Lest 2016 05 12

TH UR SDA Y , M A Y 12 , 2 016 • 75¢

OSW EGO LEDGER YOUR NEW LEDGER-SENTINEL • SERVING OSWEGO, MONTGOMERY AND BOULDER HILL FOR MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY

KendallCountyNow.com

Effective Feb. 4, the Oswego Ledger is the successor newspaper to the Ledger-Sentinel, as contemplated by 715 ILCS 5/5 (e)

WELCOME HOME

Motorcade escorts local Marine through Oswego, Yorkville / 10 Spring Discovery Auction - Antiques, Primitives, Advertising & Unusual Items

May 14th Saturday 9:00am 409 E Stevenson Rd., Ottawa

RARE Allen’s Cherry Syrup Dispenser, RARE Folk Art Alhamah Cigar Store Advertising, Mills and Pace Slot Machines, Porcelain Dr. Pepper Sign, Rare Toys, Joliet IL Bottle, Stein, & Glass Collection, Fantastic Antique & Primitive Furniture, Miniature Jug Collection, Crocks, and much more.

Fantastic Fenton Collection

May 22nd Sunday 11:00am 409 E Stevenson Rd Ottawa Illinois

One collection from one owner Over 500 pieces of Fenton Glass!!

SM-CL0371782

We are a FFL auction firm

Call Matt at (815) 970-7077 or visit www.BullockAuctioneers.com

adno=0371546

Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com • Thursday, May 12, 2016

2

OSW EGO LEDGER KendallCountyNow.com OFFICE 109 W. Veterans Parkway (U.S. Route 34), second floor Yorkville, IL 60560 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday 630-553-7034

NEWSROOM 630-553-7034 Fax: 630-553-7085 News@KendallCountyNow.com SUBSCRIBER SERVICES 866-445-6258 Circulation@KendallCountyNow.com 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday SUBSCRIPTIONS 866-445-6258 CLASSIFIED SALES 877-264-2527 Fax: 815-477-8898 classified@shawsuburban.com LEGAL NOTICES 877-264-2527 PublicNotice@KendallCountyNow.com RETAIL ADVERTISING 630-553-7034 OBITUARIES 877-264-2527 Obits@KendallCountyNow.com Editor John Etheredge 630-553-7034 jetheredge@shawmedia.com Advertising Director Steve Vanisko 815-280-4103 svanisko@shawmedia.com

POSTMASTER: Please send change of address forms to The Oswego Ledger, c/o Shaw Media, P.O. Box 250, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0250.

Effective Feb. 4, the Oswego Ledger is the successor newspaper to the Ledger-Sentinel, as contemplated by 715 ILCS 5/5 (e), which was a consolidation of the Oswego Ledger and the Fox Valley Sentinel, published every Thursday in Oswego, Illinois, in Kendall County

by Shaw Media. Periodicals postage paid at Oswego, Illinois, 60543.

Subscription rates: One year, $28 in Kendall County; $36 elsewhere in Illinois and $47 outside Illinois The Oswego Ledger and KendallCountyNow.com are a division of Shaw Media.

All rights reserved. Copyright 2016

• Relevant information • Marketing Solutions • Community Advocates

ON THE COVER U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Miclo Ramirez waves to onlookers as an Adopt a Soldier motorcade, including local law enforcement, welcomes him home on Saturday, May 7.

See story on page 10.

Photo by Steven Buyansky for Shaw Media

MONTGOMERY

Village OKs vehicle purchases

By JOHN ETHEREDGE news@kendallcounthynow.com The Montgomery Village Board approved the purchase of two pickup trucks from a local dealership for the village’s public works department and four vehicles for the village police department in two separate unanimous ballots Monday evening.

The four vehicles for the police department will cost $178,554 and includes all of the necessary equipment including cages, radios and computer stations used by police, according to a memo prepared for the board by Todd Hoppenstedt, the village’s director of public works.

The village will purchase one of the vehicles – an administrative squad – from Currie Motors through a sub-

urban purchasing cooperative. The three other vehicles will be purchased through a state contract, according to the memo.

In the memo recommending the purchase, Hoppenstedt noted the $178,554 purchase price for the vehicles is $3,756 over the amount included in the village’s current budget for the purchase.

However, Hoppenstedt said the “additional expense can easily be absorbed due to two recent equipment purchases by the public works [department] that were significantly under budget.”

In another vote, the board approved the purchase of two GMC 2500 HD 4X4 pickup trucks for the public works department at a total cost of $75,993 from Coffman Truck Sales of Montgomery.

In another memo, Hoppenstedt noted it will cost the village $150 more per

vehicle to purchase the trucks from Coffman instead of a state purchase program. However, he noted each vehicle will come with a five-year warranty instead of a three-year warranty offered through the state purchase program.

Board member Denny Lee said he was pleased the village will buy the trucks from Coffman.

“I’m glad we can buy local,” he said.

Officer sworn in

In other business, Cody Klingberg was sworn in as a Montgomery police officer by Village President Matt Brolley. Klingberg is a graduate of Plano High School, Waubonsee Community College and the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy, Police Chief Daniel Meyers told the board.

Settlers Cottage to reopen for season in Montgomery OSWEGO LEDGER Settler’s Cottage, Montgomery’s historical museum, will be reopening on Sunday, May 15, for the summer season.

On May 15 the museum will be open from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Visitors are invited to stop in to learn more about Montgomery’s rich history in this restored 1840s home owned by village founder Daniel S. Gray, located in front of the Village Hall at 200 N. River St. Exhibits include art by Montgomery resident Phillip Basuier, glass plate negatives showing early photos of Montgomery and the Civil War. (The village served as the site of a Union Army encampment.) In addition, a new exhibit features information on the 54 Civil War soldiers buried in Riverside Cemetery, with information on the headstone installation project taking place there.

Come try your hand at operating a treadle sewing machine, clothes wring-

Shaw Media file photo

Settler’s Cottage will be opening up May 15 for the summer season. er and hand drills. The museum is free and is handicapped accessible.

Anyone with historic photos or memorabilia they would be willing to share is asked to contact Debbie Buchanan at 630-896-8080, ext. 9003.

BRIEFS Police say Oswego gas station was robbed at gunpoint

then fled with an undetermined amount of cash.

The robber was last seen heading A gas station-convenience store at eastbound on Chicago Road (Route 34) on Routes 34 and 25 in downtown Oswego was robbed at gunpoint at 9:43 p.m. May foot. Police said they used a police dog to track the man, but were unsuccessful in 4, village police reported.

Police said an African-American male en- locating him.

– Oswego Ledger tered the store, displayed a handgun and

CIVIC MEETINGS WEEK OF MAY 16-20 Monday, 6:30 p.m.: Montgomery Historic Preservation Commission, Montgomery Village Hall.

Monday, 7 p.m.: Montgomery and Countryside Fire Protection District Board, Station One, Montgomery.

Tuesday, 9 a.m.: Kendall County Board, County Office Building, Yorkville.

Tuesday, 9 a.m.: Kendall County Board Forest Preserve Commission, County Office Building, Yorkville.

Tuesday, 6 p.m.: Kendall County Board of Health, County Health and Human Services 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.

Tuesday, 7 p.m.: Montgomery Village Board Committee of the Whole, Montgomery Village Hall.

Wednesday: KenCom Operations Board, CANCELED. Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.: Fox Metro Water Reclamation District Board, Main Treatment Plant, Oswego Township.

Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.: Waubonsee Community College District Board, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove.

Wednesday, 6 p.m.: Montgomery Beautification Committee, Montgomery Village Hall.

Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Kendall County Historic Preservation Commission, County Office Building, Yorkville.

Thursday, 5:30 p.m.: Oswegoland Park District Board, South Point Center, Oswego.

But size of rate increase varies based on location in county

By MATT SCHURY mschury@shawmedia.com

pending upon the location of the property in the county.

A typical household in the city of Plano saw their total tax rate decrease from 15.15 percent to 14.25 percent, while a village of Montgomery property owner in Yorkville School District 115 saw a total tax rate increase from 12.05 percent to 12.11 percent.

In the city of Yorkville, the typical household saw an increase in their tax rate from 11.6 in 2014 to 11.7 percent in 2015, while in the village of Oswego there was a decrease in the total rate from 11.56 percent to 10.91 percent, according to information provided by the Kendall County Office of Assessments.

Overall, tax rates were mostly likely the highest in the north and eastern incorporated areas of Kendall County while they tended to be lower in the southern and western potions of unincorporated Kendall County, according to Kendall County supervisor of assessments Andy Nicoletti.

While people can’t appeal their new tax bills, Nicoletti says, they can become more involved in the process of determining those bills by attending public meetings and letting their voices be heard.

“When 67 percent of your bill is going to the schools, that’s really where you need to start addressing things,” he said.

