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With all the attention usually on quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers, linemen are the unsung heroes on football teams. But the Plano Reapers were among those in the front lines who got some significant notice as well as an exercise in team-building at West Aurora High School’s annual “Big Butts” competition. See Sports, page 12.

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School leader urges sharing Wants Plano School Board to focus on communication

By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com

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Lineman Noah Hernandez pushes the sled during the obstacle course at the “Battle of the Big Butts” at West Aurora High School.

West Nile virus found in Plano, Oswego areas SHAW MEDIA Kendall County Health Department has issued a warning that mosquito batches collected earlier this month in both Oswego and Plano have tested positive for West Nile virus.

Positive mosquito batches have also been found in several other surrounding counties in-

cluding DuPage, Kane and Will, in addition to counties in central and southern Illinois.

The Kendall County Health Department would like to remind citizens that the risk of West Nile virus infection is greatest from July through the first hard frost in the fall. During this time, please take appropriate actions in order to protect yourself and

your loved ones.

To date, no human cases of West Nile virus have been identified. However, the positive batch results indicate that the virus has emerged and is in our backyards. Residents should take necessary precautions to protect themselves from mosquitoes.

The best way to prevent West Nile or any other mosquito-borne

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disease is to reduce the number of mosquitoes around your home and to take personal precautions to avoid mosquito bites.

The Kendall County Health Department recommends the following precautions: • Eliminate all sources of standing water that can support

See WEST NILE, page 2

Plano School Board members have good ideas that the public might be interested in, Superintendent Dr. Hector Garcia said at this week’s school board meeting.

He said a recent statistic claimed that 60 percent of Americans get their news from either Facebook or Twitter.

“I don’t agree with that, but it’s not up to me to say what Americans should or should not be reading. I just know that if this is the current reality, I think we need to get our administrative com- Inside munication out,” he said.

Q New Garcia said he hires, resigcould tweet a mes- nations at sage to the people Plano School three times a week.

District.

“We have 12 adPage 3 ministrators. Just Q Plano imagine; what if School they all tweeted just three times a Board has week. Could par- candidates ents get some crit- for assistant ical information principal. they did not know Page 3 about?” he asked.

He noted that there is rarely any member of the public in attendance at school board meetings.

“Maybe they didn’t attend the winter musical with the entire gym packed with parents and a record number of musicians performing. How would you know what’s going on? How would you know that the board supports every student who wants to play an instrument? They simply say ‘I want to play,’ and we take care of all the expenses,” he said.

This is the type of information he wants the administrators to tweet so residents who use Twitter can find out what’s going on in the district.

See PLANO SCHOOLS, page 3

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By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com If you have not been attacked by mosquitoes recently, you either never leave home or you are living in a bubble.

Mayor Bob Hausler told Plano City Council members recently that he asked John McGinnis to look into spraying for mosquitoes. Recent rains have brought them out in droves, he said.

McGinnis said he was told by offi-

cials from Clarke Outdoor Spraying that treating the city would cost $70 per road mile.

“We’ve got about 50 miles of road so we’re talking about $3,500 for one spraying,” he said.

The mayor was talking about spraying a couple days before Superfest, a downtown festival scheduled in August.

Representatives from Clarke recommended at least two sprayings for Plano.

“They said that with a rain like

this, ten days from now the mosquitoes will hatch, and if we get another rain they’ll be hatching again ten days later.

“If July is anything like June, we’ll need to be spraying every day,” he said.

One council member said they have at least $6,000 in the budget.

“This is enough for one spraying,” Hausler said.

He suggested they get the issue on the agenda for a future council meeting so it can be approved.

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• When outdoors, wear shoes and socks, long pants and a long-sleeved shirt, and apply insect repellent that includes DEET. • Make sure doors and windows have tight-fitting screens. Repair or replace screens that have tears or other openings. Try to keep doors and windows shut, especially at

night.

Additional information on West Nile virus and West Nile virus surveillance can be obtained by calling Environmental Health Services at the Kendall County Health Department, 630-553-9100, or visit the Illinois Department of Public Health’s website at www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/wnv.htm.

parking lot plan

Expansion project set for next year

By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com

Plano City Council members have accepted a proposal from Thom Excavating Co. to prepare the John Street parking lot for paving at a cost not to exceed $19,000.

This will allow the city to expand the lot, but the work will not be done until next year, according to John McGinnis, public works director.

Mayor Bob Hausler said the city received another proposal for the work, but it was for more than $30,000.

Hausler said the expansion would be at the northeast corner of West and John streets. It would be a continuation on the south side of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks west of Center Street.

McGinnis said the lot is about 120 by 90 feet in size but he could not estimate how many additional parking spaces there will be.

He noted that the railroad owns a strip of land between this site and the present city parking lot.

Thom Excavating Co. said they would prepare the site so it could be paved over for parking. This includes filling an existing basement on the lot, McGinnis said.

Hausler said the city purchased the land from a lumber dealer who agreed to remove an existing structure from the property.

The council’s vote to proceed was unanimous.

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Resignations, new hires announced

By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com Students returning to schools in Plano District 88 will see some new faces this year, while others will no longer be there.

Resignations were accepted by school board members from Jen Cagney, Plano High School math teacher; Laura Gonzalez, first-grade bilingual teacher at P.H. Miller School; Elizabeth Kee, first-grade teacher at P.H. Miller School; Jeanene Messick, instructional aide at Plano Middle School; and Nicole McKean, instructional coach at Plano Middle School, a position she had been hired to fill at the previous board meeting.

They approved hiring Abby Alvarez as principal for Centennial School with a salary of $77,800 and Steve Hanson as assistant principal at Plano High School at a salary of $75,000. But Hanson resigned from the po-

sition at the July 20 board meeting to accept a principal position in another district.

