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An early blast of winter Photos by ERIC MILLER emiller@shawmedia.com

TOP: The season’s first snow falls on the railroad tracks in downtown Oswego on Saturday morning. LEFT: Wyatt Wholey of Oswego was among the many young people who enjoyed their first snowboard session of the season on Sunday on the steep hill at Harris Forest Preserve.

BELOW: The walkway along the Waubonsie Creek in downtown Oswego was a little slick Saturday morning.

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hat had been a balmy and mild November quickly changed last Friday and Saturday as a cold front and then a snowstorm struck northeastern Illinois. Snowfall totals for Kendall County ranged between three and seven inches while, according to the National Weather Service, a record 11.2 inches of snow fell on Chicago.

The heavy, wet snow kept plow crews busy Friday night and throughout the day on Saturday. Much of the snow was expected to melt today, Thursday, as temperatures were predicted to reach into the low 50s.

Oswego board caps number of licenses at nine

By NATALIE STEVENS news@kendallcountynow.com

Businesses seeking to obtain a video gaming license in the village of Oswego in the future will need to receive Village Board approval following a unanimous 6-0 vote to amend the gaming ordinance this past week.

The topic of the video gaming licenses was approached at an earlier November board meeting when an establishment that would offer primarily video gaming and not food and beverages applied to the village for a license.

Previously, the village has had a cap of 10 video gaming licenses, which is the number of businesses that had expressed interest when gaming was first permitted, said Village Clerk Tina Touchette at an earlier meeting.

The village clerk was the one who issued video gaming licenses under the earlier ordinance, but Touchette said village staff wanted to address that for future licenses.

Under the amended ordinance, trustees would need to approve any and all video gaming licenses instead of the village clerk. The amendment also now caps the total number of licenses at nine, which is the current number of businesses with those licenses.

Video gaming licenses can only be issued to establishments that have a valid liquor license.

See GAMING, page 3

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Montgomery plans traffic enforcement campaign LEDGER–SENTINEL The Montgomery Police Department is joining in a national effort along with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police and law enforcement agencies across the state to save lives by strongly enforcing seat belt and impaired driving laws this Thanksgiving Day weekend.

“More than half the drivers and passengers being killed in crashes are not wearing seat belts.

That’s a major problem,” said Deputy Chief Armando Sanders.

Nationwide in 2013, a total of 21,132 passenger vehicle occupants were killed in crashes and nearly half (49 percent) of those occupants were not properly secured with seat belts.

During Thanksgiving weekend in 2013 (from 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, to 5:59 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2), 58 percent of the passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes nationwide were not wearing seat belts. At night, the statistic was even worse: 64 percent of the occupants killed at night were unbuckled.

“Whether you’re going across town or across the state this Thanksgiving, please make sure everyone in the car is wearing their seat belt. By law in Illinois, everyone must wear a seat belt no matter what seating position,” said Sanders.

“Our officers are prepared to ticket anyone who is not wearing a seat belt and arrest those choosing to drive impaired.”

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, seat belts saved the lives of more than 12,500 passenger vehicle occupants age 5 and older nationwide in 2013.

Buckle up and encourage your loved ones to do the same. You will save the cost of a ticket, and you may save a life in the process.

Visit buckleupillinois. org for more information about the Click It or Ticket and the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaigns.

OSWEGOLAND PARK DISTRICT

Board OKs $6.5 million tax levy

By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com The 2015 tax levy for the Oswegoland Park District was approved last week by trustees following a public hearing.

No one asked to speak about the levy and no correspondence was submitted before the meeting, Executive Director Rich Zielke told the trustees.

The levy, the amount that district will ask the county for in property taxes, is estimated to be $6,544,984.

The amount is a 8.56 percent increase over what was received last year, Zielke said.

He said this is just an estimate, adding that the county makes the final determination about five months from now.

Zielke said the district’s EAV has decreased over the past several years because of slow growth.

“But it looks like it [the EAV] is starting to become stable or maybe even increasing a little bit so that means there’s some new growth,” he said, referring to construction of new homes and other buildings in the district.

“We can only increase the levy by the CPI [Consumer Price Index] or 5 percent, whichever is less. The CPI is always less and this one is 0.8 percent – not even 1 percent,” he said.

“If we ask for more money than the county will collect, our request will be lowered. If we ask for less than we’re entitled to, that’s all we will get.”

Rich Zielke Executive director of the Oswegoland Park District

During the past several years, the district levied the same amount each year, but this year it is looking for more dollars to pay for proposed capital improvements in the district.

Zielke said the effect on homeowners will depend on how a home is assessed. If the county’s assessment on the home is increased, the tax bill will probably be increased, and if the assessment is lowered, the tax bill will most likely be reduced.

This year, the park district’s tax rate was .5103 cents for every $100 of equalized assessed valuation. As a result, the owner of a home valued at $180,000 in the park district that did not claim any available exemptions paid $306.18 in property taxes to the district.

Zielke said the amount the district will receive will be determined when the county makes its final com-

putations.

“If we ask for more money than the county will collect, our request will be lowered. If we ask for less than we’re entitled to, that’s all we will get,” he said.

He noted that all taxing bodies ask for more so they will receive the amount they are entitled to.

The board also held a public hearing before it approved the issuance of $2.2 million in general obligation bonds. No one asked to speak during the hearing.

Zielke said about $1.5 million of the bonds will be used for capital projects over the next three years.

He said the proposed capital projects include a new roof on the Boulder Point building, possibly an additional parking lot at Prairie Point Community Park, new maintenance equipment, and renovation of two playgrounds.

The final list of projects and estimated cost will be included in the district’s 2016 budget that will be on the agenda for approval at next month’s board meeting, he said.

These projects will come from their list of future projects, estimated to cost about $7 million.

The remainder of the $2.2 million will be used to make the 2017 and 2018 debt payments for construction of the Winrock Swimming Pool that opened this year.

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Rental property agreements target crime Montgomery to offer voluntary provisions for landlords to use

By JOHN ETHEREDGE jetheredge@shawmedia.com Landlords in Montgomery can now ask their tenants to sign crime-free rental agreements as part of their leases.

Village board members voiced unanimous support for offering the voluntary rental agreement program during a meeting Monday evening.

Jeff Zoephel, village administrator, said the agreement forms are an attempt by the village to help maintain high quality rental properties.

Zoephel noted the village’s ability to regulate rental properties is limited by its status as a non-home-rule municipality under state law.

BRIEF Sex offender arrested on registration charge

The Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office has charged Joseph Williams, 51, of the 1000 block of U.S. Route 30, Aurora, with one count of unlawful failure to register as a sex offender, a Class 2 felony, according to the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office reported that Aurora police took Williams into custody on Nov. 18. He has since been released on a $10,000 bond, pending a court appearance early next month.

The charge against Williams, a registered sex offender, stem from a sheriff’s office investigation. In seeking to verify Williams’ address, sheriff’s deputies received information that the suspect had failed to notify the sheriff’s office of an address change with within three days as required under state law.

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CIVIC MEETINGS WEEK OF NOV. 30-DEC. 4 Tuesday, 6 p.m.: Kendall County Board, County Office Building, Yorkville.

Tuesday, 6 p.m.: Kendall County Board Forest Preserve Commission, County Office Building, Yorkville.

Tuesday, 6 p.m.: Oswego Village Board Committee of the Whole, Oswego Village Hall.

Tuesday, 7 p.m.: Oswego Village Board, Oswego Village Hall.

Wednesday: Kendall County Regional Plan Commission, CANCELED. Thursday, 5 p.m.: Oswego Police Commission Board, Oswego Law Enforcement Center.

Thursday, 7 p.m.: Montgomery Plan Commission, Montgomery Village Hall.

Landlords who use the agreements can attach them as an addendum to their leases, according to Zoephel.

When questioned by board members, Zoephel said the village will post copies of the agreement as PDFs for landlords to access on the village’s website at ci.montgomery.Il.us.

Laura Julien, an attorney for the village, said the agreement will provide landlords with another tool to keep drugs and other illegal activity out of their properties.

As prepared by Julien, village staff and police, the four-page agreement asks the tenant or residents of rental properties to not engage in criminal activity; use, store or keep controlled sub-

stances “in, at, on, or near” their dwellings; or “engage in any act intended to facilitate criminal activity, or permit the dwelling unit to be used for criminal activity; or engage in any illegal activity, including prostitution, street gang activity,” etc.

The agreement also notes the obligation of “all individuals” – including tenants and landlords – “to be aware of and abide by the provisions contained within” the village’s code of ordinances.

Another provision in the agreement states that “any violation” of the agreement provisions “will be deemed a material and irreparable violation of the lease and thereby constitute good cause for termination of tenancy.

A single violation will be held as alone sufficient to establish good cause for immediate termination of the lease.”

Board member Doug Marecek said he believes the agreement will serve as an excellent tool

“I don’t know a landlord or a tenant that wouldn’t want to sign this [agreement].”

Doug Marecek Montgomery village trustee for landlords in the village, especially those renting out a limited number of properties.

He said the owners of apartment complexes likely already require their tenants to sign similar agreements.

“But for the guy who is just renting out a house it provides a clean tool that they can use to hold their tenants liable if something comes up,” Marecek said, adding, “I don’t know a landlord or a tenant that wouldn’t want to sign this [agreement].”

In other business Monday evening, Lauren Shipman was sworn in as a village police officer.

Police Chief Daniel Meyers told the board that Shipman attended Krug Elementary School in the village and went on to graduate from East Aurora High School.

She earned an associate’s degree at Waubonsee Community College and a bachelor’s degree at Northern Illinois University.

The board also approved a variance from its sign ordinance for the new La Chiquita Food Market, which recently opened on Douglas Road.

The variance will allow the supermarket to install an electronic reader board on the top half of a ground-level sign at its store at 1525 Douglas Road.

Village staff endorsed granting the variance due to the store’s location setback from Douglas Road.

Two file petitions to run for Radio drama on tap Kendall County coroner job LEDGER–SENTINEL

SHAW MEDIA Two Kendall County residents filed petitions this week to have their names placed on the March 15, 2016, Republican Party primary election ballot as candidates for Kendall County coroner.

Filing petitions were current deputy coroner Jacquie Purcell of 458 Landmark Ave., Yorkville, and Chad Gutierrez of 62 Riverview Court, Oswego.

The two candidates are seeking to succeed long-time incumbent coroner Ken Toftoy, who announced earlier this year he would step down from the position when his term ends next year.

The one-week period for candidate to file petitions to have their names placed on the March ballot began on Monday at the county clerk’s office in Yorkville and will conclude Nov. 30.

Also filing petitions Monday was incumbent Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis of 455 E. Barberry Circle, Yorkville, also a Republican. As of presstime Weis was the only candidate to file a petition to run for state’s attorney.

Republicans filing petitions to get on the ballot as candidates for county board seats from the board’s District 1 were Todd Milliron of 61 Cotswold Drive, Yorkville, and John Purcell of 458 Landmark Ave., Yorkville.

Republicans filing petitions to run as candidates for the board’s District 2 were Dan Koukol of 1690 Collins Road, Oswego, and Diane Selmer, 568 Heritage Drive, Oswego.

Purcell and Koukol are incumbents.

No Democratic Party candidates had filed petitions as of presstime.

State Police warn public of new drug ‘shatter’ in region SHAW MEDIA Illinois State Police have announced the appearance of a new drug in the area.

In August, three people were arrested during traffic stops in the Grundy County area while they were attempting to deliver “shatter,” District 5 Safety Education Officer DeAnn Falat said in a statement, and 105 pounds of shatter was seized during the stops.

THC is a chemical that naturally occurs in cannabis and produces the high when marijuana is consumed. Shatter is extracted from cannabis plant resin with a process that results in THC levels of 70 to 90 percent – six times stronger than the average joint, Falat said in the statement. This high concentration

is extremely poisonous and destroys human nerve tissue.

According to police, shatter is most commonly used by heating and inhaling the smoke, but has also been known to be eaten or injected.

“Shatter causes a mental disorder characterized by disconnection from reality,” Falat said in the statement.

The process to make shatter uses gases and chemicals that have caused explosions in illegal laboratories, according to police. When the resin dries it looks like a semi-transparent brown or amber sheet of glass and has a texture that resembles toffee, hard honey or peanut brittle, Falat said.

The sheets are “shattered” into pieces and sold for $80 to $100 a gram, according to police.

The Oswegoland Park District’s Limelight Theatre Company will present “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Drama” by Philip Grecian.

It’s a Wonderful Life examines the life of George Bailey, the unsung, beloved hero of Bedford Falls. Set as a 1940s radio drama, the story comes alive via an ensemble of “radio actors” who vocally portray multiple characters and a crack team of Foley artists who create live sound effects.

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Total can be revisited later • GAMING

Continued from page 1 At this time, there are five Class “A” classification licenses, two Class “C” and two Class “G.” Those numbers are set and only that many video gaming licenses per class may be issued.

“This is basically capping the number of licenses,” Touchette said of the changes.

Should a business “unfortunately go out of business, it will automatically eliminate the number of video gaming licenses by one,” Touchette said.

Village President Gail Johnson provided an example of a business that wanted to come to the village but would only build here if they were allowed

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Save $1 per ticket with a canned good or nonperishable food donation for the Kendall County Food Pantry.

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In light of the horrific events currently happening in the world, let’s stop, pray and intentionally give thanks to God for all the freedoms and blessings that we enjoy!

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a video gaming license.

“Would the board have the option to say yes or no?” she asked. Touchette said that “yes,” the board would make that decision.

Trustee Luis Perez asked that if a business were to close and the number of licenses dropped, as per the ordinance, if the village could “ramp that number back up” should a new business express interest, and Touchette said that was correct.

The nine current businesses with video gaming licenses are: American Legion Post 675, Cantina and Grill, Fox Valley Kickers, Oswego Inn, Pd’s Wines & Spirits, Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant, Prohibition Junction Sports Bar, Grill Scoreboards Sports Pub and Stella’s Place.

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OPINIONS

Thursday, November 26, 2015 Ledger-Sentinel • Page 4

OUR VIEW

County not immune to city crime Kendall County Sheriff Dwight Baird made some interesting comments concerning crime trends and gangs in the county during a recent meeting of the Neighborhood Watch program in the unincorporated Boulder Hill subdivision.

As we reported last week, Baird told an audience of more than 25 subdivision residents that crimes in the county are caused by both county residents and those outside the county. He noted that this has always been the case.

Concerning gang activity, Baird reminded the audience that it is nothing new to the county. He recalled there was a gang presence in Boulder Hill when he grew up there in the 1980s. However, what is relatively new concerning gang crime in the county is its location. According to Baird, there is now more gang activity in residential developments between Yorkville and Plano than in Boulder Hill or other areas of the county.

When questioned further, Baird noted that many of the people involved with gangs came to the county due to changes in subsidized housing rules in Chicago.

Baird’s comments should serve as an unsettling reminder to all Kendall County residents that we are in no way isolated or immune from the effect of the carnage now taking place on the streets in some Chicago neighborhoods. What happens in the city or other communities in the suburbs has a ripple effect throughout the region. As a result, the need to find solutions to the problems that lead to the violence in the city should be a matter of concern to us all – not just those in the city.

An opportunity to help those in need this year Kendall County has grown and changed significantly over the past many years, but it’s nice to see that so many county civic and religious organizations continue to offer programs during the Christmas holiday season to help out the many amongst us enduring difficult times.

Just one example: the Oswego Fire Protection District, School District 308 and the Oswego Optimist Club are teaming up again this year to collect new toys and bicycles as part of the Toys for Tots program. Those wishing to donate toys to the program are invited to drop off new, unwrapped toys and bicycles at any of the fire district’s four station or at District 308 junior high schools. Optimist Club members will later help distribute the toys and bikes to needy county families before Christmas.

There are many other food, clothing and toy drives now underway throughout the county. This week on page one of our Countywide section we’ve published a listing of several of these programs and encourage our readers to consider supporting at least one of them with a donation. Please note: our list is in no way comprehensive and we continue to welcome information concerning other charitable programs. Please email that information to us at News@KendallCountyNow.com. Thank you!

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AMENDMENT

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President Franklin Roosevelt carves a turkey at the White House in the 1930s. Roosevelt’s 1939 decision to proclaim the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day did much to mark the holiday as the official start of the Christmas shopping season.

Giving thanks … for shopping season?

We all know the very first Thanksgiving dinner in the New World was cooked up by the Pilgrims following their first successful harvest in 1621. But then again, we probably think we’re actually voting for president when we go to the polls every four years. Neither, of course, is true.

In the case of the presidential election, we vote for electors, who, in turn, cast their ballots in the Electoral College. And as we saw in the 2000 election, the candidate getting the most popular votes isn’t necessarily elected president.