OSWEGO

Economic development efforts likely to stay in-house Village considers best way to attract business

By ERIKA WURST news@kendallcountynow.com Following last month’s sudden departure of Oswego’s Economic Development Director Vijay Gadde, village trustees have found themselves at a crossroads about how to handle the future of the position.

Do they vote to keep the position in-house, or should they resurrect the Oswego Economic Development Corporation (OEDC) to tackle economic development in the village?

The OEDC was created in 1996 as a private/public partnership to promote business in the village. The corporation was also tasked with handling tourism

and visitor functions after the village pulled out of its partnership with the Aurora Convention and Visitors Bureau in 2003.

According to Village Director Daniel DiSanto, by 2011, the board was funding 35 percent of the corporation’s roughly $400,000 budget, but seeing few results on behalf of the OEDC. In May of that year, the board voted to pull funding from the OEDC and bring economic development and tourism functions in-house by hiring a fulltime economic development director and a part-time visitors bureau assistant.

The team worked solo until several years later, in 2015, when the board created the Economic Development Commission to serve as an advisory body to the board on economic development projects and issues.

Two economic development direc-

tors have left the position since its 2011 inception, and now board members have been tasked with hiring a third director, or resurrecting the OEDC, and again taking economic development to the private/public sector.

“Coming in [to this position], I kept hearing about the OEDC and my reaction was, ‘Let’s do it again,’” DiSanto said. But, with a little research, he said his tune changed.

“We met with past presidents and board members of the OEDC, and the overall consensus from that group was that, as well as the organization worked at that time, they didn’t think that at this time it would work,” DiSanto said.

They were concerned that the interest and the funding just wasn’t there.

“At this time, it’s my opinion we’re best served by rehiring in-house,” DiSanto said. “Get the right person and the right people involved, and that’s all

you really need.”

Trustee Pam Parr said she was frustrated with the lack of past development directors’ results, but remained confident that with the right person, things could turn themselves around.

The director could use the untapped knowledge and experience of the advisory Economic Development Commission put together by the board to bolster business throughout the village, trustees agreed.

“I think we could do a better job involving them,” DiSanto said. “It’s structured so there’s some pretty great experts on that commission.”

One of DiSanto’s worries with keeping the position in-house was that the village might lose synergy with the private sector, including the local Chamber of Commerce.

Huge Rummage Sale

CHURCH Emmanuel Church…

Meeting The Challenges Of Today’s Family SM-CL0371658

See DEVELOPMENT, page 6

Joe MacDonald

Pastor This year’s semi-annual rummage and bake sale is scheduled for Friday May 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday May 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 701 Lions Road Emmanuel Church of Sandwich.

Sandwich, IL 60548 This year’s event is so large that it will be held in two areas – the outside (at the east end of the high school) garage will hold furniture, including dining table and chairs, curio cabinet and items for the outdoors. Inside the church there will be a wide selection pastor@EmmanuelChurchSandwich.com of household goods, toys, clothing, decorative items and much more - items for you and your pet from newborn through all life stages.

Don’t Miss It!!

The Church That Cares About Everyday People ... Every Day!

*Handicap Accessible

815-786-2400

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Kendall County property owners should find their annual property tax bills in the mail this week, according to Jill Ferko, county treasurer.

Ferko said Monday her office mailed the bills May 6. The bills will be due in two installment payments, June 7 and Sept. 7.

Taxpayers can pay their bills online by going to illinoisepay.com, which charges a convenience fee for this service. Ferko says residents can also contact her office to sign up to have the two payments directly withdrawn from their bank accounts on the due dates. There is no cost for that option.

Residents can also stop by the Treasurer’s Office to pay their bills. The treasurer’s office is located on the first floor of the County Office building 111 W. Fox St. in Yorkville.

A majority of county taxpayers now pay their taxes through escrow accounts their banks set up with

their monthly mortgage payments. Those escrowing their tax payments will still receive a bill in the mail that they should review.

Ferko estimates that about 52,000 bills were sent out in Kendall County. Of those bills, the majority of property owners will see an increase due in part to rising property assessments. Assessments are based on a three-year average. This year’s property assessments are based on data collected by assessors in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Under state law, all properties with the exception of farmland must be assessed at one-third their fair market value. Assessments across the county have been trending upward in recent years after bottoming out in the wake of the 2008 recession.

To determine how much is owed on each tax bill, county officials multiply the total tax rate of the appropriate local government agencies by the assessed value of each property, minus any exemptions. Tax bills will show an increase if the assessed value of the property has increased and the local tax rate either stays the same or also increases.

Referring to this year’s tax bills, Ferko said, “For the most part I think that, yes, you will probably see your bill go up a little bit.”

However, the size of the increase will vary, de-

3

LOCAL NEWS | Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com •

Tax bills keep creeping upward for most

Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com • Thursday, May 12, 2016

4

OPINIONS OUR VIEW

Freeze taxes?

Why that’s not so simple We’ve noticed over the last few weeks area state lawmakers – both Republicans and Democrats – have been hosting seminars to explain the state’s property assessment and tax bills system to their constituents.

We commend the lawmakers for hosting the informational sessions. Anything to improve the public’s understanding of Illinois’ confusing and often arcane method of taxing real estate has to be a positive. We are still baffled as to why a general explanation of the state’s property tax system is not part of the civics curriculum in the state’s public high schools.

In announcing her May 19 seminar, State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, noted the area’s high property tax burden needs to be addressed “locally and legislatively.” She added, “My free seminar will give homeowners the information they need to appeal their property tax bill and possibly save money.”

We would caution area residents, however, that it is months too late for them to appeal the property tax bill they may have just received or soon will receive in the mail. State law does not provide a mechanism for property owners to appeal their tax bills. Instead, it gives property owners the ability to appeal the assessment on which their property tax bills are based.

Here in Kendall County, the county supervisor of assessment’s office usually notifies property owners by mail if their assessments have changed in the late summer or early fall. State law requires that all properties – with the exclusion of farm parcels – be assessed at one-third their fair market value, averaged over the previous three years.

Property owners who believe their new assessments are in excess of that one-third value have a 30-day window after they receive their change notices to file an appeal with the county supervisor of assessments office. The county board of tax review considers the appeals during public hearings, usually held in the winter. Those property owners who file appeals and gain the board of review’s approval for an assessment reduction are then in a position to realize some savings on their next property tax bills.

Current state politicians beginning with the Gov. Bruce Rauner all down the line are in favor of a property tax freeze, just like their predecessors decades ago. Who doesn’t want to pay less in property taxes?

But the problem the politicians have always faced is that if they were to freeze property taxes without significantly increasing funding for education from another source – such as the income tax – local school systems would soon go broke.

The ill effects of a property tax freeze without a corresponding increase in taxes from another source would be especially deleterious on school districts in growth communities like Oswego/Montgomery and Yorkville where enrollments and thereby operational expenses continue to climb.

Photo provided by the Little White School Museum

The interior of W.J. Morse’s general store at the northeast corner of Main Street and Washington Street in downtown Oswego. This photo was taken in 1902.

Surviving the good old days REFLECTIONS Roger Matile

It is human nature to look back on a time in the past and decide that was the ideal era.

Politically, folks on the right side of the political spectrum look back fondly on the Reagan era of the 1980s as an ideal, while those on the left are enamored of the New Deal 1930s. Most of us look back on our childhood years as some sort of ideal, which is not at all surprising. As kids, our parents (for the most part) took care of us, made sure we were housed and fed and had clothes to wear.

We played with our friends and didn’t have all those pesky adult worries that seem to occupy our minds as we cope with making ends meet.

Back in the 1960s and early ‘70s when my generation were young adults, young people looked back with fondness on our parents’ and grandparents’ eras when people lived close to the soil and experienced “natural” lives. If only, we heard from the back-to-nature crowd, all that nasty machinery and all those harmful fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides were eliminated, everyone would be healthier and happier. It would be thrilling to return to the days when everyone ate health food and no one suffered from a lack of

roughage in their diets.

And while living in a chemical-free world sounded pretty good then – and now, actually – if those youngsters had bothered to study rural American history, they would have learned that life back in pre-machinery, pre-farm chemical times was not all that good or healthy. Compared to today’s agricultural operations, relatively little food was actually produced on those early farms, and since paved roads really didn’t exist in most areas of the country until the 1920s, it was difficult to get what was produced to market. In addition, life itself was dear. On a regular basis, terrible diseases swept through rural communities, killing whole families in those pre-antibiotic days when a splinter in a finger could prove fatal.

Back in the “Good Old Days,” people preserved fruit, vegetables and meat all summer because they’d starve all winter if they didn’t. People didn’t live the way they did a century ago because they liked it; they did it because it was the most modern way of life in the world – just as our current way of life is.

Kenyon T. Palmer, who grew up in and around Oswego during the early years of the 20th century, recalled later in life that he was happy to have had the experiences, but didn’t think the Good Old Days were all they were cracked up to be. In 1971,

he published his autobiography, “For Land’s Sake: The Autobiography of a Dynamic Arizonan,” in which he detailed small town and country life during that era.

