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Born: Oct. 14, 1974; in Kankakee, IL Died: Jan. 13, 2015; in Berryville, AR William “Bill” Stanley Adcock, age 40, of Berryville, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015, in his home.

He was born October 14, 1974, in Kankakee, Illinois the son of David and Sarah (Fishback) Adcock who survive. Also surviving is one son, Hayden Thomas Adcock of Overland

Park, Kansas.

Preceding him in death were his grandparents; and infant twin siblings, Peter and Patti.

William graduated from Coal City High School, in Coal City, Illinois. He then attended one year of college at Eastern Illinois University, in Illinois.

Six years ago he moved to Berryville to make his home. William had worked as a leadman at Tyson’s in Berryville. Some of his favorite activities were snowmobiling,

motorcycles and boating.

Graveside services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 17, 2015, in Munsey Cemetery, Eagle Rock, Missouri, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville, Missouri. Pastor Tony Ball will conduct the services.

Contributions may be made to the Hayden Adcock Education Fund in memory of William and may be sent in care of: Fohn Funeral Home, P.O. Box 250, Cassville, MO 65625.

MARJORY J. LOWERY Marjory J. Lowery, 91, of Dwight, passed away early January 16, 2015, at Provena- St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

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Students at Morris Community High School who participate in AP Spanish use the new computer lab, which incorporates software into their learning.

The teacher is then able to listen in on the conversations, either to help a student with his or her enunciation or to grade the exchange.

Ortega said the software allows the teacher to listen in to different conversations, giving them the opportunity to quickly go from one conversation to the other to see who is having difficulty in each area.

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Department Chairwoman Susan Womack said she’s been experimenting with the program, but feels the younger teachers have more expertise with the program. She is excited to see how it helps the students as they work through their AP class.

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MCHS recently became a designated testing location for the Spanish AP exam. In AP Spanish, Womack said students are able to earn college credit for the class.

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the software has improved her interpersonal speaking skills by pairing her with another student in class and presenting her with a topic to discuss.

She said listening and speaking Spanish are different than learning to read it, and having the program helps with both aspects.

“It’s really helpful,” Carey said.

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MORRIS – Advanced Spanish students at Morris Community High School are increasing the fluency that they speak and hear Spanish with the addition of the Foreign Language Computer Lab introduced last year.

“The software on the computer allows them to talk to each other with the aid of headphones,” MCHS teacher Becky Ortega said. “It records the conversations and allows them to listen to themselves.”

Teachers also are able to go in and listen to recorded conversations to better help all the students.

Teacher Leigh Ann Grabowski said a typical 50-minute class does not allow enough time for one-on-one interaction with each student for speaking and listening, but the addition of the lab allows all students to get more hands-on time.

During the 2013-14 school year, the school finished building and outfitting the new Foreign Language Computer Lab. The lab uses Sony Virtuoso Digital Language Lab software, which creates a specialized foreign language learning environment.

The language software is being used by AP Spanish classes, but the department hopes to eventually use it for both first- and second-level classes.

“It saves class time with speaking assessments,” Ortega said, which leaves more time for classroom instruction.

Leah Lines, an AP Spanish 4 student, said she likes how each pair can focus on their conversation without hearing other students talking, which can prove distracting for some.

“It gives us the chance to speak more often,” student Bridget Gile said. “It’s intimidating being told you have to talk for two minutes. With this program you get a feel for how long two minutes really is, and it builds confidence.”

Student Jessica Carey said

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Personnel Committee discusses reverted funds Mental health resolution passed Tuesday

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – The Grundy County Personnel Committee met Thursday only to find out one of its agenda items had already been approved at the full County Board meeting two days earlier.

William Pfalzgraf, direc-

tor of court services in the 13th Judicial Circuit, which oversees Bureau, LaSalle and Grundy counties, came to the committee to discuss the costs associated with hiring a specialty court officer for the 13th Judicial District to handle the Grundy County Drug Court and the new Mental Health Court.

The Mental Health Court will divert nonviolent, mentally ill offenders away from prisons and into a rehabilitation program.

Money from a grant from Adult Redeploy Illinois for $51,380 will cover the salary of the probation officer needed for the two specialty courts, but it doesn’t cover the benefits.

A resolution to provide a contribution to cover the bene-

fits went in front of the Finance Committee on Monday, where Chairman John Galloway said it was sent to Personnel to be discussed further.

“We thought they were coming back to us with information on the benefits,” Personnel Chairwoman Vicki Geiger said Friday. “Finance sent it back to Personnel.”

But somehow that was not communicated, according to

Galloway, Geiger and County Board Vice Chairman David Nelson, and the resolution was placed on the full County Board’s consent agenda and passed Tuesday night.

“It was supposed to be sent to Personnel for one final look,” Nelson said Friday. “It’s embarrassing. Fortunately, it was something that had the full

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Pasternak will not be on ballot for Gardner fire district

By CHRISTINA CHAPMAN–VAN YPEREN cchapman@shawmedia.com GARDNER – There will be three names instead of four on the ballot for the Gardner Fire Protection District Board.

