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AlexPironteachesmathatbothH.C.Storm andAliceGustafsonelementaryschoolsin Batavia.Pironisa2017graduateofBatavia HighSchool.

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Theywantedtosharetheirloveforknowledge,reading, history,mathorothersubjectclosetotheirheart.Theyhad anaffinityforhelpingyoungsters,ormaybethosewho neededspecialattentionorcare.

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INNOVATIVEARTSPROGRAMS

Bataviaartteachersstressreal-worldexperience

BataviaHighSchoolgraphicarts teacherKathleenTieriTon knowstheimportanceofkeeping theschool’sartsprogramsuptodate withthelatesttechnology.

Becauseit’saCareerandTechnical Educationprogram,theofferingsconstantlyhavetostayalignedwithcurrenttrends,TieriTonsaid.Asjobduties change,theprogramtransitionsaswell “tobetterreflectthefield,”shesaid.

Alongwithrevitalizingolderartscourseswith newtechnology,TieriTonsaidshehasproposeda newGameArtandDesigncourse.

“ThatclassisgoingtobesopopularIknow already,”shesaid.“Justbecauseofthegaming industryandhowmuchitconnectstoyoungpeople. It’sjustsointerestingbecausetheskillsrelatetonot justthegamingindustry,butappdesignandanimationand3Dmodeling....There’sjustsomanycool pathsthatthekidscantake.”

TieriTonsaidshestudiedstudioartwithaconcentrationinphotographyatIndianaUniversity.After college,shefoundworkasaprojectionist,amovie theatermanagerandataphotographylab.Shesaid theexperienceshelpedherdecidetobecomeateacher.

“IdidalotofmediaworkandthenrealizedthatI kindofwantedtogiveback,”shesaid.“Iwentand appliedtoColumbiaCollegeChicago’sArtEducationprogram,whichnolongerexists.Igotmymasterofartsinteachingandstartedinthecityasa

traditionalartteacher.”

ByJONAHNINK SeeARTSPROGRAMS,page4

Becauseofherworkexperience,TieriTonwas abletoearnaCareerandTechnicalEducationcertification,whichallowedhertoteachtech-heavyart andmediaclasses.

TieriToncontinuedtoworkinthecityuntil2015, whenshestartedteachingatBataviaHighSchool. Shesaidoneofthehighlightsofworkingwiththe programhasbeenhelpingstudentswithprojects thatarebothcreativeandtechnical.

“SometimestheylivemoreintheCTEworldand sometimestheylivemoreintheartworld,”shesaid. “What’sbeengreataboutBataviaisIkindoftruly existinbothplaces.”

TieriTon’sclassesfocusondifferentareasofdigitalart,includingcommercialgraphicdesign.Studentsacrosstheschool’sartsprogramhaveaccessto industry-levelsoftwareandtech,shesaid.

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BataviaHighSchoolgraphicartsteacherKathleenTieriTonknowstheimportanceofkeepingtheschool’sartsprogramsuptodatewiththelatesttechnology.

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St.Charlessecondgrade teacherbackatMunhall

Lookingbackonheryouth,AmyFronksaidthat whensheattendedSt.Charles’MunhallElementarySchool,sheneverthoughtshe’doneday returnasateacher.

Yetthat’sexactlywhathappened. “Asachild,noIdidnotthinkIwasgoingtobeteachingat Munhall,”Fronksaid.

FronkattendedMunhallinthe1970sandgraduatedfrom St.CharlesHighSchoolin1986.

SeeALMAMATER,page8

Ifyouareconsideringaseniorlivingarrangementforyourfuture,youareprobablyaskingyourself,“Whereandwhatis bestforme(us)?”

WehadlivedandworkedintheDeKalbcommunityforfifty-sixyears.Fiftyofthoseyearswasinonehouseina wonderfulneighborhoodwithgreatneighbors.However,thetimecamewhenweknewthatweneededtoconsiderthe nextphaseofourlives.

Weareindividualswholiketoplanandthinkahead.SinceseveralofourfriendshadalreadymovedtoOakCrest, visitingitscampuswasalogicalpartofourprocess.Thus,wemadeanappointmenttomeetwiththestaffandtour thefacility.Everythingfromthelivingaccommodations,manyamenities,socialevents,andtheguaranteeoffuture long-termcaremadetheideaofmovingtoOakCrestveryappealing.Wewerethrilledwhenwewerepresentedwith theopportunitytomakeanOakCrestduplexournewhome.WeloveallthatOakCrestoffersfromtheprovided maintenance-freeservices,toourneighbors,andthepeaceofmindoffuturesecurity.

Now,wetelleveryonewhoiscontemplatingamoveandareconcernedthattheywillmisstheirprevioushome,thatmovingtoOakCrestwasthe bestthingthatwehavedoneforourselvesandourchildren. Larry&JudySill Residentssince2016

MunhallElementarySchoolsecondgradeteacherAmyFronkgrewupinSt.Charlesand attendedMunhallasastudent.

ByERICSCHELKOPF |eschelkopf@shawmedia.com

Shebeganteachingatthe district’sDavisSchoolin1993 beforetakingabreaktoraise herchildrenfrom2000until around2011,shesaid.

Fronksaidsheishappy thatMunhallstillhasthe sameneighborhoodfeelas whensheattended,even thoughitsstudentpopulation hasincreasedsubstantially sinceshewasthere.Currently,497studentsattend Munhall.

“Iadmirethatitstillfeels likesuchanaturallyinvested groupandalthoughour boundariesnowencompass manyneighborhoods,our schoolcommunityisvery cohesive,”shesaid.“Students revelincollaboratingwith theirpeersandtheparent communityenthusiastically workstogethertocreategreat programmingandsupportfor ourstudentsandstaff.”

Fronk,whoteachessecond grade,decidedtobecomea teacherbecauseshewantedto makeapositivecontribution, shesaid.Andsheisdoingjust that,MunhallPrincipalJar-

rodBuxtonsaid.

“Shealwaysputsherstudentsfirst,”Buxtonsaid.“She setshighacademicandbehavioralstandardsforherstudents,andissupportiveand flexibletomeettheindividual needsofstudents,allowing themtomeetthoseexpectations.”

BuxtonalsosaidFronk alwaysispreparedfortheday andplans“differentiated, engaginglessonsforherstudents.”Fronkbelievesinbetteringherselfinordertobetterserveherstudents.

“Mrs.Fronkisalways workingonhercraftthrough herparticipationinprofes-

sionalcourseworkandcollaboratingwithbuildingspecialists,”Buxtonsaid.

Whilethepandemiccreatednewchallengesforteachers,Fronkisproudofhow everyoneinthedistrict steppeduptodealwiththose challenges.

“Somanypeoplewereso

flexible,”Fronksaid.“Andit mademeinaweofalotof adaptabilitybyboththeteachersandfamilies.”

Sheprefersin-person teachingtoremoteteaching.

Fronksaidsheisnotthe onlymemberofherfamilyto beaproductoftheSt.Charles SchoolDistrict.Threeofher childrengraduatedfromSt. CharlesEastHighSchool,formerlySt.CharlesHighSchool. Shesaidshe’sthankfulfor theeducationthedistrictprovidedherchildren.

“Ourteachershavedone justsuchafabulousjobpreparingmyownchildrenfor beingsuccessfulinschooland beingcontributingmembers totheircommunityandhavingtheskillstotakeinitiative intheirowncareers,”Fronk said.

Fronksaidsheknewshe wantedtoreturntoteaching. Shemissedforgingrelationshipswithstudentsandtheir families–oneaspectofteachingthatshelikesbest,she said.

“Inthisgradeespecially, thestudentsarejustsoexcited abouttheworldaround them,”Fronksaid.“Andit’s justreallycontagious.”

SandyBressner-sbressner@shawmedia.com

MunhallElementarySchoolsecondgradeteacherAmyFronkandherstudentsexaminehistoricrelicssuchasa typewriterandrotarytelephoneandcomparethemtothepresent-dayequivalentofalaptopcomputerand cellularphone.FronkgrewupinSt.CharlesandattendedMunhallasastudent.

GenevaPEteacherencourages studentstotrynewthings

ByBRENDASCHORY |bschory@shawmedia.com

Aftersevenyearsteachingphysicaleducationat GenevaHighSchool,thisisTaylorFieser’sfirst yearteachingatbothofDistrict304’smiddle schools.

Andwhileherstudentsarenowyounger,shecontinuesto encouragethemtotrynewactivitiesandsportswhilecreatingacomfortableandsafeenvironment.

“It’sbeengreat,”Fiesersaid.“Thekidsaresoawesome. Theyareenergeticandfunny.

SeeFITNESSANDFUN,page13

TaylorFieser,a2009graduateofGenevaHighSchool,teachesphysicaleducationatGeneva MiddleSchoolNorthandSouth.

Genevateacherfollowsinherlatemother’sfifth-gradefootsteps

ByBRENDASCHORY |bschory@shawmedia.com

AfifthgradeteacheratGeneva’s WesternAvenueElementary School,ErynShannonteaches thesameclassherlatemotheronce taught.

Actually,she’srightnextdoor.

“Growingup,Idefinitelywatchedmy motherasateacherandIlookedupto her,”Shannonsaidofhermother,Beth Shannon.

Asshemarksherninthyearinthe classroom,thepasttwoatWestern, ErynShannonsaidshealwaysknew shewantedtobeateacher.

Now,she’sbackteachingintheschoolwhere,asa youngster,sheattendedfromkindergartenthrough thefifthgrade.

ThoughhermothertaughtfifthgradeatWestern whileherdaughterattendedtheschool,Shannon wasnotinhermother’sclass.

“Itwasfunhavingmomthereasateacher,”Shannonrecalled.“Itwasfun.”

WhileShannonfollowedinhermother’sfootsteps,thetwonevertaughttogetherinthesame school.

“Wewerebothteachersatthesametime,butnot inGeneva,”Shannonsaid.“Itaughtsomewhereelse upuntil2020.I’veonlybeeninGenevatwoyears… butwewouldshareresourcesandstories.Ihadan opportunitywhenthefifthgradepositionwasopeningatWesternAvenuetocomebacktomyroots [when]TammyThompsonretired.”

WesternAvenuePrincipalRonZemanpraised Shannon’steaching.

“Sheisnotonlyanexcellentteacher,butaphenomenalperson,”Zemansaidinanemail.“Completelychild-centered,greatteammate,excellent

communicationsskillsandaninnateleader.”

BethShannondiedofbreastcancerin2016at age54.

“It’snotjusttheclassroom,it’sjustbeingthere teachingfifthgradewhereshetaughtsolong,”Eryn Shannonsaid.“Thereisalendinglibraryanda benchtheschooldedicatedtoherthatIcanseeright outsidemyclassroomwindow.”

Shannonandherbrother,BrettShannon,are involvedinfundraisingeventsfortheBethShannon MemorialScholarship,whichawardsmoneyto Genevastudentspursuingadegreeineducationand tofundotherschool-relatedactivities,suchasoutdooreducationforfifthgraders.

Thisyearwillmarktheirfifthannualgolfouting fundraiserthatincludesadinnerandaraffle.

ErynShannonsaidtherewereotherteachersin herfamilywhoalsoinfluencedhertobecomea teacher.

“Igrewupplayingschool.Itjustfeltnatural.Once Istartedcollegeineducation,IknewthatwaswhatI wasmeanttodo,”Shannonsaid.“I’mveryfortunate thatitcamenaturallyandI’mluckytoloveit.”

‘IKNEWITWASWHATIWASMEANTTODO’

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ErynShannonteachesfifthgradeintheclassroomnextdoortotheclassroom hermother,thelateBethShannon,taughtinformanyyearsatWesternAvenu eSchoolin Geneva.ErynShannonalsoattendedWesternAvenueSchool.

Allschoolfaculty,staff,and schoolboardmembers, To:

Wehaveseenyou create,we’veseen you Thrive, andwe’veseenyou love.

Weappreciateallyou’vedoneandyour tirelessinvestment intoourchildren.

Weareprayingforyou. Thankyou.

“Ilovewhenkidslearnanewsport oranactivitythatismorechallenging. Theypickitupandthey’reexplaining andteachingotherkidsinclasswho otherwisewouldn’tdoit.”

Fiesersaidsheseesthestudents’ needtobeactiveandnotworryabout otherstuff.

“Theycanexerciseandbewith friendsandsocializeandhavefun,” shesaid.“Iinstillthatfromtheget-go, notcallingoutanybody,ever.It’sa safeenvironment.Idonottolerate bullyingortalkingaboutanybody.”

Studentsdotrackandweightlifting andplaysoccer,flagfootball,volleyball,badminton,pickleballand tchoukball,shesaid.

Tchoukballinvolvesbouncinga balloffatiltedsquarewithteamscompetingforwhocancatchitfirst.

“Mygoalisalwaystomotivateand bringreallyhappy,positivelightto eachday,”Fiesersaid.“Iamalways cognizantofhowkidsfeel.It’snoteasy inmiddleschool.It’sareallytoughage –changingandlearningandalways worriedaboutwhatpeersarethinking.Iwanttokeepakind,happy,positiveenvironmentwheretheyare excitedtotryafewthings.”

Others,suchasGenevaMiddle SchoolNorthActingPrincipalKaren

Kim,havenoticedFieserandher teachingmethods.

“TaylorFieserisagreatmiddle schoolteacherbecauseshehasan approachabledemeanorthatiskind andacceptingofallstudents,”Kim saidinanemail.“Sheisarolemodel forstudentsineveryactionand encouragesstudentstoworktoward progress,notperfection.”

Fiesersaidshewantedtobeaphysicaleducationteacherallherlife.

“IwenttoGenevaHighSchooland theirPEdepartmentwasincredible,” Fiesersaid.“Ilovedeverysingleoneof myteachersandIwassoexcitedtogo toclasseveryday.Mypassionisin sportsandkidsandteaching.”

Inhighschool,sheplayedvolleyballandsoccer,butbasketballwasher

TaylorFieserisa 2009graduate ofGenevaHigh Schoolandhas returnedtothe districttoteach physical educationat GenevaMiddle SchoolNorth andSouth.“It’s beengreat,” Fiesersaid.“The kidsareso awesome.They areenergetic andfunny.Ilove whenkidslearn anewsport oranactivity thatismore challenging.”

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topsport.

Teachingisinthefamily,itseems. Hermother,CindyWhitley,isan instructionalassistantatthehigh schoolandhersister,CatyFrancis, teachesfirstgradeatMillCreekElementarySchool.

“Wetotallyplayedschoolgrowing up,”Fiesersaid.“IalwayspretendedI ownedasportsthingoradancestudio.”

BONDINGWITHSTUDENTS

McDoleteacher highlightssocial, emotionallearning

ByCHRISWALKER

Atanearlyage,LaurenBanbury fellinlovewithschool.

“Shewasalittleblondegirl whowasathomeinschool,soitwasthe placeshebelonged,”saidBarbMessina, whotaughtBanburyinthirdgradeat KanelandNorthElementarySchool.

“Shewasjustahappy,happykidwho lovedlearning.”

Today,Banburylovesteaching.She followedherloveforlearningbybecomingaspecialeducationteacheratKanelandMcDoleElementarySchoolin Montgomery.

“Mrs.Messinawastheteacherwhomadelearning somuchfunandmademewanttobecomeateacher,” Banburysaid.“HowamIgoingtomakelearning fun?HowamIgoingtomakemystudentsfeelsafe andvalued?ShereallyhelpedshapemeintowhoI wantedtobe.”

Afterretiringin2016,Messinaandherhusband soldtheirhomeinElburnandnowarespendingtime travelinginamotorhome.Thankstotoday’stechnologieswithsocialmedia,Messinaisabletoseewhat manyofherformerstudentsaredoingwiththeir lives,includingBanbury.

“I’vebeenfollowingheronFacebookandshe’sso hands-oninvolvedwithherkids,”Messinasaid.“I lovedteachingschoolbecauseIthoughtitwould alwaysgofromthehandtothebrainsotherewas lotsofhands-onexperiencesandstuff.Shereallyis involvedwithherkids.”

Initially,Banburythoughtshewouldbecomea generaleducationteacher,butlaterrealizedshe couldbeadifference-makerasaspecialeducation teacher.

“Itrulygotreallyexcitedwithspecialneedsand howeverydayisalittlebitdifferentandhowthe needsofeverykidisunique,”Banburysaid.“Incollege,Idecidedtogetadoublemajorinspecialeducationandelementarysobothavenueswereopened.I justlovespecialed.Iloveworkingwitheverystu-

dentandhoweveryoneisdifferent.”

Perhapsherbiggestpassionisincorporating socialandemotionallearningintoacademics.

“Rightnowissuchauniquetimeforstudents,” Banburysaid.“Somestruggleonthebehaviorsideto

communicatetheiremotions.Gettingthemtocommunicatetheirneedstotheirparentsandadvocating forthemselvesaresomeofmybiggestgoals.”

Inarecentclass,oneofBanbury’sstudentswas workingindependentlybuthavingadifficulttime stayingfocusedbecauseofotheractivityintheclassroom.Heraisedhishandandaskedifshecouldtalk morequietly.

“It’ssobeautifultoseethemadvocatefortheir learning,”shesaid.“I’vehadparentsemailtelling metheirkidshaveaskedthemtoslowdownbecause they’rehavingahardtime.Ijustlovehowthey’re advocatingforthemselvesandusingtheirownvoice toreallyfocusonwhattheyneedtodotobesuccessful.”

Banburysaidsheexpectstoremainintheclassroom.

“Itrulyneverseemyselfleavingtheclassroomor specialed,”shesaid.“IlovedevelopingIEPsand workingwithparentsandteachers.”

And,whoknows,maybeinspiringafutureteacher ortwo.

“She’sanamazingpersonandKanelandislucky tohaveher,”Messinasaid.“Andnowshe’spassingit ontothekidsshe’sworkingwithandtheycancall hertheirfavoriteteacher.”

ABOVEANDBELOW: LaurenBanburyworkswithfirstgradersatKanelandMcDoleElementarySchoolinMontgomery.

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AQUIETREFUGEFROMDAILYCHALLENGES

KanelandHigh Schoollibrarian providescalming environment

ByCHRISWALKER

JessicaParkerwouldlikeallstudentsatKanelandHighSchool’s librarytofeelwelcome,whether theyneedaquietplacetocomplete schoolwork,conductresearchorare simplyseekingrefugefromthechaos andchallengesofbeingabusyteenager.

Whilejustinhersecondyearatthe highschool,Parker,thelibrary’smedia specialist,ismakingahugeimpacton studentswithherarrivalduringthe pandemic.

“IcouldjusttellwhenIwasinterviewedthateveryonewhowasinvolved,theteachersandadministrators,werelookingforsomethingalittledifferentthan atraditionallibrarian,”shesaid.“Comingfromapubliclibrarymaybehelpedalittlebit.Itisaboutthe placeandwhatthespacehastooffer,makingitwelcomingtoavarietyofdifferentpeople.”

Parkeralwayshasbeeninterestedineducation, butdidn’tknowinwhatcapacityshecouldmakethe biggestimpact,shesaid.Itseemsshe’sfounditatthe libraryatKaneland.

Sheachievedabachelor’sdegreeinspecialeducationandattainedamaster’sdegreeinlibraryscience, Parkersaid.Shespent13yearsattheGenevaPublic Library,Parkersaid.

“IsometimeskindofjokethatIcouldbarelymanagemyselfat20-whateverwithmybachelor’s,somanagingaclassroomwasn’tinthecards,”Parkersaid.“I endedupfindingajobatapubliclibraryanddidoutreachforschools.Idecideditwastimeforachange andIsawthisjobopeningandIfeellikeit’sbeena goodchoice.”

Parkerisabletoseeherselfinthecountlesshigh schoolstudentswhousethelibrary.Byconnecting withthem,she’ssparkingimagination,assistingtheir classroomassignments,helpingtheircontinueddevelopmentofcriticalthinkingandofferingkindness.

“She’sthekindofpersonthatconnectswithkids andshecanseeherselfinthosekids,”saidAnne Kuntz,aschoolcounseloratKaneland.“Sheprovides asafeplaceintheschoolforthekindofkidwhoneeds abreakfromallthechaos,aquietsafeplacetojust be.”

Workingforadistrictwherepersonalizedlearning withrigor,relevanceandrelationshipisitstoppriority,Parkerstrivestodoherpartsothateachstudent whousesthelibraryultimatelygraduatescollege, careerandcommunityready.

“Alotoflibrariesarecallingthemselves‘learning commons,’”shesaid.“There’salwaysabuzzword. It’scenteredonpersonalizedlearning,whichiswhere Kanelandisheading,andIthinkyouknowIseevalue inthat.It’saprocessthatwe’realllearningabout.I thinkwhenstudentstakechargeoftheirownlearningthey’regoingtobemoresuccessful,butittakes sometime.”

Ithasn’ttakenParkerlongtocultivateawelcomingenvironmentforstudents.She’screatedanoasis intheMapleParkhighschoolformorethan1,300students.

“Sheissokindandunderstandingandveryopen,” Kuntzsaid.“Shegoestheextramile.Ifacounselor askstokeepaneyeonsomeone,she’llseethem.She’s sortofamentorandoneofthehardestworkingpeopleintheschool.She’sverydeterminedtonotjust havealibrarywithbooksbutaplaceforhertocultivaterelationshipswithkids.”

WhilesomehighschoolershaveWordlefever, Parkerhasn’tcaughton.Still,manyofherlibrary guestsarereallyintothedailyonlinewordgameso

she’susingthosesocialinteractionstofurtherdevelop relationshipswithkids.

“AllstudentsassumeIplayitsotheyaskme,”she said.“Theysay,‘Butyou’realibrarian,’andIjust freeze.Ifyouaskmewhatmyfavoritebookis,Ijust freeze.It’swhateverI’mreadingrightnow.Alotof kidsdoplayWordlesoit’sinterestingtoseethem talkingtoeachotheraboutit.”

Asforreadinghabits,Parkersaidshe’sheardfrom EnglishteachersthatfewerstudentsseemtobereadingforenjoymentthesedayswithTikTok,Netflixand videogamesprovingmoreappealing.

“Noteveryoneisabigreader,sowetalkaboutthe benefitsofreadingforpleasureandhowthemore wordsyou’reexposedto,thebetteritgets,”shesaid. “There’salotofstigmaaboutreading.Alotofpeople, notjustkids,feelthatthey’renotgoodatitorhaveto followrulesandcan’treadagraphicnovelor[listento an]audiobook,buttheycan.”

Parkersaidshewantstocreateacultureofreading attheschool.

“I’mworkingoncreatingareadingchallengethat hopefullywe’llgetgoingnextyearthatwon’tjustbe readingbutotheractivitiesthatstudentscanparticipatein,”shesaid.“Westartedawordoftheweek. We’vebulkedupourhistoricalfictionandrealistic fictionbasedonwhatwe’reseeingpeopleaskfor.”

Andifyou’relookingforabooksuggestionfrom Parkertoday,shesuggeststhetwo-bookSkyhunter seriesfromMarieLu.

“It’ssci-fidystopiaanditwasreallyinteresting,” shesaid.“It’sonethatIdidn’twanttoputdown.I recommendit.”

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KanelandHighSchoolmediaspecialistJessicaParkerprovideshomeworkhelpandacalmingenvironmenttobusystudents.

ALUMNISUCCESSSTORIES

Bataviaalums nowheadingup ownclassrooms

ByJONAHNINK

Theabilitytoempathizewithstudentsisanecessityforany teacher.

It’saninvaluabletraitthatH.C. StormandAlexGustafsonSchool teacherAlexandraPironhascometo appreciatesinceherowntimeasastudentintheBataviaPublicSchoolsisn’t quitethatfaroff.

Piron,whograduatedfromBataviaHighSchoolin 2017andfromNorthCentralCollegelastMay,isin herfirstyearteachingmathatbothdistrictelementaryschools.

“IactuallywenttoH.C.soit’skindoffungetting toteachhere,”Piron,23,said.

