Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce 2014

A picturesque small town in the heart of Northern Illinois, Genoa is perfectly situated to provide residents with access to rural charm and big-city culture.

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President, James Wilson

James Mechanical, Inc. 815-784-2055 • pondith@gmail.com 2013-2016

Vice President, Brian K. Froehlich On behalf of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce, welcome to our town.

Genoa is an outstanding place to live, work, raise a family, locate a company and invest in the future. Whether you are visiting for a day or looking for a new place to call home -- or if you are already a resident of our thriving community -- Genoa is a quaint little town with a big heart and a rich history dating to 1835. The Chamber was established in 1956 to advocate for Genoa area businesses.

It is an exciting time to be a member of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce, as we seek to create networking and promotional opportunities to help member businesses succeed and grow. We offer advertising space on the Chamber Web site, business referrals, connection opportunities and continuing education.

Successful events that allow businesses to gain visibility include the Home and Business Expo, annual Golf Outing, summer’s Great Genoa Duck Race and winter’s Celebrate the Season. The 2014 Area Guide is another example of our community support.

We partner with local government and other organizations to improve quality of life for the city, county and region. We owe our success in part to a collaborative effort from the Chamber Board of Directors, Chamber Ambassadors, City of Genoa, Chamber members and other area professionals.

Our Explore Genoa Committee works to encourage residents to “think local, shop local!” By supporting businesses in our directory, you are reinvesting in your community.

To our Chamber members, thank you for your invaluable support. For those considering relocating your business or opening a new business in Genoa, you will find that becoming a Chamber member will prove vital. Genoa is thriving.

Grow with us!

Cortney Strohacker

Cortney Strohacker • Executive Director Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce

Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce

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Executive Director, Cortney Strohacker

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Charmaine Cornwell

Heartland Bank 815-784-5101 • ccornwell@hbtbank.com 2013-2016

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Contents Welcome Letter

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Board of Directors

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Keeping the public safe

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No need to leave home

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‘We Are One’ at G-K schools

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Genoa Area Map

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A community that gives back

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Connecting the community

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Parks offer wholesome fun

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Chamber at home in new office

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2014 Genoa Area Chamber Membership Directory

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The 2014 Genoa Area Business Directory Guide is published by Shaw Media in cooperation with the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce.

Project Manager: Lisa Angel Design & Layout: Allison LaPorta Contributing Writers: Curtis Clegg Doug Oleson Contributing Photographers: Shaw Media Staff Cover Photo: Linda Watson at Russell Woods All information current as of February 2014

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Meetings are held on the first Friday of each month from Noon -1:00p.m. Locations will rotate throughout our membership. Our scheduled ribbon cuttings will take place immediately following our meetings. We invite you to join our Ambassador Club and network with us.

GENOA CHAMBER AMBASSADOR CLUB MISSION STATEMENT: The Genoa Ambassador Club of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce is a prestige public relations, booster and goodwill organization dedicated to a better community. It will concern itself with activities to enhance the image of the Genoa area Chamber of Commerce, create solidarity within the membership, and will bring about a greater appreciation among community citizens of what the Chamber stands for in terms of goodwill, civic participation, recognition and appreciation.

Explore Genoa is a branch of the Genoa Chamber and its mission is “To educate and promote our community to think local first.”

Explore Genoa has a Facebook page, and a monthly E-LINK newsletter to keep you connected to our members and our events.

Feel free to visit our new chamber website at www.genoacc.com to sign up for our newsletter.

AMBASSADOR CLUB MEMBERS: Jim Wilson, of James Mechanical, Inc. 815-784-2055 • pondith@gmail.com

Carolyn Tobinson of Tobinson’s Ace Hardware

Executive Director, Cortney Strohacker 784-2212 • genoachamber@gmail.com

Josh Kubiak of Edward Jones Brenda Jarog of Speciality Gifts Jim Wilson of James Mechanical, Inc. Brian Froehlich of Firewatch Safety Services, Inc. Charmaine Cornwell of Heartland Bank

Carolyn Tobinson of Tobinson’s Ace Hardware 784-6004 • tobinsonace@frontier.com Charmaine Cornwell of Heartland Bank 815-784-5101 • ccornwell@hbtbank.com Heather Criddle of Resource Bank 784-8301 • hcriddle@resourcebank.com Helen Schuerr of Sycamore Precision 815-784-5151 • helen@sycamoreprecision.com Jamie Ullmark of American Family Insurance 784-5554 • jullmark@amfam.com Jon Kuhn of Banner Up Signs 815-899-9211 • jon@bannerupsigns.com Josh Kubiak of Edward Jones Investments 815-784-3734 • josh.kubiak@edwardjones.com Lisa Cumings of KishHealth System 815-751-1521 • lcumings@kishhospital.com Tricia Wagner of SERVPRO of DeKalb 815-758-3900 • servpro9710@servprodekalb.com

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Gwen Garza of NB&T 815-784-6904 • ggarza@banknbt.com Patrick DuCharm of Heritage Woods 815-787-6500 • marketing@hw-dekalb-slf.com Rev. Steven R. Geske of Walcamp Outdoor Ministries 815-784-5141 • executivedirector@walcamp.org

AMBASSADOR CLUB ACTIVITIES: Promotes positive public image of Chamber businesses through community projects: Ribbon Cuttings Business After Hours • Annual Dinner • Home and Business Expo Genoa Days King & Queen Scholarship Contest • Annual Golf Outing The Great Genoa Duck Race & Family Fun Event Celebrate the Season • 12 Days of Christmas Raffle Promotion Explore Genoa Committee, “Think Local, Shop Local”

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Keeping

By CURTIS CLEGG cclegg@shawmedia.com

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Public safe

One of the newest members of the Genoa Police Department never attended a police academy.

