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Planning officials present underpass solution

By TARAH THORNE tthorne@shawmedia.com BARRINGTON – A decision regarding Barrington transportation is underway as Barrington village and Illinois Department of Transportation officials presented their preferred alternative for the U.S. Route 14 Grade Seperation at the Canadian National Railway in Barrington.

A highway underpass is projected to be built at Route 14 in Barrington, just east of the Route 59 intersection – north of the Barrington Library, south of Elm Road and southwest of Citizens Park. Construction is expected to cost $55 to $65 million and village officials said the project could take years to complete – at least two full construction seasons.

In its fourth and final public hearing Jan. 29 at Barrington High School, the grade separation planning committee shared its nearly two-year study findings with area residents and community stakeholders.

The Phase One study phase, funded by a federal grant and IDOT, is scheduled to be complete in early March when village board members and IDOT officials submit a final vote on the construction of an underpass, Barrington Village Engineering and Building Director Greg Summers said.

Village President Karen Darch said the village is still appealing a court case with the CN Railway in Washington D.C., hoping to receive construction mitigation money from CN, which aquired the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. in 2009. Summers said this case will not affect the village’s vote on underpass approval in early March and construction

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A Route 14 underpass at the CN railway, east of Route 59 in Barrington has been chosen as the preferred railway congestion alternative for the area. The option to raise or lower the CN tracks was considered in the preliminary stages of the village – IDOT planning study, but soon dismissed because changing the elevation of railroad tracks to pass under or over a highway requires a very gradual slope on the railroad tracks. A one-mile track elevation change would be required on either side of Route 14 to have the railroad pass over the existing highway, being highly loud and visable, officials said. will continue as scheduled.

“We would find available funds elsewhere in that situation,” Summers said.

Barrington village officials, emergency crews and daily commuters have expressed concern that the CN trains – which can be 10,000 feet long – cause massive traffic congestion and block motorists at three key village intersections, which could lead to safety issues if emergency crews are prevented from getting from one side of the tracks to the other. Other concerns involve hazardous materials CN transports, posing risks of leaks and fires. Officials believe an un-

derpass would reduce the con“As CN’s business increasgestion and risks posed by the es, it’s estimated that at least CN trains.

20 trains, if not more, will go through Barrington daily,” Summers said.

The study Bypassing Chicago train Up until March 2013, the grade separation planning congestion as products come committee was studying three down from Canada toward the highway alternatives – build- CN hub in Memphis, Tenn., ing an overpass so Route 14 and eventually the Gulf, there traffic could travel above the is no limit to the quantity or trains; building an underpass, length of CN-operated trains.

In fact, according National similar to the one on Route 12 in Lake Zurich, so traffic could Geographic, U.S. Transportapass under the tracks; or doing tion Secretary Anthony Foxx hosted a closed-door meeting nothing at all.

Officials explained that do- Jan. 16 in Washington D.C. with ing nothing would not neces- a plea to push oil rail company sarily mean no change for the executives to come up with safer plan for oil train operations. community.

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Foxx gave the rail officials 30 days to present new safety recommendations, but Darch said that won’t be enough.

“Drivers are taking their life into their own hands at the Route 14 (and Route 59) intersection,” Darch said.

Phase One studies found an average of 27,800 vehicles passed through the Route 14-Route 59 intersection per day in 2011. Officials project this number to increase to 30,000 vehicles per day, and CN trains to increase from 12 to 21 trains per day by 2040. More than 220 crashes were recorded

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Cartoonist has brought humor to Compu-toon for 20 years CHARLES BOYCE | SYNDICATED CARTOONIST

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harles Boyce, 12-year Barrington resident and Universal Press syndicated cartoonist, is celebrating the 20-year anniversary of his comic strip “Compu-toon.”

Boyce produces this single-panel cartoon online, daily – despite his early retirement nearly 15 years ago.

Boyce’s Compu-toon strip keeps him busy with Chicago-area speaking engagements. The comic details humorous interactions between people and technology. Boyce shared his accomplishments and his story of growing up in Tennessee with Barrington Suburban Life Reporter Tarah Thorne.

Thorne: Describe your Compu-Toon comic panel.

Boyce: Compu-toon is about how we are constantly battling to see which one is in control – humans or technology. The concept itself was thought of when I was asked to create something funny and entertaining Charles to be used Boyce by in-house newsletter publications at the Chicago Tribune.

Witnessing the early evolution of how technology was handling the newspaper industry built my knowledge and understanding about the new way of doing things, giving me a base of ideas and concepts to work with.

Thorne: What do you enjoy about the Barrington area?

Boyce: I am heavily involved in the arts and associated with the Barrington Cultural Arts Center. I volunteer with youth organizations such as Youth Communication Chicago, and Axis (Willow Creek

Church). I also participate closely with the Care Center at Willow Creek.

Another major project I oversee is The KeyPad Kid Project, a program that helps recognize and supply needy families, groups and individuals with the latest technology to avoid the digital divide.

I love chess, a lengthy walk and the theater scene.

Thorne: How often do you publish a new Compu-Toon?

What inspires you?

Boyce: The comic panel is seven days a week and prepared for digital and print use. Six black and whites and one four-color for Sunday.

My inspiration stems from life. Every day there are situations and conditions that come up that I observe in the moment, then recall later.

Thorne: How do you share your experience with today’s developing artists?

Boyce: The trick of any profession is staying ahead of it by continuing to learn and know your craft. The approach on how cartoon

strips are produced today is very wide. From conventional drawing to electronic pads to digital apps, it makes the career more exciting than ever.

When talking with young and upcoming artists, I encourage them to be in the midst of a thrilling time for the arts with all the digital toys and systems available.

Starting off in this business can be hard and frustrating but very rewarding if you maintain a positive objective, knowing your idea or concept will be a great fit somewhere.

Thorne: What inspired you to move to the Chicago area?

Did your artwork change with the change of location?

Boyce: I came to Chicago to further my education by enrolling at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and later to the University of Illinois Chicago Circle. My interest was animation and art history.

The face of an art form is always changing, and I have learned to always welcome that.

My style of cartooning has evolved in a way that

reflects the time as opposed to culture. People and situations I look for is the same no matter where you are. How I tackle the humor of it has changed somewhat because the society is more aware of the technology around them and more educated on terms and equipment.

Thorne: How do your friends and family members describe you?

Boyce: I am not sure how I am being seen by others.

I hope others see me as someone who is concerned about helping to improve the future of our youth and making the ones I meet a better person, for I become better for meeting them.

My immediate family overwhelmingly supports me. Some hoped I would have stayed in the fine arts by becoming known as a profound painter like a Henry O’Tanner or Jacob Lawrence. They are mostly proud of my achievements.

Thorne: You served in the U.S. Navy, working in the print shop of a ship during the Vietnam War. What sort

of work did you do during this time? What did you take away from this experience?

Boyce: My experiences in the Navy really rounded me out as a person – as a man – and I do not regret having enlisted in that year of 1969.

My interest in the print world was discovered, and I got involved with journalism and lithography.

I never toured Vietnam.

My path directed me into producing the ship newspaper and working closely with the USO. I also developed a comic strip for the crew, which developed a nice following and ran in the ship’s newspaper, The Cascader.