The Grundy County Electoral Board ruled Friday in favor of objector Barbara Bak-

er, also a candidate for the fire protection board, to keep Michael Pasternak off the April 7 ballot due to a violation of election code requirements.

Last week, objections were filed against the petitions of two board candidates by a third candidate. There are two positions available on the board: one for a four-year term

and the other for a six-year term.

Baker, running for the sixyear term, filed objections to the petitions of Todd Perkins and Pasternak, who also are running for the six-year term.

The Electoral Board met Tuesday and ruled in favor of Perkins, allowing his name to be on the ballot despite Bak-

er’s claims he did not fasten his petition papers securely.

According to the official ruling released Friday, the documents were securely fastened with a paper clip, which the board found acceptable.

On Friday, the board ruled in favor of Baker regarding the Pasternak case.

The objection against Pas-

ternak claimed he failed to file a Statement of Economic Interests with the Grundy County Clerk. The Electoral Board agreed with the objection, according to the findings of fact from the board, as he had a statement on file for a previous position with the village

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By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – President Barack Obama has proposed making community college free, giving low-income families greater access to higher education.

It’s a proposal many Illinois educators – including those from the Morris area – welcome. Many students attend community college because it provides educational opportunities that might otherwise be closed to them.

Obama proposed students who attend community colleges must maintain at least a part-time status, a 2.5 GPA and make steady progress toward completing their program to have their tuition eliminated.

Many details of Obama’s plan are still uncertain, but White House officials announced if all states participated, an estimated 9 million students could benefit and a full-time community college student could save an average of $3,800 in annual tuition.

Making community college free could make attending Joliet Junior College more accessible, JJC President Debra Daniels said. She said most of the col- Debra lege’s students Daniels work part-time and must attend classes over a longer period as a result.

Easing the financial burden could help them complete their education faster, she said. But it’s only one piece of the costs students must pay for college.

“There are books, fees and living expenses. So when you say free tuition, it’s just a piece, but students have to be motivated to make the rest of it happen. [Obama’s proposal] would be a pathway for access,” she said.

White House officials said federal funding would cover 75 percent of the average cost of community college. States that participate must contribute the remaining money to eliminate tuition for eligible students.

Daniels said that structure is concerning because Illinois has a strapped budget and its

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Joliet Junior College’s main campus. apportionment for community college funding has diminished annually. But if it were instituted, she assumes the college would receive more students.

“We’re certainly ready to take on more students. We have more capacity to do that,” Daniels said. “We can scale up pretty fast. That’s one of the advantages of community colleges is we can add programs at a faster pace.”

The plan would need to ensure state support for tuition is not provided to students who already can afford to attend community colleges, said Karen Hunter Anderson, Illinois Community College Board executive director.

She said the ICCB has promoted increasing the number of Monetary Award Program grants awarded in the past several years, since state financial aid and community colleges are underfunded.

“We would hope the priorities of the state would be to increase the commitment to funding community colleges first and also increase the number of MAP grants,” she said.

High school educators in Morris and Joliet supported Obama’s plan.

Morris Community High School Superintendent Patrick Halloran said he is a product of community college, having attended Kankakee Community College.

“I am a believer in the community college system. We send a pretty good percentage of students to JJC from Morris Community High School. It’s a great prefatory opportunity for them,” he said.

Between 65 and 75 percent of the Morris high school’s graduating class went to college last year. Of that, 35 percent attend-

More information Obama’s proposal details • Students must attend community college at least part-time and maintain a 2.5 GPA. • Students must make steady progress toward completing their program.

• Community colleges must offer programs that offer transfer credits or occupational training.

• Federal funding will cover 75 percent of the average cost of community college.

• State funding will be expected to contribute the rest to eliminate tuition costs.

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Illinois public community college enrollment 2010: 379,736 2011: 372,566 2012: 358,562 2013: 351,570 2014: 337,433

Source: Illinois Community College Board ed JJC, he said. Both the high school and JJC have dual-credit opportunities for students.

Alexshea Arroyo, Joliet West High School counselor, said community colleges provide an excellent opportunity for students, especially those who struggle financially. She said an estimated 55 percent of graduating seniors attend JJC. Many students go to community colleges because of the affordability.

“They might not be dead set on a major … they can explore more without consequence.

Some of them are not ready to leave home,” she said.

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Bluff Road interchange agreement Also at this week’s school board meeting, members approved an intergovernmental agreement between several local taxing bodies and the village of Channahon. The governments are agreeing to use portions of their property taxes for the next 15 years to pay for improvements to the Interstate 55-Bluff Road interchange area.

Blanche said the farmland property now brings the high school district less than $700 a year in taxes, and the agreement will benefit the district in the long run.

Summer driver’s education fees also were increased from $265 to $325.

