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WEEK IN REVIEW County leaders respond to chaos in D.C.

By KATIE FINLON and KATRINA J.E. MILTON kfinlon@shawmedia.com kmilton@shawmedia.com

Tim Bagby, chairman of the DeKalb County Republican Party, said he heard about the riots on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 after they happened – when his phone started blowing up with the news later.

Bagby said Jan. 7 he believes that every person “of good conscience” should condemn that kind of behavior, whether it was Wednesday’s events or what he said were instances of “mayhem” during Black Lives Matter protests from over the summer.

“Violence, damage and mayhem is certainly regrettable,” Bagby said.

Bagby said democratic processes are the best way to move forward with any disagreement, whether it includes minorities receiving fair treatment from law enforcement or the integrity of the presidential election and results.

“Those are serious issues that we can and should debate,” Bagby said. “But no one should be resorting to violence.”

Lisa Freeman, president of Northern Illinois University, and Beth Ingram, executive vice president and provost of NIU, issued a statement Jan. 7

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in response to the Capitol Hill events. They called the actions “nothing short of shocking, disheartening and unacceptable” in the statement.

“What we witnessed serves as a fierce reminder that true leadership is found in those who guide with integrity and respect for all,” according to the statement. “We appreciate that, despite disruption, Congress completed its important duty to certify the election and is working to move our nation forward through a smooth transition of power.”

In their statement, NIU officials said the community knows what work needs to be done to foster equity and social justice, as well as to continue to protect the community from COVID-19. There is opportunity for all to be involved in working together to accomplish the university’s goals, according to the statement.

“None of us wanted to start a new year in this way, especially after enduring so much in 2020,” according to the statement. “But we believe that our community is especially capable of taking the pain and frustration being felt and channeling it in ways that will improve our community and society. ” Sycamore Mayor Curt Lang said after the events in Washington that he’s “very discouraged and frustrated to see the

emotions in our country.”

“It appears that many Americans are so unhappy, whether they are Republican or Democrat,” Lang said. “I am grateful that in Sycamore, we are nonpartisan. We try to serve all citizens with decisions that are best for all, manage our taxes prudently and try to represent all.”

Lang also voiced his concern about the future.

“Personally, it is very frightening to listen and watch the national news, and I am so grateful to live in Sycamore,” he said.

State Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, said in a written statement Jan. 7 that he condemns the events that occurred in the Capitol and the halls of Congress.

“While I strongly support our First Amendment, including the freedom of speech and right to peaceably assemble, yesterday’s events were abhorrent and included violence, destruction and even the loss of life,” Keicher wrote.

Keicher wrote that Americans need to remain a beacon of hope and to shine a light for freedom in the days following the incident.

“I pray for peace and unity,” Keicher wrote.

DeKalb Mayor Jerry Smith said he was “appalled” at what he saw happening at Capitol Hill on Wednesday, describing what happened as “anarchists

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breaking into our nation’s Capitol.”

“It’s something I’d never believe would happen, and I’m disappointed in their reprehensible behavior,” he said. “I was embarrassed as a citizen of the United States of America. So many folks look to our country as an example of democracy and civility. I have family in the Philippines, in Southeast Asia and around the world. It was an event viewed around the world, with people appalled and in dismay with what they were seeing.”

The DeKalb County Democratic Party is calling for President Donald J. Trump to be removed from office after the chaos in Washington.

“The DeKalb County Democratic Party stands in full support of our Republic at this moment of crisis,” according to the statement submitted by Jim Luebke, chairman of the party. “We condemn in the fullest terms the violation of the U.S. Capitol by insurrectionists operating with the treasonable support of the present occupant of the White House.”

The Democrats also are demanding that those responsible “from the Oval Office to the streets of D.C.” be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, according to the statement, and that Congress immediately remove Trump from office.

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ON THE COVER The Drake family has been weaving baskets together for 35 years. Drake Baskets began in 1986, when Ed Drake and his daughter Emily Weil took a basket-weaving class at Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society’s Pioneer Day in Genoa.

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Health department launches vaccine notification platform kmilton@shawmedia.com

DeKalb County residents and businesses can sign up online to indicate their interest to receive a COVID-19 vaccine via a new platform launched by the DeKalb County Health Department to help organize mass vaccine distribution.

On the health department’s website, members of the public or businesses and agencies can fill out a form to be added to a distribution list. People on the list will be notified when they are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The form is not a waitlist for the general public to receive the vaccine, since vaccine supply is still limited and will be prioritized to higher-risk groups, according to the federal government.

“This will help us determine which phase of the vaccination plan your business/organization/agency would fall in and when your staff may be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine,” the department’s website reads. “We will notify your main contact when it is time to register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.”

The Illinois Department of Public Health oversees prioritization of the vaccine, which will be in a phased approach, prioritizing health care

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Registered pharmacist Anjaly Kurian prepares a COVID-19 vaccination Dec. 29 at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital. workers, adults living in long-term care facilities, essential workers, first responders and the elderly, among others.

Vaccine distribution in DeKalb County is still in its first phase, 1A. DeKalb County received its first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 29.

