kcbt_2016-09-01_

BATAV IA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 • $2.00 • KC Chronicle.co m

JUST DESSERTS Pie bake-off to sweeten holiday Block Party / 4

Don’t Forget

KANE COUNTY REAL ESTATE TAXES DUE

September 1st

Questions?

Call 630-232-3565 Kane County Treasurer David J. Rickert SM-CL0357843

www.kanecountytreasurer.org

KCB

Kane County Chronicle / KCChronicle.com • Thursday, September 1, 2016

| GETTING STARTED

2

GETTING STARTED ON THE COVER

Danielle Fajardo holds an apple pie inside her Knead Crumb and Crust booth Aug. 27 at the Batavia Farmers Market.

Jeff Krage - For Shaw Media

NOTE TO READERS

Kane County Chronicle Editor Kathy Balcazar is taking the day off. Look for her column in the Sept. 8 paper and catch up on her columns at www.kcchronicle.com.

‘‘

I love the friendly people of Batavia. Sharing history and memories is such a popular pastime here. – Peggy Hawse, 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.

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

The “Maple Park Fun Fest 5K race, softball set” story in the Aug. 18, 2016, edition of the Batavia Kane County Chronicle Sports section contained inaccurate information.

There will not be toilet bowl races. The Batavia Kane County Chronicle regrets the error. Accuracy is important to the Chronicle, and we want to correct mistakes promptly. Please call errors to our attention by phone, 630-845-5355; or email, batavia@shawmedia.com.

SUBMIT NEWS

To submit news to the Batavia Kane County Chronicle, send a news release to batavia@shawmedia.com. Be sure to include the time, the date and the place, as well as contact information.

TEXT ALERTS Get breaking news from the Batavia Kane County Chronicle sent to your phone. Text KCCNEWS to 74574. And to sign up for more alerts – including those for prep sports, the Kane County Cougars and severe weather – or to manage your text alerts, visit http://shawurl. com/kcctexts. Message and data rates apply.

Photos by Mary Beth Nolan - For Shaw Media

Jack Gruber, 8, displays the Stars and Stripes as he rides in a bike parade as part of Kaneville Fest.

Parading around town

WHERE IT’S AT Athlete of the Week............................................Sports, 6 Business ..............................................................13 Classified .........................................................35 Cover story........................................................................4 FaceTime .............................................................3 Fun & Games...................................Kane Weekend, 16-19 Good Natured....................................................................9 Horoscope............................................Kane Weekend, 20 InFocus Weekly................................................................8 Joan Knows.......................................................................34 Kidscoop...........................................................................31 Letters to the Editor......................................................33 Neighbors....................................................................34 Obituaries ..............................................................23 Opinions...................................................................32-33 Out & About........................................................................3

ABOVE: Addison Ryan of Kaneville, 6, gobbles watermelon while competing in a contest at Kaneville Fest.

Police reports...................................................................14 Tales From the Motherhood.............Kane Weekend, 15 Weather.............................................................................5 Web Poll...............................................................................3 Weekend 10........................................Kane Weekend, 4-5

Resident Steve Gramley is named winner of an ice cream-eating competition at Kaneville Fest.

LEFT: Sarah Conley of the Kaneville Volunteer Fire Department experiences a brain freeze while participating in the adult division of an ice cream-eating competition at Kaneville Fest.

Get to know Teresa Thompson North Aurora resident Teresa Thompson, 53, was at the Batavia Public Library when she answered questions for the Kane County Chronicle’s Brenda Schory.

OFFICE 333 N. Randall Road, Suite 1 St. Charles, IL 60174 630-232-9222 Fax: 630-444-1641 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday

Do you play an instrument? Piano, and I sing.

Do you speak another language? French Favorite charity? The Heifer Project Favorite ice cream flavor? Dark chocolate mocha Favorite local restaurant?

The Range Grill and Tap in Batavia What is an interesting factoid about yourself?

We adopted two boys from Russia. They are now 19 and 20.

NEWSROOM 630-845-5355 Fax: 630-444-1641 editorial@kcchronicle.com

SUBSCRIBER SERVICES 800-589-9363 subscriptions@shawmedia.com 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday Missed your paper?

If you have not received your paper, call 800-589-9363.

SUBSCRIPTIONS Thursday: $2/issue Basic weekly rate: $2 Basic annual price: $104 To subscribe, make a payment or discuss your delivery, contact Subscriber Services.

Brenda Schory - bschory@shawmedia.com

OUT&ABOUT 1

BLOCK PARTY, TASTE OF BATAVIA SAMPLER

WHEN: 4 to 9 p.m. Sept. 4

WHERE: Batavia Riverwalk, 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia COST & INFO: Join the celebration during Labor Day weekend as Batavia MainStreet hosts the Taste of Batavia sampler party with live music and the Block Party. River City Church will host a bounce house, face painting, balloons and a raffle. Other activities include lawn games and bags. The classic car show will line the street connecting North River Street to the Riverwalk. For information, call 630-761-3528.

