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Pair saves life of runner An Illinois Department of Transportation plow pushes ice and slush off Route 71 near Hilltop Road on Monday morning.

Snow, ice make travel treacherous Photos by ERIC MILLER emiller@shawmedia.com A snow and ice storm made travel dangerous on Kendall County roads and highways Monday morning. County sheriff’s deputies and local municipal police responded to multiple accidents, while snowplow crews worked to keep the roads and highways passable.

LEFT: Kendall County Highway Department snowplows were out early Monday, spreading salt in an effort to keep roads passable. BELOW LEFT: Ice collected on signs adjoining area highways, including these signs along the Route 34 bridge in downtown Oswego. BELOW RIGHT: A Kendall County Highway Department plow is reloaded with salt.

Officers come to aid of man in cardiac arrest SHAW MEDIA

Patrolling parks as an occupation is diversely challenging but equally rewarding. As a Fox Valley Park District police officer, every day is eventful when your territory involves 165 parks, 48 miles of trails and six community centers. Their patrol areas are set amid the great outdoors, in beautiful green spaces that evoke public pride and strengthen our sense of community. For officers, however, it’s more than a walk in the park. Sgt. Lawrence Stefanski and officer Cherese Spears can attest. During a patrol last fall at Phillips Park in Aurora, a peaceful evening was abruptly interrupted when a bystander ran up to them, screaming in distress. A short distance away, a middle-aged man was lying face down and unconscious in the grass along a trail adjoining Mastodon Lake. Stefanski immediately rolled the man over, shaking him, yelling, rubbing his sternum – anything to get a response. Stefanski, a 32-year police veteran who served with the Oswego Police Department from 1986 to 2009, realized this was a life or death situation. The man was in full cardiac arrest. “He wasn’t breathing and had no pulse,” Stefanski recalled, “so

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Fifth-place finish

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Strong post play lifts Wolves girls basketball at Oswego East Holiday Classic / 12

Election brought change in direction for Oswego; police station, TIF district in future / 3

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2015: ‘awesome year’ in Montgomery By JOHN ETHEREDGE jetheredge@shawmedia.com The filling of some vacant commercial buildings and the start of construction on the first building in a new west side TIF (tax increment financing) district served to make 2015 an “awesome year” in the village of Montgomery, in the words of Village President Matt Brolley. Brolley noted that over the past 12 months: • U-Haul purchased the Settlers Landing shopping center at the northeast corner of Douglas Road and U.S. Route 30 and announced plans to locate a large, indoor rental facility inside the former Kmart store and to spruce up the exterior of the center. • American Crystal Sugar Co. broke ground in the fall on a $40 million bulk sugar storage and transfer facility in the village’s west side TIF district north of Aucutt Road, east of Orchard Road. The 20-acre facility will consist of a 26,000-square-foot bulk storage dome and 17,000-square-foot transfer facility. The dome will stand 134 feet high and hold more than 60,000 metric tons of sugar. • La Chiquita opened a new supermarket in the former Montgomery Marketplace building on Douglas Road, following an extensive $6 million renovation of the 30-yearold building. • The Riverview Diner opened its new building at the southeast corner of Ill. Route 25 and Mill Road. • South Moon BBQ – a Hinck-

ley-based restaurant with a regional following – opened a new location in the historic Gray’s Mill in the village’s downtown. Brolley noted that the Douglas Road corridor has changed significantly since the 1980s when it was “the place” to go for many area shoppers. He said many of the retailers that were once located along the corridor have moved to other locations nearby, some to sites in Oswego. Brolley said he expects a task force comprised of Douglas Road property Matt Brolley owners and organized by Rich Young, the village’s community development director, will work to develop a long-range vision for the corridor. Referring to the task force, Brolley said, “They want to see what they can all do together to draw people to the area.” With the Illinois Department of Transportation completing construction on the widening of Route 30 between Route 34 and Route 31 early in the year, Brolley said his top priority has become the improvement of Route 30 and Orchard Road intersection on the village’s west side. Long traffic back-ups are a daily occurrence at the intersection on both Route 30 and Orchard Road. Route 30 is owned and maintained by IDOT, while Orchard Road north of Route 30 is owned and maintained by the Kane County. South of Route 30, Orchard Road is owned and maintained by Kendall County.

On Montgomery’s agenda for ’16 n Lobby IDOT to improve Orchard Road-Route 30 intersection n Implement expanded street maintenance program n Continue business attraction efforts n Continue ongoing efforts to bring businesses to downtown In addition to the traffic backups, the intersection is the site of frequent and often serious accidents. However, Brolley confirmed it will cost an estimated $15 million to improve the intersection. The need to replace the bridge on Route 30 that spans Blackberry Creek just west of the intersection will add to the cost. Brolley said he and other village officials are continuing to lobby federal and state lawmakers in an effort to secure funding for the project. “The reality is that we are still not in IDOT’s five-year [highway improvement] plan, but we are trying to get into it,” he said. Looking ahead, Brolley said 2016 will mark the first full year of the village’s expanded street maintenance program. He estimated the village will seek contractor bids for the resurfacing of roughly three times the amount of streets that have been resurfaced in recent years. Funds of the expanded program will come from a sales tax approved by village voters in a referendum in November 2014.

“I’m pretty excited about it,” he said. Brolley said he expects residential construction to continue in the village at its current pace, modest but steady. He noted that Ryland Homes purchased the remaining lots in Orchard Prairie North and South and Saratoga Springs subdivisions on the village’s west side a few years ago and has been building them out. “I think the theme for the west side [for 2016] will be the continued filling in of those residential lots and the commercial lots [along Orchard Road],” he said, adding, “I don’t foresee any huge residential developments coming.” Brolley noted that another firm is expected to soon announce plans to locate in the west side TIF district, near the American Crystal site. The firm – which he declined to identify – is currently located elsewhere in the Chicago area and was attracted to the village because of the railroad spur track that extends through the TIF district. “Just to get two firms this early in the life of the TIF district is huge,” Brolley said. In addition, Brolley said a road that American Crystal is installing as part of its improvements will also serve other lots in the TIF district, making them still more attractive for development. “I would really like to get a firm in there with more jobs – because American Crystal and the other firm won’t come with a lot of jobs,” he acknowledged.

Rescued man: ‘I’m extremely fortunate these officers were nearby’ • RESCUE

Fox Valley Park District police officers Larry Stefanski (left) and Cherese Spears enjoy a visit with Jesus Delgadillo Jr., the Aurora man whose life they saved. Earlier this year, the officers rescued Delgadillo after he suffered cardiac arrest while running the trails at Phillips Park.

Continued from page 1 I immediately began to administer CPR.” While Stefanski continued resuscitation efforts, Spears, also a former Oswego police officer, retrieved their automated external defibrillator (AED), a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses life-threatening heart arrhythmias and then “shocks” the heart into a beating rhythm. Every Park District squad car is equipped with an AED. Spears continued CPR after the initial shock, at which point the AED indicated another shock was required. “We cleared the patient, and after the second shock, his heart resumed beating,” said Stefanski. Aurora Fire Department

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paramedics arrived at that time, and within minutes, the patient was intubated and on his way via ambulance to Rush-Copley Medical Center.

The man, Jesus Delgadillo Jr., 43, is alive and well. He attended a recent Park District board meeting to express his gratitude for Stefanski and Spears and

their efforts that brought a happy ending to a potentially tragic story. “I’m extremely fortunate these officers were nearby and knew exactly what

to do,” said Delgadillo. “I will always be thankful for them.” Delgadillo is an avid runner who eats well and stays in good shape. In fact, he was on his second run of the day when the incident occurred. Shortly after he was released from the hospital and received medical clearance, he was back walking several miles per day. “I can’t stand still; I need to be active,” he said. In time, he hopes to be back running at Phillips Park and other local trails, with one request of Stefanski and Spears. “Can you please make sure you’re there?” he asked with a smile.

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Election meant change in direction for Oswego By JOHN ETHEREDGE jetheredge@shawmedia.com The swearing-in of a new village president and three new trustees last May has resulted in major changes in Oswego’s municipal government over the past seven months. Last April, village voters elected Gail Johnson to a four-year term as village president, and three new trustees: Ryan Kauffman, Karin McCarthy-Lange and Joe West. A fourth new face joined the board a few months later when the board approved Johnson’s appointment of Luis Perez to a seat left vacant due to the resignation of Scott Volpe. Johnson and the other board members ran on platforms in support of long-range economic development, making the village more business-friendly and planning for the village’s capital needs. Over the past seven months, Johnson and board members have taken several steps to accomplish their agenda by: • Adopting a 0.75 percent home rule sales tax to provide additional funding for the village’s annual street maintenance program and to help finance the construction of a proposed new village police station and other capital projects. • Resuming study of the proposed establishment of a TIF (tax increment financing) district in the village’s downtown to prompt redevelopment of the former Alexander Lumber yard, the old village hall site on Main Street and some adjoining properties. • Reducing impact fees that are charged to new home builders in

an effort to help spur the slowing pace of residential development. • Hiring Daniel Di Santo as the new village administrator in October. Di Santo worked previously for the city of Naperville and as assistant village manager in Bensenville. He holds a bachelor’s degree in planning from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in public administration from Northern Illinois University. The board also moved forward with the creation of an economic development advisory board to assist the village’s economic development department in its efforts to attract new businessGail Johnson es to the village and encourage the expansion of existing businesses. Prior to the election, the proposed home rule sales tax hike and the creation of a TIF district had proven controversial. Johnson’s opponent in the election, two-term incumbent board member Tony Giles, had opposed both the tax and the TIF district. Johnson, however, said she has heard no negative comments from village retailers or residents concerning the sales tax hike since its adoption by the board. She noted the tax hike will generate an additional $1.4 million in revenues the village can now use to maintain the miles of additional streets that were built in the community over the past two decades. “The large sales tax increase that we approved will not only help us maintain our roads and

On Oswego’s agenda for ’16: n Establishment of a downtown TIF district n Continue planning for new police station n Continue long-range planning for regional water plant and Metra station n Balance residential, commercial growth pursue new projects like the widening of Wolf’s Crossing Road – which will be a huge undertaking,” Johnson said. “That’s a $50 million project.” Johnson said the village received more complaints last July about a decision to move the Fourth of July Fireworks to July 3 than the board’s vote to impose the sales tax. “I think most people understand our need [to maintain local streets],” she said. Johnson added she continues to believe the 0.75 percent sales tax increase will not cause area shoppers to bypass village stores in favor of stores in neighboring communities. Also under Johnson’s direction, the board has ramped up planning for the construction of a new police station to replace the village’s existing station on Route 34, across from the Fox Bend Golf Course. Constructed on a landlocked site 25 years ago, the current station lacks work and vehicle parking space. Funds from the sales tax increase could also be used to repay bonds for the construction of a new police station, she confirmed. “We can do that – if we can get

BRIEFS Naperville man dies in Galena Road crash

A Naperville resident, Martin Thayer, 56, died in a two-vehicle crash at 3:25 p.m. Dec. 22 on Galena Road near Vilmin Road in unincorporated Little Rock Township, according to the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office. Thayer was pronounced dead at the accident scene. The driver of the other vehicle, Shauna Lawrence, 32, of Sandwich, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, the sheriff’s office reported. Witnesses told sheriff’s deputies that Thayer’s vehicle crossed the center line while he was traveling eastbound on Galena Road and collided head-on with Lawrence’s vehicle, which was traveling westbound. The sheriff’s office said the investigation of the crash is continuing.

Rotary Club president to speak Jan. 12

Mera Johnson, president of the Montgomery Rotary Club, will give a presentation on the club’s activities on Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 10 a.m. in the board room at the Village Hall, 200 N. River Street. Rotary has 1.2 million members internationally who work to create positive change in their communities and around the world. Johnson will talk about the history and purpose of Rotary, discuss the local club’s recent projects and provide information how people can get involved. This free event is being offered by the village. There is no charge and the building is handicapped accessible. The monthly senior lunch and activity begins at 11 a.m. after the presentation. There is a $4 cost for the lunch and registration by Jan. 5 is required. For more information, call

the Montgomery Village Hall at 630-896-8080, ext. 1559.

Former dealership owner facing charges

The former owner of a defunct Oswego auto dealership has been charged with loan fraud and forgery. Peter Eupierre, 42, from Westmont, was taken into custody by Kendall County sheriff’s deputies Dec. 22. He later posted bond and was released pending a court appearance. Eupierre’s arrest stems from an forgery report received by sheriff’s deputies April 26 at the Oswego Motors II dealership, which was then located in the 1000 block of U.S. Route 34 in the village. According to the sheriff’s office, it was alleged that Eupierre had taken vehicles into the dealership on consignment before creating a forged bill of sale to present to a bank to obtain a loan.

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the [estimated] price of that building down,” Johnson said. “We are struggling with that now. We are asking how low can we get that price and still have a building that will serve us when we have a population of over 60,000 people.” Johnson noted the village had a detailed capital improvement plan prepared previously, but it had never been adopted by the board “because we didn’t have a way to pay for it.” With a funding source now in place for capital improvements, Johnson said she is hopeful the board will be able to adopt the plan as soon as next month. Johnson noted that School District 308 and other taxing districts that receive revenues from the village’s impact fee reviewed and approved the village’s fee reduction plan. “Everyone sat down and said, ‘We know we have to do this,’” Johnson said. She added that new housing starts in the village have fallen dramatically this year to just 51 new homes. “The [additional] taxes from those new homes does not help us keep up. Increasing home construction brings in more development fees that will give us more money to work with,” she said. Concerning School District 308, Johnson said, “They know to manage their financial burden that they’re going to need that growth because the growth helps spread out the burden among more people.” Johnson said she believes the village needs to strike a balance between residential and commercial growth.

Johnson said she expects the board will designate a TIF district in the village’s downtown sometime in 2016. “We are waiting to see how large it will be and what it encompass,” she said. Johnson noted the village had the old village hall on Main Street demolished last month and it currently owns about 60 percent of the property on that block. “If we turn that over in a TIF scenario, that will mean immediate benefits to the village. Immediately those properties would be put back on tax rolls and start generating money into the TIF and then we could use that money for other projects in the downtown,” she said. Johnson said she would expect development on TIF-designated properties to begin almost immediately and take place over a number of years. She said it would like include some multi-story buildings with retail shops on the first and possibly second floors and residential units on third and fourth floors. Johnson said she and other village officials continue to look to the long-term by planning for a possible Metra station and the development of a regional water treatment facility. “This board has really felt charged with the need to look beyond our time here, so we are looking to a Metra station and pulling water out of the Fox River. Those are huge, huge projects and they won’t happen while I’m here, but somebody has to face it. We have to put the village in the position of one day providing those things,” she said.