The initial shipment of 800 doses was used to provide vaccines to local hospital health care personnel, including Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee

Hospital in DeKalb and Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital in Sandwich.

COVID-19 Vaccine Phase 1A includes health care personnel and critical populations, including hospital and longterm care facility staff, health department staff, emergency medical services, home-health personnel, pharmacy staff and other medical and health care workers.

Additional vaccine shipments are

expected to arrive on a weekly basis. It is anticipated that it will take a few months to complete vaccination efforts in Phase 1A. The next phase, COVID-19 Vaccine Phase 1B, allows vaccinations to be received by a variety of trades and workers, including first responders; day care workers; corrections officers; food and agriculture workers; postal service workers; manufacturing workers; grocery store workers; public transit workers; educators, including teachers and support staff; and people 65 and older.

The IDPH also warns Illinoisans about COVID-19 vaccine scams.

Signs of potential scams include being asked to pay out of pocket to get the vaccine and being asked to pay to put your name on a vaccine waiting list or to get early access.

The IDPH also warns about advertisements for vaccines through social media platforms, email, telephone calls, online or from unsolicited/unknown sources and marketers offering to sell or ship doses of the vaccine for payment.

For up-to-date information about the COVID-19 vaccine in DeKalb County, visit the health department’s website, www.health.dekalbcounty.org/about/ coronavirus.

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DeKalb schools names new superintendent

By EDDIE CARIFIO

ecarifio@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The DeKalb School District 428 board on Jan. 5 voted, 7-0, to approve Minerva Garcia-Sanchez as the new superintendent, with her three-year term effective July 1.

Garcia-Sanchez will take over for interim superintendents Griff Powell and Ray Lechner, who have been in the role since Jamie Craven announced his resignation in April.

After the vote passed, the board erupted in applause over the virtual meeting.

“I’m elated and excited for what this means for me and our communities together,” Garcia-Sanchez said. “I can’t wait to listen to the voices out in the field and take this district to the

next level. I appreciate all the work it took to get us here and I promise it’s going to be worth the ride.”

According to her contract, Garcia-Sanchez will earn $210,000 annually. The contract will be eligible for renewal after Jan. 1, 2024.

She also will receive a $2,500 automobile allowance.

Minerva Garcia-Sanchez Garcia-Sanchez currently serves as the Pilsen/Little Village chief of schools, a position she has held since 2015.

Board President Sarah Moses said Garcia-Sanchez’s hiring was the cul-

mination of a long process.

“Minerva, we are thrilled to bring you on,” Moses said after the vote passed. “We are very excited to do this new endeavor with you and do what is best for kids in our district and our community. ... We are thrilled to bring you on with a 7-0 vote.”

Garcia-Sanchez has held multiple principal positions and was recruited to be deputy chief of the Gage Park Community Network before receiving a promotion to the Pilsen/Little Village chief of schools in July 2015.

Garcia-Sanchez is completing her doctorate in urban education policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has a master’s degree in instructional leadership from Chicago State.

She is believed to be the first

woman, district officials said, to be superintendent of the district and is at least the second minority superintendent after Brian Ali in the early 2000s.

Powell is acting as an interim superintendent for the 10th time in his career. He said like the other nine times, the new superintendent will be active in the role before her term starts.

“We’ll start to put together a transition plan with her so when July 1 comes along she feels confident to take leadership in the district,” Powell said. “She’ll make all major decisions for the fiscal year 2022 school year. Any staffing or new programs she’ll be involved in. Even though she’s not in place, she’ll work with Ray and I to take over in July 2021.”

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The collection will be from 4 to 6 p.m. in the theater’s back parking lot at 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb.

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The theater group also has an ongoing cabaret series available to be watched

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WEAVING TRADITION

Local family has been creating baskets together for 35 years

By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com

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n 1986, when Ed Drake and his daughter Emily Weil took a basket-weaving class at Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society’s Pioneer Day in Genoa, they never thought basket making would become a family tradition.

Thirty-five years later, the family, which includes six adult members and three children “weavers in training,” continues to make baskets together as Drake Baskets. The children, ages 13, 6 and 4, are Ed Drake’s great-grandchildren and the fourth generation of basket weavers.

“After that class, we just continued weaving, working on a basket during the night or in the morning one day a week,” Emily Weil said. “My dad would start making one, then I’d continue it, and then I’d pass it on to someone else in the family. Soon, we all had a part in creating the basket. My mom loved to trim, the kids helped sweep and clean up; we all decided on decorations like buttons and ribbons. It truly became a family project.”

Family members involved in Drake Baskets include Emily Weil of Kingston; her two daughters, Eva Johnson of Chicago and Becca Weil of Genoa; Eva’s husband, Lynnaun Johnson of Chicago; Gef Astling of West Chicago and his two sons; and Edwina Beckman of Sycamore and her son. For information about each family member, visit the Meet Our Weavers page on the family’s website, www.DrakeBaskets. com.

The memory of family members who have died are honored with every basket made, and their names are on the back of every basket tag. Deceased family members include Ed Drake, called “Papa” by his grandchildren, who died in 2010; Millie Drake, called “Nana” by her grandchildren, who died in 2015; their daughter, Pat Astling of Kingston, who died in 1998; and Pat’s husband, George Astling, who died in 2018.

