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County ethics code changes proposed Changes also include definitions of what constitutes a sufficient complaint and a frivolous one – omissions that critics pounced upon as the dust settled after the hearing.

“Citing the definition of frivolous is going to take some of the arbitrariness out of it,” Deputy County Administrator John Labaj told the commission Thursday.

The commission is expected to meet next month to officially forward the recommended changes to the County Board for approval

By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A complaint filed last year by blogger Cal Skinner against Undersheriff Andrew Zinke prompted the decade-old McHenry County Ethics Commission to hold its first hearing.

It looked it – the five-member commission stumbled through the process. But it’s treating the experience as a learning process and is recommending changes to the Ethics Code as a result.

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cussed Thursday more clearly delineate the steps the commission must take when asked to determine whether a county official either violated the gift ban policy or engaged in prohibited political activity.

– the commission is not empowered to change the ordinance on its own.

The first-ever complaint stemmed from a picture posted on Skinner’s blog which he alleges is Zinke, who has an acrimonious relationship with Skinner and other bloggers, giving him the middle finger at the Crystal Lake Independence Day parade.

Skinner’s complaint alleged that an email Zinke sent to County Board members disputing the allegation violated the ban on prohibited political activities. The

email was sent on Zinke’s work email during work hours and made multiple references to his candidacy for sheriff.

The commission met July 25 to determine whether Skinner’s complaint was sufficient, but ruled, 4-0 with one member absent, in Zinke’s favor. A sufficiency ruling means that the commission forwards its findings to the State’s Attorney’s Office for possible prosecution. Engaging in

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What it means The McHenry County Ethics Commission is recommending improvements to the county Ethics Ordinance following a controversial 2013 hearing.

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Marvin’s Toy Store owners Lori McConville (left) and her daughter, Kate McConville, try out a new game they purchased Feb. 7 while working at their Crystal Lake store. Lori is a retired kindergarten teacher who partnered with her daughter to open a toy store in downtown Crystal Lake last year.

Adults 50 and older finding second career as own bosses JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Surrounded by stuffed animals, children’s books and a variety of toys, Lori McConville finds herself in an unexpected dream job in downtown Crystal Lake.

The 52-year-old spent most of her working career in the

nonprofit sector in Philadelphia before transitioning to elementary teaching jobs in the Crystal Lake area. It was then that the first ideas for Marvin’s Toy Store began to form.

Since her doors first opened more than 6 months ago on 64A N. Williams St., McConville is adjusting to life as a small-business owner and loving every

minute of it.

“When I was teaching I saw there was a need for quality toys tied in to education that was not really being met,” McConville said. “This idea combined my two passions.”

McConville’s experience is becoming more common as adults throughout the country are leaving previous careers

later in their professional lives and taking the risk of starting a business.

Encore.org, an organization dedicated to studying baby boomers’ career plans, found nearly 25 percent of people between 44 and 70 years old are

WASHINGTON – Despite blunt warnings about costs and consequences, President Barack Obama and European leaders have limited options for retaliating against Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, the former Soviet republic now at the center of an emerging conflict between East and West.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has so far dismissed the few specific threats from the United States, which include scrapping plans for Obama to attend an international summit in Russia this summer and cutting off trade talks sought

by Moscow. Because Ukraine does not have full-member status in NATO, the U.S. and Europe have no obligation to come to its defense. And broader international action through the United Nations seems all but impossible, given Russia’s veto power as a member of the Security Council.

“There have been strong words from the U.S. and other counties and NATO,” said Keir Giles, a Russian military analyst at the Chatham House think tank in London. “But these are empty threats. There is really not a great deal that can be done to influence the situation.”

As if to underscore that point, Putin on Saturday requested and was granted

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It was nighttime in May of 1990, in the heyday of the cocaine boom across America.

Twenty Mexican federal police officers and a handful of U.S. Customs agents, acting on a tip, descended on a stucco home on the edge of Agua Prieta, Mexico – a stone’s throw from Arizona. “Policia,” they yelled, guns drawn, before busting down the front door.

The house was empty but looked lived in, with dishes in the kitchen and toys in the backyard. The officers moved quickly to a spacious game room, complete with a bar and a pool table, set atop a 10-by10 foot concrete panel on the floor.

An informant told them that what they were looking for was under the pool table.

They moved it aside and went to work with a jackhammer.

Then, a stroke of luck: One of them turned the knob of a faucet and suddenly the floor panel rose into the air – like a hydraulic lift in an auto shop.

A metal staircase led down to a stunning discovery: Beneath the house, connecting to a warehouse in the U.S. 300 feet away, was an underground tunnel outfitted with lighting, air vents and tracks on the floor to transport carts full of drugs.

The tunnel marked the dawn of a new, craftier and more deadly era in the drug war: the beginning of the reign of “El Chapo.”

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A week after his capture in the resort city of Mazatlan, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman sits in a cell in Mexico’s highest-security prison, a sprawling complex surrounded by barbed-wire fences.

It is a far cry from the life he lived as the head of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, further still from his beginnings in the mountain village of La Tuna de Badiraguato, Sinaloa, on the country’s Pacific coast.

There, Guzman was one of at least six children of a man who supposedly raised cattle but, authorities have said, actually helped grow and smuggle opium and marijuana.

As a boy, Guzman was physically abused by his father, according to Michael Vigil, a former senior U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration official. Still, he followed him into the drug trade and began growing marijuana.

By the late 1970s, when Guzman was in his 20s, Mexican kingpin Hector Luis Palma Salazar placed him in charge of transporting drugs from Sinaloa to the coast on their way to the U.S., according to “The Last Narco,” a Guzman biography. After that, he rose quickly through the ranks, and by the early ’80s was supervising logistics for Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo, founder of the Guadalajara cartel.

Guzman worked as a Gallardo lieutenant for years, then emerged as one of the dominant figures trafficking drugs as Gallardo was hunted by the DEA, then arrested for the 1985 murder of agent En-

rique “Kiki” Camarena.

“He shows up as an all of a sudden, overnight thing,” said Edward Heath, who ran the DEA’s Mexico office during the Camarena killing. “The guy was smart enough to pick up on how things get done. If someone did not perform well or you become a threat, he would set ’em up. A lot of people got killed. A lot of people got sent to jail.”

As he consolidated power, Guzman began showing a flair for inventive smuggling. Then there were the tunnels. “You could call him the godfather of tunnels along the border,” said retired Customs agent Terry Kirkpatrick, who was part of the 1990 discovery.

That passageway was the first of many linked to Guzman.

By the early 1990s, the DEA considered Guzman among Mexico’s top 10 drug traffickers, but the Mexican cartels were a secondary concern to Colombia’s Medellin and Cali cartels, said Robert Bonner, who headed the DEA from 1990 to 1993. That changed when Gallardo’s group started taking payment in cocaine instead of cash, slowly gaining control of the drug chain stretching from South America to the United States.

Guzman and his cohorts became known as the Sinaloa Cartel, and they waged an increasingly bloody war with former allies. Their feud with Tijuana’s Arellano Felix cartel made global headlines in May 1993 when gunmen purport-

edly hunting Guzman opened fire on a car carrying a Catholic cardinal, blasting the prelate 14 times at close range.

Mexican officials, long suspected of protecting Guzman, put out a $5 million reward for information. Less than a month after the cardinal’s killing, Guzman was arrested in Guatemala. In 1995, he was convicted on murder and drug charges, and sent off to a prison in Guadalajara.

ESCAPE FROM JAIL On Jan. 19, 2001, with 12 years left on a 20-year sentence, Guzman crawled into a laundry cart and was wheeled out of prison by a guard, according to the ex-DEA agent Vigil. Guzman ordered the guard to stop their getaway car at a convenience store and then vanished into the night.

The escape fueled Guzman’s near-mythical status, and he grew more powerful.

He solidified his distribution networks in Los Angeles and Chicago, which became the Sinaloa Cartel’s main U.S. hubs. He expanded to Europe and Australia.

To ferry cocaine from Colombia, he began using private airstrips in Guatemala, then moved the drugs over land to the U.S., where authorities say he controlled roughly half the 1,954-mile U.S.-Mexico border. He used a Boeing 747 jet, trucks, cars, boats and rail cars to move his drugs, according to one federal indictment in Chicago.

As Mexican authorities

killed or arrested his rivals, Guzman stayed on, his hold on the trade growing stronger.

All the while, he evaded capture, developing a security apparatus to rival those of some countries, said one senior U.S. law enforcement official.

DRUG KINGPIN CAPTURED The end came quickly and quietly. On Feb. 22, a U.S. wiretap directed Mexican marines to a fourth-floor condoin Mazatlan. Guzman (whose age authorities have given as either 56 or 59) was found in a bathroom, with his wife and his twin 2½-year-old daughters nearby. No shots were fired.

At least seven U.S. courts have indictments pending against him, and several are pressing for extradition. He faces organized-crime charges in four Mexican states and in Mexico City. He could – barring another escape – spend the rest of his life behind bars.

As for his cartel, some predict it will go on. Drug lords come and go all the time and their empires persist when control is assumed by the next guy in line. And, certainly, not all in Mexico see Guzman or the cartel he spent much of his life creating in the same sinister light as do authorities.

Wednesday night, hundreds took to the streets of Sinaloa’s capital city to march in support of the man they see as a savior. “We support Chapo Guzman because he is the one who gives us jobs and helps out in the mountains,” said protester Pedro Ramirez.

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Two men charged in New Year’s Eve slayings The ASSOCIATED PRESS SPRINGFIELD – Sangamon County authorities have charged two men in the New Year’s Eve 2012 killing of two people in their Springfield apartment.

Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Milhiser said 33-year-old Jermaine L. Davis of Springfield and 39-yearold Sancho G. Mitchell of Decatur were charged Friday with first-degree murder and armed robbery. He said the case is still under investigation and additional charges could be filed.

The arrests in the apparent robbery gone wrong came “through the tireless efforts of Springfield police detectives and their continued investigation of this terrible crime,” Milhiser told The Springfield State Journal-Register.

Larry Grice and Andrea Pocklington, both 24, were found shot to death inside Pocklington’s apartment Dec. 31, 2012. Pocklington, who was pregnant and a mother of three, had also been stabbed.

Davis allegedly shot Grice in the back of the head and Mitchell is accused of stabbing Pocklington in the neck and abdomen, Milhiser said.

Relatives of the victims told WICS-TV in Springfield that the arrests bring some relief, but they have unanswered questions.

“I want to know why, why did they kill him?” said Annette Grice, the mother of Larry Grice.

The accused men were in custody after bond was set Friday at $5 million each. The Sangamon County public defender’s office will represent the men. Efforts to reach the public defender’s office Saturday were unsuccessful.

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GOP hopefuls aim to boost early voting

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The Associated Press CHICAGO – With early voting starting Monday, the four Republican candidates for Illinois governor were campaigning throughout the state Saturday, encouraging their supporters to cast a ballot before the March 18 primary.

Businessman Bruce Rauner, state Treasurer Dan Rutherford, and state Sens. Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady hope that locking in votes early in what’s usually a low-turnout election will boost their chances of winning their party’s nomination to take on Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn. However, getting Republican voters to cast ballots ahead of the traditional Election Day has proved difficult in the past.

Brady said his campaign is trying to motivate early voting through social media, particularly Facebook and Twitter.

“The message we are sending is that we are the only reliable Republican in this race,” said Brady, who won the GOP nomination in 2010 and who

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Rauner on Saturday was on his campaign bus and planned to make stops in central and southern Illinois. Campaign aide Mike Schrimpf said Republicans haven’t been good at turning out early voters because the party hasn’t been organized at the grass-roots level.

Rauner has made it a priority to not just run TV ads, but to run a comprehensive campaign, Schrimpf said, adding that since the campaign

began, volunteers have made 120,000 telephone calls.

“Not all just about early voting, but clearly an indication of a strong grass-roots operation,” Schrimpf said.

“We are trying to run a great campaign,” Rauner said, noting turnout is generally low in the Republican primary. “Getting out the vote is critically important. This is a critical election. We have to get Pat Quinn out of office.”

Rutherford’s campaign planned to remind supporters of the start of early voting with

telephone calls and emails over the weekend, according to spokesman Brian Sterling.

Rutherford declined to be interviewed on the effort.

He’s recently skipped reporters’ questions after candidate debates – most recently on Thursday evening in Chicago – as he’s faced allegations of misconduct and had to defend himself on the campaign trail.

A former employee filed a federal lawsuit accusing Rutherford of sexual harassment and being forced to do campaign work on state time. Ruther-

ford has dismissed the allegations as false.

Dillard campaign manager Glenn Hodas said the campaign is emailing supporters, asking them to vote early and pointing out locations where they can do so. He noted the last GOP gubernatorial primary was decided by less than 200 votes and said getting people to the polls could be a deciding factor.

“We are expecting the race to become significantly closer,” Hodas said.

Quinn, a Chicago Democrat, is seeking re-election.

He has one lesser-known challenger, anti-violence activist Tio Hardiman of suburban Chicago.

Politicians aren’t the only ones pressing voters to cast early ballots. The Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights CEO Lawrence Benito said his organization is canvassing the immigrant community to encourage eligible voters to take advantage of early voting.

“The earlier they get out and vote, the easier it is for us to focus on getting more people to the polls,” Benito said.

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The public relations push is designed to call attention to the March 31 deadline

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During March, the RV will be in the Chicago area, Marion, East St. Louis, Rockford and several other cities.

Quinn on Saturday declared March 1-8 “Get Covered Illinois Week” in a proclamation citing his administration’s commitment “to improving the health and well-being of the people of Illinois.”

Nationally, about 4 million people have signed up for health insurance through federal or state marketplaces set up under Obama’s health care law. More than 88,000 Illinois residents signed up for private health insurance during the first four months of the nation’s new insurance marketplace system.

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Obama crafts Saturated slopes a worry in Calif. a drama-free budget plan The ASSOCIATED PRESS

The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – Six years into his presidency, President Barack Obama is sending Congress a budget that does not herald a partisan legislative showdown.

There’s no push to overhaul health care as he did in 2009, no drive as in 2010 to restrict Wall Street, no attempt to increase taxes as in 2011 and 2012, no move to halt automatic spending cuts as in 2013.

Politically speaking, this is a peacetime budget in an election year, when the most meaningful fights will be during congressional campaigns, not on the floors of the House and Senate.

As such, Obama’s bud- President get, to be re- Barack leased Tuesday, Obama will offer a template for Democratic political messaging.

To the delight of Democrats, this will not be an austerity budget like last year’s.

Then, Obama had proposed reducing annual increases in federal benefit programs, a step many Democrats found hard to fathom. The cut was part of Obama’s offer to Republicans for a long-term attack on the nation’s debt, through a mix of major tax increases and spending reductions.

But that approach failed.

Now, with deficits declining and weariness over default threats and government shutdowns, neither side appears willing to play that game of brinkmanship again.

Instead, Obama’s spending blueprint for the budget year that begins Oct. 1 proposes $56 billion in spending above the caps agreed to in a bipartisan deal from earlier this year. Under the plan, the extra spending would not add to the deficit because Obama proposes to pay for it with a mix of program cuts and eliminating tax breaks.

It proposes to bring in more revenue through stricter tax rules for U.S. companies that have operations overseas and for foreign businesses with divisions in the United States.

Those new rules, requiring

congressional action, would tackle what the Obama administration considers tax avoidance schemes.

Both the spending and tax proposals are long shots for legislative action this election year. But they are part of a unifying theme for Democrats eager to distinguish themselves from Republicans before voters.

Already both sides are using the outlines of their fiscal visions to set the terms of the election debate.

Obama, speaking to the Democratic National Committee on Friday, cast some of his budget proposals as part of a larger message of opportunity for all.

“Next week, I will send Congress a budget Rep. John that will creBoehner House speaker ate new jobs in manufacturing and energy and innovation and infrastructure. And we’ll pay for every dime of it by cutting unnecessary spending, closing wasteful tax loopholes,” Obama said.

“Now, Republicans have a different view. Just last month, their party actually made it a part of their platform to let folks at the very top play by a different set of rules and avoid paying their fair share by stashing their money in overseas tax havens, a practice that also adds billions of dollars to our deficits every year.”

A day earlier, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, had offered a summary of his own of the Republican message, citing the economy and Obama’s health care law as defining issues in the election.

“We’ve seen more and more that the president has no interest in doing the big things that he got elected to do,” Boehner.

“His budget apparently will make no effort to address the drivers of our debt and our deficit.”

That probably will be a central GOP message Wednesday, the day after the budget release, when House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds a hearing on the president’s budget.

Calif. congresswoman retiring after 1 term The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – It took barely a year in Congress for Democrat Gloria Negrete McLeod to decide that she could do more for her California constituents by serving in county government.

She’s one of 38 House members, including six from California, not to seek re-election in November, and during her single term, she grew frustrated quickly with the gridlock on Capitol Hill.

N e g r e t e Gloria M c L e o d h a s Negrete decided to run McLeod for a seat on the board of supervisors in sprawling San Bernardino County, which includes distant suburbs of Los Angeles as well as the Mojave Desert. Before winning election to Congress, she had served in the California Legislature.

“I’ve been kind of agonizing over it for the last few months,” she said in an interview outside the House chambers.

In the end, she asked herself whether she could make a bigger difference for her constituents working locally rather than in Washington. “I believe the answer is yes,” she concluded.

Is her decision yet another sign that Congress is broken, or is it simply the difficulty of being a freshman in the minority party?

Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., who was first elected to the House in 1975 and also is retiring this year, said it’s the former.

“I think it’s a reflection that Congress is unfortunately bogged down,” Miller said.

“If you compare this Congress to any other Congress in history, it’s the worst in terms of getting things done. The people who came here with the expectation that this would be a vibrant legislative process have pretty good reason to be disappointed. It’s not a mystery that states and municipalities are moving much faster on many of these issues than the Congress is.”

Whatever Negrete McLeod’s motivation, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said he believes serving in Congress “is a lot harder” than being a county supervisor.

San Bernardino County has more than 2 million people, exceeding the population of about a dozen states.

For their work, the five county supervisors make $151,971 annually. For Negrete McLeod, that would be a pay cut of about $22,000 from her congressional salary. She’d also get a car or car allowance of $14,600 a year.

LOS ANGELES – Saturated mountainsides loomed over foothill communities on Saturday as a storm centered off California rotated bands of rain into a state that sorely needs the moisture but not at such dangerously high rates.

Evacuation orders remained in effect for hundreds of homes in Los Angeles County foothill communities where fires have burned away vegetation that holds soil in place, and bursts of rain caused the mountains to belch occasional debris flows.

The storm marked a sharp departure from many months of drought that has grown to crisis proportions for the state’s vast farming industry.

However, such storms would have to become common to make serious inroads against the drought, weather forecasters have said.

Officials warned that despite lengthy lulls, more heavy downpours are expected, and they urged residents who left their homes as much as three days earlier to be patient.

“These mountains are now saturated and soaked.

We know where the mud’s gonna go, we just don’t how much and what the intensity is going to be,” Assistant Chief Steve Martin of the Los Angeles County Fire Department told a webcast news conference.

The National Weather Service said the storm is forecast to move east over the Rockies and into the Plains and Mississippi Valley through Sunday, bringing a hodgepodge of precipitation. Colorado’s ski resorts could see up to 6 inches of fresh snow.

A mixture of sleet and snow in Kansas, Missouri and Illinois will eventually change over to all snow – with up to 8 inches forecast for Kansas City and the St. Louis area – while northern Arkansas will see freezing rain. The system also has its sights set on the Appalachians and the East Coast into Monday.

The storm’s eastward move on Saturday finally broke a 70-day streak without precipitation in the Phoenix area. An 85-day spell of no measureable rainfall in Las

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A woman walks over the mud and debris Saturday at the corner of Sierra Madre Avenue and Highcrest Road along the hillside in Glendora, Calif. A burst of heavy showers before dawn Saturday impacted wildfire-scarred mountainsides above foothill suburbs east of Los Angeles, causing another round of mud and debris flows in the city of Glendora. BELOW LEFT: Skiers crowd the slopes at Snow Valley, Calif., as a strong storm dumped fresh snow on the slopes Saturday. BELOW RIGHT: Trash collects along the shore after a rainstorm Saturday in Long Beach, Calif.

Vegas ended Friday. Rain and snow also finally came to drought-stricken New Mexico. In Denver, a highway pileup involving more than 100 vehicles killed one person and injured 30 others as heavy snow fell Saturday, authorities said.

In California, about 1,200 houses in the adjacent cities of Azusa and Glendora as well as nearby Monrovia have been under evacuation orders because of the possibility of destructive flows from the San Gabriel Mountains, a rugged range largely covered by the Angeles National Forest. A dozen homes in Azusa

were in particular danger.

In Azusa, Jeff White told the Los Angeles Times that his home, across from the mountains, wasn’t damaged.

He’d returned Saturday to grab clothes and check on his neighbors. Homes had mud on their terraces and plants were covered in silt.

“We evacuated in January, we evacuated in February,” said White, referring to the Colby fire in January that scarred 2,000 acres. “We’re just hoping March will be better.”

Glendora City Manager Chris Jeffers said experts planned to study the condi-

tion of slopes where rain had fallen at the rate of 1.3 inches an hour at times.

“Our hope is to get up closer to some of the hills for our engineers to see how the saturation may look, if there’s any signs of stress on the hillsides, on any of the properties,” he said.

Forecasters said the upper-level low at the storm’s center would come ashore and move east through the day, dragging rain with it but leaving only showers in California on Sunday – a lucky break for the evening’s Oscar red carpet festivities in Hollywood.

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Long waits frustrate callers to health exchanges The ASSOCIATED PRESS ANNAPOLIS, Md. – For those trying to enroll through online health exchanges, help has long been advertised as just a phone call away.

Yet the challenge in some states has been trying to get a call through at all, never mind the multiple transfers once contact has been made.

Long wait times of an hour or more have been commonplace in some states, primarily those running their own health care exchanges. California, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada and Washington are among the states in which consumers and insurance agents

have complained. One consequence is that people just give up because they are unable to wait indefinitely.

“If I had to use one word, I’d use ‘frustrating,’” said Jacki Manley, a stay-at-home mom in the western Maryland town of Keedysville, who has been trying since mid-December to enroll in a health plan through that state’s health exchange.

With a child who is almost 3 and another who is 5 months, the 20 minutes she can spare on hold often have not been enough. She estimates she has reached someone at the Maryland call center three out of about a dozen times she has called, but then she gets passed

between different people and cannot get definitive answers to her questions.

“It just seems like all the right connections aren’t being made,” Manley said, adding that she believes she has successfully enrolled her children but is unsure whether she and her husband have been enrolled after more than two months of trying.

Manley said she has given up calling. Now, she uses Facebook to try to get the help she needs.

The telephone frustration is just one more obstacle consumers are facing as the March 31 deadline for open enrollment approaches. Techni-

cal glitches and software meltdowns on the federal and some state-run exchanges deterred many people from signing up after enrollments under the federal Affordable Care Act began in October.

With many of those technical problems solved, enrollments across the country have been brisk since the start of the year. Yet even with 4 million signed up for policies through the exchanges, the Obama administration will be challenged to meet its own projection of 7 million enrollees by the deadline.

Long wait times for consumer won’t help.

In California, an opera-

tional review of the state-run exchange’s first three months showed consumers waiting 45 minutes to an hour for an employee to answer, and insurance agents have said they have waited hours to make human contact. The exchange’s goal was to answer 80 percent of the calls within 30 seconds.

“We did not meet our standards,” said Yolanda Richardson, Covered California’s chief deputy executive director.

The most recent statistics, from the first week of February, show the average wait time for those dialing in to a California call center at about 47 minutes.

Sherrie Larsen, a 49-year-

old truck driver in Tacoma, Wash., said the first time she called the exchange, she was told after waiting an hour and 27 minutes that the computer system was down, and she would have to call back. She called the state insurance commissioner’s office to complain, and said she didn’t get a lot of help or understanding there.

The next day, Larsen called the exchange again, and was told the wait time would be about 29 minutes. After more than an hour on the phone, she finally got the help she was seeking, but no apology or explanation.

“It’s very, very, very frustrating,” Larsen said.

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Trail Life members practice a flag raising ceremony Feb. 4 during a nighttime meeting in North Richland Hills, Texas.

Gay controversy boosts growth of Christian-based boys group The ASSOCIATED PRESS NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas – Chatting in the living room one night, Ron Orr gave his 15-year-old son Andrew a choice: He could stick with the Boy Scouts of America and his mission to become an Eagle Scout, or he could join Trail Life USA – the new Christian-based alternative that excludes openly gay boys.

This was no small decision. Four generations of Orr men had been Eagles, including Ron and Andrew’s older brother. Andrew had spent years working toward Scouting’s highest rank, and was just months from reaching it.

But the Boy Scouts had decided to admit gays, and Ron Orr, a tall, soft-spoken man with a firm handshake, is clear about his Christian faith and what it says about homosexuality: It is a sin that cannot be tolerated.

His son agreed. He would forgo the century-old BSA for Trail Life, which officially launched just last month.

“It felt like I’d be hitting something higher than Eagle in terms of achievement,” Andrew said, in an interview.

So Orr and his son left BSA and set out with other families

to build a new organization based on what they believe to be Christian values. Orr is a regional organizer who speaks to churches and groups about Trail Life. His son now aspires to achieve a Freedom Award, the new group’s highest rank.

The Orrs and others in Trail Life say they are fighting for the traditional values of Christianity and of Scouting, which includes a command in the Scout Oath to be “morally straight” – even as a changing America grows more accepting of gays and gay marriage.

They are leaving an organization central to many of their upbringings with heavy hearts, but also with the belief that the Scouting they knew no longer exists.

“As Christians from a scriptural basis, we love all folks, but the Scripture is very clear that being homosexual is a sin,” Ron Orr said in an interview. “We’ve got to be able to hold a strong line and set a consistent example for our young men.”

Trail Life has established units in more than 40 states, mostly from Boy Scouts and parents who feel their old organization has lost its way.

It has about 600 units up and running or in the process of registration, executive direc-

tor Rob Green said. As many as half of those who have expressed interest were not affiliated with the Boy Scouts beforehand, Green said.

It is still a tiny movement compared to Scouting, which has nearly 2.5 million youth members and remains a powerful force in American life, even with a 6 percent drop in membership last year.

Trail Life promotes itself on its website as the “premier national character development organization for young men which produces Godly and responsible husbands, fathers and citizens.”

Its official membership standards policy welcomes all boys, but adds, “We grant membership to adults and youth who do not engage in or promote sexual immorality of any kind, or engage in behavior that would become a distraction to the mission of the program.”

For over a century, Scouting banned openly gay youth and leaders, fighting all the way to the Supreme Court to defend its right to do so. Leaders who were revealed to be gay were excluded, and some boys were denied Eagle Scout awards by regional councils that were notified of their sexual orientation.

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Flansburg, who farms 1,900 acres amid the rolling hills of southeastern Washington, has been increasing the amount of the chickpeas used to make hummus by about one-third each year to take advantage of good prices and demand.

“I hope that consumption keeps increasing,” he said.

Lawmakers in the nation’s capital hope so, too. The new federal Farm Bill contains two provisions that are intended to boost consumption of chickpeas even more, along with their companion, so-called pulse crops peas and lentils.

Acreage devoted to chickpeas has exploded in the past decade in Washington and Idaho, which grow some twothirds of the nation’s supply.

Chickpeas require little water, and that’s a major plus

in the dry region, Flansburg said.

“They work pretty well in our region,” he said.

In the Palouse region, which straddles both states, there are more than 150,000 acres producing chickpeas today, up from about 12,000 acres in 2000, said Todd Scholz of the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, the trade group for the nation’s growers.

Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, are also grown in California, Montana, North Dakota and other states, he said.

Historically, about 70 percent of the chickpea crop in this region was exported each year, Flansburg said. But that has changed because of the rising domestic demand for hummus, he said.

“That’s a good thing to have that balance,” he said.

The majority of the nation’s supply is consumed domestically, mostly in the form of hummus, Scholz said.

Farmers are currently getting about 28 to 30 cents a

pound for chickpeas, which is an average price for recent years, Flansburg said. He’s seen prices top 50 cents per pound, but a big crop in India this year has pushed prices down a bit, he said.

Flansburg doesn’t expect to expand chickpea production much more. He also produces high-value dry peas and lentils.

Hummus, once an exotic Middle Eastern food that was hard to find, is now sold in grocery stores, big and small.

Often used by the health-conscious as a dip or spread, it can now be found in about 20 percent of the nation’s households, Scholz said.

That leaves plenty more room for growth, he said.

For instance, hummus is in about 98 percent of households in Israel, he said.

Retail sales of hummus increased to $250 million in 2013, up from $192 million in 2007 and just $5 million in 1997, said U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who helped push the Farm Bill provisions on chickpeas.

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Russian troops take over Crimea At heart of drama in Ukraine, a tale of two countries

The ASSOCIATED PRESS SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine – Russian troops took over the strategic Crimean peninsula Saturday without firing a shot.

The newly installed government in Kiev was powerless to react, and despite calls by U.S. President Barack Obama for Russia to pull back its forces, Western governments had few options to counter Russia’s military moves.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sought and quickly got his parliament’s approval to use its military to protect Russia’s interests across Ukraine.

But while sometimes-violent pro-Russian protests broke out Saturday in a number of Russian-speaking regions of eastern Ukraine, Moscow’s immediate focus appeared to be Crimea.

Tensions increased when Ukraine’s acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, made a late night announcement that he had ordered the country’s armed forces to be at full readiness because of the threat of “potential aggression.”

Speaking live on Ukrainian TV, Turchynov said he had also ordered stepped up security at nuclear power plants, airports and other strategic infrastructure.

Ignoring Obama’s warning Friday that “there will be costs” if Russia intervenes militarily, Putin sharply raised the stakes in the conflict over Ukraine’s future evoking memories of Cold War brinkmanship.

After Russia’s parliament approved Putin’s motion, U.S. officials held a high-level meeting at the White House to review Russia’s military moves in Ukraine. The White House said Obama spoke with Putin by telephone for 90 minutes and expressed his “deep concern” about “Russia’s clear violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

The White House said Obama told Putin that the

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Troops in unmarked uniforms stand guard Saturday in Balaklava on the outskirts of Sevastopol, Ukraine. An emblem on one of the vehicles and their number plates identify them as belonging to the Russian military. LEFT: An anti-Yanukovych protester stands at a memorial Saturday for the people killed in clashes with the police at Kiev’s Independence Square, the epicenter of the country’s current unrest.

United States is calling on Russia “to de-escalate tensions by withdrawing its forces back to bases in Crimea and to refrain from any interference elsewhere in Ukraine.”

A statement from the Kremlin said Putin emphasized to Obama the existence of “real threats” to the life and health of Russian citizens and compatriots who are in Ukrainian territory. The statement indicated that Russia might send its troops not only to the Crimea but also to predominantly ethnic Russian regions of eastern Ukraine.

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eastern regions [of Ukraine] and Crimea, Russia maintains the right to protect its interests and the Russian-speaking population that lives there,” the Kremlin statement said.

Obama told Putin that he would support sending international monitors to Ukraine to help protect ethnic Russians. He said the U.S. will suspend its participation in preparatory meetings for June’s G-8 summit in Sochi, Russia, the site of the recently concluded Winter Olympics, warning that Russia’s “continued violation of international law will lead to greater political and economic isolation.”

NATO announced a meet-

ing for Sunday of the North Atlantic Council, the alliance’s political decision-making body, as well as a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission.

NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the allies will “coordinate closely” on the situation in Ukraine, which he termed “grave.”

The U.N. Security Council met in an open, televised session for about a half hour on Saturday afternoon after closed-door consultations, despite initial objections from Russia to an open session. The council heard speeches from a U.N. deputy secretary-general and several ambassadors, but did not take any action.

DONETSK, Ukraine – In the afternoon, when the shift ends at the coal mine and the miners walk out into the cold and past the old concrete statue of Lenin, they often head to a tiny corner store a block away. There they’ll stand in the parking lot for a while, drinking little bottles of the vodka called “Truthful.”

They know what is happening in Kiev. They’ve seen pictures of the democracy protesters shot dead in Kiev’s streets, and the TV reports on the mansions of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, the one-time thug and pro-Russia politician who grew up in this far-eastern city. They watched as protesters, many from western Ukraine, helped form the country’s new government.

They don’t like it at all.

“I have always felt that we are so different,” said a miner who gave his name only as Nikolai, a thickset 35-year-old who went from high school directly into the mines. People speak Russian across most of Ukraine’s east, and worship in Orthodox churches. They were shaped by 70 years of Soviet rule and its celebration of socialist industrialization, and by the Russian empire before that.

To them, the government is now being run by outsiders who care little for this side of the country. “If they try to pressure us, our region will revolt.”

His words are echoed – except for a few key words – in a conversation 800 miles to the west, in a medieval cobblestoned city, Ukrainian-speaking residents and houses displaying the EU flag and its yellow stars.

“We are simply differ-

ent people from those living in the East,” said Ludmila Petrova, a university student in Lviv, a hotbed of support for Ukraine’s pro-democracy forces and opposition to Yanukovych. “They don’t know what the West is. We have a different history. Maybe it is better that we separate once and for all.”

If Ukraine looks neatly delineated on maps, its often-bloody history is a tangle of invasions and occupations, peoples and beliefs. It is a place that has been struggling for centuries to define itself. And now it finds itself so sharply divided – between support for Russia on one side of the country and loyalty to the West on the other – that it often seems more like two countries than one.

On opposite sides of Ukraine, two cities, each of about 1 million people, illustrate that divide.

The eastern city of Donetsk can seem like a cliche of post-Soviet grimness, a place of Stalinist-era apartment blocks, tin-roofed shacks and loyalty to Russia. In the west, Lviv has emerged as a center for Ukrainian artists and writers, a huge draw for European tourists and a city desperate for closer ties to the West.

To the fiercest pessimists, as well as to extremists on both sides, the cities are already in different nations.

“The country is already separated,” said Ivan Reyko, a 30-year-old factory worker from Donetsk who joined a recent demonstration of about 100 people in the city’s main plaza, Lenin Square, where a 30-foot-tall statue of the Soviet hero gazes proudly toward the horizon. “There is no way back to a united Ukraine.”

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Officials in Syria Knifing attack kills 33 in China help broker four local ceasefires The ASSOCIATED PRESS

The ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT – In one besieged neighborhood after another, weary rebels have turned over their weapons to the Syrian government in exchange for an easing of suffocating blockades that have prevented food, medicine and other staples from reaching civilians trapped inside.

The local cease-fires struck in at least four neighborhoods in and around the Syrian capital in recent weeks have brought an end to the shelling and most of the fighting in the affected areas.

While deep distrust lingers on both sides, in some neighborhoods the lull has prompted residents displaced by earlier violence to return.

The government touts the truces as part of its program of “national reconciliation” to end Syria’s crisis, which has killed more than 140,000 people since March 2011. But activists and rebels describe the deals as the final stage of a ruthless tactic President Bashar Assad’s government has employed to devastating effect: shelling and starving fighters and civilians alike in opposition-held areas into submission.