Gas station robbed at gunpoint LEDGER–SENTINEL The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to seek information on two people in connection with the armed robbery of a gas station-mini mart at Light Road and Ill. Route 31 in unincorporated Oswego Township on Dec. 22 at 11 p.m. A clerk at the store reported two males entered the business armed with a handgun. The first robber displayed the handgun and was described as wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, khaki-colored pants, white and black Nike gym shoes, gray hat, and a white mask. He was believed to be Hispanic or light-skinned African American, about 5’8” and 175 pounds. The second robber was described as

wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt, dark-colored pants, gym shoes, and a dark-colored mask. He was believed to be Hispanic or light-skinned African American, about 5’10” to 6’0” and 200 pounds. The pair reportedly drove off in a red SUV northbound on Route 31 with an undetermined amount of money and cigarettes. Members of the Kendall County Criminal Intelligence Team, Oswego Police Department and Montgomery Police Department responded to the area to provide assistance. The clerk was not hurt in the incident. Any tips or information can be directed to detectives@co.kendall.il.us, or 630-5535856. Callers who wish to remain anonymous can contact the Kendall County Crimestoppers at 630-553-5999.

CIVIC MEETINGS WEEK OF JAN. 4-8 Monday: Kendall County Zoning Board of Appeals, CANCELED. Tuesday, 6 p.m.: Kendall County Board, County Office Building, Yorkville. Tuesday, 6 p.m.: Kendall County Board Forest Preserve Commission, County Office

Building, Yorkville. Tuesday, 6 p.m.: Oswego Village Board Committee of the Whole, Oswego Village Hall. Tuesday, 7 p.m.: Oswego Village Board, Oswego Village Hall. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.: Kendall County Veterans Assistance Commission, County Health and Human Services Building,

Yorkville. Thursday, 5 p.m.: Oswego Police Commission, Oswego Law Enforcement Center. Thursday, 7 p.m.: Oswego Planning and Zoning Commission, Oswego Village Hall. Thursday, 7 p.m.: Montgomery Plan Commission, Montgomery Village Hall.

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OUR VIEW

Looking back at county’s biggest news of 2015 Back in 1999, J. Dennis Hastert was the toast of Kendall County when he was sworn in as U.S. Speaker of the House. In the spring of that year, Hastert was feted at a communitywide open house at the Beecher Center in Yorkville where mayors, other community leaders and Republican Party officials from up and down the Fox Valley area praised Kendall County’s then-favorite son for his accomplishments. The former Yorkville High School teacher and wrestling coach went on to serve a record eight years as the third-highest official in the U.S. government before leaving Congress to work as a lobbyist. But Hastert’s many longtime friends and supporters here were shocked and saddened when he was indicted by federal prosecutors in May in a hush money case involving a still unnamed “Individual A.” In pleading guilty to the charges in October, Hastert

admitted he agreed to pay $3.5 million to Individual A as compensation for his own “past misconduct” and for Individual A’s continued silence. The 73-year-old Hastert currently is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 29 for sentencing in the case. He could face up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000. However, the shocking story took another turn a few weeks ago when attorneys for Hastert revealed he had suffered a stroke and had spent the past several weeks in the hospital. Hastert’s medical condition could serve to delay his sentencing date. The Hastert story was among the many news stories that captured headlines in our papers over the past year. While the Hastert story had national implications, much happened locally here in Kendall County: • County governmental and support service agencies and their clients continued to feel the fallout from the state budget im-

passe which began July 1. Local and area agencies that provide child care, public transportation and other services have had to cut back their programs as state revenues dry up. • A new four-year contract was negotiated and approved between School District 308 – based in Oswego – and the district’s teachers and support staff. The contract provides salary increases averaging about 12 percent over the life of the contract. • In Yorkville, contract talks between the Board of Education and the teachers union turned acrimonious, leading teachers to set a Dec. 2 strike date. But a strike was avoided two weeks ago when the two sides reached an agreement on a contract that grants teachers salary increases of 2, 3 and 3.27 percent over the next three years. • The Illinois Department of Transportation continued to spend significant amounts

of state and federal funds here to improve local highways. Among the projects completed by the agency this year were the long-awaited widening of Route 47 in downtown Yorkville and the reconstruction of former Bypass Route 30 between Route 34 and Route 31 in Montgomery. Next on IDOT’s agenda: widening Route 34 to five lanes between Route 47 in Yorkville and Orchard Road in Oswego. • The city of Yorkville and the villages of Montgomery and Oswego accepted the results of a first-of-its-kind study that identified ways the municipalities can potentially work together, share resources and, ultimately, save taxpayer dollars. The three municipalities also backed plans for a joint study for the construction of a water treatment plant that could one day serve all three municipalities. • As it has done since the 2008 recession, business and residen-

tial development continued at a modest pace in the county. The first business began construction in Montgomery’s new west side TIF district, while in Yorkville Wrigley Inc. embarked on a major expansion of its plant on Route 47. To encourage residential development, the village of Oswego joined with several other area communities in reducing its builder impact fees. • Property taxes continue to be a major concern for many Kendall County residents. However, that concern did not translate into action at the voting booth in the April local election. The county clerk’s office reported that just 11.57 percent of the county’s registered voters bothered to cast ballots in races for local city councils, village boards, school boards and other units of government. These are the same councils and boards that determine how much county residents pay in property taxes each year.

Only scant reminders remain of Kendall’s trolley era REFLECTIONS Roger Matile By late September 1900 residents living in and around Oswego had some new sights to see and marvel at. As my greatgreat-grandmother put it in a letter to her daughter out in Kansas: “When I can’t sleep at night I can watch the Street cars run out my window over across the river.” A group of investors had proposed building an interurban trolley line from Aurora south through Montgomery and Oswego to Yorkville in 1897. An early proposal to build a third-rail electric line was quickly discarded in favor of using overhead trolley lines. The line would run mostly on public rights-of-way using light rails and electrically-powered trolley cars. In August 1897 representatives of the new Aurora, Yorkville & Morris Electric Railroad met with the Kendall County Board to start hammering out a trolley franchise. As proposed, the line would begin in downtown Aurora, run south on River Street through Montgomery and along the Fox River through the new Riverview amusement park then under construction just south of Montgomery before gently curving west to join the West River Road – now Ill. Route 31 – for the run to the Oswego Bridge across the Fox River. There, the line would turn east, cross the river to Oswego’s Main Street, where it would turn south once more on Main Street before heading towards Yorkville along what is now Ill. Route 71. Near Yorkville, the line would turn once again to follow the tracks of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy’s Fox River Branch Line between the tracks and today’s Van Emmon Road into downtown Yorkville.

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Ice skaters look up to watch an interurban trolley car cross the frozen Fox River in Oswego in 1919. The trolley route followed River Street in Aurora south to Montgomery. From Montgomery, the trolley line extended along Route 31 to Oswego where it crossed the river and proceeded southwest to Yorkville. Among the issues that had to be hammered out was who would pay for improvements the line required, such as either strengthening or rebuilding the Oswego Bridge. In addition, the company pledged “that in every way possible the company would guard against frightening horses” or otherwise interfering with traffic on the roads along which the trolleys would run. In the end, the trolley company agreed to pay $3,500 towards the cost of a new, stronger box truss iron bridge to replace the existing 1867 tied arch structure at Oswego, and the other issues were ironed out as well. Residents of the towns the trolley would serve were, in general, enthusiastic about the new, all-weather transportation option. As Kendall County Record Publisher John R. Marshall noted in a Dec. 13, 1899, commentary: “With only four reliable trains a day, it was hard for one to come here and be so late getting into Chicago as is necessary with the regular passenger train. With the

electric accommodations, one can go to Aurora and take an early morning train to Chicago.” Construction began in the spring of 1900 and by June 27, the tracks were completed from Aurora to the west end of the Oswego Bridge. “Operation of the electric road from the bridge will be commenced this Tuesday afternoon by a free ride of the town and village officials to Aurora and back,” the Record’s Oswego correspondent wrote. “Yorkville will have to wait about three months longer before enjoying such privilege.” Regular service began in early July from Aurora to the terminus at Oswego, and use was enthusiastic and frequent. As Marshall wrote on Aug. 1: “That the Aurora and Yorkville electric road will be a great convenience and daily comfort is shown by the way it is used now between Oswego and Aurora. Every day parties drive up from about here [Yorkville] to Oswego and take the car there for Aurora, saving 12 miles’ drive.” Work continued feverishly the

rest of the summer and into the fall of 1900 on the new Oswego Bridge and the trestle at the east end of the bridge designed to carry the electric line up Washington Street over the CB&Q tracks to Main Street. By late December, the bridge and trestle along with the tracks were finished and regular trolley service had begun, linking downtown Aurora through Montgomery and Oswego with downtown Yorkville. The first car arrived at the Kendall County seat at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, 1900. “There were two cars down – one with the Aurora guests, the other empty to return with a number of the distinguished populace of Kendall’s capital,” the Record reported on Dec. 26. Welcoming the new arrivals was Record publisher Marshall, who had welcomed the first railroad train into Yorkville 30 years before. The interurban, providing hourly service from Yorkville from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. at affordable rates, was part of a

vast interurban network that, it was said, allowed passengers to travel via trolley all the way from the Mississippi River and with transfers all the way to New York City. In an era of terrible roads, the interurban was a godsend, carrying passengers and freight, including farmers’ milk, to and from Aurora. Everything from fresh bakery bread to students to office workers to shoppers rode the trolley to and from Aurora daily. But a little more than a decade later, the line and others throughout the nation were under assault from the burgeoning number of automobiles and trucks. The public was also insisting on more and better roads, and in 1918, Illinois residents approved a $60 million bond issue to build paved roads, the bonded indebtedness to be paid through gasoline taxes. The interurbans were unable to compete with increasingly inexpensive, dependable motor vehicles and publicly financed roads and in the 1920s, one by one, the interurban lines closed down. On Aug. 6, 1924, the Record reported that “Through an order from the Illinois Commerce Commission, the interurban line from the [Fox River] park south of Montgomery to Yorkville will be discontinued.” In the event, the line carried on until Feb. 1, finally succumbing to the advance of transportation technology and the nation’s willingness to subsidize roads but not rails. Today, there are scant reminders of the trolley era, but look closely between the road and the railroad tracks the next time you drive Van Emmon Road into Yorkville, and you will see some of the last evidence of the old trolley line.

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How to navigate (safely) in the winter weather Yes, winter has returned. No one can change the weather, but with proper preparation many common problems associated with winter driving can be overcome. Now is the time to be thinking about how to prepare our vehicles for all that potential cold and snow. There is a systematic approach to prepare our vehicles for what is sure to come. The main areas of concern that should be on everyone’s checklist include the battery, cooling /heating system, lubrication system and above all – the tires. The mood of the battery determines if the engine will start eagerly or just grumble and groan. The best way to keep the battery happy is to make sure it can

WAUBONSEE VOICES James Armitage hold a full charge and is ready to deliver the energy needed to crank a cold, sluggish engine. A simple battery and charging system evaluation now will reveal potential cold-weather starting problems later. The vehicle’s cooling system (a.k.a. “I want heat now!” system) is vital to protecting the engine from freeze damage. A 50/50 mix of antifreeze solution and water will give the engine what it needs to survive the brutal cold. Inspecting belts, hoses and

other cooling system components will make sure things function as designed. One of the more common questions associated with cold weather driving is “How long should I let my car warm up?” It is generally agreed that a warmup time of approximately 30 seconds followed by driving the car normally is better than letting it “chug away” in the driveway. Long idle times simply waste gas and contribute to deposit buildup in the engine. In order to maximize cold weather starting and minimize internal engine wear, change the engine oil on schedule and check the level every couple of weeks or so (based on your engine’s oil consumption rate). When in

doubt, use the recommended grade and type of oil endorsed by the manufacturer. Keeping the vehicle in contact with the road and pointed in the desired direction is a top priority, and that is the primary job of the tires. While good traction is a must under all driving conditions, when snow and ice enter the picture, driving can quickly become a “white knuckle” experience. Dedicated snow tires will improve handling and traction at temperatures below 45 degrees. Regardless of tire type, all tires need two things to do their job properly – adequate air and sufficient tread. Check and adjust tire pressure every couple of weeks and

replace them now if the tread depth is at the legal limit (1/16 of an inch). In fact, there is ample evidence to suggest that twice that amount (1/8 of an inch) is the least tread depth needed for best traction, handling and stopping distance. Now that you have a plan for making sure your vehicle is in top shape for efficient and safe winter driving, it’s worth mentioning that the best winter driving advice anyone can offer is: If the weather looks bad and you don’t have to go out, stay inside. It’s really not that long until spring.

