of their travel club.

It’s really helpful with serving, and specially with me being tall, I’m 6-3, and then you get that lefty spin.

We’re all accustomed to playing righties, and I can put that different spin on it. Then at the net, if the other players don’t realize I’m a lefty, that’s helpful. The shots they think they can get past me, I hit right back. ... With ground strokes, I can sometimes attack them a little more easily depending on what their weaknesses and my strengths are.

How much are you following [big sister] Jordan and [the Washington University women’s] basketball team?

You’ve mentioned being active in other extracurriculars and service projects on top of athletics. How is your college search progressing?

No, but they’ve been really nice and helpful giving us what we want and letting us try a lot of sports. I didn’t like T-ball, I didn’t like soccer, but tennis in third grade, I liked that. …. They never really pushed sports on us, they just let us find our niche.

A lot of the schools, I’m waiting until April 1 to hear back. My top choice is the [University of Southern California] right now, and

She’s in the [NCAA Division III] Sweet 16 this weekend [a Friday game at DePauw], so it’s been great.

I’ve been watching her since the second grade, and all her tournaments and games, it’s been a fun part of my life, especially with the team doing so well.

Were your parents [Mark and Jeana] big prep or college athletes?

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By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com

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NIU defensive end Sean Progar returns an interception during a game in a 2012 game.

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By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Sean Progar had attended previous Northern Illinois pro days as an underclassman.

Friday afternoon at the DeKalb Recreation Center, the former NIU defensive end had his chance to show what he can do in front of NFL scouts.

Coming off a 12-2 season and the school’s first BCS appearance, Progar and a number of former Huskies, including fellow defensive end Alan Baxter, cornerback Rashaan Melvin, receiver Martel Moore, defensive tackle Nabal Jefferson and tight end Jason Schepler got the chance to work out at their own pro day.

About 20 NFL scouts showed up for the event, a nice jump from previous seasons.

“I know we had a lot of good players coming out and obviously we had a good year,” Progar said. “That’s going to attract more scouts. I’ve come to all the pro days since I’ve been there and there’s about 10 to 12 scouts usually. ... It was good for us, good for the school, good for the university.”

A defensive end during his

Huskies career, Progar is a player who might fit better as an outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme.

Baxter is in the same situation. In the weeks heading up to the NFL draft, he’s going to try to participate in other events to prove his worth. He said he ran a high-4.6 40-yard dash at pro day, a time in the area he was looking for.

Already knowledgeable at defensive end, he started getting to work at linebacker right after the Orange Bowl.

“It’s a different game back there. I think I’ve done very well,” said Baxter, who weighed in at 6 feet, 238 pounds. “I think I can succeed at the next level.”

Both Progar and Baxter proved they can get to the quarterback in college. Baxter was second in the Mid-American Conference with 9.5 sacks as a senior, and Progar was third with 8.5 Both are in a situation similar to former Huskies defensive end Larry English.

An end throughout his college career, English moved to a 3-4 defensive end spot with the San Diego Chargers after being drafted 16th overall in 2009.

Its a situation both Progar

and Baxter could find themselves in.

“It’s going to obviously depend on the scheme I get into.

I prefer to be a 3-4 outside linebacker. I think I’m versatile enough to drop, and then obviously I’ve been rushing the passer for five years,” Progar said. “Obviously, I can get that done, but you know, it’s going to come down to what the teams see me as. Wherever they want to put me I’m willing to do.”

Progar, who is 6-foot-11⁄2, 255 pounds, has been a stand-up rusher, something he said he thinks will benefit him should NFL teams see him as a linebacker. He’s hoping to also get some individual workouts before the draft.

“It’s not new for me to stand up. Obviously, I’ll be doing more dropping [back in coverage] and just more hip flexibility and things like that,” Progar said. “I think it’s not going to be as hard of a transition as it would be for a lot of D-ends/linebackers. I’ve been mobile.

“It’s going to be an adjustment, but I think I’m willing to work at it. The guys here are helping me out. I think the pro scouts see the potential in me.”

DeKALB – Rashaan Melvin wanted to show he could run.

T h e f o r m e r N I U c o rnerback, who led the MidAmerican Conference with 17 pass breakups last season, certainly has legitimate size. He measured 6-foot-2, 192 pounds at Friday’s pro day.

Melvin’s size isn’t an issue, and he certainly helped himself out with his 40-yard dash, unofficially a 4.3.

“Only thing I was thinking was getting out, getting my head down and running as fast as I can,” Melvin said. “Something that I worked on. It’s pretty much all it was. It happened today, I guess.”

Leading up to the NFL Draft, Melvin will keep training and plans on having some team visits. He felt like he helped his stock with his pro day performance.

“I’m confident that I opened some scouts’ eyes,” Melvin said.

Spann looking healthy: Chad Spann wanted to show NFL teams he was healthy again.

Two years ago, Spann took part in NIU’s pro day, getting ready for his

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NFL opportunity. Since his Huskies career ended, Spann has spent time with the Colts, Buccaneers and Steelers, but he’s had to fight through two torn hamstrings.

Released by Pittsburgh in May, Spann finally feels healthy. He was back at NIU’s pro day once again, taking part in football drills in front of roughly 20 NFL scouts, hoping to get another opportunity.

“Moved around and showed that I could still catch and run,” Spann said.

