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Area residents of all ages dressed up as Santa Claus recently and walked along Ill. Route 47 in Yorkville as part of a fundraiser for Suicide Prevention Services (SPS). The group walked from the Yorkville Bowl parking lot to Foxy’s Ice Cream Shop. Suicide Prevention Services offers assistance to individuals and families throughout the Kendall County area. The agency has established three hotline numbers to help those in need. The Depression Hotline is 630-482-9696, Suicide Hotline is 1-800-784-2433, and LifeLine is 1-800-273-8255. For more information, visit spsamerica.org.
Residents urge D-88 to trim impact fees City of Plano also has asked local taxing bodies to review costs By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com Glen Pfeiffer and his wife, Rene, want to build a new home in Plano to be closer to their grandchildren, they told Plano School District 88 Board members at Monday night’s board meeting. He compared the couple to an annuity – they are retired, don’t have any kids in school and guarantee the government an income of their taxes to help support the schools. Pfeiffer said they purchased a lot in the Churchill subdivision. He said they talked to Tom Karpus, city director of building, planning and zoning, and learned
it would cost $23,000 in fees to build a house in Plano. He added that $8,000 of these fees would go to the school district. “I think they should welcome retirees – give them an incentive to come here, not the other way around,” he said. Pfeiffer said he initially wrote a letter to Plano School Superintendent Dr. Hector Garcia and Plano Mayor Bob Hausler and was told later that the city, fire department and library board were all going to cut their fees. “We’re coming here hoping you’ll do the same. I think there’s a need for senior housing along Route 34,” he said. He noted that there is a housing development in
the city for age 55 and over. Pfeiffer said they had considered this area for their new home until they learned of the lot in Churchill, which he said is near their daughter’s home. “We’re hoping to get a little relief,” he said referring to the fees. Tim Campbell, board president, thanked Pfeiffer for his comments, adding that the board had permit fees on their agenda for discussion at this meeting. Garcia said the board began discussing their transition fees at the November school board meeting at the request of the mayor. He said the fees had been shared with the board and they decided to invite Karpus to this meeting to give them his perspective on the issue and answer questions. The city charges developers fees to cover the impact it believes new homes will have on the
school, library and fire district. The fees are then passed onto those agencies to be used in ways to offset those expenses, based on the number of new residents to come from the homes or the services they will require. But city officials are now concerned that the fees are out of line with neighboring communities, whose fees are less than Plano. This means developers may be building their new homes and subdivisions in the neighboring communities where they can be sold at a lower cost than in Plano because of its higher fees. Karpus noted that the subject of transition fees has been written about recently in the newspapers, adding that Oswego agreed to restructure its fees as a result of these discussions. Sandwich also has been reviewing its fees, and Yorkville has been working with the Build Pro-
gram, he said. He said they are recognizing the fact that local towns seem to be coming out of the recession and that people are going to become interested in building homes again. “All of our communities have a stockpile of lots in various forms of development. The city of Plano has about 400 building lots, usually with streets and water available. And the impediments we’ve had against building in the last few years appear to be resolving themselves,” Karpus said. Karpus said city officials brought up the issue hoping to spur some development and level the playing field between Plano and its neighboring communities by lowering its impact fees and asking the other taxing bodies to see what they could do about lowering their fees.
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PLANO RECORD Plano High School Principal Eric Benson has announced that eleven Plano High School students have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. Plano seniors named as State Scholars are: Trevor Backus, Amber Barkes, Christian Estrada, Lindsay Hoalt, Mackenzie Kerry, Jaquelin Salcedo, Annie Shirley, Lucas Thoms, Shannon Tierney, Daniel Wittry, Emmanuel Zambrano. “We are very proud of these excellent students and congratulate them on this significant accomplishment,” said Benson, “Many of these students not only excel in the class room, but also extra-curricular activities, they are all well-rounded students.” The award, given annually by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), recognized high school students from across the state as this year’s State Scholars. Illinois State Scholar winners rank in the top ten percent of high school seniors from 652 different high schools across the state. Selection is based on standardized test scores and class rank at the end of the junior year. High school guidance counselors work in conjunction with ISAC to determine the winners. “It is always an honor to announce another extraordinary group of State Scholars,” said Eric Zarnikow, ISAC executive director. “At a time when postsecondary education could not be more important to future job and career success, these students have demonstrated the kind of effort and dedication that will help them advance not only their futures, but the future of the state as well.”
A Plano resident, Sean Maurer, 29, died in a two-vehicle crash on Minkler Road at Morgan Creek in Oswego at approximately 1:52 p.m. Sunday, village police reported. Police said Maurer was driving southbound on Minkler Road when he apparently lost control of his Nissan sedan near the bridge and drifted into the northbound lane, where his vehicle was hit on the passenger side by a Honda SUV that was traveling northbound. Police said the driver of the SUV, a 65-year-old woman from Yorkville, received non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to an area hospital. No charges have been filed in the crash, police said. A motorist came upon the scene just after the accident had occurred and contacted police. Minkler Road was closed between
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Oswego Senate candidate a first for area By MATT SCHURY mschury@kendallcountynow.com An Oswego businessman has entered the Republican Party’s primary race for U.S. Senate. James T. Marter is the first Kendall County resident to seek the nomination for that office after successfully collecting over 9,000 signatures required to get on the March 15 ballot. He will challenge incumbent GOP Sen. Mark Kirk and Elizabeth Pahlke of Arlington Heights. Marter, 52, has lived in Oswego since 1997 with his wife and children. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University in Industrial Management. Marter grew up in Bartonville, Ill., and worked for most of his career in IT for Dow Chemical Company before starting a software consulting firm. He ran unsuccessfully for the Oswego Village Board last year as a write-in candidate. About 20 years ago he ran unsuccessfully for a seat on a school board in Michigan. Marter said that he had considered running for Kendall County Board but didn’t think he would
be able to split his time evenly between his consulting job and being on the board. If elected to the Senate, Marter said he will put his business on hold. When asked why he decided to run for the Senate, Marter said it was because of what he sees as stringent government regulations on companies like his former employer Dow Chemical. “Let’s just say I’ve been very much attentive personally to politics over the years and as you can tell from my job I see the effect of government intervention and regulations on companies of all kinds of industries,” Marter said. He explained that he sees areas where detailed reporting and accounting rules require companies to make changes. “Every time they make a new rule it requires a company to spend a lot of money and hire people like me – and makes a great living for me, right – and go out there and upgrade their software and fix it, change it and modify it,” Marter said. Those higher costs, Marter contends, causes companies to outsource outside of the U.S. where
there are softer regulations. He said that he has worked with companies that have moved their operations to Mexico where they don’t have to worry about U.S. environmental regulations. He said he didn’t see any viable conservative candidates running for Senate and he agrees with most of the congressional and state representatives where he lived. James T. “I’m not happy Marter with Sen. Mark Kirk as many of my fellow Republicans are not. I don’t believe that he represents our party or Illinois values,” Marter said. “I looked around and said, ‘You know what someone needs to do it,’ and I decided to get in.” He said he knew it would be an uphill battle just to get his name on the battle, but he prevailed. “We did it in 64 days with record time and near record numbers,” Marter said. “I think that’s a testament to what the people in the state of Illinois are feeling about their Republican United
States Senate seat.” He said he understands that he lacks name recognition but he has been traveling around the state meeting with people to try and change that. “We’ve just been out there getting signatures, getting support,” he said. “Now I’m doing the same thing – the good news is I don’t need any more signatures.” Marter also admits he has little in the way of political experience. He has not held elected office or been on any local governmental boards but has been involved with charitable and youth organizations, including Boy Scouts and a youth swim club. He said he feels that government is broken and needs to be cleaned up. “We need to put some people in there that believe in limited government, believe in not all this corruption and not all these paybacks,” he said. “Illinois government is out of control and we have way too many levels,” he said, adding that he sees the same thing at the federal level. He believes the national debt is a real concern.
“The solution to the spending problem is not more taxes; it’s going in the wrong direction,” Marter said. He notes on his website that if elected he would work to repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act. “It’s got to go,” Marter said. “First of all it’s unconstitutional on multiple fronts in spite of our Supreme Court and John Roberts and the other jurists who voted to say it is constitutional – they’re wrong.” “With enough senators we can fix it,” Marter said, adding that he would not present an alternative. “There’s a lot of things we can do to make health care more affordable and more competitive in the free market,” he said. “Where is the authority in the Constitution for Obamacare? It’s not in there in spite of what the Supreme Court said.” Marter also describes himself as “pro-life” and a supporter of the Second Amendment. “We have a right to bear arms that shall not be infringed and I know a lot of people don’t like that but that is the Second Amendment,” he said.
Chairman sought to ‘keep order in the house’ Questioned on goals for ’16, Shaw says ‘stay tuned’ By MATT SCHURY mschury@kendallcountynow.com Kendall County Board Chairman John Shaw said recently he knew it was time to end his tenure on the board next year when something else was preoccupying his time from getting signatures from registered voters to run for re-election. “I found more interest in going up and watching [University of Wisconsin] football in Madison and that wasn’t right,” he said with a laugh. Shaw said he did collect a few signatures but ultimately decided not to file a petition to run for the board. He added that he has gotten calls and texts from people about his announcement, some of them from upset supporters and others wishing him well. “I guess I was just supposed to run again,” Shaw said. “Running for office is a lot of work and I had a lot of family that helped me eight years ago going doorto-door.” Shaw, 77, of Yorkville, has been on the board since 2010 and has been chairman since 2012 after being elected to his second term on succeeding John Purcell. He owned and operated Central Limestone Company in
Lisbon before retiring from the company five years ago. He confirmed in early December he would be winding down his time as chairman of the County Board when he did not file petitions with the county clerk’s office to run for re-election in 2016. Over the course of the next 12 months, Shaw said that he has some goals in mind for the board to accomplish but declined further comment, saying John Shaw “stay tuned” when asked about specifics. The number one challenge facing the county is the ability to pay its bills, Shaw said. The county’s newly adopted 2016 budget shows a $1.4 million deficit. “We have 11 bargaining units in the county and … there’s a lot of noise being made about a hiring freeze and a plateau of wages but that’s not really up to us,” he said. “It’s just that government costs more.” Shaw added that he would also like to see county governmental offices switch buildings with the Health Department. The Kendall County office building is located in a residential area in downtown
Yorkville at 111 W. Fox Street and the health and human services building is near the courthouse and county jail across town on John Street. The county office building was built in the 1970s and the health and human services building was built in early 2000s. “I think we’re the ones who deserve to be over in that brand new building and there’s just not enough parking on Fox Street,” Shaw said. When asked about his biggest accomplishment as chairman, Shaw said that he simply wanted to “keep order in the house.” Shaw has frequently referred to being chairman as “herding cats” and he said he stands by that remark. “You’re never going to get anything done unless you can go out and talk to people and convince them that we should approve something,” he said. “A county board chairman has nowhere near the authority that a mayor does and people don’t understand that a mayor can hire and fire at will,” Shaw said. “In my reign we didn’t show any department heads the door.” Shaw said that his biggest accomplishment was trying to cut per diem payments County Board mem-
bers can collect for attending meetings. Last year the County Board debated doing away with mileage reimbursements and per diem payments board members receive for attending meetings. Ultimately the board voted for some oversight of per diems but did not change any of the stipulations for collecting payments. “It failed – I mean that’s democracy. It was a good effort at doing what I think the county as a whole wanted to see,” he said.
Shaw’s endorsements
Shaw, along with longtime incumbent board member Jeff Wehrli, did not appear on a list of candidates filing for five open County Board seats, according to the Kendall County Clerk’s Office. Nov. 30 was the last day for candidates to file petitions to have their names placed on the March 15 party primary election ballot. Five seats are open on the County Board – two in County Board District 1 and three seats in District 2. Republican incumbent John Purcell is seeking re-election in District 1. Challenging Purcell are fellow republicans Todd Milliron and Jerry Bannister. Democrat Audra Hendrix is also running in District 1. In District 2, Republican
incumbent Dan Koukol is running again. He is challenged by republicans J. Anthony “Tony” Giles, Diane Selmer, Matthew Kellogg and Jeremy A. Swanson. Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Flowers is also running for re-election in that district. Flowers is being challenged by fellow Democrat Kristine Heiman. Shaw says that it should be an interesting election and sees many qualified people running. “I’m very enthused to see the number of people on both sides of the aisle that are running,” he said. “There’s still an attempt at a two-party system in Kendall County.” Shaw endorsed a few of the candidates, including Purcell, Milliron and Hendrix in District 1 as well as Koukol and Flowers in District 2. When asked who he thought should take over as chairman next year, Shaw said he thought Scott Gryder, the vice chairman of the County Board, would be a good choice. “You know, I think he is a very intelligent young man and he’s a title lawyer so he has an understanding of growth,” Shaw said.
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his decision not to run. He would have been over 80 years old at the end of a four-year term. Shaw was clerk in Lisbon Township for three terms prior to his run on the board. “It was nowhere near the audience we have or press coverage but it prepared me,” Shaw said. “My father was instrumental in getting me involved in the state Constitutional Convention, Con Con, in 1970.” Originally Shaw ran because he had retired and sold his quarry business, Central Limestone, and was looking for something to do. “My wife was asking me ‘What are you going to do with yourself? I don’t want you hanging around here.’ I quit drinking 40 years ago so that just left coffee shops,” Shaw said. He added that he thought he’d try running for County Board and his wife was behind him at the time, though he said she changed her mind this time. “It’s a great experience campaigning, you get doors slammed in your face,” he said. As far as what he plans to do next year when he officially steps down, he said he didn’t really know. “Who knows, maybe I’ll go back and get into the quarry business again,” Shaw said with a laugh.
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Nearly 100 years ago, the Kendall County Record lamented the bleak condition of the Fox River. In an editorial headlined “Fox River Filth” published in July 1919, the Record noted that a few years earlier the Illinois General Assembly had passed a law prohibiting large cities like Aurora and Elgin from continuing to use the river as a public sewer. Assessing the river’s condition, the Record wrote that it has become “almost useless as a spot of beauty or to fish or swim.” The editorial continued: “The cities have dumped refuse as well as sewerage and the big chemical factories have further polluted the river. It is high time the practice was done away with forever.” To limit the pollution problem, the state law required large municipalities to sell bonds and construct their own wastewater treatment plants – or face state-imposed fines. But, according to the Record, the residents of Aurora and Elgin were “putting up a howl about the expense” of building the wastewater treatment plants. Very fortunately, however, the residents of the Aurora and Elgin soon passed referendums authorizing the bond sales to finance the construction of the new plants. By the late 1920s, the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District’s first treatment plant along the west bank of the Fox River just south of Montgomery was treating eight million gallons of wastewater per day. Over the years, the plant has been expanded and improved to serve the growing population in the lower Fox Valley area and to meet more stringent federal and state wastewater treatment regulations. As we reported last week, Fox Metro is now poised to proceed with a long-planned major expan-
sion of its plant, this time to conform with an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) mandate that it reduce the level of phosphorus in the water the plant discharges daily into the Fox River. Phosphorus is a nutrient that enters the Fox River watershed through fertilizer runoff from farms and lawns, and from human waste through wastewater. High concentrations of phosphorus can cause algae blooms that can harm fish and other marine life and plants in the river. To meet the IEPA phosphorus mandate, Fox Metro has secured a $92 million low-interest loan from the state of Illinois to finance the construction of the plant expansion. To provide funding to repay the loan, Fox Metro will increase the user fee it charges to district residents. The district estimates user fees for a typical family of four will rise $1.38 per month or $16.50 per year. A century ago, state lawmakers and public health advocates were concerned about getting industrial pollutants and raw sewage out of the river in an effort to maintain public health. That concern, over a period of many decades, has been translated into positive action, beginning with the construction of the Fox Metro and other treatment plants in the 1920s. The pending start-up of work on the Fox Metro plant expansion project will mark the start of a yet another necessary phase in the ongoing effort to clean up the river, this one focused on the quality of life in the river. By reducing the phosphorus emitted daily by its plant, Fox Metro will be doing its part to hasten the day envisioned in that 1919 Record editorial when the river would again be a “spot of beauty” and with fish that are safe for human consumption.
