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Judith K. McConahay “Judy”, age 71, a Grundy County resident the past 40 years, passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 23, 2015, at her home in Morris.

She was born December 27, 1943 to the late Patricia (nee Moriarty) and Louis Werner and was raised in the Joliet/Plainfield area, a graduate of Plainfield High School.

Beloved mother of Jan (Clint) Flint, Jerry (Pam) Crumley, Jalayne (Geary) Bowman, Jeffrey (Luci) Crumley and David (Terri) McConahay. Loving grandmother of 21 and a proud great-grandmother of 8. Dear sister of Phyllis McKanna, David (Maryanne) Werner and Jan Werner. Also survived by her longtime companion, Dale Helling and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Preceded in death by her parents.

Judy, a medical records transcriptionist at the Morris Hospital, retired last year after 25 years of faithful service. A very outgoing soul who never met a stranger, she enjoyed knitting, crocheting and traveling.

Funeral Services for Judy McConahay will be held Friday, February 27, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 1201 W. Route. 6 at Deerpath Drive, Morris. As it was Judy’s wish, cremation rites will be accorded following the services.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Disabled American Veterans would be appreciated. Visitation Friday from 5:00 p.m. until the time of services at the funeral home. For information, 815-9425040 or to visit her book of memories, www.fredcdames.com

Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from local police departments and the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

Grundy County Jail Sunday on charges of driving under the influence, driving while license suspended and possession of a controlled substance.

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• Matthew T. Marchese, 20, was arrested by Coal City police and booked into the Grundy County Jail Friday on a charge of domestic battery.

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• Rick A. Temen, 37, of Morris, was arrested by Morris police Thursday on a Dupage County failure-to-appear warrant on a charge of driving under the influence. He also was charged with driving while license suspended and possession of cannabis 2.5 to 10 grams.

• Jeremy A. Barnett, 35, of Morris, was arrested by Morris police and booked into the

• Lawrence W. Marino, 59, was arrested by Illinois State Police and the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department and booked into the Grundy County Jail Thursday on a charge of aggravated battery.

• Laticcia R. Hood, 58, of Morris, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies Sunday on a charge of driving under the influence. Hood also was cited on improper lane usage and speeding. She was given a March 16 court date.

• Lester S. Bushue, 44, of Godley, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies and booked into the Grundy County Jail Sunday on a warrant for delivery of a controlled substance.

• Robert A. Stasko, 59, of Crest Hill, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s police Saturday on a charge of driving under the influence. He was given a March 16 court date.

• Tyler J. Moss, 18, of Dwight, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies and booked into the Grundy County Jail Sunday on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon.

• Amy M. Vaughn, 24, of Morris, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies Saturday on a charge of driving under the influence.

• Forrest J. Durancik, 22, of Braceville, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies Friday on a failure-to-appear warrant on a charge of retail theft.

• John O. Jensen, 26, of Reddick, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies Friday on a charge of driving under the influence. He was given a March 16 court date.

ON THE COVER Members of the TNT Dance Studio in Morris perform “The Walker” routine, which won the dancers a Platinum Plus Award at a dance competition in Davenport, Iowa.

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St. Ann Catholic Church welcomes their Parishioners and the Will and Grundy County Communities, to an evening of open discussion about pre-planning a funeral service and the impact that it has on all who are left behind.

The Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Directors will be conducting a program that will begin at the church at 7:00 pm located at 24500 South Navajo Drive, Channahon, IL 60410 On Monday March 2, 2015 A question and answer period will conclude the program followed by refreshments in the church hall.

Fr. Peter would like for those within this community to know how important just a simple conversation now, can play an important role when confronted in the future with the loss of someone you love.

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By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – TNT Dance Studio walked away with the Highest Scoring Studio Award at a competition in Davenport, Iowa, earlier this month.

The dance company is made up of students at TNT Dance Studio in Morris where owner Cindy Olznoi teaches an array of dance classes.

“I was in shock,” Olznoi said. “Another studio took 95 dances. I thought they would win it.”

However, much to their surprise, it was TNT who won, along with four choreograph awards, and 11 personal judges awards to dancers including perfect timing, clearest taps, and two platinum plus awards.

A group of 9- to 11-year-old girls tapped their way to a platinum plus win with their performance titled “The Walker” in the Junior Large Group Intermediate category.

The group, chosen by Olznoi to compete based on their overall performance in their classes, are in the studio on average of six to eight hours a week taking anywhere from five to seven types of dance classes.

Sophie Hipes and Sydney Walker of Morris competed for the first time and were thrilled to be able to compete with other classmates.

“I was kind of not nervous,

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LEFT: A group of 9- to 11-year-old students at TNT Dance Studio in Morris won a Platinum Plus Award for their dance “The Walker” at a competition in Davenport, Iowa, earlier this month. RIGHT: Kiara Wesseh of Lisbon practices with her dance team to the routine “The Walker” at TNT Dance Studio. more excited,” Hipes said. “I didn’t expect to win the first time.”

Walker said she’s wanted to compete since she first walked into dance class, and the performance didn’t let her down.

While some teammates felt excitement, others felt nervousness too.

Alexa Edwards of Morris said she gets nervous because everyone is watching – the audience and the judges.

Kiara Wesseh of Lisbon remembers what it’s like to have jitters before a dance and her advice to new dancers is to just

do their best.

“You just go and do your best. If you mess up, you just keep going,” Wesseh said.

One way to battle the stress leading up to a performance is to practice, practice, practice, and be prepared, said Madeline Luke of Morris.

“When you are performing ,you do your best that you can do, and then your best gets even better each time you perform,” Chloe Jany of Morris said.

The girls giggled as they sat in their dance studio talking about the excitement of the re-

gional competition, all with a sense of accomplishment and pride. Olznoi said the girls put in a lot of extra work, coming in on Sundays leading up to competition, and she was pleased that 25 out of 29 entries placed at the regional competition. Her daughter, Maisie Olznoi of Shorewood, was part of the winning tap routine. She said her favorite part of the performance is the formations the group makes throughout the routine. Doing something they love on stage made the excitement of competing that much more rewarding.

See it online To see video of the TNT Dance Studio girls performing their award-winning routine visit morrisdailyherald.com For Sunshine Farmer of Morris, all of the hard work and hours of practice leading up to the performance seem worth it with the start of the music.

“When you hear your music coming on, it’s the best feeling you’ve ever had,” she said.

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New alderman Hayse plans to hit the ground running

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Doug Hayse has dinner with his family Tuesday night as they wait for the polls to close. Hayse ran as a write-in candidate for the 2nd Ward, and according to unofficial results beat incumbent Julian Houston. ing. “I have to research and learn so I can answer the questions being asked.”

As he went door-to-door

MORRIS – Carol Adair has lofty goals for the office of Morris city clerk now that she won her first election Tuesday night.

“I have a lot of plans,” Adair said Wednesday. “One of the things I feel so strongly about is cross-training of job duties in the office.”

She said she started cross-training when she was appointed clerk about a year ago after former clerk John Enger retired.

