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Lucia Osorio (from left), Antonio Parra and Linda Dolder assist in carrying the cross during a Good Friday service Friday at Saint Catherine of Genoa Catholic Church.

SYCAMORE – Anyone who files a lawsuit in DeKalb County Court beginning July 1 can expect an added $8 fee that will be used to fund a new program for child custody exchanges.

DeKalb County Board members voted Wednesday to approve the new fee for civil cases, which will also apply to defendants when they file a response.

The fees will fully fund Anthony the Neutral Cvek E x c h a n g e R-Sycamore Program. Beginning Jan. 2, separated or divorced parents will be able to drop off their child at Family Service Agency, 14 Health Services Drive, DeKalb, to have the other parent pick the child up 5 to 10 minutes later to avoid

potential conflicts or arguments, said Anthony Cvek, a Sycamore Republican.

“A lot of times these visitation exchanges occur in cases where parents have the opportunity to interact in front of the kid,” Cvek said. “Some of those circumstances are so emotionally charged, it could create a conflict.”

Similar programs are already in place in other counties, including DuPage and Winnebago counties. The DeKalb County program will be offered for free to parents, said Holly Peifer, Family Service Agency director of children’s advocacy center.

Family Service Agency will hire security personnel and get more equipment before they offer the program Jan. 2, Peifer said.

“It’s going to be a great program,” she said. “We knew it was a much needed service in DeKalb County.”

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aroline Quinlan relishes a long Easter Vigil on Saturday night filled with readings, traditional prayers and communion.

“You’re drawn into the whole meditative experience,” Quinlan, a DeKalb resident, said. “It creates a really joyful, glorious experience Sunday.”

Across DeKalb County, the faithful will commemorate Easter with ceremonies and services that will bring to a close a Lenten season of reflection and start a season celebrating new life.

In contrast to the solemn services of Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday are joyful celebrations filled with flowers, bells, lights and water, said the Rev. Donald Ahles from Saint Catherine of Genoa Church. The Holy Saturday ceremony begins in the dark and ends with light, which gives way to a celebratory Easter service where Ahles will speak about secular Easter symbols such as the egg.

“We wouldn’t have those symbols if it wasn’t for new life,” Ahles said.

Fire will start the Easter celebration at Mayfield Congregational Church UCC in Sycamore. At 7:30 a.m., the Rev. Martha Brunell

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The Rev. Donald Ahles (right) and Deacon Bill Stankevetz prepare for communion during a Good Friday service Friday at Saint Catherine of Genoa Catholic Church. will light the fire pit on the church property with a few Christmas tree trunks congregation members saved.

“It will be time for brief reflection,” Brunell said. “Mostly, it will be about the impactful experience of being around a fire and knowing that symbol. Fire provides warmth and brings people together.”

During the service after the fire, Brunell will preach about how people fit into or are an

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DeKALB – The finance director who resigned her DeKalb post last month received more than $9,000 for accrued time off as part of a separation agreement between her and the city.

Laura Pisarcik resigned March 7 after more than three years as finance director. That same week, City Mana g e r A n n e Anne Marie Marie Gaura Gaura a n n o u n c e d DeKalb City f i n a n c i a l manager consultants would review the city’s financial policies and procedures, a move aldermen approved Monday.

“Pisarcik shall be compensated for accrued paid time off in accordance with

city policy as an employee resigning in good standing,” the separation agreement states. “Pisarcik shall not be entitled to any further or additional compensation of any kind, whatsoever, from the city.”

Assistant City Manager Rudy Espiritu has served as the interim finance director since March 10. Officials don’t expect to start a search for a new finance director until the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.

Council members Monday approved spending up to $45,000 on temporary help from GovTemps USA until June 30. Under the agreement, Dave Richardson and Stan Helgerson, two retirees with municipal finance experience, will review the city’s financial and purchasing policies, and budget process.

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Weight Watchers: 7:15 a.m. weigh-in, 7:45 a.m. and 9 a.m. meetings Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb.

Hinckley Area Food Pantry: 8 to 9 a.m. at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 324 W. McKinley Ave. Food distribution is available.

Overeaters Anonymous Walkand-Talk meeting: 8 to 9 a.m. at the Northern Illinois University lagoon, meeting at the NIU Lincoln Highway parking lot. www.oa.org; Call Marilyn at 815-751-4822.

NICE Food and Clothing Center: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, by appointment other days, at 346 S. County Line Road in Lee. Nondenominational food pantry serves southwest DeKalb County and southeast Lee County. 815-8242228.

It Is What It Is AA(C): 9 a.m. at St. Catherine’s Church, 340 S. Stott St., Genoa. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com.

As Bill Sees It AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Learning to Live Al-Anon group: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Newman Catholic Center annex, Normal Road, DeKalb; llc904@hotmail. com.

Narcotics Anonymous: 10 to 11 a.m. at United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St., DeKalb. www.rragsna. org; 815-964-5959.

Knights’ Saturday Burgers and More: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at DeKalb Knights of Columbus Club, 1336 E. Lincoln Highway. Open to the public.

Burger buffet: Noon to 2 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. The public is invited for lunch.

Lightning games: 1:30 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Club, 311 S. Washington St. www.genoavetshome.us or contact Cindy at crmcorn65@ yahoo.com or 815-751-1509.

Back to Basics AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at Cortland Methodist Church, 45 Chestnut St., Cortland. Last Saturday is open meeting. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

AA Speaker Open Meeting: 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Saturday Night AA(C): 10 p.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

Monday Big Book Study AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

Overeaters Anonymous: 10 a.m. at Senior Services Center, 330 Grove St., DeKalb. 815-758-4718.

Free blood pressure clinic: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb. www. kishhospital.org/programs; 815748-8962.

Sycamore Food Pantry: Noon to 4 p.m. at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. 815-895-9113.

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group for Caregivers: 1 p.m. at DeKalb Adult Day Center, 126 S. Fourth St. Call Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Rockford at 815-484-1300.

DeKalb Daytime HEA: 1:30 p.m. at a member’s home. Part of the Homemakers Education Association. For meeting location and other information, call Urla at 815-758-1509.

Feed My Sheep Food Pantry: 3 to 5 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1915 N. First St., DeKalb. All are welcome.

New Hope Baptist Church Food Pantry: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the church, 1201 Twombly Road, DeKalb. 815-756-7706.

Kiwanis Club of DeKalb: 5:30 p.m. at the DeKalb Elks Lodge, 209 S. Annie Glidden Road. Contact Tarryn Thaden at tthaden@gmail.com; 815-751-4719; dekalbkiwanis.org.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 5:45 p.m. weigh-in and 6:30 p.m. meetings, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 13N535 French Road, Burlington.

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12 & 12 AA(C): 6 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church, 1145 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com.

Safe Passage Domestic Violence support group: 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org.

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Jesus would approve of diaper effort Is there a figure whose name and likeness are invoked more than Jesus?

He was on Earth almost 2,000 years before photography, and the Bible never describes his appearance, but almost all of us can picture him in our mind’s eye.

The picture on the refrigerator at my grandmother’s home is of a smiling Jesus, his mouth slightly open in midlaugh, as though someone’s just said something funny. Grandma said she likes the picture because it is rare to see a smiling, happy Jesus. I like it, too.

Sunday is Easter, the most sacred holiday for the world’s most popular religion, with more than 2 billion followers worldwide. This year, it also coincides with the Jewish festival of Passover, when Jews commemorate Moses’ leading them out of slavery in Egypt more than 3,000 years ago.

The Ten Commandments that Moses brought down from Mt. Sinai are straightforward, befitting something written in stone. Jesus has been gone so long and has so many followers that the interpretations of what he wanted to teach the world have branched out in many directions.

Some people and groups bend Jesus’ teachings to suit their own purposes, be they personal or political. Some contend Jesus himself was a political figure, but that’s not right. Miracle workers don’t lose elections.

For every person who uses religion as sword rather than shield, however, there are many others trying to make a difference to help people, particularly those who are less fortunate. They may not seek attention, but they set the example.

Diapers in DeKalb: One local effort that has taken off since last Easter is at DeKalb Wesleyan Church, where the Moses’ Basket ministry has distributed a truckload of diapers to local families.

Make that more than a truckload.

The church received a grant of 3,200 boxes of diapers from Kimberly-Clark, maker of Huggies brand diapers, in June 2013. Each box contained 100 diapers. The donation of about $88,000 worth of diapers arrived in two trucks, Pastor Dean Pierce said.

“It was like a miracle for us,” Pierce said. “All of our people were here unloading those two trucks all day, and we filled up four rooms in our church.

“We decided it was given to us, and we were going to give them to people

EDITOR’S NOTE Eric Olson that have need.“ It happened because the congregation at DeKalb Wesleyan wanted to find a way to help people in the community.

After consulting with leaders at Love INC of DeKalb/Sycamore, Pierce said they were pointed to helping babies in the community whose parents were struggling to provide for them.

They decided to call the effort Moses’ Basket, based on the Biblical story about how Moses’ mother, an Israelite slave in Egypt, put him in a basket of rushes and floated him down the Nile River rather than accede to the Pharaoh’s demand that all male babies of Israelites be killed.

The Pharaoh’s daughter found baby Moses when she went to bathe in the river and rescued him.

“The Egyptian princess was sort of God’s instrument in rescuing Moses, and in turn Moses became a rescuer for the people of Israel,” Pierce said. “Our goal is to be an instrument to provide rescue for these families so that in turn, as their lives are touched, they can be a rescue to their community.”

The program began in 2012. At first, leaders sought all kinds of baby-related items, such as strollers and bouncers and highchairs. Eventually, word about the effort reached the daughter of a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Genoa, who was a manager at Kimberly-Clark. The donation she helped arrange changed everything.

“This is a modern-day feeding the 5,000 miracle,” Pierce said, referring to the Bible story of Jesus feeding 5,000 men, plus women and children, with two fish and five loaves of bread.

“This outreach took off to a whole new level when we went to the diaper area,” he said. “We came to a conclusion that the other parts of what we used to do can be serviced by outreaches like Salvation Army and Goodwill.

The diaper part, there was no other place in the community that has that.”

In the months they have been distributing free diapers, the church has built a database of 800 families – most from DeKalb County – who have come seeking help. The church has offered help in other ways, too, offering classes

on couponing, hygiene, and women’s issues. They also have been available to pray with people when they come to pick up diapers.

The church hosted a special Christmas diaper distribution and church service, where more than 370 people from churches around the area volunteered to help. Some, from Vida Nueva Church in DeKalb, came to help translate for Spanish-speakers, Pierce said.

“The mission of our church is to build whole people, and the whole point of it all is to help people understand that the key component in their life that would help them to grow and have a turnaround is God himself,” Pierce said.

From July through the end of March, the church had regular diaper distributions. Now they are trying to raise funds – and donated diapers – to keep on helping.

DeKalb Wesleyan members Sandra Davis and Moria Titus were among those who helped organize a recent fundraiser at Culver’s in Sycamore. The event, called “Have a Heart for Babies,” generated close to $1,000 in 2½ hours, Pierce said.

The church will also accept donated diapers at its location, 1115 Malta Road, just west of Annie Glidden Road. “[Moses’ Basket] has helped our congregation have a sense of ownership together of being able to serve our community,” Pierce said. “It’s elevated our own people by understanding what serving’s about.

“Second of all, we have developed relationships now with these friends.

Some come to our church on Sundays because they know that we care about them.”

Who knows what Jesus or Moses, Buddha or Krishna, Mohammed or Confucius might say to the world if they were here today. We can only hope their words would have the same traction on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as they did in antiquity.

But helping families in need care for babies, along with the other service work done in our communities by local faith organizations, would get a thumbs-up from all of them.

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A car is removed by Kansas City police from the house (far right) of a Grandview man suspected in a series of shootings on area roadways since early March, according to Police Chief Darryl Forte. He was arrested late Thursday in the 6000 block of East 136th Street of Grandview, Mo., which is just east of Interstate 49 and south of the Three Trails Crossing area where seven shootings happened.

Man charged in Mo. highway shootings The ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After nearly a month of reports of gunshots being fired at vehicles and more than 100 tips, authorities announced charges Friday against a Kansas City-area man suspected in connection with about a dozen highway shootings that wounded three people.

Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said at a news conference that 27-year-old Mohammed Whitaker,

of Grandview, has been charged with 18 felony counts and was being held on $1 million cash bail. Baker said Whitaker, who had been under surveillance by police for about a week before his arrest, was charged with two counts of shooting into a motor vehicle and injuring a person, seven counts of shooting into a motor vehicle and nine counts of armed criminal action.

“This has impacted all of us, each side of State Line, each side of the river,” Baker said. “It’s been something that’s

been at the hearts and thoughts of all us since the day this case first broke.”

Police Chief Darryl Forte declined to discuss a possible motive for the shootings, and the probable cause affidavit released Friday also does not address the issue. Baker’s office said it was unclear whether Whitaker had a lawyer.

Whitaker’s mother, Maria Dunn, 55, said she doesn’t believe any of the charges against her son, who she said has always been “happy” and a “good kid.”

Teen asks Miss America to prom, suspended YORK, Pa. – A Pennsylvania high school student is in hot water for asking Miss America to prom during a question and answer session at school.

Patrick Farves, 18, received three days of in-school suspension Thursday because he asked Nina Davuluri to prom.

School officials heard about Farves’ plan in advance and warned him not to do it. He has apologized for disrupting the event. The school said students are disciplined for breaking rules and this incident is no different.

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Jill and Brad Caldwell of Sycamore are the ambassador family for the 2014 March of Dimes Walk for Babies, set for April 26 at Hopkins Park.

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SYCAMORE – Jill and Brad Caldwell of Sycamore wanted the whole world to know when Jill got pregnant.

They even had the happy news posted on the marquee above the Sycamore State Theatre in downtown Sycamore, announcing they were expecting twin girls. Unfortunately, twenty weeks into her pregnancy, Jill’s water broke.

“They don’t know why,” she said. “It just did.”

Because the girls were so premature, doctors gave them a 5 percent chance of survival. Gentry Faith was born Jan. 12, 2013, at Rush-Copley Hospital in Aurora; her sister, Presley Hope, was born two days later. Presley’s water hadn’t broken, but Jill had developed a blood infection in the hospital, forcing her to deliver Presley anyway.

Both babies took a single breath, then died.

“I didn’t want to open my eyes and meet them because they weren’t going to be around,” Jill said, tears welling in her eyes. “I think if I knew they had a chance, it would have been easier.”

n What: March for Babies n When: April 26, Registration begins at 9 a.m., walk begins at 10 a.m. n Where: Hopkins Park, DeKalb n Information: marchforbabies. org/event/kishwaukeevalley In their grief, the Caldwells came to a tough decision. They could either not talk about what had happened, or they could try to bring awareness to premature baby deaths.

The couple joined the March of Dimes’ annual March for Babies last year.

This year, they agreed to be the event’s ambassador couple, meaning they agreed to make their painful story public.

“The Caldwells know the importance of raising awareness and funding for research and medical breakthroughs for the March of Dimes to continue their work, when all babies are born full-term and healthy,” March of Dimes division director Jennifer Stark said.

The March of Dimes was

originally founded in 1938 by then-U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt to combat polio. It has since expanded to promote health for pregnant women and their babies.

As part of their duties, the Caldwells are helping promote the March for Babies, a three-mile walk held the last Saturday of every April. According to Stark, the walk is the March of Dimes’ largest fundraiser and began nationally in 1970. It has been held in DeKalb County for 25 years.

Last year’s walk raised $62,000; this year’s goal is $67,000. Across the country, more than 1 million people will participate in 900 communities. Since it began, more than 7 million participants have raised $2.6 billion.

Despite what they’ve gone through, Brad, a Sycamore police officer, and Jill, who also works for the Sycamore Police Department, said they are not deterred from having children in the future.

“At first, we said no, but now if it happens, it happens,” Jill said, adding that the couple’s two bulldogs are their babies right now. “Hopefully, one day, we’ll have a good story to tell.”

SYCAMORE – A 24-yearold Waterman man accused of beating his live-in girlfriend was charged with violating an order of protection for allegedly calling her from jail, court records show.

Devonta T. Moore, of the 300 block of North Elm Street, was charged with aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery after trying to strangle his girlfriend during a beating April 10 that left her with a concussion, court records show.

The woman was lightheaded and bruised when sheriff’s

deputies found her on the third floor of their apartment building about 2 a.m. April 10, court records show.

The woman sought and received an order of protection the same day. Court records show the woman estimated she was struck 40 Devonta times, with Moore of Waterman Moore at one point kicking her as she curled herself around her 2-year-old daughter, who had upset Moore by crying after he started hitting her mother.

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Black to ask judge to reduce prison sentence

SYCAMORE – Benjamin Black’s attorney will ask a judge Thursday to reduce his 12-year prison sentence for having heroin in his system during a crash that killed a Sycamore boy.

In his appeal, Black argues

that Kane County Judge James Hallock mistakenly considered that Black, 29, of Sycamore, caused injury or death when issuing Black’s sentence. The sentencing range Black faced – three to 14 years in prison – was based on a death being involved with the aggravated driving under the influence, so the judge should not

have considered it a second time, Black said in court records filed by his lawyer, D.J. Tegeler.

Black also questioned the accuracy of a Kane County Sheriff’s deputy, who said at the sentencing hearing that neither snow nor ice were on the roadway the night of the crash.

Hallock will hold a hearing on

8BRIEFS DeKalb police to accept unneeded medications DeKALB – DeKalb residents may safely and anonymously dispose of prescription medications April 26. As part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, a collection site will be set up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the DeKalb Police Department, 700 W. Lincoln Highway.

The program is offered through a partnership with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration as a means to get rid of unwanted, expired, or unused prescription medication.

Community relations officer Chad McNett said removing

prescription pills from homes helps prevent drug abuse and improper disposal such as flushing unwanted pills down the toilet, which can contaminate water.

Liquid medication and syringes cannot be accepted.

In case of inclement weather, the drop-off point will be inside the police department’s main lobby.

For more information regarding the event, contact McNett at 815-748-8439.

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Ill. prisons to use costly drug for hepatitis C SPRINGFIELD – Illinois prison

officials will be using an effective, but costly, new drug to treat inmates with hepatitis C. But they aren’t sure of the total cost.

The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises reported Friday that the Department of Corrections has approved using Sovaldi.

Studies show it has a cure rate of 95 percent.

But a single treatment can cost $61,000. Corrections officials estimate there are as many as 150 inmates in each of 25 prisons who have the life-threatening blood-borne infection linked to tainted needles.

– Wire report

8OBITUARIES BARBARA (MIZEL) AGNEW

Born: Aug. 21, 1928, in Waterman, Ill. Died: April 16, 2014, in Bloomingdale, Ill.