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MINOOKA – Minooka Community High School has a new principal who will begin serving the district’s two campuses June 1.

A two-year contract was unanimously approved Thursday by the school board for Ronald Kiesewetter, who will receive a $130,000 salary the first year and an amount to be determined the second year.

MCHS District 111 Superintendent Jim Blanche said Kiesewetter, currently principal at Yorkville High School, is a good fit for the Minooka district. “ R o n i s a Ronald person of integ- Kiesewetter rity and is very positive and upbeat,” Blanche said.

There was a pool of candidates from which to choose, Blanche said, and Kiesewetter rose to the top.

Former MCHS Principal Darci Kubinski resigned last July, saying she needed to spend more time with her young children and to help with a family business. Since then, Matt Wikoff has served as interim principal, and Bert Kooi has been interim assistant principal.

Finding a new principal was an extensive process, according to Blanche.

“I worked with a consultant, and we screened the pool down to a dozen people,” he said.

Blanche and the consultant used a scoring rubric and other means to further narrow the candidates to four. They were screened and interviewed by a 15-member committee that included teachers and administrators.

“One person rose to the top,” Blanche said, “and that

was Ron.” Blanche also visited Yorkville High School and requested private interviews with several district staff, including custodians, teachers and social workers.

“The response was absolutely phenomenal,” he said.

Kiesewetter could not be reached for comment Friday, but in a news release issued

by MCHS, he said he looked forward to joining the district and liked the schools’ diverse curricula.

“I also admire the way the faculty and staff have maintained such a caring and positive environment given recent changes within the district’s leadership,” he said in the news release. “Students are continuing to achieve at a high level, which says a lot about the quality of teachers and staff the school has.”

Kiesewetter’s biggest challenges the first year, Blanche said, will be dealing with the new PARCC assessment and making first-year connections and relationships. Blanche said Wikoff and Kooi have done a good job leading the schools between principals.

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MORRIS – This Super Bowl rant; Aurelio’s Pizza; Big R; Braceville: Casey’s General many of us will gather with family and enjoy a feast. However, one Super Bowl team has to lose.

We Care brings you the Souper Bowl of Caring where everyone wins. From now until Feb. 2, place a monetary donation in one of its Souper Bowl of Caring containers. The funds are used to feed Grundy county people in need. All proceeds go directly to We Care of Grundy County, according to a news release.

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• GRUNDY Continued from page 4 support of the board and would have passed anyway.”

Geiger agreed the resolution was going to be passed either way, but said board members need to take a better look at the consent agendas before meetings.

Galloway said he has been on the board since 2006, and the consent agenda is a relatively new thing, having been instated in the past two years by former Chairman Ron Severson to help speed up the board meetings.

He said he can’t recall anything like this passing without being noticed in the last two years, but he will be sure it doesn’t happen again.

“The consent agenda isn’t a bad thing, but I admit I don’t

• GARDNER Continued from page 4 of Gardner, but not for the fire district position.

Pasternak said Friday evening he believed in giving the voters a choice, but that he would not be appealing this decision.

“There has been enough money spent on frivolous stuff,” he said.

Brandt’s Tavern; Brother County Supply; Casey’s General Store; China Buffet; Clayton’s Tap; Corleone’s; Culver’s; Dairy Queen; DJ’s BP Amoco (Route 47); DJ’s II BP Amoco (Park Boulevard.); Dolphin Car Wash; Feeney’s Liquors; First Midwest Bank; Fraternal Order of Eagles; Griffin’s Pint; Grundy Bank; Hallmark; Hometown Battery; KJ McKeon’s; Liberty Street Café; Lindy Gerties; Matteson’s Ace Hardware; Morris Area Public Library; Morris Bakery; Morris Building & Loan; Morris Hospital Cafeteria; Morris Liquors; Morris Tobacco Discount; My Friend’s Thrift Store; Pam’s Dance Academy; Rezin Orthopedics; Rick’s Body & Soul; Ruby Beogonias; Tailwaggers; Tully Monster;

“Technical difficulties wouldn’t allow the links to work, [which] is the main problem.”

David Nelson Grundy County Board vice chairman

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Channahon: Casey’s General Store

Coal City: Doc’s Drugs, Geo’s Pizza and La Piazza Diamond: Casey’s General Store, Diamond Liquors and Matteson’s Ace Hardware Gardner: Casey’s General Store Mazon: Mazon State Bank Minooka: Fat Boyz Pizza It’s not too late for more businesses to participate. Contact We Care and a container will be rushed over, according to the release. We Care is a nonprofit agency that provides emergency assistance to Grundy County residents in the form of food, rent, utility and prescription assistance.

We Care is a United Way partner agency. board member John Roth said at the meeting Tuesday that the links on the agenda on his iPad were not working.

“Technical difficulties wouldn’t allow the links to work, [which] is the main problem,” Nelson said. “That is being addressed.”

Grundy County administrator look as hard as I should,” Galloway said. “I never thought something would be put on there without the committee it came out of placing it there.

