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GETTING STARTED ON THE COVER Green Fair on the Fox, downtown Batavia’s annual festival celebrating all things ecological, will return from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 13.

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“It’s a great community for families. It’s safe and friendly.” – Amy Gilfillan, Batavia

Send us a sentence or two about something you love in Batavia to batavia@shawmedia.com and we’ll share it in print and online at KCChronicle.com.

Subscriber night and a first pitch Last month, Shaw Media – owner of the Kane County Chronicle, Elburn Herald and Sugar Grove Herald – hosted a subscriber night at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark in Geneva.

The company gave away thousands of tickets to the Kane County Cougars game that night, July 27. And we thank all the readers who came out for some Class-A baseball.

As part of the event, I was invited to throw out a ceremonial first pitch.

I jumped at the chance and – the day before the game – practiced my pitching skills with my husband in our backyard.

It was fun to throw the ol’ ball around. By the time we wrapped up our practice session, I felt pretty confident that I wouldn’t make a complete and total buffoon of myself when throwing out the first pitch for the Cougars game against the Cedar Rapids Kernels.

Shortly after arriving at the

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK Kathy Balcazar ballpark on July 27, I went to guest services to get the lowdown on what I would need to do as part of the firstpitch experience.

Several people were slated to throw out first pitches that particular evening, including Ryan Wells Jr, the son of Kane County Chronicle General Manager Ryan Wells.

We all grouped together at a certain time and then made our way onto the field.

Each of us was given a Cougars baseball to throw (which we later got to keep) and were told some basic instructions.

Then, one by one, we each stepped up in front of the pitcher’s mound to lob our pitches.

District 101 mulls $89M budget

By MARK FOSTER editorial@kcchronicle.com BATAVIA – Batavia School District 101 now is considering an $89 million budget for fiscal 2017, an increase of about $2 million over the previous year’s spending plan.

The Batavia School Board will hold a public hearing on the budget at 7 p.m.

Aug. 23 at the Rosalie M. Jones Administration Center, 335 W. Wilson St., Batavia. The tentative budget formally was placed on display during a school board meeting Aug. 9.

The fiscal year is already underway, and students will begin classes Aug. 17.

As always, the district will be heavily dependent on local sources for its revenue, with 83 percent coming from property taxes, and another 4 percent from registration and course fees, district chief financial officer Tony Inglese said.

“We’re not unique,” Inglese said.

“Illinois is the worst state in the country for local education funding.”

This year, the state will provide the district with about $8.4 million, while federal sources will contribute slightly

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tion Center, 335 W. Wilson St., Batavia less than $3 million, according to the budget document.

With a small decrease in enrollment and faculty, spending on teacher salaries is expected to dip slightly, by less than 1 percent, or about $151,000. However, medical premiums for district employees have increased nearly 16 percent, Inglese said.

The budget shows a fund transfer of $1.6 million, largely to provide up-front funding for the athletic field improvements at Batavia High School. Much of the cost for the turf project is to be reimbursed by long-term fundraising activities by the Batavia Bulldog Boosters.

After the Aug. 23 public hearing, the school board is expected to adopt the budget at its Sept. 20 meeting.

When it was my turn, I tried to stay focused – on the pitch and just having fun. Wearing a softball-style Cougars shirt that I own with the ball in my left hand, I lined myself up with the catcher, took a breath and threw.

My pitch would have been called a ball if an umpire had been present and working, but it made its way into the pitcher’s glove, so I was happy. I gave a little fist pump in the air, and then made my way back to the stands.

Thanks to the Cougars for the experience. To view a photo of my first pitch, visit this column online at www.kcchronicle.com.

Kathy Balcazar is editor of the Kane County Chronicle, Elburn Herald and Sugar Grove Herald and is a member of the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association Board. Contact her at kbalcazar@shawmedia. com or 630-845-5368. Learn more about NINA at ninaonline.org.

NEWS BRIEFS Batavia American Legion to host meeting Aug. 16

BATAVIA – Batavia American Legion Post 504 will host its next meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Batavia VFW, 645 S. River St. (Route 25). All veterans and current service members are invited to attend. For information, visit bataviapost504.org. For directions to the Batavia VFW, visit bataviavfw.org.

Kane County Bar Association ‘Ask a Lawyer Day’ coming up

The Kane County Bar Association will conduct “Ask A Lawyer Day” between 9 a.m. and noon Aug. 13. Members of the public are encouraged to call 630762-1900 for a free consultation with a volunteer attorney. This gives the public an opportunity to ask questions and find direction for any legal matters.

Volunteers are not able to retrieve messages on the voicemail, so callers are encouraged to keep trying if the phone lines are busy.

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WATER STREET EXHIBITS LOCAL ARTIST’S WORK

WHEN: Through Sept. 4 WHERE: Water Street Studios, 160 S. Water St., Batavia COST & INFO: Batavia artist Chris Cudworth’s show, “The Urban Wilds,” will be on the second floor of Water Street Studios in the Kane County Chronicle Gallery through Sept. 4. As a painter, Cudworth’s goal has always been to engage the public in thoughtful consideration of what they see and what it actually means. For information, call 630-761-9977.

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BATAVIA GREEN FAIR ON THE FOX AT RIVERWALK

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 13 WHERE: Batavia Riverwalk, near Houston Street and Island Avenue in Batavia COST & INFO: Green Fair on the Fox will feature an eco-marketplace, raising awareness about sustainable living, physical fitness and healthy living. The event includes food, live music, demonstrations and activities. To volunteer, email info@ greenfaironthefox.com. For information, visit greenfaironthefox.com or facebook. com/greenfaironthefox.

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LEARN WHAT YOUR QUILT IS WORTH

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 18 WHERE: Creative Sewing Center, 11 N. First St., Geneva COST & INFO: For anyone who has ever wondered what their quilt is worth, here is an opportunity to have it appraised by professional quilt appraiser Lynn Contri.

Each 30-minute appointment costs $35, and the limit is one quilt per appointment.

Call 630-208-678 for available times.

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BATAVIA PUBLIC LIBRARY FRIENDS BOOK SALE

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 13 WHERE: Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia COST & INFO: Friends of the Batavia Public Library are hosting a book sale. All types of books will be offered for sale. Proceeds will help support programs at the library.

For information, call the library at 630879-1393.

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WHERE: River’s Edge Bar & Grill, 12 N. River St., Batavia COST & INFO: In addition to its own original music, the Tin Fiddle Band covers several artists, including The Allman Brothers, Merle Haggard, The Rolling Stones, Jr. Brown, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Joe Walsh, Jackson Browne, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Buck Owens and The Steve Miller Band. The event is free. For information on the band, visit tinfiddleband.com. For information on the event, call the bar at 630-406-9200.

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Batavia resident David Wieck anWalking swered some questions for the Kane County Chronicle’s Bob Tomaszewski Do you have a role model or someone you look up to? My in front of the Batavia Public Library. parents were my role models.

An edited version of their conversation Ketchup on hot dogs, yes or no? follows.

Absolutely no.

If you could rename a town or Do you have a hobby, Dave? I city like Batavia, would you? like reading and learning to play And what would you call it? I the piano. I also volunteer my time would call it the Heartland. at CASA (court-appointed special Something unique about yourself? advocates).

I once was on “The [Phil] Donahue Do you have any pets? No Do you have a favorite local hang- Show.”

When was that? 1980, a long time out? Thai Village ago.

What about a musical artist or What were you on there for? It group that you like? Let’s see. I was a talk show. I was a house huslike folk music. I’ll tell you who I like: band staying at home with the kids.

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Batavia to plug into Green Fair on the Fox

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rtomell@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – The Illinois Supermileage Car getting 1,000 miles to the gallon, recently featured in a commercial with Jay Leno, will be just one of the highlights of Green Fair on the Fox from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Aug. 13 at the Riverwalk in downtown Batavia. In addition to the Alternative Transportation Show, there will be bike and clothing swaps, kayaking lessons, live music, vendor demonstrations, and reptiles to educate and entertain children.

Returning rain or shine for the ninth year, the event is helmed by Abby Beck, a member of the Batavia Environmental Commission, which partners with Batavia MainStreet, Batavia Park District and the city to present the fair.

The Batavia native, who has a master’s degree in environmental science and lends her expertise to the commission as well as interfaith environmental groups in the area, has distilled a theme for this year’s fair: “Change One.” “We’re hoping to inspire, motivate and educate [people] to change one thing about their lives to be a little bit greener,” Beck said, whether it’s a reusable water bottle or swapping out a lightbulb.

She said some people are doubtful about what kind of difference small acts can make.

“We want to communicate that everyone’s small changes – when added together – would make a really great impact,”

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Children’s activities will be part of the Green Fair on the Fox on Aug. 13.

Beck said.

And there’s a creative incentive offered in collaboration with some of the 60 vendors of green products and services at the fair, who will provide tips about how to live greener. Every time visitors agree to commit to one of the practices, they will receive a raffle ticket that looks like a green leaf. A variety of prizes will be awarded.

Beck said the School of Art in Geneva is painting a large blank tree to which the leafy raffle tickets will be attached, adding up to a “big beautiful picture.”

A new event at the fair will be a clothing swap inside the Peg Bond Center devised by Beck, who is a fan of finding secondhand clothes to wear.

Women’s clothing donations are being accepted at the Batavia MainStreet office in advance of the event. Every bag donated earns a voucher to fill a sack at the fair. Or peo-

ple can donate $2 at the swap and fill a bag. All proceeds and leftover clothes will go to the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry and Clothes Closet.

“The clothing swap will keep material out of the waste stream and reduce the energy and resources necessary to produce new clothes,” Beck said. “Plus, everyone gets some new-to-you clothes.”

Returning to Green Fair on the Fox will be the Alternative Transportation Show. Anyone with an electric or hybrid vehicle interested in displaying it is welcome to register for free. The event is open to any mode of transportation that doesn’t rely on gasoline.

The lineup so far includes Teslas, a Volt, a Leaf and the award-winning supermileage car designed by the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at Northern Illinois University. Members of the team plan to be on hand.

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Society will be back with a live reptile exhibit inside City Hall.

Brand new to the fair will be a bike swap hosted by the Batavia Bicycle Commission outside City Hall’s south entrance.

The swap is a chance for residents to buy or sell bikes and bike accessories with help from the commission in fitting, repairs and pricing.

There is a $5 fee to register bikes or any wheeled self-propelled transportation, or a $1 fee for any bike part or accessory. People are encouraged to bring their items from 9 to 10 a.m., with representatives of the commission ready to perform safety checks or repairs before sale. Any unclaimed items, plus the fees, will be donated to the Bikes for Batavia program.

For people who want to learn how to kayak or polish their skills, the local company called The Kayakers will offer a forward stroke class at 10 a.m.

and noon, which will include instruction on land and in Depot Pond, with a focus on the correct biomechanics involved in maneuvering a kayak. The cost is $20, and registration is requested at thekayakers.com, or on a first-come, first-served basis at the fair.

The company uses only sea kayaks, owner and instructor Brian Lewis said. One must be at least 5 feet tall and weigh a minimum of 100 pounds. He said sea kayaks have bulkheads for storage, and the compartments hold air. Sea kayaks can’t sink and are more maneuverable than recreational kayaks, said Lewis, who notes that kayaking classes in Batavia will continue into autumn.

“A lot of people think it’s all arms,” Lewis said of the sport, explaining it actually involves core muscles.

“Sea kayaks have foot pegs and thigh braces,” he said.

“You use the lower half of your body to control the boat.

If you do use the proper technique, you’ll last longer, enjoy it more, and you’ll go farther.”

For an early start to the fair, a free Zumba class will be offered by the Batavia Park District on the Peg Bond stage.

Registration will begin at 9 a.m., and the one-hour class will start at 9:30 a.m. The action continues with a dance showcase from Sole Unique, and then a martial arts demonstration. The afternoon will offer acoustic music by Greg Boerner and Ken Slauf, and serving as master of ceremonies will be Joe Bertalmio.

Developer adds more parking, apartments to proposed development

By MARK FOSTER editorial@kcchronicle.com BATAVIA – The city and a private construction firm have been making no small plans for a gigantic redevelopment project in downtown Batavia.

And their plans just got bigger.

The proposal for the One North Washington Place project on the city’s near east side has added more parking spaces and residential apartments to an already ambitious plan. The tally now stands at a proposed 360 parking spaces and 186 apart-

ments, on top of roughly 14,650 square feet of retail shops.

That’s an additional 56 parking spaces and 15 apartments to what originally had been brought before the public.

“This is a response to the concerns that are out there,” city economic development consultant Chris Aiston told city aldermen at the Committee of the Whole meeting Aug. 2, referring to public comments that parking would be insufficient. Although Aiston and Geneva-based developer Shodeen Construction have

contended that the original 304 parking spaces would be more than adequate, they asked aldermen to approve the additional spaces.

Without taking a formal vote, aldermen directed Aiston and Shodeen to proceed with the expanded plans.

The $40 million redevelopment project would cover most of an entire city block, and would involve the demolition of the vacant Baptist church building at the northwest corner of East Wilson Street and North Washington Avenue,

and the two-level parking deck at North River and State streets. Both structures are owned by the city.

Also to be demolished would be the insurance office building and dentist’s office building immediately west of the church on East Wilson Street. The city is now in negotiations to buy those properties.

The additional parking and residential units would not expand the 2.25-acre L-shaped redevelopment site.

The original plan contained “doughnut holes” of unused

space within the four-storytall building, and filling them in will yield room for the additions, Shodeen Construction President Dave Patzelt said.

However, the parking expansion will add about $1.2 million to the $13 million in bonds that the city already was planning to issue in order to cover the cost of the parking garage, which would be owned by the city.

Aldermen have adopted a resolution authorizing some expenses for the project to be covered by a tax increment financing district.

PARK DISTRICT DISH Kari Felkamp a lesson associated with it.

“Everything the teachers do with the children has a meaning behind it – how they teach, how they discipline, how they demonstrate,” preschool supervisor Lori McDonald said. “Some things may not make sense to us as adults, but to a child they do.”

McDonald attributes the program’s success to the longevity of the teachers and the program’s overall quality.

At New Horizons, parents can expect a 12-to-1 children-to-teacher ratio, so children get more focused attention.

Each class also has an assistant.

“Both of my children went through New Horizons, so I can speak firsthand to the quality of the program,” McDonald said. “We can focus on social and emotional development to prepare them for kindergarten because of our smaller ratio, and the teachers take every opportunity for children to learn.

And the teachers have such an enthusiasm and passion for what they do.”

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the teachers bring to the program. Sharon Terrell of Batavia has put her two daughters through the program, and her son will start class next month.

“When we moved to Batavia, a friend recommended New Horizons Preschool to us,” Terrell said. “She had sent her kids there and loved the teachers and the experience they had. We knew we wanted a play-based program, and I love that it’s a park district program because it’s such a part of the community.”

Terrell’s two daughters, Charlotte and Beatrix, both enjoyed the field trips, including making pizzas at a local restaurant and taking a tour of

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the Batavia Fire Department. One of Terrell’s favorite activities was a Mother’s Day Tea. “It was just precious,” she said.

“All the kids made something, and I just felt like everyone went out of their way to make it special.”

When it came time to enroll her youngest child, Noble, in a preschool program, Terrell knew she would stick with New Horizons Preschool.

“My daughters were so prepared for kindergarten, which was amazing.

They were already ahead of where I expected them to be, thanks to the program and the teachers.”

New Horizons Preschool is a proud program of the Batavia Park District.

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Parents have a number of preschool options within the Tri-Cities, and choosing the right one can be difficult.

A preschool lays the groundwork for a child’s future education, as well as his or her social and emotional growth. It’s such an important time in a child’s life, and the staff at New Horizons Preschool in Batavia take it seriously.

Kaylee Gallagher is one of the original New Horizons teachers. The preschool was formed in 1996 as part of the Batavia Park District, and the values and goals of the preschool have remained to this day.

“We created a preschool that treats each child as an individual and that uses play and meaningful experiences as a learning tool,” Gallagher said. “We also stressed the importance of process in art activities, rather than product.

Today, all the philosophies still stand.”

New Horizons is a play-based program, which focuses on the philosophy that children learn more through play. While there’s still a curriculum and structure, children learn by doing a variety of activities, including art, writing, dress-up, storytime and tending to a preschool garden. Manners also are a big part of the program, and something as simple as snack time has

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Celebrating North Aurora Days TOP LEFT: Mark Sonnenberg looks at the 1935 Packard Model 120 on display Aug. 7 at the Mooseheart car show during North Aurora Days.

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TOP RIGHT: The pet parade lines Route 56 on Aug. 7 at North Aurora Days.

LEFT: A 1970 Chevrolet Chenille SS owned by Jeff Gename is on display during the car show.

ABOVE: Princess, 3, owned by Kari and Mackenzie Shemansky, walks in the pet parade.

RIGHT: People look at classic cars Aug. 7 at the Mooseheart car show.

FAR RIGHT: Ronald Morin of Aurora stands alongside a 1943 Dodge Weapons Carrier.

