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Bill would fix pension overhaul glitch Oversight prompting many in higher education to retire

By DAVID MERCER and KERRY LESTER The Associated Press CHAMPAIGN – The Illinois Legislature is considering fixing a portion of a statewide pension overhaul that unwittingly takes a year of benefits away from university employees.

Higher education officials say a mistake in the legislation passed by lawmakers in December is causing hundreds of public-university employ-

ees to retire or consider retirement earlier than anticipated.

The pension-reform bill signed into law last year currently calculates a retiring university employee’s benefits as of last year instead of this year.

State Rep. Chad Hays, a Catlin Republican, filed one of two pieces of legislation this week that would change the language. Hay’s bill would base benefits on retirement as of June 30 instead of in 2013.

Hays’ district includes part

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of the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus.

“My goal is to be sure that we do not cause a stampede toward the door because the legislative intent of the original bill is wrong,” Hays said. “My bill I believe is a very minor technical correction.”

A second piece of legislation was filed by state Sen. Chapin Rose on Thursday.

The amendment to an existing Senate bill is co-sponsored by Christine Radogno, a Republican from Lemont.

“This is an opportunity to fix that [mistake] and fix it quickly,” said her spokeswoman, Patty Schuh, adding that the amendment might be able to be moved along more quickly than a new bill.

A minor correction is how university administrators who are seeking the change billed it when they first discussed it publicly last month, literally just a few words in the pension law.

But lawmakers including state Sen. Daniel Biss, who

co-sponsored the pension-reform legislation, have expressed concern that making the change might not be so simple. The pension reform law was difficult to pass, leading to potential reluctance to re-open it, Biss has said.

On Friday he said he’s optimistic.

“We still need to go and get the process moving and get a bill through,” Biss said.

In a letter Thursday to the State Universities Retirement System, which is also pushing for the change, House Speaker Michael Madigan said he “supports efforts to correct the

technical error.”

Spokesmen for the University of Illinois and Northern Illinois University said the schools have been working with lawmakers and hope to see the change made soon.

University of Illinois spokesman Tom Hardy pointed out that the General Assembly adjourns later this month, meaning that the change will have to happen soon since the pension law takes effect on June 1.

“With less than a month left in the legislative session and

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Farmers Insurance sues local governments over storm damage

By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com

and LAUREN LEONE-CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Farmers Insurance Co. is suing DeKalb County and seven local municipalities, claiming they didn’t do enough to stop damage caused by heavy rainfall in April 2013.

The city of DeKalb received record-setting rainfall of 4.01 inches April 17, 2013, with 4.67 inches falling over that day and the next, and the county was one of 33 in Illinois declared a federal disaster area.

The Kishaukee River flooded, closing Taylor Street in DeKalb and sending some residents to DeKalb Public Works for free sandbags. It also forced residents in Evergreen Village Mobile Home Park near Sycamore and Ashbury Court East apartments on Taylor Street in DeKalb to evacuate.

But local leaders should have known the heavy rainfall would strain storm sewers and sanitary sewer systems and planned better, according to the lawsuit filed on behalf of Farmers Insurance, its policy holders and property owners who suffered extensive flood damage.

The lawsuit, filed April 17 of this year, names DeKalb County, as well as Hinckley, Sycamore, Malta, Shabbona, Sandwich, Genoa and DeKalb. Similar lawsuits were filed the same day in Cook, Will, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle and McHenry counties.

DeKalb City Manager Anne Marie Gaura and DeKalb County Assistant State’s Attorney Stephanie Klein said they had not received a copy of the lawsuit. Klein, who was aware of the DeKalb County lawsuit, said the insurance company seemed to be suing the county because it had rained.

“It’s hard to discern what exactly their claim is against DeKalb County, because it references so many places that aren’t in DeKalb County,” Klein said. “Obviously, the county can’t make it rain, and we can’t make it stop raining.”

The insurance company claims that municipalities could have managed the stormwater better by sandbagging retention basins so they could hold more water, blocking discharge culverts in those

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Sycamore junior Stephannie Baccay (center) runs her 100-meter heat with her best friend Lindsay Cooper acting as a guide during a meet April 22 at DeKalb High School. Baccay, who has been blind her whole life, has been participating in track since eighth grade and currently throws shot put, runs the 100, and occasionally anchors one of Sycmore’s 4x100 relays. She previously used a tether system to guide her as she ran but after falls and injuries, head coach Joe McCormick decided the teammate guide works the best. During this race, she set a personal record of 18.3 seconds in 100.

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snitz@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Stephannie Baccay’s blindness doesn’t keep her out of activities that other high school students enjoy.

Baccay, a junior at Sycamore High School, is on the Spartans’ girls track and field team. She goes swimming, rides roller coasters, takes in movies with friends.

Baccay was born vision impaired. She used to be able to see light, but now can only sense shadows.

She’s been part of Sycamore’s track program since her freshman year, where she competes in the 100-meter dash, shot put and 4x100 relay.

“I always thought if you had a seeing disability you wouldn’t be able to do a lot of things,” said Lindsay Cooper, a junior on Sycamore’s track and field team

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Sycamore junior Stephannie Baccay practices by throwing a shot during an April 8 track practice at Sycamore High School.

Baccay receives voice cues to let her know where she is in the circle and feels for the toe board with her feet to know where she is on the slab. and a friend of Baccay. “But with her, being friends, she does everything pretty much [as if she could see].”

Because she is assisted by another person, the races Baccay runs against her opponents are exhibition matches. They do not count

toward the team standings in the meet.

In the shot put, Baccay does not need assistance, so when she throws it is not an exhibition event. She holds on to a teammate’s elbow up to the cement slab, gets audio cues to the board and

Baccay and Cooper’s new system has fared much better than using the tether, and McCormick said Baccay’s times have improved with Cooper guiding her.

“It’s actually a lot better, because with a tether I had to drag the thing. It doesn’t move automatically on its own so I had to drag it, it kind of made my speed slower,” Baccay said. “I felt like I could achieve more if I ran with a guide. I could tell, some of the meets I’d run with a guide, my time would be better [than] if I were running with a tether. ... With a guide it’s perfect. I just feel more secure and feel like I’m not going to trample myself or fall over or anything.”

throws, hears her mark or scratch and exits.

Sycamore coach Joe McCormick said her shot put distance has improved about three feet from last season.

Previously in the sprints, Baccay would run on a tether – a long line attached to two poles that kept her on the track. She would have to pull the line, which would slow her down.

Now, Cooper guides her.

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8 DAILY PLANNER Today

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 Walk-and-Talk meeting: 8 to 9 a.m. at the Northern Illinois University Lagoon, meeting at the NIU Lincoln Highway parking lot. www.oa.org; Contact: 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. This nondenominational food pantry serves the southwest part of DeKalb County and the southeast area of Lee County. 815-824-2228.

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 in DeKalb; llc904@hotmail.com.

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

Second Chance Crafts Day: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Youth Services Department at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Have another chance to create something fun, while supplies last. Call 815-756-9568 ext. 250, or email theresaw@dkpl.org.

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.

Group Hope: Noon to 1:30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 511 Russell Road in DeKalb. This free support and discussion meeting is for NIU students and DeKalb community residents. Community facilitators are sought to volunteer to help others.

Contact Dr. Charles Smith, 815-3989628 or visit www.grouphope.org or www.dbsalliance.org.

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

Hope for Ethan: 4 p.m. until midnight at the Genoa VFW, 311 S. Washington St. in Genoa. Medical benefit for 4-year-old Ethan Slinkard, diagnosed with mitochondrial disease. Tickets to the benefit cost $10. The event will include a pig roast dinner, bake sale, beer garden, 50/50 raffle, silent auction, and live music by The Back Up Plan and Shuvlhed. To donate directly, visit www.gofundme.com/ ethanslinkard.

Monthly community family-style dinner: 5 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. seatings at Kingston United Methodist Church, 121 W. First St. Dessert is included.

Donation is $9 for adults and $4 for children. Contact: Kingston UMC at 815-784-2010.

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, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Saturday Night AA(C): 10 p.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Sunday 24 Hours a Day AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Memories of DeKalb Ag: 2 to 4 p.m. at Nehring Gallery, Suite 204, 111 S. Second St., DeKalb. Free admission and open to all. www. dekalbalumni.org.

Sandwich Swings!: 4 to 6 p.m. at Plano American Legion Post 395, 510 E. Dearborn St., Plano. Singles welcome. Casual dress. Cash bar available. Admission costs $5 per person. 815-570-9004.

Society for Creative Anachronism Fighter’s Practice: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the East Lagoon located on the corner of Castle Drive and College Avenue on NIU Campus, DeKalb. Visit www.carraigban.org/ or call 815-739-5788 or 815-9865403 for other information. Middle Ages-Renaissance history re-enactors and those interested in “stepping into the past” are welcome.

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Fair maps, not term limits are answer Illinois doesn’t need term limits for its elected officials. It needs fair maps for electing them.

Both of those proposals could appear on the ballot in the fall, unless state House Speaker Michael Madigan’s operatives succeed in keeping them off through a legal challenge.

Madigan – or at least, the system that created him – is the target for both of those proposals. He’s been in the state House more than 40 years, and been speaker for almost 30 of those.

Many people are sick of the undue influence he wields over the entire state while being accountable to only a fraction of its voters, in the 22nd District on the southwest side of Chicago. They’re right – it’s not fair.

But imposing term limits on all state legislators is cutting off your nose to spite your face. Creating a system for drawing fair representative districts would give the state the facelift it really needs.

The change to the legislative map-drawing process, led by a nonpartisan group called “Yes for Fair Maps” would create an independent commission to draw a new political map for the legislature every decade. The idea is to take partisan political considerations out of the process. It would be a huge step forward for Illinois.

Look at the composition of our state government. It’s entirely controlled by Democrats, who hold supermajorities in the House and Senate and control the governor’s office – for now, anyway.

Democrats had a tight hold on power before they redrew state and federal legislative districts in 2010. Afterward, they gained even more power. In 2012 elections, the Dems added seven seats in the House and five in the state Senate.

The state’s Congressional delegation became more Democratic, too, increasing from 8 of 19 seats to 11 of 18.

The point isn’t necessarily that Democrats are bad, so much as that one party is manipulating the system to have complete control and minimize voters’ ability to influence the system.

Illinoisans are angry at state government and have less trust in state officials than in any other state in the nation, polling data from Gallup shows.

Yet there seems to be little change in Springfield.

Why? Because the game is rigged.

Let’s put Democrats aside for a moment and look at the case of state Rep. Bob Pritchard, a Republican who represents most of DeKalb County in the 70th District.

Pritchard was chosen to fill the unexpired term of David Wirsing, who died in November 2003. Pritchard took office Dec. 1, 2003.

He grew up on his family’s farm near Maple Park. He’s worked at universities, he’s been a newsman, and at the time he

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He stepped out of a committee meeting in Springfield about community college budget requests to speak with me Thursday.

“The feedback that I’m getting is I’m doing a fair job of representing the total issues that our district can deal with, and that’s my goal,” Pritchard said.“The better I do that, I think the less people feel that they need a change.”

Pritchard said it took about eight years for him to truly become comfortable with how things worked in Springfield. In other words, just as he would have been forced to leave office under the current term limits proposal.

“Certainly, the longer you’re here the more comfortable you are with the issues and the process and how to influence the process,” Pritchard said.

“That’s been my major concern about the movement of term limits, is what is the length of that term limit that they’re shooting for.”

Pritchard said if there were to be term limits, 12 years might make more sense.

If Springfield becomes a revolving door where neophytes replace experienced people every eight years, it’s unelected staffers and “consultants” who will become more powerful. In other words, that could be Madigan’s next line of work – he could have power without answering to any voters.

Since 2004, Pritchard has appeared on the ballot in five general elections and six primaries.

He hasn’t faced a primary challenge since 2004. No Democrat has challenged him since Chuck Sauer tried in 2006. His last opponent of any kind was James Dusing of the Green Party in 2008, who Pritchard beat by a 3-to-1 margin. He was unopposed the entire way in 2010 and 2012, and no opponent has materialized so far this year.

Pritchard is pretty visible and accessible, and has roots here. It could be that voters here think he knows their concerns and values and like the way he represents them.

It could also be that people look at the district and conclude that there’s no hope for a Democrat or other third-party challenger.

If voters like Pritchard representing them, he shouldn’t be disqualified. But if the district is drawn in a way that discourages competition, that should change.

Illinois is full of “safe” representative districts, drawn to give one party or an-

other an edge. When politicians are in a safe district and stay in the good graces of party leaders by voting as they’re told, they can usually rest assured they’ll be able to outspend any primary challengers and can stay in office as long as they like.

“It is the epitome of legislators choosing the citizens, rather than the other way around,” Pritchard said. “The maps are drawn to marginalize whatever group the party in power wants to marginalize.”

At the state level, the maps help Democrats retain their stranglehold on power.

At the federal level, the state is a tangle of districts covering broad swaths of territory with little regard for population centers, including DeKalb and Sycamore.

The 16th Congressional District, which includes DeKalb, stretches from the state line (including part of Rockford) to just north of Champaign. Its represented by Republican Adam Kinzinger of Channahon.

Sycamore is at the edge of the 14th Congressional District, which includes suburban areas as far away as the state line in Lake County down to the southwest suburbs. It’s represented by Republican Randy Hultgren of Winfield.

Those districts were drawn that way to encompass as many Republican voters as possible, and also to force two Republican reps to face off in 2012, when Kinzinger defeated Don Manzullo in a primary election.

But we’re not the only ones marginalized under the system. Other towns, such as Bloomington, Peoria, and Crystal Lake are represented by two different people in Congress.

These districts diminish the voices of people with similar concerns, and make it harder for politicians to truly represent their districts.

Here’s a last illustration of how the map-drawing skews the will of the people. Although Democrats dominate state government, when the whole state votes, it’s rarely such a whitewash. Illinois has a senator from each party. The governor’s race in 2010 was a close contest where the Republican challenger won 99 of the state’s 102 counties, and Gov. Pat Quinn won election by less than 1 percent of the 3.7 million votes cast.

And yet when the state is broken up with enough skill, it can render entirely lopsided results.

We need to stop this scam.

If we can create a fair system for drawing legislative boundaries, we won’t need term limits to get rid of crooked politicians. The voters will do it.

• Eric Olson is editor of the Daily Chronicle. Reach him at 815-756-4841 ext.

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As wildfire fear rises, U.S. tanker fleet incomplete

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – With a vast swath of the West primed for wildfires, federal foresters are preparing for the worst with a budget that might run dry and a fleet of air tankers that in some cases aren’t ready for takeoff.

A combination of extended drought, warming weather and an abundance of withered trees and grasses have created ideal conditions for fire – more than 22 million acres were blackened by wildfires from 2011 to 2013, primarily across the West.

“It looks like it’s going to be a serious enough season to where we run out of money again,” Tom Harbour, director of fire and aviation management for the U.S. Forest Service, warned in an interview with The Associated Press.

“I’m really concerned, there is no question,” Harbour said. “I think we are going to have a lot of fire.”

The agency is doing what it can to prepare for wildfire season by burning sections of forest in high-risk areas to remove dead or dry vegetation that could fuel a fire.

In another step, crews will launch a major forest-thinning project on Lake Tahoe’s north shore.

In no place is the situation more worrisome than in California, where several years of stingy rainfall have turned forests and scrub into matchsticks and

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A resident talks on her phone Wednesday as she watches the Etiwanda Fire in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. The wildfire driven by surging Santa Ana winds sent a choking pall of smoke through foothill neighborhoods, forcing the evacuation of at least 1,650 homes and the closure of at least seven schools. tens of thousands of homes are perched along fire-prone areas.

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Two DeKalb inspectors, supervisor on paid leave

By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com DeKALB – DeKalb has placed its building supervisor and two inspectors on paid administrative leave.

City leaders are discussing options for the future of the department, which is responsible for issuing building permits, inspecting construction work and enforcing property maintenance codes, DeKalb City Manager Anne Marie Gaura said.

“The City has begun a process of undertaking discussions with AFSCME and three employees from the City’s Building Division, to ensure that the City is providing those services in the most effective fashion possible to protect public safety, and also in a financially responsible fashion,” Gaura said in an email.

“In order to facilitate open communications, the three

employees have been placed on a paid, administrative leave, while the City evaluates potential options and undertakes a detailed analysis to determine the best way of meeting the City’s needs and fulfilling public expectations,” Gaura’s email continued.

Placed on paid leave were: building supervisor Kent “Lou” Larson and building inspectors David Reynolds and Roger Votaw, City Attorney Dean Frieders said in an email.

In fiscal 2013, Larson’s total pay, including benefits, overtime and bonuses, was $125,111, according to the city’s total compensation report.

Also in fiscal 2013, Reynolds’ total pay was $99,856, while Votaw’s was $97,678, the report states. Votaw had 12 vacation days and 12 sick days, while Larson and Reynolds each had 27 vacation days and 12 sick days.

Bond set for Cortland man accused of dealing heroin

By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Bond was set at $510,500 Friday for a 30-year-old Cortland man accused of dealing heroin near Clinton Rosette Middle School in DeKalb.

Anthony S. McClain, of the first block of West George Avenue in Cor- Anthony S. tland, met with McClain a confidential police source about 12:51 p.m.

Thursday and sold that person 0.81 grams of heroin near the middle school at First Street and Sycamore Road, according to court records.

DeKalb County sheriff’s deputies and DeKalb police monitored the transaction and,

soon after he left, DeKalb police pulled over McClain’s car on Sycamore Road south of Hillcrest Avenue, court records show.

Police found money they had provided for the drug deal on McClain, court records show.

McClain was charged with unlawful delivery of heroin within 1,000 feet of a school, unlawful delivery of heroin, unlawful possession of heroin and driving with a revoked license. McClain is on parole for attempted residential burglary and aggravated driving under the influence, according to Illinois Department of Corrections records.

The most serious charge McClain faces typically is punishable with up to 15 years in prison. He is next due in court Thursday.

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Plant sales help students learn, earn

By ANDREA AZZO aazzo@shawmedia.com DeKALB – DeKalb resident Jackie Keck was eyeing hanging baskets Friday in hopes of finding the perfect Mother’s Day gift for her mother and mother-in-law.

Keck also picked out some annual plants for herself during the annual plant sale at the greenhouse at DeKalb High School, 501 W. Dresser Road.

“I do lots of pots and perennials at home,” she said.

The plant sale continues from 8 a.m. to noon today.

Plants, vegetables and hanging gardens are for sale to benefit the school’s horticulture program.

DeKalb High students planted the seeds in February, watered them and watched them grow. They also were required to research two different types of plants in order to learn about what they were growing.

Some of the plants for sale include coleuses, dahlias and lavenders. Shoppers can also find broccoli, zucchini and basil.

Popular items include petunias and geraniums, said Sarah Peterson, agriculture teacher.

Vegetables cost between $2 and $3, and hanging baskets range in price from $15 to $20.

“It really shows off our hard work,” said Gennelle Romero, a senior at DeKalb High. “We basically grew them all, and people are buying them.”

Students put up flyers at local businesses to promote the sale. Leftover plants will be donated to DeKalb County Community Gardens, and

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Cindy Lofthouse, an instructional coach at DeKalb High School, carries her flowers to check out Friday at the school’s greenhouse. DeKalb High School horticulture students are selling bedding plants, vegetables and hanging baskets they produced from 8 a.m. to noon today at the greenhouse. some students will be able to bring home the plants they helped grow, Peterson said.

Some of the plants will even be planted at Van Buer Plaza in downtown DeKalb and near the flagpole at the intersection of Grove and Fourth streets, she said.

“The students do all of the work,” Peterson said. “They grow, they plant, they transplant everything.”

DeKalb High senior Nicholas Olson admitted he took the agricultural class expecting it would be an easy course, but once he began working on growing the plants, his appreciation blossomed.

“It was better than sitting in a locked up classroom for

Upcoming plant sales at school greenhouses Sycamore High School, 555 Spartan Trail: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Sunday; 3:10 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 10 and 11.

Genoa-Kingston High School, 980 Park Ave., Genoa: 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and May 15-16; 8 a.m. to noon May 10 and May 17 Hiawatha High School, 410 S. First St., Kirkland: 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays

45 minutes,” Olson said. “I just enjoyed being out here all the time.”

Kathy Peterson drove all the way from St. Charles to see what plants were for sale.

Peterson is the aunt of Sarah Peterson’s husband.

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8OBITUARIES family came first, loving them all deeply. Geneva enjoyed camping with her spouse, numerous friends, and usually one or three of her grandchildren, who meant the world to her.

She enjoyed reading, crocheting and knitting, which she always gave away to someone. She enjoyed life, liked to kid and joke and had a wonderful laugh.

Geneva donated her body to science, as she suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and a rare form of breast cancer, to hopefully help someone else suffering from these most horrible diseases.

Geneva is survived by her spouse, Hadley C. Moore, a son, Michael H. Moore and a daughter, Linda K. Moore, all of DeKalb; five beautiful grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

Geneva would like to thank DeKalb Hospice, Dr. Ron Feldman of Sycamore and all her friends. A special thank-you to her family for the love, compassion and care she received from them at home and also to University Village employees and management for all the caring help they have shown through the years to her and her family.

Come celebrate Geneva’s life and share a memory or three from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at her home, 630 N. Annie Glidden Road, Apartment 501, University Village Apartments, DeKalb. Coffee and cookies will be served.

Her family and friends will love her forever.

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MARJORIE REED Born: Dec. 22, 1925, in Prairie Township, Ill. Died: April 26, 2014, in DeKalb, Ill.

BEDFORD, Ind. – Marjorie Reed, 88, of Bedford, Ind., died at 7 a.m.

Saturday, April 26, 2014, at DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center in DeKalb.

Born Dec. 22, 1925, in Prairie Township, Ill., the daughter of Josiah and Edna (Anderson) Tharp, she married the Rev. Leo T. Reed on Dec. 25, 1942, in Cayuga, Ind.; he preceded her in death Jan. 9, 2004.

GENEVA L. (TALLEY) She was a 1942 graduate of Hillsdale, Ind. She was a pastor’s MOORE wife and a homemaker. She was a Born: Nov. 27, 1926, in Knoxville, member of Davis Memorial Church Tenn. of the Nazarene. She volunteered at Died: April 25, 2014, in DeKalb, Ill. Westview Nursing and Rehab since December of 1999. She and her DeKALB – Genehusband ministered at Milltown, va Moore, 87, of Boonville, Petersburg and Sullivan DeKalb, Ill., formerly in Indiana; DeKalb; and Del Ray of Knoxville, Tenn., Beach, Fla. passed over to her Surviving are two sons, Victor L. Heavenly family (Linda) Reed of Malta and Ronald Friday, April 25, L. (Zora) Reed of Sullivan, Ind.; four 2014, with her grandchildren, Robert Reed and earthly family by her side. She wanted to go home and be with her Crystal Steffa of Malta, James Reed mama, who is surely holding her in of Louisville, Ky., and Susan Wells of Omaha, Neb.; 11 great-grandchilloving arms. dren; five great-great-grandchilGeneva was born in Knoxville on dren; one brother, Roscoe “Marvin” Nov. 27, 1926, to R.C. and Nannie (Harriett) Tharp, of Guntersville, Talley, where she worked in a cotton mill after graduating school, Ala.; and two sisters-in-law, Mildred Tharp of Bella Vista, Ark., and until 1950 when she, her spouse and two children moved to DeKalb. Virginia Tharp of Franklin, Ind. She was preceded in death by her She received her Licensed parents; husband; five brothers; and Practical Nurse license by taking a two sisters. train into Chicago and taking the The funeral service was April test, using only knowledge gained 29, 2014, at Ferguson-Lee Funeral from working as an aide at the Old Home, with Pastor Ken Bushey County Farm, now known as DeKalb officiating.

Burial was at Mount County Rehab & Nursing Center.

Lebanon Cemetery in French Lick, People never came to her house Ind. without her wanting to feed them.

The family wishes to thank Dr. The meals she would cook were Ilaxa Patel, the staff of Kishwaukee amazing and always more than Hospital and the staff of the DeKalb enough was left over.

County Rehab & Nursing Center for Geneva was a caring, compastheir care of her. sionate, loving and strong-willed Memorial contributions can be lady, always helping others. Her

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made to Davis Memorial Church of the Nazarene in care of the Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home, P.O. Box 63, Bedford IN 47421.

Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.fergusonlee. com.

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DeKALB – Mayor John Rey will host a town hall meeting on Northern Illinois University’s recent planning activities at 10 a.m. today.

The meeting will be at City Hall Council Chambers, 200 S. Fourth St., and will start with introductory comments from Rey. NIU’s Vice President of Public Safety and Community Relations Bill Nicklas and other university officials are expected to attend.

Almost 100 people attended a similar town hall meeting Sunday night to voice concerns and ask questions about the changes proposed at NIU’s campus and the neighborhoods surrounding it.

At that meeting, NIU President Douglas Baker explained the “Bold Ideas Thesis” that has spurred an uproar among some DeKalb residents was the result of five days of work done by a design team, stressing the fluidity of the ideas.

The university also held two “Bold Futures” workshops to think of ways to change campus layout and transportation plans in hopes of reversing declining enrollment, attracting and retaining more students, and creating a greater connection between the university and the city.

CAROLE V. SWANSON Born: July 21, 1934, in DeKalb, Ill. Died: May 1, 2014, in DeKalb MALTA – Carole Vergene (Francen) Swanson, 79, of Malta, Ill., born July 21, 1934, in DeKalb, died Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Bethany Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, DeKalb.

Carole was the only child born to Chester L. and Mildred (Bogle) Francen on July 21, 1934.

Her education was at the Anderson and Brown Country Schools. She graduated from Malta High School in 1952.

Carole married Robert J. Swanson on June 14, 1953, at Malta Congregational Church. She worked at the Heins Grocery and Pease Lumber in Malta and then Northern Illinois University Dining and Food Service for 35 years, retiring in 2007. Carole was an active member of the Malta church for 65 years. She was involved with Sunday school, choirs and playing piano and organ for the church for many years. Carole always made family gatherings and children’s activities her top priority.

Survivors include a son, Ronald J. (Jeanne) Swanson of Shabbona; daughter, Jill Anne Swanson of Rock Falls; grandchildren, Jordan (Jill) Swanson of Yorkville, Colbie J. Swanson of DeKalb and Jacob Swanson of Shabbona; great-grandchildren, Justin, Cali, and Cooper Swanson and Landon Lee Hall of Stillman Valley; extended family, Cory and Danielle Hall of Stillman Valley, Edward and Linette Hall of Byron, and Joe and Christina Topinka and Alexandria Topinka of Texas.

Carole will be greatly missed and her loving spirit will live on through all who knew and loved her.