She’snotalonewhenitcomestoBataviaHigh Schoolgraduatesreturningtoteachinthedistrict.

“I’dalwayshopedwhenIwentintoteachingthat I’dendupbackhere,butIwasnotcertainthatI’d evergetajobatallinthedistrict,”shesaid.“I’mjust supergratefulthatI’mabletoteachheremyfirst year.”

JustinAllison,anotherBataviaHighSchoolalum, returnedtothedistrictasawaytogivebacktothe community.

“AsastudentandachildgrowingupinBatavia,I knewthiswasaplacethatIwantedtostayandplant roots,”saidAllison,whoteachesworldhistoryand sociologyatBataviaHighSchool.“Becauseofeverythingthatwasgiventome,andalltheinfluential people,coaches,teachersthatIhad,Iwantedtogive back.”

Allisonbegansubstituteteachingatthehigh schoolin2008whilelookingforfull-timeworkasa historyteacher.In2010,Allisonlandedafull-timejob withtheschoolasaspecialeducationteacher.

“Sixyearslaterahistorydepartmentposition openedupandIwasabletogetthat,”hesaid.

Allisonalsoistheheadcoachfortrackandfieldat BataviaHighSchool.

AmongPiron’snewcoworkersareherparents, whoalsoworkwithinthedistrict.

“Mydadhasbeenateacherinthedistrictforlike30 yearsnow,andmymomworksattheschoolaswell,”

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ABOVE: BataviaHighSchoolteacherandcoachJustinAllisonisa2003graduateoftheschool.

BELOW: AlexPironteachesmath atbothH.C.StormandAliceGustafsonelementaryschoolsinBatavia.Pironisa2017graduateofBataviaHighSchool.

schoolgirlsbasketballteamalongsideherformer coach,headvarsitycoachKevinJensen.

“I’mhisfirstformerplayertocomebackand coachforhim,”shesaid.“It’sfunformetobearound thegirlsbecauseI’mfairlyyoungsoIcanrelateto themwell.”

BothPironandAllisonsaidoneofthehighlights ofcomingbacktoteachinthedistrictwastheability toworkwithsomeoftheirformerteachers.

“Ihadreallygoodrelationswithalloftheteachers andcoachesattheschool,”Pironsaid.“Ithink they’rekindofreallywhatinspiredme.Ijustknew thatwassomethingIreallywantedtodowithmy students.”

“Teachingdemocracyandwhatdoesitmeantobe apartofourdemocracy,thatwasinstilleduponme byseveralinfluentialhistoryteachersthatI’vehad,” Allisonsaid.“MattHolm,hewasmyseventhgrade historyteacherinmiddleschool,andthenIwantto sayhetransferredtothehighschoolmysophomore orjunioryear.Buthewasamaininfluence.”

Allisonsaidsomeofhisformerstudentsandathleteshavedevelopedaninterestinbecomingteachersthemselves.

shesaid.“It’skindoflikeafamilythingIguess.”

Piron’sfather,DennisPiron,teachesbusiness classesinBataviaHighSchool’sINCubatorprogram.

“Ithinkhavingyourparentsworkinyourhigh schooldefinitelymakesyourexperiencealotmore uniquethanmostpeople,”shesaid.

Whenshe’snotteaching,Pironcoachesthehigh

“IhaveanathleterightnowwhoisatOklahoma StateUniversity.She’shavingafantasticcareerin college,”Allisonsaid.“Herplanisthatshewantsto givebackandcoachtrackandfieldatsomepoint aftershe’sdone.”

PironandAllisonplantocontinueteachingwithin thedistrict.

“It’sexactlywhereIwanttobe,”Pironsaid.“It’s likehomeforme.”

“Myrootsareplantedhere,”Allisonsaid.“Being aBataviantomejusttranscendsplaceandtime.”

St.CharleseducatorisD-303’s TransitionProgramcoordinator

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WhenSt.CharlesSchoolDistrict303’sAnneDragosh’scorporatejobwasbeingeliminatedin 2009after13years,theWinfieldresidentknew itwastheperfecttimetoreevaluatehercareer. Itdidn’ttakeherlongtorealizethatshewantedtobeina classroom,workingwithhighschoolstudents,shesaid. Dragoshsaidshedecidedtopursuespecialeducation,in partbecauseofherexperienceasachildvolunteeringwith MarklundDaySchoolinBloomingdale,whichprovideseducationalopportunitiesforstudentswithdisabilities.

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AnneDragoshworkswithTommyLoehrkeattheHainesCenterinSt.Charles.Dragoshisthe St.CharlesDistrict303TransitionProgramcoordinator..

Bataviamother,daughtersharepassionforteaching

ByJONAHNINK

BataviaHighSchoolSpanish teacherLisaStonebergoftengets emailsfromyoungerstudents whomshedoesn’tteach.

Hermother,SamRotoloMiddle SchoolteacherJodyStoneberg,also getshershareoferrantemailsthat wereintendedforherdaughter.Their samelastname,combinedwithbeingin thesamedistrict,canmakeitaneasy mistakeforstudents.

“She’llgetSpanishstuffandI’llgetsixthgrade scienceassignments,”LisaStonebergsaid.

JodyStoneberg,whohasbeenwiththeBatavia schooldistrictfor25years,saidtheaccidentalemails areamongthemanyhighlightsofworkinginthe districtwithherdaughter.WorkingatBataviaHigh SchoolhasgivenLisaStonebergthechancetowork withsomeofhermom’sformerstudents.

“SinceI’matthehighschoollevel,Ihavealotof

studentswhowereinmymom’sclass,”shesaid. “Theysay,‘Oh,isMrs.Stonebergyourmom?’It’s justafunconnectiontohave.”

Hermomgetssimilarquestions.

“Becauseofhertennis,too,sinceshealsodoesthat inthesummer,thenIgetkidswhoarelike,‘Doyou happentoknowMs.Stoneberg?’”JodyStoneberg said.“Isay,‘Yes,Iamvaguelyfamiliarwithher.’”

Becomingateacherwasn’tinJodyStoneberg’s originalcareerplan.Shestudiedcounselingandpsychologyincollegeandworkedasaprivatesector counselorbeforeherfamilymovedtoBatavia.

“IthinkLisawasinkindergartenatthetimeand [theschooldistrict]neededsubs,”shesaid.“AndsoI thought,‘Oh,thisisagreatjob,Icanjustgoinwhen thekidsareinschoolandIcanseewhat’sgoingonin school.’”

Afterworkingasasubstituteteacherwithinthe districtfornearlyadecade,JodyStonebergdecided tobeginteachingfull-time.

“Ithought,‘Oh,mygoodness,Ishouldbedoing thisfull-time,’”shesaid.“‘Ishouldhavemyown classroom.Ilovebeingaroundthekidsandthewhole ideaofit.SoIwentbacktoschoolandgotajobinthe district.”

LisaStoneberg,whohasbeenateacheratBatavia HighSchoolfor12years,saidhermother’sexperienceinthedistrictwasagreatinfluenceonher futurecareer.

“Mymomwasateachersubbingandthena teacherfull-timeformostofmychildhood,soIwas

aroundateachereveryday,”shesaid.“Shelovedit. Shegottohavesomanyteachingexperiencesasa sub.”

AhandfulofLisaStoneberg’sfamilymembers alreadywereteachers,includingbothofhermom’s sisters.Nevertheless,shewasn’tsureshe’dendupin aclassroomforhercareer.Shealreadyhadsome experienceineducationworkingasatutorinhigh school.

“Iwouldn’tsaythatIknewrightawaythatI wantedtobeateacher,”LisaStonebergsaid.“Iknew IlovedSpanish.AndthenIknewIhadbeenaround somanyteachersbecausewehavealotofother teachersinthefamily,too.”

Thoughtheyteachindifferentbuildingsanddifferentagegroups,JodyandLisaStonebergcome togethertoorganizeRotoloMiddleSchool’stennis clubinthespring.

“I’matenniscoachhereatthehighschoolforthe girlsteam.Sincemymom’soveratthemiddleschool atRotolo,she’sgottheconnectionthere,”LisaStonebergsaid.“Soit’sbeenreallyfuntoworktogetheron that.”

JodyandLisaStonebergagreedthatthehighlight ofworkinginthedistricttogetheristheabilityto learnfromeachotherasteachers.

“It’sreallyaniceexperience.I’malwaysjustso impressedwithwhatshedoesandhowshecandoit,” JodyStonebergsaid.“Asaparent,tohaveotherparentstalkabouttheirchildbeinginherclassandhow greatthatis...obviouslythatisprettycool.”

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JodyStoneberg(right)teachesscienceatRotoloMiddleSchoolinBataviawhileherdaughter,LisaStoneberg,isaSpanishteacheratheralmamater,BataviaHighSchool.

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Dragosh,nowDistrict303’sTransitionProgramcoordinator,saidshe earnedamaster’sdegreeinspecialeducationfromNationalLouisUniversity in2012,followedlaterbyapost-secondarytransitionspecialistgraduatecertificatefromIllinoisStateUniversity.

Sheofficiallybecameateacheratage 38,withherfirstjobin2012atWestChicagoHighSchool.She’sworkedinspecialeducationfor10years,andhas spentthelasttwowithDistrict303.Her jobistohelpstudentswithdisabilities betweentheagesof18and22learn importantlifeskillsandjobtraining aftertheygraduatefromhighschool.

“Ilovethispopulation,”Dragosh said.“Ilovethatthey’redonewithhigh schoolandthey’rereallythinkingabout whatcomesnextandhowtomakethat happen.We’repreparingstudentsto livetheirbestlife–whateverthatmeans forthem.Withspecialeducation,you’re workingwithfewerkids,buttheyhave totallydifferentneedsandexperiences andsetsofskillsanddeficitareas. You’reconstantlychangingwhatyou’re doingasyourstudentschange.Notwo yearsareeverthesame.”

Thedistrict’sTransitionProgram, whichislocatedintheHainesCenter, providesvocationaltraining,functional academicsandcommunityexperiences

tostudentswhohaveanindividualized educationplan.Thereareabout30studentsintheprogram.

“We’reteachingmathapplicationsin therealworld,likepersonalbudgets, comparisonshopping,balancingabank account,”Dragoshsaid.“Somestudents needadultskillsandworkexperiences andvocationalopportunitiestoprepare themforindependence.”

Thestudentsvisitlocalgrocery storesonceaweekafterworkingon budgetingandmakingalistearlierin theweek,andtheyvisitlocalcommunitysitessuchasthepostofficeor municipalcenter.Theprogramalso offersvocationaltraining,wherethe studentsspendadayeachweeklearningskillsinthemorningandgoingout withjobcoachestolocalbusinessesin

theafternoon,Dragoshsaid.

Recently,Dragoshworkedwithher studentstostartanewT-shirtpressing business.Shesaidtheprogramreceived agrantfromtheSt.CharlesEducation Foundationtoobtainaprofessional-gradeT-shirtpress.Thegroup printedtheT-shirtsfortheSt.Charles PolarPlungeonMarch26.

“Wehaveabusinessweusetodesign logosandhaveawholesalerwebuy shirtsfromandwe’retrainingourstudents,butweexpectittobeafull-time joboncampusnextyear,”shesaid. “[Thestudents]canwatchabusiness growandlearnitfromtoptobottom. We’retrainingthemtofollowinstructionsandalotofotheremployment competencies.”

AubreeSchuett,administratorofthe

TransitionProgram,saidthatsince joiningthetransitionteam,Dragoshhas expandedthestudent-led“micro-business”experiences.

“[Dragosh]hasestablishedwork trainingexperiencesalongsidehercolleagueswherestudentspracticeemployabilityskillsinasafe,supportiveenvironment,”Schuettsaid.“Sheisa dedicatedprofessionalwhoisstudent-centeredandfocusedonensuring theopportunitiesweprovideareauthentic,addressstudentinterestsandpromoteindependence.Sheisanexcellent leader.Wearegratefulsheisamember oftheD-303schoolcommunity.”

WhileDragoshsaidbeingateacheris “thehardestjobI’veeverhad,”sheis confidentshemadetherightchoiceto leavethecorporateworldfortheclassroom.She’stakingcoursesatNorthern IllinoisUniversitytoearnherDirector ofSpecialEducationcertificateand planstoremaininspecialeducationfor thelongterm,Dragoshsaid.

“Youpouryourheartandsoulinto thesekidsandwhatwedo.Iwakeupin themiddleofthenightworrying,thinkingofhowyoucandobetter,”shesaid. “I’vealwaysbeenahardworker,andI didwellatmyoldcompany.Icouldgo backintotheprivatesectorandmake moremoneyandhavelessstress,but thisiswhereIwanttobe.It’struefor anyteacher.Peopledon’tstayinthis careerbecauseit’seasy.Peoplewhoare herechoosetobehere.”

AnneDragosh workswith TommyLoehrke attheHaines CenterinSt. Charles.Dragosh istheSt.Charles District303 Transition Program coordinator.

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DavidVoorheesageologyprofessoratcommunitycollege

BySUSANO’NEILL

Geologiststendtoseetheworld differentlythanmostpeople.

Atleastthat’stheopinionof DavidVoorhees,anearthsciencesand geologyprofessoratWaubonseeCommunityCollege.Sowhenageologist looksatarocktheydon’tjustseethe rock,theyseecluesaboutthe4.6billion yearhistoryoftheEarth,Voorheessaid.

“IhaveadeeppassionfortellingthestoryandhistoryoftheEarthtomystudents,andtellingthemofthe fragile,yetresilient,natureofthislittleblueplanetwe callEarth,”hesaid.“Myprimarygoalistobethebest teacherandmentorIcanbetomystudents,bothinand outoftheclassroom.Istrivetobringasmanyresearchbasedpedagogiesintomyclassroomsformystudents’ engagementandeducation.”

Voorheessaidhediscoveredhisloveforthescience fromhisfirstgeologyprofessor,BobSuttonattheUniversityofRochester,andheuseshismodelofpassion andengagementinhopesofspreadingthatenthusiasm tohisownstudents.

Amongmanyofthecommentsonevaluationsfrom hisformerstudentsthathesharedwasoneexampleof theappreciationtheyhaveforVoorhees’enthusiasm: “Youcantellhereallyloveswhathedoes,andthatis whatmakesagoodteacher.Hechallengesyou,butonly inagoodway.Iwillleavethisclassknowingeverything hetaughtmebecauseofthis.”

Fromanotherstudent’sevaluation:“Hetrulycares aboutstudentsandwantseveryonetosucceed.Hehas helpedmebecomeabetterstudentanddevelopbetter studyhabitsthatIhonestlydidn’thavebefore.Ifeel betterpreparedforwhenItransfertoauniversity.”

Voorheeshasnotonlyearnedaccoladesfromhisstudents.HerecentlywasselectedasWaubonsee’sOutstandingFacultyMemberof2021.

“Hehasdistinguishedhimselfinallthreecategories usedtoselectWaubonsee’sOutstandingFacultyMember:instructionaleffectiveness,contributionstothecollegeandcommitmenttoongoingprofessionaldevelopment,”DianeNyhammer,vicepresidentofeducational affairs,saidaboutVoorhees’recognition.

Voorheesearnedamaster’singeologyfromthe RensselaerPolytechnicInstituteinTroy,NewYork, andworkedfortheoilandgasindustryasanexplorationgeologistintheGulfofMexicobeforeenteringthe academicworld.Hehasbeenteachingclassesinearth sciences,geology,astronomy,physicalgeographyand sustainabilityatWaubonseesince2002.

Voorheessaidoneofthereasonshelovesteachingat atwo-yearcollegeisthattheemphasisisreallyonteaching.Althoughteacherscanconductresearch,itisnot requiredatatwo-yearcollege,keepingthefocusonstu-

dentsasthepriority.

“Weteach.That’swhatwedo.Ilovetoteach,”he said.“Wehavetheabilitytoreachoutandtouchalotof students’lives,”hesaid.“There’samaximumof35to40 studentsinaclass.Yougettoknowthestudentsmore deeply.Iloveinteractingwiththestudents.”

Oneoftheaccomplishmentshehasbeenmostproud ofduringhisteachingcareerhasbeenhisparticipation inaprogramcalledSAGE2YCProject(Supportingand AdvancingGeologicalEducationintwo-yearcolleges). Heandtheotherprofessorsacrossthecountrychosen fortheprogrambecamechangeagentsforhowscience istaughtintwo-yearcolleges.

Throughtheprogram,hewastrainedinapproaches tolearningthathavebeenshownthroughresearchto leadtostudentsuccess.

Hetellsstudentshehastwoobjectivesforthem:One, toteachthemaboutearthscienceandgeology,andtwo, toteachthemhowtobethebeststudentstheycanbe.

VoorheessaidmanystudentscometoWaubonsee withoutthepreparationandthestudyskillsneededfor therigorsofcollege.Inaddition,thereisalotofdiversity inthestudentpopulation,includingage,intellectual ability,economics,etc.Eachpersoncomeswiththeir ownuniquelearningabilitiesandchallenges.

Hesaidusingdifferentteachingmethodologiesand techniquesbothinandoutoftheclassroomincreases thelikelihoodthatstudentswillfindtheexperiences thatmeettheirownspecificlearningneeds.

Hisinvolvementinprofessionalorganizations throughouthiscareerhasgivenhimtheopportunityto meetothergeosciencefacultyandprofessionals,leading

toserviceopportunitiesinthebroadereducational world.Forexample,heservedaspresidentofGEO2YC, thefirstprofessionalorganizationforgeologyteachers attwo-yearcolleges.

Theseexperiences,inturn,havebroughtbenefits backtohisstudentsatWaubonsee,aswellasotherfacultymembers,hesaid.

HisinvolvementwiththeIncorporatedResearch InstitutesforSeismologyledtoWaubonseebecoming aneducationalaffiliateandtherecipientofaseismometer,aninstrumentthatrecordsearthquakesaroundthe world.Theinstrumentrecordsbetween90and120 earthquakesayear.

Voorheessaidanotheradvantageofteachingata two-yearcollegeisithasallowedhimtheopportunityto gettoknowhisstudentsmoredeeplyinthesmaller classroomsofacommunitycollegeandtopotentially haveabiggerimpactontheirlivesandcareers.

Oneofhisstudents,CarolineAmelise,wasableto usethedatafromtheseismometerinastudent-designed honorsresearchprojectforwhichshewonanawardin aSTEMcompetition,thefirstprofessionalrecognition ofmanyinhercareer.

“Hewastherefromthestart,”Amelisesaid.“He believedinmemorethanIbelievedinmyself.HepresentedmewithopportunitiesIdidn’tevenknow existed.”

Voorheeshassharedhispassionforearthsciences withthecommunitythroughaseriesofpresentations calledAssetEarth.Beginningin2006,Voorheesidentifiedtwotofourscientificexpertseachyeartointroduce scientificideasandconcepts,suchasearthquakes,climatechange,sustainabilityandmore.Todate,there havebeen47presentations,eachattendedby90to300 people.Themajority of the presentations still are availableatmymedia.waubonsee.edu.

“Outsideoftheclassroom,Ihavebeenactivein bringingmanyresourcestomystudents,fellowfaculty andstaffandtheWaubonseecommunity.These resourcesincludeastudentgroup,researchopportunities,scholarships,alectureseriesandSTEM-related resourcestoWaubonseestudents,”hesaid.

Voorheesinvolvedthecommunityinascienceprojectin2005bycoordinatingasummer-longarchaeologicaldigatPhillipsParktorecoverwhatwasthoughtto beamastodonskullorskeletonleftafterthe1930AsCivil WorksAdministrationproject.Althoughtherumored mastodonboneswerenotfound,Voorheesdiscovereda tremendousinterestofnonscientiststoparticipatein science.

Duringthefourmonths,theytrainedmorethan200 volunteerdiggers,taught15studentstakinganearth sciencesspecialtopicsclassandengagedcountlessdaily visitorstothedigsite.Educationallessonsfromthis projectcontinuetoday,withVoorheesmakingavailable someofthematerialgatheredinthedigtoteachersof studentsingradessevento14,withinstructionsand backgroundinformationonitsuseandimportance.

“It’sawayforstudentsacrossthecountrytoparticipateinanauthenticresearchopportunityintheirclassroomsand,hopefully,haveanexcitingmomentofdiscovery,”Voorheessaid.

WAUBONSEEHASITSOWN‘ROCKSTAR’

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WAUBONSEEADULTEDUCATIONINSTRUCTOR

Engelharthelps nontraditional learnerssucceed

BySUSANO’NEILL

WaubonseeCommunityCollege adjunctinstructor HeatherEngelhart’sadult educationstudentsoften creditherwithhelpingthem overcomeobstaclestocompletingtheireducations.

EngelhartteachesEnglishLanguage Acquisition,math,scienceandIntegratedCareerAcademicandPreparationSystemsclasses.Thoseclassesare partofWaubonsee’sAdultEducation division,whichconsistsofEnglishlanguageacquisition,formerlyknownas EnglishasaSecondLanguage(ESL), andhighschoolequivalencyprograms, formerlyreferredtoasGeneralEducationDevelopment(GED).

PadmaWitcher,whocametothe U.S.in2018,saidEngelharttaughther aboutcriticalthinking,includingwhich resourcesarethemostreliableandhow todetermineifanargumentislogical.

“Sheisanamazingteacher,”Witcher said.“Sheencouragesus.She’sintelligent,vibrantandhasalotofenergy. Shecatchesyourattentionrightaway andshemakesyoufeelthere’sareason tobehere.”

Engelhartrecentlywasrecognized asWaubonsee’sOutstandingAdjunct FacultyMemberintheAdultEducation Divisionfor2022.Adjunctfacultymembersarenominatedforthisrecognition bytheirdivisionleadershipandpeers fortheirdemonstrationofquality instruction,commitmenttostudent successandcontributionstothecredit andnoncreditdivisions.

“It’ssoimportantforindividualsto takeadvantageofouradultedprogram tolearnEnglish,technologyskillsand/ orworktoobtainthe[highschool equivalency].It’ssuchagreatopportunitytogainconfidence,improvetheir employment,orprepthemforcareer/ collegeoptions,”Engelhartsaid.“Defi-

nitelythemostrewardingpartofmy jobisseeingmystudentsachievetheir goals.”

Anotherstudent,MoniqueMoore, saidthatthewayEngelhartexplains thingsmakethesubjectseasytounderstand.She’salsoagoodlistener,Moore added.

“Wehavefuninclass,butshestill getsustodowhatweneedtodo,”Moore said.“Shetaughtmealot.Shehelped metolearnabetterwaytounderstand thelessons.”

WillSmith,whosaidhehasnotbeen inschoolsincehewas14yearsold, cametoWaubonsee’sAdultEducation Programat65toearnhishighschool equivalency.

“Ihadplentyofdoubts,”hesaid. “Ms.Engelhartsawmydoubtandfrustration.Sheencouragedmeandgave meconfidence.Shewasmycheerleader.”

Smith,whohadmadehislivingasa masterpainteratCaterpillar,saidhe wasdyslexic,makingreadingand studyingharder.

Witheachtestthathepassed,Engelhartcheeredhimon,andhesaidhis doubtwasslowlyslippingaway.When hefailedthemathtest,shesuggesteda tutorwhocouldhelphim.Whenhe tookthetestasecondtime,hepassed.

“Sheshowedmeitwaspossible,”he said.

Smithisinhissecondsemesterof college.Heisstudyingtobecomeadrug andalcoholcounselor.

“She’sthebestteacherI’veever had,”hesaid.

Addressingperhapsthefirsthurdle forstudentsenteringtheadultedprograms,EngelhartandacolleaguecreatedaTechBootcamp,where,before classesstart,studentsareintroducedto

Heather Engelhartworks withChhomnath Long,anativeof Cambodia, duringreading classin Waubonsee Community College’sAdult Education Divisionatthe Auroracampus. SandyBressner-sbressner@shawmedia.com

faculty.Shealsoservedonateamto createcurriculafortheprogram.

“Ilikeworkingwithnewtechnology andtryingnewcurriculumandnew sitestoreachmorestudentsandthen sharingthiswithotherteachers,”she said.