“And I’m healthy.”

Harnish back as well: The player throwing to NIU’s backs and receivers, as well as defensive players, was another familiar face – Indianapolis Colts quarterback Chandler Harnish, the final pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Harnish was also the 2011 Mid-American Conference MVP as an NIU senior.

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Kane County Chronicle sports copy editor Kevin Murphy picks his top sports events to watch this weekend:

DON’T MISS IT Hockey: Edmonton at Blackhawks, 6 p.m. Sunday, CSN How do you not want to watch the Hawks? The games might send you into cardiac shock, but it’s totally worth it. Daniel Carcillo’s game-winner against the Avalanche with less than one minute left in regulation was thrilling and makes you want to come back to watch for more

Murf’s Mote Kevin Murphy games.

Men’s college basketball: Syracuse at Georgetown, 11 a.m. today, ESPN Louisville, Georgetown and Marquette all sport a 14-4 mark in the Big East conference. Syracuse can disrupt the Hoyas’ chance of earning a share of the conference crown and potentially play for a double bye in the Big East Tournament. The

Orange, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame are 11-6 going into the final day of league play.

SET THE DVR Men’s college basketball: Duke at North Carolina, 8 p.m. today, ESPN Tobacco Road at its finest.

Duke plays for a chance to earn a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference title in Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina is one game behind the Blue Devils and after dropping its first two ACC games, can finish in a tie for second.

NBA: Bulls at L.A. Lakers, 2:30

p.m. Sunday, ABC The Bulls had the early lead at San Antonio, but then faltered down the stretch. If nothing else, watch the game and see how Kobe Bryant performs.

Bryant scored 13 of his 42 points during a 20-0 run in the last 6 minutes, 22 seconds of the fourth quarter.

CATCH THE HIGHLIGHTS LATER Missouri Valley Conference, championship, teams TBD, at St. Louis, 1 p.m., Sunday, CBS

squads should get here. Both teams will be fun to watch once the NCAA Tournament arrives.

MLS, New England at Fire, 6:30 p.m., Sunday, NBCSN The Fire opened up the season on the road (at the Los Angeles Galaxy) and were crushed, 4-0. How do they rebound? Playing their home opener will help.

11:30 a.m., NBC Edmonton at Blackhawks, 6 p.m., CSN Buffalo at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m., NBCSN Pro basketball Boston at Oklahoma City, noon, ABC Bulls at L.A. Lakers, 2:30 p.m., ABC Golf PGA Tour-WGC, Cadillac Championship, final round, noon, TGC; 2 p.m., NBC Men’s basketball Wisconsin at Penn St., 11 a.m., BTN VCU at Temple, 11 a.m., CBS Big South Conference, championship, teams TBD, 11 a.m., ESPN2 Illinois at Ohio St., 11:30 a.m., ESPN Missouri Valley Conference, championship, teams TBD, 1 p.m., CBS Colonial Athletic Association, semifinal, Northeastern vs.

George Mason-Drexel winner, 1 p.m., NBCSN Indiana at Michigan, 3 p.m., CBS Colonial Athletic Association, semifinal, teams TBD, 3:30 p.m., NBCSN Northwestern at Michigan St., 5 p.m., BTN Maryland at Virginia, 5 p.m., ESPNU Auto racing NASCAR, Sprint Cup, KOBALT

Tools 400, 1:30 p.m., FOX Baseball WBC, second round, Japan vs.

Netherlands, 5 a.m., MLB WBC, first round, Spain vs.

Venezuela, 11:30 a.m., MLB WBC, first round, United States vs. Canada, 3 p.m., MLB WBC, first round, Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 6:30 p.m., ESPN, MLB Women’s basketball Big East Conference, quarterfinal, Louisville vs. TBD, 11 a.m., ESPNU Big East Conference, quarterfinal, Notre Dame vs. TBD, 1 p.m., ESPNU Atlantic Coast Conference, championship, teams TBD, 1 p.m., ESPN2 Big Ten Conference, championship, teams TBD, 3 p.m., ESPN2 Southeastern Conference, championship, teams TBD, 5 p.m., ESPN2 Pac-12 Conference, championship, teams TBD, 7 p.m., ESPN2 Big East Conference, quarterfinal, Syracuse vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU Soccer MLS, New York at San Jose, 9 p.m., ESPN2 Cycling Paris-Nice, final stage, Nice to Col d’Eze, France, 9:30 p.m., NBCSN (same-day tape)

8WEEKEND TV SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Men’s basketball Minnesota at Purdue, 11 a.m., BTN Florida at Kentucky, 11 a.m., CBS Sycamore at Georgetown, 11 a.m., ESPN Atlantic Sun Conference, championship, Mercer vs.

Florida Gulf Coast-Stetson winner, 11 a.m., ESPN2 Providence vs Connecticut, 11 a.m., ESPNU La Salle at Saint Louis, 12:30 p.m., NBCSN Texas A&M vs. Arkansas, 1 p.m., ESPNU Nebraska at Iowa, 1:15 p.m., BTN Missouri Valley Conference, semifinal, Creighton vs. Indiana St., 1:30 p.m., CSN UCLA at Washington, 1 p.m., CBS Marquette at St. John’s, 1 p.m., ESPN N.C. State at Florida St., 1 p.m., ESPN2 San Diego St. at Boise St., 2:30 p.m., NBCSN Notre Dame at Louisville, 3 p.m., CBS Missouri at Tennessee, 3 p.m., ESPN Missouri Valley Conference, semifinal, Wichita St. vs.