BLOOMINGDALE – Barbara (Mizel) Agnew, 85, of Bloomingdale, Ill., passed away April 16, 2014, at Alden Valley Ridge in Bloomingdale.

Born Aug. 21, 1928, in Waterman, Barbara married John Agnew in 1948 and had five children.

She began working at the Aurora Area Blood Bank, which would later become the Heartland Blood Center, in 1973 until she retired in 1988. Later she worked for her good friend, Becky Webster, Certified Public Accountant.

She is survived by her children, Christine (Michael) Noonan, Georgia (Dennis) Cyr and John (Shari Whitaker) Agnew; beloved niece, Holly Stevens; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, John in 1989; son, Ed (Nettie) Agnew in 2008, and son, Mark Agnew in 2013.

She was so loved by her family and she will be missed.

A private graveside service will be held at a later date.

Memorials in Barbara’s name can be made to the Greater Illinois Chapter Alzheimer’s Association, 850 Essington Road, Suite 200, Joliet, IL 60435.

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BERNEICE EICHNER

Berneice Eichner, 91, of DeKalb, Ill., died at 8:40 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2014, at Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center in DeKalb.

Arrangements are pending at Olson Funeral & Cremation Services, Quiram Sycamore Chapel, 1245 Somonauk St., Sycamore.

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ANN M. MALIKOWSKI

Born: Oct. 13, 1933, in Bemidji, Minn.

Died: April 17, 2014, in DeKalb, Ill.

DeKALB – Ann M. Malikowski, 80, of DeKalb, Ill., died April 17, 2014, at Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center, DeKalb.

Born Oct. 13, 1933, in Bemidji, Minn., the daughter of Clarence and Barbara (Rafferty) LaLonde, Ann was married to Matthew Malikowski on Aug. 10, 1957, in Bemidji.

Ann taught school for many years, teaching in Malta. She had lived in the DeKalb community since 1966, moving here from Minnesota. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in DeKalb.

Ann was an avid bowler, pitcher in softball and a cancer survivor since 2000.

Survivors include her husband, Matthew of DeKalb; sons, Mike

(Shelly) Malikowski of McDonough, Ga., John (Dena) Malikowski of Wilmette, Jay (Thu) Malikowski of Wellesley, Mass.; brother, Robert LaLonde of Syracuse, N.Y.; twin sister, Alice (Don) Michels of Duluth, Minn.; sister, Mary (Ed) Oberg of St. Paul, Minn.; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Ann was preceded in death by her parents, and son, Mark Malikowski, on Sept. 5, 1976.

The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 22, at St. Mary Catholic Church in DeKalb by the Rev. Steven Lange.

Burial will be at a later date at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in DeKalb.

The visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 21, with a Wake Service at 6:45 p.m. at Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home, 310 Oak St. DeKalb.

Memorials can be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Arrangements were entrusted to Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home.

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MARY M. MERCHANT

Born: Dec. 5, 1932, in Sycamore, Ill. Died: April 13, 2014, in DeKalb, Ill. DeKALB – Mary Margaret Merchant, 81, of DeKalb, Ill., died suddenly and peacefully Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Heritage Woods Retirement Center, DeKalb, where she had been living comfortably for the past year. A lifelong resident of Sycamore/DeKalb, she was known by many people because of her outgoing nature and generous life of encouragement, prayers and service.

Born Dec. 5, 1932, at Sycamore Hospital, the daughter of Fred and Mary (Brooks) Merchant, Mary was a 1952 graduate of Sycamore High School. She was an employee of Anaconda Wire & Cable in Sycamore for 30 years. She then worked at Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center as housekeeper for 11 years. Immediately after this, Mary began to volunteer daily at Cornerstone Christian Academy.

She served there for 20 years until she retired at age 80.

Formerly a member of Bethany Baptist Church, she was a member of Evangelical Free Church of Sycamore-DeKalb for 30 years. Mary was a devoted and faithful woman, foremost to her God, King and Savior Jesus, and then to all the people God gave her. She loved and was devoted to her family, including her sister and brothers, and after her father died, Mary took care of her mother in her last years. Also, during the span of her life, Mary became, and stayed, close to many individuals and families she met along life’s way.

Mary acquired golden friendships where she worked and where she worshiped. She also had store-

clerk friends, drive-thru-window friends and auto-mechanic friends who were dear to her. She was the best kind of friend because she kept up her friendships, overlooked offenses, built people up and didn’t betray confidences.

She was a good citizen of this world and worked diligently, responsible and careful with things and money. She tried to never cause a dispute or a hurt feeling.

She enjoyed watching sports and read the Daily Chronicle to keep up with things. She volunteered and voted. Mary was a pretty good driver, but she hung up the keys when it was time. She attended every function possible in support of those she loved. Mary added joy to many families’ gatherings and she attended to the sick. She counseled and comforted moms, loved and listened to children and upheld dads. She kept her word.

When Mary became friends with a person or a family, she took them into her heart and stuck with them like glue, no matter what. But the greatest thing of all, the reason for rejoicing over her life and mourning over her death, is that she prayed for those she loved. That is what she was most known for and what will leave the biggest void. Mary went to bed early so that she could rise early. For years, in the darkness before each dawn, Mary poured out her petitions to God. She went to God on behalf of her people, displaying faith, hope and love in her prayers. It will be amazing to see, one day, the entirety of Mary’s answered prayers.

Of her siblings, there is one surviving brother, John (Elaine) Merchant. She also is survived by her sister-in-law, Martha; and nieces, nephews and great-nieces and -nephews.

Mary’s beloved sister Martha, brothers Hasley and Arthur, and half brother Raymond Merchant, have preceded her in death.

Mary Merchant was prepared for her death, although the timing seemed unexpected. She was a woman for whom many, many people thank God. She was a woman, who, leaving this earth, would have said, “God has been very, very good to me.” And she believed John 11:25-26 with her whole heart: “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.

Do you believe this?’ ” Mary has donated her body to science through Northern Illinois University.

A celebration of Mary’s life will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at Evangelical Free Church of Sycamore-DeKalb, 150 Bethany Road, DeKalb, with the Rev. Martin Jones officiating.

In lieu of flowers, she wished that memorials be given to the Global Connection Team at Evangelical Free Church of Sycamore-DeKalb.

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the issue at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Kane County Judicial Center in St. Charles.

Black pleaded guilty in November to two counts of aggravated driving under the influence in connection with the Feb. 27, 2013, crash that killed 11-year-old Matthew Ranken and injured Teale Noble, now 19, of Sycamore.

Black was driving his SUV about 7:30 p.m. near the intersection of Route 64 and Peplow Road in Kane County when he crashed into the back of a Chevrolet Cavalier, authorities said. Ranken’s oldest brother, Nick Weber, of Sycamore, was driving the Cavalier, and Ranken and Noble were passengers.

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Most Illinois school districts could lose funding next year

By KERRY LESTER The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – Most of Illinois’ 860 school districts would see cuts in funding if the state’s temporary tax increase is rolled back as scheduled, according to a document being circulated as part of Illinois Democrats’ campaign to preserve the tax hike and push to update the state’s school funding formula.

The document, released by the caucus this week, cites what would be a total of $450 million in general state aid cuts to schools. But a few schools, mainly in Chicago’ suburbs, would actually receive more money despite the state’s drop in revenues, because the complicated, 20-year-old funding formula would consider them poorer.

Republicans quickly disputed the figures. They said the Democrats are exaggerating the extent of the cuts needed and could manage the state’s finances better by finding savings elsewhere.

Senate Democrats estimate Illinois will have a $3 billion budget gap next year.

About $1.6 billion of that is

because the temporary income tax increase lawmakers approved in 2011 is scheduled to be rolled back in January from its current 5 percent to 3.75 percent.

Working with the Gov. Pat Quinn’s office, which also is supportive of keeping the tax increase in place, Senate Democrats asked agency leaders in recent weeks to spell out for lawmakers what 20 percent decreases in discretionChristopher ary spending would mean Koch for their budgets.

State Superintendent of Education Christopher Koch told Senate appropriators in late March that budget cuts would mean $967 million less for education overall.

The Senate Democrats’ document, compiled by the state board and released by the caucus Thursday, reveals for the first time the impact to specific districts around the state in terms of general state aid, the state money used to offset the basic cost of

8POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and city police departments. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

DeKalb city Joshua J. Danay, 24, of the 1300 block of Sycamore Road, DeKalb, was charged Thursday, April 10, with having a dog at large.

Maria G. Rosales, 23, of the 300 block of West Roosevelt Street, DeKalb, was charged Thursday, April 10, with having a dog at large.

Northern Illinois University John E. Calderon, 46, of the 300 block of North Ninth Street, DeKalb, was charged Thursday, April 17, with driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent.

educating students.

State Sen. Dan Kotowski, a Park Ridge Democrat and appropriations committee chairman, said detailing the impact of the cuts is essential.

“I think it’s going to be very devastating to students, to famiState Sen. Dan Kotowski lies and people who educate,” he said.

But Republicans say before cutting school aid, Democrats should look State Sen. Matt Murphy for way to reduce wasteful spending in Medicaid or other state agencies and programs.

“These are political spin numbers to sell a tax increase,” GOP Sen. Matt Murphy of Palatine said. “The truth of the matter is you can have the tax increase go down and you can spend as much on education as they did this year. These guys have found religion on education.”

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Time running out MIT honors officer slain for states to adopt after bombs went off health exchanges The ASSOCIATED PRESS

By CARLA K. JOHNSON The Associated Press

CHICAGO – For the more than 30 states that defaulted to the federal government under President Barack Obama’s health care law, time may be running out to decide whether to create their own staterun insurance exchanges.

With the chance to apply for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal help set to expire in a few months, even Obama’s home state of Illinois is expressing little interest in taking the next step. The law’s disastrous rollout and lingering unpopularity have made it risky to raise the issue in a tense election year despite Obama’s announcement Thursday that 8 million Americans have signed up for subsidized private insurance.

Health care advocates are pushing the Democrats who control the Illinois Legislature to pass a measure enabling a state exchange. They note many states already running their own were able to enroll customers at a faster clip and will have more opportunity to scrutinize insurance rate increases for their residents.

But it has barely been mentioned in the state capital of Springfield, with just weeks left to take action before the Legislature adjourns.

“The Democrats run this state. President Obama’s from Illinois. It’s up to them to do it,” said Jim Duffett of the Campaign for Better Health Care, a nonprofit coalition that has been helping Illinois residents sign up for coverage. “Who’s in power makes a difference; you can’t hide from it anymore.”

Many of the remaining states that declined to adopt their own exchanges are con-

trolled by Republicans, some of whom want to eliminate what they call “Obamacare.”

But Sonya Schwartz of the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, which has been tracking states’ implementation of the health law, puts Illinois at the top of a list of states more likely to approve an exchange. Her list also includes Iowa, Arkansas, Michigan, West Virginia, New Hampshire and Delaware.

But the same reluctance is holding back many of those states, despite a November deadline to get access to funds to help secure a state exchange, which in Illinois’ case could mean up to $500 million.

In Michigan, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder prefers creating a state-run exchange, but has been rebuffed by the GOP-controlled Legislature. In Iowa, where the health care law is expected to be a big issue in a U.S. Senate race, the Legislature is expected to adjourn soon without any action on a state-run exchange.

In Illinois, Republicans are expected to exploit the health law’s problems in election campaigns against incumbent Democrats in Congress, including Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. Senate.

The governor’s race, between incumbent Democrat Pat Quinn and his Republican opponent, wealthy businessman Bruce Rauner, is expected to be one of the most hotly contested in the nation.

While state lawmakers have less connection to the federal law, the idea of any state measure associated with the Affordable Care Act remains unpopular with both parties, said Pat Brady, a former Illinois GOP chairman.

“A lot of people don’t want to have their names associated with it,” Brady said.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Like many other youngsters, Sean Collier wanted to be a police officer. Unlike most, he brought that dream to life – and then died doing it, becoming a central character in the gripping hunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

The three people killed by the twin explosions, along with the many others who lost limbs, have gotten the lion’s share of the attention in the year since the bombings. The loved ones of Sean Collier Collier, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer who investigators say was shot by the bombing suspects, are this week remembering a brother and doting uncle who seemed destined to enter law enforcement.

“I can remember he was 2 or 3 years old running around the house making a siren sound yelling, ‘You’re breaking the law,’ and trying to arrest us for not doing what we were supposed to do,” said Nicole Lynch, his sister. “His role in the family was to not

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A police officer pauses by a memorial stone and cross before a oneyear remembrance ceremony for Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police officer Sean Collier on campus Friday in Cambridge, Mass. Authorities said Collier was slain by the suspects of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. only protect all of us, but to make sure we were doing the right things.”

This year, Team Collier Strong, a group of 25 friends and family members, will run the marathon to raise money for a scholarship fund named for him. And the college held a remembrance ceremony Friday, exactly a year after his death, and unveiled plans for a permanent memorial.

MIT police Chief John DiFava recalled Collier as “a young man who wanted to be a police officer from his earliest days.”

“He got involved in so many different ways. He made impacts in so many students’ lives. I’ve never seen anything like it before,” DiFava said. “This is a tough day for us.”

Collier was called in to help with dispatch when news of the bombings broke in Boston, across the Charles River from the MIT campus in Cambridge.

“Sean knew that we were all worriers in the family, so he texted us all and said: ‘I’m fine, but I’m very busy. I’m at work,’ ” Lynch said.

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8 STATE BRIEF Spike in mumps cases reported across Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Public health officials are investigating a sharp increase in the number of mumps cases recorded in central Illinois.

The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reported there have been 52 cases reported in Morgan and Sangamon counties. There were 26 cases in state in 2013.

“The spike is unusual,” said Jim Stone, director of the Sangamon County Department of Public Health.

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Clinton sought GOP support for health care The ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Lee Joon-seok (center), the captain of the ferry Sewol that sunk in the water off the southern coast, leaves a court Saturday after an arrest warrant was issued in Mokpo, South Korea. The investigation into South Korea’s ferry disaster focused on the sharp turn it took just before it began listing and on the possibility that a quicker evacuation order by the captain could have saved lives, officials said Friday, as rescuers struggled to find some 270 people still missing and feared dead.

WASHINGTON – President Bill Clinton’s advisers estimated early in his term that passing a health care overhaul would require a delicate balance of Democratic and Republican support, needing at least eight moderate Republicans in the Senate and 15 or more in the House to win approval, according to documents released Friday.

New records released from the Clinton White House show how the president’s team tried to build support for the ill-fated legislation, led by former first

lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, in setting up a schedule to achieve passage before the 1994 midterm elections. Democrats were routed in the election after the overhaul failed. They lost control of both the House and Senate.

A strategy memo from 1993 argued the plan would require support from enough conservative Democrats and moderate Republicans without alienating too many liberal Democrats. But the bill never cleared a House committee. “The complexity of our bill undermines our chances for success but without complexity, success is impossi-

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The documents were among about 7,500 pages of records released Friday through the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Ark., covering a wide range of topics including the former first lady’s work on health care, the administration’s promotion of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

The records are being closely scrutinized as former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton considers a second presidential campaign in 2016.

Police arrest captain, 2 crew of sunken S. Korean ferry The ASSOCIATED PRESS

MOKPO, South Korea – The captain of the ferry that sank off South Korea, leaving more than 300 missing or dead, was arrested early today on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need – three of whom were seen lifeless in the drowned vessel by a diver unable to get them out.

Rescuers planned 40 dives today in an attempt to enter the ferry and retrieve at least some of the more than 270 people missing. A civilian diver saw the three bodies inside the ship through windows but was unable to break the windows, said Kwon Yong-deok, a coast guard official. Strong currents and rain made it difficult to get inside the ferry, where most of the passengers are believed to have been trapped, coast guard spokesman Kim Jae-in said.

So far 29 bodies have been

recovered since Wednesday’s disaster off the southern South Korea coast. As the last bit of the sunken ferry’s hull slipped Friday beneath the murky water off southern South Korea, there was a new victim: A vice principal of the high school whose students were among the passengers was found hanged, an apparent suicide.

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8NATION BRIEF Little-known Democrat tries to unseat Wis. gov.

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Democrats and their allies who are trying to take out Republican Gov. Scott Walker have invested all their hopes in Mary Burke, a Harvard-educated political newcomer whose father started Trek Bicycle when she was a teenager.

For Democrats and their friends in organized labor, this

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But for Burke, the campaign also poses an awkward challenge: She can’t talk too stridently about her opponent’s most provocative actions for fear of alienating independent voters, many of whom supported both Walker’s union crackdown

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and President Barack Obama’s re-election bid. And they will decide this contest, too.

That forces Burke to talk about supporting unions, but not to the point of overturning the law that took away nearly all collective-bargaining rights. She’s even spoken in favor of the law’s requirement that workers pay more for their health insurance and pension benefits.

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particularly longed for after a long winter, he added.

The theme of new life also will be at the center of Dennis Johnson’s Easter sermon, which will look beyond the act of Jesus walking out of the tomb to what resurrection means.

“We believe in experience,” Dennis Johnson said.

“Your experience is what brings you closer to the holy.

So what is your response to the resurrection in a world that still has room to live?”

“God gives life where none is expected,” he added.

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extension of the Easter story of Jesus being resurrected as part of the season’s focus on beginning new life.

“No matter where you are in life, there is an opportunity to begin again,” Brunell said.

The Federated Church of Sycamore will host an egg hunt after its Easter service Sunday morning. Not only will children delight in finding plastic eggs filled

with candy and Bible verses, but adults will as well.

Children hide the eggs for the adults in the sanctuary while adults hide them for children outside.

The Rev. Amy Johnson also makes origami Easter baskets filled with plastic eggs and candy to be taken home by anyone. Her husband, the Rev. Dennis Johnson, said the baskets are a way to make sure no one is forgotten on Easter.

Other than being a way to extend thanks, the egg symbol of new life is something

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April 19 Spring Fling Sycamore High School, Sycamore At this Sycamore High School Cheerleading fundraiser, shop over 100 crafters and vendors for unique gifts, home decor and more. Also includes a bounce house, craft table, coloring contest, raffle prizes and more. Free admission. Event is from 10 a.m.. to 3 p.m.

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April 19 Kirkland Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt Hiawatha High School, Kirkland Everyone is invited to hunt for eggs on the football field. Books will be given to the children, courtesy of the Kirkland Library.

Starts promptly at 1 p.m.

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April 19 Jim Gill Family Concert Sycamore Public Library, Sycamore This free family concert will be musical fun for the whole family. Get ready to sing, clap and dance with Gill during this performance.

Open to all and no registration is required.

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8NATION BRIEF SpaceX making Easter delivery of supplies CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A fresh load of supplies is finally on its way to the International Space Station. A SpaceX rocket blasted off Friday with 2½ tons of cargo, more than a month

late. Storms cleared out at Cape Canaveral just in time for the mid-afternoon launch.