• James Armitage is a professor of automotive technology at Waubonsee Community College.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Empathy needed

To the Editor: Democrats continue to promote the notion that radical Islam uses tactics we employ to protect ourselves as their recruitment tools. To them, if we would close Gitmo, the Islamists would have no reason to recruit weak-minded people searching for meaning in their lives. If we would just stop trying to extract critical lifesaving intelligence by using enhanced interrogation techniques, they would stop cutting children in half in front of their parents, stop beheading people while they’re still alive on video, stop blowing themselves up in crowds of innocents who don’t believe as they do, and stop killing so many of their own who are deemed apostates for not supporting their actions. If we would just recognize that it’s our fault and leave them alone, they would stop taking over territory and imposing sharia on conquered masses in their quest to establish a new caliphate. Their perception demonstrates a complete and even willful misunderstanding of jihad. Radical Islam today is waging jihad the same way it has on and off for 1,400 years. Islam is defined by the words of Allah in the Koran and the words and actions of Muhammad as contained in the Sira (his life) and the Haddith (the traditions). According to the Koran, the ideal speech and actions of Muhammad are to be considered the divine pattern for humanity. So the trilogy is the Koran, the Sira and the Haddith. Muslims are told 91 times in the Koran to imitate Muhammad. The Sira and the Haddith are their guides to doing that. This is precisely what al Qaeda, ISIS, the Taliban, Boko Haram, etc. are doing. They are following this trilogy to a T by doing exactly what Muhammad did. So how do you get someone to blow themself up in a crowd of innocents? How do you get someone to cut a child in half? How do get someone to hack a living human being’s head off with a knife on a video? How do you get someone to massacre 14 people at a holiday party in San Bernardino? Do you honestly think, for even one instant, it’s possible to get them to do these gruesome horrific things by merely making them mad about Gitmo, enhanced interrogation techniques, a cartoon or a YouTube video? I have to believe many of the Dems know this, especially leadership. So why do they continue to hamstring us and enable the enemy? They keep saying we’re better than that, and force us to adjust our tactics to fit higher moral standards in a fight against savages driven solely by their hateful vengeful god and his warrior prophet. We all clearly understand that the vast majority of Muslims are peaceful, and are guided by their peaceful, loving God and his religious Prophet. We’re

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not fighting these Muslims. We’re protecting them. The situation today is far worse than it’s ever been because the Democrats keep blaming us for what the enemy is doing, and revising our course whenever they cry foul. Bill Shink Yorkville

Bad year for NRA, airplane passengers

To the Editor: The new year is bringing a punch to the gut for the National Rifle Association, at least in Seattle, Wash. It seems the NRA was defeated in court trying to overturn Seattle’s passing of a tax on the sale of guns and ammo sold by gun dealers. The NRA claims the tax was a means to “regulate” gun ownership. The court said the law in no way stopped a person from buying unlimited amounts of weapons and ammo but it would cost the purchaser more money. The resulting tax money was going to compensate the hundreds of gunshot victims going through the Seattle hospitals and fund research of gun violence. Though this research might look like a waste of time, the NRA got Rep. Jay Dickey to pass a law blocking gun violence research on the federal level 20 years ago. We have had research done by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) on seat belts, baby car seats, car bumpers, various diseases and resulting vaccines, pollution, contaminants and food safety. The research resulted in safety measures taken to protect people. But gun violence, which kills 89 people a day, is not allowed to be looked into because the NRA put a representative into their pocket and

blocked any funding for the CDC about guns. What is the NRA afraid of that the CDC will discover? In addition, should we not have a fund, paid for by gun owners, to help victims of gun violence? For all the hardcore Gov. Bruce Rauner supporters who feel his refusal to offer a state budget is a bold move to help Illinois become more fiscally sound, there is a new problem. It seems that Illinois citizens are going to find out that flying out of our airports will get a lot harder. Homeland Security required all states to comply with an anti-terrorist program called REALID which makes getting a falsified ID much harder. So states are required to have their state-issued ID comply with the REALID standards. This law was enacted 11 years ago due to 9/11. Illinois has done nothing to make their IDs compliant, but has requested extensions year after year. Seems Homeland Security has run out of patience with Illinois. Our state ID will not be accepted as a form of identification to enter federal facilities like airports and military installations. They gave Illinois 120 days to show what measures it has taken to join states that are complying, otherwise you will need a federal ID such as a passport to fly. Illinois has no money to become compliant and with no budget in place, it seems you better apply soon for that passport. Thanks Bruce, guess we might be driving to grandma’s house next Christmas. Ed Washak Yorkville

Empathy needed

To the Editor: I am writing this letter in response to Mr. Michael F. Becker’s letter that appeared in the

Forum on Dec. 15. I agree that I don’t believe that Kendall County has a “black eye.” However I am a little upset that people are so ready to forget some of the good things that we have because of Denny Hastert’s time that he served in the House of Representatives. My only experience with Denny was during his time in that office. I think people totally lack empathy for their fellow human beings. Maybe we should remember to not judge others, lest we be judged or only those without sin cast the first stone. If we want to wipe out all the things that a person may have done, maybe we ought to wipe out some of the things that we have benefited from. Take down the Orchard Road bridge, don’t worry about a plaque in the old courthouse because it would no longer be there. How about we no longer enjoy the Hoover Forest Preserve for future generations. These are things that I am so familiar with, but I am sure there were things in DeKalb County and Kane County that I know nothing about. One thing I know for sure is we all have a wonderful gift that comes from our supreme being, amazing grace. Nancy D.J. Martin Plano

Teach at Muslim college

To the Editor: Larycia Hawkins, a political science professor at Wheaton College, an evangelical Christian institute, decided on her own to don a hijab and publicly say that she was in solidarity with Muslims because she believes that we all worship the same God. She never felt that any consequences would follow. How could Wheaton College have a political science professor on staff with little or no appreciation for history. Catholics, Lutherans, Episcopalians, Methodists, Baptists and other Christians pray to the same God. Muslims, radical or otherwise, seem to have disagreed with this concept for at least 1,400 years now. Ms. Hawkins should think about the environment in which she teaches. If you are a policeman, you don’t walk your beat espousing anarchy as another acceptable form of governing. My suggestion for Ms. Hawkins would be to find a teaching position at a Muslim college. Oops, she can’t really do that in the Muslim world. Women with an education are not looked upon with favor in that faith. Well, so much for that idea. Think a bit longer before you leap. Don Lass Oswego

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LEDGER–SENTINEL Fox Valley Park District residents will benefit from another tax freeze after the district’s Board of Trustees approved a zero-percent increase for the fifth consecutive year. While the district was allowed to levy an increase up to 0.8 percent plus new growth, the decision was made by trustees and park district directors to “not levy for the full amount out of consideration for our residents and the financial challenges many of us may be experiencing in this recovering economy,” according to Executive Director Jim Pilmer. “Because of the district’s decision to levy a flat tax amount again – and the probability of a high-

er equalized assessed valuation (EAV) in Kane and DuPage counties – these factors are likely to lessen the tax burden of our residents,” added Pilmer. “The total request for tax receipts for the park district remains the same as the past five years.” For each $100 in taxes paid by residents in Kane County, $5.35 of that goes toward the park district, equating to an annual tax bill of $488 for the owner of a $250,000 home. For a detailed breakdown, visit foxvalleyparkdistrict.org. Board President Bob Vaughan applauded park district staff for maintaining operations with great efficiency while continuing to keep balanced budgets. “Holding the line on taxes for five consecutive years is a testa-

ment to the excellent staff at the park district and their commitment to meeting the needs of our 233,000 residents,” said Vaughan. “The park district strives to create workable solutions because nobody wants to see an increase in their property tax bill. “We continue to focus on fiscal accountability and good stewardship of taxpayer dollars. Our staff will continue to explore feasible alternatives and collaborative efforts to ensure maximum efficiencies. It is through careful budgeting and monitoring of expenditures that we have been successful in maintaining a flat levy for five years running.” The park district’s levy of $22,063,996 does not necessarily reflect the amount of tax receipts

After the second full week in January, residents will be required to wait until April when the yard waste program starts up again. A sticker will be needed at that time.

Public invited to New Year’s Day hike

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 630-5539096.

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PRIDE honorees named LEDGER–SENTINEL School District 308 announced the November winners of its PRIDE (Proudly Recognizing Individuals Demonstrating Excellence) program at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, Dec. 14. Teachers of the month are Joan Mundsinger, Fox Chase Elementary School reading specialist, and Margaret Fehrenbacher, Oswego High School gym teacher. Employees of the

month are Agustina Sosa, East View Elementary School custodian, and Mary Smotzer, crossing guard. Volunteers of the month are John and Gail Secor, Brokaw Early Learning Center, and Brenda Jackson, Oswego East High School. The PRIDE program allows the Board of Education to formally recognize the efforts of teachers, employees and volunteers who are engaged in exceptional work across School District 308.

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Officials, residents kept good quotes coming in ’15 LEDGER–SENTINEL Here’s a glance back at some of the more memorable comments made by local public officials and others in 2015 as reported in the pages of the Ledger-Sentinel: “I was shocked and stunned and saddened, and those emotions and feelings have stayed with me through today. ... We’re still in many ways a small county – it’s not the same as it was 30 or 40 years ago – but we still think of ourselves as a small, great county of Kendall, and it’s kind of taken away the innocence, is the way I look at it.” Former Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross of Oswego reacts in May to news that former U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert had been indicted on charges of lying to the FBI. Hastert later pleaded guilty to the charges. ••• “It’s our responsibility to fund it. We’ve been kicking this around for a year and one-half. We just have to put on our big adult panties on and get it done. Oswego Village Board member Pam Parr comments in January on the village’s need to fully fund the village’s street maintenance program. ••• “We’ve taken the concept of transparency to a level that means something it was not intended to be. Because we hold something confidential does not mean we’re not being transparent.”

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His long-time friends and political allies expressed shock in May when former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert was indicted on federal charges for lying to the FBI concerning $3.5 million he agreed to pay to a still unidentified individual to cover up Hastert’s past misconduct. This photo of Hastert was taken in 2010 at the dedication of the Stearns Road bridge in Kane County. School District 308 Superintendent Dr. Matthew Wendt comments on transparency in February. ••• “How can something be watching you in your own backyard?” Montgomery Village Board member Denny Lee expresses concern in August over the increasing use of drones by hobbyists in the village. ••• “I believe marriage to be a sacred union between one man and one woman, and I have consistently supported legislation upholding the institution of marriage.”

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Plano, comments in February on a House resolution he co-sponsored that would allow states not to recognize same-sex marriages. ••• “I feel that if it’s my dime I want to use the forest preserve now – not buy a bunch of it and let somebody else use it down the road in another 10, 15 years.” Kendall County Board member Bob Davidson explains his negative vote in April on a motion to purchase a parcel along the Fox River for the county forest preserve district. ••• “Why aren’t they [the school

district] talking to us? We started trying to communicate with these guys. They do not care what the community has to say. ... They haven’t taken a single one of the things we say seriously.” Dominick Cirone, a School District 308 parent, addresses the school district board in February as they considered the fate of the district’s Dual Language program. ••• “One of the reasons that [village] staff has not recommended you use reserve [funds] is because it is not sustainable. It’s a short-term fix. ” Oswego Village Administrator Steve Jones comments in February on the possibility of using village reserve funds to help pay for the village’s street maintenance program. ••• “It’s very easy to be critical of the problem, it’s much more difficult to be involved in fixing the problem.” Dr. Matthew Streb, chairman of the political science department at Northern Illinois University, comments in March on the small number of candidates running for local governing boards in the April election. ••• “We don’t like change, some people say, but whatever the change is we have to accept it and move forward with it.” School District 308 Board President Bill Walsh comments during a meeting in February. ••• “The state’s not paying its fair

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License violation Christine C. Smith, 47, of the 32W400 block of Forest Drive, Aurora, was charged with driving on a suspended license after a one-car crash at about 2:55 p.m. Dec. 28 in the 5800 block of Grove Road in Na-AuSay Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. According to reports, deputies responded to a report of a car in a ditch. Smith also was charged with operating an uninsured motor vehicle, reports said.

Two hurt in Rt. 30 crash Two people were injured in a crash on U.S. Route 30 at Treasure Drive in Oswego at 11:33 a.m. Dec. 28, village police reported. Police identified the injured as the drivers of the vehicles: Carolyn L. Lyons, 57, of the 100 block of Greentree Court, Bolingbrook, and Marco A. Martin, 40, of the 1700 block of Walnut Park Lane, Aurora. Police said both Lyons and Martin were transported to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora. According to police, the accident occurred when Lyons lost control of her vehicle on the ice-covered pavement and slid into the oncoming lane of traffic, where it collided with Martin’s vehicle. Lyons was ticketed for operating an uninsured motor vehicle and driving too fast for conditions.

One-car crash Patricia D. Wheeler, 57, of the 4200 block of Wheeler Road, Yorkville, was taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center by a family member after a one-car crash at about 4:40 p.m. Dec. 28 in the 6900 block of Schlapp Road in Na-Au-Say Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Hit-and-run Someone struck a parked vehicle at about 3:45 p.m. Dec. 24 in the 100 block of Boulder Hill Pass and left the scene, the owner told Kendall County sheriff’s police. Hit-and-run Someone struck a parked van at about 4:30 a.m. Dec. 26 in the 100 block of Tealwood Road, Boulder Hill, and then left the scene, the owner told Kendall County sheriff’s police. Cellphone use Esteban Sosa, 47, of the 500 block of Simms Street, Aurora, was charged with driving on a suspended license after a traffic stop at about 12:40 a.m. Dec. 29 at Douglas Road and Townes Crossing in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. According to reports, Sosa was stopped because he was talking on a cellphone while driving. Juvenile charged A 17-year-old male was charged with speeding at about 7:40 p.m. Dec. 27 at Route 31 and West Anchor Drive in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. According to

reports, the juvenile was driving 42 mph over the posted speed limit. Firearm missing A firearm was reported taken during a residential burglary between 10 p.m. Dec. 23 and 12:55 a.m. Dec. 24 in the 0-99 block of Lyncliff Drive, Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Burglary Someone broke into a camper between Nov. 1 and Dec. 27 in the 8000 block of Van Emmon Road in Oswego Township, the owner told Kendall County sheriff’s police. The incident is under investigation, reports said. Burglary Kendall County sheriff’s police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred Dec. 20 or 21 in the 200 block of Fernwood Road in Boulder Hill, according to reports. Burglary to storage Someone entered four storage units between Dec. 20 and 21 at a facility in the 100 block of Route 30 in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. It has not been determined what items are missing and the investigation is continuing, reports said. Residential burglary Someone entered a home between Dec. 20 and 21 in the 200 block of Fernwood Road, Boulder Hill, the owner told Kendall County sheriff’s police. Nothing appeared to be missing from the residence, according to the report. License violation Martiniano Flores-Cecilio, 53, of the 900 block of Liberty Street, Aurora, was charged with having no valid driver’s license after a traffic stop at about 9:45 p.m. Dec. 28 at Route 25 and North Street in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Flores-Cecilio also was cited for improper lane usage and failure to properly secure a child under 8 years old, reports said.