“We started the K-9 program in July of 2012,” said Genoa Police Chief Ty Lynch. “We did have a program before that and the handler got another job and took the dog with him.”

Kane, a 3-year-old German shepherd, is handled by Sgt. Robert Smith, who has been with the Genoa Police Department since 1995. Kane is trained to detect drugs and to search for criminal suspects and missing persons.

Kane also serves as a valuable public relations tool for the department, appearing in the annual Genoa Days parade and at other public events.

“One of the things with us having the K-9 program is that it does give a perspective of the police working with the community,” said Lynch, who instituted the department’s motto “In partnership with our community” when he was named police chief in 2010.

“We have six full-time officers, five part-time officers, and five auxiliary members,” Lynch said. The department provides free police support for downtown events. The department recently acquired a piece of equipment that can help keep the streets safe 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“We just purchased a radar trailer and people can go to our website to download a form to request having it in their neighborhood,” Lynch said. The trailer collects data about traffic speed at all times of the day and helps Lynch plan how to most-effectively assign his officers.

The Genoa Fire Department not only provides essential fire and rescue services, but it also hosts the biggest event of the year in the city of 5,000. Genoa Days is an annual four-day event that features carnival rides, a parade, fireworks, water fights, a king and queen contest, and live music.

The fire department has one station in Genoa and one in Kingston, housing one car, a passenger truck, two engines, and one tanker.

The Genoa-Kingston Rescue Squad is located adjacent to the Genoa fire station on Railroad Avenue and houses three ambulances, one rescue vehicle, and one squad vehicle.

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By DOUG OLESON doleson@shawmedia.com

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GENOA - One of the functions of the new Genoa of Chamber office, located at 111 N. Sycamore St., is housing the Explore Genoa Initiative.

With a mission to educate and promote the community to “think local, shop local first,” through its membership, former chamber executive director Kristie Mulso formed a special committee in February of 2012, which is a branch of the chamber.

“We wanted to tie the chamber members and the community,” Mulso said. “We’re not event driven, more education driven.”

By shopping locally, committee chairperson Carolyn Tobinson said, “your tax dollars stay in town. That helps build your local community and it makes your city a better place to live and work.”

For example, she pointed out, if someone needs car insurance, it would be better if they could get it in town, rather than out of town. The same holds true for other basic services or needs, such as groceries, gas, appliances, etc. Any money spent in town naturally circulates through town.”

Tobinson said the committee meets on a quarterly basis. Besides Tobinson, other members of the committee include: Mark Reynolds, Embroidery Sew Into It; Linda Reynolds, Embroidery Sew Into It; Nicole Moore, Rescource Bank; Josh Kubiak, Edward Jones Invesments; Brenda Jarog, Specialty Gifts; Brian K. Froehlich, Peace of Mind Professional Services; Jim Wilson, James Mechanical, Inc.; and Charmaine Cornwell, Heartland Bank.

The committee produced a new logo and puts out a monthly newsletter to inform the public of events and opportunities.

“We’d like to incorporate into all of the events we host our think local, shop local first mission,” Mulso said.

At one expo, for instance, Mulso said chamber members were given a “passport” to the community, containing coupons to local businesses.

In another promotion, the 12 Days of Christmas, 1,000 raffle tickets were sold. Each day, a winner was chosen; winners could be chosen more than once. Instead of cash, winners were awarded coupons that could only be used in Genoa stores.

Among the future projects the committee is working on, Tobinson said, is a rewards program that will also offer valuable coupons for local Genoa stores.

Tobinson is also hoping to broaden the Explore Genoa committee this year. One of the things they hope to do is set up a regular forum to get more input from the

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public on ideas and other proposals.

“We all have to be in this together,” she said. “We encourage the public to support our chamber businesses listed in our website directory and annual area guide. Supporting local and area member businesses is an important key to keeping our community and community entities successful to better serve the public. ...We want the community to understand that our membership and our opportunities for connection are there to provide products and services for the entire community. Not only to think local, but to think throughout our membership.”

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By DANA HERRA

We are One at

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by Anthony Zilis Shaw Media The Genoa-Kingston volleyball team was a little taken aback during their home match against North Boone on Sept. 12.

There was noise coming out of the corner of the gym, where dozens of students, clad in matching blue shirts, were chanting and making noise throughout the match. After prodding from senior Connor Bankson, several members of the football team had shown up for the home opener after their team dinner, and plenty of fellow students joined them, creating an atmosphere that pleasantly surprised the Cogs.