The California company’s Dragon supply ship will reach the orbiting lab on Easter morning. That pushes urgent spacewalking repairs to Wednesday.

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Two U.S. astronauts will attempt to replace an external backup computer that failed April 11.

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County Board Chairman John Frieders, R-Sandwich, was the only board member to vote against the $8 fee. He questioned the need for the program and said he had difficulty with the idea of imposing a fee on people who aren’t going to use the program.

“These are parents of the children,” Frieders said.

“They ought to get along to exchange the children.”

It is typical to charge fees

John Frieders DeKalb County Board chairman

Maureen Josh DeKalb County circuit clerk

for those filing a civil case.

DeKalb County already has multiple fees that help pay for the courthouse’s children’s waiting room and court security, among other things, said Maureen Josh, DeKalb Coun-

ty circuit clerk.

People file about 3,000 civil cases each year in DeKalb County, Josh said, which would generate about $24,000.

Civil cases include divorces, as well as anything other than traffic and criminal offenses.

The circuit clerk will collect and disburse the fees to the county treasurer’s office, which then sends it to the correct agencies, Josh said.

Illinois law allows officials to use civil case fees to fund programs such as these, county officials said.

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Finance director since January 2011, Pisarcik’s total compensation was $140,016, which included a salary of $97,948 and an additional $42,068 in benefits, records show. The position is responsible for monitoring the city’s cash flow by overseeing purchasing, accounts payable and receivable, water billing and tax collection, and preparing the city’s budget.

The agreement requires Pisarcik to keep any information obtained during her employment confidential for at least four years.

The approximately $9,074 total gross pay estimate that is part of the separation agreement includes vacation, floating holiday, sick and banked compensation time for a total of 180.65 hours at a rate of $50.23 an hour.

Pisarcik’s resignation came two days after the March 5 announcement by Gaura that she wanted outside experts to review the city’s financial and purchasing procedures and budget process as part of her financial responsibility initiative. At the time, Gaura noted that some purchases of more than $20,000 had been made without City Council approval in accordance with policy, and said that “certain policies”

needed revisions.

Gaura has said that Pisarcik’s resignation and her call for the financial review are unrelated.

The separation agreement also states that if the city receives any inquiry from any parts regarding Pisarcik’s employment by the city, officials will limit their response to providing a copy of the agreement, her dates of employment and her last salary.

“If any of the provision are not fully complied with by either party, both parties acknowledge and agree that the other party may seek enforcement of this agreement by a court,” the separation agreement states.

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County finally to fix Keslinger Road bridge

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On Russian TV, Snowden humiliates himself

listing many of the ways Putin’s answer is dishonest about the unchecked Russian security state. But Putin’s circle has been on The Edward Snowden leaks were not a campaign to portray Russia as a bastion wholly contemptible. Unlike – it’s now of freedom and respect for human rights, thoroughly clear – Edward Snowden himrelative to Western governments’ arrogant self. behavior against their rivals and their own As tens of thousands of Russian troops people. It is theater, reminiscent of the way threatened Ukraine, Snowden on ThursSoviet authorities used to sell the Russian day played a set piece in Vladimir Putin’s people barely disguised lies about the West latest act of propaganda, appearing on a and about their own miserable system, televised question-and-answer session with deployed to mask Russia’s outrageous the Russian president. Snowden began with behavior in Eastern Europe. Snowden just a denunciation of U.S. data collection praclent his star power to the act. tices and then asked Putin a timid question Lest you wonder whether the National about Russia’s policy on Internet surveilSecurity Agency leaker simply took the lance. Putin responded, misleadingly, that best opportunity he had to ask an honest Russia has laws restraining state security question, consider the circumstances: agents and judicial and political oversight Heavy state control over the airwaves of surveillance operations. The Russian in Russia, especially programs on which president said he hopes – hopes! – that RusPutin appears, surely makes these sorts sia never conducts intrusive data collection. of things more staged than a professional The Washington Post’s Adam Taylor wrestling match. And if Snowden had refollowed this exchange with a blog post ally wanted to press Putin, he would have

By STEPHEN STROMBERG The Washington Post

listed any of the variety of human rights abuses and abridgments of free speech – or the suspicious murders of journalists – the Russian state has been implicated in rather than devoting his preamble to U.S. policy.

It is one thing to break an oath to keep U.S. secrets. The U.S. government persistently over-classifies material. Even if not all of Snowden’s revelations were helpful, some leaks are necessary. But Snowden surrendered any remaining shred of dignity Thursday. If he had any choice in the matter, he should have declined to appear. If he did not have a choice, he should have surrendered to the U.S. embassy before humiliating himself.

If he could not do even that, he should have protested when it was his turn to speak.

Instead, he revealed his bankruptcy of principle.

•฀Stephen฀Stromberg฀is฀a฀Washington฀ Post editorial writer.

Recovering Tocqueville’s vision of America’s exceptionalism In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville, the famous French historian, came to America to study our nation. Europeans and others were fascinated with the success of the fledgling nation, then barely 50 years old and already competing on the world stage.

Such a thing had never before occurred, and Tocqueville was determined to discover the secret. He was duly impressed by our governmental structure, including the separation of powers, but he was in awe of the public educational system, which rendered its recipients completely literate by the completion of second grade. This depth of education was generally only found among the aristocracy in Europe.

Let’s put aside the diversionary arguments about lack of educational access for all, which was a huge mistake, and concentrate on the tremendous advantage afforded our predecessors by education.

Early settlers not only mastered reading, writing and arithmetic, but also shared practical skills, all of which enabled them to traverse and tame a rugged and frequently hostile terrain from sea to shining sea.

As isolated communities sprang up throughout the nation, they were able to thrive through innovation, industry and compassion. The “can-do” attitude involved hard labor, but it also included a sense of responsibility for those who through injury or other hardships could no longer care for themselves. The spirit of caring, although diminished, remains an important part of who we are today.

Tocqueville was impressed by the fiery sermons that emphasized the word of God and not the social mores of the day. He concluded his American analysis by saying, “America is great because she is good. If

VIEWS Ben S. Carson America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great.” America was different because we openly acknowledged the role of God in our lives.

Some will say, “Carson is a religious fanatic because he believes in God and the Bible.” Interestingly, the very same people are quick to invoke the name of God and recommend prayer at times of national and personal tragedy. Hypocrisy is their frequent companion.

Some will say America can never make claims of “goodness” owing to her history of slavery. Although it was by far the worst atrocity in our history, we paid a horrendous price in lives lost or destroyed in a Civil War that all but incapacitated a young nation. The guilt, shame and humility that resulted from this dark American episode will teach us and stigmatize us well into the future. Learning from mistakes is a sign of wisdom and goodness.

What is disturbing in the pursuit of goodness is the turning of a blind eye toward corruption, much like the Romans did before the fall of their empire. Episodes such as the Internal Revenue Service scandal should alarm all Americans, regardless of political affiliation. The fact that one party has characterized it as a “phony scandal” tells you a great deal about the loss of honesty in our society.

The fact that one party is willing to use its majority status to cram a health care bill down the throats of the minority party and the American people and then refuses

to acknowledge the obvious illegitimacy of a bill passed largely on the basis of false information provides a barometer on the lack of importance placed on virtue in our society today. How can such a society in any way claim to be good?

How can a society that kills millions of innocent unborn babies and then labels anyone opposing the practice “anti-woman” claim even a modicum of goodness?

How can a nation that uses its news media to subtly trash traditional families, promote a drug-filled lifestyle and ridicule faith in God claim the mantle of righteousness?

I could go on pointing out how far we have strayed from our Judeo-Christian roots. For some, such a departure cannot come soon or dramatically enough. However, I believe the majority of Americans understand that we are different from everyone else, and that difference had a great deal to do with our rapid rise to the pinnacle of world power and wealth.

As we depart from our former values of decency, honesty, compassion and fairness, our status as a blessed nation will also be diminished.

Our decline is not necessary if we can learn from the mistakes of others and reclaim the values upon which our nation was built. I am not advocating for a national religion, but I do think we should seriously consider the words of John Adams, who said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.

It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other.”

•฀Ben฀S.฀Carson฀is฀professor฀emeritus฀of฀ neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University.

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Thumbs-up: To plans to replace the Keslinger Road bridge moving forward. County officials said this week that construction on a new bridge should begin by fall and be complete by the end of 2014. The replacement will be paid mostly out of a $900,000 settlement with Enbridge Energy, whose trucks were crossing the bridge while exceeding its weight limit during construction of a pipeline in 2008. Loss of the bridge has inconvenienced soybean farmers and others, who have been detoured around the area for almost six years now. It is time this gap in the local transportation network was repaired.

Thumbs-down: To rising incidents of child abuse in DeKalb County and statewide. The Illinois Kids Count survey released by the advocacy group Voices for Illinois Children this year showed a 22 percent year-over-year increase in documented incidents of child abuse in DeKalb County. There were 177 verified incidents in 2013, the survey shows. Statewide, instances of child abuse increased 4.5 percent in 2013, to 27,888. One case of child abuse is too many, and it is something we should strive to prevent. It is good to see representatives of local agencies such as Children’s Home + Aid and Children’s Advocacy Center are speaking out and trying to raise awareness during April, which is Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Thumbs-up: To moving forward with Evergreen Village Mobile Home Park relocation. On the eve of the DeKalb County Board’s deadline, Evergreen Village Mobile Home Park owner Frank Santoro said he had decided to accept the county’s offer to buy the park and nearby property for $1.47 million. He previously had rejected the offer and presented an appraisal for $2.6 million, but told the Daily Chronicle this week he changed his mind after considering what few options he had after county leaders stood firm in their offer. Now, county leaders plan to offer relocation help to residents there and restore the park, which experiences frequent flooding, to open space. Years of planning have gone into pursuing federal grants for this project, so we’re happy it’s going to move forward after all.

Thumbs-up: To another successful NIU Cares Day. More than 1,000 Northern Illinois University students were sent to area schools, libraries, animal shelters and community agencies April 12 to lend a hand with whatever was needed. They spent the day planting, painting, cleaning, sorting and assisting with events at more than 20 sites around the area. It’s great to see so many students giving back to the community.

Thumbs-down: To keeping secrets in Springfield.

After an investigation that found House Speaker Michael Madigan had the de facto ability to award public jobs at Metra to his cronies, the Illinois General Assembly is calling for rules to add transparency in Springfield. Inspector General Tom Homer asked this week for laws that could require public agencies to track and make available to the public lawmakers’ recommendations for job candidates. He also called for making public the inspector general’s findings of wrongdoing by lawmakers.

8 ANOTHER VIEW

Curtail U.S. military’s adventures in Africa The Defense Department’s Africa Command, created in 2008, continues to expand U.S. military activities in Africa, now in at least 18 countries.

The operations are in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti (which hosts a major U.S. base), Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Niger, Senegal, the Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Tunisia and Uganda. The United States has operated drones out of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Niger and the Seychelles. A U.S.-trained officer led a coup d’etat in Mali in 2012.

Last month, a U.S. Special Operations force commandeered a tanker in international waters that Libyan rebels were attempting to use to export Libyan oil for their own profit. The armed intervention was carried out at the request of the shaky Libyan government and responded to the desires of American oil companies operating in Libya.

In March, President Barack Obama authorized the insertion of U.S. forces into Central Africa to aid the Ugandan military in what have been unsuccessful efforts to track down the Lord’s Resistance Army of Joseph Kony. This action was taken in spite of previous failures to trap the LRA and public criticism of the Ugandan government of President Yoweri Museveni for a law its legislature has passed and he has signed that is sharply discriminatory against homosexuals.

It is hard to fathom why U.S. military activity is on the rise in Africa, but it may be driven to a degree by Pentagon fears that its budget will be cut in the postIraq and post-Afghanistan era, now that Americans are tired of distant wars. The problem is the activity is expensive – planned expansion of the Djibouti base alone is estimated to cost $750 million – and it risks involving the United States in unnecessary military adventures. Someone needs to “red pencil” the expansion before it proceeds further.

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Aurora 66/43

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Bulls preparing for first-round playoff series against John Wall and the Washington Wizards. PAGE B2

SECTION B Saturday, April 19, 2014 Daily Chronicle

SYCAMORE 9, DEKALB 1

Spartans sweep series

By TRAVIS ZUELLIG snitz@shawmedia.com

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NIU, Montgomery agree to 2-year extension

SYCAMORE – That’s a sweep.

After beating DeKalb on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Sycamore baseball team was one win away from doing something that Spartans coach Jason Cavanaugh said hasn’t happened in a long time.

With the score tied at 1 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning of Friday’s series finale at Sycamore Park, Sycamore erupted for eight runs on eight hits to take a commanding lead and cruise to a 9-1

ploded that last inning,” Godinsky said. “It feels great. Coming into this game, we were kind of nervous. It is the difference beMore online tween 2-1 and 3-0 in the series, For all your prep sports coverage but we pulled it out.”

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RBI single by DeKalb’s Dylan Farrell were the only runs in victory. Cam Godinsky earned the game. The Barbs (5-4, 0-3 the win by allowing one run Northern Illinois Big 12 East) over six innings, while scatter- had their chance to produce ing eight hits. runs in the fifth inning with Ryan Gaines for Shaw Media “I think that we played ex- runners on first and third with Sycamore’s Michael Swanberg makes an over-the-shoulder catch on a tremely well. They did a good one out. shallow pop-up by a DeKalb batter during Friday’s game at Sycamore job to keep us off track for those first six innings, but just exSee SPARTANS-BARBS, page B4 Park. The Spartans won, 9-1, to complete a series sweep.

Northern Illinois and men’s basketball coach Mark Montgomery have agreed to a two-year contract extension, NIU announced Friday.

Montgomery’s contract runs through the 2017-18 season. He has a base salary of $300,000.

The Huskies struggled in the first two years of the Montgomery era, winning only five games in each the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.

This past season, however, NIU had the biggest single-season win turnaround in program history with a 15-17 record. NIU defeated Bowling Green in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament before falling to Eastern Michigan in the second round. The Huskies advanced to Cleveland for the second time in Montgomery’s three seasons.

Montgomery finished second in the MAC Coach of the Year voting behind Western Michigan’s Steve Hawkins.

“I would like to thank President (Doug) Baker and (athletic director) Sean Frazier for their commitment to myself, our staff and our program,” Montgomery said in a news release. “We made many positive strides this past season and I am excited about the future of NIU basketball. We look forward to raising the bar and reaching new heights in years to come.”

– Steve Nitz, snitz@shawmedial.com

HUSKIE BOWL

SPRING FINALE Huskies to close out spring practice with reconfigured Huskie Bowl

By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com

8WHAT TO WATCH Stanley Cup Playoffs Blackhawks at St. Louis, Game 2, 2 p.m., NBC Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville apologized Friday for making an obscene gesture while reacting to a call that wasn’t made in the first overtime of Thursday night’s Game 1. He was fined $25,000 for inappropriate conduct.

“I was definitely excited.

Disappointed with the call, but I apologize for my behavior,” Quenneville said. “It wasn’t very appropriate at all.

It was a bush-league move on my part.”

Game 2 is this afternoon.

Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

Northern Illinois cornerbacks coach Kelvin Sigler will coach the Cardinal team against the Black team, coached by offensive line coach Joe Tripodi, in today’s Huskie Bowl at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.

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(Cardinal, coached by Sigler).

The Huskie Bowl will feature various drills, with points being awarded to either side, as well as scrimmage periods at the end. In the scrimmage, the offense will start at its own 15-yard line, and will gain seven points for a touchdown and three for a field goal. The defense can score points by forcing a three-and-out (three points), stopping the offense before it gets to midfield (two points), forcing a field goal (one point) and forcing a turnover (four points).

Tripodi’s team won last year’s game, and he doesn’t foresee any lack of competition.

“The way the format is set up now, you guys will see some heated battles in different drills these kids have been doing all spring. As a former player, especially an offensive lineman, those are your teammates, but you develop some personal vendettas, so to speak, of a competitive nature,” Tripodi said. “It’s that competitive nature that all

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NIU X’S AND O’S WITH THE PROS CLINIC

Wolfe, other former Huskies’ NFLers return

By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com

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DeKALB – Northern Illinois football players won’t be able to hit an opponent until Aug. 28, when the Huskies host Presbyterian.

The best chance any member of NIU’s roster will have at real competition takes place at 3 p.m. today, with the Huskies Bowl at Huskie Stadium, NIU’s annual end of spring scrimmage.

“You always look forward to the end of spring practice as a player. Spring practice is a grind,” NIU center Andrew Ness said. “You only have the spring game to look forward to. You don’t get to look forward to hitting someone else.

You’re just banging your head against your teammates. It’s nice to compete against your teammates and bring it to a close with the Huskie Bowl.”

The original plan for the Huskie Bowl was to split up the rosters evenly into the Cardinal and Black teams, with cornerbacks coach Kelvin Sigler coaching the Cardinal and offensive line coach Joe Tripodi leading the Black.

However, the format had to be tweaked because of the amount of injuries NIU is dealing with, mainly on the defensive line and backfield. Therefore, the competition will be the offense (Black, coached by Tripodi) against the defense

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Former NIU running Garrett Wolfe (left), who played for the Bears for four season, and former NIU defensive end Alan Baxter reminisce about playing in DeKalb during the annual X’s and O’s with the Pros Men’s Football Clinic on Friday at the Yordon Center.

DeKALB – When Garrett Wolfe was running the ball and setting records at Northern Illinois, the spot where the Chessick Center now sits was one big field.

When Wolfe was running all over the Mid-American Conference as a senior in 2006, he remembers 18-wheelers in the end zone when the Yordon Center was being constructed. It opened the next season.

Friday night, Wolfe and other former Huskies with NFL experience were in DeKalb for the X’s and O’s with the Pros Men’s Football clinic.

Wolfe, who is set to earn a master’s degree from NIU in sports management in May and hopes to earn his master’s in business administration in December, didn’t get to utilize either facility, but he still cherishes what they’ve done for the current crop of NIU players.

“The first time I walked in here, I cried, because I knew what went into this. I knew the promises that were made to get kids to come here because

of the thought of these buildings,” Wolfe said. “To actually see them here, it’s incredible. I hadn’t gotten used to [the Yordon Center] yet. On top of it, we get this. It’s better than anything I’ve seen, which is impressive.”

Other Huskies’ pros and former pros in attendance Friday were Alan Baxter, who is on the Indianapolis Colts roster, Tim Tyrrell (the 1983 Mid-American Conference MVP), Pat Schiller, Brad Cieslak, Ryan Diem, Dan Graham, who played center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1989, and Sycamore graduate Jason Schepler, who is a member of the Tennessee Titans.

The pros visited with participants and took part in question-and-answer sessions.

