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Park district to see savings Bond refinancing expected to reduce interest costs by $334,000 proved bond refinancing.

The park district board voted unanimously last week to proceed with the bond refinancing as recommended by their bond consultant, Eric Anderson of PiperJaffra.

By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com Oswegoland Park District officials expect to save $334,000 in interest costs over the next few years as a result of a recently ap-

According to information presented to the board, the agency should now save on bonds previously issued to purchase the Fox Bend Golf Course almost 10 years ago, as well as bonds issued more recently for the total renovation and enlargement of the Winrock swimming pool in the Boulder Hill subdivision.

Anderson said they said they will save nearly $334,000 in future interest costs by refinanc-

ing. The interest rate on the new bonds will be 2.10 percent or an all-inclusive rate with expenses of 2.38 percent. This will result in generating $1,334,010 for capital projects at closing, plus an estimated additional $21,300 in interest earnings from the escrow of the 2012 debt certificates that may also be used for capital projects.

See PARK DISTRICT, page 2

Majority of rebates won’t be claimed Only about a third of eligible residents applied to village

By JOHN ETHEREDGE jetheredge@shawmedia.com

Students from Bednarcik Junior High in Aurora stand in front of the large pile of toys collected at the school and School District 308’s four other junior high schools over the past several weeks. The students helped transport the toys to Oswego Fire Station No. 1 last Thursday.

Over 5,000 new toys for Christmas Photo by ERIC MILLER emiller@shawmedia.com

Needy children in the School District 308 community will receive Christmas gifts this year thanks to the efforts of the Oswego Fire Protection District, District 308 junior high schools, the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program, local businesses and the Oswego Optimist Club.

Over the past several weeks, thousands of new toys were donated at the school district’s five junior high schools by students, staff members and community residents.

Fire District Capt. John Cornish reported

that 5,176 toys were collected for this year’s drive, far surpassing the 4,300 collected last year.

This past Thursday, 10 students from each of the schools helped firefighters transport the toys from their schools to fire station No. 1 on Woolley Road in Oswego.

Firefighters then treated the students, their families and friends to breakfast at the station. Members of the Optimist Club are now distributing the toys to local children in need.

Many village of Montgomery residents have taken a pass on the village’s offer of a $45 check in the mail.

To help secure passage of a sales tax hike referendum in November of 2014, the village board pledged to rebate a portion of the additional revenues the tax increase is now generating directly to the village’s residential property owners.

The deadline for village residents to file an application form with the village to receive the rebate was Dec. 15. But, according to information provided by the village only about 2,000 of an estimated 6,000 eligible residential property owners filed applications.

The village will mail rebate checks to those residents who completed the forms next spring.

This fall the village included information about the rebates in water bills sent to residents, mentioned it on the village’s Facebook page and also posted a rebate application form on the village’s website.

Information concerning the Dec. 15 rebate application deadline was also featured in the village’s newsletter.

Village President Matt Brolley said he spoke to several village residents who told him they did not want to claim their rebate.

“They said, “Keep the $45, just fix my road,” he said.

“I understand both sides of it,” Brolley continued, “So there are probably a percentage of people

See REBATES, page 2

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Money will help pay off pool project • PARK DISTRICT

Continued from page 1 Anderson said the district will be able to retire a debt of almost $800,000 from the 2012 debt certificates issued for the Winrock Pool project.

He said the bonds will be callable on Jan. 1, 2023, which means the district has the right to pay them off early to save interest.

Anderson said they plan to close on the refinancing on Dec. 30. Funds will come to the district at that time and they will call in for redemption of the 2006 bonds to be paid off on Feb. 2, 2016.

He said that during the levy years of 2019, 2020 and 2021, the district will be able to issue about $1.8 million in new bonds as the Winrock pool project balance is reduced.

This will allow the district to plan its capital projects on a three-year basis through 2026, when the Winrock and Fox Bend bonds are paid off, he said.

For the past several years the district had planned its capital project on a threeyear basis.

Starting in 2027 if no additional bonds are issued the district will have $1,338,104 available each year for capital projects, Anderson said.

Trustee Bob Mattingly said the district officials appreciated Anderson’s work.

“You saved us a lot of money. This was a good time for a low interest rate,” Mattingly said.

Leftover funds go to roads AP says • REBATES

Continued from page 1 who know about it [the rebates], but don’t care and then there is percentage who may have forgotten to mail their applications in.”

Brolley said he was one of those residents who chose not to claim the rebate.

“I wanted to see it go to our street program,” he said.

Brolley confirmed the village had budgeted about $300,000 in sales tax revenues to cover the expense of sending out the rebates next spring. But since nearly two-thirds of the property owners did not claim the rebates, the village’s actual expense will be about $100,000.

The remaining $200,000 that was previously budgeted for the rebates will be put back into the village’s road improvement program. “[By law] we can’t do anything else with those funds,” Brolley said.

In approving the rebate program early last year as part of the referendum, the board agreed to send out the rebates annually for at least the next five years.

Once word spreads in the community about the availability of the rebates, Brolley said he expects more residents will fill out applications next year and in subsequent years.

He said the village will continue to require residents to fill out the applica-

tion forms annually to ensure that residents are indeed property owners and pay taxes in the village.

“We want to make sure that the person getting the rebate is the one actually paying the taxes,” he said.

Passage of the referendum served to increase the total sales tax rate in stores in the Kendall County portion of the village from 7.25 percent to 8.25 percent and in the Kane County portion of the village from 7 percent to 8 percent.

Prior to the referendum, village officials estimated the tax hike would add $1 dollar to every $100 in taxable items purchased by anyone who shops in local stores, including those who live outside the village but shop in local stores and drive on local roads. The tax increase does not apply to the purchase of groceries, drugs, medical appliances or vehicles.

The board approved the $45 tax rebates to help village residents recover a significant portion of the additional amount they now pay in sales taxes.

Prior to the passage of the referendum, the village’s engineering consultants had advised the board the village will require an additional $1.8 million to $2.3 million annually to maintain local streets in the years ahead. The number of streets requiring maintenance in the village has increased dramatically since 2000 due to the development of several new subdivisions on the village’s far west side.

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A hiker crosses a frozen creek during a previous Kendall County New Year’s Day Hike. This year’s hike is set for 10:30 a.m. Jan. 1 at Lyon Farm, on Route 71 near Yorkville.

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The annual Kendall County New Year’s Day hike will be held at Lyon Farm on Route 71 near Yorkville on Friday, Jan. 1, at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to join this free event.

Participants should meet in the parking lot. The hike will last for 90 minutes to two hours.

Be prepared to learn about and look for wild life, edible plants and identification of native plants. Dress appropriately for the weather and for hiking.

Admission is three cans of soup. One can is for the soup pot for lunch and the other two cans will be for the Kendall County Food Pantry.

For further information, call Al Birdwell at 630-553-9096.

Hastert has had stroke SHAW MEDIA

Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Plano, has been hospitalized since suffering a stroke last month, the Associate Press reported last Thursday.

Hastert’s attorney, Tom Green, told the AP the former congressman has been treated for sepsis and had two back surgeries while in the Dennis hospital.

Hastert “We are very hopeful that Mr. Hastert will be released from the hospital in the early part of the new year,” Green told the AP, adding, “The family very much desires that during Mr. Hastert’s continued hospitalization his privacy will be respected.”

Hastert, who represented the 14th Congressional District, was charged with lying to the FBI and paying someone $3.5 million to hide claims of past misconduct, which the AP and others reported included claims of sexual misconduct.

In late October, Hastert plead guilty to evading banking laws in a hush-money scheme. He agreed to a deal that recommends he serve no more than six months in prison. The deal would allow Hastert to avert a trial in the case.

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Animal cruelty charges are filed Police say Plano resident was not taking care of pigs SHAW MEDIA A Plano resident is facing charges of cruelty to animals in connection with the treatment of six pot-bellied pigs, Kendall County Court documents said.

According to reports, Kim Zentmyer, of the 15000 block of Miller Road, was charged Sept. 25 with 12 misdemeanor counts. No age was listed for Zentmyer.

The counts charge cruel treatment to animals and violation of owner’s duties.

Those duties include providing sufficient food and water, adequate shelter and protection from weather and veterinary care when needed, reports said.

The Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed a petition to have the owner permanently forfeit the pigs.

The state’s attorney’s filing claims that three of the pigs were about six weeks old and underweight. They were kept in a cage outdoors with no sign of shelter, food or water, the documents said.

On Sept. 14, an official with the Illinois Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Welfare visited the property and the three baby pigs were seized. Two other pot-bellied pigs in the cages were deceased, the court records said. One adult male pig was seized. He was kept outdoors with no sign of shelter, food and water. The adult pig’s cage was covered in urine and feces, the documents said.

Court documents said that the three baby pigs are in the custody of animal control and the adult pot-bellied pig is in the custody of the Hooved Animal Humane Society.

A hearing on the matter was scheduled for Dec. 23.

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D-308 gets dual language update Task force of parents, educators makes several recommendations

By NATALIE STEVENS news@kendallcountynow.com School District 308 Board of Education members heard an update from the district’s English Learners Task Force regarding recommended changes to the district’s dual language program during a meeting last week.

The board voted to reinstate the district’s dual language program following the April board election.

Previously, district administrators had recommended it be eliminated after an audit showed native Spanish speakers in the program were not on par with their English counterparts.

The task force has just over 20 members and includes building and district administrators, teachers, parents and board members.

Dr. John Sparlin, associate superintendent for administrative services, said the task force split into subcommittees to focus on English Learners family and community outreach, development for English Learners teachers, program structure and costs, and expansion.

Under the family subcommittee, Sparlin said the task force recommended re-establishing the sibling rule for kindergarten and first grade with the expansion of

to a 50/50 ratio by the end of third grade.

“Doesn’t taking us back to the 80/20 get us in the same hole we have now with the younger grades?” asked board member Danielle Paul, noting the lower the program.

The task force also suggested scores in academic performance having a full-time Spanish trans- among dual language students lator in the district, which Sparlin that the previous audit showed.

Director of English Learners said that the district is “already spending money” on translation Theresa Ulrich said that the dual services, and to have consistent language program model supports communication in both English various rations, but the factor and Spanish at building and dis- with the greatest impact on how students perform is the “impletrict levels.

For future locations of the mentation of the program.”

Board member Mike McDowell dual language program, Sparlin said that regardless said the task force of the ratio implanrecommended “We will be tation, the program schools where the constantly aware would succeed “as native-Spanish popas we have the ulations are “conof how students long right resources and centrated” and that are performing so structure.” additional sections for concerns of the program be students do not fall o vBut er academic created based on the progress, Ulrich number of incoming behind.” said there would English Learner stube a framework for Theresa Ulrich dents.

R e g a r d i n g t h e Director of English Learners “ b e n c h - m a r k i n g student progress,” classroom composifor District 308 which is something tion of dual language classes, the task force recommend- that was lacking in the earlier ed a 50/50 split of native-Spanish dual language program, she said. to native-English speakers, with “We will be constantly aware of no more than two-thirds composi- how students are performing so tion of either language should an students do not fall behind.”

The timeline for expansion even split not be attainable.

For classroom learning, begin- that the task force suggested offers ning in kindergarten dual lan- for all 2016-2017 English Learner guage learners will be taught at an students entering the district that 80/20 ratio of Spanish to English are eligible for transitional bilinlanguage allocation and will move gual education the option of dual

language and to continue to offer programs for those not interested in dual language.

They also suggested allowing English Learner students who move into the district after the start of the school year to be placed in dual language classrooms and to further expand kindergarten and first-grade dual language programs based on the number of qualifying English Learner ­students.

The expansion does come with an additional cost. Sparlin said with there will be a cost with the recommendation to adapt from the current 50/50 text adoption for kindergarten through second grade to the 80/20 model and there will also be an increase of two to three full time equivalent teachers within the first three years of the dual language expansion.

Board president Matt Bauman said he knows of a number of parents who are interested in other language options throughout the district and asked for a timeline regarding possible consideration.

“I suggest we fix this first,” McDowell said of the Spanish dual language program.

Superintendent Dr. Matthew Wendt said he felt it would be at least until the start of the next school year before those conversations could happen and said if it ranked high on the board’s priority list for next year it could definitely be looked at.

But for right now, Wendt said, “We need to do this initiative right.”

Advisory committee applicants sought D-308 parents, residents can weigh in on finance, legislative issues LEDGER–SENTINEL The School District 308 Board of Education is seeking new members for its Finance and Operations and Legislative Advisory Committees established to help determine the future direction of the district.

Each committee includes residents, parents and employees of School District 308. They evaluate current operations and develop recommendations for future improvements.

The committee meetings generally take place on a monthly basis in the early evening for approximately two hours. All committee meetings are open to the public.

“The board advisory commit-

tees offer a wonderful way for the district to collaborate with members of the public, and to ensure that District 308 residents and taxpayers are heard,” Superintendent Dr. Matthew Wendt said.

“We have an opportunity to work together and offer recommendations to the Board of Education that can positively impact the school system.”

Ideal committee members are individuals with knowledge and/ or experience in the committee area for which they apply.

Although the advisory committee may suggest recommendations for the superintendent to bring before the board, the board will not be bound by them.

Individuals interested in serv-

ing on either of these advisory committees are asked to review the charge of each committee listed and then complete the information form and submit it to the district office.

The Finance and Operations Advisory Committee will consider district finances, operations, and business practices.

The Legislative Advisory Committee will work together as advocates for the district to discuss significant legislative issues related to education and provide input on those initiatives. This information will be presented to the Board of Education in an effort to establish open and consistent communication between the local, state and national elected officials.

Township last week.

The sheriff’s office reported that it appears all of the burglaries took place during the overnight hours of Dec. 14 and 15.

Cash and miscellaneous household items were reported stolen.

All of the vehicles that were entered were unlocked at the time of the burglaries, according to the sheriff’s office.

The sheriff’s office is actively investigating the burglaries and is asking that anyone with informa-

Information forms for the committees must be received by Jan. 11. The forms will then be forwarded to the superintendent of schools, who will assist in making final committee selections and recommendations to the Board of Education.

Information forms are available online at sd308.org or at the District 308 Administrative Center, 4175 Route 71, in Oswego.

“The board advisory committees offer our parents, staff and community members the opportunity to take ownership in creating a world-class educational system,” says Board of Education President Matt Bauman. “On behalf of the Board of Education, I would like to thank our advisory committee volunteers and let them know that their efforts to improve District 308 are greatly appreciated.”

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Thursday, December 24, 2015 Ledger-Sentinel • Page 4

Generations of family Christmas traditions Every few years, I like to rerun a Christmas column that first appeared in these pages almost three decades ago. In yet another Christmas season of social and economic turmoil, it’s time to dust it off once again as a reminder of how we used to live our lives:

Q: When you were a little girl, what did you get for Christmas?

A: Well, dear me, we didn’t get

much! When my grandpa was alive yet, we always had a Christmas tree.

That’s all I can tell you. Santa Claus used to come, but he never brought us much – a doll once in a while, maybe.

Q: Do you remember what your Christmas tree looked like?

A: Ya, it was real nice. I think we had candles on it. And we used to string popcorn.

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REFLECTIONS Roger Matile Q: Did you get any fruit or nuts or anything special?

