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ON THE COVER Margie Gavin Woods, 75, is seen here posing for a portrait at her home in Joliet on Friday.

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Black community leaders talk about their experiences since the 1950s

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• Sunday, February 16, 2014

JOLIET – Margie Gavin Woods remembers facing discrimination when she tried to apply for a job through a program at her high school.

It was 1956, the year before she graduated from Joliet Central High School. A program available through the school was offering office work and other jobs. She said she found out there were no positions open for her – and it was because she was black.

Woods was experiencing what every black person faced when discriminatory rules were still in effect in workplaces, voting booths, schools and other places before the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.

“We were able to go [to school] but we didn’t receive the privileges that other people had,” she said. “In those days, we had no black cheerleaders. We had no black band leaders.”

Despite the setbacks she endured as a young woman, Woods went on to become the second black woman to gain a seat on the Will County Board, after Angeline Dew. She would go on to push for positive change in the lives of minorities in the Joliet area.

February marks roughly the 40th celebration of Black Warren History Month.

Dorris Woods is one of many local black people whose lives tell something about black history in Joliet and in the United States.

Woods said there has been progress in race relationships since the 1950s and 1960s.

“There’s a lot that is being done nationally but I think we need to start at home and start working and making sure our young people get an equal shot,” Woods said.

Warren Dorris, pastor for Joliet-based Prayer Tower Ministries, said he’s seen progress between race relations from the time he worked for

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ABOVE: Margie Gavin Woods, 75, crosses her hands as she recounts her memories of the riots in Joliet after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. LEFT: Woods is seen here posing for a portrait at her home in Joliet on Friday.

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Caterpillar Inc. in 1972 until he retired in 2009. Dorris served as a councilman for the Joliet City Council for 24 years.

He said his grandchildren, who attend Eisenhower Academy in Joliet, don’t “know how to see color.” Racism is a taught trait, he said.

Dorris said he experienced the segregation and racism in school when he was 15 and participated in the 1969 boycotts at Joliet Central High School to include black history in the curriculum. He remembers hundreds of students who didn’t go to school in protest.

“It seems we were fighting for equal rights under the Constitution,” he said. “So the young people in America – and it wasn’t just Joliet – were saying ‘Hey, enough is enough.’”

Even with the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, discrimination didn’t go away overnight. For Dorris, “laws passed are one thing but laws enforced and adhered to are another.”

When he became a manufacturer apprentice for Caterpillar Inc. he was told by people at his job he wasn’t wanted there.

Lazeric Hudson, Joliet police chaplain, talked about one experience he had when the color of his skin seemed to matter more than the police uniform he wore as an officer with the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office.

He was shopping for groceries while still in uniform one day. When his police radio went off, an old woman noticed him.

“She looks at me in uniform and grabs her purse; clutches her purse,” he said. “I was like

‘Man, wow.’ It kind of blew me away.”

One event both Dorris and Woods remember was the riots that erupted in Joliet after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

Both remember the riots happening in the south and east side of the city; and the bridges being raised to keep the riots out of the west side.

Relations between minorities and white people are less tense now, but Woods said there is still a need to give minorities a chance to succeed and prosper in local communities.

She said it’s still important that elected officials find ways to give opportunities for minorities and for minorities to take advantage of them.

“When people talk about minorities they usually use the term as though they’re lazy,” she said. “But I find that we have come to understand they’re not lazy. Nobody wants to give them their chance because they have the stereotype of being lazy and shiftless and all they want is a handout.”

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What the photographer experienced Stateville Correctional Center inmates sit in the classroom Tuesday at a barber school inside the prison in Crest Hill.

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By LATHAN GOUMAS lathangoumas@shawmedia.com This past Tuesday I was invited to visit Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill. This was my second visit to a prison during my time as a newspaper photographer and both have brought something unique and unexpected to me.

My assignment was to go to a barber school where inmates are trained to be barbers and cut the hair of other inmates.

People often make assumptions about prisons and in-

FAR RIGHT: Antonio House and Shaunessy Grimes stand at a station in the barber school at the maximum security prison in Crest Hill on Tuesday.

RIGHT: Barber tools sit at a station in the barber school.

mates; assignments like this offer an opportunity to bring a new perspective of prison life.

This assignment offered a window into a segment of the community that is usually shut off from the rest of the world. A story by reporter Brian Stanley was published in Wednesday’s paper with one photo.

Because of the uniqueness of the photos, I felt the readers of The Herald-News should get an additional view inside this world. These photos, hopefully, help tell more of the story about these student barbers.

This barber school program has existed within the prison walls for more than 30 years, according to officials, but those who completed the program were only able to get a certificate. They were not eligible for licensing by the state until this past November.

The ability to obtain a state license offers some inmates the chance to find a job once they are released. This opportunity for employment will hopefully reduce the chances of ex-convicts committing offenses again and being sent back to prison.

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By BILL WIMBISCUS bwimbiscus@shawmedia.com JOLIET – While the winter weather has played havoc above ground the last few weeks, cold temperatures also have created problems below the surface.

Joliet has had about 150 water main breaks since last month.

Water mains are bursting and service lines are freezing at three times the rate of a normal winter, Joliet Director of Public Works Jim Eggen said.

“I would expect we are looking at another two or three weeks before we see any change,” Eggen said.

Currently somewhere between 20 and 40 houses in town are without water due to frozen service lines, he said.

Greg Polnick of 1771 Delrose St. lives in one of those houses.

He’s been without water for the past two days. He was told by the Joliet Water Department that his main is about 20th in line to be repaired.

He said four other houses in his subdivision have experienced similar problems.

“When it’s this cold outside, you’re always worried about your inside pipes,” Polnick said. “I just never real-

ized it also could affect your outside pipes.”

Polnick’s wife, Linda, said the couple is showering at the gym and eating out for now.

“I can’t cook because we can’t wash dishes,” she said. “I don’t blame the city. We totally understand that. I just wish I knew how long it will be.”

That’s hard to say.

Water main breaks, which usually occur within the street, generally involve excavation to repair. Work can take anywhere from four to six hours, depending on how bad the break is, Eggen said.

“The biggest problem is the electric and phone lines,” Eggen said. “As we break up ground to expose the water line, those shallower communication lines will tend to get damaged. It’s like trying to break out concrete.”

Services lines, or the pipes that brings water into the home, are another matter.

In this situation, crews will remove the water meter and feed hot water into the pipe using a specialized piece of equipment, Eggen said.

The city only has one such device, so it can only service one home at a time. In most cases, it will do the trick. If not, the fix may require excavation.

Low water usage can compound the problem. Many of

the city’s service calls have been to vacant homes, people returning from vacation, and from the elderly, who don’t use as much water, Eggen said.

Most of the problems have occurred on the east and near west sides of Joliet, Eggen said. Service lines tend to be buried shallower due to the bedrock in those areas.

City ordinances require pipes to be buried at least 42 inches.

“We’re seeing frost going down to 48 inches right now,” Eggen said.

Even with this week’s expected thaw, problems could continue.

“People don’t realize that just because we have warmer temperatures, the frost is still moving down into the ground,” Eggen said.

Eggen said the best way to fend off frozen pipes is to let the water trickle.

Other area towns seem to have weathered the freeze a bit better.

“While we’ve had some breaks, I don’t think we’ve had an inordinate number,” New Lenox Village Administrator Kurt Carroll said.

Plainfield has had four frozen service lines since the cold snap, according to Mark Stofko, Plainfield’s water superintendent.

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Jones said she called 911, and stayed on the phone with the dispatcher until police arrived, explaining how the daughter was still breathing but had a gunshot wound to the head.

Jones, who has lived in the area since 1998, said the

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ROMEOVILLE – The mother and teenage daughter who were shot outside their Romeoville home moved to the area last year “to get away from violence and crime,” a neighbor said.

“They’re nice people,” Shelie Jones said Friday standing outside her home in the 300 block of Emery Street – just steps away from the driveway where a gunman opened fire into a car the day before, wounding a 33-year-old mother in the neck and critically injuring her 15-year-old daughter with two shots to the head.

Jones said the family moved to Romeoville from Chicago.

Charges were filed Friday against Erick M. Maya, 23, of the 5600 block of Park Avenue in Cicero.

Romeoville police have said they believe Maya had a previous dating relationship with the 15-year-old daughter and targeted the two that morning.

Police said the mother and daughter were sitting in their car in the driveway about 7 a.m. Thursday when a gunman walked up to the passenger-side door and fired three shots into the car before fleeing the area.

Maya has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Maya’s bond is set at $5 million.

He was one of the four persons of interest initially taken into custody for questioning

Thursday afternoon after police did an extensive manhunt of the neighborhood where the shooting occurred, according to a news release from the Romeoville Police Department.

Two of the people taken into custody for questioning have been released, but a third individual remains in custody on unrelated criminal warrants.

The daughter, a Romeoville High School student, was in critical condition Friday at Loyola University Medical Center.

The mother, who was shot in the neck, was in good condition at the same hospital, Romeoville Police Chief Mark Turvey said during a news conference Friday.

The victims’ names have not yet been released.

Neighbor Frank Dalu, 66, said Friday his son, Brian Corban, came to the mother and daughter’s aid immediately after the shooting.

“My son heard the shots and went out running and saw the mother get out of the car screaming, and he told her to hold her hand to her neck to stop the bleeding,” Dalu said.

“The mother was so worried about her daughter who was still in the car.”

Jones said she heard gunshots and then someone scream when she peered out her door early Thursday morning.

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Bertino-Tarrant said she is a staunch supporter and believer in local control, so it saddened her to intervene.

While Bertino-Tarrant usually respects the fact that commissioners are elected officials, she said the public got involved to the point that something needed to be done.

“We’re both doing the right thing,” she said about bipartisan support of the bill with Cross. “For both of us this is a situation that escalated too much for our constituents.

We’re doing what good elected officials should be doing.”

Cross and Bertino-Tarrant started hearing complaints from residents as early as when the current board took shape last May, but finding a solution wasn’t easy.

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Language in the bill ensures that the Plainfield park district is the only one affected in the state, Cross said.

“This is an isolated case of some extreme abuse, people abusing their powers,” Cross said, explaining how targeting the park district was necessary. “It’s not uncommon to draft legislation like this.”

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PLAINFIELD – Plainfield Township Park District Board commissioners said they support state legislation that would shake up their board.

State legislators, urged by constituents, want to dilute the current park district board majority by introducing a bill to expand the board to nine commissioners.

Rep. Tom Cross, R-Oswego, is introducing the bill, HB 5593, in the House of Representatives while state Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, D-Shorewood, is carrying the same bill in the Illinois Senate.

“Government, at all levels, needs to be accountable and responsible to taxpayers and the Plainfield Park District Board is failing at those duties right now,” Cross said in a news release announcing the legislation. “After consulting with local mayors and elected officials, it was determined that the right action was to take bold action to address this problem and prevent further abuses.”

The park district board has been mired in controversy for the past two months, including accusations of corruption on the board and the settlement of a complaint alleging labor law violations by a former executive director.

Critics have pointed at the board majority consisting of President Peter Hurtado, Vice

President Janet Silosky and Commissioner Peter Steinys.

Hurtado, Silosky and Steinys stand to lose their sway on the board if it is expanded to nine commissioners. They have won numerous 3-2 votes.

“I’m happy. I don’t have any problem whatsoever,” Silosky said. “Right now you have a few commissioners who can change the board. But having more board members will make sure that doesn’t happen. It’s a good idea.”

Hurtado said he welcomes the idea to expand the number of board members because it would increase representation throughout the district.

“I know we need more creative thinkers to provide more services without increasing taxes,” Hurtado said, adding that he didn’t think there was a board majority, but just people who think alike. “There’s a lot of things that have to be repaired now, and we need to make sure that we provide the programs and services.”

Commissioner Larry Newton, not part of the board majority, thinks the legislation is appreciated by a number of people.

“I’m glad he took the time to try and do something,” Newton said of Cross. “It’s great that he and Sen. Bertino-Tarrant got involved. It shows this is a bipartisan issue of good governance. I wish it was something that could affect change a lot quicker.

Who knows how long that’s going to take?”

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The itinerant minister, whose bicycle and cavalcade of festooned trailers have been a fixture on Joliet streets for the past 12 years, has long been homeless and alone but for his one companion: Gabby, his Lhasa Apso.

“Gabby died on the road with me April 15, 2013,” Sherwood said Thursday.

The dog had traveled with him for nearly 16 years, and was an active part of his ministry to the homeless and hopeless.

“A lot of people would come up and pet her,” said Sherwood, who was swathed in several layers of heavy clothing to fend off the cold.

“She loved people, and it would give me a chance to talk and witness to them and start a relationship.”

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While Gabby is gone, Sherwood is hoping someone will help bring her back to him, at least in memory. His only memento of the dog is a faded Polaroid image that he carries in his pocket.

He’s asking that anyone who has a picture of the dog send a copy to him.

Since Sherwood has no address, photos can be dropped off at The Herald-News, 2175 Oneida St., Joliet, or emailed to bwimbiscus@shawmedia. com.

“She was a big part of my ministry. A lot of people knew her and took pictures,” Sherwood said. Upon learning of

the dog’s death, many people posted condolences on Facebook, he said.

Gabby survived a host of health problems over the years, including being paralyzed twice. After the second episode, the veterinarian urged that the animal be put down. Sherwood refused, shelling out what little money he had for Gabby’s care.

“They told me she wouldn’t recover, but I was praying about it and I heard a voice say ‘Steve, she will not only walk, but she will run and not fail,’” Sherwood said. “I knew God would heal her. Two weeks later she got up out of bed and walked.”

Gabby was his constant companion, either riding in one of his carts or trotting alongside his bicycle.

Sherwood got a new dog about four months ago from a friend who was leaving town and had no room for the animal.

Steve Sherwood’s only memento of his dog, Gabby, is this faded Polaroid image that he carries in his pocket.

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Misty is a Chihuahua and West Highland white terrier mix, six pounds of fur and fustiness that Sherwood totes in

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“She’s no Gabby, but she’s the best Misty she can be,” Sherwood said.

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“If it’s too hot, I just add some snow to cool it down a bit,” Sherwood said.

A change of clothes is another key part of staying warm.

“You have to start with loose clothing that’s larger than what you need,” Sherwood said. “When it’s extremely cold, I will have three layers of clothes, plus maybe two coats over that, so it gets kind of bulky.”

At the same time, overheating also can be a problem.

Excessive sweat can dampen clothing, making it harder to stay warm later on.

“Ninety percent of it is staying dry; the other 10 percent is having enough clothes on your body,” Sherwood said. “If you start sweating, you have to change your clothes. That’s where its hard for most of the homeless, because you really have to lug around a lot of stuff.”

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warm is a constant concern.

Sherwood will roll a blanket around his feet to keep them from freezing, and warm his hands under his arms or his crotch. Staying out of the wind is another given.

Even though he spends almost every night outdoors, Sherwood considers himself lucky.

“I feel like the most blessed person in the world because I have what I need to survive the weather,” Sherwood said.

“I don’t know how some of the other homeless people do it without gear.”

Sherwood has dedicated his

life to helping his fellow homeless cope, which he compares to helping someone across a rickety bridge. “Some people get so scared to take another step that they leap right off the side,” he explained. “If they would just move forward they would get through it.”

Sherwood knows, he’s been through it himself.

“I asked God to put me in a place so I could be in a better place to serve Him and others,” Sherwood said. “It wasn’t pleasant at first, but after a few years I realized He gave me what I asked Him. I feel I am a blessed person.”

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JOLIET – This has been an especially cruel winter for the homeless.

Record cold temperatures combined with the heaviest snowfalls in three decades already have proved deadly.

Willie Mae White, 55, was found dead at the bus stop in the 200 block of North Chicago Street in downtown Joliet on Jan. 21. Overnight temperatures had fallen to 1 degree, with a wind chill well below zero. An autopsy confirmed White died of exposure to the cold.

Since then, overnight temperatures have mostly hovered in the single to sub-zero digits.

“This has been the worst winter I’ve seen,” said Steve Sherwood, a homeless man who ministers to those around Joliet in similar circumstances.

For Sherwood, survival in sub-zero temperatures is a matter of thinking ahead and following a set routine.

“A lot of times I just go

out to the woods and set up a camp, but it’s been hard this year because winter has been so severe,” Sherwood said. “It’s been hard to move the bike because of the deep snow.”

Sherwood has managed to collect a lot of supplies over the years, which he carts around on bike-drawn trailers. Key assets include a tent, ground tarps, blankets and plenty of extra clothing.

“If it’s cold or raining, you can be assured my tent goes up,” Sherwood said. “If it’s 40 or warmer, and dry, I just sleep Steve in my sleeping Sherwood bag.”

Beside shelter, having food and something warm to drink also is essential, he said.

“You have to overeat for your body to warm up. It’s like putting a log on the fire. You have to eat at least four times a day. And you have to eat before you go to sleep.”

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Higher cost of living cited as reason for increase

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com LOCKPORT – School officials with Lockport Elementary School District 91 plan to raise school fees next year.

School board members have unanimously approved raising school fees by 1.5 percent, following the 2013 Consumer Price Index. School officials are adjusting student registration, athletic or activity and band fees to keep up with the costs of living, said Donna Gray, district superintendent.

“We’re keeping up with the Consumer Price Index,” she said. “That’s been the board’s philosophy for the last several years.”

The fee hikes were approved at Tuesday’s school board meeting.

For the 2014-2015 school year, registration fees for pre-kindergarten and kin-

“We’re keeping up with the Consumer Price Index. That’s been the board’s philosophy for the last several years.”

Donna Gray District superintendent dergarten students will be $106.30, while those for students first through eighth grade will be $170.30. Athletic or activity fees, which are optional, will now be $30.95 and band fees – also optional – will now be $36.

Gray recommend having the fee rates available to parents who are registering kindergarten students in April.

At Tuesday’s meeting, Gray also brought up the idea of seeking other options for providing hot lunches to students. One option would

be an arrangement to receive meals from Lockport Township High School District 205.

Gray said parents have been asking if there are other hot lunch options. School officials and board members plan to discuss what those options could be.

“I haven’t provided [board members] with any firm details or numbers yet,” she said.

Board members also unanimously approved authorizing Gray and school officials to begin preparation for a tentative budget for the 2014-2015 school year.

They have until Sept. 30 to approve the budget.

Depending on when school officials receive information on revenues and expenses from state officials and levy information from county officials, they may have public hearings as early as June or as late as August, Gray said.

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The award was presented by the Illinois Association of Park Districts, at its annual conference at the end of January.

Lewis has been the executive director of the New Lenox park district for the last 14 years and an employee for 25 years.

The Honored Profes sional Award is presented to recreation and conservation professionals in recognition of their work with residents and elected officials in advancing the development of parks and

recreation in their communities and throughout Illinois.

Lewis was recognized specifically for his work with school districts in developing community recreational programs, success in attracting $2.2 million in grant funding to New Lenox, dedication to financial responsibility, and work involving the Sanctuary Golf Course.

In a news release announcing of the award from the New Lenox Community Park District, Lewis credited the park board and staff, saying, “What we have accomplished can only be done as a team through a wonderful group of dedicated and hardworking board members and staff.”