With two rounds of United Nations-brokered peace talks with the political opposition in exile failing to make any substantial progress, and neither side able to clinch a military victory, Assad may be counting on such local truc-

es to pacify flashpoint areas around the capital.

The deals carry two additional benefits for Assad: they free up troops in his overstretched military to be shifted to fighting fronts elsewhere in the country; and they allow the government to present itself abroad as a responsible actor actively trying to broker peace at home.

“It’s important for the regime to have reconciliation,” said an activist in Damascus who goes by the name of Abu Akram. “They want us to submit or be hungry. They want to free up their troops for other battles.”

The exact terms have varied depending on the balance of power in each area, but the truces generally have followed a basic formula: the rebels relinquish their heavy weapons and observe a ceasefire in exchange for the government to allow aid into the communities.

In many cases, gunmen also have had to hand themselves over to authorities.

Some have returned from government custody, others have not, activists say.

“Part of the regime strategy, virtually since the beginning of the armed struggle, has been to separate the people from the rebels. To try to break the connection between the rebels and their popular support base,” said Jeffrey White, a defense fellow at The Washington Institute.

BEIJING – At least 10 knife-wielding attackers slashed people at a train station in a southwestern city in what authorities called a terrorist attack by ethnic separatists in western China, and police fatally shot four of the assailants, leaving 33 people dead and 130 others wounded, state media said.

The attackers, most of them dressed in black, stormed the Kunming train station in Yunnan province and started attacking people Saturday evening, according to witnesses.

Student Qiao Yunao was waiting to catch a train at the station when people starting crying and running, and then saw a man slash another man’s neck, drawing blood.

“I was freaking out, and ran to a fast food store, and many people were running in there to take refuge,” she told The Associated Press via Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblog.

“I saw two attackers, both men, one with a watermelon knife and the other with a fruit knife. They were running and chopping whoever they could.”

Another witness, Yang Haifei, said he saw a person “come straight at me with a long knife and I ran away with everyone.” People who were slow to escape ended up

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A woman reacts at the crime scene outside a railway station after an attack Saturday in Kunming, China.

China’s official Xinhua News Agency says authorities consider the attack by a group of knife-wielding assailants at a train station in southwestern China, where at least 33 people died, to be an act of terrorism. severely injured, he told the official Xinhua News Agency.

“They just fell on the ground,” Yang said from a hospital where he was being treated for chest and back wounds.

One suspect was arrested, Xinhua said. Evidence found at the scene of the attack showed that it was “a terrorist attack carried out by Xinjiang separatist forces,” the agency quoted the municipal government as saying. Authorities considered it to be “an organized, premeditated

violent terrorist attack.”

The far western region of Xinjiang is home to a simmering rebellion against Chinese rule by separatists among parts of the Muslim Uighur population.

Most attacks blamed on Uighur separatists take place in Xinjiang, but Saturday’s assault took place more than 620 miles to the southeast in Yunnan, which has not had a history of such unrest. However, a suicide car attack blamed on Uighur separatists that killed

Female genital mutilation persists in Somaliland The ASSOCIATED PRESS HARGEISA, Somalia – The 30 Somali teenagers – both boys and girls – all agreed: Female genital mutilation is harmful and the practice should be abandoned. But what they really meant, they revealed moments later, is that girls should have their genitalia cut – just not sewn shut.

“It’s our tradition and if the girls are not subjected to suna [cutting] she will not be accepted for marriage,” said Asthma Ibrahim Jabril, 17.

The students, who are part of an afterschool club in Somaliland which the U.N. children’s agency helps fund, discuss issues like child labor, early marriage and female genital mutilation in a classroom with several large hearts scrawled along the walls.

UNICEF is weaving a delicate campaign to educate communities in Somaliland about the harms of female genital mutilation and to get leaders, who are meeting there this month to debate the practice, to denounce it. Child rights advocates in nearly 30 countries are fighting to reduce the number of girls subjected to the cutting of their genitalia – the removal of the clitoris and the labia minora.

Female genital mutilation comes in many forms, including sewing the vagina shut un-

til marriage. In Somalia, the expectation for girls to undergo genital mutilation comes down to sex and marriage.

Men expect to marry a virgin.

If a girl has not undergone female genital mutilation, she is considered unclean.

Last month about 60 religious and civic leaders in the capital of Somaliland – a semi-autonomous region in northern Somalia – attended a daylong seminar and debate on female genital mutilation.

Sheik Khalil Abdulai Ahmed, the government minister of religious affairs, told the room that female genital mutilation can lead to death, pain and mental issues. Amina Mohamed Jirde, the wife of Somaliland’s president, pleaded with the group to stop genital mutilation.

“This practice is not good for the girl,” Jirde said. “It is good for you to marry all the girls without discrimination.”

Officials with UNICEF tried to underscore that they do not believe female genital mutilation is required by Islam, although it is not strictly practiced by Muslims. Haydar Nasser, a UNICEF official who is Iraqi by birth but now a Canadian citizen, told the leaders that they were following a custom first practiced by the Egyptians some 6,000 years ago, long before Islam was founded.

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five people at Beijing’s Tiananmen Gate last November raised alarms that militants may be aiming to strike at targets throughout the country.

In an indication of how seriously authorities viewed the attack – one of China’s deadliest in recent years – the country’s top police official, Politburo member Meng Jianzhu, arrived in Kunming on Sunday morning and went straight to the hospital to visit the wounded and their families, Xinhua reported.

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Board needs to OK changes • ETHICS Continued from page A1 prohibited political activity is punishable under state law by up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.

Zinke filed a complaint against Skinner, subsequently dropped, alleging his complaint was frivolous, an offense punishable by a fine up to $5,000.

But the ethics code, which almost exactly matches the model ethics ordinance drafted by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office for local governments to emulate, does not define a frivolous complaint.

The new change defines a frivolous complaint as one that does not present “even a limited amount of detail,” lacks basis in law or fact, or is filed for “improper purposes” such as employee harassment.

Commission members said

the definition needs to protect the body from being used as a political tool.

“We need to protect this commission from being used for that kind of vehicle,” member Scott Hartman said.

But Hartman also stressed the need to ensure that the rules do not discourage whistleblowers from filing legitimate complaints out of fear of facing one of their own. Hartman asked Assistant State’s Attorney Brandy Quance to amend the definition to state that a claim found to lack sufficiency is not automatically a frivolous one.

The commission will review its rules and bylaws once the County Board approves the ordinance revisions. Complaints arose on both sides at the hearing that the commission’s rules for hearing complaints conflicted with the ordinance the commission is tasked with upholding.

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Saturday’s actions follow 3 months of upheaval • UKRAINE Continued from page A1 permission to use Russia’s military not just in the pro-Russian region of Crimea, but also throughout Ukraine. Putin’s request came one day after Obama warned that any violation of Ukraine’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity would be deeply destabilizing.”

Saturday’s developments follow three months of political upheaval in Ukraine following President Viktor Yanukovych’s rejection of a partnership agreement with the European Union in favor of historical ties with Moscow. Yanukovych fled Kiev, Ukraine’s capital, last week and now is in Russia.

Putin’s moves are sure to deepen tensions in his already troubled relationship

with Obama, who has struggled to find a formula for getting the Russian leader to change his calculus on a myriad of issues. The White House said the two leaders spoke for 90 minutes Saturday, with Obama warning Putin that Russia’s “continued violation of international law will lead to greater political and economic isolation.”

American efforts to punish Russia on Ukraine and other matters have been complicated by the White House’s need for Russian cooperation on stopping Syria’s civil war, negotiating a nuclear accord with Iran, and transporting American troops and equipment out of Afghanistan through Russian supply routes.

“We face a difficult choice of punishing Russia by effectively punishing ourselves,” said Andrew Kuchins, the di-

rector of the Russia program at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Obama has tried to use his travel plans to Russia as a bargaining chip before, in the hopes that Putin might bend under the threat of a diplomatic embarrassment.

Last summer, the White House dangled the prospect of canceling a bilateral summit between Obama and Putin as it pressed Russia to return National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden to the United States.

When Russia instead granted Snowden temporary asylum, Obama canceled his one-on-one meeting with Putin, but still attended an international meeting in St. Petersburg.

U.S. officials say they are in discussions now with Eu-

ropean officials about Obama and other leaders possibly skipping the Group of Eight economic summit scheduled for June in Sochi, the site of the just-concluded Winter Olympics. Obama’s top advisers gathered at the White House Saturday to discuss other options.

The White House appears to be giving no serious consideration to American military involvement in Ukraine.

In his carefully worded statement Friday, Obama avoided saying that a destabilized Ukraine would be a national security concern for the U.S. Instead, he said only that it was “not in the interest of Ukraine, Russia or Europe.”

In Europe, officials expressed concern about the Russian military escalation, but offered few specific options for stopping or punishing Putin.

Starting a business difficult despite motivation • BUSINESS Continued from page A1 interested in starting their own business or nonprofit.

The study proved correct in Florida where the average age of 500 recent applicants for an entrepreneurship program through the U.S. Labor Department was 51. In all, people between 55 and 64 years old started 23 percent of new businesses in 2012.

Pat Cumpata, president of the McHenry County Economic Development Corporation, said the trend is likely the result of many factors, but it could have gained momentum because of employers’ hesitancy in a down economy to pay for the experience that older adults bring to a job.

“If you’ve been in the workforce from 22 to 52 and you’ve seen raises and compensation adjustments it can be hard to get in at a new company,” Cumpata said.

“You sometimes get these companies that are looking at

that and thinking the person might expect to receive same level of compensation, vacation and benefits. They don’t even want to ask that person to take something less.”

On the other hand, Cumpata said older adults could also feel more empowered to start a business because of a higher level of financial security and the desire to break away from the idea of working for someone after years of filling that role.

Whether people start a business because of difficulty finding another well-compensated position or through a desire to be their own boss, Cumpata said it is always difficult.

“Not everyone is Bill Gates,” Cumpata said. “There is risk and it’s going to take time. There is a lot of hardships with starting a business.”

McConville knows those challenges well and said she took the steps necessary to start her business on the right foot despite desires to expedite the process.

With no business degree or background in for-profit ventures, McConville spent years researching how to develop proper business plans and networked with whoever she could. When she felt ready, she still waited a few years during the height of the economic recession before moving forward.

It was during that time she tweaked her business idea and made the toy store stand out by serving a niche audience. Her items are not only educational and imaginative, they are also environmentally friendly.

An initial $60,000 investment allowed the store to gradually grow, she said, tying into her strategy of keeping a simple business with a clear mission and product.

“You’re probably not going to get rich doing this, but if you do it right you can make a simple, comfortable living,” McConville said of opening a business. “Make something unique and different and people will support it.”

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Sunday, March 2, 2014 • Page A11 • Northwest Herald • NWHerald.com 8ENDORSEMENT

8SKETCH VIEW

Sheriff (Republican): Zinke In a contentious race to replace outgoing McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren, Undersheriff Andrew Zinke and retired Des Plaines Police Cmdr. Bill Prim are vying for the Republican nomination in the March 18 primary.

Prim, who lives in Cary, is a 27-year veteran police officer who spent much of his career in investigations – focusing much of those efforts on drugs and asset forfeitures. He’s running for sheriff to bring a new identity to the office based on accountability, improved community relations and an emphasis on tapping volunteer enthusiasm.

He says the sheriff’s office spends too much money in administrative costs, and he has vowed to eliminate administrative positions if elected.

He does not support a reduction of rank-and-file staff.

Zinke, who lives in Woodstock, has worked in the sheriff’s office for 25 years – the past three as undersheriff. He has worked as a patrol deputy, a K-9 handler, a detective, a sergeant and lieutenant in charge of detectives. He’s running for sheriff to help ensure the children and citizens of McHenry County have a safe place to live.

He says the sheriff’s office needs to continue to operate like an independent business, and he will evaluate job positions and assignments to combine or eliminate them when possible.

Prim has the support of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi and believes that he can walk in and repair the highly publicized, strained relationship between the sheriff’s office and the state’s attorney’s office.

Zinke feels similarly. He says the rift is between Bianchi and Nygren and is confident the two offices can move forward.

Repairing that relationship will be important moving forward. This race also comes down to which candidate is better prepared to run a more modern law enforcement agency, understanding the ins and outs of the office, where it needs to go and how to navigate the bureaucracy to get things done.

The safety and well-being of McHenry County residents is a priority, and it is important for the sheriff’s office to operate at a nationally acclaimed level, which it has with Zinke as the department’s second-highest ranking officer.

We endorse Zinke.

8ANOTHER VIEW

Keep politics out Anyone who looks at a map of districts within the Illinois House of Representatives can tell much thought and effort went into configuring the districts – to be sure they favor whichever party happened to be in the majority at the time. Illinois law requires the General Assembly to redraw House and Senate districts after every federal census. The practice, in reality, becomes nothing more than a way to lock in incumbents by drawing the districts’ boundaries in their favor.

A group recently organized to change all of that. They want to place the Illinois Independent Redistricting Amendment on the ballot to pull the task of redrawing the legislative districts and hand it to an independent, transparent and nonpartisan 11-person commission.

This effort deserves the public’s support.

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8IT’S YOUR WRITE Support for referendum To the Editor: On March 18, the voters living within the Johnsburg School District will be asked to support a referendum that will enhance the district’s facilities and fund necessary maintenance projects.

This referendum will be funded by extending current bonds and will result in no tax rate increase for the citizens of Johnsburg.

As a lifelong resident of Johnsburg, I always have been proud of our schools and their importance in our community. Our schools host graduations, school plays, band concerts, athletic competitions and many other important events.

With a successful referendum, the school district will be able to modernize classrooms, upgrade facilities, improve energy efficiencies and provide multiple building enhancements.

Please join me in voting “yes” on March 18 to provide our children and grandchildren with a 21st century learning environment.

Joe Majercik Johnsburg

Keeping county safe To the Editor: I am tired of the political infighting of the Republican Party, especially in McHenry County.

I can’t understand why there is such a divide between camps for sheriff. Either crime in this county has increased like in neighboring counties, or it hasn’t.

Being one who likes to verify what people tell me, I researched McHenry County crime numbers.

Crime is decreasing in McHenry (proportionately). In fact, compared to surrounding counties such as Lake, Kane and DuPage, we have clearly less crime and more importantly, less violent crime. Don’t take my word for it, check out neighborhoodscout. com.

How can anyone make an argument for a change in leadership when the undersheriff is willing to take a larger role in keeping McHenry County safe?

I say, give Andy Zinke a promotion. Make Zinke the next sheriff.

Mark Holland-Schrader McHenry

Abolish death penalty To the Editor: On Monday, Feb. 17, this paper ran an Op-Ed piece by Nat Hentoff.

Here are a few highlights: Certain states are disregarding death row inmates’ final appeals; one decision didn’t come down until four minutes after the prisoner was dead.

States won’t reveal the drugs used to execute prisoners. One inmate “took 26 minutes to die by injection, gasping repeatedly as he lay on the gurney to die.”

Legislators are refusing to fund defense work or overturn convictions where criminal defendants received ineffective assistance from overworked public defenders,

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says Hentoff, citing Andrew Cohen of This Week.

Finding this article proved to be a bit serendipitous.

I’m a long time admirer of Sr. Helen Prejean and Ministry Against the Death Penalty and was just last week working with her project manager on starting a local group.

I thought using Hentoff’s findings would be a good way to see if people are interested.

Sr. Helen has worked tirelessly for 20 years to abolish the death penalty.

The movie “Dead Man Walking” was based on a book she wrote about her experience working with a death-row inmate. She also wrote “Death of Innocents” about the wrongfully executed.

Seventeen states have abolished the death penalty. I believe Hentoff has made it clear those on death row are guaranteed little justice.

The more people who lend their voices to the national movement against the death penalty the better chance we have to abolish it.

If interested, email me at

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Flat tax levy To The Editor: I am disappointed with taxing bodies such as school districts and Nunda Township that raise tax levies in our depressed economy.

Homeowners make regular sacrifices to maintain budgets as expenses go up while income goes down.

Highly taxed McHenry County homeowners seek candidates for government office who will cut tax levies or at least keep them flat.

Joe Gottemoller has kept his promise not to increase property taxes in a declining economy by voting to keep the McHenry County tax levy flat. That is why I support re-electing Joe Gottemoller to the McHenry County Board, and I strongly encourage others to vote for him also.

James Becker Crystal Lake

Should Republicans put themselves on ‘Cruz control’?

What you think of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, depends on who you believe.

Is the freshman senator on an “ego trip,” putting himself before country (Dana Milbank, The Washington Post), or is he standing on his principles (Cruz’s conservative supporters)?

ABC chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl says Cruz is “so hated” among GOP senators that “he’s going to need a food taster.”

In a telephone interview with me, Cruz acknowledges he would not win a “Mr. Congeniality” contest if it were up to the Republican leadership in the Senate, but contends that they and some of his colleagues are out of touch with the will of the people: “The reaction in Washington is the polar opposite of the reaction outside Washington,” he says. “People across the country are frustrated that so many elected officials in Washington are not listening and ignoring the concerns of the people.”

I ask him about his controversial move last week to change Senate rules by requiring 60 votes to pass the debt ceiling increase, instead of a 51-vote majority. Cruz responded, “...there is no universe in which I would be willing to consent to allow (majority leader) Harry Reid to raise the debt ceiling with no spending reforms on only 51 votes. The reaction from a significant number of my colleagues was considerable anger and dismay.”

Cruz rejects the notion that a vote against raising the debt ceiling would have produced another government shutdown, favoring Democrats. He points to history: “The last 55 times the debt ceiling has been raised, Congress attached significant conditions to it 28 times.

Virtually every major spending restraint Congress has passed has come through the debt ceiling.” As two examples, he cites the GrammRudman-Hollings Balanced Budget Act, which, according to its coauthor Sen. Phil Gramm, was “the first binding constraint imposed on

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VIEWS Cal Thomas federal spending” and last year’s Budget Control Act, nicknamed “sequestration.”

How does Cruz expect to get the reforms he wants without a Republican Senate majority, not to mention a Republican president?

“We have the same number of votes we had when we got the Budget Control Act,” he maintains.

“If we had stood together and voted no, we could have blocked this from happening. ... We would (then have sat) down and negotiated a resolution, a compromise, with some meaningful spending restraints.”

What about the Republican and larger Washington establishment and the tea party? The prevailing wisdom is that the tea party harms incumbents, replacing them with conservative purists, who then lose the general election.

8THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Not true, says Cruz. While acknowledging that tea party candidates Christine O’Donnell (Delaware) and Sharon Engle (Nevada) lost to Democrats in 2010 races that stronger candidates might have won, Cruz says the overall record of tea party candidates is far better than the establishment’s record. He cites Florida, where Marco Rubio beat Charlie Crist in a primary despite Crist’s support from the GOP establishment. Cruz says Rubio was the right candidate given Crist’s post-election switch to the Democrats. Crist is now running for governor as a Democrat.

Cruz offers other examples in which tea party candidates won over hand-picked establishment candidates: Pat Toomey over Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania; Mike Lee over Robert Bennett in Utah; Rand Paul over Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s candidate, Trey Grayson, in Kentucky. He might add himself to that list.

“Every one of these,” he says, “was elected by the tea party

against huge opposition from the establishment and all of their money.”

Can promoting such candidates win back the Senate for Republicans in November? Cruz says, “Many of the critics are saying the path to victory in November is for Republicans to put their heads down, don’t rock the boat, don’t take any stands. ... I think history has proven that that is a consistent path to failure. The way to win in November is for Republicans to take principled stands. ... That doesn’t mean we need to fight on everything. You pick your battles. ... When Washington politicians retreat on every issue, it demoralizes grassroots conservative activists who are the key to winning in November.”

Given the results of the last two presidential elections and their own poor record, the GOP establishment may want to put themselves on “Cruz control.”

• Email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribune.com.

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DEFENDERS TO HOST RECYCLING DRIVE McHENRY – The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County are hosting their monthly recycling drive Saturday.

From 9 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of the Metra train station, 4005 Main St., McHenry, residents can bring in fluorescent tubes, electronics, batteries, Styrofoam and other items.

The program accepts a wide range of items for recycling, including many that aren’t accepted by curbside pickup programs.

The Defenders recently added USAgain Clothes Collection System to its monthly drives.

Residents may bring in any kind of clothing items to donate.

The monthly Defenders drives rotate between McHenry and Woodstock on the second Saturday of each month.

For information about the schedule or different types of materials accepted, visit www. mcdef.org/recycling_information.htm, call Alice at 815-3858512 or the office at 815-3380393.

District 6 hopefuls sound off County Board candidates express views on taxes, land issues Schuster and Michele Aavang, and challenger Larry Smith, are seeking the GOP nod for the district, which covers all or parts of 11 townships making up the county’s rural western half, including Harvard, Marengo, Hebron and Union.

No Democratic candidates have filed, meaning the March 18 primary will be the de facto

By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com Two Republican incumbents and a challenger, all three of whom want to defend its agriculture and open space, are running for two open seats for McHenry County Board District 6.

Board members Ersel

election unless the party caucuses in a candidate by the June 2 deadline.

All three candidates cited control of county budgeting and lower taxation as their top priority. Schuster, who owns a rural Woodstock printing business, is one of the County Board’s regular votes against ordinances that she feels grow

government’s size, scope and budget.

“I would like to continue this work so we can assure taxpayers that our county board will not slip back into [the] mode of automatically raising the levy to once again grow county government,” Schuster said.

See CANDIDATES, page B3

FED UP WITH FLOODS

By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com

ST. PADDY’S PATROL STARTS MARCH 14

– Northwest Herald

8LOCAL DEATHS Mildred F. “Millie” Dahm 95, formerly of Crystal Lake Suzanne M. Dopke 80, McHenry Walter “Wally” Frett 76, Johnsburg Dolores M. Hengler 82, Mount Prospect Robert Henry Mather 95, Woodstock Margaret A. Samuelson 84, Hebron Shirleen Shank 87, Lakewood Dale K. Silker 87, Machesney Park Patricia C. Sylvester 69, Cary James S. Tonyan 68, McHenry

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ABOVE: Perten subdivision resident Leonard Sikora walks in front of an icy driveway Friday at 715 Peter St. The water line owned by the Nunda Utility Company has been gushing for eight days and is causing a sulfur odor in the neighborhood, as well as low water pressure and other water issues within homes. TOP: Ice, a foot thick in places, has formed on the driveway and into the garage of Perten subdivision residents Ralph and Vivian Rounds.

Soggy subdivision has Nunda neighbors seeking solutions

By SHAWN SHINNEMAN sshinneman@shawmedia.com McHENRY – Homeowners in a rural McHenry subdivision are dealing with soggy basements in the aftermath of a water line break that flooded the neighborhood with sulfur-smelling water, several residents say.

The line was repaired Saturday morning, nine days after the leak started. Homeowners in the area said the long wait time is the latest evidence of neglect from the subdivision’s water service, Nunda Utility Co. – a claim the company denies.

“It’s gushing like a fountain out of the ground,” said Leonard Sikora, who lives in the neighborhood. “The water smells like hell – that sulfur smell, like rotten eggs. And there’s no response from the water company.”

Sikora, who has previously taken Nunda Utility to court, said the most recent issue has caused poor water pressure in his house and covered the neighborhood with ice

William J. Wachendorf 77 Esther M. Walter 78, formerly of McHenry Eileen Mary Winters 66 OBITUARIES on page B4-5

“It’s gushing like a fountain out of the ground. The water smells like hell – that sulfur smell, like rotten eggs.

And there’s no response from the water company.”

Leonard Sikora Perten subdivision resident and water.

Pat Stahl, of Nunda Utility management, denied that the issue had caused water pressure problems and said the complaints were from a single man who has a history of butting heads with the company.

She said the break wasn’t to a water main but to an individual home’s service line, which wouldn’t cause water pressure issues throughout the neighborhood. She added that the company had been delayed in fixing the line because of the cold weather.

“There aren’t many contractors that have their backhoes working,” she said. “It took a while to find one.”

But those in the neighborhood said they’ve grown tired of the company’s lack of service.

Laura Schneider, who lives two houses from the leak, said her basement is flooded with about an inch of standing water. It’s the latest, but not the first, of her water-related troubles, she said.

“Our water, a majority of the time it starts smelling like eggs,” Schneider said. “That’s just a little thing to us because we’re used to having water mains break all the time, and it’s taking weeks [for the water company] to come out.”

She said that typically after a break, the company won’t respond until the neighborhood bands together and pesters them with calls.

Last week – when temperatures were milder – would have offered a perfect time to fix the line, Schneider added.

See FLOODS, page B3

Algonquin considering TIF for downtown Village must conduct feasibility study to determine if area meets district qualifications

By JOSEPH BUSTOS jbustos@shawmedia.com

LaVonne L. Varvil 75, Crystal Lake

Visit Election Central at NWHerald. com/election to learn more about the candidates and issues in the 2014 election.

Spelling champ prepares for finals

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WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced it will be conducting special patrols during St. Patrick’s Day weekend to look for drunk drivers and enforce seat belt laws.

“We’re reminding everyone this weekend to ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ and ‘Click It or Ticket,’ ” Undersheriff Andy Zinke said in a news release.

“Driving drunk is a deadly decision and it is against the law.

We will show zero tolerance.

If you plan on drinking alcohol, designate a sober driver before the party begins.”

The special patrols will start March 14 and run through March 17.

The sheriff’s office encourages those hosting or attending a St. Patrick’s Day party to keep the phone numbers for local cab companies on hand to call for rides.

Election Central

ALGONQUIN – A downtown tax increment financing district might be in the village’s future.

Algonquin is considering creating a downtown tax increment financing district to help with capital projects highlighted in its downtown plan adopted last year.

“While not the sole source of funding, a TIF district would be a key capital resource,” Community De-

News to your phone Text the keyword NWHALGONQUIN to 74574 to sign up for ALGONQUIN news text alerts from the Northwest Herald. Message and data rates apply. velopment Director Russell Farnum wrote in a village memo.

As part of the downtown plan, planners recommended that the village start designing directional and gateway signs for the down-

town and evaluate the possibility of having a recreational paddling and white water park.

To help pay for a portion of the improvements, the village could look into transportation and infrastructure grants, or even into setting up tax increment financing districts or special service area districts, among other things, planning consultants had said.

If a TIF district was ultimately approved, it would

be the village’s first, said Village Manager Tim Schloneger.

The village has to conduct a feasibility study to see whether the area qualifies as a potential TIF district, which are used to redevelop areas in a community.

The money also can be used to help lure developers.

If a TIF district is feasible and meets the qualifications, the village must prepare a TIF plan.

See TIF, page B3

CRYSTAL LAKE – Lucas Urbanski’s dynasty of words is still a few letters short.

The Immanuel Lutheran eighth-grader has one final chance at national spelling bee glory starting with the 2014 McHenry County Spelling Bee at 7 p.m. Wednesday at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake.

Urbanski has Lucas won the county Urbanski spelling bee three c o n s e c u t i v e Watch years, securing online trips to Washington, D.C., for the The 2014 Scripps National McHenry Spelling Bee with County Spelleach victory. He ing Bee will be has done better streamed live with each trip, on NWHerald. finishing in a tie com. for 19th out of 281 other spellers last year and appearing on ESPN2 for the first time.

“Last year when I made the semifinals, that was a big step up for me,” he said. “Hopefully this year I can make the finals.”

The 14-year-old said it has been a little difficult to not look past the county competition that will feature 11 other spellers from area schools, but he knows anything is possible. One challenger who will not be there is last year’s runner-up Scarlett Costello, who Urbanski said gave him a strong challenge.

“You never know. There could be someone good who has never been in [the bee] before,” he said. “I’m hoping I’ll get back to D.C. and I’m keeping a positive attitude about that.”

The county spelling bee is a joint effort between the McHenry County Clerk’s office, McHenry County Regional Office of Education and Northwest Herald, with the winner and a family member receiving an all-expenses paid trip to the national spelling bee.

Spelling bee competitors • David Amoo, Mary Endres Elementary School • Haley Bowen, Marengo Middle School • Chase Duncan, Nippersink Middle School • Hannah Johnson, Northwood Middle School • Alexander Joseph, School District 200-Woodstock • Shannon Mastey, Harvard Jr. High School • Derrick Nguyen, McHenry Middle School • Brooke Peterson, Prairie Grove Jr. High School • Cameryn Piskule, Marlowe Middle School • Clare Urbanski, Richard Bernotas Middle School • Lucas Urbanski, Immanuel Lutheran School • Kaili Wegener, Parkland School

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HOLIDAY HILLS: FOX WATERWAY AGENCY PLAN

Dredging project added to waiting list

By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com

ABOVE: Ann Venzon of Algonquin takes advantage of the snowfall to go cross-country skiing at the Hollows Conservation Area Saturday in Cary. Four to six inches of snow was expected to fall on McHenry County

by Sunday morning. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory from 3 p.m. Saturday until 9 a.m.

Sunday for northern Illinois. RIGHT: Sue and Larry Schuerr of Fox River Grove go cross-country skiing Saturday at the Hollows Conservation Area in Cary.

HOLIDAY HILLS – The paperwork is in and the residents signed on.

The village of Holiday Hills just needs to wait for its application to dredge two of its channels with the Fox Waterway Agency to be assessed and put on the waiting list.

If the waterway agency approves the project, it will handle the process going forward, including using grant funds and revenue from boat stickers to pay for the project and getting the sign-off from the 17 necessary federal and state agencies, Executive Director Ron Barker said.

The Fox Waterway Agency does about six to 10 dredging projects a year, depending on their size and scope, he said. They are selected based on how big of a priority they are and whether grouping them together makes sense, he said.

Like road resurfacing, the waterway agency will group several nearby projects to minimize cost and so it doesn’t have to move equipment around needlessly, Barker said.

The Holiday Hills project

will likely take about three years to make it through the waiting list, he said.

The channels have been filling in with silt since they were dug 20 years ago, said Village President Dan Drury, who made the dredging a priority during his campaign for the office.

By reopening up the channels to boat traffic, the property in the area will become valuable, he said.

The boat channels can be as shallow as a foot and a half in some areas, Drury said, adding that the dredging work should help with flooding and mosquitoes.

A community effort to address bank erosion will be started in conjunction with the dredging project, Drury said. Closer to the work starting, residents will get more information about some of the options, which include the low-cost option of plants to the more expensive installation of a barrier.

Further down the road, Drury also hopes to add a community marina so people that don’t live on the water can get access to a boat slip and perhaps use some of the 300,000 cubic yards of removed dirt in a community garden.

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JOHNSBURG: FREE ACTIVITIES

Improv show among upcoming Johnsburg Library events NORTHWEST HERALD JOHNSBURG – Home schooling, beekeeping and the history of fun foods are the topics of some upcoming programming at the Johnsburg Public Library.

• Beekeeping 101: 7 p.m.

Wednesday. Larry Krengel of the Northern Illinois Beekeeper’s Association will discuss what it takes to set up a backyard colony, difficulties facing the world’s bee population and the role small-scale beekeepers can play.

• Improv! @ the Library: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. The Johnsburg High School improv team will

perform skits and then teach attendees the basics of improvisation and what being funny is all about. This program is for sixth- through 12th-graders.

Registration is not required.

• Fabulous Food Firsts: 6:30 p.m. March 13. Chef Alphonse Dente will discuss the firsts behind foods like popcorn, pizza, cheeseburgers and ice cream sundaes. This program is for ages 12 and up.

• DIY Movies: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

March 14. As part of Teen Tech Week, attendees will learn how to create a video with their smartphone and show it on the library’s big screen. This program is for sixth- through

12th-graders.

• Getting Started with Seeds: 7 p.m. March 19. University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners Bruce and Barb Harmell will discuss seed varieties and where to purchase them, when to start cool and warm weather crops and which seeds need to be started indoors versus outdoors.

• Spring Break Movies: The library will show two new releases on its large screen complete with free movie treats.

The Disney hit “Frozen” will play at 1 p.m. March 24, and “Free Birds,” another animated feature that stars the voices of Owen Wilson, Woody Har-

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• The State of Home Schooling with Rep. Randy Hultgren: 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 31. The congressman will host a meet and greet.

He will discuss issues and legislation pertinent to home schooling and answer attendee questions. Registration is not required.

Advance registration is required for all programs unless otherwise noted. Registration is possible at the library’s website, www.johnsburglibrary. org, by calling 815-344-0077 or stopping by the library at 3000 N. Johnsburg Road.

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School board approves air conditioning units, flat fees Twelve units slated for installation before summer vacation at Spring Grove Elementary, Nippersink Middle School EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com RICHMOND – Twelve air conditioning window units will be installed this spring, the District 2 school board decided at its meeting Wednesday.

Six units will be installed at Spring Grove Elementary and

another six at Nippersink Middle School in the classrooms that have consistently hit temperatures as high as 91 degrees.

The total cost to upgrade the electrical system and purchase the units is estimated at $3,500 on average per classroom, Superintendent Dan Oest has said. Electrical improvements

needed to handle the increased load from the units will be completed over spring break so that the units can be installed as time allows once they arrive, Oest said in an email.

The intent is to have them installed this spring before summer vacation, he said. The improvements and installa-

collection process. All ages are welcome. Tours begin every 15 minutes, last about one hour and involve a half-mile hike.

The Lions Club will host its annual pancake breakfast in conjunction with the festival from 7 a.m. to noon March 9 at South Union Roadhouse, 8512 S. Union Road, Union; and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 16 at Marengo United Methodist Church, 119 E.

Washington St. Breakfast is $6 a person; $3 for children. A free shuttle service will be available 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Sunday between the pancake breakfast locations and the Festival of the Sugar Maples.

For information, call 815-4795779 or visit www.mccdistrict. org.

8LOCAL BRIEF Festival to present history of maple sugaring McHenry County Conservation District’s Festival of the Sugar Maples will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 8 and 9 and March 15 and 16 at Coral Woods Conservation Area, 7400 Somerset Drive, Marengo.

The free program presents the history of maple sugaring and the evolution of the sap

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Candidates differ on chairman election process • CANDIDATES Continued from page B1 Aavang and Smith also agree that the county should continue its levy freeze. County government for the past two years has voluntarily rejected the inflationary levy increase it is entitled to under the tax cap, citing its stable finances and struggling taxpayers.

Aavang, owner of Willow Lea Stock Farm in Greenwood, said she wants to continue being a voice for county agriculture. She is president of the McHenry County Farm Bureau and was given the chairmanship of the County Board Natural and Environmental Resources Committee, despite just being elected in 2012.

She said she wants to make sure that the Unified Development Ordinance about to go through final review respects

the county’s natural resources.

“The UDO should clarify zoning and land use interests and answer questions that concern residents. It must be mindful to protect economic, quality of life, agricultural and natural resource interests,” Aavang said.

Smith, a Harvard realtor and business owner, cited a thorough review and ratification of the UDO as one of his top legislative priorities.

“This ordinance can be the backbone of bringing job-creating business development to McHenry County. Quality jobs have the potential to drive our economy, bring tax money to our county and ease the tax burden on the homeowners of McHenry County,” Smith said.