The family makes more than 100 baskets a year to sell and to give away to family and friends as gifts.

The rattan baskets come in various designs, styles, sizes and shapes, each with a unique name. Examples include the market basket, a rectangular basket with a single handle over the top; the candy basket, a small round, wood-bottomed basket the perfect size for a candy bowl; or the Plum Creek basket, inspired by a basket seen while visiting the Laura Ingalls Wilder homestead site of Plum Creek in Minnesota. A listing of the family’s basket designs can be found on their website.

“We love to experiment with different sizes and shapes, recreating baskets we’ve seen or making our own design,” Eva Johnson said. “Papa loved the utilitarian and simple style, baskets that you could use around the house. He had the same idea about pricing, that it shouldn’t be too expensive so it’d be treated like an expensive piece of art sitting in the corner. Pricing should be just enough for people to enjoy our basket and for us to buy more supplies.”

Drake Baskets are sold at two local events each year, the Sycamore Steam Show and Threshing Bee,

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Some Drake Baskets have a wooden bottom. The wooden bottoms are purchased pre-assembled and have an oil finish applied. The baskets are weaved around the wooden bases, which can be made of oak, cherry, pine or walnut wood.

Eva Johnson, left, Becca Weil, middle, and their grandfather Ed Drake pose for a photo during the 2006 Sycamore Steam Power Show. In addition to selling weaved baskets, Drake also demonstrated chair caning. held the second Thursday in August, and the Genoa-Kingston Christmas Craft Walk.

Since both events were canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the family began selling their baskets online at www.DrakeBaskets.com/shop.

“Growing up, our family always included each other in whatever we did,” Emily Weil said. “We always spent time with each other, and it came natu-

rally to share our interests and hobbies. Basket weaving is something we did together as a family, and it just became the norm.”

For the younger members of the family, making baskets has become a way to weave together family memories and stories, as well as rattan.

“I remember Papa telling me that ‘There is no mistake that can’t be fixed,’ and we used to joke and talk as we weaved together,” Eva Johnson said. “He used to joke about meeting our quota and helped teach us how to weave. We used to work together during the summer, hanging out together in the mornings. It was nice to have family time for a couple of hours.”

Each of the children has kept the first basket they made.

“Papa helped me make my first basket when I was 5 years old, and we called it ‘Becca’s berry basket’ because it was the perfect size for me,” Becca Weil said. “We all have fond memories of making baskets together with Papa, and we still use the skills and methods he taught us.”

Although they haven’t been able to visit with each other as often because of the pandemic, the family chats by video to discuss basket designs and to keep in touch.

“We enjoy being together and working together as a family,” Emily Weil said. “Maybe it is unique for a family to make baskets, but it’s something we all like to do. It’s something we can help each other with, work on together and share together with others.”

By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com

In November, the DeKalb County chapter of 100+ Women Who Care awarded their Greatest Impact Award to the Voluntary Action Center of Northern Illinois.

Members of 100+ Women Who Care donated $13,200 to VAC’s Meals on Wheels program that prepares and delivers daily nutritious meals to seniors and other homebound individuals in need in DeKalb County.

100+ Women Who Care meets four times a year to raise money for local grassroots charities and organizations in DeKalb County, using a simple fund-raising concept. At each meeting, members nominate three 501(c)(3) charities. After listening to 5-minute presentations explaining the needs and mission of each one, members vote for the charity they would like to receive the Greatest Impact Award. Each member then writes a check for $100 to the charity that receives the most votes.

Since its inception in November 2014, the DeKalb County chapter has raised nearly $300,000 for local charities.

Illinois’ stay-at-home order and March 2020 emergency declaration led VAC to experience substantial growth in its home-delivered meal program. As VAC had to stop the congregate lunch program, and many more seniors became homebound because of the risk of COVID-19, Meals on Wheels service in DeKalb County increased by 60%, providing more than 325

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100+ Women Who Care Members awarded VAC $13,200 in separate checks from each of the 132 members of the organization. From left, 100+ Women Who Care Board Member Sally Stevens, VAC Nutrition Programs Director Colleen Bredeson, 100+ Women Who Care member and VAC volunteer Mary Beth Van Buer and 100+ Women Who Care Board Member Darla Massier. meals a day.

VAC has received support from many sources throughout the year, including federal funding through the CARES Act, many local contributions through the Mental Health Board, the DeKalb County COVID Relief Fund, Kishwaukee United Way, First Midwest Bank and many local contributions and in-

creased volunteerism.

As the state emergency declaration continued, however, VAC watched its resources depleting. Many volunteers returned to the workplace or to school, and the need for staff to pick up the delivery of meals in many areas of the program began. Federal funding is at a stalemate, and VAC looks forward to an uncertain future in terms of an end to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Certainly, 2020 has been among the most challenging years of a lifetime,” Mary Beth Van Buer, a 100+ Women Who Care member, said. “We are grateful for the opportunity to help VAC’s Meals on Wheels program in addressing the needs of vulnerable seniors through DeKalb County.”