Likewise, the Pilgrims did indeed celebrate a Thanksgiving in 1621, but it wasn’t the first in what would one day become the United States. Actually, 30 vastly relieved Englishmen who had sailed to the new colony of Virginia in 1619 aboard the rickety ship Margaret thanked their lucky stars – and God – during a heartfelt Thanksgiving service on Nov. 30 of that year. They then upped anchor and sailed up the James River into history.

A year later, in the autumn of 1620, the Pilgrims – a grim group of Puritans who fled what they believed to be a thoroughly Godless society – sailed west across the Atlantic hoping to find the same Virginia colony the passengers of the Margaret reached the year before. But the Mayflower and its 102 passengers landed much farther north due to a combination of stormy weather and bad navigation.

So, instead of finding Virginia’s sunny clime, the Pilgrims and their Mayflower compatriots struck land at Cape Cod, anchoring off what today is Provincetown, Mass. After exploring the vicinity for several weeks, the party decided to settle around what eventually became Plymouth Plantation, the first colony in New England.

That first winter proved fatal for many of the Pilgrims, who had no real experience with winter weather in the northern New World. And the ones who survived made it through thanks mostly to the generosity of the local Native Americans.

The survivors planted crops the next spring, again with the assistance of local members of the Wampanoag Tribe under their leader, Massasoit. In particular, the Indians taught the English how to plant corn by including a codfish in each hill of corn that acted as fertilizer. Corn, beans,

REFLECTIONS Roger Matile and squash were staples of the Native American diet, and quickly became the same for the new arrivals.

After the successful harvest of 1621, Massachusetts Gov. William Bradford decreed that a day of thanksgiving be set aside to thank God for the Puritans’ survival. Bradford and the Pilgrims invited their Wampanoag benefactors, including Massasoit and 92 of his people, to the feast.

The meal included wild turkeys shot by the Pilgrims and food the English had raised, including popcorn. It must have been an interesting meal for both sides.

The Pilgrims remained friendly with the Wampanoag while Massasoit and his eldest son, Wamsutta, lived. But following Wamsutta’s death, Massasoit’s other son, Philip, assumed leadership of the Wampanoag. Growing friction with the Pilgrims eventually led to war. Called King Philip’s War after the Wampanoag leader, the Indians who had helped the Pilgrims survive those first terrible years were virtually annihilated in a pattern followed for two and a half centuries until the Native American tribes that inhabited North America were either subdued or exterminated.

The Pilgrims continued to celebrate Thanksgiving even after they had eradicated the Indians who had helped them survive during those first terrible years.

Through the years, that first Thanksgiving was both remembered and embellished, even though some of the reasons the Pilgrims were around to celebrate it at all were conveniently forgotten.

In fact, it remained a mostly New England holiday for the next 200 years, although transplanted Yankees took the celebration with them as they headed west, settling other areas of the growing country.

Then in 1863 during the depths of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day to be held on the last Thursday in November. The president acted, at least in part, in response to Sarah Josepha

Hale, the editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book, a popular magazine of the era.

Hale had begun campaigning for a national Thanksgiving Day in 1846, and by 1852 she had persuaded people to celebrate a Thanksgiving Day on the same date in 30 of the nation’s 32 states. But it was far from an official celebration.

With President Lincoln’s declaration, the celebration became national – at least in the states still loyal to the Union. Following the war, most states passed laws making the last Thursday in November the official Thanksgiving Day. Then, since this is the United States, the commercialization of the holiday surfaced and began to accelerate.

The nation was just starting to crawl out of the Great Depression triggered by the stock market crash of October 1929 when President Franklin Roosevelt’s 1937 tax increase, approved in a misguided effort to balance the national budget in a time of depression, threw the nation back into recession. But by 1939, its effects were beginning to wear off. That year, Federated Department Stores’ chief, Fred Lazarus Jr., persuaded Roosevelt that a longer Christmas shopping season would greatly help the nation’s flagging economy – not to mention Federated Department Stores’ bottom line.

Roosevelt then proclaimed Thanksgiving would henceforth be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November instead of the last, thus in many years adding another week to the Christmas shopping season. Within a few years most states fell into line, passing laws making November’s fourth Thursday Thanksgiving Day. From that year on, Thanksgiving has become more and more a commercial holiday marking the start of the Christmas shopping season rather than a true day of thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest and survival in a harsh world.

In more ways than one, the celebration of Thanksgiving Day has symbolized the change of the nation’s economy from a rural-based farm economy to one based on consumerism. Depending on your point of view, that may be either bad or good, but I think we all have to admit the meaning behind the holiday has certainly changed during the past 152 years.

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FORUM Uplifting to read

To the Editor: It was so uplifting to read the article in the Ledger regarding Mutual Ground. For those of you who may have missed it, Kendall County is providing an office within the courthouse (with a zero-sum lease) for Mutual Ground. Understandingly, some of you may not be familiar with what Mutual Ground even is. Mutual Ground is a facility in Aurora that provides a safe refuge for women (and their children) who are victims of domestic abuse. So many women have no idea where they can seek help or even what questions to ask. Mutual Ground lends a helping hand to all those in need.

A good friend of mine lost her daughter due to domestic abuse. Don’t let that happen to a friend or relative of yours.

Due to the budget impasse in Springfield, Mutual Ground has lost important funding. Now, more than ever, I’m sure they would appreciate your donation of any size. Send to Mutual Ground, 418 Oak Ave., Aurora, IL 60506.

Thanks again Kendall County.

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A teaching opportunity

To the Editor: The assignment for the junior high school students was to “wear your favorite superhero shirt.” On that day, I can just envision shirts displaying Superman, Spiderman, Wonder Woman, Roger Rabbit, Jay Cutler, LeBron James, etc. Then, here comes a boy wearing a Marine Corps shirt in honor of his brother, a United States Marine.

If I was still teaching, I would feel that this event presented a tremendous opportunity to discuss the meaning of heroism. Is a hero, a cop who kills himself after stealing money from the youth group he is supposed to be setting an example? Is a hero, a politician who has possibly caused harm to a boy who at one time had been placed in his care? Is a hero, someone who, when on steroids, sets some record while cheating? Is a hero, a young man who shortly after arriving in a far off place called Viet Nam, gives up his life in defense of his country and its freedoms?

I don’t know about anyone else, but, for me, if I was still teaching, I would never tell a junior high school student that he could not wear a military shirt in honor of someone he truly admires and respects. Incidentally, I did teach junior high for 15 years.

I did not teach that young man who lost his life in Viet Nam. But I did teach his two sisters.

I just bet that they both consider their brother to be a superhero. To this day, I am extremely proud to consider all of my former students to be superheroes.

Richard Kastner Montgomery

Focus on local law enforcement

To the Editor: I think it’s time to shift attention away from a broad, national conversation on law enforcement and focus on our police here in Kendall County.

Perhaps you, like me, didn’t feel any particular need to outwardly support our own police until a national, media-driven conversation seemed to force people to criticize or defend all police.

I always had a favorable impression of our law enforcement but never took the time to appreciate just how fortunate we are in Kendall County.

My respect for these men and women grows every time I encounter someone from court security, patrol, or even Sheriff Baird himself.

Based on the professionalism and civility they have always shown me, I feel fortunate to know the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office is responsible for the safety of my community.

Not only do I have my own first-hand positive snapshots of these exceptional men and women, I also see how they treat people who are not as enthusiastic about police as I am.

Let’s just say these are the people you would

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hope to encounter if you ever found yourself on the other side of the law.

Every time I think we could not be more fortunate, I get a different look at the exceptional public servants from the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office. I want to share with people of Kendall County my latest positive experience and thank Sheriff Baird and Deputy Pavlik for allowing me to see how law enforcement serves and protects us every day.

Last week, I had the privilege of doing a civilian ride-along.

The experience was something I will never forget, but not just for the excitement of flashing lights and sirens. After spending several hours on patrol, I had a new appreciation for what law enforcement officers do every day and how they do it Kendall County.

It was clear from the beginning that Deputy Pavlik takes pride in professionalism and attention to detail. Perhaps the most impressive thing, aside from being a great deputy, was the constant courtesy shown to everyone he encountered during those hours. He was willing to tell me what he was doing and why, even answering my questions.

Whether speaking with dispatch, officers from other law enforcement agencies, or civilians, this deputy was focused on accuracy, detail and efficiency. He handled the most important technical aspects and also managed to treat everyone in a way (I imagine) we would all want to be treated in a given context. It was clear that Deputy Pavlik cares about the safety and well-being of the community and what it means to be a public servant, an exceptional one.

Deputy Pavlik and all the other public servants I have or have not had the pleasure of meeting, thank you for serving and protecting Kendall County with professionalism, courage, and integrity.

Sheriff Baird, thank you for doing the same and leading by example.

Sarah E. Walsh Plano

I like a good fight

To the Editor: Profit is very simply revenue above expenses.

Carla Taylor’s Nov. 19 letter reflects her belief that Planned Parenthood is not profit generating. She calls Planned Parenthood a charitable organization, defined in the dictionary as one set up to provide help and raise money. This describes many for-profit and nonprofits alike. The difference is what they do with that money that exceeds expenses. A nonprofit must plow the money back into their work rather than provide it for shareholders. Though Planned Parenthood has been designated as a nonprofit by the IRS, it is not necessarily a charity. The word does, though, nicely deflect the truth about their monetary situation.

From 2005 to 2009, Planned Parenthood, in their own documents, made about $319 million. It likely is more now, but that’s not the point. They state that $78 million should be deducted for “investment losses” but the resulting net is still a paltry $240 million. Of course, they choose not to use the word “profit” but prefer to use the “revenue over expenses” terminology. It sounds nicer. The real question is how they can even begin to defend that we

taxpayers apparently should continue to choose to give so much money in our governmental budget to their wonderful charity.

As far as government shutdowns blamed on that awful “radical right wing” contingent, it seems an oversimplification the media would love us to embrace. Possibly many do. But when you resort to calling names, I’m sure it makes you feel better. It’s sad.

Yes, abortion is legal. It has long been known that just because someone has a right to do something does not make it right. On the GOP website, they state this: a “culture should respect and protect life.” Unfortunately for us, we have some confused Republican representatives and senators that subscribe to the Democrats’ ideals of family, life and marriage.

I wish they would just become Democrats, but we can vote them out when they can’t defend the GOP platform. It’s simple: just look for the conservative candidate.

It’s also a laugh to know Carla’s definition for my life as a conservative is that my life is “good” and that the status quo works best for me. Poppycock. If I wanted to leave things the way they are right now, I would shut up and call myself a Democrat. It is my perception that, when listening to the liberal ideas spewed by our media, they are the ones who do not want to listen to the ideas of others. As my grampa would say, they reside in the land where the motto is “It’s my way or the highway.”

Whether you call it pro-abortion or the sugary term “pro-choice,” I would say we should choose. Choose life. Someone asked, “Why fight a battle you can’t win?” to which we must respond, “These are exactly the battles we should fight; if you knew you could win, it wouldn’t be a fight,” and I like a good fight.

Cindy Akre Plano

Trivia Knight thanks

To the Editor: The Oswego Police Department would like to announce another successful Trivia Knight benefiting Special Olympics. $4,100 was raised with the help of our gracious participants and local businesses. We would like to thank our sponsors: Allsteel Credit Union, G.A. Blocker Grading, Hett’s Auto Sales, Only Oswego and Representative Mark Batinick as well as our participating businesses including: BJ’S Wine & Spirits, Buffalo Wild Wings, Carson Chiropractic, Famous Daves, Fruitful Yield, Giordano’s, Go Dog Go, Jimmy John’s, Huntington Learning Center, Kendall 10 Theater, Little Caesars, Meijer, MK Linen Supply, Olive Garden, Rondi’s S.E.L.F. Fitness, SAM’S Club, The Popcorn Store, Velvet Grace, Village Grind and Walmart.

A special thanks to our host Knights of Columbus for the venue and congratulations to Team Family Feud for best theme and Team Prestige Worldwide for overall winner. Thank you and we look forward to next year.

Sgt. Brian Nehring

Oswego Police Department Oswego

Support is appreciated

To the Editor: This past Monday, Nov. 23, I had the privilege to submit my petitions to run for Kendall County

Coroner. I have spent the past couple of months gathering signatures at various events, booths and by simply walking door-to-door. I have met many wonderful people, and I am truly grateful for the support I have received.

One common theme I noticed was the number of people not realizing the coroner is elected.

The primary election for president, federal, state and county officials, including coroner, is March 15, 2016.

A summary of my experience and training for Coroner is as follows: Over 20 years of experience as a death investigator; Kendall County’s only nationally board certified death investigator; Kendall County’s only full-time Deputy Coroner for over 12 years; Worsham College of Mortuary Science graduate; nationally board certified funeral director and embalmer.

If you would like more information, please visit my website at electpurcell.org or contact me at: PO Box 90, Yorkville, IL 60560. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Jacquie Purcell

Candidate for Kendall County Coroner Yorkville

We live with terrorists

To the Editor: Our level headed Governor has decided that taking in Syrian refugees is bad for the state.

He, along with 17 other Republican governors think that a Syrian refugee is equivalent to terrorist. Several of the Republican presidential candidates flippantly use phrases like “smell the falafel,” and “ let’s monitor mosques” or equate refugees to mad dogs roaming the neighborhood. But are we really in danger by accepting refugees? Or saying there may be a terrorist among them.

Do we not live with terrorists every day? Terrorists are not defined by religion or nationality alone. The greatest terrorist act in the U.S. prior to 9/11 was perpetrated by a white, Christian, decorated veteran, registered Republican, NRA member and fervent defender of the Second Amendment. That would be Timothy McVeigh.

Now that would be an interesting demographic for the FBI to target. 168 people died in Oklahoma because someone was upset how our government operated.

We walk among terrorists all the time. White Supremacists, KKK, Mexican and Columbian Cartels, gangs from inner cities that have migrated to small towns. Motorcycle gangs that drive into Waco, Texas and start shooting. We have religious people shooting abortion doctors and kids grabbing weapons and killing kids in schools. And we worry about a refugee might be a terrorist?

Do we think we will be safer by blocking our borders? If we stop people from floating in on boats from Cuba, then we could have eliminated two Republican candidates. These people we want to reject may have among them someone who may become violent or they may be someone who will bring greatness to our shores.

Einstein was a refugee. Steve Jobs was raised

by Syrian refugees. Yes, let’s be shortsighted and block our borders. Think of the money we could get if we scrap the Statue of Liberty.

Make a dent in our national debt.

Ed Washak Yorkville

Cleaning things up?

To the Editor: We here in Illinois have a reputation of being one of the most corrupt governments in the nation and yet let’s look at it another way: aren’t we making an outstanding effort to clean things up?

Now, now that we have put a man in such power in the state congress that his constituents are afraid to vote against him, we might as well have his clone in every Democrat’s seat.

Don’t term limits seem like a good idea? We already have the way to do this by voting them out of course, but we don’t do we?

E.J. Pierce Yorkville

6 NEWS • Thursday, November 26, 2015 • Ledger-Sentinel / KendallCountyNow.com License violations Ryan M. Turner, 31, of the 0-99 block of Circle Drive East, Boulder Hill, was charged with driving while license suspended, suspended registration and having no vehicle insurance after a traffic stop at about 10:55 a.m.

Nov. 17 at Long Beach and Winrock roads in Boulder Hill, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

Possession charge Peter M. Konigsfeld, 21, of Plainfield, was charged with illegal possession of cannabis after a traffic stop at about 1:25 a.m. Nov. 17 at Cherry and Grove roads in Na-Au-Say Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

Hit-and-run crash Erin Summerson, 25, of Sheridan, was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after a two-vehicle crash at about 8:10 a.m. Nov. 17 at Route 71 and Reservation Road in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

The other driver left the scene in a silver Chevrolet Tahoe without providing any information for the accident report, deputies said.

Warrant arrest Joseph H. Villagrana, 35, of the 500 block of Ashland Avenue, Aurora, was charged with driving while license revoked and expired registration at about 9:20 p.m. Nov. 18 at Douglas Road and Seasons Ridge Boulevard in Montgomery, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Villagrana also was found to be wanted on a warrant from Kane County, reports said.

License violation Robert L. Beasley Jr., 42, of the 100 block of Circle Drive West, Boulder Hill, was charged with driving while license revoked at about 11:20 p.m. Nov. 19 at Ashlawn and Circle Drive West in Boulder Hill, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

License violation Juan Rodriguez III, 18 of the 800 block of South Fourth Street, Aurora, was charged with having no valid driver’s license after a traffic stop at about 11:50 p.m. Nov. 10 in the 2000 block of Baseline Road in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Rodriguez also was cited for speeding, reports said.