This will make me review each agenda better.”

The issue was pointed out in Personnel by State’s Attorney Jason Helland once the presentation by Pfalzgraf started.

Members of the Personnel board said their technology wasn’t working correctly the night of the board meeting, and

The Personnel Committee also addressed the administrator position that remains vacant and discussed what the next step would be.

The committee decided it would get the job description to new Human Resources Director Deborah Jankiewicz to look over and address.

The committee is set to meet again Monday to discuss the position and the salary so they can get it posted as soon as possible to start the job search.

This leaves Baker and Perkins running for the six-year term and incumbent John Hollmeyer running for the fouryear term.

Grundy County State’s Attorney Jason Helland, a member of the Electoral Board, said Friday candidates can appeal the decisions and have 10 days to do so.

Helland sat on the board with County Clerk Kay Olson and Circuit Clerk Karen Slat-

tery. Helland said they chose to not hire a hearing officer for the proceedings since Helland is an attorney and was equipped to do the research for the cases.

By not hiring an hearing officer, Helland said this saved the county $7,500 to $10,000.

“I felt it wasn’t appropriate to spend the taxpayers’ money on it,” he said.

The decisions for both cases were agreed upon by the board, 3-0, Helland said.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – You have plenty to offer. Share your ideas for improving your job or the environment in which you work. You will be admired for your dedication and input.

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MORRIS – About 160 area families took part in the mobile food pantry sponsored Wednesday by First Christian Church of Morris.

With a total of 9,540 pounds of food delivered, each household received about 59 pounds of food, including 16 pounds of frozen meat and a wide variety of other items including potatoes, carrots, lettuce, chicken pot pie base, flour, roast turkey dinners and bread, according to a news release from We Care.

“I am always overwhelmed and encouraged to see so many of our church family come together to help organize, and carry food to those in need. I also met several people from other communities that come around to help out each time Photo provided Mobile Food Pantry occurs.

That is a tremendous testimo- Claudette Elzer helps at the most recent mobile food pantry for We Care of Grundy County. ny to the heart of our commu“It was a very cold night istence of their dock, First nity and county. People help- with another great day,” Pasing people is one of the greatest tor Scott Zorn said in the news in the low teens, so we were Christian has the ability to pleased that due to the ex- receive the food for an indoor things to see. We were blessed release.

distribution. It’s a luxury that makes the process easier on the volunteers and recipients both when it is so cold,” We Care’s Denise Gaska said in the news release.

Any family who resides in Grundy County and is in need of assistance with food is welcome to come to the mobile food pantry. Attendees are asked to provide proof of residency.

We Care organizes mobile food pantries that take place the second Wednesday of each month in Grundy County.

The next one is sponsored

by Morris Hospital and is scheduled for Feb. 11 at the Gardner American Legion, 426 Industry Ave. Registration will begin at 4:15 p.m. Distribution will begin at 5 p.m.

Those interested in attending are encouraged to bring a container to carry items. For questions, call We Care at 815942-6389.

Visit We Care’s website at www.wecareofgrundy.com for a schedule of upcoming events.

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OPINION OUR VIEW

Ethics order good 1st step for Rauner While he was busy sorting out the executive orders his predecessor left behind, Gov. Bruce Rauner took the time to sign an executive order of his own.

On Tuesday, Rauner signed an executive order on ethics, “which tightens ethical requirements for all state employees to ensure they adhere to the highest standards of honesty, integrity and impartiality while working for the people of Illinois,” according to a news release.

Among the order’s highlights: • Former state employees can’t accept positions as a paid lobbyist or with a lobbying entity for one year after leaving their position; • Restricts gifts from prohibited sources by state employees, their spouse or immediate family members living with that employee. They are not allowed to solicit or knowingly accept any gift from those sources; • State employees now must identify whether they, their spouse or their children younger than age 18 have more than a 5 percent interest in a property in which the state is a tenant, lessor or other interest in the property; • State employees must disclose, regardless whether they are paid, any nongovernmental positions they hold. These positions may be with business entities, nonprofit organizations, labor groups, educational institutions and any other type of entity; • State employees, their spouse and any children younger than the age of 18 must disclose any ongoing litigation in which they are a named party with the state. They also must disclose whether they have any financial interests in lawsuits against the state.

“The state of Illinois needs to rebuild its trust with its citizens, and today’s executive order takes steps to ensure that starts now,” Rauner said, in the news release. “We have a moral obligation to rebuild the reputation within our state, along with our perception within the country, to ultimately renew taxpayers’ faith in government.”

This is a good first step, and our hope is that Rauner can take it even further. During the campaign, he railed against “cronyism” in the Quinn administration, and many politically connected “staff assistants” were added to the Illinois Department of Transportation during Quinn’s tenure.

At last count, more than 100 of these people remained on the payroll. During the campaign, Rauner also talked of rooting out the cronyism that has landed state jobs for the politically connected in the Illinois Department of Central Management Services – and perhaps it’s time he focused a microscope there and on other state agencies, as well.