Engelhart,whoseteachingexperienceincludes17yearsinelementary schoolsinAuroraandGeneva,hasbeen teachingatWaubonseeforthepastsix years.EngelharthasadegreeineducationfromNorthernIllinoisUniversity andamaster’sinteachingandcurriculumfromAuroraUniversity.

thebasicsoftechnologyusedinthe classes,allowingthemtobeprepared ontheirfirstday.

EngelhartalsomentorsnewteachersandconductsprofessionaldevelopmentcoursesforotherAdultEducation

“Theconnectionswithmystudents hasbeensorewarding,”shesaidabout teachingatWaubonsee.“Ireallyenjoy whoIworkwith.Wecollaborateto improveourteachingskills,comeup withnewideasandhavedeveloped greatfriendships.Ouradministration hasalwaysbeensosupportiveandeasy totalkto.Whetherweneedhelp,have requestsforourstudents,orjustwant tochat.I’mgratefulforthisenvironment.”

CENTURYOFPROGRESS

Howthejobofteacher haschanged–1922-2022

ByNICKVLAHOS

Sometimes,changesinteachingtakedecades.Sometimes,changescantakelessthanadecade.

GeorgeCappsisamongeducators,activeand retired,whohaveseenboth.

WhenCappsbeganhisteachingcareerintheearly1970s, theeducationprocesshadn’talteredmuchfromthreeor fourdecadesearlier.

“Desksinrows,teachersinthe frontoftheclass,”the34-yearteacher andschooladministratorsaid recently.“It’slikeithadalways been.”

BythetimeCappsretired,in2005 fromPlainfieldConsolidatedCommunitySchoolDistrict202,thatscenariowasobsolete.Technologywas muchmoreadvanced.Government dictatesweremuchmoreprolific.

InPlainfield’scase,teachersand administratorsalsoweredealing withexplosivegrowthinstudent enrollmentandinfacilitiestohouse them.Theyalsowererecovering froma1990tornadothatcaused $165millionindamage,includingto someschoolbuildings.

Noneofitwaseasy,tohearCapps describeit.

“Buildingschoolswasawayof life,”hesaid.“Hiringandtraining teacherswasawayoflife.

“As wegotbigger,ifyouwereat allreflectiveorworkedwithagroup ofpeoplewhocouldsitdownandsay, ‘Whatcanwelearnfromthis?’you canlearnalot.Insteadofthewhole ‘It’snotmyjob’thing,weshrugged ourshouldersandsaid,‘Let’sgo.’”

Thatmightsummarizetheattitudeofalotofteachersoverthepast century.Fromone-roomschoolhousestoZoom-basedlearning, adaptabilityandflexibilityhavebeen vital.

“Youhadtobeajack-of-alltrades,”saidKurtBegalka,administratoroftheMcHenryCountyHistoricalSocietyandMuseuminUnion.

One-roomschoolhouseswere common100yearsago

Begalkacouldhavebeencommentingaboutanyeraofteaching,perhaps. Butgivenhisorganization’sfocus,it particularlyfitsearly-to-mid-20thcenturyMcHenryCountyeducation.

Inthepre-Depressionera,one-and two-roomschoolswerecommon. McHenryCountyhadmorethan100of them,accordingtoBobFrenz,who taught35yearsinHuntley.Hewrotea bookaboutsuchfacilities–“Historic CountrySchoolsofMcHenryCounty, Illinois.”

Thehistoricalsocietymaintains moretactileremindersofthatera.On itscampusistherestoredWestHarmonySchoolhouse,whichfrom1895 until1955stoodnearMarengo.

Bythe1920s,almostallwhotaught atWestHarmonyandatcomparable facilitieswerewomen.Theyreplaced menwhowentofftofightinWorld WarI,accordingtoFrenz.

“Whentheycanback,therewere more(other)jobopeningsforthem,” hesaid.“Somewomenwerenurses, butmanyofthemhadtotakethejobs intheschools.”

SaidBegalka:“It’skindofascary thing,inthesenseofwhenyouthink aboutwomen’srightsandtheopportunitiestheyhad.Then,oneofthefew careersawomancouldhavewasa teacher.”

One-roomteacherstaughtstudents fromfirstthroughatleasteighth grades.Buildingshadseparate entrancesforboysandgirls.

Dependingontimeofyearand gradelevel,girlsmightpredominate inclass,becauseboyswerehelpingto plantorharvestontheirfamilyfarms.

Curriculumemphasizedthethree R’s,alongwithanotherone.Recess wasimportant,inpartbecausethe one-roomruralschoolwasmorethan justaplacetolearn.

“Therewasalotofinteractionin class,gamesinsideandoutsidethe schools,”Begalkasaid.“Schoolsback thenweresortoflikethecommunity hubsfortheentirearea.”

Forteachers,itledtoalotoflong daysandweekends.Frenzdiscovered thatthroughhisresearchandby talkingwitheducatorsfromthatera. SomestillwereactivewhenFrenz beganworkatHuntleyinthelate 1960s.

“Itwasaverydifficultjob,”hesaid. “Theyhadalotofhelpfromfamilies. Thefamilieswereverysupportive, unlikesomesituationstoday.Itwas likeafamily.”

Economic,governmentfactors

Bythelate1940sandearly1950s, thatfamilywaslessandlessconfined toone-roomeducation.

ConsolidationsweptMcHenry

County.Single-schooldistrictsin ruralareasmergedwithcolleaguesin citiesandvillages.Someofthoseold schoolshad20to30students,butothershadfewer.

“Itdidn’tseemcost-effectiveto employateacherforfiveorsixstudents,”Frenzsaid.

Asschoolsconsolidated,working conditionsforteacherschanged.

Inthe1930s,astate-organized teacherpensionsystemwasorganized.Thatenabledteacherstohavea retirementfund,somethingthatdidn’t existbefore,accordingtoFrenz.

Unionizationinthe1960sand1970s helpedleadtohigherteachersalaries andbenefits.Still,professionaltrainingmightnothaveadvancedquiteas rapidly,Cappssaid.

“Inthe1970s,whenwewentto schooltobeteachers,wedidn’treally knowwhattheheckweweredoing,” hesaid.“Youhopedyouhadagood experiencewithyourteacher,andyou modeledyourselfonwhatyouthink wouldwork.

“Therewasn’talotofresearchon teaching.Whatwasbeingappliedwas punishment-and-rewardstuff,not muchbeyondthat.”

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GregoryShaver–gshaver@shawmedia.com KurtBegalka,administratoroftheMcHenryCountyHistoricalSocietyandMuseum,6422 MainSt.inUnion,isphotographedinsidethemuseum’s1895WestHarmonySchoolon April14.

KanelandkindergartenteacherJillianYaggie namedKaneCountyEducatoroftheYear

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Inbeingnamedthe2022Kane CountyEducatoroftheYear,Jillian Yaggie,akindergartenteacherat KanelandSchoolDistrict302’sJohn ShieldsElementarySchool,thanked herstudents.

“Mystudentsgivemeeverything,” Yaggiesaidinacceptingtheaward April29attheQCenterinSt.Charles. “Theymakeeverydayabetterday. TheygivewaymorebacktomethanI feelIgivetothem.Thankyoutomy studentsforbeingmyheartandmy trueinspiration.”

Shealsothankedhercoworkers.

“IwouldliketothankmyJohn Shieldsfamily,”Yaggiesaid.“Wearea familyunit.Wearealwaystherefor eachother.IknowIcangotoanyoneat anytimeforalaughorashoulderto cryon.”

Aspartofthehonor,Yaggiereceived a$3,000grantfromtheKaneCounty RegionalOfficeofEducationtobeused foraprojectofherchoosingforher schoolordistrict.Thiswastheorgani-

zation’s46thyearofpresentingthe award.

“Wearealwaysamazedatthededicationandthecommitmenttostudents

thatournomineesexemplify,” RegionalSuperintendentPatriciaDal Santosaid.

OtherawardspresentedApril29 included:

•RegionalSuperintendentAward: JuanFigueroa,ElginHighSchool,DistrictU-46

•EarlyCareerEducatorAward: DanielleSheppard,St.CharlesNorth HighSchool,District303

•Elementary/EarlyChildhood Teacher:BarbaraSpence,Grace McWayneElementary,District101

•MiddleSchoolTeacher:Suzanne Satterfield,HarterMiddleSchool,District302

•HighSchoolTeacher:Patricia Sampson,WestAuroraHighSchool, District129

•EducationalServicePersonnel Award:ThomasPoulin,St.Charles NorthHighSchool,District303

•StudentSupportPersonnelAward: TracyWarwick,FredRogersMagnet Academy,District131

•SchoolAdministrator:Sarah Mumm,KanelandSchoolDistrict,District302

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Surroundedbyfamilymembers,JohnShieldsElementarySchoolkindergartenteacherJillian YaggieacceptstheKaneCountyEducatoroftheYearaward.

IncomingSt.Charlessuperintendenttalksaboutgoalsfordistrict

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IncomingSt.CharlesSchoolDistrict 303SuperintendentPaulGordonsaid heplanstospendalotoftimeinthe district’sschools.

“It’simportantthatmyself,myteam andothersareinbuildingsandseeing theworkandseeingthelearningthat’s goingonandengagingwithourstudentsandlisteningtoourstudents,” GordonsaidApril29tomembersofthe district’sCitizenAdvisoryCommittee. “Butit’salsoimportantthatwe’reconnectingwithourcommunity,hearing fromourparents,hearingfromour families,hearingfromourbroader communityaboutourschoolsand wherewe’regoingandwhatwe’re doing.”

St.Charles SchoolBoardmembersrecentlyunanimouslyapproveda three-yearcontract withGordon, whichwillrun throughJune30, 2025.Gordonwill earn$260,000inthe firstyearofthe contract.

PaulGordon

Gordon,whowillstartJuly1,has servedasthesuperintendentofthe WenatcheeSchoolDistrictin Wenatchee,Washington,since2019. Beforethat,heservedassuperintendentforGlenEllynSchoolDistrict41 forsixyears.

GordonwillsucceedSuperintendentJasonPearson,whowillbeleav-

ingthedistricttobecomethesuperintendentofNorthbrookSchoolDistrict 28beginningJuly1.Pearsonhasserved asDistrict303superintendentsince 2017afterjoiningtheadministrative teamin2010asanassistantsuperintendentandthenbecomingdeputy superintendentin2016.Pearson’scontractwasrenewedin2019.

Gordonsaidhealsoplanstofocus ontheneedsofeachstudent.

“Wealsorecognizethateachstudenthashaduniqueexperiencesand wehavetounderstandthosetoensure thatwe’redoingrightbyeachofour students,”Gordonsaid.

ToGordon,successmeansaplace “whereourstudentsfeelreallysafe andwhereourstudentsarethriving academically,sociallyandemotionally,”hesaid.

Gordonsaidhewillbeashonestand frankaspossible.

“I’mnotalwaysgoingtomakeyou happy,”Gordontoldcommitteemembers.“ButI’mgoingtoshootyou straight.I’mgoingtobedeadhonest frommyperspectiveonwherewe’reat andwherewe’regoing.”

BoardmemberBeckyMcCabe,who co-chairstheCitizenAdvisoryCommittee,saidtheboardwasexcitedto haveGordontakethehelm.

“Theprocessofyourselectionwas rigorous,”shesaid.“I’mveryproudto beonthisboardbecauseofthisprocess thatwewentthrough.”

ShealsocomplimentedPearson’s leadershipskills.

“Hisleadershiphasprovidedour studentswithstrongenvironmentsof learning,”McCabesaid.

Bataviaf reshma nisf irst recipient ofMicha el Heatonscholarship

ByERICSCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com

BataviaHighSchoolfreshmanOwenMeiringiseagerto learnhowtoplaythesongsof thelatemusicianMichaelHeaton.

Meiringisthefirstrecipient oftheMichaelHeatonmusical scholarship,whichwascreatedtohonorHeaton,a1985 BataviaHighSchoolgraduate. Heaton,aMontgomeryresident,diedinDecember2019 afterabattlewithcancer.He was53.

“I’vebeenlisteningtohis musicthelastcoupleofweeks andIreallylikeit,”Meiring said.

Thescholarshipismanaged bytheBataviaFoundationfor EducationalExcellence.On April25,Meiringwaspresentedwithanewguitaras partofthescholarship.Healso willreceiveayearofguitar andsongwritinglessons.

RickCremerofNorthAurora-basedCremerGuitarworks issupplyingtheguitars,and JeffMattersofMusicMatters SchoolofMusicinBataviais providingthelessons.

DuringtheApril25scholarshippresentation,Meiring wasabletopicktheguitarhe wanted.

“Ilikethewayitsoundsand Ilikethesizeofit,”Meiring said.

Hisparents,JenandEric Meiring,areproudoftheirson receivingthescholarship.

“Ithinkit’sevenmoreexcit-

ingnowafterhearingstories aboutMichael,”JenMeiring said.

Heatonwaswellknownfor hischaritableefforts.Hehad usedhismusicaltalentsto helpoutmanycausesoverthe years.

OwenMeiringhasvolun-

teeredattheBataviaFood PantryandClothesClosetwith hismother.

Heaton’swife,Kristy,was impressedthatOwenMeiring builtanelectricguitarfrom scratchlastyear.Shealsois impressedwithhisvolunteer spirit.

“Mikewasalwaysgivingof histimeforalotofgood causes,”shesaid.“Andobviouslyhehasapassionfor musicifheisgoingtobuildhis owninstruments.Heisagood recipienttocontinueMike’s legacy,forsure.”

ShegaveMeiringthreeCDs

that Heaton had made so Meiring could learn some of Heaton’ssongs.

“He n eed s to h ea r Mike ’s mus ic and experience it,” she said.

Heaton’s mother, Nancy, is happy her son’s legacy is being carriedon.

“I ’m pr oud o f Mi cha el and I’m excited for Owen. Terribly excited,” she said. “I think he’s go ing t o do so me re al ly g rea t things. I really look forward to beingabletoseehimplay.”

In August, musicians who knew and worked with Heaton performed his songs at the Peg Bond C enter i n Batavi a. The two -ho ur con ce rt w as par t of theWindmillCityFestival.

In December, a p ermanent mem or ia l pl aqu e rem em bering Heaton’s life, music and phila nth rop y was un veil ed at thePegBondCenter.

ChrisHallofGenevacreated aGoFundMepage,gofundme. com/f/michael-heaton-memorial-plaque-and-scholarship, forthememorialplaqueand scholarship.Thescholarship programisfullyfundedforfive years.

“We’retryingtokeepit goingandwehaveacoupledifferentcorporationsthatare lookingatsponsoringit,”Hall said.“Butwe’reabsolutely lookingatindividualdonationsandwe’restillreceiving themtothisday.We’rehoping, fingerscrossed,thatwe’llget somemoreadditionalfunding tokeepthescholarshipgoing formorethanfiveyears.”

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MichaelHeaton’swidow,Kristy(left),congratulatesOwenMeiring,whoisthefirstrecipientoftheMichael Heatonmusicalscholarship.

BySandyBressner,photoeditorattheKaneCountyChronicle

Thankyou,teachers

Ihadgreatfunphotographingteachers thepastfewweeksforourspecialsection honoringlocaleducators.

Morethantwodozenteachersand principalsinvitedmeintotheirschools, classrooms,asoftballfieldandfieldhouse todocumentteachersandcoachesfromall walksoflifeandatalllevelsofeducation. Iamforevergratefulforbeingtrustedto visuallytelltheirstories.

SeveralKaneCountyteacherswefeatured oncewerestudent-athleteswhomIphotographedfortheseverypages.

Ourentirestaffworkedincrediblyhardon thissectionandwewantedtothankallthe teacherswhohaveworkedsohardforour childrenthroughthisunprecedentedtimein ourlives.

Pictured:GenevaHighSchoolteacher LaurenKoseckiisaGenevaHighSchool graduateandthegirlsandboysvolleyball headcoachattheschool.

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InspiringProductive Relationships forPositiveChanges andGrowth

Presentingonavarietyoftopics relatedtoeducation,bullying, andmentalhealth,Bethuses humoraswellaseffectiveand practicalstrategiestoimprove workplaceculture,counteract thedevastationofbullyingand mitigatethesymptomsthat resultfromworkplacebullying.

Beth’spresentationsreflecther yearsofexperienceasateacher withclearlystatedobjectives, outcomes,activitiesand interactionsthatboth inspireandeducate.

Withlicensesandcertificatesin elementaryeducation,school socialwork,clinicalsocialwork andeducationalleadership, herfamilyfondly(atleastshe hopesit’sfondly)referstoher as“certifiable.”

Teacher:AndreaLeigl

Sheisverykindandhelpful. WhenIdon’tunderstand something,sheisthereformeand explainswhatIdon’tunderstand. Shemakesmesmileandmakes meexcitedformathbysupporting meandgivingmethedetailsI needtosucceed.Shedroppedoff mymathbookwhenIwassicksoI couldkeeplearningevenwhenI’m notatschool.Ifeelveryluckyto beinherATmathclasseveryday.

FinnickDonehoo,St.Charles

Teacher:DougMcCullough

DearMrMcCullough,Ihave hadyouasateacherfortwo separatemathcourses,Algebra IIandAPStats.Mathdoesnot alwayscomeeasytomeandoften Ineedextrapracticeandreview, likemanypeople.Iappreciate havingyouasateacherbecause youmakeitfeellikeIcandowell withoutfeelingtoooverwhelmed orstressedeventhoughthe materialcanbedemanding.Your classeschallengemetothink andworkatahigherlevelwhile havingconfidenceinmyabilities. Iamabetterpersonforhaving takenthem.Thankyouforbeinga greatmathteacherandteaching studentshowtothinkatahigher levelandfeelconfidentintheir abilities.

NatashaKeisler,St.Charles

Teacher:Mrs.ShannonMartin

Mrs.Martinisthebestteacher becausesheisfunandreadsgreat bookstous!Sheiskindandmakes kindergartenthebest!

GraceWhite,Geneva

Teacher:JenniferChilicki

ThankyouMrs.Chilickifor beingthebestteacherIhaveever had.Youarealwayskindanddon’t getmadeasy.Ilovethatyougive usmovementbreaksbecauseIget toworkmylegsoutandgetallmy energyout!Youarethebest!

Love,Ryder RyderChatman,MaplePark

Teacher:AshleyWasserman disruct303Hainestransistion Alexanderwantstothankyou forbeingsuchawonderfuland caringTeacher!!

Yourpatienceandloveforwhat youdohastrulyhelpedAlexander tobecomeamoreconfidentand independentyoungadult!.Ittakes aspecialkindofpersonthatreally carestomakesuchadifferencein thisworldandyouaredefinitely oneofthem!

SowewouldliketosayThank YouMissAshley,YouaretheBest!!

AlexanderandFamily

AlexanderNiforatos, WestChicago

Teacher:DeniseKollhoff

Mrs.Kollhoffisthemost amazingteacherinthewhole World.Shemakesourwhole2nd gradeclasslovetolearnandgo toschool.Shecaresaboutus andwantsustohavefunwhile learning.Shebringsusspecial treatslikepopcorntoeatfora scienceexperimentanddifferent foodstotryfromaroundthe Worldwhenwewerelearning aboutdifferentcountries.She makesmefeelimportant.She goesaboveandbeyond.Sheand herdaughtercametomyand someofmyclassmatessoftball gameonaweekendandalsocame towatchmychoirconcertona Sunday,whichmademefeelso special.Shealsosendsmehome withspecialchapterbooksfrom herclassroomthatshethinksIwill lovetoread.IwishIcouldhave Mrs.Kollhoffforeverygrade-she’s thebest!

HadleyStrom,MaplePark

Teacher:JulieReneeJohnson Mrs.Johnsonisreallyniceand shelet’susreadallofherbooks. Iloveherclassroomwithfun chairsandcushions.She’sthebest teacher,ever.

KaylaWalker,Batavia

Broughttoyouby:

Teacher:MaxPeyleitner

Ihadtheopportunitytohave Mr.Pasateacherandacoach forthesoftballteam.Thatmath classwasoneofmyfavorite classesatSTCE.ThewayCoachP collaboratedandworkedwithhis co-teacherhelpedthekidslearn mathandkeptthemengaged.Iam studyingtobeaSPEDteacherin college.Ireflectonthesepositive experiencesforwhenIbecomesa teacher.

Asacoach,heinspiredmeto bethebestIcanbeasanathlete. Hewouldalwayscheermeon whenIwasuptobatandgiveme ahugehighfivewhenIreached firstbase.MyteammatesandI alwayshadagreattimeaswell duringpractices,onthebusrides andourteamtrips.

Thisyearwastheyearwe placedsecondplaceatthestate tournament.Itwasayearwewill alwaysappreciateandremember.

Mr.Phelpedleadthesoftball team,cotaughtagreatmath classandinspiredmybrotherwith memoriesthatwilllastalifetime. MybrotherhasautismandMr.P alwayshelpedhimandgavehim specialattentionandmadehim feelapartoftheschoolandasan importantindividual.Mybrother stillat26talksaboutMr.P.Hehad abiginfluenceonhim.

KristaSbarra,WestChicago

Teacher:JennaBruhn

Ms.Bruhn-Thankyouforall yoursupportandguidanceduring anincrediblydifficulttimeinmy life.YouwerealwaystherewhenI needaneartolistenorashoulder toleanon.Itisbecauseofyou thatIhaveabrighterfutureto lookaheadto.Withyouasmy mentor,Iforeseemycareeras ateacherbeingasimpactfulas youwereinmylife.Thankyou foreverythingyouhavedonefor meandcountlessstudentsthat havecomethroughSCN.Forever

Grateful-OLFF

OliviaFulfs-Fortney,St.Charles

Teacher:JoannaParrin

IwanttothankSeñoraParrin forbeingthebestteacherever! Alwayscheckinguponher studentsandmakingherclass ablast.Sheandherclasseshave raisedmorethan$600forthe Ukrainefund!Sheisamazingand onlyhopeforthebestforher! ThankyouSeñoraforbeingthere forallyourstudents!

PaytonDominguez,Geneva

Teacher:RuthTousana

Thankyouforteachingmehow tobecomeagoodteacher.

CourtneyWilliams,NorthAurora

Teacher:Mrs.TracieTruax

DearMrs.Truax,thankyoufor lovingwhatyoudo.Asahigh schoolfreshmantakingyourAP Geographycourseandlooking throughthatbooktogetanidea ofthecourse,wellitwasthemost boringlookingnonsensicalstuff Ieversaw.IwasalittleafraidI mighthatetheclass.ButthenI hadyouastheteacher,andyou admittedyoulovedthisstuff, youlivedtoteachthishuman geographycourse.Thismadeall thedifference,youareafantastic teacherandmademeendup lovinglearninghumangeography too.Itwasatoughclasswitha lotofinformationandworkwith thepotentialtobeexcruciatingly boringbutyoumadestudents passionateaboutlearningitand evenapplyingandseeingitin dailylife,tothepointalotofithas stayedwithmetoday.Thankyou forgenuinelylovingwhatyoudo, itmakesallthedifference.

WilliamKeisler,St.Charles

Teacher:Mrs.LorieReyes

ThankyouMrs.Reyesforalways caringforme&theotherstudents. Thankyouforengaging&tailoring ourlearningtoourindividual needs.YouarethebestSpecial Educationteacherinourdistrict!

MollyMiller,Elgin

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Professionaldevelopmentbecame moreemphasizedasthe1970sprogressed,Cappssuggested.Alsoevident wasmorefederal-andstate-governmentinvolvement,includingspecial educationprogramsandstandardized testing.

Toolsofteachingchanged,too.By thetimethe1980sended,personal computerswerebecomingcommon. Astimeprogressed,possession becamemorewidespreadanddevices becamesmaller.

“Almostallstudentsprobablywere carryingaroundsomethingwithmore computingpowerthanwehave,” Cappssaid.“It’slikethewholething hasturnedonitshead,andpeople haveahardtimedealingwithit.”