“If someone is sick, we have to keep things moving in the office,” she said.

“We’ve started complete cross-training and I want to complete it now.”

Republican Adair won

the primary election against write-in candidate Mary Callahan, according to the Grundy county clerk’s unofficial results. Callahan ran as a write-in after the Morris Municipal Officers Electoral Board ruled in favor of someone objecting to her petitions for office, therefore keeping her off the ballot.

Final unofficial votes posted online Wednesday showed Adair had 737 votes and Callahan received 229.

There were 19 write-in votes that didn’t count toward either candidate. Voter turnout was about 6 percent in Tuesday’s primary.

Grundy County Clerk Kay Olson said that while she can’t see the ballots, which

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MORRIS – The 2nd Ward will soon have a new alderman on the Morris City Council after Tuesday night’s election where write-in candidate Doug Hayse edged out incumbent Julian Houston.

The unofficial results showed Houston receiving 162 votes and Hayse receiving 262, with seven write-in votes not going toward either candidate.

Both candidates ran as Republicans.

“Ballots are secured so we can’t open the bags and see why they didn’t count,” Grundy County Clerk Kay Olson said Wednesday. “Sometimes it’s because a voter failed to darken an oval or they wrote in another name.”

She said she heard that in some instances, people wrote in a candidate, but for the wrong position.

“There wasn’t a lot of error with the write-ins,” Olson said. “I was happy that people understood how to do it.”

Hayse ran as a write-in after the Morris Municipal Officers Electoral Board ruled in favor of an objector objecting to his petitions for office, keeping him off the ballot.

Hayse will be the lone candidate on the April ballot for his ward. No one from any other political parties filed for the 2nd Ward election.

As of Tuesday, the Grundy County Clerk’s Office had 88 early votes, three grace-period votes, 23 in-person and 40 absentee ballots returned of 52 mailed out. Official results will be totaled at 2:30 p.m.

March 17 after the two-week period required for absentees to be returned, according to the clerk’s office.

Hayse said he plans to hit the ground running to see what matters most to the residents of his ward.

“I need to be their voice,” Hayse said Wednesday morn-

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Minooka sees decrease in most reported crime Village drafting response to Gov. Rauner’s budget

By KRIS STADALSKY Shaw Media Correspondent MINOOKA – Minooka police saw a reduction in all but one category of criminal offenses reported into the Uniform Crime Reporting program, Police Chief Justin Meyer said.

Meyer gave the department’s 2014 annual police report to village trustees Tuesday night.

The only criminal offense that increased was motor vehicle theft, which occurred once in 2014, once more than the previous year.

Robberies, burglaries, aggravated assault/battery, arson and forcible rape all saw reductions.

Homicides have remained at zero during the four most recent years on the report. The department did not reach its goal of reducing motor vehicle crashes last year.

“But we noticed that most crashes were caused by [the use of] electronic communication devices,” Meyer said.

“The use of electronic devices while driving is the No. 1 contributor factor of traffic crashes.”

The most crashes occurred at Ridge Road and Mondamin Street, with the second most occurring at Ridge and McEvilly roads. Ridge Road between Mondamin Street and McEvilly Road constituted 39 percent of vehicle crashes in Minooka.

Community involvement is high on the department’s list of initiatives, Meyer said.

“We believe through our interactive partnership with

the community we can work together to find solutions to problems through collaborative problem solving and improved trust,” he said.

With community assistance, Minooka police raised $18,700 for Special Olympics in 2014.

The department was recognized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run of Special Olympics with a Gold Award for its fundraising efforts.

Minooka is No. 1 in the state of Illinois for departments with between one and 25 sworn officers.

New this year was the addition of canine officer Rueger, and the medication take back program with Grundy County Coroner John Callahan.

Through that program, Minooka residents can drop off unwanted medications for safe disposal.

“This is an important part of our drug prevention program,” Meyer said. “Pills are more of a gateway [to other drugs] than marijuana.”

The report is available at www.minooka.com.

Village drafting response to Rauner’s budget plans

Minooka officials hopes other municipalities will join them in responding to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal to cut local revenue.

Village Administrator Dan Duffy said staff is working on a response to Rauner’s Feb. 18 address to the General Assembly, where he proposed cutting in half local communities’ shares of the Local Government Distributive Fund.

The proposal would mean a loss of $530,000 to Minooka, Duffy said.

Trustee Terry Houchens said Rauner’s proposal is a ploy to maintain his campaign promises, but local municipal-

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ities will have to make up the shortfall.

“This is money that is duly ours,” he said.

Later, Duffy added: “We are concerned the state is trying to balance their budget on the back of local municipalities.”

Organizations get Tag Day approval

Two organizations received approval for soliciting funds on the corner of Ridge Road and Mondamin Street, in a 4-1 vote. Trustee Terry Houchens voted against the resolution; Trustee Rudy Martin was absent.

Misericordia Heart of Mercy Center will collect money April 25 and Will-Grundy Counties Building & Construction Trades Council of the AFL-CIO will collect for Dad’s Day on June 20.

Houchens voiced his annual disapproval of collecting money out in traffic.

“I have nothing against these organizations. It’s an unsafe situation,” Houchens said. “Especially after hearing the current police report that this intersection has the most [vehicle] crashes in town.”

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By JEANNE MILLSAP Shaw Media Correspondent MORRIS – Eighth grade is not too soon for students to be thinking about what they might like to do with their lives. Whether they plan on college or a career right out of high school, classes need to be planned, decisions regarding vocational training need to be made, and prerequisites for college considered.

With that in mind, the Community Foundation of Grundy County and the Grundy Area Vocational Center are hosting an Eighth Grade Career Fair in April, and are looking for area businesses and industries that want to participate. The deadline for business participation responses is March 20.

“The idea is not only to get kids thinking about their careers, but also to expose them

to what jobs are here in Grundy County. There are so many opportunities here for great jobs,” said Devan Gagliardo, the Community Foundation’s program director.

“Our students don’t necessarily know the opportunities available here in Grundy County,” GAVC director Lance Copes said. “We hope to connect them with ideas for future employment so they can start tailoring their classes and thinking about internships. ... We have some fantastic kids here in Grundy County, and we’re excited to have the opportunity to offer this for them.”

Copes said organizers hope to have 50 to 60 inside booths and outdoor tents available, filled with representatives from area businesses, trades and other professions.

GAVC teachers will offer

hands-on experiences involving welding, computer repair, criminal justice and more.

“It’s great to give students an opportunity to look at career opportunities at this age,” Copes said. “Eighth grade is a very formative year. It’s a good time to be exposed to career possibilities so they can think about it and go home and talk to mom and dad about it.”

GAVC used to offer an eighth-grade trades fair every year that was sponsored by local construction businesses, but with the downturn of the economy that severely impacted the trades, the fair was suspended.

This fair is similar, Copes said, in that it will be hands-on, but it will offer more than the construction trades.

The fair will be April 21 at the Morris Community High School District 101 Recreation

Center. All of the exhibits will be interactive, Gagliardo said, and students can explore various career fields, ask questions and join in hands-on activities.