The field of lithography was something I added to my repertoire along with being more mature and knowledgeable about the world.

Thorne: You recently spoke at a Barrington Area Library event. What else do you have in the works for this year?

Boyce: I will have been doing Compu-Toon for 20 years officially on May 1, and there See CARTOONIST, page 10

“It provides the one-on-one care I wanted for my mother so she’s safe, she’s happy and she’s healthy.”

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Patty Barten, daughter of In Home Personal Services client

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Service assists seniors with day-to-day living

By STEPHANIE KOHL Barrington Suburban Life Contributor LAKE BARRINGTON – When Patty Barten’s mother had an accident in March, she knew her mother would need full-time help.

For about a year prior to the accident, Barten, a Tower Lakes resident, had used In Home Personal Services on an hourly basis to help her mother, Jane Cohn, with dayto-day needs, like remembering to take her medication.

Following the accident, Barten arranged full-time care for Cohn at her Lake Barrington Woods apartment.

“I was impressed with the caliber of people I saw and the relationship they had with their clients,” Barten said of In Home Personal Services, which operates throughout the Chicago area.

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Barten went from parttime care for her mother to full-time, live-in help from In Home Personal Services.

In Home Personal Services is a senior care agency that offers non-medical care that allows seniors to stay in their homes.

Cohn’s caregiver, Rona Salado, provides help for whatever Cohn needs, like medication, meals, getting up in the middle of the night, travel to social events, doctor appointments and more.

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my mother so she’s safe, she’s happy and she’s healthy.”

Barten said Salado is in constant contact with her, so the two can monitor Cohn’s care.

Michael Collura, president of In Home Personal Services, has been working with seniors since he was 15 years old, starting at a nursing home where his mother got him a job.

His mother, Patricia Livesay-Smith, founded In Home Personal Services in 2001 and incorporated it in 2002.

“The quality of the life of the individual is what really matters,” Collura said. “We are able to adapt to the cer-

tain individual’s needs.”

In Home Personal Services also purchased Bowes In Home Care in 2010, offering in-home medical care.

Between the two companies, In Home serves almost 1,200 seniors daily. The two companies employ about 200 workers and use the services of more than 120 independent contractors.

In 2009, In Home Personal Services created the Matthews Center, which offers an expansive and high-quality training program that all of In Home’s employees must go through.

“You must have a genuine desire to care for the elderly,” Collura said of employees – regardless of whether they are a caregiver or an accountant.

Barten can see the difference a positive attitude

makes. “[Salado] is amazingly wonderful at encouraging my mother in a very positive and supportive way,” Barten said, adding her mother is involved in many activities at Lake Barrington Woods.

Barten said when it came to care for her mother, who is in a wheelchair, it was important that her caregiver was properly trained. In addition to Salado’s training through Matthews Center, she also has been trained on Cohn’s other equipment.

“The family member is very important, and we’re encouraged to participate and talk about the care we want,” Barten said.

Collura said about onethird of their clients live in Lake County, with about 80 clients at Lake Barrington Woods.

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Lake Zurich COST & INFO: Proceeds to beneit Barrington’s Walk On

Farm therapeutic horse riding program. Cost is $28 per person, which includes pizza, soda, popcorn, two hours of bowling, shoe rental and a surprise gift. For information or to RSVP, call 847-381-4231.

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MONGOLIA LECTURE WHEN: 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 WHERE: The Garlands of Barrington, 1000 Garlands Lane COST & INFO: $15 per person. Author and photographer Cynthia Clampitt guides a class through the

culture of Mongolia. This is a Harper College Lecture Series event. Take home a Mongolian recipe. For information, call 837-304-1996.

ECONOMIC SUMMIT WHEN: 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 WHERE: The Garlands of Barrington, 1000

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Garlands Lane COST & INFO: Hear irsthand updates on the developments that impact Barrington-area businesses. Cost is $25 for Barrington Area Chamber members, $40 for nonmembers. For information, call 847-304-1996.

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8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, and Saturday, Feb. 8; 7 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 9, through Thursday, Feb, 13 WHERE: Catlow Theater, 116 W. Main St., Barrington COST & INFO: The theater will feature “Nebraska,” a comedy-drama ilm nominated for six Academy Awards. Rated R. For information, call the Catlow at 847-381-0777.

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By TARAH THORNE tthorne@shawmedia.com BARRINGTON – While Barrington High School students are sharing the school’s technological accomplishments with the White House, district board members are making a tough choice – whether or not to move forward with digital age learning.

BHS-TV students recently submitted “The School of Tomorrow, Today” to the first-ever White House Film Festival in hopes of being invited to a special film screening in Washington D.C. mid-February.

The three-minute video features three digital BHS classes founded by the Barrington 220 Educational Foundation and made possible by continued district funding. These classrooms include interactive white boards, Mac computer labs and MacBook Airs.

“Mr. President, we hope you’ve enjoyed our homework assignment, and we look forward to earning some extra credit when we meet you in the fall,” BHS-TV President Peter Chung said. “We strive to lead the way in innovative technology for students, with dedication to instructing the student of tomorrow, today.”

As a BHS senior, Chung has seen technology evolve in his four years at the high school.

“Video editing takes hours, and our work has seen an uncalculated benefit from high-speed computers,” Chung said. “Rendering has really sped up.”

Last year, the district took a chance on digital instruction, leasing 600 Macbook Airs to pilot in the high school and 2,300 HP Netbook laptops to lend to every middle school student. A few iPads were put into the elementary schools.

Barrington 220 Educational Foundation members have donated more than $2 million to the school district for programs and technology since the foundation began 13 years ago, but the district is responsible for funding each program beyond start-up, keeping up with developments in technology.

The district also has brought in a team from Apple that is specialized in professional development to help educate teachers on how to effectively use technology. The computers were

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Barrington High School Senior Jake Herb and Project Lead the Way (engineering) teacher Karuna Parmar lead a discussion using digital age learning and technology. Project Lead The Way has been a class at the high school for nearly four years but needs funding to continue.

“What are our priorities? I think it’s more important for a kindergarten teacher to have a smaller class size than it is for her class to have iPads.”

Wendy Farley district board member

paid for by cutting spending and re-allocating funds. Instead of upgrading computer labs, for example, those funds were used to purchase new technology.

The only payment required by parents is $40 insurance for the Macbook Airs and $20 for the Netbooks for the year. Comcast provides home Internet at $10 a month for families in need.

Planning the 2014-2015 budget at its Jan. 28 meeting, district board members were told to make a choice – either to fur-

ther fund digital age learning, with all middle school students continuing to use their leased laptops, piloting iPads at the sixth grade level, and providing all high school students with a Macbook Air, or, to pause digital age learning, keeping the 600 leased Macbook Airs at the high school and eliminating laptops at the middle school level, Superintendent for Barrington 220 Educational Programs and

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Barrington High School Senior Madeline Hoerner demonstrates how technology is vital to her Project Lead The Way engineering class. The Barrington 220 Educational Foundation contributed over $100,000 in funds for the class’ curriculum, supplies and teacher training, including a 3-D printer.