A memorial service will be at noon Wednesday, May 7, at RonanMoore-Finch Funeral Home, 310 Oak St., DeKalb, with Pastor Dave Bateman officiating. Burial will take place immediately after the memorial service at Malta Cemetery. The visitation will be from 10 a.m. Wednesday, until the time of service at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the family to be established at a later date.

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

To send an online condolence, visit www.ronanmoorefinch.com; 815-758-3841.

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Multicultural Festival set for Sunday SANDWICH — The Multicultural Festival, highlighting Mexican and Chinese cultures, will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Woodbury School, 322 E. Third. St., Sandwich.

The Hispanic Parents Group from Sandwich School District 430 and The Sandwich Hispanic Coalition invite locals to the event to celebrate student culture and heritage.

Students will perform traditional Mexican and Chinese dances. Food and music will be available throughout the afternoon.

For more information, call Marta Dunne at 815-7868811 or 815-786-6316.

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for others was known to all who loved her. She would cry with her students while reading a chapter a day of “Little Britches,” “All Mine to Give,” or “Box Car Children.”

Her former students shared these memories with her family. She was happiest when surrounded by family, friends and her students.

She loved to dance, sing, play the harmonica, watch movies, laugh and eat popcorn. She loved children of all ages, and they loved her.

Emma is survived by her sister, Marian Metzger of Columbus, Wis.; four children, Patrick, a dentist, of Mount Vernon, Wash., James, a lawyer, of Moberly, Mo., Kathleen, a medical doctor, of Santa Cruz, Calif., and Maureen, a veterinarian, of Santa Cruz. She also is survived by 11 grandchildren and more than 30 great-grandchildren.

Emma was preceded in death by her parents, Hector and Helena Cromheecke of Columbus; brothers, Remi and Maynard; sisters, Mary Potenburg and Irene Pashley; and her beloved husband, Leo James, in 2003. She also lost a beloved great-granddaughter, Gracie O’Loughlin, because of a rare form of spinal cancer, neuroblastoma.

Her family hopes they are dancing, singing and reading books together.

A memorial celebration of Emma’s life will be at noon Saturday, June 28, at St Jerome’s Catholic Church, 1550 Farnham St., in Columbus, Wis. Family and friends may gather at 11 a.m. for a visitation. After a luncheon, there will be a songfest at St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in Beaver Dam, Wis., where she will be reunited with her husband, Leo James Loughlin, on a gentle hillside overlooking Beaver Dam Lake where they used to ice skate. The family will stay the weekend at the Campus Inn in Beaver Dam. Memories/condolences can be shared with the family in care of The Loughlin Family, 865 Pine Tree Lane, Aptos, CA 95003, or email: mhloughlin@aol.com. The family would like to say to all of her family, friends and students, “Thank you for being a part of her life and ours, she loved you all dearly.”

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As a child, Emma used to wander Born: April 29, 1943, in Florence, across the country road to a oneS.C. room school house and watch the Died: April 29, 2014, in Sherman, children learning – she longed to Texas be an elementary school teacher.

On June 3, 1936, at the age of 17, SHERMAN, Texas she graduated from Wisconsin – Mary Jo Gadek, Columbia County Normal School for 71, of Sherman, Teachers and began teaching in a Texas, passed away one-room school house (Lost Lake peacefully Tuesday, School), often riding her horse to April 29, 2014, at work early to light the wood stove her residence in and kerosene lanterns at the start Sherman. of each day.

Born April 29, 1943, in Florence, At a school picnic, she met Leo, a S.C., the daughter of Joseph and supervising teacher at the adjacent Evelyn Miller Brockhaus, Mary Jo Eldershade and Benjamin Franklin was a wonderful, very caring and Schools, located 1.5 miles from generous wife, mother, grandthe Cromheecke home. Emma’s mother, great-grandmother and baby sister, Marian Metzger, was friend to many. taught by Leo in the third and She received her training as a fourth grades. Emma and Leo were registered nurse at Cook County married June 12, 1939, had four Hospital in Chicago, and went on children, and enjoyed more than 64 to receive her bachelor’s degree years together. Leo was the love of in nursing from Northern Illinois her life. They shared a passion for University in DeKalb. Later she received her master’s degree from teaching, environmental “outSoutheastern Oklahoma State Uni- door” education, home, family and versity in Durant, Okla., and became church. During the summer of 1942, a Licensed Professional Counselor. Emma and Leo moved to Waterman Mary Jo operated a private practice where they built their dream house together and lived happily raising in family and child counseling. their children for 16 years.

Mary Jo was a teacher, a mentor From 1936 to 1959, Emma taught and a community volunteer. She at many one-room rural schools loved traveling, fishing, gardening, in Dodge County, Wis., including flowers and, most of all, building personal relationships with people. the Main Street School in Lebanon.

Mary Jo was truly loved by all who In 1958, Emma graduated from Wisconsin State Teacher’s College knew her. at Whitewater with a bachelor’s She is survived by her husband, degree in elementary education Frank E. Gadek of Sherman; son, and accepted a teaching position Frank J. Gadek of Denison, Texas; at Emerson Elementary in Madidaughter, Susan Cash of Allen, son, Wis. From 1954 to 1959, Leo Texas; son, Brian S. Gadek and received his master’s and doctorate wife, Jennifer, of McKinney, Texas; in educational psychology at the five grandchildren, Tiama Baze and husband, Chris, Matthew Lynn University of Wisconsin-Madison, with the family spending sumGadek, Maddison Lea Gadek, Hanmers at the Tent Colony on Lake nah Cash and Devan Gadek. Mary Mendota. After graduation, Leo Jo also is survived by her brother, accepted a position as professor of Richard Brockhaus and wife, Ann education, and later, department of Bethesda, Md.; sister, Mary Ann head, at Northern Illinois University, Himmelman and husband, Jack and the family moved to DeKalb in of Cincinnati; three great-grand1960. Emma worked at Littlejohn children, Brandilynn, Bryson and Brindyn Baze; several nephews and and Jefferson elementary schools in DeKalb for 38 years from 1960 nieces; and a host of friends. to 1998. She received her master’s She was preceded in death by degree in education specializing in her parents and one brother, Pat reading at NIU, graduating with her Brockhaus.

The funeral Mass for Mary Jo will son, James, in 1964.

Both Emma and Leo were active be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monmembers of Newman Catholic day, May 5, at St. Mary’s Catholic Student Center at NIU, and also St. Church in Sherman. Arrangements Mary Catholic Parish in DeKalb. She are under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home in Sherman. A rosary never tired of learning, and was proud that she had almost enough will be recited at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at the Waldo Funeral Home credits to earn her doctorate in education which she considered Chapel. Family night will be from doing at the age of 92.

6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday after the Emma’s classrooms were always rosary. magical, filled with learning, not In lieu of flowers, please conjust the three R’s, but also plays, sider a donation to Child & Family songs, story-telling and art projGuidance Center of Texoma, 804 ects. Every year she would find a E. Pecan Grove Road, Sherman, TX caterpillar for her science curricu75090. lum and students would watch it The online register book can be signed at www.waldofuneralhome. spin a golden chrysalis and morph into a beautiful Monarch butterfly com.

To sign the online guest book, vis- flying around her classroom to it www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle. the delight of her students and principal. Then there were the pollywogs, watching them grow EMMA (CROMHEECKE) legs and absorb their tails. Science came alive in Emma’s classroom.

LOUGHLIN Born: March 5, 1919, in Deansville, She believed in the importance of physical activity. Everyone learned Wis. Died: Dec. 24, 2013, in Santa Cruz, to play softball, especially the girls; she taught them to bat, to throw, Calif. to run ... never tell her that a “girl” could not do something. Every DeKALB – Emma Thanksgiving her class shared a (Cromheecke) meal drawing their own plates on a Loughlin, 94, of long piece of parchment, and eating DeKalb, Ill., passed finger foods, so no one would go away peacefully without a party.

Dec. 24, 2013, at She knew her students, not just her daughter’s their names, but their families, their home in Santa siblings, their likes, their dislikes, Cruz, Calif., surtheir talents, dreams and disaprounded by family. pointments. To Emma there were Emma, “Em,” was no strangers, just friends she had a loving, energetic, not met yet … people would share dedicated wife, their life story with her on a bus, mother, daughin a train station, on the airplane, ter, sister, aunt, grandmother, even camping … and they would great-grandmother, teacher and say later, “I never tell anyone those friend. She taught hundreds of things ... she is just so understandchildren in Wisconsin and Illinois over a successful 60-year teaching ing.” Every year Emma would walk career, from one-room rural school her entire class 3 miles to the houses teaching grades kindergar- Ellwood House, a national historic mansion to learn the local history, ten through eight, and on through and she would do this even when the open classrooms of the 1970s and ‘80s. Her favorite was teaching she was 76 and 77, until she could do it no more. She retired from fifth grade, specializing in reading full-time teaching at the age of 78, and science “outdoor” education. although she planned to return Emma was born March 5, 1919, in Deansville, Wis., the fifth child in some day to the classroom.

In 2008, she celebrated her 90th a family of six. Her parents, Hector and Helene (Denolfe) Cromheecke, birthday in Carmel Valley, Calif., where she played her harmonica immigrated to the U.S. from with a mariachi band at a family Belgium in the early 1900s. Her reunion. Her energy and kindness father helped to build the railroad

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“The next step is going to be a broader-based sectoral sanctions regime,” Obama declared, referring to entire segments of Russia’s economy, such as energy or arms.

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CHICAGO – A botched lethal injection in Oklahoma this week has renewed a debate on whether doctors should be banned from executions – or required to participate to make the process more humane.

Some of the nation’s 32 death penalty states mandate doctor participation – including Oklahoma – but critics said what happened there proves a doctor’s presence can’t guarantee the process will go smoothly.

“Physicians have an ethical and moral responsibility to remain as far from the execution chamber as possible,” said Dr. Jonathan Weisbuch of Phoenix, a death penalty opponent.

He calls what happened in Oklahoma torture. “How dare they experiment on a living human being,” Weisbuch said.

In Oklahoma on Tuesday, the execution team struggled to find a suitable vein for injecting the lethal drugs and a vein collapse prevented the drugs from working properly.

Clayton Lockett, a convicted murderer, writhed before the execution was called off. He died later of an apparent heart attack. According to witnesses and a letter from the state’s prisons chief, a physician checked the IV line, checked to see if Lockett was unconscious and reported that not enough drugs had been given to kill him – all violations of the American Medical Association’s ethics policy.

The AMA says it’s unethical for doctors to be involved except in a peripheral way.

That’s one reason why the number and identities of phy-

sicians who do participate are shrouded in secrecy. Dr. Ardis Dee Hoven, the AMA’s president, issued a statement Friday regarding Lockett’s execution.

“No matter how one feels about capital punishment, it is disquieting for physicians to act as agents of the state in the assisting, supervising or contributing to a legally authorized execution,” Hoven said. “The American Medical Association is troubled by continuous refusal of states to acknowledge the ethical obligations of physicians that strictly prohibit involvement in capital punishment.”

Weisbuch said the Oklahoma case underscores why an execution moratorium is needed. He plans to ask the AMA to lobby for a ban at the group’s policymaking meeting next month in Chicago. Similar attempts have failed. But whether Lockett’s execution, execution drug shortages, and concerns about their effectiveness will sway the AMA this time remain to be seen.

The group’s endorsement might deter some physicians from participating, but whether it would influence pro-death penalty politicians is uncertain.

Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, an advocacy group critical of how capital punishment is usually carried out, said doctors’ participation in executions often pits the medical profession against the judicial system.

“Lawsuits say this is a medical procedure being done by guards – it could go wrong,” Dieter said. “Courts want assurances” that condemned inmates won’t suffer, he said.

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel threatened tough sanctions Friday on broad swaths of Russia’s economy if Moscow disrupts Ukraine’s May 25 presidential elections, putting President Vladimir Putin on notice for harsher penalties even if he stops short of a full invasion.

Standing side by side in the White House Rose Garden, Obama and Merkel sought to bat down the notion of any discord between the U.S and European approaches to dissuading Putin from interfering in Ukraine. Obama said the U.S. and Europe have shown “remarkable unity” in their response so far, though he acknowledged that some European countries are vulnerable to Russian retaliation for sanctions and said those

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Police get extra 48 hours to question Gerry Adams The Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Northern Ireland police were granted an extra 48 hours Friday to interrogate Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams about the 1972 IRA killing of a Belfast widow, infuriating his Irish nationalist party and raising questions about the stability of the province’s Catholic-Protestant government.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed in a statement its detectives received permission at a closeddoor hearing with a judge to detain Adams for up to two more days.

Had the request been refused, authorities would have been required to charge Adams or release him Friday night, two days after his arrest in the abduction, slaying and secret burial of Jean McConville, a mother of 10. The new deadline is Sunday night, although this too could be extended with judicial permission.

The unexpectedly long detention of Adams left senior party colleagues seething.

Sinn Fein warned it could end its support for law and order in Northern Ireland – a key peacemaking commitment that enabled the creation of a unity government seven years

ago – if Adams is charged.

Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, the Sinn Fein official who governs Northern Ireland alongside British Protestant politicians, said his party would reconsider its 2007 vote to recognize the legitimacy of Northern Ireland’s police if Adams isn’t freed without charge. Protestants required that commitment before agreeing to cooperate with Sinn Fein.

McGuinness, who like Adams reputedly was an Irish Republican Army commander for three decades, said Sinn Fein would “continue to support the reformers within policing” if Adams is freed.

“Or the situation will not work out in the way we believe that it should. If it doesn’t, we will have to review that situation,” he said.

Moderate politicians criticized Sinn Fein for making unreasonable threats.

The justice minister in Northern Ireland’s five-party government, David Ford, told journalists outside the police station where Adams was being held that detectives were just doing their jobs in investigating one of the most heinous crimes of the conflict. Without specifying any of his government colleagues, Ford said some were seeking to promote instability.

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By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL and TAMARA LUSH The Associated Press PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Florida jail crippled by an apparent gas explosion was the subject of a five-year investigation that uncovered a facility so “grossly” understaffed that posts went unmanned and cells were seldom searched.

Violence was pervasive and inmates were segregated by race.

Investigators are now trying to figure out whether the blast was an accident or something that could have been prevented. Inmates have told family members, the news media and their attorneys they smelled gas ahead of the explosion, but the county said they had no record of those concerns.

Still, questions were being raised about a jail with a well-documented record of troubles. The conditions at the Escambia County Jail were outlined in a Justice Department report last year and led to the facility being treated like a hot potato among local officials.

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– and during an unprecedented rainstorm this week – the jail’s basement was flooded with more than 2 feet of water.

It was running on generator power and one inmate told The Associated Press that toilets were broken and prisoners were using plastic bags.

Then, the blast hit. Two prisoners died, nearly 200 inmates and guards were injured and the jail was all but destroyed in the explosion late Wednesday night. In the confusion and chaos, 600 inmates rushed out of the building and authorities lost track of three inmates, who were later accounted for.

Bruce Miller, the elected public defender for the 1st Judicial District that includes Escambia County, said Friday he has long been worried about conditions and understaffing at the jail and hoped the explosion provided another opportunity to review the facility.

“I’ve always had concerns about the jail,” Miller said.

A prison guard union representative said the past problems and the explosion may not have anything to do with each another. He said officers

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Debris from an explosion at the Escambia County Jail is scattered at the entrance to the facility Thursday in Pensacola, Fla. Two inmates were killed and nearly 200 others injured in the explosion, according to an Escambia County spokeswoman. train for fires and other emergencies every quarter.

“Nobody went into the day thinking anything was going to happen. For them to have gotten those people out like they did, they followed their procedures to the button. It could have been so, so, so much worse,” said Alan Miller of the Northwest Florida chapter of the Police Benevolent Association.

The jail’s problems were highlighted a year ago in a Justice Department report to the county commission and Sheriff David Morgan, citing “obvious and known systemic deficiencies” that led to the violation of inmates’ constitutional rights.

“Escambia County Jail has ignored obvious and serious risks to prisoner safety by grossly understaffing its secu-

rity complement and by failing to take reasonable steps to adequately monitor prisoner violence,” the report said.

Violence, inadequate medical and mental health care and staffing shortages were among the biggest worries. The report even cited a March 2011 study by the county that said “large insufficiencies in jail staffing ... raise the likelihood that something serious that could happen that would overwhelm the jail’s ability to respond.”

The county took control of the jail from the sheriff in October after contentious debates over budget cuts. Despite the DOJ report, the county hasn’t hired any additional jail staff, although officials were working on what needs to be done for the jail to come into compliance.

The Justice Department didn’t return phone calls or email.

Not everyone was happy about the decision for the county to takeover. County Commission Board Chairman Lumon May said he voted against it. He said there were too many issued that needed to be addressed and it was better for the sheriff to oversee the

jail.

“I thought it was too much of an undertaking for the county,” he said.

Randy Etheridge, a defense attorney who has clients in the jail, said the dispute involving who oversees the jail has been part of its problems. He said one of his clients was in a holding cell on the first floor when the building collapsed and had to be pulled out of the rubble.

He said he doesn’t think she had adequate medical attention after the blast.

As for the cause, Kevin Richardson, an agent for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said a national response team will sift through the rubble to find out where it started and why.

That team, along with the state Fire Marshal’s office, will determine whether it could have been prevented.

“We’re here to get to the bottom of this, but it’s going to take some time,” said Ashley Carr, spokeswoman for state fire marshal Jeff Atwater.

“Was this a tragic accident, or was this the result of someone’s action or inaction, and if so, who?”

Economy bounces back from brutal winter

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and JOSH BOAK The Associated Press

• INSURANCE Continued from page A1 basins or pumping down stormwater storage basins, among other strategies.

It would have cost municipalities less to properly manage stormwater than it cost insurance companies and private owners to repair the damage, the company claims in its lawsuit.

Stuart Brody, the insurance company’s attorney, and Trent Frager, spokesman for Farmers Insurance, both declined to say how much Farmers is trying to recover in damages. Frager said the company filed the lawsuit because they believe the damage caused was “completely preventable.”

“Farmers has taken what we believe is the necessary action to recover payments

Rainfall Amounts 48-hour rainfall totals for April 17 to 18, 2013: DeKalb: 5.67 inches Genoa: 4.23 inches Cortland: 4.78 inches Shabbona: 4.53 inches Belvidere: 4.39 inches Elburn: 4.25 inches Note: The amounts were taken from 48-hour rainfall reports from the National Weather Service. In some instances, a municipality may measure rain in more than one location. The amounts listed were the highest total for that municipality.

Source: National Weather Service made on behalf of our customers, for damages caused by what we believe to be a completely preventable issue, as well as to prevent it from happening again,” Frager said in a statement.

More than 1,500 people filed to retire by June 30 • PENSIONS Continued from page A1 the academic year winding down, every public university and community college in Illinois needs it A.S.A.P.,” Hardy said in an email.

Illinois’ public-retirement systems had $100 billion in pension liabilities they couldn’t pay for when the Gen-

eral Assembly passed the pension reform measure in December. The law would save an estimated $145 billion, largely by cutting benefits for employees and retirees.

The law has since been challenged in court, including a motion filed Friday by a group representing public university employees and retirees asking that the pension law be set aside until its constitutionality is determined.

WASHINGTON – The American economy shrugged off the end of a brutal winter last month, rebounding with the biggest hiring surge in two years and suggesting that the job market’s gains could endure.

Employers added 288,000 jobs across industries from manufacturing to construction to accounting. Even local governments hired. The unemployment rate sank to 6.3 percent, its lowest point since 2008, from 6.7 percent.

But the rate fell that far because many fewer people began looking for work in April, thereby reducing the number of unemployed. The proportion of Americans who either have a job or are looking for one dropped to a three-decade low.

And the monthly employment report the government released Friday showed that worker pay has yet to pick up – evidence that the job market has not fully recovered.

Yet April’s robust hiring gains suggested that the economy is returning to the solid pace of growth it achieved in the second half of 2013, before it was hammered by a harsh winter. Job growth has averaged 203,000 a month in the past six months, similar to last year’s average of 194,000.

Analysts said the economy is facing fewer hurdles now.

In addition to better weather, growth is no longer held back by steep government spending cuts, which slowed growth in 2013. Many companies had also stockpiled too many

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Shoppers walk in front of stores at the outdoor Biltmore Fashion Park on Thursday in Phoenix. Consumers are ramping up spending, businesses are ordering more goods and manufacturers are expanding.

The strengthening numbers show that harsh snowstorms and frigid cold in January and February were largely to blame for the economy’s scant growth at the start of the year. goods last fall, forcing them to cut back in the first quarter to clear their shelves.

“The absence of these factors is finally allowing the economy’s underlying strength to come to the surface,” said Bart Van Ark, chief economist at the Conference Board. “The result is not just a relatively strong gain in jobs in April but probably more of the same in May and June.”

Explorys, a health care data provider, has ramped up hiring in the past six months as more hospitals have used its services to limit their costs.

Explorys’ software can analyze patient data to predict which ones are most likely to need follow-up visits at home to prevent any complications.

The Cleveland-based company has added about 30 people in the past six months, bringing its staff to about 140.

“We need more software developers, data analysts and data scientists,” says CEO Steve McHale. “The economy’s improvement has served us well.”

April’s solid job growth wasn’t enough to boost stock prices. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 48 points in afternoon trading.

The unemployment rate is now at the lowest level in 5½ years. It’s fallen far enough that economists are anticipating the key next step in an improving job market: higher pay. In the past, when employers have had to draw from a

Continued from page A1 students with disabilities. The sports offered are cross country, bowling, swimming, and track and field. However, they are open only to disabled students who use a wheelchair (with the exception of swimming), and Baccay is not eligible.

According to IHSA associate executive director Kurt Gibson, there were two girls who participated at the IHSA State Meet for disabled students last season. No boys participated.

“It’s certainly a step forward. I’m hoping the IHSA will step forward again. Whether that will happen before Stephannie graduates, I don’t know,” McCormick said. “I don’t know what the populations of blind participants are. I know when schools come in for indoor meets and they see her, she’s certainly an inspiration, not just for our team but every team we come across.”

Sycamore junior Stephannie Baccay (right) practices the 100 meters April 8 using senior Hanna Gross as a guide at track practice.

Gibson said the programs were started because one of the IHSA’s member schools had a disabled swimmer and wanted the organization to look into offering programs. The IHSA formed a committee and ended up organizing programs for the four sports.

“There’s always talk of [expanding]. Our committee has

begun to ask themselves where they think the next tier of events might be,” Gibson said.

“Actually, there’s some talk of maybe looking at offering what are called unified programs.”

Much like students with learning disabilities were incorporated into classrooms in the 1990s, unified programs are athletic teams where disabled

and able-bodied athletes compete together. Gibson said soccer is one sport where unified programs could compete.

Regardless of whether Baccay is able to compete in a disabilities program in the future, she feels she’s been an inspiration to her teammates and others involved in track.

She remembers a meet where another person came up to her and thanked her.

“I remember this one time, this one guy comes up to me and he’s just like, ‘You’re my hero.’ I’m like, ‘Thank you so much,’ “ Baccay said. “It just feels good to have someone come up to you and say those words and be impressed that I can do it without fear or hesitation.”

And she enjoys running in regular meets with her peers.

“I like competing in the normal meets,” she said. “I like being like any other sighted person, you know. I do everything that I possibly can, that a sighted person could do.”

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smaller pool of unemployed people, they’ve typically been forced to offer higher pay.

That hasn’t happened yet.

And analysts differ about when pay might pick up. Joseph LaVorgna, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank, noted that the unemployment rate is near its seven-decade average of 6.1 percent. At that point, “you’ve typically seen wage and inflation pressures build,” LaVorgna said. “And I see no reason why it won’t happen this time as well.”

Higher prices and rising incomes could also eventually force the Federal Reserve to more quickly withdraw its efforts to spur borrowing, spending and growth by holding down interest rates.

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8BRIEF Ukrainian unrest spreads; dozens dead in Odessa

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The first serious offensive by the underlined the military’s vulnergovernment in Kiev and the doz- ability. The military action came two days after Kiev said it had ens of deaths in Odessa sharply lost control of eastern Ukraine. escalated the crisis that has led Both sides said two Ukrainian to the worst tensions between

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By nightfall, Ukrainian troops and armored personnel carriers blocked all major roads into Slovyansk, and the central part of the city remained in the hands of pro-Russia gunmen, according to Associated Press journalists inside.

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Daily Chronicle • www.daily-chronicle.com • Page A9 • Saturday, May 3, 2014

8THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN

8SKETCH VIEW

Y Awards Dinner honors those serving community

8LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tax revenue needed to help older residents To the Editor: May is Older Americans Month.

This year’s theme, “Safe Today, Healthy Tomorrow,” focuses on injury prevention that emphasizes helping older adults stay active.

We are witnessing an increase in the number of adults reaching retirement age who are remaining strong and active for longer than ever before.

The Illinois Department on Aging advocates for older adults and their caregivers by administering programs that help older adults live independently in their homes and communities.

Without services to assist them, many of our most vulner-

able would have few choices to remain independent and would find themselves forced to live in nursing-home facilities.

Services delivered to older adults’ homes in their communities cost the state far less than nursing home services. Illinois legislators are debating Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget proposal, which calls for maintaining the current state income tax rate.

Those who say Illinois can tax and spend less while still providing vital services for older adults are wrong. Programs such as the Community Care Program, Adult Protective Services, and Home Delivered Meals account for more than 95 percent of the department’s general fund.

Without revenue from the

current income tax rate, many of the state’s critical services will face radical cuts.

Community Care Program: The “not recommended” budget level would reduce the average number of in-home service units from 46 hours a month to 34 hours.

Adult Protection Services: The “not recommended” budget level would not allow for growth from the expansion to cover people with disabilities ages 18 to 59 living in a domestic setting, and among the elderly. To live within this budget, the program would limit the cases it investigates.

Home Delivered Meals: The “not recommended” budget would not allow for the needed 54 percent increase in meal levels. A budget reduction would

put more seniors in need of nutrition assistance on a wait list.

If our current income-tax rate is not retained, extreme cuts will be imposed July 1. These cuts could mean we’d lose in-home caregivers for 21,000 older adults; older adults living in nursing homes across Illinois would be left vulnerable, resulting from a reduction in nursing home ombudsman visits.

We urge legislators to vote to retain the current income-tax rate in support of Quinn’s budget for fiscal 2015. The governor’s plan protects families including more than 2 million people older than 60 who call Illinois home.

John K. Holton, Ph.D Director Illinois Department on Aging Chicago

Thumbs up: To a new event honoring those involved in community service. At the Kishwaukee YMCA’s inaugural Y Community Awards Dinner on Thursday, awards recipients included outstanding local youth Erin DeWitt and Maddie Suter; Dan Kenney received the community leader award, and KishHealth System was honored as an outstanding local organization. The evening also featured informative presentations about ways the Kishwaukee YMCA helps local people live healthier, more fulfilling lives through its programs and outreach, and an inspirational presentation by 5-time Olympic gold medalist, speedskater Bonnie Blair. The event was well done and we appreciate all those who work to make themselves and the community the best it can be.