MONTGOMERY POLICE REPORTS DUI arrest Montgomery police arrested Gilberto Vargas, 31, of the 0-100 block of Sherwick Road, Oswego, after stopping his vehicle on Dec. 24 at 1:03 a.m. on Montgomery Road at Jackson Street. Police said Vargas faces a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol. Police also ticketed Vargas for driving without lights. Arrested on three warrants Montgomery police arrested Alexxius Hicks, 20, of the 1200 block of Monomoy Street, Aurora, at 9:12 p.m. Dec. 23 on Horseman Trail at U.S. Route 30 in the village. Police said Hicks was wanted on separate Kane County, DeKalb County and DuPage County Sheriff’s Office warrants for retail theft. Warrant arrest Montgomery police arrested Scott Martinez, 24, of the 1100 block of Raddant Road, Batavia, at 10:06 p.m. Dec. 22 on Douglas Road at Seasons Ridge

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Minor injuries in crash A juvenile sustained minor injuries when the vehicle she was driving left the road on Boulder Hill Pass at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 28 and struck a tree near Sedgwick Road in Oswego, village police reported. Police said the juvenile was treated at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora. Mailbox run over A motorist ran over a mailbox in front of a home in the 500 block of Heritage Drive in Oswego Dec. 27, village police reported. Police said the offending motorist did not leave any information. Motorist injured An Oswego resident, Martha E. Valencia, 60, of the 600 block of Charolotte Lane,

was injured Dec. 24 at 10:40 a.m. when her vehicle left Old Post Road and struck a fire hydrant near Waubonsie Circle. Police said Valencia was taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora. Warrant arrest Oswego police arrested Victor A. Garcia, 31, of the 300 block of Middle Avenue, Aurora, on an in-state warrant in the 100 block of West Washington Street in the village Dec. 27 at 11:10 p.m. Police said Garcia was detained at the Kendall County jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings. Two hurt in Rt. 34 crash Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at U.S. Route 34 and Orchard Road in Oswego at 3:29 p.m. Dec. 22. Police identified the injured as the drivers of the two vehicles: Karen S. Truemper, 69, of the 2000 block of Garden Road, Aurora; and Chelsea N. Nally, 21, of the 400 block of East Barberry Drive, Yorkville. Truemper and Nally were taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora. Truemper was ticketed for failure to yield, according to police. Arrested after crash Oswego police arrested Giovanni I. Camacho, 22, of Plainfield after his vehicle was involved in a crash with another vehicle on Ill. Route 71 at Paradise Parkway in the village Dec. 24 at 10:56 a.m. Police said Camacho was wanted on an in-state warrant and charged with driving on a suspended license.

Arrested on two warrants Oswego police arrested Christina M. Watson, 30, of the 300 block of Woodford Road, Oswego, at her residence Dec. 26 at 11:20 p.m. on two warrants for failure to appear in court on charges of driving on a suspended license. Motorist charged in crash Oswego police arrested Alejandro Ramirez, 23, of the 1300 block of Royal Drive, Montgomery, after his vehicle was involved in an accident in the 300 block of Douglas Road in the village Dec. 23 at 12:58 a.m. Police said Ramirez was arrested Dec. 26 on a charge of leaving the scene of a property damage accident. Hit-and-run reported An Oswego resident told village police Dec. 23 that while his daughter was in the drive-thru lane at a fast food restaurant on Douglas Road at 1:08 a.m. her vehicle was struck by another vehicle, which then drove off. Police said they are investigating. Traffic citations issued Oswego police issued traffic citations to the following motorists over the past week: Rodger Small, no age given, Yorkville, failure to reduce speed to avoid a property damage accident. Adam J. Miranda, 22, of the 500 block of Benton Street, Aurora, no valid driver’s license, speeding.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: IC PREP 42, OSWEGO 39

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Oswego’s Kira Sneed (right) battles for a loose ball against IC Prep’s Sophie Zononi during the Oswego East Holiday Classic fifth place consolation game on Saturday.

ksharp@kendallcountynow.com The Oswego girls’ basketball team will hope for a fresh start in 2016 after a frustrating finish to the Oswego East Holiday Classic on Saturday morning. The Panthers faced Immaculate Conception Catholic Prep in the fifth place consolation game, and despite holding a seven-point lead to start the fourth quarter, the Knights rallied to win 42-39. With the loss, Oswego moves to 1-13 on the season. “We just fell apart in the fourth quarter. It’s disappointing,” Oswego head coach Dave Beebe said. “We just beat West Chicago playing four quarters of excellent basketball. We had a great first half today, but after that it just fell apart. I don’t get it.” Proviso East defeated Sycamore 59-41 for the tournament championship while Plainfield North topped Downers Grove South 62-40 for third place. Aurora Central Catholic knocked off Joliet Central 49-29 for the consolation title. Proviso East’s Cinia McCray was named the tournament MVP. In the final tournament game, Oswego played without starting point guard

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Kia Dwight, who was out of state with family for the Christmas weekend. IC Prep tied the game at 33 points near the midway point of the fourth quarter, but senior forward Gemma Keegan knocked in two free throws to push Oswego back into the lead. The Knights hit a pair of shots at the foul line before IC Prep’s Anjella Farmer hit a three-pointer to give IC

Prep a 38-35 lead with under a minute to go. Keegan knocked in a basket and Beebe called a timeout with Oswego trailing by one, but the Panthers were forced to foul in the closing 30 seconds to stop the clock. IC Prep went 4-for-4 at the line. Keegan went to the line and made both free throws with 10.3 to go, but Oswego could not make its final

basket as the Panthers fell by one. Keegan led Oswego with 15 points while junior Gillian O’Neil scored eight. “I thought Gemma stepped up for us and a few other kids, but we showed our youth,” Beebe said. Following early round losses to Proviso East and East Aurora, Oswego picked up a 56-43 win over West Chicago on Dec. 23. The Panthers led 40-24 at halftime and cleared the bench to start the fourth quarter. Dwight scored a game-high 22 points, Kacie Moran added 14 points and Keegan scored eight in the win. Oswego will open a busy January schedule at Romeoville on Jan. 5 in Southwest Prairie Conference play. The month includes seven league games as well as DeKalb’s Martin Luther King Tournament Jan. 1618 and a non-conference game against Yorkville on Jan. 30.

By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com The Oswego and Oswego East girls’ bowling teams finished out competition in 2015 after both ended up in the top five at Plainfield South’s Cougar Invite the day after Christmas at Town and Country Lanes. Oswego East placed fourth with 5,640 pins while Oswego was right behind with 5,623. Harlem won the 22-team event with 5,984 with Waubonsie Valley second (5,912) and Joliet West third (5,899). Oswego East was led by Abby Ragsdale, who placed eighth with a 1,234 series, followed by Mallory Weisbrodt (1,138), Sam Perez (1,122) and Kiana Krahulik (1,117). “Abby was definitely consistent – right there the whole time,” Oswego

East head coach Jeremy Hillman said. “Kiana is really starting to come around now, Mallory is turning the corner and Sam Perez has been very consistent for us. No one went crazy – it was a combined effort. We are right where we need to be.” Oswego was led by Haley Douglas’ 14th-place finish (1,181), Taylor Kies (1,164), Brittany Breedlove (1,132) and Hayley Staniszewski (1,119). “We were actually ahead of Oswego East going into the last game – it was our spare shooting that got us,” Oswego head coach Dan Okoren said. “That was the difference right there. We still left with a trophy, but if this was the postseason, we’d be going home. Our season would be over. Hopefully it will inspire the girls to finish strong and they will learn from it.”

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BOYS BASKETBALL: ARGO 73, OSWEGO EAST 70 (OT)

Last-minute struggles plague Wolves By LAURA M. MEDINA Shaw Media correspondent For a second straight game, the Oswego East boys’ basketball team found itself on the losing end of a close result, falling 73-70 in overtime to Argo on Monday morning at the Romeoville Christmas Classic. After shifting to the consolation bracket following a first-round 70-65 overtime loss to Geneseo on Saturday, the Wolves (4-7) found themselves in a similar game situation versus the Argonauts. Tournament play has emphasized several troublesome trends for a team trying to establish its identity. “We’ve played 10 games now, and every game has been a two-possession game,” Oswego East head coach Steve Szymanski.

“We’ve had a lead in every single game in the second half; we’re just not able to finish games.” Oswego East had the upper hand throughout Monday’s contest, leading a tightly-contested first quarter 17-13 and stretching that advantage to nine points (32-23) in the second. While the Wolves dominated the first half, the second was all about the Argonauts, who went from trailing 44-33 with 4:40 left in the third quarter to entering the fourth just one point back (48-47). “We pushed the lead back up to 11, but they came right back,” Szymanski said. “Defensively, we’re not good right now. We gave up 73 points, and that’s two games in a row where we’re giving up 70-plus points, and that’s not going to beat any team.”

Oswego East opened a 55-50 lead with 6:25 left, but Argo battled back for the 61all tie in the final 30 seconds of regulation. In the final two ticks, the Wolves had a chance to put the game away, but they missed a pair of free throws. “I thought that for 29 minutes, we were the better team; in overtime, they were better than us,” Szymanski said. “We’ve been up double digits the past couple of games, and we haven’t put a team away. We talk about it in the locker room, but until we actually do it, every game is going to be a dogfight.” Argo controlled overtime from the outset and extended its lead to 71-67 in the final 20 seconds until Oswego East senior guard Mitchell Glende (19 points, five steals) drained

a three-pointer with 2.8 left to put his team within one. Left with few defensive options, the Wolves fouled guard Marcus Fry, who led all scorers with 23 points and sank two crucial free throws to secure the Argonauts’ win. Oswego East boasted bright spots in Glende and junior guards Stephon Harris (21 points, five rebounds) and Trevor Ross (19 points, six rebounds) but struggled at the line with a 10-for-19 pace. It must quickly regroup for tournament games on Tuesday and Wednesday, where focus and finish are Szymanski’s two most important outcomes from his group. Oswego East got back in the win column with a 59-39 win over Reavis on Tuesday morning. “It’s been a constant

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: OSWEGO EAST 59, PLAINFIELD EAST 43

Strong post play lifts Wolves Win earns team fifth place in Holiday Classic By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com At 6-foot-2, Oswego East junior forward Sydney Schultz is a dominant player in the high post – especially when she has a 6-foot-1 forward/center in the low post. The combination was deadly for Plainfield East in Saturday’s fifth-place game of the Oswego East Holiday Classic, as Schultz finished with 10 assists – primarily helping to spark teammate Ty Battle’s game-high 25 points to lead the Wolves to a 59-43 victory. “That’s the good thing about having someone who is 6-2 in the high post,” Oswego East head coach Abe Carretto said of Schultz. “She can shoot it, she can drive and she’s a really good passer. Syd is a little more comfortable up in that area and she’s doing a good job.” Strong defense helped Oswego East (13-2) get off to an early lead over Plainfield East, as junior Jesinde Thomas took a charge under the Bengals’ basket and Schultz blocked her first shot of the game. The Wolves turned a 6-0 start into a 14-10 lead after one quarter of play. Plainfield East went on a 6-0 run early in the second quarter to tie the game at 18 points, but Carretto called a timeout and junior Jada Boatright (12 points) gave the Wolves a spark to lead 28-22 at the half. Battle scored the first eight points of the second half as Oswego East turned a six-point lead into a comfortable 4222 lead. Maya Dennis and Thomas both converted their own steals into points on the opposite end, and Boatright scored six more points for a 48-32 lead to start the fourth quarter. “It was nice – probably one of our best third quarters in a long time,” Carretto said. “I was worried about putting the starters back in because some of

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Oswego East’s Nay Nay Clark drives around Plainfield East’s Olivia Jenkins (33) on Saturday in tournament action. them were sluggish, but they had a decent first quarter. Then we had a few turnovers and they capitalized on them. That third quarter was the difference in the game because the fourth quarter we got out slow again. I put the starters back in and they got it going.” Plainfield East’s Lotanna Onua (15 points) scored two early baskets for the Bengals to cut Plainfield East’s deficit to 11, but Schultz assisted two more Battle field goals before Battle had her own steal and layup for a late 56-39 lead. Oswego East finished 3-1 in tour-

nament play, rebounding from a second-round loss to Sycamore (38-37) on Dec. 22 with a 52-31 win over Harlem on Dec. 23. “I think we always go 3-1 at this tournament. I would like to get that one game back,” Carretto said. “Our crutch right now is our free throw shooting, and it was again today.” Battle and Schultz were named to the All-Tournament team. Proviso East defeated Sycamore 59-41 for the tournament championship and Proviso East’s Cinia McCray was named

the tournament MVP. Plainfield North topped Downers Grove South 62-40 for third place and Aurora Central Catholic knocked off Joliet Central 49-29 for the consolation title. Oswego East will return to action on Jan. 5, hosting Minooka at 6:30 p.m. The Wolves are 4-0 in the Southwest Prairie Conference, and 10 of their final 11 games are against league opponents. Oswego East will face St. Thomas More in the 26th annual Subway Classic (also known as the Chicagoland Girls Prep Classic) on Jan. 16 at Willowbrook.

BOYS BASKETBALL: YORK 47, OSWEGO 38

Host Dukes hand Panthers 1st tourney loss Late rally at Jack Tosh Holiday Classic falls short By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com York became the first team in the Chicago area to record a win over Oswego, taking advantage of a home crowd to win 47-38 in the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic quarterfinal game on Tuesday. Oswego, still without starting point guard Malique Ross, lost control of the game when York (83) sank back-to-back three-pointers in the final minute of the first half to give the Dukes a 2116 lead at intermission. Despite a halftime discussion, Oswego

head coach Matt Borrowman was forced to call timeout less than two minutes into the second half as the Panthers continued to struggle. “We struggled with their zone. We’ve seen it enough this year and I thought we would have adjusted better than we did, but we played slow,” Borrowman said. “Our kids were holding the ball a little too much and we weren’t reversing, and we weren’t knocking down shots. Another thing we have in our advantage is offensive rebounding, and we don’t have many guys who are going hard to the glass right now. We had one offensive rebound in the first half and they had four or five; they just out-worked us.” Ryan Ricken came off the bench and hit a three-pointer to cut York’s lead back to single digits, 30-24, but the Dukes hit their

fifth three-pointer of the night to lead 37-24 to start the fourth period. Jaylen Jones seemed to give Oswego new life with a three-pointer, and Borrowman immediately took a full timeout with Oswego’s deficit reduced to nine, 41-32, with 3:55 to play. Instead, Oswego (9-2) would be held scoreless until Jones knocked in five points in the final 18 seconds as he scored eight of his game-high 17 points in the fourth quarter. Brice Robinson added nine points for Oswego. Nick Trapani led the Dukes with 11 points. “They didn’t have their typical shooting night. They’re a really good team and I was very concerned coming into the game that we wouldn’t be able to keep them off the glass,” York head coach Vince Doran said. “We were fortunate tonight to get stops on de-

fense. I told our kids we better be ready to play or they are going to get offensive rebound after offensive rebound tonight.” Oswego will close out the tournament on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. against Conant (9-3). Meanwhile, York, Downers Grove South, Hinsdale South and Naperville North reached Wednesday’s semifinals with the championship game slated for Thursday at 3 p.m. “A loss at this time of the year does not define our season by any means. We wanted to be playing in the semifinals, but I told the guys that I was concerned about our body language tonight and the guys were worried about things that were out of their control,” Borrowman said. “We want to come out of here 3-1. We’ve got another tough test with Conant. We’re playing good teams that we’re going to be playing in

March, so let’s learn from it.”