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The Illinois State Fire Marshal has issued a reminder to building owners that it is important to take steps to prevent freeze-ups of water-based fire protection systems, such as sprinkler systems.

The National Fire Protection Association’s standard for the installation of sprinkler systems requires that the owner of the property maintain at least a 40 degree temperature.

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• Openings to the outdoors should be tightly sealed.

• Doors leading to poorly heated vestibules may need to be left open at night to allow heat into that area.

• In buildings with drop-ceilings, removing a few tiles in each room will allow heat to travel into otherwise cold areas containing pipes.

CREST HILL – A bowling competition and fundraiser that benefits Joliet Area Community Hospice is scheduled for Feb. 23 at Crest Hill Lanes.

The 2nd Annual Pete Schultz Bowling With the Doctors Winter Luau will start with a 4 p.m. sign-in at

the bowling alley at 905 Theodore St. The public is invited to join the event, which includes a $20 buffet. The bowling competition will be between nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and physicians.

The event benefits Joliet Area Community Hospice at the request of Pete and Cin-

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Pete, who suffers from Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is under the care of the hospice agency.

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The event includes a cash bar, raffle baskets and a 50/50 raffle. Organizers also

are looking for lane sponsors. All proceeds will go to Joliet Area Community Hospice.

Those attending are invited to wear Hawaiian shirts and skirts in keeping with the winter luau theme.

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Cleared in the verdict were Rex C. Steffes; and his sons, Cliff M. Steffes, Bret W. Steffes and Rex R. Steffes.

The SEC in 2010 filed a civil complaint accusing the defendants of unlawful insider trading.

The complaint alleged that the family members were tipped off about an acquisition of Florida East Coast Industries before a May 2007 public announcement of the deal.

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By BOB OKON bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – An 87-year-old Joliet woman received a tearful call from her grandson and a judge in Mexico last week urging her to send $1,900 immediately – except it was a scam.

And, while the scam might seem obvious to some, it sounded real, at least for a while, to the woman, who did not want even her first name used in this story out of concern that someone may target her again.

“You just wonder how they got my name and how they knew I had a grandson,” she said.

The phony call was one more example of how scam artists try to prey on the elderly.

In this case, the woman was asked to send the money to keep her grandson out of a Mexican jail after he was arrested with drugs in his car.

Earlier this month, a Lockport woman told The Herald-News that she was getting repeated calls that she had won thousands, even millions, in a lottery and would only have to send $250 to get her money.

The Joliet woman said the callers sounded pretty convincing for awhile.

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ANNIE J. HOCKINSON OBITUARIES Born: Mar. 29, 1938; Booneville, MS Dorothy worked 22 years at JOSEPH R. BRUCKNER, Died: Feb. 5, 2014; Northglenn, CO. American Slovenian Catholic Union (KSKJ) in Joliet, Illinois, where her MD husband, Tony, served as a Captain Annie J. on the fire department. Following Hockinson, born Joseph R. Bruckner, MD, age 66, of their retirement, Dorothy and Tony March 29, 1938 to New Lenox, passed away on spent the majority of the year, for KAREN M. EUBANKS Linnie and Joe Thursday, February 13, 2014 at his 23 years, in Sebring, Florida. In their Thomas Hastings in home in New Lenox. later years, they resided in Karen M. Eubanks (nee Whalen ), Booneville, MS, and Fitchburg, Wisconsin with their son, Joseph is survived by his loving Age 67 passed away Wednesday passed away family, wife, Corinne Bruckner John.

February 12, 2014 at Presence St. February 5, 2014 in (Randall); children, Joseph C. Dorothy is preceded in death by Joseph Hospital in Joliet. Late of Northglenn, CO. Annie lived most of (Rebecca) Bruckner, Katrina C. her husband, Anthony F. Jerisha Sr.; Romeoville, formerly of Joliet. her life in the Joliet area.

(Robert) Mata; siblings, Brian parents, Paul and Mary Dolinshek; Retired from Montana Charlie's She is survived by her husband, (Irene) Bruckner, James (Julie) sisters, Mary (Hirsch), Margaret after many years of service she is William B. Hockinson; children Bruckner, Jeanne Bruckner; (Plankar), Jean (Pierson); and survived by her son Ken Gehrke; a Charlene Heelan, Cinthia grandchildren, Joseph T. Bruckner, brother, Edward Dolinshek. brother Holly Whalen; sisters Accidentale-Terrel (Tim), James Jack C. Bruckner; and several nieces Sharon Newlin and Becky Walley Dorothy is survived by sisters, Heelan (Julie), Theresa Ranck and nephews.

Francis (Wagner) and Ann also numerous nieces, nephews (James), and David Heelan Joseph was preceded in death by other relatives and friends. She is RICHARD MALCOLM (Horvatin); son, Anthony F. Jerisha (Debbie); 20 grandchildren, 29 his parents, Joseph F. & Mary Jr. (Deborah); grandson, Anthony preceded in death by her parents FROJD great-grandchildren, and numerous Bruckner (Warwick).

Paul (Lori); great grandson, Darin Leo and Josephine Whalen; two Born: April 19, 1939; Joliet other family.

Joseph was a member of St. Jude brothers Edward and Hal Whalen.

Jerisha; grandson, Jason; son, John Died: February 11, 2014; La Porte, IN Annie was the vice president of Catholic Church in New Lenox. He A. Jerisha M.D. (Susan); grandson, Visitation Tuesday 3 to 9 p.m. at the the American Legion Women's was also a member of the Alumni Joshua Jerisha.

Anderson Memorial Chapel, 606 Richard Malcolm Auxiliary. Services were held in Associations of Loyola University Dorothy will be dearly missed by Townhall Dr. in Romeoville. Funeral "Dick" Frojd, age 74, Lakewood, Colorado.

(Chicago), California Institute of family and friends who were close Wednesday February 19, 2014 10 of La Porte and For more information or to leave Technology and the University of to her. a.m. at the funeral home chapel. formerly of Joliet, condolences for the family, please Illinois Medical School.

Please share a memory of Dorothy Interment to follow resurrection passed away on visit www.AllStatesCremation.com Family will receive friends at Kurtz Cemetery in Romeoville. at www.CressFuneralService.com February 11, 2014 at Memorial Chapel, 102 E. Francis Cress Funeral Home, 6021 www.AndersonMemorialHomes.com home.

Road, New Lenox, IL 60451 on University Ave., Madison, WI 53705 (815) 886-2323 He was born in Sunday, February 16, 2014 from 608-238-8406 Joliet, IL on April 19, DOROTHY A. JERISHA 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Funeral 1939 to Hilding and service, Monday, February 17, 2014 MARK FORNANGO Born: Nov. 19, 1918; In Joliet, IL Viola (Maulm) Frojd. Died: Feb. 14, 2014; In Fitchburg, WI with prayers at the funeral home at On July 20, 1963, he 9:30 AM, and then to St. Jude Mark passed away married Sherry R. Presley who Catholic Church, 241 West 2nd Dorothy Ann Jerisha in San Diego, IN MEMORIAM survives.

Avenue, New Lenox, IL 60451 for a (Dolinshek), age 95, California on January Also surviving are his beloved Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 passed away on 10, 2014. Born April children, Jeannene (James) AM. Interment, Marshall Cemetery, Valentine's Day, MARCUS LEE 21, 1951 in Joliet, IL. Anderson of Beverly Shores, IN and Mokena, IL. February 14, 2014, in He is preceded in Jeffery Frojd of La Porte, IN; TRIPP JR. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Fitchburg, Wisconsin, death by his parents, granddaughter, Julia Anderson of charity of your choice would be reuniting with her Mary Louise Beverly Shores, IN; siblings, Ronald Happy 24th Birthday! appreciated. husband Tony.

"Mickey" (nee Pearce) and Vincent. (Barbara) Frojd, Robert (Cynthia) For information Dorothy was born on He is survived by brothers, James Frojd, Janet Lauth, Donna (James) Gone, but you will never www.kurtzmemorialchapel.com or November 19, 1918, in of Maryland Heights, MO and Blood, and Nancy (Frank) Leonard; forgotten, you are deeply 815-485-3200 Joliet, Illinois, where Douglas of Chicago, IL; and many as well as many nieces and missed each and everyday. she lived the majority of her life. wonderful cousins, niece and nephews. He was preceded in death Dorothy married Anthony F. MARY CREMER nephews. by his parents.

We will Love you always, Jerisha Sr. on November 15, 1947, Born: Feb. 12, 1936; Webster City, IA Mark was a 1969 graduate of Richard served his country Sue, Granny, Germaine, following his return from World War Died: Feb. 11, 2014; Scottsdale, AZ Joliet Township West High School honorably in the United States Myleeah and II in the Pacific.

They were married and a 1973 graduate of the Navy. He learned the building trade your entire family. for 59 years and were together in Mary LaForge University of Illinois with a Degree working with his father who was a the same grade throughout grade Cremer, of in Communications. After master builder from Sweden. Later Scottsdale, AZ., graduation he was recruited by the in life, Dick was a security guard for school. Dorothy was a very loving, caring wife and mother. passed away Feb. 11, Ice Skating Institute of America in Joliet Federal Bank and Helsburg Dorothy enjoyed sports with her 2014. She was born Ft. Meyers, FL. where he promoted Jewelry. He loved to travel in his family and was an avid reader.

Feb. 12, 1936, in training camps for Hockey League motor home, visiting 32 states and Dorothy was a hard worker, had a Webster City, Iowa, coaches and referees. It was while acquiring many everlasting Continued on page 32 pleasant personality, and was not a and a 1954 graduate working at ISIA that Mark was friendships. When Dick wasn't on of Aquin High School in Freeport, IL. asked and successfully taught a the road, you would find him on the She was a long time resident of bear cub to ice skate for Ringling dance floor. This gentle soul will be Plainfield, IL. Brothers Circus. In 1976, Mark missed by many.

Mary's goal was to make her moved to San Diego and ran Group In loving memory of A cremation committal has taken family's lives and all those who Ticket Sales at the San Diego Sports place with Cutler Funeral Home and Donald Meyers knew her a little brighter each day. Arena for over 30 years. After Cremation Center. A public Survived by her spouse, Bill, leaving the Sports Arena he memorial service will be held at a 1-14-31 2-16-01 married in 1958; children: Steven continued his Group Ticket Sales later date.

Those we love don’t go away.

(Denise) Cremer, grandsons, John business with selected events.

Memorial Contributions may be (Casey) Cremer, Michael Cremer, Mark was "Dango", "The Doctor" directed to VNA Hospice, 901 S. They walk beside us everyday.

Brady (Alissa) Miller, and a talented storyteller.

Woodlawn Ave., Michigan City, IN You are forever in our hearts. granddaughter, Whitney Shingler, He had a generous heart, an 46360.

Your loving family great-grandchildren, Miles, Ava, inventive and creative mind and Condolences may be shared with Olivia Shingler; Beth Cremer (Mike) many friends from all walks of life. the family online at Scott, granddaughters, Emily and He loved horses and dogs, Bocce www.cutlerfuneralhome.com

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tt, granddaug mily Olivia Scott; David (Anne) Cremer.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice of the Valley, please.

The family is planning a future memorial to take place in Plainfield.

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RUTH LOUISE JESSEN Born: In Minocqua, Wisconsin Died: February 6, 2014; in Joliet Ruth Louise Jessen (nee Stanersen), age 88 died at Sunny Hill Nursing Home on Thursday, February 6, 2014 surrounded by her family at her side. Ruth was born in Minocqua, Wisconsin, but lived in Joliet for most of her life.

Ruth was preceded in death by her mother, Evelyn Stanersen; her father Albert Stanersen; and her husband Lawerence.

Ruth is survived by her five children; JoAnne (Ron) Bloom, Larry L. Jessen, Stanley (Karen) Jessen, Terri (Grant) Goolsby and Gail (John) Randich; 11 grandchildren: Susanne (Randall) Taylor, Julie (Jason) Andersen, Betsy (Angelo) Scivetti, Gabriel Jessen, Sean Jessen, Aimee (Matt) Delaney, Ryan (Catherine) Goolsby, Kirk (Irene) Goolsby, Nick (Amy) Goolsby, John (Nikki) Randich Jr. and Thomas (Tori) Randich; 23 greatgrandchildren: Justin and Ryan Taylor; Cooper and Nolan Andersen; Gianna, Eliana and Francesca Scivetti; Amber, Taylor and Shelby Jessen; Matthew Delaney; Isabella, Jenna Kyleigh, Catlin, Karina, Kirk Jr., Lainey, Cole and Carter Goolsby; Nicholas Martinez; Gabriella and Liliana Randich; and 1 great-great granddaughter Kandice Jessen.

Also survived by her sister Lola (Bill) Swinford and her brother Lewis (Lou) Stanersen.

After graduating from Joliet Township High School (Central) in 1943, with a desire to help others, she entered Silver Cross Hospital's School of Nursing, from which she graduated in 1946. She was employed at Silver Cross Hospital, U.S. Steel and retired from Dr. Amin Khater's medical practice. Larry and Ruth were married for 56 years and enjoyed their summers in Grand Junction, Michigan and winters in Casa Grande, Arizona.

The family would like to extend their heartfelt appreciation to the staff of Sunny Hill Nursing Home and the Joliet Area Community Hospice for their gentle care of Ruth in her final weeks, days and hours.

They loved Ruth dearly and took such excellent care of her, even up to her final moments and beyond.

Words cannot express our gratitude for the care, dignity and respect that was given to mom.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Joliet Area Community Hospice will be appreciated.

Memorial services will be held at the Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles

How to submit Send information to obits@ theherald-news.com or call 877-264-2527.

Most obituaries appear online. To leave a message of condolence in the online guest book, go to theherald-news. com/obits mqui -Sayle Funeral Home, 2320 Black Road, Monday, February 17, 2014, 11:00 AM with Deacon Tammy Biltgen officiating. Visitation Monday from 9:00 AM until time of services at 11:00 AM.

GEORGE B. JOHNSON Born: Oct. 16, 1929; in Ottawa Died: Feb. 15, 2014; in Joliet George B. Johnson, age 84 of Wilmington, passed away February 15, 2014, at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born October 16, 1929 in Ottawa, George was a son of the late Diedrich Herman and Nettie Mae Happily-Johnson. He entered into the US Marine Corps,where he worked as MP and served in Korea.

Upon his return home, George gained employment as an officer with Wilmington Police Department until 1966, when he went on to work for the Werden Buck Co. It was there that George transported brick until he retired after 37 years of faithful service. George has been involved with the Wilmington Fire Department for 48 years and was currently an auxiliary member. He belonged to the Wilmington VFW Post 5422 and the American Legion Post 191, which he held the position of Commander for three terms.

George will forever be remembered for his devotion to always helping others.

Survivors include three sisters: Edna Schiradelly of Mt. Ulla, NC, Ruth Kelly of Peoria and Helen Harms of Minonk, and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and great-great nieces, as well as a host of friends.

George was preceded by his parents; sisters: Mary Klausing and Martha Littlefair and brothers: Herman, John and Raymond Johnson, as well as one in infancy.

Visitation will be Wednesday, February 19th from 4:00-8:00PM at

pa y pe ly Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center.

Survived by three daughters, Sandra (John) Baranak, Mary Lou Wilson and Martha Jo (Gary) Schultz; one son, Frank (Diane) Toth; grandchildren, John (Karri) and Michael (Jennifer) Baranak, Kristy (Scott) Zebell, Matthew Wilson, Andy (Samantha), Nicholas and Brian (Darien) Reinhart; great grandchildren, Natalyn, Jonathan and Lillian Baranak, Elijay, Jacoby, Katelynn, Mackenize, Krystal and Samantha Reinhart; one sister, Eleanor Smith; one sister-in-law, Irene Toth. Numerous nieces, nephews; and her cat Gracie also survive.

Preceded in death by her husband, Frank E. Toth; parents, GERALD F. RUTKIEWICZ John and Helen Ruzon; brothers and sisters, Florence, Steve, Paul, Helen, Gerald F. Rutkiewicz, on February John, Larry and Frank.

15, 2014, age 76, beloved husband Born in Joliet, a Joliet-Elwood area of Karen Rutkiewicz (Hildebrand) of resident. Martha worked at Jeannette, PA. Loving father of Basinger's Pharmacy, K-Mart and ALMA J. MCKELLER Tana Anderson, Beth Pride, Jerry J.D. Brown Pharmacy. She enjoyed Born: Oct. 22, 1938; Pickneyville, IL Rutkiewicz, Jr., Gabe Rutkiewicz and going on vacations with her family, Died: February 14, 2014 Todd Link. Brother of Claritta fishing, camping and spending time Parker. Also survived by 7 with Gracie.

Alma J. McKeller grandchildren and 2 greatFuneral Services will be held, (nee Tanner), age grandchildren.

Monday, February 17, 2014 at 10:00 75. At rest Friday, Arrangements entrusted to the a.m. at the Blackburn-GiegerichFebruary 14, 2014, at James E. Lindsay Funeral Home, Sonntag Funeral Home. Interment her home, Inc., Harrison City, PA. Services are Woodlawn Memorial Park. surrounded by her private.

Visitation Sunday 2:00-6:00 p.m. loving family. Born October 22, 1938 in Pickneyville, IL, to August and Lillian Tanner.

MARTHA J. TOTH Member of First Baptist Church of Channahon.

Martha J. Toth, nee: Ruzon, age Survived by her loving husband of 80, passed away unexpectedly 55 years, Donald A. McKeller; son, Wayne (Penny) McKeller; grandchildren, Megan McKeller, Amanda McKeller, Kayla McKeller, Delphine Ervins Eric Coulter, Patrick Coulter and “Baby D” Kevin Coulter; sister, Patricia 2/15/56 – 8/24/13 (Harry) Huite; son-in-law, Jere You were gone before we knew it Coulter; and sister-in-law, Doris and God only knows why for in the Tanner. midnight of our tears, He gives us Preceded in death by her parents; strength to face every new day. daughter, Kathleen Coulter; son, Donald McKeller; and brother, Always missed.

James Tanner.

Your sons, David, Marquis, Funeral Services for Alma J. Mom, Dad The Ervins Family McKeller will be Tuesday, February and friend Kelly McKenzie 18, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fred C. ry Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 East Kahler Road in Wilmington. Funeral services will follow Thursday at 10:00AM in the funeral home. Burial will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood.

Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in George's memory to the Wilmington VFW Post 5422 or American Legion Post 191, 557 West Baltimore Street, Wilmington, Illinois 60481.

Online guest book: www.BaskervilleFuneral.com Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Baskerville Funeral Home in Wilmington. 815-476-2181

p Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet. Private interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park II. In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name to Joliet Area Community Hospice would be appreciated. Visitation TUESDAY 3:00-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

For information: 815-741-5500 or www.fredcdames.com

Come out and enjoy a night of fun as some of our local doctors/staff compete against the 7 West Orthopedic Staff at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center for bragging rights for the 2014 year.