During the summer, Palmer worked on Roy Hettrick’s Oswego Township farm, shocking oats, hoeing weeds out of the corn, putting up hay, and all the other hard work farmers did back then, most of which is now done by machines. Palmer worked from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and was not impressed with his closeness to nature.

“I was so slow one summer,” Palmer wrote, “that I painfully remember I was still shocking the 100 acres of oats that had been cut and tied into bundles long after Roy had joined the threshing ‘ring’ and was helping his neighbors thresh. It was a hot, lonely job.”

He recalled that a strapping 16-year-old Aurora youth (Palmer was only 14) hired lasted just half a morning shocking oats before quitting.

Palmer didn’t like hoeing thistles out of the corn, either. Today, farmers, apply herbicides along with fertilizer when they plant, so you rarely see a thistle in a field.

But in Palmer’s day, it was either hoe the thistles out by hand or be fined by the township weed commissioner. Palmer recalled that working in 10-foot-high rows of

See REFLECTIONS, page 5

FORUM To the Editor: A glimmer of progress shone brightly April 22 when, after months of budget gridlock, the House of Representatives and the Senate approved a bipartisan solution for a first step in funding higher education. This long-awaited breakthrough is the result of cooperation and productive conversation between legislators, legislative leaders and the governor’s administration.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed the stopgap funding bill for higher education, which will help universities, colleges and community colleges remain operational through September, at which point they’ll start collecting their fall tuition money.

This budget measure is fully funded – not a false promise like other bills. Senate Bill 2059 contains funding from the Education Assistance Fund: more than $350 million for state universities; more than $74 million for community colleges; more than $169 million for Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants; and $6 million for the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy.

The Senate also passed Senate Bill 2047, which appropriates $600 million from the Education Assistance Fund to higher education and $441 million from the Commitment to Human Services Fund to help pay for critical human services programs. This proposal is currently pending in the House of Representatives.

We must also remember that key to turning Illinois around is promoting the kind of economic climate that encourages job creation and growth. With this approach, and the spirit of bipartisanship, we can build on the progress we have made, and continue working on a full budget.

State Sen. Jim Oberweis 25th District R-Sugar Grove

• REFLECTIONS

Continued from page 4 corn was, at best, unpleasant: ‘“If it was hot in the open hay field, it was hotter and more humid surrounded by the verdant corn. That was what farming meant to me. Blazing sun, hard physical labor, long hours, and low pay.”

After deciding that farming was not his cup of tea, Palmer went to work at W.J. Morse’s store on Main Street in Oswego. Groceries were the biggest sellers at Morse’s, but the store’s reg-

50th annual plant sale

To the Editor: As our 50th annual Plant Sale approached and we gathered to brainstorm on ways to make it even more special this year, we rediscovered how we fit into the community and with one another. Our garden club has evolved into a vibrant membership of some 45 like-minded individuals with common goals, not unlike those of the 19 women who formed Hilltop Gardeners in Boulder Hill in February of 1959.

The Plant Sale remains the club’s only fundraiser. What has changed is our broadening of membership and services into more surrounding communities, our enhanced beautification efforts and our focus and support on educational and environmental issues regarding plant and wildlife. Without the support from residents, businesses and other organizations it would be difficult to achieve these goals. The appearance on Saturday morning of Oswego Village President Gail Johnson to cut our celebratory red ribbon reaffirmed our belief that Oswegoland supports and appreciates us as much as we do them. Thank you to everyone who visited us and shopped at our 50th annual Plant Sale.

Submit letters Letters must be accompanied by the writer’s full name, address and home phone number. Only the author’s name and city of residence will be printed.

We reserve the right to edit all letters for brevity and fairness. Send letters to letters@kendallcountynow.com or Record Newspapers, 109 W. Veterans Parkway, Yorkville, IL 60560.

OWCC meets at 6:30 p.m., the fourth Wednesday of each month from September to May, at Celebrate Differences location, 5375 Route 34, Oswego. For more information, please call Judy Siedlecki, 630-551-1852, or Mary Jo Hartley, 630892-8355, or visit OswegolandWomansCivicClub.org.

Judy Siedlecki Oswego

Plant sale a mega success

To the Editor: The Hilltop Gardeners’ Plant Sale was a mega success. Thanks to the enthusiasm of our members, families and friends, the 50th annual Plant Sale set records for donations, for attendance and for earnings.

We now look forward to providing many educational programs and local beautification projects in the coming year.

We proudly sold garden-related items, plants from our own grounds and those of our many friends, baked goods contributed by the excellent cooks of our community, and we raffled off donations of a quilt, a garden-themed basket, and a Colorado spruce. We awarded a mulGeorge Hayner titude of door prizes during music and Montgomery announcements from our very own disc jockey, all in the “event” pavilion at the OWCC lists raffle winners Fox Bend Golf Course this past Saturday.

Valerie Gierhart To the Editor: Hilltop Gardeners Garden Club The OWCC (Oswegoland Woman’s Civic Preparation by club members under First Vice-President Club) sold tickets for seven raffle baskets the leadership of Committee Chairperson Publicity Chair Esther Jamison was intense, and actually Oswego at Wine on the Fox, Hudson Crossing Park, on May 7. This year’s proceeds are began weeks ago, involving every single club member, and many of their friends, Bring back Whigs? for junior high school eighth-graders including community merchants who To the Editor: camperships over the summers. helped or contributed. Thank you to all of MSNBC this morning is addressing Thank you to all who participated and the amazing Hilltop Gardeners, and to all the woes of the Republican Party as its congratulations to the basket winners: death. It is now Trump’s Party, according Maria Hartel (Gardening), Karla Guseman you generous people of the Oswegoland Community. to them.

(Italian), Barb Colabuono (Mexican), If you remember your American History, Marianne Rietow (Potpourri), Maggie Guseman (Lady’s Spa), Carolyn Cornwall Diane Wisinski pre Civil War, the Republicans replaced President (Wine ‘n’ Dine), and Angi Abbott (Wine the long-established Whig party which Hilltop Gardeners Garden Club Oswego fell upon hard times in the late 1840s and on the Fox). ular stock included boots and shoes, women’s wear, rock salt by the barrel, kerosene for lamp fuel, and gasoline for both stoves and the growing number of automobiles.

Gasoline, stored in barrels, was pumped by hand into five-gallon cans and carried the full length of the store to be poured into waiting autos parked out front.

The hardest jobs, Palmer recalled, were carrying 100-pound sacks of potatoes up the cellar steps, handling 100-pound sacks of sugar, and manhandling barrels of salt.

“Nobody bought less than a dollar’s

early 1850s. I believe Abe Lincoln was a Whig before becoming a Republican.

Maybe the old Republican Party can now revert back to the party they replaced. They could take the name Whigs, which at present is not being used. We remember Abe Lincoln, Ronald Reagan and George Bush being wellknown Republicans. I’ll bet they would not be displeased with the name Whigs replacing the GOP. In a way it would link us with our British leaders in colonial times. I believe members of Parliament and their judges all wore wigs while serving in government.

worth of sugar – 12 to 16 lbs. according to the market – and many bought by the 100 lb. sack,” Palmer wrote. “Nor did anyone buy less than a bushel of potatoes. Bread we bought at our house by the half-dozen loaves.”

A typical workday at Morse’s store was 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Saturdays when farmers came to town to trade. Palmer was paid $7 to start for a six-day week. After a year and a half on the job, he was making $11 a week.

For most, the Good Old Days are a time we can’t remember very well, but which seems better than what’s

currently happening. I remember the 1950s as a great time to grow up in my small, Midwestern town, but I was spared the racism, political extremism, and religious bigotry that so many had to cope with during those years.

And those “back-to-nature” folks?

Most of them are now retired stockbrokers, lawyers, teachers, or other professionals. Reinstalling past values and practices over top of modern life is never as easy as it might seem.

• Looking for more local history?

Visit http://historyonthefox.wordpress.com.

Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com • Thursday, May 12, 2016

Glimmer of progress

5

Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com • Thursday, May 12, 2016

| LOCAL NEWS

6

Oswego board weighs payment for volunteers

By ERIKA WURST news@kendallcountynow.com There’s a lot of work that goes into keeping a village running, and in Oswego a lot of that work is done by volunteer members of the village’s many boards and commissions.

Village board members discussed April 21 whether some of these volunteer roles should be compensated ones, depending on the amount of work that goes into the role.

The village currently has several active boards and commissions that serve as advisory bodies to the Village Board.

They include the Historic Preservation Commission, Environmentally Conscious Oswego (ECO) Commission, Cultural Arts Commission and Economic Development Commission, and the Board of Police Commissioners.

As things stand, all commission members volunteer their time, with the exception the Board of Police Commissioners members. These members receive $25 per meeting as a result of the amount of time it takes to review materials in advance of their meetings.