Northern Iowa or Illinois St., 4 p.m., CSN Cornell at Harvard, 4:30 p.m., NBCSN

Kansas at Baylor, 5 p.m., ESPN Ohio Valley Conference, championship, Belmont vs.

Murray St.-Eastern Kentucky winner, 6 p.m., ESPN2 Horizon League, semifinal, Detroit vs. Wright St., 7 p.m., ESPNU Duke at North Carolina, 8 p.m., ESPN West Coast Conference, semifinal, Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara-Loyola Marymount winner, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Horizon League, semifinal, Valparaiso vs. Green Bay-Illinois-Chicago winner, 9:30 p.m., ESPNU West Coast Conference, semifinal, Saint Mary’s (Calif.) vs. BYU or San Diego, 10 p.m., ESPN2 Baseball World Baseball Classic, first round, Dominican Republic vs.

Spain, 10 a.m., MLB WBC, first round, Canada vs.

Mexico, 1:30 p.m., MLB WBC, first round, Puerto Rico vs. Venezuela, 4:30 p.m., MLB WBC, first round, U.S. vs.

Italy, 8 p.m., MLB Auto racing NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Sam’s Town 300, 3:15 p.m., ESPN2 Pro hockey AHL, Milwaukee at Wolves, 7 p.m., WPWR-50 Women’s basketball

Big East Conference, second round, St. John’s vs Seton Hall, 11 a.m., CSN Southeast Conference, semifinal, Tennessee vs. Texas A&M, 3 p.m., ESPNU Big Ten Conference, semifinal, Nebraska vs. Purdue, 4 p.m., BTN Southeast Conference, semifinal, Kentucky vs. Georgia or LSU, 5 p.m., ESPNU Big Ten Conference, semifinal, Penn St. vs. Michigan St. or Michigan, 6:30 p.m., BTN Big East Conference, second round, DePaul vs Pittsburgh or Marquette, 7 p.m. (same-day taped), CSN Soccer Premier League, Manchester United vs. West Ham, 6:30 a.m., ESPN2 MLS, New England at Fire, 6:30 p.m., NBCSN Boxing Champion Jan Zaveck (32-2-0) vs. Keith Thurman (19-0-0), for WBO Intercontinental welterweight title; champion Tavoris Cloud (24-0-0) vs. Bernard Hopkins (52-6-2), for IBF light heavyweight title, 8:30 p.m., HBO Cycling Paris-Nice, Stage 6, Manosque to Nice, France, 2 p.m., NBCSN (same-day tape) SUNDAY Pro hockey N.Y. Rangers at Washington,

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Wichita State and Creighton were the top teams in the Valley this season, and both

• Agree? Disagree? Is someone from the Kane County Chronicle coverage area going to be on TV? Let Kevin Murphy know at kmurphy@ shawmedia.com.

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Batavia Dance Teams take home state trophies

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The TEAMDance Illinois State Championships were held Sunday at the Peoria Civic Center. The Batavia JV Dance Team swept first place and was awarded trophies in both Hip-Hop and Open Pom categories at the JV Illinois Invitational 2013. The Batavia Varsity Dance Team won 2nd place in Open Pom and 3rd place in Open Dance and were awarded trophies at the TDI State Championship. This is the varsity’s 7th consecutive trip to the state championship. Batavia High School’s JV and Varsity dance teams both competed against more than 100 other dance teams participating in the contest. Both teams had competed at regional competitions throughout Illinois between November and February to achieve qualifying bids in each category allowing them to progress to the state championships. The 201213 JV dance team members are: Sarah Clouser, Ivanna Cortez, Ali Flatley, Lucy Hilliard, Kelly Hull, Kathryn Koirtyohann, Megan Koif, Brianna Marquette, Kiley Penman, Gabriela Perez, Anna Podraza, Kaley Read, Kathryn Ruff, Michelle Rymut, Ashley Schroeder, Julia Shankland, Amber Strandlund and Ashley White. The JV coach is Rebecca Bombard.

The 2012-13 Varsity dance team members are: Marissa Bode (Captain), Abby Wilson (Captain), Jacqueline Mirski (Manager), Kalah Anderson, Claire Carlson, Allison Hartmann, Chandler Hrack, Sarah Jacobson, Sona Kaul, Ryanne Marks, Cassie Mirski, Lexy Mueller, Katelyn Phillips, Caitlin Smith, Samantha Spengler, Melanie Steffen and Amber Tousana. The Varsity coach is Angie Fuqua. For information regarding the Batavia Varsity Dance Team, please visit www.bataviadanceteam.org.

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The Knights Wrestling Clubs Colin Gussman gets his hand raised in victory March 2 at the Sectional Tournament in Rochelle. Gussman is competing at the state championships this weekend.

Knights Wrestling Club sends two to state With the end of the season runs to state happening far and wide, the Knights Wrestling Club caps off a wonderful finish to a great year.

Sending 29 wrestlers into Regionals held Feb. 23 at Sycamore High School, KWC walked out with three regional champs in Cayden Parks, Caden Grabowski and Colin Gussman.