All three candidates differed on the referendum asking whether the County Board chairman should be popular-

ly elected to four-year terms, rather than chosen from among the 24-member board every two years.

Schuster opposes the idea, alleging it will create entrenched incumbency, increase disputes between the board and chairman, and expand government because it would create a 25th board member.

Smith opposes it as well, but criticized Schuster for voting against putting it on the ballot.

Aavang, like Smith, supports asking the voters, but is neutral on the issue, saying that both ways to elect a chairman have advantages and disadvantages.

Schuster faces two contested races March 18. She also is running in a three-way race for Seneca 1 precinct committeeman against incumbent Mark Gummerson and candidate Robert Schlenkert.

tion are expected to take about three weeks.

The units won’t address other classrooms, which, some parents said, have reached levels that required students to be pulled out of the rooms and moved to cooler areas. The other rooms will continue to be monitored, Oest said.

One parent – Nancy Webb, who has two girls at Spring Grove Elementary – criticized the board at a previous meeting for continually pushing back a decision on the other rooms.

The District 2 school board also voted to keep registration and extracurricular fees level after reducing the fees for ath-

letic and non-competitive programs last year.

The cost for gym uniforms was reduced to $6 for a top and $8 for a bottom from $10 for each last year, according to board documents. The cost for an eighth-grade graduation cap, gown and tassel was increased by a dollar.

Neighborhood remains on boil order • FLOODS Continued from page B1 “Why didn’t they come out knowing it would be subzero this week?” she said.

Schneider’s neighbor, Tyfani Longmeyer, is also frustrated with a lack of attention from Nunda Utility and similarly dealing with standing water.

“The water in general smells, but once it’s in the basement, it’s even worse,” she said.

The neighborhood’s water was shut off Saturday morning while crews worked to fix the problem. They had completed the job by about 1:30

p.m., Stahl said.

Until water samples come back clear, the neighborhood remains on a boil order. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has been in touch with the water company and said it was monitoring the situation.

IEPA spokeswoman Kim Biggs said the agency wouldn’t step in unless there was a significant issue with water pressure.

“As long as we are maintaining pressure, our role doesn’t take effect there,” Biggs said. “It’s just the water company’s responsibility to get the main repaired.”

Schneider and Sikora said they called all over – includ-

ing the IEPA and McHenry County Health Department – and made them aware of the issues.

“We’re up against a brick wall and we don’t know what to do,” Sikora said.

Sikora and others are skeptical that the company will improve its future dealings.

Stahl denied that the company had caused any ongoing problems. She maintained the leak was an isolated incident spurred by the cold.

“There have not been any on and off issues,” she said.

“We are in very good standing with the Illinois EPA and the Illinois Commerce Commission. We don’t have any problems with them.”

Board will vote Tuesday on future of project If you go

• TIF Continued from page B1 That plan would outline the projects that are expected to be completed and the revenues and budget expected for the lifetime of the TIF district, which lasts 23 years.

Eventually Algonquin would have to conduct a set of public meetings and review meetings, before the adoption of the TIF plan, according to village documents.

The village is proposing

What: Algonquin Village Board When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Where: Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish Drive that Kane, McKenna and Associates out of Chicago, conduct the feasibility study, prepare a TIF plan and process the plan through the adoption process. The estimated cost would be about $36,000 on the high end, according to village documents.

The process will take

about six months, Schloneger said. Village staff also will be able to handle some of the tasks as well, such as the necessary GIS work.

The village board is scheduled to vote on whether to go forward with the feasibility study and TIF planning work.

If the process moves forward, the village would have to notify affected taxing bodies, such as school districts.

“There’s a lot of public notice, a lot of boundaries. It’s a very bureaucratic process as well,” Schloneger said.

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Born: Sept. 21, 1940; Cicero, IL Mildred F. “Millie” Dahm, 95, died at her home at Addolorata Villa in Wheeling. She was born in Berwyn to Ignatius and Anna Pomey. She married Milton Dahm on September 21, 1940 in Cicero.

She was a resident of Crystal Lake for more than 55 years and a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. She retired as a Department Manager at Montgomery Ward after many years. She was very active in her church and community. She enjoyed golf, swimming, travel, baking, quilting and sewing and played in a canasta group for many years. She was a loving and outgoing person and had many friends.

She is survived by five daughters: Janet Faulhaber of Aurora, Diane Mytych of Mount Prospect, Mary (Richard) Brown of Gig Harbor, Washington, Gail (Steven) Loveall of Sullivan, Nancy (Michael) McCarthy of Grayslake; daughter-in-law Ann Dahm of Crystal Lake; eleven grandchildren: Matthew (Christine) Dahm, Miranda Dahm, Michael (Lisa) Faulhaber, Katherine Faulhaber, Mark (Marta) Mytych, Deborah (Robert) Fox, Emily (Rob) Rang, Jonathan (Delane) Loveall, David Loveall, Andrew McCarthy, Zoe McCarthy; ten greatgrandchildren: Lleyton and Caroline Dahm, Kaelyn, Samantha, Ryan, Lauren, Rachel and Natalie Fox, Kyle and Ella Faulhaber; and her sister Anne Houcek of Oak Brook.

She is preceded in death by her husband Milton and two sons: J. Michael Dahm and infant Joseph Milton.

A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:30 am on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave. Crystal Lake, followed by a luncheon in the church community room. Interment will be private.

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ading pany's in numerous notable construction projects in northern Illinois.

Wally was also very involved with his community, where he was an active member of St. John the Baptist Parish in Johnsburg. Other activities included a 29 year role as Republican Precinct Committeeman, lifelong memberships in the Johnsburg Community Club and the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 691, past-president and vice president of the Fox Valley Associated General Contractors Association, and past member of the Board of Trustees on the Fox Valley & Vicinity Laborers Health and Welfare Fund.

He was an avid golfer, achieving a hole-in-one at McHenry Country Club's 14th hole. He was a devoted fan of the Green Bay Packers. A talented baseball player, Wally played with the Johnsburg Tigers and the University of Illinois baseball teams.

Wally will be remembered as a very generous man, often working anonymously or behind the scenes in offering his time, talent, and financial support to many. He will be greatly missed by his family and the many friends he made throughout the years.

Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Melanie; four children, John (Christina) Frett, Tom (Carolyn Ardella) Frett, Jim (Nancy Zanzucchi) Frett, and Jeannine (Garrett Urban) Frett; a granddaughter, Mia; and two sisters, Cynthia Knox and Nadine Frett.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Robert.

Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2014, SUZANNE M. DOPKE at Justen Funeral Home & Died: Feb. 28, 2014; Wonder Lake Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry. Visitation will Suzanne M. Dopke, age 80, of resume on Thursday at the funeral McHenry, died Friday, February 28, home from 8:45 a.m. until prayers 2014, at her daughter's home in Wonder Lake. Funeral arrangements at 9:45 a.m., then leaving in are pending at Justen Funeral Home procession for the 10:30 a.m. funeral Mass at St. John the Baptist & Crematory, McHenry. A full Catholic Church, Johnsburg. obituary notice will be in the Interment will be in St. John the Tuesday edition of the Northwest Baptist Cemetery, Johnsburg.

Herald. For information, call the For those wishing to send an funeral home at 815-385-2400, or expression of condolence, his family visit www.justenfh.com. suggests memorials to support the Joe Frett Memorial Scholarship WALTER “WALLY” Fund of the Johnsburg Community FRETT Club.

For information, please call the Born: March 1, 1937; Woodstock, IL funeral home at 815-385-2400, or Died: Feb. 28, 2014; Johnsburg, IL visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an on-line Walter “Wally” condolence message for his family.

Frett, age 76, a lifelong resident of Johnsburg, passed DOLORES M. HENGLER away Friday, February 28, at his Born: May 23, 1931; In Chicago, IL Died: Feb. 27, 2014; In Mt. Prospect, home surrounded IL by his loving family. He was born March 1, 1937 in Woodstock to Dolores M. Joseph and Susan (Freund) Frett. He Hengler. Born May married Melanie M. Richard on 23, 1931 in Chicago.

December 21, 1968 in Oak Park.

Resident of Mt. Prior to retirement, he was president and owner of Joseph Frett Prospect since 1961. & Son Construction, a company At rest February 27, founded by his father in 1926. Over 2014 at home. the years, Wally was instrumental in Retired legal secretary.

Beloved wife of the late Richard F. leading his company's involvement

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Visitation Wednesday 3:00 - 9:00 PM at Friedrichs Funeral Home, 320 W. Central Rd., at Northwest Hwy., Mt. Prospect. Lying in State Thursday 9:00 AM until Mass 10:00 AM at St. Cecilia Church, Golf Rd. (Rt.58) at Meier Rd., Mt. Prospect.

Interment St. Michael.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 8430 W. Bryn Mawr, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60631 Funeral information: 847-255-7800 or www.friedrichsfh.com

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MARGARET A. SAMUELSON Born: April 1, 1929; Curtis WI Died: Feb. 28, 2014; Woodstock, IL Margaret A. Samuelson, 84, of Hebron, passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at JourneyCare Health Center,

y County Memorial Park Cemetery in Woodstock, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.

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DALE K. SILKER Born: Dec. 8, 1926; In Pleasant Grove, MN Died: Feb. 27, 2014; In Machesney Park, IL

Dale K. Silker, age 87, of Machesney Park, died Thursday, February 27, 2014, in his residence.

He was born December 8, 1926, in Pleasant Grove, Minnesota, son of C. Kenneth and Esther (Winters) Silker. He married the late Jeri SHIRLEEN SHANK Doran in 1948, in Rochester, Born: July 20, 1926; In Fairfield, IA Died: Feb. 16, 2014; In Crystal Lake Minnesota. They lived in Waterloo, Iowa, where Dale worked for Doran Equipment Company, a distributor Shirleen Allison Shank of the Village for Taylor ice cream equipment.

In 1971, he married Leone (Jodi) of Lakewood, died Sunday February 16, McGowan. He went on to work at the Taylor Corporate Facility in 2014.

Rockton, Illinois. Dale was very She was born in proud to be associated with Taylor Fairfield, Iowa the and enjoyed his work as well as the daughter of Kenneth and Regina people he worked with. After his (Helland) Allison. She married William O Shank on June 25, 1949 at retirement, Dale and Jodi enjoyed the extensive traveling and time the Congregational Church in they had together.

Crystal Lake.

He is survived by his second wife Shirleen is survived by two of 42 years, Leone (Jodi); his daughters, Allison and Kristin children, Cynthia Bagus, John (Deb) Shank; two granddaughters, Silker, Linda (Bob Freed) McGowan, Elizabeth and Grace; and two and Will Silker; 6 grandchildren; 3 brothers, Roger (Madeline) Allison great-grandchildren; brothers, and Douglas (Carol) Allison.

She was preceded in death by her Dewaine (Norman) Silker and Frank (Joan) Silker. husband, William O; her parents; Predeceased by parents, first and her grandson, Bill. wife, Jeri, and sister, JoAnne Shirleen was an adventurer. A free Wildermuth. spirit captivated by the beauty of Services will be private. gardens worldwide as well as in her Cremation Society of Illinois own yard. She cherished her assisted the family. To extend freedom to travel as well as her home on beautiful Crystal Lake, her condolences go to www.Cremation-Society.com. pontoon floating garden, her dogs and most of all her husband, daughters and grandchildren.

A memorial visitation is pending in the spring.

Memorials in her name may be made to The Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois 60022.

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She was born in Curtis, WI on April 1, 1929, a daughter of the late Charles and Fern (Butler) Ackerman.

Margaret was married to Darrell W. Samuelson on July 11, 1953, in Belvidere, IL and he died Sept. 4, 2012.

She loved sewing, all types of ROBERT HENRY MATHER handiwork, gardening and time with Born: Jan. 26, 1919; New Egypt, NJ her family.

Died: Feb. 25, 2014; Woodstock, IL Margaret is survived by two daughters, Vanessa (Thomas) Robert Henry Mather, 95, of Tyska, of Sharon, WI; Susan (Lee Woodstock, died Tuesday, February Hucksteadt) Hoy, of Woodstock, IL; 25, two sons Dale Samuelson, of 26, 2014 at Centegra Memorial Medical Center in Woodstock.

Springfield, WI; Stephen Samuelson, He was born January 20, 1919, to of Hebron, IL; 11 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and five great Henry (Hal) and Gertrude Louise (Brehm) Mather in New Egypt, New great grandchildren; four sisters, Jersey. He married Lorraine (Penny) Lillian, Darlene, Katherine, Doreen Pindras on May 1, 1943, in Chicago. and two brothers, Leonard and Charles. She was preceded by two Both he and his wife, Penny graduated from what is now Illinois sisters Ila and Dorothy and four Institute of Technology. He brothers Harold, Harvey, Gene and graduated as a mechanical engineer Marvin.

Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. working briefly in the steel mills and as an efficiency expert in Monday at Ehorn-Adams Funeral newspaper printing before coming Home 9625 Main St Hebron. Funeral to Woodstock to work in the family service will be at 11:00 am Tuesday, printing business, Hal Mather & March 4, 2014 at Ehorn-Adams Sons.

Funeral Home in Hebron.

Interment will be in McHenry He was active at the Congregational-Universalist Church in Woodstock. He served as moderator and other positions on the church boards.

He loved playing chess, going to the ballet and opera, playing bridge and star gazing.

Survivors include a son, James (Gay) Mather of Woodstock; a daughter Carol (Steve) Qualkinbush of Evanston; five grandchildren, Autumn (Michael Cardinale) Mather, Allegra (Nicholas Reading) Fresh Ingredients Incredible Taste Mather, Ailisa (Elliot) Burlingham, Mavis Mather, and Robert (Allison) Qualkinbush. He was Super-grandpa From omelettes and pancakes to salads to Alani Rose, Payton Ann, Norah Lorraine, and Jordan Lynn. He is and sandwiches, enjoy the finest food survived by his brother Charles from our family favorite recipes.

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He was preceded in death by his wife Lorraine (Penny) of 60 years, his parents, his sister and brotherin-law Edna and Roy Totten, his sister-in-law Gloria Mather, and his brother George Mather.

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8FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

8PUBLIC ACCESS SUNDAY, MARCH 2 McCullom Lake Police Committee When: 9 a.m. Sunday, March 2 Where: McCullom Lake Village Hall, 4811 W. Orchard Drive

When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 Where: Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish Drive Cary Committee of the Whole When: 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 Where: Village Hall, 655 Village Hall Drive

MONDAY, MARCH 3 District 156 School Board When: 7 p.m. Monday, March 3 Where: McHenry West High School auditorium, 4724 W. Crystal Lake Road Fox Lake 911 Committee When: 3 p.m. Monday, March 3 Where: Fox Lake Village Hall, 66 Thillen Drive Holiday Hills Committee of the Whole When: 7 p.m. Monday, March 3 Where: Holiday Hills Village Hall, 1304 Sunset Drive Island Lake LakeFest and Event Planning Committee When: 7 p.m. Monday, March 3 Where: Island Lake Village Hall, 3720 Greenleaf Ave. McHenry City Council When: 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 3 Where: McHenry Municipal Center, 333 S. Green St. McHenry County Board Law and Justice Committee When: 8:15 a.m. Monday, March 3 Where: Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock McHenry County Board Liquor and License Committee When: 10 a.m. Monday, March 3 Where: Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock

TUESDAY, MARCH 4 Algonquin Village Board

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Cary Village Board When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 Where: Village Hall, 655 Village Hall Drive Lakemoor Public Works Committee When: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 Where: Lakemoor Village Hall, 28874 Route 120 Lakemoor Planning and Zoning Commission When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 Where: Lakemoor Police Department, 27901 W. Concrete Drive McCullom Lake Park and Beach Committee When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 Where: McCullom Lake Village Hall, 4811 W. Orchard Drive

Where: Fox Lake Village Hall, 66 Thillen Drive Island Lake Fire and Police Commission When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 Where: Island Lake Village Hall, 3720 Greenleaf Ave. Rural Woodstock Public Library District Board of Trustees meeting When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 Where: Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St.

THURSDAY, MARCH 6 Cary Area Public Library District Board When: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 6 Where: Cary Area Library, 1606 Three Oaks Road Harvard Parks & Recreation Committee meeting When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6 Where: 201 W. Diggins St., Harvard

TUESDAY, MARCH 11

Richmond Community Development Committee When: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 4 Where: Richmond Village Hall, 5600 Hunter Drive

District 46 School Board When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 Where: Prairie Grove Junior High School library, 3225 Route 176, Crystal Lake

Richmond Finance Committee When: 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 Where: Richmond Village Hall, 5600 Hunter Drive

District 200 School Board When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 Where: Clay Professional Development Center, 112 Grove St., Woodstock

Woodstock City Council meeting When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 Where: Council chambers, 121 W. Calhoun St., Woodstock

Harvard City Council meeting When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 Where: Council chambers, 201 W. Front St.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 Fox Lake Plan Commission When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5

8OBITUARIES

ily bus ss, nyan , founded in 1928. He was fortunate to work in a career he loved, and • Continued from page B4 always enjoyed going to work.

Jim strongly believed in education.

PATRICIA C. SYLVESTER He served 12 years on the McHenry Community High School Board of Died: Feb. 28, 2014; Cary, IL Education from 1974 - 1986, and held several offices during that Patricia C. Sylvester, age 69 of time. Jim's family always came first Cary passed away February 28, and foremost in his life. Traveling 2014 at her home. Arrangements pending at the Kahle-Moore Funeral was also one of his greatest enjoyments. He enjoyed trips with Home. 847-639-3817. his family, and also with his good friend, Ed, who accompanied him to JAMES S. TONYAN many Civil War memorial sites as Born: July 4, 1945; In Chicago well as to the WWII site of the Died: Feb. 25, 2014; In McHenry Normandy landing.

Survivors include his wife of 39 James S. Tonyan, years, Laurie; two children, Lindsay age 68, of McHenry, Tonyan of Evanston and Wesley died Tuesday, (Rebecca) Tonyan of Spring Grove; February 25, 2014, at two grandchildren, Makaelyn and his home.

Rylinn; brothers-in-law, John He was born July 4, Regner, Thomas (Jennifer) Mitchell, 1945 in Chicago to and Daniel Mitchell; sister in law, Sylvester “Wes” and Michele (Ted) Moore; a niece, Sara Elsie (Stebley) (Franz) Kuehnrich; nephews, John Tonyan. On Regner Jr. and Daniel Lee Moore; December 21, 1974, and great nieces and great he married Laurie Mitchell at the nephews, Audria, Philip, William, chapel of Monroe Hospital in Jacob and Tea'.

Monroe, Wisconsin. Jim was a He was preceded in death by his lifelong resident of the McHenry father, Wes, on December 20, 1981; area. He graduated from McHenry his mother, Elsie Tonyan, on May High School with the class of 1963, 25, 2009; and his sister, Audrey and from Marquette University in Regner, on December 31, 2001.

1968 with a B.S. degree in Business Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m.

Administration. After graduation, until 8:00 p.m. Monday, March 3, Jim entered the U.S. Army as a 1st 2014, at Justen Funeral Home & Lt. in 1969, and achieved the rank of Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Captain during two tours of duty in Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050.

Vietnam. Upon his discharge in Visitation will resume on Tuesday at 1971, he returned home to work the funeral home from 8:45 am until alongside his father, Wes, at the closing prayers at 9:45 a.m. The family business, Tonyan Bros., funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m.

Volo Village Board When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 Where: Volo Village Board, 500 S. Fish Lake Road

Tuesday, March 4, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg. Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Johnsburg.

For those wishing to send an expression of condolence, the family suggests memorials to JourneyCare Hospice Foundation, 405 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, IL 60010, F.I.S.H., P.O. Box 282, McHenry, IL 60051 or to the McHenry County Historical Society, 6422 Main Street, Union, IL 60180.

For information, please call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an on-line condolence message for his family.

Mildred F. “Millie” Dahm: A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. A luncheon in the church community room will follow. Interment will be private.

For information, call Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home at 815-459-1760.

Walter “Wally” Frett: The visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, March 5, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry. The visitation will continue from 8:45 a.m. until prayers at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, March 6, at the funeral home. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400.

Dolores M. Hengler: The visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at Friedrichs Funeral Home, 320 W. Central Road, Mount Prospect.

The visitation will continue at 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. celebration of Mass Thursday, March 6, at

St. Cecelia Church, 700 S. Meier Road, Mount Prospect. For information, call the funeral home at 847-255-7800.

Eugene A. Rosio: A celebration of life will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at St. John Lutheran Church, 8912 St. Albans St., Hebron.

Margaret A. Samuelson: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.

Monday, March 3, at Ehorn-Adams Funeral Home, 9625 Main St., Hebron. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, at the funeral home. Interment will be in McHenry County Memorial Park Cemetery, Woodstock. For information, call the funeral home at 815-648-2054.

Traci S. Tasovac: A memorial service will be Sunday, March 2, at 2 p.m. at Freedom Lutheran Worshipping Community at LOMC, 1834 S. Route 2, Oregon.

James S. Tonyan: A visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 3, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory. 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry. The visitation will continue at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, until closing prayers at 9:45 a.m. The

funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg.

Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Johnsburg.

William J. Wachendorf: The visitation will be from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at Skaja Terrace Funeral Home, 7812 N. Milwaukee Ave., Niles. Mass will be celebrated at noon at St. Robert Bellarmine Church.

For information, call the funeral home at 847-966-7302.

Esther M. Walter: The visitation will be at 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. memorial service Saturday, March 8, at Zion Lutheran Church, 4206 W. Elm St., McHenry. For information, call Justen Funeral Home & Crematory at 815-385-2400.

Eileen Mary Winters: The visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m.

Saturday, March 8, at St. Joseph’s Center next to St. Mary’s Church, 312 Lincoln Ave., Woodstock. A memorial Mass celebration will immediately follow at the church.

Glen E. Ziebel: A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, March 3, at Southern WI Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove, Wis.

the Warm Hearts Club. Walk-ins welcome. Appointments and information: 847-669-3180 or www. heartlandbc.org.

• 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 8 – St. John’s Parish, 2302 W. Church St., Johnsburg. Appointments and information: Arnie, 815-728-1848 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 8 a.m. to noon March 8 – Knights of Columbus, 323 N. Taylor St., Marengo. All donors earn points to redeem for online gift cards and premium gifts in the Warm Hearts Club. Walk-ins welcome. Appointments and infor-

mation: Clarence, 815-568-9075 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 11 – McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Appointments and information: www. heartlandbc.org or at the Student Life office.

• 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 11 – Alden-Hebron High School, 9604 Illinois St., Hebron. All 16-year-old donors must have a Heartland permission skip signed by a parent or guardian. Appointments and information: www.heartlandbc. org.

8BLOOD DRIVES Following is a list of places to give blood. Donors should be 17 or older or 16 with a parent’s consent, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in good health.

• 3 to 7:30 p.m. March 3 – St. John’s Lutheran Church, 300 Jefferson St., Algonquin. Appointments and information: www. heartlandbc.org.

• 2 to 5 p.m. March 3 – Huntley Park District Fitness Center, 12015 Mill St., Huntley. All donors earn points to redeem for online gift cards and premium gifts in

(M yb th) il; grandchildren, Shane, Taylor, Zachary and Dillon; and brother Richard Teeters.

LaVonne was preceded in death by her parents.

Service will be private for the family.

Arrangements were handled by Colonial Funeral Home & Crematory, 591 Ridgeview Dr., Mchenry, IL 815-385-0063.

ig National Alliance.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in the name of William J. Wachendorf to: www.oasisfororphans.org, www.diabetes.org or www. heart.org appreciated.

Funeral information: 847-966-7302 or www.skajafuneralhomes.com

ESTHER M. WALTER WILLIAM J. WACHENDORF

William J. Wachendorf, age 77.

US Army Veteran.

Owner of Bill's Super Service Station.

Dearest former LAVONNE L. VARVIL husband of Patricia Born: Feb. 9, 1939; Wachendorf nee In Owatonna, MN Solecki. Loving Died: Feb. 15, 2014; Father of Geralyn In Crystal Lake, IL Holty, Mark (Angela) Wachendorf, Bonnie LaVonne Lynette Varvil, age 75, of (David) Strohmeyer, William M. Crystal Lake, died Saturday, Wachendorf, and Chris (Jasmin) February 15, 2014 at Fountains of Wachendorf. Cherished Crystal Lake. She was born in Grandfather of 15 and GreatOwatonna Minnesota on February 9, Grandfather of 2. Fond Brother of 1939 to Richard V. & Adeline the late Mary (the late Casey) (Fisher) Teeters.

Jachimowski.

Visitation Saturday, March 8, 2014 LaVonne worked at AVMA (American Veterinary Medical from 8:00am until 11:00am at Skaja Association) for over 20 years. She Terrace Funeral Home, 7812 N. enjoyed crocheting and spending Milwaukee Ave., Niles, IL to St. time with her grandchildren.

Robert Bellarmine Church for a She is survived by her children, 12:00 Noon Mass.

Lynette Varvil, Trent Varvil and William was a member of the Shawn (Marybeth) Varvil; Knights of Columbus & the Polish

Born: Aug. 12, 1935; 1959; Chicago, IL Died: Feb. 25, 2014; Woodstock, IL Esther M. Walter, age 78, died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at JourneyCare in Woodstock.

She was born August 12, 1935 in Chicago to Absalom and Francis (Garr) Eshoo. On May 2, 1959, she married Harold E. Walter at Zion Lutheran Church in McHenry.

Esther had been employed as a typist for Northern Trust Bank in Chicago before moving to McHenry in 1959. She was a stay-at-home mom but was very active at her church. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and a member of the Choral Club. She enjoyed visiting the casino and traveling.

When traveling by auto, she enjoyed doing the driving. She and her husband loved cruises and had taken seven cruises going to places that included Hawaii and the Caribbean. She also enjoyed visits to the north woods of Wisconsin and enjoyed the companionship of her dog, Peanuts. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Harold; four children, Linda Geng, David

n, Linda G g, Dav (Agatha) Walter, Debra Walter, and Kevin Walter; and five grandchildren, Faithe, Bethany, K.J., Erick, and Emily.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Robert in 2012.

Friends may visit with her family from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. memorial service on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Zion Lutheran Church, 4206 W. Elm Street, McHenry, IL 60050.

Inurnment will be private.

For those wishing to send an expression of condolence, memorials to the family would be appreciated so they may give to a private charity organization of their choice.

Arrangements were entrusted to Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. For information, please call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an on-line condolence message for her family.

EILEEN MARY WINTERS Born: Jan. 29, 1947; in Chicago Died: Jan. 15, 2014; in Fort Walton Beach, Florida A Visitation will be held March 8, 2014 at 10:00am. at St. Joseph's Center, next to St. Mary's Church, 312 Lincoln Avenue, Woodstock, IL A memorial Mass will immediately follow the visitation at 11:00 AM at the church.

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Sports editor: Jon Styf • jstyf@shawmedia.com BOYS SWIMMING STATE FINALS

Reinbrecht saves best for last

By PATRICK MASON pmason@shawmedia.com

Rena Naltsas for Shaw Media

Jacobs co-op’s Alex Reinbrecht swims the 500-yard freestyle Saturday during the consolation finals of the state meet at Evanston High School.

Reinbrecht swam a personal-best time to win his heat.

EVANSTON – Alex Reinbrecht talked for months about how he wanted to enjoy his final high school season. The Jacobs co-op senior took a lighter approach to the season and made sure to have fun despite bearing the pressures of being one of the state’s top swimmers.

The senior could always be found

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smiling on pool decks and Saturday, during the second day of the two-day IHSA state finals, he had the biggest smile of all.

Reinbrecht qualified for the state meet all four years of his high school career, but Saturday marked the first time he advanced past the first day.

The area’s top swimmer had two consolation finals cuts and made the most of his final day. He finished third in the con-

solation finals of the 200-yard freestyle – ninth overall. He entered the race seeded 10th but was able to move up a spot after a strong swim. His time was slower than what he swam during Friday’s preliminaries, but it was still good enough to move him up a spot.

“I gained some time,” Reinbrecht said, “but I moved up a place, so I’ll take it.”

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PENGUINS 1

Hockey in the elements VIEWS Tom Musick

Hawks fans win the party

Saturday night’s, complete with subfreezing temperatures and swirling winds and snow.

About 45 minutes before game time, Cornelison waited outside the Hawks’ dressing room in the stadium’s ground level, bundled up in a black wool overcoat, pacing to stay warm before venturing into the cold night air.

As always, the show would go on.

“The job’s the same,” Cornelison said. “And really, it’s not the snow that’s bad. It’s more the event. It’s such a big event that you really have to create a bubble, a space for

CHICAGO – My goal here was to ask questions. But Greg Vodnik kept offering me food.

“Here, have a grilled onion,” said Vodnik, gesturing at a plate filled with bratwursts and homemade onion rings. “You want a grilled onion?”

No, I told him, that’s OK. But thanks for the offer.

“All right,” Inside Vodnik said with a nod. “No problem.”

More on the For the Hawks’ 5-1 win next hour, this against the Penscene would guins. PAGE C6 replay itself in one form or another across the crowded parking lots in the shadow of Soldier Field. Nothing could stop the generosity of Blackhawks fans – not cold, not wind, not pellets of snow that slapped our faces like frozen sand.

Don’t get me wrong. The game was terrific and memorable, with 62,921 fans packing the stands at Soldier Field to see the Blackhawks face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins. With temperatures in the teens, the Hawks cruised to an impressive 5-1 win with two goals from Jonathan Toews and one goal apiece from Patrick Sharp, Kris Versteeg and Bryan Bickell.

If you ask me, though, the real party was in the parking lots.

Because when’s the last time Hawks fans had the opportunity

See TICKETS, page C6

See MUSICK, page C6

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Hockey fans watch the Blackhawks face the Pittsburgh Penguins as snow falls during the first period Saturday night at Soldier Field.

NHL at Soldier Field a sellout, but not exactly a hot ticket

By JEFF ARNOLD jarnold@shawmedia.com CHICAGO – Hey, buddy. Got extras?

As a steady snow pelted hockey fans Saturday afternoon, Bill Thomas scoured the Soldier Field parking lot, seeking entry into the evening’s Blackhawks-Penguins outdoor game.

Like his fellow ticket-seekers, Thomas’ initial search started online, where tickets were going for as much as $200. Four hours before the puck dropped, tickets remained at Ticketmaster trailers located outside Soldier Field. The event – part of the NHL’s Stadium Series effort to show-

case outdoor hockey – was touted as a sellout before a late offering of tickets became available.

Paying retail, however, didn’t meet Thomas’ budget.

Thomas figured given the forecast for frigid temperatures and periods of snow, he would give the secondary market a shot.

“I figured I would have a decent chance of getting a single [ticket] cheap,” said Thomas, who lives in Wrigleyville. “I’m still looking.”

Before answering how much he was willing to fork over to get through the turnstiles, Thomas was gone, continuing his search.

Fans who spent Saturday after-

noon attempting to find tickets reported that tickets could be had for anywhere between $50 and $100. As big of an event as Saturday’s game was, however, fans who arrived without tickets had their limits.

“I’d probably be willing to go $100 – I’m just not going to pay what they’re asking online,” said one bundled-up fan who asked not to be identified. “I should be able to find something.”

Among those who didn’t need tickets was Hawks national anthem singer Jim Cornelison.

Cornelison also performed at the 2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field and at the 2011 Bears-Seahawks playoff game when conditions rivaled

DUAL TEAM WRESTLING STATE FINALS

Harvard undaunted by early exit Reaching state was right way to send out seniors, retiring coach Haak Haak’s farewell Tim Haak talks to Northwest Herald sports reporter Jeff Arnold about his retirement as Harvard’s wrestling Tim and football Haak coach in this week’s installment of “I’m Just Saying.”

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By ROB SMITH rsmith@shawmedia.com BLOOMINGTON – Win or lose, it was an appropriate ending.

Harvard lost to Oak Forest, 49-12, in the Class 2A quarterfinals of the IHSA Dual Team Wrestling State Finals on Saturday at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. The loss ends the Hornets’ season and the coaching tenure of Harvard’s Tim Haak, who is retiring.

The loss to Oak Forest was just a small blemish on a season that saw the Hornets move up to Class 2A but still win the Hampshire Regional, advance to

state with a win against Lakes in the Antioch Sectional and compile a 22-6 dual record. Even the loss was more positive than negative in Haak’s ledger.

“What a great opportunity for our kids to compete in the state finals,” Haak said. “It was a great year. [The team] made great strides. That’s what you look for in coaching.”

Heading into the season, how Harvard would fare in Class 2A was a question mark, but the approach to the seaClark Brooks for Shaw Media son was the same: You can only control Harvard’s Mark Struck (bottom) tries to break free from Oak Forest’s Alan Durham in what you can control.

See WRESTLING, page C4

their 120-pound bout Saturday at the IHSA Dual Team State Finals in Bloomington.

Struck lost by technical fall, and the Hornets lost the Class 2A quarterfinal dual, 49-12.

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SUNDAY’S INSIDE LOOK

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FACE OFF

Kevin Braun School: McHenry Year: Sophomore Sport: Swimming, water polo

1. Which movie would you vote for Best Picture?

“The Wolf of Wall Street,” that’s the only one I saw on the list.

2. In the Snickers commercial, who would you be when you’re not yourself because you’re hungry?

Zach Galifianakis

3. What’s your favorite TV show?

“Archer”

4. Which of your teammates really inspires you?

Miles Lucas. He always has a positive attitude, and he takes charge and knows what he’s doing.

5. What’s one of your biggest pet peeves?

People sniffling, that kind of gets annoying.

Cavanagh Murphy School: Crystal Lake Central Year: Junior Sport: Basketball

1. Which movie would you vote for Best Picture?

“The Wolf of Wall Street,” it was crazy and all over the place. It was a great storyline.

2.

In the Snickers commercial, who would you be when you’re not yourself because you’re hungry?

Dick Vitale, because I am annoying when I’m not myself, and his voice is at another level.

3. What’s your favorite TV show?

“Prison Break”

4. Which of your teammates really inspires you?

Jake Sigmund. He’s been one of my good friends since preschool, he works really hard, and I love his mentality on the court.

5. What’s one of your biggest pet peeves?

When my mom comes in and leaves my door open in the morning.

Bethany Zornow School: Huntley Year: Senior Sport: Basketball

1. Which movie would you vote for Best Picture?

“The Wolf of Wall Street,” it was pretty fun.

2.

In the Snickers commercial, who would you be when you’re not yourself because you’re hungry?

I’d be Blake Griffin.

3. What’s your favorite TV show?

“Criminal Minds”

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week ago, the IHSA added a Success Advancement Component that will push successful nonboundaried (private, charter) schools up a class or more for state success. Sports editor Jon Styf and columnist Tom Musick discuss:

Styf: The immediate impact here is that the Marian Central football team will no longer play Montini in the postseason. Five straight years, the Hurricanes’ season has ended with a loss to Montini.

I think it’s telling that Marian players, at least the vocal ones (I’m looking at you Shane Kirwan) don’t like it for that specific reason. They want to play the best. They want to beat their rival in order to win anything.