A: Well, we’d set a cookie [baking]

I doubt anyone would deny the cel- sheet down – Mother and Father had ebration of Christmas has drastically the big ones – and there they’d put changed over the years. our nuts or whatever candy we got, In recent years, Christmas and an orange probably, or an apple. decorations have been coming out We’d put the cookie sheets on the immediately after Halloween, and by floor in a row. The oldest child got Thanksgiving we’re bombarded with the one next to Mother and Father demands that we buy this or that gift. and so on down. There were eight Unfortunately, I suspect some of children – each cookie sheet got a my ancestors might be responsible little smaller, you see, so we knew for this holiday excess. Soon after the which one belonged to us.

Pilgrims arrived, they outlawed the Q: You didn’t hang up stockings? celebration of Christmas.

A: No, just the cookie sheets. We’d It took a couple hundred years for set them on the floor. We didn’t have the country to get back in the swing as much furniture as we do now. of things again. Not until large numI remember our living room had bers of German Protestants immiingrain carpeting and under that we grated to North America in the early had straw, if you can imagine that!

1700s did the celebration of ChristAnd by spring when you’d housemas get a celebratory clean, that straw was shot in the arm. nothing but dust.

During the past 100 Along with a numQ: You said you got ber of traditions and oranges.... years, Christmas foods, without which A: Ya, one orange. has undergone the our life would be We never got oranges bleak in the extreme greatest change in the through the year, but (imagine, if you dare, at Christmastime, celebration’s long history, there we had an existence without sauerkraut and orange. as commercialization bratwurst), this GerQ: What about man wave brought presents? has run amok.

Christmas trees (a A: Well, after colorful remnant of grandpa was gone their pagan past) and (John Lantz died in all manner of festive cookies and pas- 1899 when Mabel was 11 years old), tries to celebrate the season. In fact, we didn’t have no Christmas tree Christmas as we now know it pretty then. I remember one Christmas much came with that and subsequent when we had just gotten a new buggy waves of German immigrants.

– well, we called it a carriage, you During the past 100 years, Christknow. The night before Christmas, mas has undergone the greatest they must have taken a board and change in the celebration’s long run it down the siding of the house. history, as commercialization has What a racket it made! run amok.

We got under the covers because More than 30 years ago, I interwe thought old Santa Claus was viewed my grandmother, then aged coming. We weren’t supposed to see 88, and my mother, then aged 67, him, you know. Then in the morning about how Christmas was celebratthere lay the harness, a new double ed when they were young Gerharness. That was our Christmas man-Americans. My grandmother’s that year.

Pennsylvania Dutch relatives Q: Did you ever go to anyone’s house immigrated from Germany to the for Christmas dinner?

Keystone State in about 1750 and A: No, I don’t think that we ever then, a century later, came west to had what we call a Christmas dinner Illinois in 1850. nowadays.

Grandmother died in 1979 followQ: Did you ever have sleigh rides or ing a long, hard and extremely happy anything like that? life. My mother followed her in 1987 A: Well, that was the only way you after a knock-down, drag out battle could go in the winter time! We’d (the only kind she knew how to fight) drive right through the fields you with Lou Gehrig’s disease. know.

Here are their stories, in their own (Pennsylvania Dutch flavored) Mother’s story... words: Q: Was Christmas any different

Grandmother’s story...

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when you lived in Aurora than when you moved to the farm in 1920?

A: Ya, it was different! When we

lived in Aurora, there was evidently some money and when we moved to the farm there wasn’t any. When we lived in Aurora, Mother and us kids went to church [old St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on Jackson Street] every Christmas Eve, and when we came home, Dad would have the Christmas tree up.

We had candles on it, and they would be lit, but Dad would be very careful. We would go to everybody’s house to see their Christmas trees.

Photos provided by Roger Matile

Mabel Lantz Holzhueter recalled that sleigh rides were the only way to get around during the wintertime when she was a young girl.

Sylvia Holzhueter Matile recalled that life and Christmas were different when she and her family moved from Aurora to their farm in 1920.

Q: Everybody in the neighborhood?

A: To the relatives, my great aunts and uncles. And then when we moved out to the farm, we always had a Christmas tree, we always had nuts and candy and fruit. I always got a new dress so I could speak my piece at [the Christmas program at] church. We always had a Christmas program at school. We worked for weeks and weeks. We would march and sing and give a play – everything had to be perfect!

Q: Did you send or receive Christmas cards back then?

A: We didn’t have money to spend on things like that – we went to visit the people. Things were different then.

As we prepare to celebrate Christmas, it may be instructive to recall that economic hard times have happened before, but also that family traditions will survive them, and will prosper. From my family to yours, and whatever your traditions may be, have a happy, satisfying holiday season.

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Kendall County residents have come through again. A few weeks ago we published a lengthy list of the many charitable programs underway in the county during the Christmas holiday season.

As in past years, county residents responded in a big way to many of the calls for help.

A few examples: Over the past few weeks School District 308’s five junior high schools have been a collection point for donations to the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program. Last Thursday a large group of District 308 junior high school students helped Oswego Fire Protection District Firefighters transport thousands of new toys and many bicycles that had been dropped off at the schools to the fire district’s Station No. 1 in Oswego. From the fire station, U.S. Marine Corps personnel and Oswego Optimist Club members will now distribute the toys and bikes to children in need in our community, just in time for Christmas.

Also in Oswego, School District 308’s Transportation Department in conjunction with the Oswego Transportation Association collected winter accessories including hats, scarves and gloves for children in need at the district’s Brokaw Early Learning Center.

Meanwhile in Yorkville, the Yorkville Junior Women’s Club once again collected gifts for about 1,100 children from 420 local families. The club received more than 5,000 gifts from Kendall County schools, churches businesses and residents. Dozens of people also helped club members organize the gifts for delivery, including the Yorkville High School cross country teams, Foxes 18U softball squad and many others. For more than 20 years the club has provided thousands of gifts for needy Kendall County children through the program.

In Plano, the Plano Chamber of Commerce collected food donations at its office, which were distributed to local families and to residents at the Countryside and Deer Run senior citizen homes. The chamber also accepted monetary donations to defray the cost of food purchases.

Again, these are just a few examples of the effort made by so many caring area residents over the past few weeks to help those who are having a difficult time this holiday season.

Unfortunately, the need to help others will continue, long after the holiday season ends. We remind our readers that the Kendall County Food Pantry, located at 208 Beaver Street in Yorkville, welcomes donations of non-perishable food items throughout the year. Also, the Kendall County Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) program always welcomes donations of personal items such as toothbrushes, antiperspirant and bar soap. PADS also invites monetary donations to help the non-profit agency cover its general operating expenses. More information on the PADS program and donating can be found at kendallcountypads.org.

Also time to focus on safe driving As you hurry to complete your Christmas shopping and get to those holiday parties, please take extra care while driving. Based on the police reports we’ve seen over the past year, 2015 has been a pretty typical year for motor vehicle crashes in Kendall County.

Unfortunately, however, we’ve reported on two fatal accidents – one in Oswego and the other in Yorkville – over the past two weeks. We certainly don’t want to have to report any more. So please use extra caution while driving this holiday season. Put down that cell phone and certainly don’t even think about texting. Focus on the task at hand: arriving safely to your destination.

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FORUM Aware of history?

To the Editor: I’ve noticed that every bill whose title included the words “omnibus,” “comprehensive” or “gang of” was loaded with dreadful provisions that greatly damaged any beneficial portions of each bill.

In addition, the expression “gang of” has an interesting origin. In 1976, as Mao Zedong lay dying, his soon-to-be widow and three senior army officers plotted a coup to seize power in the Peoples Republic of China before he died.

Deng Xiao-Ping learned of the plot and had them arrested. In announcing their arrest and their plot, Deng labeled them, “The Gang of Four.” I wonder how many of our Senators are aware of this historical footnote and, if they are aware of it, why would they ever want to use that expression to describe themselves?

Mike Becker Montgomery

Fun was had by all at Reindeer Run

To the Editor: 60-degree weather at Ellis House and Equestrian Center’s seventh annual Reindeer Run was a first. Runners came across the finish line in T-shirts and shorts, accompanied with a smile and greeted with a high five. One energetic runner even slid across the finish line through the mud to celebrate his victory. All the participants are winners but the overall first place female trophy goes to 16 year-old Emily Ellis with a time of 21:43 and overall first place male trophy goes to 16 year-old Jack Sullivan with a time of 17:57. Emily and Jack along with all the athletes deserve a round of applause.

Race results can be found at kompusport.com.

Fun was had by all and many thanks to our sponsors whose contributions make this event possible. Oswego Cleaners, Riemenschneider Electric, Inc., First Community Financial Bank, Dean J. Kleronomos, Attorney at Law, Panera Bread, Jewel-Osco (Oswego), New Balance, Limelight Music Service, APP Print, Nail Care of Plainfield, C.W. Avery Family YMCA, Oswego Family YMCA, Blue Peak Tents, Inc., Kendall Plumbing and Heating, and Georgene Jarecki.

If you have any comments or questions regarding this event or other programs offered at Ellis House and Equestrian Center please contact us at 815-475-4035 or ellishec.com.

Ellis House staff and volunteers would like to wish all of our supporters a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year.

Tina Villarreal

Ellis House Event Coordinator Minooka

Atheists and agnostics

To the Editor: Atheists and agnostics often like to use Thomas Jefferson’s 1832 words to John Adams “The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus…will be classed with the fable…” as “evidence” that the Founders and Framers either believed in some sort of fabled nature God or didn’t believe in God at all. They neglect Jefferson’s 1801 kind and respectable response to the Danbury Baptist Association in which Jefferson respectfully wrote and closed with “Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’ thus building a wall of separation between Church and State. ... I reciprocate your kind prayers for the protection and blessing of the common father and creator of man, and tender you for yourselves and your religious association, assurances of my high respect and esteem.” ~ Thomas Jefferson. Atheists love to quote the “separation between Church and State” and conveniently leave out the “…or prohibiting the

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free exercise thereof…”

The atheists and agnostics long having deceived the public about Jefferson’s full position on the separation of church and state, I now reciprocate with Jefferson’s latter part of the letter and inform the new generations of our U.S. government’s NASA Apollo 8 lunar mission. Apollo 8 was the first lunar mission in which humans would go and orbit the moon.

No such feat had ever been done and it was a tense moment as all radio communication was cut off as the lunar module went around the dark side never knowing if they would emerge.

As they emerged from their first orbit the crew delivered the following Christmas message; “We are now approaching lunar sunrise, and for all the people back on Earth, the crew of Apollo 8 has a message that we would like to send to you. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. ‘And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.

And the evening and the morning were the first day… And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas – and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth.” As NASA has acknowledged the existence of God and Christmas I now say, Merry Christmas – and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth.

Jesus Alaniz Yorkville

Time to be thankful

To the Editor: While we enjoy the season of hope and comfort we were told to snap out of it by the GOP candidates on stage this past week. If your thoughts were of joining hands with your fellow man, make sure they were not thinking of harming you. During the debate the theme was terrorism, fear and Islamic fundamentalism. Every candidate stated they would protect America, unlike that guy currently sitting in the White House. A current poll was taken showing under 50 percent of respondents were afraid of terrorist attacks. That number jumped to over 64 percent among Republicans. But not the terrorism perpetrated on a Planned Parenthood center or at the Charleston Church but by the attack in San Bernardino. Those radical Islamic terrorists with guns.

The candidates mentioned how they would defeat ISIS, including carpet bombing that might kill radical Islamic children. That should give a bump in the polls for that candidate.

Even after the world leaders in Paris agreed that uncontrolled damage to the environment by way of increased carbon levels is one of our highest priorities, the GOP candidates were fixated on religious Armageddon.

In the late 1930s we shut our eyes and did

as well.

Thank you to the families who joined us on our magical adventure. We hope Hallie gets her unicorn and Owen gets his terrain twister.

More importantly, the Oswegoland Park District hopes all of you have a happy and healthy New Year.

Kristie Vest

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Wishing a blessed new year

To the Editor: Last week David R. Edelman began his Forum letter by stating that my letter of Dec. 7 was deeply troubling and very incorrect. He stated, “We now have un-American statements from Donald Trump in banning people based on their religion and Mr. Hoffer suggesting that we profile people in our community based on their religion and daily actions as a test.”

That assertion of what I said is completely false.

What I stated in my letter was: “It is time not discriminate between our enemy and the to put political correct nonsense to bed and bevictims of our enemy. We shut our doors to gin to act logically. Profiling is not wrong when fleeing Jews and then isolated and confined the a particular type of person or people commit Japanese. If you substitute those groups with multiple violent acts. We are at war with Syrians and Muslims, then we have learned radical Islamic terrorism.”

I pointed out that nothing from history. Just this week at a local the San Bernardino 14 killings might have been area college, a Christian professor wanted to prevented had the terrorist neighbor reported show support for Muslims and said we all pray suspicious events but did not for fear of being to the same God. Unfortunately this fundamenlabeled for profiling. talist Christian College feels that is not true and It is offensive that David Edelman infers I am suspended the professor for misunderstanding un-American and that I suggest profiling based the Christian faith. We do not pray to the same simply on religion.

I am also offended that God as Muslims, even though fellow teachers without basis he links me to Donald Trump’s at the same school are showing her support. banning the immigration of Muslims; however, It’s sad that we divide ourselves by saying my I do support banning immigration until our govGod is very different than your God instead of ernment can assure terrorists are not admitted. just bowing your head and being thankful for Edelman stated he had not seen such awful what you have. words written until after November 2008 (Obama’s election). The majority of my letter Ed Washak Ledger-Sentinel dealt with the incompetence of the current Yorkville administration. From his previous letters, I know Edelman is a liberal. His false accusa2,000 trips to North Pole tions exemplifies recommendations from Saul To the Editor: For the 11th year in a row, trolley trains pulled Alinsky’s, “Rules for Radicals,” where it recommends, say whatever it takes and ridicule those out of Santa Station on the Oswegoland Park who disagree with you to gain the advantage.

District’s Oswego Holiday Express. Nearly I did not know Edelman was Jewish until he 2,000 people visited the North Pole on a wet, stated it in his letter and further stated he has but warm weekend. never experienced anti-Semitism; therefore, While we won’t remember this year for its he should understand that people are not sledding, the special event staff will recall the profiled on religion in our country, except when smiles at our snow bubbles, the big eyes that a radical religious group harms and kills people got bigger at the lights of the North Pole, and the hot cocoa mustaches. Santa was delighted of other religions. He should be especially concerned that the Muslim regime in Iran has by his many requests and Mrs. Claus received vowed to eradicate Israel from the face of the countless hugs … and even a kiss. earth demonstrating the hatred that radical Our heartfelt thanks are sent to The Village Muslims have specifically for Jewish people.

Grind for providing coffee, cocoa, and smiles Edelman related that on a tour of Bethlehem, on a wet weekend. We also appreciated the which he described as the birthplace of an support of the Holiday Inn Express Oswego, where all the best reindeer have their handlers iconic spiritual leader without naming him, said stay. It was terrific having Joe’s Brick Shop and • Continued on page 6 Premier Printing involved in our holiday project

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State Representative Stephanie A. Kifowit, D-Oswego 84th District

State Representative Keith Wheeler R-Oswego 50th District

Office: 1677 Montgomery Road, Suite 116 Aurora, IL 60504 Phone: 630-585-1308 Email: Stephanie.kifowit@att.net Website: ildistrict84.com

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6 FORUM & NEWS • Thursday, December 24, 2015 • Ledger-Sentinel / KendallCountyNow.com

Oswego hits ‘snag’ on water main update

The water main relocation project on Route 34 and Orchard Road in Oswego is nearing completion, but will take a little longer than planned to finish.