Today’steachers

Duringalmost30yearsasateacher, BryanLeonardhasdealtwithit.Some mightsayhe’sexcelledatit.

TheadvancedchemistryandphysicsteacheratOttawaTownshipHigh Schoolhasadaptedhiscurriculumto fitmoderntechnology,aswellasthe shortattentionspansthatmightbea resultofit.

LeonardusesDVDs,laptopcomputers,projectorsandtheinternettoconveyhislessons.He’screatedeight-to 10-minutevideoshe’spostedonYouTube.

“Ialwayshadtheideathatinteaching,you’rekindofnotonlygiving themthematerial,butyouhaveto keepitentertainingaswell.You’re partP.T.Barnum,”saidLeonard,who since1996hastaughtathishighschool almamater.

“Thematerialreallyhasn’tchanged alotoverthepast25years.It’show youpresentit.”

Insomeways,thestudentshaven’t

changed,either,Leonardsaid.Some areeagertolearn.Othersdothebare minimum.

Buttheomnipresenceofemail, socialmediaandotherformsofcommunicationhasalteredthenatureof teacher-studentinteraction.

“Theywanteverythinginstantly,” Leonardsaidabouthischarges. “You’llhavekidsemailat11o’clockon aSaturdaynight,thinkingthey’re goingtogetaresponserightaway.I thinkkidshavemorestressbecauseof that.”

Perhapssometeachersdo,too.As the52-year-oldLeonardapproaches retirement,hesaidheisn’tsureifhe’d doitalloveragain.Aprivate-sector chemistryjobwouldhavebeenmore lucrative.

“It’snicetomakealotofmoney,” Leonardsaid,“butontheotherhand, it’snicetoseeformerstudentsandsee howtheysucceed.”

ThatappearedtobeCapps’philosophy,too.Hecontinuestoregardteachingasanobleprofession,despiteall thechangesinsocietyandineducation.Andtherehavebeenplenty,as Cappsnoted.

“Rapmusicandhip-hopwilldestroy theworld,”hesaid.“WhichIguess wasalreadydestroyedbygrunge, whichwasalreadydestroyedbyheavy metal,whichwasalreadydestroyedby theRollingStones,whichwas destroyedbyElvisPresley.

“Whichshouldhavebeendestroyed inthe’20sbyjazzmusic.”

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GeorgeCappsisaretiredteacherandadministratorinthePlainfieldschooldistrict.

“

It’snicetomakealotofmoney, butontheotherhand,it’sniceto seeformerstudentsandseehow theysucceed.”

GardendedicatedtoDebBreeatKaneCountyChildAdvocacyCenter

ByBRENDASCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com

GENEVA–Bluehydrangea,bright yellowdaffodilsandvividredtulips edgedinwhitebloomedinagardenat theKaneCountyChildAdvocacyCenterinGeneva,whichwasdedicated April29tohonoritsformerdirector DebraBree,whodiedofcoloncancer.

Thegardencurvesalongthenorth sideoftheAdvocacyCenter,427CampbellSt.TherearetwowhiteAdirondack chairsandapicnictable.Thegarden wasplantedbystaffmembers,Friends oftheChildAdvocacyCenterandWasco Nursery,saidLoriSchmidt,directorof theKaneCountyChildAdvocacyCenter.

Thecenter,whichispartoftheKane CountyState’sAttorney’sOffice,does investigationsandprosecutionson behalfofchildvictimsofsexualassault andsexualabuse.

Thededicationandribbon-cutting, setduringChildAbuseAwarenessand PreventionMonth,honoredBree,who wasoneofthelongest-servingassistant state’sattorneysattheChildAdvocacy Center.Breewasknownasa“championforchildren,”Schmidtsaid.

“Debwasafierceadvocateforvictimsandtheirfamiliesinsidethecourtroomasanassistantstate’sattorney andoutsidethecourtroomasexecutive directoroftheChildAdvocacyCenter,” Schmidtsaid,speakingtoacrowdof about75.“Asexecutivedirector,her focuswasalwaysondoingtheright thingforvictims,familiesandourcommunity.”

SchmidtsaidBreeworkedeveryday duringherfour-yearbattlewithcancer.

“Shewasatruechampionforvictims,”Schmidtsaid.

Breealwayshadwantedaplaceoutsidewherechildrenandfamilieswho werefacingtheirdarkesthourscould comeforalittlepeaceandbrightness–andthatiswhatthegardenrepresents.

“IknowDeb’ssmileisshiningdown onustoday,”Schmidtsaid.

KaneCountyState’sAttorneyJamie Mossersaidwheneverachildhasto cometotheAdvocacyCenterorthe courthousetotestify,“itisneverfor somethinggood.”

“Itisastrugglethattheyhavetogo throughandittakesanemotionaltoll onthemthatwewillneverunderstand,” Mossersaid.“WhenDebwashere,she gottobeasmilethatthosechildrenwill rememberforever.AndIdon’tthink thatthere’sasinglechildthatshe workedwithwhowasnotgratefulthat shewasheretodothis.Whatwehave heretodayisanotherthingthatwill remindusofDeb’ssmile.”

WhenchildrencometotheAdvocacy Centerintheworstoftimes,theycan stillseethebeautyofthegardendedicatedtoBree,Mossersaid.

Bree’sparents,BillandPatBree,

whodrove3½hoursfromLincoln,Illinois,theirdaughter’shometown,said theyweretouchedbytheceremonyand dedication.

“Itwaswonderful,”PatBreesaid, wipingawaytears.

“Weweredeeplyhonoredtohave thisdoneinourdaughter’shonor,”Bill Breesaid.“It’sreallysomethingthat shealwaysloveddoing.Iremember growingup,shewasthekindofperson whowasalwayscaring.Andshe thoughtmoreaboutothersthanshedid herself,many,manytimes.…We’re

overwhelmed.”

Bree’shusband,JosephGay,afelony prosecutorintheKaneCountyState’s Attorney’sOffice,saidtheyallwere movedbythehonortohislatewife.

Bree’sdaughterEllaMelei,18,cut theribbononthegardenandherson LiamGay,5,passedoutseedpacketsof forget-me-nots.Twootherchildren, OwenandAidenMelei,livewiththeir fatherinWisconsin,butsawthededicationthroughsocialmedia,Gaysaid.

“It’sanemotionaldayforusanda waytocarryonDeb’swork,”Gaysaid.

PhotosbySandyBressner-sbressner@shawmedia.com

“Herlegacy…isgoingtobethese fourbeautifulchildrenthatshe’sleftus. Buttheworkthatshedidisstillgoing onattheChildAdvocacyCenter,a groupofpeoplethatgiveeverything theyhaveeverydayforthesekids,”Gay said.“Nowthere’saplacethatDeb wantedforthemtobeoutsideandto maybegetsomebeauty–aflowerora rayofsunshine.It’sgoingtomeanalot toourkidsandalottoourfamily,so we’rereallygratefulforalltheefforts thatcameinandforeveryoneshowing uptoday.”

EllaMelei,18,cutstheribbontoagardeninhonorofhermom,DebraBree,attheKaneCountyChildAdvocacyCenterinGenevaonApril29. Bree’sparents,BillandPatBree,herhusband,JoeGay,andson,LiamGay,lookon.Bree,whowastheexecutivedirectoroftheKaneCounty ChildAdvocacyCenter,diedAug.27,2020,ofcoloncancer.

Inthisfilephoto,KaneCountyChildAdvocacyCenterExecutive DirectorDebBreeshowsofthefacility’snewmedicalexamination roomatthefacilityinGeneva.Breediedin2020ofcoloncancer.

AgardeninhonorofDebraBreewasdedicatedattheKaneCounty ChildAdvocacyCenteronApril29inGeneva.

IllinoisAttorneyGeneralsueswesternKaneCounty gasstationowner,operatoroverApril6gasspill

ByBRENDASCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com

LILYLAKE–IllinoisAttorneyGeneralKwameRaoulannouncedApril27a lawsuitagainsttheownerandoperator ofagasolineservicestationattheintersectionofRoutes64and47inLilyLake overagasolinespillthatresultedina highwayclosureandcontaminateda nearbywetland,accordingtoanews release.

Raoul’sofficefiledthelawsuitin KaneCountyCircuitCourtagainstLB Five,LLC,SeriesEandOasisLilyLake, Inc.regardingagasolinespillthatwas reportedApril6.Thespilltookplaceata gasstationownedbyLBFiveandoperatedbyOasis,whichislocatedonIllinoisRoute64.

The25-pagelawsuitseeksa$50,000 civilpenaltyforeachofsevenviolations oftheEnvironmentalProtectionAct and$10,000adayofviolationsinceApril 6.

“Thedefendants’projecttorepair andreplaceservicelinesforundergroundstoragetanksinsteadresultedin thereleaseofthousandsofgallonsof gasoline.Theresultingcontamination posesarisktopublichealth,andeven reachednearbywetlands,whichcan containuniqueecosystemsandbevery challengingtoremediate,”Raoulsaidin therelease.“Thislawsuitwillensure thatthedefendantsthoroughlyevaluate therelease’simpactontheenvironment anddevelopaplantoaddressanyand allcontamination.”

Thelawsuitalsoseeksanimmediate andpreliminaryinjunctionthat requiresthedefendantstoinvestigate andeliminatethecauseofgasolinecontaminationatthesite;toremediatethe impact;andatthedirectionoftheIllinoisEnvironmentalProtectionAgency toconducttestingtodeterminethe natureandscopeofcontaminationon andoffthesite,accordingtotherelease.

Thelawsuitalsoseekstorequirethe defendantstotakestepstothoroughly

remediatethesiteandpreventfuture gasolinereleases,aswellasseekscivil penaltiesprovidedbytheIllinoisEnvironmentalProtectionAct,accordingto therelease.

Raoul’slawsuitallegesthatthe releaseofabout8,000gallonsofgasoline contaminatedsoilandgroundwaterand alsoreachedanearbywetland.

Thelawsuitseekstorequirethecompaniestothoroughlyinvestigatethe causeofthereleaseandtothoroughly remediatecontamination,accordingto therelease.

JosephLazarispresidentofOasis LilyLakeInc.,whichoperatesthegas station,andtheregisteredagentforLB Five,LLC,SeriesE.Lazarsaidhehasno ideawhytheIllinoisAttorneyGeneral wouldbesuinghiscompanies.

“Idonotknowwhytheyaresuing us,”Lazar,ofHampshire,said.“Why wouldtheywanttosueme?Iwas improvingit.ItwasMotherNatureand therainthatcausedtheproblem.”

LazarsaidheboughtthelandinJuly andwasintheprocessofimprovingit byupdatingthetanksandpumps.

“Thedaytheyweresupposedtobe inspectedat2p.m.bythestatefiremarshalandtheproblemhappenedat3a.m. Alltheraincamefromthenorthand filledtheholeandcausedthedamage–thatwecleaneduprightaway.It’spretty muchcleanedup,”Lazarsaid.“Ithas beencleanedandaddressedtothis point.”

Lazar’sattorneyTedMeyersofMeyersandFlowersinSt.Charlessaidthe ownertookresponsibilityandthesiteis cleanedup.

“They’vealreadybeendoingallthe tests.Allthecontaminatedstuffhas beenremoved,”Meyerssaid.“Allthe testsareshowingnocontamination. Nowthey’rejustrestoringwetlandsto theirnaturalstatebecauseofallthedisruption–movingsoilaroundtogetrid ofthisstuff.Nowit’sjustmakingsure wehaveitbackthewayitneedstobe. AlltheIEPApeopleonthecallwiththe

attorneygeneralwerepraisingthatthis wasafantasticexampleofhowremediationshouldgo.Theownerhasbeen activeandhiredatopnotchenvironmentalconsultantwhohastakenall measuresrecommendedbytheIEPA.”

TheIEPAagreedthatwhatneedsto bedoneistorestorethewetland,Meyerssaid.

“Thefinalstageofthesecasesisthe abilitytodofines.Whenyouhaveasituationlikethis,itmakesnosense.There isnoneglect,”Meyerssaid.“Thecomplaintisquitesurprising,askingacourt toordermyclienttodowhathehas alreadyvoluntarilydone.”

‘Widespreadcontamination’

Raoul’slawsuitisbasedonareferral bytheIllinoisEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,accordingtotherelease.

“Theactionsofthestationownerand operatorresultedinwidespreadcontaminationtoareaproperty,includinga largewetland,andfullextentofarea contaminationisnotyetfullyknown,” IllinoisEPADirectorJohnKimsaidin therelease.“Thislawsuitisnecessaryto ensurethedefendantstakeimmediate actiontodeterminethefullextentof contaminationandcompletesappropriateremediationandrestorationto removeandaddressenvironmental impactswhileprotectingarearesidents.”

Thegasstation,whichisownedby LBFive,includedanon-siteundergroundgasolinestoragetankanddistributionsystemthatconsistedofseven undergroundgasolinestoragetanks alongwithotherequipmentusedtodispensegasoline.

ThesiteisoperatedbyOasisLily LakeInc.,andatthetimeoftherelease, thestoragetanks’servicelineswere beingrepairedandreplaced.Three tanksleaked,eachwhichhadastorage capacityofabout10,000gallons,accordingtotherelease.

Raoul’slawsuitallegesthatwhenthe April6gasolinereleasewasdiscovered,

theundergroundstoragetankshadnot beenfullyexcavated.

Trenchesthathadbeendugaround theexcavationareafilledwithstormwater,forcingthreetankstofloattothe surface.Thetanksrupturedupon impactwithconcreteslabbing,releasingabout8,000gallonsofgasoline.

Accordingtothelawsuit,thetrenches –oncefilledwithamixtureofgasoline andwater–overflowedintoaditchat thesite.Fromthere,themixtureflowed throughaculvertrunningunderRoute 64intothewetlandslocateddirectly acrossfromthesite.

Gasolinefumes

MembersoftheElburnandCountrysideFireProtectionDistrictresponded toareportofstronggasolinefumesand observedthesheenofgasolineandrainwaterflowingfromthesiteintotheculvert.Outofanabundanceofcaution, officialsclosedasectionofRoute64and shutoffelectricitytothesite,according totherelease.

Thelawsuitallegesthatinadditionto theditchsouthofthesiteandtheculvertunderRoute64,aboutfiveacresof wetlands,atributarytoFersonCreek, werecontaminated.Raoulallegesthat todatethedefendantshavenotthoroughlyinvestigatedormitigated, accordingtotherelease.

Gasolineisharmfultohumansif ingestedorabsorbedthroughtheskin. Breathinginevensmallamountsofgasolinevaporscanresultinnoseand throatirritation,headaches,dizziness, nauseaanddifficultybreathing.Exposuretolargeamountsofgasolinevapors canleadtoacomaordeath,accordingto therelease.

Gasolinevaporsareexplosiveand cancreateafirehazard.Ifdumpedor spilledinwaterways,gasolineistoxicto aquaticorganismsandmaycauselongtermdamagetoaquaticecosystems, accordingtotherelease.

CourtrecordsshowacasemanagementconferenceissetforAug.11.

Bataviaseekingpartnershipstoredevelopkeydowntownproperties

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ThecityofBataviaislookingfor qualifieddevelopmentpartnerstoredevelopfourcity-owneddowntownproperties,includingthepropertiescurrentlyhousingtheBoardwalkShops, theformerLarson-Beckersitesandthe formerFirstBaptistChurchlocation.

Accordingtoanewsreleasefrom thecity,Batavia’sCommunityand EconomicDevelopmentDepartmentin

fourrequestsforproposalspostedlast weekisacceptingsealedbidsforthe followingproperties:

Theabout2.2-acresiteonthecorner ofWilsonandWashingtonstreets,formerlythesiteoftheFirstStreetBaptist Churchandthesiteofthewithdrawn OneWashingtonPlaceproject.

Theabout1.6-acresiteonthewest sideofNorthRiverStreet,between StateandFranklinstreets,commonly knownastheformersiteoftheLar-

son-Beckerfactoryandcurrentlya parkinglot.

Theabout.68-acresiteontheeast sideofNorthRiverStreet,commonly knownastheformerLarson-Becker eastproperty.Anoldtinshopbuilding andathree-baygaragecurrently occupytheproperty.

Theabout.64-acresiteatthesoutheastcornerofWashington(Route25) andWilsonstreets,commonlyknown astheBoardwalkShops/ArtStopsite.

Thecityisrequestingprojectproposalsforallfoursitesthatwillestablishpublic-privatepartnershipstocreatesustainable,private,mixed-use redevelopmentwithcommercialuses onthefirstfloorandpreferringupto threeadditionalstorieswithresidentialdwellingsabove,alongwithpossibleconsiderationofapublicparking component,accordingtotherelease.

SeePARTNERSHIPS,page33

Whengossipturnsitsuglyheadtowardyou

Haveyoueverexperiencedunfair gossip?Perhapsit’shappenedatwork orinschool,betweenneighbors,ata party,asportingevent,online,orin anyofthemanywaysandplaceswe communicate.Gossipcaninsidiously takeagripanddistortrealityfurther thanitalreadyis.

Somestudieshaveshowngossip actuallycanbegoodforthepsyche. Canyoubelieveitstrengthensviewpointsandbuildsbondsinfriendships?I’dhavetoreadthosestudies further,but,inmyopinion,that soundslikecrazyglue.

Althoughacopingstrategybetter thanBen&Jerry’sChocolateChip CookieDoughishardtocomeby,here isanadditionalhelpfultipifyouthink you’rebeinggossipedabout:don’ttake

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“Batavia’scomprehensiveplan goalsforthesepropertiesinclude breathingnewlifeintounderperformingindividualpropertieswhile supportingandenhancingourreputationforbeingawalkable,bikeable

YO JOAN!

Joan Budilovsky

itsopersonally.

There’sanabundanceofcompeting stressorsintheworld.Negativethings saidaboutyouaremostlikelycoming outofasourcewithmorepressing problems.Gossiptakesusawayfrom ourowntrialsandtribulations–even ifforafleetingmoment.

If you’refeeling down, move around Saveyourstewsforthepot.Movementliftsthebodyandmind.Takea briskwalk.Gotothegym.Findways tophysicallyworkoffyourfrustra-

andthrivingcommunitywithaccess tocommerce,recreationandthe arts,”BataviaCityAdministrator LauraNewmansaidintherelease.

Thecityisseekingproposalsfrom developmentpartnerswhohave demonstratedexperience,strong financialbackingandarecordof high-quality,economicallyviable developmentprojectsseenthrough

tions.You’lllookandfeelbetterforit. Goforthegold!Bekindtoyourself. Thismaybethehardestofall,particularlywhenthere’sanoddfeeling ofnastinessswirlingaround.It’seasy togetsuckedintothequicksandof negativitywiththoughtssuchas, “Maybethey’reright?”However,gossipgivestheillusionthattheperson beinggossipedaboutisoflesservalue. You’renot.Withpatientandkindpersistence,yourpersonallotusflower eventuallywillworkitswayup throughthegossipymudandbloom aboveitall.

Askyourself,‘What’s going right?’

Focusonthat.Perhapsyoudidn’t triponthesidewalktodaylikeyou usuallydo.Maybeyougotupthe

fromconcepttocompletion,accordingtotherelease.

“Bataviaisinterestedincreating apartnershipforimminentredevelopment,ratherthansellingthe propertiestoaprivateentitythat mayholdthemindefinitely,”BataviaEconomicDevelopmentDirector ShannonJarmuszsaidinthe release.

nervetosayhitosomeonenew.Or youofferedahelpinghandtoaperson, unbeknowntoyou,whodesperately neededit.

Keep adding toyourtreasure chest

Atreasurechestfilledwithupliftingwords,thoughtsanddeeds.These typesoftreasuresdon’tshineofgold orsilverbutinsteadofaremarkable innerradiance.

Andremember,asroughasitisto beatthereceivingendofgossip,this tooshallpass.Whenitdoes,thecharacteryou’vebuiltalongthewaycan beanexcellentlong-terminvestment.

•JoanBudilovskycanbereachedat editorial@kcchronicle.comorher Yoyoga.comwebsite.

Allfoursitesfallwithintaxincrementfinancingdistricts.Depending onthescopeandtiming,proposed redevelopmentsmaybeeligiblefor economicdevelopmentincentives, accordingtotherelease.

Sealedbidsareduetothecityby noonJuly22.

Forrequestforproposaldetails, visitbit.ly/bataviabids.

SpiritAwardwinnerhonoredatInspireAwardsevent

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KarenNaessforShawMedia SpiritAwardwinnerJohnHeathfromtheBataviaCommunityBandsharesamomentwith BataviaChamberPresidentandCEOMargaretPerreaultattheInspireAwardseventApril28 atLincolnInninBatavia.

6St.Charlesbreweriesteamup tocreateabeerwithpartofproceeds tobenefitTri-CityHealthPartnership

ByERICSCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com

SixSt.Charlesbreweriesareteaming upforagoodcause.

PollyannaBrewingCompany,Alter Brewing,93OctaneBrewing,Broken BrixWineryCidery,DandGBrewing CompanyandRiverlandsBrewingCompanyarecollaboratingtogethertocreate abeer.Aportionofthesaleswillgoto TriCityHealthPartnership,whichoperatesafreeprivate,nonprofitmedical anddentalclinicat318WalnutSt.in downtownSt.Charles.

“Itreallywasawayforustocome togethertomakeaSt.Charlesonly beer,”saidRyanWeidner,co-founder, presidentandCEOofPollyannaBrewingCompany.“We’regoingtomakeit onlyinSt.Charlesandwe’regoingto serveitonlyinSt.Charles.”

TriCityHealthPartnershipexecutive directorKimLamanskyisexcitedabout theproject,whichshebelieveswillhelp increaseawarenessofwhattheorganizationdoes.

“Mygoalisalwaysthesame–the morepeopleknowaboutusandthefact thatweareheretohelp,everythingelse willfallinplace,”shesaid.“It’sgreat. Anditdoesn’tmatterifit’s$10or$10,000.

GenevaD-304approves$52M capitalimprovementplan

Everythinghelps.We’regratefulforany donation.”

Theheavycitruslagerissetfor releaseinmid-Juneafterthebrewing processatRiverlandsisdone.Thebeer willbeservedonlyinthetaproomsat thesixbreweries.

Lagerstakeabout45daystoferment, Weidnersaid.

“Inmid-June,eachoneofthesix brewerieswillhavethisontap,where theycanserveitintheirspace,”Weidnersaid.“We’dlikethistobereallyaSt. Charlesexclusiveconceptthatwewould continuetorolloutoverthecourseof time.We’dliketobuildonthisinthe future.There’satonofgreatcharitiesin town,sothathelps.Sothisisbatchone ofsomethingIthinkthatwe’reallpretty excitedabout.”

TheSt.CharlesBusinessAllianceis helpinginmarketingefforts.Andwhile henotedthatthebrewingindustrycan becompetitive,Weidnersaidallthe breweriesworkingontheprojectareon thesamepage.

“It’ssocollaborativethatnoonefeels likeit’sacompetitivething,”hesaid. “That’swhatmakesitalotoffun.It’s brewedbySt.CharlesbreweriesforSt. CharlesanditbenefitsSt.Charles.And we’regoingtosellitinSt.Charles.”

2placesgivengreenlighttocontinue usingpublicspacesforoutdoordining

ByERICSCHELKOPF

eschelkopf@shawmedia.com

Likeothercommunities,St.Charles startedallowingrestaurantstousepublicplacesforoutdoordiningaftertheir indoordiningoptionswerealtered becauseofthestate’sCOVID-19mitigationplan.

PollyannaBrewingCompanyand FlagshipontheFoxsportsbarwillbe abletocontinuetousepublicspacesfor outdoordining.AttheApril18St. CharlesCityCouncilmeeting,the majorityofalderpersonsapproveda temporarylicenseagreementforPollyannaBrewingCompanytocontinueto useeightparkingstallsatthewestend ofacityownedparkinglotforanoutdoorcafe.TheagreementwillendOct. 31.ThecouncilalsoapprovedatemporarylicenseagreementforFlagshipon theFoxtocontinuetouseaportionof WalnutAvenueforanoutdoorcafeand forthetemporaryclosureofWalnut AvenuefromRiversidethroughSecond avenuesthroughOct.31.