WHEN: 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 4 WHERE: The River’s Edge Bar & Grill, 12 N. River St., Batavia COST & INFO: Cadillac Casanovas performs 1950s rock ’n’ roll and rockabilly music. The three-man band features lead vocalist Carl Schreiber on guitar, Joe Smith on drums and vocals, and Erik Olson on upright bass and vocals. There is no cover charge for the event. More information about the band is available online by visiting its website at www. cadillaccasanovas.

3

ANNUAL FALL MUM, KALE, CABBAGE SALE

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 8 to 10 WHERE: Bethany Lutheran Church/Elderday Center, 328 W. Wilson St., Batavia COST & INFO: Mums, ornamental kale and cabbage will be available for $10 per plant.

The mum colors available will be gold, red, yellow, orange, purple, lavender and white. If you want to guarantee a specific color, pre-order by calling the Elderday Center at 630-761-9750. All pre-orders must be paid in advance by check or credit card. Information about Elderday is available at www.elderdaycenter.org.

TODAY’S WEB POLL

Of the following, what is/was your favorite subject in school?

• Science • History • English • Math

Batavia Kane County Chronicle staffers pick the best of what to do in your free time

4

THE CAPITOL STEPS PERFORMS IN BATAVIA

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9 WHERE: Batavia Fine Arts Centre, 1201 Main St., Batavia COST & INFO: Musical comedy group The Capitol Steps have been eliciting laughs at democracy’s expense since 1981. The show features song parodies and skits.

Tickets range from $32.50 to $47.50.

Tickets are available online by visiting www.bataviafineartscentre.org.

5

FAST AND FABULOUS CARD-MAKING SESSION

WHEN: 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Sept. 7 WHERE: Studio 7, 14 N. VanBuren St., Batavia COST & INFO: Four cards will take a short time to create, covering birthday, thank you, thinking of you and seasonal occasions. The class is for adults 18 and older.

The cost is $15 for a resident; $17 for a Batavia city resident but not a park district resident; and $19 for a nonresident.

Register online at www.bataviaparks.org or by calling 630-879-5235.

CLASSIFIED SALES 800-589-8237 classified@shawsuburban.com Fax: 815-477-8898 LEGAL NOTICES publicnotice@kcchronicle.com 877-264-2527 Fax: 630-368-8809 RETAIL ADVERTISING 630-845-5284 OBITUARIES 815-526-4438 obits@kcchronicle.com General Manager Ryan Wells rwells@shawmedia.com Editor Kathy Balcazar 630-845-5368 kbalcazar@shawmedia.com News Editor Tarah Thorne 630-845-5385 tthorne@shawmedia.com Batavia Kane County Chronicle is published every Thursday in Batavia, IL and delivered to homes by Shaw Media.

Batavia Kane County Chronicle and KCChronicle.com are a division of Shaw Media.

Batavia Kane County Chronicle is published weekly by Shaw Media, 333 N Randall Road, Suite 2, St Charles, IL 60174. Application to mail at Periodicals Postage Prices is Pending at St. Charles, IL. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Batavia Kane County Chronicle, PO Box 250, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0250.

All rights reserved.

Copyright 2016

facebook.com/ kanecountychronicle @kcchronicle

LAST WEEK’S WEB POLL RESULTS

Which of the following social media outlets do you like the most?

• Snapchat (5 percent) • Facebook (52 percent) • Twitter (19 percent) • Instagram (24 percent)

VOTE ONLINE: Voice your opinion at www.KCChronicle.com. Poll is at the bottom right of the homepage.

• Relevant information • Marketing Solutions • Community Advocates

KCB

2

CADILLAC CASANOVAS AT RIVER’S EDGE BAR

KCChronicle.com

Thursday, September 1, 2016 • Kane County Chronicle / KCChronicle.com

Where did you grow up?

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pets? A black cat named Darth Vader and a tabby named Alina First job? Waitressing As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? An artist. I became a reading specialist.

3

GETTING STARTED |

FaceTime

BATAV IA

KCB

Kane County Chronicle / KCChronicle.com • Thursday, September 1, 2016

| NEWS

4

Pie bakers to vie for honors at Block Party

By RENEE TOMELL

If you go

rtomell@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – Helping dish up a slice of Americana at Batavia’s Labor Day weekend Block Party will be local baker Danielle Fajardo. She is in charge of a pie bake-off that competitive cooks still can enter.

Fajardo’s business, Knead Crumb and Crust, focuses on desserts, which she brings to the Batavia Farmers Market each Saturday and offers through custom orders, including gluten-free and vegan treats upon request.

