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PLAY DATE CHURCH PROGRAM PAIRS SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS WITH BUDDIES. PAGE 3 Rena Naltsas for Shaw Media

Emilee Marguardt, 7, of Virgil plays with volunteers Saturday during the Buddy Break monthly event at First Baptist Church of Geneva.

LOOKING FORWARD Fundraiser brings together baseball and charity ELBURN – Eddie Gaedel Pub and Grill, 117 N. Main St., Elburn, will have a Major League Baseball season opening day celebration starting at 11 a.m. March 31. There will be raffles to benefit the Kidney Foundation, the Kindness Campaign and P.E.A.K. for Kids. For information, call 630-365-9938. A ribbon-cutting event is set for noon.

Garden club’s spring luncheon set for March 31 GENEVA – The Pottawatomie Garden Club’s spring luncheon is March 31 at Riverside Receptions, 35 N. River Lane, Geneva. Lunch will be served at noon. The guest speaker will be Janet Gallagher, a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers and an instructor at Kishwaukee College. Tickets are $25. For reservations, call 630-443-2848.

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‘MAKE A MUSCLE, MAKE A DIFFERENCE’

Register for emergency response class NORTH AURORA – A Community Emergency Response Team training course is planned for April in North Aurora.

The course is intended to teach citizens basic disaster response skills, including disaster preparedness, disaster fire suppression, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue operations, disaster psychology and team organization. The free course will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays starting April 1 in the community room at the North Aurora Police Department, 200 S. Lincolnway. Participants must be 18 years of age or older. Preference for course registration will be given to North Aurora residents.

Course applications may be picked up at the North Aurora Police Department, or downloaded at www.vil. north-aurora.il.us/forms.aspx. For information, contact Deputy Chief Scott Buziecki at 630-897-8705, ext. 752, or sbuziecki@vil.north-aurora.il.us.

Sign up for first St. Charles Consumer Expo ST. CHARLES – Local businesses may register for the 2014 St. Charles Chamber Consumer Expo set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5 at St. Charles East High School Sports Center, 1020 Dunham Road, St. Charles.

Organizers anticipate more than 80 exhibitors and 1,000 guests for this new event, which is open to the public.

Admission and parking are free. To register, contact the Chamber of Commerce at 630-584-8384, marketing@ stcharleschamber.com or www.stcharleschamber.com.

Learn how to grow organic foods at home BATAVIA – The Community Green Team will sponsor a presentation from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday by farmer and organic gardening expert Bill Scheffler. Scheffler will discuss how to grow organic food in home gardens. Admission and refreshments are free. No registration is required. The event will be on the lower level of Unity of Fox Valley, 230 Webster St., Batavia. A question–and–answer session will follow.

Youth chess camp planned for spring break ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Park District will have a chess scholars camp from 9 a.m. to noon March 31 through April 4 at the Pottawatomie Community Center, 8 North Ave., St. Charles. Each class includes an interactive teaching period and guided practice time. Enjoy a chess competition with prizes and take home a chess set. It is for ages 6 to 12. The fee is $168 for residents and $218 for nonresidents.

Advance registration is required at www.stcparks.org.

Master Gardener help desk now open ST. CHARLES – Those planning a garden are urged to contact the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Help Desk, which is now open for the 2014 season. The Kane County Master Gardeners are available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in March at 630-584-6166. The Help Desk will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays in April. Send questions to uiemg-kane@illinois.edu. For information, email fellerer@illinois.edu or visit web.extension.illinois.edu/dkk.

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Batavia third-graders Alice Neville (left) and Regan Recklaus led an afternoon of bingo Sunday to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Alice, 8, has muscular dystrophy. Regan’s grandparents, Bill and Carolyn Sinwell, helped with the game.

Batavia kids raise green for muscular dystrophy

By ASHLEY SLOBODA asloboda@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – When Batavia third-graders Alice Neville and Regan Recklaus decided to hold a bingo fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, they envisioned hosting it in a basement.

But – with the help of Facebook, advertising at school and word of mouth – the event quickly turned into something bigger than they had imagined.

“Now it’s something huge,” Alice said Sunday as dozens of children and their parents filed into Bethany Lutheran Church in Batavia for the fundraiser.

“I guess it really spread,” Regan said. “It’s really an honor for us.”