“I train here, I talk to [director of football operations Matt Lipman] once a week and he said it would be cool if I could come out here,” Schepler said.

“I thought it would be really cool to come out and help the community, see everybody. Get a chance to talk.”

Schepler signed with the Titans

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8PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Baseball Winnebago at Genoa-Kingston, 10 a.m., noon East Aurora at HinckleyBig Rock, 10 a.m.

Geneva at Kaneland, 11 a.m.

Softball DeKalb at Oswego East, 10 a.m.

Stillman Valley at Sycamore, 11 a.m., 1 p.m.

Genoa-Kingston at Chicagoland Challenge tournament at Elgin Sports Complex, TBD Kaneland at Geneva, TBD Girls Soccer BarbFest: Hinckley-Big Rock vs. Yorkville, 9 a.m.; Indian Creek vs. Rochelle, 9 a.m.; Rochelle vs DeKalb, 10:30 a.m.; Hampshire vs. Hinckley-Big Rock, 10:30 a.m.; DeKalb vs. Indian Creek, noon Kaneland at West Aurora Invitational, TBA Boys Track Kaneland at Minooka Invite, 10 a.m.

DeKalb, Sycamore at Ottawa Invite, noon Girls Track Kaneland hosts Jenni’s ABC Meet, 10 a.m.

Boys Tennis DeKalb at Geneva Invite, 9 a.m.

Badminton DeKalb at T.F. South Invite, 10 a.m.

8SPORTS SHORTS NIU baseball falls in series opener vs. CMU Central Michigan defeated Northern Illinois, 3-2, in Game 1 of the baseball teams’ Mid-American Conference series.

The Huskies fell to 9-27-1 and 5-8 in MAC play.

Starting pitcher Anthony Andres threw a career-high seven innings for the Huskies, scattering six hits while allowing one earned run. He walked four and struck out two.

Alex Klonowski went 1 for 4 with a single and a run scored for NIU, while Connor Schomig finished 1 for 4 with a run and two stolen bases.

The teams continue their series at 1 p.m. today in DeKalb.

NIU softball splits doubleheader at CMU The NIU softball team defeated Central Michigan, 4-1, in the first game of the teams’ doubleheader in Mount Pleasant, Mich., before losing the second, 5-0.

Jessica Sturm threw a complete game for the Huskies (18-21, 6-6 MAC) in the opener, allowing one earned run on five hits. She also had a two-run home run. Shelby Miller had two RBIs for NIU.

NIU men’s tennis wins MAC title The NIU men’s tennis team won the MAC regular-season championship with a 5-2 win over Buffalo on Friday. It’s the first MAC title in program history.

The Huskies finished 4-0 in conference and 18-5 overall.

The MAC tournament begins Friday at Ball State.

TNT’s Sager to miss NBA playoffs with leukemia ATLANTA – TNT analyst Craig Sager will miss the NBA playoffs as he undergoes treatment for leukemia.

The sideline reporter who grew up in Batavia and famous for his brightly colored suits, Sager’s sense of humor was intact in a statement released Friday by Turner Sports.

Sager describes the postseason as “my favorite time of year – city to city, round by round, 40 games in 40 nights.” He said that “a dramatic turn has matched me with acute myeloid leukemia. From the sidelines to being sidelined, 40 veins and 40 electrolytes.”

Sager jokes about the oftenterse in-game interviews with San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich: “Too bad, I had some probing questions for Pop.” – From staff, wire reports

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STANLEY CUP FINALS: BLACKHAWKS VS. BLUES

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Bollig at home on the road in St. Louis ST. LOUIS – Brandon Bollig could have done anything last summer during his day with the Stanley Cup. The Blackhawks’ 27-yearold winger could have relaxed with the trophy at a lake house or partied with it at a ritzy club. He could have taken it to the top of the Sears Tower (or whatever it’s called now) or dined with it at a fancy steakhouse.

Instead, Bollig brought the Cup here, to his hometown, on the banks of the Mississippi River. He brought it to his boyhood hockey rink and to Busch Stadium and to St. Louis Children’s Hospital so that others could share in his moment.

“He was tremendous,” Jackie Ferman, the hospital’s media relations manager, said Friday as she remembered the long lines and big smiles from young patients who lined up to meet Bollig and take pictures with the Cup. “The kids were overjoyed.

“We do a lot of events here and we have a lot of celebrity visitors, but I can’t think of anything we’ve done here that got a better turnout and generated more excitement than that day. Because it’s not every day that the Stanley Cup comes to St. Louis, let alone St. Louis Children’s Hospital.”

Bollig is back in town this

see Brandon do well. But then, on the other hand, it is your hometown team.

“It’s a win-win situation.

If the Blues win, great. If Brandon moves on to the next round, we’d love to see it.” week, but this time it’s for It’s safe to say the Gateway business instead of pleasure.

City has not exactly been a He and his teammates will try hockey hotbed over the years. to avenge a triple-overtime Winters are mild and summers loss today when they face the are sizzling, which means St. Louis Blues in Game 2 of you’re much more likely to the Western find the next Mark Buehrle Conference than the next Mark Messier. quarterfinals.

Yet the hockey culture Expect is changing, and Bollig is another a big part of that. He listed heavy dose of the names of other players hard hits and hard feelings Brandon Bollig from his hometown who had reached the NHL, including between the Paul Stastny of the Colorado division rivals, Avalanche, Ben Bishop of the whose bloody Tampa Bay Lightning, Chris history goes Butler on the Calgary Flames back decades. and Patrick Maroon on the Expect Bollig Anaheim Ducks.

(6-foot-2, 223 Game 2 Several more young players pounds) to be were on the way, Bollig said. at the center of at St. Louis, “Skating with those guys the physicality 2 p.m. today, in the summertime and seeing as one of the NBC, 87.7-FM their success when they first Hawks’ biggest came into the NHL, I was envibruisers. ous,” Bollig said. “And making Expect more than a few my own way to the NHL and Blues fans to feel a twinge of getting to share those experiambivalence. ence with them is very cool.”

“It’s definitely tough,” said These days, Flaugher points Chris Flaugher, who served to Bollig as a role model for his as an assistant coach when Bollig was a teenager on the St. young hockey players. Flaugher now is the head coach and Louis Jr. Blues. “You want to

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general manager of the Jr. Blues, which features some of the best 16- to 20-year-olds in the area.

Stastny was a star from the beginning, Flaugher said, with amazing natural talents. But Bollig was different. Bollig was a good player with an unbelievable amount of heart, someone who worked his way from undrafted free agent to Cup champion.

“He just did it through hard work,” Flaugher said. “He played the game hard. He’s not going to go out there and dazzle you with Paul Stastny-type skills, but he was the blue collar type of player that every team needs.”

Maybe that explains Bollig’s special hospital visit.

Maybe that explains his hometown pride.

Maybe that explains his feelings as the first St. Louisan to win the Cup. “Nobody will ever be able to take that away from me,” Bollig said. “The fact that I was lucky enough to be the first one from there to win the Cup is very special to me. I can only hope to win a couple more.”

•฀Shaw฀Media฀sports฀ columnist Tom Musick can be reached at tmusick@shawmedia.com and on Twitter @tcmusick.

NBA PLAYOFFS: BULLS VS. WIZARDS

MLB ROUNDUP

Bulls ready for Wall

Sox, Cubs both lose

By JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com DEERFIELD – Kirk Hinrich was John Wall’s teammate during the 2010-11 season.

In Hinrich years, that’s a long time ago, a lot of ice tubs and taped body parts ago.

“No, nothing like that,’’ Hinrich said Friday when asked if he helped mentor Wall, a rookie that season. “The relationship Next was good. I got along great vs. New York, with him. You 7:30 p.m. could tell he Tuesday, CSN, had great athAM-1000 leticism, great talent, but also a knack for playing the point guard position. “(Former NBA guard) Sam Cassell was there, too. He did a lot of the mentoring. If I taught him anything, it was probably just by example.”

Now it’s not about teaching Wall. It’s about slowing the All-Star guard. That’s no easy assignment for Hinrich as he prepares for the firstround playoff series against the Wizards.

“It was evident early on when [Wall] first came into the league how good he could be,” Hinrich said. “He was really good as a rookie. I think he’s a smart player, and I think he’s just naturally ma-

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The Bulls open their first-round playoff series against guard John Wall and the Wizards on Sunday at the United Center. turing over the last couple of years. He was an All-Star this year. He’s had a great year, and he poses a challenge for any team that faces him.”

The defensive-minded Bulls have been no exception.

Wall averaged 20.6 points and eight assists against the Bulls as the Wizards won two of three regular-season meetings this season. Wall had 20 points April 5 in the Wizards’ loss to the Bulls, but the Bulls turned him into a jump-shooter instead of a penetrator.

The good news is they’re used to facing a player with Wall’s speed almost every

day in practice: Derrick Rose. The bad news is knee injuries have sidelined Rose for all but 10 games the past two seasons.

“Everybody wanted to compare them – same (college) coach (John Calipari), one-and-done, No. 1 picks and there are some [similarities],” Hinrich said of the Rose-Wall talk. “I think their ability is similar in how they use their speed and athleticism, the size at their position.”

Hinrich only spent a relatively short time with Wall.

The Wizards traded him to the Hawks during the season, so Hinrich has watched Wall grow from afar.

“Well, we have to be good as a team in transition,” Hinrich said when asked about dealing with Wall’s up-tempo style. “You have to get guys back, form a wall, low to the ball. It’s easier to talk about than do.”

That’s what the Bulls concentrated on during practice Friday at the Berto Center – making sure all five players on the court were ready for Wall and the headaches he can create from a spacing standpoint.

“I feel like I’m back in grade school, getting asked so many questions by [coach Tom Thibodeau],’’ reserve big man Taj Gibson said.

“He’s drilling you. You’ve got to know everything. It’s like a pop quiz every five minutes, but it’s a part of the game.”

The ASSOCIATED PRESS ARLINGTON, Texas – Martin Perez pitched a three-hitter for his first career shutout, Leonys Martin drove in four runs and the Texas Rangers routed the White Sox, 12-0, Friday night.

Martin homered and was one of four Texas batters with three hits apiece. Robinson Chirinos also went deep.

Perez (3-0) retired his last 12 batters and struck out eight in his second complete game, including rookie Jose Abreu three times.

Perez retired seven straight after Adam Eaton opened the game with a single and never allowed more than one base runner in an inning.

Martin had a two-run triple and Chirinos hit a two-run homer on the next pitch in seven-run third inning off Felipe Paulino (0-2).

Reds 4, Cubs 1: At Chicago, Jeff Samardzija has had a hard time finding run support this season.

The same could be said for all Cubs’ pitchers.

First, the good news: the Cubs managed to break a 24-inning scoreless streak.

And then, the usual dose of bad news: Alfredo Simon lowered his ERA to 0.86, and the Reds beat the Cubs for their 16th win in their past 17 games at Wrigley Field.

The loss is the Cubs’ fifth straight.

“You go out and pitch and do your job. You control what you can control. There’s plenty of times when it goes the other way,” Samardzija said.

8WEEKEND TV SPORTSWATCH TODAY’S SCHEDULE Pro baseball L.A. Angels at Detroit, noon, FS1 Cincinnati at Cubs, 1:20 p.m., CSN Houston at Oakland, 3 p.m., MLBN White Sox at Texas, 7 p.m., WGN Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 7 p.m., FS1 NBA playoffs Brooklyn at Toronto, Game 1, 11:30 a.m., ESPN Golden State at L.A. Clippers, Game 1, 2:30 p.m., ABC Atlanta at Indiana, Game 1, 6 p.m., ESPN Memphis at Oklahoma City, Game 1, 8:30 p.m., ESPN NHL playoffs Columbus at Pittsburgh, Game 2, 6 p.m., NBCSN Minnesota at Colorado, Game 2, 8:30 p.m., NBCSN Golf European PGA Tour, Malaysian Open, third round, 5:30 a.m., TBC (same-day tape) PGA Tour, The Heritage, third round, noon, TGC; 2 p.m., CBS Champions Tour, Greater Gwinnett Championship, second round, 2 p.m., TGC

LPGA, LOTTE Championship, final round, 5:30 p.m., TGC Soccer Premier League, Fulham at Tottenham, 6:40 a.m., NBCSN Premier League, Stoke City at Cardiff City, 8:55 a.m., NBCSN Premier League, Sunderland at Chelsea, 11:30 a.m., NBC MLS, New England at Fire, 3 p.m., NBCSN Women’s lacrosse Florida at Northwestern, 7 p.m., CSN (same-day tape) College baseball Baylor at Kansas St., 7 p.m., ESPNU College softball Wisconsin at Penn St., 11 a.m..

1:30 p.m., BTN Illinois at Purdue, 4 p.m., BTN Minnesota at Michigan, 6 p.m., BTN MMA UFC, middleweights, Brad Tavares (12-2-0) vs. Yoel Romero (7-1-0); lightweights, Donald Cerrone (22-6-0) vs. Edson Barboza (13-10); bantamweights, Miesha Tate (13-5-0) vs. Liz Carmouche (8-4-0); heavyweights, Fabricio Werdum (175-1) vs. Travis Browne (16-1-1), 7 p.m., FOX

Boxing Champion Peter Quillen (30-0-0) vs. Lukas Konecny (50-4-0), for WBO middleweight title; champion Shawn Porter (23-0-1) vs. Paulie Malignaggi (33-5-0), for IBF welterweight title; IBF champion Bernard Hopkins (54-6-2) vs. WBA champion Beibut Shumenov (14-1-0) for IBF/ WBA light heavyweight titles, 8:30 p.m., SHOW SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE NBA playoffs Dallas at San Antonio, Game 1, noon, TNT Charlotte at Miami, Game 1, 2:30 p.m., ABC Washington at Bulls, Game 1, 6 p.m., CSN, TNT Portland at Houston, Game 1, 8:30 p.m., TNT Pro baseball N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay or St. Louis at Washington, 12:30 p.m., MLBN Cincinnati at Cubs, 1:20 p.m., WCIU White Sox at Texas, 2 p.m., CSN Baltimore at Boston, 6 p.m., ESPN

NHL playoffs Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, Game 2, 11 a.m., NBC Detroit at Boston, Game 2, 2 p.m., NBC Tampa Bay at Montreal, Game 3, 6 p.m., NBCSN Los Angeles at San Jose, Game 2, 9 p.m., NBCSN Golf European PGA Tour, Malaysian Open, final round, 5:30 p.m., TGC (same-day tape) PGA Tour, The Heritage, final round, noon, TGC; 2 p.m., CBS Champions Tour, Greater Gwinnett Championship, final round, 2 p.m., TGC College baseball Illinois at Penn St., 11 a.m., BTN Georgia at Florida, 11 a.m., ESPNU Vanderbilt at Arkansas, noon, ESPN College softball Minnesota at Michigan, 2 p.m., BTN Soccer Premier League, Liverpool at Norwich, 5:55 a.m., NBCSN Premier League, Arsenal at Hull City, 8 p.m., NBCSN Premier League, Manchester United at Everton, 10:05 a.m., NBCSN

PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7, x-if necessary) Today Brooklyn at Toronto, 11:30 a.m.

Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 2:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday Washington at Bulls, 6 p.m.

Dallas at San Antonio, noon Charlotte at Miami, 2:30 p.m.

Portland at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Monday Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday Washington at Bulls, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Brooklyn at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Charlotte at Miami, 6 p.m.

Dallas at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

Portland at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday Indiana at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Friday Bulls at Washington, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 26 Indiana at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

San Antonio at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 27 Bulls at Washington, noon L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 2:30 p.m.

Toronto at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, April 28 Miami at Charlotte, 6 p.m. x-Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 29 x-Washington at Bulls, TBD x-Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBD x-Golden State at L.A. Clippers, TBD Wednesday, April 30 x-Charlotte at Miami, TBD x-Brooklyn at Toronto, TBD x-Dallas at San Antonio, TBD x-Portland at Houston, TBD Thursday, May 1 x-Bulls at Washington, TBD Saturday, May 3 x-Washington at Bulls, TBD

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7, x-if necessary) Wednesday Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3, Penguins lead series 1-0 Anaheim 4, Dallas 3, Ducks lead series 1-0 Thursday St. Louis 4, Blackhawks 3 (3OT), Blues lead series 1-0 N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 1, Rangers lead series 1-0 Colorado 5, Minnesota 4 (OT), Avalanche lead series 1-0 San Jose 6, Los Angeles 3, Sharks lead series 1-0 Friday Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 1, Canadiens lead series 2-0 Detroit 1, Boston 0, Red Wings lead series 1-0 Dallas at Anaheim (n) Today Blackhawks at St. Louis, 2 p.m.

Columbus at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 11 a.m.

Detroit at Boston, 2 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Monday St. Louis at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday Tampa Bay at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

Wednesday St. Louis at Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Thursday x-Montreal at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Friday x-Blackhawks at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. x-Dallas at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 26 x-Detroit at Boston, 2 p.m. x-Columbus at Pittsburgh, TBD x-Minnesota at Colorado, TBD x-Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD Sunday, April 27 x-St. Louis at Blackhawks, 2 p.m. x-Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 11 a.m. x-Tampa Bay at Montreal, TBD x-Anaheim at Dallas, TBD Monday, April 28 x-Boston at Detroit, TBD x-Pittsburgh at Columbus, TBD x-Colorado at Minnesota, TBD x-San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD Tuesday, April 29 x-Blackhawks at St. Louis, TBD

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct Detroit 7 6 .538 Kansas City 8 7 .533 Minnesota 8 8 .500 White Sox 8 9 .471 Cleveland 7 9 .438 East Division W L Pct New York 10 7 .588 Baltimore 8 7 .533 Toronto 9 8 .529 Tampa Bay 8 9 .471 Boston 7 10 .412 West Division W L Pct Oakland 10 5 .667 Texas 10 7 .588 Los Angeles 8 8 .500 Seattle 7 9 .438 Houston 5 11 .313 Friday’s Results Texas 12, White Sox 0 Toronto 3, Cleveland 2 L.A. Angels 11, Detroit 6 Baltimore 8, Boston 4 Tampa Bay 11, N.Y. Yankees 5 Miami 8, Seattle 4 Kansas City 5, Minnesota 0 Houston at Oakland (n) Today’s Games White Sox (Quintana 1-0) at Texas 0-1), 7:05 p.m.

Toronto at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Detroit, 12:08 p.m.