REFLECTIONS Roger Matile It is human nature, apparently, to consider the present the worst time in history. That proclivity on the part of most of us has gotten even more popular with the advent of television preachers and politicians who are making lucrative careers out of predicting the looming end of the world. The “end signs” are all around us, they say. Of course, such signs have been around since history began, but most of those who seem mesmerized by talk of the coming apocalypse aren’t exactly awash in historical perspective or knowledge. Dire predictions and lamentations of woe have been, basically, one of the bedrocks of U.S. political thought for a very long time. Racial problems? How about the riots in the 1960s? Not far enough back? How about the race riots in the early years of the 20th century when blacks were murdered in droves in East St. Louis? Still not good enough? How about the 1863 draft riots that nearly resulted in the destruction of New York City as well as the murder of
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thank you from SPS
To the Editor: Thank you for everyone who supported our Santas for Suicide Prevention Services (SPS) event on Saturday, Dec. 5 in Yorkville. We walked from the Yorkville bowling alley to Foxy’s ice cream shop. It was amazing. 178 people honked. Even more people waved. This really kicks off my Christmas season each year. Fourth year for Santas for SPS. Thank you to everyone who participated and support of this event. $500 was raised for Suicide Prevention Services (spsamerica.org). Thank you Robyn Prince Sutcliff for being an amazing host. And thank you Ginger and Soul (Jessica Rachel Conover) for amazing cookies. Thank you to the Michelson Team and Kelly Michelson for sponsoring this event. Thank you to Rene Padilla for once again being our event photographer. Stay tuned for next year, the first Saturday of the month in December. Jen Slepicka Marketing Coordinator Suicide Prevention Services of America Yorkville
Remember your history
To the Editor: A few Forum writers have the philosophy that governmental regulation of all aspects of life is a sensible thing. For instance, if privately-held guns were outlawed (a common topic, especially after a mass shooting spree), life would be better. These writers are naïve to believe violence would end if we took guns away. Real life examples of this type of failure exist. We might be hard-pressed to think of any area in the private sector that has not felt the chilling effect of Big Brother’s intrusion. Private life includes both personal choice (as in gun control) and government dictates (as in bailouts and regulation) of where your money goes. The “private” part of life is being whittled away. Chew on the recent memories of both auto and housing bailouts to get a recent taste. Here’s another one for you: Obamacare said, “Everyone must do this, we’ll help!” It did not stop there. Big Brother gave a deal to insurers to help them too. Do some research on the Risk Corridor Program. First, a new tax was implemented on those of us insured
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with non-Obamacare plans, something I saw immediately on both our own and our son’s 43 percent premium increase. On the QT, was that taxpayers would be on the hook for any losses incurred by the insurers for Obamacare plans. The insurers thought they would be financially prepared because they believed healthy young adults would sign up in droves to offset the infirm and sick. They were wrong. The Risk Corridor Program shows the loss claims exceed revenue by billions, so there goes more money from my pocket and yours. Poof, It’s gone. Obamacare, auto and housing bailouts and gun control measures are in the same boat in one aspect: the government wants to dictate further what we can do, what we cannot do, and what we must spend for it all. In gun control, it’s the dictate of a choice; in regulation, it’s a dictate of what money will be required of me. All of them involve some kind of Big Brother dictate. “We the People” spend too much of our hard-earned money helping our benevolent Big Brother government succeed at what they want to do. In one area our government has a hand in my pocket, taking my hard earned cash for their radical fringe ideas, dictating how much of my money I get to keep. In another, their radical, fringe ideas see no problem
with telling me what I can do. Eventually it will end up all as more money for them, less for me. Again, to those who believe more regulation is a good thing, I say your logic is seriously flawed. What may look like a “good idea” today will often be rotten tomorrow. Look across the globe at governments that dictate. Remember your history, for we will be doomed to repeat it if we are not careful and alert. Cindy Akre Plano
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To the Editor: I’m not a fan of Donald Trump, however, it’s high time some in the Illinois legislature get off the political correctness bandwagon for political gain more especially State Rep. Ed Sullivan whom I’ve observed to be nothing more than a waffler. It’s easy to judge Donald Trump’s words as hateful and it’s easy to say that he could have been a little more sensitive in trying to get his message out rather just blurting out that we should stop all Muslims from entering the United States. Offensive? Perhaps, but it was Thomas Paine who said “He who dares not offend cannot be honest.” Trump’s words may be offensive but let’s look at
some facts. How many times have we heard that you cannot judge a religion by the acts of a “few” Muslims? I call your attention to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and ask that we “rethink” the following. It only took five Muslims to take a plane with a crew of 11 and 76 passengers and crash it into the North Tower of the WTC. It only took five Muslims to take a plane with a crew of nine and 56 passengers and crash it into the South Tower of the WTC. It only took five Muslims to take a plane with a crew of six and 53 passengers and crash it into the Pentagon. It only took four Muslims to take a plane with a crew of seven and 33 passengers and crash it into an open field in Shanksville, PA. The results: four civilian aircraft lost – $385 million; destruction/rebuilding of major buildings at the WTC site – $3 billion to $4.5 billion; Pentagon damage – $1 billion; clean-up costs – $1.3 billion; property and infrastructure damage – $10 billion to $13 billion; fed emergency security funds and Afghanistan Operations – $40 billion; job losses – 83,000, with $17 billion in lost wages; damaged or unrecoverable property – $21.8 billion; New York City losses – $95 billion, insurance company losses $40 billion; air traffic loses – $10 billion; 4,000 flights grounded in one day; air-traffic halted for eight days; plus an estimated 6,000 injuries and worst of all the deaths of 2,996 innocent people. Theodore Roosevelt once said “Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all … we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.” The U.S. Constitution and Islam contradict each other. Sullivan needs to understand that no one has a right to come to the United States and that the American people have a right to know the motives of those coming into their country. We now admire those politicians who rob and flatter us the most and truth has become the new hate speech. I only wish men like Sullivan and Obama would defend the NRA when a shooter goes on a spree the way they defend Islam when a “few terrorists” kill innocent Americans. Jesus Alaniz Yorkville
Civil War was also a time of much turmoil, but the world didn’t end • REFLECTIONS
Continued from page 4 In fact, in the 1830s, a full century before that, another band of militant protesters was also busy in the U.S. The early years of the 19th Century saw the debate over slavery becoming more and more vigorous, and not a little violent. Like the split of the British colonies’ residents during the American Revolution, it seems as if about a third of the people were adamantly anti-slavery, a third were just as adamant in favor of it, and the rest just wanted to ignore the whole thing. The hotbed of the nation’s anti-slavery sentiment was New England and the Middle Atlantic States, particularly New York in what was called the “burned over” region, so called because the religious fervor that led to strong abolitionist feelings had swept through it like a blaze. Beginning in the early 1830s, large numbers of New Yorkers began emigrating to Illinois,
settling along what were then the western frontier’s major land transportation routes. Owing partly to that vigorous religious revival near Oneida in upstate New York, anti-slavery groups began organizing with the intention of moving west. One such group that mixed religion and political action was the Oneida Institute. Originally a training school for evangelists, the Oneida Institute gradually got into the militant anti-slavery business, sponsoring “colonies” of settlers at strategic locations along stagecoach routes in Illinois. One of these new colonies was established at Lisbon, here in Kendall County. About 120 families formed the original overall Oneida-sponsored colonial effort, most of whom were either Congregationalists or Presbyterians. The Rev. Calvin Bushnell was one of the colony’s early leaders of the group settling on the prairie in what eventually became southeast Kendall County. With the push provided by the
new colonists, Congregational churches were established in Big Grove Township in 1835 and Bristol Township in 1836. Then in 1838, the Lisbon Congregational Church was founded followed by churches at Newark in 1843, Oswego in 1846, Little Rock in 1853, and Plano in 1858. Each congregation was the anchor for an abolitionist group. The combined membership of the churches was the impetus for the formation of the Kendall County Anti-Slavery Society. And most of those active in the anti-slavery society were also activists in the Underground Railroad, the loosely knit organization that illegally spirited escaped slaves to freedom in Canada. The Rev. Chauncey Cook organized anti-slavery societies in Lisbon and Big Grove Townships and by 1842, all of Kendall County was organized into anti-slavery society districts. In January of 1846, the members of the Bristol Congregational Church issued a declaration stating: “We testify against the
whole system of human slavery as practiced in these United States. We consider the chattel principle or holding property in Man, as a most heaven for-biding and God-pre-voking Sin. The ‘sum of all villainies’ as it effects those enslaved. That we cannot hold fellowship with voluntary slave holders…We cannot allow their preachers to occupy our pulpit or those who justify them in slave holding to sit at our communion.” Those were pretty strong words; they meant them, too. But oddly enough, those who intentionally broke the law by helping fugitive slaves escape were some of the most prominent citizens of Kendall County. But while they were willing to do what was necessary to protect the freedom of escaped slaves, they apparently did not intend to advertise their activities. Long after the Civil War ended and the Constitution had been amended to outlaw slavery and confirm the citizenship of all those former slaves, those who were active in the Underground
Railroad declined to record their activities. As an unfortunate result, we don’t know much about how those extraordinary men and women carried out nearly three decades of intense, but secret, civil disobedience. It’s likely some, if not many, of those who were living during the times leading up to the Civil War and during it were convinced they were seeing the “end times” predicted in the Bible, given the civil disorder and generally vicious public discourse on the slavery issue. The world didn’t end then, however, and we’ve been blundering along ever since, pretty much as we always have. But looking back sometimes can help us gain enough perspective to constructively look ahead since it’s always helpful to know where we’ve been so that we can, perhaps, avoid making the same mistakes over and over again.
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6 NEWS • Thursday, December 17, 2015 • Plano Record / KendallCountyNow.com
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Continued from page 1 The Plano City Council at its Monday night meeting approved an ordinance to reduce its fees and the library fees. And the fire department agreed to lower its fee for single family homes and consider changes in the townhome and duplex fees. They will become effective Jan. 1, 2016, according to Kathy Miller, city clerk. She said they changed Public Works to $700, Municipal Buildings to $1,500 and Police to $300. Karpus said the fire district is being reduced to $1,000 on a single-family home, and the library is going to $350 on a single-family, he said. The fees in total are being reduced by 50 percent, he added. Karpus said Plano is in the same range as the other towns for its permit and inspection fees, and water and sewer taps and meters. “We don’t want to be a bargain. We just want to be on a level playing field,” he added. Karpus said the fees were set last by the city in 2008. He said the school transition fee was $6,000 for any dwelling unit with an automatic 5 percent increase ever year. That has not been changed or reviewed since then. So, in the last six or seven years when no one was building homes, the fee has continued to increase, he said. “Right now in a little over two weeks, it will go to $8,864,” Karpus said. He said it’s unlikely they will be working with any developer in the future who would be building at the rate Lakewood Homes built. “More often than not I think we might see a builder that will be talking about 10-12 lots. The way banking has changed, I just don’t see the big loans coming back.” Board member Shalley Wakeman asked if this would apply to smaller developments. She said she lives in the Churchill area where they are advertising 55 lots available. Karpus said it’s hard to predict, adding that the entire housing industry is still shaking out from the recession. He said they will still have the large builders such as Pulte, but he does not see them coming to Plano. Garcia suggested two board members come up with possible options for a decrease in school district fees and present them to the board at the January meeting. Campbell agreed with the idea and appointed Mike Jernigan and Jim Ward to come up with suggestions.
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State funding at issue for agency By MATT SCHURY mschury@kendallcountynow.com You may have noticed fewer Kendall Area Transit (KAT) buses on county roads and highways lately. Paul LaLonde, KAT program director, says the Kendall County-based public transit service recently had to cut back on its hours of operation because the state of Illinois is about six months behind on payments to the agency. KAT provides dial-aride public transit service and is currently operating on an abbreviated schedule from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Previously it had been running buses from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. LaLonde said that the agency received funds from the state a few weeks ago to cover operations for the months of June, July and August. The largest portion of funding for the KAT budget comes from the Downstate Operating Assistance Program (DOAP) funds, which are state funds for transportation in communities outside of the city of Chicago. LaLonde said DOAP reimburses the operators at 65 percent of their rate. The Volunteer Action Center (VAC), in partnership with Kendall County, receives those dollars to run KAT. The program also receives some federal dollars, which LaLonde said the state was also withholding for a time. About 65 percent of KAT’s $1 million budget comes from state grants with a portion of federal and local dollars, according to LaLonde’s estimates. “Luckily, yes, we are still operating,” LaLonde said. “Inexplicably the state has been releasing some funding with the caveat that we are not sure
if that is going to continue to happen.” State officials had been telling KAT that they were not going to release any funds but then they said KAT officials could turn in their requests for funding but were instructed “not to expect anything,” according to LaLonde. “Then all of a sudden we were getting a little bit,” he said. “It’s not to the amount that we can continue to fully operate like we were before, but it is enough to keep us going a little bit.” KAT continues to be a popular service. According to LaLonde, in 2014 the service gave 27,000 rides and was averaging about 120 rides a day. Since hours were cut recently, rides have dropped to 103 a day. There is just too much uncertainty with the budget and state funding, he added. “We just don’t know,” LaLonde concluded. State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, said she is aware of how valuable public transit is to her constituents. State Sen. “Many Sue Rezin people contact our office and educate us or tell us about the impact that this budget impasse is having,” Rezin said. She added that she toured the KAT facility and met with LaLonde to talk about the funding situation this fall. “I’m aware of their concerns regarding the budget and the impact that that has on all services and especially transportation services,” Rezin said. “Many people need rides to work, they need rides to their community college to attend classes, so it’s vitally important.”
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How to navigate (safely) in the winter weather WAUBONSEE VOICES James Armitage determines if the engine will start eagerly or just grumble and groan. The best way to keep the battery happy is to make sure it can hold a full charge and is ready to deliver the energy needed to crank a cold, sluggish engine. A simple battery and charging system evaluation now will reveal potential cold-weather starting problems later. The vehicle’s cooling system (a.k.a. “I want heat now!” system) is vital to
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tion, handling and stopping distance. Now that you have a plan for making sure your vehicle is in top shape for efficient and safe winter driving, it’s worth mentioning that the best winter driving advice anyone can offer is: If the weather looks bad and you don’t have to go out, stay inside. It’s really not that long until spring.
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8 NEWS • Thursday, December 17, 2015 • Plano Record / KendallCountyNow.com KENDALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS Warrant arrest Michael S. Humphries, 23, of the 700 block of North Evanslawn Avenue, Aurora, was found to be wanted on a warrant on a charge of obstructing a peace officer in Kendall County after a traffic stop at about 11:10 p.m. Dec. 9 at Galena and East Beecher roads in Bristol Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. DUI charge Ruben Madriz, 60, of the 900 block of East New York Street, Aurora, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after a traffic stop at about 9:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at Route 30 and Douglas Road in Montgomery in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Madriz also was cited for improper lane usage and illegal transportation of alcohol, police said. Warrant arrest Margaret R. Shaddle, 31, of the 100 block of Cotswold Way, Yorkville, was found to be wanted on a warrant on a traffic offense in DeKalb County at about 9:10 p.m. Dec. 10 at Laurie Lane and Little Rock Road in Little Rock Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Identity theft Someone used a Plano woman’s personal information to open a utility company account on Dec. 9, Kendall County sheriff’s police were told. License violation Jose Juan Hugo Hernandez-Hernandez, 41, of the 500 block of Constitution Drive, Aurora,
was charged with driving while on a suspended license after a traffic stop at about 8 a.m. Dec. 12 at Route 30 and Fifth Street in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Warrant arrest Luis Enrique Ortiz-Olivan, 32, of the 1200 block of South Union Street, Aurora, was found to be wanted on a warrant at about 9:15 p.m. Dec. 11 at Route 31 and Light Road in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. Property damage Someone drove a vehicle through a front lawn between 11 p.m. Dec. 12 and 7 a.m. Dec. 13 in the 13200 block of River Road in Little Rock Township causing damage to the lawn, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.