“As a Meals on Wheels volunteer, I see firsthand the impact this service has, especially in these times of isolation,” 100+ member Patty Poorten said.

When she was notified that VAC received the monetary award, VAC Executive Director Ellen Rogers expressed gratitude for 100+ Women Who Care’s support.

“This award helps to ensure we can continue the expanded service we have been called to offer because of federal and state funding guidelines for COVID relief during the pandemic,” Rogers said.

Information about 100+ Women Who Care is available at www.100plusdekalbsycamorewomenwhocare. com.

For information on Voluntary Action Center of Northern Illinois, visit www.vacdk.com.

Realtors association donates $4.5K to help build toddler garden

By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – HomeTown Association of Realtors received a $4,500 Placemaking grant from the National Association of Realtors to partner with the DeKalb Regional Office of Education, DeKalb County Community Gardens, DeKalb Park District, Basic DeKalb County and community volunteers to build a toddler garden at Welsh Park on Russell Road.

The National Association of Realtors awards the grants to local Realtor associations to help partner with organizations and local governments in transforming underutilized spaces into vibrant public spaces for the

community to gather and enjoy, according to a recent news release.

The toddler garden will comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act for all children to enjoy. Weekly education programming will be posted on the activities board on how to engage with the garden amenities, including exploring movement through play on the obstacle paver course, the rain garden, musical wooden flowers and more.

For information about early childhood brain development, visit www.basicsdekalbcounty.org. For information about HAR, call Government Affairs Director Neeley Erickson at 815-543-7147 or email nerickson@illinoisrealtors.org.

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Webinars demonstrate how to prune fruit trees THE MIDWEEK Each winter, backyard and commercial fruit tree growers face the inevitable task of pruning their fruit trees.

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9 Barber Greene and Sycamore Roads was installed yesterday afternoon by the Virgil Cook Electric Company of DeKalb. The project is expected to be in operation within 10 days after the detector loops are installed in the road. The stoplights are traffic actuated.

Two fires in the last 24 hours, one of them a safety first call and both due to chimneys, have served to keep the firemen busy cleaning up the used equipment. The first call was at the home of J. F. Huber on South First Street where a chimney burnout threatened the rest of the residence. The call was a safety first one and no damage was done. The other was at the home of George Woods on South Seventh Street early this morning where the roof had caught fire due to sparks flying from the chimney. The blaze was soon extinguished and the damage will amount to about $25.

Things are shaping up for a first-class crow hunt over in the country southwest of Maple Park. For some weeks past a flock of crows has been congregating in the woods of the section to the number of perhaps several thousand. Every morning the black feathered “songsters” start out on their quest for food and at night can be seen returning to their roosting places in the woods. When they first start out in the morning, the sky is literally black with them. Figuring that a crow can eat a nickel’s worth of grain or so in a day, it is evident that the cost of maintenance of the flock is no inconsiderable item.

DeKalb police are today seeking a 118-pound Lochinvar who rode out of the west Sunday and carried away the 140-pound wife of a Rochelle man.

Rochelle authorities telephoned local officers to be on the watch for the elopers who are supposed to be driving a four-passenger Overland car. The man is described as wearing a green overcoat, but there the description ends.

Six boxes of handkerchiefs were found on the outskirts of Sycamore near the Great Western railroad tracks yesterday

by George Johnson of that city and it is thought they were stolen from freight cars and hidden. Each box contained 24 dozen of the linen squares and if the thieves had made away with the loot it would have been quite a loss to the company.

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Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge were elected on January 10 as president and vice-president of the United States

Investigators are looking into the possibility that the $750,000 found in the late Paul Powell’s hotel room was put there after he died. Powell, the late Democratic secretary of state, died Oct. 10 in a hotel at Rochester, Minn., where he had gone for treatment. Another $50,000 was found in two envelopes in Powell’s Capital office by Powell’s secretary.

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for the term beginning March 4, 1921.

The election of Harding and Coolidge was made official by the Electoral College, then machinery provided by the constitution.

1946 – 75 YEARS AGO

The DeKalb Foundry Corporation yesterday announced that all rebuilding operations on the property on Pleasant Street have been completed and definite plans to start operation on January 28 have been made. The foundry has been completely modernized and improved with addition of many new buildings and all new equipment.

Resumption of peacetime activities for another DeKalb manufacturer reached a concrete goal this week with the shipment of the first postwar pianos from the DeKalb Wurlitzer plant. The first piano was consigned to Mr. Fowler of the Fowler Piano Company of Joliet and was delivered to the showroom of that company where it was being displayed as the first production of the post war era from the large DeKalb manufacturing plant.

Shabbona community is making definite plans for the erection of a new gymnasium building in conjunction with the high school development program.

Present plans call for the building to be started in the early spring, as soon as weather permits, and providing strikes and building condition do not prevent the plan from developing.

Now that all of the functions of rationing have been eliminated, the office hours of the DeKalb County Price Control Board on North Second Street in DeKalb have been changed. When the rationing program was in full force, the office was closed to the public a few hours each day to allow the clerks time to take care of the many applications and issuing of rations. This is no longer necessary and the office is now open to the public throughout the day.