Musick: I respect Kirwan’s opinion. I also respect the opinion of Marian football coach Ed Brucker, who gave our Joe Stevenson this great quote: “If you aren’t good enough, just try to get better. You don’t legislate state championships. That’s the way I feel about it.” By crafting rules to bump up schools such as Montini, it sure seems like the IHSA is trying to do exactly that.

Styf: Since you brought up Joe, I’ll simply paraphrase him here. The multiplier should take care of the public/private debate. This is going further. If this were 2016, Montini football would be bumped up three classes for its five straight state finals appearances. There’s evening the playing field and there’s going too far.

This feels like going too far. Sometimes teams are just better. By pushing successful teams out of the lower classes, it will water down the product and value of a smaller-class title.

Musick: Imagine if we were having this conversation about NFL teams. The Green Bay Packers have reached the playoffs six times in the past seven years. The Bears have reached the playoffs once in the past seven years. Does that mean Roger Goodell should bump the Packers out of the NFC North and create some sort of “champions division”? Or does that mean the Bears should do everything possible to improve and to beat the Packers fair and square?

Styf: The issue here comes down to the fundamental theories in the public/ private debate. The schools are inherently different, but the IHSA is saying here and with the multiplier that private schools have an advantage. A public school can dominate for years and stay put. A private school in the same conference/region cannot. The other interesting issue is the timeline of it. This fall, the Marian Central volleyball team will move up classes because they made the state finals in 2010 and 2011. I agree with their coach. If they made the finals the past two years, that’s one thing. But making the finals three and four years ago shouldn’t impact now.

Musick: Instead of focusing on what the IHSA does wrong, maybe it would be better if we focused on what it did right. Here, I’ll start. Um. Uh. Hmm. .... Wait! I’ve got it! The IHSA is really smart when it comes to, um... Oh, forget it.

Tim Haak’s 27-year career as Harvard’s wrestling coach came to a close Saturday at the IHSA dual team state finals in Bloomington. Haak, who also coached the Hornets’ football team for 29 years, announced last year that he will retire at the end of the school year. Since then, Haak has maintained a normal day-to-day routine, choosing to wait until the future to reflect on his nearly three decades at Harvard.

People have a hard time believing this, but I’ve never talked to my players about my retirement. We never talked about it in practice. We never talked about it in team meetings or even privately. Did they talk about it on their own? I’m sure they did and I’m sure they were aware of it, but we never talked about it. I never wanted this to be about me. This is supposed to be about them. Part of my job is to help my players create memories and so I wanted to make sure we did that. So this year was always about them. Not about me.

It hasn’t really sunk in (that the state championships) would be the last one. You get so focused on the daily preparation. So we really treated it like any other practice day. I’ve had some people ask me (when it will sink in) and it will probably be in the spring when I’m not preparing for the summer or for football and wrestling camps. I’ve just focused on the daily routine and on the competitiveness.

With football and wrestling, you just keep trying to figure out ways to get your kids better and to improve daily. So if you focus on the daily routine, it just keeps you in that moment and in that kind of a mindset.

I hope the work ethic our teams played with is one of the things people remember me for. No matter the talent level, it’s important to give that great effort and prepare hard for something. That was the way I was raised by my grandparents and that’s how I was raised in the athletic arena at Woodstock with those same foundations.

Harvard has meant a lot to my family. Having the opportunity for my wife, Chris, and I to raise our kids here has been special. It’s been a privilege for me to have been in the right place at the right time to coach a Harvard athlete. They certainly have given a great deal to my family and I hope that we’ve given as much to them as they’ve given to us.

I don’t know there was one particular day when (I knew this year would be the last). I put my letter into the district to retire 3½ years ago and Chris and I talked about it a year before that. I think it came down to, at one point, it was going to happen.

But I got to coach our son, Shane, in football and wrestling and now our daughter, Mallory, is going to graduate this year. When she was a freshman, we decided when she graduated, I would graduate with her. I think that will be a special time when we both get to graduate together – to be able to see her walk through graduation as she gets ready to go on to her next journey in college and we’ll go onto our next journey as well.

I don’t think I will ever think that I won’t coach again.

I think that coaching is such an enjoyable aspect of my life and so I don’t think I would ever say I will never coach again. Whether it be as an assistant somewhere, if the right opportunity came along, we would always entertain it. That’s for sure.

• I’m Just Saying is a regular Sunday feature. If there’s someone you would like to see featured, write to me at jarnold@shawmedia.com or send me a message on Twitter @NWH_JeffArnold.

4. Which of your teammates really inspires you?

Kayla Barreto. She just has a good way of carrying herself and she’s really funny and uplifting for the whole team, just a fun person to be around.

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Longtime Harvard football and wrestling coach Tim Haak won’t rule out a return to coaching if the right opportunity presents itself.

5. What’s one of your biggest pet peeves?

Hearing people eat.

8SPORTS SHORTS LeBron switches to clear mask at NBA’s request MIAMI – LeBron James has dispensed with his menacing black mask at the NBA’s request and wore a clear protective cover for the Miami Heat’s game Saturday against the Orlando Magic.

The black mask made its debut Thursday in James’ first game since he broke his nose. He said he received word from league officials Friday that they wanted him to instead wear something that would allow opponents to see his face.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said NBA commissioner Adam Silver spoke Friday with Nick Arison, son of the team

owner, about the matter. James said he didn’t want to make a big issue of it.

Teammate Dwyane Wade said he warned James the league would give the black mask a thumbs-down.

Patriots’ Dennard reports to Nebraska jail LINCOLN, Neb. – New England Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard reported to a Lincoln jail Saturday to begin his 60-day term for a 2012 assault on a police officer.

Dennard, 24, reported to the Lancaster County Adult Detention Facility Saturday morning, according to corrections officers with the Lincoln

facility who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of jail policy.

The former Nebraska football standout will have to serve at least 35 days, after credit for good behavior and the three days he’s already spent in jail.

In April, a judge sentenced Dennard to two years’ probation, 30 days in jail and community service for assaulting an officer and resisting arrest outside a Lincoln bar days before he was chosen in the NFL Draft. Dennard had been projected to be a middle-round NFL draft pick, but the Patriots took him in the seventh round.

The judge later extended his probation to three years and doubled the jail

time after Dennard was again arrested in Lincoln on suspicion of drunken driving in July. That charge was later dismissed in exchange for Dennard’s no contest plea for refusing to submit to a chemical test. He was fined $500 and placed on probation for that offense.

76ers retire former great Iverson’s No. 3 PHILADELPHIA – Allen Iverson is at last headed straight to the top in Philadelphia.

Iverson, one of the all-time great 76ers, had his No. 3 retired at halftime of Saturday’s game against Washington.

High above the Wells Fargo Center court, the Sixers set aside space for Iverson between Maurice Cheeks’ No. 10 and Charles Barkley’s No. 34.

FIFA: World Cup opener stadium not ready until May ZURICH – The Sao Paulo stadium that hosts the opening match of the World Cup will not be finished until less than four weeks before Brazil plays Croatia on June 12.

Confirming further delays Saturday, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said the venue will not be ready “before the 15th of May.” – Wire reports

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NEBRASKA 54, NORTHWESTERN 47

Shields leads Nebraska over Northwestern

By KENT WOLGAMOTT The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. – Benny Parker came off the bench to score seven points Saturday for Nebraska, the margin of the Huskers’ 54-47 win over Northwestern. But his biggest play came on defense.

Nebraska was clinging to a four-point lead with less than a minute to play when Northwestern’s Sanjay Lumpkin started to drive to the basket.

The 5-foot-9 Parker moved in front of Lumpkin. The whistle blew. The call was a charge. Nebraska ball and, to Huskers coach Tim Miles, ballgame.

“I thought Benny Parker’s charge was the biggest play of the game, there’s no doubt about it,” Miles said. “Then Shavon Shields’ jumper before were the two key moments in the game, I thought.

We needed both of those guys

Next for N’western Penn State at Northwestern, 6 p.m.

Thursday, ESPNU to step up. Kansas City, I’m loving them tonight.”

Parker and Shields are both from the Kansas City area.

Parker said he knew he had to try to get in front of Lumpkin on the crucial play.

“I just saw him going hard to the basket,” Parker said. “I just saw him put his head down. I just had to put a charge on it. The ref ended up calling it. Coach just told me to ‘D-up’ coming out of the timeout. I had to do whatever I could. I just got the charge.

That was it.”

With the win, Nebraska

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Nebraska forward Leslee Smith (center) shoots the ball over Northwestern guard Tre Demps (right) on Saturday in Nebraska’s 54-47 victory in Lincoln, Neb. (17-11, 9-7 Big Ten) is guaranteed a .500 Big Ten conference record, a first for the Huskers, now in their third season in the conference. Nebraska won

nine conference games for the first time since 1998-99 and only the 10th time since World War II. Northwestern (12-17, 5-11)

has now lost six straight games, a streak that began with a 53-49 loss to Nebraska on Feb. 8.

“Just like when we played these guys last time, it always seems to come down, as crazy as it seems, to a make or miss here or there,” Northwestern coach Chris Collins said.

“We hung in there. We cut it to four, had the ball. I thought Nebraska did a good job, communicating, defending and forced us into a charge, which was disappointing. But I’m really proud of my guys.”

Nebraska took the lead 3½ minutes into the game and never trailed thereafter.

Northwestern cut the lead to 31-30 on Drew Crawford’s 3-pointer with 11:46 remaining.

A three-point play by Shields triggered a 13-4 Nebraska run that he capped with a pair of free throws to make the score 44-34 with 7

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IHSA GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS

Michigan clinches share of Big Ten title The ASSOCIATED PRESS ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Nik Stauskas scored 21 points and Glenn Robinson III provided an emotional lift with his dunks Saturday as No. 16 Michigan clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title with a 66-56 victory over Minnesota.

The Wolverines (21-7, 133) didn’t arrive at the Crisler Center expecting to have a chance to lock up their third banner in three years, but Illinois changed that by upsetting Michigan State in East Lansing.

Michigan can clinch its first outright conference title since 1986 with a win Tuesday at Illinois or Saturday at home against Indiana.

Pittsburgh 85, Notre Dame 81 (OT): At South Bend, Ind., Lamar Patterson scored 20 points, including a pair of free throws with two seconds left, and Talib Zanna had 17 points and 14 rebounds as Pittsburgh overcame making one basket in the final six minutes of regulation to beat Notre Dame.

Wright State 68, UIC 61: At Chicago, AJ Pacher scored 16 points to lead Wright State to a win over Illinois-Chicago.

Eastern Michigan 56, Northern Illinois 52: At Ypsilanti, Mich., Mike Talley tied his career high with 21 points and Eastern Michigan scored the last 10 points of the game as the Eagles defeated Northern Illinois.

Drake 71, Bradley 66: At Des Moines, Iowa, Richard

The senior said he felt tired during the race, but the fatigue didn’t show in the 500 freestyle, his next and final high school swim.

Reinbrecht won the 500 freestyle consolation finals in a personal-best time of 4:34.53, earning him seventh place overall. His time was good enough to place fourth, but he had to be in the “A” final for it to count as such.

From a cool calm before the race started, to a giddy excitement after he touched the wall, it was his best race of his career and he was in full control. Like usual, the senior started the race quickly and owned the heat’s fastest first two 50-yard splits before dialing it back to a comfortable speed.

He played cat-and-mouse with several other swimmers in the heat, letting one gain some distance and a glimmer of hope for several laps before reeling him back in.

“It was a good one,” Jacobs co-op coach Rick An-

The ASSOCIATED PRESS NORMAL – Alexa Wallen poured in 18 points as Champaign St. Thomas More beat Prophetstown, 70-34, on Saturday to capture the girls Class 2A state basketball crown.

St. Thomas (33-2) jumped out immediately and never trailed in the game. The Sabers led 46-16 at the half.

Tori McCoy added 17 for St. Thomas, while Elizabeth Bristow scored 13 and Randa Harshbarger had 12.

Evansville 75, Loyola 72: At Chicago, D. J. Balentine scored 24 points and Evansville, leading by 18 in the second half, outlasted a Loyola comeback.

Southern Illinois 66, Illinois State 65: At Carbondale, Anthony Beane scored 21 points and freshman reserve Tyler Smithpeters hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left as Southern Illinois edged Illinois State.

Eastern Illinois 78, SIU-Edwardsville 74: At Edwards-

Western Illinois 75, IUPUI 70: At Macomb, Michael Ochereobia reached career highs with 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead Western Illinois over IUPUI in a Summit League regular-season finale.

Grand Canyon 84, Chicago State 74: At Phoenix, Senior Killian Larson tied his career-high of 31 points and added 12 rebounds as Grand Canyon beat Chicago State in the Antelopes’ final regular-season home game.

Larson shot 12 of 16 from the floor, and Daniel Alexander came off the bench to add 19 points.

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St. Thomas More wins 2A title

Carter, who finished with 18 points, hit a jump shot and made two free throws in the final 14 seconds to give Drake a victory over Bradley.

ville, Chris Olivier and Reggie Smith both scored 19 points and Eastern Illinois defeated SIU-Edwardsville to clinch a berth in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament in a regular-season finale

dresen said. “He was relaxed and in command out there.”

The race was tight until the final 150 yards, when Reinbrecht gave it all he had.

Teammate Francis Ogaban, who acted as his lap counter, shook the numbers furiously. Almost as if he had flipped a switch, Reinbrecht’s kick started spewing water several lanes over and his face tightened as he pushed his body to the limit.

“He had me for a bit,” Reinbrecht said, “but when I got to the 300-yard mark I was making up ground and I just kept on saying, ‘Let’s go. This is my last race. You gotta get going.’ So I just took off.”

What happened next was a fitting end to Reinbrecht’s high school career.

He touched the wall almost two seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, Normal’s Wyatt Harrison, and Reinbrecht couldn’t help his smile from growing bigger and bigger.

“I wanted this so bad,” said Reinbrecht, draped in his black and red warmup.

“It really hasn’t sunk in yet.”

minutes left.

Nebraska’s largest lead came on another Shields three-point play that put the Huskers up 49-38 with 3:49 left.

Northwestern’s Alex Olah, who finished with 20 points, then scored six straight to pull the Wildcats to within five. After a Nebraska basket, Crawford’s 3-pointer cut the Nebraska lead to four at 51-47.

Parker took the charge from Lumpkin to get the ball back for the Huskers with 30 seconds remaining. Shields, who had Nebraska’s last eight points, made 1 of 2 free throws, then closed the scoring with a breakaway dunk with 5 seconds left.

Shields, who led Nebraska with 17 points and 10 rebounds, said he expected Saturday’s defensive struggle that saw the Huskers hold Northwestern to 33 percent shooting, but only made 36 percent of their shots.

CLASS 2A THIRD-PLACE GAME Teutopolis 32, IC Catholic 28: AP photo

Illinois’ Rayvonte Rice (left) gets a steal against Michigan State’s Branden Dawson during the first half of Saturday’s game in East Lansing, Mich.

ILLINOIS 53, NO. 18 MICHIGAN STATE 46

Illinois shocks Michigan St. for third consecutive victory

By STEVE GREENBERG Chicago Sun-Times EAST LANSING, Mich. – There was no good reason to see this coming.

Sure, Illinois rode its first Big Ten winning streak in nearly two months into the Breslin Center. No doubt, those two straight victories, and three consecutive games holding their opponents under 50 points scored, were impressive. They may even have changed the book on this Illini team – from a story of disappointment and gloom to a tale of resilience and hope, would be one admittedly cornball way to put it.

But this, a 53-46 mugging of big, bad Michigan State on its home turf? This was the Illini’s defensive gem of the season. This was the Gang That Can’t Shoot Straight tickling

the twine at a far greater success rate than the normally sure-firing Spartans. This was the Illini keeping their cool for nearly all 40 minutes of their biggest victory of the season – one that quite possibly locks them into postseason play.

Don’t even try to say you saw all that coming.

“Coach [John] Groce’s mind-set has been to be positive all year,” said center Nnanna Egwu, who was a oneman wrecking crew at the defensive end. “He told us not to be scared coming in here.”

You know who probably doesn’t buy a word of that?

Tom Izzo. After this massively frustrating loss for his 18thranked team – whose roster was at full strength for the first time since Jan. 4 – the iconic MSU coach made it clear the result was all about his team, not about Groce’s.

“We had a complete meltdown,” was one of Izzo’s gems.

“I thought our energy level was at an all-time worst,” was another.

The Illini are feeling good about themselves, anyway.

Foolish? Not at all. They should feel good. Just like that – with three upset W’s in a row – they’re threatening to save their season. At 17-12 overall and an almost respectable 6-10 in Big Ten play, they have a very real shot at the NIT. And you’d better believe Illini fans were shooting higher than that as soon as this game was over. What they all want to know: If Groce can coax victories over Michigan and Iowa to finish the regular season, might the NCAA Tournament become an actual possibility?

It’s getting difficult for the players to keep their minds from drifting to that subject, too.

Cierra Thompson ignored her nerves and calmly sank both free throws with less than 5 seconds left to lead Teutopolis past IC Catholic, capturing third place in the Class 2A state tournament.

The Lady Shoes’ 32 points tied the lowest winning point total in Class 2A tournament history. Hamilton defeated Nashville, 32-26, in 2009.

Abby Radoha scored a gamehigh 14 points for IC Catholic.

CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP Annawan 59, Carrolton 23: Top-ranked Annawan, powered

by Celina VanHyfte’s gamehigh 19 points and 13 rebounds, crushed Carrollton to win its first state Class 1A championship.

Cierra Davis added 17 points and 12 rebounds for an Annawan team that steamrolled the Class 1A field this weekend. Carrollton was paced by Rachel Williams, who scored nine points and grabbed nine rebounds.

CLASS 1A THIRD-PLACE GAME Lanark Eastland 55, Moweaua Central A&M 50: Lanark Eastland proved having a short memory is a good thing when it comes to basketball, because it shook off a semifinal loss to beat Moweaqua Central A&M to capture third place in the Class 1A tournament.

Haak finishes career with 635-145-3 record • WRESTLING Continued from page C1 The Hornets typically wrestle a tough schedule that includes tournaments and quality teams from all classes.

Three of their losses came to Class 3A teams.

“I think there is pride in that,” Haak said of winning the Class 2A regional. “(But) it’s still wrestling. There’s plenty of good teams in Class 1A.” Against Oak Forest, Harvard came away with only three individual wins. Matt Wheeler got a pin at 160 pounds and Justin Wilcox (106) and Adam Freimund (285) won by decision.

Wheeler, a senior, said that

even with the loss, no one on the team would trade being there and taking one last road trip together.

“We made it here,” Wheeler said. “That’s a big accomplishment in itself.”

As a senior, Wheeler was on an emotional roller coaster about the finality of the moment of his last high school match, Haak leaving as the coach and his team’s season ending.

“I was probably going to cry either way,” Wheeler said.

“It’s an emotional ride. I wish I could do it all over again.”

Freimund, who placed fifth at the individual state finals a week earlier, said he couldn’t have imagined everything coming to an end without his team around him.

“It’s definitely a lot better to end it as a team, not an individual,” Freimund said. “I couldn’t have thought of a better way to go out.”

Harvard’s success in Class 2A gave Freimund a lot of satisfaction – and maybe just a little revenge.

“A lot of people didn’t believe what we would do this year,” Freimund said.

“There’s a great amount of pride in that.”

Haak completed his 27th year as coach and compiled a 635-145-3 record. This was his 12th time bringing Harvard to dual team state, and the Hornets won it all in 1992.

Haak is quick to defer the credit for the team’s success to his assistant coaches – David Abel, Todd Streit, Todd

Ramberg and Mike Vest. He said they work to develop all of their wrestlers in the practice room, not just the sectional or state qualifiers.

Harvard principal and wrestling official Rob Zielinski compared Haak to an orchestra conductor.

“Tim makes all these people better around him,” Zielinski said. “He puts people in a position to be successful.”

And although Haak is done, he leaves behind a program with a good feeder program, quality coaches, community support and the mystique of wrestling for Harvard.

“When Coca-Cola changes their CEO, they don’t change the product,” Zielinski said.

“We’ll continue to build on the tradition.”

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BLACKHAWKS 5, PENGUINS 1

Hawks overcome Pens, snow

By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com CHICAGO – Strip away the spectacle, the telegenic quality, the revenue and the flat-out fun of outdoor hockey in the snow and look at the NHL’s Stadium Series objectively.

Here you have two teams – two contenders jockeying for playoff position, no less – playing a game while skating into a 15 mph headwind. While struggling to open their eyes in swirling snow. While pushing skates and pucks through mini-snowbanks

that were up to an inch high around the goalmouth.

An actual game. That actually counts.

From a purely objective standpoint, it’s nothing short of absurd.

But nobody at Soldier Field on Saturday seemed to mind. Certainly not the Blackhawks, who conquered the elements and the Pittsburgh Penguins in a dominant 5-1 victory. Just witness the way Patrick Sharp hopped around the ice like a kid after scoring the first goal of the game. As goofy and gimmicky as outdoor hockey is, it’s hard to argue with the cool factor

of playing a nationally televised game in front of 62,921 fans in a driving snowstorm.

The only downside – and it might be a big one – is that Marian Hossa left the game in the first period and didn’t return after taking a hard hit by Craig Adams along the end boards. The Hawks said he had an upper-body injury.

Sharp got the scoring started, taking a pass from Jonathan Toews and ripping a AP photo perfectly placed shot. He banked it in off The Blackhawks’ Patrick Sharp (right) celebrates his goal with teamthe top of the far post to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead at 15:35 of the first, then giddily mates on the bench during the first period Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Soldier Field. hopped into his teammates arms.

Fans come to be part of ‘event’ • MUSICK Continued from page C1 to tailgate before a game?

When’s the next time they’ll get to do so?

The first vehicle to pull into the stadium’s south parking lot was a silver Ford F-250 pickup truck. It arrived at 2 p.m. but was forced to wait until 3 p.m., when the gates to the lot opened more than four hours before the opening faceoff.

Elgin couples Dave and Jackie Vasquez and Mark and Kristin Anderson quickly exited the truck and started heating up charcoal for their feast. The spread included stuffed burgers – some with cheese and mushrooms, others with jalapenos and bacon – along with bratwursts, chili and beers that went perfectly with everything.

The group proudly planted a Blackhawks flag near the front of their truck.

“This is an event,” Mark Anderson said with a grin.

“This is like a once-in-a-lifetime chance.”

Who could argue?

Not Bob or Billie McNally. The Pittsburgh couple

Conditions too much for some • TICKETS Continued from page C1 yourself, because there’s so much going on around you.”

As game time drew closer, a few scalpers made their way through a sea of tailgaters huddled around fire pits and charcoal grills. They flashed what they had to offer and offered a starting price, suggesting they would be willing to negotiate.

Brad Mori showed up with about 15 buddies – about half of whom had secured tickets.

Taking a beer break from a street hockey game being played on the top level of a parking deck, Mori said his decision not to seek tickets had more to do with weather conditions than finances.

Mori said his girlfriend informed him she was unwilling to sit through a hockey game with temperatures that registered 17 degrees when the puck dropped. The couple took in Wrigley’s Winter Classic as well as last year’s College Classic at Soldier Field.

They are regulars at Hawks games at the United Center, making it easy for her to pass on enduring Saturday night’s chilly conditions.

“I told her she didn’t have to do that again,” said Mori, who layered a red Jonathan Toews sweater over a black hooded sweatshirt. “We did it once.”

Mori planned to join half of his friends at his nearby home to watch the game on TV. But he wouldn’t pass up coming over Saturday afternoon to take in the environment.

Even though he wouldn’t get inside Saturday night, the trip over and experiencing the conditions for a few hours was well worth it.

“How often do you get to tailgate a Blackhawks game,” Mori said. “We weren’t about to pass up this opportunity.

We’re supposed to get 5 inches of snow, and it’s starting to flurry right now.

“This is the best.”

“This is an event. This is like a once-in-a-lifetime chance.”

Mark Anderson Blackhawks fan from Elgin owns season tickets to see the Penguins, and they drove to Chicago to visit their son, Randy, and to see the game.

“Randy was going to get the beer,” said Billie McNally, who wore a heavy-duty Penguins winter jacket. “And I said, ‘Oh, no. We definitely have to bring our own.’ ” I wondered why.

McNally provided the answer, lifting up a custom case of Miller Lite with the Penguins’ logo printed on the side of every can.

“Miller Lite is not Miller Lite,” McNally said, “unless it has a Penguin on the side.”

Did you know this? Because I didn’t know this.

The McNallys were fun people – they said Blackhawks fans had treated them very well – but it seemed like time to talk to someone else.

I trekked north toward the Waldron parking lot.

A group of 10 people on the top deck of the lot mingled around a table that included Italian sandwiches, salami, chicken, bratwursts, hot dogs and burgers.

“And a lot of Fireball,” Gabriella Marti added with a laugh.

Marti organized the tailgating party with her friends because, well, why not? None of them had tickets to the game, but they pitched in $10 apiece to preorder two parking passes and sent out a group email to determine who was bringing which food items.

“We have to leave once the game starts,” said Meghann Michalski, citing the lot’s rules. “Well, we can leave our cars, but we can’t be here.”

Nobody seemed to mind.

Tickets would have been nice. Tailgating was essential.

“We don’t have to sit outside for another four hours for the game,” Marti said with a shrug. “I mean, you can watch it at the bar, right?”

• Northwest Herald sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at tmusick@shawmedia.com and on Twitter @ tcmusick.

BULLS

Fredette ready to sign on

By JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com His name still wasn’t on the dotted line as of Saturday evening, but according to a source, Jimmer Fredette has agreed to join the Bulls after clearing waivers earlier in the day.

Fredette, whom the Sacramento Kings selected with the 10th pick in the 2011 draft, never really found his way with the team. The Kings

bought out his contract Thursday.

Several other teams expressed interest, but Fredette told people right off the bat that Chicago was his destination of choice because of the Bulls’ need for outside shooting and coach Tom Thibodeau’s track record in resurrecting careers.

Although Fredette is averaging only 5.9 points a game this season, he’s shooting 40 percent from beyond the three-point line for his career, as well as 49.3 percent this year.

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Jagr scores 700th goal in rout

By IRA PODELL The Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Now that Jaromir Jagr has 700 NHL goals in the bank, the future Hockey Hall of Famer is already setting his sights on his next big milestone.

There are only six guys who have ever scored more.

So yes, this is a significant marker to reach.

“Maybe not for Wayne

Gretzky, but for the rest of us it’s a very big number – 800 is a little bit better than 700,” he said.

Jagr scored in the second period of the New Jersey Devils’ 6-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday.

Through bits of laughter, Jagr suggested that 800 goals is attainable, as well as Gretzky’s record 894. With tongue firmly in cheek, Jagr said he could get to the first number

in two years and Gretzky’s mark in four.

So far, he has no plans for the special puck that got past goalie Evgeni Nabokov.

“I might save the 800th one, but I don’t know what I am going to do with the 700th,” he said with a smile.

Jagr’s tally sparked New Jersey’s four-goal second period, and Martin Brodeur earned the win in his first start in more than a month.

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WHITE SOX SPRING TRAINING

Highly touted pitcher Johnson all business

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN Chicago Sun-Times

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National Bolivarian Guard officers advance on demonstrators Wednesday during anti-government protests in Valencia, Venezuela. Cubs players from Venezuela are concerned about family members in the country.

CUBS SPRING TRAINING

Venezuela violence hits home for Cubs Valbuena, Rondon worry about families

By GORDON WITTENMYER Chicago Sun-Times MESA, Ariz. – For much of the first two weeks of spring training, Luis Valbuena lived in fear, clinging to one daily hope.

Maybe today is the day my family can get out of Venezuela. ...

Maybe tomorrow.

“The problem is they keep canceling the flights,” said Valbuena, whose wife and two young sons finally escaped the escalating protests and violence in their country late last week and joined Valbuena in Arizona. “Every day is more crazy over there.”

His parents and extended family remain as the Cubs infielder tries to ignore the distractions that are always there, sometimes on the field – the images of shooting, burning and rioting going on back home.

It’s an undercurrent running through every spring clubhouse across Florida and Arizona, with more than 100 Venezuelans on major-league rosters.

“I don’t want to see more people die,” Valbuena said.

More than a decade of building tension in Venezuela erupted in recent weeks into anti-government protests in the western part of the country, and the violent response by the government – including the killing of unarmed dem-

onstrators – has inflamed protests and riots that have no end in sight.

President Nicolás Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Hugo Chavez, who died a year ago, has used the military and national guard to intimidate, assault and even shoot protesters.

“It’s crazy, man,” said Valbuena, who lives in Barquisimeto, about 200 miles west of Caracas. “It’s bad. I feel so sad because I’ve never seen that in my life in Venezuela.”

He’s one of the lucky ones.

Cubs pitcher Hector Rondon, who lives about 30 minutes outside of Caracas, is trying to get his pregnant wife and their 22-year-old daughter out of Venezuela, but they can’t get visas because the U.S. embassy there is closed, and nobody seems to know when it will reopen.

“We’re waiting,” he said.

“The good thing for me is I live in a good place, a safe place.”

But even in their relatively safe neighborhood, “nobody goes out,” Rondon said. “Everybody stays in the house.”

Protesters around Caracas have set up makeshift blockades across freeways and city streets. Amateur videos of shootings, rock-throwing clashes and fires in the street have been coming out of Venezuela for the last two weeks.

“The military shoots [protesters]. I’ve never seen that,”

Valbuena said. “People can’t go out anywhere. You walk out and somebody shoots you, somebody wants to kill you – and you didn’t do anything.’’

The oil-rich country, with one of the most stable economies and well-educated populations in South America for much of the last seven decades, now has one of the highest inflation rates in the world and widespread food shortages.

“Venezuela is a country that has a lot of money, and now to not have [anything], it’s unbelievable to see that,’’ Valbuena said. ‘‘You can go into stores and not see anything – no food.

And if they have some stuff, there’s too many people in line.

And if you want to buy something that’s like $1, you have to pay like $10.’’

Major-league ballplayers at least have the money to survive.

“Other guys don’t have the money; they can’t get anything,” Rondon said. “That’s the big problem over there. The food, the milk for the baby.”

Valbuena and Rondon have no idea what to expect next.

The only thing they know is what they plan to do next.

Despite deeply held feelings for their homeland, both say they’ll move their families to the U.S. “I want to live over there,” Rondon said, ‘“but I don’t want to live like that, afraid to be on the street.”

GLENDALE, Ariz. – It can be confirmed that Erik Johnson can, in fact, smile.

There was a sighting in the White Sox’s clubhouse recently, and it’s reported to be a rather broad and friendly grin. This one was prompted by the suggestion that Johnson has been something of a mystery since the Sox called him up in September.

“Good luck,” Sox infielder Marcus Semien said of pulling a grin out of his former high school, college and minor-league teammate. “He’s just focused. That’s just him.

Whatever it takes him to throw seven innings, he’ll do it. Erik’s a good guy. He still has a good time. He’s just a serious guy once he gets in here.”

It also can be confirmed, from all indications over the course of his minor-league career (2.21 ERA) and his stint with the Sox in September (3.25 ERA in five starts), that Johnson can pitch. Major-league scouts saw what the Sox see in Johnson, whom they project as an important piece in the starting rotation for years to come. Baseball America ranked him the No. 2 prospect in the organization.

“They see stuff,” pitching coach Don Cooper said.

“They see four pitches – a major-league fastball when it’s located, a major-league curve when he throws it for a strike, a major-league change when he throws it for a strike and an above-average major-league slider when he throws it for a strike with depth. I see the same thing.”

Cooper said he expects from Johnson – a 6-foot-3, 230-pound second-round pick

AP file photo

White Sox pitcher Erik Johnson is being counted on this season to be part of the starting rotation. from Cal in 2011 – what he expects from any starter.

“My expectations of him are go out and start 33 games, give us the bulk of the work,” Cooper said. “A Chicago White Sox starting pitcher’s job description is to stay healthy, take the bulk of the game, give us a chance to win and hang around long enough for you to pick up the decision because you’ve been proficient enough to go deep into the game.”

There will be bumps in the road. Cooper knows this from the experiences of other unproven pitchers with high expectations going through their first full year.

“Not everybody grabs the brass ring the first time around the merry-go-round, and the rest is history,” Cooper said. “I remember Jon Garland. He was a first-round pick, and everybody expected him to be great as soon as he got there, and he took some lumps. And he was tough enough mentally to fight, and he turned out to be a pretty darn good major-league pitcher, so patience has to be involved with first-year guys.

There are going to be ups and downs. Whether it’s a first-

year guy or second-year guy, starter or reliever, stay the course, stay the course, keep your head down, keep working and keep playing.”

Keeping his head down, well ... that’s not going to be a problem for Johnson.

“When I get to [the ballpark], I’m focused,” Johnson said. “I guess it’s a game face that I turn on when I go out there to compete. I try to stay as even-keeled as I can. I do like to smile. I like to have fun.

It’s just one side of me.”

Veteran David Purcey, a 2004 first-round pick who has a locker next to Johnson’s at Camelback Ranch, said Johnson has the right demeanor to deal with what lies before him: lofty expectations and facing major-league lineups every fifth day. He has seen a lighter side to Johnson, but he sees a manner that will suit him well for the majors.

“He’s very serious,” Purcey said, “but not as serious as he looks. He’s pretty relaxed inside, so that’s good.

“Just when you don’t expect it, he surprises you when he lets loose a little bit. Once he loosens up, he’ll fit right in.

He’s a good kid.”

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An MRI exam revealed a partially torn ligament.

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Sano hit a combined 35 home runs last season between Class A Fort Myers and Double-A New Britain while batting .280 with 103 RBIs and counts Boston slugger David Ortiz among his mentors. Sano hit 28 homers with 100 RBIs in 2012 at Class A.

The ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA, Fla. – Masahiro Tanaka pitched two shutout innings in his spring training debut, allowing two hits and striking out three as New York Yankees blanked the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-0, Saturday.

The Japanese star entered in the fifth inning, following CC Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda. Some fans stood when Tanaka took the mound.

Both Sabathia and Kuroda threw two shutout innings.

Tanaka signed a $155 million, seven-year contract in January. He was 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last year while leading the Rakuten Golden Eagles to their first Japan Series title.

Tanaka features a sharp split-fingered fastball. He struck out All-Star Domonic Brown in the sixth.

“I felt that I was a little nervous,” Tanaka said through an interpreter. Tanaka said he was “relieved” that he got “to be able to throw against the batters over here.”

Tanaka gave up a line single to Darin Ruf, the first batter he faced, and Ronny Cedeno flared a single in the sixth.

Twins slugging prospect Sano to have surgery: At Fort Myers, Fla., Minnesota Twins slugging prospect Miguel Sano will have Tommy John surgery on his throwing arm and miss the

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New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka throws Saturday in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Tampa, Fla. 2014 season.

The 20-year-old third baseman had been trying to rehabilitate a strained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He was hurt in October while playing winter ball in his native Dominican Republic.

Twins doctors, along with orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews, recommended rest for Sano in early November.