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Four-car collision Danielle E. Rice, 21, of the 900 block of West Jones Street, Plano, was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after a four-car collision at about 5 p.m. Dec. 8 on Route 34 west of Eldamain Road, Plano police said. All of the occupants of the vehicles were checked at the scene by Little Rock-Fox EMS personnel, but no one needed to be taken to the hospital, the report said.
Dec. 8 6:53 a.m., 2000 block of Bittersweet Drive, Plano, ambulance request 9:14 a.m., 1400 block of Saddam Road, Sandwich, ambulance request 9:38 a.m., 0-99 block of Hudson Street, Millbrook, fire alarm Noon, 6800 block of West Route 34, Plano, ambulance request 4:58 p.m., Route 34 and Eltanin Road, Plano, accident with injuries
Road, Bristol, structure fire 3:53 p.m., 100 block of Kidder Road, Plano, ambulance request 7:17 p.m., 200 block of East Hall Street, Sandwich, medical alarm 8:08 p.m., 0-99 block of Hoffman Lane, Little Rock Township, ambulance request
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Dec. 14 8:17 a.m., 200 block of Sears Avenue, Plano, ambulance request 10:40 a.m., 0-99 block of Linden Drive, Little Rock Township, ambulance request 11:36 a.m., 900 block of East Arnold Street, Sandwich, ambulance request 1:53 p.m., 500 block of South County Line Road, DeKalb County, ambulance request 1:59 p.m., 200 block of S. Louis Street, Plano, medical alarm 11:04 p.m., 100 block of Cardinal Lane, LaSalle County, structure fire 11:09 p.m., 300 block of East Railroad Street, Sandwich, change of quarters
Warrant arrest Kevin W. DeBolt, 25, of the 500 block of West Abe Street, Plano, was found to be wanted on a warrant at about 11:15 p.m. Dec. 5 from Kendall County on a charge of resisting a peace officer, Plano police said. A Dec. 21 court date was set.
Hit-and-run Calvin R. Curry III, 22, of the 500 block of East First Street, Sandwich, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and improper passing after a collision at about 3:55 p.m. Dec. 12 at Route 30 and Dickson Road in Bristol Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said. There were no injuries in the collision, reports said. Warrant arrest Jacob R. Whitford, 19, of the 2500 block of Ruth Fitzgerald Drive, Plainfield, was found to be wanted on a warrant on a charge of failure to appear in Lake County at about 1:20 p.m. Dec. 12 at Fox and Bell streets in Kendall Township, Kendall County sheriff’s police said.
License violation Ignacio Villanueva, 20, of the 600 block of Sweetbriar Place, Plano, was charged with having no valid driver’s license at about 7 p.m. Dec. 10 after a traffic stop at about in the 200 block of East South Street, Plano police said.
The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office recently became aware of a telephone scam which may lead to the potential for a residential burglary or other crimes to occur. Residents have reported receiving a telephone call where the person on the other line tells them that there is a problem with their home security system. When the resident responds that they do not have a home security system, the person on the other line disconnects. While there have been no reports of burglaries or
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Joseph Kresnicka’s history and career From an obituary on Joseph John Kresnicka on the Donnellan Family Funeral Home memorial site: “Joseph John Kresnicka age 84 of Lincolnshire, former longtime resident of Northbrook. Beloved husband for 61 years of Rosemary Kresnicka; loving father of Susan (Stuart) Wilbur and Tom (Debra) Kresnicka; proud grandfather of Sydney and Scott Wilbur, Adam, Matthew and Robert Kresnicka; dear brother of the late Loretta (the late Arthur) Rhodes and Irwin (the late Caroline) Kresnicka... Visitation, October 13th, Tuesday 4:00 p.m. Joseph John to 8:00 p.m. Kresnicka with a Boy Scout Broken Arrow Ceremony at 7:00 p.m. Funeral, October 14th, Wednesday 10:00 a.m. at Saint Norbert Church, 1809 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL 60062. Entombment All Saints Mausoleum, 700 North River Road, Des Plaines, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Northwest Suburban Council, BSA, 600 North Wheeling Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056. Info: 847/675-1990 or www. donnellanfuneral.com. “Joseph J. Kresnicka, husband, father, and grandfather, died on October 9, 2009 at Glenbrook Hospital, Glenview, following a courageous battle with cancer. Over his 84 years, Joe’s interests spanned electronics and broadcasting to model railroading and Scouting. He had a distinguished forty-eight year career in broadcast engineering that saw television evolve from a fledgling industry to its modern, digitally enhanced state. “Joe, a pioneer in the Chicago television industry, started in the broadcast business in late 1942 at the University of Illinois, WILL radio, as a studio operator. He served in the Army Air Force from 1943 to 1946 and supported Armed Forces Radio (Far Pacific), installing radio stations in the Far East. “Following completion
VIEWS Kristy Lawrie Gravlin of his military service, Joe spent two years with Trans World Airlines. After marrying in 1948, he joined the American Broadcasting Company as a supervisor in central switching for WENR then WBKB-TV (now WLS-TV). In addition to his local engineering responsibilities, he was frequently called upon to serve with the ABC network for sports, news, and special events. In the 50s and 60s, as his family grew, so did his reputation for quality in the broadcast industry. “From 1967 to 1972, Joe served as Chief Engineer for KGO radio in San Francisco. In 1972, he returned to Chicago as Director of Engineering for WLS-TV. “In 1980 he was honored with an Emmy award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for exemplary contributions to the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. He received a second Emmy for technical management at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Prior to his retirement in 1989, he was responsible for the renovation of technical operations at WLS-TV, positioning that station as an industry leader. “He was a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and served on a number of committees of the National Association of Broadcasters. In 1990 he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.” For some reason Joe’s parents were not named in his official obituary. Usually, when that happens, the editor has decided that they died so long ago that no one would know them anyway. Of course, those of us who are trying to see where Joe fits in the big picture want to know which of the many brothers in the Kresnicka family was his father. So for those who are trying to “place him” in the right place in his extended
family, his parents were Joseph Kresnicka and his mother, Margaret “Mae.” (Her maiden name wasn’t given in the paperwork where I found them either. But it was from the “Find a Grave” site where the transcriber rarely knows them, so s/he is not able to tell us what it was.) It appears that Joseph Kresnicka Sr. married Margaret “Mae” Stieber, who was the daughter of Charles and Magdeline (Stauber) Stieber. He was born in 1870 and she in 1879, both in Czechoslovakia, which was sometimes called Bohemia. Their children were Irwin, born about 1910; Loretta, born about 1918; and Joseph John, born on Nov. 28, 1924. Joseph Sr. died in 1934 and Mae died in 1952… both of them in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Joseph John chose for his bride Rosemary, who spent 61 years married to him. They had two children: Susan, who married Stuart Wilbur, and Robert Kresnicka. And they had five dear grandchildren: Susan’s Sydney and Scott, and Robert’s Adam, Matthew and Robert. His sister and brother, and both their spouses, preceded him. He left to his credit 60 years in broadcasting, beginning with radio, and then transferring to the television industry. While he was in the Army Air Force he installed three radio stations and New Guinea and assisted in operating Armed Forces Radio in the Far Pacific. You may recall the excitement that surrounded the building of the Sears Tower in Chicago. It was Joseph who designed and installed one of the two radio transmitters that were at the top of the new tower. There are now more than 100 such installations scattered across the United States. By his death, in 2009, he had been awarded an Emmy for his work at the Lake Placid, N.Y., Olympics in 1980, and another for his management at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.
His last major project was to renovate the technical operations at the WLS station that we are so familiar with here in Illinois. He positioned WLS to be an industry leader. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers in 1990. He had a long scouting career – featuring over 20 years from scout to parent. He was a Life Scout as a boy. He was to attend the first national jamboree (The Silver Jubilee). Unfortunately it was cancelled by the polio epidemic of 1935. When his children reached “Scout age,” Joe became active again with the program, and worked
station (now gone), or took the boys on major treks to go camping, or that were greatly involved in the Native American dancing and storytelling that many drove to Elgin to see. I went there… and still have “still shots” in my head about the dancing, and of the dive into the pond that was so spectacular. If you know whether Joe Kresnicka was in the Plano Scouts, I’d like to add that to the information that is available concerning that Scout Troop that did so much. Just send me an email, or letter, filled with information you’re sure about… or leave me notes about parts that you think are right but are not positive.
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Zapping superbugs with new technology Edward Hospital facilities in Plainfield, Naperville kill germs with light-emitting robot By JEANNE MILLSAP Shaw Media correspondent PLAINFIELD – Imagine bright flashing lights catching your eye while you’re walking down a hospital hallway. You look through an interior window and see the source of the unusual strobe. It’s a robot. It’s not an anthropomorphic robot with arms and legs and a definable head. It’s more like R2-D2 from “Star Wars,” with a little blue mound of a head that has risen up to expose technology that flashes germ-killing rays across the room. The robot is being used at Edward Hospital Emergency Department and Edward Hospital Outpatient Center, both in Plainfield, and at the hospital’s main campus in Naperville. The brand name is Xenex, but staff at the Plainfield facilities have nicknamed their robot POW. The three used at the Naperville center are called Snap, Crackle and Pop. “When it runs,” Edward Hospital infection control manager Mary Anderson said, “it flashes the light around the room. It’s eye-catching. People notice it. ... Our clinical staff just loves it.” The robot works by flashing high-intensity, full-spectrum germicidal ultraviolet light, according to the Xenex website.
It kills microorganisms in four ways – by pulling water molecules into DNA, thus preventing transcription; by photo-splitting the strands of DNA apart; by fusing DNA bases together improperly; and by photo cross-linking to cause cell wall damage. Anderson, who has a microbiology background, said the robot works on RNA in similar fashions, for the microorganisms that do not have DNA. The robots are a recent addition to the hospital’s germ-fighting arsenal. Housekeeping continues to clean as normal – getting rid of trash and other visible dirt and liquids, then disinfecting surfaces with hospital-grade disinfectants registered with the Environmental Protection Agency. Linens are taken out of the room to disinfect. Then, housekeeping brings in the robot for additional, state-of-the-art disinfection. And that’s important, Anderson said, with today’s environment of superbugs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one of every 25 U.S. hospital inpatients will contract a hospital-acquired infection; and of those, one in nine will die. Hospital-acquired infections are one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., and superbugs are one of the reasons. The most common hospital-acquired infections in
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Plano beats Reed-Custer to get back in win column Loux, Gann lead Reapers in Interstate 8 matchup By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com
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Plano’s Ivan Garcia gets back points on Michael Schreiber of Plainfield East on Saturday at the Reaper Classic. Garcia placed second in the 132-pound weight class.
Plano had 6 other invite placewinners • WRESTLING
Continued from page 12 Plano had six other placewinners, including three runner-up finishes. At 113, freshman Nico Nunez went 2-1 overall with a pinfall over Aurora Central Catholic and a tech fall semifinal win over East Aurora. In the finals, Nunez was pinned by Coal City’s Joey Rivera. At 132, sophomore Ivan Garcia went 2-1 to finish second. He won by tech fall over Herscher and pinned Peotone in the semifinals to set up a championship bout against Sandwich’s Tommy
Dale, who pinned Garcia in 1:31 to end the day. Senior Tommy Brown took a runner-up finish at 285 after two quick pinfalls to start the tournament. He ended his opening bout with a 30-second pin over Peotone, and pinned Sandwich’s Jimmy Weekly in just 55 seconds to set up a championship match against Herscher’s Grant Miller. In the finals, Miller won a 9-5 decision over Brown. Senior Myles Mendoza went 1-3 to take sixth at 138 and senior Juan Lazarit went 2-3 to place sixth at 145. Last week, Plano went
2-0 with a pair of Interstate Eight Conference wins over Peotone (36-27) and Westmont (71-6). Freshman Robert Luckey went 2-0 with a pair of pins at 126, senior Josh Farthing pinned both of his opponents in 152 and Brown also stuck both of his opponents at heavyweight. Plano had a pair of triangular meets this week, facing Rochelle and Oregon on Monday and Coal City and Lisle on Tuesday. Results were unavailable at press time. The Reapers will take an extended break before entering the DeKalb Dual Team tournament Dec. 2930.
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The Plano girls basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak on Monday with a 63-57 victory over ReedCuster on the road. With the win, the Reapers are now 3-7 overall and 1-4 in the Interstate Eight Conference. Next up is Westmont and the Amboy Christmas Classic, which starts on Dec. 26. “There hasn’t been any easy games for us, [and] I do think the I-8 is a very tough league this year,” Plano head coach John Chernick said. “So many teams have multiple returning starters, and we just don’t have that type of experience returning. The growth curve [has gone] on a bit longer than any of us would like.”
Against Reed-Custer, Plano led 36-33 at halftime after a 25-point second quarter and edged out the Comets in scoring in the second half, 27-24. The Reapers were led by Rylie Loux (19 points, Bradi Gann (16 points), Demetra Phylactos (11 points) and Shannon Tierney (12 rebounds). Last Thursday, Lisle defeated Plano, 68-48. The Lions led 39-30 after both teams scored 14 in the first quarter. The Reapers were led by Khiyana Magee (13 points), Tierney (12 points) and Loux (10 points). “I do think for stretches against Lisle, which will finish in the top 2-4 teams in conference, we played about as well as we have played all year,” Chernick said. “Offensively we moved the ball really well, and early we hit our shots. The first 12 minutes of the second half were probably the best defense we have played all year, but then we just couldn’t find the basket ourselves. We shot 3-for-30 in the second half, and that just isn’t going to get it done.”
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Tomac takes 170-pound title Reapers are 5th at home invitational By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com Plano senior Zach Tomac continues to impress in the circle, rolling through three opponents to finish atop the podium at last weekend’s annual Reaper Classic tournament. The 170-pounder opened with a tech fall win over Coal City’s Bryan Stopka before winning another tech fall semifinal match against Herscher’s Cody Harris. In the championship bout, Tomac won a 7-6 decision over Gibson City (GCMS) senior Lane Williams. Tomac is currently the fifthranked Class 1A wrestler in the state at 160 pounds, as wrestlers continue to move into their final weight classes in the upcoming weeks. Tomac’s finish helped Plano secure fifth place in the 20-team field, scoring 125 points to edge out Sandwich (120). Coal City was the tournament champion with 205.5 points, followed by GCMS (181) and Herscher (156). Photos by Eric Miller - emiller@shawmedia.com
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Plano’s Zach Tomac piles up the back points against Cody Harris of Herscher on his way to a tech fall win in the 170-pound semifinals on Saturday. FAR LEFT: Plano’s Nico Nunez takes down East Aurora’s Nathan Zinzer on Saturday at the Reaper Classic in the 113-pound bracket. LEFT: Plano’s 138-pounder Myles Mendoza looks to shoot on Zach Krause of Plainfied East in Saturday’s Reaper Classic.
BOYS BASKETBALL: NEWARK 51, PLANO 36
Taller Norsemen gain early lead on Reapers Ramirez paces Plano with 16 points By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com The Plano boys’ basketball team struggled early against Newark on the road on Tuesday, and after the 51-36 victory over the Reapers, the Norsemen are now 8-1 overall and on an eight-game winning streak. The loss moved the Reapers to 2-5 overall. Plano is hoping to snap the three-game losing streak on Friday against Westmont. “Coming in, we wanted to get back to our intensity and our get-
ting after it, and for the most part, I think we did that,” Plano head coach Kyle Kee said. “Offensively, we struggled. It was tough to get shots inside, especially because they are so much taller, but moving forward, at 2-5 we are taking baby steps.” After a 2-2 tie in the opening minute, Newark led the entire way. The Norsemen went on a 13-0 run in the first and led 15-2 after a putback from Cam Myre with 3:30 left in the quarter. Plano responded with an 8-0 run, led by senior Dahveed McK-
inney’s six points, but after one quarter, Newark led 17-10. Plano was able to reduce the Newark lead to three points twice in the first four minutes of the second quarter, but after back-toback buckets from Evan Schomer in the final minute of the first half, the Norsemen led 29-20 at the break. Both teams were off to a slow start in the second half. After buckets from Myre and Plano’s Marcus Ramirez in the first three minutes, neither team was able to score until 2:17 remained in the third quarter. That’s when Schomer’s basket put Newark ahead, 33-22.