According to the village, not only do Board of Police Commissioners members incur significant workloads, but so do the Planning and Zoning Commission volunteers.

“They do do a lot of work. They go to the [building] site basically every single time they meet,” Trustee Judy Sollinger said. “I think they deserve a stipend.”

Several local communities pay Planning and Zoning members anywhere between $10 and $35 a meeting, according to a village survey of 11 towns, cities and villages. Oswego used to follow that rule, as well.

Prior to 2015 when the board consolidated the Plan Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals into the Plan-

• DEVELOPMENT

Continued from page 3 But, “by working with the chamber and the EDC, we can make sure that private sectors are brought into the [economic development] process,” he said.

Trustee Ryan Kauffman said that he was initially all for the re-creation of the OEDC, but has since changed his mind.

“I love the OEDC and I love the private/public blend,” Kauffman told DiSanto. “But, after reading your memo, you kind of swayed me to bring [the economic development director

ning and Zoning Commission, members were paid $25 per meeting. This meant if the Zoning Board of Appeals met, the member would receive $25 and if the Plan Commission met, the member would receive another $25.

In September 2015 the Village Board consolidated the two commissions into the Planning and Zoning Commission and eliminated compensation for this role entirely.

Recently, however, board members have brought up wanting to discuss paying these commission members for their time once again.

“I think $25 is good,” Sollinger suggested. “It’s kind of like a thank you.

It’s a big job and they have a lot of input.”

Trustee Joe West agreed.

“Surely they deserve at least that,” he said.

When considering the stipend, village staff surveyed a group of comparable communities. Of the 11 communities that responded, four pay certain commissions’ members.

In most cases, pay is limited to the Plan Commission ($10 to $35 per meeting), while Carol Stream also pays their Board of Fire and Police Commission members $10 per meeting.

In addition to the stipend talk, board members also toyed around with the idea of throwing an appreciation picnic for village staff and commission volunteers.

“It’s inexpensive and will allow everyone to see each other socially and to involve their families. It’s a nice way to thank everybody,” Village Administrator Daniel DiSanto said.

Board members will continue to discuss the stipend at future meetings before putting the rule in place.

Finance Director Mark Horton said the stipend payments will have little impact on the budget and are feasible. position] back in-house. At the end of the day, I just want it to work. I just want to see something done. That’s all I care about – progress.”

DiSanto said that the board will soon be surveyed on a list of qualities they hope to find in the village’s future economic development director, and then the search to fill the position will begin.

Village President Gail Johnson said this time around, she wants to make sure the salary offered to the new director is competitive.

“We want to make sure we attract the best and brightest in the field,” she said. “Certainly, for the money we are putting into this, we need to see some results.”

Mark Erickson

Janna Misek

Mark McGee

1136 Douglas Rd. Oswego

1335 Douglas Rd. Montgomery

630-554-8800 Mark Erickson

630-554-1540 Janna Misek

630-859-8848 Mark McGee

630-554-8800

630-554-1540

@statefarm.com

630-859-8848

Se habla espanol janna.misek.nhv0 @statefarm.com

Se habla espanol mark@foxvalley insurance.com

72 W. Washington Oswego 72 W. Washington www.markerickson.net Oswego www.markerickson.net

1136 Douglas Rd. Se habla espanol janna.misek.nhv0 Oswego

1335 Douglas Rd. Se habla espanol mark@foxvalley Montgomery insurance.com

SM-CL0372126

7

48 YEARS OF DELIVERING GREAT SERVICE AND SAVINGS BUICK

NEW 2016 CHEVY

TRAX

NEW 2016 BUICK

NEW 2016 CHEVY

SALE PRICE

17,997*

$

OR LEASE FOR $199/MO. FOR 24 MOS.**

CRUZE LT

Stock# B60330

SAVE ALMOST $3,000!

NEW 2016 BUICK

MSRP: 23,525 $

Stock# C60383

18,997*

NEW 2016 CHEVY

Stock# B60348

REDESIGNED INSIDE AND OUT!

DRAC

NEW 2016 CHEVY

EQUINOX

Stock# T60304

NEW 2016 BUICK

Stock# T60295

OR LEASE FOR $349/MO. FOR 24 MOS.**

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE . .$7,948

2008 TOYOTA YARIS . . . .$2,948

2008 BUICK LUCERNE CXL . .$8,948

#60302A

2003 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS . .$4,948 #50173A One owner. Mint condition.

2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING . .$5,948 #50586A Convertible.

2004 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 . .$5,948 #50718A

2005 CHEVY COBALT LT #60154A

.$5,948

2008 MAZDA 5 GRAND TOURING . .$5,948 #50039G

2007 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4 #50099C

.$7,948

19,997*

ENCORE

Stock# T60101

NEW 2016 GMC

35,997*

SIERRA 1500 CREW CAB 4X4

SALE PRICE

MSRP: $47,825

ENCLAVE

Stock# T60277

SALE PRICE

38,997*

$ SAVE OVER $9 ,000!

NEW 2016 GMC

ACADIA

OPEN ROAD PACKAGE

MSRP: $44,970

SALE PRICE

39,997*

$

SALE PRICE

$ SAVE OVER $3,600!

MSRP: $46,480

2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 . .$2,448 #60020B

V-6

20,997

SALE PRICE

22,997*

$

CANYON 4X4 MSRP: $39,600

OR LEASE FOR $185/MO. FOR 24 MOS.**

MSRP: $26,440

OR LEASE FOR $199/MO. FOR 24 MOS.**

NEW 2016 GMC

MSRP: $24,990

CONVENIENCE PACKAGE

Stock# T60320

24,997*

OR LEASE FOR $199/MO FOR 24 MOS.**

SALE PRICE

$

SALE PRICE

$ Stock# T60380

VERANO

SALE PRICE

19,997*

$

OR LEASE FOR $199/MO. FOR 24 MOS.**

33,997*

$

$

MSRP: $23,995

Stock# C60341

MSRP: $28,455

SALE PRICE

OR LEASE FOR $199/MO. FOR 24 MOS.**

NEW 2016 BUICK

MALIBU

TERRAIN

MSRP: $24,990

SALE PRICE

$

OR LEASE FOR $159/MO. FOR 24 MOS.**

CONVERTIBLE MSRP: $36,990

MSRP: $21,195

Stock# T60305

NEW 2016 GMC

CASCADA

Stock# T60051

2013 CHEVY CRUZE LT/RS . . $13,948

SALE PRICE

38,997*

$ 0% FOR 60 MOS. AVAILABLE!*

2015 CHEVY MALIBU 2LT . . $22,948

#50199A

#P5168 Leather. Sunroof. Low mis. One owner.

#50603A Leather. Premium!

#P5011 Only 15K mi.

#P5145 Loaded. Leather. Sunroof. Mint cond.

##50492BB Very low miles.

#P5052 Hatchbk. Fully loaded. Only 10K mi.

#P5112 Loaded!

#60197A Leather. Sunroof.

#60233A Leather. Sunroof. One owner.

#P5119 Full factory equipment.

#60284A Leather. DVD. Mint cond.

#P5131 Sunroof. Loaded. One owner.

#P5009 RED! Only 700 MILES! Sunroof. Navig. Must see!

#P5160 Low miles. One owner.

#P5057 Navig. Leather suede seats! ONLY 8300 MILES!

#60228A Only 14K mi. Loaded with all options! One owner.

#60121A Leather. Loaded. One owner.

#P5039 One owner! GM Company car.

#P5138 Only 10K mi. Loaded. 6.0 V-8 Backupcamera.

2006 CHEVY MALIBU LT . .$8,948 2009 FORD FOCUS SEL . .$8,948 2003 CHEVY SUBURBAN LT . .$9,948 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT . . .$9,948 #60238A One owner. Only 88K mi.

2010 CHEVY COBALT LT . .$9,948 #50634A Only 60K mi.

2009 CHEVY COBALT COUPE . .$9,948 #P5034A

0% FOR 60 MOS. AVAILABLE ON SELECT MODELS*

2014 CHEVY CRUZE LT . . $14,948

2015 CHEVY SONIC LTZ . $14,948 2011 CHEVY EQUINOX LT AWD . . $16,948

2015 CHEVY IMPALA LTD LT . . $18,948 2013 CHEVY CRUZE LT . . . $18,948 2013 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ TURBO . . $20,948 2014 BUICK ENCORE. . . $21,948

SE HABLA ESPANOL. PREGUNTE POR JUAN GAYTAN 630-925-7534 * To qualified buyers. See dealer for details. Prices plus taxes, title, license and doc fees, All prices, subject to change due to changes in factory incentives. These offers not available on prior sales. All vehicles subject to prior sale. Dealer not responsible for unintentional inaccuracies, if any, in vehicle descriptions or prices. Actual sale vehicles may vary from above photos. Prices expire three days from publication. **To qualified buyers. Encore- $185, Enclave- $899,Trax- $989, Cruze- $1,500, Malibu- $1,500, Equinox- $1,500, Lacrosse- $2,500 Terrain- $3,000, plus tax, title, license due at lease signing. 10K mi/yr lease. ***Prices may vary.