Baltimore at Boston, 12:35 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Seattle at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 12 5 .706 — St. Louis 10 7 .588 2 Pittsburgh 8 9 .471 4 Cincinnati 7 9 .438 4½ Cubs 4 11 .267 7 East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 11 5 .688 — Washington 10 7 .588 1½ New York 8 8 .500 3 Philadelphia 7 9 .438 4 Miami 7 10 .412 4½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 10 6 .625 — San Francisco 10 6 .625 — Colorado 9 9 .500 2 San Diego 7 9 .438 3 Arizona 4 14 .222 7 Friday’s Results Cincinnati 4, Cubs 1 Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 3 Washington 3, St. Louis 1 Atlanta 6, N.Y. Mets 0 Miami 8, Seattle 4 Colorado 12, Philadelphia 1 Arizona at L.A. Dodgers (n) San Francisco at San Diego (n) Today’s Games Cincinnati (Cingrani 1-1) at Cubs (E.Jackson 0-1), 1:20 p.m.

St. Louis at Washington, 12:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Seattle at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Colorado, 7:10 p.m.

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Barbs using aces to their advantage

TAYLOR JONES Sycamore, senior, outfielder Jones was 5 for 5 with a grand slam, double and two runs scored in the second game of a doubleheader against West Chicago on April 12.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR Richmond-Burton at Genoa-Kingston, 4:30 p.m. Monday The Cogs look to get on the right track in Big Northern Conference East play agaisnt a solid Richmond-Burton team.

DeKalb at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m. Thursday A key matchup early on in Northern Illinois Big 12 East play.

POWER RANKINGS 1. DeKalb (8-4, 0-1 Northern Illinois Big 12 East) Barbs gave up two uneared runs as they dropped their conference opener, 2-1, Thursday at Morris.

2. Genoa-Kingston (8-3, 2-2 Big Northern East) Cogs getting contributions from both veterans and young players.

3. Sycamore (4-4, 1-0 NI Big 12 East) Spartans’ offense was rolling in conferenceopening win over Rochelle.

5. Hiawatha (4-4, 2-2 Little Ten) Hawks swept a doubleheader with Paw Paw this week.

6. Indian Creek (2-3, 1-2 LTC) Timberwolves will host Hiawatha on Monday.

7. Hinckley-Big Rock (NA) Royals are in their first full year of varsity competition.

a new pitcher.”

Davis said that with conference play getting underway and some makeup games coming up, he’s going to need some more complete games.

By STEVE NITZ

A closer look at the prep softball scene

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snitz@shawmedia.com DeKalb softball coach Jeff Davis is able to rely on two aces, senior Katie Kowalski and sophomore Morgan Newport.

He has a luxury most coaches don’t have, as Davis can pull an ace out of his sleeve whenever needed.

Coming into the season, Davis wanted to see more complete games from the two hurlers, but the team had only one entering Thursday, courtesy of Kowalski.

Instead, Davis has used both in relief, and used them to the Barbs’ advantage, as they’ve started 8-4 while playing a tough nonconference schedule. Davis said Kowalski’s velocity has improved this season. Should she start the game, the offspeed specialist Newport can be a nice change of pace.

“Although they both throw quite a few pitches, it seems to throw some teams off,” Davis

Cogs getting young contributions Genoa-Kingston has the benefit of star senior catcher Paige Keegan, last year’s Daily Chronicle Player of the Year, as well as top pitcher Baylie Ullmark. Both have been key to the Cogs’ 8-3 start.

At the same time, G-K’s younger players have been big contributors as well. The Cogs start one freshman – shortstop Lexie Howie – and three sophomores – third baseman Kendall Danielle Guerra – dguerra@shawmedia.com Strack, second baseman Dani Sycamore senior Taylor Jones high-fives coach Jill Carpenter after Jones’ Mathey and center fielder Kelly grand slam to put the Spartans up 11-6 during April 12’s second game against Hensley.

“Our young kids are blending West Chicago at Sycamore Park. well with our veteran kids,” G-K said. “... Once they see Katie two make that change where all the coach Mike Lauer said. “That times through the lineup, we sudden they’ve got to re-adjust to makes up for a good team.”

Tough schedule preparing Barbs for bigger games The DeKalb softball team has the chance to accomplish some special feats this season.

Barbs coach Jeff Davis realizes this, and he started planning for it last year when he put together the 2014 schedule.

Playing in Class 4A, a program such as DeKalb needs to schedule the best teams it can in the nonconference slate, and Davis did just that.

Two of the Barbs’ four losses so far came against Downers Grove South, the No. 2 team in the Illinois Coaches Association Class 4A poll.

VIEWS Steve Nitz Davis scheduled the Mustangs at the end of last season, and although his team was swept in the doubleheader, the Barbs competed with Downers Grove South, and know where the bar is set.

“When we played them a few weeks ago and we lost 6-4, we had a lead of 4-3 going into the

sixth inning, but I told our team they look just like we do but they’re in blue shirts,” Davis said. “They did everything we did as far as handling the ball and chatting and talking. They had more team speed than we did. I think we gained a little bit of respect from teams like that.

They know we can play at a high level.”

The Barbs have beaten 4A teams Hinsdale Central and Rockton Hononegah, a traditional power from the Rockford area.

DeKalb will play Cary-Grove, a

traditionally strong program, in May and Davis hopes to make up a cancelled game against Marengo, the 2011 Class 3A state champ and 2012 3A runner-up.

Maybe DeKalb takes some early lumps and its record won’t look as sparkling as the Barbs want it to.

In the end it’s for a good cause and will pay off in May and June when the games really count.

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BARBFEST

PREP ROUNDUP

DeKalb shooting for 5th straight crown

Kaneland baseball sweeps Rochelle

By LUKE SRODULSKI sports@daily-chronicle.com The DeKalb girls soccer team has been dominating its home tournament for several years now, so letting it come into it with momentum doesn’t seem fair.

The Barbs (4-3-1) are coming off a 4-0 win over Yorkville, sparked by a hat trick from Kayley Garland in her return from a broken nose, and a tie with rival Sycamore. Now, they head into BarbFest, which they’ve won four straight years.

Started in 1995, the tournament includes Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference foes Rochelle and Yorkville, but also smaller schools Hinckley-Big Rock and Indian Creek. But regardless of size, DeKalb coach Phil Rouse said no match will be overlooked.

“All the teams deserve our respect,” Rouse said. “They’ve been practicing the same number of days, getting the same drills or opportunities. Big or small, it doesn’t really matter to us.”

That’s because Indian Creek is coming in with some momentum, as well. The Timberwolves are 6-0.

So teams aren’t lacking confidence. In last year’s BarbFest, Indian Creek lost to DeKalb, 2-0, in a match that coach Luke Anderson said more competitive than the score suggests, even though his team wasn’t at full strength.

“Last year, there was a dance activity at the same time, so a lot of our players weren’t there,” Anderson said. “This year, we’ve got everyone, so I think we’ve got a great chance to do well.”

Regardless of school size or record, fitness is a huge factor

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DeKalb’s Kayla Perkins (left) pressures Sycamore’s Katherine Kohler just outside the 18-yard box Thursday afternoon at Sycamore High School. The teams played to a scoreless draw.

BarbFest schedule (All games played at the DeKalb High School stadium and soccer complex) Today 9 a.m.: Hinckley-Big Rock vs.

Yorkville, Indian Creek vs. Rochelle 10:30 a.m.: Rochelle vs. DeKalb, Hampshire vs. Hinckley-Big Rock Noon: DeKalb vs. Indian Creek, Yorkville vs. Hampshire Orange Pool DeKalb, Rochelle, Indian Creek Black pool Hampshire, Yorkville, Hinckley-Big Rock

The tournament concludes April 26 in BarbFest. When round robin play begins this morning at DeKalb High School, DeKalb, Hampshire and Rochelle will all play back-to-back matches. The other three teams will get only 90 minutes to rest between matches.

Because of that, fitness becomes as important in prepa-

ration as tactics. The tournament becomes about finding a balance between playing hard and playing smart.

“You have to play hard to win, but then you also have to conserve a little bit, so that’s a little different for a soccer player,” Rouse said. “Most times, you play all-out, and then you don’t play for a day or two. It definitely changes the level of fitness you have and the level or nutritional and physical preparation.”

Ultimately, it’s nice to play some area schools that might not be on the schedule otherwise, Anderson said. But once the teams hit the field, they want to win just as bad as any other match.

As for DeKalb, that hunger might even be greater. If the four-time defending champs can add to their tournament record, the NI Big 12 certainly will have to take notice.

“We’d like to extend that legacy,” Rouse said of the streak, “but it’s also just a nice springboard into the conference season.”

Schepler returns after signing with Titans in December • NIU CLINIC

Baxter spent training camp and part of last season with the Continued from page B1 Pittsburgh Steelers, and was released in October before signing in December. He got back from with the Colts practice squad in strength and conditioning December. He was signed to a workouts Thursday in Nash- reserve/futures contract with ville, and will head back there Indianapolis in January.

April 26.

Baxter, who was a defen-

sive end at NIU and has spent his brief NFL career at outside linebacker, is working on making the switch to inside linebacker with the Colts.

“It’s been a good one. It’s a different world, but it’s good,” he said. “I’m learning drop coverages, stuff I haven’t done before.”

DAILY CHRONICLE STAFF sports@daily-chronicle.com Trailing by two in the sixth inning against Rochelle, the Kaneland baseball team exploded for six runs and added three more in the seventh for a 9-2 win in Rochelle.

Colton Fellows (2-0) earned the win, striking out six in six innings.

Joe Laudont was 2 for 4 with a run for Kaneland (6-3, 3-0 Northern Illinois Big 12), while Nick Stratman finished 2 for 4 with two runs scored and three stolen bases. Dan Hammermeister went 1 for 1 with an RBI.

Senior Lauren Zick won the LATE THURSDAY RESULTS 200-meter dash and the long GIRLS SOCCER Indian Creek wins: At Water- jump and freshman Nicole Sreman, Indian Creek defeated DePue in nonconfernce action, 11-0. The Timberwolves (6-0) led 6-0 at halftime.

SOFTBALL Indian Creek loses: At home, Indian Creek lost to Mendota, 12-6. The Timberwolves led after three innings, but couldn’t hold off the Trojans.

GIRLS TRACK Kaneland runner-up: The Knights finished second with 255 points in the Ottawa Frick ABC Invitational.

enan won the 100 and the 400 in the “A” flight. The Knights also won “A” flight titles in the 4x100 relay and the 4x400 relay. Kaneland senior Christina Delach won the pole vault.

Sycamore 3rd: The Spartans finished third with 74 points at the seven-team Minooka Invitational.

Junior Lilia Edwards was second in the 100 (13.45). Sophomore Alyssa Feuerbach was second in the discus, and senior Maggie Lalowski took second in the 1,600 for the Spartans.

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Godinsky got back-to-back strikeouts of Farrell and Zac Stepanski, and the junior hurler got out of the inning.

“I was not trying to give them anything too good to hit because I knew if I had left it a little bit down the middle, they would hit it,” Godinsky said.

“But, I just kept them off-balance.”

Cavanaugh said Godinsky did well getting out of jams.

“I thought he did a great job throwing his breaking ball for a strike. And he made big pitches when he needed to all game long,” Cavanaugh said.

Then, the Spartans (9-1, 3-0 NI Big 12 East) took over.

With two runners on and one out, Brett Weaver laced a two-run double and Syca-

more took the lead. Back-toback RBIs by Mark Skelley and Jacox padded the lead.

With two outs, Alex Swedberg knocked in Jacox and the score was 6-1.

“Once we were able to find a couple of holes, it makes it easier on everyone else. We were just fortunate to break it open in the last inning,” Cavanaugh said Insurance RBI hits by Alec Kozak and Nate Haacker rounded out the scoring.

DeKalb’s Patrick Aves was pulled midway through the inning. The senior pitcher was solid the first five innings before the Sycamore rally.

“I was very happy with the way Patrick Aves pitched, especially through the first five innings,” DeKalb coach Jake Howells said. “He was able to keep the ball down, he was able to throw three pitches for

strikes, and Patrick did a good job keeping us in the game.”

Aves allowed six runs on nine hits through 5⅔ innings.

Jared Johnson reached base three times and scored the lone Barbs run. Aves finished with two hits.

Howells said his squad just missed opportunities.

“Missed opportunities from the game are what we talked about. When you don’t score runs and you have the opportunities to score, you have to expect your pitcher to be absolutely perfect,” Howells said.

“Against a great hitting team like Sycamore, sooner or later, it was going to catch up to us.”

Kozak and Weaver each finished with two hits to lead Sycamore. Eight out of the nine Spartans hitters recorded hits and seven Sycamore players scored runs.

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he names a starter for this season, but Carey said each Continued from page B1 has shown improvements throughout the spring. Carey our guys have that has helped has said throughout spring this program develop an edge. drills that the battle to replace That’s what you’ll get a chance Jordan Lynch is even. to see this weekend and I’m excited to be a part of it.”

NIU coach Rod Carey said each of his team’s three quarterbacks – sophomores Anthony Maddie and Drew Hare and junior Matt McIntosh – will get one or two series in the scrimmage, and he wants to get them 15 to 25 snaps.

It will be months before

Huskie Bowl: drills and scoring

Towel drill: A defensive player will attempt to grab a towel off of a cone located about 20 yards off the sideline. An offensive player will defend the cone. A point will be awarded to the defensive player who grabs the towel or the offensive player who successfully defends the cone.

Release drill: A receiver will attempt to get off the line of scrimmage cleanly against a defensive back. If he does (as judged by the coaches), the wideout will score a point. If not, the defense receives a point.

Field goal competition: NIU’s two kickers – Tyler Wedel (Cardinal) and Josh Orne (Black) – will kick from designated spots on the field, getting three points for each good kick. When one of the kickers misses, he is finished kicking.

One-on-one pass rush: The offensive and defensive lines will line up against each other, with the D-line rushing, one at a time. If a lineman gets to the quarterback, it’s a point for the defense. If he’s blocked, the offense gets a point.

Pass protection: Same as the pass rush, except with linebackers and running backs. The running backs will block the linebackers from getting to a pop-up dummy. If the running backs block successfully, it’s a point for the offense. If not, the defense earns the point.

Skelly (7-on-7): The offense will attempt to convert a series of third downs from 5 to 9 yards. If the offense gets the first down, it earns a point. If the defense stops the offense, it earns a point.

Scrimmage periods: The ball will be placed on the offense’s 15-yard line. The offense gets seven points for a touchdown and three for a field goal. The defense can earn points by forcing a three-and-out (three points), stopping the offense before it gets to midfield (two points), forcing a field goal (one point) and forcing a turnover (four points).

There will be no tackling to the ground.

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“It’s been a climb. It hasn’t been an up and down. It hasn’t been a yo-yo,” Carey said.

“The first six [practices] were, I’m not kidding you, I think it was a different kid who graded out the highest each practice.”

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This publicity photo provided by Birchbox shows a typical monthly beauty sample shipment. Consumers can subscribe to companies like Birch Box to receive monthly shipments of beauty product samples.

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It’s in the Mail

Subscription sample boxes shake up beauty routines

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By CARYN ROUSSEAU The Associated Press

t’s a beauty product fan’s dream: a monthly box sent to the door filled with samples of lip glosses, face creams, hair treatments and nail polishes.

The trend started a few years ago with companies like Birch Box charging between $10 and $15 a month for subscriptions. But it’s recently taken off with dozens of options. There are high-end boxes, fragrance-only boxes, even vegan boxes.

Here are five things to know about beauty boxes:

1. Beauty experts consider Birch Box a pioneer.

Birch Box started about 3 1/2 years ago when two Harvard Business School classmates had the idea to send consumers samples every month. Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp have grown that idea into a business that lets customers buy thousands of full-size products

online – products those customers first tried in the sample size from their subscription. They’ve also just announced a storefront in New York. The service is available in France, the United Kingdom and Spain as well.

Beauchamp said Birch Box wants to change the way consumers discover and buy beauty products.

“We thought, ‘This is a huge opportunity. We could create something that’s really monumental,’” Beauchamp said. “We use the idea that everyone would love to have a beauty editor best friend who cuts through the clutter and knows you.”

2. It’s still an emerging business model.

That has its positives and negatives.

Allure magazine editor-in-chief Linda Wells says the biggest challenge for beauty-box companies is getting samples to fill the boxes.

“The big major companies aren’t participating in a major way,” she said. “It’s smaller companies and companies that don’t have a strong presence in depart-

ment stores.”

But, Wells says, “This is a way for consumers to get these products without going through the hunting and trickery you have to go through when you go to department stores.”

3. Adventurous beauty buyers get to try new products.

“This is a way for consumers to be exposed to new brands, lines and products they might not have gotten on their own and a way to try a product with lower financial downside,” said Refinery 29 Beauty Director Megan McIntyre.

If you like a product, then you tried it and you know it, she said, and if you don’t like it, then you didn’t waste money on a full-size product. McIntyre calls it “a pain-free, no-downside way to really try things.”

4. Do your research.

Make sure you subscribe to a box that offers the kinds of samples you want or are willing to try. No one wants a bottle of bright red glitter nail polish if that’s

not their style.

“The key thing is to try to personalize the products and the box better so you’re getting things you have an interest in,” Wells said. “As suppliers of these boxes get more information about their consumers, they can give people things that are more relevant.”

Allure has its own beauty box, called Sample Society. Wells said they include a booklet with details about products, trends and how-to-use information.

Birch Box offers a similar product card every month. Some beauty box companies have subscribers take a survey asking about their skin and hair types and makeup preferences.

5. Trade samples on online marketplaces.

Sometimes you do end up with a sample that you just know won’t work for you. McIntyre suggests your next step be to visit websites like edivv.com.

That website describes itself as a place where users can “negotiate, barter and trade” beauty sample products.

Ideas for where to store winter clothes

By NICOLE ANZIA Special To The Washington Post The long winter is over, and it’s finally time to put away the sweaters, down jackets, wool mittens and flannel sheets.

Although it’s tempting to toss everything into a bin and deal with it in nine months, try to resist the quick fix and take some time to put the gear away properly. You’ll be glad you did in December.

Coats and jackets

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Clear storage bins can help cut down clutter and help you see what’s where.

Before storing winter coats and jackets, empty the pockets. Wool coats should be dry-cleaned. Snow pants, down and synthetic jackets, as well as fleece, can be washed and dried at home. Store your clean items in breathable garment or storage bags, and use a mothball substitute or cedar to keep insects away.

Gloves, hats and scarves Make sure mittens and gloves are matched with their partners. If you didn’t wear one of your hats or scarves this winter, chances are you never will, so give it away. And even if you washed your favorite hat before the last snowfall, wash it again, along with all your other winter accessories, before you put them away for the season. Check that everything is completely dry before you put it in a large, labeled breathable bag. Store all outdoor gear in one place if possible – either a spare closet or the basement, if moisture isn’t an issue.

Boots Snow boots should be wiped clean and stored, but those that are heavily worn should be assessed for damage first, to

determine whether repairs are needed.

Leather boots should be cleaned with leather cleaner and suede boots should be professionally cleaned before you put them away for the season. To help the boots retain their shape, fill them with scrunchedup plastic bags or tissue paper or use boot shapers. Store the boots in their original boxes or in a plastic boot bin.