After a three-pointer from Myre and basket from Schomer (19 points, 11 rebounds), Newark led 38-24 going into the final frame. Newark led by as much as 16 points three times in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter, as Plano was never able to reduce the lead to single digits. “It was just one of those games where it was really physical – [Plano] is very athletic,” Newark head coach Rick Tollefson said. “If some of those shots around the rim went in, it’s a very different game.” Ramirez led Plano with 16 points. He scored 14 of the Reapers’ 16 second half points. Contre-
ras provided a nice spark off the bench with 10 points. “We were looking for him,” Kee said of Ramirez. “He’s such a dynamic player with the ball in his hands. He had a nice game for sure.” Notes: Prior to Newark, Peotone defeated Plano, 61-42, on Dec. 8. The Reapers were led by Ramirez, who had 13 points. Plano will enter the Plano Christmas Classic unseeded and against No. 16 Mendota on Dec. 23. The winner will take on No. 1 seed LaSalle-Peru on Dec. 26. The top eight seeds received a bye for the first day of play. Tournament action wraps up on Dec. 30.
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Children leave out milk and cookies for you on Christmas night. What is your favorite cookie?
Santa loves all cookies but I’ll eat anything that the children like that they want to leave out for me. I have sometimes had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I don’t know if I have a favorite cookie. A lot of people think it’s chocolate chip and I eat a lot of chocolate chip cookies. But I what I like the most is when the children spend some time with their mom and dad and make the cookies. Those are always the best cookies.
What’s a good treat for the reindeer?
They love carrots but there are also some reindeer treats that they can make and moms and dads can go online and get a recipe for some reindeer food. It’s easy to make and they love it. They love to eat what the children make for them.
How many reindeer do you have?
Eight reindeer plus Rudolph. We have Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen... so many reindeer. They travel at the speed of light – the speed of light. The lead reindeer changes depending on how much of my magic corn that I feed them so they can fly. Rudolph always takes the lead if it’s a stormy night.
How do the reindeer fly and what do they eat?
I start feeding the reindeer my magic corn two weeks before Christmas Eve. So we let them run wild and have fun and we play a lot of reindeer games and the elves are always keeping them occupied. By Christmas Eve, they are ready to go.
You must get hundreds of millions of letters from children. Do you really read all of them?
I read each and every one of the letters. When reading letters I spend a lot of time sitting in front of the fireplace and in my shop. Sometimes, I read them and, sometimes, I let the elves and Mrs. Claus read them and I just listen. Every one of them is read.
What happens when I don’t get something on my list that I asked for?
Sometimes, Santa thinks that what you ask for may not be the best gift for you. I may give you something that you enjoy even more.
Where do you get your red suits?
Mrs. Claus hand sews every one of my suits. She likes red and I think she picked the perfect color because I don’t get lost in the snow. I stand out.
Which list currently has more names on it, the naughty or nice list?
There are always fewer names on the naughty list. And Santa is very seldom sad, but when he sees the name of a child continue to be on the naughty list he becomes a little sad. But by Christmas Eve, it seems to always work out. I have elves who work on that list all the time and by Christmas Eve, I’m told they’re all on the good list.
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Born: Aug. 1, 1921 Died: Dec. 8, 2015
Molly L. Boedewig, 94, of Yorkville, IL, answered her Savior’s call to come home on December 8, 2015. She was born August 1, 1921, to James and Eleanor Durand of Aurora, IL. Molly married Ralph E. Boedewig on July 6, 1941, and they raised 5 children together. Molly made many friends in her lifetime while working in Aurora at the Pictorial Paper Packaging Corp., The Fruit Juice House, Paramount Theatre, Aurora Dry Goods Store and Greenwald’s Jewelry Store. She was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Montgomery, a lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Aurora Post 84 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary of Montgomery Post 7742. Her pastimes were reading, studying and handwriting out each chapter of her Bible, sending greeting cards, crocheting, playing cards and working puzzles. Family survivors include her five daughters, Janice (Gerald) Iverson, Oswego, IL, Dorothy (James) Reichert, Medford, WI, Karen (George) Henry, Plano, IL, Debra
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Elizabeth “Toots” (nee Schoger) Brossman, age 90, a lifelong resident of Naperville passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2015, at the Tiller’s Nursing Home in Oswego. Mrs. Brossman was born October 6, 1925, in Plainfield. She and her husband farmed their entire life in the Wheatland Township area of Naperville. She was a member of the Farm Bureau of Will County and the Illinois Farm Bureau. Toots was a longtime member of the DuPage Presbyterian Church. She is survived by one son, Larry (Patricia) nee Glover Brossman; three grandchildren, Ashley (John) Karm, Tamara Brossman and Kenneth (Aimee) Brossman; one brother, Harley (Nancy) Shoger. Many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Brossman in 2012; her parents, Harley and Lillian (nee Leverenz) Shoger; and a brother, Grant Shoger. A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 18, 2015, 11:00 a.m. at the Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home and Crematory, 24021 W. Royal Worlington Dr. Naperville. Interment Wheatland Cemetery. Visitation from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service. Memorials in Toot’s name may be made to the Parkinson’s Research Foundation. 630 922 9630. www.beidelmankunschfh.com
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Robert Kammes and many family and friends. Lillian’s family is deeply filled with gratitude for Lil’s loving caregivers of the past several years and for the Guiding Light Hospice group who guided us through the final days. Friends and family visited on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the new St. Mary Catholic Church, 1001 N. Center Ave. Plano, IL. A Funeral Mass celebrating Lillian’s life was held on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the new St. Mary Catholic Church. Internment will follow at St. Patrick/St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Bristol, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Lillian Brummel’s name to: St. Mary Catholic Church, 1001 N. Center Ave. Plano, IL or Special Needs Trust for Ciara J. Hill at Harris Bank, 2005 W. Rt. 34, Plano, IL 60545. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, www.NelsonFuneralHomes.com or 630-552-7211.
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Lillian was active in the community throughout the years. She was a former member of: The Catholic Daughters of America, The Women of the Moose Lodge #400, Rosary High School Parents Club V-Pres., The Naperville 25 Couple Dance Club, and several card clubs. Lillian and Fred enjoyed playing cards and traveling with friends. Lillian was a longtime member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Plano, IL where she served as a Eucharistic Minister and was involved with the Council of Catholic Women. The sparkling jewels in her life’s crown were her faith in God and her cherished family. Lillian is survived by her seven children and their spouses, Bill & Linda (Zielinski) Brummel of Pontiac, IL; Sr. Ann Brummel (Springfield Dominican Sister) of Plano, IL; Rick & Marcia (Bleuer) Brummel of Plano, IL; Don & Pat (Arnold) Brummel of Plano, IL; Karen (Brummel) & Scott Wade of Plano, IL; Cheri (Brummel) & Scott Hill of Plano, IL; Doug & Jennifer (Nance) Brummel of Colorado Springs, CO. Also surviving Lil are her 25 Grandchildren & 35 Great-Grandchildren, Scott & Chris Brummel (Lauren, Haley & Ella); Mark & Michele Brummel (Emma & Logan); Keith & Missy Brummel
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William E. Barnett, 90, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2015, in Yorkville, IL. He was born on September 6, 1925, in Sweetwater, Tennessee to the late William L. and Bessie (nee Gunter) Barnett. He proudly served his country in the United States Army in G Company, the 119th Infantry Regiment 30th Division during World War II. He received a Bronze Star for his actions in the European Theater. After the war, he married Ruby J. Green on November 2, 1946, in Sweetwater, TN. During his life he worked as a tool and die maker for Caterpillar in Aurora and retired after 30 years in 1989. William was a member of the First Baptist Church in Aurora, Lifetime member and a past Master Mason of Masonic Lodge #254. He was also a member of American Legion Post #675, VFW Post #7452. He is survived by his wife, Ruby; sons, William D. Barnett of Montgomery and Douglas (Cindy) Barnett of Yorkville; grandchildren, Melissa (Anthony) Marshall of North Carolina, Corey D. Barnett of San Antonio, TX; great-grandchild, Mason Marshall; and a sister, Janice Lovell of Rossville, Georgia. William was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Constance Diane Barnett; a sister, Bonnie Boring; and a brother, George Barnett. Visitation will be on Thursday, December 17, 2015, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at DUNN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME with CREMATORY, 1801 S. Douglas Road, Oswego, Illinois, 60543. A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 18, 2015, at 11:00 AM the funeral home. Burial with full military honors will follow at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Aurora. For more information: www. dunnfamilyfuneralhome.com or 630-554-3888.
no, IL, encircled by her family and friends, peacefully embraced her heavenly mother, Mary, and Jesus, her Savior. Lillian’s lifelong legacy was crafted in her heart through deep devotion and joyful faith, which she eloquently modeled as a gift to many in her recent years of graceful suffering. Lillian was born on July 15, 1925, in Aurora, IL, as the fifth child of John A. and Anna (Konen) Kammes. Her childhood family farmed in the Wheaton area and later moved to Cloverdale, IL (now Bloomingdale) where Lillian graduated from St. Isadore Catholic Grade School. After graduating from Wheaton Community High School, she worked as a secretary for Howard Aircraft during World War II. On Jan. 17, 1945, she married the love of her life, Frederick Brummel at St. Isadore Church. For the first sixteen years of their married life, they started their family on Fred’s family’s home farm in Naperville, IL. In 1961, they moved their family of five children to a farm in Plano, IL. They were soon blessed with 2 more children, and they spent the rest of their married lives raising the family on the Plano farm.
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(Howard) Springborn, Yorkville, IL, Beth (Richard) Waszkowiak, Montgomery, IL; 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, 6 great-great grandchildren, many cousins, nieces, and nephews, and all of her church family from St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Montgomery. Molly is also survived by her dear friends, Kay Woolmer (life-long pen pal), Kent, England, Abraham (Annie) Lot, Richard (Patricia) Bowron, Les (Diane) Kimball. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, Ralph Boedewig; her parents, James & Eleanor Durand; her step-father, Arthur Reingardt; half-sister, Eleanor Wiskur; step-sisters, Marie Schildt and Joyce Reingardt; step-brother, Vernon Reingardt; her son-in-law, Jeffrey M. Franzen; her maternal grandparents, George (Amelia) Schildt; and paternal grandparents, Julius (Lulu) Durand from France. Funeral was held on Saturday, December 12, at 11:00 a.m., at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 63 Fernwood Dr., Montgomery, IL 60543, with Pastor Peter Hoffman performing the service. Visitation was from 10:00 a.m.-1 hour prior to the funeral service that day. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be appreciated to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Montgomery, IL. Dieterle Memorial Home www. dieterlememorialhome.com
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MARIA CAMEROTA Born: Sept. 3, 1960 Died: Dec. 12, 2015
Maria “Teresa” Camerota, 54, of Oswego, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015. She was born September 3, 1960, daughter of Refugio and Maria Guadalupe (Giron) Pacheco. She was employed as an employment recruiter for Staff Force for 2 years but had been in this line of work for over 12 years. She enjoyed going to the gym, travel, and dancing. She especially loved spending time with her family and friends. Maria is survived by her husband of 31 years, Tom; a son, Christian; 2 daughters, Jasmine and Daisy; her mother, Maria Guadalupe Giron; 4 sisters, Olga, Leticia, Ana and Silvia; and a granddaughter, Ayla. She is preceded in death by her father, Regugio; 2 brothers, Ruben and Juan Pacheco; and a son, Alexander Camerota. Family will receive guests on Thursday, December 17, 2015, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Dieterle Memorial Home, 1120 S. Broadway, Montgomery, IL. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 18, 2015, at Our Lady of Good Counsel, Aurora 620 5th Street, Aurora, IL. Interment will be private. For guestbook and directions, www.dieterlememorialhome.com 630-897-1196.
CARL L. DEANE
Born: Jan. 4, 1932; in Aurora, IL Died: Dec. 9, 2015; in Yorkville, IL Carl LeRoy “Roy” Deane, age 83, of Yorkville, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 4, 1932 in Aurora, the son of John and Jeanette (Heath) Deane. Roy was a 1950 graduate of East Aurora High School. He proudly served his country in the United States Marines Corps obtaining the rank of Sergeant. Roy was united in marriage on June 25, 1955 to Catherine “Kay” Corwin, and they spent the next 60 happy years of their lives together. Mr. Deane was a long time member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Yorkville. He was the co-owner and operator of Dodd & Deane Masonry, Corwin & Deane Excavating, and National Care. Roy also developed and was in partnership with
Countryside Center of Yorkville from 1972 until his retirement. He enjoyed snowmobiling, fishing, hunting, golfing, flying, and skiing. Roy was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose lodge 1016 and the American Legion Post 489. The most important part of his life was spending time with his family. Roy was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and uncle who will be deeply missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Kay Deane of Yorkville, IL; his children, Terri (Scott) Mitchell of Plano, TX, Ginger (Steve) Shearer of Plano, TX, Marc (Chris) Deane of Yorkville, IL, Jenny (Eric) Miller of Sheridan, IL, and Amy (Brock) Morrison of Noblesville, IN; his thirteen grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Roy was preceded in death by his parents, John and Jeanette Deane; his son, Michael; and his sister, Lorraine Larson. A Funeral Mass was held at 10:00 on Monday, December 14, 2015 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Yorkville. Father Matthew Lamoureux, M.I.C. officiating. Interment followed at St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery in Bristol. Friends visited from 2:00 until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 13, at the Larson-Nelson Funeral Home, 1617 N. Bridge St., Yorkville. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, 630-553-7611 or www.NelsonFuneralHomes.com. Memorial donations may be made to the National Kidney Foundation.
FREDERICK S. DOLADEE Born: Aug. 10, 1934 Died: Dec. 13, 2015
Frederick Sonney Doladee, age 81, of Yorkville, IL passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2015. He was born on August 10, 1934, in Chicago, IL the son of Frank and Mary Doladee. Mr. Doladee attended St. Patrick Catholic Church in Yorkville, IL. He is survived by his wife, Florence Doladee of Yorkville, IL; his children, Juliane Doladee-Soszko of Aurora, IL and James F. Doladee of Yorkville, IL; his five grandchildren; as well as one great grandson soon to be. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Mary Doladee; his twin brother, Frank Doladee Jr; and his sisters, Dorothy and Elaine. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2015, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 407 Walnut St., Yorkville, IL. Friends may visit from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16,
2015, at the Larson-Nelson Funeral Home, 1617 N. Bridge St., Yorkville, IL. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, www.NelsonFuneralHomes.com or 630-553-7611.