In addition to that, the club also had 10 sectional qualifiers with Jace Black, Brandon Bryan, Max

Gagne, Tommy Kumar, Brenden Parks, CJ Girolamo, Noah Duffey and Gussman.

Sectionals were held March 2 at Rochelle High School.

At the completion of a long, hard day Gussman took 3rd place in the 138-pound Senior Division, and Tommy Kumar took 3rd place at 156-pound Novice Division.

Those third place wins earned them a spot at the IKWF State Championships to be held Friday and today in Rockford.

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Jordan Rafael (top right) plays one of 16 munchkins known as the “stuntchkins” in the Disney film “Oz: The Great and Powerful.” The Classic Cinemas Charlestowne 18 theater will host a meet-and-greet and autograph signing with Rafael from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 9, in St. Charles.

‘Oz’ actor to visit Charlestowne 18 for meet-and-greet

By KARA SILVA ksilva@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – To celebrate the release of Disney’s “Oz: The Great and Powerful,” one of the film’s actors will be popping by the Classic Cinemas Charlestowne 18 theater as part of a promotional tour for the film.

Actor and professional wrestler Jordan Rafael, who played one of 16 munchkins known as the “stuntchkins” in the film, will visit the theater for a meet-andgreet and autograph signing from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 9.

Based on the Oz novels by L. Frank Baum, “Oz: The Great and Powerful” is the prequel to Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” which was adapted into MGM’s 1939 musical classic, “The Wizard of Oz.” Upon being cast as a munchkin in the prequel, Rafael’s first order of business, he said, was to watch “The Wizard of Oz.” “To tell you the truth, before I got cast in [“Oz”], I hadn’t seen the original movie,” he admits. “So, when I got a call for this movie, I was like, ‘Oh my God; I have to see the original movie and see what part I’m doing.’”

Rafael said after having viewed “The Wizard of Oz” he understood its iconic status, adding that being a part of the prequel to such a classic film in American cinema is “an honor.”

The “stuntchkin” part, which Rafael and 15 others play in the film, simply translates to “the little people who do the stunts,” he said, adding that – in the prequel – they do more than just sing and dance.

“It was a lot of fun, and I got to work with a lot of little people, like me,” he said.

The film, directed by Sam Raimi, stars a bevy of familiar faces including actors James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams and Zach Braff, to name a few.

Rafael said working alongside Kunis, who plays the witch Theodora, and Franco, who takes the title role as Oscar Diggs, was “a lot of fun.”

“I actually thought Mila [Kunis] was going to be stuck up because she’s so famous, but she was amazing – very down to earth,” Rafael said.

After the autograph signing and meetand-greet, Rafael will join fans for a viewing of “Oz.” “I’m very excited to watch it,” Rafa-

are skeptical of his reputation as a great wizard. As Oscar becomes more entangled in Oz’s web of problems, he must decipher good from evil and ultimately save the land.

Fans attending the meet-and-greet event Saturday are invited to bring cameras for photo opportunities with Rafael.

For more information and showtimes, visit classiccinemas.com.

Classic Cinemas Charlestowne 18 is located within the Charlestowne Mall, 3740 E. Main St., in St. Charles.

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el said. “I think it’s going to be a great movie, because it’s a prequel for [“The Wizard of Oz”] and everybody loves the Oz [films]. It’s a lot of action, comedy and drama, but mostly its a family picture … and it has a lot of special effects.”

The prequel tells the story of Oscar Diggs, a small town magician, who is thrust into the magical world of Oz, where he encounters three witches who

Rafael, 28, has intermittently worked the TV and film circuit for years, acting in movies like “Christmas in Wonderland” (2009) and episodes of television shows such as “Bones” and “Full Throttle Saloon.”

When not traveling the U.S. acting or wrestling professionally, Rafael plays basketball and soccer for The Statesman, a team that competes in the World Dwarf Games.

He is also involved with the Coalition for Dwarf Advocacy, a charity dedicated to the betterment of individuals with short stature, according to a news release.

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After accident, couple shows the kind of kindness that could make you cry All I wanted to do was pick up my daughter’s birthday cake. Instead, my car was totaled.

I was heading north on Third Street in Geneva on Wednesday, proceeding through the intersection at James Street, when I was blindsided by someone attempting a right turn onto Third. Someone who never stopped at the stop sign. I didn’t have one, and never even saw her coming. I just felt the impact. My first thought, as I felt my head jerk from side to side and my car slide out of control was, this is gonna suck. My second? How will I get Holly’s cake?

“It’s all my fault. I didn’t even look to my left,” the other driver volunteered, as soon as we scrambled from our cars. “I just looked to the right, where I was turning,” she added, clearly shaken.

The intersection was littered with debris. A witness called 911. I was pretty sore, what with my head throbbing and my neck and back going into spasms, but my new acquaintance was beating herself up.

“Stupid,” she called herself.

“Hey, we’re not dead,” I said, “or homeless. Big picture, you know? I mean it. That’s why they call them accidents.”

It may be hard to believe, but that’s how I cope. I’m a lot happier this way. But at that moment, I was also a little teary, quite shaken up, and needed to sit down.

I returned to my car. I know it was a really bad idea but I was in shock, so that’s what I did. A policeman showed up and the details dispensed with; I would go back and forth to my

TALES FROM THE MOTHERHOOD Jennifer DuBose car twice more before realizing that it was still running.