Warrant arrest Brian Frank Oliver Castle, 26, of the 300 block of Boulder Hill Pass, Boulder Hill, was found to be wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in DuPage County at about 2:10 p.m. Nov. 19, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

Car damaged Vandals caused about $500 in damage to a car parked Nov. 20 in the 1300 block of Light Road in Oswego Township, Kendall

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Theft A Toshiba laptop computer, silver chain and clothing were taken sometime before 12:45 p.m. Nov. 21 in the 2200 block of Light Road in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

Burglary An air rifle, a camera and several tools were taken between 4 p.m. Nov. 20 and noon Nov. 21 from a detached garage in the 0-99 block of Curtmar Court, Oswego Township, the owner told Kendall County sheriff’s police.

Antique Study Group’s Christmas Exchange ahead LEDGER–SENTINEL The Antique Study Group will meet at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 2. Karen Lamboley will host the group’s annual Christmas Exchange Luncheon at the Little White School House in Oswego.

The exchange of names and wish lists has become a tradition and, in order to keep with the tradition, members are encouraged to pur-

chase gifts from garage sales and/ or thrift shops. Each year, members look forward to the gift exchange and viewing the found treasures.

The November Study Group was hosted by Patricia Boada and co-hosted by Elizabeth Cherry and Karen Pleskovich. Boada prepared food from Uruguay which is her native country. She is an avid art collector and spoke on antique art.

The October meeting was hosted

by Ruth Craver with co-hostess Judy Siedlicki providing food. Karen Pleskovich spoke on Kewpie Dolls.

The study group was formed in 1964 by Berniece Clouse, who loved antiques and wanted others with the same interest to learn more about them.

Anyone who loves antiques and is interested in becoming a member can contact Mary Collins at 630-5516146 for more information.

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by Len Wass (right), chairman of the Navy League, honoring Moss’ service in the Navy.

Moss, a Decatur native, served in the Navy as a seaman from 1943 to 1947 and was recalled for seven months during the Korean War.

License violation Jose L. Galindo, 49, of the 500 block of Liberty Street, Aurora, was charged with driving while license suspended at about 8:45 p.m. Nov. 21 at Ridge and Walker roads in Na-Au-Say Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. According to the report, Galindo was operating a privately owned snowplow truck at the time. An 18-year-old also involved in the collision was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet for treatment, reports said.

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Park district police seeking accreditation LEDGER–SENTINEL A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA) will arrive on Nov. 30 to examine all aspects of the Fox Valley Park District Police and Public Safety Department policy and procedures, management, operations and support services, Chief Mark Johnson announced.

Verification by the assessor that the Fox Valley Park District Police and Public Safety Department meets the Commission’s state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation – a prestigious recognition of public safety excellence, he said.

As part of the on-site assessment, agency personnel and members of the community are invited to offer comments by telephone. The public may call 630-878-0133 on Dec. 1 between the hours of 2 and 4 p.m.

Interested agency personnel and members of the community are also invited to offer comments at a public information session on Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. The session will be at the Fox Valley Park District Police and Public Safety Office, 1460 Southeast River Road in Montgomery.

Comments are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA standards. A copy of the standards is available at the Fox Valley Park District Police and Public Safety building. Local contact is Chief Mark Johnson at 630-264-7421.

Persons wishing to offer written comments about the Fox Valley Park District Police and Public Safety Department’s ability to meet the standards for accreditation are requested to write: Commission

on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), 13575 Heathcote, Suite 320, Gainesville, VA, 20155.

The Fox Valley Park District Police and Public Safety Department has to comply with 189 standards in order to gain accreditation status, Chief Mark Johnson said.

The CALEA Regional Program Manager for the Fox Valley Park District Police and Public Safety Department is Dan Shaw.

He said the assessors are public safety practitioners from similar but out-of-state agencies.

The assessors will review written materials, interview individuals and visit offices and other locations where compliance can be witnessed.

The Team Leader is Captain John Garavaglia (Ret.), Golden (Colorado) Police Department. The other Team Member is Chief John Moseley (Ret.), Corpus Christi (Texas) Police Department.

Once the CALEA Team Leader completes his review of the agency, they report back to the full Commission, which will then decide if the agency is to be granted accreditation status, Program Manager Goddard stated.

Accreditation is for three years, during which the agency must submit annual reports attesting continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited.

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8 NEWS • Thursday, November 26, 2015 • Ledger-Sentinel / KendallCountyNow.com MONTGOMERY POLICE REPORTS Retail theft arrest Montgomery police arrested Steven Savage, 24, of the 1300 block of Light Road, Oswego, on a charge of retail theft Nov. 18 at a store in the 2000 block of Orchard Road in the village. Police said a store loss prevention employee observed the suspect conceal numerous items on his person and then walk past the last point of sale.

Traffic citations issued Montgomery police issued traffic citations to the following motorists in the past week: Elizabeth Benavidez, 46, of the 1600 block of Jericho Road, Aurora, no valid driver’s license.

Trevor Hardy, 23, of the 100 block of Mary Street, Oswego, driving while license suspended.

Demetrice Kirkwood, 36, of the 1200 block of Galena Avenue, Aurora, driving while license revoked.

Charlie Melendez, 27, of the 1100 block of Chicago Road, Waterman, driving while license revoked and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

Eric West, 34, of the 400 block of Hamlin Street, Chicago, driving while license suspended.

Omar Ambriz, 27, of the 900 block of Lafayette Street, driving while license suspended.

Priscilla Smith-Brackenridge, 40, of the 1100 block of Farnsworth Avenue, Aurora, driving while license suspended.

Oscar Acevedo-Escobedo, 35, of the 1100 block of Spencer Street, Aurora, operating a vehicle when registration is suspended.

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OSWEGO POLICE REPORTS Bank fraud attempt reported A Yorkville resident told Oswego police that someone tried to withdraw $9,000 from her account at a bank in the 2700 block of U.S. Route 34 in the village Nov. 22.

The suspect in the incident attempted to make the withdrawal in person at the bank.

Police said the bank would not allow the transaction to be completed and the incident remains under investigation.

Retail theft arrest made Oswego police arrested Ryan W. Campbell, 30, of the 500 block of East 3923rd Street, Sheridan, on a charge of retail theft at a store in the 2300 block of U.S. Route 34 in the village Nov. 20 at 3:50 p.m.

Police said Campbell attempted to leave the store without paying for merchandise valued at $300.

In addition, police said Campbell was wanted on an in-state warrant. He was taken to the Kendall County jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings.

Vehicle hits building Oswego police responded to a single vehicle accident in the 40th block of Stonehill Road in the village Nov. 21 at 12:34 p.m.

Police said a vehicle struck the side of a building, causing in excess of $1,500 in damage.

Numerous crashes reported Icy and snowy road conditions were a factor in numerous property damage accidents in Oswego over the weekend, village police reported.

Police responded to accidents at Wolf’s Crossing Road and Fifth Street; Douglas Road and Bluegrass Parkway; in a parking lot at Oswego East High School; U.S. Route 34 and Kendall Point Drive; Route 34 and Boulder Hill Pass;

and Orchard and Mill roads.

Seek info in hit, run Oswego police took a report of a hit and run accident that occurred in the 200 block of West Washington Street in the village Nov. 21 at 11:30 p.m.

Police said a motorist driving a late model Jeep Cherokee struck a parked car and left the scene.

Damage to the parked car was estimated in excess of $1,200.

Police ask that anyone with information concerning the crash to contact them at 630-551-7300.

Two hurt in crash An Oswego resident, Beverly K. Vandervort, 76, of the 20th block of Cebold Drive was injured in a two vehicle crash on Plainfield Road at Linden Drive in the village Nov. 20 at 3:10 p.m., village police reported.

Police said Vandervort was treated at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora. Police said Vandervort was injured when her vehicle entered the intersection and struck the side of another vehicle driven by Kenneth M. Gengler, 72, of the 3200 block of Riverview Drive, Norfork, Ark. Gengler was injured, but declined medical treatment, according to police.

Hit and run reported An Oswego resident told village police that his vehicle was struck and damaged by another, unknown vehicle in a parking lot in the 200 block of Ogden Falls Boulevard in the village Nov. 19 between 6 p.m. and 7:06 p.m. Police said damage to the vehicle was estimated in excess of $500.

Nov. 18 at 5:22 p.m., village police reported.

Police said Robert K. Hefner, 43, of the 6600 block of Sundown Lane, Yorkville, and Susan J. Parker, 59, of the 100 block of Dolores Street, Oswego, were both taken to Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora.

Police said Hefner has been charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Hefner posted bond and is scheduled to appear in court on the charges.

Police arrest three Oswego police arrested three Plainfield residents on Paradise Parkway near Iris Court in the village Nov. 17 at 9:25 p.m.

Police said Kaitlyn A. Marek, 18, of the 1400 block of Independence Drive has been charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Justin V. Tolentino, 18, of the 23000 block of Springs Court has been charged with possession of cannabis, and Samantha Meade, 18, of the 13000 block of Jonesport Court, Plainfield, is facing a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

The suspects are scheduled to appear in court next month.

Hits deer on Route 30 An Oswego Township resident told village police that he struck a deer while driving on U.S. Route 30 at Goodwin Drive in the

village Nov. 18 at 10:54 p.m.

Police said a passenger in the vehicle declined medical treatment.

Paraphernalia arrest Oswego police arrested Francisco J. Roman, 25, of the 1900 block of South 22nd Avenue, Maywood, on Douglas Road at U.S. Route 34 in the village Nov. 19 at 12:33 a.m.

Police said Roman faces a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Warrant arrest Oswego police arrested Omar Perez, 33, of the 500 block of Ransan Road, Plano, after stopping his vehicle for a traffic violation on Ill. Route 71 at Wolf’s Crossing Road in the village Nov. 19 at 9:42 a.m. Police said Perez was ticketed for driving while license revoked and speeding and was wanted on two outstanding warrants. The suspect was detained at the Kendall County jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings later next month.

Credit card fraud reported An Oswego resident reported a case of credit card fraud to village police Nov. 17. Police said it is likely the offender obtained the victim’s credit card info via computer hacking.

One hurt in crash A Boulder Hill resident, Amalia Georgopoulus, 55, of the 20th block of Ridgefield Road, was

injured in a two vehicle crash on U.S. Route 34 at Heritage Drive in Oswego Nov. 18 at 9:57 a.m.

Police said Georgopoulos was taken to Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora.

Police said the driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash, Matthew Lynch, 41, of the 17000 block of Gilbert Drive, Lockport, was not hurt.

Car found damaged A Boulder Hill resident told village police that another, unknown motorist struck and damaged her car while it was parked in a store parking lot in the 2700 block of U.S. Route 34 in the village Nov. 12. Police said damage to the victim’s vehicle was estimated at $1,500.

Damaged by padding An Oswego resident told village police that her vehicle sustained in excess of $1,000 in damage Nov. 18 when she struck a roll of padding that was in the roadway at Heritage Drive and Newport Circle.

Traffic citations Oswego police issued traffic citations to the following motorists over the past week: Esmeralda Delgado, 40, of the 1300 block of Gates Street, Montgomery, driving while license suspended and speeding.

Mike Paparozzi, 19, of the 300 block of Stonemill Lane, Oswego, no valid driver’s license and no seat belt.

DUI charge in crash Two motorists were injured in a two vehicle crash on Mill Road at Willowwood Drive in Oswego

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD WILL AND KENDALL COUNTIES, ILLINOIS

A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy for the Village of Plainfield for 2015 will be held on December 7, 2015, at 7:00 pm at the Plainfield Village Hall, 24401 W. Lockport Street, 2nd Floor, Plainfield, Illinois 60544.

Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Traci Pleckham, Director of Management Services, 24401 W. Lockport Street, 2nd Floor, Plainfield, Illinois 60544 or (815) 436-7093.

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Panthers, Wolves girls bowling teams just warming up

By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com

With familiar talent returning to the lanes for the girls’ bowling programs at both Oswego and Oswego East, the area squads have similar goals this season and both are eyeing a trip to the state tournament.

“The field is unbelievable.

Oswego is going to be tough,” Oswego East head coach Jeremy Hillman said. “It’s going to be a dogfight for the top five in the state. Hopefully, Oswego East

will finish in the top three in a lot of the tournaments we are in throughout the year.”

“As always, our expectation is to make it to state as a team, so we are going to work on that,” Oswego head coach Dan Okoren said.

“I truly believe we have what we need to get there. [Oswego East] is going to be good this year, and so will Minooka. Those two teams will be our top competition, at least in the [Southwest Prairie] Conference.”

Oswego East highlighted the 2014-15 season by placing fifth at

the state tournament. The Wolves also won the Plainfield Central Sectional title, placed second at the Plainfield North Regional, third overall in the Southwest Prairie Conference standings and fourth at the conference tournament.

Abby Ragsdale returns for her senior year after earning AllState honors with a fifth-place state finish, and was the individual regional and sectional champion as well as an All-Conference bowler.

Only two players graduated

from the Wolves’ state-qualifying team. In addition to Ragsdale, senior Mallory Weisbrodt, junior Sam Perez and sophomore Kiana Krahulik return. Other bowlers mixing into the lineup will be juniors Ashley Smith, Samantha Mattern, Amanda Hoffman and senior Meghan Bradshaw.

As for Oswego, senior Brittany Breedlove returns the top scores from last year’s squad that placed first at the conference tournament and in the overall league standings, fourth at the regional and sixth at the sectional.

Breedlove advanced to state as an individual, where she placed 11th to earn All-State honors. She also landed a spot on the All-Conference team for the second time.

Senior Haley Douglas is also a returning All-Conference bowler.

The Panthers will also be led by seniors Lindsey Christofel, Tiffany Ronning and Haley Staniszewski, juniors Taylor Kies and Alyssa Lang and sophomores Rachel Clifton and Megan Douglas.

The Panthers and Wolves start the season on Saturday at Plainfield Central’s Wildcat Invite.

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Oswego East girls basketball goes 3-0 LEDGER–SENTINEL The Oswego East girls’ basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season with a pair of wins to start the Naperville Central Tip-Off Tournament.

The Wolves defeated Naperville Central 67-51 thanks to a strong first half by Maya Dennis, who scored 16 of her 19 game points before intermission. Ty Battle had 10 points and eight rebounds while Sydney Schultz had 10 points and six rebounds and Jada Boatright had a teamhigh 10 rebounds with seven points.

On Saturday, Oswego East defeated Bartlett 51-46 in overtime. A late layup

by Dennis put the Wolves ahead by two, and Jesinde Thomas and Battle finished the game at the free-throw hitting three of four to put the Wolves ahead by five.

Battle finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds including many second chances with offensive boards.

Destinee Lewis stepped up in the second quarter.

Schultz became the alltime leading rebounder in school history (443 board), finishing with 10 rebounds against Bartlett in addition to 11 points.

Tournament play continues through Saturday with championship play be-

fore Oswego East opens the Southwest Prairie Conference season next Tuesday, hosting Plainfield North.

Oswego: T h e O s w e go girls’ basketball team opened the year with an 0-5 start in the York Thanksgiving Tournament. The Panthers played five games in six days and will now look ahead to the Southwest Prairie Conference season opener next Tuesday at Minooka.

Last Thursday, Oswego lost to Conant 58-46. Kia Dwight had 22 points, Kacie Moran added eight and Kira Sneed scored six. The next night, the Panthers lost to Downers Grove South, 3230. Downers Grove South went on to win the tournament championship.

Dwight scored a team-high 15 points.

On Saturday, Oswego closed tournament play with a 58-51 loss to Niles West. Oswego trailed by two points with 1:25 remaining, but struggled down the stretch.

Dwight had 15 points, Moran scored nine and Gemma Keegan chipped in with eight.

cord to 12-0. The Tigers won the first game 47-37. Jack Kahoun led the offense with 18 points. Joey Niesman added nine points while Will Wainscott added eight points. The Tigers won the second game 40-35. Marchello Nelson led the offense with a game high 21 points.

On Nov. 17, Thompson traveled to Washington and came away with two victories. A strong second half lifted the Tigers to a 44-33 win in the first game. Jack Kahoun led the offense with a game high 24 points and AJ Fruend led the defensive surge. The Tigers won the second game 38-14. Marchello Nelson led the offense with 12 points.

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BOYS BOWLING

Oswego can’t catch East at 1st SPC dual

By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com In the past week, the Oswego East and Oswego boys’ bowling teams crossed paths twice.

In dual action on Nov. 17, Oswego East topped Oswego, 3,014-2,914, at Parkside Lanes in the first Southwest Prairie Conference outing of the season for both squads.

Both teams were also at Plainfield North’s Invite on Saturday, where Oswego went sixth and Oswego East placed ninth at Brunswick Zone in Romeoville.

Entering the fourth week of the season, both head coaches said things are going well with their respective teams so far.

“They are improving every day and getting better at their spare shooting,” firstyear Oswego East coach Frank Johnsen said. “They are gaining more confidence, and the scores are reflecting that. They are starting to shoot higher scores. [The dual against Oswego] was one of our best series, so it’s nice to see the improvement.”