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• TECHNOLOGY Paper Source Deer Park is one of 80 stores nationwide.

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COMMUNITY CORNER: PAPER SOURCE, DEER PARK DEER PARK – Paper Source opened in the Deer Park Town Center at 20530 N Rand Road, Suite 430 in November. The Deer Park Paper Source public relations squad is here to fill shoppers in on all the details of the new store.

Why is Deer Park an ideal location for a stationary store?

We are always looking for new creative communities to expand in, and we believe Deer Park is one of them. We’re excited about inspiring people to, as is our mission, “Do Something Creative Every Day.” We provide materials to celebrate life’s moments with beauty, humor, originality and personal expression.

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How many Paper Source locations are there nationally?

There are 80 Paper Source stores nationwide. Paper Source was founded in 1983 and inspired by the traditional paper making artistry in Japan.

Today we pride ourselves on being headquartered in Chicago, where the very first Paper Source store was opened over 30 years ago. Chicago is home to the teams that design and create the Paper Source-exclusive kits, stationery and more.

Continued from page 9 Assessment Cindy Jaskowiak said.

Most board members agreed instructional technology is crucial for learning.

“It’s a big-ticket item,” board member Joe Ruffalo said. “It’s not cheap, but I think we are behind with digital learning, and it would benefit the largest spectrum of kids in our schools. It’s not going anywhere. It’s the way things are moving.”

Board member Wendy Farley agreed digital age learning is a priority within reason.

“Let’s look at the big picture,” Farley said. “What are our priorities? I think it’s more important for a kindergarten teacher to have a smaller class size than it is for her class to have iPads.”

If the district does go forward with digital age learning, board members said the venture would in no way be cost neutral. Instructional technology brings recurring costs, such as leasing contracts – estimated to increase over the next few years.

Jaskowiak said if digital age learning is given the green light by the school board, it would cost anywhere from $400,000 to $800,000 next year, and purchases must be made by early spring.

Discussing options, Barrington 220 Superintendent Tom Leonard mentioned previous action taken by the Indian Prairie School District, which serves Naperville, Aurora, Bolingbrook and Plainfield.

“Indian Prairie raised their class sizes, within guidelines, to afford technology,” Leonard said. “They had to decide which option would help students learn more – technology or a small class.”

Farley questioned whether the district needs to proceed with Apple products because of their reliability, or explore a less expensive option.

“I don’t know the answer to that,” Farley said. “That’s the part I’m struggling with.”

The digital age learning conversation is ongoing and will continue at the next school board meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Barrington High School, 616 W Main St. For information, visit www. barrington220.org.

8IN BRIEF Lake Zurich woman dies in Barrington car crash A 21-year-old Lake Zurich woman died last week in a crash near Ela and east Hillside roads in Barrington.

Hannah McPartlan, of Lake Zurich, died after a two-vehicle crash around 1:37 a.m. Jan. 30, according to police reports.

McPartlan was traveling north on Ela Road when her vehicle lost control, traveling into the southbound lane and hitting the passenger side of an oncoming vehicle, Barrington village officials said.

McPartlan was pronounced dead at the scene with fatal impact injuries at 2:20 a.m., before being transported to the Cook County Medical Examiner, who found damage to her craniocervical area, officials said.

A passenger from the other vehicle was sent to Good Shepherd Hospital with minor injuries, officials said.

Police are investigating.

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• CARTOONIST Continued from page 6 events throughout the year that I will be involved in.

Universal Press Syndicate has scheduled me for a (Twitter) engagement with my readers by mid-February.

I will be answering questions regarding the strip by way of tweeting.

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Other things are in the planning stage at this point in time.

Thorne: Any specific plans for the future? Will you ever really “retire?”

Boyce: I have been talking about a book for years, which I am close to finishing. Will do a modest tour when ready. I have several telecommunication projects I am involved in.

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“Rockabilly is pre-British Invasion. It’s all types together. That’s what Americana is. It’s inclusive, like America itself.”

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Rockabilly band: ‘Music knows no age’

By JESSE CARPENDER jcarpender@shawmedia.com

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n audience member became quite angry when he learned that the trio of rockabilly musicians he enjoyed watching was called The Limitations.

“Who would call themselves The Limitations? You should aspire to great things,” the audience member told the band. Tom Swenson, lead guitarist and singer, said of the tale, “We’re not perfect.

We embrace our limitations. A couple of us are older guys, and we don’t have that rock star look.”

Despite those limitations, the band has seen success. The Limitations – Tom Swenson, Tony Volini and Steve Justman – have toured 18 libraries in the last year, playing rockabilly hits and discussing the history of American music between songs.

The Limitations will play Feb. 26 at Warren-Newport Public Library.

“When I think of the word rockabilly, I think rock n’ roll and hillbilly,” said Volini, guitarist and vocalist. “It’s so uniquely American. It combines country, rock n’ roll, blues.”

Swenson and Volini, who met in 2009, have been in different incarnations of the band for four years. Justman has been spending his retirement working as a solo folk-Americana artist, as well as playing with The Limitations. The trio were brought together by a love of simple hand-clapping American music and Johnny Cash.

The Limitations focus on the late ’50s through early ’60s, and artists made famous by Sun Studios in Memphis, Tenn.

“We travel along Route 66, hit the early Memphis sound of Elvis and Johnny Cash and then Steve [Justman] takes over the vocals after that and shows the Southern sound of Buddy Holly,” said Volini, of Chicago. “The best reward is when we see library patrons hug the librarians to thank

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Tony Volini, Tom Swenson and Steve Justman are The Limitations. them for bringing us in.”

“As Tony said, we go geographically,” Swenson of Buffalo Grove said. “Starting west with that California Bakersfield sound, then we move East and do Under The Boardwalk.

Rockin’ Robin, which Tony always mistakes as a Jackson 5 song, but it’s more of a doo-wop song. Rockabilly did more with less – it was acoustic instruments and rhythm.”

Because they play music that draws memories, the band often sees audience members with a twinkle in their eye or lost in thoughts, Justman, bassist and vocalist, said.

“Rockabilly is pre-British Invasion. It’s all types together.

That’s what Americana is,” said Justman, of Wilmette. “It’s inclusive, like America itself.

Pop music resonates with people no matter what era they’re from. People relate to the music that was the soundtrack of their teen years or young adult years.”

“It touches people’s hearts, takes them back in time.

“Johnny Cash has inspired just about every age group.

We’ll see folks from 12 to 90 enjoying his songs. My favorite • Palatine Public Library, 2 p.m. Feb. Johnny Cash song is ‘Big Riv16, 700 N. North Court, Palatine, er’ about the Mississippi River.

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Swenson said rockabilly music lends itself to quieter venues, like libraries or coffee They’ll tell us, ‘You took me shops. back to some really good mem“With our trio, we strive to ories,’ ” Volini said. be low-volume, minimal gear The artist that brought the and small footprint,” he said. band together is Johnny Cash. “It fills a void to have more “He covered so much ground, going on musically than a solo played old time country, guitarist, but not overwhelmgospel. He was known as a ing.” rockabilly artist,” Volini said.

Volini said the band plays “Later in his career he covered big songs that are attention-getsongs by alternative bands like ting, but not imposing.

