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Host family of Ebola patient confined By NOMAAN MERCHANT and DAVID WARREN The Associated Press
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The 2014 Tribute to Heroes honorees (from left): Les Bellah, of Kirkland, Sherri and Greg Howells, of Sycamore, Pete Johnson, of Sycamore, and Pat (Mall) Wallis and brother Jerry Mall, honoring their late parents Franklin and Peg Mall, of Sandwich, stand on stage Thursday at Kishwaukee College during the 12th Annual DeKalb County Tribute to Heroes program put on by the DeKalb County Boy Scouts of America.
2014 Tribute to Heroes Award winners honored By JESSI HAISH jhaish@shawmedia.com MALTA – Franklin and Peg Mall taught their children about the importance of family, even if those people aren’t always related by blood. The Sandwich couple spent their lives spreading cheer, getting food to the hungry, and even inviting people into their home. Although they have long since passed away, their spirit and love of family lives on in their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. “They were always doing things to let people know someone cared about them,” said their son Jerry Mall. “We never really had a lot, but we had family. And they just liked helping people.” In the 1950s, the Malls created hundreds of food baskets for people in Sandwich who
were hungry, and made cheer baskets filled with desserts for widowers and shut-ins during the holidays. In recent years, the local Lions Club has continued the tasks to help people in the area. Franklin and Peg Mall were recipients of the 2014 Tribute to Heroes Award, which was presented Thursday evening at Kishwaukee College. Other recipients were Les Bellah of Kirkland, Greg and Sherri Howells of Sycamore, and Pete Johnson of Sycamore. The Tribute to Heroes committee annually selects DeKalb County residents who engage, volunteer and lead in their communities. The award began 12 years ago and is managed by the Boy Scouts’ Three Fires Council. Grant Fleetwood, Kishwaukee District executive for the
See TRIBUTE, page A6
Pat (Mall) Wallis rings the cowbell her father Franklin Mall would ring before he went to the door to deliver Christmas cheer baskets to shut-ins of Sandwich while speaking with brother Jerry Mall on Thursday of the legacy of her parents, Franklin and Peg Mall, 2014 Tribute of Heroes honorees, at Kishwaukee College in Malta.
“You don’t do these things for awards. You do these things to see people smile. I’m speechless. Any time you can turn a teardrop into a smile, that’s important.” Les Bellah, Kirkland Mayor
DALLAS – Four members of a family the U.S. Ebola patient was staying with were confined to their Texas home under armed guard Thursday as the circle of people possibly exposed to the virus widened, while Liberian authorities said they would prosecute the man for allegedly lying on an airport questionnaire. The unusual confinement order was imposed after the family failed to comply with a request not to leave their apartment, according to Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. Texas State Health Commissioner David Lakey said the order would help ensure the four can be closely watched, including checking them for fevers over the next three weeks. “We didn’t have the confidence we would have been able to monitor them the way that we needed to,” he said. The family will not be allowed to receive visitors, officials said. Authorities were also concerned about the cleanliness of the home and hired a cleaning service, Lakey said. “The house conditions need to be improved,” he said. A woman who lives in the apartment, Louise Troh, said she has been quarantined with her 13-year-old son and two nephews. “Who wants to be locked up?” she said in an interview with The Associated Press. Troh said she was waiting for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect a bag of the bed sheets and towels Thomas Eric Duncan used. Visitors from the American Red Cross were seen Thursday bringing food to the apartment door. The North Texas Food Bank said it sent three days of cereal, tuna, produce and other supplies. Outside the apartment, the management of the 300-unit complex in northeast Dallas was passing out flyers about Ebola to neighbors. Private security guards and local sheriff’s deputies blocked off the entrance to dozens of reporters. Apartment manager Sally Nuran said employees were power-washing sidewalks and scrubbing common areas, although she believed Duncan had not visited most of the complex in his short time there. Elsewhere, Texas health officials expanded their efforts to contain the virus, reaching out to as many as 100 people who may have had direct contact with Duncan or someone close to him. None of the people is showing symptoms, but public-health officials have educated them about Ebola and told them to notify medical workers if they begin to feel
See EBOLA, page A7
Corn Fest distributes funds from NIU jersey auction By JESSI HAISH jhaish@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Scoutmaster Cliff Golden was surprised by the amount of money presented to his Boy Scout troop, and he knows the funds will be used to help others. DeKalb Boy Scout Troop 33, which often travels to help others in need, was one of three recipients of funds from the Corn Fest’s auction of corn-themed Northern Illinois University football jerseys, so it could continue to complete projects. In the past, the troop has traveled to disaster sites including New
Jersey after Superstorm Sandy, and Oklahoma and Washington, Illinois, to provide relief. “We have some different ideas,” Golden said. “Whatever disasters come our way, we will help. We are very pleased and excited to even be considered for this.” The special fundraiser was a one-time opportunity for Corn Fest, said Lisa Angel, Corn Fest chairwoman and marketing development manager at the Daily Chronicle. NIU typically partners with a local nonprofit on a commemorative jersey. In November, Ameri-
can-flag-themed jerseys featuring a red camouflage number were auctioned to benefit Active Heroes, which provides military families with financial assistance and programs that combat post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide. This year, the first home football game of the season fell the night before Corn Fest started. Angel said festival leaders decided to spread the proceeds from the auction to three separate causes, and were pleased with the results. More than $8,000 was raised by the sale of all 99 jerseys, so
the Canaday family, Voluntary Action Center and Boy Scout Troop 33 each received a check for $2,674.63 this week. “You never know whether people are going to buy them or not,” Angel said. “We had to hold our breaths a little.” VAC Executive Director Tom Zucker said the money will help fund the organization’s day-to-day operations, which include transportation services and the Meals on Wheels program. Mark Canaday has been overwhelmed by the
See AUCTION, page A7
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DeKalb Boy Scout Troop 33 receives a check for $2,674.63 Monday from Corn Fest chairwoman Lisa Angel and DeKalb Corn Fest board members Mark Salsberry (red shirt), Stacie Haugk (black shirt), Shawn Lowe, and Melissa Butts. The auction of Northern Illinois University specialty Corn Fest football jerseys raised more than $8,000.
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