“I make everything from scratch,” Fajardo said. “I try to use whatever is in season when it comes to fruit. Everything is made with butter and fresh ingredients. It’s a passion of mine. I really enjoy it.”

Aspiring pie makers can take heart.

Pie-making was a skill the Batavian acquired relatively recently.

“I’ve always liked entertaining and baking and cooking,” she said.

“I’d say about two years ago I really started to put time aside for it and learning how to make pie crusts. That was one of the things I wasn’t always good at. I learned how to do that, and it grew from there. I [feel] very at peace when I bake, and I’m not concentrating on anything else but what I’m working on.”

At the market, some of her popular items are raspberry oat bars and her oat, cranberry and walnut cookies.

In the fall, she’ll add savory scones to enhance her repertoire of sweet scone varieties. A fan of different flavors, she

n WHAT: Block Party with bands, car

show, Taste of Batavia, pie bake-off, children’s activities n WHEN: 4 to 9 p.m. Sept. 4 n WHERE: Batavia Riverwalk and North River Street n INFO: Free admission; $3 for food samplings; Visit downtownbatavia. com/currentevents/block-party for information. downtownbatavia.com/batavia-mainstreet-pie-bake-off-registration. Late entries will be accepted.

Jeff Krage - For Shaw Media

Ready to entertain

On the eve of Labor Day, Batavia

An apple pie tempts at Knead Crumb and MainStreet’s Block Party will enterCrust during the Batavia Farmers Market tain from 4 to 9 p.m. Sept. 4. It will feature a Taste of Batavia, a classic car on Aug. 27. said she uses rosewater in her frosting for cupcakes and creates a lemon-lavender shortbread cookie. To reach Knead Crumb and Crust, visit http:// shawurl.com/2snp.

For the pie bake-off, judges will vote on entries in different categories. Slices of the pies then will be sold, with proceeds going back to the Block Party host, Batavia MainStreet. It costs $5 to enter a pie.

Fajardo said she’s pleased there also will be a pie category that lets kids show off their creativity in the kitchen.

To see all the pie bake-off rules, visit

show, bands, the pie bake-off and multiple attractions for children.

Restaurants will offer $3 tastings of some of their menu specialties, with domestic and craft beers and wine available. Taking part in the tasting will be Andres, Bernie’s Bully Dogs, El Taco Grande, Gammon Coach House, Pal Joey’s, The Range, Wilson Street Tavern and Windmill City GingerBrew. A few eateries also will feature samplings at their locations, including Rivers Edge Bar & Grill and the Batavia Creamery.

A night of live music will be headlined by Dick Diamond & The Dusters, a returning favorite from 6 to 9 p.m.

Also on stage will be local musicians, along with the River City Revival Band and Batavia Academy of Dance performers between 4 and 6 p.m. People are invited to bring chairs and blankets to the park.

The classic car show on North River Street will bring in more than 100 vehicles, adding to the night’s retro theme, said Cathy McNally, assistant director of Batavia MainStreet.

To entertain children, McNally said, River City Church again will sponsor an enormous kids’ activities and play area with free attractions.

“We will have bounce houses, face painting, snow cones, balloons, free raffles and more,” said Damian McCrink, lead pastor of River City Church in St. Charles.

He said there will be a “Church Down by the River” service at 10 a.m. that morning at the Peg Bond Center in downtown Batavia. People are asked to bring chairs for the outdoor family service, which will be followed by live music and food.

The Block Party also will incorporate a fundraiser for Batavia schools.

“We reached out to local PTOs,” McNally said. “They provide a beloved teacher or principal who volunteers in the pie-in-the-face booth. The kids pay a couple dollars to throw a whipped cream pie. We donate all the money to that school’s PTO.” Lawn games and a hula-hoop contest will round out the day’s festivities.

Chairing the Block Party is Jeff Matter of Music Matters school of music, who serves as a Batavia MainStreet board member.

Batavia sets public hearing on TIF district Panel OKs demolition of church, parking garage

By MARK FOSTER

editorial@kcchronicle.com BATAVIA – City officials continue their drive to clear the way for the One North Washington Place downtown redevelopment project.

They have set a Nov. 7 date for a public hearing on the tax increment financing district that will be essential to helping pay for the work. And at their Aug. 23 Committee of the Whole meeting, city aldermen voted to authorize the demolition of three city-owned properties, with more on the way.

The public hearing on the TIF district will be held at the regularly sched-

News to your phone Sign up for breaking news text and email alerts at KCChronicle.com/subscribe. uled Batavia City Council meeting scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7.

Presaging what might happen at the public hearing, Batavia resident Yvonne Dinwiddie, who is opposing the project, questioned how long it might take for the city to see any benefit from the TIF district, which would have a 23-year lifespan.

“TIFs are a really bad deal,” Dinwiddie told aldermen.