Thumbs down: To trying to stop voters from having a voice. A lawsuit filed by a lawyer for the state Democratic party – a longtime ally of House Speaker Michael Madigan – has filed suit to block having proposals to impose term limits on Illinois lawmakers and to change the way state legislative district maps are drawn. The contention is that both go beyond the constitutional limits for a voter initiative. The challenge is not unexpected, but is disappointing. More than 500,000 signatures were on petitions submitted by supporters of both initiatives. Let Illinois voters have a say on them in the fall.

Thumbs up: To the faithful members of Waterman Presbyterian Church who have kept their church thriving during its 150-year history. The church is celebrating its anniversary this year by holding special services every Sunday in May and honoring five members who have a collective 343 years of membership between them. Jeanetta Boughton will be honored for 65 years of membership; Wilma Carrol, 77 years; Florence Hipple, 73 years; Marcella Monteiro, 65 years; and Floyd Hunt, 63 years. Congratulations to the church and its longtime members.

Thumbs down: To higher pork prices. A rapidly spreading virus has killed about 30,000 DeKalb County pigs and more than 7 million of the animals nationwide in the past year. That has led pork prices to rise for consumers and the prices could go even higher later this month, when pigs that died would have been brought to market. Local farmers said this week that they are taking precautions to keep the virus from spreading and it is expected to be less of a threat as the weather warms up. However, a pound of bacon now costs about $5.39 on average in the Midwest. Federal authorities are spending millions to research a vaccine, one we hope they develop soon, both for farmers’ and consumers’ sake.

Thumbs up: To supporting victims of violence. Safe Passage’s annual Take Back the Night march and rally does more than raise awareness of domestic and sexual violence. Such events send the message that these acts are not acceptable in our community, which may help victims feel less afraid to come forward. Domestic and sexual violence are generally underreported; empowering victims to get out of dangerous situations and hold perpetrators responsible is a step in the right direction.

8 ANOTHER VIEW

Cleaning skeletons out of America’s closet Botched execution With Europeans intrigued by America’s unexpected success, Alexis de Tocqueville carried out an in-depth study of the new nation in the 1830s. He was quite impressed with our divided government, which featured the separation of powers.

This structure made it difficult for any one branch – executive, judicial or legislative – to acquire too much power and run roughshod over the other branches and the will of the American people. Unfortunately, today we are witnessing a largely unchecked executive branch issuing decrees that circumvent Congress while facing only tepid resistance.

In civilian life, when a contract is entered into by two parties, and it is subsequently discovered that one side knowingly presented false promises in order to consummate the deal, a legitimate lawsuit can be initiated on the basis of fraud. The Affordable Care Act is a prime example of such a contract in the form of a bill, which never would have been passed if it had been revealed that millions of people would lose the health insurance with which they were satisfied and that they might not be able to keep their doctors, among other promises.

Nevertheless, this massive case of fraud has not been legally challenged by the legislative branch, leaving one to wonder why.

We hear a great deal about “Chicago-style politics.” It is nothing more than a euphemism for political corruption, including bullying, blackmail and bribery. These pressures can be just as easily applied to national political figures as to local politicians.

Courage can be quite difficult to find when the threat of exposure hangs over one’s head. In an age when Big Brother is capable of watching everything we do, it is not hard to imagine a scenario in which large numbers of public servants are silenced or subdued by secretive threats.

I have had an opportunity to witness

VIEWS Ben S. Carson firsthand how the blackmail threat operates. Several years ago, while I was in the operating room, I received a call from one of the legal offices at Johns Hopkins University informing me that the state of Florida was trying to attach my wages for child support.

I was shocked at such an allegation and informed them that I have three children, which I already support very ably. They said a woman in Florida was accusing me of being the father of her son, and that she had proof of our relationship. The proof turned out to be knowledge of where I went to high school, college and medical school, and where I served my internship and residency. To top all of that off, she had a picture of me in scrubs. I said anyone could obtain such information. However, the paternity suit was pursued, and I had to involve my personal lawyer.

As the case advanced, I was asked to provide a blood specimen to facilitate DNA testing. I refused on the basis of the incompetence of any governmental agency that was willing to pursue a paternity suit on such flimsy grounds. I said that level of incompetence would probably result in my blood specimen being found at a murder scene and my spending the rest of my life in prison.

Shortly thereafter, the suit was dropped with no further ramifications. I’m virtually certain that the woman in Florida erroneously assumed that someone who travels as much as I do was engaging in numerous extramarital affairs and wouldn’t even remember all of the parties with whom they had been involved. Under such circum-

stances, she assumed I would be willing to fork over the money to avoid public embarrassment.

What she didn’t know is that I did not have to scratch my head and try to remember which affair she represented because I know that the only woman I have ever slept with in my life is my wife. Even if that had not been the case, I think confession and dealing with the consequences would have been the best course of action.

In the early history of America, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton was seduced by the wife of a political enemy with the intention of blackmailing him into complying with their wishes. Hamilton publicly confessed his transgression, and the public forgave him, completely thwarting the plans of his adversaries.

I think the American people are just as forgiving today if people are willing to be honest. With so much at stake regarding our country’s future, I think now would be an excellent time to come clean for all national public figures who have been threatened by Chicago-style politics or who know that there are skeletons in their closets.

If it were all done in a short time span, the media would be overwhelmed, and the people would quickly understand the extent of the disgusting and dishonest practices infesting the highest levels of government.

Importantly, our public officials would be able to act with courage and conviction to rectify the corrupt practices that are all too readily ignored and that threaten the moral fabric of our nation. I am confident that the American people would be both forgiving and grateful for the willingness of public figures to take a risk to preserve the American way of life.

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

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should condemn the death penalty Clayton Lockett, a convicted murderer, was supposed to die by lethal injection on Tuesday. Instead he died of a heart attack 43 minutes after receiving the state-administered injection.

Lockett’s guilt was not in doubt, and the death penalty is popular in Oklahoma. Nevertheless, Lockett’s case demonstrates how capital punishment is becoming impossible to administer. Even its supporters must concede as much.

The difficulties in Lockett’s case, and in a similar botched execution in Ohio in January, are the result of prisons experimenting with new lethal drug combinations now that European manufacturers won’t (or, since 2011, can’t) supply the drugs that worked in the past.

If Americans are uncomfortable with a criminal-justice system that results in a man thrashing on a gurney, straining to lift his head and calling out as not-quite-lethal drugs enter his bloodstream, as Lockett did, they are unlikely to be reassured by the alternative killing methods states are considering: gas chamber, electric chair, hanging. Those methods, after all, were largely abandoned in the 1980s to make capital punishment more palatable and to avoid violating the Constitution’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.

Capital punishment, which is practiced by no other advanced nation besides Japan, might be defensible if it deterred crime better than prolonged imprisonment.

But there is no convincing evidence that it does.

Meanwhile the evidence is mounting, in Oklahoma Tuesday night and elsewhere, that there is no humane way to put people to death. This fact may not much bother supporters of capital punishment. But no American should support a government when it knowingly inflicts pain and suffering.

Bloomberg View

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WEATHER

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7-DAY FORECAST

Surface winds will shift out of the west and northwest helping to inally dry out the atmosphere after a cool and wet week. High temperatures will climb into the mid-60s under partly to mostly sunny skies. A cold front will slide through early Sunday with a quick round of showers before clearing by the afternoon. Springlike weather will return by next week.

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Winds: S/SW 10-20 mph

Winds: W/NW 10-15 mph

REGIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL WEATHER

DeKalb through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High ............................................................. 51° Low .............................................................. 43° Normal high ............................................. 66° Normal low ............................................... 44° Record high .............................. 90° in 1992 Record low ................................ 29° in 1966

Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ........ Trace Month to date ....................................... 0.01” Normal month to date ....................... 0.26” Year to date ............................................ 6.44” Normal year to date ............................ 8.82”

Sunrise today ................................ 5:49 a.m.

Sunset tonight ............................. 7:55 p.m.

Moonrise today ............................ 9:17 a.m.

Moonset today .................................... none Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 5:47 a.m.

Sunset tomorrow ........................ 7:57 p.m.

Moonrise tomorrow ................ 10:11 a.m.

Moonset tomorrow ................. 12:03 a.m.

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Lake Geneva 61/38 Rockford 66/40

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Dixon 67/40

Joliet 65/42

La Salle 68/44 Streator 69/45

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Evanston 63/44 Chicago 66/46

Aurora 67/39

POLLEN INDEX

Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Waukegan 61/40

Arlington Heights 64/44

DeKalb 64/40

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Hammond 64/45 Gary 65/45 Kankakee 67/44

Peoria 69/46

Pontiac 69/46

Watseka 68/45

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WEATHER HISTORY Ronald Reagan’s horse in the T.V. series “Death Valley Days,” Sinbad the Sailor, was struck and killed by lightning on May 3, 1982, at Kanab, Utah.

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Sports 8MORNING KICKOFF

Anthony Rizzo drives in three runs in the Cubs’ 6-5 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals. PAGE B2

SECTION B Saturday, May 3, 2014 Daily Chronicle

DEKALB

Ex-AD Rohlman to be inducted into HOF same time, it’s an honor for all the people that were around you and surround you,” RohlArt Rohlman had been a man said. “Fortunately, I had member of the Illinois Ath- a lot of good people around me letic Directors Association that made things a lot easier. for 24 years. Twenty of those It helps out to have those good years were spent working for people.”

Rohlman is well distinDeKalb High before going to guished for his work in IlliElgin for another four years.

Because of his efforts and nois high school athletics. He hard work as an AD, Rohlman was inducted into the Illinois will be inducted into the IADA Basketball Coaches AssociaHall of Fame at 7 p.m. today tion Hall of Fame in 1990 and at the Paradise Hotel in East also earned an IADA Division Athletic Director of the Year Peoria.

“I think that it’s a great honor during his career.

“It is a cap of your career honor and recognition for years of service, but at the when you get inducted into a

By TRAVIS ZUELLIG

sports@daily-chronicle.com

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Muddy water in obstacle courses can cause illness LAS VEGAS – It turns out the toughest obstacle of a Tough Mudder-style race might not be dodging live electrical wires, hoisting logs or leaping over a wall of flames. It might be the nasty stomach bug that can come from swallowing the muddy water.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a memo Friday warning that animal feces in the mud along the courses can give participants a bad case of diarrhea. The agency said nearly two dozen people from the Nellis Air Force Base community in Nevada reported coming down sick after participating in a race in rural Beatty, Nev., in October 2012.

The investigation traced the sickness to the bacteria campylobacter coli. It concluded people became ill after accidentally swallowing contaminated water on the course, which was on a cattle ranch within sight of cows and pigs.

The sickness generally sets in three days after the race, and it lasts a week.

Adventure races are increasingly popular in the U.S., where they drew about 1.5 million participants in 2012, according to the CDC memo.

In the 10- to 12-mile-long Tough Mudder challenges, participants slither on their bellies through fields of mud, plunge into icy water and try to cross lakes while balancing on slippery tightropes.

The contests often draw active-duty military personnel or civilians in top shape. But the CDC said those daredevils can be brought to their knees by the stomach bug, which lurks in the animal droppings on the man-made mud fields.

Health officials recommend race organizers warn participants about the gastrointestinal dangers of the contest, and stress the importance of hand-washing and avoiding swallowing the water. They also recommend race organizers set up the courses in areas where animals are less likely to roam.

– Wire report

Horse racing Kentucky Derby, 3 p.m., NBC California Chrome, based at lesser-known Los Alamitos racetrack in suburban Los Angeles, is the early 5-2 favorite for the 140th Derby with good reason. He has won four straight races by a combined 24¼ lengths under Victor Espinoza, who won the Derby in 2002 with War Emblem.

• The rest of the weekend TV sports schedule on Page B2.

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tant basketball coach under Rohlman.

“He was very supportive of his coaches,” Cordes said.

“It would always seem like he had your back. He was always there to handle things so that you wouldn’t have to worry about the little things.”

Cordes is the varsity golf coach at DeKalb and said that it was a major loss when Rohlman started working for Elgin.

“It was more than just working – it was a friendship.

He always made you feel important and what you said was important,” Cordes said. “He counted on us as coaches and

we counted on him as an AD. It was a big loss for DeKalb when he went to work for Elgin.”

Even though Rohlman is being inducted for this individual award, he still thinks the people who worked with him make the difference.

“It reflects well on the fact that when I was in DeKalb and Elgin that I had some help as far as administrative assistants. And, the assistant ADs who take care of most of the problems and make things run smoothly,” Rohlman said.

“The coaches we had were phenomenal to work with and they were just good people.”

GIB SEEGERS CLASSIC

DEKALB 10, SYCAMORE 0 (6 INN.)

Spartans win, Barbs take 2nd Hooker wins 100, 200 meters

By TRAVIS ZUELLIG sports@daily-chronicle.com

DeKalb got one run in the first off Sycamore starter Taylor Zak, and added three in each of the third and fourth and sixth innings.

Morgan Newport finished 2 for 3 with two RBIs for the Barbs, while Sarah Friedlund went 2 for 3 with an RBI. DeKalb’s seventh-place batter, Jessica Townsend, was 2 for 2 with two RBIs and the No. 8 hitter, Rachel Johnson, finished 3 for 3 with two RBIs. “I think we’ve all just been starting to get in the rhythm of seeing the ball,” Friedlund said. “And we’re doing a really good job of coming back to each other after we’ve struck out or gotten a hit, we’ve just been telling each other where the pitcher’s throwing and what kind of speed it is.”

SYCAMORE – In last week’s Peterson Prep Meet at Kaneland, the Sycamore track and field team finished third behind DeKalb and Kaneland.

The Spartans weren’t going to allow DeKalb to beat them again, especially at the Spartans’ own meet.

Sycamore left no doubt by winning the Gib Seegers Track and Field Classic with a score of 151 on a chilly spring night.

DeKalb was second with 104 points and Rockford Jefferson finished third with 77 points.

“The weather held out for us, which is what I was looking forward to,” Spartans coach Pete Piccony said. “Not the best night to race. I think we had a lot of individual performances,” The Spartans finished first in five events, with sprinter Dion Hooker winning the 100and 200-meter dash races.

“I felt solid,” Hooker said.

“The times weren’t exactly the best, but you have to deal with the weather conditions – they weren’t very ideal. But I was happy to get the win.”

Logan Schneider won the 110 hurdles (15.71) for Sycamore. In the field events, Evan Short won the shot put with a mark of 50 feet, 11½ inches and Logan Wright won the high jump (6-5).

For DeKalb, the 4x100 and 4x200 relays teams ran well.

Unfortunately for the Barbs, after completing the 4x200, a fault negated the Barbs’ victory.

“It made me upset because we did really well. It was little tiny things,” said David Long, who is part of the 4x200 team.

“It was nothing bad, we aren’t messing up on handoffs or other things.”

See SOFTBALL, page B3

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DeKalb’s Jessica Townsend slides into third base as Sycamore’s Jordyn Shultz misses the ball in the second inning of a Northern Illinois Big 12 East matchup Friday night at Northern Illinois University’s Mary M. Bell Field in DeKalb. The Barbs won, 10-0, in six innings.

PERFECT 10 Kowalski pitches 2-hitter as Barbs win 10-0 again

By STEVE NITZ

8WHAT TO WATCH

Hall of Fame,” Rohlman said.

“I think that speaks well for the people you surround yourself with and who you are associated with.”

When he was AD at DeKalb, Rohlman also served as the IADA Conference Prize Committee ChairArt Rohlman man for five years. Also, Rohlman coached football, basketball and track.

One of the coaches who worked for Rohlman for about 20 years was John Cordes.

Cordes was hired as an assis-

snitz@shawmedia.com DeKALB – If DeKalb’s bats stay this hot and the Barbs keep getting good, consistent pitching from Katie Kowalski, the rest of the Northern Illinois Big 12 East might need to watch out as the league race winds down.

Kowalski threw a complete-game two-hitter and the Barbs pounded out 13 hits in Friday night’s 10-0, six-inning win over Sycamore at Northern Illinois’

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Mary M. Bell Field.

It’s the second straight day the Barbs (13-5, 6-2 NI Big 12 East) have scored 10 runs. DeKalb beat Rochelle, 10-0, in five innings Thursday.

“We’re getting a lot of production from that lower half that struggled early. We’re actually hitting the ball real well up and down the lineup,” DeKalb coach Jeff Davis said. “And when you win games like that, you can honestly say they’re total team victories. Everybody contributes one way or another.”

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: BLACKHAWKS VS. WILD

Today’s stars will be tomorrow’s statues Note to readers: The Blackhawks defeated the Wild, 5-2, Friday night in Game 1, but the game ended too late for a story to appear in this edition.

Log on to Daily-Chronicle.com for the report.

CHICAGO – Before every Blackhawks home game, big crowds gather in front of the statues for Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull outside the United Center.

It’s a photo op, a meeting place and a great conversation starter all Game 2 rolled into one. On one statue, Mikita wears a “C” vs. Minnesota, on his sweater and stick2 p.m. Sunday, handles the puck up the NBC, AM-720 ice. A few feet away, Hull follows through on one of AP photo his trademark left-handed blasts.

A fan takes a photo of a statue of Stan Mikita before Game 1 of a second-round They’re terrific poses, and kudos to playoff series between the Minnesota Wild and the Blackhawks on Friday at the the Hawks for preserving them in bronze.

Everyone who walks past on Madison United Center. The Hawks won, 5-2.

VIEWS Tom Musick Street immediately is reminded of the franchise’s rich tradition and two of its finest players.

All of this got me thinking.

Hawks modern-day superstars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane are well on their way to becoming future Hall of Famers. And – this probably will sound strange – they’re well on their way to becoming future statues.

The next-generation statue unveiling will happen a long time from now, of course. Toews just turned 26 years old and Kane is 25, and there’s no telling how many more seasons and goals and Stanley Cup rings remain in their futures.

See MUSICK, page B2

SPORTS

Page B2 • Saturday, May 3, 2014

8PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball DeKalb at Dixon, 10 a.m., noon Sycamore at Sterling, 9 a.m., 11 a.m.

Kaneland at Prairie Ridge, 10 a.m.

Sandwich at Genoa-Kingston, 11 a.m., 1 p.m.

Softball Hinsdale South at DeKalb, 10 a.m., noon Hinckley-Big Rock at East Aurora, 1 p.m.

Girls Soccer Sycamore at Freeport Pretzel Cup, TBA Indian Creek at Winnebago tournament, TBA Boys Tennis DeKalb at Harlem quad, 8:30 a.m.

Badminton DeKalb hosts Independent Conference meet, 9 a.m.

8SPORTS SHORTS Kent St. tops NIU baseball in series opener Kent State beat Northern Illinois, 4-3, on Friday in Mid-American Conference baseball action as the Golden Flashes scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth in Kent, Ohio.

NIU (14-31, 8-11 MAC) led 3-1 in the seventh inning.

Anthony Andres gave up three earned runs in 6⅔ innings for the Huskies, walking one and striking out three. Justin Fletcher, Landon Tenhagen and Joe Battaglia had RBIs for NIU.

NIU softball splits DH Northern Illinois split a doubleheader with Akron on Friday, dropping the first game, 2-0, and winning the second, 9-4.

NIU pitcher Jessica Sturm hit her first career grand slam in the second game, which broke a 3-3 tie. Nicole Gremillion scored on the hit and tied the school record for runs scored.

Rebecca Rupard earned the win for NIU (22-28, 9-11 Mid-American Conference), allowing three earned runs in six innings.

Noah undergoes left knee surgery CHICAGO – Bulls center Joakim Noah is recovering after undergoing arthroscopic left knee surgery.

The Bulls announced the operation Friday. It was performed by team physician Dr. Brian Cole.

The team said Noah will rehab his knee for eight to 12 weeks.

Noah is coming off his best season with the Bulls, when he was the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. The 6-foot-11 Noah set career highs with averages of 12.6 points, 11.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists.

Clippers coach meets with angry employees LOS ANGELES – Clippers coach Doc Rivers said employees on the team’s business side considered not working for the franchise after owner Donald Sterling’s racist comments were exposed a week ago.

Rivers met with team employees who still were upset and angry Friday morning, several days after Sterling was banned for life from the NBA. “What I witnessed today, you realize this thing has touched a lot of people,” Rivers said hours later at the Clippers’ training complex in Playa Vista. “The people that didn’t do anything are being harmed by this, and I wish we could find the right solution, and I don’t have it.”

Hawks-Pacers most-viewed telecast on NBA TV MIAMI – Turner Sports said NBA TV had more viewers than ever for the final moments of Game 6 between the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks.

Nearly 2 million viewers tuned in between 8:30 and 8:45 p.m., with officials saying that marked the most-watched quarter-hour in the network’s history. In all, the first seven originally produced live game telecasts by NBA TV during this year’s playoffs have averaged 720,000 total viewers.

– Staff, wire reports

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INDIANS 12, WHITE SOX 5

NBA

Danks struggles vs. reeling Indians

PLAYOFFS

The ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND – Michael Brantley homered and drove in three runs, Carlos Santana also homered and the Cleveland Indians broke a sixgame losing streak with a 12-5 win over the White Sox on Friday night.

Cleveland’s struggling offense, which scored 13 runs on a 0-6 road trip, finally broke loose.

Brantley hit a leadoff homer in the fifth and added a two-run single in the sixth.

Santana hit a solo homer in the second Next and had an RBI sinat Cleveland, gle in a five-run first, while Ryan Raburn 5 p.m. today, and Yan Gomes each WGN, drove in two runs.

AM-670 Danny Salazar (1-3) was charged with five runs, three earned, in five innings and earned his first win of the season.

Jose Abreu hit his major-league leading 11th homer in the fifth, but the Sox couldn’t overcome a shaky start by John Danks (2-2), who allowed eight runs in five innings.

The Indians placed All-Star second baseman Jason Kipnis on the 15-day disabled list before the game with a pulled muscle in his side.

Cleveland pitchers Corey Kluber and Cody Allen wore chicken outfits during batting practice while standing in the outfield in an attempt to help the team out of its funk.

The strategy apparently worked.

Santana’s RBI single, Raburn’s tworun double and Gomes’ two-run single highlighted Cleveland’s first inning. The fast start was enough to hold off the hard-hitting Sox, who lead the AL in runs scored .

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Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo hits a home run off St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright in the fifth inning of Friday afternoon’s game at Wrigley Field. The Cubs won, 6-5.

FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7, x-if necessary) Monday Miami 109, Charlotte 98, Heat win series 4-0 Tuesday Washington 75, Bulls 69, Wizards win series 4-1 Wednesday Houston 108, Portland 98, Trail Blazers lead series 3-2 Thursday Indiana 95, Atlanta 88, series tied 3-3 Oklahoma City 104, Memphis 84, series tied 3-3 Golden State 100, L.A. Clippers 99, series tied 3-3 Friday Brooklyn 97, Toronto 83, series tied 3-3 Dallas 113, San Antonio 111, series tied 3-3 Houston at Portland (n) Today Atlanta at Indiana, 4:30 p.m.

Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

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

Sunday Brooklyn at Toronto, noon or 7 p.m.

Dallas at San Antonio, noon or 2:30 p.m. x-Portland at Houston, 2:30 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS

CUBS 6, CARDINALS 5

Rizzo, Castillo power Cubs

By JOHN JACKSON

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The Associated Press CHICAGO – Anthony Rizzo wasted little time in getting to Adam Wainwright.

Rizzo hit a two-run single in the first that ended Wainwright’s scoreless streak at 25 innings, and the Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5, Friday for their third win in four games.

“I’m not trying to do too much,” Rizzo said. “See the ball and hit it, really try to swing at the pitches I want to hit, not pitcher’s pitches.

Especially with Wainwright, his stuff is so good he’s going to eat you alive.”

Wainwright (5-2) had allowed six runs in 45 innings coming in, but the Cubs

vs. St. Louis, noon Today, CSN, FS1, AM-720 matched the runs total in just five innings against the St. Louis ace, who gave up 10 hits.

His ERA rose from 1.20 to 2.16.

“They did a nice job of spoiling some pitches,” Cubs manager Rick Renteria said of his batters. “You’ve got to give them all the credit. They grinded out some at-bats today and reaped some benefits.”

Wainwright had been 6-0 in 12 previous starts and five relief appearances at Wrigley.

“There were certain pitches today I didn’t have good command over,” he said. “My

curveball was kind of sporadic in the zone and out of the zone, which is pretty rare for me. It’s a funny game. Today was not my day. I accept that and take responsibility for today and move on.”

The scoreless streak was one inning shy of the career high for Wainwright, who had not allowed an extra-base hit since April 12 against the Cubs in St. Louis.

“He’s been incredibly consistent through this season so far. ... You can see pitches were just on the edge and not where he wanted them or weren’t getting called,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. “It’s a frustrating day when he knows our guys put some offense up for him and we just can’t stop them.”

SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7, x-if necessary) Thursday Montreal 4, Boston 3 (2OT), Canadiens lead series 1-0 Friday Blackhawks 5, Minnesota 2, Black-

hawks lead series 1-0 N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 2 (OT), Rangers lead series 1-0 Today Montreal at Boston, 11:30 a.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Sunday Minnesota at Blackhawks, 2 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

Monday Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Tuesday Boston at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Blackhawks at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Wednesday Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday Boston at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

Friday Blackhawks at Minnesota, TBD x-N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBD Saturday, May 10 x-Montreal at Boston, TBD Anaheim at Los Angeles, TBD Sunday, May 11 x-Minnesota at Blackhawks, TBD x-Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, TBD Monday, May 12 x-Los Angeles at Anaheim, TBD x-Boston at Montreal, TBD Tuesday, May 13 x-N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBD x-Blackhawks at Minnesota, TBD Wednesday, May 14 x-Montreal at Boston, TBD x-Anaheim at Los Angeles, TBD Thursday, May 15 x-Minnesota at Blackhawks, TBD Friday, May 16 x-Los Angeles at Anaheim, TBD

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE

Teammates propose poses for Toews, Patrick’s statues • MUSICK Continued from page B1 But it never is too soon to start thinking about the details of their forever poses. Fortunately, Toews’ and Kane’s teammates were happy to offer some suggestions.

Congratulations, Hawks forward Ben Smith. You’ve just been commissioned to design the future statue for Kane.

What will it look like?

“What’s the pose for Kaner? Probably one of his fist pumps,” Smith said with a grin.

“He scores a lot, but it seems like he really loves to score, so definitely some kind of celebration would be Kaner’s.”

Hawks forward Brandon Saad agreed with Smith’s idea.

“Probably some sort of celly,” said Saad, 21. “He’s got probably 50 of them because he scores all the time. I’m sure they’ll have something like that.”

Note to all readers past the age of 21: A “celly” is a celebration that follows a goal.

So that was settled.

Toews’ statue proved to be a tougher conversation.