Despite making strides during a two-month throwing program, Sano reported pain in his elbow after making an off-balance throw during an in-

Brewers’ Rodriguez makes it out of Venezuela: At Phoenix, Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Francisco Rodriguez reported to spring training Saturday after acquiring a work visa and leaving an unsettled situation in Venezuela.

Rodriguez had been trying to get out of Caracas since signing a one-year contract with the Brewers on Feb. 7.

Rodriguez’s girlfriend and his two children came with him. They left an area that has been affected by the deaths of anti-government protesters in his native country.

“He was right in the middle of everything,” Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said.

“He hasn’t been able to do much baseball-wise because he didn’t want to leave the house.”

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Stewart still not 100 percent after Daytona

By JOHN MARSHALL The Associated Press

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Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius stands inside a court Feb. 20, 2013, during his bail hearing at the magistrate court in Pretoria, South Africa. With his athletic triumphs tarnished by the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, Pistorius, now 27, faces possibly being sent to prison until he is older than 50. Pistorius goes on trial Monday.

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PISTORIUS ON TRIAL

Pistorius’ entire life story to go on trial

By GERALD IMRAY The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG – With his past triumphs now tarnished because he shot to death his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius will enter court Monday to be confronted with the jarring possibility that he will be sent to prison for at least 25 years.

For the champion runner without legs, who trained himself to overcome all obstacles, nothing else matters now but beating the murder charge against him. Pistorius’ family said Saturday their focus is only on the trial. If found guilty, Pistorius’ entire life story will be recast.

When Pistorius walks on his prosthetics into North Gauteng High Court for the start of his trial, seemingly little remains of the Blade Runner, the double amputee who ran alongside the world’s best and inspired many by overcoming the loss of his legs before he was a year old.

Now, the 27-year-old Olympian must fight allegations that, in a rage, he intentionally shot at girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp four times through a toilet door, killing her. Prosecutors allege that Pistorius then lied extensively about the shooting, throwing doubt on everything the world thought it knew about him.

Pistorius’ life is up for debate, not just the events in the early hours of Valentine’s Day last year.

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel called Pistorius a man “willing and ready to fire and kill” as the state charged him with premeditated murder. Prosecutors say there was “a measure of preparation” in the way he killed Steenkamp after the couple argued loudly at his home.

Pistorius gives a totally different story, saying he was terrified in the mistaken belief that there was a dangerous intruder in his home about to hurt him and the woman he says he loved dearly.

“I knew I had to protect Reeva and myself,” Pistorius says in an 11-page affidavit, his only testimony so far. She died in his arms, he says.

The state’s account makes Pistorius out to be a cold and calculating killer; his own description is of a disabled man on his stumps and afraid who made a terrible mistake.

Which version is true? It is the question that will underline Pistorius’ entire trial.

It’s a case where forensic and ballistic experts and criminal psychologists will feature, and where a toilet door, bullet trajectory, blood spatter, cellphone records and the debate over gun ownership and South Africa’s violent crime problem will play

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TOP: South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius wins gold in the men’s 400-meter T44 final Sept. 8, 2012 at the 2012 Paralympics, in London. LEFT: A mourner carries a program at the funeral for Reeva Steenkamp on Feb. 19, 2013 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

a part, all revolving around a famous figure. Large parts of the trial will be broadcast live from Courtroom GD in Pretoria’s high court building.

Pistorius’ mindset and intention in the hours leading up to 3 a.m. Feb. 14, 2013, is what ultimately matters.

What clues do we have from him?

His life has been tumultuous and touched by tragedy before. Pistorius emerged from the hardship of his disability and the sudden death of his mother, the biggest influence on him, to become a role model for many.

He was banned from competing against the able-bodied because of his carbon fiber running blades but he got that overturned. He was a boundary-breaking athlete who tested the world’s preconceptions of what disabled meant and did it with apparent humility and decency.

There were flashes of something else though: a speedboat crash in early 2009 that left him in hospital with serious facial injuries amid allegations of drinking and reckless behavior.

Later that year, Pistorius was arrested after a female guest at a party at his house made a complaint of assault against him. Charges weren’t pursued.

Maybe most telling, two years ago when he was reportedly with friends in a car pulled over by traffic police and, after an altercation, he allegedly responded as they drove away by shooting his gun angrily out the sunroof.

Prosecutors will add two counts relating to him firing

a gun in public to his murder and illegal possession of ammunition charges at trial.

One of them is believed to be that sunroof incident.

Did Pistorius reach for his 9mm pistol again when angry on Valentine’s Day, prosecutors will ask.

Perhaps the Pistorius that walked to the bathroom of his upscale home, gun in hand, was someone between the two extremes offered by the prosecution and the defense.

Guns were one of Pistorius’ passions, but he also says they were his protection. In South Africa, a country with a high rate of violent home invasions, Pistorius is not alone in owning a gun for self-defense.

He previously spoke of his fear of crime. But Pistorius didn’t obey gun-owners’ strict guidelines when he fired bullets through a door without seeing who was on the other side. Maybe he was fearful, but he was also possibly negligent.

“A reasonable man most probably would not have fired four shots through the door,” Marius du Toit, a defense attorney and former South Africa state prosecutor not involved in the case, told The Associated Press. “His actions were definitely not reasonable and I think that’s his biggest problem.”

A murderer, a hero who made a mistake or someone caught in the middle, afraid but also too fast to fire. They are options that must be weighed by Judge Thokozile Masipa when she decides whether to convict on murder, acquit, or find Pistorius guilty of a lesser offense of negligent killing.

Pistorius’ ex-girlfriend Samantha Taylor told a South African newspaper a few months before the shooting: “Oscar is certainly not what people think he is.”

Only the trial verdict will decide what he is.

A look at some of the significant dates in Oscar Pistorius’ headline-grabbing life: Nov. 22, 1986: Pistorius is born in Johannesburg with no fibula bones in his lower legs. His legs are amputated below the knee before he is a year old.

March 6, 2002: Pistorius’ mother, Sheila, dies after complications from surgery when Pistorius is 15.

A defining influence on Pistorius, she instilled in him that he was no different from anyone else.

Jan. 28, 2004: Having taken up track to rehabilitate from a rugby injury, Pistorius runs his first race on blades and clocks 11.72 seconds over 100 meters. The Paralympic record at the time was 12.20 seconds.

Sept. 20, 2004: Pistorius breaks the Paralympic 200 meters world record in his first appearance at a major meet at the Athens Paralympics. A day later, he wins gold in another world-record time in the 200 final.

Jan. 14, 2008: Pistorius is banned from competing against able-bodied athletes because of his blades.

In May, the Blade Runner, as he becomes known, overturns the decision when he wins an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

February, 2009: Crashes a speed boat on a dam in South Africa, suffering serious facial and other injuries. Later concedes he needed to make changes in his life after taking “unnecessary risks.”

September, 2009: Pistorius is arrested after a female guest at a party at his house makes a complaint of assault against him. Pistorius later launches a counter-claim against the woman for falsely accusing him.

Charges were not pursued.

Aug. 4, 2012: Pistorius becomes the first amputee to compete on the track at the Olympics.

Aug. 10, 2012: Anchors his team to a last-place finish in the 4x400 Olympic final. Still comes off the track smiling after realizing a career goal.

Sep. 2, 2012: Pistorius complains that Alan Oliveira’s blades are not within the rules after the Brazilian overtakes him in the final stages of the 200 final at the Paralympics, the first time Pistorius is beaten over 200 meters in Paralympic competition. Pistorius is accused of bad sportsmanship and later apologizes.

Feb. 14, 2013: Pistorius is arrested in the early hours of Valentine’s Day after the pre-dawn shooting death of model Reeva Steenkamp at his Pretoria house.

Feb. 19, 2013: Pistorius sobs in court as he is formally charged with murder at his bail hearing.

Feb. 21, 2013: Nike suspends its contract with Pistorius.

Feb. 22: 2013: Pistorius is granted bail of 1 million rand (then $113,000) and released pending his trial. Pistorius goes to his uncle’s house in an upmarket eastern suburb of Pretoria where the family said he will live.

Aug. 19, 2013: Pistorius is indicted on charges of murder and illegal possession of ammunition, and his high court trial date is set.

Prosecutors indicate they will seek a life sentence with a minimum of 25 years in prison before parole if Pistorius is convicted on the murder charge Mar. 3, 2014: Pistorius is due to appear at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria for the start of his murder trial.

– The Associated Press

AVONDALE, Ariz. – Tony Stewart came back from a broken right leg at the Daytona 500 still not fully healed, yet able to race.

By the time he arrived at Phoenix International Raceway, he also was annoyed – at all the questions about his health.

“I’ll be honest, I’ll be more happy when everybody quits asking me how I feel,” Stewart said. “I’m not 100 percent. I’m not going to be 100 percent for a while.”

The same could be said of his team after a disappointing start to the season at the Daytona 500 last weekend.

Stewart crashed out of the exhibition Sprint Unlimited and struggled with engine issues at the Great American Race, finishing 35th. Danica Patrick was strong early, leading laps for the second straight year, but got tangled in a laterace crash and finished 40th.

Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick, the two newest members of Stewart-Haas Racing, were in position for good finishes, but had troubles at the end of the race. Busch finished 21st and Harvick hit the pit-road wall head-on on the final crash of the race to finish 13th.

Stewart and the rest of his team are hoping to bounce back quickly at Phoenix, particularly with a new championship format that makes it important to finish races.

Busch will have the best starting position for SHR in Sunday’s race in 10th and Harvick is two rows back at 13th.

Stewart will start 20th and Patrick will go off 33rd.

Weather forecast: NASCAR’s opening race at the Daytona 500 went through a six-hour rain delay, and weather could be an issue again this week. A massive storm moving across the Southwest on Friday brought rain to the Phoenix area Saturday.

Busch wins third straight at PIR AVONDALE, Ariz. – Kyle Busch didn’t mind the rain that ended the race early.

He would have been fine with continuing, though – his car was that good.

Busch became the first driver to win three straight NASCAR Nationwide races at Phoenix International Raceway, dominating his way through a rain-shortened race Saturday.

“We’ve been very dominant here in the past and led a lot of laps today,” Busch said. “I felt like we could have won it if it was rain-shortened or whether we went the whole distance.”

– The Associated Press

A few raindrops hit PIR Saturday morning, but the storm slipped past to the north and the sun was out for the final Sprint Cup practice session around midday.

The storm was expected to continue to produce rain overnight, tapering off Sunday morning in Arizona.

Dale Jr.’s ride: Dale Earnhardt Jr. has had quite a ride since winning the Daytona 500 for the second time last weekend, going on a whirlwind tour while receiving numerous freebies, including ribs from a Memphis barbecue restaurant. It was a victory he’ll remember for the rest of his life and one that was wildly popular with his fans, but reality returns this weekend.

“The only bad part about winning at Daytona is you go to Phoenix and somebody else wins the next race, then they are getting the ribs,” Earnhardt said with a laugh. “If I can win, I will keep it going, but it would be nice if we had an off weekend there where we it could keep going because so much great stuff happens to you during this week and it’s been great.”

AP photo

Tony Stewart climbs into his car before qualifying for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Friday in Avondale, Ariz.

GOLF ROUNDUP

McIlroy holds onto lead The ASSOCIATED PRESS PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Rory McIlroy did just enough to keep the lead Saturday in the Honda Classic.

McIlroy avoided a big number early in his round and narrowly missed birdie chances late.

He wound up with a 1-under-par 69 for a twoshot lead over Russell Henley going into the final Rory McIlroy round. The 24-year-old from Northern Ireland is going for his first PGA Tour win in 18 months.

Tiger Woods moved up 49 spots with a 65 playing in the second group of the day. He finished two hours before McIlroy started and wound up in a tie for 17th, though he was still seven shots behind.

Henley holed out form 150 yards for eagle on No. 14 on his way to a 68.

McIlroy was at 12-under 198. He won the 2012 tournament.

“I’ve been building and building toward getting my game to a level where I feel

it should be,” he said. “And I’m pretty much at that point now.”

HSBC Women’s Champions: At Singapore, Australia’s Karrie Webb shot a 2-under 70 to take a one-stroke lead over American Angela Stanford after the third round of the HSBC Women’s Champions.

Webb had an 11-under 205 total on Sentosa’s Serapong Course. The 39-year-old Hall of Famer, the 2011 Singapore winner at Tanah Merah, won the Women’s Australian Open two weeks ago for her 40th LPGA Tour title.

Stanford, the 2012 winner at Tanah Merah, had a 69.

Spain’s Azahara Munoz and Taiwan’s Teresa Lu were 8 under. Munoz shot 67, and Lu had a 70.

Tshwane Open: At Centurion, South Africa, England’s Ross Fisher increased his lead to five strokes in the Tshwane Open, shooting a 5-under 67 to reach 18 under at The Els Club at Cooperleaf.

Fisher won the last of his four European Tour titles in 2010.

Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey was second after a 69.

FINE PRINT

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com

AUTO RACING

BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct Indiana 45 13 .776 Bulls 32 26 .552 Cleveland 24 37 .393 Detroit 23 36 .390 Milwaukee 11 47 .190 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 32 26 .552 Brooklyn 28 29 .491 New York 21 38 .356 Boston 20 40 .333 Philadelphia 15 44 .254 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 42 14 .750 Washington 31 28 .525 Charlotte 27 31 .466 Atlanta 26 31 .456 Orlando 18 43 .295 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 42 16 .724 Houston 40 19 .678 Dallas 36 24 .600 Memphis 33 25 .569 New Orleans 23 35 .397 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 44 15 .746 Portland 40 18 .690 Minnesota 28 29 .491 Denver 25 32 .439 Utah 21 37 .362 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers 40 20 .667 Golden State 36 23 .610 Phoenix 34 24 .586 Sacramento 20 38 .345 L.A. Lakers 20 39 .339

GB — 13 22½ 22½ 34 GB — 3½ 11½ 13 17½ GB — 12½ 16 16½ 26½ GB — 2½ 7 9 19 GB — 3½ 15 18 22½ GB — 3½ 5 19 19½

Saturday’s Results Washington 122, Philadelphia 103 Miami 112, Orlando 98 Houston 118, Detroit 110 Indiana 102, Boston 97 Brooklyn 107, Milwaukee 98 Memphis 110, Cleveland 96 Denver at Portland (n) Minnesota at Sacramento (n) New Orleans at L.A. Clippers (n) Sunday’s Games New York at Bulls, noon Golden State at Toronto, 3 p.m.

Philadelphia at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Utah at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Dallas at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Monday’s Games Bulls at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Memphis at Washington, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

New York at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Utah at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Portland, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Friday’s Results Bulls 100, Dallas 91 Cleveland 99, Utah 79 Oklahoma City 113, Memphis 107 Golden State 126, New York 103 San Antonio 92, Charlotte 82 L.A. Lakers 126, Sacramento 122 Phoenix 116, New Orleans 104

Austin Peay 88, UT-Martin 85 Belmont 76, Jacksonville St. 53 Boston College 80, Wake Forest 72 Chattanooga 63, Appalachian St. 44 Coastal Carolina 63, Charleston Southern 61 Davidson 86, Elon 69 Delaware 89, Coll. of Charleston 86 E. Kentucky 70, Tennessee St. 66 Florida 79, LSU 61 Florida Gulf Coast 92, N. Kentucky 72 Hampton 61, Norfolk St. 53 Howard 55, Delaware St. 53 Incarnate Word 69, Nicholls St. 67 Jackson St. 82, MVSU 64 Lipscomb 83, Stetson 76 McNeese St. 95, Abilene Christian 91, OT Md.-Eastern Shore 68, Coppin St. 67 Memphis 72, Louisville 66 Mercer 69, Jacksonville 55 Miami 85, NC State 70 Middle Tennessee 65, Rice 41 Morgan St. 65, Bethune-Cookman 61 NC Central 86, SC State 44 North Carolina 60, Virginia Tech 56 North Florida 87, Kennesaw St. 77 Northwestern St. 84, New Orleans 71 Radford 87, Liberty 83 Samford 93, W. Carolina 86 Savannah St. 71, NC A&T 67, OT South Carolina 72, Kentucky 67 Southern U. 67, Alcorn St. 54 Stephen F. Austin 75, SE Louisiana 62 Tennessee 76, Vanderbilt 38 The Citadel 80, Georgia Southern 63 Troy 61, Louisiana-Monroe 46 UNC Asheville 83, Gardner-Webb 71 UNC Greensboro 73, Wofford 71 VCU 67, Saint Louis 56 VMI 86, Longwood 66 Virginia 75, Syracuse 56 Winthrop 82, Presbyterian 60 FAR WEST Arizona St. 78, California 60 BYU 78, San Diego 70 Boise St. 72, Wyoming 63 Oregon 78, Southern Cal 63 Pacific 68, Portland 65 UNLV 93, Air Force 67 Utah 75, Colorado 64 EAST Army 87, Lafayette 84 Boston U. 68, Holy Cross 64 Bryant 81, LIU Brooklyn 62 Bucknell 56, American U. 51 Buffalo 78, Miami (Ohio) 55 CCSU 73, Sacred Heart 70 Colgate 74, Lehigh 57 Dartmouth 87, Cornell 78 Harvard 80, Columbia 47 Hofstra 82, James Madison 71 La Salle 64, Fordham 62 Loyola (Md.) 67, Navy 65 Mount St. Mary’s 78, St. Francis (Pa.) 55 Northeastern 54, Drexel 52 Princeton 69, Brown 64 Rhode Island 66, Richmond 43 Rutgers 74, South Florida 73 Saint Joseph’s 83, St. Bonaventure 74 St. Francis (NY) 79, Fairleigh Dickinson 56 Towson 70, William & Mary 68 UConn 51, Cincinnati 45 Wagner 59, Robert Morris 48 West Virginia 81, TCU 59 Yale 70, Penn 63

TOP 25 FARED

MEN’S COLLEGE Scores MIDWEST Akron 57, Bowling Green 47 Ball St. 74, Cent. Michigan 71 Cleveland St. 63, Valparaiso 52 Dayton 86, UMass 79 Drake 71, Bradley 66 E. Illinois 78, SIU-Edwardsville 74 E. Michigan 56, N. Illinois 52 Evansville 75, Loyola of Chicago 72 Green Bay 75, Detroit 66 IPFW 96, Nebraska-Omaha 95, OT Illinois 53, Michigan St. 46 Kansas St. 80, Iowa St. 73 Kent St. 75, Ohio 61 Michigan 66, Minnesota 56 Missouri 85, Mississippi St. 66 N. Iowa 71, Indiana St. 69 Nebraska 54, Northwestern 47 North Dakota 69, E. Washington 67 Oakland 87, Youngstown St. 81 Pittsburgh 85, Notre Dame 81, OT S. Dakota St. 75, South Dakota 61 S. Illinois 66, Illinois St. 65 SE Missouri 118, Murray St. 115, 2OT Toledo 96, W. Michigan 85, OT Wichita St. 68, Missouri St. 45 Wright St. 68, Ill.-Chicago 61 Xavier 75, Creighton 69 SOUTH Alabama 73, Auburn 57 Ark.-Pine Bluff 61, Grambling St. 52

Saturday 1. Florida (27-2) beat LSU 79-61. Next: at South Carolina, Tuesday.

2. Wichita State (31-0) beat Missouri State 68-45. Next: MVC quarterfinals, Friday.

3. Arizona (26-2) did not play. Next: vs.

Stanford, Sunday.

4. Syracuse (26-3) lost to No. 12 Virginia 75-56. Next: vs. Georgia Tech, Tuesday.

5. Kansas (22-7) lost to Oklahoma State 72-65. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Wednesday.

6. Duke (23-6) did not play. Next: at Wake Forest, Wednesday.

7. Louisville (24-5) lost to No. 21 Memphis 72-66. Next: at No. 23 SMU, Wednesday.

8. Villanova (25-3) did not play. Next: vs. Marquette, Sunday.

9. Creighton (23-5) lost to Xavier 75-69.

Next: at Georgetown, Tuesday.

10. Saint Louis (25-4) lost to VCU 6756. Next: vs. Dayton, Wednesday.

11. Cincinnati (24-5) lost to UConn 5145. Next: vs. No. 21 Memphis, Thursday.

12. Virginia (25-5) beat No. 4 Syracuse 75-56. Next: at Maryland, Sunday, March 9.

13. San Diego State (24-3) at Fresno State, (n) Next: at UNLV, Wednesday.

14. Wisconsin (23-5) did not play. Next: at Penn State, Sunday.

15. Iowa State (22-6) lost to Kansas State 80-73. Next: at Baylor, Tuesday.

16. Michigan (20-7) beat Minnesota

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Blackhawks 62 36 12 14 86 213 St. Louis 59 39 14 6 84 196 Colorado 60 38 17 5 81 182 Minnesota 61 33 21 7 73 150 Dallas 60 28 22 10 66 170 Winnipeg 62 30 26 6 66 174 Nashville 61 26 25 10 62 150 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Anaheim 61 42 14 5 89 197 San Jose 61 38 17 6 82 184 Los Angeles 62 34 22 6 74 150 Vancouver 62 28 24 10 66 148 Phoenix 60 27 22 11 65 167 Calgary 59 22 30 7 51 137 Edmonton 61 20 34 7 47 153 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Boston 59 37 17 5 79 182 Montreal 62 34 21 7 75 159 Tampa Bay 60 34 21 5 73 174 Toronto 62 32 22 8 72 185 Detroit 60 28 20 12 68 159 Ottawa 60 26 23 11 63 170 Florida 60 22 31 7 51 146 Buffalo 60 18 34 8 44 122 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Pittsburgh 60 40 16 4 84 192 N.Y. Rangers 61 33 25 3 69 159 Philadelphia 61 31 24 6 68 169 Washington 61 29 23 9 67 180 Columbus 60 30 25 5 65 178 New Jersey 61 26 22 13 65 146 Carolina 60 26 25 9 61 148 N.Y. Islanders 62 23 31 8 54 170

GA 166 137 161 148 169 178 185 GA 147 149 133 162 176 181 202 GA 134 152 150 191 165 197 194 180 GA 149 151 176 181 169 149 168 210

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s Results Blackhawks 5, Pittsburgh 1 Washington 4, Boston 2 New Jersey 6, N.Y. Islanders 1 Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Columbus 6, Florida 3 Winnipeg 3, Nashville 1 Tampa Bay 4, Dallas 2 Los Angeles 3, Carolina 1 Montreal 4, Toronto 3, OT Calgary at Edmonton (n) Sunday’s Games Philadelphia at Washington, 11:30 a.m.

San Jose at New Jersey, 2 p.m.

Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 2 p.m.

Ottawa vs. Vancouver at Vancouver, British Columbia, 3 p.m.

Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Colorado, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Monday’s Games Columbus at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s Results Buffalo 4, San Jose 2 Colorado 4, Phoenix 2 Minnesota 2, Vancouver 1, SO Anaheim 1, St. Louis 0

BLACKHAWKS 5, PENGUINS 1 Pittsburgh Chicago

0 1

0 2

1 — 1 2 — 5

First Period–1, Chicago, Sharp 29 (Toews, Leddy), 15:35. Penalties–Despres, Pit (tripping), 4:12; Glass, Pit (boarding), 11:48; Oduya, Chi (holding), 17:46.

Second Period–2, Chicago, Toews 20, 10:47. 3, Chicago, Versteeg 10 (Kane, Handzus), 16:43. Penalties–Despres, Pit (high-sticking), 2:03; Keith, Chi (delay of game), 5:56; Kunitz, Pit (roughing), 6:50; Oduya, Chi (interference), 7:09; Keith, Chi (high-sticking), 11:38; Rozsival, Chi (tripping), 18:42.

Third Period–4, Pittsburgh, Neal 22, 6:21. 5, Chicago, Bickell 9 (Saad, Rozsival), 13:57. 6, Chicago, Toews 21 (Sharp), 17:52.

Penalties–Kruger, Chi (delay of game), 10:29.

Shots on Goal–Pittsburgh 5-13-14–32.

Chicago 14-17-9–40.

Power-play opportunities–Pittsburgh 0 of 6; Chicago 0 of 3.

Goalies–Pittsburgh, Fleury 31-14-3 (40 shots-35 saves). Chicago, Crawford 23-10-10 (32-31).

A–62,921 (61,500). T–2:48.

SCORING LEADERS Through Feb. 28 GP G A PTS Sidney Crosby, Pit 59 29 51 80

CONFERENCE STANDINGS BIG TEN CONFERENCE Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Michigan 12 3 .800 20 7 .741 Michigan St. 11 5 .688 22 7 .759 Wisconsin 10 5 .667 23 5 .821 Iowa 8 6 .571 19 9 .679 Ohio St. 9 7 .563 22 7 .759 Nebraska 8 7 .533 16 11 .593 Minnesota 7 9 .438 18 11 .621 Illinois 6 10 .375 17 12 .586 Indiana 5 9 .357 16 12 .571 Purdue 5 10 .333 15 13 .536 Penn St. 5 10 .333 14 14 .500 Northwestern 5 10 .333 12 16 .429

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SCORES MIDWEST Ball St. 79, W. Michigan 73 Buffalo 74, Miami (Ohio) 61 Butler 74, Seton Hall 72 Cleveland St. 78, Ill.-Chicago 70 Detroit 75, Youngstown St. 60 Evansville 72, Missouri St. 65 Grand Canyon 69, Chicago St. 38 Green Bay 53, Valparaiso 49 IPFW 89, Nebraska-Omaha 76 IUPUI 76, W. Illinois 68 Iowa St. 87, Kansas 79 Louisville 75, Cincinnati 51 Marquette 73, Creighton 71 S. Illinois 64, Wichita St. 59 SE Missouri 65, Murray St. 57 SIU-Edwardsville 67, E. Illinois 58 Villanova 57, Xavier 55 Wright St. 94, Milwaukee 70

TOP 25 FARED Saturday 1. UConn (30-0) beat No. 24 Rutgers 7235. Next: at No. 3 Louisville, Monday.

2. Notre Dame (28-0) did not play. Next: at No. 13 N.C. State, Sunday.

3. Louisville (28-2) beat Cincinnati 75-51.

Next: vs. No. 1 UConn, Monday.

4. South Carolina (26-2) did not play.

Next: at No. 10 Tennessee, Sunday.

5. Stanford (26-2) vs. Washington State, (n). Next: Pac-12 tournament.

6. Baylor (25-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 11 West Virginia, Sunday.

7. Duke (25-4) did not play. Next: at No. 14 North Carolina, Sunday.

8. Penn State (22-6) beat Michigan 77-62.

Next: Big Ten tournament.

9. Maryland (23-5) did not play. Next: vs.

Virginia Tech, Sunday.

10. Tennessee (23-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 4 South Carolina, Sunday.

11. West Virginia (25-3) did not play.

Next: at No. 6 Baylor, Sunday.

12. Kentucky (20-8) did not play. Next: vs.

Vanderbilt, Sunday.

13. N.C. State (24-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 2 Notre Dame, Sunday.

14. North Carolina (21-8) did not play.

Next: vs. No. 7 Duke, Sunday.

15. Oklahoma State (22-6) beat Kansas State 67-62. Next: at Texas, Monday.

16. Nebraska (22-5) did not play. Next: at No. 19 Purdue, Sunday.

17. Texas A&M (22-7) did not play. Next: at Florida, Sunday.

18. California (21-8) lost to Washington 70-65. Next: Pac-12 tournament.

19. Purdue (20-7) did not play. Next: vs.

No. 16 Nebraska, Sunday.

20. Arizona State (22-7) did not play.

Next: at Oregon State, Sunday.

21. Michigan State (20-8) did not play.

Next: vs. Indiana, Sunday.

22. Gonzaga (26-4) beat Pacific 81-77.

Next: WCC tournament.

23. Middle Tennessee (25-4) beat UAB 68-58. Next: at Tulane, Wednesday.

24. Rutgers (21-7) lost to No. 1 UConn 7235. Next: vs. South Florida, Monday.

25. Iowa (22-7) did not play. Next: at Illinois, Sunday.

BASEBALL

HOCKEY NHL

66-56. Next: at Illinois, Tuesday.

17. Kentucky (21-8) lost to South Carolina 72-67. Next: vs. Alabama, Tuesday.

18. Michigan State (22-7) lost to Illinois 53-46. Next: vs. No. 20 Iowa, Thursday.

19. North Carolina (22-7) beat Virginia Tech 60-56. Next: vs. Notre Dame, Monday.

20. Iowa (19-9) did not play. Next: vs.

Purdue, Sunday.

21. Memphis (22-7) beat No. 7 Louisville 72-66. Next: at No. 11 Cincinnati, Thursday.

22. Ohio State (22-7) did not play.

Next: at Indiana, Sunday.

23. SMU (23-6) beat UCF 70-55. Next: vs. No. 7 Louisville, Wednesday.

24. Texas (21-8) lost to Oklahoma 7765. Next: vs. TCU, Wednesday.

25. New Mexico (22-5) did not play.

Next: at Nevada, Sunday.

Phil Kessel, Tor Ryan Getzlaf, Anh John Tavares, NYI Alex Ovechkin, Was Patrick Kane, Hawks Corey Perry, Anh Evgeni Malkin, Pit Kyle Okposo, NYI Nicklas Backstrom, Was Patrick Sharp, Hawks Martin St. Louis, TB Joe Thornton, SJ 3 tied with 57 pts.

61 57 59 56 60 61 48 60 60 61 59 61

32 29 24 41 27 30 18 24 12 28 27 8

35 38 42 22 36 30 42 35 47 30 31 50

67 67 66 63 63 60 60 59 59 58 58 58

CALENDAR March 5 — Trade deadline, 2 p.m.

March 10-12 — NHL general managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla. April 13 — Last day of regular season.

April 16 — Stanley Cup Playoffs begin.

May 25-31 — NHL combine, Toronto.

June 18 — Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals.

June 25 — NHL awards, Las Vegas.

June 27-28 — NHL draft, Philadelphia.

AHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W L OL SL Pts GF GA Grand Rapids 34 17 2 3 73 180 139 Wolves 32 17 4 2 70 162 140 Rockford 29 22 5 3 66 183 190 Milwaukee 24 19 6 6 60 144 152 Iowa 22 23 6 4 54 134 165 North Division W L OL SL Pts GF GA Toronto 32 18 2 2 68 156 139 Rochester 28 19 3 4 63 158 153 Hamilton 25 25 1 4 55 135 158 Lake Erie 23 25 0 6 52 137 165 Utica 22 26 3 4 51 129 161 West Division W L OL SL Pts GF GA Texas 33 16 3 5 74 203 162 Abbotsford 33 17 4 2 72 175 155 Okla. City 25 24 1 6 57 172 193 San Antonio 24 23 3 5 56 151 160 Charlotte 25 26 1 2 53 160 175 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OL SL Pts GF GA Manchester 36 16 2 6 80 186 155 St. John’s 34 19 1 3 72 188 153 Providence 30 20 1 6 67 179 162 Worcester 24 26 3 1 52 130 167 Portland 20 26 2 7 49 161 195 East Division W L OL SL Pts GF GA Binghamton 33 19 1 3 70 205 171 Norfolk 31 17 1 7 70 149 139 W-B/Scranton30 20 3 4 67 160 150 Hershey 29 20 3 4 65 170 161 Syracuse 22 23 4 5 53 143 160 Northeast Division W L OL SL Pts GF GA Springfield 33 17 1 5 72 170 153 Albany 29 18 3 5 66 162 144 Bridgeport 26 25 1 4 57 154 171 Hartford 23 26 0 6 52 146 173 Adirondack 23 27 1 3 50 128 149 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Saturday’s Results Hamilton 5, Toronto 2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2, Albany 1 St. John’s 1, Binghamton 0 Providence 3, Springfield 2, SO Hartford 4, Portland 2 Syracuse 5, Adirondack 4, OT Worcester 2, Bridgeport 1 Charlotte 4, Hershey 1 Norfolk 4, Manchester 1 Oklahoma City 5, Rockford 4 Texas at San Antonio, sus.

Grand Rapids at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Iowa at Wolves, 3 p.m.

Springfield at Worcester, 2 p.m.

Lake Erie at Toronto, 2 p.m.

Utica at Bridgeport, 2 p.m.

Albany at Providence, 2:05 p.m.

Charlotte at Hershey, 3 p.m.

Hartford at Portland, 3 p.m.

Rochester at Milwaukee, 3 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m.

Syracuse at Adirondack, 4 p.m.

Friday’s Results Wolves 6, Rochester 2 St. John’s 6, Binghamton 2 Hartford 2, Hershey 1, SO Syracuse 4, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 0 Adirondack 3, Utica 2 Bridgeport 4, Providence 2 Hamilton 3, Lake Erie 2, SO Norfolk 3, Manchester 2 Oklahoma City 5, Rockford 4, OT Milwaukee 9, Iowa 1 Grand Rapids 4, Abbotsford 3, SO

MLB PRESEASON AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Baltimore 2 0 1.000 Minnesota 2 0 1.000 Seattle 3 0 1.000 Toronto 3 1 .750 Cleveland 2 1 .667 Kansas City 2 1 .667 Oakland 2 1 .667 Detroit 3 2 .600 Houston 1 1 .500 Los Angeles 1 1 .500 New York 2 2 .500 Texas 1 1 .500 Boston 0 2 .000 White Sox 0 1 .000 Tampa Bay 0 1 .000 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Miami 3 0 Washington 2 0 Pittsburgh 2 1 Arizona 3 2 Cincinnati 2 2 Colorado 1 1 Los Angeles 2 2 Milwaukee 2 2 San Francisco 1 2 Philadelphia 1 3 Atlanta 0 4 Cubs 0 2 New York 0 2 San Diego 0 3 St. Louis 0 2

Pct 1.000 1.000 .667 .600 .500 .500 .500 .500 .333 .250 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Saturday’s Results Cleveland vs. White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., ccd., Rain San Francisco vs. Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., ccd., Rain Cubs vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., ccd., Rain Miami (ss) 5, St. Louis 4 Washington 16, Atlanta 15 Baltimore 9, Toronto 7 N.Y. Yankees 4, Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 2, Tampa Bay 2, tie, 10 innings Minnesota 6, Boston 2 Detroit 5, Houston 1 Miami (ss) 9, N.Y. Mets 1 Kansas City 7, San Diego 3, 8 innings Oakland 2, Texas 2, tie Seattle 5, L.A. Angels 3, 7 innings Cincinnati 3, Colorado 2 Milwaukee 6, L.A. Dodgers 5 Arizona 2, Milwaukee 1, 5 innings Sunday’s Games Kansas City vs. Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

White Sox vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Detroit vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Miami vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Atlanta (ss) vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

San Diego (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:10 p.m.

Friday’s Results L.A. Angels 15, Cubs 3 L.A. Dodgers 5, White Sox 0 Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 2 N.Y. Yankees 7, Detroit (ss) 4 Minnesota 8, Boston 2 Philadelphia 10, Detroit (ss) 6 Toronto 4, Pittsburgh 2 Miami 5, St. Louis 4 Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 4 San Francisco (ss) 4, Milwaukee 3 Seattle 12, San Diego 1 Kansas City 11, Texas 1 Oakland 7, San Francisco (ss) 6 Cleveland 4, Cincinnati 0 Colorado 11, Arizona 0 Houston 7, Atlanta 5

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FIVE-DAY PLANNER TEAM

NATIONWIDE SERIES

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Saturday At Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Ariz.