“A lot of young guys are stepping up,” said Oswego head coach TJ Arnold, whose Panthers are now playing with Nick Jackson and Parker Bradford, who missed the first few weeks of the year due to the extended football season. “Phillip Schmidt, a freshman lefty, is doing well, and Daniel Schmalz

has also stepped up as well as a sophomores.

The younger guys being mentored by the older guys have really helped us a lot.”

In the rivalry dual, Oswego East was led

by Will Clark (601), Travis Sturk (600), Troy Sliwa (589), Sean Benson (580) and Triston Spangler (578). The Wolves are now 2-0 overall in duals.

“All the guys started clicking,” Johnsen said. “They were picking up their spares.

[At Lake Park’s Invite on Nov. 14], we left quite a few spares on the table, so we came back in and worked on it ... [against Oswego], they made better shots, kept the ball in the pocket and cleaned things up.”

Oswego was led by Jackson (634), Eddie Mendez (618), Joey Preston (589), Nick Ramos (577) and Schmalz (476). The Panthers are now 3-1 overall in duals after the 2,819-2,606 victory over Hinsdale South last Thursday.

“In the first game, [Oswego East] just built a deficit we couldn’t overcome,” Arnold said. “We came back and won the next two games, but it was not enough to win the total series ... as frustrating as it was, it’s definitely a learning experience.”

Both teams will see each other again at Plainfield South’s Cougar Invite on Friday.

Before that, Oswego East will take on Minooka while Oswego will face Plainfield South in conference duals.

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Defense set the tone for Wolves’ winning season

By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com Two weeks into the Southwest Prairie Conference season, the Oswego East football team was still trying to get the right pieces into place on the field.

By Week 5, things were clicking for the Wolves. Oswego East turned a .500 record into a postseason bid by winning four of its last five regular season games with its only loss in that stretch coming in a 22-19 decision to Oswego.

Oswego East advanced into the playoffs for just the second time in school history, and the season came to a close with a firstround loss in Geneva.

“We played really well down the stretch.

There were a couple games I felt we had opportunities to win, but I’m really really pleased with how we played defensively,” Oswego East head coach Tyson LeBlanc said. “We were young and inexperienced and that showed at times, but we got better as the year went on. We’ve got some room to grow on the offensive side of the ball, but we need to maintain the defensive precedent we’ve set the past couple of years.

Hopefully that can continue.”

Oswego East was forced to win its remaining regular season games because of low playoff points after winning non-conference games over West Chicago (1-8) and Marian (1-8) to start the year.

“No disrespect to those two programs, but I don’t think we were ready for the physicalness and speed of Plainfield North when we got into conference play,” LeBlanc said. “Any time you can start off the season 2-0, it puts yourself in good situation.”

Oswego East finished its second-best conference season in program history, placing fourth overall with a 4-3 record.

But that will all change with the 2016 season with Joliet West and Joliet Central joining the SPC. Oswego East will lose the option of two non-conference opponents and will open the season at Joliet West on Aug. 26. All

nine games will factor into the conference standings.

Oswego East’s defensive strengths were represented in the Southwest Prairie All-Conference list with four of the five selections coming from the defensive side in senior linebacker Nik Wadsworth (102 tackles), senior defensive lineman Jack Borvan (99 tackles, 12.5 sacks), senior defensive back Kaelub Newman and junior defensive lineman Elijah James. Wadsworth set an all-time school record in career tackles.

Sophomore BJ Graves and juniors Tahj Oliver and Devin Aguilar (six interceptions) will also return as key contributors.

“The seniors did a good job, from a leadership perspective, getting us back to where we wanted to be,” LeBlanc said.

“Jack Borvan, to go from a defensive lineman who plays in a 3-4 defense to have almost a 100-tackle season is almost unheard of. Losing those guys is going to be big but we feel like we have a good nucleus coming back. They understand what the expectation is for us defensively.”

Offensively, senior wide receiver Mitchell Glende was also named All-Conference as he finished with 30 catches for 332 yards and three TDs. Junior Devin Riley had 30 catches for 315 yards and three TDs while junior running back Tyran Bailey carried the ball 117 times for 671 yards and five touchdowns this season.

Junior kicker Chase Bruns also helped put points on the board throughout the season with 10 field goals.

Junior quarterback Jaylon Banks finished 111 of 211 passing for 1,235 yards, eight interceptions and 11 touchdowns. Oswego East used several different options throughout the year with senior James Kidd and junior Jackson Piatek taking snaps for the Wolves while 13 different players ran the ball and five players had 16 or more catches this season.

“We did a great job of spreading the ball around. That’s one of the things we tried to do offensively – give the defenses a lot of guys to focus on,” LeBlanc said.

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Panthers’ seniors leave lasting mark with 9-3 year

By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com When it comes to the expectations of the Oswego football program, any season that does not end at the state championship game is a bit of a disappointment.

The 2015 season came especially close as the No. 15-seeded Panthers fell three points shy of advancing into the Class 8A state semifinal game. Marist, which ended Oswego’s season with a 38-35 victory, earned a 31-16 win over Waubonsie Valley to reach Saturday’s championship game against Loyola Academy.

“As we progressed throughout the year, given the right seed and start clicking at the right time that we could go deep in the playoffs – and we did – but there’s not one coach or kid on this team that doesn’t wonder if we could have pulled that Marist game off where we’d be,” Oswego head coach Brian Cooney said. “I’m proud of the kids and all they did. It was a great year for sure.”

Oswego closed the year with a 9-3 overall record and finished 6-1 in the Southwest Prairie Conference to win its fifth consecutive league championship ahead of Plainfield North and Plainfield South, which tied for second at 5-2.

After dropping its season opener to Batavia, Oswego won six straight before a loss to Plainfield North derailed a 33game conference win streak in Week 8.

The Panthers opened the postseason with a win over visiting Belleville East and extended its season another week with a 1714 win at Huntley before meeting Marist on Nov. 14.

“This is definitely a senior group that left it better than they found it. As a program we made huge strides with the help of this group,” Cooney said.

Quarterback Steven Frank headlined a talented senior class in his fourth varsity season. After missing several games with an injury last year, Frank redeveloped his game for a new look under center in 2015. He finished with 1,783 passing yards on 151 of 283 passing with 10 interceptions and 22 touchdowns, but he was nearly as dangerous on the ground. Frank rushed for 609 yards – second best on the team be-

hind Erik Vargas Jr. – with 14 additional touchdowns.

“Total transformation. It really was,” Cooney said. “We could see he was getting bigger and stronger in the offseason, but when you saw the whole product come together on those early days in June we were really surprised and pleased with what we saw. When we opened up with Batavia, that caught everyone off guard.

Steven has always been able to prolong plays within the pocket, but now especially outside the pocket and running down field has definitely added another dimension into his game, which helped our offense tremendously.”

A total of 15 different players caught the ball this season, led by senior Brice Robinson’s 560 yards and five TDs on 12 catches. Junior Elliott Pipkin had 395 yards on nine catches and senior Conor Morton had nine catches for 285 yards and five TDs. On the ground, Vargas capped his senior year with 908 yards rushing on 195 carries for five TDs, and senior Chad Marsh finished with 478 yards on 93 carries and six TDs. That came as a result of a strong offensive line that included senior left tackle Austin Warner, a Northern Illinois recruit, and junior left guard Tyler Harmon.

Marsh led the defensive stat sheet with 99 tackles including seven for a loss of yards, while seniors Freddy Walton, Brennan Burdo, Nick Jackson (3.5 sacks per game) and Willie Rodriguez (four interceptions) and sophomore defensive tackle Noah Shannon were regular contributors. The defense allowed an average of 18.75 points per game.

“We had a couple returning seniors this year that we were going to be counting on, and we knew we had more seniors than we were typically used to and those guys came through,” Cooney said.

The team banquet will be held on Monday, with All-Conference awards to be announced at that time. Frank was one of 18 players named to the Class 8A All-State list by the Illinois Football Coaches Association. Warner was selected to the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl on Jan. 3 at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.

‘[Robinson] was a difference maker’ • PANTHERS

Continued from page 12 “[Robinson] was great on the glass and he also had several blocked shots. He was a difference maker in there for us, and we’re thankful for that because he played a big part in our win tonight,” Borrowman said.

Foreman built an early 13-5 lead to start before baskets from Conor Morton and Robinson sparked a 9-0 run into the second quarter. Ross sank his second three-pointer of the game to give Oswego a 14-13 lead, but Borrowman had to use a second timeout when the Panthers continued to struggle with Foreman’s full court trap.

“We had a short walk through today and talked about how we’re going to defeat that pressure and in the first half the kids weren’t following our game plan,” Borrowman said. “Finally at halftime when we got a chance to catch our breath, the kids made a great adjustment. We had

14 turnovers in the first half and six in the second, and we started getting layups.”

Jones dished the ball inside to Derrick Chaney to give Oswego a 23-22 halftime lead. Morton knocked down a triple to start the second half and Oswego’s lead eventually swelled 30-24. The Panthers’ lead was short-lived as Forrest hit a three-pointer to start the fourth and tie the game at 42, but Oswego took the lead with 5:35 to play on a basket by Elijah Winston and never relinquished it.

Tournament play continued Wednesday against DeKalb (1-1), with results unavailable at press time. On Friday, crossover play begins at Oswego at 2:30 p.m. and concludes with the championship game at 7 p.m.

Oswego 50, Naperville Central 45: In Monday’s season opener, the Panthers saw Ross explode out of the gate with 31 points and 10 rebounds to help clinch the victory. Oswego outscored the Redhawks 19-12 in the final quarter of play to pull ahead, and Ross went 6-for-7 at the threepoint arc.

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GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING

Co-op posts 8th-place state finish

By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com If it was any year the Oswego-Oswego East girls’ swimming and diving team had the potential to make a big splash at the state tournament, this was it.

After posting its best-ever finish at the Neuqua Valley Sectional, the squad posted a historic finish of eighth place at the state meet at New Trier on Friday and Saturday with 52 team points.

“I thought the most we could score was 58 points,” coach Deryl Leubner said. “The girls did a great job. We knew Georgia [White], Mari [Kraus] and Alyssa [Shugarman] weren’t fully shaved going into the sectional, so we knew they were going to be faster.

It was just a matter of seeing how much faster they would be, [but]

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Oswego East’s Georgia White dives into the pool in the 100-yard freestyle during the girls’ swimming and diving state finals at New Trier. the girls were motivated and all in the whole time.”

White, a sophomore, earned All-American honors and broke

both school records after she placed third in the state in the 100yard freestyle (in 50.33). She also went fifth in the 200-yard freestyle

in 1:50.27. Senior Macie McCallum finished eighth overall in the 200yard freestyle (1:52.97) and 10th in the 500-yard freestyle (5:03.54).

McCallum and White were also a part of the 400-yard freestyle relay team, along with freshman Emily Giles and Kraus that went ninth overall in 3:31.25. The other state-qualifying relay team – the 200-yard freestyle – of White, Kraus, McCallum and Shugarman, placed 11th overall in 1:37.59.

White and McCallum became the first swimmers in program history to reach the finals in four different events.

Kraus also placed fifth overall and broke the program record in the 200-yard IM in 2:04.34. In the same event, Shugarman did not qualify for the second day, Saturday, after she went 24th overall on Friday with a time of 2:10.61. She

BOYS BASKETBALL: OSWEGO EAST 62, NEUQUA VALLEY 61

A long-awaited victory

By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com After three winless years in the Hoops for Healing tournament, the Oswego East boys’ basketball team snapped the skid in Monday’s season opener with a 62-61 victory over Neuqua Valley.

The Wolves had not won a season opener since 2011, and have gone a combined 0-15 in the last three tournaments.

“The monkey’s off our back a little bit, especially to win that first game and get off to a winning start,” Oswego East head coach Steve Szymanski said.”It’s nice to get that win, and I know we have the players. As long as we play together and continue doing what we’re doing, I think we’re in the right spot.”

The lead changed possession throughout the fourth quarter and led to a wild final two minutes of play. Neuqua Valley held a 57-56 lead when Oswego East junior guard Trevor Ross (17 points) was called for his fifth foul. With both teams in the double bonus, the Wildcats could not expand on their lead going 0-for-2 at the line.

Oswego East junior guard Stephon Harris put up the next two points and then pulled down a defensive rebound on the opposite end for a critical momentum swing with under a minute to play. Junior Tahj Oliver was fouled on his basket and completed the three-point play to give the Wolves a 61-57 lead with 41 seconds remaining.

Harris added one at the foul line to give Oswego East the fourpoint lead, which proved to be just enough as Neuqua Valley’s Ryan Phillips sank a three-pointer at the buzzer.

“It’s exciting to see him have a great game,” Szymanski said of Harris. “We told him before the season he needed to be the double-double guy every game and he did that.”

Harris finished with a gamehigh 25 points and 13 rebounds in

also finished 24th in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:06.29.

Kraus just missed a top 12 finish in the 100-yard backstroke after she went 15th in 57.69. Giles also did not get to the second day of action after she went 24th in the 100-yard backstroke in 59.00.

Leubner described the 2015 season as outstanding. Highlights included a 5-2 dual record, an eighth consecutive (and 10th overall) Independent Conference meet crown and a second-place finish at the Neuqua Valley Sectional, where Leubner was named the swim Coach of the Year.

“It’s a precursor for what we can do next year, given that we are only graduating Macie,” Leubner said. “We will miss Macie’s leadership, but to have so many of those kids coming back, the girls are really excited for next year.”

BOYS BASKETBALL: OSWEGO 66, FOREMAN 59

Panthers solve pressure defense Free throws help Oswego keep lead in fourth quarter

By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com After the first four minutes of the game, it was clear the Oswego boys’ basketball team was not playing against the same Foreman team that lost by 21 points to DeKalb the previous night.

The Panthers (2-0) struggled with the Hornets’ pressure defense and committed 14 first-half turnovers, but buckled down to win 6659 in Tuesday’s Hoops for Healing tournament game.

“We knew they were a better team than they showed yesterday,” Oswego head coach Matt Borrowman said of Foreman.

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Oswego East’s Maurice Beecham (2) fights off the defense of Neuqua Valley’s Donovan Wells during the opening round of the Hoops for Healing tournament at Naperville North on Monday. his debut with Oswego East. The transfer student joined the Wolves last season, but did not play.

“I’ve been waiting a whole year – year and a half, actually, so I was excited to get back out there,” Harris said.

Oswego East (1-1) led 8-6 after the opening quarter, but Neuqua Valley (0-2) went on a 6-0 run to lead 17-13. Ross knocked in six points in the second period including a late basket for a 24-22 lead at intermission.

“We settled in, we didn’t panic and we just kept playing. Last year we might have panicked in that situation, but this year they handled it well. They’re young guys, but they’re growing up,” Szymanski said.

Tournament pool play continued on Tuesday at Naperville North and Oswego East lost 37-31 to Hinsdale Central (1-1). Tournament play resumes Friday with crossover play beginning at 2:30 p.m.

“They showed up an hour late and didn’t have a warm­up [against DeKalb].

I knew it was going to be a different test for us.”

Foreman’s David Forrest (33 points) scored seven quick points to start the fourth quarter and pushed his team to 48-46 when he went to the free-throw line.

Oswego’s Brice Robinson tied the game with a layup before Jaylen Jones (12 points) made multiple trips to the foul line and added six big points for a 61-52 lead.

Forrest answered with a three-pointer, but the Hornets could not erase their deficit in the closing minute as both Malique Ross (18 points) and Robinson (15 points, 17 rebounds, seven blocks) connected at the free-throw line to help Oswego maintain control.

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Oswego’s Malique Ross (22) puts up a shot surrounded by Foreman defenders during Tuesday’s Hoops for Healing tournament game at Oswego.

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he Christmas holiday season of giving has arrived and there are a wide variety of ways Kendall County residents can help their neighbors in need. Here is a listing of just a few of the many charitable drives and programs now underway: • Operation Santa is a program run by the Yorkville Junior Women’s Club that collects gifts for children in need in the Kendall County area. This program has run in conjunction with the Kendall County Food Pantry for over 20 years. Last year, gifts were provided to almost 1,400 children.

Gifts are needed for children ages newborn to 13 years old.

It is requested that gifts have a minimum value of $10. The club also accept gift cards, batteries and wrapping paper.

Items should be turned in by Thursday, Dec. 11. There are several area businesses serving as collection sites. In Yorkville, Club 47 and Advanced Physical Medicine. In Oswego, any Oswegoland Park District location and Keith’s Car Care. In Plano, Possibilities Hair Salon.

For more information, contact Teresa at 630-605-1546 or ktwedeen@aol.com.

• The School District 308 Transportation Department and the Oswego Transportation Association are collecting winter ac-

cessories including hats, scarves,

gloves, ear muffs, mittens and any other winter weather gear from Nov. 30 to Dec. 15. The donations will be given to the Brokaw Early Learning Center in Oswego.