A TIF district is a method widely used by municipalities to redevelop areas that are considered blighted or economically stagnant. Within the boundaries of

the district, property tax payment levels to units of local government are frozen, and the additional value generated by development is placed into a fund to pay for public improvements.

In this case, the money would be used to pay off the $14 million in bonds that the city expects to issue in order to finance construction of a 359-space parking deck.

The deck would be part of a larger project to be undertaken by Geneva-based Shodeen Construction, which would include 186 one- and two-bedroom apartments and 14,650 square feet of retail space.

Aldermen voted 12-1 to demolish the vacant Baptist church at the northwest corner of East Wilson Street and North Washington Avenue, as well as the old ServiceMaster building at 111 E. Wilson St., and the parking facility at

North River and State streets.

The city is poised to buy the insurance office at 121 E. Wilson St. and the dentist’s office at 113 E. Wilson St. These two buildings would be razed as well.

Once the properties have been assembled, the city is to hand over the 2.25-acre site to Shodeen Construction, which would invest $30 million in the project under a development agreement that aldermen already have tentatively approved.

The city would retain ownership of the parking deck, and Shodeen would be subject to making payments to the city under a special service area if TIF district revenues failed to cover the bonds.

The full council is expected to approve the redevelopment agreement and the insurance building purchase at its Sept. 6 meeting.

TODAY’S WEATHER BROUGHT TO YOU BY

Geneva & North Aurora www.douglascarpetone.com

SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR KANE COUNTY THURSDAY

THURSDAY NIGHT

73

FRIDAY

76 51

54 Clear

SUNDAY

Mostly sunny and delightful

Nice with partial sunshine

78 55

Sunny and pleasant

ALMANAC

SATURDAY

Lake Geneva

71/50

Statistics through Monday, August 29

Harvard

72/52

72/53

DeKalb

73/60

St. Charles

Chicago

72/59

Aurora

Sandwich

Hammond Orland Park 72/58

74/54

74/56

La Salle

75/55

75/57

Ottawa

UV INDEX

Kankakee

Thursday ............................................. 4 Friday .................................................. 6 Saturday .............................................. 6 Sunday ................................................ 5 Monday ............................................... 4 Tuesday ............................................... 3

73/55

Streator

75/54

Pontiac

Watseka

75/55

75/54

Eureka

The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.

75/54

Chatsworth

76/54

™

Paxton

Bloomington

77/56

75/55

Hoopeston

REGIONAL CITIES Aurora Bloomington Champaign Chicago Deerfield DeKalb Elmhurst Gary Hammond Kenosha La Salle Munster Naperville Ottawa Peoria Pontiac Rock Island Springfield Terre Haute Waukegan

Thursday Hi Lo W

74 75 77 72 72 73 73 72 72 71 75 73 74 75 77 75 76 79 78 70

54 55 56 59 60 54 58 58 58 55 55 55 55 54 56 54 52 57 58 57

pc s s pc pc pc pc s s pc s s pc s s s s s s pc

Friday Hi Lo W

76 75 75 75 74 75 75 74 74 74 76 74 76 76 77 76 77 78 78 72

51 54 54 56 57 53 55 57 56 54 54 53 52 53 56 53 54 56 55 57

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

Saturday Hi Lo W

78 77 79 77 76 77 77 78 77 76 78 77 77 78 79 78 77 80 81 75

New

First

Full

Last

Sep 1

Sep 9

Sep 16

Sep 23

On Sept. 1, 1950, Yuma, Ariz., had its hottest day ever, with a high of 123 degrees.

On the same day, the mercury in Mecca, Calif., soared to 126 degrees -- the highest U.S. reading ever in September.

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016

54 58 57 59 60 55 57 60 60 58 57 58 55 56 59 56 58 59 59 59

s s s pc pc pc pc s s s pc s s s pc s pc pc s s

Sunday Hi Lo W

82 83 85 83 81 80 82 83 82 81 82 81 82 82 84 84 82 86 86 80

64 67 66 68 68 64 67 68 67 66 66 66 64 66 69 67 65 69 65 66

pc c c pc c pc c pc pc c pc pc pc pc c c pc pc pc c

Monday Hi Lo W

84 86 88 85 84 83 84 85 84 85 85 84 84 85 87 84 85 89 87 84

65 70 68 71 67 63 68 70 70 68 66 65 66 65 71 66 66 72 67 68

t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t pc t

Tuesday Hi Lo W

85 85 86 84 85 83 84 85 86 86 85 85 84 85 85 86 84 88 86 83

69 69 70 71 69 66 69 69 71 66 67 69 67 68 70 69 64 71 70 67

c c pc c c c c pc pc c pc pc pc c c c pc c pc c

WEATHER TRIVIA™ Q: What is the world record 24-hour rainfall?

74 inches; Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean; March 1952.