Public Works Director Jennifer Hughes explained to the board Dec. 15 that contractors on the project recently ran into a “little snag” with some of the parts.

“We needed to add some valves

Oswego holiday hours Village of Oswego offices will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24, Friday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Jan. 1, in observance of the holiday season.

Please contact the Village Hall at 630-554-3618 for more information. Village Hall is located at 100 Parkers Mill. the Route 34 widening project.

In October the village awarded a contract totaling $132,779 to H. Linden & Sons Sewer and Water Inc. to move the water main. The firm’s bid came in well below the $200,000 the village had budgeted

the Arab Christian tour guide explained we are all God’s children and should respect each other regardless of differences. I agree with the tour guide but even though we are all God’s children, not all worship the same God. The person described as that iconic spiritual leader is Jesus Christ and it was his followers, Christians, who founded our country for freedom of religion. Our founders gave us the Constitution which provides our freedom and made America the shining example to the world. In Muslim dominated countries there is no freedom of religion. We must protect our freedom of religion; those who would do harm must be identified; and the largest current threat is from radical Islamic terrorism.

Wishing all a blessed new year.

Leland H. Hoffer Oswego

Where are the atheists?

To the Editor: I must congratulate Ed Washak for his exquisite timing of his letter of Nov. 26 where he goes to such pains to rebuke conservatives for their stance against further immigration of middle-easterners. His defense of this situation just one week before two of them shoot up a Christmas party and kill 14 people is just precious.

This horror has popped a couple of new questions into my head. First, where are the atheists when it comes to Islam? They seem to be all over any occurrence of the Ten Commandments or a Nativity scene showing up.

A report said that Syed Farook was allowed great religious latitude for daily prayers and travel while working for a government agency. Where have all the atheists gone?

Another question is what are employers

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for the project.

The village also hired GRAEF Engineering in an amount to not exceed $22,000 for the construction services associated with the project.

The village could not start the project sooner since NICOR first needed to install about 4,300 feet of new gas main in the same area.

That work started in mid-September and took approximately four weeks to complete.

Work began in November with an expected completion date of Dec. 18. Hughes said they will aim to now wrap up the water main project by mid-January, which will still be well ahead of IDOT’s construction schedule for Route 34 that is slated for next spring.

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and piping that wasn’t originally planned for,” Hughes explained.

The water will also need to be temporarily shut down at some point soon, which will affect the Jewel-Osco and the Edward Healthcare Center, Hughes said. She said village staff have been in communication with both to arrange dates.

Construction began in October.

The project was deemed necessary by the Illinois Department of Transportation, which plans to begin work next year on the widening of Route 34 to four lanes between Orchard Road and Route 47 in Yorkville. The village is moving an approximate 750-foot section of water main to make way for a storm sewer that will be installed by contractors for IDOT as part of

all over the country going to do now? Syed was described as “quiet,” “friendly,” and “all-American.” He worked there for five years without any apparent problems and was known as a devout Muslim. He takes a trip to the middle-east, returns with a wife, and perpetrates a mass murder of his fellow workers a year later in the name of Jihad.

What strength is there to Islam – a religion of peace – that a quiet, friendly, American-born, young Muslim can, so easily and viciously, be turned to the dark side? Are employers across this country looking nervously at any quiet, friendly, devout Muslims that are working for them?

Ed, in your need to trash conservatives, you point out that Timothy McVeigh was a registered Republican. You should have also done something like point out that the KKK was formed by Democrats just to balance what, otherwise, comes across as an attempt at a blanket smear of Republicans. It was, probably, an unintended lapse on your part.

You also point out that he was a member of the NRA without bothering to quote a further clarification of that status from the book “American Terrorist” by journalists Dan Herbeck and Lou Michel, to wit: “He also quit the NRA, viewing its stance on gun rights as too weak.” McVeigh was a lunatic and the NRA was not down to his standards.

Ed, in your curious way of presenting a twisted and one-sided view of things, you have given me the opportunity to, once again, indicate that conservative organizations are not made up of the psychotics you hope them to be. Go listen to what Obama and Loretta Lynch have to say about this latest incident, and you will know where the center of delusion in this country abides.

Charles Christensen Oswego

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LEDGER–SENTINEL The village of Oswego Public Works Department issued a reminder this week concerning ordinances on the books that govern parking during and after snowstorms and trash removal: On street parking: It is unlawful to leave unattended or park any motor vehicle upon any village street when there has accumulated upon any streets two inches or more of snow.

This prohibition remains in effect until the street has been plowed, the snow has been removed, or the snowfall has stopped.

Deposits on the streets: It is unlawful to deposit snow onto the streets while removing snow from resident driveways and sidewalks.

Mailbox repairs: If a mailbox is damaged, and the plow employee knows about the damage, the employee will notify the resident at the time of damage. If the employee is not aware of the damage, the resident has three business days to notify the Public Works Department of the damaged mailbox.

A Public Works representative will assess the

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If it is determined the mailbox was damaged by the plow blade or vehicle, the homeowner will be reimbursed up to $75 for a new mailbox.

If it is determined that the damage was not caused by the plow blade or vehicle, no reimbursement will be given.

Any receipt for reimbursement due must be submitted to the Public Works Department by April 30 of the current snow season.

Failure to submit a receipt

by April 30 will result in forfeit of any such reimbursement from the village. (This was added to the policy in September 2007 by the Board of Trustees and the village president.)

All repairs and replacement of all mailboxes are the responsibility of the homeowner.

Garbage can reminder:

Please do not place garbage cans or bags and recycling containers in the street. If they are in the street, village plows cannot plow close to the curb during the cleanup process.

If you have any questions, call 630-554-3242.

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D-308 gets NAACP award Kendall County Board OKs LEDGER–SENTINEL School District 308 was recently honored at the 2015 Annual Meeting and Awards Presentations of the DuPage County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

The organization presented the school district with the NAACP 2015 Community Leadership Award, which is given to individuals and organizations that make a difference in the lives of others.

“We are honored to be recognized as a community leader by the DuPage County Branch of the NAACP,” Superintendent Dr. Matthew Wendt said. “We are proud of the relationship we have built with the organization and we are happy to partner with our local NAACP on important events and issues that help advance the academic and many other opportunities for students of color.”

School District 308 was the only school district recognized by the group at its meeting at Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill. “We are proud to recognize School District 308 as a community leader for 2015,” said Veretta Rice Yancey, president of the DuPage County Branch of the NAACP, which serves various counties including Kendall. “We appreciate the relationship the NAACP has formed with Dr. Wendt and School

School District 308 Superintendent Dr. Matthew Wendt (right) accepts the NAACP 2015 Community Leadership Award on behalf of the school district.

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­District 308.”

To help recognize the organizations and individuals that exhibited a consistent spirit of excellence in stewardship and service in 2015, nearly 100 community leaders, students, and members from DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties attended the DuPage County Branch event.

“District 308’s community outreach extends to both parent and student groups,” Rice Yancey said. “It goes beyond saying that there is work to be done in the area of education equality for our students in the quad counties. Our goal has been to partner with school districts to build programs to impact students of color, and District 308 has been most supportive.”

District 308 hosted the College and Career Readiness Fair for the DuPage Country Branch of the

NAACP in 2014.

In September 2015, the DuPage County Branch of the NAACP acknowledged School District 308 for its participation in the group’s Education Summit Series.

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By MATT SCHURY mschury@kendallcountynow.com The Kendall County Board has approved annual property tax levies for 2016 during a meeting this past week.

The board is seeking $20.88 million in 2015 real estate taxes payable in 2016.

That amount is about $440,000 more than the $20.44 million the county sought in tax dollars this year. The board unanimously approved each of the 13 separate levies for its fiscal year 2016 that began Dec.1.

Broken down, the levies approved are as follows: • General Fund: $10,677,390 • County Highway Fund: $1.5 million • County Bridge Fund: $550,000 • Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund: $2.81 million • Social Security Fund: $1.5 million

• Health and Human Services Fund: $757,000 • Federal Aid Matching Fund: $5,000 • Liability Insurance Fund: $1.2 million • Community 708 Mental Health: $932,000 • Extension Education: $187,527 • Social services for senior citizens: $350,000 • Tuberculosis Fund: $15,000 • Veterans Assistance Commission: $403,789 This year, the county’s total property tax rate per $100 of equalized assessed valuation was 0.9911. That rate includes the county’s total levy and a separate levy for the forest preserve district. Under that total rate, the owner of a home valued at $150,000 that did not claim any available exemptions paid $495.55 in property taxes to the county and the forest preserve district this year.

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Beats & Eats Foundation donates to music academy LEDGER–SENTINEL The Oswego Beats & Eats Foundation recently presented the Fox River Academy of Music and Art with a donation of $3,000 for scholarships from the proceeds of the 2015 Oswego Beats and Eats concert series held last summer in the village’s downtown.

“We could not have done this without the support from our partner the village of Oswego, our sponsors Bridgeview Bank, Oswego Downtown Merchants, Weblinx Inc., Innovative Organics, OnlyOswego. com, and Elite Sports Performance and the Beats and Eats volunteers and crew.

Ron and Karen of Fox River Academy are so generous and community-minded, I couldn’t think a better organization to help further cultural arts experiences in the village,” said Macey Brooks, Oswego Beats and Eats Foundation founder.

The Beats & Eats Foundation, a nonprofit foundation committed to funding the education of music and culinary art students.

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8 NEWS • Thursday, December 24, 2015 • Ledger-Sentinel / KendallCountyNow.com OSWEGO POLICE REPORTS Church burglarized Oswego police are investigating a burglary that occurred at a church in the 500 block of Boulder Hill Pass in the village Dec. 19 or Dec. 20. Police said an undetermined amount of property was stolen from the church.

Store credit theft reported A customer took merchandise off the shelf of a store in the 2400 block of U.S. Route 34 in Oswego and returned the merchandise to the store for a credit of $276.88 on Dec. 17, village police reported.

Juvenile arrested Oswego police arrested a juvenile on Mill Road at Gates Creek Drive in the village Dec. 20 at 12:30 a.m. on charges of possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia.

Criminal trespass charge Oswego police arrested Britt J. Slatton, 26, no known address, on a charge of criminal trespass at a store in the 2300 block of U.S. Route 34 in the village Dec. 21 at 1:25 a.m.

Police said Slatton is scheduled to

appear in court on the charge next month.

Domestic battery arrest Oswego police arrested Amber N. Payne, 26, of he 500 block of Bison Road, Oswego, at her residence Dec. 20 at 9:09 p.m. on a charge of domestic battery. Police said Payne was transported to the Kendall County jail in Yorkville pending a bond hearing.

Domestic battery arrest Oswego police arrested Dawn M. Lees, 35, of the 4200 block of Southerland Drive, Oswego, at her residence on a charge of domestic battery at 10:01 p.m. Oct. 20. Police said Lees was transported to the Kendall County jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings next month.

Montgomery resident hurt A Montgomery resident Josue Aguilar, 33, of Montgomery was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Route 34 at Route 30 in Oswego Dec. 16 at 3:57 p.m., village police reported.

Police said Aguilar was transported to Rush-Copley Medical Center.

The driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash, Janet Schramek, 46, of Aurora, was not injured, police said Deer hits vehicle An Aurora resident told Oswego police that a deer struck her vehicle while she was driving on Orchard Road near Mill Road in the village Dec. 16 at 7:10 a.m. Police said the deer ran off after striking the vehicle.

Damage to the vehicle was estimated in excess of $1,500.

Retail theft charge Oswego police arrested Diamante O. Holt, 20, of the 30th block of Whitney Way, Boulder Hill, on a charge of retail theft at a store in the 2500 block of U.S. Route 34 in the village Dec. 15 at 3:21 p.m.

Police said Holt attempted to leave the store without paying for merchandise valued at $123.20. Holt posted bond and was released pending a court appearance next month.

Credit card incident Oswego police are investigating an

unlawful use of a credit card incident that occurred at a business in the 0-10 block of East Merchants Drive in the village Dec. 19. Police said $5.15 was charged to the victim’s card.

Warrant arrest Oswego police arrested Xavier R. Pryor, 25, of the 1700 block of Deer Run Drive, Montgomery, on an in-state warrant at the village police station Dec. 19. Police said Pryor was detained at the Aurora police station.

Car trailer stolen A car trailer valued at $2,500 was stolen from a business in the 1300 block of U.S. Route 30 in Oswego, village police were notified Dec. 19.

Theft under investigation Oswego police are investigating a theft involving an Aurora resident that occurred at a business in the 2600 block of U.S. Route 34 in the village Dec. 18 at 10 p.m. Police said $750 was stolen.

Warrant arrest Oswego police arrested Trevor L.

Hardin, 21, of the 700 block of Grey Oak Drive, Trotwood, Ohio, Dec. 18 at the village police station on a warrant for failure to appear in court on a prior charge.

Police said Hardin posted bond and is scheduled to appear in court in DeKalb next month.

Traffic citations issued Oswego police issued traffic citations to the following motorists over the past week: Rhoda S. Bessman, 36, of the 500 block of East Bailey Road, Naperville, on charges of driving on an expired registration and driving on a suspended license.

Jose Juan Acosta-Albarran, 23, of the 300 block Simms Street, Aurora, driving on a suspended license.

Maria I. Hernandez, 38, of the 2300 block of Shiloh Drive, Aurora, no valid driver’s license, improper lane usage and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

Mario Rivera-Cabarello, 46, of the 800 block of Hill Avenue, Aurora, no valid driver’s license and expired registration.

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BRIEF Montgomery police arrested Donovan Reddoch, 23, of the 0-100 block of Fernwood Road, Boulder Hill, on a charge of aggravated battery to a police officer Dec. 15 at 7:55 p.m. in the 1300 block of Douglas Road in the village.

Police said they initially arrested Reddoch on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs or combination of drugs after they responded to a report of a vehicle weaving all

over the roadway on Douglas Road.

Police said they took Reddoch to the village police station where he became combative and obstructed an Donovan officer.

Reddoch Reddoch was charged with aggravated battery to a police officer after he bit one of the officers, police said.

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KENDALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS Warrant issued Megan K. Vicory, 34, of the 0-99 block of Marnel Road, Boulder Hill, was found to be wanted on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of driving on a suspended license from Aurora at about 6:45 p.m. Dec. 14 in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

Auto theft A 15-year-old male was apprehended after he was suspected of going in and out of cars at about 2:30 p.m. Dec. 15 in the 6100 block of Dover Court in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

Upon arrival, deputies found that the juvenile had taken a vehicle without the owner’s permission and was driving away, the report said. The juvenile was detained and charged with theft of motor vehicle, burglary to motor vehicle, possession of stolen property and possession of drug equipment. The juvenile was taken to the Kendall County jail for booking and processing, reports said.