ANDREW J. GOREY III Born: March 22, 1959 Died: Dec. 11, 2015
Andrew Joseph Gorey III, age 56, of Yorkville, IL passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 11, 2015. He was born on March 22, 1959, in Boston, MA the son of Andrew Joseph and Marjorie (Healey) Gorey II. He is survived by his children, Baily Gorey of Naperville, IL, Katie Gorey of Yorkville, IL, and Andrew Joseph Gorey IV of Yorkville, IL; his mother, Marjorie Gorey of Boston, MA; his brother, Darrin (Betsy) Gorey of Sturbridge, MA; his sister, Jennifer (Patrick) Haugen of Charleston, SC; as well as one niece and two nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Andrew Joseph Gorey II. Funeral Services will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2015, at the Larson-Nelson Funeral Home, 1617 N. Bridge St., Yorkville, IL. Interment will be private. Friends may visit from 4:00 p.m. until the hour of service on Thursday, December 17, 2015, at the Larson-Nelson Funeral Home, 1617 N. Bridge St., Yorkville, IL. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, 630-553-7611.
children, Ted (Cassie) Wagner, Scott Johnson, Mark Johnson; 1 great-granddaughter, Kayleigh; as well as 1 sister, Sherry (the late Dave) Slaugh. Family received guests Sunday, December 13, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Dieterle Memorial Home, 1120 S. Broadway, Montgomery, IL. Funeral Service was at 10:00 a.m., Monday December 14, 2015 at the funeral home. Interment followed at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Stickney, IL. In lieu of flowers, donations to Cross Pointe Church, 8 Rickard Dr. Oswego, IL are appreciated. For directions and guestbook, www.dieterlememorialhome. com, 630-897-1196
WILLIAM KINNAVY Born: March 29, 1933 Died: Dec. 7, 2015
William George Paul Kinnav, Bill, was born and raised in Chicago Il; the youngest of 7 children. His academic years include St. Viators, DePaul Academy, and DePaul University. He also attended one year of
seminary school. After teaching a year of high school history he joined the army where he was stationed in Juneau, Alaska during the Korean War. William was a very dedicated and fun loving person with a passion for sports, arts and entertainment. He played on DePaul University’s basketball team where he was coached by the famous Ray Meyers. As a hobby he would sketch all the beautiful women from the old days of Hollywood of which the family still hold his collection. While managing The Milford Theater in Chicago Bill would have a night cap at the Penthouse, where he met his future wife Helen, who was performing with her family band The Fedorow Sisters. The rest is history. In January 1961, Bill was sworn in as a private investigator in which he served Equitable Life insurance Co. for the remainder of his working career. During this time he received many awards for his excellent performance and hard work. During retirement he loved to watch sports, especially the Chicago Cubs. As a young boy he sold hot dogs at Wrigley Field. He is survived by his oldest brother, Martin; his sister, Dorothy; 6 children, Mary, Susan, Bill, Trish, Paul, and Mike; and 14 grandchildren.
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Edward E. Johnson, age 83, passed away December 7, 2015, at Seasons Hospice in Naperville, surrounded by his family. He was born August 31, 1932, the son of Dalton and Lilly Mae Johnson. Ed proudly served his country with the U.S. Army. He was employed at Stephens and Adamson Sealmaster Ball Bearing company as a machine operator for over 15+ years. He enjoyed working in the garden and was an avid fisherman. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Janet; children, Debbie (Joel)Klein, Sharon Johnson and Jim (Bonnie) Johnson; 3 grand-
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Continued from page 1 Speaking of Mrs. Claus, how is she doing? Does she help you out on the big night?
She coordinates everything. If it wasn’t for Mrs. Claus I would be in trouble. I’m so busy and she puts the plan together and puts the list together and sets timeframes for when I must get things complete. She makes sure the reindeer are in the barn a few weeks before Christmas. Every good man has a wife that’s even better.
How do you deliver presents to all the world’s children in just one night?
Christmas is really two full days because I cross many, many time zones. It’s actually two nights and remember my sleigh travels at the speed of light … and it’s magical. I never leave the North Pole without my bag of magic dust.
I don’t have a fireplace in my house. What do you do if a home has no chimney?
What if you have a feeling you’re on the naughty list?
There’s still time. Start now and work on it.
When I get into a situation where there is no chimney I get my magic dust out and I create a chimney. I go down the chimney and when I come out it goes away. When I need to go back up I throw some magical dust up the chimney and up I go.
It’s been warm lately. If we don’t get any snow on Christmas Eve, how does the sleigh work?
Some people might be feeling down during the holiday season or have a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit.
There are many places Santa goes where there is no snow. Santa’s sleigh is designed so that it actually floats above the surface. I very seldom ever land and stay. I hover above a rooftop so my sleigh never really hits the snow or ground unless I’m making a special appearance where I land
Those folks that are sad during Christmas, I try to remind them that this is a time for joy and to really get into family gatherings or see friends. Get out and get amongst it. Surround yourself with the spirit of Christmas and let it in. Be open to it.
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PAUL O. STEINWART
Born: Dec. 22, 1932; in Aurora, IL Died: Dec. 8, 2015; in Bristol, IL Paul O. Steinwart, age 82, of Bristol, IL, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at his home in Bristol, IL. He was born on December 22, 1932, in Aurora, IL, the son of Otto and Rose (Wendt) Steinwart. Paul was united in marriage on May 5, 1956, in East Aurora, New York to Carol Neeb and they spent the next 59 happy years of their lives together. Most of Paul’s professional career was spent working as a territory manager/store owner for Noble Dairy Queen. He was a longtime and very active member of St. Luke?s Lutheran Church in Montgomery, IL and
for many years participated in its choir. Mr. Steinwart was also a former member of the Aurora Barber Shop Chorus. Paul enjoyed golfing and fishing with his family and friends. He was a volunteer at the Kendall County Food Pantry in Yorkville, IL. Paul was an avid Chicago Cubs fan as well as an avid supporter of his alma mater, Valparaiso University (a proud Theta Chi), especially their basketball team. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and uncle who will be deeply missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Carol Steinwart of Bristol, IL; his children, Steve (Lisa) Steinwart of Montgomery, IL, Pam (Dennis) Ziegler of Milan, IL, Kim Pearce of Oswego, IL, and Scott (Lanie) Steinwart of Valparaiso, IN; his five grandchildren, Allyson Ziegler, Kyle Ziegler, Michelle Steinwart, Danielle Steinwart, and Chloe Pearce; as well as several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Otto and Rose Steinwart; two brothers, John and Frank Steinwart; two sisters, Marie Tatge and Ruth Schwultz; his son-in-law, Jim Pearce; and his niece, Barbara Neeb. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 63 Fernwood Road, Montgomery, IL with Pastor Peter Hoffman officiating. Interment will be private. Friends may visit from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Friday, December 18, 2015, at the Larson-Nelson Funeral Home & Crematory, 1617 N. Bridge Street, Yorkville, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials in loving memory of Paul may be directed to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and School, 63 Fernwood Rd., Montgomery or to the Kendall County Food Pantry, 208 Beaver St., Yorkville, IL. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, (630)553-7611 or www.NelsonFuneralHomes.com.
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Sheriff’s Office gets tobacco control grant Money from Ill. Liquor Control Commission to help educate retailers SHAW MEDIA The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office has been chosen by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission to receive a grant in the amount of $1,100 to establish a comprehensive educational and enforcement program addressing minimum age tobacco laws. “We are pleased to receive this grant to enhance our efforts to reduce youth access to tobacco prod-
ucts. The health of the children in our community is very important and we are dedicated to reducing the availability of tobacco products to minors through enforcement efforts,” said Kendall County Sheriff Dwight A. Baird. The Illinois Liquor Control Commission, the state’s lead agency in developing strategies to reduce the illegal sale of tobacco products to minors, annually awards $1 million in grants to communities in the state that are willing to implement its tobacco enforcement program. Kendall County Sheriff’s Office community policing deputies will conduct three compliance checks of retailers of tobacco products in
unincorporated Kendall County. Prior to the first compliance check, all tobacco retailers will be educated on the legal sale of tobacco and will receive the commission’s Tobacco Retailer Kit, which includes a review of state minimum age tobacco laws, required signage, and training guides for their personnel. Tobacco retailers within the entire program currently average over 80 percent compliance rates. During the year of 2015, tobacco retailers in unincorporated Kendall County were above the state average for compliance. For additional information about the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, visit state.il.us/lcc.
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PADS sites open till mid-April SHAW MEDIA Darrell McGhee used to stay at a local homeless shelter. Now he volunteers at one. McGhee, 35, was a guest last winter and early spring of Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) of Kendall County. Today, he has an apartment and a job as a forklift truck operator, thanks to the help of the nonprofit organization. Ron Freeman, the PADS site coordinator at St. Luke’s, said “it feels pretty good” to see McGhee coming back to the church to serve. Freeman, who is in his sixth year as a volunteer, recalled that McGhee availed himself of the programs that PADS offers, particularly employment assistance. “I could see then that he was going to give back.” McGhee was one of the more fortunate PADS guests because he owned a car. So every night that he was homeless, he was able to drive himself to the PADS sites operated throughout the week by local churches: Sundays at Cross Lutheran Church, 8609 Route 47, Yorkville; Mondays, Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ, 409 Center Parkway, Yorkville; Tuesdays, Harvest New Beginnings, 5315 Douglas Road, Oswego; Wednesdays, United Methodist Church of Plano, 219 North Hale Street, Plano; Thursdays, Trinity United Methodist Church, 2505 Boomer Lane, Yorkville; Fridays, Church of the Good Shepherd, 5 West Washington Street, Oswego; and Saturdays, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 53 Fernwood Road, Boulder Hill. Lack of transportation is the big-
Local PADS sites n Sundays: Cross Lutheran Church, 8609 Route 47, Yorkville. n Mondays: Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ, 409 Center Parkway, Yorkville. n Tuesdays: Harvest New Beginnings, 5315 Douglas Road, Oswego. n Wednesdays: United Methodist Church of Plano, 219 North Hale Street, Plano. n Thursdays: Trinity United Methodist Church, 2505 Boomer Lane, Yorkville. n Fridays: Church of the Good Shepherd, 5 West Washington Street, Oswego. n Saturdays: St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 53 Fernwood Road, Boulder Hill. gest obstacle to finding a job and even finding a way to a PADS shelter site, according to Sidney Williams, who has been a guest of St. Luke’s, off and on, for three years. Williams, 67, lamented the discontinuation of a Pace bus route that serviced nearby Oswego. “It’s hard to get here without a vehicle,” said Williams. “Instead of getting better, it’s getting worse.” He was able to get to St. Luke’s on this night by first taking a Metra train to the Aurora station, where Freeman picked him up and then drove him to the church. Williams said he usually stays at PADS sites in DuPage County, which operates shelters year-round. In Kendall County, PADS sites are open only from mid-October until mid-April, due to limited funding and volunteers. Information about donating or becoming a volunteer at
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a local shelter may be obtained online at kendallcountypads.org. Freeman said St. Luke’s has hosted as many as 18 PADS guests on Saturday nights, mostly during the Great Recession. He sees the lower number of guests as a sign that the economy is improving. “People were losing their jobs and then they were losing their homes,” he said. “Hopefully, we were able to get them in the right direction. But even today, many people are only two paychecks away from being homeless.” Dinner on this Saturday night at St. Luke’s was salad, meatloaf, corn, scalloped potatoes, rye bread, soda, coffee, and candy cane cake. “The food is excellent,” said guest Wilbur Hines. “And you get a chance to stay clean. This is like being in a presidential suite.” Each PADS “suite” featured a light-green plastic mattress, clean sheets, two blankets, a toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, bar of soap, and access to a shower––which St. Luke’s is able to provide because its shelter site is the school gymnasium. Hines, 61, also had high praise for the hospitality of the volunteers. “This is not an act. This is who they are.” He does not expect to be homeless for long because he has a car and a job as a meat cutter at a packing plant in Aurora. Hines even has higher hopes of saving enough money to place a down payment on a house. In addition to his meat-cutting job, he says he has applied for more work at a movie theater complex and a fastfood restaurant.
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Free community dinner at FVOAS SHAW MEDIA The Help.Sorry.Love NFP foundation is teaming up with Ginger and Soul Catering and Fox Valley Older Adult Services to bring a free dinner and live entertainment event for the community on Friday, Dec. 18. The goal is to bring the community together in the spirit of hope, joy and fellowship. The event is from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the FVOAS Center on Suydam Road in Sandwich. Jon Conover and friends Michael Colle and Barbara St. John, as well as the Sandwich High School Madrigal Singers, will be providing live entertainment while chef Rachel Conover, part owner of Ginger and Soul Catering and culinary arts instructor
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John Sleezer of Yorkville won the outdoor planter basket raffled by Hilltop Gardeners at the Oswego Christmas Walk on Dec. 4. Harriet Rich, along with a team of gardeners from Hilltop Gardeners Garden Club, prepared the planter for their second year of participation in the Christmas Walk. Janice McCann and Mary Church donated the basket and accessories. The club also gave out almost 400 pine cone bird feeder kits to children. Photo provided
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8 COUNTYWIDE • Thursday, December 17, 2015 • Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel SENIOR BRIEFS Oswego Senior Center collecting shoes
The Oswego Senior Center wants your gently worn shoes. They have partnered with World Wear Project to participate in their Shoe Box Program. Drop off gently worn shoes at the OSC and help people less fortunate throughout the world. World Wear Project makes donated shoes available to people living in developing countries. For information, call 630-5545602.
Next lunch and learn topic is ‘hospitalitis’
The Senior Center will host the program Doctor’s Notes: Hospitalitis from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Deb DeGroff will help attendees understand what hospitalitis is and how to avoid it. DeGroff helps clients through hospital discharge planning. She is a licensed clinical social worker and professor at Aurora University. Hillside Rehab and Care has partnered with the Oswego Senior Center to present this monthly lunch and learn opportunity. Lunch is provided. To register by Monday, Jan. 14, or for additional information, call the Senior Center at 630-554-5602.
Laughter best medicine Laughter Yoga is held from 2 to 3 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. Laughter really is the best medicine. Join Madeline Holstrom, certified advanced laughter leader, at the Oswego Senior Center for an hour of laughter. Research shows laughter strengthens the immune system; improves breathing, arterial blood flow, digestion, and sleep; adjusts blood pressure and blood sugar; relaxes muscles; burns calories; and reduces pain. To RSVP or for more information, call 630-554-5602.
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The Oswego Senior Center offers several ongoing games. Men’s Bridge meets every Monday, 9 a.m. to noon. Ladies’ Bridge meets every Monday, 1 to 3 p.m. All Players’ Bridge meets every Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon. Scrabble meets the third Tuesday of each month, 12:30 p.m. Mahjong meets every Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. Bunco meets every Monday
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Lunch Bunch meets at noon on the first Wednesday of each month. The group meets at a local restaurant and has separate checks. In January, the group is going to Famous Dave’s BBQ in Oswego. For a list of restaurants, to RSVP or for more information, call 630-554-5602.
Valentine Dance planned for Feb. 13
Everyone is welcome to attend the Oswego Senior Center’s Valentine Dinner Dance at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13. All proceeds benefit the Oswego Senior Center. There will be a 50/50 raffle, and guests have the option to have their picture taken and receive a free photograph. Music is by DJ Edizon Dayao, and the meal will be catered by Upper Crust. The dinner menu will include a choice of carved sausage stuffed pork loin or herb roasted chicken, appetizers, sides, dessert and beverages. Tickets are $20 per person or $35 per couple. Reservations are required by Thursday, Feb. 11. To make a reservation or for additional information, call Lorraine at
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Brain Games is held from 11 to 11:30 a.m. on the second Thursday of every month at the Oswego Senior Center. This monthly series is provided by Harbor Chase of Plainfield. Harbor Chase of Plainfield will engage you with brain games and mental challenges to help keep your brain in good shape through cognitive exercise. Brain games stimulate thinking and improve
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The Oswego Senior Center is always welcoming new guests. If you are a new guest, your first lunch is on us. For future lunches, a $5 donation is suggested. Lunch is a full meal and catered by Upper Crust Catering of Yorkville served at noon every Monday and
Thursday. Attendees must call 630-554-5602 by 10 a.m. Friday to RSVP for Monday’s lunch and by 10 a.m. Wednesday to RSVP for Thursday’s lunch. The program is for ages 60 and older. The senior center is located in the former Traugher Junior High School.
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The Oswego Senior Center woodshop is a do-it-yourself workshop and any adult can join the community to access a variety of woodworking tools and equipment.
Whether you’re new to woodworking, don’t have the space or equipment at home, or would like to create or finish a home project, our patient and talented volunteers are here to help you with your project. The woodshop is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. If users are going to arrive after 1 p.m., call ahead to ensure a volunteer will be available. For more information, contact Rick or Wayne at 630-554-5602.