Lap length: 1 miles (Start position in parentheses)

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 102.665 mph.

Time of Race: 1 hour, 38 minutes, 11 seconds.

Margin of Victory: Under Caution.

Caution Flags: 4 for 24 laps.

Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers.

Lap Leaders: B.Keselowski 1-5; K.Busch 6-88; B.Keselowski 89-92; K.Harvick 93-96; K.Busch 97-168.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Busch, 2 times for 155 laps; B.Keselowski, 2 times for 9 laps; K.Harvick, 1 time for 4 laps.

Top 10 in Points: 1. R.Smith, 83; 2.

T.Bayne, 78; 3. E.Sadler, 77; 4. T.Dillon, 71; 5. D.Kwasniewski, 67; 6. B.Gaughan, 66; 7.

C.Elliott, 64; 8. B.Scott, 60; 9. J.Buescher, 60; 10. M.Wallace, 55.

SCHEDULE March 8 — Boyd Gaming 300, Las Vegas March 15 — Drive To Stop Diabetes 300, Bristol, Tenn.

March 22 — California 300, Fontana, Calif.

April 4 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, Fort Worth, Texas April 11 — VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200, Darlington, S.C. April 25 — ToyotaCare 250, Richmond, Va. May 3 — Aaron’s 312, Talladega, Ala. May 18 — Iowa 250, Newton, Iowa May 24 — History 300, Concord, N.C. May 31 — Dover 200, Dover, Del.

SPRINT CUP THE PROFIT ON CNBC 500 LINEUP After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Ariz.

(Car number in parentheses) 1. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 139.384.

2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 139.265.

3. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 138.969.

4. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 138.35.

5. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 138.344.

6. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 138.339.

7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 138.318.

8. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 138.318.

9. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 138.281.

10. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 138.047.

11. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 137.889.

12. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 137.315.

13. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 137.815.

14. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 137.81.

15. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 137.794.

16. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 137.788.

17. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 137.741.

18. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 137.588.

19. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 137.546.

20. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 137.483.

21. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 137.473.

22. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 137.347.

23. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 137.216.

24. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 137.2.

25. (47) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 137.179.

26. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford, 137.065.

27. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 136.903.

28. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 136.867.

29. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 136.794.

30. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 136.789.

31. (26) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 136.726.

32. (33) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 136.721.

33. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 136.545.

34. (83) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 135.875.

35. (23) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 135.614.

36. (30) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 135.384.

37. (35) Blake Koch, Ford, Owner Points.

38. (66) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, Owner Points.

39. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

40. (32) Travis Kvapil, Ford, Owner Points.

41. (7) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

42. (87) Morgan Shepherd, Toyota, Owner Points.

43. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

SCHEDULE Sunday — The Profit on CNBC 500, Avondale, Ariz.

March 9 — Kobalt 400, Las Vegas.

March 16 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn.

March 23 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif.

March 30 — STP 300, Martinsville, Va. April 6 — Duck Commander 500, Fort Worth, Texas.

April 12 — Bojangles’ Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. April 26 — Toyota Owners 400, Richmond, Va. May 4 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala. May 10 — TBA, Kansas City, Kan. May 16 — x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C. May 17 — x-Sprint All-Star Race, Concord, N.C. May 25 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C.

CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SCHEDULE March 29 — Kroger 250, Ridgeway, Va. May 9 — SFP 250, Kansas City, Kan. May 16 — North Carolina Education Lottery 200, Concord, N.C. May 30 — Lucas Oil 200, Dover, Del. June 6 — WinStar World Casino &amp; Resort 400, Fort Worth, Texas June 14 — Gateway 200, Madison

THURSDAY

COLORADO 7 p.m.

CSN AM-720

BLUE JEANS GO GREEN 200 RESULTS

1. (3) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 168 laps, 150 rating, 0 points.

2. (7) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 168, 120.4, 0.

3. (1) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 168, 111.5, 0.

4. (9) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 168, 116.4, 0.

5. (4) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 168, 117.4, 0.

6. (6) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 168, 105.1, 38.

7. (10) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 168, 101.6, 37.

8. (8) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 168, 92.8, 36.

9. (11) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 168, 91.4, 35.

10. (5) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 168, 97.1, 34.

11. (2) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 168, 93.4, 33.

12. (16) James Buescher, Toyota, 168, 86.2, 32.

13. (13) Dylan Kwasniewski, Chevrolet, 168, 84.2, 31.

14. (18) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 168, 76.2, 0.

15. (12) Chris Buescher, Ford, 168, 78.5, 29.

16. (14) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 168, 77.8, 28.

17. (17) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 168, 72.3, 27.

18. (20) Dakoda Armstrong, Ford, 167, 64.8, 26.

19. (19) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 167, 65.2, 25.

20. (24) Mike Wallace, Dodge, 166, 64.2, 24.

21. (31) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 165, 54, 23.

22. (15) Ryan Reed, Ford, accident, 164, 74.1, 22.

23. (28) Eric McClure, Toyota, 164, 49.2, 21.

24. (30) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 164, 46.1, 20.

25. (32) Ruben Garcia Mateos, Toyota, 164, 41.3, 19.

26. (21) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 164, 64.2, 0.

27. (25) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 164, 55.9, 17.

28. (23) Tanner Berryhill, Dodge, 163, 55.8, 16.

29. (38) Carlos Contreras, Chevrolet, 163, 37.3, 15.

30. (39) Martin Roy, Chevrolet, 160, 42.4, 14.

31. (36) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, 149, 32.1, 13.

32. (27) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, engine, 131, 47.9, 12.

33. (26) Will Kimmel, Toyota, 117, 41.5, 11.

34. (35) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, accident, 86, 34.4, 10.

35. (34) Tommy Joe Martins, Ford, electrical, 40, 34.9, 9.

36. (37) Daryl Harr, Chevrolet, accident, 18, 33.9, 8.

37. (33) Carl Long, Dodge, brakes, 13, 33.5, 7.

38. (29) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, electrical, 6, 32.1, 6.

39. (22) Blake Koch, Toyota, vibration, 3, 30.9, 5.

WEDNESDAY

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IOWA 3 p.m.

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ON TAP SUNDAY WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TV/Radio NBA Noon.: New York at Bulls, ABC, AM-1000

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2:05 p.m.: Kansas City at Cubs, AM-720 2:05 p.m.: White Sox at Texas, Am-670

AUTO RACING 2 p.m.: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, The Proit on CNBC 500, at Avondale, Ariz., Fox

11:30 a.m.: Virgina at Florida, ESPNU Noon.: Duke at North Carolina, ESPN 1 p.m.: Nebraska at Purdue, ESPN2 1 p.m.: Central Michigan at Toledo, CSN 1:30 p.m: South Carolina at Tennesee, ESPNU 1:30 p.m.: West Virginia at Baylor, FS1 3 p.m.: Vanderbilt at Kentucky, ESPN2 3 p.m.: Iowa at Illinois, BTN 5 p.m.: Indiana at Michigan State, BTN

GOLF

AHL

Noon.: PGA Tour, The Honda Classic, inal round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., TGC 2 p.m.: PGA Tour, The Honda Classic, inal round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., NBC

3 p.m.: Iowa at Wolves, WCUU

WOMEN’S WATER POLO 10 a.m.: Harvard at Princeton, ESPNU

NHL

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 11 a.m.: Wisconsin at Penn State, BTN 12:30 p.m.: George Mason at George Washington, NBCSN 1 p.m.: Purude at Iowa, BTN 1 p.m.: Marquette at Villanova, CBS 3 p.m.: Ohio St. at Indiana, CBS 5 p.m.: Georgia Tech at Florida St., ESPNU 7 p.m.: Stanford at Arizona, ESPNU 8 p.m.: Oregon St. at UCLA, FS1

GOLF

11 a.m.: Philadelphia at Washington, NBC 3 p.m.: Heritage Classic, Ottawa vs. Vancouver, at BC Place Stadium, NBCSN 6 p.m.: Boston at N.Y. Rangers, NBCSN

SOCCER 10:25 a.m.: Premier League, Cardiff at Tottenham, NBCSN

TRANSACTIONS

BETTING ODDS

PGA

PROS

GLANTZ-CULVER LINE

HONDA CLASSIC

BASEBALL American League WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with LHP Jose Quintana, RHP Nate Jones, OF Avisail Garcia, OF Adam Eaton, OF Jordan Danks, INF Matt Davidson, INF Conor Gillaspie, INF Marcus Semien, C Josh Phegley, C Adrian Nieto, RHP Erik Johnson, RHP Andre Rienzo, LHP Charlie Leesman, LHP Donnie Veal, RHP Daniel Webb, RHP Maikel Cleto, LHP Frank De Los Santos, RHP Nestor Molina, RHP Jake Petricka, LHP Eric Surkamp, INF Leury Garcia, INF Carlos Sanchez, OF Jared Mitchell and OF Trayce Thompson on one-year contracts.

DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Melvin Mercedes, RHP Bruce Rondon, LHP Jose Alvarez, LHP Ian Krol, C Bryan Holaday, INF Steve Lombardozzi, INF Francisco Martinez and INF Hernan Perez on one-year contracts.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Danny Duffy, INF Johnny Giavotella and OF Carlos Pegueroon on oneyear contracts.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed F Jarvis Varnado to a 10-day contract.

Men’s College Basketball FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Ohio St. 2 at Indiana at St. John’s 15½ DePaul atGeorgeWashington 11½ George Mason at Clemson 3 Maryland at Marshall 3½ East Carolina Southern Miss.

7 at FAU at FIU 6 Tulane at Villanova-x 11½ Marquette UTEP 4½ at North Texas Wisconsin 5½ at Penn St. Louisiana Tech 5 at UAB at La.-Lafayette 8½ South Alabama at Tulsa 21½ UTSA at Charlotte 3 Old Dominion at Florida St. 9 Georgia Tech New Mexico 6 at Nevada at Arizona 11½ Stanford at UCLA 12½ Oregon St. at Marist Pk Quinnipiac at Siena 8 Monmouth (NJ) at St. Peter’s 5 Niagara at Iona 10½ Rider at Manhattan 5 Canisius at Iowa 14 Purdue

FOOTBALL National Football League MIAMI DOLPHINS — Promoted John Benton to offensive line coach.

FAVORITE at Bulls Golden State at Orlando at Indiana at San Antonio atOklahomaCity at Phoenix

Saturday At PGA National Resort and Spa, The Champion Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Purse: $6 million Yardage: 7,140; Par 70 Third Round Rory McIlroy 63-66-69—198 -12 Russell Henley 64-68-68—200 -10 Russell Knox 70-63-68—201 -9 Jhonattan Vegas 70-66-66—202 -8 Stuart Appleby 69-69-65—203 -7 Keegan Bradley 69-68-66—203 -7 Luke Donald 67-68-68—203 -7 Ryan Palmer 68-66-69—203 -7 Matt Every 66-73-65—204 -6 Cameron Tringale 69-69-66—204 -6 Nicholas Thompson 68-70-66—204 -6 Ted Potter, Jr. 71-66-67—204 -6 Billy Hurley III 70-67-67—204 -6 Rory Sabbatini 65-71-68—204 -6 Will MacKenzie 67-68-69—204 -6 Daniel Summerhays 70-65-69—204 -6 Tiger Woods 71-69-65—205 -5 Luke Guthrie 67-73-65—205 -5 Brian Stuard 72-68-65—205 -5 Freddie Jacobson 69-69-67—205 -5 Zach Johnson 67-70-68—205 -5 David Lingmerth 69-68-68—205 -5 Thomas Bjorn 69-66-70—205 -5 Tim Wilkinson 70-69-67—206 -4 Hudson Swafford 67-71-68—206 -4 Tyrone Van Aswegen 67-71-68—206 -4 George McNeill 70-67-69—206 -4 Stewart Cink 69-68-69—206 -4 Brendan Steele 69-66-71—206 -4 Jason Kokrak 70-66-70—206 -4 Derek Ernst 66-69-71—206 -4 Jamie Donaldson 65-69-72—206 -4 Lee Westwood 68-65-73—206 -4 Brendon de Jonge 66-64-76—206 -4 Martin Flores 69-70-68—207 -3 Carl Pettersson 72-67-68—207 -3 Brooks Koepka 71-68-68—207 -3 Derek Fathauer 67-71-69—207 -3 Rickie Fowler 69-69-69—207 -3 David Hearn 67-70-70—207 -3 Adam Scott 68-69-70—207 -3 Vijay Singh 69-71-68—208 -2 Sergio Garcia 72-68-68—208 -2 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 71-69-68—208 -2 Charlie Wi 69-71-68—208 -2 Brian Harman 67-72-69—208 -2 Camilo Villegas 71-68-69—208 -2 Chesson Hadley 73-66-69—208 -2 Patrick Reed 71-67-70—208 -2 Ben Crane 69-68-71—208 -2 Chris Kirk 69-67-72—208 -2 Boo Weekley 68-67-73—208 -2 John Senden 72-63-73—208 -2 Chris Stroud 69-66-73—208 -2 Paul Casey 72-68-69—209 -1 Charles Howell III 72-68-69—209 -1 James Driscoll 68-71-70—209 -1 D.A. Points 70-69-70—209 -1 Andres Romero 70-68-71—209 -1 Matteo Manassero 67-71-71—209 -1 Josh Teater 70-68-71—209 -1 Seung-Yul Noh 69-68-72—209 -1 Troy Merritt 68-69-72—209 -1 Graeme McDowell 70-67-72—209 -1 Mark Wilson 67-69-73—209 -1

LPGA HSBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS Saturday At Sentosa Golf Club (Serapong Course) Singapore Purse: $1.4 million Yardage: 6,611; Par: 72 Third Round a-amateur Karrie Webb Angela Stanford Azahara Munoz Teresa Lu Paula Creamer Morgan Pressel Suzann Pettersen Na Yeon Choi Caroline Hedwall Chella Choi Michelle Wie Ha Na Jang Inbee Park

66-69-70—205 -11 68-69-69—206 -10 69-72-67—208 -8 68-70-70—208 -8 67-73-69—209 -7 71-69-70—210 -6 71-70-70—211 -5 71-70-71—212 -4 67-73-72—212 -4 73-71-69—213 -3 73-71-69—213 -3 73-69-71—213 -3 70-72-71—213 -3

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HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended New York Islanders D Travis Hamonic one game for instigating a fight during the final five minutes of a March 1 game against New Jersey. Fined New York Islanders coach Jack Capuano $10,000.

ANAHEIM DUCKS — Agreed to terms with F Tim Jackman on a one-year contract extension through the 2014-15 season.

BUFFALO SABRES — Announced the resignation of Pat LaFontaine president of hockey operations.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Recalled G Anders Nilsson from Bridgeport (AHL).

Loaned G Kevin Poulin to Bridgeport.

x-at Wells Fargo Center NBA LINE O/U UNDERDOG 9½ (185) New York 3 (200½) at Toronto 11 (214) Philadelphia 12 (193½) Utah 5½ (210) Dallas 11½ (203½) Charlotte 8½ (213) Atlanta

NHL FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Washington -125 Philadelphia +105 San Jose -140 at New Jersey +120 at N.Y. Islanders-140 Florida +120 at Vancouver-x -145 Ottawa +125 Boston -115 at N.Y. Rangers -105 at Anaheim -200 Carolina +170 at Colorado -160 Tampa Bay +140 St. Louis -135 at Phoenix +115 x-at BC Place

PREPS WRESTLING DUAL TEAM STATE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS OAK FOREST 49, HARVARD 12 106: Justin Wilcox (Harv) dec. Mike Zamiar, 6-2 113: Dan Swan (OF) d. Anthony Luis by tech. fall, 16-0, 4:36 120: Alan Durham (OF) d. Mark Struck by tech. fall, 17-2 5:00 126: Mousa Jodeh (OF) maj. dec. Joe Quinn, 8-0 132: David O’Donnell (OF) p. Sergio Jimenez, 3:38 138: Brian Swanson (OF) dec. Logan Streit, 7-2 145: Collin Sleeman (OF) dec. Christian Kramer, 5-4 152: Joe Muller (OF) dec. Isaiah Rudd, 3-2 160: Matthew Wheeler (Harv) p. Joel Barker, 2:21 170: Patrick Kristin (OF) d. Jose Mejia by tech. fall, 21-5 5:15 182: Evan Broniarczyk (OF) p. Marcos Tapia, 4:34 195: Nick Graziano (OF) p. Zach Martin, 3:56 220: Geri Mallett (OF) dec. Christian Popoca, 5-1 285: Adam Freimund (Harv) dec. Rick Schickel, 3-0

BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

Monday Game 1: (4) Crystal Lake South vs. (5) Dundee-Crown, 6 p.m.

Game 2: (3) Jacobs vs. (6) Crystal Lake Central, 8 p.m.

Tuesday Game 3: (1) Cary-Grove vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 4: (2) Prairie Ridge vs. Winner Game 2, 8 p.m.

Friday Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m.

BELVIDERE NORTH REGIONAL Monday Game 1: (4) DeKalb vs. (5) Belvidere North, 7 p.m.

Tuesday Game 2: (1) Huntley vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 3: (2) Jefferson vs. (3) Rockford East, 8 p.m.

Friday Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m.

McHENRY REGIONAL Monday Game 1: (16) Grant vs. (19) McHenry, 7 p.m.

Tuesday Game 2: (1) Stevenson vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 3: (8) Deerfield vs. (9) Warren, 8 p.m.

Friday Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m.

Class 3A

WOODSTOCK REGIONAL Monday Game 1: (4) Woodstock vs. (5) Woodstock North, 6 p.m.

Game 2: (3) Marian Central vs. (6) Harvard, 8 p.m.

Tuesday Game 3: (1) Marengo vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 4: (2) Hampshire vs. Winner Game 2, 8 p.m.

Fri., March 7 Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m.

Class 3A

CRYSTAL LAKE TIDAL WAVES

NORRIDGE (RIDGEWOOD) REGIONAL

Chicago Bandits players Amber Patton and Tammy Williams will be conducting a girls fastpitch softball clinic consisting of hitting drills at Pro Player Consultants, 5112 Prime Parkway in McHenry, on Sunday, March 9, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is $60 for players ages 8-14. There is a 30 player limit. The Crystal Lake Tidal Waves Fastpitch Softball Organization will be sponsoring the clinic. Pre-register at www.tidalwaves.org.

The Crystal Lake Tidal Waves organization is in its 24th year of operation and is the longest running travel softball program in the northwest suburbs. It’s mission is to promote the education of competitive softball and lifelong qualities of sportsmanship, teamwork and commitment.

This year they have four teams from 12U-18U. Jim Summaria, president and coach of the 14U team said, “We expect all of our players to excel in the classroom as well as on the field. Many Tidal Waves players through the years played college softball – obtaining scholarships for their grades as well as their softball ability.”

Every player on Summaria’s 14U team made honor roll for the first semester.

Monday Game 1: (14) Johnsburg vs. (19) Chicago (Sullivan), 7 p.m.

Tuesday Game 2: (3) Mundelein (Carmel) vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 3: (6) Vernon Hills vs. (12) Norridge (Ridgewood), 8 p.m.

Fri. March 7 Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m.

RICHMOND-BURTON REGIONAL Monday Game 1: (15) Chicago (CICS/Northtown) vs. (18) Chicago (Senn), 7 p.m.

Tuesday Game 2: (2) Chicago (Uplift) vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 3: (7) Richmond (R.-Burton) vs. (10) Lake Villa (Lakes), 8 p.m.

Fri., March 7 Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m.

Class 4A

CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL REGIONAL

BOYS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD ANTIOCH INVITE Team results: 1. Highland Park 77, 2. Crystal Lake South 64.50, 3. Grayslake Central 58, 4. Warren 57, 5. Vernon Hills 48, 11. Richmond-Burton 12, 12. Hampshire 7, 12. Prairie Ridge 7, 14. Harvard 1.

Local results 55 dash: 20. Bruhnke (PR) 7.14, 22. Sisto (CLS) 7.16, 27. Reid (PR) 7.23.

200 dash: 19. Jansen (Hamp) 25.12, 21.

Anderson (PR) 25.23, 22. Wisler (CLS) 25.33.

400 dash: 1. Kophman (CLS) 53.25, 2.

Radosevich (CLS) 53.47, 3. Arther (R-B) 54.59.

800 run: 1. Lenzini (CLS) 2:01.00, 9. Garrett (R-B) 2:08.97, 15. Garner (R-B) 2:11.79.

1600 run: 7. Pajak (PR) 4:42.94, 10. Melone (CLS) 4:48.90, 11. Kaht (R-B) 4:48.91.

3200 run: 4. Pajak (PR) 10:02.22, 6. Pichardo (H) 10:14.03, 11. Melone (CLS) 10:35.07.

55 hurdles: 6. Hempel (Hamp) 8.70, 7.

Dwyer (PR) 8.83, 8. Pederson (Hamp) 8.94.

4x200 relay: 11. Hampshire ‘A’ 1:43.98, 12. CLS ‘B’ 1:44.44, 17. Richmond-Burton ‘A’ 1:47.00.

4x400 relay: 1. Crystal Lake South ‘A’ 3:37.35, 9. Crystal Lake South ‘B’ 3:49.05, 10.

Hampshire ‘A’ 3:49.48.

4x800 relay: 1. Crystal Lake South ‘A’ 8:21.90, 3. Richmond-Burton ‘A’ 8:43.29, 10.

Harvard ‘A’ 9:12.01.

High jump: 5. Bowen (Hamp)6–04.02, 7. Coughlin (CLS) 5–06.00. 19. Poliquin (H) 5–00.00.

Pole vault: 3. Dahl (CLS) 11–06.00, 5.

Freeze (PR) 10–06.00.

Long jump: 6. Bruhnke (PR) 18–11.50, 9. Bowen (Hamp) 18–07.75, 11. Reid (PR) 18–06.00.

Triple jump: 6. McCarthy (CLS) 37–07.00, 12. Hartsfield (Hamp) 36–09.50, 13. Reid (PR) 36–06.75.

Shot put: 1. Behning (PR) 48–03.50, 2.

Hedge (CLS) 48–03.00, 4. Bulow (Hamp) 43–03.00.

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com

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Report: Too few pilots or too little pay?

Winter weary plea: Get me out of here

By DON BABWIN The Associated Press CHICAGO – Shannon Frauenholtz has had it with winter. Barely able to stomach the television news with its images of snowbound cars, she heads to the tanning salon, closes her eyes and imagines she’s back in Mexico, where she’s already vacationed once this winter.

She’s toyed with the idea of joining her mother in Hawaii or just driving to an indoor water park, figuring that while the palm trees might be plastic and the “beach” smells of chlorine, at least it’s warm.

“I don’t need a vacation. I don’t need the relaxation,” said Frauenholtz, of New Ulm, Minn. “I just need the heat.”

All over the Midwest and the East Coast, travel agents are being inundated with a simple request: Get me out of here. And travelers fortunate enough to have escaped are begging hotels to let them stay a little longer.

Because they know how miserable people are, warm-weather destinations in California, Arizona and Florida have stepped up their enticements.

Trains and billboards in Chicago have been plastered with ads showing beaches and pool scenes.

In Philadelphia, one promoter put fiberglass mannequins dressed in flip flops, tank tops and shorts atop taxis with their arms outstretched – a whimsical inducement to “fly” south.

Reminding Americans that there are places where nose hairs don’t freeze is an annual tradition.

But those in the business of luring visitors to warmer climates say it’s rarely been easier than this season, when “polar vortex” has entered the everyday vocabulary and “Chi-beria” has become popular enough to emblazon on T-shirts.

“This year we wanted to have a little more fun with it,” said Susannah Costello of Visit Florida, the state’s official marketing organization, which came up with the mannequin idea.

The ads showing children and bikini-clad women making snow angels in warm beach sand are more plentiful than in years past, acknowledged Erin Duggan of Visit Sarasota County.

“We did that because we knew winter was shaping up to be brutal,” she said.

Not that people needed much reminding of the harsh conditions.

“The winter is so bad, there is a certain amount of desperation,” said Alex Kutin, an Indianapolis travel agent. “They come and say, ‘I’ve got to get somewhere warm. Where do you recommend?’”

Another assault of bad weather was expected over the weekend, with forecasts for 6 inches of snow through Monday in a 1,500-mile stretch from Kansas to the East Coast. Parts of the Northeast could see a foot or more.

Kevin Tuttle of Verona, Wis., was so intent on finding warmth that he decided against Florida out of fear that the polar vortex might reach down and find them there. Instead, he and his wife will take their 4-yearold son and 5-year-old daughter to Manzanillo, Mexico, a resort on the Pacific ocean.

“That’s near the equator, right?

It’s got to be pretty warm,” Tuttle said, adding that “a lot of sand castles are in my future.”

Just how many more people are trying to get out of the ice box is unclear. Airlines do not release any route-specific data. And although the government tracks some of it, figures will not be released for six months.

But other travel statistics suggest there has been a jump, including figures from Visit Florida that show hotel bookings in Florida rose 3 percent in the four weeks ending Feb. 15 compared with the same period last year.

See WEARY, page D3

By JOAN LOWY The Associated Press

remaining reserves harder to reach: underground, beneath cities or within national parks and tiger reserves.

New projects can take almost a decade to get going thanks to village protests, bureaucratic entanglements and trouble securing fuel.

WASHINGTON – The nation’s regional airlines are having trouble hiring enough pilots, the government says, suggesting one reason may be that they simply don’t pay enough.

A pool of qualified pilots is available, but it’s unclear whether they are willing to work for low, entry-level wages, the Government Accountability Office said in a report.

One key economic indicator supports the emergence of a shortage, something regional airlines have complained of and point to as a reason for limiting service to some small communities.

But two other indicators suggest the opposite is true, GAO said. Also, two studies reviewed by the GAO “point to the large number of qualified pilots that exist, but may be working abroad, in the military or in another occupation, as evidence that there is adequate supply,” the report said.

The U.S. airline industry will need to hire 1,900 to 4,500 new pilots annually over the next 10 years because of an expected surge in retirements of pilots reaching age 65 and increased demand for air travel, the report said.

Eleven out of 12 regional airlines failed to meet their hiring targets for entry-level pilots last year, the report said. However, no major airlines were experiencing problems finding pilots.

Regional carriers account for about half of all domestic airline flights. One big concern is communities served only by regional airlines will see their service reduce or eliminated. Five regional airlines told GAO they are already limiting service because of a pilot shortage.

Major airlines generally pay significantly higher salaries than regional carriers and frequently hire pilots from regionals.

The average starting salary for first officers, also called co-pilots, at regional airlines is $22,400 a year, according to the Air Line Pilots Association.

Earlier this month, Wyoming-based Great Lakes Airlines ended service in a handful of small towns, citing a dearth of qualified pilots. The pilots association says Great Lakes pays newly hired first officers $16,500 a year.

“Data indicate that a large pool of qualified pilots exists relative to the projected demand, but whether such pilots are willing or available to work at wages being offered is unknown,” the report said. And, the size of the pilot pool has remained steady since 2000, the report said.

There are 66,000 pilots working for U.S. airlines, but there are 109,465 active pilots with a first-class medical certificate who are licensed to fly airline passengers, the report said.

An additional 100,000-plus pilots with commercial licenses might at some point choose to pursue an airline career, the report said The unemployment rate for professional pilots is very low, only 2.7 percent.

See COAL, page D3

See PILOTS, page D2

Kyle Grillot – kgrillot@shawmedia.com

A woman walks by a large snow pile in a Crystal Lake shopping mall parking lot. Some local business owners have seen fewer customers on brutal winter days. And there have been a lot of those this season.

Winter piles up Some businesses enduring cold, others thriving

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

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Winter has presented challenges to Crystal Lake trucking company JA Frate Inc. Its livelihood depends on getting freight to clients on time, and when it’s not major snowstorms covering the roads, it’s below-zero temperatures interfering with the trucks, President Jill Dinsmore said.

“The challenge we face is balancing our driver safety with getting the customers’ freight delivered and making the judgment calls with that,” Dinsmore said. “Commerce has to run and customers need their freight, but we have to do it within safe measures.”

Dinsmore said she is proud of how the staff has endured the winter conditions, from the truckers braving the roads to the maintenance workers who

This bitterly cold and snowy winter has been the best of times for some businesses, and either business as usual or the worst of times for others.

You’re not going to hear too many complaints from Black Diamond Plumbing and Mechanical or Althoff Industries – the Crystal Lake businesses have seen a surge in calls for broken furnaces and frozen pipes.

Ditto for snowplow companies hired to keep parking lots clear.

As for other McHenry County businesses, they’re counting down the days to warmer weather like everyone else. And even the companies that are raking in extra money because of the snow and the cold have had to deal with the complications it brings.

keep the trucks working and dock workers who load them overnight without heat.

The weather is not hurting the business from a competitive standpoint, Dinsmore said. Trucking companies nationwide have had to struggle with cold, snow and ice, and a company in northern Illinois is better prepared because it’s used to it.

“At least we’ve had the experience and the history with it that the mid-Atlantic states don’t,” Dinsmore said.

Salt and coffee For Bohn’s Ace Hardware in Woodstock, winter is a wash for home-improvement stores.

While shovels and salt fly off the shelves, people buy less of other things, Floor Manager Craig Pierce said.

“The salt and the shovels and anything that can move snow has been good, but on the same token, you’re not selling other things, like paint. People are too busy shoveling. The garden section goes down to nothing,” Pierce said.

Coffeeshops typically don’t mind winter – after all, few pleasures beat a hot beverage on a cold day. But customers may be a tad resistant to braving 10 inches of snow and a minus-50 wind chill to get their fix.

Business has been good in the post-holiday period, said Michael Shipley, managing partner of Conscious Cup Coffee in Crystal Lake and Cook Street Coffee in Barrington. But he said really brutal winter days can inhibit business, and there have been plenty of them.

See WINTER, page D3

Coal crunch gives impetus to India’s solar switch

By KATY DAIGLE The Associated Press NEW DELHI – For six years in a row, India’s monopoly coal producer has missed its production targets, leading to chronic electricity shortages and sending power producers scrambling for pricier imports. But what looks like a looming crisis could turn out to be an almost accidental energy overhaul.

Like many developing nations, India has relied for decades on cheap coal to provide electricity for burgeoning industry and fastexpanding cities, putting aside worries about pollution and global warming.

But from three years ago when solar capacity was almost zero, the country has added 2.2 gigawatts of solar to its electricity grid, enough to power 20 million Indian homes. It plans another 2 GW this year, toward a total 15 GW addition by 2017. Individual states plan even more.

India has also added about 26 GW in coal-fired capacity since 2011, but already plants are sitting idle for lack of cheap supply.

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Indian laborers load coal into a truck at a roadside coal depot at Khliehriet in Meghalaya, India. For six years, India’s monopoly coal producer has missed production targets that already fall short of the country’s demand.

“I’ve stopped developing coal plants,” said Ratul Puri, chairman of Hindustan Power Projects Ltd. “There’s not enough coal, and I’m not going to rely on imported coal. It’s too risky.”

After building two coalfired plants due to start generating this year, Hindustan Power plans to invest nearly $3 billion to expand

its 350 megawatts of solar generation to 1 GW by 2017.

Decisions like Hindustan Power’s are more pragmatism than idealism as the coal industry trips up on its own dysfunction.

Coal India, the monopoly producer, is too large and unwieldy to do any better.

Much of the country’s easyto-access surface coal has been extracted, with the

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Helping children save money can teach key lessons Dear Dave,

– Brian

Dear Brian, Check-cashing companies are not a good deal, but they’re nowhere near as bad as payday lenders. All check-cashing businesses do is charge a fee to cash a check.

Honestly, it’s kind of silly to me that places like this can make money when all you have to do is walk into a bank and open an account. But there’s a percentage of our population that people in financial circles call “unbanked.”

This means they avoid banks for whatever reason, but in the process they leave themselves susceptible to bad deals like this.

So I don’t feel the same way

Dear Christina,

DAVE SAYS Dave Ramsey

I know you hate payday loan companies. Do you feel the same way about check-cashing companies?

about check-cashing companies as I do about payday lenders. It’s still not a financially smart move to pay a storefront operation a fee just to cash a check, but these businesses aren’t nearly as abusive as payday lenders.

– Dave

Dear Dave, My 6-year-old son has saved up $400. He said he wants to buy a motorcycle with it someday, but he recently changed his mind and wants to buy a computer tablet. Is it OK for him to change his mind like this, and how should I handle things?

– Christina

I’m not really concerned whether it’s a motorcycle or a tablet, especially if he’s saved his own money. I think the big thing we’re looking for in all this is a teachable moment.

Certainly regret is a concern, especially with a kid so young.

But the reality is that neither the decision nor the possible regret afterward will ruin his life. If you talk to him and try to advise him beforehand, and he gets upset later because he feels like he made the wrong choice, it gives you the opportunity to step in and gently say, “I’m sorry you think you made a bad choice, but that’s why I wanted you to really think about it first.

You had a chance to listen to mom’s wisdom and didn’t. I’m sorry you feel sad now, but I want you to remember it and learn something from this bad decision.” It’s a pro-

cess of controlled pain and natural consequences.

One of my daughters did something similar years ago when we went to an amusement park. All the kids had a set amount of money for the day, and we warned them not to spend it too soon. She turned around and blew all her money on carnival games, then she spent the rest of the day whining while her brother and sister rode the rides and had lots of fun. We didn’t give her any more money, but a controlled amount of pain taught her some valuable lessons that day.

She learned to listen to her mom and dad, she learned that carnival games are a rip-off, and she learned to control herself a little bit and think things through.

Allowing kids the emotional dignity of making some decisions for themselves is vitally important.

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You just have to make sure this liberty is supervised and comes with parental warnings and protections.

Just because they saved the money doesn’t mean they can do whatever they want. It still has to be used in a way that you, as a parent, are comfortable with and deem appropriate.

There will be some natural tension in the process, but it’s a great way to teach kids about money, decision making, maturity and life choices.

– Dave • Dave Ramsey has written four New York Times best-selling books: “Financial Peace,” “More Than Enough,” “The Total Money Makeover” and “EntreLeadership.” Follow Dave on Twitter at @daveramsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

Pilot salaries declined 9.5 percent from 2000-12 • PILOTS Continued from page D1

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Watley Medspa & Wellness Center Ltd., 3923 Mercy Drive, Suite A, McHenry, recently celebrated its opening with a McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony. Pictured (from left) are Kurt Rice, A Better Water Treatment Co.; Wayne Seely, Visual Horizons Internet Marketing; Arlene Lambert, Skin Care Specialist; Nena Stojic, consultant; Julie Franckowiak, office manager; Stacey Kubis, Home State Bank; Dr. Shannon Watley, owner; Ryan Schwalenberg, city of McHenry; Rich Holevoet, Shaw Media; Lynnette Mosson, consultant; Ryan Conway, Ryan P. Conway Agency LLC; Heather Moscinski, Juice Plus+; Matthew Boutwell, Country Financial; Sue Miller, Coldwell Banker/ Honig-Bell and Doug Martin, McHenry Deputy City Administrator.