Nine Inch Nails. We wanted to “When you sound good and be something more than a Cash pleasant, people want to come tribute band, so we started a little closer. Performing looking at close relatives from without a drummer is what Sun Records – Carl Perkins, makes us unique. The Elvis Elvis and the early hits that ’68 comeback tour just had a started it all. guy banging on a guitar case

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softly,” he said.

Not only does the band educate the audience about the history of rockabilly, but sometimes the audience educates them.

“We were at a library this fall and a woman came up to us who used to book USO tours during World War II,” Swenson said. “She talked about working with musicians. That was a time where a lot more people made money in the music industry. It’s a bygone era because to make a living as a musician is hard to do now.

You used to be able to be in an orchestra or pit band, but those days are gone. We do aspire to those days.”

Volini shared the nostalgia.

“I think our society lost something when music became computerized,” he said. “People used to rely on live bands and now it’s usually an iPod. There are less opportunities to see good bands.”

Though they all share similar opinions on what makes good music, the guys come from different backgrounds.

Swenson, 63, is a mental health counselor, Volini, 37, teaches law school and Justman, 64, has his solo music gigs.

“The Limitations are one of the most rewarding of my projects,” Justman said. “There’s chemistry when the three of us play, and Tom Swensen is one of the most serious musicians you’ll meet. As for Tony, here’s a guy young enough to be my kid and he’s a great singer with a great feel for putting across a song.”

Volini added, “Tom and Steve are older but that shows the appeal of the music to people young and old. This is real human-made music from the heart.”

“Music fuels me,” Swenson said. “It makes me happy, wakes me up and it’s always been a big part of my life.”

For information on The Limitations and to hear music, visit www.thelimitationsband. com.

For information on Steve Justman’s music, visit www. stevejustman.com.

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Snowmobilers exit the Fox River during Sunday’s Radar Runs at Broken Oar in Port Barrington.

River business hosts snow sporting event Free safety picks Complimentary safety picks are being offered to participants who visit Broken Oar, while supplies last.

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By TARAH THORNE | tthorne@shawmedia.com PORT BARRINGTON – Broken Oar Marina Bar & Grill in Port Barrington hosted its first Radar Run of the year Jan. 19 and has had an unprecedented turnout at runs being held every Sunday.

Extreme winter weather this year has provided good snowmobile conditions on the lower Fox River, resulting in a increase of

traffic compared to years past, according to Bonnie Miske, general manager of Broken Oar, at 614 Rawson Bridge Road.

Snowmobilers from near and far come to test the 1/8-mile track at high speeds. Ribbons and prize money are awarded to the “best in sled.” Spectators line the river and the restaurant’s skydeck to watch from above.

ABOVE: A helicopter lands during Sunday’s Radar Runs at Broken Oar in Port Barrington. LEFT: Snowmobilers exit the Fox River.

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History of Lake County’s first African-American settler recalled Amos Bennett was the county’s first African-American settler, arriving in Gurnee by the fall of 1835.

Despite this remarkable distinction, Bennett’s story was sparsely documented in early histories and went unresearched by historians until the 1990s.

The discovery that sparked the Lake County Forest Preserves’ Lake County Discovery Museum’s groundbreaking primary research on Bennett occurred in 1993 while museum volunteer Al Westerman was researching land records at the Lake County Recorder of Deeds and came across records of Bennett’s land purchases.

The find was curious, since local legend and one published history had claimed that Bennett was merely a squatter and not a land owner.

If the squatting story wasn’t correct, what else might we find about this pioneering settler? The research eventually took us to Delhi, N.Y., where I met historian Shirley Houck, who was also interested in the Bennett Family story.

Amos Bennett was born in Fairfield, Conn., to freed slaves Timothy and Lillie Bennett in 1797. Around 1799, the family moved to Delhi, taking with them a paper verifying their freedom and safe passage. The Bennetts became the first free African-Americans to settle in Delhi and leased property in an area known as the Hardenburgh Patent on Federal Hill.

They worked as sheep shearers, laborers and farmers.

Elijah Haines wrote in his “Past & Present of Lake County, Illinois” that Amos Bennett arrived in 1834, and “was a colored man, and the first of the African race who came to what is now Lake County; he is said to have once remarked, with much self-satisfaction, speaking apparently with reference to the Indians, that he was the first white man that ever planted corn in Lake County.

He was a very intelligent man and much respected.”

However, I believe that Amos Bennett and his first

ration of Independence.

In 1846, Bennett and 30 other families pooled their money and purchased a threeacre tract of land, creating the Warren Township Cemetery.

Also about this time, Bennett married Ann Frances (born in 1817) of Virginia. Amos and Ann had four children, Josephine, Lilly Ann and twin boys (names unknown).

Bennett bought and sold many acres of land and borrowed money using his land, horses and a wagon as collateral. The last record found documenting Bennett in Lake County is dated May 13, 1852. That is the day he sold his remaining 40 acres to Philip Blanchard for $200 and paid off his mortgage.

In spite of much effort, the story of Amos Bennett ends in 1852. We have been unable to discover what became of him and his family. Although at Photo provided by Lake County Discovery Museum Shirley Houck, right, stands near a Bennett grave at a Delhi, N.Y., cemetery. Houck, a historian interested in least one source claimed he moved to Wisconsin, the Benthe Bennett family story, died Dec. 21. netts do not appear in census records there or elsewhere According to primary Amos’s favor in April 1841.” wife, Clara, and their children in the United States. It would research by Debra Mieszala, In 1843, Bennett ran for (Henry and Emily) left for probably take a visit to county public office for Lake County Lake County in the fall of 1835; in the spring of 1840, Bennett courthouses to verify where made an appearance at the Commissioner against William Bennett resettled his family. leaving behind his parents first session of the circuit Shephard, Seth Washburn and and siblings, including a twin In 1997, the Lake County court in Libertyville. His com- Stephen Bennett. He received brother Almon. This timeline Forest Preserves placed a only one vote (probably his follows the last record of Amos plaint? He wanted a divorce memorial plaque on a boulder own) and lost the election, but Bennett in Delhi, which is dat- from his wife, Clara. Mieszacommemorating Bennett along la’s published article on the this makes him the first Afried Aug. 28, 1835, when he paid the Des Plaines River trail proceedings “Clara, Clary, can-American to run for public near Washington Street in a portion of his father’s lease.

Clarice! Amos Bennett’s First office in Lake County.

Bennett built a log cabin Gurnee.

Wife Identified Through He and his children were northeast of the intersection In 2008, descendants of Tim the Use of Court Records,” welcomed at community of Washington Street and Miland Lill Bennett gathered gatherings, including a Fourth in Delhi, N.Y., for a family waukee Avenue in Gurnee and appeared in the Lake County Illinois Genealogical Society of July celebration at Third later had a house and properreunion. newsletter, (Volume 21, No. 4, Lake in 1844. It was the first ty on Dilley’s Road north of April-June 2001) excerpted as Fourth of July celebration in Grand Avenue near today’s Diana Dretske is the Lake Gurnee Mills. His brother, follows: Lake County and was held at County historian and collecAlfred, lived with him for a “Amos told the court that he the confluence of Second and tions coordinator for the Lake time in Gurnee, and purchased had married his present wife, Third lakes. Nearly 100 people County Forest Preserves’ Lake property in what is now Green- Clara, in the State of New York gathered from neighboring County Discovery Museum in belt Forest Preserve. Alfred in July 1820. He stated that in communities, including the Wauconda. Dretske is the relater moved to Michigan.