License violation Fares N. Assaf, 19, of the 26700 block of Lindengate Circle, Plainfield, was charged with driving on a suspended license at about 2 a.m. Dec. 19 at Route 30 and Wolf Road in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

DUI charge John M. Kopp, 32, of the 2900 block of Shetland Lane, Montgomery, was charged with DUI and speeding after a traffic stop at about 12:35 a.m. Dec. 19 at Veterans Parkway and Marketplace Drive in Bristol Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. According to reports, Kopp was driving 67 mph in a 45 mph zone.

Warrant arrest Anthony F. Newborn Jr., 26, of the 1100 block of Heron Circle, Joliet, was found to be wanted on a warrant from Will County for failure to appear on charges of driving with no license and speeding after a traffic stop at about 9:10 p.m. Dec. 18 at Ridge Road and 135th Street in Na-AuSay Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

License violation Ramon Contreras, 47, of the 600 block of Hinman Street, Aurora, was charged with driving on a suspended license at about 10:20 a.m. Dec. 19 on Douglas Road near Route 30 in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

Warrant arrest Keith L. Herron, 44, of the 0-99 block of West Street, Aurora, was found to be wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in court at about 9:25 p.m. Dec. 19 in the 2500 block of Light Road, Oswego, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. According to reports, Herron also gave a false name to deputies and was charged with obstructing identification.

Warrant arrest Erik W. Swenson, 48, of the 0-99 block of Royce Road, Oswego, was found to be wanted on a warrant in Kendall County on a charge of failure to appear for a driving on a suspended license case, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

Burglary to vehicle A laptop computer and personal belongings were taken from a car between Sept. 10 and Dec. 19 in the 0-99 block of Royce Road, Oswego Township, the owner told Kendall County sheriff’s police. Police have the

name of a suspect in the case, reports said.

Registration violation Esau Camacho-Aguilar, 21, of the 2700 block of Rosehall Lane, Aurora, was charged with having no valid driver’s license and unlawful use of registration at about 9 p.m. Dec. 20 at Douglas Road and Townes Crossing in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. According to reports, Camacho-Aguilar had used registration from another vehicle on his car.

Possession charge Tiffany M. Kern, 18, of the 2300 block of Winterthur Green, Yorkville, was charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia after a car in which she was a passenger was stopped for an equipment violation at about 2:55 a.m. Dec. 20 at Route 30 and Briarcliff Road in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. According to reports, Kern was found to be in possession of a glass pipe used for smoking cannabis. The driver of the car, a juvenile, was charged with having no driver’s license due to restrictions on her GDL, reports said.

Suspicious pipe rendered harmless by Kane bomb unit LEDGER–SENTINEL The Kane County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Disposal Unit rendered a suspicious section of PVC pipe harmless last Thursday near the unincorporated Boulder Hill subdivision.

The pipe was found on the Fox River Trail along Ill. Route 25 near Boulder Hill Pass late Thursday morning, according to the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office said Illinois Department of Transportation employees found the pipe at approximately 11:14 a.m. while working along the highway.

The sheriff’s office said the pipe had PVC caps on each end.

The pipe appeared to have been washed up out of the Fox River, which adjoins the trail, and had been covered with brush for an extended period of time.

The highway and trail were temporarily shut down while the sheriff’s office and bomb disposal unit investigated. Both the trail and highway were reopened by mid-afternoon.

The sheriff’s office continues to remind residents to be aware of their surroundings and to contact law enforcement if they observe any suspicious items.

MONTGOMERY POLICE REPORTS Conduct arrest Montgomery police arrested Matthew Anderson, 47, of the 2700 block of Avalon Lane, Montgomery, Dec. 15 at 10:49 p.m. on a charge of disorderly conduct at a business in the 2000 block of Orchard Road in the village. Police said they were summoned to the business on a report of a fight.

Warrant arrest Montgomery police arrested Ricardo Chairez, 25, of the 1100 block of Lawndale Avenue, Alsip, Dec. 18 at 8:58 p.m. on Wiesbrook Drive at Douglas Road in Oswego on an Aurora Police Department warrant for battery an disorderly conduct.

Retail theft Montgomery police arrested Cortney Boyle, 39, of the 600 block of River Street, Aurora, Dec. 20 at 1:21 p.m. on a charge of retail theft at a store in the 1300 block of Douglas Road in the village.

Police said Boyle placed several items in her purse and then left the store without paying for them.

Warrant arrest Montgomery police arrested Oswaldo Aguirre, 24, of the 1300 block of Grand Boulevard, Aurora, Dec. 17 on a warrant for driving under the influence issued previously by the Palatine Police Department.

Traffic citations issued Montgomery police issued traffic citations to the following motorists over the past week: Steven Swon, 24, of the 3300 block of Allspice Court, Aurora, driving on a suspended license, leaving the scene of an accident, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and no valid registration.

Eric Teran-Castorela, 24, of the 700 block of Gates Street, Aurora, driving while registration was suspended.

Omar Moreno, 25, of the 200 block of Loucks Street, Aurora, driving on a suspended license.

Jesus Gomez, 19, of the 2800 block of Brian Lane, Montgomery, no valid driver’s license.

Vandalism Someone spray-painted a horizontal line across the passenger side of a vehicle between 7 and 11 a.m. Dec. 20 in the 1500 block of Light Road, Oswego Township, the owner told Kendall County sheriff’s police.

Identity theft Someone attempted to use an Oswego Township woman’s credit card number to make a purchase online between Dec. 12 and 19, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

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PREP WRESTLING

Oswego East’s O’Reilly takes 2nd at Lake Park Wolves finish 9th in tournament standings

By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com The Oswego East wrestling team saw three individuals reach the podium at last Saturday’s Ralph Krupke Classic at Lake Park.

The Wolves placed ninth in the 15-team field, scoring 56 points.

Conant won with 217.5 points followed by Jacobs (195) and Schaumburg (178.5) in the top three.

“The team did well. We went to the tournament with only seven guys,” Oswego East head coach Paul Coy said. “We prepared these guys for the tournament because we knew the competition would be tough.”

Jackson O’Reilly reached the championship finals at 160 and placed second overall. He opened with a 15-0 tech fall win against Proviso East and picked up a 6-2 decision over Maine West, but

lost a 2-0 decision to Jacobs’ Dean Lane in the finals.

“Jackson went 3-1, losing in the finals to honorable mention wrestler in his weight class. Jackson is becoming more confident in the top position and on his feet.

It showed during the tournament because no points were scored against him until the finals,” Coy said.

At 170, BJ Hill battled back from an early loss to place fifth overall. He started with a 58-second pin against Niles West, but lost an 8-4 decision to Warren to

drop into the wrestlebacks. There, he picked up a win by pinfall and an 8-3 decision before winning a 9-2 decision over Conant’s Eric Hormiac in the finals.

Jordan Watson placed fifth at 195, going 4-1 on the day. After pinning Niles West to start, he lost to Jacobs by a pin to move into the wrestlebacks.

Watson pinned St. Charles North and won a 5-4 decision over Naperville North to reach the finals where he pinned Conant’s Artis Hudson in 3:08.

“BJ Hill went 4-1 for day.

His only loss came to the ninthranked kid in the state, losing 8-4.

He battled back taking fifth place.

BJ is wrestling really well for the team and himself. He feels confident when he goes out to wrestle,” Coy said. “Jordan Watson went 4-1 for the day. He suffered a loss, but he knew what he did wrong and fixed it. He did not let the loss bother him and he came back strong for a fifth place finish.”

Oswego East has a 10-day schedule break until the Palatine Berman Classic arrives Dec. 2930.

Oswego rallied in 3rd to trim deficit

Pop Warner cheerleaders at Wide World of Sports

• BOYS HOOPS

Continued from page 12

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The Oswego Bears Mitey Mite Cheer Squad recently attended the 2015 Pop Warner Cheer and Dance Championship. The event took place in Orlando, Fla., at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex. Pictured are Brielle Goehring, Camryn Fox, Alaina Bisgrove, Jordan Heffernan, Addison Gerwig, Hannah Adams, Sydney Rodts, Jaiden Ringle, Brianna Garcia and Carson Smith. The entire Oswego Bears organization would like to congratulate the girls for a fantastic performance and thank the coaches and parents for their dedication to an outstanding season.

PREP ROUNDUP

Wolves, Panthers bowling teams in top 4 at DeKalb LEDGER–SENTINEL Both the Oswego and Oswego East girls’ bowling teams finished in the top four at Saturday’s DeKalb Holiday Invite.

Waubonsie Valley won the tournament with 6,059 pins, Oswego East was second (5,970), followed by Guilford (5,633), Oswego (5,624) and Freeport (5,437).

Oswego East’s Abby Ragsdale won the tournament individually with a 1,367 series. The Wolves were also led by Kiana Krahulik (1,217), Sam Perez (1,176) and Mallory Weisbrodt (1,152).

Oswego was led by Brittany Breedlove (1,185), Taylor Kies (1,163) and Rachel Clifton (1,119).

Both the Panthers and Wolves are at Plainfield South’s Cougar Invite on Saturday.

BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING

Oswego-Oswego East varsity: The squad

went ninth of 13 teams with 112 points last Saturday at Neuqua Valley’s Invite. The hosts won the event with a 414, followed

by Naperville Central (379) and Waubonsie Valley (285). James Kaku’s first-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (in 59.95) was a highlight for the team. The next outing is Jan. 2 at Waubonsie Valley’s Invite.

BOYS BOWLING

Oswego East varsity: The Wolves are now 7-0 overall in duals after the win against Larkin on Dec. 16. Troy Sliwa led the way with his 709 series. Oswego East will not compete again until the Jan. 5 dual against Plainfield Central.

WRESTLING

Team No Ego: Oswego wrestling’s Team No Ego competed at the Shark Frenzy in Des Plaines. Jonah Zukauskas took first place with one pin. Brayden Swanson finished in second place and had one pin while wrestling up a level. Josh Elizarraraz took third with one pin while Ryan Luberda and Brodie Slou finished third. Placing fourth were Braeden Grisham, Jack Robinson, Matt Rodarte and Matthew Zukauskas.

GYMNASTICS

JV: The Oswego co-op gymnastics team scored a 94.65 at the Tumble for the Troops JV Invite at Oswego on Monday. Geneva won with a 123.70. Sophia Ponza was eighth in the all around with a 28.20 score. She led Oswego on the bars, placing fourth with a 7.05, and had the top score on vault (7.85).

Madison Olson placed 10th on the floor with a 7.5 and Mckenzie McFall was seventh on beam with a 7.4.

fractured his right hand at Quincy on Dec. 5. Oswego East took advantage, building a 25-17 lead in the second quarter thanks to 11 points from Stephon Harris and eight from Kaelub Newman.

“We were taking bad shots, weren’t running our offense at all and just taking bad shots and not playing much defense,” Oswego head coach Matt Borrowman said. “I give them credit; Oswego East attacks you and if your help line defense isn’t very good – which ours was not in the first half – you’re in trouble. Harris is a load.”

Oswego East’s Trevor Ross knocked in a long three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Wolves a 3428 halftime lead, but the third quarter proved to be a struggle for the visitors.

Oswego held Oswego East to just eight points while chipping away at its own deficit to create a two-point game to start the fourth quarter, 42-40.

“We didn’t take care of the basketball. We didn’t execute offensively very well in the third quarter,” Oswego East head coach Steve Szymanski said.

“The first half we dictated what we wanted to do on offense, we were cutting hard and in the second half that went away. The guys seemed a little tight.”

A layup by Oswego senior Conor Morton (17

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Oswego’s Elijah Winston takes a shot against Oswego East in Friday’s crosstown game. The Panthers improved to 7-1 with a 52-49 win over Oswego East. points) put the Panthers ahead 43-42 for the first time since the early minutes of the opening period.

Newman came up with four more points for Oswego East to push the Wolves ahead 46-45. Harris went to the line twice in the closing minutes, going 2-for-4 to tie the game at 49. Harris finished with a game-high 21 points.

“We settled our guys down at the half,” Borrowman said. “We played defense in the second half

and that’s what won us the game. We made some big free throws down the stretch.”

Oswego will enter the 42nd annual Jack Tosh Holiday Classic at York, tipping off against Highland Park on Dec. 26 at 3:30 p.m.

Bracket play continues through Dec. 31. Oswego East returns to the Romeoville Christmas Classic, opening play at 10:30 a.m.

Dec. 26 against Geneseo.

The four-day tournament ends Dec. 30.

SPORTS BRIEF Oswego announces latest Hall of Fame inductees

On Saturday, Feb. 13, Oswego High School will be inducting the newest members of the OHS Athletic Hall of Fame.

This will take place at halftime of the varsity boys’ basketball game, at approximately 7 p.m.

All athletic Hall of Famers are also invited to attend and welcome in the newest

members.

The following former Oswego athletes will be inducted: Mike Dorman (Class of 1976), Brian Zimmerman (Class of 1985), Tracy Sammons (Class of 1989), Jason Malmstrom (Class of 1995), Jennifer Mann (Class of 1999) and Allison Annala (Class of 2005).

The Pickerill Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Bob and Janet Tripp.

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PREP GYMNASTICS

Talented field competes at invite Oswego co-op takes 8th; Alexia Stamas scores 9.0 on floor

By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com Oswego’s annual Tumble for the Troops features some of the top gymnasts in Illinois, and competing with a limited lineup only added to the challenge for the Oswego co-op program on Tuesday.

In the end, Oswego scored a 129.575 to place eighth in the 10team field.

DeKalb won with a score of 144.925, followed by Lake Park (142.175) and Glenbard West (140.9).

“We’re still dealing with our injuries and sickness, but we’re good,” Oswego head coach Sarah Dugan said. “This is our halfway point and we’re six weeks in, so it’s a good meet to see where we’re at and go from here and finish out the season. We’re down to the wire now and only have a few meets left to polish things off.”

Oswego highlighted the day on

its final event as Alexia Stamas took seventh on the floor exercise with a 9.0. She also led Oswego with the top score on the balance beam, receiving an 8.45, and finished ninth in the all-around standings with a score of 33.825.

“It’s exciting to have all these teams here at home, and have the home advantage,” Stamas said.

“We have a lot of good teams here and it’s fun to see them and to see how far we’ve come this season.”

Oswego opened the day on vault and Kaylee Gatenby received an 8.575, followed by Stamas (8.525), Courtney Broyles (8.425) and Mica Carlson (8.025).

On bars, Broyles received an 8.2, followed by Jordyn Anderson (7.875), Stamas (7.85), Gatenby (7.75) and Carlson (7.75).

In addition to Stamas’ score on the balance beam, Broyles contributed with an 8.35 while Gatenby scored a 7.675 while Carlson scored a 6.8.

On floor, Broyles scored an 8.575, Gatenby scored a 7.825 and Carlson received a 7.675.

“I was really pleased with everything. They competed everything that I asked them to,” Dugan said. “They were right on.”

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Oswego co-op’s Courtney Broyles leaps on the balance beam during Tuesday’s invite. She received an 8.35 for the event.

On Saturday, Oswego placed third at the Illinois Best Invite at Wheaton Warrenville South.

The event is scored with two gymnasts in each event – one all around competitor and one individual. Oswego scored a 66.55 to trail Geneva (72.55) and Wheaton co-op (69.475).

PREP WRESTLING The Oswego wrestling team placed third at the Rus Erb Invite last Saturday at Glenbrook South.

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Oswego takes third at Rus Erb Three Panthers earn runner-up finishes

By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com The Oswego wrestling team had a successful trip to the Rus Erb Tournament at Glenbrook South, capturing third place behind nine placewinners.