Donations may be given to any school district bus driver bus, or dropped off at the district’s Transportation Center, located at 55 Stonehill Road in Oswego.

• The Oswego Fire Protection District is collecting toys for this year’s Toys For Tots program. Every year the fire district, School District 308 junior high schools, United Stated Marine Corps and the Oswego Optimist Club team up to collect toys for families in need during the holiday season.

The fire district, the junior highs and Marine Corps collect the toys and the Oswego Optimist Club distributes the toys just before Christmas.

Anyone wishing to participate and help out local families in need may drop off a new, unwrapped toy at any of the fire district stations in Oswego, Montgomery and Plainfield.

More importantly, the fire district would like to make everyone aware that if you are a family in need or you know a family in need, contact them at 630554-2110. You may also go to the Oswego Optimist Club website directly at oswegooptimists.com.

Last year the fire district collected over 4,000 toys that were distributed in the Kendall County area. In addition, the fire district

Holiday drives The Record Newspapers welcomes information about other holiday charity drives for publication in our papers and on our website at KendallCountyNow. com. Please email your information to news@kendallcountynow.com. collected 44 bicycles as part of its bicycle drive that were also distributed.

If you have any questions, contact Capt. John Cornish at 630-554-2110.

• The Optimist Club of Oswegoland is preparing for their “Family Christmas Project.” The club works with School District 308 to find families in need. The club sets up a sponsor for each needy family who puts together gifts and clothing for the children and groceries for the holiday.

The number of families and children increases every year and the Optimist Club works very hard to provide for all of them. The committee that oversees this project begins months in advance to assure that as much as possible is done for as many as possible. There are fundraisers in place throughout the year that raise funds and canned goods.

For many years, businesses and individuals in the community have participated in this project. Whether it is by purchasing gifts for the children and families, donating cash (which

the club uses to purchase the food), donating hats and mittens at the local schools, or helping distribute the items to the families, there is always a way for someone to take part and give back within the community. In addition, the club has been working with the “Toys For Tots” program in conjunction with the Oswego Fire Protection. (See previous listing) To be a part of the Oswegoland Optimist Club “Family Christmas Project,” visit the club’s website at oswegooptimists.com, or email Bryan Noble at bryan_noble@hotmail.com.

• The Oswego Fire Protection District will hold its annual meat and cash raffle on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 5 p.m. at Prohibition Junction Sports Bar & Grill. Proceeds from the raffle will benefit the fire district’s Christmas Gift program. The public is welcome to attend.

Oswego Firefighters Local 4773 will oversee the raffle. For more information call 630-5542110.

• The 2015 Franklin Mall Christmas Project is now underway in Sandwich. This annual holiday food drive, directed by the Sandwich Lions Club, has been a community tradition for over 60 years. It originated in 1954 when the late Franklin “Red” Mall and his wife, Peg, began taking groceries for holiday dinners to folks who were “having a tough time of it.”

In recent years more than 200

food boxes plus grocery gift cards have been delivered to families within the Sandwich School District. In addition, over 400 Christmas Cheer Boxes are taken to homes and care facilities on Christmas Eve by teams of Lion “Santas” and their helpers.

Donations of nonperishable foods are needed. In addition to canned goods, dry goods such as pastas, cereals, boxed dinners, etc., and high nutrition items such as peanut butter are suggested. Red collection bins are now in a number of sites where donations may be placed.

Bins can be found at: Ultimate Fitness, For Kids Only, Fox Valley YMCA, Arrowhead Medical Building, Sandwich Manor, Heartland Banks, First National Bank (formerly Castle), NB&T, Sandwich and Somonauk Libraries, United Church of Sandwich, St. Paul’s Church, Salem Lutheran Church, The Federated Church, Ironwood/Sandwich Rehab, Valley West Hospital, Plano Molding, Casey’s, Gjovik Ford, and Art’s Super Market.

Monetary donations are also needed to cover the cost of the grocery gift cards that accompany each food box. Checks can be made payable to The Franklin Mall Project and sent to The Sandwich Lions Club, PO Box 32, Sandwich, IL 60548 or to First National Bank, Attn: Deb Krafft, 100 West Church Street, Sandwich IL 60548.

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X2 COUNTYWIDE • Thursday, November 26, 2015 • Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel BRIEFS Note to funeral directors

Born: April 22, 1933; in New Albany, MS Died: Nov. 18, 2015; in Geneva, IL Glenda F. Bishop, age 82, formerly of St. Charles, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at BRIA of Geneva Nursing Home in Geneva. She was born April 22, 1933, in New Albany, Mississippi, the daughter of Morris and Ethel (Miller) Stephens.

Glenda was united in marriage on February 4, 1950, in New Albany, Mississippi, to Mr. Arnold Earl Bishop and they spent 57 happy years together until his passing on December 14, 2007.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt who will be deeply missed by her family and friends.

She is survived by her children, Melba (John) Gosnell of Cambridge, IL, Faye (Donald) Brigham of Geneva, IL, and Lori (Jeffrey) Summers of Fort Worth, TX; her seven grandchildren, James (Kim) Gosnell, Tammy (Eric) Powell, Christopher Gosnell, Jennifer (Craig) Borneman, Crystal Flowers, Mindy (Angie) Koz and Scott Schilling; her eleven great-grandchildren; her brother, Travis (Sheila) Stephens of Aurora, IL; her two sisters, Gail (David) Edwards of Poplar Bluff, MO and Ruth (Don) Olin of Oklahoma City, OK; as well as several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Morris and Ethel Stephens; and her husband, Arnold Earl Bishop.

There will be a private graveside service and memorial luncheon on December 5, 2015.

Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, 630-553-7612 or www.NelsonFuneralHomes.com

MARY ELLEN LARSON-DEMPSAY Born: July 3, 1931 Died: Nov. 20, 2015

Mary Ellen Larson-Dempsay, Yorkville resident, passed away on November 20, 2015, with the same sassy attitude as when she lived.

She was born in Oswego Township on July 3, 1931.

Having grown up in Yorkville Mary Ellen came back to her roots after retiring. Once back “home” she became a consummate volunteer at the Kendall County Food Pantry (aka: “The Hat Lady”) and was a representative for that organization at their “Stand By Me” fundraiser

Please email all obituaries and other notifications to Obits@KendallCountyNow.com. Deadline to submit information for this week’s newspapers is noon Mondays. For questions, call 877-264-2527. and the Yorkville “Crop Walk”.

Her other volunteer hobbies included helping at the rummage sale at the Congregational Church bi-annually and she was one of the founding volunteers with the PADS organization in Yorkville.

Beloved mother and Grammy, devoted sister, fun and loving aunt & cousin, caring and silly friend. Mary was the kind of woman who took care of everyone and was uncomfortable asking for help in return.

She always had an incredible attitude and was well-loved.

Mary Ellen was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Mary Larson (nee: Gyker); sister, Donna Jean Larson; and brother, John “Jack” Larson; daughter, Maria Elena; and son, Alan “Chauncey” Dempsay.

She is survived by her children, Adam & Jasmin (Jahal) Dempsay, Methanie (Dempsay) & Bruce Binder, and Misha (Dempsay) & Brian Rice; her Grammykids, Carrick & Kiegan Rice and Addison & Ryan Dempsay; her sister, Dorothy Marie (Larson) Wayne; and lots of nieces, nephews and cousins.

A memorial will take place for Mary Ellen at Peace Lutheran Church, 21W500 Butterfield Rd., Lombard, IL on Saturday, December 19, 2015, at 11:30a.m.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that you make donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at www. jdrf.org Arrangements by DuPage Cremations, Ltd and Memorial Chapel (630)293-5200

LYNN A. MARX Born: July 20, 1949 Died: Nov. 17, 2015

Lynn A. Marx, 66, of Oswego passed away peacefully at her home on November 17, 2015.

She was born on July 20, 1949, in Aurora, IL the daughter of Joseph and Vera Buzen. Lynn graduated from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree in education, she later went on to receive her master’s degree from The University of Illinois. She taught 2nd grade at Old Post Elementary and Long

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Beach Elementary for 28 years, retiring in 2009. In retirement she enjoyed volunteering at the Oswego Senior Center, playing Poker and Bunco and loved following her grandchildren’s soccer events.

She is survived by her 4 sons, Michael (Lori), Rodger, Daniel (Erin Kast) and Scott Marx; grandchildren, Veronica and Evan Marx and Andrew, Zachary, Samuel and Madison Marx.

She is also survived by her brother, Brad (Jeaninne) Buzen.

She is preceded in death by her parents.

Family received guests on Friday, November 20th from 10:00 AM until the time of service at 1:00 PM at Dieterle Memorial Home, 1120 S. Broadway Ave. Montgomery, IL 60538.

Interment followed at Lincoln Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Edwards Foundation, www.eehealth.org

CHAR C. MORSCH

Born: Dec. 3, 1944; in Rockford IL Died: Nov. 21, 2015; in Aurora, IL Char C. Morsch (nee Conger), age 70, of Aurora, formerly of Naperville, IL, passed away on November 21, 2015, at her home in Aurora, IL. Char was born December 3, 1944, in Rockford IL, the daughter of Robert and Charlotte Conger. Char was a respected Registered Nurse working primarily in the operating room and high risk neonatal intensive care units.

She is survived by her loyal and loving husband, Roger Morsch; two children, Chad and Molly; three grandchildren, Conner, Caden, Addy; her mother, Charlotte; and her sister, Kimberly.

Visitation took place from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, November 23, 2015, at The Healy Chapel, 332 W. Downer Pl., Aurora, IL. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on

Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at the funeral home. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Char’s name may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org) or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

For further information, please call 630-897-9291 or visit our website at www.healychapel. com to leave an online condolence.

ROSALIE L. NELSON

Born: March 6, 1929; in Kirksville, MO Died: Nov. 22, 2015; in Yorkville, IL Rosalie (Rose) L. Nelson, age 86, of Newark, passed Sunday morning, November 22, 2015, at the Hillside Rehabilitation & Care Center.

Rose was born March 6, 1929 in Kirksville, Missouri to E. Lynn and Marjie (Martin) Myers.

While in high school, her family moved from Missouri to Morris and she graduated from Morris High School in 1947. She was a graduate of the Joliet School of Cosmetology and was a licensed beautician for over 60 years.

Rose married Ivan M. Nelson on November 8, 1952, in Morris.

Ivan passed November 7, 2009.

Rose owned and operated the Newark Beauty Salon in their home until her retirement in the early 1990s. She enjoyed sewing and in later years taking weekly classes with her daughter Phyllis and sister Lenore to learn the art of porcelain doll making. She was an avid sports fan and enjoyed her travels with the family.

She is survived by her son, Fred Nelson of Newark; her daughter, Phyllis (Richard) Johnson of Newark; her step daughter, Nancy (William) Bercott of Pace, FL; her step grandchildren, Angela (Michael) Dees of Pace, FL. John Bercott of Pace, FL. Travis Johnson of Belvidere, Kristopher (Laura) Johnson of Rockford and Casey

Johnson of Dallas, TX; and a brother, Joe (Carol) Myers of Morris.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ivan; three sisters, Anna Lynn Sanders, Betina Daniels and Genevieve Lenore Duffield Sanford.

Visitation will be held from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. followed by a funeral services at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 28, 2015, at the Gabel-Dunn Funeral Home Ltd. 102 S. Johnson St. Newark, IL. 60541-0623.

Interment will be at the Millington-Newark Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Brian Twait, David Le Clerq, Richard Shelton, Gary Fruland, Travis Johnson and Kristopher Johnson.

For information and to sign the condolence book please visit www.dunnfamilyfuneralhome.com

ANNABELLE RATHBUN Born: Jan. 7, 1922; in Whitehouse, OH Died: Nov. 17, 2015; in Oswego, IL

Annabelle Rathbun, age 93, of Oswego, passed away on November 17, 2015, at her residence with her daughter at her side. She was born January 7, 1922, to Jacob and Maud (Heckerman) Longenecker in Whitehouse, Ohio. She greatly enjoyed gardening, playing games and quilting. She was a longtime member of The Church Of The Brethren in Boulder Hill.

She was married to L. Arden Rathbun for 66 ½ years until his death on December 4, 2007.

She is survived by her children, Lawrence A. Rathbun, Jr. (Charlene) of Fairhope, AL, Kent A. Rathbun (Sheree) of Mount Zion, IL, and JoEllen Moss (Rodney) of Oswego, IL; one son-in-law, James E. Bentley of Flushing, MI; 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Karen A. Bentley; and three brothers and one sister.

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The Kendall County Republican Women (KCRW) will host a pancake breakfast at the Lyons Farm on Route 71 in Yorkville from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5.

Breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee and juice.

Santa will be visiting and there will be a kid’s craft table.

Republican elected officials and candidates have been invited to stop by to help serve and visit. KCRW membership forms will be available.

Cost of the breakfast is $5 per person or $20 for a family; children 2 and under are free.

Proceeds will benefit the Cornerstone Young Women’s Learning Center.

For more information, contact Teri Donovan at 630-768-1956 or visit kendallgopwomen.com.

Next Ellis Family Fun Night set for Dec. 4

Ellis House and Equestrian Center will host a Family Fun Night from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday,your Dec. 4.

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The United Methodist Church of Plano participated in this year’s Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox Christmas. Congregation members wrapped 60 shoeboxes in Christmas paper and packed them with toys, clothing, school supplies and personal hygiene items. These boxes will be sent to children in underprivileged countries, where in many cases this shoebox is the only gift that these children will receive. Pictured are Sunday School children who helped pack the boxes: Katelyn Curtis, Angeleah Wyncoop, Corwin Wyncoop, Olivia Morris, Braden Morris, Theo Wyncoop, Shoebox and Missions Chairperson Gerri Henze, and Cameron Morris. For more information about this project, visit samaritanspurse.org or call the United Methodist Church office at 630-552-3700.

Batinick seeking ideas for Illinois SHAW MEDIA State Rep. Mark Batinick, R-Plainfield, has launched a website for his constituents to leave any and all ideas they think could benefit the state of Illinois.

Batinick’s district includes sections of Oswego and Montgomery.

Batinick said, “I’d like to help our concerned citizens get their own ideas heard while the state is still struggling to pass a budget, and find the money to fund a budget. No idea is too small. After you submit your thousand-dollar idea, I’d love to hear your nephew’s hundred-dollar idea.

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go to waste. With this project I intend to bring everyone’s ideas to the table, and allow them to be heard as they should. Negotiations and ideas can be exchanged to help our state’s cause. If our valued constituents can do it, certainly we can too.”

Batinick is asking all constituents with ideas to submit them at www.ilhouseMark gop.org/ideas_for_illinois.

Batinick All effective ideas will be considered for potential delivery to the House Floor in the form of cost-saving legislation.

The Oswegoland Park District’s Limelight Theater Company presents “The Apocalypse Will Be Mine” on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Little White School Museum, 72 Polk Street in Oswego.

In this conclusion to Limelight’s original spaghetti western trilogy, The Ghost finds himself caught in a border dispute among Mexican freedom fighters, military police, and an army of private detectives, as each fights for control of a valuable silver mine.

Written by Brian Brems and Anthony Ortiz.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students/seniors. All seats are general admission and tickets can be purchased at limelighttheatrecompany.org or at the door.

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New Life offers Advent message Everyone is invited to “Choose to Believe,” a message series at New Life Church this Advent season. “Choose to Believe” begins Sunday, Nov. 29 at both the 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services. Kids activities, for ages six weeks to grade six, are available during both worship times.

New Life Church is at 3205 Cannonball Trail, Yorkville. For more information on upcoming events, visit nlcyorkville.org.

Widows Support Group meeting Widows Connection, a Christian support group that seeks to encourage and provide practical, emotional and spiritual support for women who have lost a spouse, will meet on Thursday, Dec. 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Harvest New Beginnings Church, 5315 Douglas Road, Oswego.

The program topic for group discussion will be, Concerns with Personal Safety and Security and will feature guest presenter, Officer Joe Dimas of the Wheaton Police Department. There is no cost to attend, and refreshments will be served.

Enter at Door #6 facing Plainfield Road.

For further information, call the church at 630-554-3858.

Chorus plans holiday concert In honor of its 65th anniversary, the Fox Valley Festival Chorus will present its holiday concert Celestial Voices at 3 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 5, at Oswego Presbyterian Church, 1976 Rt. 25, Oswego, and at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 6, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 10 N. Edgelawn, Aurora.

Tickets range in price from $5 to $12 and will be sold at the door and are available from Chorus members. For more information, contact foxvalleyfc@gmail.com or visit foxvalleyfc.org.