July 1836, Clara had committed Bennetts. When dinner was cipient of a Lifetime AchieveAmos Bennett owned more adultery with Thomas Wilkin- ready, all the families paradment Award from the Illinois than 140 acres in Lake County. son, a Mr. Wood, and other ed in a circle and then came State Historical Society for He sent his children to the persons unknown to Amos. together at the chowder kettle, making outstanding contribulocal one-room school. Bennett ... He ‘remonstrated’ against where Reverend Dodge (Milltions in promoting, preserving was known as Dr. Bennett for the ‘wicked practices of said burn Congregational Church) and commemorating Illinois his healing skill with herbs. He Clary,’ and as a result she left blessed the food. After the history. Detske provided this is reported to have saved the him. Clara removed to Cook meal, Reverend Dodge gave a essay from her blog at www. life of Hannah Blanchard (wife County, where Amos claimed prayer for the freedom of the lakecountyhistory.blogspot. of Philip) after she was struck she was living with other slaves in the South, and Nat com. For information, email by lightning. men. ... The case was found in Doust read a copy of the Decla- ddretske@lcfpd.org.

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Reflecting on the past

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Keeping the noggin active key senior health In the mirror was my 80-year-old, right-handed mother, brushing her teeth with her left hand. Recently she had been taking up new games on her laptop and taking different routes to the grocery store. I remember thinking to myself at the time perhaps she was going a little stir crazy or trying her hand at ambidexterity.

Actually, she was trying new ways of doing things like using the opposite hand to perform tasks and taking new routes to familiar places to keep her mind in shape – calisthenics for the brain.

She may have been on to something. This was many years ago. Mom is gone now, but research shows that maybe some of her ponderings were correct.

Avoiding, preventing and coping with age-related diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s is a hot topic, and no wonder. AARP

estimates that approximately 8,000 boomers per day are turning 65. The Alzheimer’s Association suggests that the best ways to combat dementia are to eat right, exercise, take care of our cardiovascular health, stay connected with others and engage in mind-stimulating activities.

There are many benefits to keeping an active mind.

Creating new brain connections is one. But according to Kathy Laurenhue of Wiser Now, Inc., an interactive website with games and mind-sharpening ideas, human connection is a key ingredient in activities with seniors. “The human brain is more plastic than we once believed,” said Laurenhue.

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on location between 2008 and 2012.

Darch also said that older tank cars will continue to be a “weak link” for CN hazardous materials, even with strict standards for new tank cars.

Voice your opion by emailing contact@us14-cn.com or by submitting comments at the next village board meeting at 8 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Barrington Village Hall, 200 South Hough St., Barrington. For information, visit www.us14-cn.com.

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ELDERLY CARE Linda Chamberlain

Language, memory and mobility may be affected by dementia, but emotions and the ability to imagine remain intact in ways we once discounted.”

Her approach to maintaining vibrant connections with loved ones at any stage of dementia is using creative arts, music, motion, rhythm and tactile activities. And the best part? We don’t need to be expert musicians or artists to participate in these activities.

Games like TimeSlips (timeslips.org) can take the pressure off remembering.

Stories are created by using the imagination, and each person contributes to the creative process. Start with a fun or beautiful picture and have each person contribute a small piece of the tale.

Write down the storyline from the picture so you can retell the story. There are infinite possibilities to the

stories that can be created.

The whole family can get involved too, from kids to adults; it’s an enjoyable process.

Another game that Laurenhue suggests is Scramble Squares, a puzzle game that is fairly easy to adapt for all skill levels. With many different colorful puzzles to choose from, the pieces are big enough to move easily for those with fine motor skills limitations. For a real challenge, try putting the whole puzzle together, or make it less complicated by trying to align pieces on one side only.

It’s fun, easy, economical and adaptable.

Other activities to try are combining exercise and musical fun with conductorcise (conductorcise.com), where you don’t have to be musically inclined to include movement with your favorite orchestra pieces – just the desire to move to the music.

will provide additional water detention.”

To preserve Citizens and Langendorf parks, a shareduse path will be built along the north side of Route 14 – from the Barrington Area Library to Route 59 – connecting the two parks and providing room for recreationists and bicyclists.

Moreove r, the village plans to relocate Lake Zurich Road to intersect Route 14 at Berry Road, providing crosswalks and a traffic light.

Darch said the Lake Zurich Road relocation will make for safer traffic, giving drivers a stoplight when making a left turn at Route 14, as well as reducing traffic speeds near Citizens Park and the Barrington Area Library.

Summers estimates that

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The preferred option The underpass alternative has been favored over the overpass alternative because of the reduced risk of visual impacts, officials said.

Darch said the public has overwhelmingly supported the underpass option, since the overpass would also be quite loud.

With the proposed 20-foot underpass, Route 14 will pass under the CN tracks. The Flint Creek Tributary will be relocated further north, toward Elm Road, to preserve water quality and provide flood damage reduction to surrounding properties, Summers said.

“The grade of the underpass will be going even lower than the bottom of the creek,” Summers said. “Enclosed drainage and pump stations

For those who love rhythm and music, try creative movement with scarf dancing or tap dancing. These can easily be adapted to standing or sitting.

There are all sorts of lovely ideas out there that keep the mind and body active and the human spirit alive. My mom wasn’t exactly doing some of the creative activities suggested above, but she was on the right track with trying new things that kept her engaged.

Get moving this week and learn something new. Try a new game or activity that is fun for you.

Better yet, try it with friends or family to enrich relationships and keep involved in the lives of those who are most important.

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with federal and state grant funding, the village should not have to pay for the CN grade separation project – and should pay only $500,000 or 20 percent of the Lake Zurich Road relocation, coming from the village’s annual capital improvement fund, he said.

A planning committee-proposed noise wall will be built

on the south side of Route 14, from the CN Railway to Berry Road. The Phase One study found the underpass to be no louder than normal speech at a 3-foot distance; more quiet than a vacuum or gas lawnmower.

Darch said CN track residents will receive state money to purchase additional

Once the village board and IDOT approve a design plan for underpass construction this spring, Phase Two is projected to begin in 2015, Summers said.

Summers said the village is in need of $7.2 million in funding before it can begin the two-year Phase Two “contract plan preparation and right-of-way acquisition” project, and $35 million in total to complete the underpass.

Underpass construction will require the acquisition of eight homes and nine businesses. The vilage will determine ownership of these private properties, perform independent appraisals, negotiate with property owners, condemn the land and provide relocation assistance, planning officials said.

Phase Three or the construction phase of the underpass will include a temporary bridge and four-lane, runaround roadway parallel to Elm Road. A proposed “shoofly” or temporary CN train track will allow trains to operate during construction.