In a season of sacrifice, many Illinoisans would agree that state jobs for the politically connected are expendable.

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Can McConnell really make the Senate better?

To outsiders, some of the changes new Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will bring to the Senate might seem like inside baseball. But they could bring about a huge improvement in the way the Senate works. And that could in turn lead to a huge improvement in the way Washington works.

McConnell’s restoration of what is called “regular order” will give both Republican and Democratic lawmakers something they have not had in eight years under Harry Reid: the chance to have actual input into the making of laws.

Now, McConnell promises to open up bills to proposed amendments, both in committee and on the Senate floor. The first example of that will be the Keystone pipeline, and already Democrats are lining up to offer amendments, something they rarely got to do under their own leader.

Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer said Democrats will offer amendments to require American-made steel for the pipeline, to require that oil transported through the pipeline be used in America, and to add clean energy jobs. Can anyone imagine Reid giving Republicans comparable freedom on any bill at all, much less a controversial measure like Keystone?

“There are people who have

a senator exercising his or her institutional rights as ‘making trouble.’ What it will do is allow Byron each senator the right to fully York represent the interests of their constituents.” worked in the Senate for seven or That’s all good. And Republieight years who have never seen can leaders hope the change will this happen,” said one GOP aide. have other salutary effects. ComBut some Republicans see the mittees will become more active, restoration as even more signifiwith members taking a greater cant for the majority party than part in shaping legislation. The for the minority. “The reason why work week will lengthen. (Under that is so important is not because Reid, senators often came in on of Republican versus Democrat, Tuesday afternoon and left late but because of the tension beThursday; now, they can expect tween rank and file and leaderan honest-to-God five-day week.) ship,” said another GOP aide.

With all that, the hope is sen“Outside the Senate, there might ators of both parties will actually be some conservatives who say, work with each other more. “If ‘Why do you want to offer Demopeople feel like they have the crats amendments when for years opportunity to make their points, Democrats didn’t offer them to the place becomes a more collegial Republicans?’ But what if there’s a body,” said one of the aides. The big immigration bill? Do you want hope is that “we’ll be able to turn the Republican rank-and-file not this into a legislating body instead to be able to offer amendments?” of a campaign studio, which is the In that sense, by opening up the way it has been for eight years.”

Senate, McConnell could be buyOf course, it might not work. ing himself some headaches from But there’s no doubt Senate leadhis own party. Indeed, it could be ers need to institute reforms after argued the move will empower Reid’s ugly and divisive tenure. some of the Republican senators And if things go as planned, McCo– Ted Cruz and Mike Lee come nnell’s restoration could become to mind – who have sometimes a ding-dong-the-witch-is-dead moantagonized the leadership. Some ment that revitalizes the Senate. might see that as a green light for • Byron York is chief political them to make trouble. correspondent for The Washing“Nonsense,” said an aide to ton Examiner.

Lee. “I wouldn’t characterize

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Morris’ Julie Jurasits drives to the basket in Friday night’s 54-32 win over DeKalb in Morris. Jurasits scored 22 points, including the 1,000th of her career.

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HITTING 1,000

GIRLS BASKETBALL: MORRIS 54, DeKALB 32

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Morris scores final 22 points of game

By ROB OESTERLE roesterle@shawmedia.com MORRIS – In the final seconds of the Morris girls’ basketball team’s 54-32 win over DeKalb on Friday night, there was still plenty of excitement in the air even though the outcome of the game was not in doubt.

Morris senior forward Julie Jurasits had scored 19 points and was sitting at 997 for her career. The Redskins got the ball back with about 18 seconds left. Ten seconds later, Jurasits shot a 3-pointer from just left of the top of the key.

The ball went through the net, and Jurasits became the seventh player in MCHS girls basketball history to score 1,000 points in a career. She joins a club consisting of Brittanie Crose (1,158), Andrea Keech (1,087), Tracy Kuder (1,086), Layney Miller (1,064), Adrianne Leschewski (1,055) and Ryann Heap (1,028).

“I had no idea how many I still needed,” Jurasits said about the last trip down the court. “Then I saw my friend, Jade Fischer, in the stands yelling that I needed three.

My teammates got me the ball for a 3-pointer. When I shot it, I didn’t think it was going in, but when it did, it felt awesome.”

The Redskins were on point on Friday night was their performance in the fourth quarter. With 6:20 remaining in the game, DeKalb’s Ashlei Lopez hit a 3-pointer that tied the score at 32. Morris went on to score the final 22 points of the game.