Sunday, February 23rd Crest Hill Lanes- Theodore Street Sign in at 4pm- bowling to start approximately 4:30 $20.00(Buffet only) $30.00(Buffet & Bowling) Bowling Open Upon Availability R.S.V.P By February 16th Any individual or business interested in donating raffle items, baskets, desserts or lane sponsors ($75.00) please contact Joanne Oddo (815) 212-9970 or orthorn9@yahoo.com PROCEEDS BENEFITTING:

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By JIM SUHR The Associated Press ST. LOUIS – While winter has been unforgiving to most of the Midwest, the next several months will dictate the season’s impact on all-important sectors, such as shipping and farming.

Fast-melting snow in the northern Midwest likely won’t be able to soak into the frozen ground, meaning excess water would feed into tributaries and ultimately the Mississippi River, raising water levels and affecting barge traffic. Meanwhile, more snow on key farming states could delay the planting of corn, mirroring last year’s late start.

Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska, spoke to The Associated Press about how the rest of the winter could impact agriculture and river shipping.

Here are edited excerpts of

the interview:

Q: Can you describe the severity of the winter in terms of the snow accumulations in the Midwest so far?

A: The further east you go, they have had more snow, more moisture. And the further west you go, as you get into central Iowa, into eastern and central Nebraska, there hasn’t been a lot of snow. This time of year ... we look at how deep that frost layer does go into the soils because realistically that is the frozen moisture in the ground that we’re going to be looking at come spring.

With a lot of the snow that sits atop that, if we get these warm-ups during the winter, very little of that water will infiltrate the ground because of the frost, so you do get more runoff this time of year.

Q: For states that are no stranger to brutal winters and abundant snowfall, is the Corn Belt seeing above-average snowfall?

A: Not really. I think the places in the central to western areas of the region have below-normal snowfall where others eastward have had what I consider typical.

The further east you go, it has been colder and wetter.

But I just don’t think we’ve had a winter like this for a while, with the cold especially.

It’s way too early to say that we’re going to end up below normal for the winter as far as snow. There’s still a lot of time. Even for some places that are kind of lagging for snow and moisture this winter, from what we saw last year it can change in a hurry. When melt-off does come it could be messy.

layer. That deeper soil layer didn’t see as much of that moisture.

That being said, with the snowfall that we’ve had this winter and as we go into spring melt, there is room for more of that moisture to go into the soil profile. If we end up getting some of those wet, heavy snows toward the end of the snow season again, and we warm up right away ... that’s going to be more cause for flood potential than if we see a slow, gradual melt-off and slower warm-up.

The conditions we see in the end of March and the first part of April are really going to dictate flood potential.

Q: What are the implications for spring in terms of melt-off and inland rivers?

A: I think it’s a little too

Q: Along those lines, will the climate this spring dictate how quickly farmers can get back in their fields?

A: Yeah. Last spring, we

early. Even with the good fall rains and the recharge of the soil, it went really well into the top 18 inches or so of the soil – what I call the topsoil

were cold and we stayed cold.

Most producers were several weeks behind in getting their crops in the fields and even those who got in early had

some issues because it just didn’t warm up until midMay. As much as you like to plan and prepare, the one thing we can’t control is the weather, and that’s always the curve ball.

Q: We’ve dealt routinely in recent years with questions about river levels. What’s your gut telling you about them this season?

A: In 2012, we were at the very low end of the spectrum, and 2011 we were at the very high end with a lot of flooding. Then last year we still had some reduced flows and levels, but they seemed to rebound fairly quickly. To see that quick rebound is telling me that ... we’re in way better shape than we were in 2012.

We still have ample opportunity to accumulate moisture through the winter.

How quickly we warm up in the spring is going to ... dictate how much stress is put on those rivers with the water that they can handle.

Report: Rutherford has not read results of probe THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford said he has not read the results of an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and political pressure in his office, according to a published report, although his spokeswoman said he might have seen an executive summary.

The Republican candidate for governor told Lee Enterprises Newspapers’ Springfield bureau for a story published Saturday that he had not seen the review, which he called for and initially prom-

ised to make public, and didn’t know if he would read it.

But after a federal lawsuit outlining the allegations was filed Monday, Rutherford’s lawyer, Peter Andjelkovich, told The Associated Press the findings wouldn’t be released.

He said information found during the investigation would be used to fight the lawsuit in court, not through the public.

“My intention was to always have it be public,” Rutherford told Lee Enterprises.

“When a federal lawsuit was filed ... that put it in a whole different point of discussion.

It needs to go through the

“My intention was to always have it be public. When a federal lawsuit was filed ... that put it in a whole different point of discussion. It needs to go through the court process.”

Dan Rutherford Illinois treasurer

court process.”

The investigation was made into allegations by former employee Edmund Michalowski, whose federal lawsuit charges that Rutherford, in a four-way race for the GOP nomination for governor, re-

peatedly harassed him sexually and compelled him to organize political events on state time.

Rutherford spokeswoman Mary Frances Bragiel told the AP on Saturday that the report remained with Rutherford’s

lawyers, who had not decided what steps to take next.

She also said Rutherford “may have” seen a “draft” of the executive summary.

Bragiel had earlier told the AP that Rutherford had read an executive summary of the report, by the Chicago investigative team of Ron Braver and Associates, but she did not know what information it included.

She said the report had been sent to the treasurer’s inspector general for review and that no one, including Rutherford, would see the final report. But she later retracted those statements.

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NATION&WORLD Gay-marriage foes scrambling after court setbacks

NEWS BRIEFS

Obama signs debt ceiling measure into law

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – President Barack Obama on Saturday signed separate measures into law to lift the federal debt limit and restore benefits that had been cut for younger military retirees.

Obama signed the bills during a weekend golf vacation in Southern California.

The debt limit measure allows the government to borrow money to pay its bills, such as Social Security benefits and federal salaries.

Failure to pass the measure, which the Senate passed 6731 earlier this week and sent to Obama for his signature, most likely would have sent the stock market into a nosedive.

The Treasury Department is now free to borrow regularly through March 15, 2015, meaning lawmakers won’t have to revisit the issue until a new Congress is sworn in after the November elections.

Fla. man guilty of lesser counts in music shooting JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 47-year-old software developer was convicted Saturday of attempted murder for shooting into a careful of teenagers after an argument over what he called their “thug music,” but jurors couldn’t agree on the most serious charge of first-degree murder.

After more than 30 hours of jury deliberations over four days, a mistrial was declared on the murder charge that Michael Dunn faced in the fatal shooting of one of the black teens. The 12 jurors found him guilty of three counts of attempted second-degree murder and a count of firing into an occupied car.

– Wire reports

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Opponents of same-sex marriage are scrambling to find effective responses, in Congress and state legislatures, to a rash of court rulings that would force some of America’s most conservative states to accept gay nuptials.

Some gay-marriage foes are backing a bill recently introduced in both chambers of Congress that would leave states fully in charge of their marriage policies, although the measure stands little chance of passage. In the states, they are endorsing a multitude of bills – some intended to protect gay-marriage bans, others to assert a right, based on religious freedom, to have nothing to do with gay marriages should those bans be struck down.

In Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Virginia, federal judges have voided part or all of the bans on same-sex marriage that voters approved between 2004 and 2006. Each of the rulings has been stayed pending appeals, and a final nationwide resolution may be a few years away in the U.S. Supreme Court.

The trend is unsettling to the activists who oppose gay marriage, and some have called for extraordinary measures in response.

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, known for fighting to display the Ten Commandments in a judicial building, has written to all 50 governors urging them to support a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as between only a man and a woman.

In Missouri, where voters approved a gay-marriage ban in 2004, eight Republican House members filed articles of impeachment against Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon after he ordered his administration to accept joint tax returns from same-sex couples who were legally married in other states. The Republican House leader has yet to schedule the matter for public hearings,

AP file photo

Former Republican candidate for lieutenant governor E.W. Jackson (center) speaks to the media during a demonstration Tuesday outside Federal Court in Norfolk, Va. Jackson spoke in favor of the law banning same sex marriage. but some GOP sponsors insist they are serious.

“The people put it in the constitution that marriage is between one man and one woman – the issue is the governor has absolutely ignored the constitution and the people’s will,” said Rep. Ron Schieber, a Republican from Kansas City.

The demand for religious exemptions, meanwhile, is widespread. Gay marriage opponents have fought for strong exemptions in every state where lawmakers have already decided the issue. In New York, for example, gay marriage was recognized only after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state’s top two legislators struck an 11th-hour compromise on religious accommodations.

However, the resulting exemptions have generally been limited in scope – and haven’t come anywhere near to what gay marriage opponents sought. In Massachusetts and Iowa, where samesex marriage won recognition through the courts, there are no religious exemptions related to the rulings.

In light of this track record,

opponents in red states have been proposing pre-emptive bills with broad accommodations for religious objectors.

Most of the bills aim to protect individuals or businesses who, for religious reasons, don’t want to serve same-sex couples.

Bills in Ohio, Mississippi, Arizona, Idaho and Oklahoma would allow a person or company to assert a religious freedom defense against a lawsuit from another private party.

For example, a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple could defend his decision as a legally protected religious right.

In some states, they have suffered setbacks.

The Kansas House passed a measure last week providing a faith-based legal shield for people who refuse to provide services to gays and lesbians. It details which services would be exempted – ranging from bakeries to adoption agencies to government clerks – and allows faithbased refusal of services to gay couples in any domestic partnership. But the top Republican in the state Senate put a quick stop to the bill’s

momentum, declaring that a majority of GOP lawmakers in that chamber don’t support it.

“A strong majority of my members support laws that define traditional marriage,” said Senate President Susan Wagle. “However, my members also don’t condone discrimination.”

In South Dakota, a Republican-led Senate committee narrowly defeated a similar bill that would have barred lawsuits or criminal charges against clergy who refuse to perform same-sex weddings.

Critics of the bill said it was unnecessary because the U.S. Constitution already guarantees religious freedom.

One of the sponsors of that measure was Rep. Steve Hickey, pastor of a Sioux Falls church that opposes gay marriage.

“I’m saying keep the state out of my church,” Hickey said at a committee hearing.

“I only promote and perform traditional marriages. ... It’s is not because there is any bigotry. It’s because I deeply care about people.”

In Indiana, the battle over gay marriage has revealed rifts among Republicans.

GOP Gov. Mike Pence urged lawmakers to refer a constitutional ban on gay marriage to the November ballot, but the measure suffered a significant setback last week that could delay a vote until 2016.

Proposed constitutional amendments must be approved twice by the Indiana Legislature – unchanged and in consecutive biennial sessions – before making the ballot. The proposed gay-marriage ban cleared the Republican-led Legislature two years ago but was changed recently to remove a ban on civil unions, thus preventing it from going to the 2014 ballot.

Peter Sprigg, a senior fellow with the conservative Family Research Council, expressed disappointment with the Indiana development.

“That was our best hope for a victory at the ballot box this year,” he said.

HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH The Associated Press

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Second grader Brooklynn Black and third grader Alice Claassen (left) look after the school’s mule during morning chores at the Walton 21st Century Rural Life Center in Walton, Kan. Located in a small farming community, the school faced closing before re-establishing itself as an agriculture-focused charter school and more than doubling enrollment. students at the school about 30 miles north of Wichita live on farms. But all of the kids beg to give Freckles the calf his bottle and Eeyore the donkey his breakfast ration.

Cody Eye, 10, of Newton said students learn math by measuring food and make money for the school by selling the animals.

“It teaches us responsibility,” he said. “It teaches us how to take care of animals.”

The school’s profile got a boost when the U.S. Department of Education, which provided a grant to get the school started, produced a video about the transformation. The community also bought into the project, with one farmer donating runt pigs and another loaning the donkey during the school year.

Today, parents frequently call the school, eager to nab a spot for their children; one of the latest additions to the waiting list was a 3-week-old baby.

The farming theme also has a long track record of success at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, where students care for piglets, chickens and horses and grow plants.

More than 3,000 students apply each year for about 180 freshman-class openings, principal William Hook said.

“The nice thing is that even the kids who never revisit the idea of agriculture, they still benefit from their ag education, the ideals of get up early, work hard and stay late,” Hook said.

In Philadelphia, the W.B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences’ 130-acre campus features an area for field crops

and livestock pastures. Students at the magnet school have designed an exhibit for a flower show and participate in meat and dairy cattle judging clubs.

The ag curriculum efforts aren’t without bumps, though.

Next Frontier Academy, an Akron, Ohio-based charter school serving seventh- to ninth-graders, had a goal of 150 students when it opened last fall. But by January, its enrollment was hovering around only 45 students, said John Hairston, one of the founders.

Still, Hairston was encouraged, saying the school is receiving more applications and that businesses are coming forward with donations, including a greenhouse.

“The whole premise of agriculture is sustainability, and that’s what we are trying to

Father of man who died at sea still seeks answers THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – The father of a man who died on a fishing boat still has unanswered questions about his son’s death after speaking on the phone with an El Salvadoran castaway who apparently survived the 13-month accidental journey across the Pacific Ocean.

Nicolas Cordoba Cruz, the

father of 23-year-old Ezequiel Cordoba Rios, said he spoke to Jose Salvador Alvarenga but now wants to meet him in person, the El Paso Times reported Saturday.

“Ezequiel told [Alvarenga] to tell his brothers to look after their mother and to tell me that he was going to be fine,” Cordoba Cruz told the El Paso Times.

Cordoba Cruz was sobbing

and holding the only two pictures he has of his son when he spoke to the newspaper from Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican border town, where he lives.

Alvarenga’s small fishing boat made landfall on the Marshall Islands earlier this month, where he described a 6,500-mile journey from Mexico across the Pacific that began when the vessel was thrown off course by bad

weather.

Doctors have said he was in strikingly good physical health, although mentally frail. Alvarenga has said he survived by eating raw fish, turtles and bird blood.

Alvarenga has said his fishing companion died about a month after they went off course when he couldn’t eat the raw fish and turtles. Cordoba Cruz said Alvarenga told

him he threw his son’s body overboard after he died.

Cordoba Rios and his three brothers lived with their father in Juarez until early 2012, when they moved back to their native seaside village in the Mexican state of Chiapas.

“They were fed up with being bothered and mugged by gang members” Lucia Cordoba Cruz, Cordoba Rios’ aunt, told the newspaper.

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WALTON, Kan. – The door to a hen house burst open on a chilly winter day and several south-central Kansas charter school students scrambled inside, squealing “Thank you!” to the chickens as they checked for eggs and replenished their grain.

It’s a morning ritual at Walton 21st Century Rural Life Center, whose focus on agriculture saved it from closing. The school now attracts a steady stream of visitors from around the country who watch students learn through projects that range from selling eggs to showing pigs at the county fair.

The farm curriculum, although still relatively unusual, has been replicated in other Kansas schools and proven successful in more urban environments, including Chicago and Philadelphia.

“Kids love it,” said Walton Principal Natise Vogt, adding that the students fight over cleaning up the animals’ droppings. “That’s one of the things that’s important to us. We want kids to enjoy school. We want them to be happy and want to come to school, and that’s what the hands-on learning does.”

Located in a farming community of 235 people, the Walton school had barely 80 students when the school district decided to transform the kindergarten to fourth-grade building into an agriculture-focused charter school. Since making the switch in 2007, enrollment has grown to 183 students.

Only about 10 percent of the

teach our kids, to learn how to sustain themselves,” Hairston said.

The Walton school, although never low-performing, has seen test scores increase by about 8 percentage points since switching to the agriculture theme.

For the past four years, all of its third- and fourth-graders have measured proficient or higher in math, Vogt said, crediting that to the “excellent problem-solving skills” students learn.

Vogt said agriculture-themed schools owe much of their success to the hands-on projects.

Some fall flat, she said, recalling the boys who tried to make their own incubator to hatch duck eggs. The eggs went bad, but Vogt didn’t mind because the students figured out that the reason was the incubator wasn’t keeping the temperature consistent.

Other projects are wildly successful. Take the students who worried the barn wasn’t warm enough for the newborn lambs, and designed a solar-powered heater.

Kindergartners make lip balm from soybeans, one of the crops they study, and sell it for $3 a tube. Students learn about liquids and solids, fill the order themselves and have used the money they’ve raise to purchase two iPads for the classroom.

The kindergartners also hatch chicken eggs in an incubator to help them learn about the life cycle and help out with the school’s pigs. After two first-graders show the hogs at the county fair, the animals are processed and the meat is used in school meals.

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NEWS BRIEFS Union efforts falls short in Tenn.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The failure of the United Auto Workers to unionize employees at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee underscores a cultural disconnect between a labor-friendly German company and anti-union sentiment in the South.

The multiyear effort to organize Volkswagen’s only U.S. plant was defeated on a 712-626 vote Friday night amid heavy campaigning on both sides.

Workers voting against the union said while they remain open to the creation of a German-style “works council” at the plant, they were unwilling to risk the future of the Volkswagen factory that opened to great fanfare on the site of a former Army ammunition plant in 2011.

Syria peace talks in doubt after 6th day in Geneva GENEVA – U.N.-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi ended

direct talks between the Syrian government and opposition Saturday without finding a way of breaking the impasse in peace talks.

Saturday’s talks, which lasted less than half an hour, left the future of the negotiating process in doubt and no date was set for a third session.

Brahimi told a news conference that both sides agreed that the agenda for the next round should focus on four points: ending the violence and terrorism, creating a transitional governing body, building national institutions and reconciliation.

To avoid losing another week or more before resuming discussions, Brahimi said he proposed that the first day should be reserved for talks on ending violence and combating terrorism, the main thrust of the government’s stance and the second for talking about how to create a transitional body, as the opposition and Western powers insist.

UK taxi driver crushed to death in windstorm LONDON – Strong winds that pummeled Britain killed a taxi driver, whose car was crushed by falling chunks of masonry from a building.

The taxi driver was killed late Friday in central London near Holborn subway station when part of a building collapsed during a windstorm, police said. She was identified as Julie Sillitoe, a 49-year-old with three sons.

Her passengers, a man and woman, were hospitalized with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, police said. The car wasn’t moving at the time of the building collapse and the female passenger managed to free herself from the rear of the vehicle.

A fourth person, believed to be a male pedestrian, also was injured and taken to a hospital, ambulance officials said. About 10 people were evacuated from nearby buildings as a precaution.

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Data obtained by The Associated Press shows that the number of officers who left the Army because of misconduct more than tripled in the past three years. The number of enlisted soldiers forced out for drugs, alcohol, crimes and other misconduct shot up from about 5,600 in 2007, as the Iraq war peaked, to more than 11,000 last year.

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have lost focus on this issue,” Gen. Ray Odierno, the Army’s top officer, told the AP last week. “Sometimes in the past we’ve overlooked character issues because of competence and commitment.”

His comments mirror concerns aired by Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, several times in recent months.

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“It is not the war that has caused this,” Dempsey said.