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Students will design and build an original app as well as submit a short video

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Local groups collecting food, coats, gloves Hundreds of dozens of homemade cookies and candies are needed to fill the 400 cheer boxes that will be delivered on Christmas Eve. Persons who would like to help in a hands-on way are welcome to assist in packing the grocery boxes at the Sandwich Fire Station on the evening of Dec. 17. The community can also assist with the packing of the cheer boxes on the evening of Dec. 23 at the United Church of Sandwich.

Most importantly, the Lions Club seeks the help of members of the community to identify those families and individuals in need of our assistance.

The only requirement other than a perceived need is that they reside within the Sandwich School District.

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• The Kendall County Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) program is in need of the following items to help its clients: winter hats, gloves and scarves for men and women; socks for men and women; tooth brushes and tooth brush holders; antiperspirant, diapers for newborns through toddlers; bar soap; and monetary donations (for general operating expenses, food and cleaning supplies).

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The chamber is also seeking monetary donations to help pay for hams, turkeys, milk, butter and stuffing to be placed in the boxes. For more information, call the chamber at 630-552-7272.

• The Sunday School children at the United Methodist Church of Plano are collecting new or gently used hats, mittens, gloves and scarves through Dec. 14.

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The Oswego Senior Center’s Financial Education Series will continue with a program on Tax Time Hints for Good Returns. The program will run from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 15.

Join Brian Murphy, CPA, from Murphy and Associates, Ltd. on will present tax time hints for good returns from.

To register, call the Oswego Senior Center at 630-5545602.

Lunch and learn event to cover osteoporosis

The Doctor’s Notes program will feature information on osteoporosis from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Hillside Rehab and Care has partnered with the Oswego Senior Center to present this monthly lunch and learn opportunity. Lunch is provided.

To register by Monday, Dec. 14 or for additional information, call the Oswego Senior Center at 630-554-5602.

Caregiver Education Series set for Dec. 8

The Oswego Senior Center will host its next program in the Caregiver Education Series from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8. The presentation will be on Taking Care

of Loved Ones and Yourself.

Join Sandy Pastore from the Oswego Senior Center and get answers to questions you may have about caregiving and support. A light lunch will be provided. To register, call the Oswego Senior Center at 630-554-5602.

Free bingo for seniors at St. Mary School

Seniors age 55 and older are invited to free bingo from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at St. Mary School in Plano.

Cash prizes and door prizes will be available. Use the southwest entrance.

guest, your first lunch is on us. For future lunches, a $5 donation is suggested.

Lunch is a full meal and catered by Upper Crust Catering of Yorkville served at noon every Monday and Thursday. Attendees must call 630-554-5602 by 10 a.m. Friday to RSVP for Monday’s lunch and by 10 a.m. Wednesday to RSVP for Thursday’s lunch. The program is for ages 60 and older.

The senior center is located in the former Traugher Junior High School.

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Book Club at the Oswego Senior Center will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

The book club is open to everyone who loves to read and discuss books.

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Nutritious and delicious cooking classes will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on the second Friday of each month.

The nutritious and delicious cooking series will discuss a different topic each month. In January, the topic is “Cooking for One of Two.” The hands-on class will be held in the OSC’s kitchen, and the price is $5 per class with a max of 10 people per class. Registration is required.

International cooking classes will be held

from noon to 2 p.m. on the fourth Friday of each month.

Explore the world through your palate in this monthly cooking series. Each month is a different topic. In January, participants will cook a traditional cuisine from Africa.

The hands-on class will be held in the OSC’s kitchen, and the price is $5 per class with a maximum of 10 people per class. Registration is required.

For more information on these new programs, contact Sandy at 630-5545602.

Senior Center offers breakfast club

Why mess up your kitchen and eat alone? Come to the Oswego Senior Center for breakfast and fellowship at 9 a.m. the second and fourth Tuesday each month. Cost is $4. All seniors are invited.

A special veterans’ breakfast is held the first Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. Cost is also $4. To register or for additional information, call the Oswego Senior Center at 630-554-5602.

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6 COUNTYWIDE • Thursday, November 26, 2015 • Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel SENIOR BRIEFS Senior Center offers technology classes

The Oswego Senior Center offers computer classes and mobile device help.

Learn about the Windows 10 November upgrade from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 15.

Computer program assistance is available from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 1, 3, 8, 10, 17, 22 and 29. Registration is required.

The Mobile Device Lab is available from 2 to 4 p.m.

Dec. 4, 11 and 18. Get oneon-one help with your mobile devices in 30-minute individual time slots. Registration is required. To register for classes or individual help, call Sharon at 630-554-5602.

Medicare info available Whether you are new to Medicare or have had it a while, Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) volunteers are available to help with questions, finding a new plan or helping with an appeal. To make an appointment, call 630-554-5602.

Bean bag baseball at the Senior Center

The Oswego Senior Center plays bean bag baseball each Wednesday from 2 to 3 p.m.

Upcoming games include: Dec. 4 – OSC & Beecher @ Cedar Lake Dec. 9 – Beecher @ OSC Dec. 23 – OSC @ Diamond Apartments

Dec. 30 – Diamond Apartments @ OSC Anyone interested in playing is invited to join the team or make your own team and join the league. For more information, call Sharon at 630-554-5602.

Center looking for vehicle donations

The Oswego Senior Center, at 156 E. Washington St. in Oswego, is now accepting motor vehicles (autos, trucks, boats, RVs, etc.) as tax deductible donations.

All registered owners who donate vehicles will receive full value federal tax donation letters. All proceeds from vehicle’s disposition will help support the more than 60 ongoing programs offered by the Oswego Senior Center.

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BRIEFS Reindeer Run at Ellis House coming up soon The annual 5K Reindeer Run/Walk will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at the Ellis House and Equestrian Center, 13986 McKanna Road, Minooka.

Entry fee is $25, which includes a T-shirt and awards ceremony in the indoor arena. Race-day registration is $35 from 7 to 8:45 a.m.

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“Come and spend an hour singing the old familiar Christmas songs and carols,” said Martha Price,

co-chair of the event.

Tryna Zeedyk will narrate the historical backgrounds of the songs and carols and how they have become Christmas traditions. A song leader will guide the singing which will be accompanied on piano or the 1899 organ.

The Chapel will be decorated to add to the spirit of the season. There is no charge for this program. The Chapel is at Church and Center streets, just off Route 47, across from Yorkville’s Town Square Park.

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Oswego-themed gifts available at Museum SHAW MEDIA Looking for a truly unique Oswego-themed gift for friends and relatives?

The latest entries in the Oswegoland Heritage Association’s Oswego’s Main Street Series miniature wooden replicas of historic Oswego buildings are available at the museum store.

Produced by Cats Meow of Wooster, Ohio, the first three buildings in the series last year were the Rank and Schlicker buildings in downtown Oswego and the Little White School Museum, plus the classic “Welcome to Oswegoland” sign sponsored

by the Oswego Women’s Civic Club.

This year the heritage association is offering the Tripp Insurance, Village Grind, and American Male & Company buildings, all located on North Main Street near the Oswego Public Library, plus the Dairy Hut on South Main. The original group of three buildings and the Oswegoland sign are also still available.

The facades of the buildings are architecturally accurate and measure approximately 6 x 4 inches each, with the building’s history on the reverse. Buildings are available at $20 each.

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The facades of four more historic downtown Oswego buildings have been created in miniature and are now available for sale at Oswego’s Little White School Museum.

Also available at the museum store this holiday season are a selection of Oswego marked stoneware from the

Great Bay Pottery Co., North Hampton, N.H., along with books and pamphlets on Oswegoland history, and books

and videos featuring the Oswego area’s environmental crusader, “The Fox.” Copies of Oswego Township, a 128 page pictorial history containing dozens of historic photos from the museum’s collections are $20 each. “150 Years Along the Fox: The History of Oswego Township, Illinois,” a 192 page hardbound volume is available at $35 per copy.

“By Trace and Trail,” a history of stagecoach and mail routes through Oswego Township, is available at $10 per copy. Also available are monographs on Waubonsie Creek and the Oswego School District at

$1 each as well as “A Taste of the Region: Recipes from the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway,”

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The museum store is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

The museum will be closed Thanksgiving Day, but will reopen Friday, Nov. 27, at 9 a.m. For information, call 630-554-2999, send an email to info@littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org or visit littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org.

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Delgado will finish the rest of Pilmer’s term, which ends in 2017.

Delgado is currently the controller at Fox Metro Water Reclamation District in Oswego, and has more than 12 years of experience as an accountant. He is an MBA candidate at Aurora University with an expected graduation in May 2016.

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Church of the Good Shepherd lists Christmas Walk activities SHAW MEDIA Church of the Good Shepherd will be hosting four events during the 2015 Christmas Walk.

Join us for our Chili and Pie Supper from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4. The church will be serving chili, hot dogs/chili dogs, chips, homemade pies, brownies, cookies and beverages.

Proceeds will go to United Methodist Women mission projects The fifth annual Nativity Scene Show will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4. Nativity scenes of all sizes and types, new, old, handmade, etc., will be on display in the historic sanctuary of the church. The Fox River Music Academy will provide music during the display.

A vendor show will be available from 4:30 to 8 p.m.

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Pilgrims return from Italy Local residents from St. Patrick and St. Anne churches recently returned from an 11-day pilgrimage to Italy They included Deacon Dale and Arlene Metcalfe, Jack and Carlene Amwoza, Dave and Joe Ann Nemmers from Bristol, Judy Bulin and Karen Nichols from Oswego, Dan and Renee O’Neil, Robert Frye, Ron Vlasz, Robert and Diane Pottinger, Therese Kanabrock and Mary Neubauer from Yorkville. They visited Rome, Assisi, Florence, Loreto, San Giovanni Rotondo, Pompeii, Salerno and Cava de Tirenni. In addition to seeing Pope Francis at the Wednesday Audience, they visited the shrines of St. Francis, St. Clare, St. Benedict, St. Scholastica, Michael the Archangel, St. Matthew, Padre Pio and the mountain abbey at Monte Cassino. They were led by Deacon Dale and Chaplain Arlene Metcalfe, spiritual directors with DeaconTravel Ministries.

on Friday, Dec. 4 and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. Vendors will be showcased including Usborne Books and more. This event is sponsored by The Good Shepherd Youth.

Family Fun Activities will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5.

Activities will include Good Shepherd’s Puppet Show, Cookie Decorating with Kate from Ginger & Soul Catering, live music by Thompson Jr. High Jazz and The Spotlight- Oswego East High School Vocal Jazz Choir as well as story time with Amy Tondu of Usborne Books & More with coloring craft.

For information, contact the church office at 630-5543269 or visit goodshepherdoswego.org. Good Shepherd, which is handicap accessible, is located at 5 W. Washington in downtown Oswego.

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The first re-enactment of this miraculous event, the Living Nativity, will be performed at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. The second performance will be at 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 6 to accommodate younger families.

One can feel the awe as the townspeople parade behind Mary on the donkey with Joseph at her side as they seek shelter for the night, anticipating the birth of their child, who would be called Jesus.

The live animals, beautiful costumes, narration, lights and music make the event a great beginning to the festive holiday we are about to celebrate, the Reason for the Season.

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Trinity Church collects worldwide children’s gifts This year Trinity Church served as a relay center for the Shoebox Collection for Operation Christmas Child through the Samaritan’s Purse. Over 1,000 shoeboxes were collected from members of Trinity Church and other churches and individuals. More than 100 boxes were given by Trinity. Shoeboxes were filled with items such as toys, candy, shoes, socks and personal hygiene items for boys and girls ages 2-14. They are sent to countries including Barbados, Burundi, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago. Though the project is titled, “Operation Christmas Child,” shoeboxes are delivered throughout the year due to the logistics of shipping, customs and delivery methods.

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Plano Bible Church Missions Committee’s fourth quarter extra project is to raise funds for dairy goats to be purchased through the Samaritan Purse Dairy Animal Program. To bring awareness of this project a goat greeted everyone as they arrived recently. Myron Jeffries holds Festus the goat and his buddy Ramsey the lamb as Ashley Tindal (right) and Elizabeth Garrison take time to pet the animals. Nate Garrison looks on.

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12 COUNTYWIDE • Thursday, November 26, 2015 • Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel BRIEFS ANGLICAN Christ Our Light Anglican Church Meeting at the English Congregational United Church of Christ 301 Rhodes St., Big Rock Father Rand York www.christourlightanglican.org Sunday, 5 p.m.

APOSTOLIC New Hope Apostolic Church 201 W. Madison St. Yorkville, IL, 60560 Pastor: Junior D. Dixon Church phone: 630-552-1292 Sunday, 11 a.m. Sunday School and Worship Service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Night Prayer Faith Assembly Church 105 S. Main St., Montgomery Pastor Michael E. Hefner Assistant Pastor Emmanuel Rojas 630-264-2968 (Spanish Interpretation) Sunday, 10 a.m. Morning Worship & Sunday School 5 p.m. Worship Service Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Evening service ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Harvest Chapel 725 S. County Line Road Sandwich, IL 60548 www.harvestchapel.net 815-786-8669 Nursery is provided Sunday and Wednesday 9 & 10:45 a.m. Service; HC HC Kids ages 3 to 5th grade Wednesday 7 p.m. New Community; Adult Bible Study; MOSAIC student Ministries (6th-12th); Elevate Kids (4yrs-5th gr) New Life Church 3205 Cannonball Trail, Yorkville (Just west of Route 47) Pastor Jon Lawson 630-553-0200 www.nlcyorkville.org Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship Kids classes (6 weeks - 6 grade) Wednesday 7 p.m. Kids classes (preschool-6 grade) Student Ministries (7-12 grades) BAPTIST Harvest New Beginnings 5315 Douglas Road, Oswego 630-554-3858 • Fax 630-554-3865 harvest@harvestnewbeginnings. com www.harvestnewbeginnings.com Sunday Service Times: 9 and 10:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.

Sunday School 2 years - adult 5:30 Awana, Adult Bible Study Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Awana, 3yr-6th/Jr. High Youth 7 p.m. Bible Study, Prayer Mtg. Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Sr. High youth Friday, 7 p.m. Celebrate Recovery Quality nursery provided at all services Grace Community Church 1108 Mill St., Yorkville 630-553-0700 Pastor Ivan Truman gccyorkville@sbcglobal.net www.gccyorkville.net Sundays: Fall & Winter Schedule: Nursery Available All Services 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship Sunday Evenings & Teen Ministry and Community Groups see website calendar Crosspointe 8 W. Rickard Drive, Oswego Pastor J. Andrew Post 630-554-3875 www.crosspointeoswego.org Sunday 9 a.m. Sunday School-all ages 10:30 a.m. Worship 5:30 p.m. Revolution (grades 7-12) 6 p.m. TeamKid 6 p.m. Adult Bible Study Calvary Baptist Church 140 Montgomery Road, Montgomery, IL 630-896-7098

How to submit Send any changes or additions to your church listing to news@ kendallcountynow.com.

Deadline for changes is noon Mondays.

Sunday 9:30 a.m. Bible Study 10:45 a.m. Worship Service 6 p.m. Evening Bible Study First Baptist Church of Plano 116 N. Hale St., Plano Church: 630-552-3641 or 630-552-0544 Rev. Terry Jensen New Hope Baptist Church 4101 Needham Road, Plano 630-552-1400 Pastor Dennis Cocks Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday School all ages 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship 6 p.m. Evening Worship Wednesday 7 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer Nursery is provided – all services.

Also offering Youth Group.

Fox River Baptist Church 1205 7th Avenue, Aurora Kerry James Allen, Pastor 630-820-5870 www.foxriverbaptistchurch.org Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Morning Service 6 p.m. Evening Service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Evening Service Valley Baptist Church 2480 Wolf Road, Oswego Pastor David Hemphill 630-554-8109 www.valleybaptist.com pastor@valleybaptist.com Sunday 9:45 a.m. Sunday School all ages 11 a.m. Morning Worship 6 p.m. Evening Worship 8 p.m. TV Ministry on Channel 10 Cable ACTV Wednesday 7 p.m. King Kids; eve. Worship 9 p.m. TV Ministry-chnl17 Cable Deaf interpreter for all services New Life Community Church-Montgomery 11445 S. Lincoln Ave. Montgomery, IL 60538 630-897-6810 www.newlifecommunity.church Sunday worship service 10 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Big Rock 211 Lincoln St., Big Rock Rev. Bill McMillen • 630-556-3535 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Worship Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer The Federated Church American Baptist Presbyterian U.S.A. Pastor Dan DeWitt 403 N. Main Street, Sandwich 815-786-8595 office@sandwichfederated church.org, www.sandwich federatedchurch.org Office hours 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday Sunday Worship: June through August - 9 a.m.