#P5089 Loaded. GM Company Car. Diamond white.

2015 CHEVY TRAX LTZ . . $22,948 2013 BUICK ENCORE PREMIUM AWD. . $23,948

2014 GMC TERRAIN . . . $24,948 2015 CAMARO LT/RS

. . $24,948

2015 CHEVY IMPALA 2LT . . $26,948 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL . . $28,948

2015 CHEVY EXPRESS 3500 PASS VAN . . $28,948

Sales Hours

Mon-Fri 9am-9pm Saturday 9am-6pm

Service Hours

Mon-Fri 8am-6pm Saturday 8am-12pm

GM CERTIFIED USED VEHICLES | CERTIFIED SERVICE 815.786.2177 630.552.3422 800.378.3325

WE’RE NOT HERE TO SELL YOU A CAR, WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU BUY ONE!

GJOVIKAUTO.COM

Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com • Thursday, May 12, 2016

Gjovik Chevy-Buick-GMC

Unmarked graves no more

Photos by Steven Buyansky for Shaw Media

A bugler in Civil War dress plays taps as part of the ceremony dedicating new grave markers for Civil War veterans on Saturday.

Hayden Davis of Bethesda, Maryland, lays a rose on the grave of her great-great-great-grandfather, Robert Ridley Smith, in the Oswego Township Cemetery on Saturday. For the first time ever, the graves of Smith and several other Civil War veterans buried in the cemetery are now marked with official markers. Dozens of descendants of Smith from all over the country attended the ceremony dedicating new grave markers for Civil War veterans. More photos are at KendallCountyNow.com.

The graves of 22 Union soldiers from the Civil War – including three African-American soldiers – now have headstones in the Oswego Township cemetery, thanks to the efforts of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) and Stephanie Todd, an Oswego resident and historical researcher.

This past Saturday, members of the SUVCW hosted a ceremony in the cemetery on South Main Street in Oswego to dedicate the new markers.

Among the many people in attendance were dozens of descendants of one of the African-American soldiers, Robert Ridley Smith. Members of Smith’s family traveled from all over the country to attend the event.

Applying for a business loan doesn’t have to be complicated

2 PREVE

N

UNDER T AGE DRINK ING

www.kendallparents.org SM-CL0372895

Funded by IDHS and SAMHSA

Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com • Thursday, May 12, 2016

| LOCAL NEWS

8

Let us help you grow.

Business Loans hbtbank.com

9

SALE!

FURNITURE Create Your Style For Less!

Family Owned Since 1885

NO 1FREE

YEARS*

PLUS

SALES TAX!

No interest charges for 12 months.

Compare at $5149

Accent Chair & Storage Ottoman Available.

d.

Ro ute 30

59

E. New York St.

Rd.

turkfurniture.com

Joliet

I-55 & Route 30 (Behind JCPenney) (815) 439-8820

6 3rd St .

.

Ave Ogden

Hennepin Dr.

FURNITURE

80

88

88

N. Aurora Rd.

Heritage Square

Ogden Ave.

fie ld R

®

Hennepin St .

55

Pla in

Westfield Louis Joliet Mall

Joliet St.

30

®

S. Eola Rd.

2477

Minimum purchase required.

If paid in full.

6-Seat Sectional

FREE DELIVERY!

**

FINANCING!

Turk will Pay Equivalent of Sales Tax.

$

PLUS

5th St .

39 6

2nd St .

Jefferson St.

Aurora Ave.

Fox Valley Mall

Naperville

Rte. 59 & Aurora Ave. next to h.h.gregg (630) 352-0481

Bradley

Route 50 (Kinzie) & North St. (815) 935-8875

LaSalle

2nd & Joliet Street (815) 224-8875

Ottawa

Route 23 & Jefferson St. (815) 433-8875

Danville

200 N. Vermilion (217) 431-8875

*Financing is a deferred interest program subject to credit approval. If not paid by the end of finance program, interest will accrue from day of delivery. Minimum purchase of $599 with 12 month financing. A 25% down payment is required. **Minimum purchase of $599 required for special delivery.

Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com • Thursday, May 12, 2016

36 -HOUR

®

VILLAGE CELEBRATES LOCAL MARINE

Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com • Thursday, May 12, 2016

| LOCAL NEWS

10

LEFT: The Adopt a Soldier motorcade, including local law enforcement vehicles, moves though downtown Oswego.

Photos by Steven Buyansky for Shaw Media

LEFT: Six-year-old Serenity Gonzales (left), her sister 2-year-old Jozlynn Torres, both of Chicago, and Diana Mewmaw of Oswego wave flags as U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Miclo Ramirez’s motorcade goes by on Saturday, May 7.

SHAW MEDIA U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Miclo Ramirez had a hero’s welcome on Saturday, May 7, with a motorcade through his hometown of Oswego and then on to Yorkville.

Ramirez, a recipient of the Meritorious Mast

Award, has served in Kuwait. He also received a letter of acknowledgement from President Barack Obama.

Ramirez has served with the Marines since 2013, is a graduate of Oswego High School and was a member of the Oswego Explorer program for six years.

The motorcade began in Oswego and traveled to

OHS Athletic & Alumni 24th Annual Golf Outing Friday, June 10, 2016

the Yorkville American Legion by way of Route 34 with the help of the Oswego Police Department, the Yorkville Police Department, and the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office.

The welcome home motorcade was set up by Adopt a Soldier, a nonprofit organization whose mission statement is supporting troops and veterans.

Visiting Angels of Plainfield is looking for experienced caregivers.

If you love working with seniors call 815-254-0152 or fax resume to 815-254-0175

at Blackberry Oaks Golf Course

11:00 am Check-in Begins 12:00 pm Shotgun Start Following Golf: Happy Hour & Steak/Chicken Dinner Rain Date: 6/24/16

Bringing Back Tradition

Special Guests: Ken Pickerill, Karl Hoinkes, Craig Watson, Mike Schnable & Doc Elko Will also have a Raffle, Silent Auction, NEW Reverse Raffle, Live Auction and

including NEW Emcee/Comedian from Chicago’s Second City $ per golfer:

“Making sense of investing”

110

www.edwardjones.com

Includes Golf, Cart, Lunch, Range Balls, Dinner, Goodie Bag with Nike starter set AND a Nike Golf Umbrella

GOLF SUPER CARD:

$40 if purchased BY June 1st OR $60 a�er June 1st or day of outing INCLUDES:

• 3 on-course games including: Golf Ball Launcher, Bag Game & Cash Flags!

• 3 Raffle Tickets • 2 Mulligans - will NOT be sold separately • Scratch off for Closest to Pin & Longest Drive • 1 Chance at Putting Game •1 Chance at Fuzzy Dice Game • Guaranteed 2 Vegas stays given away at our outing

Over $

8l5 ue

Va

Member SIPC

Jim Cargo

Financial Reviews • 401k Rollovers Financial Advisor 60543 (630)896-1701 Bonds • Roth IRAs jim.cargo@edwardjones.com 25 W. Merchants Dr. • Oswego, IL 60543

IRAs

(Stay for Two at Tropicana Resort for 2 nights – airfare not included)

- 1 Vegas Stay with the scratch off golf game on this card - 1 Vegas Stay for winner of the Golf Ball Launcher Game -

REGISTER ONLINE at: oswego.8to18.com (no www.)

Please login or create a login then click on “Begin Registration” and walk through the steps. We are a 501c3 organization.

KendallCountyNOW.com is the official website of the Kendall County Record.

SM-CL0366822

SM-CL0372251

11

HOME EQUITY Line of Credit

We’re here for you

Apply Today.

Call

Click

Life is full of expenses. West Suburban Bank has a smart and affordable way to help you pay for those expenses and for all the other important things in life.

You have the flexibility to finance home improvements, pay for college or private school tuition, finance emergency expenses, pay for a dream vacation, consolidate high interest debt or use it for virtually any other purpose.

. No Closing Costs . No Points . No Application Fees . No Origination Fees . No Appraisal Fees ,

To apply, simply stop by a West Suburban Bank branch near you.