How do you choose a single statuesque moment for the player who does everything?

Toews scores goals, finds Jonathan teammates, Toews forechecks, wins faceoffs, and on and on.

“I have no idea what his would be,” Hawks forward Brandon Bollig said with a laugh. “I have no idea.

“A guy like that does literally everything you can think of for the team, so I’m not sure there’s one thing that you could put on a statue that would tell the story.”

Smith, who was quick to describe Kane’s fist pump, stalled on Toews. Regardless

of Toews’ pose, Smith said, the statue would need a “Captain Serious” expression.

“Probably, it’d be him with kind of a tough looking, serious face on him,” Smith said. “It’s hard to pinpoint one thing because he’s so good at everything.”

It was a fun, light topic that Patrick Kane Hawks players seemed to enjoy. On certain teams, superstars have been outsiders to their regular-guy teammates (see: Sosa, Sammy).

But that’s not at all the case with the Hawks, who view Toews and Kane as equals in the locker room while simultaneously admiring their worldclass skills.

“There’s no question about that,” Bollig said. “It’s great to get to play with these guys, especially in their prime. I’m sure as years go by, like you

said, they’re going to end up in the Hall of Fame and I’m sure they’re going to be enshrined outside.”

In the meantime, it’s a blast to play with a couple of future statues.

“Any time you get a chance to be on a team with guys like that, you’re grateful,” Smith said. “You get to watch them play every day, you get to be amazed by them every day.

“But I’m sure at some point 20 years from now, when those statues are going up, I’ll look back and be grateful that I was able to play with those guys, learn from those guys, and have a chance to be a part of what they’ve done here – which is a lot already, but hopefully will be a lot more here in the next few years.”

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

8WEEKEND TV SPORTSWATCH TODAY’S SCHEDULE NBA playoffs Atlanta at Indiana, Game 7, 4:30 p.m., TNT Memphis at Oklahoma City, Game 7, 7 p.m., TNT Golden State at L.A. Clippers, Game 7, 9:30 p.m., TNT Pro baseball St. Louis at Cubs, noon, CSN, FS1 Seattle at Houston, 3 p.m., MLB White Sox at Cleveland, 5 p.m., WGN Detroit at Kansas City, 6 p.m., FS1 NHL playoffs Montreal at Boston, Game 2, 11:30 a.m., NBC Los Angeles at Anaheim, Game 1, 7 p.m., NBCSN Horse racing Throughbreds, Kentucky Derby prep races, 11 a.m., NBCSN Auto racing ARCA, International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200, 10 a.m., FS1 NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Aaron’s 499 qualifying, noon, FOX NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Aaron’s 312, 2 p.m., ESPN Golf European PGA Tour, The Championship at Laguna National, third round, 5:30 p.m., TGC (same-day tape)

PGA Tour, Wells Fargo Championship, third round, noon, TGC; 2 p.m., CBS LPGA, North Texas Shootout, third round, 2 p.m., TGC Champions Tour, Insperity Invitational, second round, 5:30 p.m., TGC (same-day tape) Soccer Premier League, Tottenham at West Ham, 6:40 a.m., NBCSN MLS, Real Salt Lake at Fire, 7:30 p.m., WPWR-50 Premier League, Sunderland at Manchester United, 8:55 p.m., NBCSN Motorsports AMA Supercross, 9:30 p.m., FS1 College baseball LSU at Texas A&M, noon, ESPN2 Purdue at Indiana, 1 p.m., BTN Stanford at UCLA, 9 p.m., ESPNU College softball Wisconsin at Michigan, 6:30 p.m., BTN Florida at Arkansas, 6:30 p.m., ESPN Men’s lacrosse Big East Conference, championship, Denver vs. Villanova, 3:30 p.m., FS1 College rugby Varsity Cup, teams TBD, 3 p.m., NBCSN

Central Division W L Pct Detroit 15 9 .625 Kansas City 14 14 .500 White Sox 14 16 .467 Minnesota 12 15 .444 Cleveland 12 17 .414 East Division W L Pct Baltimore 15 12 .556 New York 15 12 .556 Boston 14 16 .467 Tampa Bay 13 16 .448 Toronto 13 16 .448 West Division W L Pct Oakland 18 11 .621 Texas 15 13 .536 Los Angeles 14 13 .519 Seattle 12 15 .444 Houston 10 19 .345

GB — 3 4 4½ 5½ GB — — 2½ 3 3 GB — 2½ 3 5 8

Thursday’s Results Cleveland 12, White Sox 5 Pittsburgh 6, Toronto 5 Boston 7, Oakland 1 Baltimore 3, Minnesota 0 Detroit 8, Kansas City 2 Houston 5, Seattle 4 (11 inn.)

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees (n) Texas at L.A. Angels (n) Today’s Games Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 3-0), 12:05 p.m.

Oakland (Milone 0-2) at Boston (Lester 2-4), 12:35 p.m.

Baltimore (W.Chen 3-1) at Minnesota (Correia 0-3), 1:10 p.m.

Seattle (Iwakuma 0-0) at Houston (Keuchel 2-1), 3:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Carroll 1-0) at Cleveland (Masterson 0-1), 5:05 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 0-3), 6:05 p.m.

Detroit (Smyly 1-1) at Kansas City (Duffy 1-1), 6:10 p.m.

Texas (M.Harrison 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Richards 2-0), 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE NHL playoffs Minnesota at Blackhawks, Game 2, 2 p.m., NBC N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, Game 2, 6:30 p.m., NBCSN Pro baseball White Sox at Cleveland, noon, CSN San Francisco at Atlanta (12:30 p.m.) or Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, (noon), MLB St. Louis at Cubs, 7 p.m., ESPN NBA playoffs Dallas at San Antonio, Game 7, or Brooklyn at Toronto, Game 7, noon, ABC Dallas at San Antonio, Game 7 or Portland at Houston, Game 7 (if necessary), 2:30 p.m., ABC Brooklyn at Toronto, Game 7 (if necessary), 7 p.m., TNT Auto racing NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Aaron’s 499, noon, FOX USCC, Prototype Challenge/GT Daytona, Monterey Grand Prix, noon, FS1 USCC, Prototype/GT Le Mans, Monterey Grand Prix, 4:30 p.m., FS1 Golf European PGA Tour, The Champi-

onship at Laguna National, 5:30 a.m., TGC (same-day tape) PGA Tour, Wells Fargo Championship, final round, noon, TGC; 2 p.m., CBS LPGA, North Texas Shootout, final round, 2 p.m., TGC Champions Tour, Insperity Invitational, final round, 6 p.m., TGC (same-day tape) Arena football Spokane at Los Angeles, 6 p.m., ESPN2 Motorsports MotoGP Wolrd Championship, Grand Prix of Spain, 6 a.m., FS1 College baseball Purdue at Indiana, 11 a.m., BTN LSU at Texas A&M, 1 p.m., ESPNU Iowa at Ohio St., 2 p.m., BTN College softball Florida at Arkansas, noon, ESPN Stanford at UCLA, 2 p.m., ESPN Soccer Premier League, West Bromwich at Arsenal, 7:25 a.m., NBCSN Premier League, Norwich at Chelsea, 9:55 a.m., NBCSN MLS, Columbus at Kansas City, 3 p.m., NBCSN

Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 21 9 .700 St. Louis 15 15 .500 Cincinnati 13 16 .448 Pittsburgh 11 18 .379 Cubs 10 17 .370 East Division W L Pct Atlanta 17 11 .607 Washington 17 12 .586 New York 15 13 .536 Miami 15 14 .517 Philadelphia 13 14 .481 West Division W L Pct San Francisco 18 11 .621 Colorado 18 13 .581 Los Angeles 17 13 .567 San Diego 13 16 .448 Arizona 9 22 .290

GB — 6 7½ 9½ 9½ GB — ½ 2 2½ 3½ GB — 1 1½ 5 10

Friday’s Results Cubs 6, St. Louis 5 Pittsburgh 6, Toronto 5 Washington 5, Philadelphia 3 Miami 6, L.A. Dodgers 3 Milwaukee 2, Cincinnati 0 San Francisco 2, Atlanta 1 Colorado 10, N.Y. Mets 3 Arizona at San Diego (n) Today’s Games St. Louis (Wacha 2-2) at Cubs (Arrieta 0-0), 12:05 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 0-3), 6:05 p.m.

Washington (Roark 2-0) at Philadelphia (Burnett 1-1), 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Maholm 1-2) at Miami (Ja.Turner 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-0) at Cincinnati (Cueto 2-2), 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Vogelsong 0-1) at Atlanta (Teheran 2-1), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Mejia 3-0) at Colorado (Morales 3-1), 7:10 p.m.

Arizona (McCarthy 0-5) at San Diego (Kennedy 2-3), 7:40 p.m.

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H-BR program gets 1st varsity win

By STEVE NITZ

A closer look at the prep softball scene

SPOTLIGHT ON ...

SARAH FRIEDLUND DeKalb, senior, infielder Friedlund went 2 for 2 with a home run and three RBIs on Thursday in the Barbs’ win over Rochelle.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR Sycamore at Genoa-Kingston, 4:30 p.m. Monday This could be a regional preview, as both area schools are part of the Class 2A Burlington Central Regional.

DeKalb at Sycamore, 4:30 p.m. Thursday These two teams meet again for the second time in a week.

POWER RANKINGS 1. DeKalb (12-5, 5-2 NI Big 12 East) 2. Genoa-Kingston (11-6, 2-3 Big Northern East) 3. Kaneland (10-9, 2-2 NI Big 12 East) 4. Sycamore (4-11, 1-3 NI Big 12 East) 5. Indian Creek (4-7, 3-6 Little Ten) 6. Hiawatha (6-6, 4-4 Little Ten) 7. Hinckley-Big Rock (2-7, 2-6 Little Ten)

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MaryKate Harrod, who had four hits and three RBIs; and Olivia Summer, who added three RBIs. “Kenzie Coppes, our pitcher, has been absolutely amazing at learning pitches and keeping pitches off the plate,” Kristy Harrod said. “She’s a player that only plays during the high school season like all the other players on the team, and for her to be able to do that is absolutely amazing.”

The Royals continue Little Ten Conference play Monday, when they host Serena. H-BR on Tuesday will visit the Huskers.

The Hinckley-Big Rock softball program picked up a couple of milestone victories in late April. On April 23, the Royals defeated Paw Paw, 16-8, to pick up their first varsity win. Three days later, H-BR defeated the Bulldogs again, 5-1. H-BR is in its second year as a program, and played more of a JV schedule its first season.

“The wins for our program were huge for the confidence for the players and the hard work they’ve put in to succeed,” RoyLefties set the table als coach Kristy Harrod said.

Shaw Media file photo Players who have stood for for Barbs DeKalb’s Tayler Garland reaches for a H-BR include pitcher Kenzie Abby Taylor leads off for ball hit by a Kaneland batter during the Coppes, who had four hits, five DeKalb, Erin Karasewski hits Barbs’ 3-1 win April 24 in Maple Park.

RBIs in the two victories; catcher second and Morgan Newport is

the Barbs’ No. 3 hitter.

Here’s the thing – all three are lefties, something DeKalb coach Jeff Davis never has had the advantage of before, with the first two hitters being able to slap the ball and get on base, and Newport providing power.

“The presence of that [left-handed] bunter speed-type thing changes the presence of softball,” Davis said.

Opponents will have to deal with the trio for three more years. Taylor and Newport are sophomores while Karasewski is a freshman.

“It’s been kind of fun, exciting,” Davis said of having three lefties at the top of his order.

“We’re understanding how other teams feel when they have to face that.”

DeKalb-Sycamore game at NIU a good tradition DeKalb coach Jeff Davis and Sycamore coach Jill Carpenter both took over their respective softball programs before the 2006 season.

That same year, the two teams started playing each other once a season at Northern Illinois’ Mary M. Bell Field, and continued the tradition Friday. Carpenter played softball at NIU, and Davis said she

VIEWS Steve Nitz handled the prep work when the contest began, and that NIU always has been accommodating.

DeKalb and Sycamore students are lucky in the fact they’re in the

backyard of a Division I university. The football players get the yearly game at Huskie Stadium, the boys and girls basketball players get to experience the Convocation Center doubleheader (usually the highest-attended basketball game at the building each season).

The softball and baseball games aren’t on the same level, but Davis said it’s an experience

his players enjoy.

“It’s very nice. It’s a great complex,” Davis said Thursday.

“Once again, sometimes we get caught up in all the hype that comes with it and you forget about playing the game.”

• Steve Nitz is a staff writer for the Daily Chronicle. He can be reached at snitz@shawmedia.com.

ROUNDUP

Zick leads Kaneland to 2nd-place in Kane County Meet Wins 200, 400 for Knights

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The Knights’ Lauren Zick won the 200-meter dash in 12.81 seconds, and also took first in the 400 in 25.95.

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and field team finished second at the Kane County Meet with 92 points on Friday in Maple Park. West Aurora won with

between Genoa-Kingston and Rockford Christian ended in an 11-all tie as the game was suspended because of dark-

ness. G-K’s Brady Huffman struck out nine and allowed one earned run in five innings.

The Cogs are 7-8-1 overall and 3-2-1 in Big Northern East play.

high jump. T.J. Gavin was won the 800 (2:26.04) and 1,600 BOYS TRACK Genoa-Kingston wins Rocket second in the 110 hurdles (5:39.27). Kristen Clark won Relays: At Richmond, the Cogs (17.86) and third in the 300 the 400 (64.84). Courtney Carls

won the invite for the fourth hurdles. straight year with 91 points.

The Cogs’ relays and the dis- GIRLS TRACK Genoa-Kingston fourth at GIRLS SOCCER cus, long jump and 800 took Rocket Relays: At Richmond, Barbs pick up conference win: first places.

At Yorkville, DeKalb defeated Royals compete at Seneca: the Cogs finished in fourth the host Foxes, 5-0, in a North- Hinckley-Big Rock’s Zach place with 68 points. ern Illinois Big 12 East match. McNanna won the 300 hurRoyals second at Seneca: The Barbs improved to 9-3-2 dles (44.29), was third in the At a meet in Seneca, Hinckand 4-0-2 in the NI Big 12 East. 110 hurdles and fourth in the ley-Big Rock’s Audrey Harrod

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Sycamore’s Paige Bjork waits for the ball as DeKalb batter Rachael Johnson lunges for first base in the fourth inning of a Northern Illinois Big 12 East game Friday night at Northern Illinois University’s Mary M. Bell Field in DeKalb. The Barbs won, 10-0, in six innings.

Kowalski strikes out 3 Spartans in win • SOFTBALL Continued from page B1 Kowalski struck out three batters in her two-hit effort, and walked three. Jordyn Shultz had both of the Spartans’ hits.

“She is extremely comfortable, and she’s strong,” Davis said of Kowalski. “She’s throwing well.”

Sycamore coach Jill Carpenter wanted to see her team (4-12, 1-4 NI Big 12 East) hit the ball on the ground more and take advantage of the hard surface at Mary M. Bell Field – something the Barbs were able to accomplish.

“It’s a slapper’s dream,” Carpenter said. “It’s a hitter’s dream just because the ball really flies through the infield.”

DeKalb also was able to take advantage of four Sycamore errors.

“Our pitchers are doing their best to hit spots, and we don’t strike a lot of people out,” Carpenter said. “So you have to be able to play defense.”

Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com The two teams will meet again Sycamore’s Tristyn Criswell hits the ball in the second inning.

Thursday at Sycamore.

won the long jump (15-10). The Royals finished second in the six-team meet.

Timberwolves sixth at meet: At Forreston, Indian Creek finished sixth with 52 points.

Indian Creek’s Chantel Kyler won the high jump, securing the lone win for the Timberwolves.

PRO FOOTBALL & PREPS

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DeKalb’s Ryzhov wins 3,200 in 9:51

NFL DRAFT: BEARS

How much say will Trestman have on draft weekend?

BEARS INSIDER Hub Arkush extremely rare. And when it has been tried, it usually has been a pretty bad idea.

It clearly didn’t work for Mike Holmgren in Seattle or Mike Shanahan in Washington, a couple of really good coaches.

But Parcells made it work after he left the Giants, including the only small successful window Phil Emery Jerry Jones has had in Dallas since he chased Jimmy Johnson out of town, and Bill Belichick seems to make Marc Trestman it work in New England.

This of course was a constant storyline when Jerry Angelo and Smith were together here.

Early on, Angelo clearly was in charge of the roster and there were some success stories in the draft we tend to forget, such as Charles Tillman, Lance Briggs, Ian Scott, Tommy Harris, Bernard Berrian, Nathan Vashar, Kyle Orton and Devin Hester.

It is widely perceived, however, that after the Bears’ 2006 Super Bowl loss and Smith’s subsequent contract extension, Lovie also was allowed to flex his muscles quite a bit more with personnel decisions and the bottom began to fall out.

That next draft started

with Greg Olsen, but then went, in order: Dan Bazuin, Garrett Wolfe and Michael Okwo to be followed in subsequent years with No. 1s such as Chris Williams and Gabe Carimi and other high picks such as Jarron Gilbert, Juaquin Iglesias, Major Wright and Chris Conte. Angelo began billing himself as the great facilitator, watching Lovie add free-agent blunders such as Adam Archuletta and Orlando Pace that eventually cost both men their jobs.

That is really the ultimate irony of Lovie’s situation today, but it’s a Buccaneers issue now.

What kind of talent evaluator is Trestman? We don’t really know.

We’re starting to suspect he’s a very good offensive coach, and he was prescient enough to see he could start Kyle Long and Jordan Mills from Day 1 as rookies.

Of course, he also was forced to start rookies Jonathan Bostic and Khaseem Greene, and we know what a disaster that was.

It seems clear the draft is Emery’s show for the moment and Trestman is along for the ride, but just how good of an eye for talent the head coach has, and how much Emery is willing to listen to him, is going to go a long way in determining how successful this Bears regime is, and how long they keep their jobs.

Please remind me to ask the question the next chance I get.

• TRACK & FIELD Continued from page B1 As for the 4x100, the relay team finished strong and took first in 42.7. The team was made up of Jaylen Cole, James Robinson, Dre Brown and Zach Paszotta.

“Everybody was loose and felt pretty good. We felt pretty fast and that is what matters,”

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In the 3,200, DeKalb got another victory from Misha Ryzhov, who ran a time of 9:51.

“I think I did pretty well.

I got the same time here last year so it is nice to see I am comparing to my previous runs,” Ryzhov said. “I was pretty confident I was going to run a good race.”

DeKalb coach Tim Holt

said he was pleased with how his team ran overall.

“We had some good spots and we did some good things in various events,” he said.

“Second place, which is where we have been finishing all season. We just hope some of the soreness that we got we can get rid of in the next week or so because we are getting down to where it counts.”

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I am really mad at myself right now. When the rest of the Bears media and I met with general manager Phil Emery on Thursday, I didn’t ask the most important question of all, and nobody else came up with it either.

Who exactly wears the pants in the Bears’ draft war room these days?

OK, unless AM-670’s Terry Boers is suddenly working on the draft for the Bears, I assume everyone in the room has pants on, but do you get where I’m heading here?

I don’t ever remember hearing a line of questioning as to exactly what the relationship is between Emery and coach Marc Trestman when it comes to the draft and player procurement?

Emery did talk about assigning reports to his coaches and getting their help in evaluating players.

But when the club is on the clock and the decision has to be made who they are going to take, how much if any input does Trestman have?

I’m under the impression that Emery picks talent and Trestman coaches football.

But in every GM/head coach relationship there are blurred lines when it comes to just how much input the coach has in picking players.

Who can forget the famous quote by Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells: “If I’m going to be asked to cook the meal, I’d like to be able to pick the groceries.”

Just how much does Trestman enjoy shopping?

Situations such as what Lovie Smith now has in Tampa, where he was allowed to hire his own GM and has full say over the roster, are

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Acacia wood bath caddy

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IS FOR

M MOM Give the gift of monograms this Mother’s Day

By KIM COOK The Associated Press

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hanks to modern technology, we’re now able to monogram just about anything, cheaply and easily.

Teens can initial their water bottles, kids can get their names on lunch boxes, dads have their own golf balls, and moms ... well, let’s take a look at some fun, personalized gift ideas for her.

Pottery Barn offers lofty and light faux-mohair throws in a palette of soft hues, embroidered with an initial – perfect for summer’s air-conditioned rooms. If Mom’s lucky enough to have a quiet space of her own, consider giving her a lettered linen pillow or a pretty art piece with a monogrammed initial on linen, framed in alder wood. Simple, paperwhite-scented soaps etched with Mom’s initial

would make a nice-smelling gift for her bathroom.

(www.potterybarn.com) Or consider an initialed acacia-wood bath caddy, with spots for a beverage, phone, and an e-reader or book. A luxurious linen throw can be embroidered with either hot-pink or lime-green thread. Or get really creative: Come up with everybody’s favorite things about the family matriarch, then order a personalized love letter on canvas for her that’s titled “Dear Mom.” (www.redenvelope.com) Jonathan Adler loves a monogram. His chic, initialed Lucite trays in Acapulco and Bargello prints kick up the modern vibe. Adler’s also carrying New York artist Trey Speegle’s customized vintage pop alphabet collages, which incorporate whimsical elements like vintage paint-by-number art. (www.

jonathanadler.com) Lily Pulitzer-print acrylic trays with Mom’s initials in the center would make pretty yet practical gifts for entertaining or to hold fragrances or trinkets. For her home office, consider a magnetic note board covered in an elegant black-and-white damask print. (www.thestationerystudio.com) Girly Twirly’s got a wide range of fun gifts that can be monogrammed. Chinoiserie and preppy-print cutting boards, umbrellas and unscented candles are part of the product mix. Also here: laser-cut monograms in unfinished wood that you can

paint or decorate yourself and hang with ribbon on doors, windows or anywhere Mom wants to make her mark. (www.girlytwirly.com) For the gardening mom, check out Williams-Sonoma’s monogram-able gardening tools, including Sophie Conran’s potting scoop, and a chic copper trowel. (www.williams-sonoma.com) San Francisco designer Jennifer Morla offers her signed typographic giclee prints exclusively through personalized gift retailer Mark & Graham.

She composes her pieces using a variety of fonts and midcentury elements.

Also at Mark & Graham are linen shower curtains, chambray pillow shams, and a selection of totes for Mom to take to work, tennis or weekends at the cottage.

Company spokesman Michelle Bowler says the newest monograms have a fresh, refined look. “Our library’s top sellers are balanced between modern and classic designs. Sans-serif fonts like Neutra, and single letter initials are popular,” she says.

People also are adding their own elements like dashes, dots, lines, circles and parentheses. (www.

markandgraham.com) If you’re craft-savvy, there are online tutorials on creating your own monogram using Photoshop or Word programs, and then affixing them to all sorts of things. (www.inmyownstyle.com)

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FAMILY TIME | Picking the right camp for your kids

Tip of the week While selecting the right camp can be a daunting task for parents, Life Time – The Healthy Way of Life Company, which welcomes more than 65,000 kids to its camps across the country, has some key suggestions to ensure a positive summer for everyone. “Safety, fun, health and variety are priorities for us, and we’ve learned what it takes to create the best camp experience for kids and their parents,” says Jennifer Veres, national senior program manager for kids activities.

Here are some tips to keep in mind as you look at camps:

• Safety. Ask questions in advance to ensure the camp has standard operating procedures in place to keep your kids safe. Are parents required to show their membership card or driver’s license to both check in and take their children home? Every employee also should have a state-approved background check and those working with kids should be CPR- and first aid-certified.

• Activities. Find a camp that excites kids, provides a routine and has a variety of healthy activities for kids to engage in. This is critical for parents who don’t want their kids wasting away summer days playing video games for hours on end. Good information to learn includes what the balance is between a set daily routine and the type, level and variety of activities the camp has designed to keep kids interested.

• Counselors. It’s important to have counselors who will keep kids engaged in healthy, active fun, and are committed to building relationships with kids throughout the summer and not just

8IN UNIFORM Bjorneby graduates from basic training Air Force Airman Jacob R. Bjorneby graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studJacob R. ies, Air Force core Bjorneby values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Bjorneby is the son of Beth M. Bjorneby of Steward and a 2013 graduate of Indian Creek High School in Shabbona.

Van Vlerah graduates from training Army Pvt. Nathan M. Van Vlerah has graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Missouri,

which included basic military training and advanced individual training.

During basic military training, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons qualification, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army doctrine, history, principles and traditions.

During AIT, the soldier completed the military police specialist course to acquire skills to provide combat area support, conduct battlefield circulation control, area security, prisoner of war operations, civilian internee operations, and law and order operations.

The trainee performed as a team member in support of battlefield operations, installation law and order operations and security of Army resources and installations.

Additional training included providing peacetime support to the military community through security of resources, crime prevention programs, and preservation of law and order.

Van Vlerah is the son of Theresa Hove of Sycamore and Matthew Van Vlerah of Sandwich. He is the grandson of Carrie Brantley of DeKalb and a 2013 graduate of DeKalb High School.

8PRAIRIE FLOWERS An important piece of American piano history To the Editor: Thank you so much for publishing the nice article and photo from the Melville Clark Apollo Player Piano factory. I really appreciate it and hope that it might still bring some more information from this very important piece of American piano history.

Katie (Dahlstrom) did a nice job and it was a pleasure to talk with her.

After I sent the article to some friends, my local piano refinisher, who recently finished my Apollo told me that when he was a kid, he used to deliver the Daily Chronicle. His father was an executive with the Wurlitzer company, which used that building after Melville Clark died in late 1918.

Thanks again so much.

Jere DeBacker Denver

Thanks for supporting youth volunteer fair To the Editor: The DeKalb County KEYS Initiative and the Kishwaukee United Way thank the following organizations for participating in the third annual Care or Be Square Youth and Family Volunteer Fair on April 8.

DeKalb School District, Sycamore School District, Kishwaukee Education Consortium and St. Mary School in DeKalb for allowing us to speak with students about the fair. DeKalb Fire Department, DeKalb Police Department, DeKalb School District and Northern Illinois University Athletics for sending volunteer mentors.

American Red Cross, DeKalb AYSO, Barb Food Mart, Big Brothers – Big Sisters, DCP/SAFE, DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center, DeKalb County Community Gardens, DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau, DeKalb Public

Library, Girl Scouts, Kishwaukee Family YMCA, Kish Fest, Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association, Midwest Museum, Oak Crest, Penguin Project, TAILS, VAC, Youth Engaged in Philanthropy and Youth Outlook for sharing volunteer information with youth and families. A deep appreciation goes out to these organizations for intentionally involving youth in their volunteer opportunities.

We also want to express our thanks to DCP/SAFE and the DeKalb Township Committee on Youth for their generous financial support allowing us fair incentives and marketing support. Lastly, we thank the youth and parents who took the time to come learn about local volunteer opportunities. Youth volunteerism is a win-win for our communities. Nonprofit organizations get help carrying out their mission, and youth gain experience and benefits that help prepare them for their future.