A bull escaping from a cattle truck terrorized the business and residential districts of DeKalb for two hours Thursday and was finally driven into a field north of town. It returned to the city during Friday afternoon, charged W. H. Edwards of The Chronicle who dropped to the ground and escaped serious injury, and was finally shot by Chief of Police Peck.

Although the weatherman appears to have only been fooling about the balmy weather of the past few days, one robin at least must have been fooled. Mrs. Clyde Holdridge states that a robin who was a regular visitor at her home last year arrived yesterday and was on the back porch waiting for a handout. The robin waited while she went to the kitchen and brought a slice of bread.

1971 – 50 YEARS AGO

The wiring for the signal heads on the new stop sign at the intersection of

DeKalb Ag Research has offered up to 40 acres of land for the building of the Kishwaukee Community Health Services Center on property that now surrounds the new YMCA. Fritz Peterson, the New York Yankees’ winningest pitcher in 1970, might be called a professor of pocket billiards at Northern Illinois University. Peterson, who fashioned a 20-11 record for the revived Yankees last season, is a physical education instructor during the offseason at Northern Illinois.

1996 – 25 YEARS AGO

Indian Creek students and faculty members are mourning the death of Waterman Middle School teacher Amy Todd Fleming. Meanwhile, Lee County Sheriff’s Police continue to investigate the death of the 25-year-old, rural Lee resident. Lee County Sheriff Tim Bivins said investigators do suspect foul play.

Soap may seem to many like a blessing for a sewer system, but it is doing anything but cleaning the water in Sandwich’s water-treatment plant.

A mysterious, soap-like substance has been appearing in the plant since April of last year and continues to gum up the work today. The city, while not positive of the substance’s origin, has been pointing the finger at Impact Industries, a local aluminum die-casting business.

Like the community it serves, the Kingston Post Office is growing. Later this summer the post office will move from its cramped 720-square-foot location along Main Street to a 3,100-squarefoot new building along Route 72, just east of the Kingston Grade School.

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Malta Lions names winners in House Decorating Contest THE MIDWEEK The Malta Lions Club recently named the winners in its fourth annual House Decorating Contest.

The Michelle Smith family, at 753 Prairie Pond Drive, took first place; Anthony and Alena Corellas, at 940 Pond Brook Drive, won second place; and Larry and Debe Fullington, at 508 S. Second St., took third place.

The rules were changed this year to include all the houses in Malta, including the Prairie Spring Subdivision and those in the country with a 60150 ZIP code. There were 159 houses within

the village and two in the country that participated.

Malta Lions Club members began the difficult task of judging the homes Dec. 12. Because there were so many houses this year, the club gave the contest committee an extra $125, on top of the $175 for first, second and third place, to give out four honorable mention and seven judge’s choice awards.

The committee purchased gift cards from local businesses, including Martha’s, Remington’s, Old School Pizza, Tinez Tacos, Village Pizza and Hickey’s Gas Station, for the additional awards.

Indian Valley Vocational Center lists outstanding winter students THE MIDWEEK Indian Valley Vocational Center has announced its outstanding winter students.

This program may spotlight a student from 16 programs on site, plus cosmetology, selected by the program instructors. The criteria includes qualities such as outstanding professional work, enthusiasm, attendance, initiative and demonstrated work ethic.

Each IVVC program will select a student three times during the year for this special recognition. The students receive a certificate denoting this award.

The Outstanding Winter 2020 Students from the area are Zachary Tholl, auto body repair, Hinckley-Big Rock High School; Caleb Gomes, auto tech-

nology, Sandwich High School; Carey Coakley, culinary arts, Sandwich; Saray Lopez, certified nursing assistant, Sandwich; Jacob Zeiter, computer programming, Sandwich; Emma Paveza, emergency medical services, Sandwich; Akhaia Thurmond, health occupations, Sandwich; Elizabeth Hemphill, law enforcement, Indian Creek High School; Madison Johnson, teaching methods, Sandwich; and Cameron Rodriguez, welding and fabrication, Leland High School.

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Kish College awarded grant for ELC renovation THE MIDWEEK MALTA – Kishwaukee College will receive a $225,000 grant to help relocate its Early Learning Center.

The college will receive the grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to make renovations and relocate the Early Learning Center. The project’s estimated cost is $350,000.

The development will repurpose space in the existing Campus Operations Building on the northwest side of campus. The grant will allow for the conversion of the former print shop into an updated and safe space for the children attending the ELC.

“I was proud to partner with Kishwaukee College to help them secure a state grant for this vital project,” state Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, said in a news release. “The work that Kishwaukee College has done to prepare our students for continued learning and jobs has been fantastic. I’m excited that the renovation of the Early Learning Center will continue a proud tradition of working to help families attain impactful accomplishments in education and work.”

Both Keicher and state Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, were instrumental in helping the college secure funding for the project.

“I am happy to support Kishwaukee

College and their efforts to continue meeting the needs of area residents,” Demmer said in the release. “Since 1968, the college has served DeKalb, Sycamore, Rochelle and many surrounding communities in our region.

With this state grant, Kishwaukee College can carry on with their mission of improving lives through quality, affordable education.”