The Panthers sent three wrestlers into the championship finals and finished with a total of 153 points to trail Wheeling (181) and Batavia (160.5) in the 18-team field.

“We wrestled well,” Oswego head coach Andrew Cook said.

“We had some good rounds and some bad rounds and we just have to make sure we keep capitalizing on those rounds. We were battling for second for a majority of the time, but Batavia edged us out in the last round which was kind of disappointing. It was tough competition and a good atmosphere all day.”

Luke Pradel reached the 113-pound finals and eventually placed second after a 6-2 loss to Wheeling’s Mason Skloot. Earlier, he pinned Naperville North and won a 10-3 decision over Batavia.

At 120, Gannon Hughes finished second overall after a 12-5 loss to Marian Catholic’s Donnell Washington. Hughes pinned Prairie Ridge in 1:44 in the first round and won a 16-6 major decision over Wheeling before taking a 5-2 win over Carmel in the semifinals.

“They wrestled very well to get into the championship,” Cook said. “Those guys winning their semifinal matches were big motivation for everybody to continue to work in their brackets whether they were in the wrestlebacks or semifinals. All those guys winning is a big positive and keeps that momentum going.”

Josh Torres was the third wrestler to reach the championship bout, placing second at 170 after a 9-5 loss to Carmel’s Na-

thaniel Morris. He opened the tournament three straight pinfalls over Marian (1:07), Loyola (0:33) and St. Ignatius.

Blake Huffmon placed third at 126 with a 5-1 finish, rebounding after an earlier 4-0 loss to Marian by sweeping the wrestlebacks. He picked up a 4-3 win over Batavia’s Dylan Doranski in the third-place bout.

At 195, Victor Aguirre placed third overall with a 3-1 finish after a first-round bye and ended with a 5-0 decision over Batavia’s Tyler Luippino.

Allen Swanson took fourth at 132 while Gary Mosley was fifth at 145, Zach Clancy took sixth at 152 and Dan Risley was fifth at 182.

Oswego looked forward to a lengthy schedule break, returning to action next Tuesday to begin the two-day Berman Classic in Palatine.

“It’s good to get in and work on readdressing technique things and work on key things we’ve learned on this first half of the season,” Cook said.

“That was really exciting for the girls,” Dugan said.

Broyles competed in all around and finished third with a score of 33.85.

Stamas placed third on the floor with a score of 8.75, Gatenby scored a 7.59 on the beam, Carlson scored an 8.35 on the vault

while Anderson scored a 7.65 on the bars.

“We’re getting it together, and it’s exciting,” Stamas said. “I’m excited to have some of the girls back who have been out.”

Oswego will face its next challenge at the Erin Olmstead Invite at Sandburg on Jan. 9.

Oswego East was ahead by 35 points at halftime vs. Panthers • GIRLS HOOPS

Continued from page 12 Dennis (14 points) had a pair of assists to teammates Maya Taylor and Sydney Schultz, who followed with a steal and easy layup on the opposite end to help the Wolves lead 43-8 at halftime.

Carretto got quality minutes out of Dennis, Camryn Smiley (eight points), Deana Pieters and Taylor Peck in the second half and all 12 players reached the scoring column. Schultz had five more points in the third quarter before taking a seat on the bench, finishing the game with 16 points, four assists, three steals and one blocked shot. Oswego East led 5914 before the Panthers put together five straight points leading into the fourth quarter.

“I wasn’t sure defensively what they would do because they mostly play man, but I assumed they would go zone a little bit because

of our height and we have some decent speed,” Carretto said. “It was nice to see other people contribute.”

Notes: The Oswego East Holiday Classic opened on Monday with No. 1-seeded Oswego East winning 55-43 over Immaculate Conception to advance into the championship bracket. The Wolves fell to Sycamore on Tuesday, 38-37, to send the Spartans into the semifinal game.

Oswego East was scheduled to play Harlem on Wednesday, with results unavailable at press time.

The winner will advance to the fifth-place game on Thursday at 10 a.m. in the main gym.

Oswego opened the tournament with a 73-33 loss to Proviso East. In consolation play on Tuesday, the Panthers lost to East Aurora 63-50. The Panthers have two games remaining in the consolation bracket against West Chicago and either Immaculate Conception or Plainfield Central.

Oswego East’s Taylor Peck (13) drives to the basket against Oswego defenders during Friday’s 7732 victory over the Panthers.

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BOYS BASKETBALL: OSWEGO 52, OSWEGO EAST 49

Panthers prevail at foul line With game tied, Jones makes three free throws

By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com Oswego junior Jaylen Jones made amends on his late turnover that nearly cost the Panthers the game, making three successful free throws to help seal Friday night’s 52-49 Southwest Prairie Conference victory over visiting Oswego East.

With the game tied at 49, Jones committed an over-and-back violation under pressure by two Oswego East defenders, but an offensive penalty on the Wolves put the ball back in Oswego’s possession with eight seconds to play.

“The hype just got to me and I really wasn’t thinking straight. I should have stopped and called timeout,” Jones said of the turnover.

Jones got a three-point shot attempt off with 2.1 seconds to play and was fouled to step up to the free-throw line. He made all three shots to give Oswego (7-1, 3-0 SPC) the comeback victory after trailing Oswego East (3-5, 2-1 SPC) for the majority of the game.

“I didn’t even know he was right behind me and I knew I had to get a shot off in the amount of time that we had,” Jones said. “I pressed the ball up the court so we could get some type of shot off.”

Jones (13 points) sat on the bench for periods of the first and second quarters with early fouls, and Oswego was playing without starting point guard Malique Ross, who

See BOYS HOOPS, page 10 Oswego’s Jaylen Jones (right) splits Oswego East defenders Kaelub Newman (back) and Mitchell Glende (front) during a boys’ varsity crosstown game at Oswego on Friday. Oswego won, 52-49.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: OSWEGO EAST 77, OSWEGO 32

No contest for Oswego East Wolves turn 16-0 lead into lopsided win

By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com The Oswego East girls’ basketball team had full control of the court from the opening tip, and took Oswego out of the game in the early minutes of play.

The Wolves (11-2) built a 16-0 lead before the Panthers (0-12) scored with 1:47 to go in the opening quarter as Oswego East rolled to a 77-32 victory in Friday’s crosstown game. Oswego East is now 4-0 in Southwest Prairie Conference action.

“We got out to a really good start offensively and defensively and we were

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ABOVE: Oswego’s Kaitlyn Manna (right) looks to pass against Oswego East’s Camryn Smiley during Friday’s Southwest Prairie Conference game at Oswego. RIGHT: Oswego East’s Jesinde Thomas (right) drives past Oswego’s Zylyn Jenkins during the girls crosstown game at Oswego on Friday. able to continue that even with our substitutions,” Oswego East head coach Abe Carretto said. “In the first

half everyone was excited and had a lot of energy.

The rest of the bench was chomping at the bit to get

out there and they were excited. It’s nice when your starters can give you that cushion and everyone can continue that excitement.”

Oswego East’s Jesinde Thomas (12 points, four rebounds) opened the game with a three-pointer and Ty Battle (nine points, five rebounds) scored six first-quarter points to help give the Wolves a sizeable lead. Gemma Keegan had the first field goal of the game for Oswego, but the Panthers trailed 23-2 after the opening period of play.

Maya Dennis came off the bench for the Wolves and scored the first four points of the second quarter, and despite two timeouts called by Oswego head coach Dave Beebe, Oswego East held a 34-5 lead with 3:30 to go in the first half.

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ABOVE: Angels herald the pending arrival of Christmas Day on Independence Boulevard in Yorkville.

LEFT: The Oswegoland Park District has again decked out the picnic shelter in Hudson Crossing Park in downtown Oswego with bright, white lights. The shelter can be seen by motorists traveling the nearby Washington Street bridge and from the west bank of the Fox River.

BELOW: Blue, green and white Christmas trees are part of the decorations on the front lawn of this house on Mitchell Drive in Plano.

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Born: Nov. 23, 1960 Died: Dec. 14, 2015

Note to funeral directors

Rhonda Jill Brooks (nee Keay), age 55, of Peoria, formerly of Plano and Naperville, passed away suddenly on Monday, December 14, 2015, in an automobile accident.

Born November 23, 1960, the daughter of Ronald and Mary Florence (Stout) Keay, she grew up in Plano and graduated from Plano High School in 1978. She was employed by Seico Security in Pekin, IL. Survivors include her loving husband, Tim Brooks; 6 children, Jillian Yunger, Laura (Anthony) Harrison, Nichole (Tom Phistry) Yunger, Abby Houillon, Hannah Houillon and Aaron Houillon; 2 grandchildren, Eli and Eva Arias; 4 step-children, Tim (Agnieszka) Brooks, Elizabeth (Cory) Allen, Cristoffer (Lacey) Brooks and Katelynd (David) Duncan; 6 step-grandchildren; Gracie and McKenna Allen, Kylie and Layla Brooks, and Olivia and Connor Duncan; 2 sisters, Phyllis (Guy) West and Karen Hoyle; 1 brother, Kevin (Jill) Keay, many nieces and nephews; and her sweet dog, Bella.

The mother of 2 sets of triplets, she was a proud mother and loved each one of them with her whole heart.

A talented seamstress and a self-admitted “slave to fashion” she studied clothing design at College of DuPage and made many of the children’s holiday clothing, as well as her wedding dress.

Rhonda was fun-loving and always the life of the party. She never met a stranger and was loved by all who met her.

She was preceded in death by her father, Ronald E. Keay; grandparents, Louis and Pauline Stout, Bennett and Voliet Ormsby and Oris Everett Keay.

Visitation was held on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. followed by service at 5:00 p.m. at the Beverage Family Funeral Home, 104 Terry St, Sandwich, 815-786-6715. A

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. memorial service will be held in Peoria, IL at a later date. Rhonda will be cremated with her ashes buried at the West Serena Cemetery near her father.

DENNIS L. DUFFY

Born: Aug. 28, 1944; in Freeport, IL Died: Dec. 19, 2015; in Aurora, IL Dennis Lester Duffy, age 71, of Oswego, IL died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, IL with his loving family at his side.

He was born August 28, 1944, in Freeport, IL. He was employed at the Montgomery Post Office for 40 years and retired in April of 2014. He was a life member of the Tiger Athletic Association of Aurora, IL. He is survived by two sons, Daniel (Patricia) Duffy of Yorkville, IL, Douglas (Patricia) Duffy of Watseka, IL; five grandchildren, Derrek (Mary Elizabeth) Duffy, Darren (Kristin) Duffy, Douglas “DJ” (Shantel) Duffy, Kayla (Alex Jordan, fiancé) Duffy, Dylan Duffy; two great-grandchildren Kayson Duffy, Carson Duffy; two sisters, Vicki Kleinfelt, Sherry Brookner; a brother, Kenneth (Sharon) Duffy; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Diana W Duffy; parent’s, Bill and Betty nee Rehfeld Ness; one sister, Sandra Pierson; two brothers, Thomas and Terry Ness.

Visitation took place on Wednesday, December 23,

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DONALD E. HARMON

Born: June 22, 1918; in Waltham Township Died: Dec. 15, 2015; in Ottawa, IL Donald Edward Harmon, age 97, of Ottawa, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at Heritage Woods in Ottawa surrounded by his family.

Mass of Christian burial was held on Monday, December 21, 2015 at St. Mary’s Church in Utica with Msgn. Swaner officiating. Burial was in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Utica.

Donald was born on June 22, 1918, in Waltham Township, Illinois to Edward and Belle (Hanley) Harmon. He married Catherine Walsh on April 11, 1944, in St. Columba Church in Ottawa.

Donald was a partner at the Harmon Brothers Farms in Utica and Elburn. He also worked at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Mt. Home, Arkansas, and Harmon Builders in Sugar Grove.

He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Plano, St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Mt. Home, AR., St. Gall’s Catholic Church in Elburn, Kaneland/Elburn PTA, was on the Production Credit Association (PCA) Board of Directors, and the Elburn Co-op Board of Directors.

He is survived by wife, Catherine; his children, Gregory (Mandy) Harmon, Ruth Harmon, Dennis (Sheila)

Harmon, Marty (Paula) Harmon, Sharon (Dennis) Neylon, and Susan (Andre) Astorga; his grandchildren, Shelly (Chris) Winkler, Mike (Laura) Harmon, Nicole (Peter) Corken, Rebecca Harmon-Sneller, Rob (Sandy) Harmon, Kelly (Matt) Quinn, Sarah Harmon, Erin Harmon, Andrea Harmon, Sam Neylon, Nick Neylon, Ashley (Luke) Losic, and Jeremy Assell; great-grandchilren, Piper Winkler, Ben Winkler, Riley Corken, Brady Corken, Kelsey Corken, Nola Quinn, Molly Quinn, Donnie Harmon, Josh Harmon, and Caden Sneller.

He is preceded in death by his parents; his son, Richard; his daughter, Colleen; and his brothers, Hanley, LeRoy and Kenneth Harmon.

Honorary pallbearers were his grandchildren.

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MARLENE E. SEARS

Born: July 31, 1939; in Milwaukee, WI Died: Dec. 19, 2015; in Verona, IL Marlene E. Sears, age 76, of Verona and formerly of Sandwich, IL, died on Saturday, December 19, 2015, at her home with her family by her side.

She was born on July 31, 1939, in Milwaukee, WI to Ernest and Agnes (Schoenhaar) Ross.

She graduated from Pulaski High School in Milwaukee. On February 10, 1960, Marlene married Roy W. Sears in Aurora, IL. They were married for 48 years prior to Roy’s death in 2008. Together, they raised a family and started their own vending business in Woodridge and Sandwich, IL, wintering and enjoying retirement in Davenport, FL. She had excellent taste and loved decorating her homes

and making them a place for her family to gather. Her happiest times were spent with her family, and she and Roy enjoyed traveling the U.S. in their RV. Survivors include her six children, Vicky (Jerry) Gordon, Michael (Debbi) Sears, Lisa (Chris) Rolli, Matthew Sears, Marty (Connie) Sears, and Jason (Emily) Sears; 17 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and her siblings, Linnea and Glenn.

Memorial Services will be held at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at ELLESTAD CAMACHO FUNERAL HOME, 500 N. 8th Street, Mt. Horeb, WI, with The Very Rev. Richard M. Heilman, V.F. officiating. Visitation and gathering will be from 3:30 to 6:15 pm on Tuesday prior to the service at Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home.

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MERWYN T. SMITH Merwyn Taylor Smith, age 77, of rural Plainfield, passed away after a short illness on Tuesday, December 15, 2015.

Merwyn (Murray) was preceded in death by his parents, Vera (Griggs) and Murl Smith.

He was also preceded in death by his wife of 29 years, Sara J (Humiston) Smith. He is survived by his two daughters; Leah R Swanquist and her husband Kevin Swanquist of Des Plaines, IL, and Rebecca FW Hurd and her husband Elwood Hurd of Montgomery, IL. He is also survived by two grandchil-

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dren, Austin T. Hurd of Colorado Springs, CO and Emmaline SR Hurd of Montgomery, IL. After graduation from Hinsdale High School, Murray attended college and played football for Western Illinois University. He then joined the United States Army from 19581962. He married Sara in 1963.