Kathy Tyler was hired as a technology coordinator for ten months at an amount to be determined.

Contracts were approved for three new teachers.

Nathan Hill was hired as a special education teacher and Amanda Hitzeman was hired as a math teacher, both at Plano High School.

Lindsay Marshall was hired as a first-grade teacher at P.H. Miller School.

Ashley Prickett was hired as a special education teacher on a half-time basis and as a permanent sub on a half-time basis.

Don Riddle was hired as head mechanic for the district and Jamison Wetzel as an interim administrative assistant for fiscal services.

All changes were approved by the board at a special meeting held earlier this month.

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He then put the board members on the spot by asking them what they could do to communicate with the residents. “I want to challenge the board to communicate our progress,” he added.

Board member Shalley Wakeman said she was aware that many people read the Plano Record and the board minutes after meetings to learn what is happening at meetings.

She suggested taking the most important item or up to three items from each board meeting and putting an article about them on the website or Facebook in addition to the Record writing about them.

“What if we had a guest author from the board writing about it? We have seven [board] members and each month one of them could write an article on what

he or she thinks is important. It could be put in the Record, on the website or Facebook. Once every seven months is not unreasonable.”

Tim Campbell, board president, said there are student programs that could be discussed in these columns to keep parents informed.

Also, he said, the Premier Awards each spring that give credit to teachers, staff members, board members and administrators for what they’ve done during the year would be a good topic for a column. It could be promoted better, he added.

“These are just ideas but I think we should brainstorm them,” Garcia said.

This also could include every administrator writing a column, he also suggested.

He asked board members to think about it and bring their ideas to the next board meeting for discussion.

Assistant principal resigns Board weighs options for Plano High School position after new hire leaves

By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com An administrator who was hired at the July 9 Plano School Board meeting has resigned from the position, board members were told at Monday’s meeting.

Superintendent of Schools Hector Garcia said Steve Hanson resigned from his $75,000 assistant principal position at Plano High School because he had learned of a principal position elsewhere, applied for it and was accepted.

Garcia said he accepted Hanson’s resignation rather than hold him back from advancing his career.

Garcia gave the board suggestions on three ways they might fill the vacancy before school starts for the year when 640 students return to classes.

He said they could hire someone with experience to fill the administration position, hire someone as a dean and divide the assistant principal duties among other administrators, or go to a third nontraditional alternative.

They hope to find an administrator for the position who has high school experience. The path to follow usually goes from being a high school dean to assistant principal, he said.

Although it is late to be looking for people, Garcia said, there are some out there who may have re-

will be for a lack of candidate qualifications, not a lack of interest in the job.

“We don’t want to hire anyone except the best candidate for the job, so we’re willing to look at multiple cently moved to the area because of a options,” he said. spouse who was transferred.

One concern is how much time And sometimes a principal will the district will have to spend with want to reduce his or her level of a new hire so he or she could start responsibility by accepting an assis- work as soon as possible. A month tant principal position, he said. Be- would be sufficient to get an assising a principal is not as easy as one tant principal up-to-speed for the job, might expect, he added.

Garcia said.

Garcia said the major responsibilIf they hired a dean of students it ities for this assistant would take a bit lonprincipal (one of two ger for training, he “We don’t want to at the high school) are said. But even a teachstudent services. And hire anyone except er accepting a dean the major component position would not the best candidate take long because of of student services is discipline, which time they’ve spent for the job, so we’re the in Illinois usually reworking on their masquires a Type 75 Certer’s degree, he added. willing to look at tificate, he added.

If the dean route multiple options.”

“We could shift were followed, the assome of the student sistant principal’s duHector Garcia services responsibilties would be divided Superintendent of Schools ities to other people up between the dean, and move forward the present assistant with a dean candidate,” he said. principal and the principal.

The third, or nontraditional, opWhat happens the following year tion is the least favored. It would will depend on what position is filled mean using someone who does not this year and how the arrangement have the Type 75 Certificate, but who works out, he said. works well with kids. Garcia said he “Finding someone for assistant believes the district will find some- principal is our first priority. I’m one for one of the first two options, hoping we get a passionate and carbut he presented this one to the board ing candidate for the assistant printo let them know there is a “safety cipal position,” he said. net” in case it’s needed.

District leaders want to have Garcia said he believes there will someone chosen so their appointbe an interest in the assistant princi- ment can be approved at the Aug. 17 pal job. If they don’t find someone it board meeting.

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Firefighters rescue 2 men from Fox River

Bristol-Kendall Fire Department firefighters rescued two fishermen who attempted to wade across the Fox River and ended up stranded on an island in downtown Yorkville on Tuesday night.

According to Yorkville police reports, the men, ages 49 and 38, were fishing west of the dam, and attempted to wade across the river.

One of the men fell in the river and called for help. The

other man helped him out of the river and onto an island east of the Route 47 bridge.

The men were then stranded on the island and were unable to get back across the river, the report said.

The men were rescued by boat by the Bristol-Kendall Fire department’s Water Rescue Team at about 8:45 p.m.

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Matchlocks, wheelocks and flintlocks REFLECTIONS Roger Matile Gun violence is much in the news these days.

The unfortunate fact seems to be that the United States has an overabundance of firearms due to our historic decision to make sure every farmer had the means to fend off tyranny.

Guns of all kinds have been such a tradition in America that gun-derived terms have entered everyday language. When someone says they’re selling out lock, stock, and barrel, they probably don’t realize they’re referring to the three major parts of a flintlock rifle or musket.

Hair trigger, misfire, quick on the trigger, ramrod straight, keep your powder dry, keep your sights set, and other such terms all hark back to the days when, we are told, everyone kept a loaded musket behind the door in the cabin to guard against marauding Indians.