Come in

2 Full Years

3.25% APR*

Introductory Fixed Rate loan pricing with a Variable Rate:

4.00% 4.25% APR*

Prime + 0.50% Lines of $100,000 and over

APR*

Prime + 0.75% Lines of $25,001 - $99,999

4.50% APR*

Prime + 1.00% Lines of $5,001 to $25,000

(630) 652-2000 www.westsuburbanbank.com Member FDIC

Equal Housing Lender

®

Unlike Any Other Bank®

*The ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE is based on Prime or Prime plus a margin. The Prime Rate as published in the Wall Street Journal, is currently 3.50% as of May 6, 2016, and is subject to change without notice. The Annual Percentage Rate will be fixed for the first two years, and thereafter the interest rate will vary over the life of the loan but will not be less than APR of 4.00% or exceed an APR of 18.50%. All loans are subject to credit approval. Loan-to-value not to exceed 80% secured by owner occupied 1-4 unit residential property. Property and flood insurance (if applicable) is required. Other restrictions may apply. West Suburban Bank pays all closing costs. An annual fee of $65 will be waived the first year and billed annually thereafter during the draw period. Rates, terms, and conditions are subject to change. Minimum Payment Requirements: You can obtain advances of credit during the following period: 120 months (the "Draw Period"). Your regular payment will equal the amount of your accrued FINANCE CHARGES. You will make 120 of these payments. Your payments will be due monthly. Your "Minimum Payment" will be the regular payment, plus any amount due and all other charges. An increase in the APR may increase the amount of your regular payment. The minimum payment during the draw period will not reduce the principal that is outstanding on your line. After the draw period ends, you will no longer be able to obtain credit advances and must repay the outstanding balance over a specified period of months (the "Repayment Period"). During the repayment period of 120 months, payments will be due monthly. Your minimum monthly payment will equal 1/120th of the principal balance that was outstanding at the end of the draw period plus accrued interest, any amount due and other charges. Minimum Payment Examples: If you made only minimum payments and took no other credit advances, it would take 20 years to pay off a credit advance of $10,000 at an APR of 4.50%. During that period, you would make 120 monthly payments varying from $34.52 to $38.22, followed by 119 payments varying between $121.55 and $83.97. This would be followed by one final payment of $84.05. This promotion is available for a limited time and West Suburban Bank may withdraw this offer at any time.

Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com • Thursday, May 12, 2016

Unlock the endless possibilities with a

Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com • Thursday, May 12, 2016

| LOCAL NEWS & SPORTS

12 GIRLS SOCCER

Panthers, Wolves preparing for the playoffs

By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com

This is the last week of the regular season for both the Oswego and Oswego East girls soccer teams before both begin playoff action on May 18.

Oswego will host the Class 3A Oswego Regional. The Panthers are the No. 7 seed and will face No. 10 Plainfield South.

Oswego East is the No. 12 seed and will take on No. 6 Neuqua Valley in the Class 3A Neuqua Valley Regional.

If both teams advance in their respective regionals, they will play in a title game on May 20. The winners will feed into the Metea Valley Sectional, which begins action on May 24.

Before playoff action starts, how-

ever, the Wolves (8-9 overall, 2-4 in the Southwest Prairie Conference) have to face Plainfield Central, Waubonsie Valley and Wheaton North in the last week of the season while Oswego (10-6-3 overall) is scheduled to face Plainfield North in a contest that will decide the Southwest Prairie Conference title. The Panthers are 5-1 in the SPC while the Tigers have yet to lose a league game.

“We are up for the challenge and ready to go,” Oswego coach Kelsey Champion said. “We have a chance to share the conference title and we have a chance at getting to a regional final.

One game at a time, but the players are all ready to go. This is what everyone plays for.”

Last Thursday, Oswego fell to Mi-

nooka, 7-5, in overtime in a game decided by penalty kicks, as well as Batavia (3-0 on Saturday).

The goals against the Indians were scored by Melissa Kasper and Kaylee Zimbelmann in the first half and Riley Parker in the second half.

There were no goals in overtime and Zimbelmann and Hannah Caruso were able to score on the penalty kicks.

Friday, May 13 Saturday, May 14 Sunday, May 15 (815) 246-9700

Hett’s Autos donates to Oswego boys basketball

“[Minooka is] a good team and fought back. ... It was a good game from both teams,” Champion said. “[Batavia is] a very good team with a lot of upside. I think they will have a nice postseason run. We are getting everyone back to healthy and learned a lot from playing them.”

Oswego East’s lone game last week was a 6-5 loss to Plainfield East last Thursday.

RT.

34

www.rt34drivein.com

15 MIN. WEST OF SANDWICH AT EARLVILLE Box Office Opens at 7:00 p.m. • Shows Start at Dusk

NOW PLAYING 1. The Jungle Book

Friday–Sunday 2. Captain America: Civil War

Rated PG Rated PG-13

SM-CL0372239

WOW 7 CINEMA

Showtimes In Parenthesis ( ) Play Friday - Sunday ONLY Showtimes Followed By Astericks ** Play Friday & Saturday ONLY

Photo provided

Ed Hettinger (pictured at right), owner of Hett’s Autos, presents a check for $480 to Oswego boys’ basketball coach Matt Borrowman. Hett’s Auto donated $100 for every 3-point basket that the Panthers made at home during the season.

BRIEF Donors needed for St. Luke’s blood drive

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church will hold its annual blood drive from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24. The Heartland Mobile Coach will be in the back parking lot.

To schedule an appointment, call Marilyn Bogda at 630554-8050 or sign up after church services. Walk-ins are welcome. Photo ID is required.

Donate a pint and get a certificate for a free pint of Baskin-Robbins ice cream.

– Oswego Ledger

Police reports are online Look for this week’s Kendall County sheriff’s reports and Oswego and Montgomery police reports on our website at KendallCountyNow.com.

101 Duvick Ave., Sandwich (815) 786-1999 or (630) 552-8888 Showtimes listed for Fri., 05/13 to Thurs., 05/19 Showtimes subject to change

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR - PG-13 2D (12:45, 3:45) 6:45, 9:45**

HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR - PG-13 7:20, 9:45**

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR - PG-13 3D (12:50, 3:50) 6:50, 9:50**

ZOOTOPIA - PG (12:00, 2:20) 4:40

RATCHET & CLANK - PG (12:20, 2:25) 4:30

MOTHER’S DAY - PG-13 (11:55, 2:30) 4:55, 7:25, 9:55**

THE BOSS - R 7:10, 9:20**

MONEY MONSTER - R (12:05, 2:15) 4:25, 7:00, 9:10**

JUNGLE BOOK - PG (12:00, 2:20) 4:45, 7:15, 9:35**

Showtimes starting before 3 pm do not play Monday - Thursday.

Showtimes starting after 8 pm do not play Sunday -Thursday.

For more info & links, www.wow7.com or call the Movie Line (815) 786-1999

May 13 & 14, 2016 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Sponsored by the Village of Oswego ECO Commission, please visit the Village’s Website at www.oswegoil.org for the most up-to-date garage sale listing.

Garage Sales will be at the following locations: SUBDIVISION PARTICIPATING NAME & LOCATION: DATE(S):

SUBDIVISION PARTICIPATING NAME & LOCATION: DATE(S):

SUBDIVISION PARTICIPATING NAME & LOCATION: DATE(S):

ASHCROFT – off Plainfield Road 631 Vista Drive ...................................................Fri & Sat

HOMETOWN/VILLAGE SQUARE – Washington Street Bridge & Route 31/Route 34 539 Truman Drive ...............................................Fri & Sat

OGDEN FALLS – Route 34 & Route 30 25 Christian Court ..............................................Fri & Sat 378 Essex Avenue ..............................................Fri & Sat 471 Raintree Drive ..............................................Fri & Sat 283 Waterbury Circle..........................................Fri & Sat

BARTHOLOMEW’S SUBDIVISION – off Madison Street 44 Elmwood Drive ..............................................Fri & Sat BLACKBERRY KNOLL – off Galena Road 234 Concord Drive South...................................Fri & Sat BOULDER HILL – off Boulder Hill Pass 31 Beau Meade Road...........................................Fri only BROOKSIDE MANOR – off Main Street 219 Judson Avenue............................................Fri & Sat CEDAR GLEN – Route 25 turn onto Glendale Avenue 408 Orchard Avenue...........................................Fri & Sat DEERPATH CREEK – Grove Road to Collins Road 103 Croydon Court.............................................Fri & Sat 106 Croydon Court.............................................Fri & Sat 107 Croydon Court.............................................Fri & Sat 557 Danbury Drive..............................................Fri & Sat 319 Prairieview Drive..........................................Fri & Sat 322 Prairieview Drive..........................................Fri & Sat 400 Sudbury Circle.............................................Fri & Sat 436 Windsor Drive ..............................................Fri & Sat DEERPATH TRAILS – off Plainfield Road 340 Andover Drive..............................................Fri & Sat FAIRWAY CROSSING – off Lombardy Lane 307 Landshire Court...........................................Fri & Sat FARMINGTON LAKES – off Douglas to Long Beach 306 Kensington Drive .........................................Fri & Sat FOX CHASE – off Route 31 and Mill Road 206 Deerpath Drive .............................................Sat only 237 Fox Chase Drive N ......................................Fri & Sat 286 Fox Chase Drive N .......................................Sat only 297 Fox Chase Drive N ......................................Fri & Sat GATES CREEK – off Route 34 before Orchard Road at Arbor Lane 604 Arbor Court..................................................Fri & Sat 227 Willowwood Drive........................................Fri & Sat 249 Willowwood Drive........................................Fri & Sat