After working for Amoco\BP for 35 years, Murray took up an active lifestyle. He frequently golfed three days a week, loved to ride his bicycle for long distances and often took long walks after dinner with friends.

On many Fridays, Murray could be found riding around with friends looking at old cars and antique tractors.

Murray spent the last 12 years leaving the bitter Illinois winter for warmer climates. He spent winters in Arizona, Hawaii, and finally settled in the Tampa area of Florida. While wintering Murray would golf, ride his bike and host family vacations.

Murray was an attentive, loving and generous father to his daughters and sons-in-law, and loved to watch his grandchildren grow up and find their own path in life.

The family wishes to express their gratitude for the kindness and caring shown by the ICU staff of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, and for the devoted and loving care he received by the staff at the Abington of Glen View.

A memorial wake was held at Beidelman & Kunsch Funeral Homes & Crematory. Interment was held privately at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.

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Caring for your poinsettia Family New Year’s Eve Party SHAW MEDIA Poinsettias are the number one potted plant sold during the holiday season.

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Following are some tips to keep your poinsettia looking good throughout the holiday season and beyond.

When choosing a poinsettia, make sure you pick a plant that has fully colored bracts (modified leaves) and tightly closed flower buds.

Make sure when purchasing a poinsettia that it is wrapped in a paper sleeve before taking it outside. Temperatures below 50 degrees can damage the bracts and leaves if the plant is not wrapped. Never leave a poinsettia outside in a cold car or you may risk damage to the plant.

Once you are home with your poinsettia, there are a few key tips to keeping your plant healthy and happy.

First, choose a bright location out of direct sunlight. Putting the plant near a window that faces east, west or south will

work well. Choose a location that will not have any hot or cold drafts. Avoid placing the plant near drafty windows, a heat vent, or a fireplace.

Poinsettias prefer temperatures between 65 and 70 degrees so avoid placing your plant in a room that tends to be substantially cooler or warmer than that.

Lastly, do not overwater. Water the plant when the potting mix is dry to the touch. It may be necessary to poke holes in the decorative foil and set the plant in a saucer to allow excess water drain off. It is not necessary to fertilize the plant while it is in bloom.

With the proper care your poinsettia will look good through the holiday season and can be kept as a houseplant or planted outside during summer once the threat of frost has passed.

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MATTHEW RYAN WEST

Born: Jan. 19, 1987; in Aurora, IL Died: Dec. 14, 2015; in Elgin, IL Matthew Ryan West passed away on Monday, December 14th, 2015, at St Joseph Hospital in Elgin.

He was born on January 19th, 1987 in Aurora, IL, the son of Jeffery West (Michelle) and Marilyn Vance (Greg).

Matt loved being outdoors. He enjoyed hiking, drawing and playing guitar. His sons were the center of his world. He touched the lives of many people, and will be deeply missed.

Matt is survived by his parents; sons, Liam, Landon, and Levi; sisters, Emily West and Mallory Vance; stepbrother, Trevor Holm; grandmother, Anna West; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

A private service will be held at a later date.

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BETTY R. ZIMMERMAN Born: Oct. 18, 1928 Died: Dec. 16, 2015

Betty R. Zimmerman, 87, of Sandwich, Illinois passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich.

She was born October 18, 1928, in Heyworth, IL one of 15 children, the daughter of Elmer and Goldie (Rousey) Shannon.

She married Keith Zimmerman on March 15, 1947.

She is survived by one daughter, Vickie (Bob) Middleton of San Benito, TX; two sons, Gary (Darlene) Zimmerman of Earlville, IL and Scott (Anita)

Zimmerman of Somonauk, IL; six grandchildren, Lyn (Homer) Hulon of Sandwich, IL, Tina (Jeff) Vodar of Batavia, IL, Jeremy (Jen) Zimmerman of Somonauk, IL, Jason (Wendy) Zimmerman of Mendota, IL, Dustin (Kim) Zimmerman of Dallas, TX and Keith (Heather Anderson) Zimmerman of Somonauk, IL; eight great-grandchildren, Coleton and Cody Hulon, Avery and Alyssa Vodar, Amaya and Brock Zimmerman, Zoe and Bailee Zimmerman, and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Keith Zimmerman; one son, Rodney Zimmerman; one granddaughter, Kristen Zimmerman; one daughter-in-law, Sharon Zimmerman; twelve brothers and sisters.

According to Betty’s wishes there will no visitation or services at this time. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Arrangements were entrusted to Turner-Eighner Funeral Home in Somonauk, IL. For more information or to sign the online guest book, go to www.EighnerFuneralHomes. com.

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KENDALL COUNTY COURT CASES to reports, Williamson is accused of taking car batteries.

Bond was set at $15,000. A warrant has been issued in the case, reports said.

• Steven M. Johnson, 47, of the 800 block of Cougar Lane, Oswego, was charged with criminal trespass to real property in connection with an incident Sept. 24 in Oswego, Kendall County Court documents said. According to reports, Johnson is accused of entering a business property in the 2300 block of Route 34 after being notified that such entry was prohibited. Bond was set at $2,000 and a court date was scheduled for Jan. 11.

• Jessica N. Watkins, 19, of the 100 block of Heathgate Road, Boulder Hill, entered a guilty plea on Dec. 8 to charges of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, improper vehicle registration and having no vehicle insurance, Kendall County Court documents said. According to records, Watkins was sentenced to one year of court supervision and must pay fines and court costs and complete 30 hours of community service.

• Irma I. Bulley, 51, of the 1900 block of Lilac Lane, Aurora, entered a guilty plea on Oct. 13 to charges of retail theft in connection with an incident in the 2300 block of Route 34, Oswego.

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• Steven J. Wilander, 23, of the 1800 block of Irene Road, Sandwich, was charged with burglary to a motor vehicle in connection with an incident Nov. 9 in Plano, Kendall County Court documents said. According to reports, Wilander is accused of entering a van with intent to commit theft.

Bond was set at $75,000 and a Jan. 20 court date was scheduled.

• Vonshaye M. Young, 23, of the 700 block of South River Street, Aurora, was charged with retail theft in connection with an incident Nov. 15 at a business in the 2700 block of Route 34, Oswego, Kendall County Court documents said. Bond was set at $3,000 and a Jan. 8 court date was scheduled.

• Tyrone D. Cooke, 20, of the 1500 block of Burton Court, Aurora, was charged with retail theft in connection with incidents on Sept.

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• Mark E. Williamson Jr., 24, of the 1300 block of South Glen Circle, Aurora, was charged with retail theft in connection with incidents on Sept. 16 and 18 at a business in the 2000 block of Orchard Road, Montgomery, Kendall County Court documents said. According

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Homeless women share hopes for housing PADS site hosts them and others on recent night SHAW MEDIA The face of homelessness is often female.

Three women were recent dinner and overnight guests at Harvest New Beginnings church in Oswego. Harvest is one of seven area churches that open their doors and hearts to the homeless, in partnership with Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) of Kendall County.

“They’ve been very nice here,” said Rebecca, who asked that her age and last name not be disclosed. “It’s a blessing to have a safe place to spend the night.”

The well-groomed women did not exactly fit the image that many people have of those without permanent housing. All had attended college, had held professional jobs, and had done volunteer work – including,

coincidentally, for PADS. “There is often a stereotype that we’re scary to be around. Well, none of these people are scary to be around,” Rebecca said, smiling and circling her finger around a dinner table, at which also sat two male PADS guests.

One woman, who preferred to remain anonymous, said people whom she encountered were often surprised to learn that she did not presently have a place to live. “I’ve had the response that ‘You don’t look like one of those women with a shopping cart.’”

The former health care specialist is willing to work as a waitress in order to pay the rent for the subsidized apartment for which she has applied.

“I wouldn’t even ask for a salary,” she said. “Just let me work on getting my tips.”

All three women had been homeless for a short time, had solid leads on finding stable housing and – most importantly in sprawling Kendall County –

Local PADS sites n Sundays: Cross Lutheran Church, 8609 Route 47, Yorkville. n Mondays: Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ, 409 Center Parkway, Yorkville. n Tuesdays: Harvest New Beginnings, 5315 Douglas Road, Oswego. n Wednesdays: United Methodist Church of Plano, 219 North Hale Street, Plano. n Thursdays: Trinity United Methodist Church, 2505 Boomer Lane, Yorkville. n Fridays: Church of the Good Shepherd, 5 West Washington Street, Oswego. n Saturdays: St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 53 Fernwood Road, Boulder Hill. owned automobiles.

Thus, they have been able to drive themselves each night to one of the seven churches that houses PADS sites.

Transportation to and from the churches has been a challenge this fall for PADS guests without vehicles.

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Information about donations or volunteering at a local shelter may be obtained online at kendallcountypads.org or by calling 331-207-8903.

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Vicky, 68, is hopeful that she will be able to return to her condominium long before that date. She said she was forced to abandon the condo on account of a combination of financial issues and problems with her neighbors. “I have a lot of things at home to get straight,” said the former floral arranger and store manager.

Dinner was fresh salad, ham sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, and pumpkin pie. One woman was allergic to certain foods, so Harvest New Beginnings prepared her a special meal of gluten-free noodles and sliced almonds.

After dinner, Vicky led the group in prayer, thanking God for the provisions of the evening and humbly asking that all would soon be blessed with a permanent place to live.

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Local youth created their own animal combinations during the 4-H Animal Adaptation session of the Oswegoland Park District’s Homeschool Series at the Little White School Museum. The Animal Adaptations curriculum is designed to illustrate how animal characteristics help a species survive and reproduce. Throughout the fall, the Kendall County 4-H program led fun, hands-on experiences in rocketry, physics, environmental science and biology. 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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Midland States Bank employees recently made a holiday donation to the Kendall County Food Pantry. Pictured (from left) are Ken Spaeth, market president; Tracy Johnson, banking center manager; Matt Dennison, commercial relationship manager; Summer Beyer, personal banker; Domenica Mickelson, personal banker; Debi Targonski, wealth management; Dana Hopp, commercial assistant; and Fred Sinkovits, commercial relationship manager.

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On Monday, Dec. 14, State’s Attorney Eric Weis, Sheriff Dwight Baird, Coroner Ken Toftoy and Kendall County coroner candidate Carl Gutierrez hosted a Christmas party at Blackberry Oaks Golf Club with donations going to the Kendall County Food Pantry. Thanks to the generosity of the many attendees, the KCFP received a check for $5,400.

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Kendall County Food Pantry grateful for donations of all kinds

The Kendall County Food Pantry received a donation of $185 from Circle Center Grade School from their food drive.

The Yorkville Middle School basketball team for collected hams and distributed food for the Christmas Holiday drive-thru.

The seventh- and eighth-graders of the Newark Schools donated their time to distribute gifts and food as well.

– Shaw Media

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CLUB BRIEFS Optimist Club sponsors student essay contest

The Optimist Club of Oswegoland is encouraging area students to contemplate the phrase “Lead by Example: Reality or Fiction” as part of the Optimist International Essay Contest for 2016.

The guidelines require that contestants be under the age of 18 as of Oct. 1, 2015, and have not yet graduated high school or the equivalent.

This contest is open to all area students. You do not have to live in Oswego.

Winners will win a cash prize and a medallion.

The first place winner will advance to the District contest to compete for a $2,500 college scholarship.

The Essay Contest is sponsored by the Oswegoland Optimist Club to give young people the opportunity to write about their own opinions regarding the world in which they live. The

approach can encompass a young person’s personal experience, the experience of their country or a more historical perspective.

All entries must be sent to Tracey Contino, at Oswego High School, no later than Jan. 29.

For a contestant application and complete set of rules, visit oswegooptimist. com.

ABATE meeting Jan. 9 to cover future events

Open Roads ABATE Chapter will meet at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Plano American Legion, 510 E. Dearborn Street.

Topics to be discussed are the chili cook-off, pool tournament, book run, group rides, and updates on legislature. Meetings are open so anyone may see what Open Roads is all about.

The meeting will be followed by the chapter

Christmas party at 6 p.m. at the Plano American Legion.

The main meat course for dinner will be supplied by the chapter as well as table service.

Members with last names beginning A through I are asked to bring appetizers or a snack, J through Q to bring desserts or sweets, and R through Z to bring a salad or side dish.

Come on out, meet the new officers, and share in some good food, friends and holiday cheer.

For more information, call Bud at 815-378-2997 or Kevin at 815-545-6114.

– Shaw Media

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Yorkville resident Ken Johnson (left) portrayed Julenisse, Norway’s Santa, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery on Dec. 6. Johnson, president of Polar Star Lodge 5-472, Sons of Norway, distributed gifts to children after a luncheon, yule-tree trimming and singing around the tree.

Included was a gift exchange for adults. Festivities highlighted the lodge’s annual Juletrefest, a traditional Norwegian Christmas celebration.

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8 COUNTYWIDE • Thursday, December 24, 2015 • Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel SENIOR BRIEFS The Oswego Senior Center will host Sheri’s Sip and Paint Party from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13.

Join artist Sheri Sinkovits as she takes you through a step-by-step painting process to create your own 11-by-14-inch “Bridge Painting” canvas. Paint and sip your favorite Italian soda, coffee or tea.

All materials are included for $25, which is payable at the beginning of the class.

To register by Jan. 11 or for information, contact the Oswego Senior Center at 630-554-5602.

Volunteers wanted for intergenerational program

The Oswego Senior Center and Prairie Point Elementary School are partnering to provide seniors with the opportunity to volunteer for the 2015-16 school year. Volunteers could be classroom readers, share life experience through living history, or lead STEM activities.

To register or for additional information, contact Sandy at 630-5545602 or sandypastore@att.net.

Enroll now for next Healthy Habits workshop

The Healthy Habits for Successful Living workshop will be held Wednesdays from 2 to 3:30 p.m. and Fridays from 2 to 3 p.m., Feb. 24 through April 20.

Use this eight-week workshop to help you stay on track with your New Year resolutions. Join a team of dietitians and fitness professionals in a fitness and lifestyle challenge that will provide you will practical education, motivation and support so you can start to make real changes and see progress toward

your goals.

On Wednesdays, participants will learn about nutrition education and have an opportunity to taste test new dishes, and on Fridays, participants will exercise. All participants will receive a workbook.

This workshop is developed and delivered in collaboration with Rush-Copley Medical Center, Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging, University of Illinois Extension program, Oswego Senior Center, Meijer, and Kendall County Health Department.

Cost is $10 for individuals under 60, and a $5 suggested donation for individuals 60 and older.

To register by Feb. 23, contact the Oswego Senior Center at 630-5545602.

Financial Education series continues Jan. 12

The Oswego Senior Center’s Financial Education Series will continue from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12, with a program on required minimum distributions.

Join David Erickson from Edward Jones of Oswego to learn how age and type of account will determine your required minimum distributions; also learn how to avoid costly penalties and gain ideas for investment of future required minimum distribution withdrawals.

To register or for additional information, contact the Oswego Senior Center at 630-554-5602.

Caregiving 101 set for Jan. 19

The senior center’s Caregiver Education Series will feature Caregiving 101: An Introduction to Caregiving from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Join Keith Beilema from the

Kendall County Health Department for an introduction to caregiving.

Topics include: common challenges, available community resources, how to take care of yourself, how to advocate for your loved one with health care professionals, and more.

A light lunch will be provided by Heritage Woods of Yorkville.