According to teens, the benefits they receive from volunteering are: learning to respect others; learning to be helpful and kind; learning to understand people who are different from them; developing leadership skills, becoming more patient, and gaining better understanding of good citizenship. In addition, research has shown that youth who volunteer are more likely to do well in school, graduate, vote and be philanthropic and less likely to abuse drugs, alcohol, cigarettes or engage in destructive behavior. It is inspiring to see so many organizations who embrace the notion that raising successful kids takes more than just a single family or school; it takes an entire community!

Mary Hess DeKalb County KEYS Initiative Dawn Littlefield, Jackie DiNatale Kishwaukee United Way

looking for a summer job. They should have previous experience with kids and/or experience in childhood education or other kid-focused programs.

• What will they eat? With the rise in childhood obesity and food allergies along with the overall importance of real food in daily diets, consider the food and snacks provided at camp.

Find out if the daily menu includes healthy options free of artificial colors, preservatives and sweeteners, as well as being free of trans fats and bleached flour. For those children with food allergies, parents will want to ensure the camp has guidelines for their child.

• Does the schedule work? While kids may have all the time in the world during the summer, most parents still have set schedules. Ensure that the camp times from start to finish work for everyone.

– Brandpoint

Family movie night “Bears” Rated: G

Length: 1:17 Synopsis: A documentary about a family of Alaskan bears.

Violence/scary rating: 2 Sexual-content rating: 1.5 Profanity rating: 1 Drugs/alcohol rating: 1 Family Time rating: 2. A great film for the entire family to enjoy.

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

Book report “The Chicken Squad: The First Misadventure,” by Doreen Cronin (author), Kevin Cornell (illustrator) Ages: 7 to 10 Pages: 112 Synopsis: Meet the Chicken Squad: Dirt, Sugar, Poppy and Sweetie. These chicks are not your typical barnyard puffs of fluff, and they are not about to spend their days pecking chicken feed and chasing bugs. No sir, they’re too busy solving mysteries and fighting crime. So when Squirrel comes barreling into the chicken coop, the

chicks know they’re about to get a case. But with his poor knowledge of shapes (“Big” is not a shape, Squirrel!) and utter fear of whatever it is that’s out there, the panicky Squirrel is NO HELP. Good thing these chicks are professionals. But even professionals get worried. Especially once they see that round, shiny, green, BIG thing in the yard. What if it’s a UFO full of aliens who want chickens as pets? It’s up to the Chicken Squad to crack a case that just might be out of this world. – Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Did you know?

According to Yahoo, a Canadian couple decided to let people on the Internet name their baby, and the end result for the girl born April 7: Amelia Savannah Joy McLaughlin. The father set up the website NameMyDaughter. com, and Amelia Savannah Joy came in second place. The actual first-place winner was Cthulhu All-Spark, which the family decided not to use.

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Homestead seeks volunteers Glidden Homestead opens for the season on May 18 and can use volunteers in many areas. From teaching to technology and archives to restoration, the homestead can put your talent or passion to use.

A volunteer orientation will be held at 6:30 p.m. May 13 at the Homestead, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. The orientation will last about 90 minutes and will include a tour and history of the Homestead, future plans for the site, and details about how volunteers can contribute to the continued development. In addition to docents, help is needed with gardening, building maintenance, technology, collections processing, special events and general office assistance.

A rather unusual volunteer position is that of blacksmith. Both experienced blacksmiths and those interested in learning the trade are welcome. The Glidden Homestead blacksmith club meets twice a month to learn techniques and hone skills. Club members provide demonstrations to the public on Sundays during the Homestead’s regular tour season, make handcrafted merchandise for the gift shop, and craft tools and other items to be used at the Homestead.

Glidden Homestead is the site where Joseph F. Glidden invented “The Winner” barbed wire in 1874.

His home and nationally significant barn were the first sites in DeKalb County to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Homestead is open for tours on Tuesdays from May through November and also the second and fourth Sundays of the month. The site is manned and maintained

Provided photo

Glidden Homestead head blacksmith, Lucio Bortolin, heats up the forge in the Phineas Vaughan Blacksmith Shop on the grounds of the Homestead. Volunteer blacksmiths are welcomed for the coming season. entirely by community volunteers, with the exception of a part-time executive director.

Those interested in learning more by attending the orientation,

should RSVP to 815- 756-7904 or info@gliddenhomestead.org. More information about Glidden Homestead is available at www.gliddenhomestead.org.

Summer sewing and baking classes offered in Sycamore Find a new hobby or improve a skill you already have this summer by participating in week-long 4-H classes on baking or sewing.

You do not have to be in 4-H in order to have fun and learn lots of new skills and techniques at either of these classes. Space is very limited so sign up today.

Sewing Camp: Have you always wanted to learn how to sew your own clothes but haven’t had someone there to help you?

Whether you have already sewn a few simple things and you need help with a more advanced pattern or if you have never sat down at a sewing machine this class is for you. The class is open to anyone between ages 8 and 18 with any

skill level. The camp will meet from 1:30 to 4 p.m. June 16 through 20 in the DeKalb County Farm Bureau building in Sycamore. Cost is $30 for non-4-H members or $10 for 4-H members. Each participant will work on their own project that they bring to class. Participants must supply their own sewing machine, pattern, fabric and notions. If you don’t have a sewing machine, there is a limited supply that can be borrowed. Register by May 30 by calling the University of Illinois Extension office at 815-7588194.

Baking: Do you want to learn how to bake just like how your grandma was taught? Attend this class and learn how to make the

best pie crust, the moistest cake and the freshest bread you have ever tasted. This class is open to anyone between the ages of 11 and 18. The class will meet from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m June 23 through 27 in the DeKalb County Farm Bureau building in Sycamore. Cost is $40 for non-4-H members and $20 for 4-H members. Participants will be asked to bring some of their own equipment and food supplies.

Register by May 30 by calling the University of Illinois Extension Office at 815-758-8194.

For more information, contact Nicole Groezinger, University of Illinois Extension 4-H program coordinator, at 815-758-8194 or groezing@illinois.edu.

Girl Scouts host registration events Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois has opened spring registration for all current girl and adult members.

Spring registration allows current members to re-register for the 201415 Girl Scout year now, as opposed to Sept. 30, when the membership year ends.

Early registration helps girls, their families, and volunteers easily

stay connected to Girl Scouts over the summer and during the busy back-to-school season. Members can re-register online at www. girlscoutsni.org until June 15. Each member who re-registers receives a “Discover the Universe: Be a Girl Scout” patch.

GSNI also will host Internet Cafés at area locations to help

members re-register. Girls who re-register at an Internet Café will receive a sheet of specially designed Girl Scout stickers and be entered in a drawing to win one of 18 Girl Scout mini-plush stuffed animals.

A local Internet Café will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at First Congregational Church, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb.

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May is here â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your gardening checklist

By BARBARA LINDHOLM

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to get to work in the garden. Here is a checklist of things you should be aware of this month.

Woody plant care May is the month to plant trees and shrubs. Early morning planting will improve your chances of success and prevent heat and transplant shock. Watering becomes an important part of new plant maintenance. Thorough and gentle watering at planting time and supplying 1 inch of water a week for the first year will get your new trees and shrubs off to a good start.

Mulch new transplants to conserve moisture.

Pruning and deadheading of some shrubs will need to be done this month. Spring-flowering shrubs should be pruned immediately when bloom ends. Azaleas, rhododendrons, small magnolias, viburnums and forsythia are examples of shrubs that benefit from pruning at this time.

Increased flowering on your lilacs will occur next year if spent blossoms are removed after bloom this year.

During May, decisions may have to be made by home gardeners regarding the status of their roses. Some roses may recover from the severity of the winter while others will not. You will have to consider removing them and possibly planting new ones.

If your roses survived and buds are appearing, it will be time to fertilize them with a 20-20-20 liquid fertilizer. If aphids are seen on your roses as they mature, you can spray them with a strong stream of water.

Climbing roses should be encouraged to develop lateral, flower-bearing canes.

Annual and perennial care The average last frost date for our area is May 15. Cold

tolerant annuals such as pansies, snapdragons and stocks can be planted after the 15th.

Tender annuals such as impatiens, begonias and coleus will be more safely planted after Memorial Day. Perennials will begin to appear as temperatures improve. May is a good time to check your perennials for winter damage and also a good time to decide which perennial clusters have grown too large and need to be divided.

Summer and fall bulbs can be planted this month.

The planting of lotus, water lilies and other pond plants should not take place until the water temperature has reached 65 degrees.

Indoor plant care Houseplants can gradually be moved outside to protected areas away from wind and direct sun. Do not move them outside until night temperatures reach 55. It is a good idea to be especially careful of indoor plants that are tender annuals or tropicals.

May tip It is immediately apparent as we drive around local neighborhoods that our beautiful evergreens have been seriously damaged by this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long, severely cold winter. Winter winds also have been desiccating our evergreen trees and shrubs.

Long periods of snow cover have resulted in the deer having to feed on evergreens as their ground browse was unavailable.

If your evergreens are

completely brown, they will not recover. Again, you will need to consider removing them and possibly replacing them with new trees and shrubs. If some green needle growth is visible, stems are green when scratched and buds are present, it is possible that they might recover.

By June, you should be able to make a decision about whether or not they have survived.

â&#x20AC;˘ The Master Gardeners are available to answer questions from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday at the University of Illinois Extension DeKalb County office in the Farm Bureau Center for Agriculture, 1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore. Call 815-758-8194 or email DeKalb_mg@extension.uicu.edu. Walk-ins are welcome.

Howard and Donna Petersen 50th Wedding Anniversary

Thompson 50th Wedding Anniversary

Lawn care Lawns should be mowed at 2 to 2 1/2 inches. Dry clippings can be left on the lawn to return nutrients to the soil.

Lawns can be fertilized if necessary in mid-May, but the preferred time to fertilize is in the fall.

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Do your evergreens look like this?

Fruit and vegetable care June-bearing strawberries should have their flowers removed the first year in order to develop a stronger root system.

Everbearing and day-neutral strawberries need to have their early flowers removed. Flowers occurring after July 1st can be left on for later season developing fruit.

Your families favorite cool-season vegetables can be planted this month including spinach, lettuce, radishes and peas.

Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and some squash are cold-sensitive and are best planted at the end of the month.

Edward Thompson and Ann (Stewart) Thompson will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 9th.

They were married at Church of the Christian Union, Unitarian in Rockford IL in 1964.

They have two children, Ted Thompson and Susan (Jim) Mizgalski and ďŹ ve grandchildren; Joey, Marisa and Andrew Thompson and Jack and Hannah Mizgalski, all of Sycamore.

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Dojo Dynamics held a belt promotion ceremony for two of its black belt students. Front row, Sensei Glen Bloemker, Sensei Trevor Kurtz and Sensei Daniel Corcoran. Back row, Shihan Mark Nixon, Master Jack Walleck, Grand Master Tom Heriaud and Shihan Scott Francis

Black belts advance at Dojo Dynamics Dojo Dynamics, a martial arts school in Sandwich, recently hosted a black belt promotion for two students. Glen Bloemker and Daniel Corcoran were promoted to sho-dan, first-degree black belt, on April 26, earning the title of sensei, which means “teacher.”

Sensei Trevor Kurtz received a promotion to a second-degree black belt.

Also that evening, Master Jack Walleck had his black belt removed and replaced with a redand-white belt, which signifies his level of mastery. The belt is called a renchi belt and has not been formally awarded to any instructor in the Midwest Isshin Shorinji Ryu System since it was last worn by the Academy of the Martial Arts master and founder James Chapman back

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in the early 1970s. Walleck has retired, but his teachings live on in all he mentored.

Before the ceremony was finished, 10th-degree Grand Master Tom Heriaud presented two final certificates. Shihan Scott Francis and Shihan Mark Nixon were promoted to seventh-degree black belts, honoring them for their years of dedication to the martial arts, supporting events, competing at many levels and teaching thousands of students. They are the first seventh-degree black belts under Heriaud.

For more information about Dojo Dynamics, its instructors or students, call 815-7869296, visit at 131 S. Wells St., Sandwich, or visit www.dojodynamics.com.

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Dance camp set at NIU

The University Women’s Club of Northern Illinois University, as part of its philanthropy program, awarded $500 to Head Coach Kim Kester of the NIU Women’s Golf Team. Sally Stevens (left), on behalf of the board, presented the check to Kester. These funds will be used to purchase team travel jackets. The University Women’s Club has given similar monetary gifts to other NIU women’s sports programs in the past to assist in the purchase of team uniforms or equipment. The UWC also presents academic scholarships to NIU women students each year to assist them in meeting the financial needs for their education.

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Northern Illinois University has scheduled Dance Camp from July 13 to 18. The camp is for those who have completed grades 8 through 12.

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Get real world dance experience at Dance Camp scheduled July 13 to 18 at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. The camp is for those who have completed grades 8 through 12.

Campers hone existing talents and gain new skills in the creative world of dance and enjoy daily classes in different styles of dance. Emphasis is on the pre-professional training in classical ballet and modern dance. Other classes offered will include jazz, contemporary, Pilates, yoga, repertoire, composition and improvisation.

Campers dance an average of seven hours each day in this intensive program.

Faculty includes NIU dance professors, as well as guest instructors from the professional dance world. This program is for those who are serious about their training and may wish to pursue further training in a university program or other professional training programs.

Camp director July Chitwood, professor of dance and head of the Dance Program at NIU, brings many years of teaching experience to the camp. Chitwood has been a member of the Cincinnati/ New Orleans Ballet Company and has been a guest artist with Momenta Dance Company and in many performances throughout Chicago. Chitwood also is a certified Pilates instructor.

Campers audition on the first day of camp and are placed in groups based on experience. Evening activities include special guest lecturers, a talent show, movie night and other events. The week culminates in an informal showing of work accomplished during the week to share with family and friends on Friday afternoon.

There is an early-bird discount deadline of June 2.

More information and a registration form are available at www.artscamps.niu.edu or call the Summer in the Arts at Northern office at 815-7531450.

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On Easter Sunday, eight Sycamore Lions Club members and five additional family members delivered 112 meals to elderly individuals in DeKalb County for Meals on Wheels. The Club also made a $500 donation to Meals on Wheels. Pictured (from left) are Sycamore Lions Club President Chuck Christensen, Meals on Wheels Volunteer Service Coordinator Ron Mullen, Sycamore Lions Club First Vice President Pete Springmire and Sycamore Lion Jim Lyon.

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Teen finds meaning in 1950s popularity guide NEW YORK – Respecting or learning from one’s elders isn’t exactly a top priority for most teens. They’re too busy texting or mastering the latest social media platform to relate to the idea that their grandparents ever battled teenage issues like acne or fitting in.

For Maya Van Wagenen, though, digging up a previous generation’s teen scene actually helped her. She survived the middle-school blues thanks to “Betty Cornell’s Teenage Popularity Guide,” published in 1953. Her experiences following the guide led Van Wagenen to write her own book, “Popular,” which has now been optioned for a movie.

Van Wagenen, 15, says her father found Cornell’s book in a thrift shop, way before she was born. He held onto it for years because its outdated gems like “Beautiful hair is about the most important thing a girl has,” made him smile.

The guide surfaced during a clean-up effort and her parents challenged their eighth grade daughter to an idea: Follow the book’s advice in secret and write about what happens.

Van Wagenen says considered herself to be “one step above substitute teachers” on her school’s popularity scale and worried the project would make things worse.

“It didn’t seem like a good

commented that she’d “finally dropped the stupid ponytail.”

Some reaction to her new habits was hurtful, but documenting it seemed to help.

“There were times people would say mean things and it would make me feel really bad,” confessed Van Wagenen, who was a 13-yearold eighth-grader in Brownsville, Texas, at the time. But writing about them turned them into “hilarious stories” where she was “able to laugh AP photo at these things that were genThis book cover image shows the uinely hurtful at first.”

1950s book “Betty Cornell’s Teen“These bullies became characters, and I became a Age Popularity Guide.” character as well and that was really empowering,” wear pantyhose and red lipstick and stuff that I definitely Van Wagenen said, adding: “I would say, ‘Well, what would wasn’t comfortable doing.”

I want my character to be Although she was used to doing right now?’” being invisible, as she read Besides changing her apthe book she had an epiphapearance, Cornell’s guide also ny. encouraged Van Wagenen “I realized I did want to reach out to others and be friends and I did want to be more outgoing. liked and I did want to be As she made connections, accepted and while I didn’t kids began to gravitate to her. have a clear cut definition Soon she realized, “Everyone of popularity, I knew that around you is like you, and it wasn’t what I was. More they’re looking for friendship, than anything, I didn’t have and so it’s good to step up and anything to lose, so I said, ‘You know what? I’ll try it for to be that person, that kind person.” a month.’”

AP photo As Van Wagenen’s experiShe began to make changThis book cover image shows “Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern es, wore pearls, dressed up ment was working, her father went to work to track down Geek,” by Maya Van Wagenen. Van Wagenen found a book called “Bet- and even tried a girdle.

Betty Cornell, now 79 and Little things suggested by ty Cornell’s Teen-Age Popularity Guide” from the 1950s and decided to follow its advice while keeping a diary. Her experiences led to the Cornell began to make sense. living in Audubon, Pa. The two met and Van Wagenen Before the “Popularity “Popular” book, a movie deal, and an introduction to Betty Cornell, discovered that Cornell still Guide,” Van Wagenen says now in her 80s. follows the principles of the she’d spend five minutes on the pages you read about all idea at all,” she recalled in a book herself. her hair. Following the book, recent interview. “I was terri- teens must wear a girdle and “It was wonderful to share she began to put time into her that connection. She said it appearance, and a classmate fied because flipping through wear pearls to school and

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Hollywood also likes Van Wagenen’s story: She’s optioned the movie rights to DreamWorks.

Van Wagenen, now in 10th grade and living with her family in Statesboro, Ga., speaks with a confidence and wisdom that seems beyond her years.

She still breaks out the pearls on special occasions because they’re “empowering,” but there’s one thing she’s not keeping: the girdle.

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TODAY – Don’t waste precious time on regrets. Let go of the past and take advantage of the terrific things coming your way. All you have to do is embrace your future with a positive attitude and a willingness to try something new.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – You will meet with someone who could have a positive effect on your future. Your clear thinking will enable you to find a solution that will spark a proposal worth considering.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Consider what you need to do to reach your target. An apprenticeship or educational course can help lead the way to a brighter future. Preparation is the key to success.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Surround yourself with children or entertaining, creative individuals. You will be very sensitive today, making it a must to think before you react. Keep positive thoughts in the forefront of your mind.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You may not be seeing the whole picture regarding a work situation. Be careful not to offer any suggestions until you are sure of all the details.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – You can make a difference if you try. Don’t be afraid to speak up. Your colleagues will be very interested in your suggestions and will want to help you reach your goals.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Don’t get caught up in someone else’s issues. It’s very unlikely that you can change his or her mind. Keep a firm hold on your own dreams, and you will come out ahead.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – You shouldn’t let your creative ideas go to waste. Put your innovations on paper and share them with others.

Some lucrative partnerships will develop. Romance will heighten your personal life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Positive financial changes are apparent.

If you make money matters a priority, you will benefit from your creativity and resourcefulness. Changes at home will add to your comfort.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – A business or personal partner may try to discredit you. Listen carefully to the whole story before you take a stand. Don’t let your emotions cause you to jump to conclusions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Enjoy fraternizing with clients and colleagues today. You will find that you have a lot in common with your peers, and socializing will make your workplace more inviting.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – You are in the right frame of mind to learn something new. Discover different cultures, traditions and beliefs by reading about or visiting a different geographical location.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Changes happening around you may be confusing. Don’t feel pressured into making alterations of your own. Take stock of what you have and what you need before you make a move.

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Baby-daddy’s new girlfriend takes on new role Dear Abby: I’m a single mother of a 1-year-old boy, Zack. His father, my ex, has shared custody, but we don’t have a very good co-parenting relationship. Shortly after I gave birth, he left me to be with a woman he had met while I was pregnant, and they are still in a relationship.

She thinks it’s OK to post pictures of Zack on her social media sites. I have a problem with this, not least of all that it is incredibly hurtful to see another woman pretend she is in a “mother” role with my son.

I have confronted my ex about this and although he told me he would talk to her about it, he also told me it is none of my business what happens while Zack is in his care.

Am I right to make this an issue, or do I need to move on and accept that this woman is in my son’s life? – Offended in San Jose Dear Offended: I sympathize with your feelings, but your ex is right. Unless something is happening that’s dangerous to Zack’s welfare, you can’t control what happens when he’s with his father.

I don’t know how serious this new relationship is, but it appears to be a long-lasting one – and whether you approve or not, this woman is in your son’s life in the role of part-time mother. For

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips your sake, you need to accept it because the alternative is to make yourself sick over it.

And because it’s hurtful, stop reading her posts.

Dear Abby: I married the love of my life eight years ago.

He’s a wonderful husband, father and provider. He has just one flaw – his hygiene.

He works long hours and is usually exhausted when he gets home. He showers maybe once a week, and brushes his teeth less often. Sometimes he makes sexual advances, but I’m so turned off by his smell that I just can’t do it.

I have tried asking him to be cleaner. I have even been upfront about what other people have said about his lack of cleanliness. I even tried making shower time “fun,” but a girl can’t do that every night!

I’m becoming so frustrated. I’m a clean person, and I keep hoping one day he’ll adopt my habits, but it doesn’t look like it’s happening soon.

Any advice? – Holding My Nose in Idaho Dear Holding Your Nose: It appears this wonderful husband, father and provider has the personal habits of a goat.

If he has enough energy to

make advances at the end of a long workday, then he should have enough to take a shower and brush his teeth. Unless you plan to wear a clothespin on your nose during marital relations, you should insist upon it.

Dear Abby: I have been invited to a high school graduation for twin girls. One of them has been our baby sitter for almost three years, and we have formed a close relationship with her. We know her sister, but do not have the same relationship with her.

We would like to give our baby sitter more money for graduation, but do not want to offend her sister. What should we do? – Can’t Decide in Ohio Dear Can’t Decide: When you give the girls their graduation cards, enclose a check in each for the same amount of money. Later, privately, you can give your baby sitter something extra as a token of your appreciation. That way, it will be less obvious and may avoid hurt feelings.

Dear Abby: My husband tends to be a major clutterbug. We had an argument last night about him storing a set of encyclopedias. My argument is that we have never used them and never will, since they are “dinosaurs” in today’s modern world. Any information can be looked up digitally.

He was given these encyclopedias by his grandpar-

ents, so he feels they have a “deeper meaning.” Although he has never once used them, he says they make the bookshelf look nicer. We recently got rid of the bookshelf and now he wants to store them in our already cluttered attic.

His plan is to pass them on to our child or grandchildren.

I don’t think they would want to inherit them, as they take up so much space and there are more efficient ways to find information. Please help.

– Frustrated Wife in Connecticut Dear Wife: The encyclopedias DO have a deeper meaning for your husband that almost surely has less to do with “looking nice on a bookshelf” than their sentimental value. They symbolize the love his grandparents had for him, as well as the idea that he can pass an heirloom down to the next generations.

Please relent about boxing them up and making room for them in the attic. At some point, your husband will probably arrive at the same conclusion that you have – after they have been refused by the progeny for whom he has been saving them. And try to hang on to your sense of humor, because this isn’t worth arguing over.

Dear Abby: What should someone do when gifts received via mail or UPS have been damaged in transit? We have received some ceramic

objects for Christmas in the last two years. Both were packed and sent by the givers.

My wife would rather remain silent about the damage to avoid the appearance that a replacement is expected.

I contend that the damage should be mentioned and that no replacement is necessary when writing the thank-you note, or even that certain gifts should be avoided in the future. Otherwise, the sender has no way of knowing that a better packaging job is necessary. Also, there may be some (insurance) recourse with the carrier. – “Busted” in Pennsylvania Dear “Busted”: I agree with you to a point. The giver should be thanked, and the fact that the gift arrived damaged should be mentioned.

It’s smart to insure packages before sending, so if the contents are damaged, there will be compensation. But even if they weren’t insured, the sender should be informed that the gift arrived broken, so the next time precautions can be taken before the item is shipped.

However, I do not agree with stating that in the future such gifts should be avoided because it would imply the gift was unwelcome or inappropriate.

• Write Dear Abby at www.

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

Hip protectors must be worn properly for benefit Dear Dr. K: I have osteoporosis. I’ve heard about “hip protectors” that reduce the risk of hip fracture if you fall.

Are they worthwhile?

Dear Reader: Osteoporosis contributes to about 300,000 hip fractures in the United States each year. The hip is not the most common site of an osteoporosis-related fracture (it follows behind the spine and wrist). But a hip fracture can have particularly devastating consequences.

Hip fractures can impair your ability to walk or perform everyday activities, such as dressing yourself or rising from a chair. At best, the breaks require temporary confinement to bed or a wheelchair. But often the

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff injury has lasting effects.

More than half of people who break a hip never fully regain their former level of independence.

A hip protector or “hip pad” is a stiff plastic shield underlaid with foam padding that must be strapped onto the hip. There are many different types of hip protectors, which presents a problem in answering your question as to whether they are worthwhile.

Research doesn’t allow a conclusion about hip protectors in general. Many studies

are funded by the company that makes the hip protector being studied – which raises a question about whether positive results have been reported accurately.

Some studies suggest that hip protectors may reduce injuries in people at high risk of a fracture who live in nursing homes. But reviews of the best research available have failed to prove that hip protectors reduce hip fractures in older adults who live independently.

The main challenge is getting people to wear the hip protectors consistently and properly. That’s because the pads can be uncomfortable and awkward. Also, you can still fall in circumstances

in which you would not be wearing the pads – in the bath or shower, for example. But if worn consistently by people at risk of hip fracture, these pads could theoretically be beneficial.

Whether or not you choose to use a hip protector, there are other things you can – and should – do to protect your bones. Ask your doctor about medications to prevent bone loss. Also, make sure you are getting enough calcium and vitamin D. (I’ve put a table showing how much calcium and vitamin D men and women should take, by age, on my website.)

Add weight-bearing exercises to your fitness routine to encourage bone growth and

inhibit bone loss. And learn tai chi or another exercise that improves balance to help prevent falls. Although there have not been a lot of studies of tai chi, the evidence I see convinces me that tai chi offers some protection against falls.

