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MORRIS – Morris Elementary School District 54 operates under the guidance of a Strategic Management Plan.

The current plan is for school years 2014-15 through 2016-17. One of the specific goals is to develop 21st century learners who are critical thinkers, are comfortable using technology, and are excellent problem solvers.

Student, staff and community members have all supported the District 54 Tech Trot 5K. The proceeds from the 5K have a direct impact on the technology at Morris Elementary.

First, the infrastructure needed to be built to support the technology. A plan was put into place. A curriculum and technology action plan was developed, monitored, adapted and implemented. New wireless systems were put in place at Shabbona and White Oak along with server upgrades, updated firewalls, and security protocols to make sure the technology runs smoothly and effectively for the students.

The technology initiative at Morris Elementary will be a national spotlight marketing campaign for Cisco Systems.

The district’s case study will be highlighted at Cisco.com.

The Strategic Management Plan and the technology plan are available at morris54.org.

This year students and parents alike will be impacted by the 1:1 initiative. Last year, students in third through fifth grades were given Chromebooks to use in their classrooms. This school year all students in grades sixth through eighth at Shabbona will be allowed to take their Chromebooks home. Students will now be able to stay connected in an ever-changing educational landscape. They can start assignments, research, hold collaboration sessions in class, and continue that work at home, the library, or anywhere that has wireless access.

Students will have access to their work at all times through the use of Google Apps for

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COMMUNITY PULSE Teri Shaw Education. This tool will be the student’s digital locker, workspace, research area and more. Students will have their needed files with them at all times, have access to turn in and receive assignments through Google Classroom, and have tools to help them stay organized such as calendars and to-do lists.

District 54 also welcomed Mike McGowan as the new District Information Technology specialist. Mr. McGowan also teaches Educational Technology Integration courses at the college level.

Mr. McGowan is the president of ICE Chip, a chapter of Illinois Computing Educators, and also the professional development chair for the organization. His main goal is to make sure that technology is used to help them become college and career ready.

The vision of Morris Elementary is to provide an environment of excellence in education, which inspires a passion for learning, critical thinking, artistic creativity, and problem solving. Students are empowered to develop tools to maximize their academic, social and civic potential.

Through these technology initiatives, from the Tech Trot 5K to the new IT Specialist, District 54 is demonstrating its commitment to developing 21st century learners. Together we are inspiring excellence in every child every day.

• Teri Shaw is the superintendent of Morris Elementary School District 54. Community Pulse is a weekly column that provides a dedicated space for Grundy County-area nonprofits, schools, organizations and sometimes Morris Herald-News staff to share news and information about their organization.

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By ALLISON SELK Shaw Media Correspondent MORRIS – Down on the farm in the outskirts of Morris Saturday, more than 150 people gathered for good barbecue, cold drinks, a rockin’ band and shared a vision to help the world.

The evening boasted a backdrop of the Terry and Carol Seggebruch farm, nestled into the woods with a quiet atmosphere. Guests were greeted and welcomed to explore the home and grounds as they sipped Harvest Moon cocktails and cool sodas while catching up with old friends.

Organizers said they had a dream to raise money to bring the gift of sight and sound through eye glasses, surgery and hearing aids to people living in difficult conditions.

Dr. Phil Ortiz and his organization, I Care International Inc., raised about $10,000 at the Harvest Night Celebration for Sight charity event Saturday.

“On a trip to visit my parents in Mexico in 1987, I saw people with absolutely nothing. I noticed another organization doing something similar, which gave me the sense that I should do something,” Ortiz said.

was overwhelmed by the generosity of donors for food, music and drinks.

“These businesses are supporting this cause and not asking much in return,” Jacobs said.

Outside the main doors, students from the Morris Community High School National Honors Society demonstrated how they assess which donated glasses get packed for mission trips. The group is linked with I Care International, and after a one-day training session, spend four to five hours every month preparing glasses for travel.

Mikaela Marino and Emma Dingbaum showed the crowd the sorting process volunteering with the National Honor Society.

“The best part about this is touching the glasses and knowing someone in another country will receive them,” Marino said.

Dingbaum said seeing reAllison Selk for Shaw Media actions of clients who receive Ottawa native and “All My Children” soap opera actor Walt Willey delivers a bag full of prescription glasses glasses while watching videos collected by Bard Optical in Peru to the I Care International fundraiser Saturday in Morris. from past mission trips keeps her actively volunteering for I Care International was services to less-fortunate men, uador, Guatemala, Honduras, the work.

“It makes a difference when founded in 1989 by Ortiz and women and children around Mexico, Peru, Arizona, Floriyou see how much the people the late Dr. Charles D. Cools. the world. Its volunteer mis- da and Illinois.

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Battle of the Hoses MAZON – The Mazon Fire Protection District hosted a fundraising day of fun Saturday that included water fights, a spaghetti dinner and a live band.

In an effort to bring back Mazon Fun Days, the department decided to make its second annual fundraiser an entire day of fun for the family.