“I hope yours can be repaired,” said the other driver’s husband, who’d just arrived to pick her up.

“You’ve got a lot of stickers,” he added, as our cars were loaded onto the wreckers.

I laughed.

“Yeah, my son would probably prefer it not be repaired,” I admitted.

“He’s not a huge fan of my stickers.

‘I agree with every sentiment on your bumper, Mom,’ he said just a few days ago, but gosh, high school is hard. I get it. You don’t want anyone prejudging you.” I added that as I watched my beloved stickermobile – which I’d just run through a car wash two days earlier – being hauled away with its “Life is Good,” “Coexist” and Jimi Hendrix “Peace” stickers still firmly attached Noah keeps saying he’s going to make me sign a “Sticker Act” before I get another car. I’m not convinced mine is a total loss, though, as my own insurance company’s appraiser has yet to chime in with his assessment of the damages.

I just thank God my children weren’t in the car with me, as the impact was on the passenger side. The thought makes me shudder.

“Where can I take you?” the husband asked.

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Todd was in Chicago and I was too dazed to come up with anyone else who might immediately pick me up, but I needed to get Holly’s cake. That was my only thought. I didn’t feel well, but in a few hours Holly and seven of her friends would arrive at my house expecting a birthday party.

I didn’t know what to say.

“We’re retired. We have nowhere else to go,” the husband said.

“My wish is your command,” he added, extending his arms in a broad gesture.

His kindness made me cry.

“I just need to get my daughter’s cake,” I replied, as I sputtered and pointed up Third Street in the general direction of The Sugar Path on State.

“But I can’t expect you to run my errands with me,” I added, realizing that I’d also planned to pick up balloons at Party City on Randall.

“We ruined your day,” the husband said. “It’s the least we can do.”

I had no words.

“She probably doesn’t want a ride from us,” his wife said as she turned away.

I could see that this was important to them. Besides, I had no other offers.

“Thank you. I could really use your help,” I replied, and off we went.

While we made our stops, the wife called her insurance company and insisted that they furnish me with a rental car. Pronto.

“Oh, no rush, I’m in no hurry to drive,” I said from the back seat as I tried to catch my breath, but she was busy making calls.

Unbelievably, mere minutes after

her husband helped me into the house with Holly’s cake and my unwieldy bouquets of helium-filled blue and green balloons, I got a call from a car-rental agency asking when I would like my rental. But that would have to wait. I had a party to throw.

All Holly wanted for her birthday were “lots of tulips,” a red-velvet cake from that bakery and a party. I’d already wrapped her gifts (that she didn’t ask for), cleaned the house and arranged the tulips (eight bunches in all – a bargain at Trader Joe’s!), so all that I’d had left to do was to pick up the cake and balloons.

Thanks to the kindness of good people, everything went off without a hitch. In fact, when Holly got off her bus after school, she never even noticed that my car was absent from the driveway, excited as she was about her party. Just as it should be.

It wasn’t until much later – after we told her about the accident, I kissed my birthday girl goodnight and I laid down on an ice pack – that I realized that the impact of the crash forced my car into the oncoming lane.

Things could have turned out much worse, but they didn’t. And it’s a good thing. Because it was my sweet girl’s birthday and, boy, that cake was good.

• Jennifer DuBose lives in Batavia with her husband, Todd, and their two children, Noah and Holly.

She provides this personal recollection of an event she experienced.

Contact her at jenniferdubose@msn. com.

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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – There is a strong chance that you could be quite fortunate in the year ahead when it comes to establishing relationships with influential individuals who could prove to be very helpful commercially.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – It’s not a good day to make last-minute changes on something that is steadily moving along on a proscribed course. Instead of making any improvement, you could derail the entire endeavor.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Although you’re pretty good at convincing people of the rightness of your case, if you go overboard, you could cause them to backtrack.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – This could be one of those days when you might be able to get a better deal from a stranger than you could from a friend. It proves that it sometimes pays to check outside sources.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Being too indecisive could severely lessen your chances of achieving much of anything.

Take plenty of time to figure out what you want to accomplish.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – If you’re not too discerning about what you want to get done, you could go off in multiple directions, not knowing where you’re heading or why. Have a goal in mind for best results.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Disappointment is inevitable if you set too high a price on some merchandise or service that you’re trying to sell. It isn’t likely that you’ll be able to find too many takers, if any.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – You will be held accountable for any promises or commitments you’ve made but haven’t as yet come through on. Be ready to pay up, whether you’re ready or not.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – If you don’t believe in yourself or your abilities, you can’t expect others to. Your colleagues will see you only as you see yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – An arrangement with some friends that you’re presently contemplating might not be as terrific as it appears on the surface. Look closely before you leap.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Because of a strong urge to expedite an important matter, you could easily do something that would be counterproductive. Try to forgo any decision-making for the nonce.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – It might take far more self-discipline than you’re able to muster to complete a tedious assignment. Unfortunately, any disinterest on your part destroys productivity.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Lady Luck is your buddy at present, but only up to a point. If you begin to take foolish risks, she’s likely to ignore you and instead favor someone who isn’t trying to beat the odds.

Jim Carrey works his magic in ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’ insanely lucky I am.”

But then you can turn around in the next moment and feel so completely caught up in your own wanting and desiring and needing, and feel like somehow you’re missing something.