Work on the project is already underway and Kishwaukee College expects construction to be complete by summer 2021.

The college’s current ELC was built as a temporary building in the 1970s and is in need of upgrades. The new space will allow the college to increase

its enrollment and child care services to better meet the community’s needs.

The ELC serves children ages 2 to 5.

The relocation will allow for expansion to care for children ages infant to 2.

The ELC is accredited by the National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs and has achieved Gold Circle of Quality rating in the ExceleRate Illinois Quality Rating and Improvement System administered by the Illinois Department of Human Services.

For information on enrolling a child at Kishwaukee College’s ELC, call ELC Director Maria Lombardo at 815-8259781 email mlombardo@kish.edu or visit www.kish.edu/elc.

WIOA funds available for local job seekers at Kish College THE MIDWEEK MALTA – Kishwaukee College’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth Program is helping local students bolster their employment skills and find new career opportunities.

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Keep the bathtub clean: Soap residue or other grime can contribute to slippery conditions in the shower and tub. Cleaning these surfaces frequently can improve traction.

Declutter the space: Remove extraneous items from the bathroom that can pose tripping hazards.

Choose the right bath mat: Bath mats can contribute to slips and falls. For those who cannot live without them, choose a mat with slip-resistant backings and add double-faced tape for added security.

Limit moisture: Use a weighted shower curtain or install shower doors to prevent water from getting on the floor. Mop up any water or additional condensation to help dry the bathroom. Install an exhaust fan to help vent moisture that can condense and accumulate on the floor and fixtures.

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Wear non-slip shoes: Wearing non-slip shoes in the bathroom can reduce the chance of slipping on wet floors.

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Born: December 26, 1930; in Pana, IL Died: December 26, 2020; in DeKalb, IL Samuel Jones passed away peacefully on his 90th birthday, as a result of COVID-19 complications. Samuel was born on December 26, 1930, in Pana, Illinois, and died on December 26, 2020, in DeKalb, Illinois. Sam was predeceased by his wife, Barbara (2008), and his daughter, Patti (2020). He is survived by his sister, Grace Jones; his children, Kathy Roberson, Judy Cox-Henderson and Thomas Jones; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Sam grew up in the rural and coal-mining community of Pana, Illinois, along with his brother, Ernie, and sister, Laverna. Sam learned the values of hard work, loyalty to family, and concern for all living creatures (two-legged and four-legged) from his family, his upbringing in the Salvation Army church, and a sense of empathy innate to him. His experience in the Salvation Army may have been the inspiration for his lifelong love of music. He played trumpet in the Salvation Army band and in high school, and re-discovered the joy of playing trumpet in his eighties.

At age 18, Sam enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the Military Police during the Korean War. After his tour of duty, Sam

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In his later years, Sam devoted himself selflessly to the care of his wife, Barbara, in her struggle with aphasia/dementia. His commitment to Barb’s care, and his heartbreak over her untimely death, contributed to the deterioration of his own health. Due to his declining health, Sam had to give up his independent lifestyle, and lived in a suc-

cession of assisted-living facilities in DeKalb and Sycamore (Heritage Woods, Grand Victorian, and Bethany Rehabilitation). In this new phase of his life, Sam truly blossomed and rediscovered his love of music – dancing, singing, playing trumpet – to the delight of all who took part in his performances.

From playing taps nightly at the “Grand Vic” to singing “Danny Boy” at a talent show to simply singing along to the CDs of Engelbert Humperdinck and Louis Armstrong and the soundtrack of “Les Miserables,” Sam demonstrated a love of life until the end.

Samuel Jones blessed us all with his music, his empathy, and his deep and abiding love for his family. He will be deeply missed and always in our hearts.

A private graveside service will be held at Fairview Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Salvation Army, in memory of Samuel Jones.

For information, visit www.AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or call 815-756-1022.

CAROLYN JOAN THEIS Born: December 24, 1938 Died: January 4, 2021

Carolyn Joan Theis, age 82, of Maple Park, IL, passed away quietly at her home, Monday, January 4, 2021, surrounded by the love and prayers of her family.

She was born December 24, 1938, in Hampshire, IL, to proud and loving parents, Edward and Lorena (Seyller) Reiser.

Carol’s poured her heart into the family business, Theis Farm Market and dedicated over 20 years at Auto Meter in Sycamore.

Her love and warmth are still felt in the hearts of all who knew her, and she will always be remembered.

She now leaves five children, Kimberly Stiles, Henry “Hank” Theis, Richard “Scott” (Deborah) Theis, Barbara (Robert) Pondelick, Donald (Holly) Theis; 13 grandchildren, Brianna, D.J. and Danielle Stiles; Arin and Arielle Theis; Zach and Hannah (Dakota) Hatch; Robert (Stevi) Pondelick; Bret (Allison) Pondelick; and Mackenzie Pondelick; Erin (Matt) Welch; and Tyler and Trever Theis; eight great-grandchildren, Elizabeth “Libby” and Henry Pondelick; Joseph and Michael Pondelick, Jackson, Addisyn and Lillian Welch and Emery Hess; three sisters,Leila “Sis” Diehs, Rita Keifer and her identical twin sister, Carol “Jean” Schendel; three sisters-in-law, Arlene and Lois Reiser and Shirley Snyder; many nieces, nephews and a countryside of friends who will miss her dearly.