Alice, 8, and Regan, 9, are lifelong friends determined to help find a cure for muscular dystrophy, a disease that afflicts Alice.

“We have known each other for our whole lives and want to grow up doing the things we love together,” they wrote in a note attached to the participants’ gift bags.

Their MDA bingo fundraiser

Alice Neville (left) and Regan Recklaus organized a fundraiser to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

On the Web Visit this story at www.kcchronicle.com to view video from the MDA bingo event. not only surpassed initial attendance expectations, but it also earned the support of businesses. Several donated children’s prizes for the bingo winners and raffle prizes for the parents.

The church even donated the space once it learned what it would be used for, said Alice’s mother, Cari Neville.

Alice’s father, Mark Neville,

said the evolution of the event – which happened over about two weeks – was overwhelming.

“It’s hard to put into words,” he said.

Raising money for other kids helps Alice feel like she’s fighting back against her disease, Cari Neville said.

After a few rounds of bingo, Alice and Regan announced they had raised more than $2,200.

Cari Neville thanked participants and, as is done at MDA events, she encouraged them to show their muscles and say, “Make a muscle. Make a difference.”

“That’s what you’re doing here today,” she said.

She said that when she talks with Alice about strength, she explains that it doesn’t only come from muscles. It also comes from friends, family and the community, she said.

“We have the strength of all of you,” Cari Neville said, “and we could not be more grateful.”

Visit mda.org for ways to donate to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Alice’s MDA team can be found by searching “Alice’s Miles of Smiles” online.

Special needs kids, ‘buddies’ enjoy fun-filled event

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com

• Monday, March 24, 2014

GENEVA – One-yearold Kei’ana Bateman of Kaneville cupped rice in her tiny hand and scooped it into a cup.

Nearby, Luke Abbs of Batavia also ran his hands through the rice, while their one-on-one buddies stayed with them.

In the next rooms, children played with cars and trucks, Legos, Play-Doh, basketball and saw a magician perform, among other activities.

Luke and Kei’ana, both children with special needs, were among the 19 children and six siblings who participated in Buddy Break on Saturday. It was a free threehour activity day at First Baptist Church of Geneva.

Andrea Koster and Michelle Demaray both of Geneva, Jaimie Valentini of Elburn and Michelle Frediani of Batavia are the Buddy Break program coordinators.

Koster said the event is intended to give children with special needs and their siblings an afternoon of fun – and to give their parents a break.

“They loved it,” Koster said of both parents and kids who participated in their first event last month. “I had one mom tell me today when she dropped her son off that she had Buddy Break on the calendar, and every day her son would ask, ‘Is it today?

Is it today?’ She said this has been the highlight of the year so far for him. And she gets a

break, too.”

The various activities were set up in the Sunday school classrooms at the church, giving enough space for each one, yet with ready access for all the children.

Tommy Brooks, 7 of Batavia, preferred the quiet room, rocking in the rocking chair, looking at books and being with his one-on-one Buddy volunteer, Nicole Lopez of Geneva, Koster’s daughter.

“I am going to school for occupational therapy, and I want to work with kids with special needs once I graduate,” Lopez said. “I figured this is a great opportunity for me to get experience with kids before I start working.”

In the cars, trains and truck room, Claire Rodriguez, 3, of Wheaton, had all the vehicles to herself.

The tiny girl clutched a balloon in one hand and a doll in the other while sending small cars and trucks zooming down a curved slide. Every time a vehicle made it down the slide, her Buddy volunteers Kristie Brewer, Beth Jasso and her daughter, Isabel, 15, all of St. Charles, cheered.

The program was a suggestion of parents Deb Abbs of Batavia and Kelli Anderson of St. Charles, with children who have special needs.

Nathaniel’s Hope Buddy Break is a national program, Koster said.

This is the second session, and Koster said the church’s goal is to host it once a month all year.

“As long as we have

Photos by Rena Naltsas for Shaw Media

ABOVE: Max Slowiek, 3, of Elburn gets his face painted by 13-year-old volunteer Megan Clark of Batavia on Saturday during the Buddy Break monthly event at First Baptist Church of Geneva.

LEFT: Emilee Marguardt, 7, of Virgil plays with 11-yearold Faith Christopherson of Batavia. enough volunteers who want to help with us,” Koster said.