Eleven Grundy County schools, with a total of about 1,000 eighth-graders, have already signed on to participate.

“It’s not your normal expo,” Gagliardo said. “It’s very interactive.”

An example is the Grundy County Coroner’s Office, which will have a bone identification staging area. Several departments from Morris Hospital and Riverside Medical Center will be attending with activities, and students will be able to shoot a fire engine’s water hose at a target, weather permitting.

“It’s never too early for students to begin thinking about careers,” Gagliardo said, “and

to get somewhat of an idea what they want to do.”

Businesses and professionals wanting more information on participating in the Eighth Grade Career Fair can call Gagliardo at 815-941-0852 or email devan@cfgrundycounty.com.

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Emergency food and shelter program funds available MORRIS DAILY HERALD MORRIS – Grundy County is scheduled to be awarded federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP).

Applications for funding are available for local nonprofit organizations who provide emergency food and shelter to Grundy County residents.

Application submissions are not a guarantee that funds will be available, according to a news release from the United Way of Grundy County.

Applications are available through the United Way of Grundy County and the deadline is March 10. The selection is made by a national board

chaired by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; The Salvation Army; United Jewish Communities; and United Way Worldwide.

The Grundy County EFSP Board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the county.

The Grundy County EFSP Board, comprised of representatives of many local entities, will determine how the funds

awarded to Grundy County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area.

The local board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds and any additional funds available under this phase of the program.

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High School, South Campus, with an iPad slide show of the group’s activities. The next MORRIS – The third annual regular meeting will be at 7 Pasta Dinner Fundraiser for All p.m. March 3 at the Community Those Left Behind Animal ResRoom in the Minooka Village cue is from 5 to 10 p.m. SaturHall, 121 E. McEvilly Road. day at the Morris Moose Lodge, Minooka Women’s Club The program for the evening 3945 N. Route 47 in Morris.

Tickets are $10 an adult, $8 for shares Family Fest booth will feature bone-building exercises that anyone can do. seniors or children 10 and under. MINOOKA – The Minooka Women’s Club will share a booth All women of the Minooka, Tickets include a meal and one at Family Fest from 9 a.m. to 1 Channahon and Shorewood area door prize entry. are invited to attend.

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during his campaign, many issues were brought up that he plans to address once he takes his seat on the council.

“I want to be the voice of the people, I would like to make people more aware of what is happening with the city,” he said. “I want to see a more open government.”

Houston, who was elected in 2011 to the City Council, said Wednesday that he is OK with the loss.

“I’m happy. I think there is something else for me to do down the line,” Houston said.

remain locked, several factors can make a write-in vote not count.

Olson said all votes for a candidate that are misspelled – but the intent of the voter is evident – are counted. Writein votes not counted could be for reasons such as a voter not filling in an oval or voting for someone else entirely.

Tuesday was Adair’s first election for the position of clerk after her appointment last year. Adair will be the only candidate on the April ballot for the position, as no

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one from any other political parties filed for the clerk position.

“I’m so humbled and honored by the show of support from residents,” she said. “I have an overwhelming feeling of gratefulness for their trust in me.”

Adair said she also plans to have a state archivist come in to get the office filing up to date and properly store what can be archived so there is easier access to filings.

Since Adair was appointed clerk, the office also has begun electronic record keeping and have most things scanned that date back to May 1, 2014.

She said the office doesn’t

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BOLINGBROOK – Mark your calendars and plan to join the Greater Joliet Area YMCA for its eighth annual Giving Gala on Saturday at the Bolingbrook Golf Club, 2001 Rodéo Drive. Doors

will open at 6 p.m.

Festivities will include dinner, silent and live auctions, raffles and live entertainment. Tickets are on sale now for $150 per person or $1,500 for a table of 10. Exciting sponsorship opportunities, ranging from $50 to $10,000, with corresponding benefits are also available.

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Carol Adair enjoys dinner Tuesday with her husband, John, at La Mex in Morris while they waited to hear election results. Adair won the primary election against write-in candidate Mary Callahan for Morris city clerk. have the luxury of assigning able. the task to someone full time Callahan did not immediso staff has been scanning ately return calls Wednesday when they have time avail- seeking comment.

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Funds raised from this year’s Giving Gala will benefit the YMCA’s scholarship fund, helping to ensure that no one is turned away from the Y due

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Each contestant will shoot 15 free throws. Ten and 11-yearolds will shoot from 10 feet and 12 through 14-year-olds will shoot from 12 feet.

Knights of Columbus free throw contest set

MORRIS – The DuPontaris Council of the Knights of Columbus will hold a free throw contest for area boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 14. The event will be at 10 a.m.

Saturday in the Immaculate Conception School’s Dr. Connor Gym in Morris.

The participant’s age category is determined on Jan. 1 accord-

Morris High to host distracted driving event

MORRIS – Morris Community High School’s drug and alcohol free club,TROUPE, will be hosting a Road to Reality event from 6 to 9 p.m. on March 3.

Visitors will be escorted through a series of scenes depicting a group of teens making

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Tour groups will gather in the cafeteria and individuals will be able to participate in activities while they wait for their tour time. The AAA driving simulator and the “In Plain Sight” trailer, as well as several other educational activities, will be on hand.

This event is open to the public and is geared toward middle school age and older, with a particular focus on all soon-to-be, new and experienced drivers.

Parents and teens are encouraged to attend.

Child birth and family classes planned in Morris

MORRIS – Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers has announced its schedule of child birth and family classes for March.

A new siblings class will be offered from 10 to 11 a.m. March 2 in the Family Birthing Suites classroom at Morris Hospital, 150 W. High St., Morris.

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NEIGHBORS Minooka students given Director Awards MORRIS DAILY HERALD MINOOKA – Four Minooka Community High School students taking classes at the Grundy Area Vocational Center (GAVC) were recently presented with Director Awards for their outstanding performances in class.

Director Award winners for

January included: senior Arianna Creamer (Health Occupations), senior Shiann Hinton (Cosmetology), junior Bailey Maxard (Fire Science), and junior Sarah Wolski (Automotive Technology), according to a news release from Minooka High School. GAVC Director Award winners are presented with a prize package and have

their names and photographs displayed at GAVC for the duration of the school year.

According to GAVC Assistant Director Mark Hulbert, GAVC offers students an opportunity to explore potential careers that would have a significant impact on their success after high school.

GAVC strives to promote ac-

ademic excellence and lifelong learning among its students by addressing six quality areas of learning: integration of core academic skills; classroom instruction; hands-on laboratory instruction; work-based learning; personal and leadership development, and relationships with partners (business, industry, community and post-sec-

ondary).

It is GAVC’s belief that addressing these six areas will lead to a multitude of experiences for students that will assist them in making the connection between education and real world, thus educating the whole child, according to the release.

To learn more about GAVC, visit www.gavc-il.org.