Sweaters Sweaters don’t last forever. Even though it can be difficult to say goodbye to your favorite sweater, don’t go to the trouble to clean and store sweaters that are worn thin or pilled. Likewise, if you didn’t wear one of your sweaters this winter, you probably don’t need it. As with other items, make sure your sweaters

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FAMILY TIME | Taking care of your dog’s teeth is essential

Tip of the week Most pet parents enjoy hugs and kisses from their canines. But while your best friend is showering you with love, have you wondered if his teeth are clean? Or about how his dental health affects his overall well-being?

Good oral care is as essential for dogs as it is for humans.

By the time they’re 3 years old, 80 percent of dogs develop periodontal disease, according to the American Veterinary Dental Society. While veterinarians recommend daily brushing for dogs’ teeth, studies by the American Animal Hospital Association reveal that nearly two-thirds of pet owners don’t provide their pets with recommended dental care.

By taking care of your dog’s teeth, you can help spare him many of the discomforts that come from periodontal disease – from lost teeth and infections to heart and even kidney

8IN UNIFORM Greer graduates from combat training Army Reserve Pvt. Trent M. Greer has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship qualification, bayonet combat, chemical warfare, field training and tactical exercises, marches, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, traditions and core values.

Greer is the son of Norma Greer of DeKalb and a 2012 graduate of Sycamore High School.

• STORAGE From page C1 are properly cleaned and then store in them in breathable bags with either cedar blocks or a moth deterrent. If you’re tight on space, consider using a storage ottoman or bench or under-the-bed bins.

Bedding Finding a space to store bulky winter bedding is a challenge. Down comforters should be professionally laundered and stored in a large, breathable cotton bag, unless you have space to cover and hang them. Compressing the down in a storage bag is fine, but hanging it helps to maintain its loft. Clean flannel sheets and blankets should be put in bins labeled with their size. And while you’re at it, this is a good time to wash pillows, pillow protectors and mattress pads.

Clearing out your closets to make room for warm weather clothes and gear is worth the little effort it requires. The next step: locate the swimsuits and shorts you packed away last September.

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damage. You’ll be sparing your wallet, too. It costs much more to treat periodontal disease (about $300 to $500 per visit) than it does to provide the veterinarian-recommended amount of preventive care ($150 to $300), according to PetMD. Just think of the money you can spend on things your pup will really enjoy, like a new ball for playing fetch together.

“Dental health is vital to a dog’s total health, and regularly cleaning teeth plays an essential role in preserving a dog’s oral health,” says Dr. Jan Bellows, a board-certified veterinary dentist and president of the American Veterinary Dental College. “Fortunately, in addition to getting their dog’s teeth professionally cleaned, pet parents can do a lot more to care for their dogs’ teeth.”

Dog-owners can show their love for their four-legged companions by taking some preventive measures, Bellows says, including: • Learn and watch for the signs of periodontal disease, including abnormal drooling, gums that are red and inflamed (healthy gums should be pink), lesions or cysts on gums and the tongue, loose teeth and “doggie breath.” If your pup avoids certain foods he used to gladly eat, or seems uncomfortable when eating, closely examine his gums and teeth.

• Brush your dog’s teeth – daily if you can. Daily brushing of a dog’s teeth

can be a challenge, even for the most diligent pet parent and the most cooperative dog. Talk to your veterinarian about the best way to brush. You can also find canine tooth brushing kits and plenty of online advice from organizations like the ASPCA to help make the process as comfortable as possible for both you and your pet. Dental chews can be an easy way to complement annual dental care by a veterinarian.

They are specially designed to reach down to the gum line, even way in back. When fed to dogs daily, clinical trials have shown they are as effective as brushing your dog’s teeth twice per week, based on the reduction of tartar build-up and bad breath.

• Don’t ignore bad breath, especially if you’ve been diligent about keeping your dog’s teeth cleaned. Periodontal disease is not the only health issue associated with doggie breath. Bad breath in a dog that has had good dental care may indicate other conditions, such as digestive problems. Talk to your veterinarian about your concerns.

• Get your dog’s teeth professionally cleaned at least twice a year. There’s no substitute for dental care from a veterinarian, and while your pet doctor is cleaning your dog’s teeth, he or she will be best able to spot any potential problems and make treatment recommendations.

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Family movie night “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” Rated: PG-13 Length: 136 minutes Synopsis: Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and battles a new threat from old history: the Soviet agent known as the Winter Soldier.

Violence/scary rating: 4 Sexual-content rating: 1.5 Profanity rating: 1.5 Drugs/alcohol rating: 1.5 Family Time rating: 2.5. This is your typical superhero movie – heavy on the action and fine for the family otherwise.

(Ratings are judged on a five-point scale, with 5 being “bad for kids” and 1 being “fine for kids.”)

Book report “National Geographic Kids Get Outside Guide” Ages: 9 to 12 Pages: 160 Synopsis: This fun-filled guide inspires kids to get out of the house and explore the great outdoors, where they can discover the wonder and amazement of the world around them, whether in their backyard, across the country or around the world. Full of fun activities, kids will learn how to make backyard bird baths, explore their local state parks, participate in an outdoor

community event and much more.

Activities for every season, spring, summer, winter and fall are included to keep kids engaged throughout the year. – National Geographic Children’s Books

Parenting tips Tips for parents of toddlers: • Give your child water and plain milk instead of sugary drinks. After the first year, when your nursing toddler is eating more and different solid foods, breast milk is still an ideal addition to his diet.

• Your toddler might become a very picky and erratic eater. Toddlers need less food because they don’t grow as fast. It’s best not to battle with him over this. Offer a selection of healthy foods and let him choose what she wants. Keep trying new foods; it might take time for him to learn to like them.

• Limit screen time. For children younger than 2 years of age, the AAP recommends that it’s best if toddlers not watch any screen media.

• Your toddler will seem to be moving continually – running, kicking, climbing or jumping. Let him be active – he’s developing his coordination and becoming strong.

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Water Walk to raise funds for Tanzania Tanzania Development Support, a nonprofit organization based in DeKalb, is sponsoring a “Water Walk” fundraising event that will give local residents the opportunity to empathize with hardships faced by people in countries where water is in short supply.

Water is so plentiful in the United States that little thought is given to how critically important it is to life.

In other countries the scarcity of water forces inhabitants to spend an entire day, every day, walking miles to locate water. This task is typically assigned to children, most often girls, who walk for water instead of going to school.

Volunteers with Tanzania Development Support have traveled to Nyegina, Tanzania, where they see girls walking along the roadside carrying a yellow container called the Jerry can, or any other oversized container, on their way to and from a waterhole. The containers are large enough to hold four or five gallons.

Once the containers are full the girls may balance them on their heads or strap them to their backs to carry

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Tanzania Development Support, a nonprofit organization based in DeKalb, is sponsoring a “Water Walk” fundraising event on Thursday. them home. The water is often dirty and contaminated with bacteria but it’s all that is available. In addition the girls walk over rough terrain and

may be barefoot.

The Water Walk event will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday in the MLK commons on the campus

of Northern Illinois University. It is meant to replicate the extreme hardship undertaken by Tanzanian girls; however, walkers in this event will carry clean water, walk on flat terrain and wear shoes. Participants are asked to complete as many laps as possible while carrying up to five gallons of water. To make the experience feel more authentic, female participants will have the option of wearing a Tanzanian kanga which is a wrap around skirt. Male participants can choose to wear a man’s Tanzanian shirt. This event is a way for individuals and teams to raise money for TDS. Sponsors of walkers donate based on the number of laps completed. Individual donations are accepted as well at the TDS website, www.tdsnfp.org/water-walk. Additional information and application forms for interested participants are available at the same website.

TDS also will sponsor a bake sale that will take place at the same location and time as the water walk.

There will be a plentiful selection of sweet treats available throughout the duration of the walk.

KC hosts floral design AIR student workshop The Kishwaukee College Floral Design Department hosted a guest designer last month as part of the Artist In Residence program offered through the American Institute of Floral Designers at the college. Students in Janet Gallagher’s Floral Design class watched a demonstration

by Kim Oldis in the morning and then created pieces with her during the afternoon for hands-on experience.

Oldis has been a member of American Institute of Floral Designers for more than 16 years and has worked in the floral industry for more than 40 years. She has been a retail shop owner, community college instructor, and freelance florist. She has served as the assistant director of the Chicago Flower and Garden Show, chaired the 2008 AIFD Symposium in Chicago, and designed for the 2004 Presidential Inauguration in Washington and for six Rose Bowl Parades, as well as the Academy Awards. She currently makes her home in LaConner, Wash.

While at Kishwaukee College, Oldis presented on “Making Corsage Concepts Happen” to the students, focusing on the mechanics of corsage design and basic techniques for corsage and wire work. The students worked under her supervision in the afternoon session on creating a duchess rose hand-held composition, wiring techniques, and creating specialty corsages.

The AIR program is offered through the AIFD to bring together industry professionals and floral design students at colleges and universities that have Student AIFD chapters. Kishwaukee College is one of only 14 colleges in the nation with an SAIFD chapter.

For more information on the American Institute of Floral Designers, visit www.aifd.org; for more information on the Floral Design Program at Kishwaukee College, call Janet Gallagher at 815-825-2086, ext.

2830, or email her at janet.gallagher@ kishwaukeecollege.edu.

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Kim Oldis (right) works with Jamie Moore, a Kishwaukee College floral design student and owner of Petals To Parties in Dixon. Oldis was a guest presenter to the floral design classes as part of the Artist In Residence program offered through the American Institute of Floral Designers.

Home Bound Healthcare offers senior expo Friday The 2014 Senior Health and Safety Expo will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday at the office of Home Bound Healthcare, 1625 Bethany Road in Sycamore.

This free community and senior citizen safety oriented event includes a blood drive for Heartland Blood Center. Free health screenings also will be available, including blood pressure checks and cholesterol screenings from a Registered Nurse, as well as balance checks and fall risk assessments from a physical therapist. Representatives from hospice, durable medical equipment, private duty home care, skilled home health care and more will be on site to answer questions and provide

information. A massage therapist will provide free chair massages to attendees of the event and attendees will receive free tote bags and refreshments.

Brian Cooper, regional social worker for Home Bound Healthcare, will give an educational presentation at 2 p.m. on the topic of Preventing Scams Against Seniors.

Home Bound Healthcare is a skilled homehealth agency that provides intermittent nursing, rehabilitation and assistance with activities for daily living at no out-of-pocket expense to those who qualify. Home Bound Healthcare also provides Telehealth Services, Carelink Medical Alert

Services, and non-medical private duty services such as personal care, medication reminding, companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping and laundry, errand running, incidental transportation to appointments, and assistance ranging from 1 hour to 24 hours a day all to help maintain safety and independence in the comfort of one’s home. Home Bound Healthcare Inc. is a Medicare Certified Home Health Agency, licensed by the Department of Public Health in Home Health, Home Nursing and Home Services.

For more information about the Senior Health & Safety Expo, or to find out about other services offered by Home Bound, call 815-895-9898.

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Winemaker embraces return to fickle varietal The opportunity to embrace a troublemaker from a historic region was all Virginie Saverys needed.

The owner of Avignonesi assumed control of the estate located in Italy’s Tuscan Appellation and has embraced both a return to natural winemaking and Sangiovese.

While Sangiovese is Italy’s oldest quality assurance labeled red wine, it is a varietal that both causes headaches and can yield fantastic rewards when the right touch is employed.

Winemaker spotlight Sangiovese is like a child.

It needs constant attention and nurturing to reach its ultimate potential.

“When it comes to having kids you wouldn’t want to have incredibly good-looking kids that have no common sense,” said Saverys in a Sk-

UNCORKED James Nokes pye interview from Montepulciano, Italy. “I’m fortunate my kids are smart, funny and good looking. But yet (they) were a bit of a challenge.

They acted like kids from time to time and made childish mistakes. That’s what parenting is all about.

“Sangiovese offers that difficult task. Growing Merlot is a piece of cake, there is no challenge. The easiest path though is not always the most interesting. Just like people, vineyards can get better when they have obstacles to overcome. I like Sangiovese because it is fickle. It provides a challenge I like.”

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Virginie Saverys is the owner of the Avignonesi winery in Italy.

Avignonesi. Vineyards are farmed 100 percent biodynamic and organic. While regulations require only 70

percent of a wine be Sangiovese, Saverys changed Avignonesi to 100 percent.

The elimination of pes-

ticides and fertilizers was drasitc. Saverys needed to only look at neighboring vineyards for proof.

“I was skeptical at first,” Saverys said. “But the soil rewarded us with the change.

It really came back to life.

There were ladybugs and butterflies everywhere. If you put a spade in the soil so much life comes out. The vineyards that still use chemical sprays look like a lunar landscape. That’s not how nature is supposed to be.”

For confirmation the organic and biodynamic transition was effective, Saverys left a small portion treated by chemicals. The vineyard manager instantly knew which block had not been converted because of the lack of life present.

The results are stunning.

The task has required more work, but like a well-raised

child Avignonesi has shown the rewards to be worthwhile.

What to buy Rosso di Montepulciano, 2011, ($17): This is a smooth, easy wine with bright red fruit notes and a vibrant acidity. It is a nice introduction to wines from Montepulciano.

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, ($29.99): Beautiful cherry notes and herb spices of thyme and lavender highlight an elegant wine with smooth tannins. Nice acidity and balance allow for it to be enjoyed with a variety of dishes. This is the perfect example of what Sangiovese has to offer.

• James Nokes writes a bi-weekly wine column for the Daily Chronicle. He’s been tasting, touring and collecting in the wine world for several years. Contact him at news@daily-chronicle.com.

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NIU summer camps can help prevent summer slide Summer is just around the corner. Do you know where your kids will be burning daylight this year?

In Northern Illinois University’s summer camps, they can learn to write the great American novel, become the next Indiana Jones, sharpen their soccer skills, create video games, design roller coasters, or even prevent future wars between humans and robots.

NIU’s day and residential camps run throughout June, July and August and cover a variety of topics that will keep students in preschool through high school engaged in learning and growing.

This summer, NIU has added new camps to the lineup. The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology’s Engineering Summer Academy (July 13-19) challenges high school students to explore a specific area of engineering by performing hands-on experiments in NIU’s state-of-the-art laboratories while working alongside engineering faculty, alumni and current students.

A variety of new STEM camps will be available, including an alternative energy camp where American students will work together with visiting Taiwanese middle school students as they explore green technologies.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences External Programming has added Foreign Language and Culture Camp (July 7-11) to its offerings.

Several camps offer merit-based and need-based scholarships. Some camps also offer discounts for early-bird registration, children of NIU employees, returning campers, or multiple campers from the same family.

Check out the list below, or go to niu.edu/summercamps to learn more.

Liberal Arts and Sciences The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences External Programming offers a variety of camps to help students explore the craft behind cre-

ative endeavors, dig into dirt or numbers, or explore global issues and cultures.

• Creative Writing Camp: a residential camp for students entering grades 9 through 12.

June 22-27

• Global Leadership & Philanthropy: a residential camp for students entering grades 9 through 12. June 22-27 • Math Camp: a residential camp for students entering grades 9 through 12. June 22-27 • Film Camp: a residential camp for students entering grades 9 through 12. July 6-11 • Journalism Camp: a residential camp for students entering grades 9 through 12.

July 6-11

• Foreign Language and Culture: a day camp for students entering grades 6 through 8.

July 7-11 • Speech Camp: a residential camp for students entering grades 9 through 12.

July 13-18

• Creative Writing Day Camp: a day camp for students entering grades 6 through 8.

July 21-25 • Archeology Day Camp: a day camp for students entering grades 6 through 8. July 28-Aug. 1

8:30 to 10:30 a.m. July 8-31

Sessions for 6- to 8-yearolds: Tuesday and Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 8-31

STEM NIU STEM Outreach and other STEM departments are expanding their summer offerings. Students can participate in day and residential camps on everything from the science of art and roller coasters to STEM and health career investigation, and more.

Preventing the Robopocalypse: a residential camp for students entering grades 9 through 12. June 15-20 Nanotechnology: a residential camp for students entering grades 9 through 12.

June 22-27

Argue Like a Scientist: Alternative Energy: a day camp for students entering grades 5 through 7. Students will gain cultural awareness by learning side-by-side with Taiwanese children. June 30-July 3 Green Energy: a day camp for students entering grades 6 through 8. July 6-11

Exploring STEM Through Art: a residential camp for students entering grades 7 through 9. July 13-18

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Exploring STEM Through Nature: a residential camp

NIU’s Speech-Language Pathology Program is offering ON TRACK summer Speech and Language Camps for children ages 3 to 8. These fourweek camps are supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist and conducted by graduate students in speech-language pathology.

The camps are designed for children with mild to moderate articulation, phonological and language delays or deficits and will provide enrichment and maintenance of speech and language skills.

Each week will incorporate a theme to target various skills.

Each session will provide campers with group and individual activities.

for students entering grades 7 through 9. July 13-18

Sessions for 3- to 5-yearolds: Tuesday and Thursdays,

Exploring STEM Through Waterbotics: a residential camp for students entering grades 7 through 9. July 13-18

Exploring STEM Through Lego EV3 Robotics: a residential camp for students entering grades 7 through 9.

July 13-18

Exploring STEM Through Chemistry: a residential camp for students entering grades 7 through 9. July 13-18

Engineering Summer Academy: a residential camp for students entering grades 9 through 12. July 13-18 Engineering Amusement: a residential camp for students entering grades 5 through 7.

July 21-26

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August 3-8

Sports Young athletes can take their skills to the next level with the help of top collegiate coaches. Campers train in NIU facilities and are grouped according to age and skill level.

Volleyball Specialty Camp I: a day camp for high school athletes. June 8

Volleyball All Skills Camp I: a residential camp for middle and high school athletes.

June 8-11

Volleyball All Skills Camp II: a residential camp for middle and high school athletes.

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Women’s Soccer: Keeper/ Goal Scorer Camp: a residential camp for middle and high school athletes. June 16-18

The family of Herb and Dolores Plote of Kirkland would like to announce the celebration of their 60th wedding anniversary.

Herb Plote and Dolores (Krabbe) were united in marriage on April 24, 1954 at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Palatine.

The couple has three children, Tom (Nancy) and Ted (Susan) of Malta and Lynne (Dennis) Peterson of Kingston.

They have 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandsons.

Celebration will be hosted by their children and grandchildren on April 27th from 2-4 pm. at the First Lutheran Church in Kirkland.

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Coed Video Game Design Camp: Section 1: a day camp for students entering grades 5 through 9. July 7-11

Coed Video Game Design Camp: Section 2: a day camp for students entering grades 5 through 9. July 21-24

Coed Virtual World Design: a day camp for students entering grades 5 through 9.