“We have a few more kids this time, and we already know that our next one that is going to be May 3, we will have even more than this.”

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Allison Chmelik of St. Charles East competes in the 400-meter dash Saturday at Batavia High School during the Upstate Eight Conference indoor track and field championships.

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St. Charles East ties for league title

By KEVIN DRULEY kdruley@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – Public address announcer Skip Stolley outlined the scenario that would produce a tie between St. Charles East and Neuqua Valley for the Upstate Eight Conference girls indoor track title late in Saturday’s meet.

Moments later, it occurred: the Saints won the 4x400-meter relay to close the day and the Wildcats finished seventh.

While Stolley’s skill as a soothsayer may be up for debate, there was no disagreement regarding East’s demeanor, dual plaques notwithstanding.

“Still excited,” Saints junior Allison Chmelik said. “I think first is still first, so I’m happy with it.”

East and Neuqua both to-

taled 115 team points, a comfortable distance from Metea Valley (83.5) and St. Charles North (74). The Wildcats came frustratingly close to winning outright, as their 4x400 anchor leg stumbled down the stretch.

Neuqua also endured offtrack adversity because its entry was in the second-fastest heat based on seed times.

East won the fast finals heat in 4:06:08, with third leg Anastasia Honea securing the lead from Batavia before handing off to Notre Dame-bound senior anchor Jordan Shead.

“We knew it was close,” second leg Corrin Adams said, “so we just wanted to go and have a good race for the team and enjoy ourselves.”

East claimed three other event wins, including Torree Scull in the 3,200 (11:16.77).

Chmelik took the triple jump

with an effort of 37 feet, 6¼ inches, while Shead was victorious in the 400 with a time of 58.36.

Overall, Shead edged Chmelik (1:00.17) for the crown, but she cruised by more than eight seconds in her heat. Because she had not registered an individual 400 time earlier in the indoor season, Shead was easily the marquee athlete in the first of four races.

North senior Jessica Grill earned the Chronicle area’s only other event title, clearing 10-9 in the pole vault.

Grill also is a top girls golfer in the fall, just one among North’s solid core of multisport athletes that also includes Northwestern softball recruit Sabrina Rabin in the sprints. The latest to join the club, Quinn Samanic, is just a few weeks removed from help-

ing the North Stars’ drill team to the 3A Team Dance Illinois grand championship.

“People have just been telling me I was fast, so I was like, ‘I should just give track a try and see how I like it,’ ” said Samanic, a sprinter and high jumper in only her second meet. “And I really like it.”

Batavia and Geneva both were missing athletes because of illness or other commitments but still delivered some memorable performances.

Bulldogs freshman Hannah Schlaman placed a narrow second in the 55 (7.44) and fifth in the 200.

“I think once everything gets going for outdoor season, we’ll see a lot more success from everyone,” Bulldogs coach Justin Allison said.

Geneva coach Peter Raak, “pleasantly surprised” by a

handful of PRs as well as Shannon Callahan’s runner-up effort in the high jump (4-11), echoed that sentiment.

“They competed very well, they’re getting lots of experience for outdoors, so we’ve got a lot to work with, a lot to build off of,” Raak said.

Whether due to absence, illness or injury, each of the 12 teams on hand used lineups that likely won’t match the ones on display for the outdoor conference meet in May. The Saints are awaiting the return of Chmelik’s twin, Elizabeth, who is battling hip troubles. East’s resilience delighted coach Tim Wolf all the more.

“We always go battle with a team concept, and I think today [was] just one of those perfect examples of how to pull together as a team,” he said.

brackets. I won’t worry about it until after the weekend.”

This week, then, Honda can turn his attention to the remaining Sweet 16 teams, which sounds like a much more reasonable number than 64.

Many people know about the players and coaches who have come to symbolize March Madness. Maybe you think of Georgetown’s Patrick Ewing or Duke’s Christian Laettner.

Maybe you think of Michigan State’s Matteen Cleaves or Syracuse’s Carmelo Anthony. Remember a runner-up Memphis guard named Derrick Rose?