PollyannaandFlagshipsharethe samebuildingonRiversideAvenuein

downtownSt.Charles.

“Duringthecourseofthesummer, we’llbebringingbackmoreinformationonthelong-termusageofallthese areas,”St.CharlesCommunityDevelopmentDirectorRussellColbytold alderpersons.“Butthisiskindofforthe interimsummerseason.”

Votingnotobothagreementswas 2ndWardAlderpersonRitaPayleitner.

“Iwillopposethis,notsomuchon thebasisofusinganamenity,asmuch asthefairnessissue,”Payleitnersaid duringadiscussionoftheissueatthe CityCouncil’sPlanningandDevelopmentCommitteemeetingApril11. “Therearealotofbusinessesthatdon’t havethisoptionandtoclosedowna streetinandofitselfisabitofapublic amenity,too.Sojustbasedonthat,I’m goingtoopposethisparticularone.”

ThirdWardAlderpersonToddBancroftsaidwhileheunderstoodPayleitner’sposition,hedisagreed.“People selecttheirlocation,theyselectwhere toputtheirbusiness,andtheyshouldbe affordedtheopportunitiesthatpresent themselves.…Tome,Idon’tseethisas afairnessissueatall,”hesaid.

ByBRENDASCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com

GENEVA–Thecarpetandtilein GenevaMiddleSchoolNorthis16years oldandneedstobereplaced.

TheGenevaMiddleSchoolSouth gymfloorneedstoberesurfacedand sealed.

ThecabinetunitheatersatHarrison ElementarySchoolare41yearsoldand needtobereplacedwithenergyefficientunits.

ThestairsatFabyanElementary Schoolalsoneedtobereplaced.

“Wehaveasectionofstairsinthe backthat’sactuallyseparatingfromthe buildingitself,”FacilityOperations DirectorScottNeysaidattheDistrict 304SchoolBoardmeetingApril25.

“Itwasnotdesignedcorrectly.We havebeenrepairingthosewherethe stepshavebeencrackingcausingsafety issues.Andwe’vebeenspending$1,000 to$3,000everyyearjusttofillthosein,” Neysaid.“Weneedtoreplacethosecorrectlysowedon’thavetodealwiththat anyfurther.”

Thelistgoesonandonforagrand totalof$52,211,816,Neysaid.

Theseven-yearcapitalimprovementplanisalmost$44million;the higheramountincludesanadditional $8.432millioninfutureconsiderations, documentsshow.

“Iknowthisisasubstantialincrease fromtheprojectfromlastyear,”Ney said.“Therewasalotmoreitemsthat wentintothisplanthisyearwith mechanicalfacilitiesstudiesfromour engineersandjustthingsfailing,with ourroofsandmorethingscomingin yeareightandnine.Sowejustneedto beforwardthinking.Trytolookatthe criticalitemsthatneedtobereplaced, whichtheFacilitiesTaskForcehas beenlookingateverysingleone.… Mostoftheserepairsarecriticaland needtobedone.”

Neysaidthemoneywouldcome

fromthedistrict’slifesafety,capital andgeneralfunds.

Theboardvotedunanimouslyto acceptNey’splan.

SuperintendentKentMutchlersaid thatbeforeanyspendingwouldbedone aslistedintheplan,eachitemwouldbe broughtbeforetheboardforapproval.

Ney’s57-pagefacilitiescapitalplan listsitemstoberepairedorreplacedat thedistrict’s10schools,theCoultrap EducationalServicesCenterAdministrationBuildingandtheKeslinger TransportationFacility.

Recommendationsinclude:

•GenevaHighSchool:replacingthe roof,auditoriumlighting,frayingcarpetingandcrackedquartztiles;updatingcafeteriaandstagecraftbathrooms, whichare47yearsold.

•GenevaMiddleSchoolNorth: 16-year-oldflooringneedstobe replaced;parkinglotneedstobeseal coatedandcracksfilled.

•GenevaMiddleSchoolSouth: replacementofceilingtilegridandtile; replacementofcarpetandtile.

•HarrisonStreetElementary School:replacementofcabinetunit heaters,whichare41yearsold;replace orrebuildtheairhandlingunit;replace 23-year-oldboilersandpumps.

•WesternAvenueElementary School:replace26-year-oldcabinetunit heaters;replace32-year-oldboilers.

•MillCreekElementarySchool: replaceboilerand26-year-oldgenerator;replacecarpet.

•HeartlandElementarySchool: replacetheairhandlingunit,flooring, 20-year-oldchiller,boilersandpumps, hotwaterheaters.

•WilliamsburgElementarySchool: replace14-year-oldchillersandhot waterheaters.

•FabyanElementarySchool:replace ofairhandlingunits,13-year-old chillers,waterheaters.

Moreinformationisavailableonline atmeetings.boardbook.org.

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Inthelate19thcentury,RoyalWorcesterdesigned uniquepitchersandewerswithhandlesthatwere partsofanimalsortreebranches.Staghorns, dragons,wingedcreatures,bamboobranchesand artworkpopularizedtheirstyle.

PaintedJaponisme-stylechrysanthemums andpoppieswithgoldtrimfloatontheivory backgroundofthebodyofthispitcher.Thehandle isshapedlikearam’shead.Itsoldfor$118at WilliamBunchAuctionsofPennsylvania.Itwas markedwiththedate1888.Theivorybackground colorbecameverypopularinthelate19thcentury butwasdiscontinuedin1914.

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Q:IhaveanantiqueOrientalruginmylivingroom. Doesitneedanyspecialcareortreatment?

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Q:I’mtryingtofindthevalueofaviolinthathas beeninourfamilyformorethan100years.My great-grandfatherbroughtitoverfromItaly. Theinsideoftheviolinismarked“GiovanPaolo Maggini,(brescia)1636.”Ithasabeautifulsound. Anewbridgewasputinseveralyearsago.The bowisstillinprettygoodcondition,butthecaseis badlyworn.HowcanIfindthevalueofthisviolin?

A:GiovanniPaoloMagginiwasanimportant instrumentmakerwhowasborninBrescia,Italy, in1580andliveduntilabout1630.Hemade about60violinsaswellasafewotherstringed instrumentsduringhislifetime.Theyareknown forthequalityofwood,largesoundholesand mellowtones.Manyoftheinstrumentshave decorationsontheback.Magginidiedbefore 1636,thedateonyourviolin.Hisworkhasbeen copiedandmanyviolins“inthestyleof”Maggini havebeenmadesincethen.Theyareoftenlabeled withearlierdatesthantheactualmanufactureto givetheimpressiontheyweremadebyMaggini. Theconditionandthequalityofthesoundofyour violinwilldetermineitsprice.Itwouldhavetobe seenandplayedbyaknowledgeablemusicianor appraiser. ***

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ThePlainDealer,inCleveland,Ohio,fromNov. 23,1963.Thepaperreportedthestoryofthe assassinationofPresidentJohnF.Kennedy. Areoldnewspaperslikethatsoughtafterby collectors?

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Q:Ourdiningroomtablehasbeeninthefamilyfor generations.It’ssturdybutisverywell-usedand looksit.Ifwedecidetosellit,isitagoodideato refinishit?Ordoesthatlowerthevalue?

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CURRENTPRICES

Currentpricesarerecordedfromantiquesshows, fleamarkets,salesandauctionsthroughoutthe UnitedStates.Pricesvaryindifferentlocations becauseoflocaleconomicconditions.

Doll,WesternBarbie,blondhair,eyewinks,silver Western-stylejumpsuitwithtrim,fringeoncuffs, boots,hat,comb,brush,box,1980,12inches,$65. Potterytobaccojar,man’shead,ruddyandwrinkly cheeks,stand-upcollarwithcravat,Asian-style hatwithtasselliftsoffforcover,c.1880,7x5 inches,$125.

Gardenbench,metal,slattedseat,chainlinktop rail,cutoutnauticalship’swheelandanchoron back,shapedarms,37x42x20inches,$245.

Toyracecar,lithographedtin,blueandyellow, “21”ondoor,opentopwithdriver,exposed engine,movingpistons,motorsound,rubber wheels,TN,Japan,8inches,$360.

Glassvase,greenandopalescentgreen,tall withflutedsides,flaredoutscallopedrim,clear knopanddiscfoot,markedLibbey,c.1930,81/4 inches,$465.

Jewelry,pin,flower,fiveroundmoonstonepetals, sapphirecenter,stemwithfiveleaves,14Kgold, markedTiffany&Co.,2inches,$790.

Furniture,highboy,QueenAnne,cherrywood,flat top,twosections,topwithtwoshortoverfour graduatedlongdrawers,bottomwithfourshort drawers,cabriolelegs,American,18thcentury,75 x38x19inches,$940.

Doll,MissHadley,cloth,ovalhead,painted featuresandhair,jointedcottonbody,paleblue cottondresswithwhitefloraledging,sash,black stockings,c.1900,22inches,$1,350.

Pairoflamps,walnutbase,fourtaperedsides, cylindricalpaneledbananafiberparchmentshade, pointedfinial,RobertWhitley,c.1975,42x181/2 inches,pair,$1,625.

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RAYMONDDONALDSANTUCCI

Born: April22,1941inChicago,IL

Died: April19,2022inSanibel,FL

RaymondDonald Santucci,age80,son ofGuidoandErnestine Santucci,wasborn inChicago,Illinois onApril22,1941.He passedunexpectedly onApril19,2022, whileathomeon SanibelIsland,Florida. Heissurvivedby hislovingwife,Dr. PatriciaSantucci,his son,Dr.Raymond Santucciandwife,Dr. GailSantucci(Sprague),hisdaughterGina andhusbandScottUsechek,andhisloving grandchildren,MaxFontaine,GabriellaSantucci,CharlieSantucci,JamesSantucci,John “Jack”UsechekandRaymondUsechek.

Rayreceivedhisundergraduatedegreefrom Loyolain1963andhisMDfromLoyolaStritch SchoolofMedicinein1967.Afterinternship, heservedintheNavyasLt.Commanderand wasstationedatDaNangNavalHospitalin Vietnamasacombatsurgeoninorthopedics. Uponcompletinghisorthopedicresidency, heopenedhisprivatepracticeintheWinfield -WheatonareaofIllinois.Hepracticedat

CHRISTINEM.BRAHM

Born: December28,1946

Died: October14,2021

ChristineM.Brahm, ofBatavia,leftusunexpectedlyonOctober 14,2021tocontinue hersoul’stimeless journey.

BornDecember28, 1946toHerbertJ.and Rosemary(Jerele)Struck,ChrisspentherearlyyearsinElmhurst,VillaPark,andLombard, graduatingfromWillowbrookHighSchool in1964.Aftera20-plusyearcareerasan accomplishedofficeprofessional,sheboldly followedanewcalling,becomingaLicensed MassageTherapistandestablishingherown

MARGARET“PEGGY”BETH

Born: August16,1940inSturgeonBay,WI

Died: April30,2022inGeneva,IL

Margaret“Peggy” Beth,81,ofSt.Charles, IL,passedawaySaturday,April30,2022, atDelnorCommunity HospitalinGeneva,IL, surroundedbyherlovingfamily.Peggywas bornAugust16,1940,inSturgeonBay,WI,

CentralDuPageHospitalwhereheserved asChiefofOrthopedicsandPresidentofthe MedicalStaff.Raywaselectedasafellow totheAmericanAcademyofOrthopaedic Surgery.

Duringthistime,withapassionforknowledgeandgiving,Rayalsovolunteeredas AssistantProfessorofOrthopedicSurgery atLoyolaUniversityHospitalandShriner’s CrippledChildren’sHospitalinOakPark.In addition,Raywouldoftenjoinvariousgroups servingatmissionhospitalsthroughoutthe world.Rayretiredfromprivatepracticein 1999,transitionedtoFlorida,andservedat theVAHospitalinFortMyers.Rayresponded tohiscountry’sneedsafter9/11andwasinstrumentalinlaunchingavolunteerorganization,theMedicalReserveCorps,inbothSW FloridaandIllinois.Hebecameaninstructor withtheAmericanMedicalAssociation andcontinuedtoeducatephysicians,first responders,andotherhealthcareprofessionalsregardingmedicalresponsestoterrorism anddisasters.

Ray’sstoryisaboutlivingavalue-drivenlife. Atayoungage,Ray’smotherdiedandhe wasraisedbyauntsanduncles.Raylearned abouthisItalianancestryandembracedthe CatholicChurch.Heworkedhardtoachieve hissuccess.Fromhisteensonthrough medicalschool,hetoiledtomakeendsmeet, workingasaplumber,carpenter,asodajerk, aChicagoCitybusdriver,andevensettingup pinsatthebowlingalley.Someofourfavorite

business,GoodBodiesTherapeuticMassage. Trulygifted,Chrisnotonlyhealedwithher handsbuttouchedthelivesofmanypeople withherkindness,wisdom,senseofhumor andadventurousspirit.

Sheislovinglyrememberedbyherson, KristoferD.(StephanieBrown)Brahmof MountainHome,AR,herdaughterKathrynR. (Joseph)SwigerofWinfield,IL,hergrandson KoleE.(Tiffani)BrahmandgreatgrandchildrenKashandKristianBrahm,allofMountain Home,AR.,andbyhersistersMaryAnn

(Glen)McMasterofWinfield,ILandSusan (Albert)ReinsteinofMiddleville,MI.

ChriswasthefondAuntofMichael(Alexa March)McMaster,MeganGillman,Alaric Reinstein,StuartReinsteinandGreatAuntof DylanGillman.Shealsoleavesbehindseveral closecousinsandextendedfamilymembers.

and wasthe daughterof the late Orvilleand Margaret(DeWitt)Boes.Shewasunitedin marriagetoRonaldBethonMay23,1959,in GreenBay,WI.Sheissurvivedbyherloving husband,RonaldBeth;twochildren,Randy BethandLynn(Mark)Simotes;fourgrandchildren,TonyBeth,DanielPerry,Nicolle (Nick)Katsigiannis,andDylanSimotes;three great-grandchildren,LoganTucker,Evelyn Katsigiannis,andDexterKatsigiannis;anda sister,Carol(Ted)Wiercinski. Allmemorialserviceswillbeprivate.

timeshavebeenlisteningtohimreminisce andsharethefunnystoriesaboutthedriving thegraveyardbusshift.Raygraduatedfrom FenwickHighSchoolinOakPark,wherehe wonaCatholicLeagueFootballChampionshipasanoffensiveguard.Afittingrolefor themanwewouldallcometoknowasthe protectorofourfamily.

In1964,Raymettheloveofhislifeandhis bestfriend,Patricia,aclassmateatLoyola MedicalSchool.AsPatstruggledtocarryher heavymicroscopeandanarmfulofbooks, Rayopportunisticallyofferedtohelp.Shortly aftergraduationin1967,theymarriedand startedtheirinternshipatRockfordMemorial HospitalinRockford,Illinois.ThisJune,they wouldhavecelebrated55wonderfulyears together.Raychosetoservehiscountryin theVietnamWarafterinternship.Hedidn’t discussdetailsofthewar,buthediddescribe thechallengesofperformingsurgeryunder theduressofshelling,andhelamentedthe liveshecouldn’tsave.Raywasveryproudof hismilitaryservice,themenandwomenin uniform,andhiscountry.

In1971,RayandPatmovedtoWayne, Illinoistopracticemedicineandstarttheir family.Rayprioritizedfaith,workethicand educationforhischildren-andheledbyexample.Rayworkedhardhisentirelife,preferringtodoasmuchmanuallaborasPatwould allow.Throughouthislife,wewouldoften findhimlyingonthefloorreadinghisBible, studyinghismedicalbooks,orlearningabout

Overcomingpersonalchallengesearlyinlife gaveChristhestrengthandcompassionto beasupportivefriendandmentor.Shewillbe deeplymissedbyalargecircleofthosewho benefitedfromherhonestyandinsight. Chrisdearlylovedherfamilyandfriends. Shewasalsoknownforherloveofthe Batavia/Genevaareaandherinvolvementin manycivicorganizationsandeventsoverthe years.Shetookgreatpleasureintendingher yardandflowergardens,wasanavidreader, anartistandwriter.Chrisjoyfullydancedto herowntuneandtoherfavoritemusic--from TheBeatlestoBarryManilowtoBrunoMars. Shereallyknewhowtosavorgoodfoodand makethemostofwarm,sunnydays.She greatlyenjoyedtravel,visited(almost!)all 50statesandtookmemorabletripstoSpain, ChinaandFrance.ChrisespeciallylovedParis

history.OnSundays,Raycouldbefoundat hislocalCatholicchurch.Faithplayedan outsizedroleinhislifeandanchoredmost decisionsthathemade.

Ray’spersonalitywasincrediblydynamic. Hewaskind,gentle,humbleandgenerous. Hiscompassionforotherswasgenuine andhispleasantdispositionwasadmired byeveryonehemet.Hehadquickwitand smilethatcouldlightuparoom.Hewasvery funny,buthisjokeswereneveratsomeone else’sexpense.Hewashappiestspending timewithhisfamily,makingoneofhis deliciousmealsandplayingwithhisdogs. Physically,Raywasbeautiful.Hetoppedout at6’1”,hadbroadshoulders,andbig,strong hands.Hehadbrowneyes,perpetuallydark oliveskin,andabeautifullybaldhead.Ray wastheguyyouwantedyourdaughterto marryandsontobe.Weareforevergrateful tohavesharedthesemomentswithhim. Dad,yourguidinghandwillbeonourshoulders-forever.

MasswillbeheldonSaturday,May14,2022 at11amatSt.ColumbkilleinFortMyers, Florida.ThefamilywillholdaCelebrationof LifeinIllinoisinthesummer.

Inlieuofflowers,donationsmaybemade totheRaymondD.Santucci,MDMemorial, FenwickCatholicHighSchool,https://fenwickfriars.myschoolapp.com/page/giving/ donate-now?siteId=1770&ssl=1oratFenwick HighSchool505WashingtonBlvdOakPark, IL,60302.

andwecanimagineherspiritlivingoninthe CityofLight...

ACelebrationofLifeforChristineBrahm willbeheldSaturday,May14,2022,from11 AMuntil2PM,withaninformalservicefrom 2PMuntil3PMatDuPageMemorialChapel (951W.WashingtonStreet,WestChicago). Inlieuofflowers,memorialdonationsmay bemadeto: MaryDollear President

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HELENP.LENZ

ElizabethKoczka,81,ofGeneva,Illinois, passedonApril28,2022.

ArrangementsentrustedtoYursFuneral Home,Geneva,Illinois.Additionalinformation:630-232-7337.

ELEANOREF.WENNBERG

EleanoreF.Wennberg,85,ofGeneva,Illinois, passedonApril28,2022.

ArrangementsentrustedtoMaloneFuneral Home,Geneva,Illinois.Additionalinformation:630-232-8233.

HelenP.Lenz,93,ofNaperville,Illinois, formerlyofWayne,Illinois,passedonApril 27,2022.

ArrangementsentrustedtoYursFuneral Home,St.Charles,Illinois.Additionalinformation:630-584-0060.

ELIZABETHKOCZKA

THELOVEOFCOACHING

MaxPayleitner changedcareer path,findspassion atSt.CharlesEast

ByJACOBBARTELSON

MaxPayleitnerfellinlovewith coachingandit’swhatsparked hisinterestineducation.

Aformercollegebaseballplayerat Valparaiso,Payleitnerinitiallyplanned tobecomeaphysicaltherapist.

ThatchangedwhenPayleitnerhad anopportunitytocoachahighschool summerleaguebaseballteam.Hisfeelingsshiftedfromplayingthegameto coachingit.

“Iwasenjoyingthecoachingaspectmorethan playing,”Payleitnersaid.

Payleitnerendedhiscollegeplayingcareerhis seniorseason,transitionedintothecoachingworld andbeganstudentteachingatSt.CharlesEastHigh Schoolinthefallof2008.

Nowinhis11thyearoffull-timeteaching,Payleitnersplitshistimebetweenthewellnessdepartment, runningtheadaptivephysicaleducationclassesand specialeducationclassroomtime.Hiswife,Megan, worksfortheMid-Valleyspecialeducationcooperative.

“Ifellinlovewithcoachingandworkingwithkids, tryingtogivethemthemostpositiveexperiencepossible....Ireallyfellinlovewithcoaching,”Payleitner said.

“Evenmoresointhespecialedfield,everystudent needsthatindividualizedcommunicationprocessing strategy....Eventhosestudentswhodon’thaveidentifieddisabilities,everyonebenefitsfromthatpersonalizedcommunicationstructure.It’shelpedmeevolveas acommunicator,ateacher,aperson,justwhenyou’re workingwithstudentswithdisabilitiesitpinpointsthe needforindividualizedattention.”

Payleitnerisanassistantcoachforwrestling,footballandthevarsitysoftballteam.Thecommunication aspectPayleitnerfeelsstronglyaboutfitsdirectlyinto whathedoesoutontheplayingsurfaces.

“Thisismy37thhighschoolsportsseasonI’vedone [coachingfivesportsinthattime],”Payleitnersaid. “Thoseareallathletesofdifferenttypesandneeds.The

student-athletehaschangedoverthelast10years.

“Whattheyneed,howcommunicatingworks,I’ve grown.Idomuchlessyelling.Idomuchlesshounding. I’velearnedthatasaparentmyself,anathlete,student ...thehoundingandtheyellingisnoteffective.”

Therecouldbesomewhobelievethecurrentgenerationofathletesispotentially“soft.”Payleitner believestheyneed“differentkindsofcommunication.”

“That’sjusttheevolutionofhowpeopleoperate thesedays,”Payleitnersaid.“EachofthesportsI coach,whetheryou’reworkingwithfemaleathletesin softballor[male]wrestlers,everybodyisdifferent.”

Theinstanceswhenformerathletesorstudents reachout–whetherinthemomentoraftertheirSaints’ playingdaysareover–stickwithPayleitnerandkeep hispassionburning.

“ThatmotivatesmebecausetherearethingsI’m passionateabout,”Payleitnersaid.“I’mpassionate aboutthesportsIcoach,workingwithkids[and]every daymakingtheclassroomafun,positiveexperience. Whenyoucanseethatkindofsparkbeingcreatedin students–havingthemcreatetheirownpassions–that issomethingthatgetsyougoing.Thatmakesitworthwhile.”

PhotosbySandyBressner-sbressner@shawmedia.com

ABOVEANDBELOW: AssistantcoachMaxPayleitner,agraduateofSt.Charlesschools,workswiththeSt.CharlesEast varsitysoftballteamduringarecentpracticeattheschool.PayleitnerisateacherinSt.CharlesSchoolDistrict303.

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FOLLOWINGFAMILYINTOTEACHINGANDCOACHING

Batavia’sKelsay, Geneva’sKosecki givingback

ByJACOBBARTELSON |jbartelson@shawmedia.com

Thelifemissionsofteachingand coachingcanbetracedback tobothLaurenKoseckiand McKennaKelsay’searliestbeginnings.

Kelsay’smothertaughtAPpsychologyfor33yearsatAddisonTrailHigh Schoolandcoachedtennisandcheerleading.Herfatherwastheschoolpsychologistfor34yearsandcoachedthree sports.

Kelsay,astandoutvolleyballplayerinhighschool atSt.Francis,followedinthosefamilyfootsteps.She isnowahistoryteacherandthevarsitygirlsvolleyballcoachatBatavia.

“TeachinghasbeenapartofmeandIthinkit foundme,”Kelsaysaid.“Thisiswhatyou’resupposedtodoandItrulyfeelthatway.Peoplesaythat. ButIcouldn’tpicturemyselfdoinganythingelse.A lotofitisbecauseofthekids.”

Kosecki,thedaughterofHallofFameGeneva HighSchoolfootballcoachRobWicinskiandastandouthighschoolvolleyballplayer,creditsallofher pastteachersandherdadforKoseckibecominga teacherandcoach.