The very first European settlers in North America brought crude matchlock firearms with them. To fire them, the weaponeer had to light a slow-burning length of fuse, called a slow match, the smoldering end of which was gripped in the jaws of the weapon’s hammer.

After loading the matchlock, the trigger was pulled, which pressed the lighted end of the match into the gunpowder causing the weapon to fire. Needless to say, a bit of rain or wind pretty much eliminated any gunfighting.

Matchlocks were replaced by wheellocks, which used a spring-driven wheel that spun a bit

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Closeup of the flintlock of a Brown Bess musket used by the British Army during the 18th and 19th centuries. Note the flint clamped in the hammer’s jaws, the open frizzen, and the built-in cover that protected priming powder in the pan from damp or wind. of flint against a piece of high-carbon steel to create sparks that ignited the weapon’s gunpowder.

Wheellocks were better and more dependable than matchlocks, but their complicated actions made wheellocks very expensive.

Then some bright person invented the flintlock. The first flintlock was called the snaphaunce.

Although the name’s Dutch in origin, it’s unclear whether the Dutch invented the snaphaunce, which featured a hammer that held a small piece of flint in its jaws that, when the trigger was pulled, rotated against a piece of high-carbon steel called the frizzen, creating sparks that fell into a small open pan filled with finely ground gunpowder to set off the gun’s charge. The Achilles heel of the snaphaunce was that

open pan, a defect corrected when the true flintlock was developed.

“Flintlock” refers to the mechanism that caused the ignition of a weapon’s gunpowder. Similar to the snaphaunce, the flintlock included a hammer with jaws gripping a piece of flint, a priming pan, and a frizzen against which the flint struck, causing sparks. The hammer was spring driven, snapping forward when the trigger was pulled. The flint in the hammer jaws struck hard against the frizzen, creating sparks. The frizzen was driven forward by the force of the flint scraping against it, uncovering the priming pan (the covered pan was the improvement that made the flintlock so much more dependable than the snaphaunce), in which a pinch of very finely ground gunpowder had

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caliber. They were made famous during the Revolutionary War by small units of riflemen who earned far bigger reputations than their numbers justified.

The regular military was slow to adopt the rifle because early rifles had octagon shaped barrels that prevented fitting bayonets, and bayonets were important weapons in the days of single shot firearms. But in 1803, the U.S. Army finally adopted, for limited use, the Harper’s Ferry rifle. Although muskets were still favored for the regular Army, Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery was outfitted with Harper’s Ferry rifles.

When the first settlers arrived here in Kendall County, not all of them were armed. The ones who were often brought surplus smoothbore flintlock muskets of War of 1812 vintage. Flintlocks had the advantage of being able to double as fire-starters – they could just as easily set fire to a wad of tow or shredded grass as priming powder.

Surprisingly few early settlers were armed. During the Black Hawk War of 1832, when more than 120 settlers from Will and Kendall counties fled to Walker’s Grove –now Plainfield – for mutual safety, they took inventory and found they only had four firearms among them.

The frontier era in Kendall County lasted less than 10 years, during which a relatively small number of residents owned firearms. It may seem odd to those of us raised on Westerns and historical fiction, but it’s probably safe to say that county residents, on a per capita basis, are better armed today than they were in 1832.

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been placed. The sparks created were directed into the pan by the curved face of the frizzen, setting off the priming powder.

Part of the resulting flame went through the touchhole into the weapon’s barrel, where it set off the main powder charge.

At least that was the plan.

With such a complicated chain of events, misfires were common. If it was raining, wet priming powder wouldn’t set off the weapon, and if it was particularly windy, the wind might blow the powder out of the pan before it could ignite. Or the touchhole might be clogged.

And a musket or rifle had to be loaded just right in order to fire, too.

The powder had to be measured and poured into the barrel, and then if it was a musket (smooth barreled), the musket ball was simply dropped down the barrel, followed by a bit of paper wadding to hold the ball in place. After loading the priming pan received its bit of gunpowder, and the frizzen was closed, the hammer cocked, aim was taken, and the trigger pulled. If all went well, the gun fired.

Smooth-bored muskets were the favored arm of the militaries of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and the first half of the 19th centuries. They were easy to load and could be fired relatively rapidly. Rifled arms were made popular by the German Jaegers (hunters) who accompanied European armies as scouts.

Over here in the New World, Pennsylvania German gunsmiths modified the jaeger rifle, which was short and usually of large caliber (.69 was popular), into what today is misnamed the Kentucky rifle.

These slim, graceful, accurate rifles were long, about five feet, and had relatively small bores of .36 to .45

FORUM Be more careful

To the editor: My son has been an agricultural truck driver for 8 years. He has a CDL license.

Trucks are always on the road, and ag trucks right now are moving corn getting ready for the fall harvest.

He is what I would consider a professional driver, he isn’t the run-of-the-mill normal driver on the road going to and from work. He is only on the road hauling product.

Today he was pulled over on I-88 for moving into the third (last) left lane. Trucks are restricted to the two right lanes, which is known by most truck drivers. However, a run-of-the-mill pickup driver pulling a trailer had just come flying onto the highway, moving a car toward my son’s truck that would not have moved otherwise, causing my son to move into that third lane rather than creating an accident with a likely fatality given the fact that my son’s truck weighs 80,000 pounds.

There was a State Police car in the far left lane, which my son saw, but again to avoid a catastrophe, he had to move his rig into the cop’s lane, normally not an issue. He wasn’t speeding.

He didn’t camp out in the third lane but travelled under ½ mile before being able to move back into the proper lane. The cop saw this, but his dash camera did not. To his credit, when he pulled my son over, he said he saw what had happened, but was required to give a warning to him that will be on my son’s CDL record for a year.

Anyone would understand that my son’s actions were smart as he avoided a serious, possibly fatal collision.