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TEMPERATURES High for the week ............................... 89 Low for the week ................................ 57 Normal high ........................................ 83 Normal low ......................................... 64 Average temperature ....................... 74.9 Normal average temp. ..................... 73.4 Temperature departure .................... +1.5 PRECIPITATION Total for the week ........................... 0.16” Total for the month ......................... 0.16” Normal for the month ...................... 1.06” Total for the year ........................... 23.21” Normal for the year month ............ 22.66” % of normal this year ..................... 102%

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North Aurora Days pet parade full of tail-waggin’ fun

By TARAH THORNE tthorne@shawmedia.com NORTH AURORA – Capping off the annual North Aurora Days festival Aug. 7 was a pet parade, full of more than 50 pets.

Mostly dogs were registered, although there was a cat and two guinea pigs this year, said Dr. Nicole Gillham, a veterinarian with the Fox Valley Veterinary Clinic.

“We didn’t have any reptiles register this year, which was surprising,” Gillham said.

The pet parade – sponsored by the Fox Valley Veterinary Clinic, North Aurora Firefighter Association and North Aurora Lions Club – started on the grounds of the former North Aurora Activity Center, at the corner of Routes 31 and 56, and headed east toward the gazebo in Riverfront Park.

A firetruck from the North Aurora Fire Department led off the parade.

Judging for the parade’s free pet contest was done beforehand. More than 20 awards were given to pets, in categories such as Best Costume, Incredible

Bulk, Best Behaved, Exceptional Tail, Incredible Rescue, Best Groomed and more.

Several volunteers canvassed the area to talk to pet owners and learn more about each pet before deciding on award winners. Dr. Thomas Brooks of the Fox Valley Veterinary Clinic said the pet parade is a 34-year tradition.

“It’s a beautiful day for the event this year,” Brooks said. “The whole tradition started out as a way to recognize National Pet Week. We look at the parade as a way of celebrating the value of pets in our lives.”

Many of the dogs at the parade were rescue animals.

Andrea Turnell of North Aurora was participating in the parade with her 4-year-old daughter, Tori, and dogs, Bruno and Layla.

Layla, 8, a Chihuahua-papillon mix, was found in a garbage bag, Turnell said, adding that she adopted Layla while living in Arizona.

Layla and Tori wore matching Jessie costumes from “Toy Story” while Bruno, a 5-year-old dachshund-miniature pinscher-Chihuahua mix, was

supposed to be Slinky from the same movie.

Amy Pec of Aurora also adopted her dog, a 4- or 5-year-old schnauzer-poodle mix named Lazzie.

“We aren’t sure exactly how old she is since she’s adopted,” Pec said. “But she’s one of the best dogs I’ve ever had.

She’s very well-behaved.”

Representing felines in the pet parade was Anna Sandri of Batavia and her 6-year-old cat, Beyonce. Sandri adopted Beyonce from Anderson Animal Shelter in South Elgin, and the cat was not at all fazed by all the barking dogs at the parade, Sandri said.

“We have three dogs at home, so she’s totally used to it,” Sandri said.

“She’s used to chaos and loves being walked on a leash.”

One of the guinea pigs, Joan, spent most of its time in its cage, owner Virginia Hajost of North Aurora said.

“She’s 6 months old, so she’s very tiny, and she gets hot easily,” Hajost said. “She’s adorable.”

Hajost said she always participates in the pet parade. Last year she brought her cat.

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It’s nice to be in on the fun sometimes.

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As with most events such as this, there’s more waiting for the event to start than the actual event. And during all that waiting, there was a lot of dancing, music and fans screaming.

Once Lovato and Jonas arrived to the mall, they took the stage, answered a handful of questions and quickly greeted fans on their way back to a waiting car. It was over in less than 15 minutes.

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Big Rock birder talks black-necked stilts

This summer’s rains have left a host of lingering effects, including robust gardens, mosquitoes and fuddles.

If you’re like most folks, you’re probably enjoying the beauty and bounty of that first result and slapping and cursing the second. But unless you’re a birder, you’re likely scratching your head at the third.

A fuddle, or fluddle, is a flooded farm field puddle. While these wet depressions aren’t so good for crops, they make wonderful habitat for invertebrates, and therefore ... shorebirds. That’s right, those birds you might usually associate with beaches and coastlines flock – when there’s enough rain – to farm country.

Lately, local birders have been abuzz about a fuddle on Route 47 in Sugar Grove. The reason? A few weeks ago a rare bird species, the blacknecked stilt, was spotted foraging in the mud.

Himantopus mexicanus, which field guides describe as breeding in shallow wetlands of the western and southeastern United States, was poking around, clear as day. Even better, it wasn’t just one individual blown off course by a storm. Nope. An entire family – two adult black-necked stilts, or BNS, and three juveniles – were seen, suggesting that breeding had occurred right here in Kane County.

My luck and schedule being what they are right now, I haven’t been able to make it to Sugar Grove to see these wondrous birds myself. But John Heneghan, an avid birder from Big Rock, has been following the BNS story since the start. He graciously agreed to answer some questions and bring all “Good Natured” readers up to date.

Good Natured: When did you first become aware of black-necked stilts at the fuddle?

How many did you see?

John Heneghan: On July 19, Jude Vickery, a Kendall County birder, reported the stilts at the Route 47 fuddle on IBET (Illinois Birders Exchanging Thoughts, a dandy listserv). I live 4 miles from the fuddle, so I grabbed my scope, binoculars and camera and went over there. I was familiar with the fuddle as I have seen shorebirds there in the past and counted the fuddle for the Spring Bird Count. I saw two adults and three juveniles in the water. I did not stay at the site long as I did not want to disturb the stilts.

Good Natured: On a scale of zero (say, a house sparrow) to a 10 (say, a flamingo, not the plastic kind) how rare would you rate black-necked stilts for our area?

Heneghan: I would say the stilts rate a 7 as they are seen infrequently

Photo provided by John Heneghan of Big Rock

Black-necked stilts are aptly named. Their long, stilt-like legs are second-longest in proportion to their bodies of any bird species. The birds with the longest legs? Flamingos – not the plastic kind.

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Jon also thought they had nested at the fuddle or nearby. Stilts are seen at Montrose Beach on Lake Michigan in spring as they migrate north to Horicon.

in spring, but seem to be becoming more common. A stilt was reported at Nygren Wetlands near Rockton a few days ago by Dan Williams. Most bird guides do not show stilts as nesting in Illinois. But they have been nesting at Emiquon and Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuges on the Illinois River near Havana.

Good Natured: It sounds as though this pair’s number of juveniles has decreased over time. Any guesses as to what may have happened to them?

Heneghan: When I first went to the fuddle, there were three juveniles. A few days later there were two. I was there Sunday, July 31, with Jerry Goldner, a birder from Chicago. We saw an adult bald eagle fly over, and the adult stilts immediately gave chase. They harassed the eagle till it flew away. I have seen the adults chase yellow legs, a type of shorebird, and go after feeding mallards on the fuddle.

I went by the fuddle Monday, Aug. 1, in the morning and there was only one juvenile. I went back in the evening and still one juvenile to be seen. It could have been the eagle, or some other raptor. Maybe a coyote or a fox as the fuddle is surrounded on the west, south and north sides by soybeans.

Good Natured: Has breeding been confirmed at this site?

Heneghan: I had a conversation with Matthew Cvetas, who does the Rare Bird Alert for Illinois and with Tim Balassie from Kane County Audubon about the stilts and whether they had nested there or stopped there or nested nearby. Matthew and Tim both thought they were too young to fly.

Matthew also mentioned that a pair of stilts had nested in the Kankakee area last summer. This (Sugar Grove location) would be the farthest north stilts had nested in Illinois and the first time they had nested in Kane County. I spoke to Jon Krapfl, a biology tech with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin where stilts nest.

Good Natured: What do you suppose the birds found attractive about this fuddle?

Heneghan: Stilts like open shallow water to nest near. I believe there are other areas close by that are holding

water. I wonder if this is their first time nesting here.

Good Natured: What other species of shorebirds are present?

Heneghan: I have seen spotted, least and semipalmated sandpipers, lesser and greater yellowlegs, killdeer, great egrets and great blue herons there.

Good Natured: Do you care to predict whether the stilts will return next year?

Heneghan: Stilts have site fidelity, so I would not be surprised to see them back next year. It would depend on whether the fuddle had water, not sure if having corn would make a difference Heneghan also reports that the juvenile flew to the fuddle with its parents on Aug. 4, indicating that the youngster can fly. This new skill, along with the fact that BNS overwinter along southern coastlines, means these local stilts won’t be here much longer. But, fingers crossed, they – and ample rainfall, and the fuddle – might well return in 2017.

Pam Otto is the manager of nature programs and interpretive services at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, a facility of the St. Charles Park District. She can be reached at 630-5134346 or potto@stcparks.org. Feedback on this column can be sent to editorial@kcchronicle.com.

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Animal horns have been used to make furniture for centuries. Chairs, chandeliers and storage racks made in the 15th century exist in some museums. But the popularity of antlers and horns for chairs came about in the 19th century. At first they were made for hunting lodges and castles for nobility, but almost all of the furniture is now known only through pictures and reports. In 1851, chairs, chests of drawers and even a sofa made of horns were exhibited at the London World Exhibition. The Tobey furniture Co. of Chicago displayed the first American horn furniture at the 1876 Exposition. The idea lost favor by 1920. Around 1990, the horn chairs were rediscovered by Western collectors.

The most famous horn-furniture maker in the U.S., and also the most expensive today, is Wenzel Friedrich of San Antonio who started in 1880. All of the furniture is made from cattle horns, available from the slaughter houses. The horns require little care. Some owners like to oil the parts, but most prefer to just dust and wipe with a damp cloth. Chairs are rarely marked and often misattributed, because the makers often copied each other. A Victorian upholstered oak armchair with four cow horns as the arms and back sold in Asheville, N.C. at a Brunk auction a few years ago for $1,400.

Chairs by identified makers sell for much more. The National Texas Longhorn Museum pictures many chairs and describes the unique shapes used by the makers. *** Q: I have a bust of Madonna holding baby Jesus, which is marked “Goldscheider” over a large letter “G,” with “U.S.A.” underneath the letter. Below that, it has the copyright symbol and “American Goldscheider Corp.”

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A: Frederick Goldscheider started a porcelain factory in Vienna in 1885. When Germany annexed Austria in 1938, the factory was taken over by the Nazi regime. Frederick’s son, Walter, immigrated to the United States in 1940 and founded GoldscheiderU.S.A. in Trenton, New Jersey. The company became Goldscheider-Everlast Corp. in

1941. From 1947 to 1953, it was Goldcrest Ceramics Corp. The Goldscheider factory in Vienna was returned to the family in 1950.

The business in America, now called Goldscheider of Vienna, is a wholesaler of religious statuary, including Madonnas that are imported from Italy. Your bust probably was made in 1940, before the company changed its name. Value depends on the size. Medium-size busts of Madonna sell for about $125. *** Q: My chrome bowl is marked with the words “Krome Kraft, Farber Bros. New York, N.Y.” and three symbols in an arch. When was it made?

A: You have a piece made by Farber Brothers, who started working in New York about 1915. They made silver-plated, nickel-plated, brass, copper or pewter pieces.

Chromium-plated wares were first made in the 1920s. They were popular because of the modern designs and the dishes did not need polishing. The mark on your bowl indicates that it was not made with a china or glass insert that was used with a patented holder. The company went out of business in 1965. *** Q: I have an iron shoe last that is 9 3/4 inches long and 3 1/4 inches wide at the ball of the foot. It weighs 8 1/2 lbs. It has an orange color and some little pieces have crumbled and fallen off. It’s been sitting on the floor next to my fireplace for 30 years.

How old is it? Does it have any value?

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There are commercial products you can use, or you can try soaking it in white vinegar for 2 hours and then using a stiff wire brush to remove the rust. Then it can be painted with a rust-preventative paint. *** Q:I bought a figurine of a young barefoot boy sitting and sleeping against a tree, with a yard hoe and his dog by his side. Printed

The arms and back of this chair are made from carefully placed cow horns creating a Victorian chair. It sold for $1,400 a few years ago and would sell for less today.. on the bottom is “NR-208, Sep. 6, 1919” and “(c) 1979 S.E.P.” Can you tell me anything about it and what its value is?

A: Your figurine is called “Lazybones” and is a miniature reproduction of a reproduction. It was made by Dave Grossman Designs Inc., a company that sold limited-edition figurines, snow globes, ornaments and other memorabilia based on movie, television and book characters from the 1970s to the 1990s. The company introduced the “Norman Rockwell, The Saturday Evening Post Cover Collection” for the magazine in 1973. The bigger porcelain Lazybones figurine, NR-08 from 1973, pictured Rockwell’s cover illustration from Sept. 6, 1919. Your two- by three-inch figurine is a miniature version of that one, made in 1979. Hence the markings on your figurine. Collector figurines and plates made in limited numbers were a huge collecting niche in the 1970s and ‘80s. It was a new idea that became a fad and most of the pieces are now worth less than half their original “issue” prices.

Many would sell for just a few dollars, if they can be sold at all. *** Tip: If the shine has worn off a spot on an old Formica tabletop, try using auto-body rubbing compound on the spot. *** Need prices for your antiques and collectibles? Find them at Kovels.com, our website for collectors. You can find more than

1,000,000 prices and more than 11,000 color photographs that help you determine the value of your collectibles. Study the prices. Go to the free Price Guide at Kovels. com. The website also lists publications, clubs, appraisers, auction houses, people who sell parts or repair antiques, show lists and more. Kovels.com adds to the information in this column.

Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel answer questions sent to the column. By sending a letter with a question, you give full permission for use in the column or any other Kovel forum. Names, addresses or email addresses will not be published. We cannot guarantee the return of photographs, but if a stamped envelope is included, we will try. The amount of mail makes personal answers or appraisals impossible. Write to Kovels, (Name of this newspaper), King Features Syndicate, 300 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019. *** CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.

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Amazing Grace Antiques is located at 401 N. Main St. in Elburn. It will be hosting a storewide sale Aug. 19 and 20 during Elburn Days.

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tons of antiques – everything from furniture to books, wedding dresses, vintage clothing, sewing products, hats, slips, bloomers, stained glass and more.

Jeske said their most popular items lately are small tables, bookshelves, and pictures of sheep and ships.

“We can’t seem to keep enough of that in stock,” she said.

Jeske and Kostur fill nine of the rooms with antiques, and they have 10 girlfriends who also work at the store and fill the other six rooms. This helps give them a wide variety of items.

New this year is an outdoor garden that customers will have access to all year – weather permitting.

Although they do go to some antique auctions, Jeske said they don’t have to go to many because they receive three to five calls a day from customers with products to sell. They are invited to many private homes to buy furniture directly from local families to sell in the store, she said.

Customers often ask why the store is called Amazing Grace.

“We are all Christians,” Jeske said.

“We are basically Christ followers dis-

St. Charles East graduate Thomas Ma Weaver Partners moves headquarters competes for Tech.Co’s startup title to Batavia building near Fox River

By ASHLEY SLOBODA asloboda@shawmedia.com Thomas Ma is only 22, but he already hopes his efforts will help pave the path for other young entrepreneurs to follow.

The St. Charles East High School alumnus is the founder of Career Podium, an interactive platform that connects employers with passionate candidates. It aims to make job hunting less confusing.

Career Podium was competing to become the Tech.Co Startup of the Year, which Ma described as a “big deal” because the contest included entries from Africa, Asia and Europe, as well as the Americas.

Voting in the reader’s choice poll ended Aug. 5, and the semifinalists were expected to be announced Aug. 10. They will be invited to pitch to judges in September at the Celebrate Conference in San Jose, Calif., where the champion will be selected.

This is Ma’s third or fourth competition, he said, noting he participated in Techweek Chicago in June.

“To be there was an honor,” Ma said, adding the event included “the companies we’re trying to chase after.”

Ma, who graduated from the University of Thomas Ma Illinois at Chicago in May and is the oldest of his seven-member team, said he hopes others will benefit from the example he’s setting.

“We’re showing if you have an idea and go for it, good things can happen,” he said.

Ma’s inspiration for his startup originated in his mother’s nail salon, #1 Nails in St. Charles, he said. He was working there to help pay bills, he said, and he would talk with customers about their experiences in the job market.

Career Podium had not yet launched publicly as of Aug. 2, but Ma said it will include uses for employers and for job-seekers, as well as a way for the two to connect.

Visit www.careerpodium.com for information on his startup.

By RENEE TOMELL rtomell@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – The headquarters of Weaver Partners now calls Batavia home.

After 13 years in downtown Geneva, the national executive recruiting and retention firm outgrew its rental space and bought an 1800s structure near the Fox River at 112 Spring St. at the corner of North River Street.

It sits two blocks north of Wilson Street in Batavia.

“We gutted it from the roof to the walkout basement,” said managing partner Peter Lindenmeyer of Batavia.

He said the property, which included a 1990 addition, had been vacant for two years. The firm moved into its new, 4,000-square-foot space in July after several months of renovation led by developer Joe Stanton of Geneva.

“He was our general contractor,” said Lindenmeyer, calling Stanton a friend. “Joe and I were on the executive board of the Paul Ruby Foundation for Parkinson’s research. We couldn’t have done this without him.”

He said Stanton’s vision was to preserve the unique character of the historic structure, while designing a modern and creative work environment.

“The new space is full of windows and natural light and will be a great productive space,” said Jason Waggoner of Geneva, the other equity partner in the firm.