HUNT CLUB – off Minkler Road 4808 Butler Street ..............................................Fri & Sat 4505 Hunt Club Court ........................................Fri & Sat 4613 McLaren Drive ...........................................Fri & Sat 4614 McLaren Drive ...........................................Fri & Sat 4303 Schofield Drive ..........................................Fri & Sat 4311 Schofield Drive ..........................................Fri & Sat 4317 Schofield Drive ..........................................Fri & Sat 4351 Schofield Drive ..........................................Fri & Sat 4209 Southerland Drive......................................Fri & Sat 4104 Weaver Court..............................................Sat only LAKEVIEW ESTATES – off Route 71 south on Forest Avenue 667 Churchill Lane..............................................Fri & Sat 669 Churchill Lane..............................................Fri & Sat 705 Churchill Lane..............................................Fri & Sat 533 Lakeview Drive ............................................Fri & Sat 548 Lakeview Drive ............................................Fri & Sat 557 Lakeview Drive ............................................Fri & Sat 550 Northgate Circle ..........................................Fri & Sat 356 Prairieview Drive..........................................Fri & Sat MILL RACE CREEK – Route 34 to Pearce’s Ford 102 Grays Court ..................................................Sat only 479 Waubonsee Circle .......................................Fri & Sat (PONDS OF) MILL RACE CREEK – Douglas Road to Old Post Road 409 Anthony Court .............................................Fri & Sat 412 Joseph Court...............................................Fri & Sat 604 Pearces Ford ...............................................Fri & Sat MILL STREET STATION – off Orchard Road 312 Wolverine Drive............................................Fri & Sat 384 Wolverine Drive............................................Fri & Sat MORGAN CROSSING – off Grove Road 323 Mustang Drive .............................................Fri & Sat

ORIGINAL TOWN – Downtown Area 120 Chicago Road..............................................Fri & Sat 59 Main Street ....................................................Fri & Sat 167 Monroe Street..............................................Fri & Sat 74 East Tyler Street ............................................Fri & Sat 117 West End Court ...........................................Fri & Sat PARK PLACE – off Route 31 at Century Drive 819 Columbus Drive...........................................Fri & Sat 820 Columbus Drive...........................................Fri & Sat 414 Lennox Drive ...............................................Fri & Sat RIVER RUN – Route 31 and Mill Road 454 Greenview Lane...........................................Fri & Sat 459 Greenview Lane...........................................Fri & Sat 507 Parkland Court ............................................Fri & Sat ROUTE 34 5375 Route 34 Suite 4 /Celebrate Differences...Fri & Sat SOUTHBURY – off Woolley Road 609 Abingdon Drive............................................Fri & Sat 101 Allington Court.............................................Fri & Sat 103 Allington Court.............................................Fri & Sat 379 Bloomfield Circle E .......................................Sat only 514 Litchfield Way ..............................................Fri & Sat 801 Mystic Court ................................................Fri & Sat 203 Redding Court .............................................Fri & Sat 308 Winthrop Drive.............................................Fri & Sat VICTORIA MEADOWS – off Douglas Road 331 Barnaby Drive..............................................Fri & Sat WINDCREST – off Boulder Hill Pass 129 Cinderford Drive ..........................................Fri & Sat 216 Thornbury Drive...........................................Fri & Sat 10 Windcrest Drive .............................................Fri & Sat OUTSIDE VILLAGE LIMITS /MISCELLANEOUS: 14 Marlin Drive – Marina Terrace........................Fri & Sat 3614 Wolf’s Crossing..........................................Fri & Sat

If you don’t sell it, don’t throw it away!

The Oswego Senior Center will accept your surplus garage sale items for the Oswego Senior Center’s 2016 Garage Sale. Please contact the Oswego Senior Center at 630-554-5602 for drop off dates and times.

SM-CL0371727

Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com • Thursday, May 12, 2016

OSWEGO COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE

13

Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com • Thursday, May 12, 2016

| SPORTS

14 BOYS TENNIS

Panthers win final match before conference Top Yorkville, 5-2, in shortened match

By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com

The Oswego boys tennis team won its final dual of the regular season before the Southwest Prairie Conference meet, which starts on Thursday.

The Panthers defeated Yorkville 5-2 on Monday in a non-conference match shortened due to the weather. Oswego improved to 9-5 overall. It is 5-2 in the league entering the SPC tournament.

The Foxes dropped to 7-7 overall entering the dual against Plainfield Central and the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference tournament, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday.

“It was good to get a nice win like this,” Oswego coach Ryan Parr said.

“This was a positive thing for us, especially because the last two weekend tournament [Oswego’s Panther Invite and Lockport’s Invite] were rained out and we lost a close one to Minooka [4-3 on May 3].”

Oswego’s lone win in singles was from Connor Backus. At No. 3, he won, 8-1. The Panthers swept the Foxes in all four doubles matches. Kyle Hennessy/ John Watson won at No. 1 (8-5), Max Blount/Connor Stark won at No. 2 (83), Dylan Patel/Derek Ho won at No. 3 (8-6) and Connor Sutton/James Arellano took No. 4 on a forfeit.

Photos by Eric Miller - emiller@shawmedia.com

ABOVE: Anders Eckert returns a shot at No. 1 singles for Oswego on Monday at Yorkville.

RIGHT: Kyle Hennessy serves at No. 2 doubles for Oswego on Monday at Yorkville.

Going into the SPC meet at Minooka, Oswego was in third place in the conference behind Minooka and Oswego East.

“It’s going to be a battle,” Parr said.

“I still feel we have a good team. We just have to go out there and show it.”

Oswego East: The Wolves are now 11-5 overall and 6-1 in the conference after defeating Plainfield East (4-3) on

May 3 and entering the SPC tournament.

“At this point, we have a great opportunity to compete and finish at a top level in the conference tournament,” Oswego East coach Scott Gengler said. “With that being said, it will be extremely close at the conference tournament – it may come down to a half of a point.”

Last Saturday, Oswego East ended up tied for 15th place with Geneva at the Naper Valley Invitational, which was won by Edwardsville. The Wolves’ best finisher was Giri Ekkurthi at No. 1 singles.

“The Naper Valley really pushes our ability and allows us to play competition that we normally would not see in our conference,” Gengler said.

“I absolutely love having this tournament the weekend before our conference tournament due to the fact that the competition highlights what we need to work on in practice heading into the SPC.”

PREP SOFTBALL

Wolves eye 20-win mark with big finish to regular season They sweep Naperville N., prep for crosstown game

By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com After a tough week in Southwest Prairie Conference play, the Oswego East softball team got back in the win column with a doubleheader sweep over Naperville North on Saturday.

The Wolves (15-9) knocked out 14 hits in the opening game to win 10-1 over the Huskies. Emma Benson hit 3-for-4 with an RBI and scored three runs while Danielle Williams went 3-for-5 with a run and two stolen bases. Emily Schultz earned the win in a complete game effort, allowing one earned run while striking out four.

Oswego East won the second game

13-3 in five innings. Sydni Mitchell was a perfect 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored, Caitlyn Webb hit 2-for-4 with three RBIs and Juvia Davis went 2-for-4 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored as the Wolves knocked out 18 hits. Mackenna Mittelstaedt earned the win in the circle.

“We had major hits and runs in both games, and no errors in either game,” Oswego East coach Laura Nussle said.

“Defensively, if you’re strong and we can carry it to the plate and knock in runs, we’re doing what we need to and we’ll come out ahead.”

After an 8-5 loss to Plainfield East on May 3, Oswego East could not hold off Plainfield Central last Thursday and fell 2-1 to the Wildcats. The Wolves are now 4-6 in the league and move to 15-9 overall.

“Plainfield Central was a really tough one for us. Defensively, we were

“Right now we’re hoping to get a nine or 10 seed, which will be the highest we’ve had in school history. There’s still some great things happening.”

Laura Nussle Oswego East softball coach great and had no errors,” Nussle said.

“They had two solo home runs and we had one run, but those solo home runs killed us.”

Schultz (2-for-4) pitched six innings, allowing six hits and two strikeouts.

Williams (2-for-4) drove in the lone run for the Wolves.

Oswego East continues conference play on Thursday, traveling to Oswego

for the crosstown rematch after earning an 8-3 win on April 19. The Wolves are chasing Plainfield East and Plainfield North, which top the league standings.

“It’s a matter of how we’re going to shake out with Central, Minooka and us all running in the middle. I think we’ll finish in the middle of the road, but what’s more important is how we finish out and where we get seeded for regionals,” Nussle said. “Right now we’re hoping to get a nine or 10 seed, which will be the highest we’ve had in school history. There’s still some great things happening.”

The Wolves have the potential to reach the 20-win mark with five consecutive games next week, opening with a home game next Monday against Waubonsie Valley before facing Plainfield North, Wheaton South, Plainfield South and Plano to close the regular season.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL: OSWEGO 2, OSWEGO EAST 1

Crosstown rivals battle into Set 3

By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com

Steven Buyansky for Shaw Media

tiebreaking set.