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Common sense would have meant leaving him alone since he avoided a hazardous situation. There are trucks in the outer left lane for longer than they should be. I am aware of them when I travel. But in this case, the cop saw yet his hands were tied as to the result.

I’m thankful my son didn’t get a ticket for his short visit in the left lane. However, there is a huge lack of common sense when the cop can’t even use his own words in a written report.

We live in a cover-your-butt world, obvious when we can’t allow good drivers to be recognized as good drivers while the average driver who can’t seem to use common sense behind the wheel is allowed on the

same highway with little accountability.

We are quick to blame truck drivers who make their living on the highways. They are far more responsible than your average driver.

There is more at stake for them.

Yes, we have those who fall asleep or drive dangerous equipment, but I would travel the highways at night just to avoid the type of driver my son ran across this morning.

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7 years for vehicle theft PLANO RECORD Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis has announced that Todd Logue, 54, of the 300 block of McHugh Road of Yorkville, was sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections in connection with an incident last fall.

Judge Timothy J. McCann sentenced Logue after he was convicted of aggravated unlawful possession of a converted motor vehicle and for attempting to disarm a peace officer. Logue pleaded guilty to both crimes.

The charges stem from an incident that occurred Oct. 15, 2014, in Yorkville.

In the incident, Yorkville police officers were dis-

patched to a crash with injuries. Upon arriving at the crash site at Route 34 and Countryside Parkway in Yorkville, officers saw the vehicle involved in the crash was on its roof, power lines were down, and Logue, the driver of the vehicle, was being assisted by two other people.

As officers approached, Logue became visibly upset and lunged at them. He ran at one of the Yorkville officers, attempting to take her service weapon.

Officers tried to restrain Logue, who broke away and ran toward one of the vehicles of the people who had stopped to help.

Logue got into a 2012 Chevy Tahoe belonging to a Jack Taxis, without the permission of Taxis, and sped away. He crashed the Tahoe into several utility poles near the intersection of Route 34 and Autumn Creek Boulevard. The Tahoe was a total loss because of the

damage. Logue was also injured in the crash.

Logue was charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated unlawful possession of a converted motor vehicle and attempting to disarm a peace officer, both of which are felonies.

Weis thanked the people who stopped to help Logue.

“This sentence and case should not overshadow the efforts and intentions of the good Samaritans who were willing to assist Mr. Logue during the first crash. It is because of individuals like Mr. Taxis that make Kendall County as special place. I am glad to see that Mr. Taxis has stated that he would make the same decision again if called upon to do so,” Weis said.

In addition to the sevenand five-year prison sentences, Logue will also be required to serve a term of mandatory supervised release. The sentences will be served concurrently.

Traffic warrants Plano police took a 29-yearold man into custody at about 6 p.m. July 17 in the 6800

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block of West Route 34 on two outstanding warrants, reports said. Cesar Baca, of the 3000 block of Courtney Street, Plano, was wanted in Kendall County and Aurora for failure to appear in court on alleged traffic violations, according to the report.

No valid license Levi C. Smith, 22, of the 1000 block of East Union

Street, Earlville, was charged at about 5 p.m. July 15 with failure to appear on a DuPage County warrant for driving on a suspended license, Plano police said. Police stopped Smith’s vehicle at Route 34 and Turner Avenue, reports said. Smith also was charged with having no valid driver’s license, according to the report. An Aug. 25 court date was set.

LITTLE ROCK-FOX FIRE AND AMBULANCE CALLS July 13 7:21 a.m., 2000 block of Rosemary Circle, Lake Holiday, structure fire.

7:50 a.m., 300 block of East Railroad Street, Sandwich, mutual aid.

8:01 a.m., 1800 Laverne Drive, Lake Holiday, power lines down.

8:04 a.m., 400 block of East South Street, Plano, power lines down.

8:43 a.m., 4600 block of Needham Road, Little Rock Township, ambulance request.

10:07 a.m., 300 block of West Church Street, Plano, fire alarm.

9:01 p.m., 600 block of Abe Street, Plano, ambulance request.

July 14 No reports listed July 15 7:56 a.m., 0-99 block of Ben Street, Plano, ambulance request.

July 16 6:38 p.m., 100 block of Sweetbriar Place, Plano, ambulance request.

6:46 p.m., Little Rock Road and Route 34, undetermined.

July 17 9:04 a.m., 500 block of North Main Street, Sandwich, ambulance request.

12:44 p.m., 1400 block of Chestnut Lane, Yorkville, fire alarm.

1:38 p.m., 2800 block of McMurtrie Court, Yorkville, fire alarm.

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The sixth annual Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 26, at the Leon Burson Post 395, American Legion, 510 E. Dearborn St., Plano. Registration ends at noon and trophies will be awarded at 3 p.m. Cost is $10 to register a vehicle. The first 100 entrants will receive a dash plaque. Carousel Sound will provide music all day. Lunch and refreshments will be available for purchase. The public is invited to show vehicles, have lunch or just enjoy the day.

2:53 p.m., 100 block of Waubonsee Drive, Plano, motor vehicle accident.

6:42 p.m., 0-99 block of Fox Run Drive, Millbrook, ambulance request.

July 18 5:57 a.m., 300 block of East Park Street, Plano, carbon monoxide detector.

8:07 a.m., 100 block of North West Street, Plano, ambulance request.

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July 19 2:11 a.m., 3600 block of Thomas Court, Plano, fire alarm.

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8 a.m., 3300 block of Clason Street, Plano, fire alarm.

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Old Ridge Road stop signs to be removed in fall Intersection should be safer, IDOT says; residents skeptical The stop signs at intersection of Old Ridge Road and Route 126 in NaAuSay Township south of Oswego are scheduled to come down soon. Dave Broviak, an engineer with the Illinois Department of Transportation, said this week that they plan to award a contract for the work on July 31 and if all goes according to plan the project could be completed this fall.