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Barrington High dance team is second in state

By TARAH THORNE tthorne@shawmedia.com

Photos by Ruthie Hauge – For Shaw Media

Barrington High School Poms Squad dancers Amanda Adams, sophomore, and Madeline Cremer, junior, leap into the air Saturday while performing a lyrical dance piece during the IHSA Competitive Dance Regional at Huntley High School.

BARRINGTON –Barrington High School’s varsity dance team placed sixth at the IHSA Competitive Dance Regional at Huntley High School on Jan. 25, with a score of 86.93.

Landing in the group of top-six finishers, the Broncettes qualified for a state

trip Friday and Saturday to Bloomington.

The Broncettes finished their 2013-2014 dance season taking second place at state.

Thirty teams competed Friday.

The top 10 teams competed again on Saturday. Head Coach Lauren Kenny said the team is very excited and will be honored with a school assembly this week.

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Collectors hunt historic gems at Gurnee Antique Center

George Zukowski, Gurnee Antique Center general manager, sits in his dealer’s booth with a variety of antique collectibles for sale.

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Andre Domerchie of Waukegan searches the Gurnee Antique Center for Delftware from Holland.

GURNEE – Andres Domerchie and his wife, Barbara Domerchie, were on a mission as they browsed pockets of Gurnee Antique Mall filled with glass, porcelain and silver on a Tuesday afternoon. They were looking for Delftware, typically blue and white ceramics decorated with Dutch figures, flowers and windmills, which is named for Delft, Holland.

The Waukegan residents said they’re modest antique collectors, and look for pieces from the 14th and 15th centuries when out browsing antiques.

“We care about the history behind it,” said Andres Domerchie, who was born in Holland.

“We like to come to this local antique center and learn new things.”

Sales people are amazed when longtime Gurnee residents say they’ve never been to Gurnee Antique Center, 5742 Northridge Drive.

The center, a large red warehouse with more than 200 dealers, has been open since 1998. They accept items no newer than 50 years old.

For the last year, owners Luan Watkins and Jerry Watkins have been searching for a buyer for the business so they can retire in Texas, according to George Zukowski, general manager.

They hope to find a buyer who will keep the business as an antique center.

Customers come from all over the tri-state area, Zukowski said. The store boasts Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins as a unique customer. Corgan lives in Highland Park and comes in the center for pumpkin items, holiday decorations and other unique collectibles, Zukowski said.

With 21,000 feet of shopping space, Meb Sher stays busy and has walked up to 4 miles during a five-hour Sunday shift. Sher, of Wilmette, has worked at Gurnee Antique Center for many years.

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A taste of

Jelly Belly

Visitor center gives folks a taste of classic, new, alternative flavors

By YADIRA SANCHEZ OLSON editorial@lakecountysuburbanlife.com

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he Jelly Belly Visitor Center warehouse and store offers daily tours where visitors learn the history of the candy that former president Ronald Reagan made popular. Reagan has said he used the bean-formed sweet to kick his tobacco habit.

“The tour room is where it all starts,” said Joy Basco, the retail store manager at the center located across the state line in Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Families eager to see what’s behind the door make a beeline for their turn to hop on the Jelly Belly train and explore what goes on behind the scenes of the real-world candy land.

The tour guides 1,200 to 1,300 visitors daily during

the center’s busy season around Easter and in the summer, Basco said.

Visitors come from across the United States and other countries.

At the Jelly Belly Snack Bar, visitors can taste more than 190 unique flavors.

During a recent tour, attendants Cathy Ward of Gurnee and Hilda Villareal of Beach Park gave samples to families, including the Solwolds of Heartland, Wis. The family said they took the tour because their three children had the day off from school.

“It’s something fun to do as a family,” John Solwold said. The deal he and his

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The Jelly Belly Express Train tour makes its way through the warehouse at the Jelly Belly Visitor Center.

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Cameron Murphy of Tampa Bay, Fla. looks at a box of candy in the candy store on Jan. 24 at the Jelly Belly Visitor Center in Pleasant Prairie, Wis.

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“The market has changed. We’re not bread and butter anymore. We’re something extra.”

George Zukowski Gurnee Antique Center general manager

• ANTIQUES Continued from page 16 She collects Steuban glassware, both clear and lacquer.

“I have maybe 100 pieces in huge cases,” Sher said. “I love the pristine look.”

Her favorite piece is a vase with doves on each side. At Gurnee Antique Center, there are many Steuben pieces for sale including two worth more than $1,000.

“They’re family heirlooms,” she said. “They’re not made anymore.”

One of the newest dealers has a display of archival framed war posters from World War I and World War II, priced from $200 to $1,000. Each dealer offers something different, from a collection of antlers with skulls still attached to vintage cooking ware.

“There’s lots of interesting things in here and new items come in regularly,” Sher said. They don’t find odds and ends like personal photos or letters in the antique dressers and books they sell because the dealers remove them, she said.

It’s not often that customers come in looking for truly unique items like the compass of a ship, or a wood-burning stove from the 1900s.

But, some of the stranger items do sell, Zukowski said.

Not long ago, the center sold a complete set of carnival games made by William F. Mangels, a Coney Island amusement ride manufacturer, to the owner of a mini-museum near Mangels grave at Greenwood Cemetery in New York.

Ed McCann is both a salesperson and a dealer at the antique center. His dealer case features mallard decoys, fishing tackle and other outdoorsy decor he obtained during 30 years of collecting.

“It takes time and experience” to become a serious collector, McCann said.

McCann doesn’t budget

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A yarn and felt doll ornament sits in a glass case at the Gurnee Antique Center. for antiques, but keeps money saved in case something interesting comes along.

“You gotta know, and you gotta want,” he said to explain how antique shoppers can spend thousands of dollars.

Zukowski said there’s risk of theft in the antique world – collectors have been followed home from antique shows or had their tires slashed.

While some collectors like the Domerchies are interested in the history of pieces, most customers don’t care about that anymore, said Zukowski, who used to own an antique shop in New York.

“In today’s market, a lot of it is for decorating,” Zukowski said.

“The market has changed. We’re not bread and butter anymore. We’re something extra,” he said.

The items of interest are changing as the younger crowd might be into collecting Star Wars while he’s into G.I. Joe, he said.

Antique collectors are a unique bunch and there’s a collector for every topic in the dictionary, Zukowski said: “All and every one.”

For information, call 847-782-9094 or visit www. gurneeantiquecenter.com.

• JELLY BELLY Continued from page 15 wife, Wendy Solwold, made with their children was that each would taste a funky jelly bean. Stinky socks, vomit, grass, boogers and pencil shavings are just some of the distinct flavors available.

Basco hasn’t tried any of those, and she’s not going to, she said. It’s more the smell than the taste that people notice when biting on those alternative flavors, but still “I’d rather just sell them,” she said.

The first stop on the tour is the Jelly Belly Direct, where passengers often wave and smile at shipping coordinator Adriana Paredes of Gurnee.

Paredes said she likes to pause and wave back to the many smiling faces she sees each day. She also enjoys reading the labels, which sometimes read like poetry.

One label reads “Sweet candy for my sweetheart.”

As the train makes its way around and arrives at each station, visitors learn how the many flavors are created.