Oswego 52, Highland Park 50:

In the opening round of the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, Oswego won 52-50 over Highland Park to advance into the championship bracket. Conor Morton led with a game-high 19 points while Jaylen Jones scored 16. Oswego trailed 27-22 at halftime, but a big 22-point third quarter put the Panthers into the lead – and gave Oswego enough despite being outscored in the fourth. Oswego 52, Lyons Twp. 44: On Monday, Oswego earned a 52-44 win over Lyons Twp. to advance to the quarterfinals. Brice Robinson had a game-high 17 points and Morton scored 10 for the Panthers. Oswego held a 21-19 halftime lead and remained close with the Panthers leading 30-29 entering the fourth quarter.

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ew Year’s Day in 1876 was a “peculiar day” in Kendall County, according to a report in the Kendall County Record. The paper described the weather as “warm and balmy with the mercury at 68 degrees in the shade.” According to National Weather Service data, Jan. 1, 1876, is still the warmest New Year’s Day on record in the Chicago area. The Record noted the days leading up to Jan. 1 had also been warm. The paper reported: “Grass and weeds had grown considerably … on the 1st (of January) Mr. Sears was plowing in a field on the Page farm and on Monday last, a sail boat made good time on the river above Black’s dam (in Yorkville), the river being entirely clear of ice and the water very high.” But according to the paper, the balmy weather changed dramatically by 7 p.m. New Year’s Day and “after several heavy Aprillike showers, the wind began to blow and by 7 o’clock, it was a perfect hurricane. The best

lanterns were blown out…and it was almost impossible to walk against the wind. Many fences were blown down, trees up-rooted straw piles scattered (and) chimneys wrecked.” Jan. 1, 1876, has proven to be one of a handful of extreme New Year’s weather days in Kendall County and northeastern Illinois, according to reports in the Record and from the National Weather Service. While the weather has varied, New Year’s Day is historically a pretty quiet day in Kendall County and the rest of northern Illinois. Here’s a look back at some of the more eventful New Year’s Days in terms of weather and other activities as reported by the Record and the Ledger-Sentinel:

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Donald Myron Brong, age 96, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 24, 2015, at Joliet Area Community Hospice Home. Donald is preceded in death by his mother and father, Byron and Lillie Brong; brothers, Aaron (the late Jean), Ervin (the late Dessie) and Byron (the late Teddi) Brong; sisters, Esther (Keith) Mills and Winifred Currie; wife, Marguriete Brong; daughter, Mary (the late John) Westphal. He is survived by his loving wife, Nancy Brong of Plainfield, IL; daughter, Martha (Ron) Mick of Oswego, IL; stepsons, Dan (Jane) Pierson of Lakeville, MN, Doug (Val) Pierson of Yorkville, IL and Rollie (Christina) Pierson of Kuttawa, KY; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and 1 greatgreat grandchild. Pastor Brong served in the ministry for over 50 years and served as Pastor of the First Baptist Church Russell, IA and First Baptist Church Monroe, IA. Later he served as State Representative and Camp Director of the Iowa Association of Regular Baptist Churches. Visitation was held on Monday, December 28, 2015, from 3:00pm to 7:00pm at Dieterle Memorial Home (1120 S. Broadway, Montgomery, IL 60538). Funeral Service was on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at 11:00am with visitation one hour prior to the start of service at Harvest New Beginnings Church (5315 Douglas Rd, Oswego, IL 60543) with interment to follow at Riverside Cemetery in Montgomery, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Harvest New Beginnings Church, Oswego, IL and Faith Baptist Bible College and Seminary, Ankeny, IA.

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Born: Dec. 11, 1971, in Chicago, IL Died: Dec. 24, 2015 Adrienne Dawne Brown, 44 of Plano, IL became our Christmas Angel on Thursday, December 24, 2015, after suffering a massive

stroke. She was born December 11, 1971, in Chicago, IL to Michael and Daryl Brown. She graduated from Plano High School in 1989 and continued her education, earning her associate degree from Waubonsee Community College. She attended classes at Illinois State University, as well as North American Jewelers. She married Mark Bowne in 1994 and they had two wonderful sons, Cameron and Zachary Bowne. In 2006, Adrienne became the owner of Little Rock Jewelers in Plano, IL where she enjoyed utilizing her artistic talents in designing custom jewelry for her customers and working with some of her closest friends. On April 20th 2011, Adrienne found her true love and soul mate, Keith Byars. They were to be married in January 2016 and were looking forward to many happy years together. She loved camping, gardening, jewelry, art, music, and her greatest love of all was her family. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister, soul mate, and friend to all. She loved helping others and gave a piece of her heart to everyone. She leaves behind her parents, Michael and Daryl Brown of Sharps Chapel, TN; two beloved sons, Cameron and Zachary Bowne both of Plano, IL; one brother, Greg (Amy) Brown of Plano, IL; her fiancé, Keith Byars of Plano, IL; one stepdaughter, Breanna Byars of Plano, IL; one special aunt, Gail (Mark) Galter of Cary, IL; two nephews and one niece, Devin (Leah) Brown, Corbin Brown and Kiley Brown; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins who she loved dearly. She was preceded in death by her grandparents and one cousin, Andrew Lomax Fox. A Funeral Mass was held at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church located at 1001 N. Center St. Plano, IL with Rev. Andy Davy, M.I.C. officiating. Burial will follow in Little Rock Township Cemetery, Plano, IL. Friends and family visited from 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2015 in the church until the time of Mass at 12:30 p.m. Our heartfelt thanks go to the staff of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL for the care, love and hospitality shown to us during this most difficult time. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to a YouCaring

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Born: Jan 20, 1036 in LaPorte City, Iowa Died: Dec. 25, 2015, Roswell, NM Glen Norman Craft went to be with the Lord on December 25, 2015. Glen was born in LaPorte City, Iowa on January 20, 1936, son of Leslie and Mary Craft. He married the love of his life, Analee Atteberry, in Illinois on June 13, 1959, and they were happily married for 56 years. He is survived by his wife Analee; a daughter Laura (Don) Craven; a son, Chris (Janet) Craft; another daughter Julie Craft; five grandchildren, Sam Merkel, Nick and Luke Bugbee, Jacob and Ezryella Craft; two sisters, Jean Tyler and Joyce Chenoweth. He is also survived by some of the best friends anyone could have. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers Lee and Robert Craft. He graduated from Cerro Gordo High School and DeVry University in Illinois. He worked for AT&T for 30 years in Illinois before moving to Roswell in 1998. Prior to joining AT&T, he served in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years, with 3 years served in Germany.

Glen was born to serve and he dedicated his life to his community, the church and his family. He loved to camp, work in the yard and spend time with his grandchildren. A Celebration of Life Service was held at 11am, Monday, December 28, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church, 200 N. Pennsylvania, Roswell, NM 88201. A second memorial service will be held in Central Illinois this summer. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to Cowboys for Cancer in memory of Glen Craft or the Cowboy Bell Scholarship Fund at First United Methodist Church to help kids with college scholarships.

SHIRLEY J. HOZIE

Born: Oct. 31, 1923 in Oswego Died: Dec. 25, 2015 in Yorkville Shirley J. Hozie, 92, of Plano, Illinois passed away Friday, December 25, 2015, at Hillside Rehabilitation and Care Center in Yorkville, IL. She was born October 31, 1923, in Oswego, IL the daughter of Fredrick C. and Verna (Wormley) Besch. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Plano, IL, where she served on the church council for 3 years, and was active in the Ruth Circle Group. She retired from Hillside Nursing Home. She is survived by one son, Bruce (Kris) Magnotti of Plano, IL; three grandchildren, Trevor of Vallejo, CA, Darren and Lindsay, both of Plano, IL; one sister-inlaw, Alice Besch of Aurora, IL; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by parents; three husbands, James Duvick, Blase Magnotti and Joe Hozie; one son Brian D. Magnotti; one brother, Norman Besch; and one sister, Audrey Abhalter. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at First Lutheran Church 200 N. Center St. Plano, IL with Rev. Bruce Booher offici-

ating. Burial followed in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Montgomery, IL. Visitation was from 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2015 in the church until the time of services at 11:00 a.m. Memorials may be directed to the charity of one’s choice. For more information or to sign the online guest book go to www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com

DOROTHY M. SMITH

Born: Jan 26, 1932 in Duluth, MN Died: Dec. 24, 2015 in Winfield Dorothy M. Smith, 83, of Plano, passed away, Thursday, December 24, 2015, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. She was born January 26, 1932, in Duluth, MN the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Janchar) Hennes. She married Ellard L. Smith on August 21, 1948, in Moose Lake, MN. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Plano, IL and the Sandwich Moose Lodge. Dorothy worked several years as a school bus driver for Plano School District. She is survived by her husband, Ellard, of Plano; two sons, Mark W. (Diane) Smith of Abilene, KS and Bruce M. (Marcia) Smith of Sandwich, IL.; four grandchildren, Matthew, Nathan, Melissa and Jason; six great-grandchildren, Kassandra, Cameron, Payton, Dylan, Ellis and Skylar; and one sister, Mary (Jim) Bowder of Mankato, MN. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Jack Hennes. Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 9, 2016 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church 1001 N. Center St. Plano, IL with Rev. Andy Davy M.I.C. officiating. Burial will follow in St. Patrick Cemetery in Bristol, IL. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the charity of one’s choice. For more information or to sign the online guest book go to www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com

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Officials: NIU critical to regional economy It’s said to contribute about $900M a year By BRITTANY KEEPERMAN bkeeperman@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Northern Illinois University’s value to the regional economy is almost $900 million each year, according to a recent study by the school’s Center for Governmental Studies. The center’s report estimates that student spending, university operations and construction activity generate about $895 million in economic impact to the northern Illinois area, which includes 17 counties including DeKalb. A similar study released in 2011 estimated an economic impact of about $700 million, but it’s not quite valid to compare the two directly, study author Brian Richard said. “The problem with comparing the two is that we used different approaches,” he said. “The first study took into account visitors’ spending, so people coming in for sports events, conferences and visiting their kids. … This time we focused on core operations of the university, construction spending and student spending.” Researchers looked at all NIU campuses, including Hoffman Estates, Rockford and Naperville, as well as the Lorado Taft Field Campus in nearby Oregon, Richard said. In 2015, the university employed a total of 9,094 people, including employees at its satellite campuses. Forty-four percent of those employees live in DeKalb County, Richard said. “More significantly, 58 percent of total payroll goes to DeKalb County residents,” he added, “which indicates more faculty and staff, who are higher paid than student workers, live in the county.” Total payroll was about $241 million in 2015, according to the study. More than half of total employees – 5,423 – were student workers and graduate assistants. NIU employees go out and spend their paychecks at stores throughout the region, which stimulates the local economy, Richard said. “[Employees] go buy groceries or clothes, they go to the movies. That’s one way output is increased,” Richard said.

By the numbers: 2015 n Total NIU employees: 9,094 n $605 million in output to the regional economy. Output measures the total value of goods and services produced by private companies and governments. n $108 million spent on university purchases such as utilities and furniture. n $34.5 million on capital projects. n $129 million in student spending. “But the university is also buying goods and services locally, from buying food for the dining halls and office supplies for its offices.” Student spending totaled about $129 million in 2015, which takes into account money spent on off-campus housing, food, transportation and entertainment, according to the study. The study took into account money spent not just in DeKalb County, but 16 others in Northern Illinois, including Boone, Carroll, Cook, DuPage, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Whiteside, Stephenson, Will and Winnebago counties. But NIU is critical to DeKalb, some officials say. “NIU is the largest employer and economic engine in DeKalb County,” said Paul Borek, executive director of the DeKalb County Economic Development Corp. “NIU’s success is crucial to the local economy in terms of jobs, income and local purchasing. These economic impacts are important contributors to the economic well-being of each of DeKalb’s 14 cities and villages.” Although spending was up in almost all categories in 2015, construction and construction-related job growth were down this year. In 2010, the university created 528 jobs related to capital projects and spent $36.3 million in capital projects, according to the 2011 study. In 2015, the capital projects only created 139 jobs and $34.5 million in spending, according to the 2015 study. That’s likely

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Altgeld Hall is seen Oct. 8 on the Northern Illinois University campus. attributable in part to the fact that a lack of state funding has stopped many projects, including the work on renovation of the Stevens Building on NIU’s main campus. “Construction is something that var-

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Skating parties, Rose Parade marked holidays in past Continued from page 1

on New Year’s evening several young gentlemen met together and in order to further the enjoyments of this august holiday they resorted to some of the ordinary stimulants, the effects of which it was to have been somewhat extraordinary, producing more than the usual result and seemingly having more than the ordinary properties to make drunks.”

1890: A real downer

“The first day of January 1890 was not a model day for New Year’s, the young people who had planned for a good social time were thoroughly disgusted as were some of the older ones who desired to go off on a visit. It was warm, very; it rained, it drizzled, it was damp, dark, muddy and cheerless. It took good temper and healthful digestive organs to be even partly jolly. But than it was all got through with because there was no recourse.”

1895: A matter of resolve

The Record offered this reflection on the arrival of the new year: “Resolved, that we resolve to keep on resolving to resolve on every New Year’s Day.”

1898: Skating in the new year

“There have been skating parties on the river every evening during the past week – and such beautiful nights for the pleasures of that sport,” the Record reported Jan. 6.