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Over the past year, a series of high profile scandals – from sexual assault and damaging leadership to mistreatment of the enemy and unauthorized spending – has dogged the military, leading to broad ethics-

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Dear Mr. Berko: I retired at 55 in 1997 and moved my $460,000 401(k) to an individual retirement account to be managed by our broker. By late 1999, my portfolio had increased in value to $605,000, so we took out $4,000 a month – about $3,000 from appreciation and about $1,000 from dividends. Then, in 2001, my IRA got trashed in the dot-com bubble and crashed by more than 50 percent, to $290,000. This was devastating because we needed stock growth to give us most of the income we needed. So I returned to work in 2003, which was good because in 2006, my employer was merged into a larger company, and my few shares of stock were exchanged for $410,000. This time, I purchased quality bank stocks and mortgage bonds. I retired again in 2008 at 66, with Social Security, and the market crashed again because of the housing bubble and subprime mortgage scandal. My IRA took another big blow, but my Social Security income (my wife’s, too) helped pay our bills.

In early 2010, a money manager you recommended improved our account’s value back to where it was before and then some. Today, I get about $3,300 a month in dividend and interest income. Recently, the market

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following years. It’s with a low degree of certainty that I predict whether a specific stock will increase in price, but I can predict with a very high degree of certainty whether that specific equity will increase, maintain or decrease its dividend.

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• Sunday, February 16, 2014

If citizens ever want this circus to change, they have to do more than complain.

The good news is that the U.S. House of Representatives did not spark another round of financial jitters and a market tumble with a misguided battle over America’s debt ceiling.

On a 221-201 vote the House did its part to extend borrowing authority and avoid the sort of brinkmanship that has threatened financial stability several times in recent years.

The bad news is the closeness of the vote and the fact the numbers were reached only when a handful of Republicans – including Speaker John Boehner – joined Democrats to squeak out passage.

Counting the speaker and his top leadership in the House, just 28 Republicans wanted to avoid a fight they couldn’t win and a battle which history clearly indicates would have roiled the markets and damaged the economy.

It’s also a battle, leading economists say, that could threaten global economic stability if opponents of extending the debt ceiling managed to win the day. Crashing the national credit and failing to pay the bills should not be an option.

It should be obvious that debt, by its very definition, is what is owed because the government has spent it already or authorized its expense. The government cannot default on its obligations without consequence, any more than a household or business can.

This is the wrong fight, even if 201 members of Congress can’t grasp the concept. Of equal concern is the inescapable conclusion that Speaker Boehner has lost what little control he may have had over his caucus. A leader troops won’t follow has no influence at any negotiating table.

Let’s make this clear: We are in agreement with the fiscal hawks who believe the federal government is too big and spends too much money. The growth of government – particularly since Sept. 11, under both Republican and Democrat administrations – has been unconscionable.

America fought two wars on the credit card.

Under President Bush a costly new Medicare entitlement was enacted but not funded. Bailouts and stimulus programs made Wall Street whole and buried everyday Americans under a mountain of debt. The Obama years have been marked by trillion-dollar-plus deficits, year after year. The ongoing cost of Obamacare is uncertain, but it’s a cinch the entitlement will not make debt and deficits any better.

So when House Republicans argue for more aggressive actions to improve the country’s balance sheet, logic and common sense clearly are on their side.

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The South relaxes views, goes to pot It seems marijuana – at least for medical use – is sweeping the nation. More than 20 states and the District of Columbia have either legalized medical marijuana or decriminalized its possession, and in two states, Colorado and Washington, voters recently legalized its recreational use.

The Denver Post even appointed a marijuana editor.

The Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, D.C., found in September that, “For the first time in more than four decades of polling ... a majority (52 percent) of Americans favor legalizing the use of marijuana.”

In June, they found that nearly half of Americans had smoked marijuana, up from 40 percent three years ago – and 12 percent had done so recently.

Half of baby boomers now favor legalization. And 72 percent of Americans say it isn’t worth the federal government’s time and money to enforce federal

VIEWS Donna Brazile laws against marijuana. Agreement on this last point breaches even the partisan divide. Rather, the division is between conservatives in both parties on one side, and moderates and liberals on the other.

But what about the Bible Belt – the Deep South? In 2010, CNBC found that “in most states legalization is not even on the horizon,” while some were “vehemently opposed.”

Florida and Louisiana were the two most “cannabis nongratis” states. Florida has the toughest anti-marijuana laws – a $6,000 fine and five years in the slammer for possessing one ounce. CNBC found its marijuana laws were only “getting tougher.”

In Louisiana (my home state),

I wasn’t surprised that the editor of LaPolitics, Joe Maginnis, observed that Louisiana “is not a culture of where marijuana is accepted.”

True dat. Harsher penalties were being introduced in 2010 there, too.

Except that today, the reverse is true. Last month, the Florida Supreme Court approved the language for a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana three days before citizens gathered enough signatures to place it on the November ballot.

And NORML, a group working to reform marijuana laws, reports an American Civil Liberties Union poll found that 53 percent of Louisianans favor legalizing recreational marijuana.

Support for legalizing marijuana “is blooming in the South,” it said.

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In an era when Hollywood was still establishing its traditions, Shirley Temple created the template for the meteoric child star.

Generations of young actors (and their pushy parents) have dreamed of following the trail that Temple blazed in 1934, when as a 6-year-old she rode to national fame atop black-and-white hits like “Little Miss Marker” and “Bright Eyes.”

Unfortunately, the other example that Temple set – how to move on gracefully when the celluloid runs out – has never seemed to catch on as well.

Temple, who died on Feb. 10 at 85, spent far more of her life as an ex-actor than an actor, and few entertainers have managed the transition so smoothly. Temple “retired” at age 21, when her movies stopped drawing crowds, and never looked back.

She found that her acting skills lent themselves to diplomacy, and served as an ambassador for two U.S. presidents.

Temple, who went by Shirley Temple Black off-screen, won praise from career diplomats for her work as U.S. envoy to Czechoslovakia during the fall of communism in 1989.

Tragedy, sadly, has marked the adulthood of many former child stars, and not every young film sensation will find a second career that’s as inspiring as Temple’s.

But if every young sensation kept the same kind of healthy perspective that Temple always had toward her own stardom, it would save a lot of tabloid pages, and maybe even a few lives.

South may be ready to resume lead role • BRAZILE Continued from page 39 Indeed it is. In Kentucky (where citizens are so politically conservative that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is considered by some to be too liberal), a recent poll found 52 percent favor medical marijuana, while only 37 percent opposed it. (The remainder, 12 percent, were “not sure.”)

Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo told the Lexington Herald-Leader, “There does seem to be in the public a growing awareness that the medical marijuana issue is different from the drug issue.”

This week, Kentucky state Sen. Julie Denton, a Republican, filed a bill that would permit the use of cannabidiol, marijuana in controlled oral doses, which reduces seizures in children.

In Alabama, state Rep. Mike Ball, a former hostage negotiator for the state highway patrol, backs a bill to permit cannabis oil.

“The political fear is shifting from what will happen if we pass it, to what might happen if we don’t,” Ball told the Associated Press.

CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, made a public apology for an article he wrote for Time magazine in 2009, opposing legalizing pot.

“I didn’t look hard enough,” he said, “until now.”

Dr. Gupta now finds compelling evidence that marijuana does have medical uses. And in some cases, marijuana is the only recourse.

Gupta cites the case of Charlotte Figi, a child he met in Colorado. She had seizures at birth; by age 3, was having more than 300 seizures a day and was on seven different medications at once.

Today, her “brain is calmed” by cannabis oil, and she is down to about three seizures a month.

“We have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the

drug-users atmosphere then swept the nation, and most of the laws were not funded, shut down or simply ignored.

Now, existing laws may be revived to ease the transition to legalizing medical marijuana.

In 1982, Georgia enacted the Medical Marijuana Necessities Act (now called the Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Program).

It cited restrictive federal laws that impeded clinical trials for medical marijuana and “insufficient funding” to properly explore medical marijuana.

Now, like Dr. Gupta says, the evidence is in. And the South may finally be ready to resume a leading role in the legal use of medical marijuana.

• Donna Brazile is a senior Democratic strategist, a political commentator and contributor to CNN and ABC News, and a contributing columnist to Ms. Magazine and O, the Oprah Magazine.

2012 election saw 90 percent of incumbents re-elected • GOVERNMENT Continued from page 39 The problem, though, is this: You can’t fix irresponsibility by being irresponsible. The bills have to be paid.

A functional legislative process, with give and take on both sides, is necessary to achieve progress. No such system exists in today’s capital.

On the face of it, one

would think American voters would be so fed up with the Washington circus they would turn on incumbents with a vengeance at the ballot box.

Not so. In 2012, the most recent election, 90 percent of incumbents were re-elected.

If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while hoping for different results, then the entire nation has lost its marbles.

The truth, though, hangs

on a more corrupt hook.

This newspaper and many others have been beating a drum regularly on the topic of rigged redistricting, protecting politicians by drawing districts so safe incumbents can’t lose.

Wisconsin not only rigged its state legislative districts, but congressional lines as well. So did many other states.

That means despite surveys showing Americans have almost no respect for

Congress, the same faces go back election after election.

Most Americans don’t understand the nuts and bolts of the political machinery, but until they do – and get up on their toes to demand change that makes government responsive to the people again – we will continue to get the government a detached and distracted people deserve.

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Voters appear to be coming to the same conclusion. More than one-third of the states have initiatives on marijuana on this fall’s ballots.

Among those states considering marijuana legislation are Southern states like Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana.

In fact, the current push to legalize medical marijuana is a renaissance of legislation that was passed in the 1970s after a presidential commission recommended decriminalizing marijuana.

New Mexico was the first state to act, in 1978, and Louisiana, Florida and Illinois followed the same year.

Georgia did so in 1981.

According to the International Business Times, “Thirty-four states adopted laws recognizing the medical benefits of cannabis between 1978 and 1982.”

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Porters win four sectional titles, Knights capture three championships

By CURT HERRON

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cherron@shawmedia.com NORMAL – Lincoln-Way Central’s Joey Nelson had dropped three one-point decisions this season to Lockport’s Dan Radcliffe and hoped to change that trend Saturday.

As expected, the pair of seniors met for the sectional championship at 132 in the Class 3A Normal West Sectional and not surprisingly, they had another close match.

But this time Nelson got his hand raised after recording a takedown with about a minute to go in a 3-1 win over Radcliffe. The win caps his second state trip, with the other coming in his freshman year. Radcliffe is also a twotime state qualifier.

“I really wanted this one bad,” Nelson said. “I knew that now was the time to do it so I put the other ones behind me and realized that none of them mattered until now.

“I wasn’t as offensive as I should have been so I worked all week on shots and set-ups that would allow me to get to his legs because he’s stable and keeps his stance.”

Nelson joined Vinnie Piunti (106) and Bryce Gorman (170) as sectional champions for the Knights, who also qualified Ian Meagher (120) and Bryan Ditchman (285).

The Porters won four titles and advanced six to next weekend’s state finals in Champaign. Winning titles for Lockport were Brian Rossi (113), Shayne Oster (126), Vince Dietz (160) and Tyler Johnson (195). Freshman Trevell Timmons (138) also moved on.

Plainfield East advanced four with Michael McGee (106), Zach Krause (120) and Dontrell Bryant (160) falling in title matches. Awais Arain (220) also advanced.

Minooka qualified three with runner-up Erik Velazquez (220) leading the way. KJ Minor (113) and Carson Oughton (152) advanced to state for the second time.

Lockport (6) Brian Rossi, Shayne Oster, Dan Radclife, Trevell Timmons, Vince Dietz, Tyler Johnson Lincoln-Way Central (5) Vinnie Piunti, Ian Meagher, Joey Nelson, Bryce Gorman, Bryan Ditchman Plainfield East (4) Michael McGee, Zach Krause, Dontrell Bryant, Awais Arain Minooka (3) KJ Minor, Carson Oughton, Erik Velazquez Lincoln-Way East (2) Jake DiBenedetto, Nick Allegretti Plainfield Central (2) Nick Nasenbeny, Dominic Sterr Plainfield South (2) Miguel Silva, Eric Johnson Joliet West (1) Darvell Flagg Providence Catholic (1) Matt Glenn Clark Brooks for Shaw Media

TOP: Lockport’s Dan Radcliffe tries to roll out of a pin attempt by Lincoln-Way Central’s Joey Nelson (left) in Saturday’s 132-pound title match at the IHSA Class 3A Normal West Sectional. Nelson won the match by way of a 3-1 decision.

LEFT: Lincoln-Way Central’s Vinnie Piunti (top) tries to prevent Plainfield East’s Michael McGee from scoring escape points.

The other area sectional champion was Lincoln-Way East’s Nick Allegretti (285).

Freshman Jake DiBenedetto (106) also qualified for the Griffins.

Plainfield Central and Plainfield South had two qualifiers. Dominic Sterr (195) took second and Nick Nasenbeny (126) advanced to state for the fourth time while two-time qualifier Miguel Silva (113) and Eric Johnson (195) advanced for the Cougars.

Joliet West’s Darvell Flagg (106) and Providence Catholic’s Matt Glenn (170) were the other two individuals from the area to move on to Champaign.

Piunti kicked off the medal round by claiming a 6-3 victory at 106 over McGee. This is the sophomore’s first year as a varsity competitor.

“I’m glad that I was able to do this,” Piunti said. “This should [put] me up for some good matches at state.”

Rossi won his third

straight sectional title after capturing a 3-0 victory over Oswego’s Andrew McFall in the 113 finals.

“In the postseason, everyone’s record starts over so nothing is given to you,” Rossi said. “We don’t take regionals or sectionals lightly. So to be able to go back to Champaign one last time should be fun.”

Oster earned a second state trip after avoiding a late pin in a 16-3 victory in the 126 finals over Quincy’s Garrad Straube.

“He almost got me in the third period but I was able to wrestle out of it,” Oster said.

“Being a sectional champ helps with my spot in the

bracket and hopefully that helps me get to the finals.”

Dietz is also moving on to Champaign for the second time after winning, 4-2, over Bryant in the 160 championship match.

“I came out and did some of what I wanted to do,” Dietz said. “It’s definitely great to win regionals and sectionals but it doesn’t mean anything if you don’t do something at state. And I’m hoping to do something big there.”

Gorman won his second straight sectional and is headed to state for a third time after winning, 6-5, in the 170 title match over Belleville East’s Matthew Striegel.

“I did not wrestle well today, but I still won,” Gorman said. “I have to work hard at practice this week and if I do, things will fall into the right place.”

Unbeaten Tyler Johnson is headed back to state for a second time after defeating Sterr by technical fall in the 195 championship match.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL Lewis 75, Missouri S&T 60:

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – No. 2 Drury University used a 15-2 run Saturday to open the second half and rally from a fourpoint halftime deficit to claim a 56-53 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over the No. 19 Lewis University men’s basketball team.

Drury junior forward Cameron Adams (seven points) and sophomore guard Kameron Bundy (six points) combined for 13 of the Panthers’ 15 points during that four-minute stretch that put them ahead, 36-27, with 15:59 left in the second half.

Bundy finished with a game-high 23 points along with five assists, while Adams had a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds.

“I thought we played very hard, but the game was won and lost in the first five minutes of the second half,” Lewis coach Scott Trost said.

“Bundy is good and he made some plays down the stretch for Drury.

“I’m proud of the way we hung in there.”

With the win, Drury improves to 22-1 overall and 14-1 in GLVC action, while the Flyers fall to 19-4 on the campaign and 11-4 in conference play.

Kyle Nelson topped the Flyers in points (14) and rebounds (seven).

Lewis’ leading scorers Ryan Jackson and Julian Lewis were held to six points apiece, while starting point guard Jeff Jarosz missed the contest with an injury.

Lewis returns to action Thursday, as its welcomes Illinois-Springfield to Neil Carey Arena for a 7:30 tip-off.

The trio of Ryan Jackson, Capel Henshaw and David Niggins was lethal for the Flyers (19-3, 11-3) in the GLVC win Thursday.

Jackson led the Flyers with 14 points, while Henshaw and Niggins each scored 13.

The three combined to make all eight of the Flyers’ 3-pointers.

BOYS BASKETBALL Marist 60, JCA 39: Harold Davis led JCA (8-16, 0-4) in the East Suburban Catholic Conference loss Friday with 13 points. Teammate Jalen Jackson scored 11.

Lincoln-Way Central 50, Lincoln Way North 45: Alex Parks scored a team-high 18 points for Central (12-11, 4-7) in the Southwest Suburban Conference win Friday. Brad Bass collected 14 points and 14 rebounds.

Lemont 69, Tinley Park 64: Mike Wisz led Lemont (1210, 6-4) with 31 points, seven assists and six steals in the South Suburban Conference overtime win Friday. Luis Marquez added 13 points and seven rebounds.

GIRLS BASKETBALL JTC 42 Lockport 36: Chavon Banks led Joliet Central with 15 points and 13 rebounds Friday, while teammate Chantell Mack had nine points to go with her 13 rebounds. Kianna Campbell’s nine points led Lockport

Lincoln-Way Central 82, Thornton 79: The Knights (1312, 8-6) were led by Kelsie Foster’s 19 points and Candace Finnin’s 14 points and 13 rebounds in Friday’s Southwest Suburban win.

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Cougars use balance to stay close in Southwest Prairie Conference race

By DICK GOSS dgoss@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Plainfield East junior Aaron Jordan is a special basketball player.

On a night when he scored 30 points in the second half and 38 in all, the visiting Bengals figured to be in good shape as they attempted to maintain their two-game lead in the Southwest Prairie Conference.

However, Plainfield South had other ideas. The Cougars made the big plays in the final minute Friday to secure a thrilling 71-69 victory.

East (14-9, 8-3) came in with a two-game lead in the SPC standings over South (11-12, 7-4), Minooka and Plainfield North. Two weeks ago, South had a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter at East and it slipped away.

This time, the Cougars led 42-30 midway through the third quarter. But Jordan, who committed to Illinois, was just getting warmed up.

He scored his 38 points without a 3-pointer, sat out the second quarter with two fouls and finished 12 of 19 from the field and 14 of 17 from the free-throw line, including an intentional miss on his final attempt.

South led 69-68 after Jordan made two free throws with 19.6 seconds left. The Cougars maintained possession on a ball knocked out of bounds under their basket. Delvin Harris slipped the inbounds pass to 6-foot-6 center Miles Snowden, who scored and was fouled.

Snowden missed the free throw, and Harris fouled Jordan with 2.3 seconds left, before he could get into 3-point range or shooting motion. He made the first three throw to make it 71-69 and missed the second, hoping the Bengals could rebound and tie with a putback. But the clock expired during a scramble for the ball.

“East beat us last time after we were up something like 15,” Snowden said. “We weren’t going to lose to them again. We have three confer-

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Plainfield South’s Calvin Brooks (right) celebrates after scoring to put South up by two during the second half of Friday’s game against Plainfield East in Joliet. South beat East, 71-69. ence games left and we’re going after the ‘W’ each time.”

“You knew coming into the game that energy was not an issue,” South coach Tim Boe said. “It was going to come down to who makes plays at the end.”

South offset Jordan’s big night with balance. Shane Ritter hit four 3-pointers and scored 16 points. Corey Evers and Calvin Brooks had 13, Snowden 12 and Harris nine.

Snowden grabbed nine rebounds and Evers and Ritter seven.