“A lot of things came together in the fourth quarter,” said Morris assistant coach Rochelle Claire, who was taking care of head coaching duties as Kate Carey attended to family matters. “We knew Julie was close to 1,000 points,

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ABOVE: Morris’ Julie Jurasits scored a team-high 22 points, including the 1,000th of her career, in a 54-32 win over DeKalb on Friday night in Morris. BELOW: Morris’ Mya Shannon tries to drive around DeKalb’s Cory Mata on Friday in Morris. so we worked as a team to try to get her there. Mya Shannon did a great job of spreading the ball around and getting a lot of assists and, when DeKalb tried to press us, it actually worked in our favor because we were able to break it and get some easy baskets.

“Our effort on defense was outstanding. We didn’t let them go where they wanted to go, and we rebounded very well when they missed shots.”

The first three quarters were tight, as were the first two minutes of the fourth. After Lopez’s 3-pointer, however, the Redskins took off.

Jurasits started things with a conventional threepoint play, then Shannon (10 points) hit a 3-pointer. Leona Burton followed with a pair of free throws before Emily Burling (9 points) hit a 3-pointer to make it, 43-32. Burton then

took a rebound the length of the floor and scored before Jurasits scored on a putback.

Jessica Ponce (7 points) made a free throw, as did Jurasits, to make it, 49-32. Jurasits scored from the lane before draining a 3-pointer for the last points of the game and 1,000th of her career.

“We kept our composure well in the second half, and ran our plays,” Claire said.

“We got some energy and spark from Emily Burling and Leona Burton. All the girls are making better decisions on the floor. We used to look over to the bench on every possession.

Now, they are becoming more aware on the floor and taking charge of things. That’s nice to see.”

The Redskins return to action today at Rochelle before hosting Ottawa on Monday.

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The Morris student section cheers on the boys basketball team in a 51-49 loss to DeKalb on Thursday night in Morris.

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STAFF REPORTS DeKALB – Talk about being on a roll.

The Morris girls bowling team scored a 3,215-2,475 win over DeKalb on Thursday night, improving its Northern Illinois Big 12 record to 5-0 heading into Saturday’s Morris Invitational at Echo Lanes.

Sophomore Amy Waldron had games of 240, 193 and 206 for a series of 639, while Jessica Winter followed with a 620 series.

“Overall, we did very well,” Morris coach Harry Banks said. “I am extremely pleased to see a younger girl step up on this team. We will be looking for her to do big things in the future.

“As far as our conference record, the girls are continuing to show they are top contenders.”

Sports schedule

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TODAY’S EVENTS BOYS BASKETBALL 5:30 p.m. – Morris at Rochelle TBA – Minooka at Galesburg Tournament TBA – Families of Faith Christian Academy at Patriot Winter Classic Tournament BOYS SWIMMING Noon – Morris at Riverside–

Brookfield Invitational GIRLS BASKETBALL 12:30 p.m. – Seneca at Dwight 4 p.m. – Morris at Rochelle GIRLS BOWLING 9 a.m. – Minooka at Morris Invitational at Echo Lanes WRESTLING 8:30 a.m. – Morris, Minooka at Lincoln-Way East Illini Classic Friese (138).

WRESTLING Yorkville 62, Morris 6: Lone winners for the Redskins were A.J. Vota at 152 pounds and Andrew Faught at 285.

Seneca splits: Seneca defeated Reed-Custer, 60-7, and lost to Plano, 43-36. Double winners for the Fighting Irish were Dayton Coyle (170), Bryce Coyle (182) and Sage

Coal City wins two: The Coalers, currently ranked fifth in the state in Class 1A by illinoismatmen.com, downed Peotone, 45-25, and beat Westmont, 64-11. Double winners were Jake Hiles, Joey Rivera, Cody Minnick, T.J. Jezik, Corey Jurzak, Max Rowell, Jonah Englert, Brock Crawford

Coal City 54, Plano 43: Nicole Borgetti scored 20 points, including going 9 of 10 from the free throw line, to lead the Coalers (13-6, 7-0) to the Interstate Eight win. Madison Bunton scored 18 points, while Re- GRADE SCHOOL BASKETBALL becca Cash and Taylor Meents Gardner 28, Saratoga 24: scored seven apiece.

Ethan Heap led Saratoga (8Gardner-South Wilmington 12) with 12 points, while Jacob 61, Grant Park 25: Maranda Overbeck scored 11.

Residori led G-SW (9-9, 4-2) to the River Valley win with 17 GRADE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Coal City 8th Girls 25-25, points, while Marlana Ferrari had 13 points and four re- Reed-Custer 14-18: Sydney Wren had 16 points, including bounds.

Sydney Perkins delivered 10 aces, for Coal City, while 12 points and four rebounds Helen Onsen had four kills.

Coal City 8th Girls 25-25, for the Panthers, while Kylie Ottawa Shepherd 7-11: Paityn King had eight points.

Reed-Custer 53, Seneca 45: Smith led the Warriors with The Irish (6-14, 3-6) outscored 17 points, including eight aces, Reed-Custer, 13-2 in the third while Blaire Hairseim had a quarter to take a 36-29 lead team-leading four kills.