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The McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the opening of Buffalo Wild Wings, 3343 Shoppers Drive, McHenry, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Pictured (front row, from left) are Bill Hobson, deputy city administrator; Doug Martin, deputy city administrator; Cassie Martin, manager; Andy Kaney, assistant general manager; Vince Aunann, general manager; McHenry Mayor Sue Low; Derik Morefield, McHenry city administrator and Heather Moscinski, Juice Plus+. They are surrounded by employees and chamber ambassadors and directors.

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Dr. Amanda Cwikla and Nick Cwikla recently opened Crystal Lake Natural Health, 30B N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. They celebrated the opening with a Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce mixer and ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Comfort Keepers collected 8,821 pounds of food through its Feed Seniors Now food drive for local seniors in need. Valley Hi collected 1,728 pounds of food, the most of any group. Heritage Woods of McHenry took second with 1,359 pounds. “[These] contributions have helped many needy seniors in the Lake and McHenry county communities and every pound helped nourish a life,” said Karen Larsen, sales and marketing director for Comfort Keepers. Pictured (front row, from left) are Heritage Woods residents Marilyn Tousignant, Jennie True and Doug Wilson; (back row, from left) Comfort Keepers owner Dave Eggering; Karen Larsen, sales and marketing director of Comfort Keepers; Jenneen Hansen, director of marketing of Heritage Woods McHenry; and Wayne Vistine, executive director of Heritage Woods McHenry.

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That would normally indicate a shortage, but that may not be the case, GAO said.

Average professional pilot salaries went down 9.5 percent from 2000 to 2012, while the number of pilots employed went up 12 percent. Both trends are inconsistent with a shortage, the report said.

At the same time, pilot qualifications have been ramped up. Both captains and first officers need at least 1,500 hours of flying experience, although there are some exceptions. First officers used to need just 250 hours.

In a statement, the trade group for regional airlines blamed that rule for the pilot shortage and called on Congress to address it. “Its impact has proven more immediate and significant than analysts predicted,” said Roger Cohen, president of the Regional Airline Association.

The new regulations stem from an aviation safety law Congress passed more than three years ago following the 2009 crash of a regional airliner near Buffalo, N.Y., that was blamed on pilot error. All 49 people on board and a man on the ground were killed. An investigation revealed that

the first officer had been paid only about $16,000 the previous year, her first year at the airline. The captain was earning about $63,000. The Continental Connection flight was operated by the now-defunct regional carrier Colgan Air Inc. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that both pilots were suffering from fatigue, although the board stopped short of citing fatigue as a contributor to the crash. Neither pilot had slept in a bed the night prior to the fatal flight. The first officer, who lived at home with her parents, commuted across the country overnight in a jump seat in order to make the fatal flight.

Afterwards, some lawmakers questioned whether the pilots could afford hotel rooms on their salaries and said raising the qualifications for entry-level pilots would force airlines to pay more for greater experience.

So far, that doesn’t appear to be happening. The average new pilot at 14 regional airlines is paid about $24 per hour for the first year of employment, GAO said. Hourly wages increase for the second year on the job for first officers to about $30. The average hourly pay for first officers at a major carrier is $48.

8WALL STREET WEEK IN REVIEW

Friday close Stock Abbott 39.78 AbbVie 50.91 AGL Resources 47.04 Allstate 54.26 American Airlines 36.93 Apple 526.24 AptarGroup 66.17 AT&T 31.93 Bank of Montreal 65.97 Baxter 69.50 Berry Plastics 24.33 Boeing 128.92 Caterpillar 96.97 CME Group 73.82 Coca-Cola 38.20 Comcast 51.69 Covidien 71.95 Dean Foods 14.79 Dow Chem.

48.71 Exelon 30.41 Exxon 96.27 Facebook 68.46 Ford 15.39 General Motors 36.20 Google 1215.65 Hillshire 37.55 IBM 185.17 JPMorganChase 56.82 Kohl’s 56.19 Kraft Foods 55.27 Live Nation 22.69 McDonald’s 95.15 Microsoft 38.31 Modine 14.79 Motorola 66.20 OfficeDepot 4.93 Pepsi 80.07 Pulte Homes 20.99 Safeway 37.45 Sears Holdings 44.75 Snap-On 112.17 Southwest Air. 22.44 62.54 Target 244.81 Tesla Motors 54.91 Twitter United Contint. 44.96 74.70 Wal-Mart 67.95 Walgreen 41.50 Waste Mgmt.

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• COAL Continued from page D1 Meanwhile, more than 300 million people still have no electricity, while hundreds of millions more are lucky to have a few hours a day.

Coal-fired thermal power remains the bulwark of India’s energy supply, accounting for 59 percent of the nation’s 234 GW generation capacity.

India still has ambitions for another 70 GW in coal capacity by 2017 if it can find the investors.

But there’s an additional crucial factor that is making solar a viable alternative: For the first time, solar electricity prices have fallen to near parity with India’s coal-generated power prices. Subsidies at about a third of cost put solar prices at about 7 rupees (11 U.S. cents) per kilowatt/hour, versus coal’s 5-6 rupees per kilowatt/hour.

Solar projects also need fewer clearances and take just six to 12 months to develop, versus about eight years for a coal plant.

Analysts say India is set to surpass its target of having 15 percent of its energy produced by the sun and other minimally polluting sources by 2022.

“Today’s coal availability is inadequate. And investors are worried. In India, if there are coal shortages, there will be power shortages, and industrial growth will be inhibited,” said Vivek Pandit, senior director at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

India’s coal bind is in part a product of its bounty. Declaring the world’s fifth-largest coal reserves, India invested heavily in coal-fired power as a low-cost way of boosting energy production.

For a while, the formula worked. Energy capacity doubled over the past 10 years, while economic growth averaged above eight percent during that time. The coal-power recipe also helped to jump start economic development in China, Indonesia and other developing countries. But it has come with a heavy toll.

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Illinoisans booking more warm-weather travel

• WINTER

• WEARY

“We’re doing well, we’re continuing to grow, but I think a lot of that is despite the weather. We would probably see even more [growth] if we didn’t see those negative-40 days,” Shipley said.

One decision Shipley is glad to have made is hiring Black Diamond last year to move the pipes from the exterior walls because of past freeze problems.

Continued from page D1 The jetsetter.com travel site found that the number of hotel bookings in warmweather spots made by customers from Illinois, New York, Massachusetts and the Washington, D.C., area rose 7 percent in January compared with last year.

Travelers are also staying longer once they arrive.

Micah Hilgendorf said the thought of heading back to ice-covered Chicago, where he owns a couple of bars, prompted him to tack on three days in Florida before and after a cruise out of Miami. He also flew to Palm Springs, Calif., for four days.

“All of that is last-minute because of the weather,” Hilgendorf said.

Dave Knieriemen, a retired engineer from Fremont, Ohio, is doing the same thing.

“We’ve reserved a room for another night in case our flight gets canceled because of the weather,” he said this week from Arizona as he watched the Cleveland Indians play a spring training game. “And it’s so horrible [in Ohio] we might stay a bit longer, anyway.”

Travel agents say the numbers of travelers would be even higher if all those who wanted to get away could find a seat on jets that are already full.

“It’s far easier to find people a resort to stay in or a cruise ship than to find them a flight,” said Gail Weinholzer, of AAA in Minnesota.

The inability to find a flight, afford a trip or get time off from work has sent a surge of customers to businesses closer to home that can offer even a short escape from the cold, such as tanning salons.

“We’re getting a lot of people coming in here to warm up,” said Kirstin Leffew, the manager of Bronze Bay Tanning in Pendleton, Ind. “They

Someplace warm

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A pedestrian in Chicago walks bundled up for the cold weather past an advertisement touting the warmth of Arizona. want the beds that have been used the most, the ones that are nice and hot.”

Indoor water parks say they are busier than usual, too. Joe Eck, general manager of the Wilderness Resort in the Wisconsin Dells, said business is up 10 to 15 percent

because of the bitter cold.

Among those who decided to go to the Wilderness – which has real palm trees, the resort will remind you – were Jennifer Drost and her family.

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FUNERAL HOME ASSISTANT Crystal Lake – PT position needed to assist licensed funeral director in all aspects of funeral service including but not limited to greet and assist guests during visitation and funeral services, answer phones, assist with general clerical duties, driving, general housekeeping, assist with community outreach activities. Hours vary. Excellent customer service is a must.

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Woodstock WINTER SPECIAL 2BR APTS Starting @ $730

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Cent Air. No pets/no smoking.

Sec dep, lease req. Tenant pays electric, cable. 224-858-7377

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Hardwood floors on second floor.

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Woodstock: 2, 3BR, main floor & lndry, $790 & up, Broker Owned 815-347-1712

CRYSTAL LAKE, Brick Ranch 2BD, DR, 1BA, Full Bsmt., 2 car detached gar., Avail 4/1. $1,175/mo + sec. 815-459-9555 Appliances, C/A, W/D hook-up. $800/mo, util not incl + sec dep.

815-978-0274 Marengo 2 & 3BR, 2.5 BA, 2 car gar., $950-$1075/mo.

Broker Owned 815-347-1712

McHenry Patriot Estates & Prairie Lake Townhomes .

2BR Starting @ $1250.00 2 Car Garage, Pet Friendly Free Health Club Membership.

815-363-5919 or 815-363-0322 McHenry. 3BR, 2BA, tri level in Fox Ridge, fenced yrd, sidewalks, $1225/mo.+sec+utilities.

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Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination." Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

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

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Fireplace, vaulted ceilings. $1895.00 Long term lease.

Land Management Properties 815-678-4771

HEBRON 2 BEDROOM

Handicap access, garages avail.

Appl, W/D, patio/deck, prvt ent. $745 - $875. 815-482-8163

MARENGO 3BR DUPLEX

MCHENRY - ROUTE 31

1 & 2 Bedrooms W/D and Fitness Center 815/363-0322

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1.5BA, 1st floor laundry room, walk-out basement, 2 car garage. $1200/mo + sec. 815-568-6311

WOODSTOCK 3 BEDROOM 1.5 Bath, A/C, Stove, Refrigerator, Garage, No Pets. Broker Owned.

847-683-7944 HURRY!!

Crystal Lake 2 bedroom, laundry, $925/month Broker Owned 815-347-1712

Rev Anne 847-431-4014 Weddings, Blessings, Memorials, Christenings

Crystal Lake 1BR For Rent In Beautiful 4BR House, female only.

House privileges, all utilities paid.

Must see to appreciate, $450/ea.

815-404-3834

Woodstock - Furnished Rooms All utilities included, $510 - $540.

No pets. Call Gina 618-504-0136

Woodstock 2400 square feet high ceilings, overhead door, $1050/mo., Broker Owned 815-347-1712

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Woodstock: 3BR, 1.5BA, TH, full bsmt, 2 car gar. w/opener, conrete patio, yrd, full kitch. w/ all appl., no pets $1225/m 630-514-4956

IRISH PRAIRIE APTS Found in Island Lake area.

847-381-4100

WOODSTOCK, 1BR

WOODSTOCK South Side,

Tiger Cat ~ Grey Male

LAB

WOODSTOCK, 1 BR, 2nd Flr., Older home, Near library, train and square. Appl., gar. & water furnished. Owner occupied. No pets. $625+ dep. 815-861-5094

2Bed, 1&1.5 Bath, 2 car gar.

Full basement. Patio. $1050 + sec.dep. 815-482-8080

Lost – House Flag w/ Xmas Wreath & Chavez/Padilla Family on it.

Blew away in the vicinity of Miller & Randall Roads. Was a Gift from a great friend, if found, please call 815-477-4597

Lost near Riley Rd, West side Wonder Lake. Please call 478-293-2108

Autumnwood Apt.

Quiet building. No pets. $825 + sec. 847-526-4435

Newly remodeled, large eat-in-kit, $750/mo + gar & util, no dogs, Agent Owned. 815-814-3348

Certified HS Math Teacher with references.

PreAlgebra to AP Calculus.

And ACT Prep.

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1.5 ac, 2BA, C/A, new carpet, tile. $1395/mo.

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Broker Lic. 815-354-4575

Garden Prairie Cozy Older 3BR Woodstock 1BR $645, 2BR $745 All appliances, wall to wall carpet.

A/C, balcony On site laundry.

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CAREGIVER-Come & Go. Has certificate. 10 yrs. exp. Exc. ref. Some housekeeping and gardening too!

Call Sal 1-224-241-0696 Senior care provider seeks morning granny in need of personal care and home help.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Board of Trustees of the Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District announces that the term of office for one of its Trustees expires the first Monday in May, 2014.

Applications for those seeking appointment to the Board of Trustees are available at the office of the McHenry County Board or the Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District.

Applications must be forwarded to the Law and Justice Committee of the McHenry County Board at 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098 before Friday, March 21, 2014, at 2:00 p.m..

Applicants will be contacted regarding interviews for the position of Trustee of the Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District. /s/ Kevin Sarnwick Secretary, Board of Trustees Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District (Published in the Northwest Herald March 2, 2014. #A2785)

PUBLIC NOTICE The Board of Trustees of the McHenry Township Fire Protection District announces that the term of office for two of its Trustees expires the first Monday in May, 2014.

Applications for those seeking appointment to the Board of Trustees are available at the office of the McHenry County Board or the McHenry Township Fire Protection District.

Applications must be forwarded

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2007 NISSAN FRONTIER

king cab V6 4x4, air, cruise, 73K mi., $14,900 262-248-6324

1 owner, 69K only, full tune-up.

New batteries, newer tires, looks and runs great! Free 3 Mo Warranty. $3400 815-344-9440

1994 Olds 88 Royale 74K original miles, new tires, moon roof, few available in this condition $3,200 815-482-4400

W/ROUND SPRING BARS - 10Klb trailer wt. 1K lb hitch wt, includes sway bar controller. USED 2X! Paid $500, asking $250.

847-669-5426 or 847-334-7355

SNOW TIRES Mercedes SUV, 4 Dunlop winter sport, 255/60R17 mounted on AMG type rims. $400/all. pics available 847-226-7882 wrengrenier@comcast.net

1997 Toyota Avalon XL $2500 OBO. Lots of good miles left on this great running car. Well maintained.

Call Mark at 847-639-0065

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2005 Ford Focus

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2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic Black, 151K miles, new tires, new brakes, runs good, $3,000/obo.

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CRYSTAL LAKE 2 BEDROOM No pets/smoking, $790/mo + security. 815-893-0059

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847/604-5000 www.KnauzBMW.com

MOTOR WERKS BMW Barrington & Dundee Rds. Barrington, IL

800/935-5913 www.motorwerks.com

MOTOR WERKS CERTIFIED OUTLET Late Model Luxury PreOwned Vehicles 1001 W. Higgins Rd. (Rt. 71) or 1000 W. Golf Rd. (Rt. 58) • Hoffman Estates, IL

RAY CHEVROLET 39 N. Rte. 12 • Fox Lake, IL

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RAYMOND CHEVROLET 118 Route 173 • Antioch, IL

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REICHERT CHEVROLET 2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

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815/385-2100

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TOM PECK FORD 13900 Auto Mall Dr. • Huntley, IL

CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE 5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

847/669-6060

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888/471-1219 www.gurneedodge.com

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800/407-0223 www.bullvalleyford.com

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www.billjacobs.com

www.garylangauto.com

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206 S. State Street • Hampshire, IL

7255 Grand Avenue • Gurnee, IL

888/471-1219

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1400 E. Dundee Rd., Palatine, IL

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800/935-5913 www.motorwerks.com

O’HARE HONDA River Rd & Oakton, • Des Plaines, IL

888/538-4492

847/202-3900

RAYMOND KIA 119 Route 173 • Antioch, IL

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800/295-0166

KNAUZ MINI 409A Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

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ELGIN TOYOTA 1200 E. Chicago St. Elgin, IL

www.Knauz-mini.com

847/741-2100

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1035 S. Rt. 31, One Mile South of Rt. 14 Crystal Lake, IL

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

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PAULY TOYOTA 815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050

815/385-2100

www.oharehonda.com

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Route 120 • McHenry, IL

815/385-7220 www.sunnysidecompany.com

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O’HARE HYUNDAI

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River Rd & Oakton, • Des Plaines, IL

SUNNYSIDE COMPANY CHRYSLER DODGE Route 120 • McHenry, IL

771 S. Randall Rd. • Algonquin, IL

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BUSS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY 111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

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ANDERSON VOLKSWAGEN 360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

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BILL JACOBS VOLKSWAGEN 2211 Aurora Avenue • Naperville, IL

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375 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

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ROSEN HYUNDAI

847/816-6660

LAND ROVER LAKE BLUFF

888/553-9036

815/385-7220

For information on these farms or farms in other counties call: Joe Ludwig (630) 774-5887 or email rooster@mc.net

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300 East Ogden Ave. • Hinsdale, IL

881 E. Chicago St. • Elgin, IL

815/385-2100

AL PIEMONTE CHEVROLET

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888/204-0042

7255 Grand Avenue • Gurnee, IL

www.garylangauto.com

BILL JACOBS LAND ROVER HINSDALE ELGIN HYUNDAI

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

www.piemontechevy.com

BILL JACOBS MINI

www.clcjd.com

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847/426-2000

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888/446-8743 847/587-3300

GARY LANG KIA

1564 W. Ogden Ave. • Naperville, IL

888/800-6100

GARY LANG CHEVROLET

GARY LANG GMC

815/385-2100

MOTOR WERKS CADILLAC 800/935-5923

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000

1107 S Rt. 31 between Crystal Lake and McHenry

www.gurneedodge.com

200 N. Cook St. • Barrington, IL

815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050

BUSS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY

815/385-2100

GURNEE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM

www.reichertautos.com

PAULY SCION

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www.garylangauto.com

847/683-2424

815/338-2780

www.motorwerks.com

888/600-8053

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REICHERT BUICK 2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

200 N. Cook Street • Barrington, IL

800/935-5393

800 Dundee Ave. • East Dundee, IL

888/800-6100

www.garylangauto.com

Boone County

800/935-5913

225 N. Randall Road • St. Charles, IL

23 N. Route 12 • Fox Lake

www.garylangauto.com

815/385-2100

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Barrington & Dundee Rds. Barrington, IL

www.reichertautos.com

CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

McHenry Co. - Dorr Township – 81 +/- acres – situated on either side of Rt 47 north of Rt 176. Available for the 2014 crop year. $22,900 per acre.

111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000

815/338-2780

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~ Farms for Sale ~ McHenry Co., - Coral Township – 64 +/- acres – situated at Rt. 20 and Church Roads. Woods and farmland. Available for the 2014 crop year. $14,000 per acre.

1460 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

800/935-5909

815-759-1900 / mjones@mc.net

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800/407-0223

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MOTOR WERKS INFINITI

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360 N. Rte. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

1001 S Milwaukee Ave Libertyville, IL

Located off Rt. 14 in Woodstock

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MOTOR WERKS PORCHE

www.billjacobs.com

Barrington & Dundee Rds., Barrington, IL

800/935-5913 www.motorwerks.com

MOTOR WERKS CERTIFIED OUTLET Late Model Luxury Pre-Owned Vehicles

BARRINGTON VOLVO 300 N. Hough (Rt. 59) • Barrington, IL

847/381-9400

1001 W. Higgins Rd. (Rt. 71) or 1000 W. 1000 W. Golf Rd. (Rt. 58) Hoffman Estates, IL

800/935-5909 www.motorwerks.com

PRE-OWNED ANDERSON MAZDA 360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

888/682-4485 www.andersoncars.com

KNAUZ NORTH 2950 N. Skokie Hwy • North Chicago, IL

847/235-8300 www.knauznorth.com Golf Rd. (Rt. 58) • Hoffman Estates, IL

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Bridal Veil Absolutely beautiful, paid $325, sell for $75 815-477-7916 Ladies Black Evening Dress, very elegant. Ideal for Mother of Bride or Groom. Spaghetti straps with sheer jacket - Size 8/10, New - worn once., Cost $400. Asking $90.

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Baby Items: Evenflo High Chair converts to table & chair - $25, New moby wrap, never used - $25, pack & play - $25. 847-691-3739 CHILD'S ROCKER - Classic Sheaf Style or wheat back rocker, classic rounded bow back & wheat design in solid oak. Amish handcrafted quality, strong & sturdy. Adorable, sure to become a treasured heirloom that will be passed on for generations. Excellent. $125.

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Toddler Bed – Lightning McQueen, Red, Includes Mattress, Pad & 2 Sheets, All in Excellent Condition - Used Very Little $60. 815-459-6837 9-9pm

Schwinn Mo-Ab 26” $250/OBO

815-451-4744

Scott 26” $200/OBO

815-451-4744

Trek 400 26” $200/OBO

Bicycle - 2013 Girls Specialized Hotrock 20” Coaster Bike, Purple. Used only 1 summer. $120. 815-382-2455

Bike - Children's Trainer Go-Glider, blue, 16”, orig. $120 like new! $60. 847-476-6771 McHenryCountySports.com is McHenry County Sports

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BEAUTY SALON CHAIR MATS NEW Light Grey. 54" x 38". $30 per Mat or 2 for $50.

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Leather Jackets Mens Small Insulated Bomber Brown or Black, In Great Condition $200 each or make offer 847-269-1198 after 5pm Mens Leather Coat. Black, very good condition, size 40. $30 815-363-9636

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Snowmobile Suit ~ Leather

Yamaha, like new. Men's, size large with bibs and jacket, $250.

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Large, walnut. 815-355-8500 Sony 55” Projection TV Needs Tuner – 7 Years Old Free – U Pick Up 847-516-9146

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ROASTER OVEN

Showtime with all accessories, brand new, never used, $140.

815-385-3269

1958 Johnson Sea Horse 5-1/2 Hp., Very good condition w/ tank, book & stand, Runs 2 stroke - $300 847-658-8168 8a-6p Baseball Cards. Stars, Sets,Rookies.

Price range $1-$40.

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32 passenger trains, 16 steam engines, 43 freight cars, priced @ $32 - $169.

Thor 815-455-3555

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Elvis Presley - (playing and singing figure) in box, $60.

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Wood, 2 tier, $40. 630-772-9480 Will email pictures

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89 *1942 Spencer Tracy/Hedy Lamarr film 92 Odist’s preposition 94 When repeated, a Polynesian capital 95 Publish 96 Drinkers’ toasts 97 Brother of George W. and Jeb 99 Award for Miss Hawaii, in addition to a tiara 100 Summer hrs.

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TODAY - Disregard people who try to prevent you from forging ahead with your ambitions. Dedicate all your time and energy into putting your plans in place. Be resourceful and relentless in pursuit of your goals.

Endurance, stamina and focus will bring you the results you desire.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Time spent completing household tasks will be worth the effort. New developments are occurring in your romantic life. You may want to take a current relationship to the next step.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- This is not the day to venture into uncharted waters.

Business dealings and other engagements

should be put on hold. Spend some time with close friends or family members instead.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- No one likes to be taken advantage of. Make your needs a priority. It isn’t selfish to want to spend some time alone. Sit back, relax and enjoy your own company.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Your mind is brimming with ideas to improve efficiency and streamline various procedures. Your cohorts will appreciate your input if you present your theories in a respectful and helpful manner.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Although you are often reluctant to make changes, it

is often necessary for growth. Stop procrastinating and take the first step toward improving your life. Be an active participant in your own future.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Take a break from your everyday routine. Visit an art gallery, museum, or any destination you find stimulating. There are many interesting discoveries to be made.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Spend today focusing on matters of the heart. Resist the impulse to splurge on frivolous, impetuous or unnecessary purchases. Keep strictly within your budget, and leave your credit cards at home.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Try something new. Use your imagination to discover something that brings you pleasure. It may be as simple as a new recipe or as complex as a work of art.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- You have the ability to make favorable changes to both your personal and professional lives. State your opinions and expectations with clarity to ensure that you are not misunderstood or misquoted.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -Think very carefully before implementing any costly or untried notions. There is no such thing as a foolproof scheme. Acting in haste

may cause regret and have dire consequences on your budget.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Someone you care about will find fault with your actions. You don’t need to be defensive about your feelings. Steer away from unpleasant situations and go quietly about your business until things blow over.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Don’t be influenced or confused by changes made by others. It’s important that you follow your path and maintain your focus. Common sense will help keep you on track.

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TV - HD/Samsung Flat Screen 22â&#x20AC;? LED 1080p Like new, great for office or spare room $125 815-728-0155

TV ~ SONY WEGA 27â&#x20AC;?, not a flat screen, works great.

Best Offer. 815-444-0557

Aqua strider belt, used for deep water workout/jogging $20 815-337-0612

BAR STOOLS - Vintage set of 3 durable hardwood, 2 bar height stools, plus 1 counter height stool, classic style, larger seating area.

Excellent $95. 815-477-9023

BOOKCASE ~ BIRCHWOOD $75, will email pictures, $75/obo.

630-772-9480

Cabinet for Jewelry

Thomas, 35â&#x20AC;? Tall, Oak Finish, Divider Tray, 3 Drawers, 2 Doors for Necklaces,Nice! $25.

815-363-0124 Coffee Table, cottage style by Ashley furniture, cream and oak finish 46â&#x20AC;? X 27â&#x20AC;? excellent condition 815-814-4996 $50 Couch - polished cotton floral, teal, rose and cream excellent condition 815-814-4996 $200

Couch 3 Pc Leather Sectional Reclining, ivory color, slightly used, $400. 815-444-0557

COUCH ~ FLORAL With 2 co-ordinating Mauve chairs. One recliner and one rocker. Great condition! $200/all 815-338-3276 Counter Stools 2 w/ backs & wood seats, swivel style, 24â&#x20AC;? high - $25.

847-658-4442 DAYBED White and brass incl black sheet set, animal print bedspread with matching pillows with new mattress. $175. 815-385-4353

DINETTE SET ~ WROUGHT IRON Glass top table, 42", 4 wheeled chairs, Like new - $300.

815-444-0557

Dining Room Set ~ Oak Round, pedestal, 40â&#x20AC;?, (1)18â&#x20AC;? leaf, 4 chairs, excellent condition, $150. 847-669-1053 Dining room table with 6 chairs, cottage style by Ashley furn. Has one leaf, cream and oak finish 60X42 excellent condition 815-814-4996 $200 End table, cottage style by Ashley furniture, cream and oak finish 25â&#x20AC;? round excellent condition 815-814-4996 $35 Entertainment Unit, Beautiful Solid Oak 21â&#x20AC;? deep, 51â&#x20AC;? high. 54â&#x20AC;? wide. $75/obo. 815-922-8896 Expandable Metal Bed Frame w/ Middle Support, Frame is on rollers - $20. 815-943-7704

Headboard/Footboard

For king size bed, five years new, great condition, call after 6pm. $399 815-260-4197

HUTCH ~ 2 PIECE Walnut, matching table with 3 leaves and 6 matching chairs. $400. 815-455-4856 IKEA Twin bed with Trundle, dark blue, mattresses incl. Good condition. $150 815-344-6099

KITCHEN SET ~ OAK

42â&#x20AC;? round table, 3 chairs and 12â&#x20AC;? leaf. Good condition, $100.

847-639-3034 LA-Z-BOY ROCKER RECLINERS 2- Emerald Green Suede fabric $250/pair 815-568-8091

LIVING ROOM SET Sofa and love seat in dark brown faux leather, love seat barely used, good condition! $125/obo.

815-479-1345

LONG CHEST ~ LOW

Gold leaf color, 2 drawers, 2 doors, $75/obo.

815-444-0557 Matching Glider â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rockers Pair of Mission Oak Gliders Good Condition, Hunter Green Fabric, Paid $785, Asking $200 773-573-4030 9am-6pm

MATTRESS

King Size Simmons Beautyrest Very firm,5 years new, great condition, $399.

815-260-4197 Call aft 6pm Pair of emerald green swivel rockers, excellent condition, ideal for den or bedrooms, $85/OBO 815-363-1431 630-624-8250

SOFA ~ RED LEATHER

Great condition, paid $1200 from Carson's, now $350.

(2) Zebra Lamps, 19â&#x20AC;?, $10/ea.

(2) Zebra Chairs, $25/both.

815-404-8173

Baseball â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Softball Gloves 5 Leather gloves, Excellent Condition, Variety of brands, Paid over $50 each, Asking $10 each 847-426-7106 Bass Pro Shop BP2 Ice Fishing Shelter 2 person, pop-up design on sled, tow by hand or ATV. Excellent Condition $175 obo.

815-236-4337 8am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8pm.

WING CHAIR ~ QUEEN ANNE

DECK STAIN - NEW

Velour, terra cotta color. $80/obo. 815-444-0557

PORK CHOP 3 month old male Beagle mix I have enough energy to keep up with anyone. My future holds scuba diving in Belize, bungee jumping and finding love. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

3 BB Guns Made by Daisy & Crosman $50. 815-388-5061

$4/gallon, several colors.

815-479-1000

Portable, metal, 90 degree turning radius and swivel seat, $80.

708-363-2004 Weaver scope - D6, good condition. $20. 815-363-9636

4-H TACK SALE

Miller Genuine Draft, 52â&#x20AC;?x40â&#x20AC;?, excellent condition! $80.

815-728-1982

SHOOTING BENCH

SAT, MARCH 15 9AM - 1PM Sponsored by Paws & Hooves 4-H Club for Improvements to McHenry County Horse Arena McHenry County Fairgrounds Building D, Rt. 47 & Country Club Rd. Woodstock, IL

Buy Sell Trade $25 reserves your Booth Only rental proceeds are donatedYou keep the rest

! Bring a Can ! of Non-Perishable Food Items for the Food Pantry For More Info or to Reserve a Booth Call 815-790-4460 qtr.horse8@yahoo.com

Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner Canister Type, Super Condition $99. 847-207-9702 8a-10p

Mirror - Entry Hall

gold plated Beveled 66â&#x20AC;?x 26â&#x20AC;?. $90.

815-385-4353 ORECK XL High Speed Vacuum w/ Micro Sweep Cleaning System, Like New. Paid $500, Asking $350. 262-607-6167 aft. 3pm

Bow & Arrow Case - soft case, good condition. - $20.

815-363-9636

FLOWER CART - Chippy green vintage 3 tier flower cart, bits of white paint peeking though, years of rusty goodness throughout. $150.

815-477-9023

WINDMILL WIND SPINNER

7 feet tall with 2 rotating blades.

Never used, $85. 815-578-0212

ELECTRIC FENCING

4 600' rolls of 6MM Equirope electric fencing, $125/all.

815-260-5361 Hay for Sale Small and Large Squares Delivery Available.

920-568-1704 HAY FOR SALE, Alfalfa - orchard grass, small squares, no-rain straw, small squares. 815-979-0654

Cement Tools float, poles, trowels, brushes, edgers, jitterbug, misc. $150. 815-943-6937 Chain Saw Sharpener Bar Mount Type â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Very Good Condition - $15. 815-363-9636 Electric Planer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Delta, 12â&#x20AC;?

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MIRROR ~ FRAMED

SMOKEY 3 year old male Gray Tabby DSH. It's human nature to try to hold on to things and keep them the same.

Life is constantly moving and changing.

Nothing is permanent. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

NORTH FACE BLACK MESSENGER BAG - Great bag for travel or everyday use. Paid $109, Asking $60 in great shape. Will email photos if interested. Call or email Tony: tleva73@gmail.com, 847-651-8370

WICKER CHAIRS - Vintage garden appeal, hand painted lime green, sturdy construction, durable, classic, very cute cottage chic! $195.

815-477-9023

PUNCH BOWL SET With ladle and 12 cups, still in box, never used, $30.

815-477-2772

R/C Airplanes & Equipment 4 Sale *Too Much To List* Lot

* $395 Complete * Tom 815-236-4427

Recipe Book Collection - 17 Books, Good Assortment Including: Church Recipes, Appetizers, Dessert, Weight Watches, Holiday & Frugal Gourmet - $25.

815-385-8718 or 815-482-1634

Ridgid Sump Pump 1/3 HP, Model 330D, new, in box, $110/obo. 847-366-7305 SEWING MACHINE - Heavy-duty deluxe Stitchmaster zig-zag machine. In solid hard wood cabinet. completely refurbished. Machine & cabinet both in mint condition, runs very smoothly. Offer includes attachments & booklet. $150. Call 815-245-1055

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ICE SKATES Excellent Condition, Women, Size 7, White & Mens Size 11, Black - $10 Each. 815 385-2987

16x20, 60¢ each.

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MESSENGER BAG â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Leather, Waxed Canvas, Brown, Great bag for travel or everyday use, durable w/ plenty of room. Removable, padded lap-top sleeve is included. Great condition, Paid $100, Asking $50 Email or call Tony: tleva73@gmail.com 847.651.8370 $50 Will email photos if interested.

Cross Country Skis 5 pairs, like new, poles & some shoes $40 for all Golf Bag Suitcase w/ wheels by Tour Trek New - never used. $75. 815-363-9636

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Toro Powercurve, 4.5HP. CCR2000, 20â&#x20AC;?, $175.00.

815-276-9734

RODS - 2-TIP UPS 2-JIGGING RODS AND A 5 GALLON BUCKET to carry your gear and use as a seat for ice fishing $25. Email me at: bpk31257@yahoo.com picture in online ad Savage 93R17 in 17HMR unfired, scope, extra ammo, Taurus Tracker also - $225. 815-943-4152 SKIS ~ (2) SETS With bag, 1pair of poles & boots.

Size 10 & 10.5 $60. 224-523-1569

TRAIN BOOKENDS with Tracks Adorable kids train engine and caboose sliding bookends move forward & back on train track to make adding books fun. Durable in great condition. $35. 815-477-9023

Antique and Modern Guns Old Lever Actions, Winchesters, Marlins, Savages, etc. Old Pistols and Revolvers. Cash for Collection.

FFL License a815-338-4731 Antiques, Military, Vintage Toys Old Paper Items, Autographs, Collectibles, Sports Memorabilia & Electronics 815-354-6169

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BRAUN Energy Cells for Cordless Hair Styler, 847-659-9537 WANTED TO BUY: Vintage or New, working or not.

Bicycles, Outboard motors, fishing gear, motorcycles or mopeds, chainsaws, tools etc. Cash on the spot. Cell: 815-322-6383

TOBAGGAN - Vintage Toboggan Sled by Adirondack Industries, 94 L x 18 W, very little use, in excellent condition, ready to be enjoyed by the whole family or add to your decor! $275. 815-477-9023 Weather Vane, metal 5' H x 19â&#x20AC;?W reproduction $45 815-578-0212

MUSIC SHELF - Self standing shelf with the design supports in the shape of a musical staff, metal sculptured G Clef's on each end.

Black lacquered wood and metal.

Excellent piece for a music room.

Measures 40" L x 10â&#x20AC;? W x 11" H. $55. 815 477-9023

WOODSTOCK

VENDOR SPACE AVAILABLE for Tack & Craft sale benefiting Hooved Animal Humane Society for Woodstock on 3/15/14 from 9am-4pm. $40 for 10x10 space in heated room.