The building makeover includes conference facilities, a kitchen, on-site gym and game lounge.

Lindenmeyer said one of the attractions of the location is its own parking lot, and staff members enjoy walking to lunch and having the bike-and-pedestrian bridge across the river just a half block to the south.

“We have loved our time in Geneva, but the timing to buy was ideal with this property on the market,” Lindenmeyer said.

Weaver Partners is focused on the employee benefits industry, and works with benefit providers, consulting firms, investment companies, accountants, third-party administrators and corporate human resources departments.

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ELBURN – What was once just a charming house built in the late 1800s was bought in 2004 and fully rehabbed and restored by two longtime friends, Barb Jeske and Claudia Kostur.

A year later, they opened Amazing Grace Antiques inside the house, even though they claim they don’t know anything about antiques.

“We joke that we ourselves are antiques, being as old as we are, but we know nothing about antiques,” Jeske said. “We just wanted a friendly, affordable place in town where people could come every day if they wanted and get a treat.”

Some customers do just that. Homemade baked goods are available for free every day in the store, along with coffee and tea.

“Some customers come in just to chat and have a snack, and that’s OK,” Jeske said. “Our motto is ‘Please come by, but you don’t have to buy’ because we love company. We’ll talk your ear off, that’s for sure.”

In the house’s 15 rooms, along with its wraparound porch and garden, are

guised as antique dealers.”

The store receives Bible donations and hands out free Bibles to anyone who wants one. They also have a counter filled with prayer requests from anyone who may need one.

“Some people come into the store simply to leave a prayer request and then leave,” she said. “The counter is covered in prayer requests. It’s a sight itself to see.”

The store has three outdoor sales throughout the year – in May, August and October. The next one will be Aug. 19 and 20 during Elburn Days.

The entire yard of the house will be filled with the excess, bigger items for sale, and Amazing Grace will cover the sales tax for outdoor items. Everything inside the house will be on sale, too.

“We are so grateful to this great little town of Elburn and just love to give back to the community when we can,” Jeske said. “It’s the best little town. Everyone has been so kind and supportive from the start, and we have made such great friends “ Amazing Grace is at 401 N. Main St., Elburn, and is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

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editorial@kcchronicle.com ST. CHARLES – An 18-year-old Streamwood man has been charged in an armed robbery at a St. Charles convenience store, according to a St. Charles Police Department news release.

Police were called to 7-Eleven, 1705 W. Main St., at 3:49 a.m. Aug. 7 after someone entered the store, produced a handgun and demanded money from the cash register, the release stated.

The Elgin Police Department sent a K-9 officer to assist, and the K-9 followed a track to the door of an apartment build-

ing in the 1600 block of Indiana Street, St. Charles, the release stated. Based on that information – and the suspect description – officers made contact at one of the apartments, and four people were taken to the station for questioning, the release stated.

Three people were released without charges, Kevin J. the release stated.

Hamilton Kevin J. Hamilton, 18, of the 3100 block of Medford Court, Streamwood, was charged with one count of armed robbery, a Class X felony.

A silver handgun was found in a tree line near the apartment building, the release said, indicating it was a starter pistol.

Hamilton reportedly was processed and taken to the Kane County Jail for bond call.

The clerk at the store was not harmed, and no customers were present at the time of the robbery, the release stated.

It indicated that investigators were working with the store to determine the amount of money that was taken.

The Geneva Police Department and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office also assisted in the case.

marijuana and underage possession of alcohol. A police report stated she possessed about 2 grams of marijuana.

• A key ring was found July 16 in the 100-200 block of West Park Avenue, Sugar Grove.

session of marijuana.

• Christopher Charles Hickson, 24, of the 800 block of West Downer Place, Aurora, was arrested July 30 on a warrant.

• Alberto Torrez-Corona, 25, of the 400 block of Cleveland Avenue, Elgin, was charged July 30 with improper lane use, driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol content

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CAMPTON HILLS – A driver has been ticketed in connection with the June crash in Campton Hills that killed a 73-year-old man, village police said.

Richard Graham, 82, of the 400 block of Conlin Avenue, Sycamore, was cited Aug. 1 with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, Campton Hills Police Chief Dan Hoffman said.

Police said Graham was traveling west on Route 64 on June 17 when his Jeep Wrangler struck a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr waiting to turn into The Lodge on 64.

The Lincoln was pushed into the eastbound lane of traffic and hit the rear tandem axle of an eastbound semitractor-trailer, police reported.

Stephen Sikorsky, who was in the Lincoln, died June 18 as the result of injuries he suffered in the crash, police reported. He had lived in Blackberry Township near Geneva.

Graham was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, police reported.

The driver of the semitractor-trailer was not injured.

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Avenue, Batavia.

• Someone in the 1000 block of West Continued from page 17 Maple Lane, Batavia, reported Aug. 3 that three credit cards had fraudulently been greater than 0.08 percent. opened in his or her name.

• Andrew Allen Croy, 27, of the 600 • Ace Hardware, 1901 W. Wilson St., block of Willow Lane, Geneva, was Batavia, reported Aug. 3 that someone arrested July 29 on a warrant. tried to pass a fraudulent check at the • Shannon M. Giese, 29, of the 2100 store. block of Vanderbilt Drive, Geneva, was • Jack R. Spaniol, 19, of the 600 block charged Aug. 1 with criminal trespass. of South Van Buren Street, Batavia, was charged Aug. 3 with criminal trespass KANE COUNTY to a vehicle and transferring, possessSHERIFF’S OFFICE ing, underage purchasing or accepting • A case of identity theft was reported alcohol.

July 26 in the 0N800 block of Friendship • Rudolph H. Lucas, 42, of the 1900 Way, Blackberry Township. Someone re- block of Westridge Boulevard, Bartlett, portedly used a woman’s Social Security was charged Aug. 2 with obstructing number to file a fraudulent tax return. identification, driving with a suspended • John Nanez, 52, of the 1000 block of license, driving with an expired registraBirchwood Drive, Pingree Grove, was tion and improper use of registration. He charged July 28 with domestic battery was also given a warning for driving in after an incident at Route 38 and LaFox the wrong lane.

Road in Campton Township.

• A case of identity theft was reported • Someone in the 2S200 block of Aug. 2 in the 400 block of North Prairie Route 47, Blackberry Township, reported Street, Batavia. Unauthorized charges July 29 that there were two fraudulent had been made to savings and checking charges on his checking account. The accounts. charges reportedly totaled $651.32.

• A portable toilet was reportedly • Anthony T. Schroeder, 31, of the engulfed in flames July 31 at Memorial 45W100 block of Indian Creek Trail, Maple Park, 601 Illinois Ave., Batavia. The Park, was charged July 18 with criminal Batavia Fire Department extinguished damage to property on accusations he the fire. caused $500 in damage to a garage door.

• Bryan J. Browning, 32, of the 1200 • Two electric hand grinders and two block of Lindenwood Drive, Aurora, was saws with 14-inch blades were reported charged July 31 with failure to reduce stolen in the 50W100 block of Main Street, speed to avoid an accident and leaving Elburn. The reported loss was $4,950. the scene of an accident.

• A vehicle was reported burglarized July • A rear license plate was reported 21 in the 38W500 block of North Lakeview stolen July 30 in the 1900 block of West Circle, St. Charles Township. Two 12-inch Fabyan Parkway, Batavia. subwoofers and a duffel bag containing • An IRS scam was reported July 29 in shoes, gloves and a mouthguard were the 0-100 block of South Barton Trail, among the items reported stolen.

Batavia.

• Megan Kay Smith, 21, of the 1000 block of Kendall Street, Elburn, was GENEVA charged July 23 with driving under the • Jessica D. Westmoreland, 27, of the influence of alcohol, driving without 9300 block of South Essex Street, Chicainsurance and failure to reduce speed go, was charged July 30 with retail theft to avoid an accident after a crash near of $777.85 in merchandise from Home Keslinger Road west of Meredith Road.

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• Two vehicles in the 38W500 block of • A camper trailer was reported to North Lakeview Circle, St. Charles Town- have $250 in damage Aug. 1. According ship, were reported damaged July 18. It to police reports, the camper trailer appeared a golf ball hit the cars. was stored at Public Storage, 2324 Gary • Residents of the 0N800 block of Lane, Geneva, when someone got in, Friendship Way, Blackberry Township, opened the windows and left them open. reported July 27 that jewelry was missing A cushion and its wood support were from their residences. damaged when rain got in through the • A mailbox was reported damaged July open windows.

26 in the 5N600 block of Crane Road, St. • An attempted burglary was reported Charles Township. It was valued at $125. July 29 at Good Cents Children, 220 W. State St., where a wooden rear door and BATAVIA frame sustained $100 in damage. Noth• A $400 iPhone was reported stolen ing was taken, and apparently full entry Aug. 4 in the 100 block of North Island was not made, police reports stated.

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OBITUARIES David A. Drewes, age 35, of St. Charles, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016.

Arrangements by Malone Funeral Home, Geneva, 630-232-8233.

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Send obituary information to obits@ KCChronicle.com or call 815-526-4438.

Notices are accepted until noon Tuesday for Thursday’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at KCChronicle. com/obituaries where you may sign the guest book, send flowers or make a memorial donation. children, Angela Oehlerking, Anthony Ristich, Alexis Campbell, Lauren Gale, Zachary Campbell, Annalise Campbell and Sabrina Campbell; and two brothers, Richard Nason of Waukesha and Bruce (Carolyn)Nason of South Milwaukee.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, John Nason.

Funeral service will be held 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 9th at Yurs Funeral Home, 405 East Main Street, (Rt. 64 and Rt. 25), St. Charles.

Burial will be Southern Wisconsin Memorial Park Cemetery, Union Grove, Wisconsin. Visitation will be Tuesday from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. at the funeral home.

To leave an online condolence for the family, visit the funeral homes obituary page at www. yursfuneralhomes.com. For more information, please call Yurs Funeral Home of St. Charles, 630-584-0060, or like us on Facebook.

JANET G. STERNBERG Born: July 11, 1945 Died: July 29, 2016

Janet G. Sternberg, age 71, of Batavia, formerly of St. Charles passed away Friday, MYRON W. NASON July 29, 2016 at her residence.

Born: Oct. 1, 1930; in Milwaukee, WI She was born July 11, 1945 in Died: Aug. 3, 2016; in Geneva, IL Lakewood, Ohio to James and Ruth Gould.

Myron W. Nason, Jr., age 85, Janet was a member of Hosanna! Lutheran of St. Charles passed away Church in St. Charles.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at Mrs. Sternberg is survived by her husband, Delnor Hospital in Geneva.

Dr. Richard Sternberg; two daughters, Laura He was born October 1, 1930 (Rick) Beutler of Murphysboro, Tennessee and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Myron W. and Wilma Stephanie Lynch of Rockton; two sons, GregE. Nason, Sr. ory Sternberg of Elgin and Matthew (Karla) He was retired from the Wisconsin National Sternberg of Phoenix, Arizona; four grandchilGuard and U.S. Army Reserves. He was a retired dren, Kristine Lynch, Andrew and Ryan Beutler federal agent with the U.S. Treasury Department, and Tyler Sternberg.

Bureau of ATF. He served on the St. Charles She was preceded in death by her parents; Police and Fire Commission for several years. and a sister, Susan Small.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Funeral service will be held 3:00 P.M. SunGeneva. day, August 7th at Hosanna! Lutheran Church, Mr. Nason is survived by his wife of 38 years, St. Charles. Interment will be 1:00 P.M., Donna; three children, Susan Gale of Geneva, Tuesday, August 9th at Wisconsin Memorial Michael (Theresa) Campbell of South Elgin and Park, Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Robin Campbell of Lincolnshire; seven grandVisitation will be Saturday, August 6th from

11:00-3:00 P.M. at the church. Contributions may be made to Hosanna! Lutheran Church, 36W925 Red Gate Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60175. To leave an online condolence for the family, visit the funeral homes obituary page at www.yursfuneralhomes.com.

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JOYCE BEVERLY THORNTON Joyce Beverly Thornton, age 92, of St. Charles, passed away August 1, 2016.

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Alan Wayne Williams, 53, born September 12, 1962 in Marion, IL passed July 30, 2016 at Central Dupage Hospital with his family by his side.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Esco Williams and Mary Lucille Gunterman Williams; his sister and brother-in-law, Lorrie and Vincent Castellnoz; & niece, Tasha Taylor.

Alan resided in St. Charles, IL where he is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Susan Williams; daughters, Brandy Williams Skaar (Jon Thomas) of DeKalb, IL, Sarah Wagner Doyle (Sean) of Sycamore, IL and Jennifer Wagner Dell (Tim) of St. Charles, IL; nine grandchildren, Ian Wagner, Tessa Doyle, Emma Doyle, Lily Doyle, Cash Doyle all of Sycamore, IL, Taylor Gaul of Virginia, Connor Dell and Mason Dell of St. Charles, IL and Addison Murphy of DeKalb, IL; five sisters, Cathy Williams (Rosemary Nelson) of Marion, IL, Mary Hobbs (William), Connie Conduff (Paul), Eva Williams and Robin Williams all of Aurora, IL. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Alan went to school in Aurora, IL and was a painter by trade. Alan was a man of many talents. Alan’s favorite things in life were working in the yard, tending his garden and feeding the hummingbirds which he took great pride in.

He also enjoyed fishing. His greatest accomplishment to our family was that he was an Awesome Grandpa. He loved his grandchildren dearly.

A memorial service will be held August 13, 2016 at Geneva Lutheran Church, 301 S 3rd St, Geneva, IL 60134. Visitation will be at 10:30 services at 11:00am.

Arrangements by Cremation Society of Illinois 630-820-2828.

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Joyce E. Foley, age 71, of St. Charles passed away August 1, 2016. She was the daughter of Vincent and Vera Foley.

Joyce was a lifelong resident of St. Charles and parishioner of St. Patrick Parish. She was a Registered Nurse of over 40 years. Joyce was volunteer teacher’s assistant at Lincoln School for over 20 years, and served in numerous charitable groups at St. Patrick Church.

She is survived by her siblings, Stephen Foley, Evelyn (Randy) Johnson, Mark (Beverly) Foley, Larry (Vicki) Foley, David (Sandra) Foley; nephew, Robb Foley for whom she held a special place in her heart; many nieces and nephews; and great-nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister-in-law, Jennifer Foley (mother of Robb).

Funeral Mass was celebrated 10:30 A.M. Friday, August 5, 2016 at St. Patrick Downtown Catholic Church 408 Cedar Street, St. Charles, IL 60174. Visitation was 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Yurs Funeral Home 405 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174. Contributions may be made to St. Patrick Catholic Church.

To leave an online condolence for the family, visit the funeral homes obituary page at www. yursfuneralhomes.com. For more information, please call Yurs Funeral Home of St. Charles, 630-584-0060.

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Maple Park approves water monitoring system

By VIOLET MARQUARDT editorial@kcchronicle.com MAPLE PARK – The Maple Park Village Board voted Aug. 2 on a motion to approve the purchase of a camera monitoring system for its water tower and wastewater treatment plant.

The system – set not to exceed $15,000 – will have cameras placed at the village water tower, as well as the wastewater treatment plant.

The cameras can help monitor

certain chlorine readings and will hopefully eliminate the need for having someone check the readings on weekends.

Trustee Terry Borg expressed concern over getting internet service installed in order for the cameras to be monitored remotely.

Water towers are often difficult to get internet service to, but the cameras have a DVR to roll back tapes, trustee Chris Higgins said.

Borg said the board should wait

until they find out if internet service can be installed to make such a large purchase. The board voted anyway, passing the vote unanimously with six ayes.

The board also passed an ordinance that would update certain provisions in the Maple Park Liquor Control Ordinance to align with the Illinois State Law. The changes in the ordinance allow a village trustee to hold an interest in a liquor license under cer-

Motorcyclist, 20, dies in Batavia crash

By RENEE TOMELL rtomell@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – A 20-year-old motorcyclist from Oswego was killed in a crash with a car about 8:20 p.m. Aug. 4 at the intersection of Main Street and Randall Road in Batavia, according to a report from Batavia police.

The Kane County Coroner’s Office identified the motorcyclist as Justin Retherford-Speer, noting the preliminary cause of death was multiple injuries.

Toxicology samples were sent to a forensic laboratory for analysis.

Batavia Police Detective Kevin Bretz said the morning of Aug. 5 that a preliminary investigation continued in tandem with the Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team.

Bretz said a 2009 Pontiac Vibe, driven by a 16-year-old female from North Aurora, was southbound on

“We ask the public to watch out for motorcycles and be cognizant of everything around you when you’re driving, so we can avoid terrible tragedies like this.”

Kevin Bretz Batavia police detective Randall Road preparing to turn onto eastbound Main Street, while the 1994 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle was northbound on the inside lane of Randall Road approaching Main Street.

Both had a green light, Bretz said, noting that preliminary information indicated the Pontiac began its left turn onto Main Street and the vehicles collided.

“He was taken to Delnor Hospital and pronounced deceased,” Bretz said.

The Batavia Fire Department pro-

vided the transport to Delnor, and reported that the two people in the car were uninjured.

The Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team and Batavia police investigation will determine whether any citations will be issued, Bretz said.