Finally, it is amazing how many older people live in homes that put them at risk for falls: stairs with slippery surfaces, loose rugs, electrical cords in places where people walk and can trip. There are services available that can inspect a home and identify such risks – and offer remedies to offset them.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

8TODAY’S WEEKEND PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Played hockey 7 Frontier saloon plus 12 Chamonix’s Mont — 17 Iowa college town 21 Flourish 22 Shore indentation 23 Cowboy meet 24 Legal wrong 25 Dried fruit 26 Light as — 28 Fish in cans 29 Go-aheads 30 Rock growths 32 Feels obligated 33 Looks friendly 35 Contended 37 Ripple pattern 38 Wishes one hadn’t 39 Birdbrained 40 Slalom runs 42 Peace gesture 43 Yves’ eve 44 Chivalrous 45 Muscle cell 47 Bro and sis 48 In secret writing 49 Skip stones 52 Obtain 53 Bleached-out 54 Made like sheep 55 Kiddie talk?

59 Chore 61 Dodges 62 Game officials 63 Goose eggs 64 Fowl quarters 65 Wharf 66 Off the hook 67 Relax (2 wds.)

68 Low voice 69 Airport summons 70 Slacks material 72 Wyoming range 73 “Alice” waitress 74 Use a hammock 75 Storm warning 76 O’Hara estate

77 Rome wrecker 80 Gridiron deal 82 Orchard produce 83 Singer — McEntire 84 Cause to yawn 85 Lobbies 87 Optimistic 88 Takes vows 89 Sudden increase 90 Part of REM 91 Texas town 92 Mop companions 94 Gave orders 95 Nefertiti’s god 96 Misbehave (2 wds.)

97 Foe opposite 98 Follow relentlessly 99 Newspaper execs 100 Strongholds 101 Honey wine 102 Hot — sundae 104 “La Mer” composer 107 Ghostly noise 108 Dust cloth 109 Feet containers 113 Most cherished 114 Ancient plant 115 DeMille of epics 117 Prefix for “trillion” 118 Home turnover 119 Slangy hats 120 Carbon-based 122 Yr. fractions 123 Could hear — — drop 124 Cumulonimbus 127 Rain forest parrots 129 Skedaddled 130 PC message 131 Gide or Previn 132 Minor injury 133 Greenhorn 134 Wet thoroughly 135 Tree locale 136 Premiered

DOWN 1 Made a big effort 2 Army duds 3 Comes up 4 “Whether — nobler ...”

5 Sinister 6 Sturdy cloth 7 More concise 8 Exist naturally 9 Flared garment (hyph.)

10 Monster’s loch 11 Giants hero of yore 12 Suds maker 13 Prospectors’ dreams 14 Commotions 15 Unfamiliar 16 Comforted

17 He was defeated in 451 18 Cancan’s — Rouge 19 Explorer Shackleton 20 Hidden supply 27 Mr. Pasteur 31 Feel envious 34 Downy fungi 36 Rock’s — Leppard 38 Chenille items 39 Slowly vanishes 41 Posters 43 Corn tassel 44 Lose it (2 wds.)

46 Sea floor 47 Bag 48 Granny’s brooch 49 Coffee-bar choice 50 On — — (winning) 51 Early model 53 Eggplant color

54 Charred 55 Engineering toy 56 Gehrig’s nickname (2 wds.)

57 Not worth a — 58 Calif. hours 60 PFC mail drop 61 Venetian magistrate 63 Catherine — -Jones 65 Bewilder 66 Flat-needled trees 67 Aloe — 69 Shoulder enhancers 70 Potter’s medium 71 That ship 72 Soda-can openers 74 Pantry item 75 Early moralist 76 Dries, as hay

78 Prevailed upon 79 Lacks 81 Curb 82 Hocus- — 83 Bank on 84 Route follower 85 Monk’s title 86 Cereal grain 87 Tattered 88 — and woolly 89 Not crisp 91 Deli item 92 Joyous outburst 93 Shepard or Greenspan 94 Slangy physique 96 Mollycoddled 98 Entrenched (2 wds.)

100 Energy source 101 Dah-dit man

102 False fronts 103 Chow down 104 Intensely 105 Less trying 106 Marlon of movies 107 Interfere 108 Look upon 110 Stay put 111 Be half-asleep 112 Mouthed off 113 Pub order 114 Conclusion 115 Doctrine 116 In-between state 119 Feast with poi 120 Cry of dismay (2 wds.)

121 Goldfish 125 Insurance gp.

126 Unvarnished 128 Stage signal

COMICS

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Pickles

Brian Crane Pearls Before Swine

For Better or For Worse

Non Sequitur

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Stephan Pastis

Lynn Johnston Crankshaft

Tom Batiuk & Chuck Hayes

Wiley The Duplex

Glenn McCoy

Beetle Bailey

Mort Walker Blondie

Dean Young & Denis LeBrun

Frank & Ernest

Bob Thaves Dilbert

Scott Adams

Monty

Jim Meddick Zits Hi and Lois

Rose is Rose

Pat Brady & Don Wimmer Arlo & Janis

Soup to Nutz

The Family Circus

Rick Stromoski Big Nate

Bill Keane

The Argyle Sweater

Scott Hilburn

Stone Soup

Grizzwells

Brianand & Greg Jim Borgman JerryWalker Scott

Jimmy Johnson

Lincoln Peirce

Jan Eliot

Bill Schorr

Lifestyle

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Features editor Inger Koch • ikoch@shawmedia.com

Copper gardening tools

Linen throw

Lucite tray

Cashmere blanket

Acacia wood bath caddy

Magnetic board

Laser cut wood monogram

IS FOR

M MOM Give the gift of monograms this Mother’s Day

By KIM COOK The Associated Press

T

hanks to modern technology, we’re now able to monogram just about anything, cheaply and easily.

Teens can initial their water bottles, kids can get their names on lunch boxes, dads have their own golf balls, and moms ... well, let’s take a look at some fun, personalized gift ideas for her.

Pottery Barn offers lofty and light faux-mohair throws in a palette of soft hues, embroidered with an initial – perfect for summer’s air-conditioned rooms. If Mom’s lucky enough to have a quiet space of her own, consider giving her a lettered linen pillow or a pretty art piece with a monogrammed initial on linen, framed in alder wood. Simple, paperwhite-scented soaps etched with Mom’s initial

would make a nice-smelling gift for her bathroom.

(www.potterybarn.com) Or consider an initialed acacia-wood bath caddy, with spots for a beverage, phone, and an e-reader or book. A luxurious linen throw can be embroidered with either hot-pink or lime-green thread. Or get really creative: Come up with everybody’s favorite things about the family matriarch, then order a personalized love letter on canvas for her that’s titled “Dear Mom.” (www.redenvelope.com) Jonathan Adler loves a monogram. His chic, initialed Lucite trays in Acapulco and Bargello prints kick up the modern vibe. Adler’s also carrying New York artist Trey Speegle’s customized vintage pop alphabet collages, which incorporate whimsical elements like vintage paint-by-number art. (www.

jonathanadler.com) Lily Pulitzer-print acrylic trays with Mom’s initials in the center would make pretty yet practical gifts for entertaining or to hold fragrances or trinkets. For her home office, consider a magnetic note board covered in an elegant black-and-white damask print. (www.thestationerystudio.com) Girly Twirly’s got a wide range of fun gifts that can be monogrammed. Chinoiserie and preppy-print cutting boards, umbrellas and unscented candles are part of the product mix. Also here: laser-cut monograms in unfinished wood that you can

paint or decorate yourself and hang with ribbon on doors, windows or anywhere Mom wants to make her mark. (www.girlytwirly.com) For the gardening mom, check out Williams-Sonoma’s monogram-able gardening tools, including Sophie Conran’s potting scoop, and a chic copper trowel. (www.williams-sonoma.com) San Francisco designer Jennifer Morla offers her signed typographic giclee prints exclusively through personalized gift retailer Mark & Graham.

She composes her pieces using a variety of fonts and midcentury elements.

Also at Mark & Graham are linen shower curtains, chambray pillow shams, and a selection of totes for Mom to take to work, tennis or weekends at the cottage.

Company spokesman Michelle Bowler says the newest monograms have a fresh, refined look. “Our library’s top sellers are balanced between modern and classic designs. Sans-serif fonts like Neutra, and single letter initials are popular,” she says.

People also are adding their own elements like dashes, dots, lines, circles and parentheses. (www.

markandgraham.com) If you’re craft-savvy, there are online tutorials on creating your own monogram using Photoshop or Word programs, and then affixing them to all sorts of things. (www.inmyownstyle.com)

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315 West Elian Court, Maple Park, IL 60151 09-36-225-001

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS Estate of LORETTA M. BENSON

April 30, 2014 /s/ Maureen A. Josh CLERK OF THE COURT

Now, therefore, unless you, Jay M. Trout; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, and the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the 23 Judicial Circuit, DeKalb County, Illinois, on or before May 30, 2014, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

2 + car garage, $1200 + 4BR, DR, hrdwd floors, garage, $1225.

No smoke.

815-762-4730

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 3, 10, 17, 2014.)

Laura A. Duplantier One of Plaintiff's Attorneys

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DE KALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE DIVISION

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IN THE INTEREST OF KADE WALKER A Minor

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UNLESS YOU APPEAR at the above named hearing and show cause to the contrary, AN ORDER OR JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE PETITION.

DeKalb 3BR, 1.5BA New Interior

The Knolls

DeKalb Quiet Studio 1, 2, 3BR

yo y gua p of the above named minor and to terminate parental rights, and if the petition requests termination of parental rights the parent may lose all parental rights to the child and the parent will not be entitled to further written notices of publication notices in this case except as required by Supreme Court Rule 11.

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NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, JESSICA CASEY, mother of Said Minor, respondent, and to all whom it may concern, that a Petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by the DeKalb County State's Attorney in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, on July 26, 2013; and that in the courtroom usually occupied by Honorable Judge Matekaitis, an adjudicatory hearing shall be held upon said Petition on June 20, 2014, at 10:15 a.m. or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, to have the minor declared to be a ward of the Court, and for other relief under the Juvenile Court Act. The Court has authority in this case to take from you the custody and guardianship

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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 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:

Laura A. Duplantier 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.)

Case No. 2014 P 35 CLAIM NOTICE 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.

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Kevin Aves Treasurer (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 3, 2014.)

/s/ Maureen A. Josh Clerk of the Circuit Court Prepared by: JAMES DAVIDSON Attorney at Law 134 West State Street Sycamore, IL 60178 (815) 899-9171

PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR BID

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, April 19, 26 & May 3, 2014.)

The City of DeKalb will accept sealed bids in accordance with the bid specifications as prescribed by the City of DeKalb for the following: Emerald Ash Borer Insecticidal Treatments

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON FIRE DISTRICT BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Kirkland Community Fire District, in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2014 and ending April 30, 2015, will be on file and conveniently available for public inspection at the Kirkland Community Fire District building, 3891 State Rt. 72, Kirkland, Illinois, from and after 9:00 AM, May 12, 2014. Notice is further given hereby that a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 8:00 PM, Thursday, June 12, 2014 at the Kirkland Community Fire District building and that final hearing and action on this ordinance will be taken at a meeting to be held at the Kirkland Community Fire District building at 8:15 PM, Thursday, June 12, 2014. Dated this 2nd day of May, 2014.

Sealed bids will be received in the City Clerk's Office at 200 So. Fourth St. until May 22, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. All bids will be publicly opened immediately thereafter. Bid submittal shall be complete and submitted on forms furnished by the City of DeKalb. Bid packets are available at www.cityofdekalb.com Public Works Administration or the City Clerk's office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

All persons interested in submitting a bid, or having questions regarding the bid process, may contact Mark Espy, Assistant Director of Public Works Operations, City of DeKalb at (815) 748-2040. The City of DeKalb reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to waive any technicalities in the bid process and to accept any bid which may be deemed in the best interest of the City of DeKalb. Bid awards are dependent on final budget approval by the City Council and allocation of funds. The City of DeKalb also reserves the right to alter any approved plan.

PUBLIC NOTICE Sycamore Sportsmen and Conservation Club, Inc. is proposing to make certain improvements to its properties along the Kishwaukee River, west of Motel Road and north of Freed Road in Mayfield Township, including extending a canopy for the rifle/pistol range, adding fencing, expanding the skeet-target sheds, and placing windmills for pond aeration. However, the gun club is a Special Use in the A-1, Agricultural District. In order to add the proposed structures, an Amendment to the Special Use Permit must be granted. Before the DeKalb County Board can approve an amendment to the Special Use, a public hearing must be held before the DeKalb County Hearing Officer.

Sycamore Sportsmen and Conservation Club, Inc. has requested an Amendment to a Special Use Permit to allow the improvements to the club property. A public hearing will be held before the DeKalb County Hearing Officer on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in the DeKalb County Administration Building, East Conference Room, south entrance, 110 E. Sycamore Street, Sycamore, IL, 60178. All interested persons are encouraged to attend and be heard. The amendment to a Special Use Permit petition, MY-14-03, is available for inspection at the DeKalb County Planning Department, 110 E. Sycamore Street, Sycamore, IL, (815) 895-7188.

The subject properties are zoned A-1, Agriculture with a Special Use Permit for a gun club, and legally described as follows: Parcel 1 That part of Section 24, Township 41 North, Range 4 East, of the 3rd principal meridian, described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of Section 24 aforesaid; Thence North along the east line thereof 1328.30 feet to an iron stake marking the Northeast corner of the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of said Section 24; Thence West along the North line thereof, at an angle of 90 degrees 45 minutes turned clockwise from the last described course 1331.10 feet along an old fence line to an iron stake set at a fence corner marking the Southeast corner of the Northwest quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 24 for a place of beginning; Thence continuing West along the South line thereof 1227.0 feet to a point on the West side of the Kishwaukee River and being 106.1 feet East of the Southwest corner of said Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 24; Thence Northerly at an angle of 103 degrees 12 minutes turned clockwise from a prolongation of the last described course 167.0 feet to a point; Thence Northerly at an angle of 166 degrees 30 minutes, turned clockwise from the last described course 1829.2 feet to a point; Thence Northwesterly at an angle of 143 degrees 11 seconds, turned clockwise from the last described course 156.4 feet to a point; Thence Northwesterly at an angle of 173 degrees 28 seconds, turned clockwise from the last described course 778.20 feet to a point on the North line of the South half of the North half of Section 24 aforesaid, which point is 846.6 feet East of the Northwest corner of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 24; Thence East along the said North line at an angle of 46 degrees 43 minutes, turned counterclockwise from the last described course, 1808.75 feet to an iron stake marking the Northeast corner of the Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of said Section 24, thence South along the East line of the West half of the East half of said Section 24, a distance of 2665.2 feet to the place of beginning.

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Parcel 2 That part of assessor's lot 21 in Section 24, Township 41 North, Range 4, East of the 3rd principal meridian described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said assessor's lot 21 in the South East quarter of section, township and range aforesaid in DeKalb County, Illinois, thence South along the East line thereof 33.0 feet to a stake; Thence West parallel to the north line of said assessor's lot 21 a distance of 1333.1 feet (Record distance 1338.15 feet) to a concrete monument set at a point on the West line of said Assessor's Lot 21, which point is 33.0 feet South of the Northwest corner of said assessor's lot 21; Thence North along said West line 33.0 feet to an iron stake set in an old fence corner, marking the Northwest corner of said assessor's lot 21; Thence East along the North line thereof 1333.1 feet to the place of beginning, containing 1.009 acres more or less; Parcel 3 That part of the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 24, Township 41 North, range 4 East of th 3rd principal meridian, in DeKalb County, Illinois, described as follow: Beginning at the Northwest corner of assessor's lot 21, in the Southeast quarter of said Section 24: Thence South along the West line of said assessor's lot 21 a distance of 33 feet to a concrete monument; Thence West at right angles to the last described course a distance of 49.5 feet to a point; Thence North at right angles to the last described course a distance of 33 feet to a point; Thence East at Right angles to the last described course a distance of 49.5 feet to the place of beginning.

Parcel 4 That part of the South half of Section 24, Township 41 north, Range 4 East, of the 3rd principal meridian, described as follow; Commencing at the Southwest corner of said section 24, thence Easterly, along the South line of said section, 2130.0 feet; Thence Northerly, at right angle to said South line, 600.00 feet; Thence Easterly, at an angle of 90 degrees, 10 minutes, 51 seconds measured counterclockwise from the last described course, 329.13 feet for a point of beginning; Thence continuing Easterly, along an extension of the last described course, 1553.58 feet to the West line of Lot 1 of Arrowhead Acres, as recorded in Book "Z" of plats, page 71, as document No. 95008327; Thence Northerly at an angle of 90 degrees, 01 minutes, 02 seconds measured clockwise from the last described course, along the east line of assessor's lot 24, 720.46 feet; Thence Westerly, at an angle of 90 degrees, 06 minutes, 05 seconds measured clockwise from the last described course, along the North line of assessor's lot 24 and 26 of said section, 1540.37 feet; Thence Southerly, at an angle of 90 degrees, 56 minutes, 24 seconds measured clockwise from the last described course, 726.82 feet to the point of beginning; Excepting therefrom the following: Beginning at the Northwest corner of assessor's lot 21; Thence South, along the West line of said assessor's lot 21, a distance of 33.0 feet; Thence West at right angle to the last described course 49.5 feet; Thence North at right angle to the last described course, 33.0 feet; Thence East at right angle to the last described course, 49.5 feet to the point of beginning containing 25.66 acres, all in Mayfield Township, DeKalb County, Illinois P.I.N.s: 05-24-200-020 and 05-24-400-022 and -010 The amendment to the Special Use Permit has been filed in accordance with the requirements of Section 9.02.B of the Zoning Ordinance to allow the addition of structures in excess of 10% of the combined area of existing structures that are part of a Special Use Permit for a gun club in the A-1 District.

Paul R. Miller, Director DeKalb County Planning and Zoning Planning/Zoning/Building Department 110 East Sycamore Street Sycamore, IL 60178 (815) 895-7188 (815) 895-1669 (Published in the Daily Chronicle May 3, 2014)

City of DeKalb, IL Mark Espy Assistant Director of Public Works Operations (815) 748-2040 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, 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

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: KIRSTEN MARIE KOBYLESKI FOR CHANGE OF NAME PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on June 23, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178 in the courtroom occupied by the presiding judge, Kirsten Marie Kobyleski will file his/her petition requesting that his/her name be changed from KIRSTEN MARIE KOBYLESKI to CHRISTIAN FINN KOBYLESKI pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided. Any persons interested in said request for change of name may appear at said time and place, if they so desire.

Kirsten Marie Kobyleski 1015 State Street DeKalb, IL 60115 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 3, 10 & 17, 2014.)

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.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice By authority of the Board of Education, Diane Tyrell, Secretary, sealed bids for the Summer 2014 Paving Upgrades at North Elementary, Southeast Elementary, and West Elementary in Sycamore, IL,

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by the Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb at their administrative offices located at 310 North 6th Street, DeKalb, Illinois 60115. until 2:00 p.m., local time, on May 22, 2014, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following: Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb HYDRONIC BOILERS & PUMPS REPLACEMENTS Civic Apartments Sycamore, Illinois SCOPE OF WORK Proposals are desired for a single, lump sum General Construction contract which shall include all work related to the following: The removal and replacement of hydronic boilers, circulating pumps and associated piping and electrical revisions.

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ry yca will be received until 10:00am prevailing time on Monday, May 19, 2014, by the Board of Education of Sycamore Community Unit School District #427 of DeKalb and Kane Counties.

Project Description: Project (FGM Project # 14-1810.01) consists of but is not limited to paving work at three (3) locations.

Sycamore CUSD #427 will receive sealed bids at the Sycamore Administration Center located at 245 W. Exchange St., Sycamore, IL 60178 until 10:00 a.m. prevailing time on Monday, May 19, 2014 Bids received after stated time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened. Bids shall be submitted in an opaque sealed envelope marked "Bid" on the outside and addressed to Kreg Wesley, Director of Operations, Sycamore Community Unit School District #427, 245 W Exchange St. Suite 1, Sycamore IL 60178. Bids shall be opened publicly and read aloud at 10:00am.

No immediate decision shall be rendered concerning the proposals submitted. After the bids have been tabulated and studied, they will be presented to the Sycamore Board of Education at its next regular meeting. If only one bid has been received on the day of the bid opening, this bid will not be opened but instead be presented to the Sycamore Board of Education at its next regular board meeting for consideration.

Bid security is required in the amount of ten (10) percent of the Proposal, made payable unconditionally to the Sycamore CUSD #427. Security shall be certified check, cashier's check or bid bond issued by surety licensed to conduct business in the State of Illinois.

Within ten (10) days after notification of award of contract, the successful Contractor shall furnish a Performance Bond in the amount

of 100 percent of the contract and the payment of all obligations arising thereunder using a form similar to the AIA 312 Form, or one acceptable to Owner. The performance bond will become a part of the contract. The failure of the successful bidder to enter into contract and supply the required bond and Certificates of Insurance within ten (10) days after the prescribed forms are presented for signature, or within such extended period as the Owner may grant, shall constitute a default. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities and irregularities in any bid, or to make awards in the best interests of the Owner. The Owner also reserves the right to award a partial amount of the Work rather than the entire amount. All bids submitted shall be valid for a period of at least sixty days from date of bid opening; the only alterations which will be allowed will be those approved by the Owner. The Contractor bidding the project shall be actively engaged in work of the nature of the project described, and have adequate specialized men and machines to do the work. Each bidder shall submit with his proposal a list of no less than four different construction projects that have been completed within the last four years that relate to the type of work specified.

Bids will be based on a single lump sum General Construction contract.

There will be a mandatory PreBid Meeting on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 10:00 am at West Elementary School, 240 S. Fair St., Sycamore, IL 60178 for the paving project. Attendance of the mandatory pre-bid meeting may be waived by the School District, prior to opening the bids, if it is deemed by the Sycamore School District to be in its best interest. The meeting will be followed by a tour of the sites. Additional tours may be

y scheduled by contacting School District Director of Operations, Kreg Wesley at 815-899-8102.

All bidders must comply with applicable Illinois Law requiring payment of prevailing wages by all contractors working on public projects, and bidders must comply with Illinois Statutory requirements regarding labor and bidding, including Equal Opportunity Laws.

Contract documents may be examined/obtained at the following plan rooms: Tree Towns Repro Service 542 Spring Road Elmhurst IL 60126 Phone: 630-832-0209 Fax: 630-832-8631 Email: treetowns@treetowns.com (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 3, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 29, 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Grundy County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as LESA'S LIBERTY STREET CAFE located at 511 LIBERTY STREET, MORRIS, IL 60450.

Dated this 29th day of April, 2014. /s/ Lana J. Phillips Grundy County Clerk (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 3, 10, 17, 2014.)

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May 1, 2014 The County of Kane and the River Valley Workforce Investment Board for local workforce area #5 (Kane, DeKalb, and Kendall counties) are modifying their Five Year Plan for workforce services (in accordance with the Workforce Investment Act of 1998) to establish the budget for Program Year 2014 allocations of $5,777,074.00. The Five Year Plan must be approved by the workforce board prior to submittal to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

Email reneethompson@kcdee.org for a copy of the plan or to submit comments/questions. For services funded under the Workforce Investment Act, visit www.kcdee.org.

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on May 1, 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as M.R. BAKER located at 527 S. Geneva St., Maple Park, IL 60151.

Dated May 1, 2014 /s/ Douglas J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, May 3, 10 & 17, 2014.)

(Published in the Kane County Chronicle & Daily Chronicle, May 3, 2014.)

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PRE-BID SITE VISIT/ACCESSIBILITY In order to facilitate site examinations, the Architect will be available to accompany bidders starting at 10:00 a.m., local time, May 12, 2014. The tour will begin at Civic Apartments located at 350 Grant Street, Sycamore, IL 60178.

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1. Return of the Project Manual and drawings in good reusable condition within ten (10) days after the date of receiving bids, and 2. The delivery of a bonafide bid at the time and place fixed for receiving bids.

Should any bidder fail in the observance of either condition, he shall forfeit the full amount of his deposit.

Note: Subcontractors submitting bids to General Contractors who, in turn, submit a bonafide bid do not meet the requirements stated above and, as such, do not qualify for deposit refunds.

Each contractor may obtain a maximum of three sets of Contract Documents. No partial sets will be issued. Instructions to Bidders and Plans and Specifications are on file in the Offices of the Architect, the Owner and as follows: Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb 310 North 6th Street DeKalb, Illinois 60115 Alliance Architecture 929 Lincolnway East, Suite 200 South Bend, Indiana 46601 McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge 4300 Beltway Place Suite 180 Arlington, Texas 76018

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The Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to award the contract to the lowest, responsible and most responsive bidder and to waive any formalities or irregularities in the bids received. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the opening of the bids without the consent of the Housing Authority. The Housing Authority reserves the right to award a contract in the best interest of the Housing Authority.

Furthermore, the Owner encourages Minority Business Enterprises and Women-Owned Businesses to submit a proposal for this project. To obtain contact information for Illinois MBE businesses, contractors are encouraged to contact: Mr. Paul Cerpa,Deputy Director Business Enterprise Programs Central Management Services 100 W. Randolph Chicago, Illinois 60601 Phone: (800) 356-9206 Fax: (312) 814-5539 (Published in the Daily Chronicle May 3, 7, 2014)

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Bids must include a bid guarantee made payable to the Housing Authority. Bid guarantees will be returned within 10 days of official bid opening, if requested, except for 3 selected qualified bidders. The unsuccessful bidders will have their bid guarantee returned after award of contract, if requested. The successful bidder must be fully insured and provide an assurance as required by Instructions to Bidders. Additional bid requirements are outlined in Section 00210 SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. All contractors and subcontractors must be in compliance with: Equal Opportunity Employment, Executive Order 11246 and Davis-Bacon wage rates as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor and adopted by the Housing Authority and as set forth in the Project Manual. Submission of U.S. Dept. of Labor payroll forms is required on a weekly basis. Contractors and subcontractors will commit themselves to making a good faith effort to meet the 10% goal of employing minorities and 5% goal of employing women. This publicly funded project is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968.

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Tip of the week While selecting the right camp can be a daunting task for parents, Life Time – The Healthy Way of Life Company, which welcomes more than 65,000 kids to its camps across the country, has some key suggestions to ensure a positive summer for everyone. “Safety, fun, health and variety are priorities for us, and we’ve learned what it takes to create the best camp experience for kids and their parents,” says Jennifer Veres, national senior program manager for kids activities.

Here are some tips to keep in mind as you look at camps:

• Safety. Ask questions in advance to ensure the camp has standard operating procedures in place to keep your kids safe. Are parents required to show their membership card or driver’s license to both check in and take their children home? Every employee also should have a state-approved background check and those working with kids should be CPR- and first aid-certified.

• Activities. Find a camp that excites kids, provides a routine and has a variety of healthy activities for kids to engage in. This is critical for parents who don’t want their kids wasting away summer days playing video games for hours on end. Good information to learn includes what the balance is between a set daily routine and the type, level and variety of activities the camp has designed to keep kids interested.