September through May - 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN Community Christian Church 129 Commercial Drive, Yorkville Pastor Aaron Koehler 630-388-5000 www.communitychristian.org Sunday 9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship service Grace Community Christian Church 2770 Montgomery Road, Aurora 630-898-7990 • Fax 630-898-7955 www.graceccc.org Sunday 9 a.m. Worship service 10:30 a.m. Classes

Nursery available 8 until noon Redeemer Community Church (meets at Plank Junior High) 510 Secretariat Lane, Oswego Office 630-820-9742 Sunday, 10 a.m. Celebration meeting (effective children’s ministry class unites during main meeting) Cornerstone Christian Church Bob Reid, Minister 254 S. Madison St., Oswego 3 blocks south of Post Office 630-554-2292 • Fax 630-554-1988 www.cornerstonecc.net Sunday 9 a.m. Bible Study 10 a.m. Worship Celebration & Kids Central (Nursery available) Wednesday 6 p.m. Fellowship Potluck Dinner 7 p.m. Prayer Service 7 p.m. Youth Group (Jr.-Sr. High) 1st Monday of each month from 6am 24-hr Community Prayer Vigil The Redeemed Christian Church of God Kings’ Court Parish 5313 U.S. Highway 34, Oswego Tel/Fax 630-608-2011 kingscourtil@yahoo.com Sunday 9:45-10:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30-12:30 Worship service Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m. Bible Study Friday, 7-8 p.m. Breakthrough Hour

7 p.m. Youth Activity/Scouts Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Prestbury) 100 Hankes Road, Sugar Grove Bishop Golden Hwang 630-466-3299 Sunday 9 a.m. Sacrament Meeting 10:20 am Sunday School/Primary 11:10 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society Tuesday 7 p.m. Youth Activity CONGREGATIONAL Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ 409 Center Parkway, Yorkville Pastor: Rev. Mark Gregory Office: 630-553-7308 Office hours: T-F 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 21 9 a.m. Men’s Fellowship Sunday, Nov. 22 8:45 a.m. Youth Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Receive new members Sunday School - Food Offering Mission Dedicated 11 a.m. Mission Soup Sunday Noon - 3 p.m. Youth Group Tuesday, Nov. 24 6:30 p.m. Building and Grounds Committee Thursday, Nov. 26 Church and Office Closed Friday, Nov. 27 Church and Office Closed CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Community Christian Church 131 Montgomery Road, Montgomery 630-388-5000 Campus Pastor: John Rinehimer www.communitychristian.org Sundays 9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship Service Plano Christian Church 9 Schomer Lane, Plano Stan Motley, Pastor www.pcc4him.com 630-552-7640 Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Sunday School & Worship Service Big Life Community Church Traughber Junior High School 570 Colchester Drive, Oswego www.biglifecc.org “It’s for you.”

Sundays, 10 a.m. Worship CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

Christian Science Society 117 E. Second St., Sandwich www.chicagospirituality.com Sunday, 10:30 Service EPISCOPAL St. David’s Episcopal Church 701 N. Randall Road, Aurora 630-896-7229 www.stdavidsofaurora.com Office hours: Mon. & Thurs. 9-1 Sunday, 9 a.m. Worship Service St. Edward and Christ Episcopal Church (Anglican) Christ Campus 2800 Grove Road, Yorkville between Route 126 and Caton Farm Road Rev. Kathryn White, Rector Rev. Richard Lundgren, Associate Rector 815-725-6800 www.secec.net Sundays, 11 a.m. Communion

Neighborhood Church of The Brethren 155 Boulder Hill Pass, Montgomery 630-897-3347 ncotb@sbcglobal.net Rev. Purvi Satvedi, Pastor Sunday 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Handicapped accessible building.

Neighborhood Counseling Associates 630-844-3001

St. Thomas Episcopal (Anglican) 317 Goold Park Drive (Chapin St., West), Morris Rev. James L. Steele, Rector 815-942-1380 Sundays, 9 a.m.

Holy Communion, Nursery Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Teaching Service Prayer for the Sick

CHURCH OF GOD

Plattville Lutheran Church 5475 Bell Road, Minooka Pastor Bret L. Reedy Office 815-475-7220 Parsonage 815-475-4127 Sunday 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday School

Destiny Worship Center 1355 Hinman St., Montgomery Pastor James Schulker 630-851-5055 Sunday 10 a.m. Worship 6 p.m. UnDone Youth Worship Wednesday 6 p.m. Small groups-all ages Thursday 6 p.m. Men’s basketball-open gym Plano Church of God 7 E. Dearborn St., Plano Pastor John Todd 630-877-3604 Sunday, 10 a.m. Worship Service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible Study CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Oswego) 100 Hankes Road, Sugar Grove Bishop Paul Goodine 630-466-0958 Missionary - 630-270-6664 Sunday 11:30 a.m. Sacrament Meeting 12:50 p.m. Sunday School- Primary 1:40 p.m. Priesthood-Relief Society Wednesday

LUTHERAN

St. John’s Lutheran Church 235 S. Green Street, P.O. Box 245 Somonauk, IL 60552 815-498-3667 Pastor William C. Weidenbach Jr. www.elcastjohns.com Wednesday, 6 p.m. Worship Saturday, 5 p.m. Worship Sunday, 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Worship 9 a.m. Learning for all ages Thursday, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Our Sharing Pantry Cross Lutheran - LCMS Church and School Route 47, 3 miles south of Yorkville Church office 630-553-7335 Pastor Erik Gauss Susan Lopez, school principal www.hiscross.org Thursday, November 26, 2015 10:00 AMThanksgiving Day Worship Service Saturday, November 28, 2015 6:00 AM Men’s Bible Study

5:00 PM Worship Service (Casual) Sunday, November 29, 2015 7:45 AMWorship Service (Organ) 9:15 AM Promiseland 9:15 AM Caring and Sharing Small Group 9:15 AM Worship Service (Praise Team) 9:15 AM Special Needs Care Taking 10:30 AM Life Advocacy Team 10:45 AM Worship Service (Praise Team) 6:30 PM HS Bible Study - Offsite Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:30 PM LWML Christmas Caroling Wednesday, December 2, 2015 9:30 AM Senior Women’s Bible Study 6:00 PM Missional Life 6:30 PM HS 24/7 Youth Night 6:30 PM Club 56 6:30 PM Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 6:30 PM Kids4Christ Grace Lutheran Church 10025 N. Route 47, Morris (3 miles north of Morris on Route 47 at Airport Road) Pastor Steven Heilman Church 815-942-2252 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:15 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday School and Adult Education Helmar Lutheran Church 11935 Lisbon Road, Newark, IL Pastor James Molstre Intern - Jon Langness Sunday - Worship 9 a.m.

2nd Friday of each month - Food Pantry 5-7 p.m.

4th Monday of each month - Food Pantry 3-5 p.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church 12760 Lee Rd (west of Hinckley) 815-286-3885 office@immanuel-hinckley.org Pastor Chris Navurskis 262-825-7501 Sunday School & Adult Bible Study 9:00am Worship Service 10:15 am Thanksgiving Eve Service 7:00pm on Wed. Nov 25th Immanuel Lutheran Church (ELCA) 10104 Immanuel Road, Yorkville, IL 60560 Pastor Michael Neel 630-553-5368 www.ImmanuelYorkville.org Sunday Service 9 am Contemporary Worship Service 9:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am Traditional Service Sunday Nov 29 First Sunday of Advent Wednesday Dec 2 5:30 pm Confirmatio class 6 pm Advent Service Living Heritage Lutheran Church Rev. James Barbey, Pastor 630-552-3926 Services at the Chapel of ­Turner-Eighner Funeral Home 3952 Turner Avenue Sunday Services: 9 a.m. Divine Service 10:15 a.m. Adult Study and Sunday School St. Olaf Lutheran Church 1233 Douglas Road, Montgomery 630-896-1311 stolafchurch@sbcglobal.net Pre-School 630-896-3004 Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Worship Service Fox River Lutheran Church 2785 E. U.S. Route 52, Sheridan Pastor Kevin Garner 815-695-9926 Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Sunday School all ages St. Luke’s Lutheran Church & School - LCMS 63 Fernwood Road, Montgomery Rev. Peter Hoffman, Sr. Pastor Robinette Flach, School Principal Church Office 630-892-9309 School Office 630-892-0310 stlcfamily.org Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Blended Worship Sunday, 8 a.m. Traditional Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Study 10:45 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Praise Band

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church 27 S. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora 630-897-6891 www.stmarksaurora.net Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Worship Service Sunday, 9 & 10:30 a.m. Worship Service and Sunday School (pre-K-5) Nursery available during all services.

www.our-saviors.com Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Worship Sunday, 8 a.m. Traditional Worship 9:30 a.m. Family Worship; Sunday School Events for the entire family: King’s Kids, grades K-3 Servants of Christ grades 4-6 Jr. High, Youth alive for Teens

Faith Lutheran Church ELCA 3000 Liberty St., Aurora 630-862-3500 Sunday 8 a.m. Traditional Worship 9:30 a.m. Blended Service KidWerks (Sunday School) 11 a.m. Praise Gathering

METHODIST

New Song Community Lutheran Church (LCMS) 2858 Hafenrichter Road, Aurora www.newsongchurch.net Pastor Jason Dail 630-499-0542 Office Hours Mon. and Wed. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tues. and Thurs. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday 10 a.m. Worship service Children’s message Nursery and Promiseland Kids offered at services Prayer team available after service Followers of Christ Lutheran Church (ELCA) 12357 248th Ave., Plainfield Pastor Ronald Voss 815-439-0700 • 630-554-4318 followersofchrist3@yahoo.com www.followersofchristelca.com Child care provided Sunday 9 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Christian Ed - all ages 12:30 p.m. Youth Group Monday, 4:30 p.m. Catechism 6:20 p.m. Youth Choir Tuesday, 7 p.m. Disciple Bible Study Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Practice Lisbon Bethlehem Church 108 E. Woodman St. (Lisbon) Newark, IL Rev. Larry Jacobsgaard, Pastor Ph. 815-736-6271 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday School Newark Lutheran Church (A.F.L.C.) 101 E. Liberty St., Newark Pastor: Luke Emerson Church: 815-695-5251 newarklutheran@hotmail.com www.newarklcaflc.org Service Sunday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 10:30 a.m.

Our Savior Lutheran Church 420 W. Downer Place, Aurora Ph. 630-897-5936 Pastor Jeff Mikyska www.oursavioraurora.org Saturday: 5 p.m. Krentz Chapel Sunday: 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship services 9:45-10:30 a.m. Christian Education First Lutheran Church 200 North Center Street Plano, IL 60545-1504 630-552-8263 Pastor: Bruce Booher September-May Worship Service schedule: Sunday 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Holy Communion every Sunday Sunday School and Adult Bible Study: 9:30 a.m.

A nursery is provided.

Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) 1022 North Main St., Sandwich Rev. Wayne Derber, Pastor 815-786-9308 www.wearesalemlutheran.org Sunday, 8 a.m. Traditional Worship 9 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 9:15 a.m. Christian Education hour 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 2465 W. Sandwich Road Corner of Pratt & W. Sandwich Road, Sandwich, IL 60548 Office 815-786-6406 Rev. David J. Kaul, Pastor

Wheatland Salem Church www.wheatlandsalem.org 630-904-1035 One church, two locations 1217 Wolf Road, Oswego Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Worship and Sunday School Tuesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. Youth Group 1852 W. 95th St., Naperville Sunday 8:30, 9:45 & 11 a.m. Worship 9:45 & 11 a.m. Sunday School Wednesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. Youth Group Ministries for all ages all week See website for all of the offerings Millington United Methodist 200 Orleans Street Millington, IL 60537 630-531-0239 cell 815-695-5378 church Pastor Kirk C. Scott Handicapped Accessible MillingtonUMConthefox.org Children’s Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m.

Sugar Grove United Methodist 176 Main St., Sugar Grove Pastor CheonEui Oh Office hours: 7 a.m.-Noon M, W, F 630-466-4501, www.sgumc.net, sugargroveumc@sbcglobal.net Sunday Services 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Worship at Main St. location. Sunday school from 9:15-10:15 a.m. for all ages Plattville United Methodist Located at Church Road & Plattville Road 13025 Church Road, Yorkville Pastor Terry McLaughlin 815-475-4128 Nov. 29 9:00 am Sunday School Classes 10:00 am Worship Service 11:00 am Charge Conference Bethany of Fox Valley United Methodist Church 2200 Ridge Avenue Rt. 34 & Ridge Ave, Aurora Rev. Sam Park, Pastor 630-851-8010 www.BethanyFoxValleyUMC.org Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Nursery Available Handicapped Accessible Sunday, 8 & 10:30 a.m. Worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School for all ages Millbrook United Methodist 8360 Fox River Dr., P. O. Box 50 Millbrook, IL 60536 Pastor Kent Svendsen 630-553-7568 Nursery available Handicapped accessible Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month Sunday, 9 a.m. Worship Service, 9 a.m. Sunday School Thursday, 4-6 p.m. Pastor office hours, 6 p.m. Choir, 7 p.m. Bible Study Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church 5 W. Washington St. Downtown Oswego Philip W. Sheets, Pastor 630-554-3269 www.goodshepherdoswego.org Office hours: Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

FRIDAY November 27 8:00a.m. – UM Men’s Group mtg - FH SUNDAY November 29 8:15a.m. – Traditional Worship Service 9:30a.m. – Christian Education Hour 10:30a.m. – Contemporary Worship Service

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PENTECOSTAL

11:45a.m. – Pastor’s Class Discussion Group 3:30p.m. - Youth Group MONDAY November 30 2:30p.m. – CAT mtg 7:00p.m. – Handbell practice TUESDAY December 1 12:00-1:30p.m. – Grace Meal – FH 7:00p.m. – UMW Unit mtg - FH 7:00p.m. – Jail Lesson Grading 7:00p.m. – Staff Parish mtg WEDNESDAY December 2 10:00a.m. – Bible Between the Bites-Panera 5:30p.m. – UMM KC Pantry Stocking 7:00p.m. – Celebration Sunday 7:00p.m. – Staff Parish mtg

Gospel Assembly Church 7090 Route 34, Oswego, IL Pastor: D.L. Dycus 630-554-2313 Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Worship Service Sunday, 1 p.m. Worship/Sunday School 5:30 p.m. Worship Service Thursday, 7 p.m. Worship Service

United Methodist Church of Plano 219 North Hale St. Plano, IL 60545 630-552-3700 Pastor Kent Svendsen website: www.umcplano.org godrilla@accessus.netoffice@ umcplano.org Handicapped Accessible Sun., November 29 (1st Sunday of Advent) 9:00am Sunday School 10:30am Worship Service 1:30pm Templo Sion Tues., December 1 9:00am Banner Making 6:30pm Templo Sion Trinity Church United Methodist 2500 Boomer Lane (corner of 47 & Cannonball Trail) Yorkville, 60560 • 630-553-7645 Pastor Michael Stoner www.trinityum.net Trinitychurchoffice@gmail.com Office hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-2 Sunday 8 a.m. 1st monthly Sunday Breakfast 9 a.m. Early Worship Service 9:10 a.m. following children message Children’s Sunday School 10 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 10:30 a.m. Late Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Youth and Adult Classes Nursery available for both services Wednesday 5:15 p.m. Chime Choir 6 p.m. Children’s choir 6:30 p.m. Adult choir Friday 6:30 a.m. Java The Warehouse Church 308 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora Pastor Randy Schoof 630-859-0600 www.warehousechurch.org Office hours: Tues-Fri 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Worship Service Sunday at 10 a.m.

Suydam United Methodist Church Suydam Road and Route 23 Pastor Daegyu Yim (Dave) August: Joint Service with LUMC at Leland UMC - 9 a.m.

Communion served 1st Sunday of each month.

PRESBYTERIAN Au Sable Grove Presbyterian Church (the country church) Pulpit Supply Rev. Betty Weidert Grove & Wheeler Roads 1 mile south of Route 126 Yorkville, IL 60560 630-554-3507 www.ausablegrovepresbyterian. com Sunday Worship Service 10:30 (Nursery) Youth Sunday School 10:30 (all Ages) Coffee Fellowship 11:30 to 12:30 Communion First Sunday of the Month Young Adults Group (age 18-35) called Friends in Service to Him (F.I.S.H.) Call for dates & place, 630-5537085 Oswego Presbyterian Church 1976 Route 25, Oswego, IL 60543 Ph: 630-554-8194, Fax: 630-554-0537 Conley A. Zomermaand, Interim Pastor Kimberly Hulen, Associate Pastor Sunday, November 29 8:30am Worship 9:45am Sunday School 11:00am Worship 3:30pm C.A.S.T. 5:00pm Senior High Youth Group Progressive Dinner Tuesday, December 1 10:00am Koinonia 1:30pm Staff Meeting 7:00pm Outrageous Puppeterian Crew 7:00pm Hand Bell Choir 7:00pm Worship & Music Committee Meeting Wednesday, December 2 4:30pm Newest Angels Choir 5:10pm Cherubs Choir 5:50pm CIDS Choirs 6:25pm Handbell Choir

7:00pm Missions Team Meeting 7:25pm Chancel Choir Thursday, December 3 10:30am Bible Study 11:45am ROMEOs to East China Inn 7:00pm Christian Education Committee Meeting Wheatland Presbyterian Church 11839 S. Heggs Road, Plainfield Two miles south of Wolf Crossing Road and Rt. 30 at the corner Heggs Road & 119th St. Rev. Jack Lilley 630-904-1140 Sunday 9 a.m. Faith Focus: Adult Bible Study, Spiritual Growth, Youth Activities 10 a.m. Worship w/nursery care Children’s Sunday School Genesis Community Church 1300 South Broadway Montgomery Pastor Jeffrey Barrett 630-896-7773 • Fax 630-859-3355 A Member of PC USA Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sun. School, all ages 10:40 a.m. Worship Service Wednesday 7 p.m. Prayer Service ROMAN CATHOLIC St. Mary Roman Catholic Church 901 N. Center Ave., Plano 630-552-3448 • Fax 630-552-3450 www.saintmaryplano.com Rev. Andy Davy, M.I.C. Pastor Deacon Eduardo Murillo Deacon Douglas Wells Deacon Santos Martinez Masses: Monday thru Saturday: 8 a.m.