Seneca High School recognizes four students of the month MORRIS DAILY HERALD SENECA – The following students were selected by Seneca Township High School teachers and staff as the January 2015 students of the month: Mathew Houchin – Houchin is the son of Kirk and Cindy Houchin of Mazon. He is a senior and plans to attend a

four-year university majoring in sports management, striving to one day work in the front office of an MLB organization. Mathew is a member of T.R.U.S.T, WYSE, National Honor Society, Student Council, and the Spanish and Science Club. He also is an athlete who competes on the football and baseball teams.

Michael Bernhard – Bernhard is the son of Bob and Rose Bernhard of Mazon. He is a senior and plans on attending Joliet Junior College in the fall to study agriculture. Post Joliet Junior College, he plans on attending Illinois State University and obtaining a degree in agronomy. He is currently a member of TSA and the FFA

(serving as a member of the Chapter Management team).

Outside of school, his hobbies include collecting model farm toys and Lionel trains.

Anthony Willoughby – Willoughby is the son of Aaron and Gina Willoughby of Verona. He is a junior.

Sara Cahill – Cahill is the daughter of Tim and Amy

Cahill of Kinsman. She is a freshman and plans to attend college upon graduation, with hopes of becoming an English teacher/professor and volleyball coach. She also is an athlete who competes on the volleyball, basketball and track teams. Outside of school, she plays club volleyball for MVP 60450 in Morris.

HOROSCOPE TODAY – Your sharp intuition will help you to make all the right moves this year. You will have the ability and timing necessary to improve your financial status. An interesting proposal will be the opportunity you have been waiting for.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- You need a change of scenery to refresh and revitalize you. Get together with an old friend or visit local areas of interest. Resist the temptation to sit at home.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Give yourself a boost and put new events on your social calendar. Attending a variety of functions will help you meet new people.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- If you are frustrated or uninspired with your current career, ask for advice. Don’t let anxiety or self-doubt prevent you from taking an important step forward. You have a lot to offer.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- A purchase or a personal improvement will help build confidence and give you the additional pride required to reach your goals. Treat yourself to a cultural or sporting event.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- There will be discord amongst your peers. Don’t do or say anything that could be used to discredit you, your superiors or your co-workers. Do your job and keep your opinions to yourself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You can satisfy your yearning for change by becoming

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Take a closer look at your professional future. Some changes will need to be made in order to adjust or improve your current financial status. Look into long-term investments.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Don’t underestimate the benefits of networking with a variety of people. It will help you open the door to an important discussion that could allow you to gain some vital information.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Family members will be hard to deal with. You can never be too careful when it comes to money. Gambling or going out on a limb for someone will lead to trouble.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- A partnership will go through growing pains. Keep your expectations realistic.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Share your ideas. Peers or clients will be impressed if you use your positive attributes to prove that you are able to successfully tackle any task.

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Twenty-one Egyptian Coptic Christians were slaughtered on a beach in Libya.

And even in his mourning, the brother of two of them gave thanks.

Beshir Kamel, brother of Bishoy, who was 25, and Samuel, who was 23, thanked their executioners, Islamic State terrorists, for not editing out the name of their savior when disseminating their execution videos.

While appearing on an Arabic Christian TV station, Kamel said that the families of the men – laborers, 13 of them hailing from the same impoverished village, who were working in Libya to support their families at home – were congratulating one another.

“We are proud to have this number of people from our village who have become martyrs,” he explained.

“Since the Roman times, we as Christians have been targeted to be martyred. This only helps us to endure such crises because the Bible told us to love our enemies and bless those who curse us.”

In his response to the news from Libya, Bishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, explained: “While it may seem illogical or incomprehensible, we also pray for those who have carried out these horrific crimes, that the value of God’s creation and human life may become more evident to them, and in this realization, that the wider effects of pain brought by this and other acts of brutality may be realized and avoided.”

Faith is more than a comforting bromide or a mere setting for life’s rites of passage – births, weddings and funerals – it’s a demanding and radical way of living in the world, one that flies in the face of a secular society that is

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VIEWS Kathryn Jean Lopez obsessed with power, blinded by greed and bedeviled by violence. Besides fundamental matters of human rights and freedom, this is why Christianity matters; this is why it’s so urgent that followers of that faith not be eradicated from the birthplace of their religion. Pope Francis emphasized this as he celebrated morning Mass in honor of the slain Coptics: “They were killed simply for the fact they were Christians.”

The evil imparted on Milad Makeen Zaky, Abanub Ayad Atiya, Maged Solaiman Shehata, Yusuf Shukry Yunan, Kirollos Shokry Fawzy, Bishoy Astafanus Kamel, Somaily Astafanus Kamel, Malak Ibrahim Sinweet, Tawadros Yusuf Tawadros, Girgis Milad Sinweet, Mina Fayez Aziz, Hany Abdelmesih Salib, Bishoy Adel Khalaf, Samuel Alham Wilson, Ezat Bishri Naseef, Loqa Nagaty, Gaber Munir Adly, Esam Badir Samir Malak Farag Abram, Sameh Salah Faruq, and one other worker from Awr village in Egypt is the most important news story of the pre-Oscars week, on a day that included an NBA All-Star game and SNL 40th anniversary show.

If only we could pay it as near as much attention as the latter events. God have mercy on us if we don’t.

• Kathryn Jean Lopez is senior fellow at the National Review Institute, editor-at-large of National Review Online and founding director of Catholic Voices USA. She can be contacted at klopez@nationalreview.com.

OUR VIEW

Wisdom from America’s ‘dad’ On Dec. 14, 1799, the final day of his life, 67-year-old George Washington, weakened by an infection after a horseback ride in a snowstorm, along with the unsound medical practice of bleeding, asked a secretary whether his final deathbed instructions had been understood. The secretary said yes.

“Tis well,” Washington whispered. Then he died. ’Tis well that we remember the Father of our country this week, as Sunday was 283 years after his birth Feb. 22, 1732. His name is synonymous with our nation.

His likeness is ever present on our currency. ’Tis well, too, that Washington’s leadership qualities receive attention, above and beyond that amalgamated, manufactured holiday known as Presidents Day. The life of Washington, who led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolution, presided over the 1787 Constitutional Convention, and was elected our first president in 1789, offers wisdom worth remembering today.

Learn from your mistakes. Washington witnessed plenty as a frontier colonial officer, and he made some himself. From them, he learned the British could be defeated.

Take the initiative. With the British occupying Boston, Washington approved a plan to transport heavy guns from an inland fort to the heights surrounding the city. The astonished British were forced to evacuate without a shot being fired.

Protect your flanks. Not only did he do this successfully against the British, but also

against rival generals.

Don’t give up. Washington took hardship and discouragement in stride. He conquered the despair of Valley Forge and led his army to victory.

Take calculated risks. Crossing the Delaware for a bold Christmas attack on the enemy was a gamble, but it paid off.

Live to fight another day. Washington lost many battles, but he knew when to withdraw to keep his army intact.

Lead by example. As the first president, everything he did set a precedent. He knew it, and acted with wisdom. He got the nation off to a good start.

Be wary of politics. Washington warned Americans that political parties would create discord for the fledgling nation. He was right.

His countrymen should have listened.

Cultivate friendships and alliances. Friends helped Washington succeed militarily and in government. The French fleet helped him force the British to surrender at Yorktown.