The new intersection at Ridge Road and Route 126 near the village of Plainfield opened in November. The highway project swung a portion of Ridge Road north of Wheeler Road to the east, connecting it to a portion of Ridge Road (formerly Plainfield Road) north of Route 126. The project included constructing a new fourway intersection at Route 126 and Ridge Road with traffic lights and turn lanes in all directions. The existing portion of Ridge Road between Wheeler Road and Route 126 remains open to local traffic since there are 20 homes along it, but the road dead-ends.

In November, IDOT took out the flashing red light at the intersection but then reinstalled it later in the month after residents asked them to study the safety of taking out the stop signs.

Patricia Gruber has lived along Ridge Road for most of her life and she said was one of the residents who contacted IDOT with concerns when the light

came down.

“They took the flashing light down and I lost my temper,” she says with a laugh now. She said she wrote a letter because she knew the stop signs were coming down next.

“If we hadn’t made any noise there would have already been some fairly serious accidents there because they wouldn’t have done anything to the sight line until after accidents happened,” she said. “And that’s what I don’t like about the approach here.”

Since then, Gruber said, IDOT met with residents last week and she felt that they listened to more of the residents’ concerns. She added that she had been unhappy about the situation but felt better once she left that meeting last week.

“The meeting improved things and I actually knew that people there had looked at the number and calculated the probability and made a reasoned decision. I’m not agreeing with the decision but I get now that they actually looked at it and that to me is reassuring,” she said.

IDOT officials say taking the stop signs down and improving the sight line at the intersection will make it safer. Residents living along Old Ridge Road say they are skeptical that the stop signs need to be removed.

Broviak said shortly after that, construction should begin on grinding down the hill and raising part of the intersection in

PLANO COMMUNITY LIBRARY EVENTS Upcoming programs for adults: Writer’s Group meets from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Come join other writers to discuss your work. Meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month in the Library Board Room. No registration required. Open to adults and high school students.

Movie Matinee will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 24.

Come watch a timely 2014 documentary about farm workers, supermarkets and what we seldom think about regarding the produce we buy: When supermarket chains compel farmers to sell produce at very low prices, the result is unfair wages and subhuman working conditions for farm workers.

Some workers are fighting to help morality triumph over corporate greed.

New Life for Old Bags meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Aug. 8.

Help make sleeping mats for the homeless. Volunteers will meet at the library on

the second Saturday of every month to make “plarn” (discarded plastic shopping bags cut into strips for crocheting). Volunteers are also needed to crochet mats at home. Donated plastic bags for the project can be dropped off at the library. For more information, contact Ceil Carey at jackandceil@ att.net or 708-846-1704.

Drop-In Job Search and Résumé Help will meet from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 13.

Come to the library for oneon-one assistance. An Illinois workNet representative will be available to answer your job search questions and provide résumé assistance.

Smallville Superfest Book Sale will be held Aug. 14-22.

The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held in the meeting room during regular library hours. On Aug. 22, all items will be sold for $4 a bag (bags are provided) and the sale will close at 2 p.m. All VHS tapes and audio cassettes will be given away on the last day of the sale.

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A sign indicates to drivers that Old Ridge Road at Route 126 is no longer open to traffic. IDOT intends to remove the four-way stop at the intersection but nearby residents have safety concerns. about six to eight weeks after the contract is awarded.

Gruber said that she doesn’t know if changing the elevation of the intersection will make that much of a difference.

“I’m hopeful that that will be a really big improvement and that that will make me feel much safer but I don’t know,” she said.

The bulk of the road work is milling the pavement eight to nine inches down and then putting a surface course back on top to improve the sight distance for the intersection to the west of Old Ridge Road, according to Broviak.

Crews will eliminate the blind spot where cars are below the crest and not vis-

ible to drivers at the top of the hill.

“People should be able to pull up and see cars beyond the crest of the hill,” Borviak said. “You can’t see over the crest of the hill there – that portion of the curve. That milling reduces the height of the pavement so that people can see farther.”

The volume of traffic on Ridge Road is about 150 vehicles per day compared to about 6,500 vehicles that travel on Route 126, according to Broviak, which do not warrant a four-way stop.

Jenny Alice, who lives along Old Ridge, said she doesn’t think she will be able to make a left turn at

the intersection without thinking of a fatal accident that occurred on that site in 2004.

“I will never be able to make a left-hand turn onto [Old] Ridge Road without thinking about that girl was rear-ended,” she said.

In April 2004, Shannon Orr was killed in an accident while driving on Route 126 near Ridge Road, which didn’t have stop signs at the time. According to reports at the time, Orr was stopped behind a cement truck, and the driver of a semitrailer hit the rear of her car. The impact pushed her car into the cement truck, the car burst into flames and she was killed.

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“Ultimately we do not want them coming down but we are not being given a choice,” she said. “They want to keep the flow of traffic going.”

Alice said she would also like to see a left turn lane installed on Route 126 but has been told the numbers don’t justify it.

“Everything they do is based on numbers and we don’t have enough residents on our street to justify a left-hand turn lane,” she said.

Broviak explained that if a crash problem develops once they take the stop signs out, they will take action like adding a turn lane.

He added that he knows that seems a bit strange.

“This is a concept that is sometimes difficult to understand – that problem has to exist, right now it doesn’t exist,” he said. “If it exists in the future we can consider that but right now it would be difficult to go in there and build a project and purchase rightof-way without having the warrants. What we always recommend is practicing defensive driving, be aware of your surroundings and realize that the stop signs out there are not warranted.”

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KENDALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S POLICE REPORTS Inmate cited Terence J. Low, 59, of DeKalb, was accused of spitting on two Kendall County sheriff’s corrections deputies at about 1 a.m. July 18 while he was in custody in the Kendall County jail in Yorkville, according to reports.