July 28-31 Advanced Games Camp: a day camp for students ages 13 to adult (younger students must have attended a prior game lab and get permission from Eric Russell erussell@ niu.edu). August 11-14

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DeKalb Just for Kix dancers compete

Saturday, April 19, 2014 • Page C5

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By LEE REICH The Associated Press

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The DeKalb Just for Kix dancers spent weeks practicing their routines in preparation for the Together We Dance competition earlier this month in Rochester, Minn. They were among 294 teams competing throughout the weekend. The DeKalb Just For Kix program sent six teams, totaling 52 dancers, to compete in the Kix, Jazz and Lyrical categories. Team awards went to: Mini Kix, second place; Mini Jazz, first place; and Lyrical, second place. Pictured are the Mini Jazz dancers showing off their first place award.

Registration for the 2014-2015 dance season begins May 1. JFK is located at 129 E. Locust St. in DeKalb.

For more information, contact April Espe at 815-739-6644 or dekalb_il@justforkix.com.

Performing Arts Academy offers summer classes The Performing Arts Academy in Sycamore is taking registration for summer classes, which begin June 30 and run through July 31.

Class options include ballet, storybook ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, choreography, aerial silks, pom/cheer, Pilates and tumbling. The programs are designed to enhance musicality, increase strength and flexibility, build stamina and self confidence and instill an appreciation for the arts. Classes are available for ages 2 1/2 and older. For information, visit www.sycamoreballet. com, email sycamoreballet@live.com or call 815-901-7653.

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Chomping down on a rosette of freshly emerging tulip leaves is just the thing to drive away winter doldrums – for deer. Crocuses probably taste almost as good to them.

There’s no need, though, for us humans to forsake the blossoms of spring bulbs; there are plenty that don’t appeal to deer.

Daffodils, for example.

Deer won’t eat them. So plant daffodils to your heart’s content without any worry that their tops will be chomped off before the flowers even unfold.

Hyacinths also don’t particularly appeal to deer.

Although hyacinths were among the most fashionable flowers in the 18th century, they’re not among the most popular bulbs now. Perhaps it’s because they’re a little stiff and formal, so don’t blend well with currently popular naturalistic landscapes. Still, if you’ve got a place for them, go ahead and plant them and don’t worry about deer upsetting your design.

Equally deer proof and, in this case, easily integrated into naturalistic plantings, are grape hyacinths, or muscari. These tiny bulbs are impervious to cold, and spread to eventually blanket the ground with popsicle sticks packed with pure white, violet, or deep blue flowers.

Small bulbs Actually, once you segue over into the world of small bulbs, you open the door to a slew of flowers that both naturalize and are passed over by hungry deer. Some also are the first harbingers of spring: Snowdrop and glory of the snow often bloom right through the snow, the former with white blossoms, the latter in white, pink or blue.

Each of winter aconite’s yellow blossoms, also appearing in very early spring, is cradled in hand-shaped leaves, decorative in their own right well after the blossoms dry up.

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subsides, striped squill, also known as puschkinia, could share the stage with muscari, both blooming fairly early.

Crown imperial is a deerproof bulb that could provide the elegance of tulips. The stalks shoot skyward 2 to 3 feet and then are capped by a tuft of leaves encircled below by a “crown” of downward-pointing red or yellow flowers. Crown imperial’s relatives, Persian lily and guinea hen flower, also are passed over by deer and are beautiful in a more relaxed rather than regal manner.

English bluebells and wood hyacinth, both botanically squills, share midseason bloom with crown imperial.

These two squills are perfect for naturalizing and brightening the dappled shade of a mid-spring woodland.

Onions Even as spring rolls into summer, there are colorful bulbs that can make deer look

elsewhere for a meal. Flowering onions – alliums – fill this time slot, mostly appearing as pastel pompoms atop slender stalks.

If you’re unfamiliar with the ornamental, flowering onions, take a look at chives when they come into bloom.

Now imagine those blossoms in deep blue, or in pink, even yellow. And rather than golfball size clusters of flowers, imagine flower heads the size of volleyballs, or baseball-size clusters sending out thin streamers of male flowers like fireworks. These are some of the variations on the basic allium flower theme.

This sampling of bulbs should be sufficient to convince you that deer need not reduce your spring landscape to a monochrome of green.

I do hesitate to recommend any plant as completely deer-proof. Still, planting the above-mentioned bulbs generally sends out the signal: No food here, deer.

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TODAY – Expect to face highs and lows this year. Don’t be too proud or embarrassed to ask for help. You will advance if you attack problems with intensity and determination.

Strong alliances will provide the support necessary for you to reach your set destination.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Your sense of humor will help you escape an awkward situation. You will meet with opposition if you try to force your opinions on others.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Keep your composure today. Tension and anger will escalate if you are stubborn. If you make improvements at home, you won’t have time to get into family squabbles.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – A friend is likely to develop stronger feelings toward you. Make sure your intentions are clear, or your relationship may have a bitter ending. Leading someone on will make you look bad.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Children should be included in your plans. Be cautious when it comes to affairs of the heart. You could be in for a surprise if the person you fancy doesn’t feel the same way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Show how much you care by including the ones you love in enjoyable social activities. Helping others out will make you feel more secure in your own environment.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Do something to enhance your looks and your self-esteem. Your emotions will take over if you get involved in a dispute with someone you care about. Diplomacy will be required.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Entertainment doesn’t have to be expensive.

Getting together with friends or relatives for a night of games or dancing is a good way to add some spark to your life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – As much as you would like to help others, it’s not practical to donate money that you can ill afford to part with. Offer your time and services instead, and keep spending to a minimum.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – You have a lot of energy to burn.

Do something physical and reap the health benefits. Participating in sports or other challenges will stimulate your mind as well as your body.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – You may be at a crossroads in your life.

By staying in the background, you will have the ability to listen and learn from people who can help alter your life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Don’t forget to take a little personal time today. It’s great to be considerate and caring, but you could use a little pampering as well. Save your charitable efforts for another time.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Avoid arguments to reduce your frustration level. A partner may have set priorities that conflict with yours.

Carry on and get your own projects out of the way first.

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Teenage girl’s boyish figure is often deceiving Dear Abby: I’m a 14-year-old girl with a problem. Because of my buzzed short hair, slim hips and flat chest, I frequently get mistaken for a boy. It really bothers me because, despite my haircut and body shape, I have a feminine face and I wear women’s clothes and makeup. I’m not too much of a tomboy.

Sometimes when someone addresses me with a male pronoun or in some other way mistakes me for a male, I’m too nervous to correct them.

Is there a clever or witty way to correct the mistake? – Not A Boy in Brooklyn, N.Y. Dear Not A Boy: The person who made the mistake is the one who should be embarrassed, not you. If it happens again, all you need to do is smile and say, “I’m all girl.”

Dear Abby: I have been dating a woman, and I am considering proposing to her.

We have discussed engagement rings and she wants to design her own, which I think is great. However, I am unsure exactly what to do regarding the actual proposal.

What ring should I give her, knowing that whatever I give her will not be her ultimate engagement ring? – Soon To Pop The Question Dear Soon To Pop: Marriage proposals happen in many situations and in many ways.

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips There are no rules, and dropping to one knee and offering a ring is optional.

The engagement does not begin when a woman starts wearing a ring; it begins when she accepts the proposal. All you need to do is say, “Will you marry me?” When she says yes, you can then decide when you both would like to select a stone for her engagement ring.

Dear Abby: A longtime friend asked me to be executor of her estate a few years ago, and I agreed. As time has passed, the details of the estate have changed several times. After the recent death of her husband, she again changed the beneficiaries and is now leaving almost half a million dollars to two animal shelters.

It’s her money to do with as she chooses, and I don’t judge her. I do, however, have a problem executing an estate that gives that much money to animal care when it could help so many people. I don’t fault her for wanting to do it; I just don’t want to be part of it. I’m afraid asking her to find another executor would

damage or end our friendship.

Please tell me what to do. – Dilemma in Texas Dear Dilemma: Let’s face it.

You ARE judging the woman and you DO fault her for wanting to leave a fortune to four-footed needy creatures instead of bipeds. Because you are uncomfortable with her plan, you must tell her she needs to find another executor who is as committed to animal causes as she is. You’ll be doing her a favor.

Dear Abby: It has been a year since my mother passed away. The month of February was especially tough because it was the month of her birthday and also the month in which she died.

Mother’s Day will be here soon, and I’m already feeling bitter, anticipating all of the commercials, advertising, brunches and everything. I don’t want to be bitter about Mother’s Day, but I am. How do people typically celebrate Mother’s Day when they have lost their mother? – Jody in Kearney, Neb. Dear Jody: Please accept my condolences for the loss of your mother. If you have siblings, you might find it comforting to talk with them about your feelings. If not, then spend the day quietly, being grateful for the precious time you had with your moth-

er and the many lessons she taught you. I can’t speak for others, but that’s how I have coped with the loss of my mother, and I’m sure others do it, too.

Dear Abby: My boyfriend, “Glen,” and I have been dating for two years. Over the past few months he has been pushing me to open a joint checking account with him.

I have tried explaining that I don’t feel like it’s a good idea until we are engaged. But every time I say no, he gets upset and angry. Am I wrong for not wanting to put our finances together, and how do I make him see my side? – Careful in The Midwest Dear Careful: You are absolutely NOT wrong, and you should not have to justify your discomfort with the idea of pooling your money with anyone to whom you are not married. In fact, Glen should be trying to explain why he is pushing you into making such a foolish decision.

His “anger and upset” are either attempts to bully you into doing what he wants, or a sign of desperation to get access to your hard-earned money. If you are at all tempted to relent, I URGE you to first talk to a lawyer about what the ramifications could be if the relationship went sour.

Dear Abby: I have a 15-year-

old next-door neighbor who loves to come to my house and visit when my preschool-age grandchildren are here. She always overstays her welcome, staying past the girls’ bedtimes.

I know the girl is lonely and doesn’t have many friends, but I want some private family time with my grandchildren. I don’t want to hurt her feelings, but it is starting to interfere with my visits with my grandchildren.

Please help. – Grrr-Andma in Terre Haute Dear Grrr-Andma: I feel sorry for your lonely neighbor, who not only doesn’t have many friends, but may also not have a grandmother in her life. Your relationship with your granddaughters may be the only taste she has of what this special, loving bond is like.

I don’t think you should cut her off completely. However, it is important that you have a private chat with the girl and explain that you would prefer she limit her visits to once a week (or two) because your grandchildren need alone time with you.

To My Christian Readers: A happy Easter to all of you!

• Write Dear Abby at www.

DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Consistent oral hygiene will get rid of bad breath Dear Dr. K: My breath is OK during the day, but when I wake up in the morning, it’s terrible. What causes bad morning breath? And what can I do to prevent it?

Dear Reader: Bad breath, or halitosis, is a common problem – especially “morning breath.” (Some people call it “dragon breath.”)

Certain foods can cause bad breath. Garlic and onions are classic examples. Reflux of stomach contents can do the same. So can serious diseases of the liver or kidneys.

Infections of the tonsils, sinuses or respiratory tract can also be responsible for bad breath.

But the most common cause of bad breath in the morning are bacteria that

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff reside in your mouth. Like us, bacteria need food to live.

They get their food from substances that cover our gums, tongue and throat, and that fill the spaces between our teeth. When bacteria “digest” their food, they make various bad-smelling gases, including sulfides and amines.

These bad-smelling gases are most likely to be produced at night. That’s because during the night most of us do a lot of breathing through our mouth. That causes saliva to dry out, and the dry environment encourages the bacteria

to produce more gases. Any medication or condition that reduces the flow of saliva can do the same. Morning breath is unpleasant, but it can be quickly relieved by rinsing your mouth with water or mouthwash.

Halitosis that lasts throughout the day is also triggered by the wide range of bacteria that live in everyone’s mouth.

When you don’t brush your teeth twice daily, there is more “food” around for the bacteria in your mouth.

Poor oral hygiene also increases the amount of dental plaque, and bacteria love to live in the plaque. Diseases of your gums and structures supporting the teeth can allow these bacteria to get the upper hand and cause halitosis.

Even when teeth and gums are healthy, dentists suspect that bacteria on the tongue contribute to bad breath.

If you have bad breath, here’s what to do: • Keep the saliva flowing.

Drink plenty of water and chew sugarless gum.

• Avoid antihistamines and other medications that dry the mouth, if alternative medicines work just as well.

• See your dentist regularly and get prompt treatment for any problems.

• Get your teeth cleaned by a dental hygienist at least twice a year.

• Practice meticulous oral hygiene. That means flossing regularly and brushing your teeth – and tongue – diligently.

That’s right, the tongue.

Brushing the upper surface of your tongue every time you brush your teeth removes a lot of gas-producing bacteria.

• Avoid foods (like onions and garlic) that you find make your breath smell bad.

• Don’t smoke or chew tobacco. They encourage the growth of mouth bacteria and irritate the nose and sinuses, making them more vulnerable to infection.

• Use an antibacterial mouthwash.

• Keep breath mints on hand for a quick, if temporary, cover-up.

Finally, relax. It’s simple to reduce bad breath in the morning.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

8TODAY’S WEEKEND PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Laundry batch 5 List of candidates 10 Piano exercises 16 Like summer clouds 21 Soprano — Gluck 22 Like mosaics 23 End a journey 24 Clay-based rock 25 Bearing 26 Wild West show 27 Mole run 28 Wouldn’t hurt —— 29 Delay 31 Unit of conductance 33 Illustrious 35 Brown of big bands 36 Ms. Barkin of films 37 Santa — (hot winds) 40 Spike TV, formerly 41 Splinter group 42 Modicum 45 Totality 46 9-digit ID 48 Litter member 50 Gas guzzlers 52 Watch sites 54 Pawn 55 Fjord port 57 Put away 58 Slacken off 59 “The Mammoth Hunters” heroine 60 Faint trace 62 Dodge, as taxes 66 Tot’s taboo (hyph.)

67 Weapons cache 69 Slices 71 One-named singer 72 Rumor source 74 Hawaiian guitar 76 Mobilize 78 Stock on hand 79 Earth, poetically 80 Ms. del Rio 83 Gander (hyph.)

85 J. — Hoover 88 Track prelims 89 React to a sneeze 90 Multiplied by 3 93 Foul the air 95 Crusty cheese 97 Spokes’ center 98 Twilled fabric 100 Dory’s need 101 Prelude to a kiss?

106 Sheik’s cartel 108 Offshore platform (2 wds.)

110 Turned into 112 We, in Le Havre 113 Four-door model 115 Warrant off.

116 Cultured fellow 117 Graceful seabirds 118 Prefix for “recent” 120 Liver secretion 122 Sandals’ lack 123 City near Monte Alban 124 Roof supports 128 Bern’s river 129 NASA destination 130 Visa and passport 131 “— Jude” 132 Whiffenpoofs 133 List ender 135 Brown songbird 137 Less than 139 Two-base hit (abbr.)

140 Reef maker 142 Everest or K2 144 Early mornings 148 Championship 150 Apollo’s priestess 153 Windy City airport 155 Cheerful tone 156 Keep — — out for 157 Roaches, to us 158 Knight’s gloves 159 Gouda cousin 160 Al and Tipper 161 Swirled around 162 Loses hair 163 Soup-can flaw

DOWN 1 Desk furnishing 2 Mishmash 3 Iowa town 4 Beatrice’s admirer 5 Leisurely walks 6 A Barrymore 7 Colonial suitor 8 Jeans go-with 9 Moab neighbor 10 Name in stationery 11 Play about Capote 12 Coffee server 13 Fender nick 14 Goolagong rival 15 Moon goddess 16 Exam for jrs.

17 Antenna type 18 Like some arches 19 Swindle

20 Brewers’ buys 30 Shallow dish 32 Yarn measure 34 Ms. Paquin 38 PFC mail drop 39 Raw-fish delicacy 41 Kitchen strainer 42 Pluck a banjo 43 Shady place 44 Artemis, to Cato 46 Flew alone 47 Dueler’s pride 49 Gripping tool 51 Onetime telecom giant 53 Makeshift 54 Choir rendition 56 “The Raven” opener 59 Libretto feature 61 Duck or hue

63 Licorice flavoring 64 Units of force 65 Icicle locales 67 Hail, to Caesar 68 Holiday burner (2 wds.)

69 Worry 70 B’way sign of yore 73 Countesses’ husbands 75 Eucalyptus eater 77 It merged with Exxon 81 Melodrama shout 82 PST minus 3 84 Soft tissue 85 Cultural values 86 Fruit with a stone 87 Jeered at 91 Want-ad letters 92 Small amount

93 Xerxes ruled here 94 Quiz-show hosts 95 Cellar, briefly 96 I-90 99 Whipped-cream serving 102 McKellen and Holm 103 Rabbi’s reading 104 Pound division 105 Long-answer exam 107 Jargons 109 Wife’s dad (hyph.)

111 Psyche parts 114 Born as 117 Stun gun 119 Popular cookie 121 Foul up 122 Windshield option

123 Unusual quality 124 Mark down (2 wds.)

125 Pink-eyed rat 126 Aquarium purifier 127 Tried hard 130 Hardened 134 Gave a darn 136 Fix a manuscript 137 Custom 138 Peeved 140 Average grades 141 Frying medium 143 Eggy drinks 145 Half a beef 146 Vivacity 147 Bill, briefly 149 Drain cleaner 151 Livy’s 901 152 Embroider, maybe 154 Nasty laugh

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EDUCATION COORDINATOR DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center has a part-time position available for an Education Coordinator. Position requires a dynamic, self-starter LPN or RN to develop and present educational programs to employees, residents, and the community.

This position requires creativity, enthusiasm, and the ability to present education programs to learners with a wide range of knowledge bases. As a member of facility quality improvement team, this individual must be a team player.

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SAT, APR 26 9AM - NOON ½ PRICE SALE 12:30 - 1:30 Shabbona Elementary Gym

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CLINICAL ASSISTANT required for busy orthodontic office. Full time, 35 hrs/wk. Must love kids and be at all times friendly, warm & welcoming. We are looking for someone who is dependable and hard working to assist the doctor to keep pace with a very busy schedule. Experience preferred, but will train the right candidate. Hourly wage commensurate with experience. Excellent staff and environment. Contact Debbie at Dr. Todd Curtis' office, 124 N. California St. in Sycamore, 815-895-7660

WE'VE GOT IT!

JOB FAIR Thursday, April 24, 2014 1-4pm

Association for Individual Development 309 W. New Indian Trail Court, Aurora, IL 60506

Radio Flyer Red Scoot About Ride On Kids Toddler Bike w/Bell & Seat That Adjusts As Child Grows Best for 1-2 Year Old, $18, DeKalb, 815-739-1953 Trek bicycle Ladies Mountain Bike 800 Sport Dark green 17".