“Everythingtheydid,Iwantedtobe,”saidKosecki, whoteachesspecialeducationandcoachesgirlsvarsityvolleyballatGeneva.“Becomingateacherand givingback–that’swhatIalwayssayaboutcoaching, too–givingbacktothesportandgivingbacktothe kids.That’swhatit’sabout.It’saboutthekidsand makingitagoodexperienceforthem.”

Kelsayandheroldersisterusedtobesidelineball girlsfortheirdad.Oneofherfavoritememorieswas whenhermomwouldinvitethepsychologyclass overonaSaturdaymorningforareviewsession beforeanexam.

Deepdown,thepullandconnectiontotheteachingworldcouldn’tbeignored.Asthesayinggoes,the appledidn’tfallfarfromthetree–teachingand coachingalike.

“Isawmyparentsinitandsawhowmuchthey lovedit,”Kelsaysaid.“Whetheritwasteaching[or] coaching,Iwasthereallthetime.”

Koseckiknewteachingwouldbeherpassion sincemiddleschool.Thatdreamisnowsixyearsand counting.

“Ineverchanged.Ialwayswantedtobeateacher. Iplayedteachergrowingup.That’swhatIwasgoing tobe,”Koseckisaid.

“OriginallyIthoughtelementaryeducation,but thenIrealizedIreallylovethatcoachingaspectand thehighschoolkids.

“[Mydad]alwaysusedtosaytome:‘Lauren,I’ve

neverworkedadayinmylife.’Hegoes,‘Everyday, teachingisdifferent.Everydayisunique.’Kids makemelaugh;somethinghappens.I’venever workedadayinmylife.”

Kelsaywasundecidedaboutwhatsubjectshe wantedtoteachwhenshewenttocollegeattheUniversityofIllinois.

Thestrongbackgroundwithpsychologyalready wasestablished,buthistorysoonemergedasthe subjectinwhichshefoundaconnection.

“Ilovethestorytelling,”Kelsaysaid.“Ilovethe aspect.Wecanlookathistoryandwhat’sgoingon today.”

Kelsaycoachesvarsityvolleyballandboystrack. ThestudentandathletedynamichasallowedKelsay toknowalargepopulationofstudents.

“I’mhugeonrelationships.That’swhat,Ithink, isthebiggestaspectofteaching,”Kelsaysaid.“Yeah, it’simportanttoteachthesekidshistory,butIalso thinktherelationshipaspectandbeingthereforstudents,that’sreallywhatIvalueinmyteaching.

“Thisismyfourthyearteachingfreshmen[fifth yearoverall],soIalwaystelltheseniorclass,‘You guysarethefirstclassIwasabletoteachandcoach.’ Honestly,sometimesitbringstearstomyeyes becauseit’ssocooltoseethekidsgrowup.”

Kosecki“lovesseeingmy[students]inaclassroomsettingaswellasinthegym.”

“It’stwodifferentsettings,butI’mthesamepersonandit’sgreattobuildconnectionsintwodifferentways,”Koseckisaid.

ABOVE: McKennaKelsay(right)workswithTeaganRokos(left)andLolaKolayainaculturalstudiesclassatBataviaHigh School.Kelsayalsoservesasthegirlsvarsityvolleyballheadcoachattheschool..

BELOW: GenevaHighSchoolteacher LaurenKoseckiisaGenevaHighSchoolgraduateandthegirlsandboysvolleyballheadcoachattheschool.

PacedbyKatrinaSchlenker’srecord-settingrunand sprinterEssieNewburn,BataviarulesKaneCountymeet

ByKEVINMCGAVIN DailyHeraldMediaGroup

ST.CHARLES–Statechampion LiannaSurtzshatteredthe3,200-meter countyrecordApril28.

TheRosarysenior,however,was about15metersbehindBatavia’s KatrinaSchlenkerinthemeetatSt. CharlesEast.

Schlenker,aLibertyrecruit,obliteratedDeniseHefferin’s3,200recordatthe KaneCountyInvitationalbyrecordinga timeof10minutes,35.09seconds.

Surtzloweredherschoolrecordin placingsecondatthepremierregular-seasongirlstrackandfieldcompetitionwithatimeof10:40.1.

Hefferin,aformercoachatSt. CharlesEast,hadsetthecountybenchmarkinthelongestindividualraceat 10:59.6in2000.

ItwasonlyfittingthatSchlenker alsowasthelastBataviaathleteonthe trackApril28.Thesenioranchoredthe Bulldogs’thirdconsecutivesprint relaytitle,thisonecominginthe4x400 in4:02.63.

“IhavebeenracingwithLiannasince sixth,seventhgrade,”Schlenkersaid.“It waslikehavingateammateoutthere.I definitelyfeelalotstronger.Ihadalot leftinmeoverthefinallap.”

“Ihadalotoffunwithbothofus beingfromBatavia,”saidSurtz,who hasthe2019Class2Ametricmile,as wellastwocrosscountrystatetitlesto hercredit.“Wedon’tgettoraceeach otherveryoften.Itmadethewhole racefaster.”

TheotherBatavialuminarywas seniorsprinterEssieNewburn.

Inherloneindividualrace,Newburnwasanointedthefastestgirlin thecountywithher12.82clockingin the100dashtothwartWestAurora’s reigningall-staterZoeLittlejohnby nineone-hundredths.Littlejohnwill competeincollegeatLoyola.

Withanarrayofrelaycomrades–Schlenker,SkylarSandoval,twins MaddieandMariahWilsonandIzzy Taylor–Newburnwasafour-event countychampionastheBulldogscapturedthe4x100,4x200and4x400 relays.

“Ican’tevencomprehendthat,” Newburnsaid.“Itfeelssosurreal.We werepreparingforthismeetlikeitwas astatemeet.”

WhentheBulldogs’twofieldevent triumphs–BridgetKoskyinthelong jumpandAlexBaumannintheshot

resultwasa128-106triumphoverSt. CharlesEastfortheteamtitle.

pionWestAurora(48)werewellbehind.

ThehostSaints’KatieKempffhada winonthetrackandinthefield.

TheMIT-boundhurdlerandjumper wonthe100lowsin16.24andescaped Dundee-CrownjuniorPaulinaTinajerotocapturethetriplejumpinatiebreakerat36feet,6inches.

TheSaintsalsoreceivedvictories fromtheir4x800relay(9:40.95)and300 hurdlerNatalieGrimaldo.

“It’sgoodtogetmoredatatosee whereyou’reat,”Kempffsaid.

NatalieBuratczuk,thirdintheClass 3AstatehighjumplastJune,wonher thirdconsecutivecountytitleforSt. CharlesNorthwitha5-5clearance.

AuroraCentralCatholicall-state longsprinterIsaOrozcodefeatedClass 3ASouthElginall-statemetrichalf milerNaomiRufftowinthe800in 2:18.77.Thejunioraddedthe400 momentslaterfortheChargers.Ruff claimedthemetric-mileinaseason-besttimeof5:07.2.

put–wereaddedtothetrackhaul,the

Kaneland(67points),St.Charles North(64),BurlingtonCentral(61), SouthElgin(57)anddefendingcham-

PhotosbySandyBressner-sbressner@shawmedia.com

St.CharlesEast’sKatieKempffcompetesinthe100-meterhurdles duringtheKaneCountyInvitationalonApril28atSt.CharlesEast.

Batavia’sKatrinaSchlenkerleadsRosary’sLiannaSurtzinthe3,200-meterrun.

GIRLSSOCCER:BATAVIA3,GENEVA1

BellaLinshelpsboostBataviapastGeneva

ByJACOBBARTELSON jbartelson@shawmedia.com

GENEVA–BellaLinshasn’tforgottenwhataclubsoccercoach oncetoldher.

“You’rethemiddleofthewheel onabike,”LinssaidafterBatavia’s 3-1victoryoverGenevaattheTriCitySoccerNightonApril26at Geneva.“Thathasstuckwithme sincethirdgradebecauseI’ve alwaysplayedinthemiddle.”

TheBataviaattackevidentlyis findingsomeroomwithLinshelpingfacilitateupthemiddleofthe field.Shelatercapitalizedonascoringchanceofherowntogivethe Bulldogsa3-0leadwith21:18leftin thesecondhalf.

TheBulldogs(9-3-2,4-1DuKane Conference)alsoreceivedgoals fromLilyFiguerasandKaileyHansen,whoconnectedonapenalty kickchanceprecedingLins’goal.

“It’smovementofftheball.We’ve talkedaboutitwithBella,”Batavia coachMarkGianfrancescosaid. “Findingtheball[inspace]andjust continuingtodothat.Whenshe doesthat,she’sveryproductive.”

Lins,whoscoredherfirstgoalof theseason,hasworkedherway backfromaconcussionthatcaused hertomissaboutaweekandahalf.

“With that, you lose your touch. You lose your positioning You lose your chemist ry with your teammates,” Gianfrancesco said. “Workin g her w ay back i n, to nig ht, w e rode her she hit the goal. We rode he r an d Lil y up top a nd jus t ke pt going with that because the chemistrywasworking.”

Geneva (10-5, 1-2 DuKane Conferenc e) g ot on the s cor eb oar d on a beautifu l scorin g chan ce by Olivia Rawls with more than 10 minutes left in the second half, but the Bulldogs ’ defens e shut down some chancesinthefinalminutes.

Genev a sopho more midfie lder Caroline Madden took a number of hard falls on the turf and evidently br in gs a toug hnes s to the Viki ngs’ attack.

“I thi nk defin itel y goi ng for the ball in the air is one of my strengths,” Maddensaid.“Itrytoutilizethatto gettheballupthefieldandthere’s usuallyalotofcontactinthat,butI dowhatIcantowintheballinthe air.

“Ithinkthisweekandlastweek I’vesteppedupalot.We’vehad someinjuriesinthemidfield,which hasmademestepupmore.Ithink it’shelpedmebemoreaggressivein themidfieldandbemoreofanasset ontheteam.”

GIRLSSOCCER:SYCAMORE1,KANELAND0(PENALTYKICKS)

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Geneva’sMorganRudowiczandBatavia’sCarlinKinggoaftertheballduringaTri-CitySoccerNight gameApril26atGenevaHighSchool.

SycamoreclaimsInterstate8titlewithshootoutwinoverKaneland

ByCHRISWALKER ShawLocalNewsNetwork

MAPLEPARK–KarliKruizenga hadtogotoworkintheafternoon April30,butthere’snodoubttheSycamorejuniorhadabigsmileonherface andagreatsportsstorytoshare.

Kruizengaignitedthecelebrationof anInterstate8Conferencetournament championshipfortheSpartansafter sheconvertedherpenaltykickattempt duringashootoutagainstKaneland.

KruizengawasthefourthconsecutiveSycamoreplayertofindtheback ofthenetfortheSpartanswhilethe Knightsfailedtoconverttheirfirsttwo chancesaftertheteamsbattled throughascorelessregulation.

“Ihavetoworktoday,butIcantell everydayIdidthat,”Kruizengasaid. “Myparentsandmygrandmother wereheretoday.Itwasawesome.We hadabigcrowdwithotherSycamore parentsandeverything.Itwasniceto havethemhere.”

ItalsowasmightyfinefortheSpartanstohaveTaylaBrannstromingoal. Whileshedidn’tstopanyofKaneland’sPKattempts,shewasstrong throughregulation,whentheKnights threatenedonnumerousoccasions.

“Iworkverywellwithmydefense andwedefinitelyhaveagoodconnection,”shesaid.“[Kaneland]isgoodat playingtheballonthegroundandI thinkthat’soneofourstrengths,sowe wereabletomatchthat.”

BrigidGannon,EmilyKunzer, KatieKurz,AudreySalamonandJade SchraderwereamongtheKnightswho testedBrannstromwithshotsthatshe eitherdeniedorwatchedsailoffthe mark.

“It’sunfortunatewecouldn’tfinish anyofthemandgotoPKs,”Knights coachScottParillosaid.“Ithoughtwe outplayedthemtoday.Wedefinitely hadmoreshots,moreeverything.”

Kaneland(12-3-1,5-1)hadblanked Sycamore(9-7-1,5-1)onApril4bya3-0 score.

“It’sbeenarivalry,”Spartanscoach KevinBickleysaid.“Icoachedhere[at Kaneland]for12,13yearsasanassistanttoScottandhehasagreatprogram.Weplayedhereearlierinthe seasonandwewereworkingthisweek onjusthavingtheconfidencetocome outagainstagoodteamandIfeltlike thegirlswentoutthereanditshowed today.Theycanplaywiththese teams.”

Theshootoutwasheldagainstthe windonthesamesideofthefieldas thescoreboard.

ItwasKaneland’sfirstshootoutof theseason.Sycamorelostoneagainst BurlingtonCentralearlierthismonth.

EllaShipley,whogothurtand didn’tparticipateintheshootout againstBurlingtonCentral,oozedconfidenceassheburiedherattempt againstKaneland.OliviaConeryand AbbyBouragefollowedwithgoals afterKanelandmissedtwicetoput Sycamoreahead3-0.

“I’vemadetwoPKs,soI’mconfi-

dentandhavemyspotinmymind,” Shipleysaid.“Wekeptourpoise.We didareally,reallygoodjobofjust playingconfidentlywhenwecould.”

KurzmadeherPKtokeepKaneland’shopesalive,butKruizengafollowedwithagoaltogivetheSpartans theconferencetitle.

“Itwasgoodtoseeourhardwork payoff,”Bickleysaid.”Noonelikesto winorloseonpenalties,butweknew thatwaspossible.Wewantedtodefend. Wedidn’twanttogiveupgoals.We haven’tscoredagainstthem[since May7,2019],soweknewweweren’t goingtogetalotofopportunities.”

Theyhadalotofconfidencethey couldwin.

“WeknewgoinginthatKanelandis alwayscompetitive,”Shipleysaid. “Theyaresosoundontheball.Our emphasistodaywasgoinginwithconfidence,confidence,confidenceandto possesstheball.Ithinkthattranslated inthegameandwhywewereableto competesohard.”

LeahBellock’s‘energy’liftsSt.CharlesNorth

ByJACOBBARTELSON jbartelson@shawmedia.com

GENEVA–AtweaktoLeahBellock’slefthipwon’tstopherfromplayingaphysicalbrandofsoccer.

“Honestly,I’mstillgoing.Idon’t likesittingout.Ijustliketokeep going,”BellocksaidafterSt.Charles North’s2-0winoverSt.CharlesEast onApril26attheTri-CitySoccerNight. “Idon’tknowifyoucantellbutI’m limpingalittlebit.Honestly,Icouldn’t missagamelikethis.”

Bellock,aSt.CharlesNorthsenior, capitalizedonathree-waycollisionby twoSt.CharlesEastdefendersand goalieSidneyLazenbywith19:37leftin thefirsthalfoffacrossbySophiaHein togivetheNorthStars(11-2,3-0)the insurancegoaltheyneededtosecure theirsecondregular-seasonwinover theSaints(13-3,3-1).

Bellocknickedherhipaboutaweek andahalfago,buthaspushedthrough itwithadrenalinetogivetheNorth Starsaconsistentboost.

“Leahissuchasparkplugforus,” NorthStarscoachBrianHarkssaid. “She’saplayerthatIthinkcreatesalot ofenergy,whetherthat’sgettingstuck

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inontackles,gettingendlinewhenwe askhertoorfindingthebackofthenet whenthesituationcallsit.Shereally steppeduptoday.

“Alotofthegirlsplayedreallywell.

KanelandcapturesCrystal LakeCentralInvitetitle

ByDAVEHESS DailyHeraldMediaGroup

CRYSTALLAKE–NathanRebacz’s decisiontogooutfortrackandfieldasa senioratKanelandHighSchoolcertainlyhaspaiddividends.Rebaczwent 6feet,2inchestowinthehighjumpat the48thannualCrystalLakeCentral InvitationalonApril29.

Thesenior’seffortshelpedthe Knightswintheteamcompetitionwith 109points.

BurlingtonCentralwassecondwith 91points.

“Ithasbeenalotoffunsofar,” Rebaczsaid.“IamgladIcameout.Iam workingontechniqueandhopetokeep gettingbetter.”

TheKnightswonthe4x200relayin 1:31.7,the4x100relayin43.58seconds andthe4x400relay,thefinaleventof theevening,inatimeof3:28.70.

LucasBassclaimedtophonorsinthe triplejumpwithaleapof42feet.

TheKnightsweresecondinthe

4x800.Individualrunners-upforthe KnightscamefromDavidValkanov (3,200),NolanAllen(400)andBrayden Farmer(polevault).

BurlingtonCentralwaspacedby YusufBaig.

Baig,whousuallyrunsthe1,600and 3,200,wonthe800inatimeof2:00.53. Baig’steammateZacSchmidtwassecondinatimeof2:03.8.

“Iampushingtofinishhighinthe stateinthe1,600and3,200,”Baigsaid. “The800wasgoodfortraining.”

Baig,whowillcompeteatIllinois Statenextseasonincrosscountryand track,waseighthinthestatelastseason inthe3,200and12thinthe1,600.

TheRocketsalsogotfirst-place effortsfromNolanMilas(100,11.31)and GraysonBurton(polevault,12-11).

InadditiontoSchmidt,second-place honorsfortheRocketscamefromMilas (200)andGavinSarvis(triplejump, longjump).

TheRocketsweresecondinthe800 and1,600relays.

Ithoughtourbacklineandreallyour defensivepressureacrossall11positionswasqualitytoday.Ithinkthe girlssteppeduptothechallenge.St. CharlesEastisreallygoodoffensively

andsoitwasnicetokeepashutout.”

JuliannaParkscoredtheNorth Stars’firstgoalthroughtraffic.

ThedefensiveprowessbytheNorth Starsshinedthroughoutbothhalves.

“[Seniordefender]SidneyTimms, honestly,she’sjustanamazing player,”Bellocksaid.“Andagood teammateasawhole.Sheholdsthat backlinereallywellonherside.Balls donotgobyher.”

LazenbyandSofiaIorisplitgoalkeepingdutiesfortheSaintsinthefirst andsecondhalf,respectively.Lazenby hadtwosaves.Iorihadone.

“We’restillworkingourwayback fromwherewewanttobe,”St.Charles EastcoachVinceDiNuzzosaid.“Inthe firsthalf,[theNorthStars]weresimply betterthanusinjustaboutevery aspectofthegame.Theylookedlike theywanteditalittlebitmoreandthat showedinthescoreline.

“Someuncharacteristicmistakes playingoutofthebackthere,adangerousballacross.Credittothembecause goodteamsfindawaytowinandthey foundawaytowin.Neitheroneoftheir goals,inmyopinion,werephenomenal goals,butgoodfindteamsfindawayto getaresultandtheydid.”

BASEBALL:GENEVA2,ST.CHARLESEAST1

GenevasnapsSt.Charles East’s13-gamewinstreak

Whenwedon’thavethat,wegetdown alittlebit,buthewasthereforusjust strikingpeopleout.”

ByJACOBBARTELSON jbartelson@shawmedia.com

GENEVA–MomentsafterGeneva’s postgamehuddlebroke,BlakeStempowskigaveafirmhandshakeandhug toDanielStrohm.

Stempowski,onhismom’sbirthday,camethroughwithawalk-offtworundoubletodefeatSt.CharlesEast 2-1onMonday.

Strohm’sspectacularpitchingmade itpossible.Strohmstruckout12Saints in6⅓inningsandsurrenderedjust onerun–asoloshotfromSethWinklerinthefourthinning.

“Hedidn’treallyhavetomakeusdo much[defensively],”Stempowskisaid ofStrohm.“Hewasjuststrike,strike, strikingpeopleoutleftandright.It reallymademekeeptheenergygoing.

Stempowskifinishedthejobfor GenevatohandtheSaints(14-2-1,11-1) theirfirstlosssinceMarch31andfirst DuKaneConferenceloss.Itbrokea streakof13consecutivewins.

“WhenStrohmisinthezone,he’s supereffective,”GenevacoachBrad Wendellsaid.“Hereallydialeditin todayandI’msuperhappyforhimand happyhecouldperformonthisstage againstareally,reallygoodEastteam.

“Blakeissupersteadyallthetime. Weknowhe[canstring]goodat-bats together.It’sjustamatteroftime beforehegetshisandhegotonetoday, soitwasawesometosee.You’vegotto give[Nathan]Hayescredit.Thatkidis good.Verygood.”

AfterSaintsstarterHayes(fivehits, sevenstrikeouts,twowalks)was

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St.CharlesNorth’sBellaNajerakickstheballduringaTri-CitySoccerNightgameagainstSt. CharlesEastonApril26atGenevaHighSchool.

BlakeStempowskidelivers walk-offdoubleinvictory

OBITUARIES

PHYLLISG.EARLS

Born: June7,1939

Died: April28,2022

KATRINASCHLENKER

Batavia,senior,trackandfield

WhySchlenkerwasselected: Schlenkerbrokethe 3,200-meterrecordattheKaneCountyMeetlastweekby recordingatimeof10minutes,35.09seconds.Itbrokea recordthathadstoodfor21years.

ChroniclesportsreporterJacobBartelsoncaughtupwithSchlenker.

Bartelson:Iknowyouhavealot moreracestogo,butareyou pleasedwithwhat’sbeenaccomplishedthusfar?

Schlenker: Iampleasedwithmy improvementthroughouttheseasonand thestrengthIambeginningtofeelin races.It’sbeenafunseasonwithmyteam andI’mhappywithhowtheteamhas beenworkingtogetherandhowwehave beenperformingasawhole.

Bartelson:Withallyouhave accomplishedtothispoint,what,if anything,isdifferentorsatisfying aboutthisseasoninparticular?

Schlenker: IthinkeverythingIhave accomplishedinpreviousyearshas strictlybeenformyselformyteam.ButI haveadoptedanewreasonforrunning andthat’stoglorifyGod.Godhasgiven methisgiftandIwanttostewardthisgift ofrunningasmuchasIcantoglorifyhim. EverytimeIsteponthetracktocompete orevenjusttorunaworkout,Igiveevery runtohim.WhenIrun,Icanfeelhispres-

enceandstrengthanditgivesmeanother levelonthetrack.

Bartelson:Whatteammatehasn’t gottenthespotlightbutshouldand why?

Schlenker: Lili[Bednarek],ajunioron myteam,isdefinitelyoneofthemost hardworkingteammatesonecouldhave. Asironsharpensiron,wesharpeneach otheratpracticeandeveninlife.Sheisa dedicatedindividualwhoconstantly strivestobringoutthebestinherselfand thosearoundher.Weusuallyrunsimilar racesandsoweencourageeachother constantlyandI’msoproudofhowwell shehasbeencompetingthisseason.

Bartelson:Forfun,doyouhavea mix/playlistyoujamtobefore meets?What’sonit?

PhyllisG.Earls,died Thursday,April28th. Shewasgreatlyloved byherfourchildren, sevengrandchildren andthreegreat-grandchildren. Thedaughterof ElvaandChesterGrant,Phylliswasbornon June7,1939,inSyracuse,NewYork.After graduatingfromUniversityofSyracuse,she marriedCliffordD.EarlsattheHendricks ChapelinSyracuseonAugust26,1961.

In1978,theymovedfromWestBloomfield, MichigantoSt.Charles,Illinoisandraised theirfourchildren.Shewasanactiveandenthusiasticparentinallthingsforherchildren includingSt.Charlestrack,basketball,skiing andswimming.Shealsoenjoyedmanyjobs throughhercareerincludingElginCommunityCollege,SkyTel,Baxter,andCompass.

WILLIAMR.“BILL”CALKINS

SurvivorsincludesonBrian(Carol)Scott, Heather(Paul)GavrasandHolly(Jon)Cabel, sevengrandchildren:Justin(Kelli)Earls, Grant(Rachel)Earls,JulianGavras,Evan Gavras,AustinCabel,BenCabelandCharlie Cabel,3great-grandchildren:Elliot,Rowan, andAnderson.

ShewaspredeceasedbyherhusbandCliff in2008.AfterCliff’spassing,Phyllisbecame apassionatesupporteroftheAlzheimer’s Association.