Drug charges Two people were charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of cannabis after a traffic stop at about 8:50 p.m July 10 at Route 71 and Orchard Road in Bristol Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Charged were Sara A. Nicholson, 30, and Peter D. Nicholson, 35, both of the 0-99 block of Durango Road, Boulder Hill. Sara Nicholson also was charged with driving on a suspended license, according to the report.

Fox Township crash Two people were injured in a one-car crash at about 2:40 p.m. July 11 in the 15000 block of Millhurst Road in Fox Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. According to reports, Beth A. Pifer, 33, of Ottawa, was driving west on Millhurst Road when she lost control

of the vehicle and it left the road and struck a tree. A passerby stopped and picked up Pifer and a passenger in her vehicle, Nicholas J. Zaleski, 33, of the 100 block of Tammy Lane, Somonauk, and drove them to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, according to the report. Pifer was cited with driving too fast for conditions and operating with expired license plates, the report said.

told Kendall County sheriff’s police.

Damage was estimated at about $1,600 per car, the report said.

Oswego Township crash Hannah R. Lobas, 20, of Hemlock Drive, Plainfield, was injured in a crash at about 3:25 p.m. July 11 at Rance and Stewart roads in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

According to reports, Lobas swerved out of her lane of traffic to avoid a vehicle stopped in front of her and struck a second vehicle in the other lane. Lobas was taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center for treatment. She was cited for failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident, reports said.

Vehicles damaged Two vehicles parked in a driveway July 12 in the 100 block of Amesbury Road in Boulder Hill were damaged, the owners

DUI charges Michael J. Paku, 19, of the 600 block of White Oak Way, Yorkville, was charged with DUI at about 10:40 p.m. July 15 at Crimmins and Fox River Drive in Bristol Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Paku also was charged with improper lane usage, driving left of center, and driving under the influence of drugs, according to the report.

Lizzette E. Miller, 23, of the 2000 block of Fieldstone Court, Plainfield, was charged with DUI after a single-car crash at about 3:55 a.m. July 12 at Route 126 and Schlapp Road in Na-Au-Say Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

According to reports, Miller was driving west on Route 126 when her vehicle left the road, struck a culvert and rolled over. Miller was taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center for treatment of multiple injuries, according to the report. Miller also was cited for improper lane usage, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and having no proof of insurance, reports said.

Possession charges Two people are facing charges after a traffic stop at about 6:45 p.m. July 12 at Douglas and Long Beach roads in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Harriet E. Rogers, 21, of the 1100 block of Plum Street, Aurora, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and Kevon D. Bell, 24, of the 1700 block of Middlebury, Lane, Aurora, was charged with possession of cannabis, according to the report.

Damage to property Someone damaged a vacant house between July 10 and 13 in the 14000 block of River Road, Little Rock Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

A damage estimate was not available, according to the report.

Warrant arrest Rodrick K. Moffett, 26, of the 0-99 block of Stratford Road, Boulder Hill, was taken into custody at about 6:30 p.m July 14 on Stratford Road and faces warrant charges on failure to appear in court in Kendall County on a charge of drug paraphernalia possession; from Will County on a charge of driving on a sus-

pended license and from Will County for a charge of civil non-support, according to the police report.

Trespassing charge Joshua A. Dillon, 24, who was listed as homeless, was charged with criminal trespass to real property at about 9:35 p.m. July 14 in the 0-99 block of Briarcliff Road, Boulder Hill, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Dillon has been charged previously with trespassing, according to reports.

Two injuries Two people were treated after a crash at about 5:44 p.m. July 14 at Rance and Stewart roads in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.

According to reports, cars driven by Shelline Bonham, 46, of Plainfield and Stanley J. Bloch, 75, of the 200 block of Fox Chase Drive North, collided. Bloch was taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora and Bonham was treated on the scene and then released.

Bonham was cited for failing to yield at a stop intersection and unlawful use of an electronic communication device, according to the report.

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Creative Play Country Preschool of Plano held their graduation ceremonies at the Plano Public Library in May. Pictured are the students in the MWF morning and afternoon classes. The preschool opened in 1996 and serves children from over 10 different communities. There are a few openings for this fall. Contact Karen Wade for more information at 630-552-3794. ABOVE: The Creative Play Country Preschool MWF morning graduates. BELOW: The Creative Play Country Preschool MWF afternoon graduates.

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Kish sponsors bilingual efforts to fight diabetes Local health system also offers ongoing Spanish language classes PLANO RECORD PLANO – KishHealth System recently wrapped up a free four-week Spanish language diabetes prevention program in Plano which incorporated two other local organizations, Iglesia Luterana Cross and Walmart.

The class, taught by KishHealth System bilingual health promotion specialist Lisseth Cuevas, was held at Iglesia Luterana Cross – a church enrolled and actively involved in KishHealth System’s Community Health Network.

The network is compromised of local community resources which help provide preventative health education classes and assist with nonmedical needs for those enrolled from the member congregations of the CHN. “It was exactly because of the church’s partnership with the CHN that they were able to self-identify a need, which was diabetes – a huge health disparity amongst the Hispanic population. They asked if we had an educational program that we could provide and I was happy to offer the class,” said Cuevas, describing how KishHealth System was able to

partner with the local organization.

The class uses two curriculums: “Road to Health: Diabetes Prevention Program,” supported by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and the National Diabetes Education Program; and “Cooking Matters in the Store,” supported by Share Our Strength organization.

“There are a vast number of resources out there with quality information supported by many of the most leading-edge health care and public health organizations in the nation,” said Cuevas. “And a lot of the information overlaps, so it’s great to be able to teach the lessons with information that is supported by such well-respected and influential organizations.”