But unless you have the ears of a German shepherd, you probably don’t realize that the voice in the background of

VIEWS Tom Musick the past 11 Final Fours has belonged to Honda, a 59-year-old Chicagoan whose other roles include serving as the voice of the Hawks and White Sox. Next week, Honda will travel south to Arlington, Texas, for his 12th year as the NCAA Final Four’s public-address announcer.

Beyond the TV broadcasters, listen for Honda’s deep voice on the stadium speakers.

It will be loud and clear, as it always is, showing no signs of the nervous excitement that Honda will feel as he enters the

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Kaneland track sweeps conference meet

championship game.

The one-time general engineering major never could have expected his career to turn out this way. His approach is simple: Make the most out of today because nothing tomorrow is guaranteed.

“The other thing is, it’s not a job,” Honda said. “It’s your annual audition.

“You’re auditioning all the time, both to get invited back and because you never know what happens next.”

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

LOOKING FORWARD: THE WEEK AHEAD IN KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE SPORTS Tuesday The Kane County Chronicle previews the upcoming prep baseball season, including teams and players to watch.

Batavia enters the season with lofty expectations and also is celebrating facility upgrades to the Bulldogs’ home field.

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE STERLING – One came in comfort, the other was close, but the way they got there isn’t what concerned the Kaneland track program.

All that mattered Saturday was a sweep of the Northern Illinois Big 12 indoor track meet. The euphoria always adds up.

The boys scored 130 team points, more than doubling their nearest competition, Dixon (68). The girls totaled 108 points to edge Yorkville, which had 102.

“Both teams did really well,” Knights boys coach Erin Baron said. “We’re looking forward to getting better as we get more work outside.”

The boys team scored in every event but two and enjoyed a boost from 58 points in the field events. That barrage was fueled by titles from Ben Barnes (long jump, 21 feet, 1.25 inches); Dalvell Triplett (triple jump, 43-11.5); Nate Dyer (shot put, 55-5) and Dylan Kuipers (pole vault, 13-9).

For the girls, Lauren Zick’s victory in the 60 meters (7.84) and 200 (26.07) highlighted a strong showing in the sprints.

stadium on the morning of the first game.

“It’s a ton of fun,” Honda said. “It’s a great experience.

If you’re going to get scared about anything, it might as well be something worth getting scared over.

“The minute you walk in the building, you can’t help but notice it’s the Final Four. It’s wonderful to be a part of. I keep telling people, even if your school isn’t there, if you ever get a chance to go to a Final Four, you’ve got to go. It’s that kind of event.”

As a graduate of Illinois, Honda never will forget the Fighting Illini’s 2005 Final Four run, which ended with a loss to North Carolina in the

Friday Coverage of Thursday night’s Tri-Cities girls soccer showdown between host Batavia and St. Charles East Neither team was scored upon in their season openers, though East settled for a scoreless tie against Fremd last week.

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Kaneland’s Dylan Nauert (left), Dixon’s JD Gieson (middle) and Sycamore’s Edgar Garcia compete in the 60-meter hurdles Saturday at the Northern Illinois Big 12 Indoor Conference Meet in Sterling. Nauert was second in the event, while Gieson won the event. The Kaneland boys track team won the meet.

BASEBALL Burlington Central 8, Crystal Lake Central 3: At Lippold Park in Crystal Lake, BC used a four-run third inning to win their season opener in a game played on a diamond with a turf infield.

The Rockets (1-0) got big boosts at the plate from Johnathan Murphy (3-for-4) and Danny Gerke, who both drove in runs. Gerke also was the starting pitcher for Central, getting the win after pitching three innings, allowing just two runs on one hit.

“I think the guys who threw today did a good job of keeping balls down,” Rockets coach Kyle Nelson said.

“Danny gave us some good innings and the other guys followed. You can’t win games without good pitching.”

“Our guys played simple and the way we wanted to,” Nelson added. “There were definitely some things to work on, but I’m proud of how we played today.”

• Chris Casey contributed to this report.

We preview the upcoming boys tennis season around the Tri-Cities.

St. Charles East senior Jasper Koenen, a Michigan State recruit, returns for his final season after advancing to the final day of the IHSA State Tournament last year.

• Monday, March 24, 2014

CHICAGO – Gene Honda has learned from experience.