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Christmas Eve services set SHAW MEDIA Everyone in the community is invited to attend the United Methodist Church of Plano and Millbrook United Methodist Church Christmas Eve celebration services, called The Light of Christmas. Services will be held at 5 p.m. at the Millbrook United Methodist Church, 8360 Fox River Road, Millbrook, and at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. at the United Methodist Church of Plano, 219 N. Hale, Plano. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or so the old song goes. Yet it doesn’t always feel that way. The United Methodist Church sees the Christmas season as one
Live Nativity ahead at Oswego Presbyterian Church Oswego Presbyterian Church invites the community to the annual Live Nativity from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 19 and 20. Admission is free. Performances are 10 to 15 minutes long and are repeated with a light show in between performances. Come any time to see the farm animals in the petting zoo and stay for a cookie and hot cocoa. Call 630-554-8194 for more information.
that offers a unique opportunity to experience God’s love and grace in the midst of real life. That is the reason for The Light of Christmas celebration; to experience the true gifts of Christmas of hope and peace that Christs birth offers even today. With refreshments, candlelight carols, and a gift for the children, The Light of Christmas services are an opportunity for families throughout the community to come together to celebrate. For information about services, ministry to those in need and the homeless, and programs for spiritual growth, visit umcplano.org or call 815-7864106.
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CHURCH BRIEFS Good Shepherd planning Christmas Eve worship events
Everyone is invited to Good Shepherd’s special family and candlelight Christmas Eve worships. At 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, the Family Worship will be led by Rev. Jim Best, youth director. Come celebrate Jesus’ birthday with familiar songs and birthday traditions. The 7 p.m. candlelight contemporary worship led by Pastor Phil with Jon Conover and the ReBorn! Praise Band along with soloist Peyton Elliott will celebrate Christmas Eve through music and message. The 9 p.m. candlelight traditional worship, led by Pastor Phil with Adult Choir, Joyful Noise Handbells, organ, and piano, will celebrate Christmas Eve through music and message. Good Shepherd Oswego United Methodist is in downtown Oswego at the corner of Route 34 and Madison Street. For information, visit goodshepherdoswego.org or call 630-554-3269.
Christmas concert scheduled at New Song Community Church
Sunday School children present wreath to pastor
New Song Community Church will be hosting a Christmas Concert at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 20. The concert will feature Carrie Lyn’s “Infusion.” The concert is free to everyone; a free will offering will be available. New Song Community Church is at 2858 Hafenrichter Road in Aurora (1½ blocks east of Eola Road). For more information, call the church at 630-499-0542.
Sunday school children at the United Methodist Church of Plano presented an Advent Wreath to Pastor Kent and Paula Svendsen on the first Sunday of Advent. The wreath had 25 Christmas scripture readings, Christmas symbols, and the true meaning of Christmas. The wreath idea was originated by Sara Stamper, thirdand fourth-grade Sunday School teacher. Sunday School at the church is held from 9 to 10:15 a.m. every Sunday for preschool through adult. Pictured is Pastor Kent receiving the wreath from third-grader Kenli Dembry.
Bake sale coming up at Trinity
Trinity Church United Methodist will host a bake sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19. All types of baked goods will be available. Any request for specific baked goods or large amounts can be made by calling the church at 630-553-7645. Leave a message with the request and contact information. The church is at the southeast corner of Route 47 and Cannonball Trail in Yorkville.
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CHURCH BRIEFS Trinity groups give back
Groups at Trinity Church recently made donations to Mutual Grounds, a shelter for women and children in Aurora. One of the women’s groups, Grace Ministries, made blankets for the children. Another group from UMW, Faith Circle, donated money to help support the living quarters of Mutual Grounds, which has lost significant state funding. The church also collected children’s gifts for the Angel Tree. On Tuesday, Dec. 22, Trinity will support Hesed House, a homeless shelter in Aurora, by serving meals for about 200 men, women and children. Some of the older Sunday School children will also be packing meals which go to many countries at Feed My Starving Children. On Saturday, Dec. 19, the church will have the Christmas Bake Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help support some of Trinity’s giving missions. On Sunday everyone is invited to an Advent Breakfast sponsored by the Men’s Group. Trinity Church United Methodist is in the north end of Yorkville at the corner of Route 47 and Cannonball Trail.
Trinity Church planning Christmas Eve services
Yorkville Trinity Church will have two Christmas Eve services. Everyone is invited to the celebrations. A Family Service is planned for 5 p.m. and will feature “A Living Nativity.” All interested
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children may participate. The message will be a “A Living Story.” There will be special Christmas music with performances by the Children’s Choir and the Children’s Chimes. Child care will be provided. A Candlelight service will be held at 11 p.m. with a message of “A World Forever.” Christmas carols will be sung and the adult choir will perform. The end of the service will feature a candle lighting.
United Church sets Dec. 24 schedule
The United Church of Sandwich will welcome the Christ Child with two services on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. At 5 p.m. there will be carol singing and scripture readings. At 10 p.m. there will be carol singing and Holy Communion. Both services will end with candle lighting as we give glory to Jesus Christ, the Light of the World.
Christmas Eve services at Salem Church
Salem Lutheran Church of Sandwich will offer one Candlelight Service of Holy Communion at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The worship service will include traditional carols and readings as well as music of the season offered by Salem’s Alleluia Choir, Traditional Choir, and Praise Team. At the time of the children’s message the Handchime Ensemble will present “Twinkle and the Bethlehem Star” – a musical telling of the story of the birth of Jesus through the eyes of a child, not a human child, but that of a young star. Salem’s organists/pianists are Gloria Gilbertson and Connie Hanson. The Rev. Wayne Derber is the pastor. The church is at 1022 N. Main Street (across from Valley West Hospital) in Sandwich. All are welcome.
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The Community Christmas Choral Service was held on Sunday, Dec. 6, at First Lutheran Church in Plano. Choirs from six community churches sang and the First Lutheran Bell Choir played. Pictured (from left) are the Rev. Andy Davy, MIC from St. Mary’s Church; Pastor Michael King from Worldwide Deliverance Ministries; Pastor Stan Motley from Plano Christian Church; Pastor Bruce Booher from First Lutheran Church; Pastor Kent Svendsen from United Methodist Church of Plano; and Pastor Terry Jensen from First Baptist Church.
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Families enjoyed a hearty breakfast and had an opportunity to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus at the annual Santa Breakfast held at St. Patrick Parish. Hundreds of toys were donated by area residents for the Knights of Columbus toy drive. The St. Patrick Parish family invites everyone to attend a holiday mass. The annual Christmas Eve pageant begins at 3:30 p.m. with mass following at 4 p.m. Caroling begins
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Hundreds of area residents turned out for the annual Santa Breakfast held at St. Patrick Parish on Dec. 6. Participants brought donations of toys for needy area children and then sat with Santa and Mrs. Claus for a photo op. The breakfast, which featured hot cakes and sausage, was sponsored by the God’s Divine Mercy Council of the Knights of Columbus. Each year, the Knights provide toys to scores of area families through this and other projects, like the Giving Tree, which is supported by the St. Patrick Parish family. Gifts from the toy drive will supplement the giving tree program and will be distributed along with more than 100 food baskets a week before Christmas. The food baskets include everything a family would need to have a holiday meal, including the turkey, stuffing, vegetables, rolls and dessert.
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14 COUNTYWIDE • Thursday, December 17, 2015 • Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel CHURCH SERVICES ANGLICAN Christ Our Light Anglican Church Meeting at the English Congregational United Church of Christ 301 Rhodes St., Big Rock Father Rand York www.christourlightanglican.org Sunday, 5 p.m.
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APOSTOLIC New Hope Apostolic Church 201 W. Madison St. Yorkville, IL, 60560 Pastor: Junior D. Dixon Church phone: 630-552-1292 Sunday, 11 a.m. Sunday School and Worship Service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Night Prayer Faith Assembly Church 105 S. Main St., Montgomery Pastor Michael E. Hefner Assistant Pastor Emmanuel Rojas 630-264-2968 (Spanish Interpretation) Sunday, 10 a.m. Morning Worship & Sunday School 5 p.m. Worship Service Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Evening service ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Harvest Chapel 725 S. County Line Road Sandwich, IL 60548 www.harvestchapel.net 815-786-8669 Nursery is provided Sunday and Wednesday 9 & 10:45 a.m. Service; HC HC Kids ages 3 to 5th grade Wednesday 7 p.m. New Community; Adult Bible Study; MOSAIC student Ministries (6th-12th); Elevate Kids (4yrs-5th gr) New Life Church 3205 Cannonball Trail, Yorkville (Just west of Route 47) Pastor Jon Lawson 630-553-0200 www.nlcyorkville.org Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship Kids classes (6 weeks - 6 grade) Wednesday 7 p.m. Kids classes (preschool-6 grade) Student Ministries (7-12 grades) BAPTIST Harvest New Beginnings 5315 Douglas Road, Oswego 630-554-3858 • Fax 630-5543865 harvest@harvestnewbeginnings. com www.harvestnewbeginnings.com Sunday Service Times: 9 and 10:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. Sunday School 2 years - adult 5:30 Awana, Adult Bible Study Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Awana, 3yr-6th/Jr. High Youth 7 p.m. Bible Study, Prayer Mtg. Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Sr. High youth Friday, 7 p.m. Celebrate Recovery Quality nursery provided at all services Grace Community Church 1108 Mill St., Yorkville 630-553-0700 Pastor Ivan Truman gccyorkville@sbcglobal.net www.gccyorkville.net Sundays: Fall & Winter Schedule: Nursery Available All Services 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship Sunday Evenings & Teen Ministry and Community Groups see website calendar Crosspointe 8 W. Rickard Drive, Oswego Pastor J. Andrew Post 630-554-3875 www.crosspointeoswego.org Sunday 9 a.m. Sunday School-all ages 10:30 a.m. Worship 6 p.m. TeamKid 6 p.m. Adult Bible Study Thursday 6 p.m. Revolution (grades 7-12) Calvary Baptist Church 140 Montgomery Road, Montgomery, IL
630-896-7098 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Bible Study 10:45 a.m. Worship Service 6 p.m. Evening Bible Study First Baptist Church of Plano 116 N. Hale St., Plano Church: 630-552-3641 or 630-552-0544 Rev. Terry Jensen New Hope Baptist Church 4101 Needham Road, Plano 630-552-1400 Pastor Dennis Cocks Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday School all ages 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship 6 p.m. Evening Worship Wednesday 7 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer Nursery is provided – all services. Also offering Youth Group. Fox River Baptist Church 1205 7th Avenue, Aurora Kerry James Allen, Pastor 630-820-5870 www.foxriverbaptistchurch.org Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Morning Service 6 p.m. Evening Service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Evening Service Valley Baptist Church 2480 Wolf Road, Oswego Pastor David Hemphill 630-554-8109 www.valleybaptist.com pastor@valleybaptist.com Sunday 9:45 a.m. Sunday School all ages 11 a.m. Morning Worship 6 p.m. Evening Worship 8 p.m. TV Ministry on Channel 10 Cable ACTV Wednesday 7 p.m. King Kids; eve. Worship 9 p.m. TV Ministry-chnl17 Cable Deaf interpreter for all services New Life Community Church-Montgomery 11445 S. Lincoln Ave. Montgomery, IL 60538 630-897-6810 www.newlifecommunity.church Sunday worship service 10 a.m. First Baptist Church of Big Rock 211 Lincoln St., Big Rock Rev. Bill McMillen • 630-556-3535 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Worship Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer The Federated Church American Baptist Presbyterian U.S.A. Pastor Dan DeWitt 403 N. Main Street, Sandwich 815-786-8595 office@sandwichfederated church.org, www.sandwich federatedchurch.org Office hours 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday Sunday Worship: June through August - 9 a.m. September through May - 10:30 a.m. CHRISTIAN Community Christian Church 129 Commercial Drive, Yorkville Pastor Aaron Koehler 630-388-5000 www.communitychristian.org Sunday 9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship service Grace Community Christian Church 2770 Montgomery Road, Aurora 630-898-7990; fax 630-898-7955 www.graceccc.org Sunday 9 a.m. Worship service 10:30 a.m. Classes Nursery available 8 until noon
Redeemer Community Church (meets at Plank Junior High) 510 Secretariat Lane, Oswego Office 630-820-9742 Sunday, 10 a.m. Celebration meeting (effective children’s ministry class unites during main meeting) Cornerstone Christian Church Bob Reid, Minister 254 S. Madison St., Oswego 3 blocks south of Post Office 630-554-2292 • Fax 630-5541988 www.cornerstonecc.net Sunday 9 a.m. Bible Study 10 a.m. Worship Celebration & Kids Central (Nursery available) Wednesday 6 p.m. Fellowship Potluck Dinner 7 p.m. Prayer Service 7 p.m. Youth Group (Jr.-Sr. High) 1st Monday of each month from 6am 24-hr Community Prayer Vigil The Redeemed Christian Church of God Kings’ Court Parish 5313 U.S. Highway 34, Oswego Tel/Fax 630-608-2011 kingscourtil@yahoo.com Sunday 9:45-10:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30-12:30 Worship service Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m. Bible Study Friday, 7-8 p.m. Breakthrough Hour Community Christian Church 131 Montgomery Road, Montgomery 630-388-5000 Campus Pastor: John Rinehimer www.communitychristian.org Sundays 9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship Service Plano Christian Church 9 Schomer Lane, Plano Stan Motley, Pastor www.pcc4him.com 630-552-7640 Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Sunday School & Worship Service Big Life Community Church Traughber Junior High School 570 Colchester Drive, Oswego www.biglifecc.org “It’s for you.” Sundays, 10 a.m. Worship CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Neighborhood Church of The Brethren 155 Boulder Hill Pass, Montgomery 630-897-3347 ncotb@sbcglobal.net Rev. Purvi Satvedi, Pastor Sunday 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Handicapped accessible building. Neighborhood Counseling Associates 630-844-3001 CHURCH OF GOD Destiny Worship Center 1355 Hinman St., Montgomery Pastor James Schulker 630-851-5055 Sunday 10 a.m. Worship 6 p.m. UnDone Youth Worship Wednesday 6 p.m. Small groups-all ages Thursday 6 p.m. Men’s basketball-open gym Plano Church of God 7 E. Dearborn St., Plano Pastor John Todd 630-877-3604 Sunday, 10 a.m. Worship Service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible Study CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Oswego) 100 Hankes Road, Sugar Grove Bishop Paul Goodine 630-466-0958 Missionary - 630-270-6664 Sunday 11:30 a.m. Sacrament Meeting 12:50 p.m. Sunday School- Primary 1:40 p.m. Priesthood-Relief Society Wednesday