Familyandfriendswillgatherforavisitation from4-6:00P.M.atYursFuneralHome,405 EastMainStreet,St.Charles,Illinois,followed immediatelywithaserviceat6:00P.M.

Inlieuofflowers,donationsinPhyllis’s memorymaybemadetotheAlzheimer’s Association.

Formoreinformation,pleasecallYurs FuneralHomesofSt.Charles,630-584-0060 oratyursfuneralhomes.com.

Healsoenjoyedgolfing,bowling,andcheeringfortheChicagoBears.

Heissurvivedbyhiswife,Cheryl,son,Ryan (Christy),sister,PatKlein(JeffSabin),brother-in-law,Robert(Joyce)Jensenand manyniecesandnephews.Hewaspreceded indeathbyhisparents;sister-in-lawMarianneO’Brien;andhistwobelovedboxers, BogeyandCagney.

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son,whomadeanathleticanddifficultcatchinfoulterritoryforthefirst out.WithEddieHerreraattheplate, Strohm’spickoffthrowtofirstbase trickledintofoulterritory,allowing pinch-runnerDominickLeBlancto motorallthewaytothirdbase.

Schlenker: Mymixforpre-raceis actuallynotasintenseasonewouldthink. Iliketolistentoworshipmusictorelax myselfandrecentermyself.Runningisa formofworshipforme,andlisteningto musicthatupliftshimbeforemyraces reallygetsmereadytorunmybestrace physicallyandmentally. pulledaftersixshutoutinnings, relieverKeeganTraceysurrendered singlestoElliottSchmidandJackson Dibble.NateStempowskiwalked, allowingBlakeStempowskitoknock alinerintoleftfieldforthewalk-off hitandwinfortheVikings(11-7,8-4).

“Iwasjustlookingformostlyfastballinthezone,”Stempowskisaid. “Anythinginthezone,justhit[left] sidejusttogetabasehit.Basesloaded, justneedabasehitforthewin.”

TheSaintswontheprevioustwo gamesintheserieswitha23-4run disparity,butcouldn’tquitefind enoughoffenseMonday.

Inthetophalfoftheseventh, JamesBrennanreachedonanerror fortheSaints.BrettWebbepopped outtoVikingscatcherOwenAnder-

HerrerastruckoutandRyanHuskeycameintothegameinrelief.HuskeywalkedIanPaprockitoputrunnersatthecorners,butgotClay Jensentopopouttoendthethreat.

“[Hayes]wasverygoodtoday again,”EastcoachLenAsquinisaid. “He’sdonethatalotthisyear.Actually,everyouting,he’sbeenthat good.He’stherealdeal.Hethrew superwelland[Strohm]threwvery well,too.Wehadatoughtimehandlinghim.Wehadachancetomanufacturesomethingandwedidn’texecute.Soalittlebitofpoorexecution onourpart.Maybecould’vegotasecondorthird[run]in.”

WilliamR.“Bill”Calkins,age73ofSugar Grove,passedawayon April29,2022.Billwas borninAurora,ILto MargaretandRodney Calkinsandgraduated fromEastAurora HighSchoolbefore becomingaproudUS AirForceVeteran.He marriedCherylJensen in1972andtheyhave oneson,Ryan. Billworkedforover 30yearsasacomputerprogrammerretiring fromAvalaraSoftwareCompanyoutofSeattle,WA.Billdesigned,built,andcompetitively flewbothcontrollineandRCmodelplanes.

RICHARDALLEN“ROOSTER” DECKER

Born: March30,1954inAledo,IL

Died: April24,2022inNaperville,IL

Richard“Rooster” Decker,age68ofElburn,IL,passedaway peacefullySunday, 4/24/2022,dueto complicationsfrom cancer.

Hewillbelovingly rememberedbyhisbrother,Jim(Sheryl) Decker;4sisters,EvelynKrebs,JaneFrieders,

Bill’sfamilywouldliketothankJimandLynn Schuett,BobHaberkorn,FredKrueger,the TreetownModelaires,andtheAuroraBarnstormersfortheirfriendshipandsupport,and thewonderfulUnit5staffattheGroveofFox Valleyfortheircompassionatecareduring Bill’sfinaldays.Inlieuofflowerskindlymake adonationtoacharityofyourchoice,orBoxerReboundP.O.Box214,Ringwood,IL60072.

Norma(Dan)Grabowski,Nancy(Gene) Wears;andmanyniecesandnephewsand theirchildrenaswellasthemanylifelong friends.

Roosterwillbereunitedwithhisparents, Norman,RuthDecker;sister,JudyHendrickson;brother-in-law,LarryKrebs;niece,Sarah Gholson.

Roosterenjoyedfishing,snowmobiling, skeetshootingandmanyotheroutdoorhobbies.Hisboisteroussenseofhumorwillbe missedbyallthosewhoknowandlovehim. AcelebrationoflifewillbeheldatHDRockers,203MainSt,MaplePark,IL,1:00-5:00pm on5/21/2022.

TheLittleTravelerhometoinvitingAtriumCafé

ThesweettraditionofdiningatTheAtriumCaféatThe LittleTravelercoincidesthis yearwiththe100thanniversaryoftheuniquecollection ofspecialtydepartmentsnestledwithinaformerhomeon SouthThirdStreetinGeneva.

Itswebsitedescribesthe shoppingexperienceas “aroundtheworldin36 rooms.”

Afterpickingupourfavoritespecialtygrillingsaucein thefood,wineandculinary section,wedecidedtograba biteatTheAtriumCafé,a relaxedplacetorecharge. Sunshinefromskylights streamsintotheroompainted thepalestofpinks,complementedbythegentlesoundof acentralfountainsurrounded bycolorfulfauxblooms.Our attentiveserverbroughtour lemonadeandiceteaandwas quicktokeepthemrefilled.

Myfellowdinerchosethe cranberrychickensalad.Not themayonnaisevariety,this wonderfulrecipefeatured roastedchickenbreastwith cranberries,dicedpears,walnutsandbluecheesecrumblesonabedofmixedgarden greensandwasservedwitha refreshingraspberrywalnut vinaigrette.Thepearwasripe andaperfectpairingwiththe bluecheeseandtender,moist chicken.

Iwasinthemoodfor quicheandhadachoiceoftwo flavorsoftheday,onefeaturingspinachandcheese,and myselection,asliceofquiche Lorraine,thecustardyegg accentedwithbacon,caramelizedonionandSwisscheesein apastrycrust.Servedwitha garnishofstrawberries,itwas alovelylightlunch.

Wecouldn’tresisttaking homeasliceofoneofthe made-from-scratchpies.Our serverofferedusawidearray ofchoicesandwepickeda deliciouspecan.

Inadditiontosoftdrinks, thecafeofferswineand mimosas.Onthesandwich side,dishesthattempted includethelightlysauteed crabcaketoppedwithmelted

IFYOUGO

WHAT:TheAtriumCafé WHERE:404S.ThirdSt., Geneva WHEN:11a.m.to3p.m. TuesdaythroughSunday

INFORMATION: 630-232-4200, www.littletraveler.com

TheLittleTraveler,celebratingits centennial,ishometoTheAtrium CaféindowntownGeneva.

ShawMediaphotos

Swisscheeseandservedwith lemondillaiolionacroissant.

From11a.m.to2:30p.m. Sundays,patronscanorder fromtheregularluncheon menuorenjoytheall-inclusivebrunch,agreatvaluefeaturingachoiceofdiverseegg dishesorSwedishpancakes, accompaniedbyafreshly bakedcinnamonroll,two

thickslicesofapplewood smokedbacon,seasoned, oven-roastedcountrypotatoes andcoffeeortea.Reservations arerequiredfortheMother’s Daybrunch,andalsoforthe formalafternoonteasserved TuesdaysthroughSaturdays.

Peoplecanorderwhole pies,quiches,soupsandother itemstogofromthecafe,

whichcanbebookedforspecialoccasions.

Weenjoyedourluncheon, andwhileyou’reinvitedto linger,theefficientservice makesitidealforaquick workbreak.Asthecentennial celebrationcontinues,fansof TheLittleTravelercanaddto itsdigitalscrapbookdetailing whattheuniquedestination

hasmeanttothem.

•TheMysteryDinerisa newsroomemployeeatthe KaneCountyChronicle.The diner’sidentityisnot revealedtotherestaurant staffbeforeorduringthe meal.IftheMysteryDiner cannotrecommendtheestablishment,wewillnotpublish areview.

LEFT: Thecranberrychickensaladfeaturedflavorfulroastedchickenbreastwithcranberries,dicedripepears,walnutsandbluecheesecrumblesona bedofmixedgardengreens,servedwithraspberrywalnutvinaigretteandasweetmuffin.

RIGHT: AsliceofquicheLorrainewasatreatwithbacon, caramelizedonionandSwisscheeseinapastrycrust,accompaniedbyamuffinandagarnishofstrawberries.

Achickadeegathers acaterpillarand craneflytofeed itselfanditsbrood. Nativeplantsand reducedpesticide usecanhelpensure birdfeederspecies findfoodinthewild. Photoprovidedbyterdonal/ GettyImages/iStockphoto)

Naturefightsavianflubysocialdistancing

Birdflu.HighlyPathogenicAvian Influenza.EAH5N1.

Callitwhatyouwill,butthislatest virusmakingbirdssickhasbeenmakingheadlinesforweeksnow–not unlikeacertainothervirusthat changedourhumanlivestwoyears ago.Andjustlikebackthen,weseem tobegettingalotofconflictinginformation.

OnApril20,theCornellLabof Ornithology’sAllAboutBirds,a trustedandpopularonlineguideto birdsandbird-watching,releasedan articlesayingthatwhileraptors, waterfowlandcertainshorebirdshave beenaffected,theriskofanoutbreak insongbirdswaslow;thearticleadded thatatthatpointintime,therewasno officialrecommendationtotakedown birdfeedersunlessdomesticpoultry alsowerepresent.

Ah,butthentheverynextday,the IllinoisDepartmentofNatural Resourcesissuedthefollowing:

“WhileHPAIhasnotbeendetected insongbirdspecies(passerines),IDNR recommendstheuseofbirdfeedersand birdbathsceasethroughMay31,or untilHPAIinfectionsintheMidwest subside,especiallythosethatwaterfowl mayvisit.Duringspring,wildbirds willhaveamplefoodsourceswhilebird feedersareremoved.”

FurtherIDNRrecommendations:

•Cleanandrinsebirdfeedersand bathswithadilutedbleachsolution

(ninepartswatertoonepartbleach) andputawayorcleanweeklyifthey can’tbemovedawayfrombirds.

•Removeanybirdseedatthebase ofbirdfeederstodiscouragelarge gatheringsofbirdsorotherwildlife.

•Avoidfeedingwildbirdsinclose proximitytodomesticflocks.

Sowhat’sabirdlovertodo?

Iwasponderingthisimportant topictheothermorningasIwatcheda chickadeeonmydeck.Ithadlanded bythebracketsforthebirdbaththat’s normallymountedthere,butwhichI hadtakendowntheweekbefore–mainlybecauseIwasgoingtobegone afewdaysandwouldn’tbeabletogive ititsusualdailyscrub.Thatwasright aftermorethan200cormorantswere founddeadinBarrington,andconcernsaboutbirdfluwereontherise.

I’vekeptthebirdbathinsideever since,andhaveundergoneperiodic wavesofguilt,buthavereassured myselfthatifthere’sonethingwe’ve hadplentyofthisspring,it’swater.

Ipouredanothercupofcoffeeand watchedthechickadeeflyoff.Itdidn’t gofar,justtotheelderberriesonthe southsideoftheyard.There,perched nearthetopofoneofthebushes,it

pickedattherain-wetleavesthatare startingtounfurl.Wasitgettinga drink?Ithinkso!

Sippingmycoffee,watchingthe chickadeeandthinkingaboutIDNR’s recommendations(alotformetohandle,especiallyearlyinthemorning),I cametorealizehownature’sways reallyarethebest.Thatlittlebird,sippingfromthedropletscaughtinthe crownofabranch,isn’tdrinking waterotherbirdshaveusedforbathing,orworse.Itwasn’tsurroundedby otherbirdsthatmayormaynotbe harboringthebirdfluvirus–orconjunctivitis,orbirdpox,oranyother pathogensorparasites.

Asthechickadeeflewofftoforage forfood,itdidn’tgototheneighbors’ feeders,itwenttotheendofasilver mapletwigandpokedaboutfor insectsshelteringthere.Onceagain,it wastheonlybirdinthevicinity–socialdistancingatitsfinest.

Iknowweliketothinkthatour offeringsoffoodandwaterarehelping ourbirdfriends–andtheyprobably do.Butaretheyessential?Probably not.Chickadeesdofrequentlycometo feeders,butasCornell’sAllAbout Birdsdescribes,“Inspring,summer andfall,insects,spidersandotheranimalfoodmakeup80-90percentof theirdiet.”

Theyaren’ttheonlybirdswho switchtoamostly-arthropoddiet whileraisingthekids.Nearlyallof

ourlocalsongbirdsseekcaterpillars, beetles,cricketsandmoretoprovide thenutrientstheyneedatthisbusy timeofyear.

Youcan’tloadahopperoratubeor aplatformfeederwithinsectsandspiders,butyoucanplanttruespecies nativeshrubsandwildflowersthat willhostthoseessential,protein-laden creaturesand,later,fruitsandseeds. Don’thaveayard?Acontainer plantedwithamixofnativeswillhelp, too,offeringjustthesortofnectar, pollenandfoliagethatourarea’s arthropodsrequire.

Evenbetter,thosenaturalfood sourceswillallowbirdstofeedina saferfashion.Insteadofcongregating onafeeder–asightthatdelightsus humans,but,let’sfaceit,isagreatway tospreadgerms–individualsfinda bounteousbuffetofcaterpillars,flies, cricketsandmore,allwhileavoiding closecontactwithotherbirds.

Asmybackyardchickadeecontinueditswayabouttheyard,pickingoff bugshereandthere,Iadmireditsdiligenceanditsskill,anditsabilityto survivewithnohelpfromme.Ata timewheninformationisconflicting, itsactionsspokeloudandclear. Thanksfortheclarity,littlechickadee!

•PamOttoistheoutreachambassadorfortheSt.CharlesParkDistrict.Shecanbereachedat630-5134346orpotto@stcparks.org.

Pancreaticcancerisalmostimpossibletodetectearly

DearDoctors: Myunclehadbeenfeeling nauseous,sohesawhisdoctor.Hefiguredit wasastomachbug.AftergettinganMRI,he wasdiagnosedwithadvancedpancreaticcancer.Hediedjusttwomonthslater.Needless tosay,ourfamilyisinshock.Isthiscancer alwayssodangerous?Whyisitsohardto diagnose?

DearReader: Althoughpancreaticcancer accountsforjust3%ofallcancersdiagnosed intheUnitedStates,it’sthethirdleading causeofcancer-relateddeaths.Onlylungand colorectalcancerstakemoreliveseachyear. Itoccursslightlymoreofteninmenthanin women,anditrarelyappearsbeforetheage of45.Abouttwo-thirdsofpatientsareatleast 65yearsoldatthetimeofdiagnosis.

Duetoitsfive-yearsurvivalrate,which hoversintherangeof10%,pancreaticcancer hasthehighestmortalityofallthemajorcancers.Forindividualswhogetanearlydiagnosis,particularlywhensurgicalremovalofthe tumorispossible,thefive-yearsurvivalrate improvestoabout30%.Butduetoanumber offactors,catchingthistypeofcancerearly isn’teasy.Tobetterunderstandwhy,let’s beginwithabitofanatomy.

Thepancreasfunctionsbothasanorgan andagland.Itstwomainjobsaretoproduce enzymesthataidindigestion,andthehormonesinsulinandglucagon,whichhelp maintainbloodsugarcontrol.Itsitsdeep withintheabdomen,justbelowtheliverand behindthestomach.Inahealthyadult,the pancreasisabout6incheslongandweighs justunder3ounces.It’sflatandspongyand lookssomewhatlikeacommathathasbeen tippedonitsside.Aroundedheadtucksinto theuppercurveofthesmallintestine.The graduallytaperingbodytraversestheabdomenandendsnearthespleen.It’sbecauseof thislocation,surroundedandobscuredby internalorgans,thatpancreatictumorsare impossibletoseeorfeelduringaroutine

SUDOKU

ASKTHEDOCTORS

ElizabethKoand EveGlazier

CROSSWORD

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medicalexam.

Makingdiagnosisevenmoredifficultis thefactthatinitsearlystages,pancreatic cancerisusuallyaso-called“silent”disease andcausesnosymptoms.It’sonlywhenthe cancerhasreachedanadvancedstageand beguntospreadthroughoutthebodythat physicaleffectsappear.Eventhen,theycan besimilartothoseofotherdiseasesandconditions.

Oneofthefirstsymptomsofpancreatic cancerisoftenjaundice,whichisayellowing oftheskinandwhitesoftheeyes.Other symptomsincludeabdominalorbackpain, greasystools,poorappetite,unintended weightlossandthepersistentnauseathat youruncleexperienced.

Diagnosistypicallybeginswithimaging tests,suchasanMRIorCTscan,andisconfirmedwithabiopsy.Bloodtestscanbehelpfulindeterminingtreatmentoptions.

Dependingonthestageofthedisease,treatmentcanincludesurgery,chemotherapy, radiationand,morerecently,immunotherapy.Therearenoscreeningtestsforpancreaticcanceratthistime.However,research intodevelopingtechniquesforearlydetection,aswellasnoveltherapies,isongoing.

•EveGlazier,M.D.,MBA,isaninternist andassociateprofessorofmedicineatUCLA Health.ElizabethKo,M.D.,isaninternist andassistantprofessorofmedicineatUCLA Health.Sendyourquestionstoaskthedoctors@mednet.ucla.edu,orwrite:AsktheDoctors,c/oUCLAHealthSciencesMediaRelations,10960WilshireBlvd.,Suite1955,Los Angeles,CA,90024.Owingtothevolumeof mail,personalrepliescannotbeprovided.

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PUZZLESOLUTION

Momwondershowtoreveal heryoungestson’sparentage Jeanne

Istillcan’tforgivemyself

DEARABBY

Phillips

WedivorcedwhenOliverwas2,andmyexhada DNAtest,which,ofcourse,provedhewasnotthe father.Despitethefindings,afterIexplainedwhat happened,heofferedtobeOliver’s“dad”becausehe hadbondedwithhim--providedhewouldnothave topaychildsupport.Iagreed.Ihavetwootherolder sonswhomhefathered.

Dr.Wallace: Istillcannotmanagetoforgivemyselfforsomethingthathappenedoverthree yearsago.Iusedtobabysitmy neighbor’s4-year-olddaughtera lotandwasveryclosewiththeir family,andonetimeherparents askedmetostayattheirhouse fortheweekendandwatchtheir daughterwhiletheywentona shortweekendgetaway.

’TWEEN12&20

Robert Wallace

Ialwaysknewthetimewouldcomewhenhe wouldhavetoknowhisdadisnothisbiological father,butI’mnotsurewhattotellhim.Idon’tthink Iwanthimtoknowheisaproductofrape,nordoI wanttothrowmyselfunderthebusandsayIcheated onhisdad.Thatwouldopenupquestionsaboutwho hisbiodadis.Pleasehelp.

–LOOKINGFORBESTWAYINWASHINGTON DEARLOOKING: Ifailtounderstandwhyyouwould equate“rape”with“cheating.”Whathappenedwasn’t yourfault,andyoushouldfeelneitherguiltnorshame thatithappened.WhileIunderstandyourdesireto protectOliver,youshouldtellhimthetruth.When youdo,besuretoemphasizehowmuchyouandyour exlovehimandhowproudyouarethatheisyourson.

DEARABBY: I’mintheprocessofbuildingmyfirst housedownthestreetfrommyparents.(Thelotwasa gooddeal.)Recently,mymomtoldmeshewantsakey sosheandDadcanhaveaccesstomyhouseincaseof severeweather(weliveintornadocountry).Thelayoutandfoundationofmyhousearesturdierthan theirs.WhenItoldherIdidn’twantanyonetohavea key,shegotreallyoffended.Itmademefeelawful,but Abby,thisismyfirsthouse,andifIhavetogiveakey tosomeonewhenIdon’twantto,itdefeatsthepurposeofhavingmyownplace.

Ihavebeenlivingwithmyparentstosaveup,and Momhasusedguilttripsagainstmebefore.Mysister andbrother-in-lawagreeIshouldn’tgiveintoher.I feellikeahorribledaughterforrefusingbecause she’snotthetypetosnoop,buttherehavebeen instanceswhenI’vebeeninmyroomandshehas enteredwithoutknocking.ShouldIsticktomyguns oramIwrong?

–DAUGHTERINDILEMMA

DEARDAUGHTER: Itstrikesmeassomewhatpushy thatyourmotherwouldaskforakeytoyourhome beforeitisevencompleted.Whathaveyourparents doneduringprevioustornadoes?Becausethehouse symbolizesyourindependence,Idon’tthinkyou shouldhandthekeyover.Itmaymakesensetohave someoneyoutrustbeabletoenterifyouaretraveling orhaveapetthatneedstobewalkedwhileyouare working.Inthatevent,youmaychangeyourmind andseethewisdominofferingherone.

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ThatSaturdaynight,afterhavingputtheirdaughtertobed,I decidedtobreaktherulesand inviteafewfriendsovertothe housetohangoutwithme.Inever intendedforthingstogetoutof hand,butoneofmyfriends broughtoversomealcohol,and afterwedrankalittle,wedecided toturnonsomemusicandthings gotabitrowdy.Tomakealong, terriblestoryshort,myneighbor’s daughtermanagedtosneakoutof herroomwithoutmenoticingand endedupgoingoutintothebackyardandjumpingintothepool. Shedidn’tknowhowtoswim,and sheultimatelydrownedbecauseI hadnoideathatshewasoutthere andsonoonewasabletocometo herrescue.ItwasbeyondatragedyandI’mliterallyshakingas I’mtypingthislettertoyou.

I’vebeenintherapyeversince thattraumaticexperiencehappened,asI’vebeenhauntedbyhorribleflashbacksofthatnight.Over theyears,therapyhashelpedmeto managetherecurringnightmares andflashbacksIwasdealingwith, butIcan’tseemtogetridofthe heavyguiltthatIcontinuetofeel. It’sweighedmedownforthree yearsnow,andmostdaysIdon’t feellikeIdeservetobealiveand liveafulllifesincemyreckless behaviorresultedinthedeathofa child.IknowI’mnotanintentional murderer,butIfeellikeoneeven thoughIknowIneverintended thatanyharmcometoanyone.

HowcanIpossiblymovepast theguiltandshamethatIfeel overthishorriblemistakethatI

JUMBLE

madeseveralyearsago?– Awash inGuilt,email AwashinGuilt: Thisisnodoubt oneofthesaddestandtoughest letterstoreadandcontemplate thatI’vereceivedinquiteawhile. ThereisnothingIcansayor adviseyouofthatwillundothe tragedyinyourpast.

Iamsureyouhaveapologized numeroustimesthebestyou couldovertheyears.Icommend youforconsultingregularlywith mentalhealthprofessionalswho areequippedtoassistyoutothe verybestoftheirprofessional ability.

Continuetoattendyourtherapysessionsanddoyourvery besttobenefitfromtheminthe bestwayyoucan.Yourpast actionsandexperiencesare indeedunforgettable,butyou mustlivetodayin2022andlook infrontofyouthebestyoucan giventhecircumstances.

Yourpastandthetraumayou experienceasaresultofitabsolutelycanbedealtwithintherapy,andhopefullyyouwillexperiencegradualimprovementsand findwaystolearntocopewith theguidanceyouarereceiving.

SinceIamnotatrainedmental healthprofessional,Iwillgive youthebestlayman’sadviceI canfromtheperspectiveoflookingforwardfromherefortherest ofyourlife.Fromhere,logictells methatyoushouldnotpretend yourpastdoesnotexist,because itdoes,butyoudeservetonot haveitdominateeverywaking momentofyourlifenow.