1918: The snowiest

The snowiest New Year’s Day to date occurred in 1918 when five inches of snow fell on Chicago, but the snow may have been heavier in Kendall County. The Record described the storm as “one of the biggest blizzards in years.” The Record reported, “Almost 15 inches of snow fell here the first week of the new year followed by temperatures 12 to 20 below zero. The storm particularly affected the interurban trolley line…” The Record continued: “The old-timers had a great time telling of what happened in (18)’48, but the younger ones were satisfied that this storm was a corker. “A high wind accompanied the snow

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– Kendall County Record, reporting after a winter storm in 1948 and filled the roads and walks with immense drifts. Traffic of every kind was stopped except on the Morris (interurban Trolley) line. … Aurora traffic stopped at 10 o’clock on Sunday morning and was not resumed till Tuesday night. … Trains on the Burlington were delayed and the mail carriers were unable to make their regular trips.” The Record also reported the severe weather had slowed the delivery of fuel for heating. It added, “It is a strange feeling to sit and look out the window to see bobsleds and hear the jingle of sleigh bells without the raucous honk of the automobile horn and the smell of gasoline.”

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“Some families ate cold lunches and warmed the baby’s milk on the furnace, reconverted from an oil-burner to a handfired coal and cob furnace. Some went ‘home to mother’ and cooked their meals. Many had to haul water for livestock.”

The Record reported another round of severe winter weather as 1948 began. The paper described the storm as being a mixture of “rain, ice, high wind, more rain and then snow. The landscape was beautiful, like a white fairyland. Everywhere every tree and shrub bending low with the weight. The electric and telephone wires, and in some places the poles, broken by the high wind of Jan. 1. So no telephone service, no electricity, no radio, no lights, no water from electric pumps, no stoker or oil heater running, no refrigerator nor deep freeze, nor washing machine going, and for the dairymen, no help from the milking machines. “Interesting stories are heard of the troubles on the farms. Those having Western United service were more fortunate, as their electricity was only off about 24 hours in this vicinity. But the poles of the Public Service company are down in places and there will probably be no service for several days.

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Most stores are closed on New Year’s Day, but back in 1956, the Oswego Ledger reported that there was “quite a gathering” in Herb Rucks’ appliance store on Main Street in downtown Oswego. The crowd had gathered to get a glimpse of the Tournament of Roses Parade on the color television that Rucks had on display. The Ledger commented, “Those who saw it were well pleased with the spectacle.”

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The Oswego Ledger reported that most of the shops in the village would stay open on New Year’s Eve afternoon, instead of closing at noon as in prior years. “This will give Oswegoans an opportunity to lay in supplies for New Year’s Day without rushing around helter-skelter,” the paper noted.

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KENDALL COUNTY MARRIAGE LICENSES Simon Tenorio and Jennifer Nathalie Bermudez, both of Joliet Michael Joseph Plant and Evette Montanez Walls, both of Montgomery Raymond B. Hall and Carolyn A. Hall, both of Sandwich Michael Christian Diggs and Alexandra Michela Carlson, both of Minooka Emily Louise Urbaniak and Valerie Jane Grondin, both of Montgomery Morris Stanley Hamilton Jr. and Renee Lew-

1953: No helter-skelter

“The electric and telephone wires, and in some places the poles, broken by the high wind of Jan. 1. So no telephone service, no electricity, no radio, no lights, no water from electric pumps, no stoker or oil heater running, no refrigerator nor deep freeze, nor washing machine going, and for the dairymen, no help from the milking machines.”

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‘Not Just for Kids’ classical concert set for Feb. 21 SHAW MEDIA The Fox Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Maryann Flock, will present a special “Children’s Concert” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 21. The free concert will feature a collection of light classical music with plenty of audience interaction. Children will have the opportunity to

participate in the percussion feature of the “Toy Symphony” attributed to Leopold Mozart. Children may also be in the spotlight as a “maestro” when kids take turns conducting the Phil live – in concert. During the intermission, there will be an “Instrument Petting Zoo” where children can try playing various orchestral instruments. This concert is programmed for

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young ones, but guarantees a concert full of enjoyment for the “young-at-heart” as well. Admission to the concert is free, but donations are accepted. The Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance’s fifth annual Children’s Concert will be held at Our Savior Lutheran Church located at 420 West Downer Place in Aurora. Parking is available in the lot

behind the church, accessible from Garfield Avenue. This concert is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. For this and future events information, visit the Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance website at fvacademy.org or call 630-476-9072.

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The Sandwich and Plano branches of Centrue Bank recently donated a collection of toys as well as a company donation to the local Toys for Tots organization. Pictured are Diane Stilson (branch manager), Carrie Ervin, Kathi Davis (DeKalb County coordinator of Marine Toys for Tots Foundation), Faythe Sheridan, Wendy Stockwell, Cathy Reese and Michele Sorensen.

Upcoming events at Chapel on the Green SHAW MEDIA The Chapel on the Green Historical Society has several events planned for early 2016. Howard Manthei will present an accordion program, “The Lawrence Welk Era,” focusing on the history of band leader Lawrence Welk at noon on Sunday, Jan. 16. “Golden Days of Hollywood” will be presented by Martina Cassidy at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7. She will portray gossip columnist Luella Parsons, Hollywood’s most dynamic and powerful gossip columnist

and the first American movie columnist. The scintillating stories and scandals of the actors, actresses, and studio moguls in Hollywood’s Golden Age is the topic for this captivating and fascinating presentation. On Sunday, April 10, “Here Comes the Bride” will be presented by the Decades of Dresses ladies, featuring wedding dresses from the 1900s to the 1960s. Reservations for this program will be taken. For more information about these programs or the Chapel on the Green, call Mariann at 630-553-6287.

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What’s new in ’16? SHAW MEDIA The Oswego Senior Center has announced several new group programs that will begin to meet in January. Book Club at the Oswego Senior Center will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. The book club is open to everyone who loves to read and discuss books. The first meeting is set for Thursday, Jan. 21, in the game room at the senior center. The first book is “The Glass Castle” by Jeanette Walls. Books are available at local libraries. Nutritious and delicious cooking classes will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on the second Friday of each month. The nutritious and delicious cooking series will discuss a different topic each month. In January, the topic is “Cooking for One of Two.” The handson class will be held in the OSC’s kitchen, and the price is $5 per class with a max of 10 people per class. Registration is required. International cooking

classes will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on the fourth Friday of each month. Explore the world through your palate in this monthly cooking series. Each month is a different topic. In January, participants will cook a traditional cuisine from Africa. The hands-on class will be held in the OSC’s kitchen, and the price is $5 per class with a maximum of 10 people per class. Registration is required. TED Talks and Discussion Group will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. The TED Talks format encourages learning, develops a deeper understanding, and promotes lively discussion. TED’s mission is to “Spread Ideas,” and to learn more about TED Talks, visit ted.com. Join Yvonne for the first TED Talk and Discussion on Wednesday, Jan. 13. To register or for additional information, contact the Yvonne at 630-554-5602. For more information on these new programs, contact Sandy at 630-554-5602.

Class on managing health issues to begin SHAW MEDIA 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 sixweek 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. It’s a chance to make new friends, too. 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 information, or to register, call 630-553-5777.

Program set on Alzheimer’s communication strategies SHAW MEDIA A free program on Effective Communication Strategies will be presented by the Alzheimer’s Association from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 10. Communication is more than just talking and listening; it’s also about sending and receiving messages through attitude, tone of voice, facial expressions and body language. As people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias progress in their journey and the ability to use words

is lost, families need new ways to connect. Join us to explore how communication takes place when someone has Alzheimer’s, learn to decode the verbal, and behavioral messages delivered by someone with dementia, and identify strategies to help you connect and communicate at each stage of the disease. This program offered at the Oswego Senior Center by the Alzheimer’s Association (Greater Illinois Chapter). To register or for more information, call the Senior Center at 630-554-5602.

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Lunch Bunch meets at noon on the first Wednesday of each month. The group meets at a local restaurant and has separate checks. On Jan. 6, the group is going to Famous Dave’s BBQ in Oswego. For a list of restaurants, to RSVP or for more information, call 630-5545602.

Senior bingo is Jan. 6 in Plano

Seniors age 55 and older are invited to free bingo from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, at St. Mary School in Plano. Cash prizes and door prizes will be available. Use the southwest entrance.

Technology classes ahead 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 Ancestry. 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-on-one help with your mobile devices in 30-minute individual time slots. Registration is required. To register for classes or individual help, call Sharon at 630-554-5602.

Sip and Paint Party coming up at the senior center

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 additional information, contact the Oswego Senior Center at 630-554-5602.

Senior Center Valentine Dance planned for Feb. 13

Everyone is welcome to attend the Oswego Senior Center’s Valentine Dinner Dance at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13. All proceeds benefit the Oswego Senior Center. There will be a 50/50 raffle, and guests have the option to have their picture taken and receive a free photograph. Music is by DJ Edizon Dayao, and the meal will be catered by Upper Crust. The dinner menu will include a choice of carved sausage stuffed pork loin or herb roasted chicken, appetizers, sides, dessert and beverages. Tickets are $20 per person or $35 per couple. Reservations are required by Thursday, Feb. 11. To make a reservation or for additional information, call Lorraine at 630554-5602.

Vendors wanted for Small Bites: Culinary Expo

Small Bites, the Oswego Senior Center’s inaugural culinary expo, was created as an outlet to introduce older adults to local gourmet foods and services, provide culinary education and educational demos, and create excitement about food and cooking. The Small Bites Culinary Expo will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29. Small Bites brings together in one location local gourmet culinary vendors and chefs from senior living residences. Expo highlights include free admission, free food samples, free recipes, free educational demos and convenient shopping. Due to the expo’s format and setup, Small Bites is an opportunity to directly connect and engage older adults, network, and generate awareness about a local business. Anyone interested in being a vendor, having exhibitor space or sponsoring this event is asked to contact Juanita

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The Oswego Senior Center offers ongoing weekly exercise opportunities. Tai Chi with Kristi Niedzwiecki is held 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. Wednesdays and 1 to 1:45 p.m. Fridays. Cost is $3 per class or $15 per month, and $25 per month for both Tai Chi and yoga. Passes are available at the reception desk. Gentle Yoga with Neeta Mohanty is held 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fridays. Cost is $3 per class or $15 per month, and $25 per month for yoga and Tai Chi. Passes are available at the reception desk. Line Dancing with Mary Love is from 10 to 11 a.m. Fridays. A $1 donation is suggested. Chair exercise by video is held from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays. For more information, call the Senior Center at 630-554-5602.

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The Oswego Senior Center offers several ongoing games. Men’s Bridge meets every Monday, 9 a.m. to noon. Ladies’ Bridge meets every Monday, 1 to 3 p.m. All Players’ Bridge meets every Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon. Scrabble meets the third Tuesday of each month, 12:30 p.m. Mahjong meets every Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. Bunco meets every Monday and Thursday, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Oswego Senior Center collecting shoes

The Oswego Senior Center wants your gently worn shoes. They have partnered with World Wear Project to participate in their Shoe Box Program. Drop off gently worn shoes at the OSC and help people less fortunate throughout the world. World Wear Project makes donated shoes available to people living in developing countries. For information, call 630-554-5602.

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Optimist Club essay contest open now

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, party planned for Jan. 9

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 include 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, as well as table service, will be supplied by the chapter. 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. For more information, call Bud at 815-378-2997 or Kevin at 815-545-6114.

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Teens hear anti-bullying presentations SHAW MEDIA Recently, Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis was a guest presenter for two TALK program events at Oswego and Newark high schools. TALK, which stands for Teens Activating the Language of Kindness, is an anti-bullying program which helps students learn how to communicate positively with peers. The Kendall County Juvenile Justice Council (JJC) has worked over the last few years to provide financial and logistic support to organizations such as TALK. The two presentations by Weis and attorney Chuck Rea focused on the effect of hazing for local high school students. The presentations focused on two separate incidents, one involving Plano High School athletes, and the second involving one of Weis’ former classmates from OHS who died as a result of a hazing incident back in 1990 while attending Western Illinois University. During the 45-minute presentation, Weis discussed his personal reflection on the events leading up to the death of his classmate and close friend Nick Haben. Haben was a graduate of Oswego High School and died during a hazing event with the lacrosse team while at WIU. Additionally, both Weis and Rea

Pictured are Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis, Margaret Fehrenbacher of Oswego High School TALK, Chuck Rea, and Wendy Moon of Oswego High School TALK. Weis spoke at local schools about a former classmate from OHS who died as a result of a hazing incident. Photo provided

discussed more recent events at Plano High School involving five students charged with multiple felony offenses for actions involving two sport teams. Weis and Rea, who represented one of the students charged from PHS, discussed the impact of these assaults for the victims, other students or athletes, and even those charged with the offenses. This part of the presentation allowed students to hear about the impact on victims, what students could do to prevent or report this type of activity, and the legal, academic, and

emotional consequences for actions by the offenders. Weis noted that JJC helped to fund these presentations and will continue to provide these types of programs directly to the students. “Presenting these awareness programs directly to the students seems to have the most impact,” Weis said. “Students talking to other students provides a powerful tool to present this valuable information in a manner that has a lasting effect. I would strongly encourage our local communities to continue to support these programs.”

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Sheriff’s Office, Health Dept. distribute toys to area children As part of their annual Holiday Giving Program, the Walter and Connie Payton Foundation provided hundreds of toys to the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office for Kendall County families in need this holiday season. The Payton Foundation provides holiday gifts for thousands of children and veterans throughout the state of Illinois. Dr. Amaal

Tokars and the Kendall County Health Department worked to distribute the toys provided by the Payton Foundation to local families through its “Share Your Blessings” program. “The sheriff’s office thanks the Walter and Connie Payton Foundation for its generous donation of toys and Dr. Tokars and the Kendall County Health Department staff for getting the toys to families in need.

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SHAW MEDIA See engineering and design put to the test and experience hands-on 4-H STEM stations at the fourth annual Bridge Busting Competition on Saturday, Jan. 9, in Plano. Join 4-H members and community residents from DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties for this fun, educational day. More than 30 teams registered and 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. “Come out and support the teams, and learn more about 4-H, engineering and math in an exciting way. Spectators can participate in interactive projects, hear from talented guest

speakers, and watch the structural efficiency testing to see which bridge design comes out on top.” Activity stations will feature STEM topics including robotics, electricity and genetics. Guest speakers include Yorkville native Chris Erickson, a senior project manager with Power Construction, and Kyle M. Pearl, a bridge engineer at AECOM. 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 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. Learn more at web.extension.illinois.edu/dkk/bridge. For more information about the event or local 4-H programs, contact Britton at jbritton@illinois.edu or at 630-553-5823, or visit web.extension.illinois.edu/dkk.