“We had a great fan section,” coach Keith Foster said after the match. “It’s great. We love what (athletic director) Phil Jerbi is doing.”

Volleyball is far from the only sport receiving an influx of student support at G-K. Students show up to soccer matches, golf meets, cross country meets, and hundreds show up to cheer on the football team week after week.

The support is all part of what Jerbi, who has been a teacher and coach at G-K for 20 years, coined the “GK Pride Club.” This year, the club’s catch phrase is, “We Are One,” which is meant to show unity and to illustrate that no one sport is more important than another.

Students pay $50 at the beginning of the year, and in return, they receive three shirts, one white, one blue and one orange, and the athletic department will label different games a blue-out, orange-out or white out.

Members also enter sporting events for free, where they take part in raffles at designated games.

“The idea behind ‘We Are One’ was to promote kind of a unity,” Jerbi said. “We wanted the football players to come to the volleyball games, we wanted the volleyball players to come to the soccer games, and the soccer guys to come out to the cross country meets. The other thing that ‘We Are One’ does is it gives the kids who are not necessarily athletes, maybe they don’t go out for other extra-curricular activities at all, to give them the

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Athletes like volleyball libero Olivia Cotton, basketball point guard Tommy Lucca and football running back Sal Lopez have become leaders in the club, along with several other student-athletes, including Bankson. And as the Cogs’ fall sports season has gained momentum, with volleyball, soccer and football all above .500, GK Pride has picked up steam.

“We just wanted to bring back a lot of pride in G-K,” Bankson said. “Last year, not a lot of people came to our football games, or any sporting event for that matter, and it’s no fun when nobody’s there.

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Genoa and Vicinity Street Index A St. ................................................... D3 Adams St. ......................................... D3 Al Shirvis Dr. ....................................... D3 Angler Ln. .......................................... E2 Ash Rd. ........................................ A4-A6 Aspen Way ...................................E3-E4 B St. ................................................... D3 Birch Ave. .................................... E3-E4 Birch Ln............................................... E4 Boulder Ct.......................................... E2 Brians Way ........................................G3 Briody Way ................................ G3-G4 Burton Ln. .................................... E2-D2 Carolwood Dr................................. H3-G3 Cedar Ln. .....................................E3-E4 Central Ave. .................................E4-E5 Cherry Rd. ................................. G3-G4 Cherry Tree Ln. ............................. F3-F4 Church St. .......................................... E4 Cobblestone Ct. .............................. E2 Cooper Ct. ....................................... E5 Cottonwood Cir. ............................. E3 Daniels Dr. .................................. G3-F3 Deer Creek Dr. ................................ D3 Derby Line Rd.................................................F4-F5-G5-G6 Duval Ave. ....................................... D4 E. 1st St. ...................................... D4-D5 E. 2nd St. .................................... D4-D5 E. Hill St. ........................................ E4-E5 E. Main St................................ D4-E5-E6 E. Pinecone Cir................................ A3 E. Railroad Ave........................................D4-D5 E. Willow Estate................................. A4 Elm St. ................................................ E4 Elwood Greens Rd. ..................................................G2-G3 Eureka St. ......................................... D5 Evans Ave. ....................................... D5 Evergreen Ct. ................................... E4 Forest Ln............................................ E2 Forest View Dr. ............................................................ E4-F4 Gallant Fox Dr. ................................ G5 Gary’s Way .............................. G2-G3 Genoa Rd. ........................................................... B1-C2-D3 Granite Way ..................................... E2 Hadsall St. ........................................ D5 Hawthorne Ln. ................................. E3 Heritage Tr. ................................. E2-D2 Hickory Ct. ....................................... G3 Hickory Dr. ....................................... D3 Holly Ct. ....................................... E3-E4 Homewood Ct. ................................ E4 Homewood Dr. ........................................................... E4-E5 Illinois Rt. 23 ............................................................. H5-E5-E6 Illinois Rt. 72 ........................................................... D1-D4-E6 Jackson St. ................................. D3-E4 Jackson Woods Ct. .................................................. D3-E3 James Ct. ........................................ G2 Joel Ln. ....................................... G2-F2 John Ct. ............................................ F3 Joshua Ln. .................................. G2-F2 Koch Dr. ............................................ E5 Lorraine Dr. ....................................... E4 Madison Rd. .................................... G3 Madison St. ................................ D3-G3 Maple Ln. ......................................... E4 Market St. ................................... E2-D2 Middleton St. .................................... E2 Monroe St. ....................................... D4 Nicholas Cir. ..................................... F3 Nicholas Dr. ...................................... F3 North St. ........................................... D3 N. Brown St. ................................ E5-D5 N. Emmett St. .................................. D4 N. Genoa St. ................................... D4 N. Hadsall St. .............................. E5-D5 N. Locust St. ........................................................ D4-C4-C5