In the first year, the department raised $6,000 to help purchase much-needed equipment for the all-volunteer department. This year, the community came together to volunteer to make the day bigger than last year’s.

TOP RIGHT: Mason Brookman, 3, son of firefighter Mark Brookman II, prepares to turn on the water to the hoses for the water fight between his dad and firefighter Greg Bingheim.

TOP LEFT: Bryan Bingheim, 14, of Mazon practices his cadet skills during the water fights Saturday afternoon.

ABOVE LEFT: Andy Brookman mans the hose in a water fight against cadet Bryan Bingheim.

ABOVE RIGHT: Mazon firefighter Greg Bingheim holds nothing back as he battles his 14-yearold son and firefighter cadet Bryan Bingheim in a head-to-head water fight.

LEFT: Mark Brookman II powers through the final match for first place.

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D-201 talks extracurricular policies Home-schooled students, private school students considered

By ALLISON SELK Shaw Media Correspondent MINOOKA – With the combined efforts of Board of Education members, administration, parents and staff, Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 is one step closer to creating a policy allowing nonpublic school children to participate in district extracurricular activities.

At the July 22 board meeting, members voted to suspend policy language that stated “nonpublic school students will not be allowed to participate in district extracurricular activities, regardless of whether they attend a district school part time.”

This action allowed students to enroll in sports for the fall term, without the board having to go through three readings of the policy before it is adopted, allowing time to work on new policies

and procedures in the meantime.

A policy committee meeting was held Thursday to examine the old language and determine what should be in the new language.

Superintendent Kris Monn presented the old policy and what he created for a new policy to begin discussion, which led to concerns on several other areas.

First, academic standing and discipline of a homeschooled student are measured.

Children enrolled in parochial or public schools are monitored weekly by administration for grades and behavior, which, if either fails, could lead to ineligibility. The committee was concerned how this would be monitored with a home-schooler.

“I think discipline takes care of itself by the coaching staff. We don’t know if a kid is a brat at home, but the

coach will know if a kid has a disciplinary problem,” said Kris Crouch, a mother of two home-schooled students.

Monn stated in the policy that all participants will have to abide by the standards set out by “any association in which the school district maintains membership, which is the Illinois Elementary School Association.”

How to obtain information from the parents will be further researched.

During his research, Monn found another variation that could be part of the policy.

“Do we allow kids to be involved in events that are noncut and tryout events?” he asked.

Monn was asking whether nonpublic school students should be allowed to go out for events that are tryout based and have cuts with public school children, or if the district should only allow home-schoolers to join noncut events.

B o a r d m e m b e r A l S kwarczynski suggested allowing nonpublic school students to only be permitted to join noncut activities as to not

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“I think we need to put in what exact sports and activities are available in the wording of this policy. Something like ‘nonattending students can be involved in these extracurricular activities,’” Skwarczynski said.

Monn was cautious to put exact activities allowed in a policy.

“I will give a statement and then examples. I will list each individual activity in a procedure, because it’s easier to modify a procedure than a policy,” he said.

Other topics discussed were making sure newly home-schooled students were in good standing at former schools and that physicals and immunizations are up to date, which all fall under IESA standards as well.

GOTTA DO IT Conservation district to host pond shock demo

The Grundy and Kendall County Soil and Water Conservation Districts will be teaming up to hold the annual Pond Shock/Electrofishing demonstration on Sept. 8.

The demonstration will begin at 6 p.m. and will once again feature Illinois Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Biologist, Rob Miller.

The cost is $4 and includes a light dinner that will be served during the demonstration. Reservations are required by Sept. 3.

The pond is northeast of Morris in Kendall County and maps will be mailed one week prior to the demonstration.

For information, call the Grundy County SWCD office at 815-942-0359, ext. 3.

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MORRIS – Grundy County State’s Attorney Jason Helland announced that on Aug. 19 the grand jury returned the following indictments, according to a news release from Helland’s office. The public is advised a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Class 4 felony.

• Carter Brown, 18, of West Branch, Michigan, was indicted on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony.

• Meegan Dooley, 20, of Mazon, was indicted on a charge of possession of more than 30 but less than 500 grams of cannabis, a Class 4 felony.

• Charles Enerson III, 39, of • Jarred Bernard, 18, of Morris, Morris, was indicted on four was indicted on a charge of counts for aggravated driving possession of alprazolam, a while under the influence

charges, all Class 2 felonies; and two counts of aggravated driving while under the influence charges, both Class 4 felonies.

• Joseph Lazier, 28, of Morris, was indicted on charges of aggravated battery to a police officer, a Class 2 felony; and aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony.

• Robert Meitz, 50, of Minooka, was indicted on a charge of theft of more than $10,000 but less than $100,000, a Class 2

felony.

• Quentin Norton, 18, of Braidwood, was indicted on a charge of delivery of a controlled substance, a Class X felony.

• Angela Petty, 33, of Morris, was indicted on charges aggravated driving while under the influence, a Class 4 felony; and driving while suspended, a Class 4 felony.