Seektoeliminateanynegative thoughts,self-talkandself-esteem degradation.Iknowfromyour letterandmyexperiencethatyou didnotintentionallyharmthis

child.Yes,youmadeabigmistakeanditresultedinasadending.Yourintentionswerevery misguidedbyhavingfriendsvisit youthatnightforsure.But beyondthat,doyourbesttolook forwardanddowhatgoodyou canintheworld,especiallyfor youngchildrenandforparents whohavelostchildren.

Speakwithyourmentalhealth professionalabouttheideaofperhapsdoingvolunteerworkof somesortwherebyyoucanbe involvedhelpingchildrenand/or parentswhohavesufferedloss,as therearemanyofbothwhocould trulybenefitfrominteractions withacompassionatevolunteer.

Myideahereistopotentially provideyouanavenueinwhich youcanmakesomeamends,even onasmallscale.Doingsomething goodandvaluableforanother personmayhelpyourmentaloutlook.Ifeelhelpingyoungchildreninaplacelikeachildren’s hospitalcouldbecatharticfor youonsomelevel.

Finally,youshouldremember thatnohumanbeingisperfectand thatweallmakemistakes.Some mistakesarebiggerandmoreconsequentialthanothers,andyours wasindeedtragiconmanylevels. Myrecommendationwouldbeto usethelifeyounowhavetoserve andassistotherstothebestof yourability.Seektomakeadifferencewheneverandwhereveryou can,andfocusingonhelpingothersmayprovideyourmindrespite andreliefonanongoingbasis.

Pleasetakemysuggestionsfirst toyourmentalhealthprofessionals.Runthembyyourprofessional teamandonlymoveforwardwith myideasifyoureceivetheirblessingstodoso.Myheartgoesoutto thefamilythatlostthatchildand toeveryonethateventimpacted, andthisabsolutelyincludesyou.

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PUBLICNOTICE INTHECIRCUITCOURT FORTHE16TH

JUDICIALCIRCUIT

KANECOUNTYGENEVA,ILLINOIS RESIDENTIAL PingoraLoanServicing,LL C PLAINTIFF Vs. LuzM.Ortega;et.al. DEFENDANTS

19-CH-000811 NOTICEOFSHERIFF'S SALEOFREALESTATE

PUBLICNOTICEISHEREBY

GIVEN thatpursuanttoa JudgmentofForeclosureand Saleenteredintheabove causeon03/05/2020,Ron Hain,theSheriffofKane County,IllinoiswillonJune 16,2022atthehourof 9:00AMatKaneCounty Sheriff'sOfficeLobby, 37W755ILRt38St. Charles,IL60175,orina placeotherwisedesignated atthetimeofsale,County of KaneandStateofIllinois, sellatpublicauctiontothe highestbidderforcash,as setforthbelow,thefollowing describedrealestate:

PIN15-27-326-016

Improvedwith SingleFamilyHome COMMONLYKNOWNAS: 550SouthFourthStreet Aurora,IL60505 Saleterms:10%downof thehighestbidbycertified fundsatthecloseoftheauction;Thebalance,including theJudicialsalefee forAbandonedResidential PropertyMunicipalityRelie f Fund,whichiscalculatedat therateof$1foreach $1,000orfractionthereof of theamountpaidbythe purchasernottoexceed $300,incertified funds, i s due withintwenty-four(24) hours.Thesubjectproperty i s subjecttogeneralrealestate taxe s,specialassessments, orspecialtaxeslevi ed againstsaidrealestateand isofferedforsalewithout any representationasto qualityorquantityoftitle and withoutrecourseto Plaintiffandin"ASIS" condition.Thesaleisfurther subjecttoconfirmationby the court.

Ifthepropertyisacondominiumandtheforeclosure take splaceafter1/1/2007, purchasersotherthanthe mortgageeswillberequired topayanyassessmentand legalfeesdueunderThe CondominiumPropertyAct, 765ILCS605/9(g)(1)and

(g)(4).

Ifthepropertyislocated inacommoninterest community,purchasersother than mortgageeswillbe requiredtopayany assessmentandlegalfees due undertheCondominium PropertyAct,765ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

Ifthesaleissetasidefor any reason,thePurchaserat thesaleshallbeentitledonly to areturnofthedeposit paid. ThePurchasershall havenofurtherrecourse againsttheMortgagor, theMortgagee orthe Mortgagee'sattorney.

Uponpaymentinfull oftheamountbid,the purchasershallreceivea CertificateofSale,whichwill entitlethepurchasertoa Deedtotherealestateafter Confirmationofthesale.The successfulpurchaserhasthe soleresponsibility/expenseof ev ictinganytenantsorother individualspresentlyin possessionofthesubjec t premises.

ThepropertywillNOT be openforinspectionand Plaintiffmakesnorepresentationastothecondition oftheproperty.Prospective biddersareadmonishedto checktheCourtfiletoverify allinfo rmation.

IFYOUARETHEMORTGAGOR(HOMEOWNER), YOUHAVETHERIGHTTO REMAININPOSSESSION FOR30DAYSAFTERENTRY OF ANORDEROFPOSSESSION,INACCORDANCE WITHSECTION15-1701(C) OFTHEILLINOISMORTGAGE FORECLOSURELAW.

Forinformation:Examine thecourtfile orcontact Plaintiff'sattorney:Codilis & Associates,P.C.,15W030 NorthFrontageRoad,Suite 100,BurrRidge, IL60527, (630)794-9876.Please refertofilenumber14-1909895.

I3193555

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South’stwospadeswasaweak jumpovercall,showingtheequivalent ofanopeningweaktwo-bid:adecent six-cardsuitandsome6-10high-card points.Northbidwhathehopedhis partnercouldmake.However,North, becauseofhisheartking,mightinsteadhavejumpedtothreeno-trump. Thatcontract,whenplayedbyNorth, isimpregnable,andfourspadescan bebeatenwithbestdefense.

Westledtheheartthree.East tooktwotricksinthesuitandexited withhistrump.Declarerwoninhand, cashedtheclubking,playedaclubto dummy’saceandruffedtheclubeight inhand.

KnowingEasthadtohavethe diamondhonorsforhisopeningbid, Southledthediamondtwo:three, eight,queen.WhatcouldEastreturn? Ifadiamond,itwouldbeintodummy’s ace-jacktenace.Ifaheart,itwould concedearuff-and-sluff.Eitherway, South--veryluckily--washome.

Eastwasunderstandablydisappointedinhispartner.IfonlyWest hadputinthediamondnine(or10), theendplaywouldn’thaveworked.If dummyhadplayedlow,Westwould haveledaseconddiamond;ifdummy hadcoveredwiththejack,Eastwould havewonwiththequeenandsafely returnedthesuit.

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PUBLICNOTICE INTHECIRCUITCOURT OFTHESIXTEENTH JUDICIALCIRCUIT

KANECOUNTY,ILLINOIS INTHEMATTEROFTHE ESTATEOF(DECEDENT): ElaineJoyceSmith 850DunhamRoad St.Charles,IL60174

DateandplaceofDeath: 1/7/2022,St.Charles,IL CaseNo.2022PR000162

PUBLICATIONNOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION

TO:CREDITORS,CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWNHEIRS&LEGATEES

1.Noticeisherebygiven of thedeathofElaineJoyce Smith whodiedon

1/7/2022,aresidentof SaintCharles,IL.

2.TheRepresentativeforthe estateis:EdwardSmith

3.Thenameandaddressof theattorneyfortheestateis PaulaR.Willuweit,455 DunhamRoad,Suite200, St.Charles,IL60174

4.Claimsagainsttheestate maybefiledonorbefore November5,2022.Claims againsttheestatemaybe filedwiththeClerkoftheCircuitCourt,540S.Randall Rd.,St.Charles,IL60174 or withtheRepresentative,or bothAnyclaimnotfiled withinthatperiodisbarred Copiesofaclaimfiledwith theClerkmustbemailed or deliveredtotheRepresentativeandtotheattorneywithin10daysafterithasbeen filed.

5.OnApril19,2022an OrderAppointingtheRepresentativewasentered.

6.TheestatewillbeadministratedwithoutCourtsupervisionunlessanintereste d party terminatesindependent supervisionadministration byfilingapetitiontoterminateunderArticleXXVIII 5/28-4oftheProbateAct (755ILCS5/28-4).

/s/PaulaR.Willuwei t AttorneyforAdministrator (PublishedinKaneCounty ChronicleMay5,12,19, 2022)1980564

PUBLICNOTICE

INTHECIRCUITCOURT OFTHESIXTEENTH JUDICIALCIRCUIT KANECOUNTY,ILLINOIS INTHEMATTEROFTHE ESTATEOF(DECEDENT): JeanB.Irving 15S.WesternAvenue Aurora,Illinois60506

DateandPlaceofDeath: Feb.4,2022,Aurora,IL

CaseNo.22PR184

PUBLICATIONNOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION TO:CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS,UNKNOWN HEIRSANDLEGATEES

1.Noticeisherebygivenof

thedeathofJeanB.Irving whodiedon2/4/2022,a residentof15S.WesternAvenue,Aurora,Illinois.

2.TheRepresentativeforthe estateis:JillL.Springer

3.TheAttorneyforthe estateis:DeweyG. Hollingsworth, TheHollingsworthLawFirm 1700N.FarnsworthAvenue Ste27,Aurora,IL,60505

4.Claimsagainstthe estatemaybefiledon orbeforeOctober21,2022. Claimsagainsttheestate maybefiledwiththeClerk of theCircuitCourt,540S. RandallRd.,St.Charles,IL 60174orwiththeRepresentative,orboth.Anyclaimnot file dwithinthatperiodis barred.Copiesofaclaim filedwiththeClerkmustbe mailedordeliveredtothe Representativeandtothe attorneywithin10daysafte r it hasbeenfiled.

5.OnApril11,2022anOrderAdmittingtheWilltoProbatewasentered.

6.Withinforty-two(42) daysaftertheeffectivedate of theoriginalOrderAdmittingtheWilltoProbate,you mayfileapetitionwiththe Courttorequireproofof thevalidityoftheWillby te stimonyorwitnessestothe WillinopenCourt,orother evidence,asprovidedin ArticleVI5/6-21(755ILCS 5/6/21).

7.Withinsix(6)monthsaftertheeffectivedateofthe originalOrder Admittingthe WilltoProbate,youmayfile apetitionwiththeCourtto contestthevalidityoftheWil l as providedunderArticleVIII 5/8-1oftheProbateAct (755ILCS5/8-1).

8.Theestatewillbe administratedwithoutCourt supervisionunlessan interestedpartyterminates independentsupervision administrationbyfilinga petitiontoterminateunder ArticleXXVIII5/28-4of theProbateAct(755ILCS 5/28-4).

SignatureofExecutor /s/JillL.Springer (PublishedintheElburnHerald,Apr.21,28,May5, 2022)1975961

PUBLICNOTICE

INTHECIRCUITCOURT OFTHESIXTEENTH JUDICIALCIRCUIT

KANECOUNTY,ILLINOIS INTHEMATTEROFTHE ESTATEOF(DECEDENT):

JULIEANDERSON 1111CountrysideDrive

Elgin,IL60123

DateandPlaceofDeath: 02/14/2022,Elgin,Illinois

CaseNo.22PR186

PUBLICATIONNOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION

TO:CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS,UNKNOWN

HEIRSANDLEGATEES

1.Noticeisherebygivenof thedeathofJULIEANDERSONwhodiedonFebruary 14,2022,aresidentof 1111CountrysideDrive, Elgin, Illinois.

2.TheRepresentativeforthe estateis:JAMESANDERSON

3.TheAttorneyfortheestate is:ROBERTW.SMITH 1021HOWARDSTREET ST.CHARLES,IL60174

4.Claimsagainsttheestate maybefiledonorbefore 10/28/2022.Claimsagainst theestatemaybefiledwith theClerkoftheCircuitCourt, 540S.RandallRd.,St. Charles,IL60174orwith theRepresentative,orboth Anyclaimnotfiledwithin thatperiodisbarred.Copies ofa claimfiledwiththeClerk mustbemailedordelivered totheRepresentativeandto theattorneywithin10days afte rithasbeenfiled.

5.OnApril11,2022anOrderAdmittingtheWilltoProbateandAppointingthe Representativewasentered.

6.Withinforty-two(42) daysaftertheeffectivedate oftheoriginalOrderAdmittingtheWilltoProbate,you mayfileapetitionwiththe Courttorequireproofofthe validityoftheWillbytestimonyorwitnessestotheWill inopenCourt,orotherevidence,asprovidedinArticle VI 5/6-21(755ILCS 5/6/21).

7.Withinsix(6)monthsaftertheeffectivedateofthe originalOrder Admittingthe WilltoProbate,youmayfile a petitionwiththeCourtto contestthevalidityoftheWil l as providedunderArticleVIII 5/8-1oftheProbateAct (755ILCS5/8-1).

8.TheestatewillbeadministratedwithoutCourtsupervisionunlessanintereste d party terminatesindependent supervisionadministration byfilingapetitiontoterminateunderArticleXXVIII 5/28-4oftheProbateAct (755ILCS5/28-4).

SignatureofExecutor: /s/JamesAnderson (PublishedintheKane CountyChronicleApril28, May5,12,2022)1979317

PUBLICNOTICE

INTHECIRCUITCOURT OFTHESIXTEENTH JUDICIALCIRCUIT KANECOUNTY,ILLINOIS INTHEMATTEROFTHE ESTATEOF(DECEDENT): GarySchwabe

234OakAvenue Carpentersville,IL60110

DateandPlaceofDeath: 1/30/2022Elgin,IL CaseNo.2022PR000193

PUBLICATIONNOTICE

INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION TO:CREDITORSAND CLAIMANTS(ONLY)

1.Noticeisherebygivenof thedeathofGarySchwabe whodiedon1/30/2022,a residentofCarpentersville,IL.

2.TheRepresentativeforthe estateis:JeffreySchwabe

3.TheAttorneyfortheestate is:StrohscheinLawGroup, LLC455DunhamRd, Suite 200St.Charles,IL60174

4.Claimsagainsttheestate maybefiledonorbefore October28,2022.Claims againsttheestatemaybe filedwiththeClerkoftheCircuitCourt,540S.Randall Rd.,St.Charles,IL,60174 orwiththeRepresentative, or both.Anyclaimnotfiled withinthatperiodisbarred. Copiesofaclaimfiledwith theClerkmustbemailedor deliveredtotheRepresentativeandtotheattorneywithin10daysafterithasbeen filed.

5.TheestatewillbeadministratedwithoutCourtsupervisionunlessanintereste d party terminatesindependen supervisionadministration byfilingapetitiontoterminateunderArticleXXVIII 5/28-4oftheProbateAc (755ILCS5/28-4).

SignatureofAttorneyfor Administrator /s/PaulaR.Willuwei t (PublishedintheKane CountyChronicleApril28, May5,12,2022)1979408

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INTHECIRCUITCOURT OFTHESIXTEENTH JUDICIALCIRCUIT KANECOUNTY,ILLINOIS INTHEMATTEROFTHE ESTATEOF(DECEDENT): RaymondP.Bachert 1955RandiDrive Aurora,Illinois60504 DateandPlaceofDeath: Mar.17,2022,Aurora,IL CaseNo.22PR197 PUBLICATIONNOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION TO:CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS,UNKNOWN HEIRSANDLEGATEES

1.Noticeisherebygiven of thedeathofRaymondP. BachertwhodiedonMarch 17,2022,aresident o 1955RandiDrive,Aurora, Illinois.

2.TheRepresentativeforthe estateis:PaulaK.Bachert

3.TheAttorneyforthe estateis:DeweyG. Hollingsworth, TheHollingsworthLawFirm 1700N.FarnsworthAvenue Ste27,Aurora,IL,60505

4.Claimsagainstthe estatemaybefiledon orbeforeOctober21,2022. Claimsagainsttheestate maybefiledwiththeClerkof theCircuitCourt,540S. RandallRd.,St.Charles, IL 60174orwiththeRepresentative,orboth.Anyclaimno file dwithinthatperiodis barred.Copiesofaclaim

filedwiththeClerkmustbe mailedordeliveredtothe Representativeandtothe attorneywithin10daysafte r ithasbeenfiled.

5.OnApril14,2022anOrderAdmittingtheWilltoProbatewasentered.

6.Withinforty-two(42) daysaftertheeffectivedate oftheoriginalOrderAdmittingtheWilltoProbate,you mayfileapetitionwiththe Courttorequireproofof thevalidityoftheWillby testimonyorwitnessestothe WillinopenCourt,orother ev idence,asprovidedin ArticleVI5/6-21(755ILCS 5/6/21).

7.Withinsix(6)monthsaftertheeffectivedateofthe original OrderAdmittingthe WilltoProbate,youmayfile apetitionwiththeCourtto contestthevalidityoftheWil l as providedunderArticleVIII 5/8-1oftheProbateAct (755ILCS5/8-1).

8.Theestatewill be administratedwithoutCourt supervisionunlessan interestedpartyterminates independentsupervision administrationbyfilinga petitiontoterminateunder ArticleXXVIII5/28-4of theProbateAct(755ILCS 5/28-4).

SignatureofExecutor /s/PaulaK.Bachert (PublishedintheElburnHerald,Apr.21,28,May5, 2022)1975966

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INTHECIRCUITCOURT OFTHESIXTEENTH JUDICIALCIRCUIT KANECOUNTY,ILLINOIS INTHEMATTEROFTHE ESTATEOF(DECEDENT):

AltaMarieDittman 501StevensCourt SleepyHollow,IL60118 DateandPlaceofDeath: March31,2022 Hampshire,IL CaseNo.22PR212

PUBLICATIONNOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION TO:CREDITORSAND CLAIMANTS(ONLY)

1.Noticeisherebygiven of thedeathofAltaMarie Dittman whodiedonMarch 31,2022,aresident of SleepyHollow,Illinois.

2.TheRepresentativeforthe estateis:MaryHenk,303 SchmidtDrive,Hampshire, Illinois60140

3.TheAttorneyfortheestate is:TedA.Meyers/Meyers & Flowers,LLC3N.2ndSt., Suite300St.Charles, IL 60174

4.Claimsagainsttheestate maybefiledonorbefore November9,2022.Claims againsttheestatemaybe file dwiththeClerkoftheCircuitCourt,540S.Randall Rd.,St.Charles,IL60174or withtheRepresentative,or

bothAnyclaimnotfiled withinthatperiodisbarred. Copiesofaclaimfiledwith theClerkmustbemailedor deliveredtotheRepresentativeandtotheattorneywithin10daysafterithasbeen filed.

5.TheestatewillbeadministratedwithoutCourtsupervisionunlessanintereste d partyterminatesindependent supervisionadministration byfilingapetitiontoterminateunderArticleXXVIII 5/28-4oftheProbateAct (755ILCS5/28-4).

SignatureofAttorneyfor

Executor: /s/TedA.Meyers (PublishedintheKane CountyChronicleMay5, 12,19,2022)1981402

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NOTICEOFAVAILAILITY OFAUDITREPORT OFSUGARGROVE PARKDISTRICT SugarGroveParkDistrict herebyprovidespublicnoticethatanauditofitsfunds fortheperiodJanuary1, 2021throughDecember 31,2021hasbeenmade bySikichLLP,andthatareportofsuchauditdatedApril 11,2022hasbeenfiled withtheCountyClerk of Kane,inaccordancewith 30ILCS15/0.01etseq. Thefullreportoftheaudit is availableforpublicinspectionat61S.MainStreet, SugarGrove,IL60554duringregularbusiness hours 9:00amthrough4:00pm MondaythroughFridayexceptforholidays. (PublishedintheElburnHeraldonMay5,2022) 1981518

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ThetemporaryfileforallstudentsfromSt.CharlesNorth HighSchool(Community UnitSchoolDistrict303), classof2017willbedestroyedduringtheweek of May23,2022.Statelaw mandatesthatastudent's recordbecomesexclusively thatofthestudentupon his/her18th birthday.Forthis reason,studentswhowishto pickuptheirfilemustdoso inpersonwithanIDorprovidetheirparentwithwritt en permissionandaphotocopy ofanIDforthefiletobereleased.Recordmay be pickedupinthehighschool Registrar'sOffice beginning MondayMay2throughMay 20,2022.Pleasecallthe highschoolregistrar,Patty Hulfachor,331-228-6279if youhaveanyquestionsregardingthesefiles.

(PublishedintheKane CountyChronicleApril28, May5,2022)1978427

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Noticeisherebygiventhat on 06/06/22,at9:00a.m.

atSpaceSaverSelfStorage

LP,2710NorthFarnsworth Avenue,Aurora,ILtheUndersigned,SpaceSaverSe f Storage LPwillsellatPublic Salebycompetitivebids,the personalpropertyheretofore storedwiththeundersigned by:

Occupant:LuxRepairs

1444N.FarnsworthAvenue

Aurora,IL60505

Misc.Items

(PublishedintheKane CountyChronicleApril28 & May5,2022)1979338

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PublicNoticeishereby giventhatonFriday,April 29,2022acertificatewas filedintheofficeofthe CountyClerkofKaneCounty,Illinois,settingforththe namesandaddressesofall personsowning,conducting, andtransactingthebusiness

knownas: Doggos'nCo locatedat 54GreenbriarDrive, Gilberts,IL,60136

Date:4/29/2022

/s/JohnA.Cunningham KaneCountyClerk (PublishedinKaneCounty Chronicle,May5,12,19, 2022)1981287

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PublicNoticeishereby giventhatonWednesday, April20,2022acertificate wasfiledintheofficeofthe CountyClerkofKaneCounty,Illinois,settingforththe namesandaddressesofall personsowning,conducting andtransactingthebusiness knownas EarthBurpLapidary locatedat 130SyrilDrive, Geneva,IL,60134

Date:4/20/2022

/s/JohnA.Cunningham, KaneCountyClerk (PublishedinKaneCounty Chronicle,April28,May5, 12,2022)1978558

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PublicNoticeishereby giventhatonMonday,April 25,2022acertificatewas filedintheofficeofthe CountyClerkofKaneCounty,Illinois,settingforththe namesandaddressesofall personsowning,conducting andtransactingthebusiness

knownas LightHeldLove locatedat 2025ClearwaterWay, Elgin,IL,60123

Date:4/25/2022

/s/JohnA.Cunningham, KaneCountyClerk (PublishedinKaneCounty Chronicle,April28,May5, 12,2022)1978581

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PublicNoticeishereby giventhatonTuesday,April 26,2022acertificatewas filedintheofficeofthe CountyClerkofKaneCounty,Illinois,settingforththe namesandaddressesofall personsowning,conducting, andtransactingthebusiness knownas: ShikiStitches locatedat 604NVanBurenSt, Batavia,IL,60510

Date:4/26/2022

/s/JohnA.Cunningham KaneCountyClerk (PublishedinKaneCounty Chronicle,May5,12,19, 2022)1981260

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PublicNoticeishereby giventhatonMonday,April 25,2022acertificatewas filedintheofficeofthe CountyClerkofKaneCounty,Illinois,settingforththe namesandaddressesofall personsowning,conducting, andtransactingthebusiness knownas:

THECLOSINGGIRL locatedat 201S1STSTREET, Geneva,IL,60134

Date:4/25/2022

/s/JohnA.Cunningham KaneCountyClerk (PublishedinKaneCounty Chronicle,May5,12,19, 2022)1981503

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PublicNoticeishereby giventhatonMonday,April 11,2022acertificatewas filedintheofficeofthe CountyClerkofKaneCounty,Illinois,settingforththe namesandaddressesofall personsowning,conducting, andtransactingthebusiness knownas: Tim'sMowingService locatedat 624SouthBroadway, Aurora,IL,60505

Date:4/11/2022

/s/JohnA.Cunningham KaneCountyClerk (PublishedinKaneCounty Chronicle,Apr.21,28,May 5,2022)1976411

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BYMICHAELFRY&TLEWIS