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N. Oak Creek Dr. ............................. F3 N. Pinecone Cir. ............................. . A3 N. State Rd. ................................ D4-A4 N. State St. ....................................... D4 N. Stott St. ................................... E5-D5 N. Sycamore St. .............................. D4 N. Washington St. ............................ D4 Northwoods Dr. ............................... A4 Oak Dr. .............................................. E4 Oak St. ............................................. D3 Oak St. ............................................. G2 Oakview Dr. .................................... G3 Oakview Ln. .................................... G3 Oakview Pl. ...................................... F3 Old Genoa Rd. ............................... D2 Park Ave. ......................................... D5 Pat Ct. ............................................... F3 Paulson Ln. ...................................... A3 Pebble Beach Cir. ........................................................... H2 Pebble Beach Dr. ..................................................... H2-H3 Pearson Dr. ....................................... F5 Persimmon Dr. .............................G2-F2 Pierce Rd. ......................................... B1 Pine Dr. ....................................... A3-A4 Pinecone Dr. ................................... A3 Prairie St. ..................................... E5-D5 Preserve Dr. ................................. F2-E2 Railroad Ave. .................................. D4 Redwood Ct. ................................... E3 Reid Rd. ............................................ E5 Resource Ln. .................................... E5 Ridge Rd. .................................... A3-A4 River Bend Dr. .............................. E2-F2 Robinson St. ................................ E5-D5 Royal Oak Rd. ................................. G3 Sandstone Way ............................... E2 Secretariat Dr. ........................................................... G5-F5 Sir Barton Dr................................ H5-G5 S. Brown St. ....................................... E5 S. Centre Ave. .................................. F5 S. Emmett St. .............................. E4-D4 S. Genoa St. ............................... E4-D4 S. Hadsall St. ................................ F5-E5 S. Locust St. ................................ E4-D4 S. Oak Creek Dr. .............................. F3 S. Pinecone Cir. ............................... A3 S. State St. .................................. D3-D4 S. Stott St. .......................................... E5 S. Sycamore St. .......................................................... F4-D4 S. Washington St. ....................................................... E4-D4 Southwoods Dr. ....................................................... G3-G4 Spring St. ......................................... . D3 Stearn Dr...................................... D2-F2 Stephen’s Ave. ............................... D5 Stiles St. ....................................... E5-D5 Stone Creek Cir. ............................... F3 Tyler St. ......................................... E3-E4 Village Greens Rd. ......................................................... D4 Walnut St. .................................... F2-F4 War Admiral Dr. ............................... G5 Watson Dr. ........................................ E5 W. 1st St. ..................................... D3-D4 W. 2nd St. ................................... D3-D4 W. Church St. ................................... E4 W. Hill St. ............................................ E4 W. Main St. ................................. D3-D4 W. Park Ave. .............................. D1-D3 W. Pinecone Cir. ............................. A3 Westwood Cir. ................................. G3 Whirlaway Dr. .................................. G5 Willow Ln. ......................................... A4 Willow Glen Dr. ................................. F4 Willshire Dr. ........................................ E5 Winding Tr. ................................... E2-F2 4 Queens Ct. ................................... A3

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By DOUG OLESON doleson@shawmedia.com

GENOA – It’s a simple question: Why is it important to work with a nonprofit group or organization within your own community?

The answer is even simpler: Because it benefits everyone.

“As a community our goal is to support one another,” Cortney Strohacker, executive director of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce, said.

“By joining together, it makes us all prosperous and it makes you proud of the community we call home. It gives you a chance to give back, reinvest and keep our beautiful community what it is.”

“When we all work together, it improves the quality of life,” chamber ambassador Carolyn Tobinson said. “We get to know each other and we grow as a community family. Plus, it’s just good for the soul.”

According to the city website, “Genoa was created by the events of the time and the people who passed through, as well as those who chose to stay and call Genoa home.”

Established on the line of the historic GalenaChicago Trail in 1835, one of its first structures was the old stagecoach building, the Pacific House, which still stands at 501 W. Main St. The city was settled by Thomas Madison. A Revolutionary War veteran from Ashtabuh County, Ohio, Madison named Genoa after a similarly named town in New York State. He is also the first known storekeeper, with his business dating back to May 12, 1843. Other earlier businesses were a distillery and a sawmill.

Genoa was incorporated as a village in 1876 before becoming an official town on Sept., 9, 1911.

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Genoa, which began as only four blocks, is now the home of 5,193 people. Genoa has been an Illinois Main Street Designated community since 1996. Sponsored by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, the designation was established in 1993 as a preservation-based, economic program.

Located on Main Street, the business district consists of many quaint, small, family-owned businesses and restaurants that add to the charm of the town.

Besides an innovative, award-winning school district, Genoa is blessed with a vibrant park district, which maintains several parks, a swimming pool and much

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more. There are also a number of churches, groups and other organizations all dedicated to improving life for its citizens and the community in general.

To help keep Genoa thriving, there are 235 nonprofits listed in Switchboard.com, all of which can benefit from local volunteers in a variety of ways. Opportunities range from donating blood to coaching a youth sports team and just about everything in between.

“We wouldn’t have the beautiful community that we enjoy if it wasn’t for people volunteering and donating,” Strohacker said.