“Our seniors played so well,” Boe said. “Corey (Evers) got us going early, Calvin (Brooks) had a big fourth quarter with that huge

Stat leaders Plainfield South: Shane Ritter 16 points, 7 rebounds; Corey Evers 13 points, 7 rebounds; Calvin Brooks 13 points; Miles Snowden 12 points, 9 rebounds.

Plainfield East: Aaron Jordan 38 points, 30 in second half; Elyjah Goss 12 points, 11 rebounds. ‘and-one’ when two guys were hanging on his arm, Miles (Snowden) and Delvin (Harris) played well.

“We had to have all of that because you knew East would not quit. There is no bigger competitor than Branden (Adkins, the Bengals’ coach).”

Other than Jordan, East got 12 points and 11 rebounds from Elyjah Goss and no more than four points from anyone else. Remove Jordan and the Bengals shot 22.2 percent (8 for 36) from the floor.

“There were a lot of plays early that made a difference,” Adkins said. “They set the tone. They were hungry. We can’t act like we’ve already won the conference because teams are coming after us.

“Elyjah (Goss) did some nice things, but we needed more scoring help for Aaron.

Aaron’s a special player and one of the mentally toughest kids I have seen.”

Boe shook his head at Jordan’s 30 second-half points.

“He came out in the second half and played like it was a personal challenge,” Boe said.

“You try not to let a player like that beat you. We played with heart, character, our defense was good against him. But he makes tough shots. It’s never comfortable against him.”

“It’s tough to play against him,” Snowden said. “You never know what he’s going to do. He’s a great player. I was just hoping he would miss once in a while so I could get the rebound. Corey (Evers) guarded him pretty much the whole game and made some great defensive plays that helped us win.”

Yet, Jordan scored 38. And yet, South prevailed.

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BOYS BASKETBALL: PLAINFIELD NORTH 66, PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 60

Defense leads North past Central

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roesterle@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – Twelve days ago, Plainfield North’s boys basketball team allowed 88 points in a loss to Plainfield Central. Friday night, the Tigers did not want that to happen again.

A suffocating defense came out to start the game for Plainfield North, limiting Central to 17 points in the first half, and just four in the second quarter. Led by Trevor Stumpe’s 30 points and 14 rebounds, Plainfield North avenged its Feb. 4 loss with a 66-60 win over their district and Southwest Prairie Conference rival.

“Last time, we gave up 88 points against them,” Stumpe said. “That was a real low for us as a team. We wanted to go out and hustle on defense tonight and get that taste out of our mouths. Our defense led to our offense, especially early.”

The game was tight in the first quarter, with North taking a 15-13 lead into the second. After a free throw by Central’s Robbie Brooks cut the North lead to 19-16 with just more than five minutes to play, North held the Wildcats scoreless until a free throw by Nick Thomaston with eight seconds to go. Meanwhile, the Tigers (16-7, 12-4 SPC) went on a 12-0 run and took a 31-17 lead into halftime.

Stumpe outscored Plainfield Central, 18-17, in the first half by himself, but deflected the praise.

“A big credit goes to my teammates,” he said. “All the shots I took were open shots, and that’s because they were setting good screens and getting me the ball when I was open. I couldn’t have done it without them.”

Although pleased with the win, North coach Bob Krahulik knew there was room for improvement from his Tigers.

“We are a good team when we play defense,” Krahulik said. “We still have to learn to do it for 32 minutes, though.

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Plainfield North: Trevor Stumpe 30 points, 14 rebounds. Abdallah Mitchell 8 points. Brandon Smeets 7 points.

Plainfield Central: Justin Windt 16 points, 4 rebounds. Logan Velasquez 12 points, 5 rebounds. Robbie Brooks 11 points. in the second half, they broke us down on the dribble and they got open looks because of it. That didn’t happen at all in the first half.

“After losing four of our last five games, it was good to get a win. We had a great defensive mentality in the first half, but kind of got away from it in the second. We did run our offense well. Every look that Trevor got was a good look and in the flow of the offense. Plus, when he’s that hot, they have to pay extra attention to him and it opens things up for the other guys.”

Abdallah Mitchell scored eight points for North, while Brandon Smeets scored seven and Jake Nowak and Cody Conway each scored six.

Central, which shot 7 of 24 from the field before halftime, found the range in the second half and made things tight. The Wildcats (9-21, 4-13) cut the lead to six on three different occasions in the final minute, but could get no closer. Justin Widnt scored 14 of his team-high 16 points in the second half.

“Our kids are not going to give up,” Central coach Steve Lamberti said. “We were down 10 to these guys last time we played and ended up beating them by 10. The problem was that you never want to get down that much as early as we did. We would close it to six or so, then they make a basket or two and it’s back to 10.

“When we started the season, we weren’t at full strength. We are full strength now and playing pretty good basketball at the right time of the year.”

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to state as well.

Class 1A Plano Sectional: PONTIAC – In what was probably the toughest Class 2A wrestling sectional in the state, Lincoln-Way West advanced seven grapplers into the upcoming state finals with their performance Friday and Saturday in Pontiac.

“I’m extremely happy. We qualified 12 (for the sectional) and with this sectional being as tough as it was, it was probably the toughest sectional in 2A, I didn’t know what the expectations were. I thought if we got four or five out, I’d be pretty happy, so to have seven – I’m very excited about it,” West coach Brian Glynn said.

West had one champion in 170-pounder Javier Montalvo.

At 145, Kyle Rodriguez was second and Kyle Ruettiger was third at 126. Tom Buell at 106, Noah Keefe at 132, Amier Khamis at 138 and Matt Ryan at 152 were each fourth.

“These guys have really worked hard for this,” Glynn said. “They deserve it.”

Morris had two make the state cut from Pontiac. At 160, Trevor Allbert was second and at 132 Kenny Baldridge was third.

Class 2A Chicago De La Salle Sectional: Lemont had two champions – Edgar Berta at 126 and Jim Brennan at 145.

Berta beat Oak Forest’s Mousa Jodeh, 14-2, for the title, while Brennan bested St. Ignatius’ Michael Shanahan, 7-6. Jake Kirkman finished fourth at 138 for the Indians to advance

Coal City had four champions, a total second only to the host school.

Casey Brown of Coal City edged Austin Headrick of Wilmington, 1-0, in a local-on-local match-up for the 132-pound championship.

Other Coaler winners were Joey Rivera (106), a 12-9 finals winner over Lisle’s Drew Sonnefeldt; Cody Minnick (113), a finals winner over Lisle’s Jeff Chan by fall in 5:35; and Corey Jurzak (126), a 5-0 finals winner over Gordon Tech’s Marc Rodriguez.

Coal City also had Riley Kauzlaric (171) advance to the title bout, where he lost a 14-6 major decision to Kyle Betourne of McNamara.

The only other local champion was Peotone’s Clay Dargert (182), who was a 2-1 finals winner over Kevin McNally of Grant Park. Nick Hawkins (160) of Wilmington lost, 8-4, to Wes Brown of Plano in the finals.

Area third-place finishers were Andrew Liaromatis (152), Dexter Fierro (182) and Ryan Berman (195) of Wilmington, Chase Emerson (106) and Nick Goberville (160) of Peotone and Jonathan Costain (171) of Reed-Custer.

Fourth-place locals were Liam McLaughlin (126), Kody Goberville (152), Tom Ruffino (195), Joey Winkelman (220) and Trevor Marevka (285) of Peotone and Billy Marquardt (160) of Reed-Custer.

Allegretti claims 2nd state appearance • WRESTLING Continued from page 48 “I feel like I dominated this tournament,” Johnson said.

“But there’s going to be a whole different level of kids at state.

So I’ll have to try even harder and I’ll be focused on my goal of winning it.”

Allegretti got a takedown in overtime to win, 3-1, over Moline’s Adarios Jones in a loaded heavyweight bracket to earn

his second state appearance.

“It was nice to get a full six minute-plus match in because I know that’s going to happen at state since there will be a ton of great athletes there,” Allegretti said. “He got the first escape, so I really had to push the pace and try to get that takedown.”

Krause lost, 4-1, in the 120 finals to Homewood-Flossmoor’s Michael Burke while Velazquez fell, 15-4, to Edwardsville’s Matt Kent for the 220 championship.

STAFF REPORTS CHICAGO – It was a 1-2 finish for area girls bowling teams Saturday in the Chicago Morgan Park Sectional, as Lockport won the title with a score of 5,843 and Lemont was second with 5,607. In addition, Lemont’s Kyra Udziela took the individual title with a six-game pinfall of 1,332. Both Lockport and Lemont advance to the state finals in Rockford.

Nicole Troha was the top Lockport bowler with a score of 1,238, followed by Carly Ciolino (1,124), Ashley Hostert (1,014), Nikki Mendez (948), Marissa Soverino (821), Kierstin Vandenburg (359), Abby Turhbough (173) and Danielle Mensik (166).

Scoring for Lemont were Kyla Owens (1,136), Alex Wyatt (1,130), Brooke Gabor (1,016) and Monique Mitrani (993).

Lincoln-Way West narrowly missed qualifying, finishing fifth with a score of 5,396, just 59 pins behind fourth-place Lincoln-Way North (5,455).

Lincoln-Way Central’s Jamie Sexauer qualfied for state with a score of 1,236.

Moline Sectional: Of the 12 teams taking part in the girls bowling sectional in Moline on Saturday, five were from the area. Of those five, two placed in the top four and advanced to the state finals.

Minooka took second with a six-game pinfall of 6,020, while Joliet West finished fourth with 5,821 to advance.

Other area participants were Morris (fifth, 5,780), Plainfield South (ninth, 5,359) and Plainfield North (11th, 5,147).

Kayly Windbiel led Minooka with a 1,276, followed by Emily Koulis (1,260), Kortney Sickler (1,238), Heather McCubbins (1,142) and Lexi Jones (1,104). Leading Joliet West was Taylor Bailey with 1,307.

Also bowling for the Tigers were Julie Kowalski (1,237), Gracie Plese (1,225), Melissa March (1,112), Desiray Keigan (476) and Sarah Heffron (464).

Morris’ Jessica Winter advanced with a 1,240.

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OLYMPICS HOCKEY: USA 3, RUSSIA 2 (SHOOTOUT)

By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com

EASTERN CONFERENCE

MEDALS TABLE

Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 40 12 .769 – Bulls 27 25 .519 13 Detroit 22 30 .423 18 Cleveland 20 33 .377 20½ Milwaukee 9 43 .173 31 Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 28 24 .538 – Brooklyn 24 27 .471 3½ New York 20 32 .385 8 Boston 19 35 .352 10 Philadelphia 15 39 .278 14 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 37 14 .725 – Atlanta 25 26 .490 12 Washington 25 27 .481 12½ Charlotte 23 30 .434 15 Orlando 16 38 .296 22½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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T.J. Oshie (right) prepares to take a shot against Russia goaltender Sergei Bobrovski in an overtime shootout during Saturday’s game at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Oshie scored the winning goal and the USA won, 3-2. ing the Blues forward over the boards and out to center ice in front of 11,000-plus fans.

“I aged a couple of years in that shootout,” Bylsma said.

Oshie, who leads the NHL with a 7-for-10 record in shootouts this season, slowly skated in on Russian goalie Sergei Bobrovsky each time, showing off a vast array of moves. If not for a spectacular stick save by Bobrovsky, the game would have ended one round earlier. Oshie’s Blues teammate, David Backes, was sitting next to Patrick Kane on the bench, describing what Oshie might do next.

“I was waiting to see if someone else was going, but my number kept being called,” Oshie said.

Kane, one of the league’s best over the years, but 1 for 11 this season, didn’t lobby Bylsma to get in.

“No, not really,” he said. “With my record this year, they didn’t really need to call on me. Especially when we’ve got a couple other guys that can score.”

Kane had his own breakaway chance in overtime, but he went

low on Bobrovsky, who closed his pads in time.

“Your heart starts pumping for sure when you have that chance,” Kane said. “Would have been nice to finish it off. Kind of wish I would have made a different move.”

Regulation was just as tense, and just as entertaining.

The pace was extraordinary early, and things quickly got heated. A few minutes into the game, Ryan Callahan pulled Alex Ovechkin into a scrum behind the Russian net after getting stopped

by Sergei Bobrovsky, and a fight nearly broke out. Brooks Orpik plastered Valeri Nichushkin into the boards. Slava Voynov drilled Los Angeles Kings teammate Dustin Brown. Ryan Kesler dumped Evgeni Malkin on his backside right after the two squared off for a faceoff. Brown crushed Anton Belov. And on and on it went.

Russia, buoyed by the overwhelmingly pro-Russia crowd – though more than a few “USA!” chants snuck in there – controlled the game early, but the first period ended scoreless, if breathless.

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 38 15 .717 Houston 36 17 .679 Dallas 32 22 .593 Memphis 29 23 .558 New Orleans 23 29 .442 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 42 12 .778 Portland 36 17 .679 Minnesota 25 28 .472 Denver 24 27 .471 Utah 19 33 .365 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers 37 18 .673 Phoenix 30 21 .588 Golden State 31 22 .585 L.A. Lakers 18 34 .346 Sacramento 18 35 .340

GB – 2 6½ 8½ 14½ GB – 5½ 16½ 16½ 22 GB – 5 5 17½ 18

Saturday’s Results No games scheduled Sunday’s Game All-Star Game, East vs. West, 7 p.m.

Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Atlanta at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

New York at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Miami at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Denver, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Bulls at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

New York at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Boston at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Utah, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Portland, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

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At Sochi, Russia Through Thursday (38 of 98 events) Nation G S B Russia 4 6 5 Netherlands 4 4 6 United States 4 3 7 Norway 4 3 6 Germany 7 3 2 Canada 4 5 3 Sweden 1 5 2 Switzerland 5 1 1 Austria 2 4 1 China 3 2 0 Japan 1 3 1 Slovenia 1 1 3 Italy 0 2 3 Poland 4 0 0 Belarus 3 0 1 France 2 0 2 South Korea 1 1 1 Czech Republic 0 2 1 Latvia 0 1 2 Britain 1 0 1 Finland 0 2 0 Australia 0 1 1 Slovakia 1 0 0 Croatia 0 1 0 Kazakhstan 0 0 1 Ukraine 0 0 1

Tot 15 14 14 13 12 12 8 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts St. Louis 57 39 12 6 84 Blackhawks 60 35 11 14 84 Colorado 58 37 16 5 79 Minnesota 59 31 21 7 69 Dallas 58 27 21 10 64 Winnipeg 60 28 26 6 62 Nashville 59 25 24 10 60 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Anaheim 60 41 14 5 87 San Jose 59 37 16 6 80 Los Angeles 59 31 22 6 68 Phoenix 58 27 21 10 64 Vancouver 60 27 24 9 63 Calgary 58 22 29 7 51 Edmonton 60 20 33 7 47

GF 196 207 174 145 164 168 146

GA 135 163 153 147 164 175 180

GF 196 175 139 163 146 137 153

GA 147 142 128 169 160 179 199

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 57 37 16 4 78 176 125 Tampa Bay 58 33 20 5 71 168 145 Montreal 59 32 21 6 70 148 142 Toronto 60 32 22 6 70 178 182 Detroit 58 26 20 12 64 151 163 Ottawa 59 26 22 11 63 169 191 Florida 58 22 29 7 51 139 183 Buffalo 57 15 34 8 38 110 172 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 58 40 15 3 83 186 138 N.Y. Rangers 59 32 24 3 67 155 146 Philadelphia 59 30 23 6 66 162 167 Columbus 58 29 24 5 63 170 161 Washington 59 27 23 9 63 171 175 Carolina 57 26 22 9 61 144 158 New Jersey 59 24 22 13 61 135 146 N.Y. Islanders60 22 30 8 52 164 200 Two points for win, one point for OT loss Olympic Break Play resumes Tuesday, Feb. 25

WHAT TO WATCH SUNDAY’S LINEUP Auto racing NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Daytona 500, at Daytona Beach, Fla., noon, FOX Golf PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, final round, at Pacific Palisades, Calif., noon, TGC; 2 p.m., CBS Champions Tour, ACE Group Classic, final round, at Naples Fla., 2 p.m., TGC

LPGA, Women’s Australian Open, final round, at Cheltenham, Australia (same-day tape), 4 p.m., TGC Men’s college basketball Wisconsin at Michigan, noon, CBS Villanova at Creighton, 4 p.m., FS1 Notre Dame at Boston College, 5 p.m., ESPNU Georgetown at Saint John’s, 6 p.m., FS1

Pro basketball NBA All-Star Game, at New Orleans, 7 p.m., TNT Winter Olympics Men’s hockey – Slovenia at United States, 6:15 a.m., NBCSN Men’s hockey – Russia vs. Slovakia, 6:30 a.m., USA Figure skating – ice dancing short dance, 9 a.m., NBCSN Men’s hockey – Finland vs. Canada, 11 a.m., USA

Men’s biathlon – 15km mass start gold medal final, 1 p.m., NBCSN Men’s cross country – 4x10km relay gold medal final; women’s snowboarding – snowboard cross competition, 2 p.m., NBC Men’s curling – United States vs.

Sweden, 3 p.m., CNBC Game of the day – hockey, 4 p.m., NBCSN Figure Skating – ice dancing short dance; men’s alpine skiing –

Super-G gold medal final; women’s snowboarding – snowboard cross gold medal final; women’s speedskating – 1,500 gold medal final; two-man bobsled – competition, 6 p.m., NBC Men’s biathlon – 15km mass start gold medal final, 10:35 p.m., NBC Women’s curling – United States vs. South Korea, 2 p.m., NBCSN Men’s curling – United States vs.

Switzerland, 4 a.m., USA

• Sunday, February 16, 2014

SOCHI, Russia – In the beginning, it was a rematch of one of the greatest games ever played, a rivalry of epic proportions, the Cold War somehow reborn on ice.

In the end, it was just two points in pool play, an appetizer, a mere harbinger of things to come.

In between? The United States’ 3-2 shootout victory over Russia on Saturday afternoon was a hockey game. A riveting and rollicking, crazy and controversial, unbelievable and unforgettable hockey game between two of the most talent-laden rosters in the world – superstars left, right and center racing up and down the big ice, creating scoring chances, delivering big hits and playing a thriller that more than lived up to the considerable hype.

Oh, there was flag-waving and horn-blowing and crazy dressing and bilingual chanting and everything else you’d expect from the most anticipated game of the Olympics – a showdown between the United States and the host Russians that was dripping with history and intrigue, with Vladimir Putin looking on from a center-ice box.

But even if this game – a game that kept almost ending, then somehow went on forever – had been played in a vacuum, it would have left its mark.

“It was awesome,” American forward Joe Pavelski said. “Whatever type of game you want to explain it as – it was that.”

Shootout specialist T.J. Oshie scored four times on six tries in an eight-round shootout to close out the thriller – even the gimmicky shootout created unparalleled drama and tension in this one. International rules allow a coach to re-use a player after three rounds, and American coach Dan Bylsma didn’t hesitate, repeatedly send-

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Grand Cherokee ‘defines’ the premium luxury SUV The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee is considered the most “honored” SUV ever, with awards pouring from all sides.