Perennial plant of 2016 named SHAW MEDIA The Perennial Plant Association members nominate a slate of perennials every year and vote to select the Perennial Plant of the Year. Anemone x hybrida “Honorine Jobert” is the 2016 winner. “This white flowering lady comes with a long history of gracing fall landscapes since having been discovered in the garden of M. Jobert in Verdum, France, in 1858,” said Martha Smith, a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator. “At a time when new plant cultivars are introduced every season, ‘Honorine Jobert’ has been a fall highlight in European gardens since before the American Civil War and is still the most popular and highly sought after white anemone today. ‘Honorine Jobert’ surely earns the title ‘heirloom perennial’ having remained a staple in the fall garden for 157 years.” Anemone x hybrida, commonly called windflower or Japanese anemone, is a category that includes a large number of hybrid pink or white cultivars that bloom from later summer into fall. “Honorine Jobert” is a vigorous, fibrous-rooted, mounding, compact Japanese hybrid cultivar. It typically grows to 3 to 4 feet tall on stems that bear attractive trifoliate dark green leaves. Single 2- to 3-inch diameter flowers consist of pure white sepals that contrast beautifully with an attractive yellow staminate center, Smith said. “The flowers may not be as large as other fall-blooming anemones but the plant is floriferous, lightening up a shady corner. Expect blossoms August through September. ‘Honorine Jobert’ is hardy to USDA zones 4-8, has no serious pest or disease problems, and deer seem to leave it alone,” she added.

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Perennial Plant of the Year for 2016 is anemone x hybrid “Honorine Jobert,” a vigorous, compact Japanese hybrid cultivar. This fall beauty grows best in organically rich, humusy, evenly moist, welldrained soils in full sun to part shade with protection from wind. Soils should not be allowed to dry out and foliage tends to burn in hot, dry locations. Avoid wet, poorly drained soils, especially in late winter. Japanese anemone may seem slow to establish, but once comfortable, can meander. “Fall is often a neglected season in most gardens,” Smith said. “The colors of spring and summer are past. Fall is the season of ‘tired excess.’ Perennials and grasses are full and lush, somewhat leaning on each other for end-of-season support. “But the weather is great for growing perennials with warm days and cool nights. Roots are actively growing and water stress is low. The fall colors of our trees and shrubs offer fantastic backdrops to some of our favorite fall blooming perennial combinations,” she added. Try pairing with some of the warm season grasses such as Miscanthus “Malepartus” or Panicum “Northwind” (2014 winner) for height, and place “Purple Dome” Aster in front. Another great combination for a shady spot would be Golden Hakone grass (Hakonechloa macra “Aureola,” 2009 winner) to pick up color echoes from the yellow center of “Honorine

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Thousands of reports are produced every year assessing the effects of different conservation policies and programs, but much of this valuable information is never read. Researchers from the University of Illinois and five other institutions collaborated to highlight the merits of a new technique – creation of evidence maps – to ensure research findings are more visible and accessible. The article appears in the journal Nature. “Evidence maps are emerging as a powerful new tool to visually distill a huge amount of information on what works and what doesn’t in a particular field,” says Daniel Miller, assistant professor of natural resources and environmental sciences at U of I. “We believe the evidence map we’ve created on the effects of nature conservation on human well-beings is the first application of this tool to conservation and sustainable development issues.” The team of experts from the Science for Nature and People (SNAP) partnership, Conservation International, UCLA, the University of Exeter Medical School, The Nature Conservancy, and the University of Illinois worked together to develop the evidence map. It compiles information on policy impacts within existing studies, synthesizes key trends, and highlights areas in need of further work. The researchers found that human health concerns and cultural values are among the least-studied impacts of conservation on people. They located and categorized more than 1,000 primary research studies that document relationships between nature conservation policies and programs and human well-being including economic and material outcomes, health, education, culture and social relations. They used this information to create an interactive tool that easily aggregates these data, confirms well-studied linkages, and highlights prominent gaps. The team found that although over 25 percent of studies examined the link between protected areas and economic well-being, fewer than 2 percent evaluated impacts on human health. “Evidence maps like the one we’ve created can provide vital input to help

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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. The dinner includes ham, Kumla (like a dumpling), applesauce, dessert and beverage. For those that would prefer, a baked potato will be substituted for Kumla. The church is located at 11935 Lisbon Road in rural Newark. Carry-outs will be available. It is a free-will donation dinner. For more information, call the church at 815-695-5489.

Caregiving 101 set for Jan. 19

The Oswego 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 630-554-5602.

Widows Connection support group will meet Jan. 7

Widows Connection, a Christian support group that seeks to encourage and provide practical, emotional and spiritual support for women who have lost a spouse, will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at the Harvest New Beginnings Church, 5315 Douglas Road, Oswego. The program topic for group discussion will be Finding Purpose for Your New Life. There is no cost to attend, and refreshments will be served. Enter at Door #7 facing Plainfield Road. For further information, call the church at 630-554-3858.

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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 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) 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 Valley Baptist Church 2480 Wolf Road, Oswego Pastor David Hemphill 630-554-8109 www.valleybaptist.com pastor@valleybaptist.com Sunday 9:45 a.m. Sunday School all ages 11 a.m. Morning Worship 6 p.m. Evening Worship 8 p.m. TV Ministry on Channel 10 Cable ACTV Wednesday 7 p.m. King Kids; eve. Worship 9 p.m. TV Ministry-chnl17 Cable Deaf interpreter for all services New Life Community Church-Montgomery 11445 S. Lincoln Ave. Montgomery, IL 60538 630-897-6810 www.newlifecommunity.church Sunday worship service 10 a.m. First Baptist Church of Big Rock 211 Lincoln St., Big Rock Rev. Bill McMillen • 630-5563535 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Worship Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer The Federated Church American Baptist Presbyterian U.S.A. Pastor Dan DeWitt 403 N. Main Street, Sandwich 815-786-8595 office@sandwichfederated church.org, www.sandwich federatedchurch.org Office hours 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday Sunday Worship: June through August - 9 a.m. September through May - 10:30 a.m. CHRISTIAN Community Christian Church 129 Commercial Drive, Yorkville Pastor Aaron Koehler 630-388-5000 www.communitychristian.org Sunday 9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship service

Grace Community Christian Church 2770 Montgomery Road, Aurora 630-898-7990; fax 630-8987955 www.graceccc.org Sunday 9 a.m. Worship service 10:30 a.m. Classes Nursery available 8 until noon Redeemer Community Church (meets at Plank Junior High) 510 Secretariat Lane, Oswego Office 630-820-9742 Sunday, 10 a.m. Celebration meeting (effective children’s ministry class unites during main meeting) Cornerstone Christian Church Bob Reid, Minister 254 S. Madison St., Oswego 3 blocks south of Post Office 630-554-2292 • Fax 630-5541988 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

Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible Study CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Oswego) 100 Hankes Road, Sugar Grove Bishop Paul Goodine 630-466-0958 Missionary - 630-270-6664 Sunday 11:30 a.m. Sacrament Meeting 12:50 p.m. Sunday SchoolPrimary 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. Sunday, Jan. 3 8:30 a.m. Youth Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship with communion Sunday School 11 a.m. Coffee Fellowship Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:30 a.m. Staff Meeting 5:15 p.m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Stephen Ministry Wednesday, Jan. 6 Noon Bible Study 4 p.m. Youth Christmas Party 5-7 p.m. Choirs CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Christian Science Society 117 E. Second St., Sandwich www.chicagospirituality.com Sunday, 10:30 Service EPISCOPAL

Plano Christian Church 9 Schomer Lane, Plano Stan Motley, Pastor www.pcc4him.com 630-552-7640 Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Sunday School & Worship Service Big Life Community Church Traughber Junior High School 570 Colchester Drive, Oswego www.biglifecc.org “It’s for you.” Sundays, 10 a.m. Worship CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN 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. 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 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

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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

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

Plano Church of God 7 E. Dearborn St., Plano Pastor John Todd 630-877-3604 Sunday, 10 a.m. Worship Service

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 Saturday, Jan. 2 6 a.m. Men’s Bible Study 5 p.m. Worship Service (Casual) Sunday, Jan. 3 7:45 a.m. Worship Service (Organ) 9:15 a.m. Worship Service (Praise Team) 9:15 a.m. Caring and Sharing Small Group 9:15 a.m. Special Needs Care Taking 10:30 a.m. Life Advocacy Team 10:45 a.m. Worship Service (Praise Team) Wednesday, Jan. 6 8:30 a.m. Mentors of Moms Community Group 9:30 a.m. Senior Women’s Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Leader Life 6:30 p.m. HS 24/7 Youth Night 6:30 p.m. Club 56 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 Jan. 5 Caring Visits Jan. 6 9 a.m. Busy Hands 5:30 p.m. Confirmation Jan. 7 Caring Visits 4:30 p.m. Hesed House 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 Jan. 3 9 a.m., Sunday School Classes 10 a.m., Worship Service Communion 11 a.m., Church Council meeting 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

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Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel • Thursday, December 31, 2015 • • Continued from page 12 Millbrook United Methodist 8360 Fox River Dr., P. O. Box 50 Millbrook, IL 60536 Pastor Kent Svendsen 630-553-7568 Nursery available Handicapped accessible Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month Sunday, 9 a.m. Worship Service, 9 a.m. Sunday School Thursday, 4-6 p.m. Pastor office hours, 6 p.m. Choir, 7 p.m. Bible Study Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church 5 W. Washington St. Downtown Oswego Philip W. Sheets, Pastor 630-554-3269 www.goodshepherdoswego.org Office hours: Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 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 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.

7 p.m. Christian Education Meeting

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 Sunday, Jan. 3 10 a.m. Worship Tuesday, Jan. 5 10 a.m. Koinonia 1:30 p.m. Staff Meeting 7 p.m. Outrageous Puppeterian Crew Wednesday, Jan. 6 1 p.m. Prayer Shawl Meeting 6:25 p.m. Handbell Choir 7 p.m. Missions Team Meeting 7:25 p.m. Chancel Choir Thursday, Jan. 7 10:30 a.m. Bible Study 11:45 a.m. Romeos to Grandma’s Table

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 630-8593355 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. St. Peter Catholic Church 925 Sard Ave., Aurora Rev. Joachim Tyrtania, Pastor 630-896-6816 Saturday Mass: 4:30 p.m. Confession/Adoration: 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Sunday Mass: 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Spanish Monday Communion Service: 8:15 a.m. Tuesday Mass: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Mass: 8:15 a.m. St. Anne Catholic Church 551 Boulder Hill Pass, Oswego 630-554-3331 • Fax 630-5540530 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

The United Church of Sandwich 512 Lions Road, Sandwich, IL 60548 815-786-9243 email address: ucssandwich@ frontier.com website: unitedchurchsandwich. org Community of Christ 304-320 S. Center, Plano 60545 Co-Pastors Miranda Campbell and Jim Wynkoop 630-552-8990 Sunday, 9:30-10:15 a.m. Sunday School/ Rogers Hall 10:30 a.m. Worship Service at Stone Church - Easter through December and Rogers Hall January to Easter. Stone Church Tours: Call Donna at 815-695-5937 River’s Edge Fellowship Meeting at Oswego. Civic Ctr. 5 Ashlawn Ave, Boulder Hill Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Worship Service For information, call F. Johnson, 630-546-9859 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. Oswego Family Church 5498 Route 34, Oswego www.oswegofamilychurch.com Sunday, 10 a.m. Worship Service

Plano Fellowship Meeting at P.H. Miller School N. Lew St., Plano

Cornerstone Church 17347 Pratt Road, Sandwich 815-786-6300

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

Sandwich Church of the Nazarene 205 West College St.,Sandwich Pastor Mark Abbott Church 815-786-8230 Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School all ages 10:40 a.m. Worship Service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Prayer Service

The Smile! It WillDMake You Importance and Others Happy! of Character

Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. Proverbs 15:30

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.

“Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.” —Proverbs 28:6 ESV

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 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 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. 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 Plano Bible Church 1111 W South St., Plano Pastor: Ed Schoenberger Church office phone: 630-5528877

COUNTYWIDE 13 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. Emmanuel Church 701 Lions Road, Sandwich Pastor Joe MacDonald 815-786-2400 www.emmanuelchurchsandwich.com Sunday, 10:45 a.m. Worship Message of the Cross Church 101 S. Ottawa Road, Newark 630-768-3550 MOTCC@gmail.com Brian L. Haney Sunday, 10 a.m. & 7 p.m. Worship Tuesday, 11 a.m. Ladies Bible Study Wednesday, 7 p.m. Worship Service The Original Temple of God Church 626 N. Root St., Aurora, IL 60505 630-892-3757 • Fax: 630-8969608 Bishop Jettie Taylor, Pastor Friday, 10 a.m. Prayer-Bible Study Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Bible Study SPIRIT-FILLED Abundant Life Family Church 4000 Westbrook Drive, Aurora (1 minute from Fox Valley Mall) AbundantLifeFoxValley.org 630-851-LIFE (5433) Sunday, 10 a.m. Worship

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The University of Illinois Extension will again be sponsoring the First Detector Workshops in 2016. Now in its third year, the First Detector program has been well received by arborists, city arborists, landscapers, Master Gardeners, Master Naturalists and nursery professionals for its timely and strong content on known invasive species and those invasive pests headed to Illinois. The workshops are aimed at improving the first detector training and invasive species awareness for all attendees. Early detection and response is the key to managing invasive pests. This coming year, there will be eight First Detector Workshops throughout Illinois with the closest one on Feb. 2 at the Will County Extension Office, 100 Manhattan Road, Joliet, IL 60433. This day-long program starts at 9 a.m. The workshops were put together in response to the rise in pest problems in Illinois on a number of fronts: aquatic, insect and disease. A recent example includes the emerald ash borer, which really got the attention of industry and homeowners alike. In 2016, the topics will cover the recently found “jumping worms,” boxwood blight and the Thousand Cankers disease of black walnut. While the Illinois Exotic

DOWN THE GARDEN PATH Richard Hentschel Weed Act has been around for years, there is new information to be shared. Additionally, the discussion on threats to our forests by potential insect invaders will be very informative. Each of these topics will cover identification and detection, and life cycles for insects, diseases and invasive plants. Management strategies will be addressed as well. The schedule for the day also includes hands-on stations. To learn more, or for online registration, go to https://web. extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=13297 or call 815-727-9296. Registration closes on Jan. 31. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate, please notify the office by Jan. 20.