The higher the high, the lower the low.

By ED SYMKUS GateHouse News Service Jim Carrey can play it all: dark and light, downto-earth and outrageous.

He can jump from “The Cable Guy” to “I Love You Phillip Morris,” from “The Truman Show” to “Dumb & Dumber” without missing a beat.

In “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,” in which he plays opposite Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi, his magician character Steve Gray is all kinds of things.

He’s a talented performer, a daredevil, a shameless egotist, and a nasty, competitive fellow. Yet somehow, in Carrey’s capable hands, Steve Gray is funny.

The rubber-faced, fasttalking actor spoke with writer Ed Symkus recently in Las Vegas.

ES: The story takes place in Vegas, and you had some early success here. Are you a fan of the place?

JC: There’s everything

ES: What are your thoughts about the highs and lows of show biz?

JC: It’s a roller coaster,

you can possibly think of in Vegas. You look out there on the strip, and the energy that’s happening is blinding. It’s kind of a cool place that way.

I used to open for Rodney Dangerfield years ago at Caesar’s. To see your name up there on that big sign is such a thrill for somebody when they’re starting out. But then I had a shift.

I went away from the impressions, and I started dressing weird and I had spiky hair and I started imitating cockroaches, and things like that. And I totally lost the audience, which I planned to do from time to time.

But Rodney used to stand backstage and howl with laughter at my failure.

I’d get offstage and he’d say, (in a Dangerfield imitation), “Man, they’re lookin’ at you like you’re from another planet!”

Then [he] came over and said, “I hope you don’t expect to get asked back lookin’ like that!”

for sure. There are so many highs. There are moments of your life where you go, “Wow, I can’t believe how

• “The Amazing Burt Wonderstone” opens on March 15.

Ed Symkus: How did you get into such amazing shape for this movie?

Jim Carrey: I’ve just never taken my shirt off in a movie before. I figured that was Matthew McConaughey’s thing, and I was just gonna leave him to it (laughs). But being in that kind of shape is really not a natural place to live.

It looks great, it gets a lot of attention, but you have to eat, like, antimatter to stay in that kind of shape.

It’s not a happy place to be. But I’m back now.

I’ve got Mr. Cuddly back (pats his stomach), and I’m happy.

ES: What were you doing more of in this film – sticking to the script or winging it?

JC: It was a great script,

Photo by Ben Glass

Jim Carrey stars in “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,” in theaters March 15. and it’s great to start with a great script. But I always like to bring whatever I can to something. I’m always thinking. I don’t sleep.

I think about things.

And when we threw that long wig on the character, it kinda, like, did a 180. It required a little bit more of “Who is this guy?” He immediately struck me as a guy who had a Christ complex. And the combination of what was written,

and being in the moment, is always the best way.

You’ve gotta start out with something solid, and then you play! That’s what keeps it alive for us.

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Girl fails to measure up to own standards Dear Abby: I have a problem.

Basically, I don’t like me. I am self-conscious about my weight, my face, my personality. I’m not pretty. I have heard so many times I should “just be myself” that I am sick of it! I don’t want to be myself because I don’t like myself.

Please tell me what to do about it. – Coming Up Short in Oregon Dear Coming Up Short: I do have a few suggestions, and the first is to stop being your own worst enemy.

The more you dwell on what you think you lack, the more you will amplify those things. Find one thing you like about yourself and build from there.

Because you’re self-conscious about your weight, do something about it by adopting a healthy eating and exercise plan. While you may not be a cover girl, you can be well-groomed. More important than being “witty” is to be a good listener. Remember that, and people will think you are a great conversationalist.

The more you brood about yourself, the lonelier you will become. The more you think about helping others, the less time you will have to think about yourself.

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips Dear Abby: My wife and I are in our mid-40s and have four beautiful daughters. A boy who dated one of them has become a family friend over the past few years.

“Brett” is a nice young man and has always been helpful with our family. The problem is, Brett texts and calls my wife on a daily basis. The conversation is benign, but I can tell he has a crush on her.

I have asked my wife to stop communicating with him so often, but she insists it’s “just a friendship” and nothing is going on. My point is that there IS something going on – from his side – even though she may not realize it.

Should I let this go or continue to insist that their relationship be redefined? – Uneasy in Florida Dear Uneasy: Looking from the outside in, I suspect that your wife is enjoying all the attention she’s receiving from this young man.

She’s in her mid-40s and it has to be flattering. This is not to imply

that the communications will lead to anything more. So, step back, find your sense of humor and try to be less heavy-handed until this blows over. Because it will.

Dear Abby: My stepfather died recently. I found out when I saw his obituary in the newspaper.

It described him as a “loving husband and father,” and while I know that’s a fairly generic epitaph, nothing about it is true.

He was an alcoholic who had several affairs while married to my mother. He also abused me and my step-siblings physically and sexually.

Is there anything I can do to get some form of the truth out there? – Angry in Tennessee Dear Angry: Yes, there is. Just keep talking and the word will get around.

Dear Readers: To those of you living where daylight saving time is observed, I’m offering this gentle reminder: Turn your clocks forward one hour at bedtime tonight. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. tomorrow.

• Write Dear Abby at www. dearabby.com.