Maybe the best reason of all for volunteering, Tobinson said, is that it sets a good example for the next generation.

As part of a special middle school class, students in Carol Hencken’s Leadership and Community Service class are earning credit for performing community service projects.

“It’s good in a small community to do this,” Hencken said. “It’s good for the kids to give back.”

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Connecting the

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By CURTIS CLEGG cclegg@shawmedia.com

A new gravel walking trail in Genoa is the latest feature in Genoa’s leisure and dining attractions.

“About 10 feet wide, it will connect the city’s pedestrian path that connects the bridge to Russell Woods,” said Rich Gentile, Genoa’s director of public works. “It will provide them a nice nature walk through the prairie project.”

The path was made possible by a $10,000 Green Region grant from ComEd and Openlands last year.

After a leisurely stroll or an afternoon spent in one of Genoa’s nine park properties, visitors may want to grab a quick sandwich or enjoy a sit-down meal.

“We have several dining options available in our community now, with a growing selection,” said Cortney Strohacker executive director of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce.

Diners can enjoy pizza or pasta at Rosati’s, an outdoor burger at Five Points Pub in Kingston, a homestyle family meal at Cafe 72, a sandwich at Corner Grill on Main, a full breakfast at Genoa Cafe, or a prime rib on Saturday night at Karlsbad Tavern.

Visitors and residents alike can take a trip back in time during Pioneer Day each summer, enjoy weekly “wine downs” at Prairie State Winery, ice skate at a free downtown rink in the winter, and take in the fall play and spring musicals at Genoa-Kingston High School.

Each March, the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce hosts its free annual Home and Business Expo, which gives everyone in the community a chance to meet local business owners and learn about the goods and services they offer.

“It continues to be our biggest event of the year,” Strohacker said.

Visitors who enjoy outdoor activities can enjoy tent or cabin camping at Walcamp along the scenic Kishwaukee River in Kingston. The Genoa Park District has four canoes that visitors can rent for an afternoon of paddling on the river.

Duck races in the Kishwaukee River are a popular attraction each September.

Shoppers can spend a leisurely day browsing the monthly open-air market during the summer and fall months, or the many shops in the downtown area.

“We have a unique blend of traditional and specialty shops,” Strohacker said. Nine new businesses opened in downtown Genoa in 2013, partly because of the 10,000 vehicles that pass through downtown every day.

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By CURTIS CLEGG cclegg@shawmedia.com Paul Bafia works hard to make sure the parks in Genoa meet the recreational and fitness needs of the township’s residents.

“We’ve got an outdoor swimming pool, a family/kiddie pool area, we have 2 body slides and a splash pad that we added a couple years ago,” Bafia said. “We also have a 14,000-square-foot fitness center that has a kids’ zone area.”

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Bafia, the executive director of the Genoa Township Park District, is responsible for those recreational facilities that are included in the nine park district locations in Genoa Township. The district’s properties occupy 105 acres of land.

“Most parks have playgrounds, and we have soccer fields and softball fields, too,” Bafia said. Chamberlain Park has a skateboard park that is popular during warm-weather months, and the park district also hosts free live music events in the summer.

The fitness center, which is on the second floor of the city hall building at 333 E. First St., features an indoor walking track, cardio and fitness equipment, Some of the equipment is wheelchair accessible and suitable for special needs members.

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“We built 50 5-by-10 foot raised beds,” said Dan Kenney, founder and director of the DeKalb County Community Gardens. The plots are rented for the growing season, and any beds that are not rented are planted by volunteers to grow produce for donation to food pantries.

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Chamber

at home in

New Office

By DOUG OLESON doleson@shawmedia.com

Growth, better accessibility and the best way to serve its members, the community and visitors.

Those were just three of the reasons the Genoa Chamber of Commerce board decided to move its offices to 111 N. Sycamore St. this past May. For the last 17 years, the chamber office was located on the top floor of the Heartland Bank & Trust Company, formerly Citizens National Bank, at 327 W. Main St. The new chamber office, which is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, has a boardroom and a kitchen on the first floor. Among many other advantages, the new office can be used for early morning meetings, as well as provide more space for member events and activities.

Thanks to word of mouth, the chamber’s monthly community newsletter and the giant sign outside the building, it didn’t take long for the public to find the chamber’s new home. Community and members are welcome to stop in to visit or to gather information about current events, membership, and maps for traveling, biking and finding one’s way around the local area.

In true community spirit, a number of chamber and community members assisted in moving and renovating the chamber’s new home, including: Paul Beauchamp, of Innovative Restorations, who painted the interior and exterior of the new home; Josh Kubiak, of Edward Jones Investment, who painted and scraped; Michael Cirone of 3 Roses Realty, who provided new office furniture for the chamber; Mark Reynolds of Embroidery Sew Into it, who provided all the wall logos, carpets and accessories; as well as Deno Kramer of WK Landscape Services, who donated the landscaping; and five students from Genoa-Kingston High School, who earned community service hours for painting and scraping. Others who helped were Spencer Mulso; Arielle Emmens; Alanna Wilcox, Kayleigh Engles and Ben Brzoska.