“We ask the public to watch out for motorcycles and be cognizant of everything around you when you’re driving, so we can avoid terrible tragedies like this,” Bretz said.

Traffic was diverted the evening of Aug. 4 until around midnight.

Man, 35, dies and two hurt in rollover crash KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE kcchronicle@shawmedia.com VIRGIL TOWNSHIP – A 35-year-old St. Charles man died Aug. 6 in a rollover crash near Route 64 and Fabris Road in Virgil Township, according to a news release from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff’s office deputies were dispatched about 2:10 a.m. to the scene of the crash, where it appeared neither the driver nor front-seat passenger of the rolled-over 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan SUV were wearing seat belts, and they may have been ejected from the vehicle, the release stated.

Front-seat passenger David Drewes was pronounced dead at the scene.

Driver Sean Tardy, 39, of Maple Park, was initially taken to Kishwaukee Hospital by Maple Park EMS but was later flown to Rockford Memorial Hospital with serious injuries, the release stated.

A rear passenger, Kristie Drewes, 36, of Maple Park, was taken to Kishwaukee Hospital with minor injuries.

Kristie Drewes and Sean Tardy were recently married. David Drewes is Kristie Drewes’ brother, the release stated.

Initial investigation showed the SUV was traveling east on Route 64

when it left the roadway near Fabris Road. It appeared the vehicle failed to navigate a curve on Route 64 and left the road on the south side of Route 64. Kristie Drewes was wearing a seat belt and was not ejected, the release stated.

Route 64 was closed between Peplow Road and Fabris Road for about three hours while the crash was investigated, the release stated, adding that no citations were immediately issued.

The crash remains under investigation by Kane County Sheriff’s Office deputies and members of the Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team.

tain conditions and also include an update to formally identify limited liability companies as being under the same restrictions as corporations that hold licenses.

“Why wasn’t there a comprehensive alignment between our ordinance and the state’s ordinance?”

Borg said. “Can we be more restrictive than the state?”

The ordinance was passed with four ayes; trustees Luke Goucher and Brandon Harris abstained.

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Individuals can learn how to become a certified women’s business enterprise and discover greater opportunities to work with corporate and government agencies. The seminar is free. Individuals can register by calling 630-896-3735 or by emailing wbcaurora@wbdc.org.

Foundation offering grants for kids’ oral health programs

Nonprofit and public organizations may begin applying for grants to fund programs and services that improve the oral health of Illinois children.

The Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, will accept applications for its annual Community Grants Program until Sept. 9. The foundation focuses its funding on programs and/or organizations targeting children’s access to oral health care and overall oral health education and awareness. Grants range from $1,000 to $10,000. This year, a total of $150,000 in grants will be awarded, according to a news release.

Grant applicants must have a physical presence in the state of Illinois; be a public charity classified as exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or be a public or governmental entity, such as a public school or health department. The application and complete list of criteria are available at ddilfoundation. org/grantreq.aspx.

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PREVIEW STARTS AT 11:00AM: Selling storage room from Antique shop. Nikon camera; costume jewelry; sterling silver; Royal Doulton mugs; clocks; ship lights; prints; water color oil paintings; grinding wheel; Oak Country Store Show Cases; Castle Playset; mid-century mosaic tile coffee table. Electronics; Yamaha AMP; Ampex Real to Real; Mac Computer; Kenwood Stereo Set; 542 National Cash Register; Pin Ball Machine; A.M.I Juke Box. A ton of glass ware –a lot still in original packaging. Decorative treasures; tools; planes; clamps; saws; Mexican Pottery; wood carvings; crocks; scales; grinders; iron pots; Chess table; Butchers block; ice cream chairs; trunks, wood screw bins; red lusters; hanging fixtures; Jacobo Peuser Book Press; iron tin garden décor; benches; 50’s Tricycle; J.R. Bauman mannequins; hall stands; Pedestals; beds; mirrors; Mahogany Bed Room Set; Four Roses Whiskey Bottle Display; cart lot of primitives; dishes; Harvest Table; Gold coin flour advertising poster.

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Judge names McMahon School resource officers: as special prosecutor in Issues in western Kane Laquan McDonald case

By ASHLEY SLOBODA

asloboda@shawmedia.com

Kane County State’s Attorney to present argument against police officer Jason Van Dyke KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon has a new role in Cook County.

On Aug. 4, Cook County Circuit Judge Vincent M. Gaughan appointed McMahon as special prosecutor in the Jason Van Dyke case, according to a news release.

Van Dyke is the white Chicago police officer charged with the murder of Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke is accused of shooting the 17-year-old 16 times in 2014.

McMahon’s team consists of four other prosecutors, including Jody Gleason, Joe Cullen and Dan Weiler of the Kane

County State’s Attorney’s Office, the release said.

“This is an important case involving serious allegations,” McMahon said in the release. “It should be handled by a Joe public prosecutor and McMahon an experienced prosecution team. This is a job I’ve been asked to do, and it’s what the public expects of its state’s attorneys.”

Van Dyke is next expected in court at 9 a.m. Aug. 18 at the George N. Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, the release said.

McMahon indicated he is limited about what he can say about the case.

“I cannot talk about any aspect of actual or potential evidence, and I cannot offer opinions about the case,” he said in the release.

“We have one goal in this case, and that’s to present the truth in court and seek justice.”

GENEVA – Parents, staff members and a recent graduate from Kaneland and Central high schools Aug. 9 called upon the Kane County Board to reinstate their school resource officers by the time the academic year begins in two weeks.

“As a parent, I do not understand why this is a question,” Kaneland parent C.J. Conley said during public comment. “This is critical.”

Kane County Sheriff Donald Kramer, who did not address the issue publicly, said in the hallway afterward that, pending a signed agreement, the schools will share an officer starting on the first day of school. As a supplement, he said, officers on patrol also will stop by the schools.

He said the arrangement isn’t a matter of him not caring about students’ safety.

“There’s nobody who cares more about kids than I do,” Kramer said.

Nor is the situation a financial one, he said.

“I don’t have the personnel,” he said, noting he faces 17 vacancies due to such issues as workers’ compensa-

tion, military leave, retirements and resignations.

Providing the schools with an officer to share was, in his opinion, an “olive branch,” Kramer said.

Kaneland School District 302 Superintendent Todd Leden said it is “past the point of frustration” and time for a solution to have an officer in both schools. Representatives from the schools spoke about the value of having an officer in their building.

Diane McFarlin, Kaneland High School’s assistant principal, said the officer has “saved lives through her work” and has established trusting relationships with at-risk students and their families.

Kaneland Principal Jill Maras said she has “found great comfort” in having an officer at her school, adding “one can’t truly put a price tag” on the officer’s value.

Landon Mosley, a recent Kaneland graduate, said fights are prevented by having an officer in the hallways, and the officer is present to disarm potential perpetrators during lockdowns.

The County Board didn’t take any action on the issue, but member Drew Frasz asked Kramer to reinstate the officers for the first day of school.

State’s attorney seeks staff to review challenged convictions U.S. News ranks Delnor among best hospitals in region

By ASHLEY SLOBODA

asloboda@shawmedia.com

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office might soon have staff dedicated to re-examining cases when new evidence casts doubt on convictions.

During his monthly meeting with reporters, State’s Attorney Joe McMahon on Aug. 3 said the creation of a three-person conviction integrity unit is part of his 2017 proposed budget, as is committing $40,000 to crisis intervention training for police.

He acknowledged the county’s budgeting challenges can seem “insurmountable” – it is facing a budget gap of about $5 million – but such issues have arisen in the past.

“We’re going to get through this,” McMahon said.

Executive Finance Director Joe Onzick wrote in an email that the $5.4 million budget gap represents $1.8 million less revenue compared to the previous budget and $3.6 million more in expenses.

A variety of factors – including reductions in personal property replace-

ment tax revenue, fees collected by the circuit clerk and grants – caused the drop in revenue, Onzick wrote.

He wrote that the increase in expenditures can be attributed to increases in salary and wages for existing personnel; increased benefits costs; the apparent need to subsidize court security; and the cost of 17 new personnel requested by the sheriff, public defender and McMahon.

In addition to reviewing cases where new evidence has cast doubt on the conviction, McMahon said the conviction integrity unit would handle post-conviction petitions.

A total of 321 such petitions have been filed in the last seven years, McMahon said, adding allegations about defense lawyers are common. For example, he said, defendants might have wanted a bench trial but instead had a jury trial or had an alibi that their lawyer never presented.

McMahon said his staff has absorbed this work in the last several years, but there is only so much his staff can do.

“These claims deserve to be looked at with a fresh set of eyes,” he said.

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com GENEVA – Delnor Hospital in Geneva continues to rank among the best hospitals in the region and in the state, according to a news release.

In its latest list of America’s best hospitals, U.S. News & World Report ranked Delnor 19th in the Chicago metro region and 27th statewide, the release said.

“To have Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital recognized

by U.S. News is a testament to our ongoing commitment to providing high-quality, compassionate care that puts the patient first,” Maureen Bryant, president of Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, said in the release.

“We thank the Delnor medical staff and employees for their consistent efforts to make Delnor a premier destination for medical care in the western suburbs. Without their dedication and commitment to our pa-

tients, this recognition would not be possible.”

Delnor is among four Northwestern Medicine hospitals to receive recognition, the release said. It noted that Northwestern Memorial Hospital topped the list in both the Chicago metro region and Illinois for the fifth consecutive year.

“With four of our hospitals and 13 clinical care specialties recognized

by U.S. News, this is an achievement that further distinguishes Northwestern Medicine as Chicago’s premier academic health system and reaffirms our commitment to providing world-class health care to our patients,” Dean M. Harrison, president and CEO of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, said in the release.

According to the release, the rankings considered such factors as patient survival, the number of times a given procedure is performed, infection rates and adequacy of nursing staffing.

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Enjoy an elegant dinner on September 20 at Royal Fox Country Club as we honor our Best Under 40 award recipients and celebrate their achievements. The Best Under 40 award is given to Kane County professionals under the age of 40 who have made significant contributions to their profession, company and community.

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OPINIONS BOARD ‘Pokémon GO’ a go-go gadget game EDITORIAL

When was the last time you saw kids playing a game of pickup soccer or baseball in a park? How about playing kick the can or capture the flag around the neighborhood? Constructing a sandbox sandcastle or building a winter snowman?

I can’t remember the last time. Incredibly, that’s not unusual.

Recently, my wife, Tia, overheard a group of tween boys talking. She looked over and saw them all staring into their phones with more conviction than Harry Potter entranced by Dumbledore’s magic cistern. One of their moms, standing nearby, told one of the boys it looked like he’d lost weight.

“Eighteen pounds,” the boy said without looking up.

“I’ve been outside walking around playing Pokemon.”

“I hate going outside,” said another boy, a sentiment all the others agreed to, Beatles-like: “Yeah.” “Yeah.”

“Yeah.”

I’ve written before about my concern that millennials are stuck physically and emotionally to computer screens to an unhealthy degree. Previous generations used their imagination and wits to create and referee play. Today’s dependence on internet-generated games and social media has become an epidemic and, for some, an addiction.

We adults, however, glued to our own smartphones and laptops, are partly to blame.

Recently at Francesca’s restaurant in St. Charles, I noticed, out of a family of four, the only one fingering a phone was Dad. Maybe he was looking up a rare Amazon tribe alluded to in conversation, a YouTube TED talk on microbiology or one of Trump’s speeches to illustrate the power of fatuous rhetoric.

Or, more likely, he was

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RIVER TOWN CHRONICLES Rick Holinger checking emails, scrolling down Facebook photos, or tweeting.

Moreover, how many times have you honked at a driver oblivious to a green traffic light because she can’t ignore her best friend’s text?

Getting back to the “Pokémon GO” craze, the obsession even elicited commentary from our Kane County Chronicle. The editorial warns against the game’s possible dangers, such as luring players into remote areas where they’re robbed; blinding players to street curbs; and drowning players in rivers. However, because the game encourages users to work together in groups and involves “moving around instead of sitting around playing the game,” the paper applauds its use.

I agree. These kids may not be getting bruised and dusty running bases, but maybe they’re helping pick out dinner in the Blue Goose Market (a local “PokémonGym”) when not crashing into the cheese island. If fit with Fitbits, they’d be scoring more steps than a marathoner’s dream.

So, I say, “Go, go, gadget!”

Maybe if “Pokémon GO” gets played enough, children will want to go outdoors again – without their phones – and discover that non-pixelated games can be, well, almost just as fun.

Rick Holinger has taught secondary school English for more than 35 years.

His poetry, fiction, essays, criticism and book reviews have appeared in numerous literary journals. Contact him at editorial@kcchroni-

Anderson Animal Shelter in South Elgin is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The number of lives saved since the shelter started in the 1960s as the North Central Illinois Humane Society is pretty astonishing. Anderson boasted in its most recent newsletter that nearly 80,000 adoptions have been made in total. With so many animals coming in and out of the shelter, we tip our hats to the many volunteers and dedicated staff that care for the animals, facilitate adoptions and keep the shelter going strong.

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is up against 17 personnel vacancies. With these vacancies comes the need to make staffing decisions based on the number of available officers, Lt. Patrick Gengler explained in an email after the sheriff’s office announced it would be pulling its two full-time school resource officers – or SROs – out of Kaneland and Central high schools for the 2016-17 school year.

Sheriff Don Kramer said in July that one full-time SRO would be split between both schools. School officials said that solution was inadequate, as it would take 15 to 20 minutes for the sheriff’s office to respond to an emergency, assuming the SRO was not placed at that specific school that day. At the Kaneland Board of Education meeting Aug. 8, board members authorized hiring additional security services for days that a SRO is not present – not to exceed $12,000.

We think it’s time the sheriff communicate again with school officials to set a timeline for reinstalling full-time SROs at both high schools. Safety is the last thing we want to gamble with.

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BEFORE THE DIPLOMA Denise Cartina minus having a clueless math teacher.

For the past month, I’ve been flipping through the Waubonsee fall course catalog struggling to pick out my classes for the fall semester.

Last year, the classes I took were simple to pick because I took the basic general education classes: speech, English, biology, math and so on.

Now that I have most of these types of courses out of the way, I mainly need to take elective classes. These are classes that may relate to my major or are just classes that I’m interested in taking that aren’t necessarily required.

To me, they’re known as “fun” classes.

You may think that it would be easy to pick out a few of these fun classes, but this semester it has been a nightmare. Some classes that I want to take aren’t offered this fall. While nothing can be done about it, it truly makes me frustrated knowing that I can’t plan my schedule out with the classes I really want to take that actually relate to my area of study.

Then there is the struggle to find classes that fit into a perfect schedule.

You may dream up a flawless schedule in your head, but it doesn’t always work out the way you hope. For instance, there may be two classes that you want to take but they’re only offered at the same time and on the same days.

However, the worst is when you have a class that works perfectly in your schedule – the time is great and fits in with the rest of your day.

That’s all until you go online to look up the professor only to realize that they don’t have the best reviews from previous students.

I really don’t want to imagine picking up a pen, taking out a notebook and taking notes while a teacher lectures.

With classes starting in less than two weeks, I better face the reality.

Denise Cartina is a student at Waubonsee Community College and graduate of Batavia High School. In addition to writing, she enjoys watching sappy romantic comedies, eating peanut butter and keeping elegance alive. Her column runs every other Thursday. Contact her at editorial@kcchronicle. com.

LETTERS Reducing the likelihood of nuclear warfare

Durbin and Rep. Randy Hultgren to oppose the administration’s proposal to “modernize” the To the editor: U.S. nuclear arsenal, a project Seventy-one years ago, the that could start a new arms race U.S. detonated two nuclear to rival the Cold War. bombs in Japan, killing – acIn addition, the U.S. has not cording to some estimates adopted a policy of no first use – 200,000 people, mostly of nuclear weapons, suggesting civilians. This day should be the nuclear danger remains a used for reflecting on the horror threat. and tragedy, not for political On this day we must say never posturing. again, and know that – as an Unfortunately, the threat of nuinternational community – we clear weapons is still all too real. must continue work to reduce But our leaders can take steps the likelihood of nuclear warfare. to decrease the chances that something like the bombing of James Bachman Hiroshima could happen again.

St. Charles I urge Sens. Mark Kirk and Dick

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A poem

I think I can, I know I wrote/I wrote the song, not every note/plagiareyes or plagiarears/the song is mine, I tell you dears/so why this fuss, who cares so much?/I gave the speech a personal touch/some words appear to kind of match/ like two cookies from one small batch/but eat them up, enjoy each crumb/and worry not whence my words come/thank goodness I put no period where it should not be/or I might have penned “donald t. rump”, oh woe is me!

A real person?

A caller last week indicated in last week’s column that they may put a sign in their yard saying, “Elect a real person for president, elect Donald Trump.” I have been around for a while, and I have met enough people that I thought I knew what a “real person” was. Well, maybe not.

Where is our security now?

So, Donald Trump has scared American citizens. Really?

Hillary Clinton is the nominee for president for the Democratic Party, and my question to her is why are you blaming Russia for the hacking when actually your people put the stuff out there to be hacked? Not only that, there is no evidence. She talks about reforming the justice system, and yet they’re already blaming Russia. And they don’t really have proof that the government had anything to do with it. You know, if it’s individual hackers, what about our hackers here in the U.S.? What about the one who went to Russia because he hacked the WikiLeaks? I can’t think of his name right now. But, anyway, the whole point is we saw on the news this morning that now the Democrats are saying, well, what if they hack our election?