Lighten up to combat seasonal affective disorder Dear Doctor K: It’s that time of year when the gloom of late winter sends my mood plummeting. What can I do about seasonal affective disorder?

Dear Reader: Summer is a time when many of us take vacations, and for younger people, it’s time out of school. So lots of people feel a pang of regret when summer ends. I always do.

That’s normal. But some actually develop depression with the season’s change. This is known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

SAD seems to be triggered by more limited exposure to daylight.

Typically, it comes on during the late fall or winter months and subsides in the spring. Symptoms are similar to general depression. They include lethargy, loss of interest in once-pleasurable activities, interpersonal problems with friends and family members, irritability, inability to concentrate, and a change in sleeping patterns, appetite or both.

The mainstay of SAD treatment is light therapy, also called phototherapy. This involves daily sessions of sitting close to a special light source that is far more intense than normal indoor light.

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff The recommendation is typically to get 30 minutes of exposure to an intensity of 10,000 lux (a measure of light) each day. But not everyone needs that much exposure.

In this therapy, the light must enter through your eyes to be effective. Some people feel better after only one light treatment, but most people require at least a few days of treatment. Some people even need several weeks. You can buy light therapy boxes without a prescription, but I recommend working with a professional who can monitor your response.

Side effects are mild for many patients, but may be more of a concern for others. In people who are vulnerable, bright light may trigger a so-called manic episode of abnormally elevated mood.

That’s why mood-stabilizing medications are often recommended while undergoing light therapy.

Likewise, since rashes can result, let your doctor know about any skin conditions that seem to be

made worse by exposure to sun.

Does light therapy work any better for SAD than antidepressant pills? There are few studies of this question. For some of my patients, the choice of light therapy is based on a desire to avoid pills: Light therapy seems more natural.

In my experience, light therapy doesn’t work for everyone with SAD. Clearly, some people are more likely to respond positively, but we don’t yet have any way of knowing who they are. One exception to that statement: If a person has responded positively to light therapy in the past, he or she is likely to benefit again in the future.

If light therapy doesn’t work for you, along with antidepressants you should consider a form of talk therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy. For some people, combining these treatments with light therapy works better than any one of them individually.

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

Extracurricular activities are important for teens Dr. Wallace: I’m 14 and a freshman in high school. I was an A student in junior high, and I’m also getting all A’s now. My parents, who were born in Korea, consider my grades allimportant, just as their parents did in Korea.

I love my parents dearly, but they put so much pressure on me to be a superior student that sometimes I feel like running away. If I were to get a final grade of B in one of my courses, my parents would collapse in horror.

I’ve got to study three hours per evening on school days and five hours on Saturday and five hours on Sunday. I’m not allowed to participate in school activities. I’m not allowed to join clubs, go to athletic games or even see a school play.

To them, these things might interfere with my making straight A’s.

I would like to join a club and go to a football game, but the answer is always no.

What can I do to convince them that I could still get excellent grades and enjoy being a total student, not just a “brain”? – Lu, San Diego, Calif.

Dear Lu: Your parents are so concerned about your academic success that they’re pushing you to the breaking point and setting you up for failure.

You are absolutely right that the best way to go through high school is as a total student, maintaining top grades and also fully partaking in extracurricular activities. You have a right to enjoy your life!

You need an ally. I suggest you talk with your counselor about the situation.

Ask him or her to

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace invite your parents to school for a conference so that this professional can discuss with them the value of participation in non-academic programs.

Indeed, most colleges look for more than just superb grades.

They like to see that a student has a broad range of extracurricular interests as well.

Dear Teens: If your best friend smokes, will you eventually become a smoker?

If your parents or brothers and sisters smoke, will you join in and participate in this nasty habit? Everyone knows how evil smoking is, and there are times you may wonder why anyone smokes at all. It’s the company you keep.

A study of 12- to 18-year-olds conducted by the Los Angelesbased National Center for Health Statistics found that a teen was twice as likely to smoke if an older brother or sister did.

They were three times more likely to smoke if their parents did, too. And half of the teens with two best friends who smoked were smokers themselves.

If none of their best friends smoked, they almost never smoked.

Twenty percent of teenagers smoke and more than half think they’ll probably give it up within a year. The reality: Three out of four of them have already tried to quit at least once – and failed.

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

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CELEBRITY CIPHER

Soren Kierkegaard said: “I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations – one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it – you will regret both.”

How depressing if true. At the bridge table, when you are faced with two choices, you have to pick one of them or the game will grind to an unexpected stop! And often one choice will be successful.

In this deal, South is in three no-trump. West leads a fourthhighest spade seven and East puts up the queen. Declarer has two choices – win trick one or duck it. Which should he select?

West’s one-spade overcall would not meet with universal approval, but it is almost de rigueur among tournament players these days. Get into the opponents’ auction, especially if you can bid spades. Then, they must go up one level to outbid you in a suit.

South starts with six top tricks: one spade (given the opening lead), two hearts, one diamond and two clubs. The extra tricks can be obtained from the diamond suit. And if that finesse is winning, declarer will win at least one overtrick. But what if the finesse is losing?

Then East might return a spade through South’s holding, and West might cash four tricks in the suit. To try to stop that from happening, declarer should duck the first trick; let East take it. East will return his second spade, but when he regains the lead with the diamond king, he will not have a spade left. Or, if he did, spades must be 4-3 and South would lose only three spades and one diamond.