Kiwi, Dr. Pepper, red apple, lemon drop and orange sherbet are just five of the company’s original 40 flavors. Basco

Quinn Barengolts, 5, of Chicago, reaches up to grab a sample of fudge from the fudge bar in the candy store. Quinn was at the Jelly Belly Visitor Center with his brother, Xavier, 3, (left) and their nanny.

If you go What: Jelly Belly Visitor Center tour When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, except New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Where: 10100 Jelly Belly Lane, Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Info: 800-522-3267, jellybelly. com.

said the company creates a new flavor each year. Its most recent creation is draft beer, inspired by the German beer Hefeweizen. It is becoming quite popular, she said.

“We had 10 cases, and they were gone in less than a week,” Basco said.

The colorful candy has more uses than just being eaten, too. On the tour, visitors get to see dresses and accessories made out of Jelly Bellies and other candy the company makes, such as chocolate malt balls and champagne bubbles.

The last stop for the Jelly Belly train is the candy store, where children and adults can shop for Jelly Belly merchandise. There are shirts, hats, flip-flops and many other items with the Jelly Belly logo.

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By ANDY SCHMIDT Barrington Suburban Life Contributor BARRINGTON – The Barrington Fillies rolled into Schaumburg Friday night for the second half of a boys and girls doubleheader, looking for their 18th win of the season.

Barrington High School had already beaten the Saxons in Mid Suburban League play once earlier in the season and doubled up on that with a 5025 win to push the Fillies to 18-5 overall and 7-1 in the MSL West. The Fillies jumped all over Schaumburg early on and never let up.

The first quarter was all about Brooke Gunderson, who scored nine of her 13 points during the opening eight minutes of play as the Fillies had a 17-5 lead.

By the time halftime ar-

“Those kids work so hard in practice and are a pivotal part of what we do even though they don’t get a lot of varsity minutes; they are the people who are getting us ready every game.”

Babbi Barreiro coach rived, Barrington was ahead 31-10 and had two players in double figures with Gunderson and Angie Kirchoff.

The third quarter belonged to sophomore Megan Talbot as she scored seven of her teamhigh 15 points during those eight minutes of action as the Fillies’ starters finished for the evening and would be able to sit on the bench for the final quarter of play.

Kirchoff had all 10 of her points in the first half as the

combination of Talbot, Gunderson and Kirchoff combined for 29 of the team’s 31 points during the first half of action.

Barrington coach Babbi Barreiro was pleased with the work of the team’s top three scorers.

“I think obviously that is very important to our success.

I was particularly happy with that,” Barreiro said. “I think Angie and Brooke were very steady for us, which we need.

Megan Talbot played one of the

best games she’s had. I think she had 13, 14 rebounds and 15 points.”

Barreiro made sure that one of the team’s non-starters got plenty of attention as well.

“I think Aoife Callanan played a really nice game,” Barreiro added. “She didn’t have a ton of points, but she had a ton of deflections and some really good assists. Sometimes you get the points. Sometimes you make everyone around you look better, and that’s what she did I thought.”

Another key thing that came out of the game was the fact that Barreiro had the opportunity to empty her bench, allowing some players who usually don’t get a chance to make it onto the court a chance to do so with the game well in hand.

It got players like Abigail Elo, Megan Presti and Lauren

Kozel onto the court in the game’s last three minutes.

Barreiro said it is important to get kids the experience, just in case they are needed down the line.

“We’ve had trouble finishing this year and I think this is only two or three games that we’ve been able to do that this year (clear the bench),” he said.

“Those kids work so hard in practice and are a pivotal part of what we do even though they don’t get a lot of varsity minutes. They are the people who are getting us ready every game.”

The Fillies have a key game against MSL West leader Fremd on Tuesday which should decide the division title during a week when the team plays three times. Barrington hosts South Elgin on Wednesday and then Conant on Friday night.

Schaumburg outscores Barrington boys

By ANDY SCHMIDT Barrington Life Contributor

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BARRINGTON – Friday night’s Barrington boys’ basketball game could be described as seeing the top of a hill, but never actually getting there.

The Broncos started slowly, and would get the game tied on several occasions against the host Schaumburg Saxons but the team never could take the lead. Barrington fell 48-42 in Mid Suburban League West Division play during the opening game of a boys/girls doubleheader in front of a large crowd.

The loss dropped Barrington to 9-12 on the season and a disappointing 3-4 in the MSL West.

Barrington was victimized early by the hot shooting of Schaumburg’s Charlie Quilico, who hit 3-pointers on his first two shots, which put the Broncos down 6-0 within 90 seconds of the game’s beginning.

The lead swelled to 9-0 before the Broncos finally got onto the scoreboard more than

four minutes into the game. A 9-2 run from Barrington got the game back to a two-point contest and the two teams fought tooth and nail the rest of the first half with Schaumburg holding a 25-20 advantage.

The second half began with Barrington scoring the first five points to finally tie the game at 25, with 6:23 left in the third quarter.

However, every time the Broncos would get the game tied, Schaumburg would jump back ahead. The two teams were tied at 36 with four minutes to play, but the Saxons scored the next five points to jump ahead 41-36 with two minutes left.

The Broncos were led by an amazing performance by Austin Madrzyk, who scored 23 points to lead all scorers.

Madrzyk was a one-man scoring machine in the second half in single handedly keeping Barrington in the game.

His fourth 3-pointer of the game pulled the Broncos within 43-39 with 1:09 to go, and

he hit another 3-pointer with 22.6 seconds left – all to get Barrington back within two at 44-42.

Barrington got the ball back after two Schaumburg free throws, but Madrzyk’s desperation 3-point attempt rattled off the rim and the Saxons were able to make two more free throws in the final seconds to finish off the victory.

Raponas Ivanauskas and Chris Lester each had six points to complement Madrzyk’s big night. Quilico had 20 points including four 3-pointers to lead Schaumburg.

The Broncos will look to get back on the winning track Tuesday night (weather permitting) at Huntley before getting back into MSL West play Friday night at Conant.

The team’s busy week will conclude with a nonconference game against Willowbrook Saturday at 6 p.m. There are seven games overall left on the team’s schedule before the team begins regional play in early March.

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Arkush says defense still wins titles The NFL season is indeed a marathon rather than a sprint, but with the Seahawks’ 43-8 rout of the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII now in the books, another grueling season and race are over.

What did we learn, and where do we go from here? It seems to me the most emphatic lesson to take from 2013 is that, as entertaining and exciting as wide open offenses and NFL passing attacks can be, defense and ground games still win championships.

Can there be any doubt after Denver’s pathetic performance on the game’s biggest stage, and how thoroughly they dominated the Patriots in the AFC title game, that the three best teams in the NFL this year were Seattle, San Francisco and Carolina?

Could it be mere coincidence that those three clubs all finished in the bottom tier of NFL passing offenses, but were the three best defenses in the league and owned among the league’s best running games?

contend in the NFL with a big-time offense and an “adequate” defense.

I believe the Seahawks and Broncos Hub Arkush just proved that is not the case.

Another hot-button topic to come out of this Super Bowl is the question of whether or not the “cold weather” Is it also just a fluke that each of those Super Bowl worked and can work clubs possess one of the NFL’s brightest again in the future.