To register by Monday, Jan. 18, or for additional information, contact the Oswego Senior Center at 630554-5602.

Join armchair travels Jan. 21

The Oswego Senior Center’s Armchair Travels group will meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21.

We are going to places… without leaving town. The group will be traveling to Switzerland and Austria with Bob LeClercq. Join us for this armchair adventure.

Technology classes at the Oswego Senior Center

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

A class on Family Tree Maker no longer being supported by Ancestory.com will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Registration is required.

Beginner Computer Class will run from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 19, 21, 26 and 28. Registration is required.

Computer program assistance is available Jan. 7 and 14. Registration is required.

The Mobile Device Lab is available Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29. Get one-onone help with your mobile devices in 30-minute individual time slots.

Registration is required.

To register for classes or individual help, call Sharon at 630-5545602.

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The Oswego Senior Center plays bean bag baseball each Wednesday from 2 to 3 p.m. Upcoming games include: Dec. 30 – Diamond Apartments @ OSC Jan. 6 – Plum Landing @ OSC Jan. 13 – OSC @ Beecher Jan. 20 – OSC and Beecher @ Cedar Lake Jan. 27 – OSC @ Diamond Apartments 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.

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Why mess up your kitchen and eat alone? Come to the Oswego Senior Center for breakfast and fellowship at 9 a.m. the first, 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, contact the Oswego Senior Center at 630-554-5602.

Take Charge of Your Health, Live Well, Be Well is a new class on managing health issues being offered in 2016 at the Senior Services Associates Yorkville office to help seniors and those with chronic illnesses start the New Year off just right.

The evidence-based six-week course will be offered at Senior Services Associates, 908 Game Farm Road in Yorkville, from Jan. 29 through March 4. Classes will be held each Friday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the Austin Room at the Beecher Community Center. Class materials are available to participants free of charge through the Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging.

This small group course is limited to the first 15 registrants. It is a chance to learn new techniques to help manage chronic health conditions instead of allowing your chronic health conditions to manage you.

The course offers a Stanford University approved curriculum. Trained facilitators Ginnie Moore, MS, RDN, LDN Community Planner/Health Educator for Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging, and Barbara Nadeau, RSVP Volunteer Coordinator for Senior Services Associates, will lead the discussions.

Regular attendance is important to get the most out of this class.

Take Charge of Your Health, Live Well, Be Well is an appropriate class for any adult suffering from a chronic health condition and also for their caregivers. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-5777.

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Volunteers interact with people who need helping preparing their tax returns at no cost to them. For more information, contact Pat at 630-554-5602.

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UMC of Plano Children’s Program tells story of Christmas

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Cookies with Santa

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The Children’s Christmas Program at the United Methodist Church of Plano was held on Sunday, Dec. 13, during the 10:30 a.m. worship service. The children performed the real story of Christmas and the reason for the season. The children also sang several Christmas songs directed by Haley Morris and accompanied by Jean McBride. The program was directed by Gerri Henze and Arlene Gould. Pictured are the younger children (preschool through third grade) as the angels, older children (fourth grade and older) as the shepherds and those with speaking parts: Olivia Morris as the head angel, Eric Naumann as Joseph, Jennifer Harnesk as Mary and Eli Harnesk as Baby Jesus.

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Plano children and parents came to First Baptist Church of Plano’s “Cookies with Santa” event on Saturday, Dec. 12. Fun was had by all. Greg Torkelson donated all of the Santa gifts given to each boy and girl. Kristen Humbers from Artistic Creations Photography provided the winter photo backdrop. Coopers Home Furnishings provided a bench with festive garland and lighting for the Santa photos.

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The 20th annual Cookie and Candy Walk with a white elephant sale was held in the downstairs dining room at the United Methodist Church of Plano (located on the corners of Clark and Hale streets) on Saturday, Dec. 12. Many people visited and chose their favorite cookies and candy for the Christmas season as well as a last-minute Christmas gift from the white elephant sale. Proceeds will help children go to summer camp this summer. Pictured are congregation members and some of the children going to summer camp ready to assist customers to pick out their cookies: Kyra Lynch, Karen Mikkelson, Theo Wyncoop, Keely Morris, Paula Svendsen, Serafina Wyncoop, Gerri Henze, Olivia Morris, Haley Morris, Clarence Holdiman, Angeleah Wyncoop and chairperson Arlene Gould.

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10 COUNTYWIDE • Thursday, December 24, 2015 • Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel

UMC of Plano sponsors float in Rockin’ Christmas Parade

Families from the United Methodist Church rode on a float while singing Christmas songs to promote their church and Tommy’s Gift.

SHAW MEDIA The United Methodist Church entered a float in the Rockin’ Christmas Parade on Friday, Dec. 4. The parade lineup was at the United Methodist Church at 219 N. Hale St. and ended at the Plano Depot on Main Street.

The float promoted the church and Tommy’s Gift. Tommy’s Gift is a faith-based mission from the United Methodist Church of Plano and is co-founded by Tom and Kim Zimmer-

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mann in memory of their infant son, Tommy, who passed away in 2009.

Tommy’s Gift serves the needs of individuals, families and organizations in the community.

Congregation members and friends were on the float, which was decorated with Christmas lights, stockings, caps and a Tommy’s Gift Banner.

For more information about the United Methodist Church of Plano, call the church office at 630-552-3700.

December crafts at UMC of Plano

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St. Luke’s Lutheran Women’s Missionary League collected $350 at their Christmas brunch to send to missionary Joe Boway for supplies for the teachers of the children of Liberia. The teachers love the Lord and the children as they attend training workshops where they will receive roll books, chalkboards, pens/pencils and chalk to equip the children and attempt to make a difference in their lives.

The Sunday school children at the United Methodist Church of Plano made a Christmas snow globe on the first Sunday of December. They designed a winter scene by placing Christmas trees, candy canes, ornaments, stickers, and Christmas items in a glass vase and covering with “snow.” No two crafts were the same.

Pictured are Lynze Jeffries, Cameron Morris, Serafina Wyncoop, Kenli Dembry, Kendal Petre, Mekada Dembry, Logan Jeffries, Theo Wyncoop, Brock Yarbrough and Jaxon Harnesk.

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Children’s choir formed at United Methodist Church of Plano Children in third grade through high school have formed a children’s choir at the United Methodist Church of Plano. They will perform periodically at 10:30 a.m. worship services. Pictured at the Nov. 22 worship service are Kenli Dembry, Cameron Morris, Theo Wyncoop and Katelyn Curtis in the front row; Braden Morris, Angeleah Wyncoop and Lizzie Gould in the middle row; and Corwin Wyncoop and Olivia Morris in the top row.

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Church’s Puppet Troupe performs for area children Church of the Good Shepherd Oswego Puppet Troupe recently performed at the Oswego American Legion for over 200 people, including 100 children.

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YCUCC sets services for Christmas Eve SHAW MEDIA The people of Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ, 408 Center Parkway, welcome the Yorkville community to be part of their church family to celebrate Christmas.

Two special worship opportunities led by Pastor Mark Gregory, the children and youth choirs, the chancel choir and the congregation are scheduled on Thursday, Dec. 24. During the 5 p.m. service, children will present a Christmas pageant, “A

Gift For Christmas.”

At 10 p.m. a traditional candlelight Christmas Eve service of carols and hymns will feature music, narration and scripture.

You need not be a member of Yorkville Congregational Church, or any church, to be welcomed at the special Christmas services.

Yorkville Congregational UCC is located north of Route 34 and west of Route 47. For information about the church or Christmas Eve services, call 630-553-7308 or visit yorkvilleucc.org.

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Christmas Eve at Yorkville Trinity

Yorkville Trinity Church will have two Christmas Eve services. Everyone is invited.

A family service will be held at 5 p.m. and will feature “A Living Nativity.” All interested children who come to the service may participate. The message will be a “A Living Story.” There will be special Christmas music with performances by the Children’s Choir and the Children’s Chimes. Child care will be provided.

A candlelight service will be held at 11 p.m. with a message titled “A World Forever.” Christmas carols will be sung and the adult choir will perform. The end of the service will feature a candle lighting by all.

Trinity Church is in Yorkville at the corner of Route 47 and Cannonball Trail.

Millbrook UMC men’s breakfast set The Millbrook United Methodist Church, located at 8360 Fox River Road in Millbrook, would like to invite the men of the area to a monthly program. The event is on the fourth Sunday of each month with the meal beginning at 7:30 a.m. This month’s breakfast is Dec. 27. Admission is free and each month there is a speaker who presents information of interest to the community.

In the past they have had speakers presenting on topics including tax information,

senior citizen programs, political perspectives and conservation issues.

For information about the program or the church, call the Rev. Kent Svendsen at 815-786-4106.

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The Millbrook United Methodist Church has canceled the Dec. 26 bluegrass event due to the holiday weekend. Millbrook Bluegrass Night will resume on Saturday, Jan. 23, from 6 to 9 p.m.

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Helmar Lutheran Church will host an all-you-can-eat Kumla Dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16. The proceeds will support the HLC Food Pantry, which has grown from serving 10 to 120 families, twice a month, in eight years of operation.

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12 COUNTYWIDE • Thursday, December 24, 2015 • Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel CHURCH SERVICES 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.

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

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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 630-5543865 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

Calvary Baptist Church 140 Montgomery Road, Montgomery, IL 630-896-7098 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

Cornerstone Christian Church Bob Reid, Minister 254 S. Madison St., Oswego 3 blocks south of Post Office 630-554-2292 • Fax 630-5541988 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 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

New Life Community Church-Montgomery 11445 S. Lincoln Ave. Montgomery, IL 60538 630-897-6810 www.newlifecommunity.church Sunday worship service 10 a.m.

CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

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.

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

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 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.

Thursday, Dec. 24 Church and office closed 5 p.m. Christmas Eve Service Children’s Pageant “A Gift For Christmas” 10 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Sunday, Dec. 27 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Coffee Fellowship Wednesday, Dec. 30 9 a.m. Newsletter mailing CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

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

CHRISTIAN 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 6 p.m. TeamKid 6 p.m. Adult Bible Study Thursday 6 p.m. Revolution (grades 7-12)

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)

Big Life Community Church Traughber Junior High School 570 Colchester Drive, Oswego www.biglifecc.org “It’s for you.”

Sundays, 10 a.m. Worship

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

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, Dec. 24 3 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship Service (Large Gymnasium) 5 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship Service (Large Gymnasium) 7 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship Service (Sanctuary) 11 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Service (Sanctuary) Friday, Dec. 25 10 a.m. Christmas Day Worship Service with Communion and Sanctuary Choir Saturday, Dec. 26 5 p.m. Worship Service (Traditional) Sunday, Dec. 27 7:45 a.m. Worship Service (Traditional) 9:15 a.m. Worship Service (Traditional) 10:30 a.m. Life Advocacy Team 10:45 a.m. Worship Service (Contemporary in Large Gymnasium) Wednesday, Dec. 30 6:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 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.

Dec. 24, Christmas Eve Service at 5 p.m.

Dec. 25, Christmas Day Service at 10 a.m.

Dec. 27, Worship at 9 a.m., no Sunday School 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 a.m.

Worship Service 10:15 a.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church (ELCA) 10104 Immanuel Road, Yorkville, IL 60560 Pastor Michael Neel 630-553-5368 www.ImmanuelYorkville.org Sunday Service 9 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Traditional Service Christmas Services Thursday, Dec. 24 4:30 p.m. Candelight Service 6:30 p.m. Children’s Program Friday, Dec. 25 9 a.m. Christmas 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.

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 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 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 METHODIST 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 Dec. 13 9 a.m. Sunday School Classes 10 a.m. Worship Service Children’s Christmas Program 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

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Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel • Thursday, December 24, 2015 • • Continued from page 12 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.

Thursday, Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve 5 p.m. – Youth Christmas Service 7 p.m. – Praise Band Contemporary Service 9 p.m. – Traditional Worship Service Sunday, Dec. 27 8:15 a.m. – Traditional Worship Service 9:30 a.m. – Christian Education Hour 10:30 a.m. – Contemporary Worship Service 3:30 p.m. – Youth Group Monday, Dec. 28 7 p.m. – Handbell practice Tuesday, Dec. 29 Noon to 1:30p.m. – Grace Meal – FH 7 p.m. – Jail Lesson Grading 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. – Youth Lock-in Wednesday, Dec. 30 10 a.m. – Bible Between the Bites-Panera 5:30 p.m. – UMM KC Pantry Stocking 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 Thursday, Dec. 24 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service Sunday, Dec. 27 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 1:30 p.m. Templo Sion 4 p.m. Youth Group Tuesday, Dec. 29 6:30 p.m. Templo Sion 8 p.m. UMM Bible Study 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.

PENTECOSTAL 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 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 Thursday, Dec. 24 4 p.m. Worship 7:30 p.m. Worship 11 p.m. Worship Sunday, Dec. 27 10 a.m. Worship Tuesday, Dec. 29 10 a.m. Koinonia 1:30 p.m. Staff Meeting 7 p.m. Outrageous Puppeterian Crew Wednesday, Dec. 30 6:25 p.m. Handbell Choir 7:25 p.m. Chancel Choir 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 630-5523450 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.

St. Patrick Catholic Church 406 Walnut Street, Yorkville Phone: 630-553-6671 Fax: 630-553-2695 Info@StPatrickYorkville.org www.stpatrickyorkville.org Pastor: Rev. Matthew Lamoureux, M.I.C. Deacons: Donald Cyr and Dale Metcalfe

St. Patrick Masses Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m.

Sunday: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 5 p.m.

Daily Masses: Monday – Friday at 8 a.m.

Holy Days: Vigil Mass at 7 p.m.

Holy Days: Masses 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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

Saturday: 4:15 p.m.

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

Religious Education: 630-553-6671 Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

Wednesday, 7 p.m. Prayer Service

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.

The United Church of Sandwich 512 Lions Road, Sandwich, IL 60548 815-786-9243 email address: ucssandwich@ frontier.com website: unitedchurchsandwich. org Thursday, Dec. 24 5 p.m. Candlelight worship service 10 p.m. Candlelight worship service

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 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.

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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 Call 552-8868, 552-3091, 5523373 or 553-5087.

Vineyard Christian Fellowship 155 Kirkland Circle, Oswego Pastor Al Arellano www.sentbyravensvcf.com 630-896-1322 Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Worship

www.oswegofamilychurch.com Sunday, 10 a.m. Worship Service 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 Plano Church Of Christ 406 N. Lew St., Plano Bryan Bickford 815-786-7693 Sunday, 10 a.m. Bible Study 10:50 a.m., 4 p.m. Worship Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible Study

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

Vineyard Aurora Church Contemporary Church 505 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora Pastor Robby Dawkins 630-896-5196 www.vineyardfoxvalley.org www.sentbyravensvcf.com Sunday, 9 & 10:45 a.m. Services

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

West Lisbon Church 14381 Joliet Road, Newark 815-736-6331 www.westlisbon.com office@westlisbon.com Pastor Rex J. Howe Sunday Sunday School (for all ages, nursery provided) 9 -10 a.m. Worship Service 10:30-12 p.m.

Wednesday Night Programs AWANA (ages 3 yrs old through 5th grade) 6-7:30 p.m.

Jr High Youth Group (6th through 8th grade) 6-7:30 p.m.