Call 815-337-5563 for more information or visit www.hahs.org.

Bargains galore. Farm tours!

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Natural Gas, Vertical Salimander Heater with hose, $50.

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AMERICAN FLAG 100 cotton, made in USA. 58â&#x20AC;? x 116â&#x20AC;? brand new, $45.

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WING BACK CHAIR Seafoam green. Good condition. $40. 815-943-2331

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Fraser, white, no trundle, $150/ea or both for $250. 847-829-4087 or 847-894-4189

Auto Carrier For 3-Bicycles, 6-Pairs of Skis or 4-Snowboards Cost $400. $175 OBO for all 815 385-2987

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More than the sum of our prescriptions It is the gathering of the clans. Hands are clasped, shoulders are hugged, and the children are sent aside to play their children’s games while the adults speak of matters meant for adult ears only.

But one child lingers at the edge of his playmates. He has grown tired of children’s games, and he wishes to know the secrets that adults share with each other.

The ladies who jounce babies on their hips laugh and joke with each other to one side. But the boy has no interest in what they have to say.

The fathers, too, are gathered together, telling loud tales of thrilling conquests and spectacular defeats. But it is not their tales that pull most strongly at the boy, either.

He gazes at the table where the elders sit and speak softly to each other in voices made hoary by the ravages of time. What adventures they must have known! What lands they must have visited far beyond the horizon! What peoples they must have met, and what tales those peoples must have shared!

Each elder has lived a long time and must surely have come to a deep understanding of life. There must be wisdom there. There must be the knowledge of which parts of life are mere chaff and which are the seed-kernels that make life worth living. And because each elder is so close to life’s end, how careful they must be to waste no words on matters of no meaning.

Oh, the tales the elders must be telling to each other at their table!

The boy is curious and impatient, and he cannot help himself. He must know all that they know, and he cannot wait for long life to provide the answers.

He cannot bear the thought of waiting decades to hear what wise words elders speak to each other in their private circle.

The boy drifts away from the circle of children, edging ever closer to the table where the elders talk, until their words begin to take shape for his ears: “… since I’m up to 3 milligrams of Coumadin, my protime is…” “… titanium hip replacement. It’s much better than my ceramic one, because …” “… PSA levels, so now it’s a full prostate biopsy …”

The little boy had no idea the world of elders could be so wondrous or so baffling. It is almost like a secret language, and yet each elder nods knowingly as the others speak. “… pap test was fine, but the mammogram …” “… lowered my LDL with statins, and my triglycerides …” “… didn’t show up on the CAT scan or MRI, but …”

The boy yawns and drifts back toward the group of children and their games. Maybe he can wait for elderly wisdom to come to him in its due time after all.

Was it ever thus at the gathering of the clans? Thousands of years ago before the last ice age – after debating whether global cooling was avoidable – did elders sit through meals and explain how many strips of willow bark they now chew to lessen their knee pain? Did they speculate whether pine or poplar was a better choice when they carved their next wooden leg?

Or is it only a modern obsession for elders to spend every moment of their remaining days recounting their medical adventures, some of them decades old?

Or are medical adventures the only thrill-ride left for us as elders?

For the record, I am an elder, and so is my wife. We pay elder rates at the movie theater. We have an elder insurance card with nine numbers on it.

As elders, we each have a medical history – and some of it might curl your hair if we took the time to tell you about it. We might not win gold in a medicaladventure Olympics, but I’m pretty sure we’d go home with a medal.

But still, when my wife and I go out to eat a meal or see a show with some of our fellow elders, we don’t want the core of our social discourse to be doctor-related. Our closest friends agree with us, and even though many of them would also be Med-Olympic medalists, we are able to spend most of the time sharing adventures that have nothing to do with pill bottles or invasive procedures.

And that is why they are our closest friends.

It’s an understanding between us – “We know you’ve had medical problems.

You know we have, too. We’re here if you need to talk about it. But unless you need to, let’s talk about anything else, for goodness sake.”

But all too often, there are also those other elders at the gathering of the clans.

The ones always striving for Med-Olympic gold.

Look, when you’re cuffed by a cop, he tells you that you have the right to remain silent – and that’s probably good advice. When you’re prodded by a doctor, he tells you that you have a right to keep your medical records completely private.

And that, it seems to me, is good advice, too.

At least when you gather for a pleasant lunch with the clans.

Because you have the right to remain silent about your prostate while I sip my clam chowder.

• Tom “T. R.” Kerth is a Sun City resident and retired English teacher from Park Ridge. He can be reached at trkerth@yahoo.com.

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CHEF WALTER STAIB – “A TASTE OF HISTORY,” 10 a.m.

March 20, Woodstock Opera

House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock. Creative Living Series event presented by the Woodstock Fine Arts Association. Chef Staib is best known for his Emmy Award-winning TV show, “A Taste of History.” He brings America’s culinary heritage to life through his show and at his restaurant in Philadelphia. Tickets: $24 all seats.

Coffee and conversation offered at 9 a.m. Tickets and information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodstock-

operahouse.com.

EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS, 1 to 3 p.m. March 10, University of Illinois Extension Auditorium, 1102 McConnell Road, Woodstock. Learn how to create those tasty and beautiful centerpieces. Presented

by McHenry County Home Community Education. Cost: free to HCE members (bring fruit to share), $3 nonmembers. Registration and information: 815-338-3737 or www. web.extension.illinois.edu.lm.

IRISH WHISKEY TASTING, 6 to 8 p.m. March 7, 26 North (Raue Center for the Arts upstairs bar), 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Get in shape for St. Patrick’s Day by sipping delicious brands provided

by Cardinal Wine & Spirits. Enjoy some good spirits while listening to the sounds of Irish music.

Attendees must be age 21 or older.

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By STEPHANIE WITT SEDGWICK The Washington Post Here’s proof that a onepan dish can be elegant.

Tarragon is the key flavor, but if you’re not a fan of that herb, thyme leaves can be substituted. Because there are so few ingredients, proficient seasoning is key.

Tarragon Chicken With Asparagus 4 servings Kosher salt 1 pound asparagus spears (tough ends trimmed off), preferably of uniform thickness 1 pound thin-sliced chicken cutlets, preferably 4 large ones Freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 small onion, halved and thinly sliced (about 1 cup) 1 cup homemade or no-saltadded chicken broth 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard 1/4 teaspoon sugar, or more as needed 1/4 cup dry white wine 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon leaves Prepare a large bowl of water and ice.

Bring a medium saute pan or skillet of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the asparagus; cook until the asparagus is just tender yet still

bright green, 3 to 4 minutes for thin spears, up to 8 minutes for thicker spears. Immediately transfer to the ice-water bath.

After 5 minutes, drain the spears and cut each on the diagonal into 1 1/2-inch pieces.

Season the chicken cutlets lightly with salt and pepper.

Heat the oil and butter in a large, nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the cutlets; you might have to do this in batches. Cook for about 3 minutes, until nicely browned, then turn the cutlets over and cook until browned on the second side and just cooked through. Transfer to a plate.

Reduce the heat to medium; add the sliced onion and stir to coat. Cook for about 4 minutes, until slightly softened. Add the broth, mustard and sugar; whisk everything together and bring to a boil, increasing as needed.

Taste, and season lightly with salt and pepper.

Transfer the chicken cutlets and asparagus pieces to the pan.

Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until warmed through.

Whisk together the wine and cornstarch in a liquid measuring cup, then add to the pan, stirring to form a slightly thickened sauce. Remove the pan from the heat; stir in the tarragon.

Taste, and adjust the seasoning as needed. Serve hot.

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Stars get red-carpet ready

By SANDY COHEN The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – The flawless looks about to be unveiled on the Oscars red carpet have been months in the making and require an army of experts.

With perhaps the highest concentration of cameras anywhere in the world that night, plus millions of viewers keenly critiquing every outfit, Oscar’s red carpet is the ultimate runway, where designers and their muses are discovered and celebrated. Hair and makeup trends are established. New style-setting stars are crowned. And sartorial scorn is heaped upon those who make even the slightest misstep.

All that perfection takes a lot of preparation. Here’s a look at the standard steps and secret tricks that stars employ to get red carpet ready:

THE SKIN That dewy complexion isn’t all makeup. Stars spend at least a week prepping for an Oscar appearance, said celebrity makeup artist Melanie Mills. They might do a cleanse to expel toxins and drop weight, she said, along with seaweed wraps to further detoxify and slim down.

Mills also recommends a traditional Korean spa-style body scrub a few days before the show “to really get that skin exfoliated and super glowing.” A facial and spray tan follow.

Show-day makeup takes about two hours, she said.

One of her secrets: using body makeup before foundation for a “sunny, gorgeous, lit-from-within glow” that stays on all day – and won’t transfer onto men’s jackets during the many industry-requisite hugs.

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Jared Leto arrives at the 86th Oscars Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. Leto is nominated for supporting actor in “The Dallas Buyer’s Club.” The key to making a red carpet splash is color; and men are getting more colorful like Leto at the nominees luncheon.

THE CLOTHES

Stylists scour the fashion shows in New York, London, Paris and Milan to find the freshest looks for the Academy Awards, stylist Brad THE HAIR Goreski said.

Skilled hairstylists can give stars a temporary eye lift Once found, what goes underneath and with a lace-front wig, said Michael Shaun Corby, global alongside are priorities. Custom and couture creative director for Alterna Haircare. Using nylon dresses have built-in foundations, he said, thread, he sews a patch of lace into tight but other outfits need special pin-curls, which helps lift the brows and consideration.

Watch the show smooth wrinkles around the eyes.

“You never want to see a The Academy Awards will air at 6 “Then we top it with a $7,000 wig, and visible panty line, ever,” he p.m. today on ABC. no one knows our little secret!” he said. said. “VPL is something I Hair extensions take hours of prepacan’t deal with.” The seamWho will win? ration, he said, “because we carefully less, invisible Commandos Vote on the Best Picture frontsew individual wefts of human hair are a possibility, as is acturunners at NWHerald.com. together in a multitude of colors to get ally going without any underthe exact look and texture for the star.” wear beneath a long dress.

“The stars need perfection on the red carpet,” he said, His key to making a red carpet splash? “and we give it to them.”

Color.

“Bright colors make people happy,” said the stylist. “And those are also the [photos] THE BODY people will run in the magazines.”

Besides a clean diet of healthy smoothies the week beEven men are getting more colorful. fore the big show, trainer Harley Pasternak recommends Supporting-actor nominee Jared Leto wore his Oscar-bound clients take at least 12,000 steps a day a bronze jacket to the Oscar Nominees and do resistance exercises that improve their posture.

Luncheon, and of course there’s Pharrell “When you’re on the red carpet,” he said, “it’s really Williams’ attention-getting hat. all about confidence and posture.”

Stars who need last-minute help slimming trouble THE ACCESSORIES spots could try VaserShape, a treatment shown to reduce • Shoes: They’re not comfortable inches from thighs and bellies in about 45 minutes. and they’re not going to be. “If we feel it Botox and facial fillers can be done a few days before makes the look, we go for it,” Goreski said. the ceremony, but face lifts, liposuction and the increas• Clutch: Fitting in the essentials is a ingly popular butt implants need to be done months in major red carpet challenge. The phone goes in advance, said celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Peter Fodor, first, then money and ID. Corby recommends at who estimates “at least 80 percent” of the stars on the least three hairpins and a hairband, plus a miniaOscar carpet have done something surgical to enhance ture can of hairspray, if possible. their appearance.

Oscar nominee Lupita Nyong’o was a critical favorite in a stunning Ralph Lauren Collection red caped gown at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards. Nyong’o is nominated for supporting actress for “12 Years a Slave.”

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Animal-lover appalled by camouflage wedding Dear Abby: My nephew is getting married next year. I was very excited because I love him and I’m a baker. I had planned on making the groom’s cake as I did for his brother’s and sister’s weddings. The problem is, they have decided on a hunting theme for their wedding – including a camouflage wedding dress for the bride.

Abby, I am an animal-rights activist. I’m against any form of hunting. I also am involved with several animalprotection groups. My nephew and his fiancée know how hard I work for animal rights – just the thought of a hunting theme for a wedding makes me ill.

I don’t even want to attend, let alone make a cake. What can I do so there will be no hurt feelings if I don’t want to attend or participate? – Baker In The Midwest Dear Baker: The theme for your

nephew’s wedding is certainly unique.

The concept of a camouflage wedding dress is practical because the dress can be worn after the nuptials, which isn’t the case with many bridal gowns.

Feeling as strongly as you do about not attending, write the happy couple a warm letter wishing them a lifetime of happiness together and include a nice wedding gift – I’m sure there will be no hurt feelings.

Dear Abby: My elderly in-laws are wonderful, but even with hearing aids, they have trouble hearing. They enjoy dining out often. For them to hear us, family and friends must speak louder than normal. In a restaurant, this can be uncomfortable, not only for those of us dining with them, but also for any other people seated nearby.

My in-laws like to ask about and discuss personal and medical matters, and very loudly. If we try to keep

our conversation at a reasonable and polite level, they get upset for not being included in the conversation or constantly ask, “What’d he say?”

I feel bad for other diners seated near us who are trying to have a nice meal. What to do? – Mortified At The

Dinner Table Dear Mortified: With some of the commercials that air on television these days, from overactive bladder to hemorrhoids to erectile dysfunction and adult diapers, it’s hard to believe anyone would be shocked by what’s discussed at your table.

However, if possible, ask that your party be seated in a section of the restaurant away from other patrons.

If it’s not, turn to diners who are overhearing the “organ recital” and say, “They’re actually whispering, even though it doesn’t sound like it.”

Dear Abby: My husband and I are

getting ready to close on our first home. Our mortgage broker was an absolute angel, teaching us about the process and making sure we were wellinformed.

Because he was so wonderful, we were thinking about getting him a thank-you card and a gift card to a restaurant. We’re unsure about the etiquette regarding thank-yous to mortgage brokers and aren’t sure how to proceed. Please advise. – First-Time

Homebuyers Dear Homebuyers: The same rules of etiquette apply that would apply to any gift. I’m sure your “angel” will not only be pleased by your generosity and grateful for your thoughtfulness, but also pleasantly surprised.

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When entering recovery, there are things they won’t tell you I might mysteriously disappear after I disclose this information, but I’m going to take the chance.

There are things they don’t tell you about what happens when you get clean and sober. They say it will get better, and it does, but sometimes not right away.

You might have to actually do a little work and make some changes first. Oh, and they don’t tell you it’s actually YOU who gets better, not things. So there’s some real secretive material here for

those considering recovery.

Oddly, the newly recovering person first begins to notice how everyone else has stopped acting badly. It hasn’t caught up to them yet that people are acting differently toward them because they are acting differently themselves. This whole attitude change is very mysterious.

They don’t tell you this will happen. They just smile and say things like “keep coming back” and “more will be revealed.” It’s almost like

they know something and just don’t want to tell you.

They talk about stuff like surrender and powerlessness over alcohol and drugs, but they don’t drink or use.

It’s very strange. It’s hard to understand how giving up can help, but for them it seems to work. They say they rarely even think about drinking or using, and what they do after the initial steps are taken has little to do with alcohol.

They say stuff like, “don’t worry, you just have to

change your whole life,” and then they laugh. In fact, there seems to be a lot of laughter around these people. It’s almost like they’re enjoying their lives.

There are some of them who have trouble and unhappiness, but everybody has some of that, and they say by sharing it they cut it in half.

It doesn’t’ seem to last long.

They say it’s a selfish program, but they’re always talking about giving it back and being less self-centered.

They say there’s no “I”

anywhere in the literature and that it’s a “we” program.

Everybody seems helpful and friendly and happy. It seemed sobriety equaled misery, boredom and missing out on all the fun, but it turns out exactly the opposite – but they’ve kept that secret, too.

OK it’s out. I’ve blown the whistle, and now everybody knows.

• Rick Atwater is a licensed clinical professional counselor.

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“ALL OF OUR EYES WERE JUST HUGE. ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE CAME TO HARVARD FOR AN ART SHOW? IT WAS MIND-BLOWING.” – The Land Conservancy Executive Director Lisa Haderlein of the first Art of the Land benefit at the Starline Factory in fall 2009

LINE Artists of all mediums find unlikely home in Harvard at Starline Factory

By JOAN OLIVER • editorial@nwherald.com

HARVARD – When Henry L. Ferris and his business partners built a facility on the south side of Front Street in the late 1880s, little did they realize that the space eventually would become a mecca for the arts.

After all, Ferris, along with Charles E. Hunt and Nathan B. Helm, were in the business of manufacturing products that included farm equipment, windmill regulators and barbed-wire stretchers.

Today, the Starline Factory building and its Gallery 400 are better known as

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It also hosts weddings and conferences in the Ferris Room, a banquet area that can accommodate 500 guests; houses 26 artists in individual studios; and rents office space to small businesses, such as Harvard Community Radio and the Harvard Main Line newspaper.

There’s even enough room for some manufacturing to continue in a portion of the building.

“It’s kind of evolved,” building owner and Harvard resident Orrin Kinney said.

Even Kinney wasn’t sure how the building would turn out when he bought it at auction in the 1990s.

Initially, it needed some work. The roof had caved in from the third floor all the way to the ground floor.

Even now the restoration continues, with an emphasis on using original materials whenever possible. For instance, bricks are being re-used to form archways in the main entrance at 300 W. Front St. (The building is so large it has three addresses.)

Kinney’s other businesses, which include Woodstar Products and Steel-Span Inc., play a part in the transformation.

“Factories [in the past] were integrated,” Starline events coordinator and photographer Teresa Baber said.

“It’s kind of come full circle. [Kinney’s] other businesses are integrated into the renovation.”

So how does one go from manufacturing to art shows?

The building’s potential was something Kinney’s son Eric, himself an artist, noticed. The space would fit right in with the art scene in Chicago, he told his father.

“It started out with a couple of art shows, and it’s taken off from there,” Kinney said.

Perhaps the site’s ability to draw large crowds wasn’t fully grasped until The Land Conservancy of McHenry County hosted its Art of the Land benefit at the Starline in the fall of 2009.

Even with a limited amount of renovated space available, the nonprofit’s fundraiser, which features local artists and their interpretation of conservation sites, drew 300 people from all over McHenry County.

“All of our eyes were just huge,” TLC Executive Director Lisa Haderlein said of that first event. “All of those people came to Harvard for an art show? It was mind-

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blowing.”

Art of the Land, which began as a one-day event, has grown along with the space, Haderlein said.

“We feel the event has evolved as the space has evolved,” she said of the now-two-day benefit planned for Sept. 19 and 20.

Haderlein gives a lot of the credit to Kinney, who has accommodated requests and worked hard to overcome any obstacles that arose.

“It’s exciting to see someone with that kind of vision and see the community respond and embrace it,” she said.

That community enthusiasm also is reflected in the 700 to 1,000 attendees who flock to the Fourth Friday events held nine times a year in Gallery 400.

The events try to go beyond typical art shows, providing fun, live music, food and fresh art installations with a regional flair.

“Once you’re here, you don’t want to leave,” said Nancy Merkling, Fourth Friday founder and a photographer who has a studio at the Starline.

Fourth Friday events draw art enthusiasts from as far away as Chicago, Rockford and Madison, Wis. “I’m amazed we’re drawing people from all over,” Kinney said.

The Starline’s reach also is reflected in the popularity of its large event space, which can accommodate up to 500 guests for weddings, conferences and other large events.

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the home to art shows such as Fourth Fridays, The Land Conservancy’s Art of the Land benefit and the H’Arts show to benefit elementary school arts programs in Harvard’s District 50.

The Woodstock RoundUp Radio Program is performed on the second, third Northwest Herald file photo

Blue Sky Project participant Cali Beeson, 15, of Harvard, makes music with wine glasses filled with water while rehearsing “Mythearthical: Tales of a Blue Sky” with fellow teen artists at the Starline Factory in Harvard. The 20-minute piece of performance art was one part of Blue Sky’s annual final exhibition.

and fourth Sundays of the month in the building’s main lobby.

But the 278,000-square-foot complex has even more to it than that.

Learn more about the Starline Factory and what it has to offer STARLINE FACTORY Visit www.starlinefactory.com, email events@starlinefactory. com or call events coordinator Teresa Baber at 815-943-4805.

FOURTH FRIDAYS www.nancymerkling.com/4thfridays-at-the-starline/

WOODSTOCK ROUNDUP RADIO PROGRAM www.facebook.com/woodstockroundup

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LEFT: The Starline Factory opened as a manufacturing business in the 1880s and was used as such by several owners until the 1990s.

BELOW: Today, the Ferris Room at the Starline Factory can accommodate 500 guests and is popular for weddings, banquets and conferences. The room is booked for 2014, and owners already are receiving requests for 2016, Starline events coordinator and photographer Teresa Baber said.

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“THE IDEA WAS TO STIR OUR HEARTS TO CONSIDER THE LIBERTY WE HAVE IN AMERICA.” – Harvard resident Roger Erber, on the beginning of Liberty Day

The centerpiece of Liberty Days is a costumed re-enactment of the Second Virginia Convention of 1775, featuring Patrick Henry’s famous “Give Me Liberty” speech.

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Patriots to celebrate Liberty Day 2014 at Starline Factory

By JOAN OLIVER editorial@nwherald.com HARVARD – What began as a family gathering in 1999 to commemorate the anniversary of Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty” speech has grown into a two-day celebration of the nation’s freedom.

Harvard resident Roger Erber’s family had an interest in the nation’s past, often visiting historic sites on vacations. Erber’s children were particularly interested in Henry, a Revolutionary War figure whose “Give me liberty or give me death!” speech was presented March 23, 1775, before the Second Virginia Convention of 1775.

As a way to mark the anniversary, the family shared famous speeches, sang songs and read poems.

“The idea was to stir our hearts to consider the liberty we have in America,” Erber said.

When Erber told others about what the family had done, they wanted to join in the celebration.

“It grew out of simple interest,” he said of the event that in years past has drawn 1,100 attendees.

Today, the Liberty Day event spans two days, this year beginning March 7 at the Starline Factory in Harvard.

Liberty Day 2014 WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. March 7, concert with Charlie Zahm and Tad Marks; 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 8, Liberty Day Conference; 6 p.m. Liberty Day Celebration, featuring entertainment, a fashion show, a reenactment of the Second Virginia Convention of 1775, and a dance.

WHERE: Starline Factory, 300 W. Front St., Harvard COST & INFO: $35 a person, $60 a family. Information: www.libertyday.net or 815245-8741.

The centerpiece of the celebration is a costumed re-enactment of the Second Virginia Convention of 1775, featuring Henry’s famous speech. The opposing views also will be presented to give audience members a richer understanding of the debate of the day.

“We try to put the drama amidst the audience,” Erber said. “You feel you are one of the delegates. The debate is happening all around you.”

From 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, a concert by Philadelphia baritone Charlie Zahm and Baltimore fiddler Tad Marks

will feature Celtic, Maritime and Early American music.

“I really enjoy the history in that music,” Erber said. “It tells us something more about the history and the people.”

Saturday’s festivities will open with the Liberty Day Conference from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Paul Jehle of Plymouth, Mass., will discuss the foreign policy of the Founding Fathers, current policy and what the Bible has to say about it.

“They had a biblical eye on these issues,” Erber said of the Founding Fathers.

Jehle is the education director for the Plymouth Rock Foundation, the founder of Heritage Institute Ministries, the founder and principal of New Testament Christian School, and the pastor of New Testament Church.

At 6 p.m. Saturday, the Liberty Day Celebration will include entertainment, a costume parade, the re-enactment and a dance featuring the Virginia Reel and other historical dances. The dances will be “called” and taught so that all can join in.

Participants are encouraged to dress in period costume if they would like, Erber said.

“It’s a family-friendly event,” he said.

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The cast of a new variety show, the Woodstock Roundup Radio Program, rehearses at the Starline Factory in Harvard.

Artists free to express ideas • STARLINE Continued from page 9 And much like the art spaces, the possibilities are limited only by one’s creativity.

“It’s a big blank canvas,” Baber said of the room that is booked solid for 2014 and for more than half of 2015.

“We’re already getting inquiries for 2016,” she said. “It’s pretty exciting.

We’re very, very busy.”

This “no-rules” approach, aided by the creativity and innovation that Kinney’s team brings to the building, also applies to the artists’ studios.

“This is an artists’ community,” Baber said of the studios, which feature exposed brick, high ceilings,

lots of natural light and wood floors. “We want them to be absolutely free to put their ideas and personality into it.”

A lack of limits also keeps Kinney open to further possibilities for the Starline.

He hopes to open a coffee shop in the building sometime in the spring, and there’s also talk of a restaurant.

Once an elevator is installed, a set of pews will join a church’s former pipe organ in a chapel to complement the space used for weddings.

“It’s one of those things you don’t put limits on,” Baber said of how the Starline has continued to evolve.

“It’s a big work in progress.”

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By LISA A. FLAM The Associated Press Jillian Mackey had seen wedding favors that seemed like an afterthought, and she knew she did not want to give one of those – an impractical trinket that would likely get tossed in the trash or thrown in a drawer.

So during her year-long engagement to Jason Simms, the couple picked blackberries, strawberries and rhubarb in Oregon, where they lived; gathered cactus pears in New Mexico, where he grew up; and plucked blueberries and apricots when they relocated to her home state, Connecticut. By the time they married Aug. 2 in New Haven, Conn., the bride, who learned to make jam as a girl, had turned their bounty into dozens of jars of jam for their 135 wedding guests.

The idea was to create a favor that was personalized and different, “something I could really feel came from us as a couple, that we had actually put time and effort into,” Jillian Simms said.

The wedding favor – that little thank-you-for-coming gift – has risen to new heights.

“It’s not just Jordan almonds and chocolate truffles anymore,” said Jennifer Condon, wedding style and

registry director for Brides magazine. “It’s anything that’s meaningful to the bride and groom. It’s really anything goes with favors.”

With so many choices, made even more numerous with personalization and online inspiration, favors have become more specific to the couple, their wedding theme or the venue.

“It used to be more tchotchke-type items – candles, bottle stoppers, picture frames – just really generic things that you can get in bulk easily without putting too much thought into it,” said Amy Frugoli, a wedding planner in San Jose, Calif. “And now it’s more personalized, well-thought-out and usable items.”

Great favors nowadays include food and photos – things guests can enjoy immediately and that aren’t “going to clutter their house,” said Frugoli, who also co-owns a sweets company.

When the party is over, guests can find bags and containers to fill with decorated cookies, candy from a colorful buffet, popcorn in fun flavors or the fixings for s’mores.

Heartier fare, such as pizza and crepes, is sometimes served up after a night of drinking and dancing.

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gourmet gift, such as an herbinfused salt or a small bottle of wine, or vinegar or olive oil in a distinctive flavor.

Couples with a cooking specialty might offer homemade goodies, often with custom labels and packaging.

“If there’s something they’re known for or they do well or they want to share with people, I’m seeing them make their own stuff,” she said.

A favor can also do double duty.

“Instead of one large centerpiece, a bride will do eight tiny little vases that create a centerpiece together, and each person takes one home as a favor,” Condon said. Or there might be picture frames holding the table numbers.

Frugoli has seen couples grow “braver,” more willing to eschew tradition and give what feels right to them.

Those with an outdoor ceremony in a cool setting might give fleece blankets; others might hand out hangover kits with mints and pain reliever.

Or they can customize a drink cozy or tin of tea.

“The result is phenomenal,” Frugoli said. “They feel happy giving those things out because it has a purpose. The guests are happy because they are getting something fun, cool and unique.”

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Lance - Fabian Engagement Announcement has been made of the engagement and wedding plans for Sara Lance and Timo Fabian.

Sara grew up in McHenry, Illinois and is the daughter of Roger and Judy Lance, also from McHenry and long time members of First Baptist Church. Timo is from Mannheim, Germany and is the oldest son of Richard and Birgit Fabian.

The bride-to-be attended Fox Valley Christian School in McHenry and was also home-schooled. She graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago with a BA in Oil Painting. Sara also worked with Spotlight Youth Theater, based in Cary, IL, involved with several counties in northern Illinois as production director and teacher of this Christian Theater program. And, she was employed with Cuginos Gormet Food of Cary, IL. The Lance’s now reside in Nashville, Tennessee area where Sara and Timo met last July.

Currently, Sara is an art instructor at Uptown Art in Hendersonville and Franklin, Tennessee, and also teaches in Gymboree in Green Hills area of Nashville. Her fiancé Timo played professional club soccer while in Germany and is also a mechanic for heavy duty highway machinery, working here in America for a German Company. Timo has traveled with his job to Australia where he lived a few years and wants to take Sara back to visit and travel other countries in Europe. Along with traveling, they share interests like camping, fishing and outdoor activities. Timo’s parents will arrive in America early for wedding preparations as Birgit, mother of the groom, will be cooking the reception dinner and arranging the flowers for the wedding. A spring wedding is planned for April 2014 in Brentwood, Tennessee.

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By Karly Bulinski

Twenty-eight. That’s the number of Olympic medals that came back to US soil adorned on the necks of our American athletes. We all know the hard work and dedication that it took our Olympians to win those medals, but what about the medals themselves? How much are they worth? Is a gold medal really gold?

How long does it take to make an Olympic medal?

Sochi had a record breaking year with the production and awarding of 1300 Olympic medals, that’s more than any other country has given out thus far. The reason being was the addition of 12 new winter Olympic sports. The Olympic committee requires that each medal measure at least 6mm thick and 60mm in diameter. Sochi’s were 10mm thick, that’s about 100 sheets of computer paper or the diameter of a 3.8ct. diamond, and 100mm in diameter, that’s about 4 inches or a little bigger than a hockey puck.

The gold medals are not actually gold! The last time a solid gold medal was awarded was in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, after that they became gold plated. This years gold medals are 526 grams of silver plated with 6 grams of gold giving it an estimated value of $583. The silver medal is 525 grams of silver making it worth about $338 and the bronze medal is only worth about 5 bucks.

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This year’s medals depict the snowy peaks and sandy beaches that are Russia. They also have a quilted pattern depicting the culture of Russia. From start to finish, it took 18 hours to create each medal. A select few special commemorative medals will include a piece of the Chelyabinsk meteorite that fell from the sky and crash-landed into a Russian lake last February.

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Mrs. Cheryl Voss of McHenry & Mr. Robert Perrone of Chicago announce the engagement of their daughter Jesica Perrone to Cory Tomasino, son of Robert & Kathleen Tomasino of Austin TX. Jesica Perrone graduated from Jacobs HS in 2008 and The University of Illinois at Chicago in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. She is currently employed as a Postpartum Nurse at Northwestern Memorial Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago.

Cory Tomasino graduated from Jacobs HS in 2006 and Western Illinois University in 2011 with a Degree in Hotel/ Restaurant Management. He is currently employed with Southern Wine & Spirits as an Executive Merchandiser.

Ken and Nancy Arndt of Algonquin are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Stephen, to Kylie Kleinhans.

Kylie is the daughter of Rick and Vicki Kleinhans of Naperville.

She is a 2003 graduate of Neuqua Valley High School and a 2007 graduate of the University of Iowa.

Kylie is a 3rd grade teacher in Lake Forest.

Steve is a 2003 graduate of Jacobs High School and a 2007 graduate of the University of Kentucky.

He is the Director of Partner Development for Machinima in Chicago.

The couple are planning a June 14, 2014 wedding in Naperville.

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“Non-Stop” STARRING: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Lupita Nyong’o PLOT: An air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages that put his fellow passengers at risk unless the airline transfers $150 million into an off-shore account.

RATED: PG-13, for intense sequences of action and violence, some language, sensuality and drug references TIME: 1 hour, 36 minutes VERDICT: Settling in for a film that takes place almost entirely on an airplane, as does the latest Liam Neeson action flick “Non-Stop,” one’s instinct is to search for the nearest sleeping pill. It takes an awful lot of implausibility to keep the story airborne. But the question is – as was with the similarly Europeanbacked, one-word titled thrillers “Taken,” “Taken 2” and “Unknown” – what to make of this unlikely action hero turn for Neeson at 61? The movies, “Non-Stop” included, are simple, mostly serviceable genre flicks that are smart enough to dispense with exposition but not witty enough to put three acts together. Neeson’s presence – wounded, intelligent, honorable – is much sturdier than these films, which he elevates with ease. On “60 Minutes” recently, Neeson was himself bemused and rather sheepish about this career turn to movies he acknowledged were “straight-to-video” stuff. But his suggestion that he came to “Taken” and the rest because it allowed him to busy himself after the death of his wife, Natasha Richardson, gives these movies a melancholy poetry: The weary Neeson, kicking butt to keep the demons at bay. – The Associated

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“Pompeii” STARRING: Kit Harington, CarrieAnne Moss, Emily Browning, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Paz Vega, Jared Harris, Kiefer Sutherland PLOT: Set in 79 A.D., “Pompeii” tells the epic story of Milo, a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to the corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvlus erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena

LOCAL SHOWTIMES to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.

RATED: PG-13 for intense battle sequences, disaster-related action and brief sexual content.

TIME: 1 hour, 35 minutes VERDICT: “Pompeii” has a killer ending. Billowing clouds of ash swallow the ancient Roman town, and fireballs rain down from above; whole city blocks slide into the sea, and a tsunami tears through the streets, leveling everything in its path. When Mount Vesuvius erupts – feel free to direct spoiler complaints to Pliny the Younger – the movie is completely absorbing. You just have to sit through more than an hour of derivative plot and tired dialogue to get there. The similarities between “Gladiator” and “Pompeii” are hard to overstate. In both cases, you have a warrior who’s enslaved after his family is murdered. In both cases, he turns out to have an exceptional talent for killing people, he befriends an African gladiator, and he falls in love with a woman leagues above his social standing. But only in “Pompeii” does the protagonist talk to horses. Milo (Kit Harington from “Game of Thrones”) could be a star if he weren’t stuck in provincial Londinium. Most of the movie is taken up by scene after scene of gladiatorial games, but when Milo isn’t fighting, he’s sharing passionate looks with Cassia and steely glares with Corvus.

None of this really matters once the ground begins to shake. Then the movie transitions from a “Gladiator” clone to a less successful Roland Emmerich catastrophe pic. That being said, “Pompeii” does Emmerich one better in the special effects department. – The Washington Post

“Son of God” STARRING: Diogo Morgado, Amber Rose Revah and Sebastian Knapp PLOT: The life story of Jesus is told from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection.

RATED: PG-13 for intense and bloody depiction of crucifixion, and for some sequences of violence.

TIME: 2 hours, 18 minutes VERDICT: Is it possible to love Jesus and not like “Son of God”? That’s the slightly discomfiting question some viewers might face upon seeing the feature film, presented by producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett as a condensed form of their 2013 His-

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“Son of God” continually falls prey to starchy, even sophomoric literalism, with Jesus’ teachings sounding like

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Don’t expect to see a great film, or even a very good one. Whether you discover a meaningful channel with which to continue your walk with the film’s protagonist, however, is strictly between you and their God.

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