Members of the chamber board include: President, James Wilson, James Mechanical, Inc.; Vice President, Brian K. Froehlich Firewatch Safety Services, Inc.; Executive Director, Cortney Strohacker; Joe Burgess, Genoa Kingston School Dist. #424; Josh Kubiak, Edward Jones; Charmaine Cornwell, Heartland Bank; Kevin McArtor, Resource Bank; Michael Cirone, 3 Roses Realty Inc.; Theresa Komitas, KishHealth System Jill Hansen, Kishwaukee College

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Membership Directory

3 Roses Realty, Inc.

220 Stearn Dr. • Genoa 690-2843 • 3rosesrealty.com

Action Automotive

540 Main St. • Genoa 784-4330 • actiongenoa.com

Alan Browne Chevrolet 700 Pearson Dr. • Genoa 784-2511 • mychevy.biz

All Natural Chiropractic 405 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-4455

American Family Insurance 119 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-5554

Aramark

980 Park Ave. • Genoa 631-3473 • armark.com

Armor Technologies

143 E. Lincoln Hwy. • DeKalb 754-0505 • ArmorTechs.com

Balance Chiropractic & Wellness 815 E. Main St. • Genoa 784-4346 • drhattar.com

Banner Up Signs

1170 E. State St. • Sycamore 899-9211 • bannerupsigns.com

Becker Law Office

213 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-2695

Ben Gordon Center

12 Health Services Dr. • DeKalb 756-4875 • bengordoncenter.org

Benzinger Printing

673 Park Ave. • Genoa 784-6560 • benzinger.com

Beth Fowler School Of Dance 303 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-5658 bethfowlerschoolofdance.com

City of Genoa

333 E. First St. • Genoa 784-2327 • genoa-il.com

cmj Technologies

114 S. California St. • Sycamore 899-2468

Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell 511 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-4582 • cbhonig-bell.com

Corner Grill on Main

137 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-2233

Cougar Media Music

400 W. Railroad St. • Kingston 762-5833 • cougarmediamusic.com

Country Financial

305 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-6688

Crossroads Community Church 2040 Johnson Ct. • Kingston 784-0123 • crossroadscn.com

CrossWind Community Church 13100 Cherry Rd. • Genoa 784-5427 • genoafoursquare.org

Crown Exteriors, Inc.

113 N. Genoa St. • Genoa 784-3003 • crownexteriors.net

Crumpets Tea Room

221 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-6121 • crumpetsillinois.com

Custom Aluminum Products

312 Eureka St. • Genoa 847-717-5500 • custom-aluminum.com

Day Dream Designs

107 Evergreen Dr. • Kirkland daydream2014.com

DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Center

Bold Seal Coating

111 S. 2nd St., Ste. 202 • DeKalb 756-1336 • dekalbcountycvb.com

Book of Numbers

DeKalb County Community Foundation

Kingston • 227-7219 112 N. Emmett St., Ste. A • Genoa 784-3410 • bookofnumbers.net

Brian Bemis

1875 DeKalb Ave. • Sycamore 895-8105 • brianbemis.com

Café 72

682 Park Ave. • Genoa 784-2626

Century 21 New Heritage II

475 DeKalb Ave. • Sycamore 748-5383 • dekalbccf.org

DeKalb County EDC

2500 N. Annie Glidden Rd., Ste A DeKalb • 217-0412

DeKalb Illinois Worknet Center 1701 E. Lincoln Hwy. • DeKalb 901-0177 • illinoisworknet.com

DNA Communications, Inc. 601 1st Ave. • Rochelle 562-4290 • dnacom.com

Doug J. Johnson DeKalb County Clerk

110 E. Sycamore St. • Sycamore 895-7149 • dekalbclerk.com

Edward Jones - Josh Kubiak

599 Pearson Dr., Ste. 2 • Genoa 784-3734 • edwardjones.com

Elder Care Services

330 Grove St. • DeKalb 758-6550 • ecsdekalb.org

Embroidery! Sew Into It and Sew Much More…

3805 Biscayne Rd. • Indianapolis 904-0059 • www.esii.biz

E-vergent.com, LLC

8332 Corporate Dr. • Racine 262-884-2040 • e-vergent.com

Everything Floral, LLC

113 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-2344 • everythingfloral.com

Family Service Agency of DeKalb County, Inc.

14 Health Services Dr. • DeKalb 758-8616 • fsadekalbcounty.org

Genoa Dental Care

701 Pearon Dr. • Genoa 784-2270

Genoa Fitness Center

333 E. First St. • Genoa 784-FITT • genoaparks.org

Genoa Liquors

540 E. Main St. • Genoa 784-9780 • liquornwine.net

Genoa Main Street

327 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-6961 • genoamainstreet.com

Genoa Motors

231 Sycamore Rd. • Genoa 784-2600 • genoamotors.com

Genoa Park District

400 E. Second St. • Genoa 784-5612 • genoaparks.com

Genoa Pharmacy

228 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-2122 • hampshirepharmacy.com

Genoa Post Office

705 Pearson Dr. • Genoa 784-3349 • usps.com

Genoa Public Library

232 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-2627 • genoalibrary.com

Genoa Smiles

619 E. Main St. • Genoa 784-5166

Five Points Pub

Genoa Veterans Home Corp.