City

Anchorage Atlanta Boston Charlotte Dallas Denver Honolulu Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis New Orleans New York City Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Salt Lake City Seattle Wash., DC

Thursday Hi Lo W

67 92 79 94 90 86 88 102 84 91 76 98 80 83 103 76 93 65 83

54 74 64 69 74 59 76 80 61 79 57 81 66 65 83 57 71 54 65

Friday Hi Lo W

Saturday Hi Lo W

Sunday Hi Lo W

Monday Hi Lo W

Tuesday Hi Lo W

Friday Hi Lo W

Saturday Hi Lo W

Sunday Hi Lo W

Monday Hi Lo W

Tuesday Hi Lo W

s 67 54 s 66 54 sh 63 54 sh 60 52 r 62 49 c 88 69 s 85 66 pc 86 66 s 87 67 s 89 69 sh 77 62 pc 72 61 pc 77 62 s 79 65 pc 86 71 t 84 64 pc 84 63 pc 84 64 s 86 66 s 89 68 t 86 71 t 89 72 t 92 74 pc 90 75 pc 89 74 pc 88 59 c 87 57 t 86 53 pc 82 52 pc 80 52 pc 87 77 c 87 77 c 87 77 sh 88 76 c 87 76 s 101 73 s 98 71 s 95 71 s 95 71 s 97 71 pc 81 62 pc 78 61 pc 76 60 pc 78 63 s 83 65 t 90 78 t 90 77 t 90 77 t 89 78 t 90 78 s 75 62 s 77 66 t 76 68 c 79 65 c 79 67 s 95 79 s 92 79 t 89 78 pc 90 77 pc 89 77 sh 78 62 pc 80 62 s 80 66 pc 82 68 s 86 70 sh 82 64 pc 82 64 s 83 65 s 86 68 s 90 68 s 105 81 s 103 77 s 102 74 s 101 74 s 100 73 pc 75 54 s 78 56 s 82 59 s 86 64 s 87 68 s 94 61 s 85 61 s 82 58 pc 78 54 pc 82 58 sh 65 53 sh 68 51 c 68 52 pc 70 54 c 70 56 pc 83 65 pc 83 65 s 84 66 s 87 69 s 92 73

sh s s s c s pc s s t t t s s s pc s sh s

WORLD CITIES City

Beijing Buenos Aires Jerusalem London Madrid Mexico City Paris Rome Sydney Tokyo

Thursday Hi Lo W

79 55 83 75 91 76 79 84 70 87

65 44 66 56 65 58 56 67 58 75

c r s pc s t s s s s

85 53 83 72 93 75 84 87 66 87

67 43 67 58 65 58 60 67 58 75

pc pc s c s t pc s r pc

88 56 81 73 96 72 83 87 67 86

67 45 66 58 67 58 62 67 52 76

s pc s sh pc t pc s r pc

85 56 82 69 95 72 73 85 65 85

66 51 70 54 68 58 55 68 52 76

t pc s sh pc t sh s pc t

90 58 85 73 95 74 74 82 66 86

68 42 69 58 65 57 57 65 52 76

s c s pc pc sh c sh pc r

88 52 83 74 92 77 81 84 66 84

67 37 63 58 64 56 59 65 53 76

c pc s c s r sh s pc sh

Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

KCB

City

WEATHER HISTORY

MOON PHASES

NATIONAL CITIES

76/54

Temperatures are Thursday’s highs and Thursday night’s lows.

Sunrise Thursday ..................... 6:19 a.m.

Sunset Thursday ...................... 7:26 p.m.

Moonrise Thursday .................. 6:30 a.m.

Moonset Thursday ................... 7:40 p.m.

Sunrise Friday ......................... 6:20 a.m.

Sunset Friday .......................... 7:24 p.m.

Moonrise Friday ....................... 7:30 a.m.

Moonset Friday ........................ 8:10 p.m.

Sunrise Saturday ..................... 6:21 a.m.

Sunset Saturday ...................... 7:23 p.m.

Moonrise Saturday .................. 8:29 a.m.

Moonset Saturday ................... 8:39 p.m.

Sunrise Sunday ....................... 6:22 a.m.

Sunset Sunday ........................ 7:21 p.m.

Moonrise Sunday ..................... 9:27 a.m.

Moonset Sunday ...................... 9:08 p.m.

Sunrise Monday ....................... 6:24 a.m.

Sunset Monday ........................ 7:19 p.m.

Moonrise Monday .................. 10:24 a.m.

Moonset Monday ..................... 9:39 p.m.

Sunrise Tuesday ...................... 6:25 a.m.

Sunset Tuesday ....................... 7:18 p.m.

Moonrise Tuesday .................. 11:21 a.m.

Moonset Tuesday ................... 10:11 p.m.