Just a sampling: Autobytel.com “SUV of the Year;” Consumers Digest “Best Buy; a fifth Polk Automotive Loyalty Award; best “Green” vehicle (Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel) and “Luxury Off-Road” winner at the Carspondent.com Active Lifestyle Vehicle Awards Competition.

There are dozens of reasons, from bumper to bumper, but basically Grand Cherokee defines the premium SUV, delivers best-in-class fuel economy and driving range, has available clean-diesel technology, and a host of advanced user-friendly technology and safety features.

Interior luxury for the five-passenger vehicle is achieved with premium amenities including Natura leather, exotic open-pore wood trim and new color offerings. Maximum cargo room when second row seating is lowered is a healthy 68.3 cubic feet. The power rear liftgate is standard or available on all models, depending on the chosen trim .

More than 60 additional technologies are offered, including front park assist and forward collision warning with crash mitigation systems. Enjoy the Uconnect access via mobile and cloud-based voice texting, and an 8.4-inch touchscreen radio with infotainment controls.

There are three available 4x4 systems (Quadra-Trac I, Quadra-Trac II and Quadra-Drive II), available Quadra-Lift air suspension and a Selec-Terrain traction management system.

Each mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission, the available engines are: --- A new 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6, with 240 horsepower and capable of towing a best-in-class 7,400 lbs., properly equipped. EPA-estimated mileage is 22 mpg city, 30 mpg highway win 4x2 models with a range of over 730 miles, and 21 city, 28 highway in 4x4 models.

--- The 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6, a flex-fuel engine with 290 horsepower and variable-valve timing (VVT).

Towing capacity is up to 6,200 lbs., properly equipped. EPA-estimated

The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee is ranked among the top premium SUVs, offering luxury on- or off-road with a host of advanced ride, safety and infotainment technology, an available “green” EcoDiesel engine, extended range and mileage.

mileage is 17 mpg city, 25 highway in 4x2 models, and 17 city, 24 highway in 4x4 models. Driving range is bestin-class 600-plus miles.

--- The renowned 5.7-liter V-8, packing 360 horsepower and best-inclass towing capacity of 7,400 pounds (properly equipped). Featuring Fuel Saver cylinder-deactivation technology, EPA-estimated fuel economy is expected to be 14 mpg city, 22 highway on 4x2 models, and 14 mpg city,

20 highway on 4x4 models.

Another feature is Eco Mode, which optimizes the transmission’s shift schedule and, in the Fuel Saver with the V-8.

Eco Mode also activates the air suspension system, lowering it to “Aero Ride Height” when the vehicle speed remains between 52 mph and 56 mph, or exceeds 56 mph.

--- Source: Chrysler Group LLC

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Seventy years later, couple still in love

By DENISE M. BARAN-UNLAND dunland@shawmedia.com

Curly and Norma Smith in the early days of their love.

Photos provided

Curly and Norma Smith of Crest Hill, who will celebrate 70 years of wedded bliss Feb. 28, enjoy a Valentine’s Day toast. paperwork because the war was going on,” Norma said. “I guess the chaplain approved it because we had the ceremony.”

Eventually, the newlyweds settled down in a little apartment in Detroit; a year later they bought their first home. Dave was born soon afterward.

As an employee for a Detroit architectural firm – Albert Kahn Associates in Detroit – Curly often worked 60 hours or more a week, Dave said. The economy was “going gangbusters” and Curly was “working like crazy.” This often meant 10to 12-hour work days during the week and another eight on Saturdays.

“Many nights, mom and I had dinner alone,” Dave said, “and dad never brought his work home. He kept that to himself.”

On those evenings when Curly made it home early, Norma had dinner ready – and a glass of wine – ready for him, Dave said. Norma didn’t find that unusual, either.

“He was tired,” Norma said. “He needed to just sit down in his chair and relax.”

Every holiday, Curly bestowed Norma with gifts, flowers, candy and a restaurant meal, as Norma dotes on eating out.

Except for Curly’s bowling nights and Norma’s ceramic classes, Dave said his parents did everything together and often included him in their plans. He always felt their unconditional love.

“I was a terrible student but they always supported me,” Dave said.

“No matter what stupid thing I did, I could always come home.”

The couple hosted square dances in the family basement, enjoyed drive-in movies and took family vacations all over the United States.

During the hot summer days, Norma would pop the neighborhood kids into the car for a trip to the beach.

“No one else’s mom on the street did that,” Dave said.

Evenings at home were equally

as pleasant, even though Curly and Norma had different interests. Curly liked television: Westerns and musical shows such as Lawrence Welk.

Norma preferred reading books, newspapers and magazines. Their separate interests did not divide them.

“I liked being around him,” Norma said. “I liked his conversations.”

At age 65, Curly retired and the couple moved to Florida, where they lived independently until five months ago, when they moved to Willow Falls.

Dave said his parents’ living example of a healthy marriage and family life influenced his and wife Cathy’s 35-year-old marriage. That positive example can also be seen in the love between Dave’s son Jeff and Jeff’s wife Tyrell Nelson-Smith. The couple lives in California. Dave and Cathy also have another son, Jason Smith, of Michigan.

Smith felt the key traits to a happy and successful marriage are unselfishness, a motto of give and take, the ability to mutually reach an agreement and then stick with it and plenty of compromise.

“Someone has to say, ‘Yes, dear,’ ” Dave said.

“I think they’re unique. Most elderly couples I see bicker a lot. Oh, they disagreed, but never in front of me.

I can’t recall my parents yelling at each other or being mad at each other.”

Dave Smith, on his parents Curly and Norma Smith, who will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary Feb. 28

• Sunday, February 16, 2014

They genuinely care about each other.

Thus said Dave Smith of Plainfield said of about his parents, Claiborne “Curly” Smith, 96, and his mother, Norma Smith, 92, who will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary Feb. 28, an achievement this couple significantly downplayed.

“We love each other,” Curly said, to which Norma added, “We’re just regular people.”

Dave, however, viewed it differently, as did Willow Falls Senior Living Community in Crest Hill, where Curly and Norma live. The community honored Curly and Norma on Feb. 13 at its Valentine’s Day party.

A small celebration is planned for Feb. 28.

“I think they’re unique,” Dave said. “Most elderly couples I see bicker a lot. Oh, they disagreed, but never in front of me. I can’t recall my parents yelling at each other or being mad at each other.”

Norma smiled at that last statement.

“Once in a while I got to yelling,” she said, “and he always listened to me.”

Both Curly and Norma remembered the event that changed their lives. Curly, a country boy who grew up in a Michigan farming community – Otisville, population then 300 – said he met city girl Norma, a beautician, at a dance. Although it wasn’t “love at first sight,” Norma said, they did start dating soon after that first dance.

“We’d go to the movies or to a little cafe in Otisville,” Norma said.

The two corresponded while Curly served in the U.S. Army during World War II. While on leave, Curly presented Norma with a ring and asked her to marry him. They put wedding plans on hold in case Curly, who did architectural drafting, was deployed overseas. They scrapped those plans when Norma visited Curly on base in Tennessee.

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Maroon Apple Award winners

Ray - Coon Engagement

Edwards 30th Wedding Anniversary

Happy Anniversary my Wifey Robyn My Fire Photo provided

The Lockport Township High School Foundation named math teacher Cathy Herman and special education teacher Kathy Hohnstedt as Maroon Apple Award winners for the first semester of the current school year for “going above and beyond” in the classroom.

Jack and Mary Ray of Minooka, IL and Russell and Sheryl Coon of Morris, IL are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, Vanessa Ray and Jacob Coon.

The couple met in 1998 at Minooka Community High School.

The future bride graduated from National University of Health Sciences with a degree in biomedical science.

The future groom graduated from Truman State University with a degree in music education and performance.

Lincoln-Way Central Mathletes win conference

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Lincoln-Way Central Mathletes won their conference finals meet for the seventh year in a row of competitions. The Knights took home 649 points against Lincoln-Way East’s 646 points, which was good for second place. Lincoln-Way West placed third with a total score of 584. In the 15 areas of competition, the Knights earned one fourth-place medal, two thirdplace medals, five second-place medals and six first-place medals.

A private ceremony in St Augustine, FL is scheduled for early May 2014 with a reception at CD&ME in Frankfort, IL to follow in late May.

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We give God the Glory

Norman and Paulette Daletski 50th Wedding Anniversary Norman, son of the late Fred J. and Anne M. Daletski, and Paulette, daughter of Sophia Wojciechowski Darin and the late Joseph G. Darin, were married at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Joliet, IL by the late Viator Weissler, OFM on February 8, 1964.

Maid of Honor: friend of the bride-Madonna Kern Swanson Field.

Bridesmaids were cousins of the bride: Mary Ann Glavan Ackley, Pamela Wojeske Laske, and Sharon Guard Talaga.

Junior Bridesmaids: sister of the groom-Jenine Daletski Albert, and cousin of the bride-Margaret Wojciechowski.

Best Man: brother of the bride-Joseph A. Darin Jr. Groomsmen: brother of the groom-Frederick Daletski Jr., friends of the groomRobert Pelton and Michael Affrunti.

Ushers: cousin of the bride-Frank Gersich Jr. and uncle of the bride-the late Michael V. Machak.

Guest Book Attendant: cousin of the bride-MaryLou Parthun Larsen.

Cake was cut by: cousins of the bride-the late Judith Gersich Derlinga and the late Mary Ann Ammenhauser Vandermyde.

Proud parents of Maria (Kenneth) Janovsky, Norman (Danielle) Daletski, Vincent Daletski, Matthew Daletski, Charlette (Kenneth) Christensen, Juliann Daletski, Darrin Daletski, and Noelle (Charles) Lindemann.

Loving grandparents of Amanda (Anthony) Janovsky Dore, Sara and Rebecca Janovsky; Andrew, Abigail and Zachary Daletski; Jessica, Mishel and Amy Daletski; Matthew Vance Potter, Malyssa and Maxwell Daletski; Christina and Daniel Christensen; Skylar and Willow Daletski; and Alexander, Adam and Aiden Lindemann.

Norman and Paulette will reaffirm their wedding vows at a mass at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with Pastor Fr. Herbert Jones OFM officiating.

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Tuesday • Principal for the day District 122 – Tickets are $1, and must be purchased by Feb. 19. New Lenox District 122 Foundation is hosting its “Principal for the Day” contest for all District students. For more information, contact each principal’s office or by contacting foundation@nlsd122.org.

• Will County Take Back the Night – 5:30 p.m. committee will be holding its first organizational meeting. The meeting will be held at the office of State Rep. Natalie Manley, 2701 Black Road, Suite 201, Joliet.

• Joliet Junior College free FAFSA and Scholarship Workshop – 4 to 6 p.m. Morris Education Center, Room M101. There will be assistance available for the online FAFSA application process. No appointment is necessary, and English/Spanish translators will be available.

Wednesday • Wednesday Morning Walkers – 7:30 to 9 a.m., Thorn Creek Nature

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Thursday • The Community Services of Will County – 8 a.m., at the Joliet Public Library. The Illinois Partners for Human Services will make a presentation. For more information, visit www.willcsc. com.

• Canal Corridor dinner lecture – 6 to 9 p.m., Lock 16 Center, 754 First St., LaSalle. Michele Enrietta Micetich presents “Coal Country: Opportunities and Challenges 1865-1927.” Reservations are required, call 815-220-1848. The cost is $24 for CCA members and $29 for nonmembers.

• Joliet Junior College free FAFSA and Scholarship Workshop – 1 to 3 p.m. City Center Campus Room 207 There will be assistance available for the online FAFSA application process.

No appointment is necessary, and English/Spanish translators will be available.

• Heart-Mind-Body Health – 11 a.m. in A-1002 or at 3 p.m., 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet. In U-1022 on the JJC main campus. Those interested in learning about the benefits of meditation can attend. The presentation is open to the public.

Friday • Croatian Cultural Club fish fry – 4 to 7:30 p.m., every Friday. 1503 Clement Street, Joliet, dine in or carry out.

Fried or baked cod, catfish, shrimp or chicken breast dinners. For information or to place a carry out order, call 815723-3154.

• Frank Rossi at Timbers of Shorewood – 6:30 p.m., The Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N. River Road. Rossi plays piano and accordion. The public is invited, and admission is free. For information, call Shelly Goggins at 815609-0669 or visit www.timbers-shorewood.com.

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• JJC Hosts Student Robotics Challenge – 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet. More than 100 area high school students will put their skills to the test by competing in Joliet Junior College’s 14th annual high school robotics engineering challenge in the T-Building on the Main Campus.

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• Dave Majestic – 7 to 9 p.m., 24522 W. Lockport St., Plainfield. Larry’s Diner presents Dave Majestic’s sounds of Sinatra, Martin, Engelbert, Darin and more. Dinner buffet 6 to 7 p.m. $12.99.

For reservations, call 815-436-3055.

• Introduction to Beekeeping – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Plum Creek Nature Center, 27064 S. Dutton Road, Beecher. Presenters will lead beginners through beekeeping basics. They also will demonstrate how to set up a hive.

The program, for age 18 and over, takes place indoors in an accessible facility. $20. Register by Feb. 20. Call 709-946-2216.

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• Lincoln-Way North preschool registration – 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., room A108. Children must be 3 by Sept. 1, toilet trained and reside within the Lincoln-Way school district to be eligible. Contact Betsy Doogan, 815534-3118 or bdoogan@lw210.org.

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Monday • Black in America tour, Soledad O’Brien – 7 p.m., 500 Wilcox St., Joliet, University of St. Francis, Pat Sullivan Center. Journalist Soledad O’Brien will bring her “Black in America” tour, based on her critically acclaimed documentary series.

• Summer Science Camp – June 9-Aug. 8. Registration is open for The Morton Arboretum’s Summer Science Camp. The camp features more than 100 camps for kids in kindergarten through eighth grade. For information, visit mortonarb.org.

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The free program is for ages 11 and up.

No registration is required. Participants will hike on two miles of natural surface trails across uneven terrain. Wear sturdy shoes because trails can be wet or muddy.

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Sunday • National FFA week – FFA week is Feb. 15-22. Illinois Soybean Association farmer directors, with Illinois FFA chapters, will distribute to teachers information about the resources available to educate Illinois students about agriculture and the impact of food production on their lives. Teachers are encouraged to visit www.podtoplate.org for access to all of the free resources.

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Hickory Creek sixth-grade students (left to right) Alicia Pearson, Aria Puri, Trenton Lyke and Cameron Kavanaugh excavate their site.

Hickory Creek archaeological dig Sixth-grade students at Hickory Creek Middle School, Frankfort, recently participated in archaeological “digs” in their classroom as part of the Everest identified-gifted program.

Under the direction of teacher Linda Thompson, students worked in small groups to research the proper procedures to set up a dig and learn how to

• GOTTA DO IT Continued from page 53 • Snow Snakes Workshop – 1 to 3 p.m. at Isle a la Cache Museum, 501 E. Romeo Road, Romeoville. Play and learn about “snow snakes,” a Native American game. The program is outdoors on uneven surfaces that may be covered in snow and ice. The workshop is for ages 10 or older, fee is $10. Registration is required, call 815-886-1467.

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Each group’s objective was to set up a mystery dig for excavation by another group.

Following the digs, the students used the computer lab to help each group come to a conclusion as to what the artifacts exemplified, how the artifacts might have been used and which culture and time in history their dig represented.

– The Herald-News Sunday • Beer Can and Breweriana trade session – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 1813 E Cass St. Buy, Sell, Trade. Beer can collectors of America. For information ,contact Willy at 630-291-7943 or OldstyleWilly@att. net, or Gerry at 708-895-7907.

• Will County Coin Club – 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 411 S. Larkin Ave., Holiday Inn. Coins, paper money, U.S. and world, Ancient and modern. Gold and silver bullion.

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Gottfried Leibniz, a German mathematician and philosopher who died in 1716, said, “Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting.”

If you would like to count more at the bridge table, first constantly count away from it.

During the day, count anything and everything: the steps you take, the white vehicles on the road, the pedestrians, the cars of a railroad train, whatever.

This week we have been looking at counting. The most common defensive count signal is an echo, a high-low, to show a doubleton. Often the signaler is hoping to gain a ruff. But occasionally, high-low will indicate “remaining count” – the number of cards still held by that defender.

This deal is a textbook example. How should the defenders card to defeat three no-trump after West leads his fourth-highest club?

North’s two-heart response was a transfer bid, showing five or more spades and at least zero points. Then his three-no-trump rebid offered South a choice of games.

West leads the club six. East wins with his ace and returns the nine, high from a remaining doubleton. When South plays his queen (or jack), West should be aware that if East had started with the A-J-9-2 (or A-Q-9-2) of clubs, he would have led back the two, not the nine. So, to keep communication with his partner, West drops the club five at trick two.

Now South is sunk. He would probably run his diamonds before taking the spade finesse, but East would win with his king and lead his last club to kill the contract.

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Journals are a last link to deceased sister’s life Dear Abby: My sister died suddenly. She hadn’t been ill, and it was a shock. Although she tried hard to have a relationship with me over the years, I had trouble relating to her and we weren’t close.

I am sorry to say that I never took the time to get to know her. I’m left now with many questions about the sister I always had, but never really knew.

As her next of kin, I’m responsible for packing up her things, and I came across several journals. I would like to read them because I feel they would help me to understand her better, but I also feel it might be disrespectful to go through something of hers that was so personal.

What do you think? Would it be wrong to read them? I wish I had her here to talk to instead of journals to snoop through. – Regretful In Oakland Dear Regretful: I’m sorry for

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips your loss, and your regrets.

Because you would like to know your sibling, I think you should read her journals. While it’s sad that you have to make her acquaintance in this way, it would be better than never having known her at all.

Dear Abby: I love my wife, but I find it difficult to take her to any function where there will be many people.

She doesn’t comprehend most conversations. She acts like she’s listening, but if prompted for a reply, it’s obvious she wasn’t.

While she doesn’t seem to care, I find it embarrassing.

People tend to shy away from her, leaving her by herself.

Because of this, we don’t often get invited back. At Christmas,

when I received my invitation to the annual office party, I sent my regrets.

If I try to talk to my wife about this issue, she gets defensive and accuses me of picking on her. Advice? – The North 40 In Virginia Dear North 40: It would be interesting to know if your wife’s problem is an inability to comprehend English well, a hearing problem or a social anxiety disorder.

Of course, we’ll never know unless you’re able to have an honest conversation with her about it and explain how it affects you. If there is a solution, your wife will have to want to find it.

As to functions having to do with business, if she’s uncomfortable in that environment, then you should attend without her.

• Write Dear Abby at www. dearabby.com.

Colon cancer is result of both behavior and genes Dear Doctor K: During a screening colonoscopy, my doctor found a polyp in my colon. Does this mean I have cancer?

Dear Reader: Colon polyps are common, non-cancerous growths of tissue inside the colon, or large intestine. Some of them are benign. However, other colon polyps can progress into colon cancer.

These are called adenomatous polyps.

Overall, only a small percentage of adenomas progress to cancer, but it’s not currently possible to accurately predict which ones will do so. So generally they are removed.