• David Rasor, 32, of Braidwood, was indicted on a charge of possession of heroin, a Class 4 felony.

• Daniel Rice, 22, of Minooka, was indicted on a charge of possession of cocaine, a Class 4 felony.

• Rafael Vazquez, 24, of Morris, was indicted on two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol charges, a Class 4 felony; and a driving while revoked charge, a Class 4 felony.

• James Zingre, 35, of Morris, was indicted on a charge of unlawful use of credit card, a Class 4 felony.

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Diamond residents upset over infrastructure Residents plan to start homeowners association; landlord welcomes idea

By KRIS STADALSKY Shaw Media Correspondent DIAMOND – Residents of Burt Estates in Diamond have become frustrated with what they say are disturbing living conditions, so much so that some are asking how to create a homeowners association.

Problems some residents cite are old electrical boxes, dead tree branches falling onto homes, part of the back of the property filled with trash and debris, and sinkholes in yards from broken water mains.

According to Burt Estates resident Christine Moore, her latest frustration seems to be with landlord MHPI Inc.’s decision to install water meters on every property. Burt Estates is a manufactured home subdivision.

On Aug. 16, about 20 residents from Burt Estates gathered to discuss forming a homeowners association.

Terry Nelson, board president of the nonprofit organization Mobile Home Owners Association of Illinois, has been working with residents for several months. The MHOAI educates mobile home owners about their rights, helps negotiate leases and works with legislators to pass laws protecting homeowners.

Leases in question

Some leases at the park are at least 15 years old. Those

leases include water, sewer and garbage pickup as part of land rental. By installing water meters, some residents say their original leases have not been amended and are being violated.

“They are trying to enforce water meters instead of amending the leases. That caused a lot of residents to be insecure about where they are living,” resident Robin Nowman said.

MHPI owner and landlord Jim Soboleski said state statute allows leases to be amended every year.

The water meters will cost residents an additional flat rate of $39.69 each month in lieu of a rent increase for the next two years. Typical rent increases for the year equal out to $5 a month for seniors and disabled residents and up to $25 a month for others, the residents said at the gathering.

Residents in mobile home subdivisions are typically seniors, disabled or low-income families who can’t afford the increase in rent, Nelson said.

Soboleski cited exorbitant water costs as the reason for installing the meters. Since the village charges a flat rate, residents will in turn pay a flat rate instead of a usage charge.

“We have absorbed [water costs] for as long as we could,” he said. “Eventually, it will be based on usage. We wanted to do everything at one time; the meters and the roads.”

Nowman said when she asked neighbors to sign a petition protesting the meters, management called the police and shortly after she was served by local police with an order to cease and desist.

The handling of the water meter installation process by management has upset many residents. The first letter posted to doors July 18, a Saturday, Moore said, came from Universal Utilities Inc., a Michigan-based company.

The letter had no date and did not include the Burt Estates logo. Many thought it was a solicitation.

The letter, obtained by the Morris Herald-News from Nowman, stated work would begin two days later on July 20.

Moore said residents didn’t get proper notice, nor were they able to talk with management staff because it was a weekend and the office was closed.

When Universal began work, not all residents complied and police were called

by Burt Estates office staff on several occasions.

Moore asked to see a contractor license and state per-

“They are trying to enforce water meters instead of amending the leases.”

Robin Nowman Diamond resident mit; the workers did not produce the documents, so she did not allow installation.

Soboleski said his company has used Universal Utilities many times and they are affiliated with a licensed Illinois contractor.

A second letter reminding residents of the water meters, dated Aug. 13 from Burt Estates, was posted on doors. It informed residents all leases were set to expire Dec. 31 and everyone is required to come in and sign a new one.

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roads, which have since been repaired.

Kernc is aware of the issue with junk in the back of the property, and received a photo from management showing cleanup progress after the Grundy County State’s Attorney’s Office was prepared to take action, she said. Because the subdivision is private property, the village is limited in what it can do, Kernc said.

“When it’s a safety issue, we try our hardest to make sure [the issues] get addressed,” she said.

Those who attended the Aug. 16 meeting plan to meet again with Nelson and possibly create a board of directors and advisory board to start a homeowners association.

Soboleski said he doesn’t see the point of a homeowners association, but he has parks in Florida that have them.

Sometimes, it’s easier to deal with just one person, he said.

“There’s probably not a fairer owner in our industry than me. Rent increases in the last few years have been minimal,” he said. “If they want to do it, go ahead.”

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By SOPHENG CHEANG The Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Ieng Thirith, a Khmer Rouge leader who was the highest-ranking woman in the genocidal regime that oversaw the death of nearly 2 million Cambodians in the late 1970s, died Saturday, her family and U.N. officials said.

She was 83 years old.

Ieng Thirith was a sisterin-law of the movement’s late supreme leader, Pol Pot. A Sorbonne-educated Shakespeare scholar, she served as minister of social affairs and was mar-

ried to Ieng Sary, the regime’s former foreign minister, who died in 2013 at age 87.