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

Small farms web series coming up SHAW MEDIA University of Illinois Extension will present a weekly educational series for the small farm community. This series will provide practical knowledge on emerging topics that advance local food production in Illinois. Online presentations will give small farm producers a look at how leading practices in production, management and marketing enable operations to improve profitability and sustainability. The free webinars will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursdays during January through March. Topics include: • Jan. 14 – Lean Farming: Cutting Waste and Maximizing Efficiency on Small Farms, Zack Grant, U of I Extension local food systems and small farms educator • Jan. 21 – Soils and Soil Fertility for Small Farms, Mike Roegge, U of I Extension local food systems and small farms educator • Jan. 28 – Farm Pond Ecology: Managing for Desirable Plants and Fish, David Shiley, U of I Extension local food systems and small farms educator • Feb. 4 – Producing Shiitake Mushrooms, Grant McCarty, U of I Extension local food systems and small farms educator • Feb. 11 – Managing Horse Pastures on Small Farms and Acreages, Jamie Washburn, U of I Extension local food systems and small farms educator

• Feb. 18 – The Emerging Local Grain Economy in Illinois, Bill Davison, U of I Extension

local food systems and small farms educator • Feb. 25 – Food Safety Modernization Act: Changes for Small Scale Producers, Laurie George, U of I Extension local food systems and small farms educator • March 3 – Getting Your Beehives Ready for Spring, Doug Gucker, U of I Extension local food systems and small farms educator • March 10 – Raising Meat Birds on Pasture, Andy Larson, U of I Extension local food systems and small farms educator • March 17 – Using Cover Crops on Small Farms, Nathan Johanning, U of I Extension local food systems and small farms educator • March 24 – Growing Great Blackberries, Bronwyn Aly, U of I Extension local food systems and small farms educator • March 31 – Setting Up a Grazing System on a Small Farm, Jay Solomon, U of I Extension energy and environmental stewardship educator Register at go.illinois.edu/WinterWebinar2016. The webinars can be accessed online from any computer. Participants can also register to view an archived, recorded version of each webinar. Information will be provided via email the Monday after airing for viewing. The webinars can also be accessed at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/smallfarm/webinar.html.

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SHAW MEDIA When it’s cold and wintry out, the easiest way to warm up is to think spring while looking through those newly received seed catalogs and beginning to decide what to plant in your garden, said a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator. “A little planning can go a long way, especially when looking for new plants to grow,” said Bruce J. Black. “For those looking to try some new plants, the All-America Selections are a great place to start.” All-America Selections is a nonprofit organization that releases a number of trialed plants each year as AAS Winners. The organization tests new varieties every year at their 86 test facilities, both private and public, located around the United States and Canada. Each test site has its own independent judge who runs a comparison trial program at his or her organization. The results and observations are compiled and winners are chosen. Three of the 2016 AAS Winners, which are vegetables, have been announced.

Mizuna Red Kingdom F1 (Brassica juncea var. Red Kingdom F1): Red Kingdom is

a warm-season, full-sun biennial Japanese mustard, with edible reddish-purple leaves and a mild taste. Judges noted it as being very flavorful. Due to amazing lasting color, it can be used as an ornamental as well. Red Kingdom was praised for not bolting as readily and being higher yielding as compared to other mizunas.

Radish Sweet Baby F1 (Raphanus sativus var. Sweet Baby F1): Sweet Baby is a

warm-season, full-sun annual purple/ white/rose-colored radish, inside and out. Judges noted good uniformity and an excellent crunchy, slightly spicy taste. Sweet Baby radishes reach maturity in 40 to 45 days, making this an excellent candidate for succession plantings.

Bunching Onion Warrior (Allium fistulosum var. Warrior): Also known as green

onions, bunching onions have become popular in cooking both raw or cooked. Warrior is a quick maturing, uniform grower with crispy stalks. Warrior is a cool-season, full-sun annual that can remain unharvested longer than other bunching onions.

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COOL CAKES By the editors of Relish Magazine

he transformation of a handful of ingredients into a no-cook, multi-layered confection that looks like something from a Viennese pastry kitchen seems almost miraculous. When you need a quick make-ahead dessert that’s light and cool and creamy and impressive, look no further than a carton of cream and a package of cookies. And in this cake, store-bought lemon curd adds lots of lemon flavor without a lot of fuss.

Impress your guests with an icebox dessert

Lemon Raspberry Icebox Cake To assemble the cake, use a long-handled, wide rubber spatula for folding in the cream and spreading it over the layers. Ingredients: n 1 (10-ounce) jar lemon curd (about 1 cup) n 2 cups cold heavy cream n ½ cup confectioners sugar n 1⁄3 cup raspberry jam n 12 full graham cracker sheets (48 crackers) n 1 cup fresh raspberries Stir lemon curd with a rubber spatula in a large bowl until smooth and creamy. Beat cream and sugar in another large bowl until soft peaks form. Stir about one-quarter of the whipped

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cream into lemon curd. Fold in remaining cream. Line a 9-inch springform pan with plastic wrap. Spread a thin layer of lemon mixture on bottom of pan. Spread a thin layer of jam on 16 crackers and arrange, jam sides up, in pan. Top with about one-third of remaining lemon mixture. Repeat with two more layers of jam, crackers and lemon mixture, ending with lemon mixture. Arrange raspberries around top edge. Refrigerate 5 hours to overnight. Remove pan side. Gently lift cake by the plastic wrap to remove it from the pan bottom and peel away plastic wrap. Serves 14.

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EASY RECIPE Peppermint Crunch Fudge

n 28 Nestlé Crunch Bar Minis n 3 cups Nestlé Toll House Bittersweet Chocolate Morsels n 1 can (14 ounces) Nestlé Sweetened Condensed Milk n ½ teaspoon peppermint extract n ¼ cup crushed candy canes (or peppermint discs), divided in half

Line 9-by-9-inch pan with foil and spray with cooking spray. Place bars in even layer on bottom of pan. Place chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and peppermint extract in medium saucepan over low heat. Stir until chips and milk are melted together. Mix in 1⁄8 cup crushed candy canes.

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WCC holds auto body competition

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SHAW MEDIA Waubonsee Community College students recently competed against each other in the college’s annual Auto Body Refinishing Competition. The event was started eight years ago by Andrew MacDonald, assistant professor of auto body repair, as a fun way to gauge the full refinishing potential of the students. This year, finishing in first, second and third place were Javier Resendiz, Maria Newkirk and John Cisneros, respectively. “They refinish these front ends 12 to 15 times,” MacDonald said, explaining that the competition is a lot of work. “This is a way to get them to do their very best. The competition is based on their skills of applying the color evenly and to work to remove any imperfections in the painted surface after it has been refinished.”

REAL ESTATE

TRANSACTIONS AURORA

$270,000, 2226 Kealsy Ln, Aurora 60503-5602, 03-01-275002-0000, Christopher Butwell to Richard M Hyde & Monica R Hyde, July 21

JOLIET

$132,000, 1104 Heron Cir, Joliet 60431-8855, 09-02-431019-0000, Ronald Quast to James S Kubalewski & Rita M Kubalewski, November 17 $186,500, 8007 Wood River St, Joliet 60431-7772, 09-11282-007-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc to Shannon Kerley & Loren Kerley, October 12 $241,000, 8007 Expedition St, Joliet 60431-7795, 09-11280-006-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc to James C Stacka & Theresa Stacka, October 20 $240,000, 1505 Ascot St, Joliet 60431-8280, 09-01-202032-0000, Core Homes LLC to Tana M Sanders, November 4 $280,500, 1615 Seward Rd, Joliet 60431-8296, 06-35-469010-0000, Bna T Ridge LLC to Sean Clancy & Meghan Clancy, November 16 $255,000, 1707 Seward Rd, Joliet 60431-8469, 06-35-469006-0000, Bna T Ridge LLC to Gary J Albrecht & Amanda Albrecht, November 16 $247,500, 1709 Shady Oak Rd, Joliet 60431-8286, 06-35-477007-0000, Bna T Ridge LLC to Julie E Brzozowski & Roman Brzozowski, November 16

MILLBROOK

$122,500, 8032 Fox River Dr, Millbrook 60536, 04-16-226001-0000, Alan R Sagen to Charles H Wolfe, November 19

MONTGOMERY

$122,500, 149 Fernwood Rd, Montgomery 60538-2000, 03-04-253-007-0000, Joaquin Nunez to Juan D Avitia, October 20 $114,000, 16 Garden Dr, Montgomery 60538-2202, 03-05451-033-0000, Beane Trust to Geraldine Lemley, November 13

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The winners of Waubonsee Community College’s Auto Body Refinishing Competition were Javier Resendiz in first place, Maria Newkirk in second place and John Cisneros in third place. Judges for the competition were Patrick Phillipi, vice president of Body Builders Auto; Dr. Deborah Lovingood, Waubonsee executive vice president of educational affairs/chief learning officer; Janet Koehring, administrative specialist,

social sciences, education and world languages; Kerri Wilson, administrative specialist, mathematics and sciences; and Sarah Dwinnells, administrative specialist to the assistant vice president of career and technical education.

$155,000, 2365 Mayfield Dr, Montgomery 60538-6011, 0201-190-003-0000, Wells Fargo Bank to David Thomas Koebele, October 15 $95,000, 56 Marnel Rd, Montgomery 60538-2034, 0304-326-007-0000, Wells Fargo Bank to Craig A Roehl & Brenda L Roehl, November 5

$218,500, 12918 White Pine Way, Plainfield 60585-2992, 03-36-182-003-0000, Nvr Inc to Angelina A Manna, November 23 $249,000, 2103 Heatherstone Ct, Plainfield 60586-5442, 0636-180-018-0000, Carly Carlton to Melissa Dehaan, November 13

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$265,000, 508 E Main St, Newark 60541-9351, 07-05303-001-0000, Thompson Trust to Sidney N Nelson & Debra L Nelson, November 4 $64,000, 8 W Main St, Newark 60541-3100, 07-06427-001-0000, Scf-i to William E Danker, September 27

OSWEGO

$116,000, 123 Laurie Ln, Oswego 60543-9105, 03-07429-009-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Jonathon P Anderson, October 14 $170,000, 490 Valentine Way, Oswego 60543-4054, 03-12401-106-0000, Saleem Mohammed to Danielle L Byron & Laura L Chapman, November 6 $124,000, 11 Shore Ct, Oswego 60543-9277, 03-07-277006-0000, Saleem Mohammed to Oscar Estrada, October 30 $142,000, 752 Bellevue Cir, Oswego 60543-6045, 03-11101-062-0000, Rosa Burciaga to Susan Hauptner, September 17 $259,000, 429 Camden Cir, Oswego 60543-8042, 03-29123-022-0000, William E Citro to Jeffrey C Potthoff & Kathryn M Potthoff, November 3

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$217,000, 2205 Ashbrook Ln, Plainfield 60586-5300, 06-36203-020-0000, Martin J Fornelli to Nicole Zavala & Jose Lopez, October 21 $224,000, 7606 Oakshire Ct, Plainfield 60586-4141, 06-36-338-019-0000, Paxton A Calvanese to Rocio E Valencia & Joseph A Maggio, September 23 $216,000, 1609 Courtwright Dr, Plainfield 60586-5249, 06-36-428-023-0000, Steve Johnson to Ronald G Quast & Brianne R Quast, November 17

$162,000, 801 Martin Ct, Plano 60545-1893, 01-24-145015-0000, Michelle Obrien to Rebecca Brewer, October 23 $171,000, 2015 Country Dr, Plano 60545-3004, 01-16-454002-0000, Matthew L Hogan to Jonathan S Gray, November 23

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Recently the Oswego Chamber hosted a ribbon-cutting for Distinctive Dental on Orchard Road in Oswego. For more information on Distinctive Dental Care and other Oswego chamber members, go to oswegochamber.org or call 630-554-3505. For more local business news, visit KendallCountyNow.com/business.

Fox River Studios opens in Oswego

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The Oswego Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the opening of Fox River Studios in downtown Oswego. Fox River Studios is a photo and video studio and offers classes and gallery showings.

Oswego Orthodontics welcomed to village

YORKVILLE

$435,000, 11334 Brighton Oaks Dr, Yorkville 60560-9073, 05-18-401-002-0000, Cartus Financial Corp to Keith Carlton & Carly Carlton, October 27 $252,000, 803 E Main St, Yorkville 60560-2247, 02-33206-005-0000, Diane G Zwitch to Aaron Rutsay & Bethany Rutsay, November 11 $334,000, 2762 Lilac Ct, Yorkville 60560-2062, 02-15376-006-0000, Pulte Home Corp to Lorena Segreti & Matthew G Segreti, November 19 $245,000, 1868 Columbine Dr, Yorkville 60560-9172, 05-05-442-009-0000, Aaron K Hootman Ii to Aaron K Hootman Ii & Stephanie L Hootman, December 1 $180,000, 28 Bonnie Ln, Yorkville 60560-9748, 05-09151-002-0000, Carol V Dhuse Estate to Andrew J Paetzold & Megan R Paetzold, November 30 $195,000, 3 W Cedar Ct, Yorkville 60560-9522, 05-06226-015-0000, Wade Warner to John F Zurn & Donna M Zurn, August 21 $365,000, 3260 Cannonball Trl, Yorkville 60560-4536, 02-20-276-005-0000, Joann E Witte to Jeffrey J Nydegger, October 30 $235,000, 7437 State Route 71, Yorkville 60560-9364, 02-26-400-010-0000, Steven L Hatcher to Jennifer Perez & Jesse Perez, October 19

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The Oswego Chamber of Commerce welcomed Oswego Orthodontics to Oswego and to the chamber with a ribbon cutting.

Students throw holiday party at nursing home

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Aurora University students and a professor began their Christmas break by staging a holiday party for residents of Symphony of Orchard Valley nursing home in Aurora on Dec. 18. Playing a word discovery game are (from left) John Lloyd, biology professor, of North Aurora; Ashley Pender-Bey, of Yorkville; Ashly Stotler of Oswego; Elvira Berisha of Sandwich; and Rebecca Mohan of Oswego. Students led carol singing and crafting decorations while Santa distributed gifts.