What if they hack our voting things? What if they hack the conglomeration when they total the vote? You know, again, they want to blame it on Trump, and they want to blame it on

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It’s that time of the year again. Oh, how I dread it.

I’m getting Waubonsee Community College flashbacks from the spring semester already. I can see herds of students dashing through the campus and avoiding eye contact with others because they just want to get to their next class.

In the library, there’s a boy stressing out over a math exam because his teacher never taught him how to add numbers. On the other side of campus, you’ll see a girl sitting in the back of a biology class. She’s drinking multiple cups of coffee as if it’s water in order to stay awake so she doesn’t get kicked out of a class that she paid a few hundred dollars for.

These are all realistic scenarios of college students.

Right now I’m remembering all the college highs and lows.

Overall, sure, college is stressful sometimes. What else is new?

The coursework can be challenging; studying for exams may make me want to pull my hair out; and sometimes the professors can lack enthusiasm or interest in the topic that they’re teaching.

With all that aside, my first year at Waubonsee was an extremely pleasant experience; I can’t complain too much,

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Russia, even though Russia has denied that they have done this.

What about China and what about all these hacks during the Democratic reign in the White House and Hillary Clinton’s reign as secretary of state? We had the FBI hacked; we had the government employees hacked; we had Social Security numbers hacked; we had the health care system hacked. I could go on and on. I’ve got every one of those darned articles that I can remember, and I think I will make a list of them. Where is our security now?

Bring a bag

People with animals, please carry a bag. It’s very disgusting to see the calling cards all over.

Also with this hot weather and bugs, and they are constantly talking on the news about open-water containers, well, when I see what’s disgusting out on our walkways and other places, sidewalks, this is just not healthy either. Thank you.

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NEIGHBORS Community members urge support for gun safety KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com ST. CHARLES – Hundreds of area residents urged Kane County Board officials on July 30 to prioritize support for gun safety, affordable housing and keeping mentally ill individuals out of jail.

They met at an issues assembly hosted at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Charles. It was facilitated by the Fox River Valley Initiative, a broad-based organization of churches, associations, unions and nonprofits representing thousands of individuals in the region,

according to a news release.

Rick Lathrop from the Congregational Church of Batavia and the Illinois Education Association said individuals can use the marketplace to affect gun safety, according to the release.

He urged support for the “Do Not Stand Idly By” campaign for gun buyers to advocate for gun safety technologies and responsible distribution of guns, the release said.

“The audience responded strongly when Cindy Holler of Mercy Housing showed demographic maps illustrating

the need for affordable housing in the county,” the release said. “Ms. Holler noted that too often we hear ‘NIMBY protests’ [not in my backyard]. But then she invited the assembled public officials to look at the large crowd present and [said], ‘It’s our backyard, too, and we welcome these families.’”

Representing the Ecker Center for Mental Health, Fox River Valley Initiative leader Rick Vander Forest noted that the Kane County health improvement plan lists mental health among the top health-related concerns of county residents. He commented how

one of the county’s top mental health providers seems to be its jail, which is not necessarily designed to address these needs, the release said.

Bill Scown from the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva expressed appreciation to Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon, who has asked for funding for crisis intervention training in the budget he submitted to the County Board, and Kane County Sheriff Don Kramer, who has submitted a funding request for a re-entry program from the Kane County Riverboat Fund, the release stated.

Geneva-based do-over.me begins new fiscal year with board retreat

Geneva’s Raver ready for college

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The agricultural education program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign welcomes Kirsten Raver of Geneva to its list of students for the fall semester. Raver attended Geneva High School before enrolling at UIUC. She plans to become a high school agriculture teacher once she completes her degree, according to a news release, which noted she chose the university because “it’s a good school, and I like how serious the college takes the agricultural education program.”

CAMPUS NOTES Pepperdine University

Sarah Neiman, a native of Sugar Grove and a student at Pepperdine University, has been named to the Seaver College Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester. In order to earn dean’s list honors, students must be in the top 10 percent of their class and maintain a 3.5 or higher grade point average.

This year, Neiman was one of only 295 students to receive the honor. Seaver College, located in Malibu, Calif., is the undergraduate school for Pepperdine

University, a Christian institution.

Wittenberg University

Committed to academic excellence, Wittenberg University regularly recognizes students who maintain high educational standards. The following students maintained a 3.5 or higher grade point average for the 2016 spring semester and earned a place on the dean’s list: Amanda Morrall of Geneva and Margaret Ruppel of Sugar Grove.

Wittenberg University is located in Ohio.

GENEVA – When Cynthia K. Wade lost her job three years ago, she had no idea she would go on to found a nonprofit to support people just like her – people in transition who had no idea what to do next.

“Yet here she is saying thank you to Dr. David Hopper, aka ‘Dr. Dave,’ a Geneva-area chiropractor and owner of Whole Human Health for hosting doover.me’s first-ever board retreat,” a news release said.

Wade gathered with her board recently at Hopper’s offices for a fivehour retreat that was facilitated by local businesswoman Kimberlee Byrne of KimberleeB Photography. Byrne led the board in discussing long-range future strategies, as well as practical next steps.

“The session was filled with laughter and learning, while the board challenged themselves to plan for growth even as they were managing day-to-day allocation of resources,” the release stated.

Based in Geneva, do-over.me was created to help people reimagine their lives, to create for themselves a doover, just like they did as children, the release stated.

“Many middle-class folks will attest things just aren’t the way they used to be,” the release said. “All this change has everyone a bit anxious.

[Fox] Valley residents who have never really recovered from the most recent recession, some just graduating and looking for first jobs, and others finding the cuts just hitting them now, can all turn to do-over.me to support them in, first of all, claiming their very own definition of success,

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Cynthia K. Wade, founder, board president and managing director, holds Bella, the doover.me mascot.

and then in creating a plan to achieve it.”

In its first two years, do-over.me helped change the lives of more than 50 people ranging in age from 20 to 60, according to the release. Services include face-to-face coaching, classes and workshops, book discussions, and some “unusual” activities such as nonperformance improv and “Comfort Zone Crushers” designed to invite people to step out of their comfort zone and embrace change as opportunity. All services are offered on a sliding scale so that everyone can afford to participate.

Learn more at www.do-over.me.

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What can happen after West leads the club king against four spades?

South might have opened two no-trump, but the lack of a heart stopper was a minus. Here, though, if he had, North would surely have raised to three no-trump, and that contract was impregnable. In four spades, though, South seems doomed to lose three hearts and one club. He has to hope the defenders slip and allow him to take five spades, three diamonds and two clubs, his ace and dummy’s jack.

Declarer’s second-best play is to win the first trick and draw trumps.

However, on the second round, East can discard a discouraging diamond two. Then, when South leads his second club toward dummy’s jack, West should find it easy to take that trick and shift to the heart 10.

Declarer does much better to lead his club six at trick two, before East has had a chance to signal. However, an experienced partnership will know the answer. At trick two, East plays his club nine, his highest club being a suit-preference signal for hearts.

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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Sanctuary

1S430 Wenmoth Rd. (630) 879-0785 www.sanctuaryag.com Sunday Service at 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School for all ages at 9:00 a.m.

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COVENANT Batavia Covenant Church, Preschool 1314 W. Main St., Batavia.

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Bethany Lutheran Church 8 S. Lincoln St., Batavia (corner of Lincoln and Wilson) (630) 879-3444 www.bethanybatavia.org Sundays 9:00am Worship 10:00am Coffee Hour Monthly Last Friday Community Supper 5:00 – 7:00pm Free to the Community

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St. Mark’s Lutheran

Church & Preschool (Missouri Synod) 101 S. 6th Ave., St. Charles (Just South of St. Charles Library) (630) 584-8638 The Rev. Timothy P. Silber, Associate Pastor The Rev. Timothy R. Bayer, Senior Pastor Worship Schedule: Saturday @ 5:30 p.m.

Traditional Worship Sunday @ 8:30 a.m.

Traditional Worship Sunday @ 10:00 a.m.

Praise Worship All services elevator access St. Mark’s Preschool for ages 2 – Pre K (630) 584-4850 www.stmarkschurch.church

PRESBYTERIAN Fox Valley Presbyterian Church (USA)

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Nostalgia adds flavor to Daddio’s Diner classics

By RENEE TOMELL rtomell@shawmedia.com

BATAVIA – Daddio’s Diner in Batavia is not only a groovy throwback to classic mainstays for the taste buds, but a treat for eye and ear. The downtown diner has been its spot on Wilson Street for decades, and the current owners behind Daddio’s Diner will celebrate their own decade of operation next spring.

The cozy blanket of nostalgia is evident in the album covers and memorabilia that ring the dining room’s tables and counter-side chrome stools, bringing back the hey-day of The Beach Boys and Bobby Sherman, along with The Beatles crossing “Abbey Road” to wander into eras populated by Shirley Temple, The Mickey Mouse Club and the rotary phone.

“Kitsch – that’s my department,” said Terry Beltran of St. Charles, co-owner of the diner with her husband, Scott, and baker of the homemade chocolate chip cookies that are a staple and pair with the bottomless cup of coffee.

She said being a visual folk artist and vintage primitives dealer have been a conduit for the items on display, and the creative streak she shares with her daughters led to their collaboration on the puns that lend verbal flair to the names of dishes on the menu.

Photos by Sandy Bressner - sbressner@shawmedia.com The inspiration behind the diner has been a family affair.

Darice Augustine of St. Charles readies a customer’s order at Daddio’s Diner in Batavia.

“My husband is a chef by trade,” she said. “We love this food at home.

Our philosophy behind the diner [is] everyone’s welcome, and it’s just good old home-style cooking where you find great value and happy faces and a friendly place.”

Terry Beltran describes Daddio’s Daddio’s for six years come Novemas an authentic neighborhood ber, said she started as a skeptical hangout, where at any one time you novice, but was trained by a veteran might encounter the mayor next to and kept adding more days at the the police chief next to grandma and diner. grandpa who live down the block, “I would open up at 5 a.m., and along with young families for a blendbecause I was there more often with ed mix.

“We’ve been well-received over the regulars, I would start remembering years,” she said. “We’re very grateful what they want every day,” Augustine said. “It’s actually kind of good [given] how hard it is to hang onto for your brain to do that – who gets small businesses for so many years. what and what they like. It’s amazing We keep trying to come up with new how many people eat the same stuff dishes to serve and new gimmicks to every single day. They like the commake it a fun place to be for everyfort of coming to a place where the one.” people right away acknowledge them Someone else closely identified and call them by name and get their with the diner is longtime famiorders up every day.” ly friend Darice Augustine of St. She said the cook will spot certain Charles. Her daughter and a Beltran regulars parking their cars and start daughter were friends in school, and in on their orders.

Terry Beltran asked her to come on board as a server.

The patty melt is one of the many sandwiches at Daddio’s Diner in Batavia.

See DADDIO’S, page 3 Augustine, who’s been a fixture at

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n WHAT: Pump Track Demo Tour n WHEN: 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 16 n WHERE: Pottawatomie Park, 8 North

Ave., St. Charles n COST: Free

momentum to allow the rider to whiz around the track.”

The release indicated pump tracks are good for practicing balance, learning skills and improving confidence.

People can experience it for themImage provided selves for free from 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 16.

The American Ramp Company is bringing its Pump Track Demo Tour to Pottawatomie “Adults are welcome to try it, too,” Park in St. Charles on Aug. 16. People of all ages are invited to try out the track, which is a continuous loop of smooth dirt mounds and berms that can be ridden without pedaling. Greenwald said.

He said the demo offers an opportu“Pump tracks came to be so bikers according to a park district news nity the park district doesn’t normally could get the experience of riding in the get: to test new recreational equipment release. It noted that the demo track is back woods,” the release stated. “The made from marine-grade lumber and – and get the public’s input – before name pump track comes from the mois topped with an ultra-grip composite potentially buying it. surface, making it good for scooters and tion used by riders to propel themselves “Just to get residents’ feedback is along the track. This motion builds up skateboards. very powerful,” Greenwald said.

• DADDIO’S Continued from page 2 “We all work really well together,” she said. “It’s a small enough good group of people [and it] helps to have that camaraderie with each other.”

She said many regulars will time visits for Taco Tuesdays and days for certain specials. The pot roast draws people in who take an order of the home-cooked entree home for dinner later.

“It comes with mashed potatoes and gravy,” she said. “People love to eat it, but don’t want to make a lot of it if it’s only [for them].”

What are some of the diner’s other big hits?

“Our La Bomba Skillet is amazing,” Augustine said, adding that the diner’s pancakes are huge and newcomers don’t believe her description until the album-sized treats arrive.

Terry Beltran said a top weekend breakfast special is the No Way Jose.

The regular menu features soups, a variety of sandwiches – including Monte Cristo and Reuben, plus a Swiss Pot Roast Panini – burgers and salads, such as Strawberry Chicken Pecan prepared with spinach, grilled chicken, strawberries, feta cheese, warm pecans, red onion and raspberry glaze.

Augustine said kids enjoy playing Daddio’s Eye-Spy game with the memorabilia, and she likes the mis-

Sandy Bressner - sbressner@shawmedia.com

Vintage memorabilia adorns the walls at Daddio’s Diner in Batavia. matched coffee cups that are conversation starters. Customers will bring them cups from out-of-town travels, or people moving away will donate a box of cups to the diner.

When she’s traveling, Augustine said she makes it a point to seek out the mom-and-pop diners for all their individualized character.

“Scott and I had been talking

about two guys who moved out to Arizona, who recently happened to come in,” Augustine said. “I was working, and it was fun to see them again … in town [for] a quick trip. They told us how they haven’t found a place out there they feel comfortable with yet.

“I love the people I work with here, and I love the people that come in,” she said. “That’s what’s fun

about a small place like this – you do get to know them on a personal level.”

Daddio’s Diner, which has outside seating, is open for breakfast and lunch seven days a week, and for dinner from Tuesday through Friday at 134 W. Wilson St. For menu details, visit www. daddiosdiner.biz or call 630-879-5299.

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ST. CHARLES – For just a few hours on Aug. 16, people in St. Charles will get the chance to ride bikes, scooters and skateboards in a new way.

The American Ramp Company is bringing its Pump Track Demo Tour to Pottawatomie Park thanks to Jeff Greenwald.

Greenwald, the St. Charles Park District’s superintendent of recreation, applied for the opportunity to have the tour stop in St. Charles after seeing a Facebook post about the tour, he said, adding he was told more than 400 entries were submitted.

Although Greenwald has never tried a pump track, he said he saw one in use at a national conference last year.

He likened it to the old-fashioned Hot Wheels plastic track that kids would race cars around.

Essentially, a pump track is a continuous loop of dirt mounds and berms that can be ridden without pedaling,

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FOX RIVER TROLLEY MUSEUM

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays until Labor Day and varied dates through October WHERE: 365 S. La Fox St., along Route 31, South Elgin COST & INFO: The Fox River Trolley Museum offers half-hour round-trip travel between Castlemuir in South Elgin and Blackhawk Station in the Jon Duerr Forest Preserve. Trains operate each half hour, and admission to the grounds is free. Round-trip rides cost $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and $2 for ages those 3 to 11; $1 for each additional ride. The village and museum will team up for the South Elgin Riverfest Express on Aug. 13 and 14 (the village’s festival begins Aug. 11). For more information or to rent a train, call 847-697-4676. Polar Express and Ghost Train tickets already are on sale. Visit foxtrolley.org.

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CIVIL WAR DAYS

WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Aug. 13 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 14 WHERE: Blackberry Farm, 100 S. Barnes Road, Aurora COST & INFO: Blackberry Farm will mark the Civil War’s 152nd anniversary with a weekend of activities, including a full-scale reenactment at 5 p.m. Saturday featuring simulated battles between Union and Confederate soldiers. Guest speakers and interpreters will stage demonstrations of 1800s-era war life all weekend. “These stories we bring to life go beyond the battles; they’re about real people caught up in an unimaginable war – soldiers, civilians, enslaved people – all with a story to tell,” Blackberry Farm Manager Sandie Gilmer said. “Meet the Lincolns” will be held from noon to 4 p.m. daily, featuring conversations with President and Mrs. Lincoln, who will host “Tea with the Lincolns” each day at 2 p.m. For the full schedule, including children’s activities, visit foxvalleyparkdistrict.org. Blackberry also offers train and pony rides, carousel and hay wagon rides, and an Adventure Playground.

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WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday WHERE: The Kavanagh Gallery at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center, 37W570 Bolcum Road, St. Charles COST & INFO: An exhibit by the Nature Artists Guild is on display until Aug. 12. Each year, the gallery displays between six and seven exhibits ranging from nationwide invitational and juried shows of paintings, pottery, textiles, photography and sculpture, to one- and two-person shows, faculty and member exhibits. For details, call 630-5849443 or visit fineline.org.

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WHEN: Tee times start at 5 p.m. Aug. 19 WHERE: Hughes Creek Golf Club, 1749 Spring Valley Drive, Elburn COST & INFO: People can sign up in the pro shop for Couples Night Out tee times.

Couples are invited to come to golf and stay for dinner. The fee is $17 to walk, $24 to ride.