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No. 0224 I SURRENDER By Joe DiPietro / Edited by Will Shortz

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Miniver”

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St. Patrick Catholic Church

(downtown) 408 Cedar St., St. Charles, IL 60174 Saturday, 6 p.m.

Sunday, 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & Noon (Crane Road) 6N491 Crane Rd. St. Charles, IL 60175 Saturday, 4 p.m.

Sunday, 8:00 a.m., 9:45 a.m., & 11:30 a.m.

COVENANT !

Batavia Covenant Church, Preschool

1314 W. Main St., Batavia.

(630) 879-3721 bataviacov.com Sunday Worship Hours: • 9:00 am Contemporary Worship Service • 10:00 am Coffee (Fellowship Hall) • 10:35 am Traditional Worship Service Preschool: (630) 879-3795

LUTHERAN !

Bethany Lutheran Church

8 S. Lincoln St., Batavia (corner of Lincoln and Wilson) (630) 879-3444 www.bethanybatavia.org 9:00 am Traditional Service with Holy Communion on the 1st and 3rd Sundays, plus Festival Sundays 11:00 am Contemporary Service with Holy Communion on each Sunday Education Hour takes place between the two services from 10:00 am to 11:00 am for ages 3 years old-adult Nursery care is available throughout the Sunday morning.

Monthly Last Friday Community Supper 5:00-7:00 pm Free to the Community

LC-MS and full of Holy Spirit fire!

Vibrant worship Sundays 9:00 a.m.

Nursery open during worship Education Hour 10:30 a.m.

1745 Kaneville Rd., Geneva www.flc.geneva.org (630) 232-8420

Geneva Lutheran Church “Serving Christ in the Heart of the Community” 301 South Third St., Geneva (630) 232-0165 www.genevalutheran.org Communion Worship Schedule Saturday – 5:30pm in Chapel Sunday - 9:00am in Sanctuary 10am - CoffeeHouse - free treats/beverages 10:15 am - Education Hour for ages 3 yrs.-adult Parents’ Day Out Program ages 2-5yrs. - M-F, 9:30am12:30pm or 10am-1pm age 4yrs., 12:30-3pm Building is ADA compliant.

Immanuel Lutheran Church and School (Missouri Synod) 950 Hart Rd., Batavia (630) 879-7163 - Church Office (630) 406-0157 - School www.ImmanuelBatavia.org Pastor Ronald Weidler Pastor William Beckmann Pastor Donald Moll Principal Glenn Steinbrenner Saturday Worship: 5:30 p.m. (Traditional) Sunday Worship: 8:00 & 9:30 a.m. (Traditional) 10:45 a.m. (Contemporary) Monday Night Worship: 7:15 p.m. (Traditional), June 13-August 15.

Holy Communion will be celebrated the first and third weekends of the month at all services.

Nursery Care Available Immanuel Lutheran School Preschool 3’s to 8th grade.

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & Preschool

(Missouri Synod) 101 S. 6th Ave., St. Charles (Just South of St. Charles Library) (630) 584-8638 The Rev. Timothy P. Silber, Sr. Pastor Saturday – Traditional Worship at 5:30 p.m.

Sunday – Traditional Worship at 8:00 a.m.

Sunday – Traditional Worship at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday – Contemporary Praise Worship at 11:00 a.m.

All services elevator access St. Mark’s Nurturing Center Preschool for ages 2 – Pre K (630) 584-4850 www.stmarksstc.org

METHODIST !

Baker Memorial United Methodist Church Fourth Ave. & Main St., St. Charles Join Us for Traditional Worship 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary 9 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 10:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School Nursery Care Available Senior Pastor: Rev. Ronni Sue Verboom 630-584-6680 www.bakermemorialchurch.org

PRESBYTERIAN !

Fox Valley Presbyterian Church (USA) A Welcoming Church 227 East Side Dr., Geneva (630) 232-7448 (1 blk. N. of Rt. 38.)

(630) 232-7448 www.fvpres.com 8:30 a.m. Worship (informal) 10:00 a.m. Worship (traditional) 10:00 a.m. Church school Nursery Care Provided 8:30-11:00 a.m.

Adult Breakfast Club 8:30 a.m.

Confirmation (7-8th grd.) 4:00 p.m.

Youth Group 7:00 p.m.

The Growing Place Weekday Preschool We are a Stephen Ministry Church

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST !

Congregational Church of Batavia

21 S. Batavia Ave. (Rt. 31) Batavia 630-879-1999 www.congregationalchurch.org Interim Pastor, Greg Skiba Sunday Worship 9:00 & 10:30 am Nursery care available Sunday School 10:30 am for age 3-12th grade Wednesday 5-8 pm: LOGOS Children and Youth program Batavia Nursery School 630-879-9470

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MOTOR WERKS HONDA Barrington & Dundee Rds. Barrington, IL

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BUSS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY 111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

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920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL

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888/446-8743 847/587-3300

CLASSIC TOYOTA/SCION

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AUTO GROUP GARY LANG MITSUBISHI

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425 N. Green Bay Rd. Waukegan/Gurnee, IL

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888/794-5502

PAULY TOYOTA KNAUZ MINI

888-538-4492

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ST. CHARLES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (630) 513-5353

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AUTO GROUP - GARY LANG CADILLAC

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