G.K. Trailblazers

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103-105 S. Main St. • Kingston 784-3500 761-7951 • gktrailblazers.com

Genoa Animal Hospital

703 Pearson Dr. • Genoa 784-6109 • genoaanimialhospital.com

DeKalb County Hospice

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233 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-6647

Genoa Super Wash

7970 Gurler Rd. • DeKalb 901-2393 • firewatchsafety.com

Genoa Auto Parts - Napa

2727 Sycamore Rd. • DeKalb 756-3000 • dekalbcountyhospice.org

Genoa Café

Firewatch Safety Services, Inc.

421 N. California St., Ste 200 Sycamore 895-2711 • dcedc.org

120 W. Oak Knoll Dr. • Hampshire 683-2000 • newheritage.com

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DeKalb County Veterns Assistance Commission

330 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-4300

119 N Emmett St. • Genoa 784-3366

360 Sycamore Rd. • Genoa 784-4386/563-391-0611 311 S. Washington St. • Genoa 784-5967 • genoavetshome.us 980 Park Ave. • Genoa 784-6222 • gkschools.org

Genoa-Kingston Fire Department

317 Railroad • Genoa 784-3412 • genoa-il.com

Genoa-Kingston United Way, Inc. P.O. Box 5 • Genoa 784-6282 • gkunitedway.com

Greenlee - A Textron Company 702 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-8011 • greenlee.com

Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County

Kingston Mutual Insurance Company

Hauser-Ross Eye Institute

KishHealth Center for Family Health

Heartland Bank

KishHealth Foundation

Heartland Blood Centers

KishHealth Home Care

Hill’s Tap

KishHealth Physicians Group

Hoffman Realty, LLC

KishHealth System/Kishwaukee Community Hospital

P.O. Box 503 • DeKalb 758-5055 • hfhdcillinois.org 2240 Gateway Dr. • Sycamore 756-8571 • Hauser-Ross.com 327 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-5101 • hbtbank.com 2428 Sycamore Rd. • DeKalb 758-7268 • heartlandbc.org 319 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-5982 • hillstap.com 535 Babson Rd. • Monroe Center 522-3255 • hoffman-realty.com

Home Town Storage

405 S. Hadsall • Genoa 355-7271 • htsitsakeeper.com

Illinois Community Credit Union

508 W. State St. • Sycamore 895-4541 • ilcomcu.org

Innovative Restorations

210 S. Sycamore St. • Genoa 784-9039

Integra Business Systems

3030 Forest View Rd. • Rockford 397-0660 • gointegra.com

J Gardner Home Services

511 W. Main St., Suite B • Genoa 847-346-6400 jgardnerservices.wordpress.com

420 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-5657

165 E. Plank Rd. • Sycamore 752-3253 • kishfamilyhealth.org One Kish Hospital Dr. • DeKalb 748-9954 • khf@kishhealth.org 2727 Sycamore Rd. • DeKalb 748-8960 • kishhomecare.org

Kishwaukee College

2193 S. Malta Rd. • Malta 825-2086 • kishwaukeecollege.edu

Kishwaukee Education Consortium

21255 Malta Rd., P.O. Box 263 Malta 825-2000 • kecprograms.com

Kishwaukee Family YMCA

2500 W. Bethany Rd. • Sycamore 756-9577 • kishymca.org

Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society

622 Park Ave. • Genoa 784-5559 dekalb.illinoisgenweb.org/kishvalhistsoc

318 W. Main St., #1 • Genoa 784-3337

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James Mechanical, Inc.

Late Nite Cycles

318 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-6480

JK Richards Photography 606 Stearn Dr. • Genoa 847-219-8399 jkrichardsphoto.com

Karlsbad Tavern

413 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-6336

Katherine M. Photography 607 Emmert Dr. • Sycamore 757-3018 katherinephotography.com

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One Kish Hospital Drive • DeKalb 756-1521 ext. 153520 kishhealth.org

Knights of Columbus

Jeffrey Caron Optometry

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599 Pearson Dr. • Genoa 784-2100 • drweis@kpgcares.org

Jack Godde State Farm Insurance

14059 N. Birch Rd. • Genoa 784-2055 jamesmechanicalinc.net

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LawnWorks

33551 W. Pine Circle • Genoa 784-6309

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March of Dimes

5411 E. State St., #8 • Rockford 397-0097 marchofdimes.com/illinois

Morning Star Media

240 Edwards St. • Sycamore 899-0150 morningstarmediagroup.com

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Rosati’s Pizza

Sycamore Park District

Victoria’s Crossing

North Pines Climate Control, hvac

S&A Maintenance Services, Inc.