7 p.m. Youth Activity/Scouts Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Prestbury) 100 Hankes Road, Sugar Grove Bishop Golden Hwang 630-466-3299 Sunday 9 a.m. Sacrament Meeting 10:20 am Sunday School/Primary 11:10 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society Tuesday 7 p.m. Youth Activity CONGREGATIONAL Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ 409 Center Parkway, Yorkville Pastor: Rev. Mark Gregory Office: 630-553-7308 Office hours: T-F 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 9 a.m. Men’s Fellowship Sunday, Dec. 20 8:45 a.m. Youth Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Sunday School; 11 a.m. Coffee Fellowship Worship and Serving Meeting 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Youth Group Monday, Dec. 21 6:30 p.m. PADS Tuesday, Dec. 22 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Life Link Screening 11:30 a.m. Staff Meeting Wednesday, Dec. 23 5:15 p.m. Pageant Practice 5 to 7 p.m. Choirs Thursday, Dec. 24 Church and office closed 5 p.m. Christmas Eve Service Children’s Pageant “A Gift For Christmas” 10 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Christian Science Society 117 E. Second St., Sandwich www.chicagospirituality.com Sunday, 10:30 Service EPISCOPAL St. David’s Episcopal Church 701 N. Randall Road, Aurora 630-896-7229 www.stdavidsofaurora.com Office hours: Mon. & Thurs. 9-1 Sunday, 9 a.m. Worship Service St. Edward and Christ Episcopal Church (Anglican) Christ Campus 2800 Grove Road, Yorkville between Route 126 and Caton Farm Road Rev. Kathryn White, Rector Rev. Richard Lundgren, Associate Rector 815-725-6800 www.secec.net Sundays, 11 a.m. Communion St. Thomas Episcopal (Anglican) 317 Goold Park Drive (Chapin St., West), Morris Rev. James L. Steele, Rector 815-942-1380 Sundays, 9 a.m. Holy Communion, Nursery Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Teaching Service Prayer for the Sick LUTHERAN Plattville Lutheran Church 5475 Bell Road, Minooka Pastor Bret L. Reedy Office 815-475-7220 Parsonage 815-475-4127 Sunday 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday School St. John’s Lutheran Church 235 S. Green Street, P.O. Box 245 Somonauk, IL 60552 815-498-3667 Pastor William C. Weidenbach Jr. www.elcastjohns.com Wednesday, 6 p.m. Worship Saturday, 5 p.m. Worship Sunday, 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Worship 9 a.m. Learning for all ages Thursday, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Our Sharing Pantry Cross Lutheran - LCMS Church and School Route 47, 3 miles south of Yorkville Church office 630-553-7335 Pastor Erik Gauss
Susan Lopez, school principal www.hiscross.org Thursday, Dec. 17 2 p.m. Grades 1-8 Christmas Service (Large Gymnasium), 7 p.m. Grades 1-8 Christmas Service (Large Gymnasium) Friday, Dec. 18 8:30 a.m. Writing in the Margins: Bible Journaling 12:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study: Romans Saturday, Dec. 19 6 a.m. Men’s Bible Study 8 a.m. Sanctuary Choir Cantata Rehearsal 5 p.m. Worship Service (Cantata; No Communion) Sunday, Dec. 20 7:45 a.m. Worship Service (Cantata; No Communion) 9:15 a.m. Worship Service (Cantata; No Communion) 9:15 a.m. Caring and Sharing Small Group 9:15 a.m. Special Needs Care Taking 10:30 a.m. Life Advocacy Team Wednesday, Dec. 23 6:30 p.m. HS 24/7 Youth Night 6:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Kids4Christ 6:30 p.m. Club 56 Thursday, Dec. 24 3 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship Service (Large Gymnasium) 5 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship Service (Large Gymnasium) 7 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship Service (Sanctuary) 11 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Service (Sanctuary) Friday, Dec. 25 10 a.m. Christmas Day Worship Service (Communion and Sanctuary Choir in Sanctuary) Grace Lutheran Church 10025 N. Route 47, Morris (3 miles north of Morris on Route 47 at Airport Road) Pastor Steven Heilman Church 815-942-2252 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:15 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday School and Adult Education Helmar Lutheran Church 11935 Lisbon Road, Newark, IL Pastor James Molstre Intern - Jon Langness Sunday - Worship 9 a.m. 2nd Friday of each month - Food Pantry 5-7 p.m. 4th Monday of each month - Food Pantry 3-5 p.m. Dec. 20 – Worship at 9 a.m., Sunday School at 10:15 a.m. Immanuel Lutheran Church 12760 Lee Rd (west of Hinckley) 815-286-3885 office@immanuel-hinckley.org Pastor Chris Navurskis 262-825-7501 Sunday School & Adult Bible Study 9:00am Worship Service 10:15 am Immanuel Lutheran Church (ELCA) 10104 Immanuel Road, Yorkville, IL 60560 Pastor Michael Neel 630-553-5368 www.ImmanuelYorkville.org Sunday Service 9 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Traditional Service Thursday, Dec. 17 6:30 p.m. Servant Hearts Saturday, Dec. 19 9 a.m. Christmas Pagent Practice Christmas Services Thursday, Dec. 24 4:30 Candelight Service 6:30 Children’s Program Friday, Dec. 25 9 a.m. Christmas Service
630-896-1311 stolafchurch@sbcglobal.net Pre-School 630-896-3004 Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Worship Service Fox River Lutheran Church 2785 E. U.S. Route 52, Sheridan Pastor Kevin Garner 815-695-9926 Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Sunday School all ages St. Luke’s Lutheran Church & School - LCMS 63 Fernwood Road, Montgomery Rev. Peter Hoffman, Sr. Pastor Robinette Flach, School Principal Church Office 630-892-9309 School Office 630-892-0310 stlcfamily.org Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Blended Worship Sunday, 8 a.m. Traditional Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Study 10:45 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Praise Band St. Mark’s Lutheran Church 27 S. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora 630-897-6891 www.stmarksaurora.net Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Worship Service Sunday, 9 & 10:30 a.m. Worship Service and Sunday School (pre-K-5) Nursery available during all services. Faith Lutheran Church ELCA 3000 Liberty St., Aurora 630-862-3500 Sunday 8 a.m. Traditional Worship 9:30 a.m. Blended Service KidWerks (Sunday School) 11 a.m. Praise Gathering New Song Community Lutheran Church (LCMS) 2858 Hafenrichter Road, Aurora www.newsongchurch.net Pastor Jason Dail 630-499-0542 Office Hours Mon. and Wed. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues. and Thurs. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. Worship service Children’s message Nursery and Promiseland Kids offered at services Prayer team available after service Followers of Christ Lutheran Church (ELCA) 12357 248th Ave., Plainfield Pastor Ronald Voss 815-439-0700 • 630-554-4318 followersofchrist3@yahoo.com www.followersofchristelca.com Child care provided Sunday 9 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Christian Ed - all ages 12:30 p.m. Youth Group Monday, 4:30 p.m. Catechism 6:20 p.m. Youth Choir Tuesday, 7 p.m. Disciple Bible Study Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Practice Lisbon Bethlehem Church 108 E. Woodman St. (Lisbon) Newark, IL Rev. Larry Jacobsgaard, Pastor Ph. 815-736-6271 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday School Newark Lutheran Church (A.F.L.C.) 101 E. Liberty St., Newark Pastor: Luke Emerson Church: 815-695-5251 newarklutheran@hotmail.com www.newarklcaflc.org Service Sunday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 10:30 a.m.
Living Heritage Lutheran Church Rev. James Barbey, Pastor 630-552-3926 Services at the Chapel of Turner-Eighner Funeral Home 3952 Turner Avenue Sunday Services: 9 a.m. Divine Service 10:15 a.m. Adult Study and Sunday School
Our Savior Lutheran Church 420 W. Downer Place, Aurora Ph. 630-897-5936 Pastor Jeff Mikyska www.oursavioraurora.org Saturday: 5 p.m. Krentz Chapel Sunday: 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship services 9:45-10:30 a.m. Christian Education
St. Olaf Lutheran Church 1233 Douglas Road, Montgomery
First Lutheran Church 200 North Center Street
Plano, IL 60545-1504 630-552-8263 Pastor: Bruce Booher September-May Worship Service schedule: Sunday 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Holy Communion every Sunday Sunday School and Adult Bible Study: 9:30 a.m. A nursery is provided. Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) 1022 North Main St., Sandwich Rev. Wayne Derber, Pastor 815-786-9308 www.wearesalemlutheran.org Sunday, 8 a.m. Traditional Worship 9 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 9:15 a.m. Christian Education hour 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 2465 W. Sandwich Road Corner of Pratt & W. Sandwich Road, Sandwich, IL 60548 Office 815-786-6406 Rev. David J. Kaul, Pastor www.our-saviors.com Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Worship Sunday, 8 a.m. Traditional Worship 9:30 a.m. Family Worship; Sunday School Events for the entire family: King’s Kids, grades K-3 Servants of Christ grades 4-6 Jr. High, Youth alive for Teens METHODIST Wheatland Salem Church www.wheatlandsalem.org 630-904-1035 One church, two locations 1217 Wolf Road, Oswego Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Worship and Sunday School Tuesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. Youth Group 1852 W. 95th St., Naperville Sunday 8:30, 9:45 & 11 a.m. Worship 9:45 & 11 a.m. Sunday School Wednesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. Youth Group Ministries for all ages all week See website for all of the offerings Millington United Methodist 200 Orleans Street Millington, IL 60537 630-531-0239 cell 815-695-5378 church Pastor Kirk C. Scott Handicapped Accessible MillingtonUMConthefox.org Children’s Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m. Sugar Grove United Methodist 176 Main St., Sugar Grove Pastor CheonEui Oh Office hours: 7 a.m.-Noon M, W, F 630-466-4501, www.sgumc.net, sugargroveumc@sbcglobal.net Sunday Services 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Worship at Main St. location. Sunday school from 9:15-10:15 a.m. for all ages Plattville United Methodist Located at Church Road & Plattville Road 13025 Church Road, Yorkville Pastor Terry McLaughlin 815-475-4128 Dec. 13 9 a.m. Sunday School Classes 10 a.m. Worship Service Children’s Christmas Program Bethany of Fox Valley United Methodist Church 2200 Ridge Avenue Rt. 34 & Ridge Ave, Aurora Rev. Sam Park, Pastor 630-851-8010 www.BethanyFoxValleyUMC.org Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Nursery Available Handicapped Accessible Sunday, 8 & 10:30 a.m. Worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School for all ages Millbrook United Methodist 8360 Fox River Dr., P. O. Box 50 Millbrook, IL 60536 Pastor Kent Svendsen 630-553-7568 Nursery available Handicapped accessible
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Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel • Thursday, December 17, 2015 • • Continued from page 14 Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month Sunday, 9 a.m. Worship Service, 9 a.m. Sunday School Thursday, 4-6 p.m. Pastor office hours, 6 p.m. Choir, 7 p.m. Bible Study Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church 5 W. Washington St. Downtown Oswego Philip W. Sheets, Pastor 630-554-3269 www.goodshepherdoswego.org Office hours: Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. United Methodist Church of Plano 219 North Hale St. Plano, IL 60545 630-552-3700 Pastor Kent Svendsen website: www.umcplano.org godrilla@accessus.netoffice@ umcplano.org Handicapped Accessible Wednesday, Dec. 16 9 a.m. Banner Making 7 p.m. Choir Practice Sunday, Dec. 20 (4th Sunday of Advent) 9 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m. Advent Bible Study 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Trustees Committee Meeting 1:30 p.m. Templo Sion Tuesday, Dec. 22 6:30 p.m. Templo Sion 8 p.m. UMM Bible Study Trinity Church United Methodist 2500 Boomer Lane (corner of 47 & Cannonball Trail) Yorkville, 60560 • 630-553-7645 Pastor Michael Stoner www.trinityum.net Trinitychurchoffice@gmail.com Office hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-2 Sunday 8 a.m. 1st monthly Sunday Breakfast 9 a.m. Early Worship Service 9:10 a.m. following children message Children’s Sunday School 10 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 10:30 a.m. Late Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Youth and Adult Classes Nursery available for both services Wednesday 5:15 p.m. Chime Choir 6 p.m. Children’s choir 6:30 p.m. Adult choir Friday 6:30 a.m. Java The Warehouse Church 308 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora Pastor Randy Schoof 630-859-0600
www.warehousechurch.org Office hours: Tues-Fri 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Worship Service Sunday at 10 a.m. PENTECOSTAL Gospel Assembly Church 7090 Route 34, Oswego, IL Pastor: D.L. Dycus 630-554-2313 Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Worship Service Sunday, 1 p.m. Worship/Sunday School 5:30 p.m. Worship Service Thursday, 7 p.m. Worship Service Suydam United Methodist Church Suydam Road and Route 23 Pastor Daegyu Yim (Dave) August: Joint Service with LUMC at Leland UMC - 9 a.m. Communion served 1st Sunday of each month. PRESBYTERIAN Au Sable Grove Presbyterian Church (the country church) Pulpit Supply Rev. Betty Weidert Grove & Wheeler Roads 1 mile south of Route 126 Yorkville, IL 60560 630-554-3507 www.ausablegrovepresbyterian. com Sunday Worship Service 10:30 (Nursery) Youth Sunday School 10:30 (all Ages) Coffee Fellowship 11:30 to 12:30 Communion First Sunday of the Month Young Adults Group (age 18-35) called Friends in Service to Him (F.I.S.H.) Call for dates & place, 630-5537085 Oswego Presbyterian Church 1976 Route 25, Oswego, IL 60543 Ph: 630-554-8194, Fax: 630-554-0537 Conley A. Zomermaand, Interim Pastor Kimberly Hulen, Associate Pastor Thursday, Dec. 17 10:30 a.m. Bible Study 11:45 a.m. ROMEOs IHOP in Oswego 7 p.m. Session Meeting Saturday, Dec. 19 5:30-8 p.m. Live Nativity Sunday, Dec. 20 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Worship 3 p.m. Angel Tree Party 5:30 p.m. C.A.S.T. 5:30-8 p.m. Live Nativity 7 p.m. Senior High Youth Group Tuesday, Dec. 22 10 a.m. Koinonia 1:30 p.m. Staff Meeting
7 p.m. Outrageous Puppeterian Crew 7 p.m. Adult Hand Bell Choir 7 p.m. Stephen’s Ministry Wednesday, Dec. 23 4:30 p.m. Newest Angels Choir 5 p.m. Cherubs & CIDS Choirs 6:25 p.m. Handbell Choir 7:25 p.m. Chancel Choir Thursday, Dec. 24 4 p.m. Worship 7:30 p.m. Worship 11 p.m. Worship Wheatland Presbyterian Church 11839 S. Heggs Road, Plainfield Two miles south of Wolf Crossing Road and Rt. 30 at the corner Heggs Road & 119th St. Rev. Jack Lilley 630-904-1140 Sunday 9 a.m. Faith Focus: Adult Bible Study, Spiritual Growth, Youth Activities 10 a.m. Worship w/nursery care Children’s Sunday School Genesis Community Church 1300 South Broadway Montgomery Pastor Jeffrey Barrett 630-896-7773 • Fax 630-8593355 A Member of PC USA Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sun. School, all ages 10:40 a.m. Worship Service Wednesday 7 p.m. Prayer Service ROMAN CATHOLIC St. Mary Roman Catholic Church 901 N. Center Ave., Plano 630-552-3448 • Fax 630-5523450 www.saintmaryplano.com Rev. Andy Davy, M.I.C. Pastor Deacon Eduardo Murillo Deacon Douglas Wells Deacon Santos Martinez Masses: Monday thru Saturday: 8 a.m. Saturday, 4-4:45 p.m. Reconciliation 5 p.m. Vigil English Sunday, 8 & 10 a.m. Mass Noon, Spanish Mass Religious Education: 630-552-1505 Wednesday, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Office hours: M-F 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. St. Patrick Catholic Church 406 Walnut Street, Yorkville Phone: 630-553-6671 Fax: 630-553-2695 Info@StPatrickYorkville.org www.stpatrickyorkville.org Pastor: Rev. Matthew Lamoureux, M.I.C. Deacons: Donald Cyr and Dale Metcalfe St. Patrick Masses Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m. Sunday: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 5