Know when to say when. Washington could have been a supreme leader for life, if he’d wanted to. But he voluntarily stepped down, to his everlasting credit.

Take care of your health. Yeh, that horseback ride in the snow wasn’t such a good idea. Neither was medicinal bleeding.

Create something positive that will outlast you. Well, all Washington did was to help

create the United States of America. What an outstanding legacy.

Washington was a wise leader. ’Tis well that he be remembered.

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By ROB OESTERLE roesterle@shawmedia.com SENECA – Earlier in the season, the Seneca boys basketball team lost to ReedCuster 103-55. That is not a misprint. That is a 48-point loss.

On Wednesday night in the Class 2A Seneca Regional semifinals, the two teams met again. This time, with 3:48 to play, Seneca trailed just 67-66 following two free throws by Brandon Viken. Unfortunately for the Irish, that was the closest they got, as Reed-Custer pulled away late for a hardfought 77-69 win.

“This is one of those games when I was a blubbering idiot in the locker room,” Seneca coach Russell Witte said.

“I was so proud of our guys and how they played. We just couldn’t quite get over the hump. But, if you are a basketball purist, that was basketball nirvana out there tonight. Two teams playing very well, going down to the wire.

“The last time we played them, we lost by 48. This time, we had three or four cracks at taking the lead, but never got that shot to fall.”

Reed-Custer (23-5) jumped out to a 9-2 lead early and extended it to 26-13 at the end of the first quarter. The Comets had made 398 three-pointers on the season entering the game, and Brent Headrick made three in the first quarter. From then on, however, the Comets had a grand total of one.

“The first time we played them, we went zone and that didn’t work very well,” Witte said. “I think they hit like 20 threes that night. Tonight, we let them go on their drives and denied the kickout, and I think that flustered them a little bit.

Our guys just played their hearts out.”

Seneca outscored ReedCuster 20-18 in the second quarter to cut the margin to 4433 at halftime before posting a 21-15 advantage in the third en route to closing the gap to 59-54 entering the fourth.

The Comets led 63-58 after a basket by Headrick (13 points),

ABOVE: Reed-Custer’s Brent Headrick (left) and Seneca’s Devin Bryant battle for the opening tip Wednesday night in the Class 2A Seneca Regional.

LEFT: Ben Rohder (middle) dribbles up the court for Seneca in a 77-69 loss to ReedCuster on Wednesday in the Class 2A Seneca Regional.

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but Seneca cut it to 63-62 after consecutive buckets by Ross McCormick (18 points) and Viken (11 points).

The teams traded baskets twice more before Reed-Custer went on a 7-0 run to go ahead 74-66. Ben Rohder, who led Seneca with 20 points, hit a

three-pointer with 37.2 seconds left, but Travis Schoonover sealed things with an old-fashioned three-point play off a steal with 23.7 to go.

“Seneca had a good plan,” Reed-Custer coach Mark Porter said. “They did a nice job of handling our pressure and

denying the three-pointers.

We get a lot of our offensive rebounds on long rebounds from three-point attempts, but when we aren’t shooting very many threes, there aren’t very many long rebounds.

“The name of the game at this time of year, though, is

survive and advance, and we did that. This was a scary game for us. It was on their floor and they had already played and got the jitters out.

We got it up to a 13-14 point lead at one point, but they took our shot and came back swinging at us.”

CLASS 1A OTTAWA MARQUETTE REGIONAL: NEWARK 59, LaMOILLE 33

Norse match Lions in 1st quarter, pull ahead by half

By MARK JOHNSON Shaw Media correspondent MARSEILLES – Surviving an early scare, top-seeded Newark defeated Little Ten Conference rival LaMoilleOhio, 59-33, in the first of two semifinals Wednesday at the Class 1A Marquette Regional, played at Marseilles Grade School.

LaMoille-Ohio played even with the Norsemen for a quarter, shooting an identical 3 for 12 and scoring an identical nine points during the first.

An Evan Schomer basket at the 6:32 mark of the second quarter broke a tie at 11 and spurred an 8-0 Newark run that put the Norsemen ahead

to stay. By halftime, behind Schomer’s 12 points, Newark had built a 31-17 lead.

“We really needed to just start getting into the flow of the game,” Schomer said. “It’s been some time [six days] since we’ve played, so I think we were just trying to get back into game speed.”

While shot generation remained almost equal during the second quarter – the Lions had 15 attempts to Newark’s 14 – the Norse made 9 of their 14 tries while the Lions continued to struggle. LaMoille-Ohio also failed to get to the line, where the Norsemen went 4-for-4, in the second.

Newark continued to control the play in the second half,

earning its third and most lopsided victory over the Lions this season.

Will Clausel scored 20 points and had eight rebounds, three assists and three steals, and Schomer totaled 19 points, seven rebounds and two blocks as nine players scored for Newark.

“We picked it up defensively a little bit – got a few steals, got in the flow,” Newark coach Rick Tollefson said. “Offensively, I thought Will did a nice job getting to the hole and Evan made a couple shots.

Started off just a little rusty, weren’t executing very well, and as the game progressed, we got comfortable.”

On Jan. 6, Newark junior

Jack Clausel, the area’s leading scorer in 2013-14, played what has turned out to be his last game of the season due to a foot injury. A week later, a loss to Seneca dropped the Norsemen to 8-10 overall on the season.

They have since won 11 straight games and will be favored to win their sixth regional championship in seven years Friday night in Marseilles.

“Ever since Jack ended, and we knew he had ended [due to surgery], then we’ve just kind of said, ‘This is our team’ and the kids have really responded,” Tollefson said.

Schomer says he will be satisfied with nothing short of a victory Friday – which is something that may have seemed unlikely in early Jan-

“Started off just a little rusty, weren’t executing very well, and as the game progressed, we got comfortable.”

Rick Tollefson Newark coach uary.

“Obviously with Jack going down, that was a big loss for us,” Schomer said, “and at first we were kind of trying to determine how it’s going to be.

I think we’ve proved now that we’re able to win games without him. It’s going to be great to have him back next year, but for now, we’re just going to try to keep winning.”

BOYS BASKETBALL

MVK eighth-graders reach new heights Mavericks advance to IESA quarterfinals

By ROB OESTERLE roesterle@shawmedia.com MAZON – When the current group of players that comprise the Mazon-Verona-Kinsman eighth-grade boys basketball players were in fifth grade, they scrimmaged the sixth-grade team and beat them. Then, they gave the seventh-grade team a run for its money. They knew then that they might have something.

That came to fruition this season, as the Mavericks went 17-4 and advanced to the IESA Class 8-2A state quarterfinals.

It was the first time since 1999 that an eighth-grade team from MVK had reached state.

“When these kids were in sixth grade, they played in a tournament at Pontiac St. Mary’s and got third out of 16 against a lot of bigger schools,” MVK coach Kirk Walker said.