The first three weeks at the church covered the “Road to Health” curriculum and ended the fourth class with the “Cooking Matters in the Store” curriculum, which included a tour of Walmart.

The tour was a comprehensive review of the information presented from the “Road to Health” program, and provided hands-

on experience shopping for fruits and vegetables in season; cost effective healthy shopping; reading and understanding nutrition labels; price comparison; and a reminder to make meals, every time, following the USDA’s MyPlate guidelines.

“There is a huge misconception when it comes to eating healthy and shopping on a budget. People are convinced it is not possible, and this tour proves, with hands-on shopping experience, that it can be done,” said Cuevas.

The tour ends with a $10 challenge donated by Walmart for the participants to purchase a meal using only the $10 budget, while using all the food groups of MyPlate.

KishHealth System has scheduled Spanish language preventative health classes for the rest of the year – in August offering the same four-week series in DeKalb; in October bringing an A1C Champion to give testimony of her successes managing diabetes; and offering Family and Friends CPR in November for both Valley West Hospital and Kishwaukee Hospital’s communities.

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The United Methodist Church of Plano has two new members: Karen Hanson and Brad Cully.

Karen and Brad have been attending worship service and participating with church events for three years. They became new members on Sunday, July 12. Pictured are Pastor Kent Svendsen, Karen Hanson, Brad Cully and daughter Jessica Cully.

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Our Savior’s Lutheran Church on the corner of West Sandwich and Pratt Roads in Sandwich will be hosting its annual barbecue on Aug. 15 While the aroma of barbecue chicken fills the air, an auctioneer’s “magic voice” keeps everyone enthused and wondering how much that special item is going for while enjoying the meal which includes half chicken,

baked beans, slaw, roll, applesauce, beverage and dessert.

The donation is $12 for all tickets.

Serving will be from 4 to 7 p.m. with the live auction at 5 p.m. The silent auction has something for everyone and continues until near the end of the live auction.

Carry-outs are available at the drive-up.

Tickets are available from any church member or call 815-786-6406 to arrange for

ticket pickup.

Taste of St. Mary’s scheduled in Plano

The community is invited for festive music, fun, friends and food at the annual Taste of St. Mary’s.

The event will be held from noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 8 at the parish school grounds at 817 N. Center St., Plano.

Admission is free, and there will be activities for all ages as well as a dining tent.

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Continued from page 12 Love gave up another run in the fifth – a sacrifice that brought third baseman James Battley home – but he didn’t dwell on it too much.

When the Cats returned to the plate, they added three more runs, as Loukota brought Lines (1-for-2, three runs scored in game one) home and third baseman Jose Camacho hammered out a two-run double that made it 12-2 and effectively ended the game.

“We scored some runs on some bad pitching,” Miller said. “They had a lot of walks and a lot of [opportunities] where they could have gotten out of innings.

Their pitcher couldn’t find the zone, and we were patient enough to draw some walks and get some runners on. We kind of worked the guys around that game. I was hoping it would be a little more competitive, especially with the layoff. We need our guys to see pitches, to have good at-bats.”

With the first game ending early on the 10-run rule technicality, the Red Sox were hoping to be more aggressive in the second.

Unfortunately for them, Cats right-hander Kelse Gengler was stellar on the mound, working quickly and pitching around tough situations.

His lone hiccup came in the third when, after striking out Brandon Collins, a dropped third strike play allowed the batter to reach first. Collins eventually came around to score on center fielder Blake Kerzich’s single. Gengler stranded three more baserunners in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings, but he still faced a 1-0 deficit heading into the bottom of the last frame.

After the Cats had been denied at the plate with just six hits against right-handed starter Benny Collesano, they were relieved to see right-hander Kevin Jacubauskas on the mound for the seventh. Jacubauskas struck out the first batter he faced, but he allowed a pinch-hit single to Ryan

“If you’ve got a guy at second and nobody out, you need to hit to the right side. It’s a baseball IQ thing, and that’s not going to solve itself over night. It’ll take playing for some of these guys to understand what to do in those situations.”

Todd Miller Oswego Cats manager O’Dell and hit second baseman Adam Lipscomb in the next at-bat. Watros came in to run for O’Dell and scored on a single up the middle from Lines (3-for-4, RBI) for the 1-1 tie.

Schuler then drove in the game-clincher, singling to left to bring Lipscomb home to complete the doubleheader sweep in walk-off fashion.

“It all comes down to your approach at the plate,” Miller said. “You’ve got to have an idea of what you’re doing; you’ve got to know the situation. If you’ve got a guy at second and nobody out, you need to hit to the right side. It’s a baseball IQ thing, and that’s not going

to solve itself over night.

It’ll take playing for some of these guys to understand what to do in those situations.”

While the first game featured a bit more offense from the home side, it was the pitching that highlighted the twinbill. Love gave up three hits and struck out one in five innings in the game-one win, and Gengler gave up four hits and two walks, while racking up 10 strikeouts in his complete-game effort in the second game.

“Our pitching lately has been pretty good, especially from our starters,” Miller said. “Kelse has been pushed into a starter’s role

with some of the injuries we’ve had, but he’s responded, and he’s done well. This week, he was even better.

Cody is just a bulldog. Unless his arm’s falling off or his head’s falling off, he’s going to go out there and battle. Our pitching is solid but we’ve just gotta hit the ball, and hopefully, we move in that direction.”

Notes: In a nonconference contest versus La Barca on July 14, the Cats lost 5-2. Lines was 2-for-4 with a run scored, and Smith was 2-for-3, while Schuler was 0-for-2 with an RBI. La Barca is under the direction of player-manager and Oswego High School alum Jesse Zaragoza Jr., and the team features a number of former Panthers and Cats. Miller was hoping to schedule another game against La Barca this week. After a July 19 doubleheader against Crystal Lake, Oswego was set to send Lines, Camacho and Kendall Interial to represent the CSBL’s team against the Metro League All-Stars at 7:30 p.m. July 21 at Judson University.