Her son, Ieng Vuth, said she had been suffering from dementia, heart troubles and other health problems. He said Buddhist funeral rites would be held at her family’s hometown of Pailin in northwestern Cambodia. “I don’t have many words to say, but we lost a good mother today,” Ieng Vuth said by phone from his home.

Ieng Thirith was one of just a handful of aging Khmer Rouge leaders put on trial by a United Nations-backed tribunal seeking justice for crimes

committed by the radical movement.

But in September 2012, the tribunal was forced to free her after she was declared mentally unfit to stand trial because of an illness thought to have been Alzheimer’s disease.

However, the charges against her were not dropped.

Prosecutors had accused her of involvement in the “planning, direction, coordination and ordering of widespread purges,” and charged her with crimes against humanity, genocide, homicide, torture and religious persecution. She denied the charges.

class of 1947. He joined the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. On May 12, 1951, he married Barbara S. Whittaker at the First Presbyterian Church in Alton, Illinois. Upon completing his service with the Air Force he was employed with Illinois Bell Telephone Company and he continued his education at Shurtleff College in Alton. He moved his family to Morris in 1966 where he continued his employment with the telephone company for over 35 years until retiring in 1989.

Larry was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Morris, he was an AT&T Telephone Pioneer, a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge, a member of the American Legion Post #294, and the Franklin Masonic Lodge #25 in Alton, Illinois, where he just received his 55-year pin this summer.

He enjoyed fishing with his friends and especially with his grandson.

Larry had a love for flight and flew with two of his grandsons when they became pilots. Larry and his wife, Barbara, enjoyed playing golf as members of the Morris Country Club. Together they became snowbirds in Orange Beach, Alabama, where they made many, many wonderful friends.

Larry is survived by his wife of 64 years, Barbara; children, Leslie (Terry) Elam of Cedar Rapids, IA; Steven (Linda) White of Marseilles, IL; Kimberly (Paul) Bernier of Hollywood, MD; and Joe (Krista) White of Heyworth, IL. Grandchildren are Tammy (Brad) Coats; Terry Michael (Kelly) and Tad (Laura) Elam; Michael (Katie), Lisa, Lauren, and Brian Bernier; and Eryn and Ethan White; great grandchildren, Dalton and Susie Coats, Joel and Cael Elam; Hadley and Corah Elam; and Kinley Bernier. Larry was preceded

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Visitation will be held on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home located at 301 West Washington Street in Morris.

Masonic services will be conducted at 6:00 p.m. by Mazon Lodge 826. A Celebration of Lawrence’s Life will be held at 7:00 p.m. that evening with Reverend Dr. Roy Backus presiding. Military honors will be conducted immediately following the Celebration of Life outside the funeral home. Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made in Lawrence’s name to the Morris Hospital Lifeline or to the We Care of Grundy County. Arrangements have been entrusted with U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, 301 W. Washington Street, Morris, Illinois. For further information visit the website at www.ucdaviscallahan.com where online condolences may be made, or contact the funeral home at (815) 942-0084.

Tennis instructor Jimmy Evert, father of Chris, dies at age 91 The ASSOCIATED PRESS FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Jimmy Evert, a highly regarded tennis instructor whose students included his Grand Slam champion daughter, has died at age 91.

Evert was the city of Fort Lauderdale’s tennis director for 49 years and taught a wide range of top junior players.

All five of his children reached at least the final of a national junior champi-

onship, and daughter Chris became one of the greatest players ever, winning 18 major titles and finishing No. 1 for seven years. Evert also worked with Jennifer Capriati, who went on to the No. 1 ranking, and Frank Froehling, Brian Gottfried and Harold Solomon, who became top players. Evert, who died Friday, was an All-American player at Notre Dame in the 1940’s and reached No. 11 in the U.S. rankings.

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a.m. at the U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, located at 301 W. Born: June 22, 1932; in Ottawa, IL Washington Street in Morris. A Died: Aug. 21, 2015; in Morris, IL Born: Oct. 22, 1931; in Odell, IL Celebration of Chuck’s Life will Died: Aug. 20, 2015; in Morris, IL be at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor John Charles “Chuck” Costa of Ignite Christian Church of W. Heath, 83, of Coal City officiating. Burial will be in Jeanne A. ConMorris, passed stantine, age 83, away peacefully on Evergreen Cemetery.

Memorials may be made in of Dwight, passed Aug. 21, 2015, at Chuck’s name to the Ignite away at Morris Park Pointe HealthChristian Church, 301 S. Broadway, Hospital on Aug. 20, care and Rehab in Coal City.

Arrangements have been 2015.

Morris. Born June 22, 1932, in OttaVisitation will take wa, he was the son of the late Frank entrusted with U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, 301 W. Washington place on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 and Alice (Dougherty) Heath. from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m., at Hager Chuck was raised and educated in Street, Morris, Illinois.