“They have been a special group for quite a while. Last

Rob Oesterle – roesterle@shawmedia.com

The Mazon-Verona-Kinsman eighth-grade boys basketball team went 17-4 and advanced to the IESA Class 8-2A state quarterfinals. Front row, from left: Cruz Pena, A.J. Baker, Ian Wilkinson, Joey Thomas and Mark Mehochko. Back row, from left: Zakk Gonnam, Brody Baudino, Isaac Brockman, Riley Punke, Sam Grushkin and coach Kirk Walker. year, in seventh grade, they went 20-3 and were the only team I have coached in 12 years to win 20 games. They won the regional, but lost in the sectional at Ford Heights. That was a different atmosphere for them, and it gave them some

inspiration for this year.”

This year’s Mavericks started off 10-0 and won the Seneca Regional over Dwight before facing a rematch against Ford Heights in the sectional, this time in Mazon.

On their home floor, where

they had lost just one game in the last two seasons, the Mavericks beat Ford Heights 47-37 to advance to the state tournament at Downs Tri-Valley High School.

There, they held a 15-14 lead over Champaign St. Matthew before dropping a 34-23 decision.

“The win against Ford Heights was my favorite game of the year,” co-captain Sam Grushkin said. “I thought that was the best game we every played and it was important to us because they beat us the year before.”

“The Ford Heights game was great,” Zakk Gonnam said. “Especially after the game. There were so many parents and students out on the court that we couldn’t even see the other team leave the gym. Plus, it got us to state and it felt like we actually did something.”

Brody Baudino, another captain, said that the first few games of the year were important because it gave the team confidence and made them feel like they couldn’t be beaten.

Riley Punke, meanwhile, singled out a game against Seneca, since the two teams will join forces next year in high school. Joey Thomas remembered a win against Saratoga in the semifinals of the Illinois Valley Conference Tournament, since the Hawks had beaten the Mavericks twice the previous season.

“It seemed like the more fans we had, the better we played,” Isaac Brockman said.

“We had a lot of support from parents and students.”

“It’s a pretty big thing for a school the size of ours to make it to the Elite Eight in the state,” Walker said. “Against St. Matthew in the state tournament, we played fantastic and were up by a point at halftime. In the second half, we just couldn’t get a shot to fall.

Then, in the fourth quarter, we tried fouling them and hope they missed free throws, but they made them.

“It was an emotional game, being on the court for the last time, but the memories they are going to have are fantastic.”

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STAFF REPORTS DWIGHT – The matchup is set, but it wasn’t easy.

Gardner-South Wilmington’s boys basketball team needed overtime to secure a 71-68 win over Iroquois West Tuesday night in the Class 1A Dwight Regional. The victory puts the Panthers against second-seeded and state-ranked Dwight in tonight’s semifinal at 7. Kyle Robison led the Panthers (19-9) with 32 points, while Austin Kavanaugh scored 14 and Blake Marks

added 11. Scott Horrie chipped omore Jasmine Mitchell, who in with seven points for G-SW. averaged 12.1 points and 7.8 Families of Faith Christian rebounds per game, junior MoAcademy 70, Michigan City Chris- zelle Kempiak (9.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg) tian Academy 41: Cody Blan and junior Kelsea Zitt (9.2 ppg, led Families of Faith with 34 4.7 assists per game) were all points, while Cameron Latour honored. scored 15 and Stephen Bestler added eight. Latour led the GRADE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL team with 10 rebounds, while Minooka 8th Girls 25-25, LuBlan had seven rebounds and kancic 20-19: Cassady Cundeight assists. ari led Minooka (13-2) with 11 service points, including four GIRLS BASKETBALL aces.

All-Little Ten: Conference Minooka 7th Girls 25-25, Luchampion Newark had three kancic 5-15: Jenna Spreitzer led selections on the team. Soph- Minooka with nine points.

Area high school sports schedule TODAY’S EVENTS BOYS BASKETBALL 7 p.m. – Gardner-South Wilmington vs. Dwight at Class 1A Dwight Regional GIRLS BASKETBALL 7 p.m. – Joliet Catholic Academy vs. Rich South at Class 3A Coal City Sectional

Writing for Morris Daily Herald a dream come true For most people who find themselves in a line of work that they’re passionate about, there was some confluence of events where dreams became reality and then that reality became their livelihood.

A boy sees his next-door neighbor emerge from a blaze under the arm of a soot-covered firefighter and from that day forward, his path is set.

That dream surrenders to the boy’s unrelenting will and one day he’s the man emerging from the flames inspiring that next little boy.

For me it was never as simple.

Growing up in Morris, sports have their own gravitational pull. I watched them, played them and collected memorabilia of them and read about them endlessly.

I read Sports Illustrated magazines from cover-to-cover and I was the first one to the front door on Saturdays in the fall to read about the Redskins in the Morris Daily Herald, both teams I had watched and teams I had played for.

During that time, there was never a singular moment – not one that I can openly recollect, at least – where I had the epiphany that I wanted to be a sportswriter, but by the time I was set to go off to college, the idea had taken hold of me as fervently as if I were another awestruck 6-year-old.

A few years later, I already had done some blogging and

VIEWS Ryan Wooden helped manage a couple moderately successful websites when I saw the job posting in the classifieds. The Morris Daily Herald was looking for a stringer to help cover local sports.

I contacted former MDH sports editor T.G. Smith about the opportunity and told him who I was and how badly I wanted it and two weeks later I had my first assignment covering a Morris volleyball game at home against Rochelle. I had never worked under the pressure of a newspaper deadline and I had never covered volleyball.

It was Sept. 14, 2011. A week after my 22nd birthday.

Over the course of the next three-and-a-half years, I took hundreds of assignments for the MDH. On Saturday mornings in the fall, I picked up a copy of the paper I’d read as a child and saw my own byline – read my own stories.

I developed relationships with players and coaches throughout the area.

Some of the players were kids that I knew having coached and umpired youth sports and some of the coaches I had played for, and I developed even deeper, more

meaningful understandings of them as people.

I covered state championship games and regional championships. I saw buzzer-beaters and blow-outs. I worked hard and I wrote fast.

I made friends.

I’d have quick phone calls with editors about what to cover and how to cover it turn into hour-long conversations about the craft and the esteemed history of the sports in our coverage area.

Methodically, I gained confidence and started getting better ... or started getting better and gained confidence. I’m not really sure which came first, but, regardless, I had a lot of help learning the craft along the way.

It was never a full-time job.

I worked for about a dozen websites and freelanced work to another dozen newspapers and magazines while I wrote for the MDH. Yet, rather than explain all those job titles to people, whenever somebody asked me what I did, I told them I freelanced for the Morris Daily Herald.

It was my hometown paper and it was probably the thing I took the most pride in.

That’s why it’s so difficult to write this column not knowing how many more times you’ll see my byline, or, if ever, for that matter.

Because of the clips I’ve been able to put together from

my time stringing for the MDH and the glowing recommendations of my editors here (Rob Oesterle) and at the other publications I’ve worked for, I decided to move into the western suburbs to pursue more regular work.

I’ve already started working frequently for the Daily Herald in the Chicago-area and I’ve done some work for other Shaw publications, such as the Kane County Chronicle.