For information, visit hughescreek.com/Couples-9-Dine.news or call 630-365-9200. The course is built on 170 acres of rolling farm land.

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WHEN: 7 p.m. Aug. 20 WHERE: Hosanna! Lutheran Church, 36W925 Red Gate Road (entrance just east of Randall Road), St. Charles COST & INFO: A free outdoor concert will star Gregory Hyde, who specializes in Christian music, pop hits, blues, classic rock and Southern rock.

He is the recipient of a Billboard Music World Songwriting competition award. The lawn will open at 6:30 p.m. Lawn chairs, blankets, coolers and picnic baskets are welcome, but no alcohol, glass containers or grills.

Smoking is not allowed. All in the community are welcome to attend. For more information, call the church at 630-584-6434, email Welcome@ HosannaChurch.com or visit hosannachurch.com.

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WHEN: 7 p.m. Aug. 18 WHERE: The Holmstad, 700 W. Fabyan Parkway, Batavia COST & INFO: Capping The Holmstad’s free outdoor Summer Concert Series will be Ann Stewart and the Banjo Buddies Dixieland Band. The high-energy band is led by Stewart, described as a diva of Dixieland.

The group plays everything from jazz to swing, blues, big band tunes and novelty tunes from the 1920s through 1950s. People are asked to make reservations at theholmstad.org or 877-226-7310.

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GREEN FAIR ON THE FOX

‘NEMO’ IN THE PARK

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 13 WHERE: Riverwalk in downtown Batavia COST & INFO: Green Fair on the Fox will feature an eco-marketplace and organizations that raise awareness about sustainable living, physical fitness and healthy living. Live music, food, demonstrations and activities will be available, along with an alternative vehicles display, kayaking classes, and clothing and bicycle exchange projects. For more information, visit greenfaironthefox.com or call 630-761-3528.

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WHEN: Reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12; show runs to Sept. 4 WHERE: Water Street Studios, 160 S. Water St., Batavia COST & INFO: The works of two established Chicago-area artists, Michele Thrane and Lynn Tsan, will comprise the exhibition “Bits and Pieces—Combine.” Batavia artist Christopher Cudworth will show some of his most recent paintings in the Kane County Chronicle Gallery on the second floor. An artist talk is planned at 3 p.m. Aug. 21, featuring the three artists, and Thrane will conduct a demonstration of her encaustic monotype process.

Tsan’s work is mostly comprised of squares. Each square can stand alone, but in multiples, they become tiles and cubes for walls, floors and furniture. Visit waterstreetstudios.org. Gallery hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

WHEN: 6 p.m. Aug. 12 WHERE: Lincoln Park Gazebo, 454 W. Main St., St. Charles COST & INFO: To celebrate its third anniversary, Goldfish Swim SchoolSt. Charles will host a free Movie in the Park screening at 7 p.m. of Disney’s “Finding Nemo.” Beginning at 6 p.m., the community event will offer family fun, crafts, games, raffles and treats for sale from various vendors. They include food from the grill by Blue Goose Market, Kimmer’s Ice Cream and cupcakes from Smallcakes. People are asked to register at goldfishmoviepark. eventbrite.com.

GET LISTED! Listings are free. Include the name of the event, time, date, location, length of run, cost, phone number, email address and/or website. Must be submitted at least one week prior to publication. Fill out the form at PlanitKane.com and click on “+ Add Event.”

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WHEN: Liverpool Legends at 8 p.m. Aug. 12 WHERE: Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles COST & INFO: The Grammy-nominated Beatles tribute band called Liverpool Legends is described as Branson’s biggest show. TOTO will star at 8 p.m. Aug. 13, with hits including “Africa,” “Hold the Line” and “Rosanna.” A homage to the “Faces of Elvis,” featuring Shawn Klush and Cody Slaughter, will begin at 8 p.m. Aug. 16 and Sept. 2. Visit oshows.com or call 630-962-7000.

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6 Campers, instructors with Fox Country Players take the stage at Waubonsee

By SUSAN O’NEILL editorial@kcchronicle.com SUGAR GROVE – Blair Wright was 5 years old when she began attending the Fox Country Players Theater Arts Academy. She’s been acting every summer since 1998.

Wright was a high school mentor for the academy, and this is the second summer she has taught and directed children 5 to 8 years old.

This year, the academy took place at Waubonsee Community College’s Sugar Grove campus through the college’s Xcelerate Summer Camps program.

The younger students performed “Things That Go Bump in the Night,” and the high school group put on “The Addams Family” in the Waubonsee auditorium.

“The camp is a really cool opportunity to make friends,” Wright said.

“The kids see each other every summer, and they get to meet [other kids] from different towns.”

Her classes, which were held at Waubonsee for three weeks in July, covered all aspects of theater – even focusing on how the students project

Rob Griegoliet plays Snoopy during a dress rehearsal of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” on Aug. 4 at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove. their voices, and making sure they turned their belly buttons toward the audience.

The classes included playing a lot of improvisation games, and singing and dancing, as well as making set pieces, props and learning the basics of a sound booth.

After the student performances, the instructors got into the act. They

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The cast of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” (top, from left) Maureen O’Hara as Sally, Devin Johnston as Schroeder, Blair Wright as Lucy, Rob Griegoliet as Snoopy, Blake Malley as Linus and (bottom) Matt Weaver as Charlie Brown rehearses at Waubonsee Community College.

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SMILE, JANET’S COOKING! Janet Lagerloef The Texas humidity had turned my hair into a cruel joke. My ankle was in so much pain by this time I wanted to cut it off with a hacksaw. Potter was spewing vile matter from every orifice.

And, Jerry wasn’t sure which one of us he wanted to leave on the side of the road.

But, Potter got back to normal; a nice surgeon fixed my ankle; and Jerry hit the skies. One of his first charters was flying a Houston businessman over the border into Veracruz, Mexico, to a Cinco de Mayo party. I was invited to go along.

When Jerry made his final approach, well after dark, onto Jorge and Rosario Garcia’s private landing strip, we saw party lights glowing in the distance.

Their son met our plane and drove us down a path illuminated with lanterns hanging from magnolia trees to their grand desert estate.

When we stepped onto their open-air veranda, we entered an opulence I didn’t know existed. I felt like I was on an episode of “Fantasy Island,” a popular television show at the time, about a remote and extravagant getaway.

We were greeted by a white-gloved waiter holding a tray of margaritas.

Torches everywhere cast a warm glow on their elegantly dressed guests. The women wore sleek dresses and milehigh heels. They all had beautifully smooth black hair. Rosario Garcia was the fairest of them all.

Musicians strolled throughout the party playing trumpets and violins, while male singers wearing the tightest pants I’d ever seen on men, sang beautiful love songs.

In the center of it all was a fire pit.

Atop it sat an ornate pot with a copper lid that was wafting the most delightful aroma throughout the party. Nearby was a whole goat on a rotisserie turning slowly to a crispy golden brown. Jerry and I were curious about what was in the pot, but I could barely look at the goat.

Cooks in starched white chef hats prepared tapas in the Garcia’s elaborate outdoor kitchen, which was also on the veranda – just down from the goat.

One piped guacamole he’d made from avocados growing on a nearby tree into perfectly shaped roses, while another fried corn tortillas into chips to dip into the roses.

They made dozens of tacos con lengua: chopped beef tongue that had been braising for hours on the stove with tomatoes and onions. They served it on just-made flour tortillas with a green tomatillo salsa. That goat started to look good.

Next, they lined the counter with

well-chilled crystal goblets into which they spooned a colorful medley of cold octopus, cilantro, avocado, red onion and lime. Bacon-wrapped quail made the scene next. Boy, I couldn’t wait to have some goat.

But, I didn’t endure that ghastly trip two weeks before to be a scaredy cat.

I had been struggling all night to fit in as I hobbled on crutches with a Phyllis Diller hairdo, dressed like Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Jerry was loving everything. This culture was my new home. So I started eating and actually liked all of the tapas – a lot.

After the tapas, it was time for the star of the show. Everyone was invited to gather around the pot with the copper lid. The trumpets still played, but the singers stopped singing. Rosario nodded to one of the waiters, and – with a flourish – he lifted the lid.

Inside was a Spanish dish called paella – a soft bed of yellow rice piled with scallops, lobsters, shrimp, prawns, chicken and sausage.

We were each given a small plate to help ourselves. To this day, I haven’t eaten anything as elegant. The rice was divine. I had no clue what gave it its pretty yellow color and heavenly taste.

We only lived in Brownsville for six years, but it’s still a big part of us.

I often cut corn tortillas into triangles and fry them into chips. I buy octopus

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Geneva’s Viking ship available for tours on Aug. 20 site in Canada, Nordin said.

Now, there is a historical record in the form of sagas – ancient Nordic GENEVA – Guided and self tours stories of Viking voyages – plus hard of a 1893 replica Norwegian longarcheology in the form of ruins from ship called the Viking will be offered Viking villages that indicate Leif from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 20 at Good TemEriksson made the discovery of North plar Park, 528 East Side Drive, Geneva.

America, Nordin said.

The guided tours will begin every The ruins of the Viking village in 30 minutes, with the last guided tour of Canada are from 1000 A.D. based on the day at 3:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for carbon 14 dating, he said. adults and $3 for teens. Parking is free.

“That’s pretty good evidence,” The ship is 78 feet long, 17 feet wide Nordin said. and 6.5 feet high, with black oak planks After being exhibited at the Museum fastened together with thousands of of Science and Industry in Chicago, the iron rivets, said David Nordin, one of Viking replica was displayed in West the founding members – and a trustee Chicago before being moved to Geneof – the Friends of the Viking Ship orgava in 1996, he said. nization.

Even for those not interested in ViPhoto provided It is an exact replica of the Gokstad, king history, Nordin encouraged them Aurora resident Jean Benson visits the replica Norwegian longship Viking at Good Tema Viking ship built in 850 and unplar Park in Geneva. The 1893 replica of the ship built in 850 will be available for tours to come to a tour just to see it. earthed in Gokstad, Norway, in 1893. It Aug. 20.

“The Viking ship, just as a work of is reportedly the last surviving major art, is visually beautiful,” Nordin said. said they did.” important artifact,” Nordin said. “It artifact from the 1893 Chicago World’s “It’s stunning. When you walk into the When the ship made it across changed history, because every textFair, Nordin said. shelter, it looks like an ultra modern In recreating the Viking and sailing book described Christopher Columbus the Atlantic, it encouraged further sculpture bird taking flight.” investigation and archeological digs. In it across the Atlantic with a crew of 12, as crossing the Atlantic. It proved More information about the ship the 1960s, a husband and wife team of without question that Vikings had the “it changed history,” Nordin said. is available online by visiting www. archeologists found the Viking landing vikingship.us. kind of ships that the ancient sagas “The Viking ship is an extremely

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Being married to an airline pilot has been a delicious ride. I have eaten pizza in New York City, oysters in New Orleans, lamb pie in London, reindeer stew in Stockholm, croissants in Normandy, buckets of mussels in Brussels (oh, my) and thin strips of elephant drying on a clothes line while hiking in the bush of Botswana. (I thought it needed salt). But, my love of ethnic food started in Mexico.

Jerry has been a pilot for United Airlines for 30 years and a captain for 24. He began his aviation career in 1980, when he was hired as a charter pilot, in Brownsville, Texas – just a five-minute walk across the bridge over the Rio Grande River into Matamoros, Mexico.

We were both 24 and living in Sugar Grove. I had barely been out of Illinois and had never eaten outside the box.

We packed a makeshift trailer with all our belongings, including a big box of albums from Pink Floyd to Cat Stevens.

The day before we were to leave, I tore the ligaments in my right ankle. But, I talked my doctor into scheduling my necessary surgery at a hospital in Brownsville the day we arrived.

So, we hitched our wobbly trailer to our 1968 Cutlass convertible, put our cat, Potter, in an animal carrier in the front seat, and propped my foot on pillows in the back to make the 1,500 mile journey south. What could go wrong?

On the third day, a tire on our trailer blew on a hot dusty road in Dallas just yards from vultures feeding on roadkill.

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• STAGE Continued from page 6 performed “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” Aug. 5 and 6 at the same auditorium.

Wright, who played Lucy, said that her students probably found it funny to see their instructors play characters on stage. She said her character “definitely has an attitude,” which she enjoyed portraying.

Academy instructor Devin Johnson played Schroeder.

He also directed music for both sessions of the academy.

Schroeder is an accomplished pianist, and was often seen practicing Beethoven during the play. He said it was a good thing for the students to be able to see their instructors “doing what they love to do.”

Matt Weaver, who played the title role of Charlie Brown, has been with the academy for six summers – as a student, mentor and – for the past four years – as a director. He has appeared in a number of musicals, in addition to directing several of them.

Weaver said he thought his students enjoyed seeing him doing “ridiculous kid things.”

Eve Cone, a Yorkville High School student and returning student to the academy, attended the “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” performance on Aug. 5.

“I loved it,” Cone said. “I thought it was a great show.”

Cone, who has been performing in plays since she was 8 years old, said she would like to become a director or a drama teacher in the future.

Fox Country Players is a community theater group based out of Yorkville that has been performing plays since 1979. Visit www.foxcountryplayers.org for information.

The Xcelerate Summer Camps are offered at Waubonsee each year for children ages 4 to 14. Visit www.waubonsee.edu for information.

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Devin Johnston as Schroeder and Blake Malley as Linus perform a number during dress rehearsal of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” on Aug. 4 at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove.

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A cooking pro’s tips, tricks and shortcuts Food blogger (“The Clever Carrot”) Emile Raffa speaks directly to time-pressed cooks in “The Clever Cookbook” (Page Street Publishing), appropriately subtitled “Get-Ahead Strategies and Timesaving Tips for Stress-Free Home Cooking.”

Professionally trained in the culinary arts, Raffa fills her cookbook with useful, creative ideas designed to make it easier for anyone desiring to get back to the basics and connect “with our food and make it ourselves.”

In the introduction, the author declares that there’s no gimmick in her approach to cooking. She notes that hers is “an alternate that empowers the home cook and squashes the stigma associated with cooking from scratch.”

For a good example of Raffa’s cooking style, try her Fast Shrimp Tacos (recipe below) with a cucumber tomato salsa.

The book – full of appetizing photography – devotes chapters to compound butters, homemade spice blends, batch-cooked grains and freezer marinades, among other topics. Raffa lives in Long Island with her husband and two young sons.

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cooked through, about 2 to 4 minutes.

When you’re ready to eat, fill each tortilla with your flavorful Mexican shrimp. Top with the cucumber tomato salsa, goat cheese and lime wedges on the side.

Fast Shrimp Tacos

Mexican Spice Blend

Serves 4

1 1/2 lbs. peeled and deveined shrimp, tail off 2 Tbl. olive oil, divided 1 Tbl. Mexican spice blend (recipe follows) Zest of 1 lime

Cucumber Tomato Salsa 1 cup diced cucumbers 1 small tomato, diced 2 Tbl. chopped cilantro Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 8 small flour tortillas (or corn tortillas for gluten-free) 1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese 1 to 2 juicy limes, cut into wedges Remove the shrimp from its packaging and pat dry with paper towels. The olive oil and spices will stick better this way, and the shrimp will get a good sear. Add the shrimp to a bowl. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with the Mexican Spice Blend. Grate the lime zest directly

Makes about 1/2 cup

2 tsp. coarse salt 2 tsp. cumin Pinch of cayenne pepper 2 Tbl. chili pepper 1 Tbl. sweet smoked paprika 1 Tbl. garlic powder Image provided 1 Tbl. onion powder “The Clever Cookbook” by Emile Raffa 1 Tbl. dried oregano devotes chapters to compound butters, homemade spice blends, batch-cooked Add all of the ingredients to a small mixing grains and freezer marinades, among other bowl. Whisk thoroughly to combine. Store in an topics. airtight container or mason jar; label and date. It will last 6 months to 1 year stored in a cool, dry over the top. Toss well to coat. place.

While the shrimp is marinating, chop your vegTip: If you have time, lightly toast any gies for the salsa. Add the cucumber, tomatoes “vintage” spices in a dry pan to revitalize their and cilantro to a small bowl and season lightly flavors. It will only take a minute or two. with salt and pepper. Quick tip: The salt will draw out the natural water in the cucumbers and Journalist Tom Witom, who lives tomatoes; drain it off before serving. in Elgin, has written extensively for In a large 10-inch cast-iron skillet, warm the years about food and the food industry. remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium Feedback on this column can be sent to editorial@kcchronicle.com. heat. Saute the shrimp until bright pink and

Right plant, right place is all about site selection Last year, I became enamored with a perennial called hardy hibiscus. Having lived in the Chicago area my entire life, the idea of enormous hibiscus blossoms in summer was very appealing, and I planted one called Kopper King by my downspout. Perennial hibiscus enjoys having “wet feet,” as opposed to most perennials that prefer well-drained soil.

I am also able to grow lavender on the north side of my house because those few hours of intense afternoon sun bounce off my driveway and foundation creating an arid micro-climate for the lavender to flourish.

To give plants the best chance to thrive, there are several factors to consider when selecting a site for new shrubs or perennials.

• Exposure – is not just sun but wind, rain and snow, too. Shrubs such as boxwood and arborvitae dry out easily in the winter if they are too exposed to wind. Prevent this with an application of an anti-desiccant, but selecting a more protected area is optimal.