Adenomatous polyps progress to cancer as the result of changes in certain genes inside the cells of the polyp. (I’ve put an illustration of how a polyp can turn into cancer on my website, AskDoctorK.com.) Every human cell has certain genes that, when turned on, can cause the cell to start multiplying uncontrollably.

Fortunately, those “oncogenes” are generally turned off. Our cells also have certain tumor-suppressor genes that stop a cell from multiplying uncontrollably. Also fortunately, those genes generally are turned on.

A colonoscopy is designed to find growths on the colon wall before they have a chance to turn

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff into cancer. During this screening test, your doctor inspects your colon with a colonoscope – a thin, lighted, flexible tube fitted with a video camera.

A colonoscope can also grab and snip off any small polyps it encounters. (If a polyp is larger, surgery may be required to remove it.)

If a polyp is not removed, it will continue to grow larger and possibly become cancerous. The larger the polyp, the greater the chance it contains cancerous cells. However, it usually takes several years for a polyp to change to a cancer.

People with one adenomatous polyp are at greater risk for developing others. In fact, it is not unusual for more than one adenomatous polyp to be discovered during a single colonoscopy. So, if you had an adenomatous polyp, you were probably advised to get another colonoscopy in two to five years.

How soon you need to return depends largely on the size of the polyps found in the first exam. If no adenomatous polyps are found,

generally a repeat colonoscopy is recommended in seven to 10 years.

In the meantime, certain steps may help lower your risk of colon cancer: • Eat less meat. Eat minimal red meat – especially processed or cured meats.

• Follow a healthy diet. Increase your consumption of fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

• Maintain a healthy weight.

Extra fat, especially around the waist, increases your chances of developing colon cancer.

• Don’t smoke. Smoking increases the risk of colon cancer.

You may sense a contradiction.

I said that colon cancer is the result of certain genetic changes – but I also said that it is caused by behavior (eating red meat, smoking, becoming overweight).

So which is it?

It’s both. The behaviors affect the genes. They produce mutations in the genes, causing them to be inappropriately turned on and off. You should do everything you can to minimize your risk for this cancer.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to send questions and get additional information.

Teen has to choose between grandparents and mother Dr. Wallace: When I was 6, my parents divorced and I went to live with my grandparents, who live on their farm. I am now 14, so I have lived with my grandparents for over eight years and I have grown to love them very much. I also love being on the farm. I have my own pet animals and I’m active in the 4-H Club at school.

My grandmother is more a mother to me than my real mom.

About a month ago, my mother got married and now wants me to come live with her and my stepfather in Chicago. I don’t want to. My mother is almost a stranger to me now, and her new husband really is a stranger.

I enjoy the school I go to and I have a lot of friends. I don’t want to lose all this and start out new in Chicago. I’m sure my mother loves me and wants to make up for all the time we’ve been separated, but I’m not a child anymore.

I’m a young lady, and it’s too late for her to capture my younger years.

My mother said it was my decision and she will respect whatever I decide. My grandparents also say it’s up to me to make a choice. Would I be considered selfish if I didn’t move in with my mother? I know she really wants me to.

– Nameless, Dyer, Ind. Dear Nameless: Stay with your grandparents, but at every opportunity, spend time with your mother and keep that relationship honest and loving. If the time ever comes when you would prefer to move in with your mother, do it. Your grandparents will understand completely.

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace Dr. Wallace: Three months ago, my mother and father got divorced. This was a terrible blow for me because my father moved out of our house, and I love him very much. Since he left he has not contacted me. I’m sure the reason is that my parents don’t like each other at all.

My mother is really happy that I’m not in contact with my father. She keeps telling me he won’t contact me because he doesn’t love me, but I know that’s not true. My father and I were real close when he lived with us. I know where my father lives and I know his telephone number. Do you think I should contact him first? My mother doesn’t like this idea.

I’m 15 and a sophomore in high school. – Allison, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Dear Allison: I think you should call your father immediately and resume your loving and close relationship with him.

Of course, mom will not be thrilled with your decision, so you should make sure you constantly tell mom that you love her and appreciate her effort to be a wonderful parent.

Be very careful not to carry stories about one parent to the other. If they want to know things about their former spouses, ask them to please not ask you, but to contact their former spouse personally.

• Email Dr. Robert Wallace at rwallace@ galesburg.net.

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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – You will be lucky in business and insightful about finding solutions to other people’s problems. You’ll gain access to secret information that will help you get ahead. The organizations you get involved with will give you a chance to effectively use your networking skills.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Gambling will lead to misfortune. Financial limitations are apparent if you aren’t careful with your cash.

Hard work will be required to maintain your position; don’t trust any risky schemes.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Focus on children, creative projects or getting out and socializing.

An older relative may be a burden. Offer help, but don’t let anyone take you for granted.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Don’t become too chummy with a colleague. You will be disappointed if this person doesn’t respond in the way you hoped. Expect delays with travel and communications.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Take on creative projects that you may have been afraid to attempt in the past. It’s time to move forward with your dreams, hopes and wishes.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – If you limit yourself, you will have regrets later on. Don’t take what others say too seriously, and keep a steady watch on events transpiring in your work and home lives -- things could get away from you if you aren’t careful.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Don’t be shy; take part in activities that are happening in your community. Don’t address matters that require legal, financial or medical input until you have more information.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Work by yourself and at your own speed. Someone influential may try to hold you back. Do whatever it takes to complete your planned endeavors.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – You will want to express yourself today, so don’t hold back. It would be best to say what’s on your mind and let others respond in whatever way they see fit.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Problems while traveling or dealing with authority figures can be expected. Make sure your documents are up to date before you venture out. Someone may have a hidden agenda.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – You can make a difference if you get involved in an organization that helps the underprivileged. You are likely to meet someone special who shares your concerns. Together, you will make a contribution.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Watch what you say. Someone may use your words against you. Emotional matters will surface if you try to skirt issues. Be honest and don’t let anyone limit your freedom.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Get involved in talks that challenge you mentally. You will learn from a good debate. You have much to offer and much to gain if you just speak up and share your ideas.

‘Game of Thrones’ star Harington travels from the Wall to big screen in ‘Pompeii’

By STEPHANIE MERRY The Washington Post This is how a hit television show can transform an actor’s life: A few years before starting his multi-year stint as Jon Snow on HBO’s massively successful fantasy series “Game of Thrones,” Kit Harington was just another 18-year-old Brit, backpacking down the East Coast of the U.S., looking for a warm bed but facing dwindling funds on the last stop of his trip, which happened to be Washington. Every cheap room seemed to be booked, and it was getting late when he finally made his way to a hostel.

“They said, ‘Well, you can stay in the hammock out back,’ ” he said. “So, I slept one night in a hammock, and then they put me in a room at the top of the building where there was a lovely but rather raving mad homeless woman that was in the room. And there was a tropical thunderstorm, and I remember being in this hostel on the top bunk with a raving homeless woman, and the lightning was flashing outside, and I thought, where am I?” And where is he now? The 27-yearold is headlining his first movie, the disaster epic “Pompeii,” where he dons little more than a leather kilt and eye-poppingly chiseled abs. He plays Milo, a gladiator who thinks he’ll face his biggest challenges in the arena, not realizing that Mount Vesuvius is about to blow. Harington came back to Washington this week and admitted he’s enjoyed quite the upgrade in lodging since his last visit.

Television has become a powerful platform for actors. The length of a series gives performers time to explore the nuances of a character, and TV producers tend to take greater risks than film financiers. Becoming a movie star seems the next logical step, and yet it’s hard to imagine a film giving Harington more exposure than “Thrones” has.

“Pompeii” director Paul W.S. Anderson (the man behind “Resident Evil” and its many successors) knows all about that. He’d missed out on the early “Game of Thrones” mania with a busy filming schedule, but when his wife, actress Milla Jovovich, told him he had to watch the series, he gave the show a try.

The Washington Post photo by Astrid Riecken

Kit Harington, part of the ensemble case of HBO’s successful fantasy series “Game of Thrones,” is headlining his first movie, the disaster epic “Pompeii,” as the gladiator Milo. He’s shown in Washington.

“I watched the first episode, and I was so hooked, I watched the first two seasons in 48 hours, like a nonstop ‘Game of Thrones’-a-thon,” he said by phone from London. “And I think it’s a wonderful, wonderful series and a wonderful cast, but for me in the 48 hours of the condensed first two seasons, the person who really jumped out was Kit Harington playing Jon Snow. I thought this guy was just a movie star waiting to explode.”

Many from the cast of “Pompeii” have benefitted from the exposure of compulsively watchable television shows. The villain, a corrupt senator who has his eye on Milo’s true love, is played by Kiefer Sutherland, whose movie career fizzled before he found new life as Jack Bauer on “24.” Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Mr. Eko on “Lost”) plays another gladiator, Atticus, who becomes Milo’s only friend. This comes at a time when Matthew McConaughey is Oscar-nominated for “Dallas Buyers Club” while also starring in the HBO series “True Detective.”

“I think it speaks volumes about where TV is at the moment,” Harington said. “A lot of actors are taking TV scripts far more seriously now. You have some great directors moving into TV; you’ve got some great writers writing for TV. I think it was always sort of a taboo around TV: Are you a TV actor or a movie actor? And that’s sort of disappeared.”

Playing Jon Snow, stationed at the Wall in the frigid northern region of Westeros, Harington’s costumes consist of layers of fur and leather. It’s reasonable to think there’s a gladiator hiding under there, but in person, in a charcoal button-down shirt and jeans, Harington looks slim. There are few reminders that he also plays killing machines on occasion. (And will again – he’ll play a British spy in the movie version of “Spooks.”) As so many other movie actors do these days, Harington transformed his body for the role.

“He was not a gladiator when I met him,” Anderson said. “He said, ‘Look, I read what’s in the script, and I’m not that person, but I’ll become that person for you.’ And he definitely did.”

Five weeks before filming, he started bulking up, eating 4,000 calories a day plus protein shakes and started a regimen of heavy weightlifting. He gained about 25 pounds before switching to a 2,000-calorie diet with gym sessions three times a day, six days a week.

He also learned some new skills on “Pompeii” that came in handy playing Jon Snow. The disaster movie is riddled with combat scenes, and when Harington wasn’t filming, he was usually learning some new bit of fight choreography.

“I went straight from ‘Pompeii’ to ‘Thrones,’ and I went back a noticeably better swordsman,” Harington said.

And, as “Thrones” fans (who haven’t gotten around to reading all the books George R.R. Martin has churned out) will want to know – is that going to be important for his character?

“There’s a lot of sword fighting in this season,” Harington said.

• “Pompeii” runs 102 minutes and opens Feb. 21. The film is rated PG-13 for intense battle sequences, disaster-related action and brief sexual content.

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Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), scientist; Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), explorer; Harold Arlen (1905-1986), songwriter; Jane Seymour (1951), actress; Chris Farley (1964-1997), actor/comedian.

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properties Brick Ranch Home Outside, the yard is fenced in and has a patio for enjoyment of your property. The oversized 2.5-car garage has tons of storage.

This home qualifies for the $10,000 Building Block Program.

Call for a tour of this home today.

The seller is looking for a quick sale and is willing to negotiate a great offer.

For more information, call Judy Georgantas of Karges Realty at (815) 725-1700 or email dickenjudy@comcast.net.

ABOUT THIS PROPERTY Address: 1600 Taylor Street, Joliet Size: 1,794 square feet. Living room is 20x15; dining room is 12x11; kitchen is 13x12; family room 39x27; Florida room 11x12; master bedroom 17x14; and the second bedroom is 14x16.

Price: Just reduced to $159,900 Contact: Judy Georgantas of Karges Realty at (815) 725-1700 or (815) 207-0228 or email dickenjudy@comcast.net.

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This spacious one-story brick ranch home offers great potential for the buyer with vision. Graceful mature trees shade the house for peaceful summers, but large windows let in plenty of light, especially in the 11x12 Florida/sun room, which is heated so you can enjoy all of the seasons in comfort.

The formal living room is 20x15 and has a lovely stone fireplace with a gas starter. The 13x12 eat-in kitchen has a pantry closet, and its stainless steel stove and refrigerator are negotiable in the sale. The kitchen leads into the 12x11 formal dining room.

The two large bedrooms, at 17x14 and 14x16, are both on the main level, and the home comes with one full and one half bath.

There is also a bonus room with its own exit that can be used for anything from an office, to a play room or for parties.

The 39x27 family room is in the full, partially-finished basement, which also has a nice stone fireplace with gas starter, a wet bar, refrigerator, stool and shower, and a good, solid workroom with a bench for the handyman.

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Exceptional all brick 2 bedroom home. Beautiful hardwood floors. 9’ ceilings. Tin ceiling hall and foyer. Magnificent woodwork and crown molding. Huge knotty pine family room with a wet bar and a hobby room in the basement.

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Nationwide, insurance claims for flooding damage totaled on average more than $3 billion annually from 2003 to 2012, according to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Rising sea levels and more severe storms mean that in some areas, more homeowners are finding themselves in flood zones for the first time or in higher-risk ones. The most common way to reduce the risk: elevating the home, the NFIP says.

The process can cost a lot – more than $100,000 in many cases, depending on the home’s size, location and foundation.

But homeowners may be eligible to get some help from flood insurance policies and grants.

Flood elevation maps determine whether a property needs to be raised and by how much.

Homeowners in high risk zones who choose not to raise their homes could see their flood insurance premiums skyrocket.

Roderick Scott of L&R Resources, a Mandeville, La., company that does home elevations, recommends lifting a house 1 or 2 feet above the minimum needed to get a flood elevation certificate.

Homes with an open foundation – with a basement or crawl space – are the easiest and least expensive to raise. “It’s easy

to get underneath and get the structure of the house from underneath and lift it up,” he says.

Raising those built on a slab foundation takes more time and money. “You have to open up walls and remove lower cabinets,” Scott says.

Any air conditioning and heating systems in the basement must be relocated, as well as power and other utilities.

“They have to go on or above the main level of the structure so they won’t be damaged,” Scott says.

And then there’s the question of how you’ll get up to the higher house. Scott uses a hydraulic machine to jack up a house, and says the process is so smooth that he once put a glass of red wine on a tabletop.

“Not a drop was spilled,” he says. Still, he advises people to take pictures off the walls and pack up any valuable crystal.

A house may be set down on pilings or cinderblocks, depending on the height.

It’s likely that millions of homes will have to be raised based on redrawn flood maps nationwide, Scott says. However, Dan Watson, a spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, says it’s difficult to say how many and where: “In some cases the risk has gone down and in some cases it has gone up.”

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STUNNING SHOREWOOD HOME IN THE VINTAGE OPEN TODAY 1:30-4 1220 Chartwell Trace…Rt.52 to River Rd south to Cambridge to Dover Way to Chartwell Trace – Custom quality home in impeccable condition!

3,304 sq ft, 9 foot ceilings, 4 bedrooms including 15x21 luxury master suite. 4.5 baths, 15x27 kitchen has 9 foot island, Corian & granite counters, stainless appliances & walk-in pantry.

Finished basement rec & game rooms. Brick paver patio & walkways. Financing incentives available from preferred lender. Asking $361,988.

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3540 Lakeshore Dr…Ground-level ranch duplex in Townhomes on the Lake! 1200+ sq ft, 2 bedrooms on the main level including 16x13 master with private bath & walkin closet. Full finished basement with 23x28 rec room, brick fireplace, 3rd bedroom & 3rd full bath! Ceramic tile floor & granite counters in kitchen & dinettte, 15x15 family room opens thru sliding door to patio. Call Susie today at 815-263-5988 to see this home today! Preview multiple photos at www.susiescheuber.com

801 Alann Dr… 3 bedroom brick ranch on corner lot. Hardwood floors thruout, 22x15 living room with fireplace, updated 22x10 kitchen, paneled breezeway has heat & central air – ideal for family room! New 3/4 bath in basement, fenced back yard. Contact Rosalie today at 815-263-8641 to see this quality-built home.

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24519 Ward Ct… In River Oaks South on large fenced corner lot. Upstairs 20x15 4th bedroom used as family room, hardwood floors in dining room & living room with fireplace. Kitchen has 42 inch cabinets, island, granite counters & stainless appliances. Finished basement, heated garage. Contact Donna for your private showing today at 630-936-0984. Preview multiple photos at www.donnaleonard.com

158 Saenz Ln, Unit A-1… Ground floor end-unit condo in Golfview Estates, convenient to shopping, interstates, park district facility, more! Updated carpeting, surround sound, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 22x16 living room with gas fireplace, maple cabinetry, all appliances stay, heated garage with storage. Call Donna or Rick today to see this desirable condo – preview multiple photos at www.thegrayteamsells.com

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25960 W Timber Ridge Dr, Channahon 1407 Baltz Dr, north of Shorewood 1100 Highland Ave, Joliet MLS 08353848...Off McKinley Woods - Duplex in MLS 08534212…Bank owned in Legacy Pointe, MLS 08420328…Two 2br homes on one 57x133 Villas of Ravine Woods, 2br, 2.5ba, loft, sun rm, 2,314 sq ft, new flooring, main flr den/5th bedroom, corner lot, both currently rented month to month, English bsmt, $224,500 Jeff Jackson 708-925-5536 bsmt, $225,900 Karen Robertson 815-482-8734 $125,000 Bob LaTour 815-744-1000 X255

607 Rookery Ln, Joliet 305 Kenwood Ave, Joliet 509 Campbell St, Joliet 1958 Timberview Dr, Joliet 618 Washington Dr, Shorewood MLS 08325329…In Wooded Creek, 4,500 sq ft, fin MLS 08410964…On double lot, Plainfield Schools, MLS 08514630…Beautifully restored plus new MLS 08515826…Timbers Edge Villas, 1,735 sq MLS 08484517…In Shorewood Glen Del Webb lower level rec & game rms, 2nd kit, 5th br & 4th updated electric, plumbing & roof! 2br, 17x16 fam mechanical systems & roof! 3br, ceramic in baths & ft, 2br, 2ba, French drs to den, liv rm fpl, sun rm, active adult community, 1,666 sq ft, 2br, 2ba, den, bath, $639,900 Jim Skorupa 815-693-2970 rm, $161,900 Susie Scheuber 815-263-5988 kit, 2 car gar, $199,900 Leah Kapsimalis 630-337-8387 $179,000 Tom Tanton 815-954-7338 bsmt, $259,900. Sue Dufault 815-342-8123

4710 Blue Jay Ln, Plainfield 12903 Timber Wood Cir, Plainfield 508 Carla Dr, Shorewood 13347 Meadow Ln, Plainfield 24951 Thornberry Dr, Plainfield MLS 08321408…On 63x148 lot in Pheasant Landing, MLS 08533869…In Grande Park, Oswego Schools, MLS 08518542...3br 3 bath split-level. Updated MLS 08493832…Over 2500 sq ft former model in MLS 08502418…In Dayfield, 2,900 sq ft, 4br, 2.5ba, 3br, 2ba, wood flooring in liv rm, din rm & kit. Bsmt rec 2,535 sq ft, 4br, 3ba, hardwood flrs, fpl, bsmt, 2 paver kit, fam rm fpl, fin heated garage, $227,500 Bonnie Walkers Grove. 4br, 2.5 baths, hardwood flr in 32x13 2 story liv rm opens to great rm, fin bsmt, $370,000 rm, $174,900 Charlie Crews 815-263-0249 patios, $389,900 Maria Owczarzak 815-715-2015 Horne 815-483-8456 Sara Young, Managing Broker 815-685-5090 kit. $245,000 Bob LaTour 815-744-1000 X255