As lucky as the NFL owners got young quarterbacks, but that none of with the weather last week in New Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick or York and New Jersey, and as incrediCam Newton has done anything to sugbly lucky as they were on gameday, my gest they will be among the league’s top sense from Roger Goodell and the othpassers but all three can beat you with er powers that be is they know exactly their legs at almost any time? how lucky they got and they will be in To be clear, I suspect teams quarterbacked by Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, no great hurry to try it again.

Interestingly enough, the two Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees will cold-weather cities with open air stadiwin another Super Bowl or two before ums rumored to be preparing bids for they are all done. But not without a top defense and a stud running back or two. February 2018 are Denver and Seattle.

We’ll know more about this at the Bringing this closer to home, there is a theory that’s been espoused main- NFL owners meetings in the spring, but I’d put my money on New Orleans, ly by ill-informed media and fans, which also will be preparing a bid for but also by the occasional NFL coach 2018, while the “cold weather” quesor general manager, that teams can

tion gets kicked down the road a bit.

What will the next big topic be for the NFL’s owners and fans? Keep your eyes on St. Louis and Los Angeles.

While it absolutely escapes me why the NFL owners are so determined to put a team back in L.A. when two have already failed and left, and the TV ratings in the market improve markedly when there is no club there, they are.

It was reported Jan. 29, the St. Louis Rams owner and billionaire real estate developer Stan Kroenke recently purchased 60 acres of land in the L.A. market, and it is no secret he continues to be frustrated by the refusal of the folks in St. Louis to update the stadium there or build a new one.

It could just be that Kroenke found a deal on land he couldn’t pass up.

Or it could be that he will petition the league this spring to allow him to finally build a stadium in L.A. and move the Rams back to L.A. Kroenke’s not saying, but it’s a story we’ll watch closely.

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By HUB ARKUSH harkush@shawmedia.com NEW YORK – While it remains unclear whether or not Charles “Peanut” Tillman, who is an unrestricted free agent, will return to the Chicago Bears in 2014, there is no question he will be forever linked with Bears all-time great Walter Payton.

Tillman was named the 2013 winner of the Walter Payton NFL Man Of The Year Award Saturday night on the eve of Super Bowl XLVIII at a special awards ceremony in New York.

The award has been given annually to an NFL player who excels both on the field and off the field with his volunteerism and philanthropy.

Payton won the award in 1977 when it was the NFL Man Of The Year Award. It was then renamed in his honor after his passing in 1999.

Tillman was selected over fellow finalists Thomas Davis of the Carolina Panthers and Arizona’s Jay Feely.

Each season the 32 NFL teams

choose one nominee to represent their club and the three finalists and eventual winner from the 32 nominees are selected by a panel of judges, which includes NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Payton’s widow Connie Payton, the previous year’s winner who this year was Matt Birk and a number of other retired players.

Each of the 32 nominees receives a donation of $1,000 in their names to the charity of their choice, and the winner gets an additional donation of $25,000.

In accepting the award, Tillman said “I’m grateful to be the recipient of such a prestigious award. Walter Payton’s legacy continues to be a beacon of service and giving, and I’m just trying to do my small part. I don’t think any of the finalists do what they do to get recognition, but we do it because we are passionate about helping others.”

The award has been given since 1970. Tillman joins Payton, Dave Duerson, Mike Singletary and Jim Flanigan as the only Bears to win it.

Walter’s children Brittney and Jarrett

were on stage with Goodell to present the award.

Tillman’s signature accomplishment off the field is the founding – along with his wife, Jacqueline – of the Cornerstone Foundation. Their goal is to support the families of children suffering from serious and sometimes fatal illnesses, as their daughter Tiana did, requiring a heart transplant at the age of 3 ½ months. The Tillmans raised more than $1 million and supported more than 300 families in the Chicago area.

The NFL presented Tillman’s other accomplishments in the following statement: “Tillman and his wife, Jackie, also contribute their time and resources to local, national and international organizations outside of the Cornerstone Foundation. The Tillmans have helped build a school in Cambodia, sponsored children through the Urban Promise program in Camden, New Jersey, and have purchased and donated over 700 tickets to Bears home games since

2008 through the Bears Home Team Hand-Off program. Tillman is also an avid supporter of our military, and has participated in a USO tour to Iraq, volunteered with the USO of Illinois on Thanksgiving to serve meals to local troops and provided soldiers with tickets to games at Soldier Field during the 2013 season.”

While the award was certainly the high point of Tillman’s career, it is unclear what the Bears interest is in resigning Tillman to continue to play cornerback in Chicago.

Tillman recently offered a promise to Bears fans that he will eventually retire as a Chicago Bear but also made it clear he is not ready to retire yet.

He indicated he is on very good terms with Phil Emery and Marc Trestman, but he really has no idea yet what their level of interest is in his returning.

Wherever “Peanut” lands in 2014, this honor and evening were a tremendous moment for Tillman and Chicago Bears fans.

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LINCOLNSHIRE – Marriott Theatre’s sensual production of the musical “Cabaret,” with its smart 19-member cast of singers and dancers directed

by David H. Bell, dazzles at just about every turn.

Written by Joe Masteroff and based on a book by John Van Druten, the show features unforgettable music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, including such numbers as “Money,” “Perfectly Marvelous,” “Maybe This Time,” the title song “Cabaret” and others. Matt Raftery and Ryan T. Nelson are the forces behind the inspired choreography and music direction.

The production is based on Van Druten’s 1951 play “I Am a Camera,” adapted from Christopher Isherwood’s 1939 novel, “Goodbye to Berlin.”

In his welcome to the Kit Kat Klub, a popular if tawdry hotspot, Stephen Schellhardt, in the role of the flamboyant emcee, instructs audience members to put on rose-colored

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glasses and leave their troubles outside.

The play, which takes place in Berlin in 1929-30, when the Nazi nightmare was starting to come to a boil, is filtered through several pairs of eyes.

Among them are those of a cash-strapped American, Clifford Bradshaw (played by Patrick Sarb), who has come to Germany to write a novel but instead finds romantic adventure. Though Bradshaw is tempted by gay patrons at the nightclub, its flirtatious singer-dancer Sally Bowles (sprightly Megan Sikora), a free-spirited English trans-

plant, who turns his life upside down.

Meanwhile, there’s a heartrending romance brewing between an elderly couple, Jewish fruit merchant Herr Schultz (Craign Spidle) and Bradshaw’s landlady, the practical-minded Fraulein Schneider (Annabel Armour), who is forced to choose between friendship and survival.

Other colorful characters include Fraulein Kost (Christine Sherrill), a busy hooker struggling to survive and Ernst Ludwig (Jameson Cooper), a businessman with a covert political agenda. Jonny Stein merits mention for his performance in a gorilla costume with a polka-dot dress as he teams up with Schelllhardt in the unsettling “If You Could See Her” number.

A clever set by Thomas M. Ryan, Diane Ferry Williams’ moody lighting and Nancy Missimi’s just-naughty-enough costumes all help make this “Cabaret” something special.

Photos provided by Peter Coombs

Stephen Schellhardt, left, appears as the emcee in “Cabaret” at the Marriott Theatre, along with Chadae Nichol and Alexandra Palkovic.

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