I’m elated to have the opportunities to continue to pursue my dreams and this is undoubtedly going to be an exciting new chapter in my life, but it’s also sad.

You may still occasionally see my byline if a team in the area finds themselves somewhere near my new home, but effectively, this will be the end of my consistent contributions.

For most of my life, when I woke up, there was a copy of the MDH outside my door. For the last few years, it’s even had my name in it from time to time and that’s made me extremely proud.

I didn’t always know I wanted to be a sports writer, but as soon as I did I always knew I wanted to be in the Morris Daily Herald.

Now I have.

• Ryan Wooden is a Shaw Media Correspondent. He can be reached at rwooden2@ gmail.com.

FRIDAY’S EVENTS 6:45 p.m. – Coal City at Streator 7 p.m. – Sycamore at Morris SATURDAY’S EVENTS WRESTLING 11 a.m. – Coal City vs. Vandalia in Class 1A State Dual Team Quarterfinals at U.S. Cellular Colisseum in Bloomington

BRIEF Kane may be out until conference finals

The biggest question surrounding Patrick Kane entering Tuesday was whether he could become the first American to win the scoring title and the first Blackhawks player to win the Hart Trophy as the league MVP since Stan Mikita in 1968.

Now the question is, will he play again this season?

Kane suffered a broken left collarbone Tuesday night.

The team said Wednesday he underwent successful surgery to repair it.

“The procedure went very well and we anticipate a full recovery in approximately 12 weeks,” team physician Dr. Michael Terry said.

The Stanley Cup playoffs begin in seven weeks.

If the predicted recovery time is accurate, Kane would be ready to play around the conference finals, should the Hawks make it that far.

Kane fell awkwardly into the boards after being crosschecked from behind by Florida’s Alex Petrovic in the first period Tuesday night.

The Hawks placed Kane on long-term injured reserve Wednesday afternoon.

– Mark Lazerus, mlazerus@suntimes.com

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To finesse or not to finesse

CELEBRITY CIPHER

Oscar Robertson, a former top basketball player nicknamed The Big O, said, “Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.”

At the bridge table, you might have to change your game, in particular when the bidding helps you to place the missing key-cards. That is not relevant in this deal, but how should South plan the play in three no-trump after West leads the spade queen?

South starts with seven top tricks: two spades, three hearts, one diamond and one club. He needs to take two more diamond tricks to get up to nine – how?

This is not a finessing deal. If one of declarer’s diamond honors is captured (or covered) by the king, he will need the suit to split 3-3, which is unlikely (a priori 35.53 percent). Instead, South should lead twice toward the hand with the two honors. He should win the first trick with dummy’s spade king and call for a low diamond. East will presumably play low, so South will win with his queen. He goes back to the board by leading his low heart to dummy’s jack. Then he plays a second low diamond toward his hand.

Suppose East wins with his king and returns his second spade.

Declarer wins with his ace, cashes his diamond jack, overtakes his heart queen with dummy’s king, cashes the diamond ace and claims.

Lastly, note that it could cost to duck the first trick. If West is a genius, he will shift to the club queen. Then South would lose one spade, one diamond and three clubs.

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Face-to-face friend refuses to like online interaction Dear Abby: Help! Facebook is killing my social life. I am wondering if anyone else is having this experience.

I am a woman whose job requires me to be on the computer eight hours a day. The last thing I want after work is to go online. Before Facebook took over my social circle, this wasn’t a problem. But now all my friends and family are on the site and pressuring me to do likewise.

Gradually, Facebook contact seems to be replacing real, physical get-togethers. Things that used to be done in person or over the phone are now all done on Facebook, and we rarely get together anymore.

If I don’t check Facebook, I am out of the loop.

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips If I suggest getting together, everyone is “busy” – busy on Facebook, I guess. They aren’t mad at me or avoiding me, they just want contact on their terms. Am I the only one having this problem? – Old-School

In Champaign, Illinois Dear Old-School: I’m sure

you’re not the only one. The Internet is supposed to be a tool to facilitate communication, not a substitute for real, flesh-and-blood relationships. If you can’t work out a compromise with your friends and family – say, one in-person

visit a month – you may have to cultivate some new relationships with other “old-school” people who also prefer face-toface contact.

Dear Abby: My father recently passed away. It was unexpected. He was my sunshine and my heart. I am devastated.

Because of this, I am no longer sure I want to have a traditional wedding. It would be too sad to not share the day with Dad, as I had dreamed. My fiancé and I have discussed eloping, and it seems like the right idea.

The trouble with eloping, however, is we’d want our parents and siblings there as witnesses, and we’d like a party for friends and extended family after the nuptials.

People are telling me that’s not

eloping, and they have been looking forward to attending our wedding.

In the midst of my grief, I’m not sure how to respond to their comments. What should I do? – Fatherless Bride In

Mississippi Dear Fatherless Bride: If you

would prefer your nuptials to be a small, intimate affair, that’s what they should be.

Have a reception later. Whether others were looking forward to attending your wedding is beside the point.

If you are challenged for not wanting a big wedding, all you need to say is your plans changed when your father died. No one should be able to argue with that, because your feelings are understandable.

Dear Abby: I have a neighbor who is always asking to borrow things. The items come back only if I go and collect them – from food items such as spices, to gasoline, cash and more. The situation is almost comical, like Simpson vs. Flanders. How can I make my stuff less available without outright saying no? – Flanders of “Springfield,” Maine Dear Flanders: And what is

wrong with just saying no?

When someone’s generosity is abused, that’s the most logical thing to do. And without being nasty, you should tell your neighbor the reason why.

• Write Dear Abby at www. dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Due to promotion US Foods, Streator, Illinois is recruiting for a Night Warehouse Manager. This position is responsible for management of two supervisors and approximately 40 warehouse associates.

Seasonal Plant Operations: Assists in the moving, handling and delivery of agronomy and associated miscellaneous items. Repairs to plant and mobile equipment. H.S. Diploma, or equivalent, and CDL are required.

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Layout, Cut and Machine Aluminum Extrusion in order to install safety guarding for Machines Construct Electrical Panels with the help of Electrical Schematics and Panel Layout Drawings Machine Electrical Enclosures and Panels with the help of power tools and milling machine Perform Electrical and Pneumatic hookups and route necessary wires and hoses Create parts drawings and update electrical drawings as needed Construct small part holding fixtures and machine components as needed QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS: High school degree or equivalent Basic oral and written communication skills Minimum 5 years previous relevant work experience required Proficiency in the use of hand and power tools Some AutoCad experience a plus Must have an electrical and pneumatic background Machining experience helpful Experience with automation machinery preferred Must be self-motivated and be able to work in a fast paced environment Ability to work well with others Ability to follow verbal instructions Clover Technologies Group offers an excellent salary and benefits plan.

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NOTICE Pursuant to the Business OpMORRIS – BRAND NEW portunity Sales Law of 1995, JUST FINISHED 3 BR, 2 BA Ottawa Large, Furnished Office every business opportunity DUPLEX. Great Kitchen w/all Basement meeting room & storage must be registered with the appl., C/A, Full Bsmt., Att. 2 Car area. Util, garbage, snow removal Illinois Securities DepartGar., Lndry on 1st flr. $1,485/mo. furnished.