• Counselors. It’s important to have counselors who will keep kids engaged in healthy, active fun, and are committed to building relationships with kids throughout the summer and not just

8IN UNIFORM Bjorneby graduates from basic training Air Force Airman Jacob R. Bjorneby graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studJacob R. ies, Air Force core Bjorneby values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Bjorneby is the son of Beth M. Bjorneby of Steward and a 2013 graduate of Indian Creek High School in Shabbona.

Van Vlerah graduates from training Army Pvt. Nathan M. Van Vlerah has graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Missouri,

which included basic military training and advanced individual training.

During basic military training, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons qualification, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army doctrine, history, principles and traditions.

During AIT, the soldier completed the military police specialist course to acquire skills to provide combat area support, conduct battlefield circulation control, area security, prisoner of war operations, civilian internee operations, and law and order operations.

The trainee performed as a team member in support of battlefield operations, installation law and order operations and security of Army resources and installations.

Additional training included providing peacetime support to the military community through security of resources, crime prevention programs, and preservation of law and order.

Van Vlerah is the son of Theresa Hove of Sycamore and Matthew Van Vlerah of Sandwich. He is the grandson of Carrie Brantley of DeKalb and a 2013 graduate of DeKalb High School.

8PRAIRIE FLOWERS An important piece of American piano history To the Editor: Thank you so much for publishing the nice article and photo from the Melville Clark Apollo Player Piano factory. I really appreciate it and hope that it might still bring some more information from this very important piece of American piano history.

Katie (Dahlstrom) did a nice job and it was a pleasure to talk with her.

After I sent the article to some friends, my local piano refinisher, who recently finished my Apollo told me that when he was a kid, he used to deliver the Daily Chronicle. His father was an executive with the Wurlitzer company, which used that building after Melville Clark died in late 1918.

Thanks again so much.

Jere DeBacker Denver

Thanks for supporting youth volunteer fair To the Editor: The DeKalb County KEYS Initiative and the Kishwaukee United Way thank the following organizations for participating in the third annual Care or Be Square Youth and Family Volunteer Fair on April 8.

DeKalb School District, Sycamore School District, Kishwaukee Education Consortium and St. Mary School in DeKalb for allowing us to speak with students about the fair. DeKalb Fire Department, DeKalb Police Department, DeKalb School District and Northern Illinois University Athletics for sending volunteer mentors.

American Red Cross, DeKalb AYSO, Barb Food Mart, Big Brothers – Big Sisters, DCP/SAFE, DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center, DeKalb County Community Gardens, DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau, DeKalb Public

Library, Girl Scouts, Kishwaukee Family YMCA, Kish Fest, Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association, Midwest Museum, Oak Crest, Penguin Project, TAILS, VAC, Youth Engaged in Philanthropy and Youth Outlook for sharing volunteer information with youth and families. A deep appreciation goes out to these organizations for intentionally involving youth in their volunteer opportunities.

We also want to express our thanks to DCP/SAFE and the DeKalb Township Committee on Youth for their generous financial support allowing us fair incentives and marketing support. Lastly, we thank the youth and parents who took the time to come learn about local volunteer opportunities. Youth volunteerism is a win-win for our communities. Nonprofit organizations get help carrying out their mission, and youth gain experience and benefits that help prepare them for their future.

According to teens, the benefits they receive from volunteering are: learning to respect others; learning to be helpful and kind; learning to understand people who are different from them; developing leadership skills, becoming more patient, and gaining better understanding of good citizenship. In addition, research has shown that youth who volunteer are more likely to do well in school, graduate, vote and be philanthropic and less likely to abuse drugs, alcohol, cigarettes or engage in destructive behavior. It is inspiring to see so many organizations who embrace the notion that raising successful kids takes more than just a single family or school; it takes an entire community!

Mary Hess DeKalb County KEYS Initiative Dawn Littlefield, Jackie DiNatale Kishwaukee United Way

looking for a summer job. They should have previous experience with kids and/or experience in childhood education or other kid-focused programs.

• What will they eat? With the rise in childhood obesity and food allergies along with the overall importance of real food in daily diets, consider the food and snacks provided at camp.

Find out if the daily menu includes healthy options free of artificial colors, preservatives and sweeteners, as well as being free of trans fats and bleached flour. For those children with food allergies, parents will want to ensure the camp has guidelines for their child.

• Does the schedule work? While kids may have all the time in the world during the summer, most parents still have set schedules. Ensure that the camp times from start to finish work for everyone.

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Family movie night “Bears” Rated: G

Length: 1:17 Synopsis: A documentary about a family of Alaskan bears.

Violence/scary rating: 2 Sexual-content rating: 1.5 Profanity rating: 1 Drugs/alcohol rating: 1 Family Time rating: 2. A great film for the entire family to enjoy.

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

Book report “The Chicken Squad: The First Misadventure,” by Doreen Cronin (author), Kevin Cornell (illustrator) Ages: 7 to 10 Pages: 112 Synopsis: Meet the Chicken Squad: Dirt, Sugar, Poppy and Sweetie. These chicks are not your typical barnyard puffs of fluff, and they are not about to spend their days pecking chicken feed and chasing bugs. No sir, they’re too busy solving mysteries and fighting crime. So when Squirrel comes barreling into the chicken coop, the

chicks know they’re about to get a case. But with his poor knowledge of shapes (“Big” is not a shape, Squirrel!) and utter fear of whatever it is that’s out there, the panicky Squirrel is NO HELP. Good thing these chicks are professionals. But even professionals get worried. Especially once they see that round, shiny, green, BIG thing in the yard. What if it’s a UFO full of aliens who want chickens as pets? It’s up to the Chicken Squad to crack a case that just might be out of this world. – Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Did you know?

According to Yahoo, a Canadian couple decided to let people on the Internet name their baby, and the end result for the girl born April 7: Amelia Savannah Joy McLaughlin. The father set up the website NameMyDaughter. com, and Amelia Savannah Joy came in second place. The actual first-place winner was Cthulhu All-Spark, which the family decided not to use.

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Homestead seeks volunteers Glidden Homestead opens for the season on May 18 and can use volunteers in many areas. From teaching to technology and archives to restoration, the homestead can put your talent or passion to use.

A volunteer orientation will be held at 6:30 p.m. May 13 at the Homestead, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. The orientation will last about 90 minutes and will include a tour and history of the Homestead, future plans for the site, and details about how volunteers can contribute to the continued development. In addition to docents, help is needed with gardening, building maintenance, technology, collections processing, special events and general office assistance.

A rather unusual volunteer position is that of blacksmith. Both experienced blacksmiths and those interested in learning the trade are welcome. The Glidden Homestead blacksmith club meets twice a month to learn techniques and hone skills. Club members provide demonstrations to the public on Sundays during the Homestead’s regular tour season, make handcrafted merchandise for the gift shop, and craft tools and other items to be used at the Homestead.

Glidden Homestead is the site where Joseph F. Glidden invented “The Winner” barbed wire in 1874.

His home and nationally significant barn were the first sites in DeKalb County to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Homestead is open for tours on Tuesdays from May through November and also the second and fourth Sundays of the month. The site is manned and maintained

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Glidden Homestead head blacksmith, Lucio Bortolin, heats up the forge in the Phineas Vaughan Blacksmith Shop on the grounds of the Homestead. Volunteer blacksmiths are welcomed for the coming season. entirely by community volunteers, with the exception of a part-time executive director.

Those interested in learning more by attending the orientation,

should RSVP to 815- 756-7904 or info@gliddenhomestead.org. More information about Glidden Homestead is available at www.gliddenhomestead.org.

Summer sewing and baking classes offered in Sycamore Find a new hobby or improve a skill you already have this summer by participating in week-long 4-H classes on baking or sewing.

You do not have to be in 4-H in order to have fun and learn lots of new skills and techniques at either of these classes. Space is very limited so sign up today.

Sewing Camp: Have you always wanted to learn how to sew your own clothes but haven’t had someone there to help you?

Whether you have already sewn a few simple things and you need help with a more advanced pattern or if you have never sat down at a sewing machine this class is for you. The class is open to anyone between ages 8 and 18 with any

skill level. The camp will meet from 1:30 to 4 p.m. June 16 through 20 in the DeKalb County Farm Bureau building in Sycamore. Cost is $30 for non-4-H members or $10 for 4-H members. Each participant will work on their own project that they bring to class. Participants must supply their own sewing machine, pattern, fabric and notions. If you don’t have a sewing machine, there is a limited supply that can be borrowed. Register by May 30 by calling the University of Illinois Extension office at 815-7588194.

Baking: Do you want to learn how to bake just like how your grandma was taught? Attend this class and learn how to make the

best pie crust, the moistest cake and the freshest bread you have ever tasted. This class is open to anyone between the ages of 11 and 18. The class will meet from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m June 23 through 27 in the DeKalb County Farm Bureau building in Sycamore. Cost is $40 for non-4-H members and $20 for 4-H members. Participants will be asked to bring some of their own equipment and food supplies.

Register by May 30 by calling the University of Illinois Extension Office at 815-758-8194.

For more information, contact Nicole Groezinger, University of Illinois Extension 4-H program coordinator, at 815-758-8194 or groezing@illinois.edu.

Girl Scouts host registration events Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois has opened spring registration for all current girl and adult members.

Spring registration allows current members to re-register for the 201415 Girl Scout year now, as opposed to Sept. 30, when the membership year ends.

Early registration helps girls, their families, and volunteers easily

stay connected to Girl Scouts over the summer and during the busy back-to-school season. Members can re-register online at www. girlscoutsni.org until June 15. Each member who re-registers receives a “Discover the Universe: Be a Girl Scout” patch.

GSNI also will host Internet Cafés at area locations to help

members re-register. Girls who re-register at an Internet Café will receive a sheet of specially designed Girl Scout stickers and be entered in a drawing to win one of 18 Girl Scout mini-plush stuffed animals.

A local Internet Café will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at First Congregational Church, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb.

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May is here â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your gardening checklist

By BARBARA LINDHOLM

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to get to work in the garden. Here is a checklist of things you should be aware of this month.

Woody plant care May is the month to plant trees and shrubs. Early morning planting will improve your chances of success and prevent heat and transplant shock. Watering becomes an important part of new plant maintenance. Thorough and gentle watering at planting time and supplying 1 inch of water a week for the first year will get your new trees and shrubs off to a good start.

Mulch new transplants to conserve moisture.

Pruning and deadheading of some shrubs will need to be done this month. Spring-flowering shrubs should be pruned immediately when bloom ends. Azaleas, rhododendrons, small magnolias, viburnums and forsythia are examples of shrubs that benefit from pruning at this time.

Increased flowering on your lilacs will occur next year if spent blossoms are removed after bloom this year.

During May, decisions may have to be made by home gardeners regarding the status of their roses. Some roses may recover from the severity of the winter while others will not. You will have to consider removing them and possibly planting new ones.

If your roses survived and buds are appearing, it will be time to fertilize them with a 20-20-20 liquid fertilizer. If aphids are seen on your roses as they mature, you can spray them with a strong stream of water.

Climbing roses should be encouraged to develop lateral, flower-bearing canes.

Annual and perennial care The average last frost date for our area is May 15. Cold

tolerant annuals such as pansies, snapdragons and stocks can be planted after the 15th.

Tender annuals such as impatiens, begonias and coleus will be more safely planted after Memorial Day. Perennials will begin to appear as temperatures improve. May is a good time to check your perennials for winter damage and also a good time to decide which perennial clusters have grown too large and need to be divided.

Summer and fall bulbs can be planted this month.

The planting of lotus, water lilies and other pond plants should not take place until the water temperature has reached 65 degrees.

Indoor plant care Houseplants can gradually be moved outside to protected areas away from wind and direct sun. Do not move them outside until night temperatures reach 55. It is a good idea to be especially careful of indoor plants that are tender annuals or tropicals.

May tip It is immediately apparent as we drive around local neighborhoods that our beautiful evergreens have been seriously damaged by this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long, severely cold winter. Winter winds also have been desiccating our evergreen trees and shrubs.

Long periods of snow cover have resulted in the deer having to feed on evergreens as their ground browse was unavailable.

If your evergreens are

completely brown, they will not recover. Again, you will need to consider removing them and possibly replacing them with new trees and shrubs. If some green needle growth is visible, stems are green when scratched and buds are present, it is possible that they might recover.

By June, you should be able to make a decision about whether or not they have survived.

â&#x20AC;˘ The Master Gardeners are available to answer questions from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday at the University of Illinois Extension DeKalb County office in the Farm Bureau Center for Agriculture, 1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore. Call 815-758-8194 or email DeKalb_mg@extension.uicu.edu. Walk-ins are welcome.

Howard and Donna Petersen 50th Wedding Anniversary

Thompson 50th Wedding Anniversary

Lawn care Lawns should be mowed at 2 to 2 1/2 inches. Dry clippings can be left on the lawn to return nutrients to the soil.

Lawns can be fertilized if necessary in mid-May, but the preferred time to fertilize is in the fall.

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Do your evergreens look like this?

Fruit and vegetable care June-bearing strawberries should have their flowers removed the first year in order to develop a stronger root system.

Everbearing and day-neutral strawberries need to have their early flowers removed. Flowers occurring after July 1st can be left on for later season developing fruit.

Your families favorite cool-season vegetables can be planted this month including spinach, lettuce, radishes and peas.

Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and some squash are cold-sensitive and are best planted at the end of the month.

Edward Thompson and Ann (Stewart) Thompson will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 9th.

They were married at Church of the Christian Union, Unitarian in Rockford IL in 1964.

They have two children, Ted Thompson and Susan (Jim) Mizgalski and ďŹ ve grandchildren; Joey, Marisa and Andrew Thompson and Jack and Hannah Mizgalski, all of Sycamore.

The couple plan to celebrate locally with family and friends.

Howard and Donna (Schramer) Petersen celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary April 27, 2014. The couple was married at St. Gallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s church in Elburn, IL. They have a daughter Lori (John) Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor who live in Oswego, IL. Their son Jeff Petersen lives in Sycamore, IL. The Petersens were blessed with 5 grand children, Kellie and Kyle Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor and Joe, Rose and James Petersen.

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Dojo Dynamics held a belt promotion ceremony for two of its black belt students. Front row, Sensei Glen Bloemker, Sensei Trevor Kurtz and Sensei Daniel Corcoran. Back row, Shihan Mark Nixon, Master Jack Walleck, Grand Master Tom Heriaud and Shihan Scott Francis

Black belts advance at Dojo Dynamics Dojo Dynamics, a martial arts school in Sandwich, recently hosted a black belt promotion for two students. Glen Bloemker and Daniel Corcoran were promoted to sho-dan, first-degree black belt, on April 26, earning the title of sensei, which means “teacher.”

Sensei Trevor Kurtz received a promotion to a second-degree black belt.

Also that evening, Master Jack Walleck had his black belt removed and replaced with a redand-white belt, which signifies his level of mastery. The belt is called a renchi belt and has not been formally awarded to any instructor in the Midwest Isshin Shorinji Ryu System since it was last worn by the Academy of the Martial Arts master and founder James Chapman back

NIU Women’s Club donates to golf team

in the early 1970s. Walleck has retired, but his teachings live on in all he mentored.

Before the ceremony was finished, 10th-degree Grand Master Tom Heriaud presented two final certificates. Shihan Scott Francis and Shihan Mark Nixon were promoted to seventh-degree black belts, honoring them for their years of dedication to the martial arts, supporting events, competing at many levels and teaching thousands of students. They are the first seventh-degree black belts under Heriaud.

For more information about Dojo Dynamics, its instructors or students, call 815-7869296, visit at 131 S. Wells St., Sandwich, or visit www.dojodynamics.com.

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Dance camp set at NIU

The University Women’s Club of Northern Illinois University, as part of its philanthropy program, awarded $500 to Head Coach Kim Kester of the NIU Women’s Golf Team. Sally Stevens (left), on behalf of the board, presented the check to Kester. These funds will be used to purchase team travel jackets. The University Women’s Club has given similar monetary gifts to other NIU women’s sports programs in the past to assist in the purchase of team uniforms or equipment. The UWC also presents academic scholarships to NIU women students each year to assist them in meeting the financial needs for their education.

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Northern Illinois University has scheduled Dance Camp from July 13 to 18. The camp is for those who have completed grades 8 through 12.

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Get real world dance experience at Dance Camp scheduled July 13 to 18 at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. The camp is for those who have completed grades 8 through 12.

Campers hone existing talents and gain new skills in the creative world of dance and enjoy daily classes in different styles of dance. Emphasis is on the pre-professional training in classical ballet and modern dance. Other classes offered will include jazz, contemporary, Pilates, yoga, repertoire, composition and improvisation.

Campers dance an average of seven hours each day in this intensive program.

Faculty includes NIU dance professors, as well as guest instructors from the professional dance world. This program is for those who are serious about their training and may wish to pursue further training in a university program or other professional training programs.

Camp director July Chitwood, professor of dance and head of the Dance Program at NIU, brings many years of teaching experience to the camp. Chitwood has been a member of the Cincinnati/ New Orleans Ballet Company and has been a guest artist with Momenta Dance Company and in many performances throughout Chicago. Chitwood also is a certified Pilates instructor.

Campers audition on the first day of camp and are placed in groups based on experience. Evening activities include special guest lecturers, a talent show, movie night and other events. The week culminates in an informal showing of work accomplished during the week to share with family and friends on Friday afternoon.

There is an early-bird discount deadline of June 2.

More information and a registration form are available at www.artscamps.niu.edu or call the Summer in the Arts at Northern office at 815-7531450.

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On Easter Sunday, eight Sycamore Lions Club members and five additional family members delivered 112 meals to elderly individuals in DeKalb County for Meals on Wheels. The Club also made a $500 donation to Meals on Wheels. Pictured (from left) are Sycamore Lions Club President Chuck Christensen, Meals on Wheels Volunteer Service Coordinator Ron Mullen, Sycamore Lions Club First Vice President Pete Springmire and Sycamore Lion Jim Lyon.

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Teen finds meaning in 1950s popularity guide NEW YORK – Respecting or learning from one’s elders isn’t exactly a top priority for most teens. They’re too busy texting or mastering the latest social media platform to relate to the idea that their grandparents ever battled teenage issues like acne or fitting in.

For Maya Van Wagenen, though, digging up a previous generation’s teen scene actually helped her. She survived the middle-school blues thanks to “Betty Cornell’s Teenage Popularity Guide,” published in 1953. Her experiences following the guide led Van Wagenen to write her own book, “Popular,” which has now been optioned for a movie.

Van Wagenen, 15, says her father found Cornell’s book in a thrift shop, way before she was born. He held onto it for years because its outdated gems like “Beautiful hair is about the most important thing a girl has,” made him smile.

The guide surfaced during a clean-up effort and her parents challenged their eighth grade daughter to an idea: Follow the book’s advice in secret and write about what happens.

Van Wagenen says considered herself to be “one step above substitute teachers” on her school’s popularity scale and worried the project would make things worse.

“It didn’t seem like a good

commented that she’d “finally dropped the stupid ponytail.”

Some reaction to her new habits was hurtful, but documenting it seemed to help.

“There were times people would say mean things and it would make me feel really bad,” confessed Van Wagenen, who was a 13-yearold eighth-grader in Brownsville, Texas, at the time. But writing about them turned them into “hilarious stories” where she was “able to laugh AP photo at these things that were genThis book cover image shows the uinely hurtful at first.”

1950s book “Betty Cornell’s Teen“These bullies became characters, and I became a Age Popularity Guide.” character as well and that was really empowering,” wear pantyhose and red lipstick and stuff that I definitely Van Wagenen said, adding: “I would say, ‘Well, what would wasn’t comfortable doing.”

I want my character to be Although she was used to doing right now?’” being invisible, as she read Besides changing her apthe book she had an epiphapearance, Cornell’s guide also ny. encouraged Van Wagenen “I realized I did want to reach out to others and be friends and I did want to be more outgoing. liked and I did want to be As she made connections, accepted and while I didn’t kids began to gravitate to her. have a clear cut definition Soon she realized, “Everyone of popularity, I knew that around you is like you, and it wasn’t what I was. More they’re looking for friendship, than anything, I didn’t have and so it’s good to step up and anything to lose, so I said, ‘You know what? I’ll try it for to be that person, that kind person.” a month.’”

AP photo As Van Wagenen’s experiShe began to make changThis book cover image shows “Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern es, wore pearls, dressed up ment was working, her father went to work to track down Geek,” by Maya Van Wagenen. Van Wagenen found a book called “Bet- and even tried a girdle.

Betty Cornell, now 79 and Little things suggested by ty Cornell’s Teen-Age Popularity Guide” from the 1950s and decided to follow its advice while keeping a diary. Her experiences led to the Cornell began to make sense. living in Audubon, Pa. The two met and Van Wagenen Before the “Popularity “Popular” book, a movie deal, and an introduction to Betty Cornell, discovered that Cornell still Guide,” Van Wagenen says now in her 80s. follows the principles of the she’d spend five minutes on the pages you read about all idea at all,” she recalled in a book herself. her hair. Following the book, recent interview. “I was terri- teens must wear a girdle and “It was wonderful to share she began to put time into her that connection. She said it appearance, and a classmate fied because flipping through wear pearls to school and

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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – Don’t waste precious time on regrets. Let go of the past and take advantage of the terrific things coming your way. All you have to do is embrace your future with a positive attitude and a willingness to try something new.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – You will meet with someone who could have a positive effect on your future. Your clear thinking will enable you to find a solution that will spark a proposal worth considering.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Consider what you need to do to reach your target. An apprenticeship or educational course can help lead the way to a brighter future. Preparation is the key to success.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Surround yourself with children or entertaining, creative individuals. You will be very sensitive today, making it a must to think before you react. Keep positive thoughts in the forefront of your mind.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You may not be seeing the whole picture regarding a work situation. Be careful not to offer any suggestions until you are sure of all the details.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – You can make a difference if you try. Don’t be afraid to speak up. Your colleagues will be very interested in your suggestions and will want to help you reach your goals.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Don’t get caught up in someone else’s issues. It’s very unlikely that you can change his or her mind. Keep a firm hold on your own dreams, and you will come out ahead.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – You shouldn’t let your creative ideas go to waste. Put your innovations on paper and share them with others.

Some lucrative partnerships will develop. Romance will heighten your personal life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Positive financial changes are apparent.

If you make money matters a priority, you will benefit from your creativity and resourcefulness. Changes at home will add to your comfort.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – A business or personal partner may try to discredit you. Listen carefully to the whole story before you take a stand. Don’t let your emotions cause you to jump to conclusions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Enjoy fraternizing with clients and colleagues today. You will find that you have a lot in common with your peers, and socializing will make your workplace more inviting.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – You are in the right frame of mind to learn something new. Discover different cultures, traditions and beliefs by reading about or visiting a different geographical location.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Changes happening around you may be confusing. Don’t feel pressured into making alterations of your own. Take stock of what you have and what you need before you make a move.

8SUDOKU

Saturday, May 3, 2014 • Page C7

Baby-daddy’s new girlfriend takes on new role Dear Abby: I’m a single mother of a 1-year-old boy, Zack. His father, my ex, has shared custody, but we don’t have a very good co-parenting relationship. Shortly after I gave birth, he left me to be with a woman he had met while I was pregnant, and they are still in a relationship.

She thinks it’s OK to post pictures of Zack on her social media sites. I have a problem with this, not least of all that it is incredibly hurtful to see another woman pretend she is in a “mother” role with my son.

I have confronted my ex about this and although he told me he would talk to her about it, he also told me it is none of my business what happens while Zack is in his care.

Am I right to make this an issue, or do I need to move on and accept that this woman is in my son’s life? – Offended in San Jose Dear Offended: I sympathize with your feelings, but your ex is right. Unless something is happening that’s dangerous to Zack’s welfare, you can’t control what happens when he’s with his father.

I don’t know how serious this new relationship is, but it appears to be a long-lasting one – and whether you approve or not, this woman is in your son’s life in the role of part-time mother. For

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips your sake, you need to accept it because the alternative is to make yourself sick over it.

And because it’s hurtful, stop reading her posts.

Dear Abby: I married the love of my life eight years ago.

He’s a wonderful husband, father and provider. He has just one flaw – his hygiene.

He works long hours and is usually exhausted when he gets home. He showers maybe once a week, and brushes his teeth less often. Sometimes he makes sexual advances, but I’m so turned off by his smell that I just can’t do it.

I have tried asking him to be cleaner. I have even been upfront about what other people have said about his lack of cleanliness. I even tried making shower time “fun,” but a girl can’t do that every night!

I’m becoming so frustrated. I’m a clean person, and I keep hoping one day he’ll adopt my habits, but it doesn’t look like it’s happening soon.

Any advice? – Holding My Nose in Idaho Dear Holding Your Nose: It appears this wonderful husband, father and provider has the personal habits of a goat.

If he has enough energy to

make advances at the end of a long workday, then he should have enough to take a shower and brush his teeth. Unless you plan to wear a clothespin on your nose during marital relations, you should insist upon it.

Dear Abby: I have been invited to a high school graduation for twin girls. One of them has been our baby sitter for almost three years, and we have formed a close relationship with her. We know her sister, but do not have the same relationship with her.

We would like to give our baby sitter more money for graduation, but do not want to offend her sister. What should we do? – Can’t Decide in Ohio Dear Can’t Decide: When you give the girls their graduation cards, enclose a check in each for the same amount of money. Later, privately, you can give your baby sitter something extra as a token of your appreciation. That way, it will be less obvious and may avoid hurt feelings.

Dear Abby: My husband tends to be a major clutterbug. We had an argument last night about him storing a set of encyclopedias. My argument is that we have never used them and never will, since they are “dinosaurs” in today’s modern world. Any information can be looked up digitally.

He was given these encyclopedias by his grandpar-

ents, so he feels they have a “deeper meaning.” Although he has never once used them, he says they make the bookshelf look nicer. We recently got rid of the bookshelf and now he wants to store them in our already cluttered attic.

His plan is to pass them on to our child or grandchildren.

I don’t think they would want to inherit them, as they take up so much space and there are more efficient ways to find information. Please help.

– Frustrated Wife in Connecticut Dear Wife: The encyclopedias DO have a deeper meaning for your husband that almost surely has less to do with “looking nice on a bookshelf” than their sentimental value. They symbolize the love his grandparents had for him, as well as the idea that he can pass an heirloom down to the next generations.

Please relent about boxing them up and making room for them in the attic. At some point, your husband will probably arrive at the same conclusion that you have – after they have been refused by the progeny for whom he has been saving them. And try to hang on to your sense of humor, because this isn’t worth arguing over.

Dear Abby: What should someone do when gifts received via mail or UPS have been damaged in transit? We have received some ceramic

objects for Christmas in the last two years. Both were packed and sent by the givers.

My wife would rather remain silent about the damage to avoid the appearance that a replacement is expected.