2627 Canyon Dr, Plainfield 3555 Walleye Rd, Morris 35211 S Chicago Rd, Wilmington 35348 Washington St, Custer Park 2621 Discovery Dr, Plainfield MLS 08489364…End unit townhouse in Aspen MLS 08521786...In Goose Lake, 3br, 1.5 baths, liv MLS 08410847…5 acres, 4,400 sq ft, hardwood MLS 08258439…Great starter on 50x132 lot, 3br, MLS 08535732...Bank-owned, as low as 5% down, Falls, 1,440 sq ft, 2br, loft, den, 2 car gar, $137,500 rm brick fpl, all new carpeting, $189,900 Colleen flrs, 34x17 liv rm w/fpl, fin bsmt, 20x60 in-ground 18x12 liv rm, bsmt, updated roof, deck, 1.5 car gar. new flring, fresh paint. 3br, part fin bsmt, $168,900 Lora Lausch, Managing Broker 815-609-4360, Benson 815-342-6368 pool. $539,900 Lee Hansen 815-478-3872 $60,000 Bob LaTour 815-744-1000 X255 Karen Robertson 815-482-8734

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8214 Coop Ave, Joliet 608 Prairie View Dr, Minooka 19956 W Mississippi Rd, Elwood 888 Arrowhead Dr, Elwood 25280 Shannon Dr, Manhattan MLS 08470036…In Sable Ridge, Minooka Schools, MLS 08534234…Bank owned Chestnut Ridge end-unit MLS 08446326…Over 3 acres, needs updating, MLS 08533017…On almost half acre in MLS 08531052…Townhouse in Leighlinbridge, 2,970 sq ft, 4br, loft, main flr den, fam rm fpl, townhouse, as low as 5% down, no SSA, 2br, lookout 2br, 22x13 liv rm w/fpl. Attached gar, pole barn w/ Meadowbrook, 3br incl main flr master, 2ba, 12x26 3 big bedrooms incl 20x12 master, liv rm w/fpl. $269,000 Tara Kunkel 815-482-0847 bsmt. $120,750 Karen Robertson 815-482-8734 electric, $174,900 Jayne Sinchak 815-478-5096 liv rm, bsmt, $169,500 Lee Hansen 815-478-3872 $169,900 Lee Hansen 815-478-3872

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417 Tana, Joliet 1220 Chartwell Trace, Shorewood MLS 08536469...Off Glenwood Ave in Glenwood Manor MLS 08523772…Off River Rd in The Vintage - 3,304 - Ranch w/fin bsmt 4th bedroom plus office. Fully sq ft, 4br incl 15x21 luxury master suite, 4.5ba, fin remodeled 2.5 baths, $219,900 Judy Lorz 815-592-6726 bsmt. $361,988 Fran Hondros 815-715-1235

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Spring-prep steps for sun-friendly skylights MORE CONTENT NOW When spring finally arrives, windows and skylights across the country will open, as happy homeowners revel in all that sunshine and warm, fresh air.

But before you can savor spring, you still have weeks of winter to get through.

You can use that time wisely to ensure all your homeís windows, skylights and doors are in good working order – and ready for action when spring arrives.

With some simple maintenance of existing windows and skylights – and replacing older models – it’s possible to improve your homeís energy efficiency and appearance.

While you may be versed in window maintenance, many homeowners are less sure of how to properly care for skylights. VELUX, manufacturer of solar powered fresh air skylights, offers

some guidance: Modern skylights are as durable and efficient as todayís top-quality windows, so maintenance requirements are relatively minimal on newer models.

Start by cleaning glass thoroughly. Soak the skylight glass with clean water and mild soap to loosen dirt and debris.

Use a mild, non-abrasive glass cleaner and a soft brush or pad to clean the glass, and immediately remove the cleaning solution with a squeegee or lint-free cloth.

Never use metal scrapers, blades or knives as they can scratch or damage glass.

If your skylights have pre-finished wood frames, inspect them every year before spring and look for signs of peeling, cracking or fading that will need to be re-finished.

Re-finish or re-paint as needed following the manu-

facturerís guidelines. Check to ensure all exterior fasteners are secure, and that cladding and flashing are free of excessive wear or scratches. Immediately replace damaged claddings and flashings.

For fresh air (venting) skylights, check the mechanism that opens the sash.

Open skylights (and then turn off the power if your skylight is electric) and use a clean, dry towel to wipe off the chain. Donít use cleaner or solvent.

If your skylight has blinds (which improve its overall energy-efficiency), inspect those as well to ensure theyíre working properly.

Home-Selling Tip Historic elements: Opening walls or floors to accommodate piping may jeopardize historic elements, such as original wood flooring or plaster walls. Systems like Saniflo’s macerating toilet

and plumbing technology eliminate the need to cut through a floor to install new drainage, while minimizing the impact on walls as well.

Vintage details You can create a home filled with vintage details, regardless of the age of your house.

In 2014, try using muted color palettes, like gray, taupe or certain shades of green or rose, and industrial accents to transform its appearance.

Garden Guide: Fired up Debbie Wiener of My Designing Solutions suggests gas-fired home ìfire wallsî under a wall-mounted bigscreen television that can serve as a source of warmth and an art focal piece, bringing a bit of the outdoors in.

Decorating Tip: Go purple Purples can be paired with accents of copper and wellworn leather in a masculine den; layered with gold, gray and white for an elegant bedroom; or highlighted against subway tile and chrome fixtures for a statement master bathroom.

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Completely remodeled 2-story. 3 beds, 2 1/2 baths. New carpet, paint, fixtures, furnace and central air. Main floor den and laundry.

English basement with high ceilings. Offered at $199,000 Tom Mulvey, Managing Broker, 730-1900 x20. MLS # 08531955

1974 W. Cobblestone Court, Romeoville

Townhome-style condo with 2 beds, 2 1/2 baths. Fresh paint and carpet. Great master suite with vaulted ceiling, walk-incloset and luxury bath. Overlooks pond. Great location. Offered at $149,900 Tom Mulvey, Managing Broker, 730-1900 x20.

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2502 Hillsboro Boulevard, Aurora

End-unit townhome-style condo with 2 beds, 2 1/2 baths. Lots of windows! New carpet and fresh paint. Second floor laundry and den. Nice master suite. Offered at $139,900 Tom Mulvey, Managing Broker, 730-1900 x20. MLS # 08533381

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Nice 3 bed, 1 1/2 bath ranch home. Fresh paint; new carpet and vinyl flooring. New garage door. Large kitchen has sliding doors to back patio. Nice yard. Great location. Offered at $159,900 Tom Mulvey, Managing Broker, 730-1900 x20. MLS # 08535693

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1322 Dahlgren Court, Minooka

Great 2-story home on a cul-de-sac lot. 3 beds, 2 1/2 baths. Fresh paint, new carpet and light fixtures. Main floor laundry. Full basement. Offered at $179,900 Tom Mulvey, Managing Broker, 7301900 x20. MLS # 08531142

Ground level ranch features 2 bedrooms and a full basement.

Hardwood floors throughout the first floor. Living room has glass doors leading out to deck over-looking the lake. Finished basement has family room, bath and finished laundry room.

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Nancy Owens takes no chances with trees since a windstorm propelled a large one through the roof of her Long Island, N.Y., home 15 or so years ago.

So when a neighbor whose property abuts Owens’ Maine summer home said he believed two of her tall pines looked suspiciously askew – and leaning toward his house – Owens wasted no time having them removed.

“They didn’t look dead to us. But what do I know?”

Owens says. “I was born and raised in Manhattan. I know nothing about trees except they can come through your roof.”

Owens, who “cries every time I have to take down a tree,” is one of a number of homeowners who reluctantly opt to be safe rather than sorry by removing trees – even when it may not be necessary.

Arborist Dane Buell, who oversees tree care for the company SavATree, says that in the last few years people call him “all the time” asking to remove healthy trees. Most, he said, are afraid of the uptick in wild weather that has sent trees crashing down on homes, cars and power lines around the country.

“People see bad things that happen with trees, and the natural response is we should cut them all down,” says Buell.

Joe Lamb, a Berkeley, Calif., arborist sees the phenomenon too. He cautions that there’s no connection between a tree’s size and the hazard it poses.

“It is very common for people to be afraid of trees simply because they are large,” Lamb says.

The health of the tree is more important than its size, Buell says, and he recommends that property owners focus on managing their trees.

That includes annual health checks, pruning, and precautionary steps such as adding support and even lightning protection when necessary.

Certified arborists can

identify problems – insect infestation, nutritional deficiencies and disease – in the early stages “90 some percent of the time,” he says.

Remediation is often fairly simple, too, he says.

“Trees fail often because these conditions are not identified early. They don’t fail because they are tall,” Buell says.

And while no one can prevent an extreme storm from toppling even the healthiest of trees, he says, the benefits of having trees usually far outweigh the risks they pose.

For example, trees around a home can increase its value up to 15 percent, according to the Arbor Day Foundation. Properly placed trees around buildings can also reduce air conditioning needs by up to 30 percent, and save 20 percent to 50 percent in energy used for heating, according to the USDA Forest Service.

AP photo Homeowners aren’t the An arborist using a resistograph to detect tree decay, which can help determine a tree’s stability. only ones who have stepped up precautions in recent years. Bob McGee, a spokesman for Con Edison, which provides power to New York City and neighboring Westchester County, says the utility company has improved its year-round tree-trim ming since the recent rash of harsh storms.

“This typically engenders either a community outpouring of thankfulness or scorn, depending on whether there’s been a recent storm,” McGee says. “We know that taking this action helps keep service reliable. But if nothing is going on and we trim the trees, people will hit the roof.”

Lamb – who says he gets a rush of tree-removal requests from homeowners after storms – says he finds many people are willing to try remedial measures like thinning out a tree and removing dead branches once they learn more about them. ,4"459; 54"9 <%97( 03-29=5 5< 3!;97$7454!6 & =79;45 .::7<1./( *.#4"3" /<.! 5< 1./39 <8 )+'( For many others, however, it’s better to err on the Stacey Clement side of caution.

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SHOWCASE of HOMES Shorewood Beauty - Brand New Listing Nestled among the trees in one of Shorewood’s most sought after neighborhoods sits this updated and adorable split level home! Kitchen features new over-sized maple cabinets and new ceramic tiled floor... counters, cabinets and everything is updated! Home also boasts a formal living and dining room with full wall bay window. There are three nice size bedrooms upstairs and brand new hardwood floors throughout the 2nd story. Family room is large and has newer carpets. Home also features two full bathrooms! The large 2+ car attached garage opens into the family room. The magnificent 12000 square foot yard is fenced and features mature trees, patio and a shed. Many new windows in home and all appliances will stay for the new owner. This is NOT a distressed sale, a very quick close is possible and desired. Call today!

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Quality built 3 BR step ranch w/basement, oversized 2 car garage, deck & fenced yard. New kitchen cabinets, new flooring, fireplace & main floor laundry/mud room!

Partially finished basement, remodeled master bath. Lincoln-Way schools. $239,900.

Call Mark Meers today (815)347-7900. Additional info: www.MarkMeers1.com

398 Theodore St., Joliet (Theodore east to Center south). This well kept home offers 2 BRS, a large eat-in kitchen with new wood laminate flooring, all new carpeting throughout, whirlpool tub, LR with wood burning fireplace, 3 car garage & freshly updated interior! JUST $118,900 – Stop in and see Nancy Hibler today!

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Nancy Hibler Karges Realty 815-725-1700 815-263-5791

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2616 GLASGOW ST., JOLIET • Sprawling 4 Bedroom Home with Sunroom!

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• Gourmet Kitchen w/ Striking Cabs & SS Appliances!

• Incredible Sunroom Lets in Plenty of Light!

• Spacious Master Suite with Private Bath!

• Huge Lower Level Boasts Rec Room, Bar & Additional Bath!

• Expansive Yard is Perfect for Entertaining!

• Priced to Sell in the LOW $200’s!

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Local regional union transportation carrier based in Chicago IL seeking both seasoned personnel and diesel tech school grads for local diesel truck / trailer mechanics for preventative and routine maintenance on all shifts. Mack experience a plus.

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WILL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ESTATE OF RICHARD D. WENZLAFF CASE NUMBER 11 P 554 Notice is given of the death of Richard D. Wenzlaff whose address was 15131 Parnell Circle, Homer Glen, IL. Letters of Office were issued on September 7, 2011 to Linda J. Bell, 15131 Parnell Circle, Homer Glen, IL whose attorney is Tatooles, Foley & Associates, LLC 321 North Clark Street, Suite 1301, Chicago, IL 60654.

NOTICE TO HEIRS AND LEGATEES Notice is hereby given to Linda Jean Bell, AnnMarie Wenzlaff, Elizabeth Wenzlaff Smith and Un-

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To probate a will and whose name and address is not stated in the petition to admit the will to probate, that an order was entered by the Court on September 7, 2011 admitting the will to probate. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission, you may file a petition with the Court to require proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses to the will in open court or other evidence, as provided in section 6-21 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/6-21). You will also have the right under section 8-2 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/8-1) to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the Court within 6 months after the admission of the will to probate.

The estate will be administered without Court Supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Court Clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of Pamela McGuire, Circuit Court Clerk, 14 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, Illinois, or with the representative or both on or before August 10, 2014, any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Circuit Court Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney, if any, within ten (10) days after it has been filed with the Circuit Clerk.

John Foley,ARDC#6201216 Attorney for Linda J. Bell 321 N. Clark St., #1301 Chicago, IL 60654 312-540-4410

ty County on February 13, 2014 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have where in the business firm of hereunto set my hand and Official LEO'S REMODELING Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, this 13th day of February, 2014.

Located at 523 Mack St., Joliet, IL Nancy Schultz Voots 60435 was registered; that the true Will County Clerk or real name or names of the person or persons owning the busi(Published in the Herald-News ness, with their respective post ofFebruary 16, 23, March 2, 2014. fice address(es), Is/are as follows: HN143) Leobardo Amezcua 523 Mack St. Joliet, IL 60435

OF WILL COUNTY NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned on behalf of herself, adult(s) shall appear in the Will County Court Annex Building, 57 N. Ottawa, Joliet, Illinois, 60432 courtroom 236 at 9:00 a.m. on the 29 day of April, 2014 before the judge assigned to hear said matter, and then there present a petition requesting the name of Wanda Marie Cathorn be changed to Wanda Marie Cothran. /s/ Wanda M. Cothran Wanda M. Cothran 211 Monterey Ct. Bolingbrook, IL 60440 PAMELA J. MCGUIRE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WILL COUNTY

LEONARD VALLONE CHAIRMAN WILL COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Published in the Herald-News WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS February 16, 2014. HN147) IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO CHANGE THE NAME(S) OF Daniel S. Fitzpatrick TO Daniel S. Dolliver

PUBLIC NOTICE

CASE NO. 14MR0295

LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF JOLIET ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDS

PAMELA MCGUIRE CLERK OF THE 12th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT

my this 13th day of February, 2014.

Those desiring to bid may examNancy Schultz Voots (Published in the Herald-News ine the bid documents and detailed Will County Clerk February 16, 23, March 2, 2014. specifications at the above address, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. HN145) (Published in the Herald-News and 4:30 P.M., Monday through February 16, 23, March 2, 2014.

Friday. All bidders will be required HN144) to submit Bid Security in the form of PUBLIC NOTICE a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or a Bid Bond in the amount of Ten NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING percent (10%) of the Base Bid, Notice is hereby given that the Will payable to the City of Joliet.

County Planning and Zoning ComThe successful bidder will be remission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at quired to post performance Security PUBLIC NOTICE and to provide a Certificate of InsurIN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter the hereunto set my hand and Official Call today to place your ad matter may be heard, in the Will ance as set forth in the Invitation of Certificate #28961 was filed in Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 877-264-2527 County Office Building located at Bid and the General Terms & Conthe office of the County Clerk of Will ditions.

302 North Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois, to consider changes to the Bidders are required to be preWill County Zoning Ordinance regarding medical cannabis cultiva- qualified through the Illinois Detion centers and medical cannabis partment of Transportation or the dispensaries. For more information Capital Development Board. The about the proposed changes, City of Joliet reserves the right to replease contact David Dubois, Di- ject any and all bids, parts of any rector of the Development Review and all bids, or to waive technical Division and Zoning Administrator, errors or omissions in bids.

(Published in the Herald-News February 9, 16, 23, 2014.

HN121) at 815-740-8140. Copies of the proposed changes are available at the Will County Land Use Department, 58 E. Clinton St., Suite 500, Joliet, Illinois or online at www.willcountylanduse.com.

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WILL

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The Contract shall be subject to the provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) to the extent required by law.

ALL PROPOSALS ARE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF JOLIET PROCUREMENT CODE (Section 2-430 - 2-453 of the Code of Ordinances) James D. Hock City Manager

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ILLINOIS ELECTRICAL SERVICES !Residential/Commercial !Back-up Em. Generators !Panel/Service Upgrade !Swim Pools/Hot Tubs Free Estimates Licensed & Insured

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Notice is hereby given that the undersigned on behalf of minor (Published in the Herald-News shall appear in the Will County February 9, 16, 23, 2014.

Court Annex Building, 57 N. OtHN117) tawa, Joliet, Illinois, 60432 courtroom 236 at 9 a.m. on the 31st day of March, 2014 before the PUBLIC NOTICE judge assigned to hear said matter, and then there present a petition reSTATE OF ILLINOIS questing the name of Daniel S. FitzCOUNTY OF WILL patrick be changed to Daniel S. Dolliver.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF /s/ Karen Fitzpatrick THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Petitioner IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION Karen Fitzpatrick TO CHANGE THE NAME(S) OF 426 S. Third St. Wanda Marie Cathorn TO Wanda Peotone, IL 60468 Marie Cothran PAMELA J. MCGUIRE CASE NO: 2013MR002855 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

PROJECT NAME: NEW ST / OSGOOD ST UTILITY RELOCATIONS The City of Joliet, Illinois, does hereby invite sealed bids for 427 linear feet of storm sewer, 181 linear feet of sanitary sewer, 57 tons Hotmix binder course, 220 square yards bituminous concrete removal and replacement, 6”, traffic control and site security.

Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Joliet Municipal Building, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 604324156 until 9:30 A.M. local time on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud.

PUBLIC NOTICE Certificate #28962 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Will County on February 13, 2014 where in the business firm of D's Boutique Located at 12929 Peppertree Drive, Plainfield, IL 60585 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address (es), Is/are as follows: Deriene Williams 12929 Peppertree Drive Plainfield, IL 60585

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