Precipitation

Gary

72/58

Joliet

75/54

SUN AND MOON

Evanston

73/54

75/55

Temperature

72/63

Oak Park

73/54

A strong p.m. t-storm An afternoon t-storm A t-storm around in possible possible the p.m.

Arlington Heights

72/59

73/55

72/54

86 65

Waukegan

Elgin

Hampshire

WEDNESDAY

85 67

70/57

Crystal Lake

74/55

TUESDAY

84 66

71/55

McHenry

Belvidere 71/50

73/53

Rockford

MONDAY

THE WEEK AHEAD

Kenosha

A:

TEMPERATURES High for the week ............................... 88 Low for the week ................................ 57 Normal high ........................................ 81 Normal low ......................................... 62 Average temperature ....................... 74.6 Normal average temp. ..................... 71.5 Temperature departure .................... +3.1 PRECIPITATION Total for the week ........................... 1.73” Total for the month ......................... 3.45” Normal for the month ...................... 3.82” Total for the year ........................... 26.50” Normal for the year month ............ 25.42” % of normal this year ..................... 104%

82 65

Thursday, September 1, 2016 • Kane County Chronicle / KCChronicle.com

Partly sunny and beautiful

5

WEATHER |

WEATHER

KCB

Kane County Chronicle / KCChronicle.com • Thursday, September 1, 2016

| NEWS

6

Mooseheart students begin new school year KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@shawmedia.com

MOOSEHEART – When Mooseheart students go home at the end of a school year, they sometimes travel hundreds of miles from the campus, although some stay on campus all year long or live close to the Child City, according to a news release.

When school reopens every August, students reunite for another year of education, fulfilling the first half of the school’s motto: “Enter to Learn; Leave to Serve,” the release stated.

This school year, 190 students found their new classrooms, were introduced to teachers and settled into the educational aspect of their on-campus experience, the release stated.

The number is likely to go up to about 200 students, Darryl Mellema of Mooseheart’s communications department said in the release, noting that there were 208 students on opening day last year.

“We’re a little smaller than we’ve been, but one of the benefits to that is our kids will get a little more of an individualized experience in the classroom,” Mooseheart Su-

Photo provided

Mooseheart Superintendent of Education Jeff Szymczak greets Autumn Campbell on the first day of school. perintendent of Education Jeff Szymczak said in the release.

“We have 19 kids in the senior class, and I think we’ll see some great leadership coming from them.”

While the three-year, $11.4 million Mooseheart Centennial Project wrapped up during the last school year, this is the first time students have an op-

portunity to begin a year with all the pieces of the project completed, the release stated.

“Most of the students have a feeling they’re going to a newer school, and maybe they didn’t have that feeling five years ago,” Szymczak said in the release.

Mooseheart has nearly 40 new students this year, new

staff in the campus residence homes and some new teachers in the classrooms. Still, the overall number of students is smaller on the first day of school than in recent years, the release stated.

“In the last two weeks, Kyle Rife, our director of admissions, has really worked hard,” Mooseheart Executive

Director Gary Urwiler said in the release. “I know our admissions committee has been busy looking to get as many children here as we can. It’s really a joy to see this many new students, and the school year is really starting on a great note.”

For more than five years, Mooseheart has hosted a Back to School Bash the evening before school starts, and this year’s event was particularly special, the release stated.

In addition to food provided

by Canteen Vending and live music, every student received a backpack filled with school supplies. Elementary and middle school students had their backpacks provided by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Geneva branch employees, a long-standing tradition, while high school students for the first time received a backpack courtesy of Microsoft’s Oak Brook-based employees, the release stated.

“The Back to School Bash has grown each year, and we really look forward to it,” Urwiler said in the release. “It’s a great way to introduce our new students to what we do here and bring our adults together and give everyone a sense of community.”

Batavia chamber hosts legislative business luncheon

By RENEE TOMELL

rtomell@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – Issues important to the business community ranging from impending new overtime rules to minimum wage requirements were among the topics at a legislative luncheon presented Aug. 25 by the Batavia Chamber of Commerce.

The gathering filled a banquet room at the Lincoln Inn in Batavia. Members and staff of a dozen west suburban chambers of commerce were part of the event. In attendance was Rep. Mike Fortner, R-West Chicago. People networked before the presentation featuring Illinois Department of Labor Director Hugo Chaviano.

A focus of Chaviano’s talk

Renee Tomell - rtomell@shawmedia.com

At the Batavia Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Hugo Chaviano (center, wearing suit), director of the Illinois Department of Labor, awards a plaque honoring the efforts of the employees at Sonoco Alloyd in Batavia who saved the life of a colleague having a heart attack. was workplace issues, including raising the profile of the Illinois On-Site Safety & Health Consultation Program, a free service offered in the state through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Chaviano said the goal of the voluntary and confidential program is to protect both workers and their employers by screening worksites for safety compliance.