Oswego has three games remaining in the regular season, highlighted by Senior Night next Tuesday against Minooka. The Panthers received the No. 15 seed in the Glenbard West Sectional and will open the postseason on May 23 in the Wheaton St. Francis Regional

against No. 18 West Chicago.

Oswego East will play its final three games at home, hosting Plainfield South in the final game of the regular season on May 18. The Wolves will host a regional, and as the No. 16 seed, Oswego East will open against No. 17 Plainfield East on May 23.

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

Oswego East defends conference crown Next up will be Class 3A Ottawa Sectional

By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com Despite the large target on the Oswego East girls’ track and field team, the Wolves did not disappoint at last Thursday’s Southwest Prairie Conference meet.

The Wolves successfully defended their 2015 title by topping the eightteam field in Romeoville, scoring 145 points while runner-up Minooka (92), Plainfield South (84) and Oswego (73) rounded out the top half of the team standings.

“We were seeded third last year and ended up winning, and we won the in-

door unofficial conference meet and in at least the last five years no one has won indoor and outdoor,” Oswego East coach Lisa Cook said. “We’re not going to surprise anyone. ... Even though it looked pretty easy, it definitely was not. The girls stepped up and did everything they could to take control to make sure we did get the win.”

Morgan Harris picked up four conference championship finishes, winning the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.37 seconds, the 200 in 25.61 seconds and the 400 in 56.71 seconds. She was also part of the winning 4x100-meter relay (48.46) with Adaora Onyeabo, Sade Akinfe and Emma McCullough.

“In every event that Morgan won, we also had someone else finish All-Conference as well,” Cook said.

“That’s really impressive to see.”

Tara Schumacher won both hurdle

events, clocking in at 15.45 seconds in the 100-meter event and 45.58 seconds in the 300. Akinfe won the triple jump (37-9½) and placed second in the long jump (17-6½).

The top four finishers received All-Conference recognition. Onyeabo was fourth in the 100 (12.87) and Maya Taylor was the runner-up in the 200 (26.62) while Abby Flammersfeld finished third in the 400 (59.97). Rachel Roschi was third in the 100 hurdles (16.98). Anna Aubuchon was second in the discus (103-3) with a significant PR. Mackenzie Kennedy pulled off a thirdplace finish in the pole vault, clearing 9-0 while nursing a sprained ankle.

For Oswego, the 4x800-meter relay team was the lone champion on the track, with Isabelle Christiansen, Kayla Wooten, Julia Manzano and Maddy Kammerer racing to a top

time of 9:24.58. Coral Ottesen won the pole vault, clearing 10-6. Christiansen took third in the 800 with a time of 2:18.02 and Wooten was second in the 1,600 (5:12) while Kammerer was third (5:14). Allyson McLaughlin took third in the 3,200 (11:35) and Grace Pagone was fourth (11:37). Megan Krisch was fourth in the 200 (26.92) and Jenna Yakesh was fourth in the 400 (1:02).

“I thought we performed well last Thursday,” Oswego coach Jamie Bechina said. “I was excited to see some of our athletes meet their goals and break their previous personal bests.

Our distance crew is really putting everything together this season – the 4 x 8 ran a fantastic time. Coral Ottesen has been consistent with vault.”

Oswego East and Oswego will now enter the Class 3A Ottawa Sectional on Thursday.

Thursday, May 12, 2016

It took a little extra effort, but the Oswego boys volleyball team managed to complete the season sweep over crosstown rival Oswego East in Tuesday’s Southwest Prairie Conference meeting.

The Panthers withstood a late shootout to win the decisive game and claim a 21-25, 25-19, 32-30 win over the host Wolves.

“It was a serious battle. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in a match like that,” Oswego coach Zach Splitt said. “The guys executed down the stretch. ... Every time I come here [to Oswego East] it feels like I’m escaping with a win. Today is the definition of that concept of just getting out of here.

I told the guys to run before they ask to play it again.”

Oswego (14-15, 4-7 SPC) jumped out to a 4-1 lead in Set 3, but Oswego East battled back and cut the Panthers’ lead to 12-11. Nick Ramos and Jacob Bentz had a pair of kills for Oswego to keep the Panthers ahead, 22-19, but the Wolves pushed ahead and took a 23-22 lead on an attack from Colin McClintic.

The match stayed alive through 15

more serves, with Oswego East’s Max Behnke scoring back-to-back points for a 27-26 lead, but points from Ramos and Bentz tipped the scoreboard back in favor of the Panthers, 30-29. In the end, Jerell Rogers’ kill put the match in Oswego’s court and Oswego East (1413, 3-8 SPC) could not dig up the serve from Owen Bann to end the night.

“We didn’t come out and execute the game plan like we needed to. We put ourselves in holes,” Oswego East coach Brian Zerfas said. “We battled back and showed grit and determination to tie it up and take the lead, 23-22.

It went back and forth at the end, and that’s anyone’s game. That’s a tough one to go out on, and these guys have worked extremely hard.”

In Set 1, Oswego East took a 7-6 lead on an ace serve from Arturo DeLaCruz and did not relinquish the lead. Adam Densberger had three big points in the middle of the stretch and a pair of kills from Behnke gave the Wolves a 22-17 edge before closing the game out.

Oswego jumped out to a 6-1 lead in Set 2 and built a 20-15 lead on an attack from Bentz (10 kills). An ace serve from Behnke out Oswego within two, 21-19, but Ramos (14 kills) stepped up for the Panthers and helped force the

15

SPORTS | Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com •

Oswego’s Nick Ramos slams the ball over Oswego East’s Josh Schroeder during Tuesday’s crosstown volleyball game at Oswego East.

Ramos had 14 kills in the match.

The Panthers will open the postseason on May 23 in the Wheaton St. Francis Regional against No. 18 West Chicago.

Oswego Ledger / KendallCountyNow.com • Thursday, May 12, 2016

16

SPORTS PREP BASEBALL: OSWEGO 8, PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 3

Series sweep for Panthers Three-run first inning puts team on right path to drop Wildcats

By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com In the third game of Plainfield Central series, the Oswego baseball scored three runs on three hits in the first inning, led by Mike Dato’s RBI double, and the Panthers were well on their way to completing the three-game sweep.

Oswego earned an 8-3 win over the visiting Wildcats on Thursday under the lights at Jackie’s Field of Dreams.

The Panthers are now improve to 18-7 overall and 7-9 in the Southwest Prairie Conference after the 9-8 victory over Kaneland on Saturday.

“It was pretty fun, especially since we started out slow in conference,” Oswego shortstop Konor Gengler said after Oswego’s second straight SPC sweep. “Our hitting has really come around and we are starting to put things together. I think with the last two series, we are on our way to playing the best baseball of the season.”

The Panthers have now won their last eight games, including a 2-0 win over Plainfield Central on May 3 and a 9-6 win on May 4.

“Plainfield Central is good. We came into the series knowing they are just like we are,” Oswego coach Mark Johnson said. “We had a really good series against them. Our kids never quit.”

The Panthers manufactured two more runs in the third, after Cole Aughenbaugh scored on a wild pitch after he led the inning off with a single.

After his bunt single, Gengler eventually reached home on one of Plainfield Central’s five errors.

After Plainfield Central scored a run in the top of the fourth, the Panthers responded with three more runs in the fifth inning on three hits, including a two-RBI single from Dato. He finished with all four of Oswego’s RBIs. The Wildcats scored their last two runs in the seventh on back-to-back sacrifice fly RBIs from Brandon Callender and Matt Bunetta.

Oswego’s win was also highlighted by starter Carter Turnquist’s performance on the mound. The senior finished with 10 strikeouts, three walks and seven hits.

He was able to get out of jams in the first, third and fourth innings before he was taken out after giving up back-

Photos by Steven Buyansky for Shaw Media

Oswego starter Carter Turnquist finished with 10 strikeouts against Plainfield Central on Thursday. BELOW: Oswego’s Cole Aughenbaugh (22) steps on first as Plainfield Central first baseman Brandon Callender has to pull his foot off the bag Thursday at Oswego. to-back hits in the seventh inning. “[Turnquist is] a very composed pitcher and composed player. He doesn’t let things bother him too much,” Johnson said. “When Carter pitches and lets the defense work behind him, he does really well. He does a really good job of getting out of jams.”

Oswego 9, Plainfield Central 6: Oswego trailed 6-2 after five innings before scoring seven in the top of the sixth to pull out the win in Game 2 of the series. Colton White posted three hits and three RBIs while Aughenbaugh was the winning pitcher with seven strikeouts.

Oswego 9, Kaneland 8: Cody Peterlin hit a game-tying RBI double to tie the game with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Fogarty then hit an RBI single that won the game, as the Panthers trailed 8-6 going into the bottom of the seventh.