• Access to water – plants don’t just rely on rainfall for moisture but snow as well. Snow is vital to perennials in our zone. It provides moisture in the spring, and it also offers protection

LEARNING TO GROW Jody Lay through the winter months. A healthy snow fall before a deep freeze provides a comfy blanket while perennials sleep.

When we get a warmer winter day, it gives the plant a little drink. This process continues all winter and is an integral part of the perennial’s life cycle. Likewise, proximity to a down spout or leaky gutter can make or break a perennial. Bearded irises and lilies don’t like a lot of water, while Siberian irises and hydrangeas love consistent water all summer.

• Heat sources – siding, foundations, driveways and sidewalks radiate heat, especially on hot, sunny days. Consider that when you’re planting ANY plants.

We get a lot of calls to the help desk about vegetable gardens that aren’t producing. If your garden is close to your house and foundation you could be losing a lot of moisture and may need to water more often. Perennials

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Hydrangeas appreciate a site with consistent moisture, writes columnist and master gardener Jody Lay. can burn, even in the shade, from the heat that comes off your house. Keep plants away from dryer vents that will also dry out plants.

• Proximity to the street – all kinds of things come off our streets, like road salt in the winter and rainwater if the street has pour drainage. Choose shrubs and perennials that can handle these conditions.

• Existing trees – don’t forget that tree roots underground reach out as wide as the tree’s canopy. These roots steal moisture from the soil, leaving little for perennials. There are plants

that like this scenario, so do your homework before planting.

And find out what kind of tree it is.

Black walnuts limit what will grow around them. Pine trees can also create inhospitable growing conditions.

Jody Lay is a University of Illinois Extension master gardener for Kane County. The “Learning to Grow” column runs weekly during warmer months of the year. Call the extension office at 630-584-6166 for more information. Feedback on this column can be sent to editorial@kcchronicle.com.

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Paella

Serves 8

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat olive oil over medium high heat in a 14 inch skillet with a lid. Sauté the chicken thighs and sausage until brown and cooked through – remove to platter.

Saute the onion and pepper until softened; add the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds more.

Season with salt and pepper. Add the rice and cook for 1 minute, stirring to coat the rice without browning it. Pour in the clam juice and 1 cup of broth and move the pan around so the ingredients are in an even layer and mixed together.

Cook until the liquid is absorbed, 4-5 minutes.

Add the rest of the broth and the saffron, bring to a boil, stir, cover, put in the oven. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.

Remove pan from oven, and place the chicken, sausage, and raw shrimp on top. Cover, return to oven and cook for 10-15 minutes or until the shrimp are pink and fully cooked.

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at a Mexican grocery store in Aurora and make seafood cocktails just like we had that night at the Garcia’s party.

About 10 years ago, a foreign exchange student from Sweden lived with us for a year. Upon her arrival, Gabriella’s mother, who owns a spice export business, sent along an assortment of exotic spices with her daughter as a present to me. There was star anise, and whole vanilla beans, and cardamon. And then I opened a bright gold tin tied with a red satin ribbon. Gabi told me it was saffron, and it was used to make paella.

My mind instantly rushed back to that veranda, and that fancy pot with the copper lid.

I found a recipe online and learned you can put whatever you want into a paella. I make mine with shrimp, chicken and sausage. Now I knew it was the saffron that made Rosario’s rice so special that marvelous night in Mexico, nearly 40 years ago. It’s pricey, but a little goes a long way.

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BELOW: Nathaniel Bridges, 9, and Lilliana Sparacio, 6, both of St. Charles, listen as the band performs.

TOP: The band Wild Daisy performs as part of the Concerts in the Park series at Lincoln Park in St. Charles.

Concerts continue Thursdays through Aug. 18.

ABOVE: Patrons listen as the band Wild Daisy performs.

RIGHT: The band Wild Daisy performs while children in the audience dance.

ABOVE: Lead singer Krissi Woods and the band Wild Daisy perform as part of the Concerts in the Park series at Lincoln Park in St. Charles. Concerts continue Thursdays through Aug. 18.

LEFT: Children dance as the band Wild Daisy performs.

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TALES FROM THE MOTHERHOOD Jennifer DuBose deadline driven. My mom once reassured me that this doesn’t mean I am a slacker, but more of a percolator. Yes! I allow ideas to percolate (or marinate … aren’t metaphors fun?) until they’re ready – or until my editor is ready (deadlines!), and then I begin typing. In some cases I type nothing but the wee kernel of an idea, and then just hope for the best.

Yes, I wing it. I trust that the process of getting the ball rolling will allow my ideas to further unfurl. Sometimes they don’t, and remain sweet nothings. Other times, they blossom.

In this way, writing, for me, is more of a lifestyle than an activity that begins and ends at my desk. As I go about my days I keep my antennae up for material for my stories. I stay tuned in to my experiences of the people and the world around me, and if I hear or see something that resonates with me I’ll jot it down (or text myself). And later, after allowing the idea to percolate a bit,

will do that sit-down-at-the-computerwith-the-wee-nuggets thing and see what develops. I get a huge kick out of puzzling things out, especially when ideas begin to hang together well, and love sculpting my musings into something others might find coherent and palatable (even, hopefully, helpful, in some way).

So no, I’m not an outliner, or a daily, butt-in-chair kind of writer. I’m more of a pull-over-to-the-side-of-the-road-andwrite-on-a-receipt, or dictate something to whichever kid happens to be in the passenger seat kind of writer. Or a wake-up-giggling-at-3-a.m.-and-writeit-on-my-arm-in-the-dark-lest-I-forget-it (because where is that dang notebook?) kind of writer. In other words, I trust the process. I abuse a lot of hyphens – and ellipses. Yeah. And I obsessively edit (letting go is hard!), even after I’ve clicked “send.” And yes, I do lots of research, unless the piece in question is pure memoir. I have a desk in the den but no door, so no dice. Too many distractions. So my “real” desk is an antique red painted table I picked up at a yard sale 12 years ago, which now is stuffed into a corner of my bedroom. And my chair is an antique oak office chair I nabbed at a the Kane County Flea Market for $25 – which, I

love, in spite of its squeaks! (And which, I suppose, could use some oil.)

What am I working on right now?

Among other things, an absurd, and hopefully humorous rhyming picture book (most of my picture books are written in prose, however), for which I jotted down the kernel of an idea nine or 10 year ago, following a particularly humorous but trying walk to the beach.

Yeah. Inevitably, there are moments, at least one a week, when such things happen that inspire me to write.

But those weeks when I’m feeling too weary to be inspired or simply have no (publishable) words for that thing about which I’m really preoccupied but about which I absolutely couldn’t or shouldn’t write about for publication, about he-orshe-who-shall-(for now)-remain-nameless, when a column is due anyway? I still gotta come up with something – and sometimes, what I come up with really stinks. Please don’t read my column those weeks, OK?

Jennifer DuBose lives in Batavia with her family. Her column runs regularly in the Kane Weekend section of the Kane County Chronicle. Contact her at editorial@kcchronicle.com.

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Tickets start at $10, and cost $2 more at the door. Visit marqueeyouth.org.

LIVERPOOL LEGENDS SALUTE TO THE BEATLES, 8 p.m. Aug. 12, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Grammy nominated, it’s described as Branson’s biggest show. Visit oshows.com or call 630-962-7000.

AUG. 11 FLICK ‘N’ FLOAT NIGHTS, 8 p.m. Aug. 12, VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR ARCHAEOLSunset Pool, 710 Western Ave., Geneva. Enjoy OGY PROGRAM, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 11 to 14, and 17 to 21, Garfield Farm Museum, 3N016 a movie while floating at Sunset Pool. The Aug. Garfield Road, Campton Hills. The program will 12 film will be “Pan.” Twilight admission rates be under the direction of James Yingst, director are $4 for residents and $6 for nonresidents. and chief archaeologist of Chicago’s Heartland For more information, call 630-232-4542 or Archaeology Research Program and a research visit genevaparks.org. associate at Garfield Farm. The work is focused on understanding the lives of the 1830s to AUG. 13 1840s settling farmers in northern Illinois. VolGREEN FAIR ON THE FOX, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. unteers younger than 14 must be accompanied Aug. 13, 151 N. Island Ave., Batavia. The Green by an adult. It’s not recommended for children Fair on the Fox features an eco-marketplace, age 7 and younger. To register as a particiand local businesses, organizations and indipant, or visit the excavation site, or financially viduals that raise awareness about sustainable contribute to the effort, contact the museum at living, physical fitness and healthy living. Live 630-584-8485, email info@garfieldfarm.org or music, food, demonstrations and activities will write to Box 403, La Fox, IL 60147. be available. For more information, visit greenSUNSET POOL TEEN NIGHT, 8 p.m. Aug. 11, faironthefox.com or call 630-761-3528.

TOTO, 8 p.m. Aug. 13, Arcada Theatre, 105 Sunset Pool, 710 Western Ave., Geneva. Teen Nights grant teens exclusive twilight access to E. Main St., St. Charles. The band’s hits include the pool. The regular fee is $5 for residents and “Africa,” “Hold the Line” and “Rosanna.” Visit $6 for nonresidents. For more information, call oshows.com or call 630-962-7000.

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ACT” by Fox Country Players, 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. AUG. 12 13, Waubonsee Community College Auditorium, “MARY POPPINS,” by Marquee Youth Sugar Grove campus, Route 47 and Waubonsee Stage, 7 p.m. Aug. 12 and 3 p.m. Aug. 13 and 14, Drive. Auditions are open to the community.

Norris Theatre at St. Charles East High School For cast information, visit mtishows.com/ campus, 1040 Dunham Road, St. Charles. full-cast-info/485. Presented by Fox Country

Players and Waubonsee Community College Community Education, the show will be staged at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 and 15, and 2 p.m. Oct. 16.

Director Anna Ahonen asks people auditioning to prepare a song from the show or a song that presents their vocal range – bring music for the accompanist; and be prepared to perform cold readings from the script. People should wear comfortable clothes to learn a short dance combination. Backstage and technical help are welcome. For more information, visit foxcountryplayers.org.

Woodstock Opera House. Marking the festival’s 30th anniversary, the ensemble will offer three Mozart arias with soprano Susan Nelson, and “Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543.” Tickets cost $25 to $40, $7 for students with an ID. For tickets, contact woodstockoperahouse. com or 815-338-5300. Visit midwestmozart. org.

NATURE PROGRAM ON PRESCRIBED BURNS, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 14, Peck Farm Park, 4038 Kaneville Road, Geneva, meeting at the Orientation Barn. Learn about the role fire plays in ecosystem health as used by land managers. Trish Burns, manager of Peck Farm Park, AUG. 14 will lead the Learn from the Experts program NOMAD THEATRE COMPANY’S “HAIRfor ages 18 and older. Advance registration is SPRAY, JR.,” noon, 3 and 7 p.m. Aug. 14, required and costs $10. To register, contact Bartlett Community Center’s Oak Room, 700 630-444-3190 or programs@kaneforest.com.

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BRANDON FOX, 1 p.m. Aug. 14, Eddie Gaedel the second Sunday of each month through October. Described as mosquito-free, the garPub and Grill, 117 N. Main St., Elburn. He is a dens are open to the public on set dates for the music teacher at Kaneland’s Blackberry Creek Elementary School. Kevin Presbrey will perform purpose of enjoying the natural wooded setting and perennial gardens. A Children’s Garden from 7 to 10 p.m. Aug. 18. Visit eddiegaedeloffers activities. Admission costs $5 per person pubandgrill.com or call 630-365-9938. and $10 per family, and is free for cancer surviLYDIA PENSE AND COLD BLOOD, with vors. Groups can schedule special days to visit. special guest August, 5 p.m. Aug. 14, Arcada For more information, call 630-377-1846 or Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. It’s an visit healinggardensatstonehillfarm.com. The all-ages show featuring funk and rhythm and blues. Visit oshows.com or call 630-962-7000. venue will offer an optional outdoor Yoga in the Garden class taught from 1 to 2 p.m. Aug. 14 MIDWEST MOZART FESTIVAL TO

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How the heck do I manage to write a column every week? Every single week for more than seven years? I get this question a lot.

My earliest recollection of “being a writer” is of a time in third grade when I wrote a story during a sleepover with my friend, Cheryl. I have no idea what that story was about, but recall we also wrote a letter to the president of Romania. We had high hopes that the spritz of perfume we added before sealing the envelope would inspire him to introduce us to our idol, the gymnast Nadia Comaneci. I ended up editing my high school and college newspapers, and earned an undergraduate degree in journalism before pursuing counseling degrees in graduate school, but have continued processing my experiences of the world through writing, in various genres and across my various fields of interest, ever since.

My writing process is quite organic, and it’s only in the last few years that I’ve begun accepting and even celebrating it as valid. It works for me — and besides, it’s fun! In a nutshell, I try to strike while the iron is hot and write when the spirit moves me. (If I’m lucky, I also manage to avoid too many cliches.) I work best under pressure. In other words, I’m

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Babies should not eat rice cereals Dear Dr. K: You recently wrote about the

dangers of feeding rice cereal to babies.

Can you tell me more about this? What should I give my baby instead?

Dear Reader: For years, rice cereal has been a go-to food for parents when they start their babies on solid foods. My Harvard Medical School colleague Dr. Claire McCarthy, a primary care pediatrician at Boston Children’s Hospital, says it’s time to change that.

In 2012, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a report warning about high levels of inorganic arsenic in rice and rice products.

Inorganic arsenic is a common ingredient in pesticides and other products used in farming. It can linger in the soil for a long time after it is used – and rice plants are particularly good at absorbing arsenic from the soil.

In high doses, inorganic arsenic is lethal. Even small amounts can damage the brain, nerves, blood vessels or skin – and increase the risk of birth defects and cancer. Babies who eat two servings of rice cereal a day could double their lifetime cancer risk. In addition, studies show that babies exposed to inorganic arsenic, including exposure before they are born, have a higher risk of learning problems.

The FDA has decided to propose a new upper limit for inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal of 100 parts per billion (ppb).

The FDA and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) suggest the following for young children and pregnant women: • Iron-fortified cereals are still a recommended first food for babies. But rice cereal isn’t the only choice. Oat, barley and mixed-grain cereals can provide iron too.

• Toddlers should eat varied grains as well.

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff

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Parents should be mindful of the rice (or rice syrup) toddlers may consume in “puffs” and other snacks.

• Pregnant women should vary their diet and eat other grains besides rice.

• To decrease the amount of arsenic in rice, cook it as you would cook pasta: Cook one part rice in 6 to 10 parts water and drain off the excess. Cooking it this way can decrease the arsenic content by 40 to 60 percent.

Finally, be mindful that brown rice has more arsenic than white. That’s because arsenic accumulates in the “germ” that is removed from brown rice to make white rice. Cereals and other products made from brown rice are particularly likely to be high in arsenic.

Please understand that I’m not saying that most of us should avoid rice. I eat rice a good deal, and brown rice preferentially. That’s because it has a better glycemic index and also tastes great.

What the FDA and the AAP are saying is that infants and pregnant women should minimize rice intake. The risk to the developing brain of a child from arsenic in rice is not great. After all, billions of living babies and their pregnant mothers have had rice meals and are doing just fine. However, there are better alternatives for pregnant women and infants than rice.

• Write to Dr. Komaroff at www.askdoctork.com or Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.

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DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Dr. Wallace: I met a guy at a friend’s birthday party several months ago. He seemed like a nice guy and I was happy that he asked me to go out with him. He called a week later and we had a movie and snack date and I had a good time. Our second date consisted of him teaching me how to bowl. It was a lot of fun and I started to get excited about seeing him.

During our first two dates we shared things about ourselves.

I told him that I play the piano, enjoy gymnastics and sing in the church choir. He told me that he was an all-league football player and honors student and was planning to attend the University of Notre Dame on a football scholarship in 2017. He really impressed me.

Last week I was talking with two girls who attend the same school as this guy. When I told them about how impressed I was with him, they laughed. They told me that he has been kicked out of school for having marijuana in his locker, never played

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace football, and lacks the intelligence to be an honors student. I called Ken and he admitted that he had lied to me because he wanted to impress me because he wanted to know me better.

What should I do, forgive him and continue seeing him, or stop seeing him immediately? I promise that I will take your advice. –

Keep your child safe.

Nameless, Indianapolis, Ind.

Nameless: There’s no reason why you shouldn’t forgive this guy, but I don’t think you should go out with him again. His lies were far too blatant for him ever to be trustworthy. Besides, if he had told you the truth about himself, you probably wouldn’t have gone out with him in the first place. Now that you know, stop seeing him immediately.

Dr. Wallace: I’m a 15-year-old female and my dream is to become a fashion model. I have the

look agents seek when looking for models except for one major problem. I am totally aware that a fashion model must be at least 5-feet-6 in her stocking feet. I’m 5-feet-4, though I’m not sure if I have reached my maximum height yet.

I may still grow two additional inches. My dad is 5-feet-11 and my mother is 5-feet-5 and I know that heredity has a lot to do with body build. How much longer can I expect to keep growing? Is there anything I can do to grow taller? – Kylee, Oklahoma City,

Okla.

Kylee: You still have a ways

to go, and could very well reach that magical height of 5-feet-6.