Saturday, 4-4:45 p.m. Reconciliation 5 p.m. Vigil English Sunday, 8 & 10 a.m. Mass Noon, Spanish Mass Religious Education: 630-552-1505 Wednesday, 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Office hours: M-F 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Religious Education: 630-553-6671 Preschool-8th Grade Registration: 630-552-3345 Parish Summer Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

St. Peter Catholic Church 925 Sard Ave., Aurora Rev. Joachim Tyrtania, Pastor 630-896-6816 Saturday Mass: 4:30 p.m.

Confession/Adoration: 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

Sunday Mass: 7:30 and 9:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m. Spanish Monday Communion Service: 8:15 a.m.

Tuesday Mass: 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Mass: 8:15 a.m.

St. Anne Catholic Church 551 Boulder Hill Pass, Oswego 630-554-3331 • Fax 630-554-0530 Pastor: Rev. John J. Ouper Pastoral Associate: Sr. Margaret Anne Spagnola, OSM Deacons: David Brockman; Duane Wozek; James Perry Masses 8 a.m. Mon. Wed. Fri. 7 a.m. Tues. Thurs.

7 p.m. Wed. Sat. 3:30 p.m. Confessions Sat. 5 p.m. Mass Sun. 7:30, 9:15, & 11 a.m.

St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church 340 W. Arnold Road, Sandwich Rev. Gerard Christianson, Parochial Administrator Office: 815-786-9266 Mass Times: Monday, 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday 8:30 a.m.

Saturday Eve, 5 p.m.

Sunday Morning, 8 and 10 a.m.

Spanish Mass, noon OTHER SERVICES

St. Patrick Catholic Church 406 Walnut St., Yorkville 630-553-6671 • Fax: 630-553-2695 Info@StPatrickYorkville.org www.stpatrickyorkville.org Pastor: Rev. Matthew Lamoureux, M.I.C. Deacons: Donald Cyr, Dale Metcalf Mass schedule: Daily: Monday - Saturday 8 a.m.

Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m.

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Masses Confession Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.

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Sunday 9:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

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Cornerstone Church 17347 Pratt Road, Sandwich 815-786-6300 Pastor Paul Banister www.cornerstoneofsandwich.com Sunday 10 a.m. Worship for all ages Nursery: up to age 1 Toddler: 2 & 3 years of age Children’s Church: 4 to grade 3 Kids Zone: 4-6 grade Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Prayer driven worship J.A.M. Time (Jesus and Me) 6:30-8:30 p.m. (K-6th grade) every other Friday Student Ministries (Jr. High & HS) Events to be announced L.I.F.E. Groups held in Sandwich, Somonauk, Hinckley Times and locations can be found in the church bulletin, website or call the church Food Pantry 12:30 p.m.

Serving residents of Plano, Sandwich, Sheridan, Somonauk 1st and 3rd of each month

The United Church of Sandwich 512 Lions Road, Sandwich, IL 60548 815-786-9243 email address: ucssandwich@ frontier.com website: unitedchurchsandwich. org Thursday, Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m. Bible study Sun Nov 22 8:45 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Tues Nov 24 9 a.m. Newsletter Assembly 4:30-6 p.m. 4th Tuesday Community Free Fellowship Feast @ Federated Wed Nov 25 7 p.m. Community Thanksgiving Eve Worship @ UCS Community of Christ 304-320 S. Center, Plano 60545 Co-Pastors Miranda Campbell and Jim Wynkoop 630-552-8990 Sunday, 9:30-10:15 a.m. Sunday School/ Rogers Hall 10:30 a.m. Worship Service at Stone Church - Easter through December and Rogers Hall January to Easter.

Stone Church Tours: Call Donna at 815-695-5937 River’s Edge Fellowship Meeting at Oswego. Civic Ctr. 5 Ashlawn Ave, Boulder Hill Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Worship Service For information, call F. Johnson, 630-546-9859

Sandwich Church of the Nazarene 205 West College St.,Sandwich Pastor Mark Abbott Church 815-786-8230 Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School all ages 10:40 a.m.

Worship Service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Prayer Service Plano Fellowship Meeting at P.H. Miller School N. Lew St., Plano New families welcome Sunday, 10 a.m. Praise & Worship Family friendly Bible teachings Home Meetings during the week

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COUNTYWIDE 13 Plano Bible Church 1111 W South St., Plano Pastor: Ed Schoenberger Church office phone: 630-5528877 www.planobiblechurch.org Sunday 9 a.m. Christian Education Hour classes for all ages 10:15 Morning Worship Nursery available Wednesday - Youth Night 6:30 - 8:15 p.m. AWANA ages 3 - 6th grades 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. FYSH Youth Group for 7th thru 12th grades Jacob’s Well 222 Mitchell Drive, Plano Services at NCG Cinema 1505 N. Bridge St., Yorkville www.welcometothewell.com 630-695-1444 Sunday 9 a.m. Worship Adult: Contemporary Worship & relevant Bible teaching Children: SPLASH! Jr: Age 3-5 SPLASH! Kindergarten through 4th grade SPLASH! BABY: Staffed Nursery Throughout the week: VAPOR: Teens, high school and post high school meet evenings weekly.

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Illinois Farm Economics Summit scheduled in Dec. SHAW MEDIA Should cash rents be lowered? Will fertilizer and seed prices decline and provide some measure of relief? What do margins look like if grain prices recover to longer-term averages?

These and other questions will be addressed at this year’s Illinois Farm Economics Summit in December.

“The big story in Illinois agriculture in 2015 was the ‘margin squeeze’ faced by crop producers,” said U of I agricultural economist Scott Irwin. “This squeeze was brought on by continued declines in corn and soybean prices and costs of production that remained at historically high levels.

The key question going forward is how the crop sector will adjust to this new re-

ality.”

Speakers from the University of Illinois Extension farmdoc team will explore the farm profitability outlook and management challenges from several perspectives, including the 2015 outlook for prices, farm income prospects, land rents and valuation, long-term credit cycles, nutrient management, and the outlook for conventional bio-fuels.

Irwin said that the format for the meetings will be fast-paced and allow plenty of time for questions from the audience.

Sponsored by U of I Extension, the farm economics summit will be offered at five different locations during the month of December.

The dates and locations are as follows:

CHURCH BRIEFS Cookie and Candy Walk at UMC of Plano

The 20th annual Cookie and Candy Walk will be held in the downstairs dining room at the United Methodist Church of Plano (located on the corners of Clark and Hale streets) from 8:30 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12.

Select from a variety of your favorite cookies and candy for the Christmas season. Donations are $7 per pound and containers will be provided. Proceeds will be for children to go to summer camp.

A white elephant sale will be going on at the same

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Get your shopping done, select from your favorite cookies and candies, buy a gift or two, and enjoy the Christmas season.

For more information, call the church office at 630-552-3700 or Arlene at 630-552-7765.

Cookie sale to benefit Wounded Warriors Homemade Christmas cookies and candy will be available for sale from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ.

Cookies will be sold for

$8 per pound. Boxes will be available in which to place your cookies.

Handcrafted little Christmas trees will also be available in the Enchanted Forest.

Proceeds from the sale will go to the local Wounded Warriors of Kendall County.

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Tips offered on preventing wildlife damage in the yard Before we get to the consistent cold of winter, now would be good time to deal with potential future damage to our landscape plants.

This is one of those yard activities that will benefit the landscape next spring with more robust growth and less plant damage, and it is one I feel is important to address ever year about now.

Colder weather, frozen soil, fallen and windblown leaves and any accumulated snow will force rabbits to take shelter and begin to look for food anywhere they can. Once the ground is frozen, the wildlife will have fewer places to take shelter

DOWN THE GARDEN PATH Richard Hentschel or hide, and foraging for food will happen a lot closer to the winter home.

While the weather remains favorable, rabbits will feed on the diversity of plant material in the home landscape, lessening damage to any one plant.

They will feed on grass, clover and other lawn weeds as long as the ground is open or has very little snow cover. Once those choices

are gone, rabbits turn to young twigs and branches of plants, and then once that food source is exhausted, tender bark on thin barked trees. Examples would be fruit trees, crabapples and burning bush. Come spring, it is common to find young trees completely girdled by the rabbits, having eaten the bark all around the small trunks from the ground up several inches. On the smaller plants, rabbits can eat them down to the ground quickly if that is the sole source of food. Rabbits tend to find a place to live for the winter and move out from there locating food. Damage

is worse closer to their winter home than farther out in the yard.

Feeding damage can be prevented using chicken wire or a more specific type of fencing designed to keep the younger rabbits from getting into your plantings next spring. This fencing has wire at a much smaller spacing near the bottom so a baby rabbit cannot get through it. This is not so important in the winter, but is great for next spring when offspring are feeding. If possible, get the fencing in place before we have cold weather and work it down into the soil surface so later when

the ground does freeze it is locked in place. If you have a perennial bed, it is easier to fence out the entire bed than create individual structures for each plant. If protecting young trees, the fencing will need to be several inches larger than you may think.

The height will vary, just keep in mind a rabbit will walk up the snowdrift and feed higher on the tree so a typical roll of poultry fence may not be high enough if you know your yard drifts around your trees, so plan accordingly.

There are other materials that can be found at most garden centers that work

well too. Plastic wraps that spiral around the trunk work. You may need to use more than one to get up high enough on the trunk. There also are rolls of tree wrap that will prevent feeding and provide winter protection from the sun, especially on thin barked trees.

• Richard Hentschel is a Horticulture Extension Educator with University of Illinois Extension, serving DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties. Get more garden and yard updates with “This Week in the Idea Garden” videos on Facebook at facebook.com/extensiondkk.

Steps outlined for selecting the perfect tree this holiday season Selecting the “perfect” Christmas tree this holiday season is simply a matter of following a few steps, according to a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator.

“Picking out the perfect tree can be a fun, memory-filled family tradition,” said Ron Wolford, who offers the following tips to help select a fresh tree for the home and keep it looking its best.

Pick a spot in your home before heading out to buy it.

Pick a spot away from heat sources, such as TVs, fireplaces, radiators, heaters, and air vents. “A dried-out tree is a safety hazard,” he said.

Choose a tree that makes sense where it is to be displayed. If the tree is displayed in front of a large window, all four sides should look as good as possible. If the tree is against a wall, three good sides would be OK. A tree with two good sides would work in a corner.

Measure the height and width of the space where the tree will be placed.

“There is nothing worse than bringing a tree indoors only to find it’s too tall,” Wolford said. “Take a tape measure with you to

the farm. Trees always look smaller outdoors so measure to be sure and don’t forget to bring a cord to tie your tree to the car.”

If buying from a retail lot, Wolford recommends going during the day. “Choosing a tree in daylight is a much easier experience then trying to pick out a tree in a dimly lit lot,” he said. “Purchasing a tree from a Christmas tree farm ensures that you will have a fresh tree.

A fresh tree will have a healthy green appearance with few browning needles.

“Needles should be flexible and not fall off if you run a branch through your hand.

Raise the tree a few inches off the ground and drop it on the butt end. Very few green needles should drop off the tree. It is normal for a few inner brown needles to drop,” he added.

Make sure the handle or base of the tree is straight and long enough so it will fit easily into a tree stand after fresh cuts are made for water uptake. Store the tree in an unheated garage or some other area out of the wind if you are not putting it up right away, Wolford noted.

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Learning leadership skills 4​ -H officers test out their abilities while having fun SHAW MEDIA Kendall County 4-H members Zach Perkins of Millbrook, Julia Heidrich of Oswego and Julian Halsey of Yorkville got first place for their structure in the team-building challenge at the annual 4-H Officers Training in Yorkville last week.

Hosted by the Kendall County 4-H Federation, the training provides information on parliamentary procedure, club officer duties and leadership tips.

Plus, the youth participated in fun skill-building activities.

The seven life skills explored were: self-understanding, communication, learning to learn, making decisions, managing resources, getting along with others, and working with groups.

A dozen youth participated, representing 4-H Clubs across the county: Barn & Beyond, LaMenu Modelle, Millbrook Mighty Ones, Martin Family Club, Morris Family Club, and Stagecoach Trailblazers.

To learn more about 4-H Youth Development programs in Kendall County or to find a club near you, call 630-553-5823 or visit web.extension.illinois.edu/dkk.

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Anita Vitos of Yorkville (left), Lois Harris of Plano and Pat Handley of Yorkville helped plant hundreds of native seeds in water bottles as part of a winter sowing project.

Master Gardener Laura Spang of Batavia moves water bottles planted with seeds outside where they will be exposed to the elements.

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Kendall County 4-H members Zach Perkins of Millbrook, Julia Heidrich of Oswego and Julian Halsey of Yorkville show off their first-place structure from the team-building challenge at the annual 4-H Officers Training in Yorkville last week.

Master Gardeners Winter Workshops set in Fox Valley area sow before the snow Can register online for 3 possible events SHAW MEDIA Youth can create handmade gifts, treats or decorations, and parents can sneak out for holiday errands during three different 4-H Winter Workshops in December.

DuPage County 4-H will host an elf- and snowman-themed workshop for ages 5 to 11 on Saturday morning, Dec. 5, in Naperville. Kendall County

4-H Federation will host a five-hour, skill-building workshop, also on Dec. 5, but at the Yorkville location. It is open to youth ages 8 to 18. Finally, on Saturday morning, Dec. 12, the Kane County 4-H Ambassadors will lead projects designed for ages 5 to 7 in St. Charles.

“You do not need to be a 4-H member to take advantage of any of these fun opportunities,” said Deanna Roby, 4-H Youth Development Educator with University of Illinois Extension. “Each workshop is designed with different ages in mind, and all three allow youth to have a hands-

on experience. In addition, parents can take the time to address items on their weekly or holiday checklists.”

To register or for more information on locations, costs and projects, visit: web.extension.illinois.edu/dkk/4hwinterworkshop. Space is limited.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in any program, notify Deanna Roby at roby@ illinois.edu at least two weeks prior to the event. For more information on the 4-H program in your county, visit http://web.extension.illinois. edu/dkk.

4-H Robotics SPIN Club still taking sign-ups SHAW MEDIA Join Kendall County 4-H for a special interest (SPIN) club focused on robotics concepts and programming this school year. Led by qualified volunteers, this multi-month program will explore basic robotics design, programming, and principles.

“Open to youth in grades fifth to eighth, this SPIN club allows members to discover technology and engineering through a fun, hands-on experience,” said Jo Ann Britton, a 4-H Program Coordinator with University of Illinois Extension in Kendall County. “This program provides youth ownership of the project in all its stages, and the process promotes teamwork, communication and organizational skills.”

The team will begin by working with a Lego Mindstorm kit to understand the functions, and in January, the group will start to address a specified statewide 4-H challenge.

The team is encouraged to participate in both the tri-county 4-H Robotics Showcase in spring 2016 and the State 4-H Challenge on April 23, 2016.

Last year, the Kendall County 4-H SPIN Club “Fox Formers” team earned the Best Mechanical Design

SHAW MEDIA University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners of Kendall County planted hundreds of native seeds in water bottles as part of a winter sowing project led

by Master Gardener Laura Spang.

On Friday, Nov. 20, the volunteers planted six native, pollinator-promoting species: sweet Joe Pye weed, hoary vervain, compass plant, guara, royal catchfly and zig zag goldenrod.

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The 2015-16 SPIN Club will meet on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Old Second National Bank in Yorkville.

Space is limited, and registration is open through Dec. 2, or when the class meets capacity. There is a fee for new 4-H members. For details or to sign up, visit the Register Online

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If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, contact Britton at 630-5535823 or at jbritton@illinois.edu two weeks prior to the program.

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