Like New. $165/obo. Genoa.

Call 815-784-6144 anytime

'Boutique' is Back!

Friday 8:30am-6pm !with BAKE SALE! ! $5 BAG DAY ! (excludes Boutique)

Saturday, April 26 9am – noon

DOG LOST: Dozer, a beagle, dashcund mix was last seen in the Newark/Millington area on 4/10/14. Skittish around men.

If found or seen please call 630777-7865 or 630-777-7310.

Reward if found.

EXTENSION LADDER

20', wall pads and wall stand-offs, $80. 630-363-6717 or 630-251-0266 Interior Wood Door - 36", golden solid oak, six panel style, right side hinges, Includes frame & privacy lock set installed - Excellent condition $75/OBO Sycamore.

815-762-0382 Plastic Drum - White, 55 gal.

Great For Rain Barrel Project Sycamore. $25 OBO - Moving.

815-762-0382

BUNK BEDS - For sale, wooden children's bunk beds. $60 or best offer. 815-501-3444 Child Toddler Bed Pink & White In Color, Uses Crib Size Mattress, Not Included, $18, Sycamore, 815-895-5373.

DESK - 52" x 24" Steel Desk , Lt beige color, wood grain top w/ small left side return, Includes: chair & lamp. Great shape, $95 Sycamore. 815-762-0382 Dining room table, solid oak Round, 2 leafs, 6 high back chairs, excellent cond. $400/obo 815-901-7725 Kitchen Dinette Table & 4 Chairs Earth Tone Colors - Excellent Condition - $60 cash only 815-758-0208 10am-6pm Office Chair Swivel Chair on rollers Mauve color - $8 815-895-9593 SOFA - teal green (with colored specks).

Reduced to $100. Must sell by Easter. Call 815-825-2275

Table ~ Maple, Drop Leaf $95 630-232-1982

FREE 5+ boxes of Tarkett laminate flooring. Autumn Walnut - dark color. One roll of under-layment included. Call Bill 815-756-5888 STEP LADDERS - 5 wood step ladders, Type lll, 200 lb rating,very good condition, 4' to 6' high, $15 each, moving, Sycamore 815-762-0382 White Plastic Utility Laundry Sink, double bowel, includes drain & faucet hardware, great shape $50.

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DRYER ~ ELECTRIC

LAWN TOOL CADDY, plastic, on casters, holds 20+ tools great shape, 40"x 40"x 20" $20/OBO, Moving, Sycamore.

815-762-0382 Yard Machine Push Mower Good Condition - $40 815-895-9593

Old Wood Milk Crates - Assorted Dairies & Dates, Good Condition, 4 left, $25 each, Sycamore.

815-762-0382

8" Miter Saw & Belt Sander, 3 x 18" with accessories, $80.

Will separate, Moving, Sycamore.

815-762-0382 Conduit Bender 1/2", $20, Sycamore, 815-895-5373.

DRILL Milwaukee 4' Right Angle $190, Sycamore, 815-895-5373.

Girl's Disney Princesses Two Wheel Bike, 12.5" Wheels, $18, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

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Framed Art - Autographed Cartoon Cell - Hanna/Barbera - Characters On Parade" Documented, Mint Condition $400 - Moving Sycamore 815-762-0382

Adidas Everyday Shoes - Boy's Men's Size 7.5, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Boy's Men's Nike Cleats Shoes, Size 5.5, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953 Cherokee Black Casual Dress Tie Shoes - Boy's Men's Size 6, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Child Bike Helmet w/Blue Strap, White In Color & Has Picture Of Kangaroo On Front & Says Kangaroo, $5, DeKalb.

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Diodora Cleats Shoes Boy's Men's Size 8, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Full Propane Tank $30 630-365-5888 Ladder Racks for Van Good Condition $40. Call Anytime 815-784-6144 Ladies Estate Sale ! Over 400 Hangers of Petite Ladies Clothing Plus tables of ladies accessories.

Kitchen appliances and dishes incl a vintage 12 place setting of Noritake china. For appt call: 815-756-5959 New Fiskars Blue Canvas Zippered Bag W/Handle & Inside Compartments For Individual Storage. Great For Crafting, Scrapbooking Or Other, $15, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

White Picket Fence Wood Display Holder - 42" x 27.5" when closed & 42" x 52" when open. There are 3 rows of eye hooks on each side, for a total of 72 hooks. Very nice display to show jewelry or other Items - $30. 815-739-1953.

Wooden picnic style basket, new w/ handle & pie - cake wood tray insert, $15, Sycamore, 815-895-5373.

Will BUY UR USED

Little Tikes Red Or Yellow Child's Chair, Great For Use With Playhouse, Kitchen, Desk, etc. $7, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

Little Tikes Teal Coupe Car Has Floor Board & Handle For Parent To Push Smaller Child & Floor Board Can Be Taken Out & Child Can Move "Ride or Drive" The Car Around With Their Feet. Car Has Steering Wheel & A Beeping Horn, $25, DeKalb. 815-739-1953.

CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

MOST CASH WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000 “don't wait.... call 2day”!!

Mega Blocks Child Storage Chair With Over 100 Duplos & Mega Blocks That Store Under Seat In Chair, Good for Child Ages 1-3, $15. DeKalb. 815-739-1953.

NEW American Girl Bitty Baby Doll Set w/ Doll, Book & Star, Includes Deluxe 15 Piece Layette Collection; Dress, Cardigan, Pants, Tights, Shoes. Rattle, Bottle, Bib & Hangers All In a Satin Storage Suitcase.

All new & in original packaging $150 for all, 815-739-1953

815-575-5153 !! !! !!! !! !!

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs

New Sesame Street Elmo's World Musical Ride On With Steering Wheel For Ages 1-3, $18, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

Radio Flyer Inchworm Bouncing Caterpillar Ride On, Red Hat & Red Seat & Green Body On Four Wheels, $15, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

WANTED!

1990 & Newer

I Buy

Sneaux Black Sneakers - Boy's Men's Size 7 Everyday Shoes, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Will beat anyone's price by $300.

Old Envelopes

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

Stamps

815-814-1964

Collections

or

815-814-1224

815-758-4004

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WE PAY THE BEST! For Junk Cars, Trucks & Vans with or without titles.

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Bird Cage (smaller) with all accessories , $25.00 DeKalb area Rebecca 623-332-3427

KITTENS (2) Calico, beautiful, 1 blonde, 1 black white, hand raised, litter trained. 815-498-9128

1998 Honda Civic LX –

Roller Blades Mens - Phazer Like new, Size 11 $20. 815-895-9593

WORK GLOVES - 120 pair, New, White, Adult Size, Washable, $40 for all, moving, Sycamore 815-762-0382

Ladies Watch Rings (6) New, Colored Glass Insert, Silver Tone Case, Make Great Gifts! $7.50 each OBO. 815-762-0382

BAR CLAMPS - Old Carpenters Bar Clamps, Notched Wood Beam, Cast Iron Stops, Approx 4'-5' long, $20 each/OBO, moving, Sycamore 815-762-0382

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Child Spiderman Rectangular Table With Solid Steel Construction & Wooden Table Top New In Box, $12, DeKalb. 815-739-1953.

Three Chimney Brushes & Chimney Cap, Like New $50. 815-784-2857

Advertise here for a successful garage sale!

Call 815-455-4800

Maytag, 6 months old, $175.

815-751-7377

CAT - LOST still missing. reward, lost large male grey & white cat. he has front claws & micro chip but no collar. email: rlthomp83164@comcast.net or call 815-895-3788 or 815-508-0241 with any info.

New, $4/gallon, several colors. 815-479-1000

Invacare, model 5000, side rails, remote and mattress, $200.

630-363-6717

Child Little Tikes Purple Dinosaur Teeter Totter. Can Be Used By 1-3 Kids At One Time. One Child Sits In The Middle And One Can Sit On Each End. Very Cute & Durable! $30, Sycamore. 815-895-5373.

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4 Tires – 15” Good Tread $10 each – cash only 815-758-0208 10am-6pm

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FOR SALE 2000 Harley Davidson Model 1200C Concord Purple Like new condition 2,800 Actual Miles Asking $4,300.00 Call Rick at 630-450-4620

Industrial Properties

Sycamore-Lease/Sale 417 Borden Ave. 22,555 s f building 2,000 s f office/dock $50/s f Sale. $4.50/s f Lease

Sycamore-Lease/Sale 427 Borden Ave. 17,692 s f building 6,140 s f office/flex space $50/s f Sale. $4.50/s f Lease Ruthanne Trunda, CCIM 815-739-1849 Richard Hoffman 815-522-3255

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real estate Area Open Houses - April 18-24, 2014 Day/Time

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City

Bed Bath

Price

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City

Bed Bath

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9-5

1032 S. 7th St. DeKalb From Southmoor Estates, Office Staff, 815-756-1299

$70s

Sat

12-2

1464 Cambria Dr., #4 DeKalb 2 2.5 $113,000 Century 21 Elsner Realty, Nick Mclean, 815-762-5772

By Appt.

Waterbury West Lane Sycamore 2 2 $156,900+ Directions to Somerset Farm: Rt. 23 to Bethany E to Somerset Lane S Century 21 Elsner Realty, Linda Tillis, 815-751-3159 adno=0267942

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Aurora, Tri-Cities & Elgin (FT & PT) DSP - House Manager - Aurora & Elgin (FT) Case Manager QIDP - Aurora & Elgin (FT) Jan-Aid Crew Leader - Aurora (PT) Case Manager MHP - Aurora (FT) Case Manager MHP - Aurora (FT) Overnights Bilingual Receptionist (Spanish & English) - Aurora (PT) Behavior Therapist (BCBA) - Elgin (FT) Contact Elizabeth at 630-966-4028 to schedule an interview. Applications accepted online at www.the-association.org. Walk-ins welcome.

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Men, Women & Children clothes, Shoes, Jewelry, Books, Puzzles, CD's, Toys, Antiques & Collectibles, Linens, Household Items

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New Development, seeking highly qualified applicants to provide community-based services to individuals with physical, intellectual disabilities and behavioral health issues. Positions available in Aurora, Tri-Cities & Elgin.

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Harley Davidson 2014 Trike $26,000 Firm 815-508-2916

DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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Large 2BR, carport, A/C, laundry.

Clean, quiet and secure. $750/mo.

J&A RE. 815-970-0679 DeKalb – 324 North 1st St, 1BR, Quiet, Smoke Free Environment.

Appli,Carport/water/cable tv/ garbage removal incl. Laundry on site. No pets. $585/mo + util.

1st/lst/dep. 815-761-0830

Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination." Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD tollfree at 1-800-669-9777. The tollfree telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

DEKALB ADULT, QUIET, REFINED Building. 2 Bedroom Apt with homey environment. Car port. For mature living. Excellent Location!

No pets/smoking. Agent Owned.

815-758-6712

DEKALB LOWER LEVEL STUDIO With kitchen, bath, off St. parking. $460/mo incl heat, no pets.

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DEKALB QUIET 2 BEDROOM

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815-756-2359 - 815-758-6712

DeKalb Quiet Studio 1, 2, 3BR

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DeKalb Very Nice 1 or 2BR LARGE kitchen, Full bath.

ALL Utilities Included, $740.

815-756-1777 No smoking

Kingston Efficiency Unit Appl., $330/m+sec. 1 yr. lease.

No pets/smkg. 815-975-4601 Malta Quiet, Upper 2 Bedroom Appl, a/c, laundry, water/garbage included + extra storage.

815-751-0480 Malta – Upper 1 Bedroom New renovations. Dekalb convenience, quiet small living.

Non-smokers. 815-981-8117

LEE, IL West Kirke Gate Spacious 6BR, 2.5BA, 2584 sq ft.

Detached 3 car gar, lease or cash.

Call for details 877-553-5348

Maple Park – ground level, 2Bdrm, quite area, small town, country setting, Lg storage area in basement, no pets, $750/mo.+ gas heat & electric 630-878-2392

DEKALB: 2BR townhouse. Lg rooms. A/C, W/D, full bsmt. Offstreet parking. 1st/last/sec. Avail.

Immediately. 815-751-3830

MAPLE PARK

Town Home Modern 2/3 BR, 2.5 BA Stove, Refrigerator, Microwave, D/W, W/D, 2 car Garage $1200/mo+sec. 815-252-3481

Sycamore 3 Bdrm, 1.5 Ba, garage, A/C, W/D, Basement $1,050/mo +sec, 630-234-0002

Case No. 13 SC 1307 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

Sycamore 3BR Twnhse. Garage, All Appls, Pets allowed, add fee.

TOWNSEND MANAGEMENT 815-787-7368

The requisite Motion for Notice by Publication having been heard on April 2, 2014 and being approved at said hearing, notice is hereby given, to Charles A. Nunn and Nancy E. Nunn, Defendants in the above-entitled cause, that the above-entitled Small Claims action was filed on December 3, 2013 and is now pending.

SYCAMORE ! MCLAREN MANOR LARGE 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH. W/D, fireplace, garage, near school. $1200/mo.

847-683-9207

Sycamore TH Like New 2BR Great location! 2BA, 2 car garage, skylights, appl, W/D, C/A, $935.

No pets. a 815-758-0123 SYCAMORE/DEKALB off Coltonville Sm. 3 Bedroom Condo. Water & Garbage incl., $800/mo + No pets 815-758-0019

Sycamore/River's Edge Condo 2 bedroom, 2 bath, granite counter tops, SS appliances, extra large laundry room, 1 car garage. $1100/mo. 630-742-9153

The Knolls Hot new deluxe townhomes.

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815-757-1907 Hinckley ~ Rimsnider Road Becherer Farm, approx 80 acres.

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Large kitchen, family room and living room, Fenced yard, basement, Hardwood floors. No pets. $1400 per month. Duff Properties, LLC. duffpropertiesllc@gmail.com 815-827-3434 815-482-4155 DeKalb 1 Bedroom with den/office Appl, basement, attached garage.

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DEKALB 1 BEDROOM Available Dec/Jan. Close to NIU, Free heat & water, quiet lifestyle. Varsity Square Apts.

815-756-9554 www.glencoproperties.com BIG APARTMENTS, LESS MONEY! Rochelle: 15 minutes from DeKalb 1 BR & 2BR Starting at $530 Recently updated!

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Shabbona ~ Spacious 2BR Newly painted, W/D hook-up.

No dogs, $635/mo + security.

847-738-2334

Stone Prairie 2BR, 2BA APT. Washer & dryer, central air, fireplace, exercise center.

Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.

Laing Mgmt.

815-758-1100 or 815-895-8600 SYCAMORE 2 BED 1 BATH 1 CAR GARAGE C/A D/W W/D ON SITE 210 MAERTZ DR $800. 630-441-8671

Malta- 116 S. 3rd St. Spacious 3 BR, 1 BA , A/C $750/mo 1st/lst/sec. Absolutelty no Pets. 630-365-9215

BATAVIA, fully built out hair salon for lease located in Batavia 630-620-1500 X-108

DEKALB – near downtown North 2nd Street, 800+ sq. ft. ideal for office, retail, salon, call for details, agent owned.

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Sandwich 3 Room - 5 Room Office Suites on Route 34 from $500/mo - Accountants, Lawyers, Insurance Agents, R. E. Agents, Contractors, Small Business Owners. Call for additional info. 815-786-7411

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DEKALB - SPACIOUS MARKET APARTMENTS Starting @ $599, 2 Bedroom $683, 3 Bedroom Near the heart of NIU. Incl gas and forced air heat. Off street parking, lush grounds, on site laundry room. Outdoor pool, tennis and basketball courts, patios and balconies. Cats OK.

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DeKalb 1 & 2 Bdrm,

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Sycamore E. State St. AVAILABLE NOW! Newly remodeled 2 Bedroom CALL FOR DETAILS 815-245-6098 ~ 815-923-2521

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AMERICAN MIDWEST BANK, an Illinois State Banking Corporation, as successor to THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF DEKALB COUNTY, a National Banking Corporation, Plaintiff, VS. CHARLES A. NUNN, and NANCY E. NUNN, Defendants.

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

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Duplantie MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6297986 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, April 19, 26 & May 3, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS Estate of LORETTA M. BENSON Case No. 2014 P 35 CLAIM NOTICE

Unless you file your response or otherwise file your appearance in this cause in the office of the Circuit Clerk of the DeKalb County, Courthouse at 133 W. State Street, Sycamore, Illinois 60178 on or before the 13th day of May, 2014, a judgment and any other relief may be granted as prayed for by the Plaintiff.

Notice is given to creditors of the death of Loretta M. Benson. Letters of Office were issued to William L. Roland, whose address is 25885 Kirkwood Sq. Chantilly, Va 20152, as Independent Executor. James Davidson is attorney of record.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on or before the 23rd day of October, 2014, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

/s/ Maureen A. Josh Circuit Clerk

Executor for the state of Loretta M. Benson, deceased

Notice is given to Defendants Charles A. Nunn and Nancy E. Nunn, that this cause has been commenced against you in this Court asking for Money Damages in the amount of $6,565.94 and other relief.

Katharine M. Peterson 1985 DeKalb Ave. Sycamore, IL 60178 (815) 787-2360 Katharine.Peterson@americanmidwestbank.com ARDC # 6309903 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, April 5, 12 & 19, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE MANLEY, DEAS, KOCHALSKI, LLC One East Wacker Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-PR2 TRUST., Plaintiff, v. JAY M. TROUT; VILLAGE OF MAPLE PARK, ILLINOIS; VINCENT S. COOK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, Case No. 14 CH 55

/s/ James Davidson for William L. Roland, Independent Executor /s/ Maureen A. Josh Clerk of the Circuit Court

ey 134 West State Street Sycamore, IL 60178 (815) 899-9171 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, April 19, 26 & May 3, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, DEKALB COUNTY IN RE THE MATTER OF: SARAH CATHERINE OBRIEN NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Notice is given you, the public, that on June 11, 2014 at 9:00 A.M., a hearing will be held on a Petition for Change of Name asking the Court to change my present name of SARAH CATHERINE OBRIEN to the name of SARAH CATHERINE TEWKSBURY. The hearing will take place at DeKalb County Courthouse, 110 E. Sycamore Street in Sycamore, Illinois.

Date: April 17, 2014 /s/ Sarah OBrien (Published in the Daily Chronicle, April 19, 26 & May 3, 2014.)

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The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Jay M. Trout; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 23 Judicial Circuit, DeKalb County, Illinois by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit:

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Lot 71 of Heritage Hill Estates Phase 1, a part of the East Half of Section 36, Township 40 North, Range 5, East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded August 14, 1996, in Book "Z" of plats, Page 190 as Document No. 96011300, Situated in the Village of Maple Park, DeKalb County, Illinois.

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