For further information, visit the Memorial Home in Dwight. Services rural Marseilles, with nine brothers website at www.ucdaviscallahan. will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 25, and sisters. He graduated with com or contact the funeral home at 2015 at 10:00 a.m., at St. Patrick’s the Class of 1950 from Seneca Catholic Church, Dwight. Father High School. He married Virginia P. (815) 942-0084. Online condolencChris Haake will officiate. Burial will Cooke on May 2, 1954. She preced- es may be made to the family by visiting our website. take place at Goodfarm Cemetery, ed him in death on April 27, 2011. rural Dwight. Pallbearers will be He began working for Kroger nephews and friends of the family. grocery stores and later became Jeanne was born on Oct. 22, 1931 a pipefitter, working for Amoco in Odell, Illinois, to Leo and Irene Chemical in 1968 and retiring in (Klein) Ribordy. She married David 1997. Chuck took great pride in Bice Constantine on Sept. 10, 1949 restoring a 1947 Ford and showing at St. Paul’s Church in Odell. it at the local Cruise Night. He Jeanne is survived by her also enjoyed camping, fishing, and LAWRENCE A. WHITE daughter, Deanna (Terry) Schaff of traveling with his wife for many Born: Nov. 23, 1930 Scottsdale, AZ; her sister, Virginia years and he loved Bluegrass and Died: Aug. 22, 2015 (Don) Neville of Woodlands, TX; and attending the annual Covered Lawrence A. her granddaughter, Katie (Kelson) Bridge Festival.

“Red” White, 84, Fagan of Chicago. She is preceded Survived by his children, Duane of Morris, passed in death by her parents; her broth(Carla) Heath of Bartlett, Andrea away peacefully ers, Jim and Joe Ribordy; and her (James) Baker of Morris, and David Saturday, Aug. 22, sister, Marie Fogarty.

(Kim) Heath of Cornell; grandchil2015, at the Morris Jeanne was a member of the Altar dren, Peter Baker, Holly (Thomas) Hospital. Born Nov. and Rosary Society at St. Patrick’s Almanza, Dustin (fiancée, Kelly) 23, 1930, in Clinton, Catholic Church in Dwight. She was Heath, Danielle Heath, Whitney Maryland, Larry also a member of the International (Grant) Rupp, Dallas (Kimberly) was the son of the Flying Farmers.

Rush; seven great-grandchildren; late John T. and Memorials in honor of Jeanne may and one sister, Dorothy Wagner of Bernice (Dennison) be made to St. Patrick’s Catholic Bettendorf, IA. He was preceded in Church in Dwight or to St. Paul’s death by his parents; five brothers, White.

Larry was educated in SurGrade School in Odell. Condolences and three sisters. may be made at www.hagermemoVisitation will be held Wednesday, rattsville High School in Clinton, Maryland, and graduated with the rial.com Aug. 26, 2015, from 9:00 to 11:00

• I CARE

Morris Rotary Club invites with top-quality VA health care. public to Tuesday meeting Veterans can register for VA MORRIS – The Morris Rotary Club invites the public to attend its meeting at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday at Chapin’s restaurant, 701 Liberty St., Morris, where Mental Health Court officials will present.

The presentation on Mental Health Court will include the next steps for the program now that it has received some funding. The Morris Rotary Club invites the public to this meeting in order to learn more about the court. RSVP to president John Carr at jrc67@ sbcglobal.net.

Continued from page 3 appreciate the glasses. It keeps us going when it is hot in the summer and we could be out doing other things on the weekends,” Dingbaum said.

I Care International volunteer Kelly Davis works with the students on this community service project and hopes it will ignite their passions.

“I want to see some of these kids go on a mission trip and see the faces of those who are being helped firsthand,” Davis said.

During the demonstration, former “All My Children” actor Walt Willey, an Ottawa native, made a cameo appearance to donate a box of used glasses his friends at Bard Optical in Peru had been saving for the girls to test and package.

“I ran into Dr. Ortiz while we were both doing radio promotions in Ottawa. I am now illustrating a book 10 hours a day, and think nothing of going to grab my glasses when my eyes are strained from the work,” Willey said. “I figured I could come by and help out in any way that I could.”

After everyone was fed, the

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Hines Mobile Unit date changes to Aug. 31

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Mikaela Marino (left) and Emma Dingbaum of the Morris Community High School Honor Society demonstrate how the group determines the glasses prescriptions, labels and cleans them before distribution.

Blue Sky Blind Band rocked out cover songs from past eras, while people danced along.

Donated California wine was auctioned, and the 50-50 raffle

slid past the $5,000 mark. The night of fellowship completed around 10 p.m., marking what organizers called a successful event.

MORRIS – The Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital Veterans Mobile Medical Unit will be in Morris from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 31 at 212 W. Washington St. in Morris. This date is instead of the first Monday of September due to the Labor Day holiday, according to a news release.

The MMU is the latest tool Hines VA Hospital is using to reach out to area veterans to enroll them and provide them

health care and receive primary care services monthly at the mobile clinic. Hines deploys the Veterans MMU on a regular basis to areas in the Chicago suburbs and beyond. The Veterans MMU also will serve National Guard and Reserve personnel by engaging National Guard and Reserve units at their service headquarters shortly after they return home from duty.