815-433-3879 ment. Protect yourself and 815-941-1532 lve. msg. get the facts before you hand over your hard earned monMorris ~ 946 E. Washington Very small 2BR house. Garage with Morris Area Christian Female ey by contacting the door opener, W/D, C/A, 2 year seeking Christian family for Illinois Secretary of lease with D/D. Ref checked. room and spiritual support.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS CAUSE 15-TX-2: TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS (AND IF DECEASED, TO THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES), AND TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SECRETARY OF STATE, GREENE COUNTY CLERK, COUNTY TREASURER, STATES ATTORNEY, GREENTREE FINANCIAL, LLC, AND TO OCCUPANTS AND UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED IN THE PARCELS HEREINAFTER NAMED: Parcel Number 03-16-30-300-4M 03-16-30-300-4M 03-40-03-009-3M 03-40-03-009-3M 03-40-03-009-3M 03-40-03-050-3M 03-40-03-050-3M 03-40-04-023-4M 03-40-08-025-8M 03-40-09-038-9M 03-40-11-010-0M 03-40-11-010-0M 03-40-11-010-0M 03-40-11-010-0M 03-40-11-010-0M 03-40-13-025-0M 03-40-13-025-0M 06-40-01-003-1M 06-40-02-008-2M 06-40-04-009-4M 06-40-04-009-4M 06-40-04-026-4M 06-40-04-026-4M 06-40-06-007-6M 06-40-06-007-6M 06-40-07-001-7M 06-40-07-001-7M 06-40-07-001-7M 06-40-07-001-7M 06-40-07-001-7M 06-40-07-004-7M 06-40-07-004-7M 06-40-07-004-7M 06-40-07-004-7M 06-40-07-011-7M 06-40-07-011-7M 06-40-08-018-8M 06-40-08-018-8M 06-40-08-018-8M 06-40-08-018-8M

Owners/Parties Interested JOHNSON, SHANE JOHNSON SHANE PINKSTON, JANICE THARP, JANICE FIRSTMERIT BANK NA RITCHIE, PAUL RITCHIE PAUL KEVISH MICHAEL CUEVAS APOLONIO & ALLISON TORTORELLI, DONNA L AHERN JOHN AHERN, CHASTITY MAREK, GREGG A MAREK,SANDRA K ET AL FIFTH THIRD BANK FKA KING CITY FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK DILWORTH, KELLY MCNULTY, LINDSEY THOMPSON, AMANDA CERMAK, PERRY PEDIGO, CLARENCE PEDIGO CLARENCE DOOLEY, BRITT DOOLEY BRITT SKULLY, PATRICIA HANNA, JEROME BROWN, MICHAEL JR BROWN DONNA BROWN DONNA SHUMACHER, JOSEPH SHUMACHER,JENNIFER AMERICAN GNERAL FINANCE ORAM, BRAD ORAM, PAM BANK ONE JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N A, FKA BANK ONE FLEMING, MELODY FLEMING MELODY ROSE ERIC & AMBERSHEA ROSE ERIC BURT ESTATES TUMPACK AMANDA

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TAKE NOTICE THAT THE ABOVESAID MOBILE HOMES WERE SOLD ON NOVEMBER 15, 2012, FOR DELINQUENT MOBILE HOME LOCAL SERVICES TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2012 AND PRIOR YEARS, AND THAT THE PERIOD OF REDEMPTION FROM SUCH SALE EXPIRES JUNE 19, 2015. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT A PETITION FOR ORDER DIRECTING ISSUANCE OF TAX CERTIFICATES OF TITLE HAS BEEN FILED IN THE ABOVESAID CAUSE AS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED MOBILE HOMES BY GRUNDY COUNTY, AS TRUSTEE, AND THAT ON JULY 13, 2015 AT 11:30 AM, SAID PETITIONER WILL APPLY FOR AN ORDER THAT A TAX CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ISSUE AS TO EACH ABOVESAID MOBILE HOME NOT REDEEMED ON OR BEFORE JUNE 19, 2015. /S/ GRUNDY COUNTY AS TRUSTEE, PETITIONER. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 111 E WASHINGTON ST, MORRIS, IL 60450 TELEPHONE: (815) 941-3222 (Published in the Morris Daily Herald, February 12, 19, 26, 2015.) MPC 112

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KIT ‘N’ CARLYLE ® BY Larry Wright

(708) 460-7711.

I646865 (Published in the Morris Daily Herald, February 26, 2015 March 5, 12, 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.

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF GRUNDY MORRIS, ILLINOIS TCF NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

DANIEL L. SEMLAR A//A DANIEL SEMLAR; ANITA L. SEMLAR A/K/A ANITA SEMLAR; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, 14 CH 71 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at the hour of 2:00 p.m. in the office of Donald F. Black, 201 Liberty Street, Suite 211, Morris, Illinois 60450, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 122 East Main Street, Braceville, IL 60407.

P.I.N. 09-25-153-018.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. David T. Cohen at Plaintiff's Attorney, David T. Cohen & Associates, LTD., 10729 West 159th Street, Orland Park, Illinois 60467-4531.

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF GRUNDY MORRIS, ILLINOIS TCF NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

DANIEL L. SEMLAR A//A DANIEL SEMLAR; ANITA L. SEMLAR A/K/A ANITA SEMLAR; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, 14 CH 71 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at the hour of 2:00 p.m. in the office of Donald F. Black, 201 Liberty Street, Suite 211, Morris, Illinois 60450, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: ALL OF LOT 5, IN BLOCK 2, IN THE VILLAGE OF BRACEVILLE; (EXCEPT COAL AND OTHER MINERALS UNDERLYING SAID PREMISES IN QUESTION WITH THE RIGHT TO MINE AND REMOVE THE SAME) IN GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 122 East Main Street, Braceville, IL 60407.

P.I.N. 09-25-153-018.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. David T. Cohen at Plaintiff's Attorney, David T. Cohen & Associates, LTD., 10729 West 159th Street, Orland 60467-4531.

Park, Illinois (708) 460-7711.

I646865 (Published in the Morris Daily Herald, February 26, 2015 March 5, 12, 2015)

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ONLY 6.25% SALES TAX!! SAVES YOU MORE MONEY! Ken Talty

Dealer Principal/ Co-Owner

1850 N. Division, Morris

815-942-0030 Tony Billo

Sales Manager/ Finance Director

Terry Hartell

Product Specialist

Matt Wilson

Product Specialist/ Finance

Tyler Talty

Internet Specialist

Joe Nussbaum Sales Consultant

HOURS: Monday – Friday 9am – 7pm Saturday 9am – 5 pm

SHOP TALTY 24/7 AT WWW.TALTYAUTOS.COM

Disclaimer: See dealer for details, all payments OAC. All prices plus tax, title, Lisc. and doc fee. Dealer not responsible for pricing errors in ad. Pictures for illustration purposes only. Must Qualify.

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