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Scott Adams, who is best known as the creator of the Dilbert cartoon, said, “The amount of energy spent laughing at a joke should be directly proportional to the hierarchical status of the joke teller.”

That seems debatable to me, but the amount of energy spent on a bridge deal should be directly proportional to its complexity, regardless of the skill of the other players.

Well, all right, if you are opposed by near-beginners, you will often get away with second-best play.

Also, most partnerships spend far more time discussing bidding than defense, which is not good.

You should spend proportionately more time on leading and signaling agreements.

In this deal, for example, how should the defenders card to defeat four spades after West leads the club ace?

In the auction, note South’s jump to two spades. By an unpassed hand, this shows four or five spades and some 9-11 points. (A simple one-spade advance would indicate 0-8 points; and with 12-plus points, South would cue-bid two clubs. If South were a passed hand, these ranges would drop by two points.)

Under West’s club ace, East must play his queen. This shows either a singleton (which is nigh impossible here) or the queen and the jack.

That should point West in the right direction. At trick two, he shifts to his singleton heart. Then he grabs the first (or second) round of trumps and underleads his club king to put East on play. East will return a heart, which West will ruff for the setting trick. Cool!

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Man’s interest in old flame is rekindled at 25th reunion Dear Abby: I’m a happily married man with a great family that’s mostly grown.

In high school I was infatuated with a girl, “Stacy,” who was the center of attention, especially from the guys. As seniors we were close, but we never dated. When I left for college, we lost track.

In college I became involved with the woman who would become my wife. Before our wedding, I was at a friend’s wedding, and Stacy and I danced several dances. Our chemistry was electric. I nearly broke up with my fiancee to see if Stacy and I could get together, but common sense prevailed.

At our 25th reunion, I saw Stacy again. She looked as good

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips as ever. She is also happily married with a family. She gave me a hug that lasted a little too long, but was every bit as electric as our dance back then. Now I’m wondering what I have missed. Was the hug a signal or just the affectionate embrace of a good friend?

I’m afraid to contact her because I don’t want to ruin my reputation or hers. We live in different states. Even if there is a spark there, I’m not sure we could sustain a relationship. But how do I get her off my mind? I’m tortured by the

memories of the dance and the hug. – Romantic Texan Dear Romantic: Let common sense prevail again and quit playing with fire before someone gets burned. The next letter may offer you some insight: Dear Abby: My ex-wife of more than 30 years reconnected with an old love from college through a social website. I was OK with it until I noticed she was getting obsessed with his chats. She kept saying they were just old friends and I should trust her.

It went on for months, until one day she forgot to close her chat session. It was obvious she regretted not marrying him and was reliving her past.

We discussed it and I kept

hearing, “Trust me, we’re only fantasizing.” It went downhill from there. We went through marriage counseling, but nothing changed.

What I learned through counseling is that an emotional affair may do more damage than an in-person one. While I thought I had a great marriage, she was thinking about what might have been with her first love. She wouldn’t end the relationship and finally we divorced.

That was three years ago.

He separated from his wife, and they lived together until she found out he wasn’t the same person in real life that he was online or how she thought she remembered him from their youth. It didn’t last, and

he went back to his wife. My ex was sorry for what happened and wanted a second chance with me, but it was too late.

I’m now married to a wonderful woman I trust completely. My ex lost all she had except her memories of the 30 happy years we had together.

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FRONT DESK Driver

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Call 815-416-0400 9am-5pm

MASSAGE THERAPIST WANTED We're looking for a motivated and passionate individual to join our team at Elite Rehab of Braidwood.

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Maverick Transportation, the largest glass carrier in the transportation industry, has several openings for Class A CDL holders at their customer site/facility in Ottawa, IL.

Must be at least 21.

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Must apply in person.

Echo Lanes 220 W. Bedford Rd. Morris. No phone calls.

Teacher Needed for Child Care Center in Seneca.

Must have ECE Degree.

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Appliance Repair Technician Company looking for experienced Appliance Repair Technician Union Pay Scale Good Benefit Package (including health insurance) Training classes of new products.

Starting Wage depends on exp. level of applicant Send Replies to: Attn: ad# 1024922 c/o Classified, P.O. Box 749 Morris, IL. 60450 Do you enjoy helping people solve their problems?

Become a leading member of a family owned hardware store that has been a Morris neighbor for over a century that defines the slogan “The Helpful Place”. Matteson Ace Hardware is seeking a communicative person to provide exemplary customer service to amaze customers. We want a motivating team leader to handle all aspects of managing the store from the parking lot to the back offices. Duties would include opening/closing day-to-day procedures, inventory control, and employee training. PREVIOUS RETAIL EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. Please apply in person at Matteson Ace Hardware, 221 Bedford Road, Morris, Illinois.

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Full Time Position Shift Openings - 3rd & Weekends. Minooka & Wilmington Locations

Tuesday, January 20th from 8am to 11am and 4pm to 7pm Please bring a resume.

Resumes are only being accepted at the Minooka location.