Veterans who wish to receive ongoing care through the MMU should bring a copy of their DD-214 and income information.

Other opportunities to visit the Hines MMU include the second Wednesday of each month at Heritage Woods of Dwight, 701 E Mazon Ave., Dwight; and the third Monday of each month in Diamond from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Legion 1752 E. Division St. To schedule an appointment or request the Veterans MMU for an event, call Pam Kostecki at 708-202-8387, ext. 73063, or email her at pamela.kostecki@va.gov.

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Defensive lineman Ryan Niewinski (53) pressures quarterback Nathaniel Halcomb during the Morris football team’s scrimmage Friday night in Morris.

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Morris defense highlighted in scrimmage

By ROB OESTERLE roesterle@shawmedia.com MORRIS – When football players usually head into their seasons, talk centers on a team’s offense and how that team will be able to move the ball and score.

What often gets overlooked is its defense and how it can make the offense’s job easier by limiting how well the other team moves the ball and scores. In Friday night’s intra-squad scrimmage at the Morris Community High School field, the Redskins defense gave hints it might have been Morris’ well-kept secret as the season goes on.

The first-string defense performed well against a scout offense that ran plays similar to what they thought they’d see in this Friday’s opener against Chicago Austin Polytechnic.

The starting defense allowed few yards in their 20 minutes on the field and surrendered only one touchdown, which came late in the action and followed a pass-interference penalty near the goal line.

“Morris has always taken pride in its defense,” said senior co-captain Ryan Niewinski, a returning starter who will anchor the defensive line this season. “The guys on the defense really bond together and feel that we are a strength for this team.

“We know that if we do our job well and get off the field quick, it makes it easier for our offense to score. You always hear that if the other team doesn’t score, they can’t win.”

Besides Niewinski in the defensive line, the starters Friday night included senior Jackson Shannon and sophomore Alonzo Enriquez. The linebackers will be junior Michael Feeney and senior Kyle Overton on the outside and junior Keagan Sobol and senior Will Ringer on the inside.

In the backfield will be seniors Payton Bruyn and Jake Webb at cornerback and senior Nathan Guth and junior Michael Cryder at safety.

During the scrimmage, Niewinski and Shannon put a lot of pressure on the quarter-

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ABOVE: Morris defenders Michael Cryder (left) and Kyle Overton (right) chase after receiver Seth Eschenbaum after Eschenbaum made a catch in Friday night’s scrimmage. BELOW: Morris defenders Jackson Shannon (left) and Ryan Niewinski converge on quarterback Nathaniel Halcomb.

“We know that if we do our job well and get off the field quick, it makes it easier for our offense to score.”

Ryan Niewinski Morris senior co-captain back on pass plays, while the backfield had the pass routes well-covered. On running plays, the defensive linemen occupied blockers, allowing the linebackers to fill the holes.

“I thought our defense looked really sharp,” Morris coach Alan Thorson said.

“They were in the right plac-

es and worked well together.

Their intensity was really amped up tonight, which was good to see. Even before we came out, it felt like it was a regular-season game. The kids

were fired up in the locker room and ready to go.

“The nice thing is that when we get to be on offense, we have plenty of guys that can come in and run the ball

and give two-way guys like Sobol and Feeney a rest if they need it. We are looking for nothing but good things from our defense this year.”

Last season, it was the defense that set the tone for the Redskins. In their five losses in their run to the Class 5A quarterfinals in 2014, Morris allowed 33.4 points a game. In the seven wins, that total fell to 12.6.

“We feel pretty good about our defense this year,” Niewinski said. “We are a tight group. The guys from both classes get along and work together really well. It felt great to be under the lights for a practice, and we are looking forward to next Friday night being the first step in a good season.”

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STAFF REPORTS MORRIS – The 12th annual Mazon Speed Bowl and Grundy County Speedway Racers Reunion and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies will be Sept. 5 at the Grundy County Fairgrounds.

The fairgrounds is the home of the Grundy County Speedway, the third-of-a-mile paved oval in operation since 1971. Previously, the famed Mazon Speed Bowl was the site of auto racing action in the Grundy County area.

The event honors stock car and midget racing drivers, crew members, officials and fans, all of whom have been part of history at the two speedways.

Nine new members of the hall of fame will be inducted, including: stock car drivers Don Marmor, Tracy Schuler and Mike White; midget racers Bill Krueger, Mack McClellan and Walt Wieneke; car owners and race officials Bob Guess and Glenn Windstrup; and former track announcer and writer/photographer Stan

Kalwasinski.

Vintage race cars and historical racing photos will be on display inside the fairgrounds’ Commercial Building. The display will be open from noon until 6 p.m. Saturday.

Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies begin at 3 p.m. Saturday. The photo display also will be open from noon until the weekly races start Friday, as well as noon until the start of the Night of Features program on Sunday.

There is no admission charge. The Grundy County Fairgrounds is located on Route 47, one mile north of Interstate 80.