High School Youth Group 7:15-9 p.m.

Worldwide Deliverance Ministries, Inc. meeting at Lakewood Springs North Clubhouse, Plano Pastor Michael King Sunday 9-10 a.m. Sunday School 10:30-Noon Worship Service Wednesday 6:30-8 p.m. Bible Study Acorn Yokefellow Retreat Center Open 365 Days a Year 630-553-6233 Available to you, your church or participate in our regular monthly retreats.

Southwest Community Church at Jones Elementary School 800 Barberry Way, Joliet 815-725-3782 www.southwestonline.org Sunday, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship

Oswego Family Church 5498 Route 34, Oswego

Plano Bible Church 1111 W South St., Plano

COUNTYWIDE 13 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.

LIFEGroup: Casual adult gatherings throughout the week.

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TCF hosting environmental summit on Jan. 21 SHAW MEDIA Community leaders, conservation groups, and anyone interested in learning how to get more involved in conservation activities in their community are invited to attend The Conservation Foundation’s 2016 DuPage Environmental Summit from 8:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Naperville campus of Northern Illinois University.

The Pizzo Group, DuPage County, and Companions’ Fund of the DuPage Foundation are sponsors of this free event. Exhibits by local businesses and conservation organizations are featured, focusing on ways to engage local units of government and citizens to have a greater impact on where they live.

Research shows that people want to live and work in communities where they have clean water, clean air, and lots of parks and open space to enjoy. Communities need to encourage local conservation efforts and promote conservation as a core value to reach that goal.

The Conservation Foundation will host its 2016 DuPage Environmental Summit from 8:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Naperville campus of Northern Illinois University. Exhibits will focus on ways to engage local units of government and citizens to have a greater impact on where they live Photo provided

Conservation is more meaningful when it happens where people live and work whether it’s planting a butterfly garden at city hall by the local garden club, a group of families cleaning up

the creek running through their neighborhood, or a scout troop helping to restore a woodland at a local park.

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cluding cleaning up local creeks, planting community rain or butterfly gardens, organizing community rain barrel and water conservation events, holding a native tree and plant sale, engaging lo-

cal youth groups and schools in restoring a local natural area or park, and educating neighborhoods on clean water and storm drains.

Reservations are requested for this free event and can be made through Eventbrite or by going to theconservationfoundation.org under “Upcoming Events.”

The summit will take place in The Ballroom, NIU Naperville Conference Center, 1120 E. Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563.

The Conservation Foundation is one of the region’s oldest and largest not-for-profit land and watershed conservation organizations.

Since it was founded in 1972, TCF has helped preserve nearly 33,000 acres of open space, restored and cleaned miles of rivers and streams, and educated thousands of kids by engaging them in nature and the outdoors.

Work is focused in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties to preserve and restore nature in your neighborhood. Find out more at theconservationfoundation.org.

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Potluck i

i pasta

This easy dish is perfect for the holidays By the editors of Relish Magazine

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old the standing rib roast. Scratch the filet mignon. In reality, most of our holiday gatherings call for easy dishes that can be made ahead and popped in the oven while we’re relaxing with friends. This homey pasta casserole with cheese, sausage and mushrooms is just that.

Serve it with a crisp green salad, and you’re all set for an easy evening by the fire with some holiday cheer.

Mark Boughton photo/styling by Teresa Blackburn

Baked Pasta with Sausage, Mushrooms and Fontina Cheese

The sausage-mushroom mixture can be made a day ahead and refrigerated in an airtight container. Rewarm over low heat before combining with the pasta.

n 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided n 12 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed n 1 pound cremini mushrooms, trimmed, and quartered n ½ cup sliced shallots n 4 teaspoons minced fresh garlic n 2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary n 1⁄3 cup dry white wine or reduced-sodium chicken broth n 1 teaspoon coarse salt, divided n Freshly ground black pepper n 3 tablespoons unsalted butter n 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour n 2 cups 2-percent reduced-fat milk n 1 pound rigatoni n 1 (14-ounce) can crushed tomatoes with purée n 6 ounces Italian fontina, shredded n 6 tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat; add sausage. Cook, breaking up meat with a spoon until no longer pink

and beginning to brown.

Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon; pour off drippings, leaving behind brown bits. Add remaining oil and mushrooms to pan. Cook until mushrooms begin to brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Add shallots; cook 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and rosemary; cook 1 minute more. Add wine, increase heat to medium-high, and cook until wine is nearly evaporated.

Season with ¾ teaspoon salt and pepper. Return sausage to pan and stir to combine.

Heat oven to 375 degrees.

Lightly oil a 13-by-9-inch baking dish.

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.

Stir in flour; cook until foaming but not colored, about 2 minutes. Whisk in milk; bring to a simmer. Cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.

Season with remaining ¼ teaspoon salt.

Cook rigatoni according to package directions, undercooking by 3 minutes. Drain; return to pot. Add sausage mixture to pasta; toss well.

Add sauce and crushed tomatoes; stir to combine. Stir in fontina and 2 tablespoons Parmigiano Reggiano.

Transfer pasta mixture to baking dish. Sprinkle remaining Parmigiano Reggiano over top; cover with foil.

Bake 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 minutes more.

Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Serves 8.

Recipe by Larraine Perri.

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See engineering in action

BRIEF

Bridge busting competition will be Jan 9 in Plano

On Nov. 16 at 7 p.m., the La Menu Modelle 4-H club met at the Burk residence for a meeting.

At this meeting, the group discussed future meeting dates and people who would be a part of the

SHAW MEDIA Join 4-H and residents from DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties as bridge teams put their engineering skills to the test in the fourth annual Bridge Busting Competition on Saturday, Jan. 9, in Plano.

More than 30 teams registered for the fun, educational event, and the groups have been designing and building their bridges since late November.

Each will be judged on aesthetics and structural efficiency in various categories, including school, family and youth.

“More than 150 spectators attended last year’s Bridge Bust, and we invite everyone to join us for this year’s competition,” said Jo Ann Britton, 4-H and Youth Development Program Coordinator with University of Illinois Extension. “It is amazing to see the creative bridge designs and witness the achievements of these local teams. Come out and support our teams, and learn more about 4-H, engineering and math, in an exciting way.”

This challenge is sponsored

by University of Illinois Extension and 4-H, with cooperation from Rural King and the Fox Valley Family YMCA. The competition will be conducted at the Fox Valley Family YMCA, 3875 Eldamain Road in

La Menu Modelle club makes meeting report

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TRANSACTIONS JOLIET

$293,000, 7304 Kempton St, Joliet 60431-8084, 09-01-227-001-0000, Core Homes LLC to Tamra D Wilson, Oct. 26 $265,500, 7212 Yorkshire St, Joliet 60431-8090, 09-01-228-001-0000, Core Homes LLC to Matthew Fraus & Melissa Cotrano, Sept. 17 $278,000, 7224 Yorkshire St, Joliet 60431-8090, 09-01-228-007-0000, Core Homes LLC to James A Bauer, Sept.

11 $259,000, 7214 Donovan Dr, Joliet 60431-7984, 09-01-476-020-0000, M/i Homes Of Chicago LLC to Ray A Bohm, Oct. 2 Photo provided

Join 4-H and its partners for the annual Bridge Busting Competition on Saturday, Jan. 9, in Plano. More than 150 spectators attended last year’s Bridge Bust, and this year, the “busting” action will begin around 10:30 a.m. Learn more at web.extension.illinois.edu/dkk/bridge.

Plano. Teams will check in at 8 a.m., and aesthetics judging will begin about 9 a.m. Bridges will be tested for structural efficiency beginning around 10:30 a.m., tentatively.

For more information about the event or local 4-H Youth Development programs, contact

Britton at jbritton@illinois.edu or at 630-553-5823, or visit web. extension.illinois.edu/dkk.

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MINOOKA

$137,500, 608 Fair Ln, Minooka 60447-8824, 09-26-402-026-0000, Patricia Kay Ritter to Antoinette M Murnyak, Sept. 28 $227,000, 702 Gallant Dr, Minooka 60447-8836, 09-26-351-005-0000, Luis Cardenas to Michal Straka & Amanda L Straka, Oct. 16 $175,000, 721 Avalon Way, Minooka 60447-4592, 09-26-411-004-0000, Bayview Loan Servicing LLC to Samantha Foskett, Oct. 16

MONTGOMERY

$83,000, 7 Greenbriar Rd, Montgomery 60538-2005, 03-05-427-004-0000, Betty J Tweedy to Debra L Frankford, Aug. 28 $135,000, 63 Garden Dr, Montgomery 60538-2201, 03-05-452-031-0000, Hawkinson Trust to Maria D Young & Nancy C Young, Oct. 9 $96,000, 7 Crestwood Ct, Montgomery 60538-2428, 03-04-376-021-0000, Wells Fargo Bank to Hamish Talbot, Oct. 5

Denim & Dust Family Club serves community The Kendall County 4-H club called Denim & Dust Family Club (based in Newark), has been busy in the month of December.

Members met on Dec. 10 for their monthly 4-H meeting. As a community service project, members brought unwrapped gifts to donate to Yorkville Junior Women’s Club’s Operation Santa program. In addition, Denim & Dust member Maddie W. spent a Sunday afternoon at Oswegoland Park District’s Little White School Museum hand crafting cards and letters to send to soldiers through the park district’s “Dear Soldier” program. The club wishes all of our armed service members here and overseas a very Merry Christmas and a safe return.

OSWEGO

ABOVE: Maddie W. of the Denim & Dust Family 4-H Club spent a Sunday afternoon at Oswegoland Park District’s Little White School Museum handcrafting cards and letters to send to soldiers.

LEFT: Denim & Dust members brought unwrapped gifts to donate to Yorkville Junior Women’s Club’s “Operation Santa” program.

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$145,000, 67 Oaklawn Ave, Oswego 60543-9678, 03-17-204-009-0000, Moss Trust to Christopher Butts, Nov. 13 $148,500, 534 Lincoln Station Dr, Oswego 60543-8137, 03-01-301-0340000, Jennifer Fay to Ernest Bolen & Pamela L Bolen, Oct. 12 $254,000, 557 Litchfield Way, Oswego 60543-4203, 03-16-403-009-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Jose Cisneros, Sept. 24 $231,000, 603 Saddlebrook Ct, Oswego 60543-8221, 03-20-304-003-0000, Matthew A Restelli to Daniel Olandese & Catherine Olandese, July 25 $242,500, 605 Paris Ave, Oswego 60543-7752, 03-10-459-014-0000, Gladys L Arteaga to Jonathan Mcconnell & Loraine Agcaoili, Oct. 28 $170,000, 609 Hawley Dr, Oswego 60543-4067, 03-12-402-014-0000, Ryan M Schiesser to Chunhui Xie, Sept. 15 $282,500, 61 E Timberlake Trl, Oswego 60543-9477, 06-05-153-003-0000, Musto Trust to Matthew C Klingbiel & Janel R Klingbiel, Sept. 14 $277,500, 740 Charismatic Dr, Oswego 60543-7003, 03-15-232-006-0000, Melvin S Jager to Jeffrey L Barnsdale & Tammy A Barnsdale, Sept. 28 $235,000, 689 Churchill Ln, Oswego 60543-8222, 03-20-308-020-0000, Herllan Serna to Ron L Donavon & Laura A Donavon, Oct. 21 $55,000, 645 Salem Cir, Oswego 60543-8667, 03-10-132-009-0000, Den-

party planning committee. The club is also planning on having a reunion early in 2016.

At this meeting, Mikayla Lovero provided refreshments. The next meeting will be held on Dec. 22 at 7 p.m.

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nis G Terek to Dennis G Terek, Oct. 20 $350,000, 675 Wooley Rd, Oswego 60543-9721, 03-24-100-018-0000, Kevin Mehnert to Jonathan A Koebele & Jessica A Koebele, Oct. 2 $245,000, 689 Churchill Ln, Oswego 60543-8222, 03-20-308-020-0000, Richard Dimaggio to Herllan Serna & Kari & Brock Spencer, Oct. 1 $265,000, 707 Hanover Ct, Oswego 60543-8293, 03-03-403-004-0000, Stacey I White to Jason L Underwood & Elizabeth C Underwood, July 14 $278,000, 727 Manhattan Cir, Oswego 60543-9801, 03-07-408-011-0000, Christopher J Clark to Brian Crokin & Carla Crokin, Oct. 9

PLAINFIELD

$220,000, 7429 Rosewind Dr, Plainfield 60586-5441, 06-36-206-012-0000, T & T Investors Inc to Larry Van Handel & Kelly Van Handel, Oct. 14 $217,000, 7304 Atkinson Cir, Plainfield 60586-5946, 06-36-402-014-0000, Markus Jansen to Brian S Becker & Ashley M Becker, Aug. 31 $209,000, 7205 Waterman Ct, Plainfield 60586-5810, 06-36-431-013-0000, Clarence E Hodges to Richard A Brown & Ashley M Mccammand, Sept. 25 $200,000, 7134 Townsend Blvd, Plainfield 60586-6507, 06-36-278-0050000, Kevin H Fulton to Michael Casey, Sept. 24 $233,500, 7410 Atkinson Cir, Plainfield 60586-5917, 06-36-402-081-0000, David A Krych to Keith A Kogut, Aug. 15

PLANO

$430,000, 555 Creek Rd, Plano 605459512, 01-05-151-004-0000, Russell S Vickery to Jeffrey D Thompson & Margaret S Thompson, Nov. 2 $112,000, 703 Big Rock Ave, Plano 60545-1280, 01-22-277-016-0000, Carlson Trust to Gary L Carlson, Aug. 14 $168,000, 527 Alyssa St, Plano 605452180, 01-26-206-807-0000, David A Reid to Christopher J Suckow & Kristen Suckow, Oct. 21 $68,500, 722 Eberly Ct 722, Plano 60545-2257, 01-24-123-009-0000, Carolyn Bandemier to Francisco J Arellano & Maribel Arellano, Sept. 28 $100,000, 7060 Burroughs Avenue, Plano 60545, 01-29-401-005-0000, Old Second National Bank to Kenneth A Digate, Oct. 21

YORKVILLE

$229,000, 674 Andrea Ct, Yorkville 60560-9160, 02-21-225-020-0000, Eric J Johansen to Michael L Greiff & Andrea M Greiff, Oct. 20 $465,000, 6087 Polo Club Dr, Yorkville 60560-9299, 04-02-226-011-0000, Terry L Hill to Ronald Bruck & Katherine Bruck, Aug. 17 $391,000, 633 White Oak Way, Yorkville 60560-9581, 02-32-165-0100000, Scott Carrell to Robert Alan Miller, Oct. 7 $320,000, 64 Cotswold Dr, Yorkville 60560-9495, 05-18-153-001-0000, Bratland Trust to Michael Mccusker & Pamela Mccusker, Sept. 30 $312,500, 642 Birchwood Dr, Yorkville 60560-2376, 02-27-358-003-0000, Christopher E Peterson to Diane G Zwitch, Sept. 10 $152,000, 734 John St, Yorkville 60560-9818, 02-29-128-023-0000, Jonathan R Stafford to Joel Venecia & Rebecca L Venecia, Oct. 2 $410,000, 7235 Regal Oak Ct, Yorkville 60560-9265, 02-26-200-014-0000, Bruce Brineman to Tanya L Rivera, Nov. 3