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MANUFACTURING Looking for energetic, reliable and detail oriented person for Full time day help in light manufacturing company.

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Dock Position 2 Positions Open Shifts will rotate between 1st and 2nd shift. Mon-Fri. 10:30am-6:30pm Starting pay rate is $17.50/hr $500 Paid Orientation & $550 paid securement training Spot trailers in dock doors Load, secure & tarp glass loads on flatbed, step deck & double drop trailers Lifting up to 50lbs & climbing required Active Class A CDL License No experience required, but must have stable work history

RN and CNA Are you an Illinois licensed nurse or a certified nursing assistant looking to plant your feet in an ideal long term care career? If so, look no further! We currently have the following openings: RNs full & part time-day, evenings and nights CNAs full & part time-day, evenings and nights We offer a competitive wage, great benefits and a wonderful staff of caregivers to work with, plus much more! New Grads Welcome!

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/s/ Kay T. Olson Grundy County Clerk (Published in the Morris Daily Herald, January 17, 24, 31, 2015) Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination." Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD tollfree at 1-800-669-9777. The tollfree telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

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NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on January 7, 2015 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Grundy County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Farmgirl Finance located at 109 Arrowhead Drive, Minooka, IL 60447.

Dated this 7th day of January, A.D. 2015. /s/ Kay Olson Grundy County Clerk

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.

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Accounts Receivable Specialist Clover Technologies Group is a dynamic growing company that collects, remanufactures and distributes quality Ink Jet and Laser Cartridge imaging products globally while providing customers with world-class service and products that help the environment.

We are a fast paced and energetic organization currently seeking candidates for the position of Accounts Receivable Specialist and working out of our business unit in Ottawa, IL. Responsibilities: Posting checks, credit card payments, and wire transfers Research and follow-up on payment discrepancies.

Working with customers, working with Customer Care, navigating customer's websites, and issuing credit memos Collecting on past due accounts not yet 60 days past due Monitoring RMA credits issued/pending Requirements: Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred Associate's degree preferred Previous A/R experience preferred Knowledge of Accounting basics Knowledge of Excel preferred Must have attention to detail Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment Previous customer service skills helpful Clover Technologies Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer a competitive salary and benefits plan. Applicants satisfying the above criteria should forward cover letter and resume including salary requirements to Clover Technologies Group, 4200 Columbus St., Ottawa, IL 61350, Attn: Human Resources, by fax 815-431-1015 or by email careers@clovertech.com.

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NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on January 15, A.D. 2015, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Grundy County, Illinois, setting forth names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Linchpin Consultants located at 106 Mabel Ct #B, Morris, IL 60450

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Dated this 12th day of January,

You know about saving money here. How about earning big opportunity?

The ALDI philosophy is about doing things diferently and being smart. And being smart with money means paying great people great wages. Our beneits are among the best too. The ALDI diference is about being more, expecting more and delivering more.

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How would you like to be a part of the future! Clover has a state-of-the-art Automation Center with cutting edge technology being used and created every day. Due to continued growth, Clover is currently seeking talent to fill a Machine Design / Research and Development Engineer Position within our Automation Technology Team located in Ottawa, IL. This is an exciting opportunity to use your creativity, work independently for a fast paced growing business, and work with seasoned professionals who enjoy what they do and where they do it! Clover Technologies Group is one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S. Clover is the global leader in collection, remanufacture, recycling and resale of electronic assets. Come be part of the team!

Do you enjoy researching and developing machines from start to finish? How about having your own concept evolve into reality? Clover's Mechanical Engineering Department is where you need to be. Our Machine Design Engineers are responsible for creating automation equipment and fixtures to help improve production in an ISO9000 environment.

Qualified candidates must enjoy their work and be proficient with 3D Modeling software (Solidworks preferred). Having a Bachelor's degree is preferred, Associates in Machine Design is a plus, but a minimum 5 years relevant work experience is required. Knowledge of Electrical Controls and Pneumatic Systems will help bring your projects to life. We want Experienced Engineers who can share their knowledge in a team dedicated to supplying top of the line, world class equipment.

Clover Technologies Group offers an excellent salary and benefits plan. Only qualified applicants satisfying the above criteria should forward cover letter and resume including salary requirements to Clover Technologies Group, 4200 Columbus Street, Ottawa, IL. 61350 by Fax 815-431-1015 or by E-mail to careers@clovertech.com. EOE

Excellent computer skills including Excel, Word and Outlook required Requirements: • Must have a High School diploma or equivalent (GED), College degree a plus • Must be able to work in a team atmosphere • Excellent analytical and interpersonal/team skills with strong attention to detail • Excellent organizational and communication and mathematical skills • Must have the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously • Must be able to perform all essential job functions, with or without reasonable accommodation • 60 WPM typing speed ALDI is an EOE. No Calls Please.

• Major Medical Insurance including Dental and Vision • 401K Plan with company matching program • Seven Paid National Holidays • Paid Vacation

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