TODAY’S EVENTS

TUESDAY’S EVENTS

BOYS GOLF 4 p.m. – Sycamore at Morris 4 p.m. – Coal City, Peotone vs.

GIRLS GOLF

Seneca 207, Dwight 291: At Nettle Creek, Seneca tied a Lemont Invitational: Morris school record for lowest score tied for sixth at the 13-team in a match. Medalist Randi event, finishing with an 18- Rohder shot 46 for the Irish, hole score of 340. Returning while Natalie Hamilton shot state qualifier Nick McPher- 51, followed by Sam DeGraaf son led the Redskins with two (54) and Heather Vroman (56). nines of 39 for a 78 total, which tied him for ninth, while teammate Nick Bonomo added an 85.

Minooka, meanwhile, finished second with a round of

BOYS GOLF

By PATRICK FINLEY pfinley@suntimes.com We didn’t need a reminder, at this point, but we got one Saturday night anyway, when Kyle Fuller gave up a 45-yard post pass and was called for taunting: it’s time to tamp down the expectations for the Bears cornerback.

His preseason struggles – against Alshon Jeffery and the Colts’ T.Y. Hilton and others – might not be a harbinger of struggle this season. But let them be, at least, a reality check.

Shutdown corner? Slow down.

Bears coach John Fox, for one, has shied from that notion when asked about Fuller.

He loves his skills and work ethic, but stresses that lock-down corners are rare in the league. His job, as a coach, is to not leave him on the island. That’s Revis Ter-

ritory, at least for now.

Fuller said Saturday night he’s looking forward to facing other speedy receivers beside the Bears’ injured star Alshon Jeffery and Hilton – who he said drew the taunting penalty by his reaction Saturday – before the season begins. He needs the work.

“We got Eddie (Royal), (Josh Bellamy) – even the guys that we’ll continue to face in the next two preseason games to get some work like that,” he said. “So all the work you can get helps you out.”

In fans’ eyes, Fuller carries the weight of a firstround selection and someone tasked with turning around a defense that posted its worst numbers ever the last two seasons. But Fuller’s not a finished product yet.

Look to history, and it’s clear: just being an above-average player would be an accomplishment in only his second season.

Going on

High school sports schedule BOYS GOLF 4 p.m. – Somonauk at Newark 4 p.m. – Spring Valley Hall, Mendota at Seneca BOYS SOCCER 4:30 p.m. – Newark at Plano GIRLS GOLF 4 p.m. – Minooka vs. Marist at Heritage Bluffs GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 6 p.m. – Lincoln-Way North at Morris 6:30 p.m. – Families of Faith Christian Academy at Kankakee Trinity

316, trailing only champion Providence Catholic’s score of 300.

Ryan Johnson turned in nines of 38 and 35 to tie for second with a 73 for the Indians, while Dan Anfield took fourth place after going 37-38 to finish with a 75. Brandon Brodzinski and Mike Klover both shot an 84 to help the Indians to their 316 total.

Morris 161, Dwight 179: Top scores for Morris in Thursday’s match included Jake Hulbert with an even-par round of 36 and Nick McPherson with a 40.

Fuller fills a much-needed position, but needs work

Sandwich at Edgebrook Golf Course 4 p.m.– Seneca at St. Bede BOYS SOCCER 4:30 p.m. – Serena at Coal City 4:30 p.m. – Newark at Ottawa GIRLS GOLF 4 p.m. – Minooka vs. Plainfield South at Heritage Bluffs GIRLS TENNIS 4:30 p.m. – Streator at Morris 4:30 p.m. – Coal City at Rich East GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 6:30 p.m. – Coal City at Wilmington 6:30 p.m. – Families of Faith Christian Academy at Grace Christian 7 p.m. – Gardner-South Wilmington at Reed-Custer 7 p.m. – Spring Valley Hall at Seneca

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OPINION

The arrogance of academia

SPRINGFIELD – Last week, I was chatting with a mother and father about their daughter’s college plans.

Their high schooler is visiting college campuses, and they are encouraging her to consider attending a college out of state. I was surprised.

Both parents are such loyal University of Illinois graduates that I thought one must bleed orange and the other blue. Most kids who are admitted to the University of Illinois choose not to attend.

According to university data, in 2006, 58 percent of Illinois students offered admission to the U of I attended. In 2013, that number dropped to 45 percent. The primary reason for the drop-off in students choosing to attend this great university is cost.

If you are an engineering student entering the U of I this fall, you can plan to spend $35,340 a year for tuition, room and board and other expenses.

That’s $141,360 for the degree – if you are able to graduate in four years.

There are a lot of reasons why college costs are escalating. But one of the biggest is a mindset of university administrators who have elevated their own well-being above the students’. Look no further than the latest university financial shenanigans involving U of I Chancellor Phyllis Wise.

She got caught using a personal email account to conduct sensitive official business.

It became clear her boss, the university president, wanted her out. She agreed to quit the $549,069 job but expected to be cut a check for $400,000 for sticking around for four years.