Twelve years ago, when Honda first was hired as the voice of the NCAA Final Four, he was determined to be ready for every player’s name, every tricky pronunciation. So when the tournament bracket was released on “Selection Sunday,” Honda poured over the rosters from all 64 teams that possibly could make it to the Final Four.

“And then I realized, wait a minute!” Honda said with a laugh recently from his perch on the seventh floor of the United Center, where he serves as the Blackhawks’ public-address announcer. “So now, I haven’t even looked at the

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Dear Abby: My boyfriend, “Caleb,” and I have been dating for three years. I’m sure he’ll propose within the next few months. I’m having a problem with this because Caleb’s best friend, “A.J.,” will be proposing to his girlfriend in the next month. They should be able to enjoy their time and let all their friends know.

Caleb has always followed A.J.’s lead. When A.J. buys his girlfriend jewelry, I get jewelry. It makes me feel like an afterthought and that the gifts are not sincere.

If Caleb does propose close to the time that A.J. does, I’m going to say no.

I don’t want a copycat engagement so my boyfriend can keep up with his best friend. Please advise. – Coming In Second In New York

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are on doctor-prescribed medication that suppresses your appetite so that information can be shared with the teachers who supervise the cafeteria. That way you will receive less pressure to eat from the adults. Your classmates do not have to know.

If someone accuses you of being anorexic, just say that your doctor has told you your weight is normal.

It’s a shame they would tease someone who has ADHD because it’s a condition that so many students and adults share. However, because you feel it would make you a target, you’re wise to say nothing.

Dear Abby: My husband is an only son. His mother lives an hour from us. I love her dearly, but when she calls to let us know she’s coming to visit on any given Saturday, she won’t give us a time of her arrival. She says she “doesn’t want to be bound by time” because she runs a lot of errands while she’s here.

She doesn’t appear to notice the inconvenience to me and my active family, who are bound to our house the entire day, waiting for her to show up. My husband brushes it off, but it frustrates me. How should I handle this in a kindly manner? – Still Waiting In Texas Dear Still Waiting: The next time your mother-inlaw calls, ask her when she plans to be at your house because you have errands to run, too. When she says she doesn’t want to be bound by time, ask her to call you on your cellphone and let you know when she’s done with her errands and you’ll meet her at the house. That way, none of you are tied down or inconvenienced.

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Dear Coming In Second: You appear to be frustrated because your boyfriend has a recessive personality and is a follower. It is unlikely that he is going to change.

Frankly, Caleb doesn’t appear to be mature enough to be making decisions with lifelong consequences. You might be much happier with someone who is his own man.

Dear Abby: A year and a half ago, my doctor diagnosed me with ADHD. The medication I take is a stimulant and it curbs my appetite. I take it before school and it wears off by mid-afternoon. Because of this, I don’t feel hungry at lunchtime.

My teachers and schoolmates have noticed. They try to persuade me to eat, but I tell them I had a big breakfast or I’m just not hungry.

I know they mean well, but I want them to understand that I’m not anorexic.

I don’t want them to know I have ADHD because some of them make fun of people who do. Do you have any suggestions? – Anonymous In Iowa Dear Anonymous: The principal of your school should be told that you

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How do you play the trump suit?

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Don Marquis, a writer and humorist who died in 1937, said, “A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.”

At the bridge table, a pessimist will sometimes come out ahead of an optimist.

In today’s deal, South is in four spades. West cashes his three top clubs, then shifts to, say, a heart to South’s ace.

How would the approaches vary between an optimist and a pessimist?

The auction was straightforward. North had a maximum in high-card terms for a single raise and held four trumps, but he had the worst possible distribution and one of his red-suit queens rated to be worthless.

With no losers in the red suits, declarer just has to draw trumps safely. The optimist, expecting the suit to break 2-2 or 3-1, would immediately play a spade to dummy’s queen ... and go down one.

The pessimist wonders what to do about a 4-0 split, which will happen 10 percent of the time. He will realize that if East has all four spades, the contract has no chance. But if West holds four of them, they can be picked up as long as declarer keeps dummy’s king and queen hovering over West’s jack and 10.

So, South cashes his spade ace at trick five. When East discards a club (always throw black on black if you can afford to do so), declarer continues with a low spade, capturing West’s card as cheaply as possible. Then, if necessary, South returns to his hand with a heart or diamond and leads another spade, picking up West’s trumps without further loss.

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