She now joins in Heaven her parents, Edward and Lorena Reiser; husband, Henry Theis; two brothers, Floyd and Lowell “Whitey” Reiser; son-in-law, Donald Stiles; two granddaughters, Rebecca and Brenda Pondelick; and brothers-in-law, Norman Diehs, Morris Keifer and Gayland Schendel.

Private family services will be held at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Maple Park.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Joan’s name. Checks may be made to the “Carolyn Joan Theis Memorial” and mailed in care of P.O. Box 66, Elburn, IL 60119. Tributes and memories may also be forwarded to the same address, on the Conley Funeral Home FacebookPage, or at www.conleycare.com.

BRIEFS DeKalb Ward 2 candidate to hold online listening session

DeKALB – DeKalb Second Ward alderman candidate J.J. Wett will host an online listening session at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, via Zoom.

Residents are encouraged to join the listening session via the Zoom platform to share their concerns about city issues, ask questions of the candidates, and learn more about the candidates.

The forum, hosted by Wett, 35, is set to include mayoral candidate Carolyn Morris, who currently is First Ward alderwoman for the city.

The event is scheduled ahead of the April 6 consolidated election and can be accessed at https://www.facebook. com/events/195756265598464.

Wett, who is the clinical director for the DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau, wants to better fund human services in the community by reallocating funds to curb violence, according to a news

release. He also wants to address crimes that stem from mental illness, addiction and poverty, and to support minority residents, along with small businesses in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wett proposes quarterly town hall meetings to hear concerns and answer questions from city residents.

DeKalb, Sycamore libraries partner to host flutist

DeKalb and Sycamore public libraries will host a virtual event, “Galen Abdur-Razzaq on Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16.

Abdur-Razzaq will kick off this virtual event with a prelude on his flute. From there, this presentation chronicles the music from the turn of the century to present day and highlights various artists, their music, their influence on the evolution of jazz, and their struggles.

Abdur-Razzaq illustrates how jazz became an advocacy for the Civil Rights

Movement, with proceeds from jazz concerts used to finance major events such as the Freedom Rides and the March on Washington in 1963. The lecture is infused with music demonstrations.

This virtual event is free and open to all. Register for this event at dkpl.org.

For information or help with registration, contact Samantha at samanthah@ dkpl.org or 815-756-9568, ext. 1701.

January mobile food pantry dates listed

The DeKalb County Community Gardens’ Grow Mobile will offer the following distributions this month: • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 14 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb • 1 to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Sycamore Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore • 3 to 5 p.m. Jan. 19 at University Village Apartments, near the basket-

ball courts, 722 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 21 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb • 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 26 at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, 340 W. Arnold Road, Sandwich • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 28 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb The food is free and available to all who come. It will be packed and distributed drive-thru style. DCCG asks recipients to practice good hand hygiene and requests that people stay home if they are sick. Call Elder Care Services at 815-758-6550 with referrals for grocery needs and delivery.

For information about DCCG’s Grow Mobile or to view the online calendar, visit www.dekalbgardens.org/food-needs.

To receive Grow Mobile text alerts, text @a34cg4 to 81010.

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CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF, VS. CLAUDIA Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising TREMAINE; in this newspaper is subject to theCHARLES Fair HousingKING; MARK KING; UNKNOWN HEIRS Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any AND based LEGATEES OF preference, limitation or discrimination ANTHONY R KING, IF ANY; on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or anUNKNOWN intention, toOWNERS AND make any such preference, limitation of discrimination."

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; Familial status includes childrenILLINOIS under the age of 18 living HOUSING with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper TIM MILLER, SPECIAL will not knowingly accept anyREPRESENTATIVE advertising for realOFestate THE which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby DECEASED MORTGAGOR, informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper ANTHONY R KING, are available on an equal opportunity basis.

DEFENDANTS. To complain of discrimination call HUD 1-800-669-9777 19 CH 000092 Hearing impaired number is 1-800-927-9275 211 MAPLEWOOD AVENUE DEKALB, IL 60115 JUDGE PRESIDING JUDGE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE CIRCUIT COURT FOR PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT THE TWENTY-THIRD OF FORECLOSURE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT UNDER ILLINOIS DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS MORTGAGE U.S. BANK NATIONAL FORECLOSURE ACT ASSOCIATION, PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY PLAINTIFF, GIVEN that pursuant to a VS. Judgment of Foreclosure and TREMAINE; Sale entered by the Court in CLAUDIA CHARLES KING; MARK the above entitled cause on KING; UNKNOWN HEIRS December 26, 2019, Sheriff LEGATEES OF of DeKalb County will on AND ANTHONY R KING, IF ANY; 02/11/2021, in 150 N. UNKNOWN OWNERS AND Main Street, Sycamore, IL NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; 60178, at 01:00 PM, sell at HOUSING public auction and sale ILLINOIS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; to the highest bidder for TIM MILLER, SPECIAL cash, all and singular, the REPRESENTATIVE OF THE following described real DECEASED MORTGAGOR, estate mentioned in said ANTHONY R KING, Judgment, situated in the DEFENDANTS. County of DeKalb, State of 19 CH 000092 Illinois, or so much thereof 211 MAPLEWOOD AVENUE as shall be sufficient to DEKALB, IL 60115 satisfy said Judgment: JUDGE TAX NO. 08-23-453-012 PRESIDING JUDGE COMMONLY KNOWN AS: NOTICE OF SALE 211 Maplewood Avenue PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT Dekalb, IL 60115 OF FORECLOSURE Description of Improvements: UNDER ILLINOIS Yellow wood siding, two MORTGAGE story single family home, FORECLOSURE ACT attached two car garage PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY The Judgment amount GIVEN that pursuant to a was $118,626.98.

Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Terms: This is an "AS Sale entered by the Court in IS" sale for "CASH". The the above entitled cause on successful bidder must December 26, 2019, Sheriff deposit 10% down by of DeKalb County willhome on listings certified at funds; balance, by Visit 02/11/2021,ShawMediaHomes.com in 150 N. certified funds, within 24 Main Street, Sycamore, IL hours. NO REFUNDS. 60178, at 01:00 PM, sell at The subject property is public auction and sale subject real estate e s t . to 1 8 5general 1 to the highest bidder for taxes, special assessments or cash, all and singular, the special taxes levied against following described real said real estate, water bills, estate mentioned in said etc., and is offered for sale Judgment, situated in the without any representation

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ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; Case No. 2020 D 281 TIM MILLER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: DECEASED MORTGAGOR, Troy J. Lawrence ANTHONY R KING, The requisite Affidavit for DEFENDANTS. Publication having been 19 CH 000092 notice is hereby given filed, 211 MAPLEWOOD AVENUE to you, Troy J. Lawrence, DEKALB, IL 60115 Respondent, that on JUDGE December 28, 2020, a PRESIDING JUDGE Petition for Dissolution of NOTICE OF SALE Marriage was filed in the PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT 23rd Judicial Circuit, DeKalb County, Illinois by the OF FORECLOSURE Petitioner for dissolution of UNDER ILLINOIS marriage and other relief; MORTGAGE and this suit is now pending.

FORECLOSURE ACT NOW, THEREFORE, unless PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY you, Troy J. Lawrence, GIVEN that pursuant to a Respondent, file your Judgment of Foreclosure and response or otherwise file Sale entered by the Court in your appearance in this case the above entitled cause on in the Office of the Clerk of December 26, 2019, Sheriff this Court, DeKalb County of DeKalb County will on Courthouse, 133 W. State Street, Sycamore Illinois 02/11/2021, in 150 N. before February 19, 60178, Main Street, Sycamore, IL 2021, a default may be 60178, at 01:00 PM, sell at entered against you at any public auction and sale time after that date and a to the highest bidder for Judgment for Dissolution of cash, all and singular, the Marriage entered in accorfollowing described real dance with the relief estate mentioned in said requested in the Petition.

Judgment, situated in the WITNESS, County of DeKalb, State of 12/29/2020, 11:24AM Illinois, or so much thereof /s/Lori Grubbs as shall be sufficient to Clerk of the Court Jill K. Konen satisfy said Judgment: ARDC #6277808 LOT 3 IN BLOCK 11 IN Attorney at Law HUNT'S ADDITION TO THE 313 E. State Street ORIGINAL VILLAGE (NOW Sycamore IL, 60178 CITY) OF DEKALB, ACCORD815/991-2039 ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF Attorney Email: RECORDED NOVEMBER 13, jill@jillkonenlaw.com 1901, IN PLAT BOOK "C", PAGE 30, SITUATED IN THE (Published in The Midweek, COUNTY OF DEKALB IN THE January 6, 13, 20, 2021) STATE OF ILLINOIS. 1848343 TAX NO. 08-23-453-012 You Want It? COMMONLY KNOWN AS: We've Got It! 211 Maplewood Avenue Dekalb, IL 60115 Classified has Description of Improvements: GREAT VARIETY! Yellow wood siding, two story single family home, 815-632-2554 attached two car garage MidWeekNews.com The Judgment amount was $118,626.98.

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COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 211 Maplewood Avenue Dekalb, IL 60115 Description of Improvements: Yellow wood siding, two story single family home, attached two car garage The Judgment amount was $118,626.98.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be for inspection. open Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORT(HOMEOWNER), GAGOR YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosuresales. mrpllc.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file# 20-05464IL TO THE PURSUANT FAIR DEBT COLLECTION ACT, THE PRACTICES PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT ATTEMPTING COLLECTOR TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 08-23-453-012 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 211 Maplewood Avenue Dekalb, IL 60115 Description of Improvements: Yellow wood siding, two story single family home, attached two car garage The Judgment amount was $118,626.98.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be for inspection. open Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORT(HOMEOWNER), GAGOR YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosuresales. mrpllc.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St., Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file# 20-05464IL PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION ACT, THE PRACTICES PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT ATTEMPTING COLLECTOR TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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