At first, university President Timothy Killeen was hunky-dory with this sweetheart deal. Then the politi-

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VIEWS Scott Reeder cians in Springfield began to squawk, and the university trustees began to tremble, and suddenly it wasn’t such a good plan after all.

The university appears to have promised her a $500,000 bonus if she stuck around for five years or a prorated amount if she got the boot before her contract was up.

Why would the stewards of tax dollars and our children’s tuition agree to such a deal?

Just think about it.

Moms and dads in Carpentersville, Galesburg, Moline and elsewhere in the state are sacrificing to pay their kids’ way through college so folks such as Wise can collect $400,000 after losing her job?

Lots of those parents have received pink slips of their own and have received little more than a walk to the parking lot by a security guard.

Our state is broke, yet our hard-earned tax dollars are being funneled to Champaign to pay salaries topping half a million bucks?

That’s more than we pay the president of the United States. And our students are putting their futures in hock to pay tuition to a university that spends its money this recklessly? Give me a break.

This is the arrogance of academia in full display.

We deserve better.

• Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse reporter and a journalist with Illinois News Network, a project of the Illinois Policy Institute. He can be reached at sreeder@illinoispolicy.org.

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When you flip a coin, it will come down heads or tails. In theory, half the time, you win; half the time, you lose. At the bridge table, when you take a finesse, in theory, half the time, it wins; half the time, it loses. Wouldn’t it be nice to get better odds?

Well, sometimes you can.

This week we are going to study endplays by declarer. He gives an opponent the lead when that opponent has to make a lead that gains declarer a trick (or at the worst, allows him to break even).

In today’s deal, South is in six spades. West leads the club queen.

Declarer wins with his ace and cashes the spade ace, being disgruntled to see East discard a club.

How should South continue?

North’s raise to three spades promised 5-7 support points.

With an unavoidable trump loser, it looks as though declarer needs the diamond finesse to work – but not so. He should cash his spade king and club king, ruff his last club in the dummy, and take his heart tricks.

The key position has been reached. Two of the three side suits have been eliminated, and declarer has trumps in each hand to benefit from a ruff-and-sluff. Now South gives West the lead by exiting with a trump. What can West do after winning with his queen?

Nothing. If he leads a diamond, it is away from the king. Or if he plays his last club, South ruffs in the dummy and sluffs his diamond queen.

It’s heads South wins, tails EastWest loses.

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Results mixed for treating disk pain with steroids Dear Dr. K: I have terrible sciatica pain from a slipped disk, but I’ve hesitated to take steroid pills. What do you think about this treatment?

Dear Reader: Your spine is essentially a column of interlocking bones called vertebrae. A disk tucked in between each pair of vertebrae acts as a shock-absorbing cushion. Sciatica often occurs when a disk becomes displaced (herniated) in the lower spine and injures or compresses the sciatic nerve. This causes sciatica, a severe, shooting pain, tingling, numbness or weakness that runs from your lower back through the buttock and into the lower leg. (On my website, askdoctork.com, I’ve put an illustration showing common causes of sciatica.)

Doctors often prescribe

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff steroids to relieve the sudden, severe pain of disk-related nerve compression, and some back-pain guidelines include them as an appropriate treatment. But steroid pills have not been well studied for treating sciatica.

A study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association helps to evaluate the effectiveness of this treatment. The study looked at 269 adults with sciatic nerve pain caused by a herniated disk. They were randomly assigned to receive two weeks of steroid pills or a placebo. The researchers mea-

sured pain and function after they finished treatment and again a year later. The results were mixed: • Pain was similar in both the steroid and placebo groups.

• Physical function was slightly better in the steroid group.

• The number of people who ended up needing surgery was similar in both groups.

If steroid pills have worked for a particular patient in the past, I would probably recommend them again. However, given the results of this study, I’m likely to encourage most patients to consider other treatments first. For example: • Rest, balanced with limited activity. (Prolonged bed rest can make matters worse.)

• Gentle exercise, to help

you move better and begin to strengthen back muscles. A physical therapist can help design a personalized exercise program.

• Hot or cold compresses.

• Pain medicines such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil).

• Medicines for nerve pain, such as amitriptyline (Elavil) or gabapentin (Neurontin).

• Chiropractic care, acupuncture or massage.

• Injections of steroids plus an anesthetic.

Surgery may be a reasonable option if a herniated disk is the clear cause of sciatica, and non-surgical treatments just don’t give relief from the pain.

It may seem odd for me to talk about a study that showed virtually no benefit from a

treatment, and then to say I might prescribe the treatment anyway for certain patients.

That’s because all a well-done study like this one can do is evaluate whether a particular treatment helps the average patient.

But not all patients with a particular disease are the same. Diseases are not that simple and homogeneous.

Some people will respond to a particular treatment; some won’t. So if a patient has responded well to a particular treatment in the past, I’ll consider prescribing that treatment again. After all, I’m treating a patient, not a study.

• Write to Dr. Komaroff at askdoctork.com, or Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.

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