Program priorities are to ensure safety, increase produc-

tivity and improve employee morale, Chaviano said, noting it is available to any business with fewer than 500 employees.

He was joined by Gerald Cunningham, who supervises the state’s safety consultation program.

“You see how compliant you are with OSHA standards,” Cunningham said, noting that one of the most common safety concerns involves protection from falls in industry and construction.

After the talk, Cunningham said no fines or fees are imposed, and the only stipulation is that employers correct problems that turn up in the report.

The consultation will examine issues such as safety and industrial hygiene, including noise and air sampling.

Cunningham said employ-

ers also can choose to limit the scope of the consultation to certain portions of their operation. He noted that OSHA at the federal level funds 90 percent of the state’s program.

For more information, visit osha.illinois.gov.

Looking at the state’s business climate, Chaviano said his department’s goal is to make rules simpler and clearer “to make it easier [for businesses] to stay and grow in Illinois.”

At the luncheon, Chaviano presented a plaque to employees of Sonoco Alloyd in Batavia, honoring their efforts in saving the life of a colleague who had a heart attack at work June 21. He also praised the company for providing emergency response team training and having the necessary medical equipment on-site.

By RENEE TOMELL

and BRENDA SCHORY

bschory@shawmedia.com

Renee Tomell rtomell@shawmedia.com

“I respect and understand that some people are afraid of a large project like this, but the truth is we have been asking for something like this for years.”

Dan Chanzit, 3rd Ward alderman strengthen the downtown,” Chanzit said.

He said more than $3 million was spent to improve River Street, which prompted private companies to invest their own capital as a result.

“So now today that a developer is knocking on our door after more than a

decade of radio silence from the development community, we have the nerve to act surprised when someone wants to propose a project that will bring more residents downtown and attract even more businesses that will want to set up shop,” Chanzit said.

Batavia Vikings to host herring breakfast 80-plus-year tradition expects to see more than 300 attendees at organization’s annual event

By RENEE TOMELL

rtomell@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – A decadeslong community tradition will flavor Labor Day, when the Batavia Vikings show off their herring breakfast prowess from 7 to 10 a.m. Sept. 5 outside the local VFW post.

Larry Anderson is chief of the Batavia Vikings, aka Ring Lodge No. 18 of the Independent Order of Vikings, an international organization.

He said 90 pounds of fresh herring fillets imported from Norway will be the star of the full breakfast. The fried herring will have a batter of flour and corn, and will be cooked on the grill by fellow lodge members.

“We get a good crowd – 300 to 400 people depending on the weather,”

ing, and in case of poor weather, the gathering will move indoors.

If you go The menu also will feature bacon, eggs, boiled potatoes, cheese, bread, n WHAT: Labor Day herring breakfast cucumber salad and green onions. The

by Batavia Vikings Ring Lodge herring breakfast is served on Memon WHEN: 7 to 10 a.m. Sept. 5 rial Day, July 4 and Labor Day, with n WHERE: Batavia VFW grounds, 645 no reservations required.

S. River St. (Route 25), Batavia Anderson said the fraternal organ COST: $10 nization uses proceeds from its fundn INFO: http://shawurl.com/2sj8 raisers to support numerous charities and events, including the local food pantry, Retired Senior Volunteer ProAbout the organizations gram, the Loyalty Day Parade, Fourth of July fireworks, Illinois burn The Batavia Vikings were formed in camps, Gifts for Yanks and United 1904, and the Order of Vikings was Way. It also helps kids out with school founded in the late 1800s. The fraternal supplies. organization uses proceeds from its The Batavia Vikings were formed fundraisers to support numerous charin 1904, and the Order of Vikings was ities and events. Many of the members founded in the late 1800s. have a Scandinavian background, but “Originally, you had to be born in the group is open to all.

Sweden to be a member,” Anderson said, noting that today many of the Anderson said. “We’ve been doing organization members have a Scandinavian background, but the group is this for over 80 years.”

There will be picnic tables for seat- open to all.

On the Web Visit KCChronicle.com to view a video associated with this story.

“I respect and understand that some people are afraid of a large project like this, but the truth is we have been asking for something like this for years,” he said. “And it would send a foolish message for us to say no now just because we are afraid. I have spoken to my neighbors and my neighbors want this project.”

NEWS BRIEF Officials: Man airlifted after industrial accident in Batavia

BATAVIA – A 37-year-old Aurora man is recovering after being airlifted to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove on Aug. 23 after an industrial accident in Batavia, Batavia Police Detective Kevin Bretz said.

Bretz said Aug. 24 that the patient remained in the hospital.

The Batavia Police Department and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated the industrial accident that occurred at 8:43 a.m. Aug. 23 at Tranz Shop, 1707 E. Wilson St., Batavia, officials announced in a news release.