Most females keep growing until their 17th year. Boys grow even longer; they generally don’t reach their peak height until their 19th year.

Sorry, but Mother Nature alone determines a person’s eventual height.

• Write to Dr. Wallace at rwallace@thegreatestgift.com.

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About six months ago, I started a new job I really enjoy. A handyman who does odd jobs around the building was working on the floor in my area. He was chatty and I made polite conversation, but now things have escalated.

He has started contacting me on social media to the point where I had to block him. He tries to talk to me daily and I am feeling very uncomfortable. He’s twice my age and I have no interest in him, romantically or otherwise.

It has reached the point where I have a great deal of anxiety about going to work. I feel uncomfortable and intimidated. It’s especially difficult because I work alone most of the day, so I am nervous he might try to harm me. How should I approach this without it turning into a huge deal at work? I want to let my manager know, but I’m afraid it’ll only cause more issues and make things worse. I’m afraid to make him mad, and afraid about what he might do. Any advice would be great. – Afraid He’ll Harm Me Dear Afraid: Talk to your manager about this immediately. This man should not be attempting to have a personal relationship with you in or out of work. He needs to be told to stop bothering you during work hours or attempting to contact you afterward, because if he doesn’t, he could be cited for harassment or lose his job.

Dear Abby: I am 23 and a dog sitter. I work through a company that sets up the visits and stay overnight with different families’ dogs.

There’s one family I sit for regularly. I absolutely love their two dogs and the family themselves. I stay anywhere from two nights to seven nights and work a second job on the weekdays.

After walking, feeding, etc. is done, I have a ton of free time. My dilemma: I’d like my long-term boyfriend to stay with me for a night or two on the weekends. I’m having trouble figuring out how – or if – I should ask them. They have never met my boyfriend, but I have proven my own trustworthiness because they keep asking me to come back. I will go through my boss first, but I’m worried that the family may be offended if I even ask. Should I ask, or should I just let it be since it’s part of my job? Help! – The Dog Sitter Dear Dog Sitter: You are in the dog-sitting BUSINESS, and if you want to be successful, you need to view it as such. Definitely discuss this question with your employer. Because you are working through a company, that company could be liable for any property loss or damage that might occur while your boyfriend was staying in a client’s home with you. But if there’s any question in your mind about how asking your clients to have your boyfriend stay with you in their house will be received, don’t do it. Some families have moral values that would preclude unmarried couples sleeping together under their roof. For the sake of your own credibility, please consider what I’m trying to convey to you.

Please don’t go out with him again

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8 p.m. on _ WLS The $100,000 Pyramid Martha Stewart competing against Snoop Dogg isn’t the likeliest showdown, but their rivalry in this episode of the game-show revival ultimately indicates whether the culinary expert or the rapper has more skill at guessing categories. Host Michael Strahan presides over that contest, as well as the one in the hour’s second half that pits “Dr. Ken” co-stars Ken Jeong and Tisha Campbell Martin against each other to reach the winner’s circle.

8 p.m. on ) WGN Beauty and the Beast Vincent (Jay Ryan) is put to the test — actually, a whole battery of them — in the new episode “Means to an End.” The would-be beast buyer wants to see just what he might be getting, but Vincent plays it cagey in a bid to avoid confirming his true nature. Cat, JT and Heather (Kristin Kreuk, Austin Basis, Nicole Gale Anderson) continue their efforts on the intended behalf of Vincent.

8 p.m. on + WTTW American Experience Mention Watergate, and virtually anyone knows whose presidency is defined by it. An encore of the 1996 documentary “Nixon” can’t help but focus largely on the scandal that eventually ended Richard M. Nixon’s time in the White House. However, the program also deals with other milestones of his political career, including his 1952 “Checkers speech” (about questionable expenses — and a dog) and his televised 1960 debates with John F. Kennedy.

8:59 p.m. on ^ WBBM Code Black Saving a patient is only the first step for Christa (Bonnie Somerville) in “We Plug Holes.” She then wants to ensure the woman still can bear children, and she seeks Neal’s (Raza Jaffrey) surgical help to that end. Mario’s (Benjamin Hollingsworth) forecast of a hockey player’s future isn’t received well ... to the degree that fisticuffs are thrown. Marcia Gay Harden and William Allen Young also star.

7 p.m. on ^ WBBM NCIS: Los Angeles Granger (Miguel Ferrer) has a deeply personal tie to his mission in “Granger, O” as he accompanies a North Korean spy (guest star Malese Jow) back to Los Angeles. She actually is the daughter he’s long been separated from, and she lets him know she’s aware of that connection.

Chris O’Donnell, LL Cool J, Linda Hunt, Daniela Ruah and Eric Christian Olsen also star.

7 p.m. on % WMAQ Rio Olympics As the Summer Games continue from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, events available for coverage include: Japan vs. Russia and Brazil vs. the Republic of Korea in women’s volleyball; men’s or women’s Round of 16 matches in beach volleyball; and Round 1 of the women’s 1500m, the women’s heptathlon, Round 1 of the men’s 400m and the qualifying round of the men’s long jump in track and field.

7 p.m. on _ WLS Shark Tank Sharks including Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner get a new taste for — and from — hummus in this episode, as they’re treated to the flavor spin it gets from a new-college-grad entrepreneur from Orlando, Fla. That’s not the only munching they do here, since New York pals also present their edible cups. A Los Angeles woman pitches her idea for eyelash extensions, and a couple of well-dressed Arizona siblings suggest an innovative way of remembering computer passwords.

7 p.m. on ) WGN Masters of Illusion The title “Classic Magic Mashups” suggests that each act will involve several familiar aspects of prestidigitation, likely causing the featured illusionists to reach beyond their usual comfort zones to incorporate other elements. The performers showcased here are Les Arnold and Dazzle, Chris Randall, Jason Bishop, Johnny Ace Palmer, Sittah and Greg Frewin. Dean Cain continues as host. Another episode follows.

7 p.m. on @ WFLD MasterChef The beginning of the two-hour presentation “Gordon Ramsay Masterclass/Vets, Jets and Home Cooks” is all about lobster, as chef, host and judge Ramsay shows how to separate one for culinary purposes.

Seeing leads to doing for 16 contestants, since they have to emulate what Ramsay did. Then, the remaining competitors are divided into two squads to serve just over 100 military veterans a steak dish that also involves two sides and a sauce.

8 p.m. on ^ WBBM Hawaii Five-0 Though they aren’t related in real life, Michelle Hurd and Paige Hurd are linked by

family in “Malama ka Po’e” (Hawaiian for “Care for One’s People”), as they return as two of Grover’s (Chi McBride) closest loved ones. He tries to protect them while they’re all fugitives when an underworld kingpin seeks revenge for a case Grover handled many years ago. Mark Valley (“Boston Legal”) also guest stars. Alex O’Loughlin, Scott Caan and Grace Park also star.

9 p.m. on ^ WBBM Blue Bloods An iconic movie car — one driven up and down the hills of San Francisco by Steve McQueen in a 1968 crime classic — is at the heart of “The Bullitt Mustang,” When the vehicle is stolen from its current owner (guest star, and “ER” veteran, Anthony Edwards), Danny and Baez (Donnie Wahlberg, Marisa Ramirez) search for it. Erin and Frank (Bridget Moynahan, Tom Selleck) clash over allegations that some cops are “fixing” friends’ traffic tickets.

9 p.m. on + WTTW The Great British Baking Show There’s a personal touch to “The Final,” which does indeed cap this season of the competition, since relatives of the three finalists appear and give some background on the candidates to be crowned the champ. (In one case, that means having pretended to be on a show like this.) Once it’s back to business in the kitchen, the cooks have to make a picnic pie, several varieties of soft pretzels and — as the concluding Showstopper — a three-tiered wedding cake.

10 p.m. on + WTTW POV Terry is in his early 80s and has been given a terminal cancer diagnosis. Inge, 89, is recovering from depression and the effects of a stroke. Sun Lao has made it to 84 despite a lifelong love of alcohol and tobacco. They are three of the eight competitors in a world table tennis championship for people over 80 whose stories are told in the inspiring documentary “Ping Pong.” If you don’t find yourself cheering, check yourself for a pulse.

will help you put things in perspective. If someone is being pushy or forceful with you, back away.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Don’t rely on others to take on your responsibilities. Expect to be questioned if you aren’t forthcoming about your intentions and motives. It’s best to deal with matters quickly and efficiently.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Share your feelings and find out exactly where you stand.

Make choices that will encourage a happy home life. Getting along with the people you deal with regularly will enhance your life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Avoid emotional situations. Don’t let anyone back you into a corner. Walk away from anyone putting pressure on you or trying to coax you

into doing something that doesn’t feel right.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – You will have a bird’s-eye view of a situation that could help or hinder your plans. Use this opportunity to maneuver your way to success.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Don’t lose sight of the things in life that make you happy. Regroup and set your priorities straight.

Where there is a will, there is a way. Use your imagination and experiment.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Keep your emotions under control. If you are too verbal or aggressive, you will end up being isolated.

If you want to get ahead, you’ll have to be a team player.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You’ll gain valuable information if you discuss your

financial, legal or medical concerns with an expert. It’s best to know your rights before stepping into battle.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Share your thoughts with people who can contribute to your plans. Don’t offer too much in return.

Size up your situation, tasks and 4 xdelegate 2” ad stay in control.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Limitations and frustration will set in if you give someone the benefit of the doubt. Don’t believe everything you hear. You are best off playing it safe.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Move forward with confidence. Trust in your ideas and bring about subtle changes that will position you for a brighter future at home and work.

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7 p.m. on ^ WBBM The Big Bang Theory An ill Sheldon (Jim Parsons) definitely is not a happy Sheldon, for himself nor for anyone else, as he proves in “The Empathy Optimization.” His endless griping about his condition takes its toll on the rest of the gang, to the degree that they decide they need a weekend away to recover from his recovery ... without his presence.

Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar and Mayim Bialik also star.

7 p.m. on % WMAQ Rio Olympics As the Summer Games continue from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, events available for coverage include: Italy vs. Mexico and Brazil vs. the USA in men’s volleyball; men’s or women’s “Lucky Loser” matches in beach volleyball; and several events in swimming, including the men’s 50m freestyle semifinals, the women’s 200m breaststroke final, the men’s 200m backstroke final and the women’s 200m backstroke semifinals.

7 p.m. on _ WLS BattleBots Vernon Davis, who was a member of the Denver Broncos when they won Super Bowl 50, is a guest judge for “Shake, Battle, and Roll: The Round of 32 Part 2,” as the 32 teams still in the competition put their robots up to do the indicated battling. The heat is on the judges, who also include Fon Davis and Jessica Chobot, since they have to determine a winner if there’s no knockout in one of the threeminute bouts. Samantha Ponder is the host.

7 p.m. on ) WGN DC’s Legends of Tomorrow What’s the story with Rip (Arthur Darvill)?

The question largely is answered by “Last Refuge,” as the character assigns the Legends to kidnap their younger selves — the state in which he first met them — when a killer known as the Pilgrim (guest star Faye Kingslee) targets those more youthful versions. The experience proves challenging for Professor Stein (Victor Garber), Sara (Caity Lotz) and others who have problems with their pasts.

7:31 p.m. on ^ WBBM Life in Pieces Leaving your child in the care of someone else takes a leap of faith, which is why Jen and Greg (Zoe Lister-Jones, Colin Hanks) take so much time choosing a nanny in “Nanny Tent Earnings Cheeto.” Heather (Betsy Brandt) thinks Matt (Thomas Sadoski) used money she loaned him for a purpose other than the one intended. A puppet carved by John (James Brolin) provides fun for the whole family, literally.

Michael Strahan hosts “The $100,000 Pyramid” Thursday on ABC.

Gordon Ramsay hosts “MasterChef” Friday on Fox.

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By EUGENIA LAST Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Temptation will be costly. Before making substantial purchases, consider the underlying expenses involved. This is a year to save, not to be frivolous. You don’t have to spend a lot to improve your outlook, skills or future. Discipline and precise action will do the trick.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Fix whatever is broken and get your chores out of the way in order to avoid complaints. You will feel able to pamper yourself without guilt once you have taken care of your responsibilities.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Speak up. You may not like the response you get, but it

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9 p.m. on _ WLS Boston EMS The second season of this medical-reality series continues, focusing on first responders who race to save lives in the title city.

Many of those profiled here were on duty in the immediate aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, and their experiences then inevitably color how they approach and handle their jobs now. Executive producer Terence Wrong also has made such thematically related series as “Boston Med,” “NY Med” and “Hopkins.”

10 p.m. on @ WFLD Home Free Even if you think you’ve mastered something, others’ expectations also can move to a new level — which is what the contestants find in “Push the Limits.” Host Mike Holmes makes more demands on them as the home construction continues, adding to the challenge of performing well enough to remain in the competition. Tim Tebow is the co-host.

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8 p.m. on @ WFLD Family Guy A newly discovered fondness for phone apps puts Peter (voice of Seth MacFarlane) into a frenzy to add more and more of them in “An App a Day.” He ultimately decides to buy a phone that has more memory, then gives his old one to Chris (voice of Seth Green) — with unforeseen consequences. New tennis-club member Stewie (also voiced by MacFarlane) asks Brian (yes, MacFarlane’s voice again) to partner with him on the court.

9 p.m. on ^ WBBM BrainDead Interrogating a presumed victim of the bug infestation could go one way or the other for Rochelle and Gustav (Nikki M. James, Johnny Ray Gill) in the new episode “The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm.” Luke and Red (Danny Pino, Tony Shalhoub) fall on opposite sides of a Senate hearing concerning a looming war. Guest stars include Brooke Adams (“Lace”) — who is Shalhoub’s wife — and Santino Fontana. Mary Elizabeth Winstead also stars.

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7 p.m. on ^ WBBM Rush Hour It’s one thing to be harassed, but when the targets are power players and the source of the problem seems to be the same person in all cases, it becomes a matter for Carter and Lee (Justin Hires, Jon Foo) in the new episode “The Dark Night.” The detectives’ probe reveals that the victims have plenty of skeletons they’d rather leave in their respective closets.

7 p.m. on % WMAQ Rio Olympics As the Summer Games continue from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, events available for coverage include: Canada vs. Mexico and Brazil vs. Italy in men’s volleyball; men’s or women’s Round of 16 matches in beach volleyball; swimming finals in the women’s 50m freestyle and the men’s 1500m freestyle; and the women’s heptathlon, the men’s 400m semifinals, the qualifying round of the men’s pole vault and the final of the men’s long jump in track and field.

7 p.m. on _ WLS Last Man Standing Reba McEntire used to follow this show with her sitcom “Malibu Country,” and she’s back in its trajectory as she gueststars in “Outdoor Woman.” She plays Mike’s (Tim Allen) former flame, and he wants Outdoor Man to carry her line of rock-climbing equipment. The proposal results in her request that he travel with her to help promote the deal — something he’s very wary of. Kristin and Ryan (Amanda Fuller, Jordan Masterson) unload possessions.

7:31 p.m. on _ WLS Dr. Ken Ken’s (Ken Jeong) visiting father (guest star Dana Lee) makes himself an amateur handyman in “D.K. and the Dishwasher,” picking up the slack on household duties Ken hasn’t fulfilled. Those include the purchase of a new dishwasher, which Ken sabotages in his own way. The results of Damona and Pat’s (Tisha Campbell-Martin, Dave Foley) unexpected night together are surprising. Suzy Nakamura and Jonathan Slavin also star.

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12 p.m. on % WMAQ Rio Olympics As the Summer Games continue from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, events available for coverage include: the final round of men’s golf; the individual jumping qualifying round in equestrian; the U.S. vs. Italy in men’s water polo; the duet qualifying round in synchronized swimming; the springboard final in women’s diving; the U.S. vs. China in women’s volleyball; and the women’s quarterfinals in beach volleyball.

6 p.m. on @ WFLD The Simpsons An argument with Lisa (voice of Yeardley Smith) makes Marge (voice of Julie Kavner) decide it’s time for mother-daughter bonding in “How Lisa Got Her Marge Back.” They travel to Capital City and attend a stage show starring “The Book of Mormon” alum Andrew Rannells (guestvoicing his animated likeness), who has an impact on Lisa’s view of her mom. Bart (voice of Nancy Cartwright) decides he needs a new method of pulling pranks.

7 p.m. on + WTTW Dancing on the Edge The series finale, alternately known as “Episode 8” and “Interviewing Louis,” finds some of the characters looking back on events that have fueled the drama’s narrative. They arise again in the course of an interview Stanley (Matthew Goode) conducts with Louis (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and members of the latter’s band, with issues of race and the society of the 1930s among the topics.

7:30 p.m. on @ WFLD Brooklyn Nine-Nine “Hostage Situation” features guest star Kathryn Hahn as Charles’ (Joe Lo Truglio) ex-wife. She wants to demolish his relationship with Genevieve (guest star Mary Lynn Rajskub), prompting Jake (Andy Samberg) to intervene. Amy’s (Melissa Fumero) efforts to get a recommendation letter from Terry (Terry Crews) backfire.

Gina (Chelsea Peretti) assists Holt and Rosa (Andre Braugher, Stephanie Beatriz) with a case.

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The brutal murder of an Oxford dean, following a pub argument, could turn out to

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