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Plano Rage baseball is a part-time travel organization for players in 11U, 12U, 13U and 14U levels that believes in building quality players through league games, tournaments and practice.

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Plano linemen have their day Players test skills, build camaraderie at ‘Battle of the Big Butts’ at West Aurora

By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER

LEFT: Plano’s Junior Martinez dives for the finish line at the “Battle of the Big Butts,” which took place at West Aurora on July 16.

BELOW: Plano’s Austin Magnuson does the bear crawl through hurdles at the “Battle of the Big Butts” at West Aurora.

cbolin@kendallcountynow.com With all the attention usually on quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers, linemen are the unsung heroes on football teams. They don’t get to be a part of the multiple summer 7-on-7’s and get left behind and excluded from the competition.

Some of the linemen from the Plano football team, however, were treated July 16 to a one-day competition called the “Battle of the Big Butts” at West Aurora High School. They were given the chance to test their skills against other linemen from much bigger schools in events such as the bench press, tractor tire relay and sled drive.

Although the event was cut short due to rain, the Reapers had a great time being a part of the competition.

“It’s really nice to have this for them because they get to measure themselves and get to see where they are at from that standpoint, and it brings them together,” Plano assistant coach John Parpet said. “The offensive line needs to stay together, they need to work together from a communications standpoint and this is where that all comes from. They take pride in this. It’s a special group to be a part of. With [head coach Brad] Kunz being a former big-time offensive lineman, our program is all about the offensive line. We build our offense around them ....

It’s been exciting, so this is obviously very good for them.”

Plano was one of the smaller teams at the competition, which also included Sandwich, Oswego, Yorkville, West Aurora, Lockport, Hersey, Barrington, Wheaton Warrenville South, Batavia, Geneva, Lake Park, South Elgin, Evergreen Park, Plainfield Central, West Chicago, Wheaton North, McHenry, Neuqua Valley and Burlington Central.

The event started at 3 p.m., but by 4:30 p.m., heavy rain brushed through the area. About an hour later, lightning was spotted in the area and the event was canceled, leaving out the highly anticipated tug-of-war and watermelon-eating contest.

Plano brought 10 varsity linemen from the program to West

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Aurora – two seniors and eight juniors. The Reapers made the most of their time there, as they set the sled drive record.

“Offensive linemen are so important, but you don’t hear much about them,” Parpet said.

“The only time you hear anything about them is when they false start or when there’s a penalty on them. When you don’t hear those things and you see all the yards racked up by your running backs or receivers or the throwing yards by your quarterback, it’s because of the linemen.”

Plano senior Tommy Brown and junior Noah Parris were glad they were able to experience the Battle of the Big Butts. Brown set a personal-best in reps in the bench press event.

“We really liked being up against all these bigger schools,”

Brown said. “We were joking on the way here how we were going to break all these records ... we had 82 reps as a team [on bench press], so that’s pretty good.”

“This was nice. I like it,” Parris added. “We don’t really get to show off a lot because everyone pays attention to the running backs and such, so it’s nice to show off what we can do here.”

One of the other bonuses the event created was a bond between the Plano linemen.

“It’s a camaraderie thing,” Parpet said. “These are just fun events, but they really bonded, even on the bus on the way here.

All the kids and all the teams really seem to be enjoying this.”

“We were definitely able to bond outside of practice, so it’s going to help us out,” Parris added.

Oswego Cats sweep twinbill vs. Red Sox Squad hits final schedule stretch before AABC Regional Tourney

By LAURA M. MEDINA sports@kendallcountynow.com With the regular season down to its final weeks, every game in the schedule is important for teams in the Chicago Suburban Baseball League.

As such, the Oswego Cats took advantage of a league doubleheader, sweeping both ends 12-2 (five innings) and 2-1 against the Westmont Red Sox on July 19 at Jack-

ie’s Field of Dreams.

With all of the hiccups Oswego (12-10, 11-8) has faced during the summer, it’s almost surprising to think the team already has played 22 games. And heading into this week, it has eight possible games remaining, including six in the CSBL, before the American Amateur Baseball Congress Regional Tournament that starts July 29 ahead of the Stan Musial World Series at Farmingdale State Uni-

versity (N.Y.) in August.

“We’ve got a lot to look forward to in the next couple of weeks,” Cats manager Todd Miller said.

With the tournament on the horizon, the Cats need to take care of every game they have. After a cancellation with Team Acceleration on July 14, they were able to schedule a nonconference contest with Chicago-based La Barca, which posted the 5-2 win.

A washout against Joliet on July 16, however, pushed the Cats’ next playing opportunity to Saturday’s twinbill.

Right-hander Cody Love took the ball for game one and was stellar through the first three score-

less innings, allowing just one baserunner in the second. As Love worked on the mound, his teammates took advantage of their offensive chances. Right fielder Bobby Smith drew a bases-loaded walk to score left fielder Bailey Watros in the first. In the third, shortstop Trevor Lines scored on a wild pitch to make it a 2-0 game.

Westmont cut the lead in half in the top of the fourth on right fielder Nino Guerrero’s single, but Oswego roared back with seven runs in the bottom portion of the inning.

With the bases loaded, center fielder Clay Schuler and first baseman Kevin Loukota each hit

back-to-back RBI singles. Lines, who batted fourth in the frame, then scored on a wild pitch, as did Schuler. After getting the second out, right-handed starter Eann Cox walked the next two batters and faced another bases-loaded situation before he was spelled by right-hander Mason Maziarka.

Catcher Mike Cherven was the first to face the reliever, and he drove all three runners home on a double. Maziarka eventually ended things two runners later, but the damage had been done, and a 9-1 lead had been built by the home side.

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