Fire and police personnel were dispatched for a man who had been injured after a truck fell off a lift and struck him while he was underneath it, the release stated. Police did not release the victim’s name. An employee who also was in the shop had removed him from under the truck by the time emergency responders arrived, the release stated.

– Kane County Chronicle

KCB

BATAVIA – About 15 Batavia residents protested for two hours Aug. 23 outside the vacant Baptist church in Batavia, part of the property designated for a proposed apartment, parking and retail project by developer Shodeen Construction.

Joined by her five children, Jessy Gilligan of Batavia said she was giving them a real-life experience of democracy in action.

They were part of the group called Batavians for Responsible Government, which led the protest.

Sylvia Keppel of Batavia, who represented the group, said their objections to the project at the northwest corner of East Wilson Street and North Washington Avenue include inadequate parking, increased traffic and financial risk for taxpayers.

She said this was the group’s first protest at the site, and invites the community to learn more at the organization’s website at b4rg.org.

Third Ward Alderman Dan Chanzit said he understands and respects the protesters, but supports the project.

“Before I joined the council, and back when I used to be a newspaper reporter, I remember that the No. 1 thing that Batavians asked for every year in our annual survey was for us to revitalize and

Thursday, September 1, 2016 • Kane County Chronicle / KCChronicle.com

Protesters gather Aug. 23 at the proposed site of the Shodeen Construction development in downtown Batavia.

The group of about 15, called Batavians for Responsible Government, led the protest against the proposed project at the northwest corner of East Wilson Street and North Washington Avenue outside the vacant Baptist church in Batavia.

rtomell@shawmedia.com

7

NEWS |

Batavia residents protest proposed Shodeen project

By Sandy Bressner, photo editor at the Kane County Chronicle

KCB

Kane County Chronicle / KCChronicle.com • Thursday, September 1, 2016

| NEWS

8

Rain dance I love looking for different angles to everyday moments. It’s even better when there are umbrellas and super cute rain boots involved.

I knew the minute I pulled up to Davis Primary School in St. Charles for their first day of school that I wanted to incorporate umbrellas into the shoot somehow. Weather is always the No. 1 story, so I knew I’d want to show the fact that it was raining on the first day of school.

This little girl was helping her mom drop off a sibling at the school and having fun in the rain.

Sandy Bressner; follow me on Instagram @kcchronicle and Twitter @sbressnerKCC.

County pavement project may affect traffic on roads such as Randall, Kirk KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com

Motorists traveling on county roads such as Randall, Kirk and Bliss might encounter delays as the Kane County Division of Transportation undergoes a pavement preservation project, according to a KDOT news release.

Beginning Aug. 30, Kane County will begin the process of applying an asphalt sealer/ rejuvenator on roads that have been resurfaced within the last two years, the release stated.

“The material placed on the road will extend the life of the asphalt by reducing the water penetration that leads to freeze/thaw damage, along with preventing oxidation of the asphalt material,” the release stated.

The process involves spraying the rejuvenator liquid, allowing the liquid to cure,

placing sand on the roads for traction and sweeping up the excess material, the release stated.

The release indicated the work should take about two weeks, weather permitting.

Roads will remain open throughout the project, but temporary lane closures will be required, the release stated, adding motorists should expect delays. Portions of busier roads, such as Randall and Kirk roads, will be worked on overnight to lessen the impact on traffic, the release stated.

The following roads will be worked on from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays: • Silver Glen Road from Corron Road to Randall Road • Tanner Road, Deerpath Road and Oak Street from Norris Road to Orchard Road These roads will be worked on from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. on weekdays:

• Fabyan Parkway from Kirk Road to Louis Bork Drive • Randall Road from Mooseheart Road to Main Street • Randall Road from Dean Street to Ferson Creek Bridge • Kirk Road from Wilson Street to Cherry Lane • Orchard Road from the Interstate 88 eastbound ramp to Tanner Road Work is planned for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays for the following roads: • Keslinger Road from Brundige Road to Randall Road.

• Mooseheart Road from Randall Road to Route 31 • Bliss Road from Interstate 88 to Main Street • LaFox Road from South Grand Monde Drive to Campton Hills Drive • Orchard Road from Tanner Road to Randall Road Call project manager Patrick VerHalen at 630-208-3138 for information.

Chris Chelios comes to Geneva

Sean King - For Shaw Media

Nicole Frerichs, 12, of Aurora poses for a photo with Chris Chelios during a meet and greet Aug. 27 at Geneva Commons in Geneva.

NEWS BRIEF Salvation Army to host computer workshop

ST. CHARLES – The Salvation Army, 1710 S. Seventh Ave., St. Charles, will host a computer workshop from noon to 2 p.m.

Sept. 13. The workshop is free

and open to all, but registration is required. The workshop is not for Apple computers. For information and to register, call Cathy Winters at 630-3772769, ext. 210.

– Kane County Chronicle