I contend that the damage should be mentioned and that no replacement is necessary when writing the thank-you note, or even that certain gifts should be avoided in the future. Otherwise, the sender has no way of knowing that a better packaging job is necessary. Also, there may be some (insurance) recourse with the carrier. – “Busted” in Pennsylvania Dear “Busted”: I agree with you to a point. The giver should be thanked, and the fact that the gift arrived damaged should be mentioned.

It’s smart to insure packages before sending, so if the contents are damaged, there will be compensation. But even if they weren’t insured, the sender should be informed that the gift arrived broken, so the next time precautions can be taken before the item is shipped.

However, I do not agree with stating that in the future such gifts should be avoided because it would imply the gift was unwelcome or inappropriate.

• Write Dear Abby at www.

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

Hip protectors must be worn properly for benefit Dear Dr. K: I have osteoporosis. I’ve heard about “hip protectors” that reduce the risk of hip fracture if you fall.

Are they worthwhile?

Dear Reader: Osteoporosis contributes to about 300,000 hip fractures in the United States each year. The hip is not the most common site of an osteoporosis-related fracture (it follows behind the spine and wrist). But a hip fracture can have particularly devastating consequences.

Hip fractures can impair your ability to walk or perform everyday activities, such as dressing yourself or rising from a chair. At best, the breaks require temporary confinement to bed or a wheelchair. But often the

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff injury has lasting effects.

More than half of people who break a hip never fully regain their former level of independence.

A hip protector or “hip pad” is a stiff plastic shield underlaid with foam padding that must be strapped onto the hip. There are many different types of hip protectors, which presents a problem in answering your question as to whether they are worthwhile.

Research doesn’t allow a conclusion about hip protectors in general. Many studies

are funded by the company that makes the hip protector being studied – which raises a question about whether positive results have been reported accurately.

Some studies suggest that hip protectors may reduce injuries in people at high risk of a fracture who live in nursing homes. But reviews of the best research available have failed to prove that hip protectors reduce hip fractures in older adults who live independently.

The main challenge is getting people to wear the hip protectors consistently and properly. That’s because the pads can be uncomfortable and awkward. Also, you can still fall in circumstances

in which you would not be wearing the pads – in the bath or shower, for example. But if worn consistently by people at risk of hip fracture, these pads could theoretically be beneficial.

Whether or not you choose to use a hip protector, there are other things you can – and should – do to protect your bones. Ask your doctor about medications to prevent bone loss. Also, make sure you are getting enough calcium and vitamin D. (I’ve put a table showing how much calcium and vitamin D men and women should take, by age, on my website.)

Add weight-bearing exercises to your fitness routine to encourage bone growth and

inhibit bone loss. And learn tai chi or another exercise that improves balance to help prevent falls. Although there have not been a lot of studies of tai chi, the evidence I see convinces me that tai chi offers some protection against falls.

Finally, it is amazing how many older people live in homes that put them at risk for falls: stairs with slippery surfaces, loose rugs, electrical cords in places where people walk and can trip. There are services available that can inspect a home and identify such risks – and offer remedies to offset them.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

8TODAY’S WEEKEND PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Played hockey 7 Frontier saloon plus 12 Chamonix’s Mont — 17 Iowa college town 21 Flourish 22 Shore indentation 23 Cowboy meet 24 Legal wrong 25 Dried fruit 26 Light as — 28 Fish in cans 29 Go-aheads 30 Rock growths 32 Feels obligated 33 Looks friendly 35 Contended 37 Ripple pattern 38 Wishes one hadn’t 39 Birdbrained 40 Slalom runs 42 Peace gesture 43 Yves’ eve 44 Chivalrous 45 Muscle cell 47 Bro and sis 48 In secret writing 49 Skip stones 52 Obtain 53 Bleached-out 54 Made like sheep 55 Kiddie talk?

59 Chore 61 Dodges 62 Game officials 63 Goose eggs 64 Fowl quarters 65 Wharf 66 Off the hook 67 Relax (2 wds.)

68 Low voice 69 Airport summons 70 Slacks material 72 Wyoming range 73 “Alice” waitress 74 Use a hammock 75 Storm warning 76 O’Hara estate

77 Rome wrecker 80 Gridiron deal 82 Orchard produce 83 Singer — McEntire 84 Cause to yawn 85 Lobbies 87 Optimistic 88 Takes vows 89 Sudden increase 90 Part of REM 91 Texas town 92 Mop companions 94 Gave orders 95 Nefertiti’s god 96 Misbehave (2 wds.)

97 Foe opposite 98 Follow relentlessly 99 Newspaper execs 100 Strongholds 101 Honey wine 102 Hot — sundae 104 “La Mer” composer 107 Ghostly noise 108 Dust cloth 109 Feet containers 113 Most cherished 114 Ancient plant 115 DeMille of epics 117 Prefix for “trillion” 118 Home turnover 119 Slangy hats 120 Carbon-based 122 Yr. fractions 123 Could hear — — drop 124 Cumulonimbus 127 Rain forest parrots 129 Skedaddled 130 PC message 131 Gide or Previn 132 Minor injury 133 Greenhorn 134 Wet thoroughly 135 Tree locale 136 Premiered

DOWN 1 Made a big effort 2 Army duds 3 Comes up 4 “Whether — nobler ...”

5 Sinister 6 Sturdy cloth 7 More concise 8 Exist naturally 9 Flared garment (hyph.)

10 Monster’s loch 11 Giants hero of yore 12 Suds maker 13 Prospectors’ dreams 14 Commotions 15 Unfamiliar 16 Comforted

17 He was defeated in 451 18 Cancan’s — Rouge 19 Explorer Shackleton 20 Hidden supply 27 Mr. Pasteur 31 Feel envious 34 Downy fungi 36 Rock’s — Leppard 38 Chenille items 39 Slowly vanishes 41 Posters 43 Corn tassel 44 Lose it (2 wds.)

46 Sea floor 47 Bag 48 Granny’s brooch 49 Coffee-bar choice 50 On — — (winning) 51 Early model 53 Eggplant color

54 Charred 55 Engineering toy 56 Gehrig’s nickname (2 wds.)

57 Not worth a — 58 Calif. hours 60 PFC mail drop 61 Venetian magistrate 63 Catherine — -Jones 65 Bewilder 66 Flat-needled trees 67 Aloe — 69 Shoulder enhancers 70 Potter’s medium 71 That ship 72 Soda-can openers 74 Pantry item 75 Early moralist 76 Dries, as hay

78 Prevailed upon 79 Lacks 81 Curb 82 Hocus- — 83 Bank on 84 Route follower 85 Monk’s title 86 Cereal grain 87 Tattered 88 — and woolly 89 Not crisp 91 Deli item 92 Joyous outburst 93 Shepard or Greenspan 94 Slangy physique 96 Mollycoddled 98 Entrenched (2 wds.)

100 Energy source 101 Dah-dit man

102 False fronts 103 Chow down 104 Intensely 105 Less trying 106 Marlon of movies 107 Interfere 108 Look upon 110 Stay put 111 Be half-asleep 112 Mouthed off 113 Pub order 114 Conclusion 115 Doctrine 116 In-between state 119 Feast with poi 120 Cry of dismay (2 wds.)

121 Goldfish 125 Insurance gp.

126 Unvarnished 128 Stage signal

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For Better or For Worse

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Stephan Pastis

Lynn Johnston Crankshaft

Tom Batiuk & Chuck Hayes

Wiley The Duplex

Glenn McCoy

Beetle Bailey

Mort Walker Blondie

Dean Young & Denis LeBrun

Frank & Ernest

Bob Thaves Dilbert

Scott Adams

Monty

Jim Meddick Zits Hi and Lois

Rose is Rose

Pat Brady & Don Wimmer Arlo & Janis

Soup to Nutz

The Family Circus

Rick Stromoski Big Nate

Bill Keane

The Argyle Sweater

Scott Hilburn

Stone Soup

Grizzwells

Brianand & Greg Jim Borgman JerryWalker Scott

Jimmy Johnson

Lincoln Peirce

Jan Eliot

Bill Schorr

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DEKALB

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Early Childhood Teacher

THURS, May 1 4PM - 7PM FRI & SAT May 2 & 3 9AM - 3PM

Northern Illinois University Campus Child Care seeks to employ several teachers to work in a classroom setting with young children (2 mos-5 yrs). Bachelor's degree in early childhood education is required.

For additional information and application go to: www.hr.niu.edu/employment or call 815-753-6000. EEO/AA

Country Antiques & Collectibles

GROUNDSKEEPING

#'s 30 minutes prior to opening.

University Village Apts.

Accepting applications for full time seasonal Groundskeeping position. Includes all aspects of grounds maintenance, garbage removal, trimming, lifting, etc.

Valid drivers license needed.

Applications may be completed during regular business hours (9am-4pm Mon-Fri) at: University Village Apts 722 N. Annie Glidden Rd. DeKalb, IL 60115 Real Estate

APARTMENT LEASING CONSULTANT

Seeking a happy, friendly, outgoing individual with good sales abilities, great communication skills and computer experience to assist in leasing a 200 unit apartment community in DeKalb, IL. Pleasant work environment including benefits plus bonus potential. 40 hour schedule plus some Saturdays. Drug Free / Background check. EEO. To apply: mail, fax or email: Glenco Properties, Inc. 5470 S. Tuckaway Ln Greenfield, WI 53221 Fax: 414-281-6246 Email: employment@glencoproperties.com

COOK – PART TIME Experience preferred.

Flexible hours.

Houlahan's Tavern & Grill, Waterman Call Tom at 815-264-3333

2 Timber Trail

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CORTLAND ANNUAL TOWN GARAGE SALES/CRAFT & VENDOR SHOW

Antiques & Furniture, Rainbow Play System, Hot Springs Hot Tub, Delta Pro Table Saw, Craftsmen Tool Chest, Lots of Handtools, Lawn & Garden Tools, Art, Brass Lighting Fixtures, Young Chang Spinet Piano, Oak Dining Table with Carved Angel Legs w/8 Chairs, Treadmill, Bikes, Office Furniture, Appliances, Misc. Housewares, Electronics, Canning Jars, Dishwasher, Golf Clubs, much misc. too much to mention!

SYCAMORE 207 MERRY OAKS MOVING SALE! May 3-4 Sat and Sun 9a-5p Gas grill, patio set with umbrella, mens and womens clothes, shoes, coats, hunter boots, furniture, gardening tools, pots, tools, kitchen items, Canon Sureshot camera, Sony movie camera, DVDs, holiday decorations, and many more items!

SYCAMORE

Sat 5/3 7:30a-3p 918 ESTHER AVE. Off of Fair St. Multi Family, Too much to List

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

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

2 Bundles of Shingles Oakridge Black Onyx $15/ea 815-756-6264

DECK STAIN brand new $14.50/gallon, various colors.

Semi-transp. 815-479-1000 DOORS - 10 doors for sale. 2 panel fir with ball hinges and glass knobs.

7- 24"and 3- 30". $45 each.

815-758-3125

Loveseat – blue, very good condition, like new, $40.

815-508-4734 SOFA - Chocolate microfiber sofa. $200. 815-508-5458

HAY FOR SALE- 2013 first and second cutting, $2.50 per bale. Call 630-313-0251

RESTON PONDS SUB.

Maps Available on Facebook link 5/2 7pm or Fri 6:30am at map stations ! Follow Yellow Map Signs on Somonauk. Enjoy coffee/donuts at map stations Kids games/prizes. Food avail throughout town. Details & items added daily! Don't miss a single sale & make offers! We already have lots tools, furniture & sets, tools, kitchenware, home décor, electronics, antiques, collectibles, sm/lrg appl, exer equipment, computer supplies everything for a child, in-home business sales, clothing - all sizes, sports gear, craft & teacher supplies, books,

18 Crafter's & Vendors, LOTS OF MISC. Online listing will have more details. Questions call Donna 815-756-4851 or 815-761-7054

DEKALB

FRI & SAT

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1207 FOX HOLLOW CT.

~ CASH ONLY ~

1153 BAILEY RD. Furniture, Exercise Equip.

SYCAMORE SUBDIVISION

SAT ONLY, MAY 3 8:30AM - 3PM ! MAPS AT 12906 ELLEN & 29982 ELLEN Between Sycamore & Genoa, at corner of Baseline Rd & Rt 23 Like new Chipper/Shredder, kerosene heater, tools, patio swing, fishing equipment/ poles, furniture, antique DR set - 6 chairs & sideboard, dishes, freezer, household items, student acoustics guitar, alto sax (like new), french horn, flute, clarinet, other musical instruments, saddle & horse equipment, birdcages, maternity clothes, adult, children & baby clothing & shoes, high chair, Exersaucer, stroller, Bumbo Seat, books, toys

& TONS, TONS MORE!

Furniture, Decorations, Books, TV, Toys, Kid and Baby clothes, Baby Gear, Baby room items

Advertise here for a successful garage sale!

Call 815-455-4800

DEKALB HUGE SALE

Free 24' x 52” Pool w/factory deck salt computer included, you haul away, fill in dirt and put down sod 815-786-2243

& SO MUCH MORE!!

FRI, SAT, SUN 9-5

725 PLUM ST. Power tools + other tools & accessories, men's, women's & boys clothing, toys, 100's of kids books, holiday, costumes, household, DVD's, VHS, electronic piano & much more!

PawPaw ~ Town Wide Sale

SAT, MAY 3, 8AM-3PM

Clothing ~ Women's Tops

Good quality, size 1X-3X, (50) tops altogether, $3/each.

Hampshire Area. 847-830-9725 SHOES - Cherokee Black Casual Dress Tie Shoes - Boy's Men's Size 6. $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

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

Approx 40 Homes

Look for balloons, Maps Avail.

Garden Club Plant Sale 8:30AM - 3PM Community Bldg Parking Lot

RIDING MOWER - 1 MTD 12.5hp, 38" riding mower. Runs good. 1 Murray 12HP, 38" riding mower engine runs fine bad transmission.

Asking $250 for both.

Call 815-991-5678

Frigidaire Electric Range ESL00/300 Controls, Self-Cleaning w/ Ceramic Cooktop, 30” Wide $350. 815-758-4078

Red, needs two batteries, Good Condition, $250.

779-777-5254 Adidas Everyday Shoes - Boy's Men's Size 7.5, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

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

815-739-1953.

China ~ Fine Porcelain White Lace, 37 pieces, include teapot, cream, sugar, platter, soup/salad plates, bowls, $120/set. 847-830-9725 CLEATS SHOES - Boys Men's Nike Size 5.5, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953 Diodora Cleats Shoes Boy's Men's Size 8, $5, DeKalb, 815-739-1953.

Electric Motor – G.E. 110 V ac, 8 Amps, 1/3 Hp. 1725 RPM - $20.

815-758-6335 Full Propane Tank $30 630-365-5888 Massage Chair Portable massage chair, black w/carry case. $75 815-748-7693 New MTD Electric Start Kit for 5 HP Tecumseh engine oem-390-986 $100 815-748-7693 Pedestal Grill Masterbuilt veranda electric grill. $50.00 815-748-7693 Three Chimney Brushes & Chimney Cap, Like New $50. 815-784-2857

Leap Frog Leapster Handheld Learning Game System, Green & Gray In Color With 19 Games, $50, DeKalb. 815-739-1953.

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.

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

TRICYCLE - Radio Flyer Child Bike Tricycle. Red & Blue In Color, $22, DeKalb, 815-739-1953

Wanted Tires P235/75R15 for a Chevy S10 Blazer 815-748-7693

WANTED! I Buy Old Envelopes Stamps

Daily Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527

TIRES Fuzion XRI, 245 40 R18, low profile, used 3 months, paid $800, sell for $350. 847-830-9725

Collections 815-758-4004 Daily Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527 www.Daily-Chronicle.com

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs

29955 Ellen Drive

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.

1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300.

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

815-814-1964 or

815-814-1224

A-1 AUTO

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WE PAY THE BEST!

Will BUY UR USED CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

For Junk Cars, Trucks & Vans with or without titles.

630-817-3577 or 219-697-3833

1985 Challenger Bass Boat 70HP & 9.8 HP Motors, Electronics, Cover, $3500 815-585-0977

SYCAMORE OPEN HOUSE

Sun, May 4, 1 - 3pm

In peaceful Ellen Oaks, Beautiful brick/cedar 3 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath ranch on 1/2 acre lot with mature trees, remodeled 2008.

Hardwood, carpet, ceramic flrs, A/C, deck, quartz counters and SS appl,1st floor laundry, frplc, full basement, 2-1/2 car gar.

Sycamore School District.

$218,000

815-739-1734 or 815-895-4480

DEKALB, 8 unit Brick Apt. Bldg, fully leased, South side of DeKalb close to schools. Contract possible.

Mary Short, Signature Real Estate 815-761-6672

CORTLAND - 1990 Redmond 14 x 70. Siding & roof coating 2 years old. 20 ft deck. Refrigerator, stove, dishwasher w/in 5 years old. Includes W/D & 2 window AC units. $15,000 as is. 815-758-6905

Hinckley ~ Rimsnider Road Becherer Farm, approx 80 acres.

76.6 tillable acres with 2 story farm house and ranch house. $1,725,600. 859-630-5920

2008 Lowe Stinger 170 w/cover 50HP Merc/9.9 Merc, like new, electronics, trailer 815-762-9768

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

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2006 Harley-Davidson Dyna Black Cherry, Saddle Bags $9500 obo 815-585-0977

848 Borden Ave 2 Story, 3BD, 2 full & 2 half BA, Frpl, partially finished Basement, fenced backyard w/stamped concrete patio. $241,900 Matt Hoffman 815-501-3351 Hoffman Realty www.hoffman-realty.com

Harley-Davidson SAE60 motorcycle oil $3.50 per quart.

815-748-7693 Motorcycle and ATV lift, like new $35.00 815-899-6503 MOTORCYCLE FOR SALE 1999 HDDWG Red/Black Less than 9K Loaded. Asking $5200.00 847-269-8516 Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527

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COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AUCTION THE FOLLOWING REAL ESTATE WILL BE OFFERED AT AUCTION HELD ON SITE AT 200 SOUTH POINTE DRIVE, DEKALB, ILLINOIS. 1MILE SOUTH OF DEKALB, IL ON RT. 23 TO GURLER ROAD, THEN WEST ½ MILE TO ENTRANCE.

TUESDAY, MAY 27TH AT 11:00 A.M. PARCEL #1 , KNOWN AS LOT 6, TAX ID #11-03-177-004, 4.5 ACRES, ZONED GENERAL COMMERCIAL IN THE CITY OF DEKALB, IL., KNOWN AS THE SOUTH POINTE CENTER BANQUET FACILITY. THE BUILDING HAS APPROVED SEATING FOR 900, WITH 3 DIVIDED ROOMS,, 3 WORKING LIQUOR BARS, WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. FULLY EQUIP COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. THIS PARCEL HAS A LARGE PAVED PARKING LOT, BASEMENT, OFFICE AREA. THE PARCEL HAS CITY WATER, SEWER AND NATURAL GAS. . IT WILL BE SOLD WITH ALL BANQUET ITEMS FROM 540 STACKING CHAIRS, 80, EIGHT TOP 60” TABLES, FOLDING TABLE, 4 TOP SQUARE TABLES ALL WATER, WINE GLASSES, SERVICE FOR AROUND 400 OF HOMER LAUGHLIN WHITE CHINA, CUPS, SAUCERS, BANQUET PLATES, ALL THE FLATWARE BANQUET TRUCKS, 400 STAINLESS STEEL PLATE COVERS, HATCO CHEF SYSTEM COOK AND HOLD OVENS, AUTO SHAM SLOW COOK OVENS. ALL OF THE BANQUET ITEMS SELL WITH THE PROPERTY. TAXES ARE $14,700.00.

PARCEL #2, KNOW AS LOTS 4 &5, TAX ID # 11-03-177-001 & 1103-176-005, 7.02 ACRES, ZONED GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND MULTIPLE HOUSING IN THE CITY OF DEKALB, IL. THIS PARCEL HAS A 6,000SQ.FT. MASONRY BUILDING NOW USED AS A MAINTAINCE FACILITY WITH OVER HEAD DOOR. AN ADITIONAL 2 STORY BUILDING HAS 11,000 SQ.FT. ON EACH FLOOR AND HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR 20+ YEARS WITH NO HEAT OR OTHER UTILITIES AND IS IN NEED OR MAJOR RENOVATION OR TEAR DOWN. THE PARCEL IF VACANT WOULD ACCOMMODATE 58-64 MULTIPLE HOUSING UNITS. INTEREST RATES ARE AT A ALL TIME LOW. TALK TO YOUR LENDER NOW. COME WITH A VISION TO SEE WHAT THIS PROPERTY CAN DO FOR YOU AND BID YOUR PRICE AT AUCTION.

**OPEN HOUSE ON SUNDAY MAY 4TH 11:00A.M- 2:00 P.M.** PROPERTY CAN BE SHOWN BY CONTACTING AUCTIONEERS AT 815-739-3771.

TERM’S FOR AUCTION: $10,000.00 DOWN ON AUCTION DAY. BALANCE DUE ON OR BEFORE JUNE 27TH 2014. A 10% BUYERS PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THE FINAL BID TO DETERMINE THE FINAL CONTRACT PRICE. AUCTIONEERS WILL GLADLY COOPERATE WITH OTHER REAL ESTATE OFFICES OR BROKERS IF YOU REGISTER ANY BIDDER BEFORE THE AUCTION OR ON AUCTION DAY. PROPERTY BEING OFFERED AS-IS, WITH OUT ANY CONTINGENCIES TO FINANCING, APPRAISAL OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF CONTINGENCIES. SELLERS WILL PAY FOR DEED PREPARATION AND TITLE COMMITMENT FOR SELLERS. TAXES ARE TO BE PRO-RATED TO CLOSING DATE. ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE AUCTION DAY TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL OTHER. LOTS OF GREAT PICTURES AND VIDEO ON OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.ALMBURGAUCTIONS.COM ALMBURG AUCTIONEERING, MALTA, IL 815-739-3771 OR 815-739-3703 All our auctions with pictures are advertised worldwide @ www.almburgauctions.com

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IN ORDER TO SETTLE THE ESTATE OF JOE LINDENMAYER, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER WITH OUT RESERVE LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF DEKALB, ILLINOIS ON RT. 23 TO PERRY ROAD, THEN WEST ON PERRY 5.8 MILES TO HAUMESSER ROAD, THEN SOUTH 1 MILE TO FARM. WATCH FOR ALMBURG SIGNS. AUCTIONEERS NOTE: PRE-AUCTION VIEWING ON FRIDAY MAY 9TH 4-7 P.M.

SATURDAY MAY 10TH STARTING AT 10:00 A.M SHARP! DEKALB AG COLLECTIBLES * ANTIQUE FURNITURE * TOY TRACTORS & TRUCKS DEKALB AG COLLECTIBLES * NORMAN ROCKWELL COLLECTIBLES * MILK BOTTLES NORMAN ROCKWELL FIGURINES AND COLLECTOR PLATES

BY GORHAM AND DAVE GROSSMAN DESIGNS, LTD EDITIONS; HUNDREDS OF DEKALB AG ITEMS FROM CLOTH SEED SACKS TO ADVERTISING, HATS, PENS, DESK SETS, ASH TRAYS, JOE LINDENMAYER WAS A BUYER OF ANYTHING THAT HAD DEKALB AG ON IT MANY MANY ITEMS OF INTEREST. WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL HAY RACKS LOADED WITH INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COLLECTOR TOY TRACTORS, MANY NIB. ALL SIZES AND TYPES ALL SCALES. IF IT WAS RED JOE WOULD HAVE IT! LOTS OF TOY TRUCKS; JIM BEAM CARS AND DECANTERS; JEWEL TEA PLATES AND GLASSES; OLD DISH SETS; VASES; BOXES OF QUILTING FABRIC; LOTS OF FISHING POLES; FURBY AND HERSHEY FIGURES. OVER 75 MILK AND CREAM BOTTLES FROM ILLINOIS, MANY FROM THE DEKALB COUNTY AREA BOTTLES FROM SYCAMORE, DEKALB, GENOA, ROCHELLE AND OTHERS. ANTIQUE FURNITURE * TRACTORS AND PARTS 2 NICE OAK CURVED GLASS CHINA HUTCHS; OAK HOOSIER TYPE KITCHEN CABINET; ROLL TOP DESK; OLD OAK COLUMNED DISPLAY CABINET 5” DEEP, 5FT WIDE AND 6FT TALL; OLD CHURNS; WOOD BOXES AND OTHER ANTIQUE FURNITURE. IH M TRCTOR, GAS, W/ SUPERIOR LOADER, M&W HAND CLUTCH AND HOME MADE 3PT HITCH. IH 560 DIESEL TRACTOR, NOT RUNNING; IH WIDE FRONT FOR M TRACTORS; CUB CADET 1250,1450 782 RIDERS FOR PARTS; PILE OF OLD DIMENSIONAL LUMBER; AUCTIONEERS NOTE: JOE WAS A GREAT AUCTION GOER AND COLLECTOR OF DEKALB AG AND IH TOYS. IF YOU LIKE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION OR WANT TO START ONE... THIS IS A GREAT AUCTION TO ATTEND. GO TO WEB SITE AT WWW. ALMBURGAUCTIONS TO SEE SOME GREAT PICTURES OF THESE FINE ITEMS, ALL SELLING AT NO RESERVE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. TERMS: CASH, CHECK, VISA, MC. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS, INJURY OF THEFT. LUNCH AVAILABLE ON AUCTION DAY, AUCTION CAN TAKE PLACE INSIDE BUILDING IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER. COME OUT TO THE COUNTRY AND SPEND THE DAY AT THE AUCTION WITH US!!

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1969 Gold Corvette “T” Top / 300350 Auto 17,600 mi., PS, PB, PW, AC, SS Exhaust, New Redline Tires $23,900 815-761-4227

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2004 Ford Mustang GT convertible, 40th Anniversary model 37,000K loaded, beautiful condition $13,500/obo 815-751-2671

Electric Recliner Faux Leather - Almost New Very Comfortable - $375/OBO. 815-756-2185 evenings

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158 Dodge Ave.

MISSING SINCE 04/26, MALE, NEUTERED CAT, 4 YEARS OLD. VERY FRIENDLY, VOCAL. ANSWERS TO OLLIE. LIVES NEAR WOODBURY SCHOOL. HAS A COLLAR AND IS MICROCHIPPED. REWARD OFFERED. PLEASE CALL 815-715-6907 OR 630-689-3377

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Wanted to Buy – Velie Car Memorabilia also Political Campaign Buttons 815-784-3369

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CHINA CABINET - Antique Oak Curved Glass China Cabinet.

Original Finish with 5 shelves. $225. 815-901-4569

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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.

Entrance 4 miles west of Randall and on Rt. 64 & Fox Mill Blvd. and 4 entrances off La Fox Rd between Rt. 64 & 38.

CHINA - Set of Noritake China. 92 pieces total including serving pieces. Pattern is "plaza" from about 1930. $200. 815-901-4569