Sycamore Precision Machine

Village of Kingston

Scheflow Engineers

T. Allen & Associates, LLC

Voluntary Action Center

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The Corner Cobbler

Walcamp Outdoor Ministeries

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The Oak Club of Genoa

Walnut Street Daycare Center

601 Pearson Dr. • Genoa 895-2125 • nabatco.com 113 N. Genoa St. • Genoa 784-2332/522-2401 northpineshvac.net

Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists

540 E. Main St. Suite 5 • Genoa, 784-6417 • northernrehabpt.com

Olson Funeral & Cremation Services, Cooper-Quiram Chapel 202 Main St. • Genoa 784-2518 • olsonfh.com

Olympia Chiropractic

1680 Mediterranean Dr. • Sycamore 899-6061 • olympicchiropractic.com

Peace of Mind Professional Services 524 N. Dixon Ave. • Dixon 677-1623

Pete’s Castle/Marathon 104 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-4060

Piggly Wiggly

600 Pearson Dr. • Genoa 784-7001 • pigglywiggly.com

Prairie State Winery

217 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-4540 • prairiestatewinery.com

R. Hansel & Son Company 221 N. Sycamore • Genoa 784-5500

Remax Classic

514 E. Main St. • Genoa 784-2800 • eshometeam.com

Resource Bank

310 Hwy 23 • Genoa 784-8301 • resourcebank.com

Responsive Roofing

221 W. Lincoln Hwy., Ste C. • DeKalb 901-8860 • responsiveroofing.com

407 Sycamore Rd., Ste. #9 • Genoa 784-4403 • rosatispizza.com 610 W. Second St. • Genoa 784-8416 • sandamaintenance.com 1814 Grandstand Place • Elgin 847-697-7095 • schefloweng.com 555 S. Perryville Rd. • Rockford 381-0006 • senatordavesyverson.com 515 5th Ave. • Rochelle 758-3900 • servpro.com

Seyller’s, Inc.

P.O. Box 158 • Genoa 784-3724 • seyllers.com

Slater-Butala Funeral Home

132 W. Main • Genoa 784-5191 • butalafuneralhomes.com

Slingerland & Clark, P.C.

114 W. State St. • Sycamore 895-5141 • slingerlandandclark.com

Small Business Development Ctr @ WCC

18 S. River St., Room 268 • Aurora 630-906-4143 • waubonsee.edu/sbdc

Social Solutions with Rebecca Wardlow

940 E. State St. • Sycamore 895-3365 • sycamoreparkdistrict.com 334 E. First St. • Genoa 784-5151 • sycamoreprecision.com 502 E. Main St. • Genoa 784-6547 • tallencpa.com

404 W. Railroad St. • Kingston 784-4452 11770 Ellwood Greens Rd. • Genoa 784-5678 • oakclubgenoa.com

The Pampered Chef

220 Koch Dr. • Genoa 784-4051 pamperedchef.biz/deeguzy 1122 Pleasant St., P.O. Box 641 DeKalb 758-8998 • theisenroofing.com

Thirty-One

703 Hawthorn Ln. • Genoa 847-1553 • mythirtyone.com/kristidunn

Tobinson Ace Hardware

361 Sycamore Rd. • Genoa 784-6004 • acehardware.com

Trinity Lutheran Church

33930 N. State Rd. • Genoa 784-2522 • tlcgenoa.org

Speciality Gifts

Unlimited Performance Genoa

State Representative Robert Pritchard

2600 DeKalb Ave. • Sycamore 748-3494 • pritchardstaterep.com

Sycamore Integrated Health

920 W. Prairie Dr., Ste. J. • Sycamore 895-3354 sycamoreintegratedhealth.com

101 E. Railroad St. • Kingston 784-5572 • villageofkingston.org 1606 Bethany Rd. • Sycamore 758-3932 • vacdk.com 32653 Five Points Rd. • Kingston 784-5141 • walcamp.org 201 Walnut St. • Genoa 784-2223 • walnutstreetdaycare.com

Weight Watchers

400 E. Second St. • Genoa 784-8499 • weightwatchers.com

Wildtree

Theisen Roofing

1629 Parkside Dr. • Sycamore 780-9062 • rebeccawardlow.com 133 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-4964 • specialitygiftsbybrenda.com

220 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-2868 • victoriascrossing.com

201 S. Main St. • Kingston 981-5962

Willard Aves Post 1010 American Legion 305 W. Main St. • Genoa 784-6688

WK Landscape Sales & Service Inc.

809 Aspen Way • Genoa 784-2923 • wklandscape.com

WLBK FM 98.9/AM 1360, WSQR FM 93.5/AM 1180

2410 Sycamore Rd. • DeKalb 748-1000 x201 • wlbkradio.com

599 Pearson Dr. • Genoa 784-2100 unlimitedperformance.org

Unlimited Performance Sycamore

2111 Midland Ct. • Sycamore 748-8900 unlimitedperformance.org

Upstream Investment Partners 423 Financial Ct. • Rockford 315-0107 • upstreamip.com

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Kishwaukee College......................................21 Kishwaukee Hospital......................................23 NAPA Auto ...................................................19 NB&T................................................................2 Northern Rehab Physical Therapy.................13 Seyller’s Inc.......................................................6 State Farm - Jack Godde...............................11 Sweet Dream Desserts..................................11 T. Allen & Associates......................................11

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