p.m. Daily Masses: Monday – Friday at 8 a.m. Holy Days: Vigil Mass at 7 p.m. Holy Days: Masses 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Confession Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. Saturday: 4:15 p.m. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. & 4:15 p.m. Religious Education: 630-553-6671 Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. Peter Catholic Church 925 Sard Ave., Aurora Rev. Joachim Tyrtania, Pastor 630-896-6816 Saturday Mass: 4:30 p.m. Confession/Adoration: 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Sunday Mass: 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Spanish Monday Communion Service: 8:15 a.m. Tuesday Mass: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Mass: 8:15 a.m. St. Anne Catholic Church 551 Boulder Hill Pass, Oswego 630-554-3331 • Fax 630-5540530 Pastor: Rev. John J. Ouper Pastoral Associate: Sr. Margaret Anne Spagnola, OSM Deacons: David Brockman; Duane Wozek; James Perry Masses 8 a.m. Mon. Wed. Fri. 7 a.m. Tues. Thurs. 7 p.m. Wed. Sat. 3:30 p.m. Confessions Sat. 5 p.m. Mass Sun. 7:30, 9:15, & 11 a.m. St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church 340 W. Arnold Road, Sandwich Rev. Gerard Christianson, Parochial Administrator Office: 815-786-9266 Mass Times: Monday, 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday 8:30 a.m. Saturday Eve, 5 p.m. Sunday Morning, 8 and 10 a.m. Spanish Mass, noon OTHER SERVICES Sandwich Church of the Nazarene 205 West College St.,Sandwich Pastor Mark Abbott Church 815-786-8230 Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School all ages 10:40 a.m. Worship Service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Prayer Service Plano Fellowship Meeting at P.H. Miller School N. Lew St., Plano
Smile! It Will Spread T Make You and Others Happy! Good News
Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. Proverbs 15:30
here is something in us that seems to crave bad news. Why do we listen with such keen interest to the news story of the latest horrific crime or natural disaster? We just can’t seem to resist telling everyone about our cares and woes, and even when we know the car crash is going to be ugly, we have to look. Rather than spreading the news about how bad it was, maybe we should focus on the experiment good works There is a very interesting psychology of those theeither rescue. Instead where you who trick came people tointo smiling or of talkingwithout abouttheir how poorlyit (by things are going, frowning knowing telling them to maybe it would betheir better to to talk about what hold a pencil either in teeth, make them is working. That pursed might spur others follow smile, or with their lips, to maketothem the good example. There will always frown), and while they hold that facial position be you complain about the world, but tellplenty them atojoke. Those who are in holding the smile there is also a lot of good news. Many parts usually rate the joke as being funnier, presumably of the world are actually safer and less because they are already halfway laughing to start violent than in previous ages and people with. The moral of the experiment, if experiments are living longer than ever, but since we can be said to have a moral, is that our bodies live in a world of instant access to all of the often take the lead it’s in making us understand feel happy or sad, world’s news easy to why or people calm or think anxious. Droopy, lackadaisical posture the world is horribly violent willand make you feel defeated while standing up tall unsafe. Horrific crimes and violence and strong will make you feel like a winner. So are newsworthy precisely because they smile, when unusual. you don’t feel muchhelping like smiling, are even relatively People each or other perhaps especially youhumanely don’t feel is much and treatingwhen others the likerule; smiling. And anisadded benefit to smiling is that violence the exception. Perhaps it tends to spread the happiness. Have an attitude we should spread that good news, and and a countenance that to is worth catching. encourage others do likewise. – Christopher Simon - Christopher Simon “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.” —Psalm 96:3 NIV
New families welcome Sunday, 10 a.m. Praise & Worship Family friendly Bible teachings Home Meetings during the week Call 552-8868, 552-3091, 5523373 or 553-5087. Vineyard Christian Fellowship 155 Kirkland Circle, Oswego Pastor Al Arellano www.sentbyravensvcf.com 630-896-1322 Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Worship The United Church of Sandwich 512 Lions Road, Sandwich, IL 60548 815-786-9243 email address: ucssandwich@ frontier.com website: unitedchurchsandwich. org Thursday, Dec. 17, 1:30 p.m. Grief Support Group Sunday, Dec. 20 8:45 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion Tuesday, Dec. 22 No fourth Tuesday Community Feast Wednesday, Dec. 23 5 p.m. packing cookie baskets Thursday, Dec. 24 5 p.m. Candlelight worship service 10 p.m. Candlelight worship service
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Vineyard Aurora Church Contemporary Church 505 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora Pastor Robby Dawkins 630-896-5196 www.vineyardfoxvalley.org www.sentbyravensvcf.com Sunday, 9 & 10:45 a.m. Services West Lisbon Church 14381 Joliet Road, Newark 815-736-6331 www.westlisbon.com office@westlisbon.com Pastor Rex J. Howe Sunday Sunday School (for all ages, nursery provided) 9 -10am Worship Service 10:30-12pm Wednesday Night Programs AWANA (ages 3 yrs old through 5th grade) 6pm-7:30pm Jr High Youth Group (6th through 8th grade) 6pm-7:30pm High School Youth Group 7:15pm9pm
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COUNTYWIDE 15 Plano Bible Church 1111 W South St., Plano Pastor: Ed Schoenberger Church office phone: 630-5528877 www.planobiblechurch.org Sunday 9 a.m. Christian Education Hour classes for all ages 10:15 Morning Worship Nursery available Wednesday - Youth Night 6:30 - 8:15 p.m. AWANA ages 3 - 6th grades 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. FYSH Youth Group for 7th thru 12th grades Jacob’s Well 222 Mitchell Drive, Plano Services at NCG Cinema 1505 N. Bridge St., Yorkville www.welcometothewell.com 630-695-1444 Sunday 9 a.m. Worship Adult: Contemporary Worship & relevant Bible teaching Children: SPLASH! Jr: Age 3-5 SPLASH! Kindergarten through 4th grade SPLASH! BABY: Staffed Nursery Throughout the week: VAPOR: Teens, high school and post high school meet evenings weekly. LIFEGroup: Casual adult gatherings throughout the week. Emmanuel Church 701 Lions Road, Sandwich Pastor Joe MacDonald 815-786-2400 www.emmanuelchurchsandwich. com Sunday, 10:45 a.m. Worship Message of the Cross Church 101 S. Ottawa Road, Newark 630-768-3550 MOTCC@gmail.com Brian L. Haney Sunday, 10 a.m. & 7 p.m. Worship Tuesday, 11 a.m. Ladies Bible Study Wednesday, 7 p.m. Worship Service The Original Temple of God Church 626 N. Root St., Aurora, IL 60505 630-892-3757 • Fax: 630-8969608 Bishop Jettie Taylor, Pastor Friday, 10 a.m. Prayer-Bible Study Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Bible Study SPIRIT-FILLED
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The American Legion Riders Post 181 from Sandwich participated in Plano’s Rockin’ Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 5. Eight members – Cliff Oleson, Cherie and Bob Mauer, Ralph Torres, Dodie Whitmer, Linda Oleson, Sandy and Bob Lawrence – helped sort food and deliver boxes of food to Countryside Senior Housing and Deer Run Apartments in Plano. The American Legion Riders focus their activities in support of the American Legion Post, veterans events, and helping others. For information about the American Legion Riders Post 181 from Sandwich, call Linda at 630-552-3828.
Local high school and college students were named 29th annual Ted Brattin Civic Youth Award winners at the 46th annual Pearl Harbor Day memorial luncheon in Aurora on Monday, Dec. 7. From left are Col. Richard Todas, luncheon emcee and Aurora Navy League Council president; Lauryn Streid, Rosary H.S., Aurora; Lane Allen, award announcer and Aurora Rotary Club president; Quinn Turcich, Marmion Academy; Meliton Chaidez, West Aurora; Nathan Hartley, Naperville North; Loryn Cole, Aurora Central Catholic; Xiomara Cardona, Illinois Math and Science Academy; Courtney Kramer, Neuqua Valley; Pai Shah, Waubonsie Valley; Christian Urrea, Waubonsee Community College; Matthew Schumacher, Yorkville; and Abigail Chiesa, Aurora Rotary Club, award presenter. Aurora Rotary Club and Aurora Navy League cosponsored the luncheon.
Saluting Pearl Harbor survivor Elgin resident Everitt Schlegel (center) was the lone Pearl Harbor attack survivor honored at the memorial luncheon in Aurora. Also pictured are veterans Herschel Luckinbill (left) of Oswego and Dick Miller (right) of Aurora.
CLUB BRIEF Oswegoland Optimist Club has essay contest for local students The Optimist Club of Oswegoland is encouraging area students to contemplate the phrase “Lead by Example: Reality or Fiction” as part of the Optimist International Essay Contest for 2016. The guidelines require that contestants be under the age of 18 as of Oct. 1, 2015, and have not yet graduated high school or the equivalent. This contest is open to all area students. You do not have to live in Oswego. Winners will win a cash prize and a medallion. The first place winner will advance to
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AURORA
$126,000, 1954 Wisteria Dr, Aurora 60503-7318, 03-01-280009-0000, David Campbell to William Moran, Sept. 17 $237,500, 1995 Wilson Creek Cir, Aurora 60503-3613, 03-01478-004-0000, Jhd Expert Home Designs Inc to Edvinas Majus & Ugne Majiene, Oct. 22 $255,000, 2028 Dunhill Ln, Aurora 60503-8541, 03-01-160032-0000, Charles W Baier to Zain A Mazhary & Rabia M Mazhary, Oct. 30 $189,000, 2476 Wilson Creek Cir, Aurora 60503-3602, 03-01476-002-0000, Fannie Mae to Terry Coleman, Oct. 2
BRISTOL
$185,000, 43 West St, Bristol 60512-9764, 02-16-228-0120000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Jude R Vickery & Carrie E Vickery, Oct. 9
JOLIET
$250,500, 2014 Sienna Dr, Joliet 60431-8588, 06-35-161-0120000, Ryan R Klavohn to Edgar X Martinez & Yolanda Mena, Oct. 19 $250,000, 2028 Providence Way, Joliet 60431-7746, 0635-162-010-0000, Matthew J Henson to Eduardo Vargas & Luisa Vargas, May 29
MONTGOMERY
$215,000, 3180 Manchester Dr, Montgomery 60538-3377, 02-03493-003-0000, Michael D Costa to Daniel Manno & Lawrence Sutterlin, Oct. 19 $181,000, 2838 Margaret Dr, Montgomery 60538-5123, 02-02178-009-0000, Joshua Baum to Jason Wesley Slater & Brittany Nicole Slater, Oct. 14 $128,000, 2604 Jenna Cir, Montgomery 60538-4003, 0202-230-003-0000, Mark Steinke to Xiomara D Chapa, Oct. 9 $135,000, 26 Saugatuck Rd, Montgomery 60538-2432, 0304-380-005-0000, Jacquelynn J Uhl to Larry D Neal Jr & Janice Neal, Oct. 15 $215,000, 2434 Claridge Ln, Montgomery 60538-5052, 0202-486-026-0000, Kevin T Harris to Matthew E Krueger & Mary E Krueger, Nov. 5 $285,000, 2349 Mayfield Dr, Montgomery 60538-6011, 02-01251-002-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc to Damien Clark & Brittney Clark, Oct. 23 $249,500, 2314 Patron Ln, Montgomery 60538-3431, 0203-281-001-0000, David V Zehr to Thomas Koehn & Michelle A Koehn, Oct. 30 $210,000, 3206 Spokane Way, Montgomery 60538-3455, 02-
Oswego 60543-9511, 06-06226-007-0000, Mark A Pantke to Kevin M Dotson & Jennifer L Dotson, Nov. 6 $63,000, 175 S Madison St, Oswego 60543-7202, 03-17354-005-0000, Bank Of New York Mellon Truste to Mike Russ, Oct. 26 $150,000, 157 Waterbury Cir, Oswego 60543-7921, 03-02457-096-0000, Eric Carson to Francisco Gonzales & Margarita B Gonzales, Sept. 17 $54,000, 2100 Light Rd 207, Oswego 60543-9378, 03-07279-072-0000, Marie S Finley to Jeffrey D Stewart & Andrea C Stewart, Oct. 30 $183,000, 29 Charles St, Oswego 60543-9571, 02-14-428006-0000, Jennifer J Sacenti to
Bryan A Salls, Nov. 5 $149,000, 511 Oxford Ct 511, Oswego 60543-8433, 03-03-154020-0000, Michael J Montes to Katie R Hruby, Oct. 26 $139,000, 253 Grays Dr, Oswego 60543-7343, 03-09-455-0120000, William W Cuthbertson to Ricardo Lopez & Gladys Lopez, Oct. 16 $285,000, 257 Bluegrass Pkwy, Oswego 60543-7709, 03-10-457012-0000, Timothy A Curran to Anthony Montagano & Kristin Montagano, Oct. 20 $285,000, 325 Northampton Dr, Oswego 60543-8862, 03-08476-004-0000, David R Reetz to Chad M Mcleland & Heather C Mcleland, Oct. 24 $237,000, 316 Kensington Dr, Oswego 60543-8371, 03-03-325-
014-0000, Nancy A Erickson to Yogesh Patel & Tejal Patel, Nov. 2 $280,000, 299 Bluegrass Pkwy, Oswego 60543-7764, 03-10-478008-0000, Stephen W Johnson to Daniel J Sproul & Andrea M Sproul, Sept. 1
PLAINFIELD
$393,000, 12806 Grande Pines Blvd, Plainfield 60585-2882, 03-36-226-012-0000, Wilshire Development Corp to Jamon Hall & Melonee Hall, Oct. 15 $240,000, 2500 Red Oak Ct, Plainfield 60586-2214, 06-25370-001-0000, Timothy J Torkelson to Andrew Wayne Puckett & Karen Puckett, Sept. 25 $232,000, 12916 White Pine
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NEWARK
$315,000, 15933 White Willow Rd, Newark 60541-9779, 07-28300-008-0000, Amidio Simione to Brian M Soland & Melissa M Soland, Nov. 6 $185,000, 11909 W Helmar Rd, Newark 60541-9539, 04-35-400005-0000, Kathryn A Weiss to Jacob Mathre & Kristen Mathre, Oct. 22
OSWEGO
$370,000, 376 Andover Dr, Oswego 60543-4011, 03-29-206015-0000, T J Baumgartner Custom Homes to Dennis A Rabideau & Judith M Rabideau, Oct. 26 $215,000, 389 Grape Vine Trl, Oswego 60543-6008, 02-12-103007-0000, Tamela Seperack to Stephanie R Cameron & Joseph P Zambrano, Oct. 5 $220,000, 400 Lake Ct, Oswego 60543-9825, 03-18-231-0140000, Shirley M Brier to Carol A Kopacz, Oct. 20 $267,000, 401 Cotoneaster Ct, Oswego 60543-2900, 03-21-376024-0000, Anthony S Warren to Erica Usyak & Grace Strauss, Aug. 12 $130,000, 441 Prairieview Dr, Oswego 60543-8761, 03-20-176078-0000, Anna B Demichele to Victor M Samperio & Amanda N Ferrer, Oct. 14 $270,000, 321 Hemlock Ln, Oswego 60543-3501, 03-21-376007-0000, Patrick Kerrigan to Kevin M Brady & Nicole L Brady, Nov. 2 $53,000, 2500 Light Rd 207, Oswego 60543-9272, 03-08-153045-0000, Classic Investments LLC to Lindsey I Fotre, Oct. 28
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Controlling animal pests inside and outdoors DOWN THE GARDEN PATH Richard Hentschel Check for failed caulk around plumbing pipe or electrical conduit on the outside of the home. Weatherizing the home can be good for mouse control and energy conservation at the same time. Traps and baits can be effective in controlling the populations inside the home, yet as long as the weather remains moderate, others will take the place of any mice killed. If you find holes, pack them with steel wool. Eliminating easy food sources inside the home is a critical part of what needs to be done. Pet and bird food should be in metal containers with tightly sealing lids. Do not leave pet food in dishes
overnight. Provide your pet with fresh food each day and clean the area after feeding. In the pantry and cupboards, vacuum or clean up the crumbs. Do all you can to make your home uninviting and hope for some good cold weather. Outside, the ground is open and lawns are still green with no frost in the soil at all. Another set of animals – rabbits – also are enjoying the mild temperatures and they will feed on the diversity of plant material in the home landscape, lessening damage to any one plant. Rabbits will feed on grass, clover and other lawn weeds as long as the ground is open. Rabbits also will continue to feed on plants well outside of our landscape, further limiting damage around the home. It would be wise to do a “walk about” in your yard and scout for early feeding
Create an indoor microclimate SHAW MEDIA Gardening trends seem to come and go, but the theme of miniature gardens continues to be popular in the garden world. “You can walk into most garden centers today and they will have a section for fairy gardens and terrariums,” said Candice Miller, a University of Illinois horticulture educator. “Fairy gardens are cute, but terrariums have a great advantage as an indoor garden, in my opinion, because of the relative ease of care and minimal supplies needed.” A terrarium is simply a clear glass or plastic container that is either tightly closed or open for growing and displaying small plants. The history of the terrarium known today dates back to Dr. Ward and his “Wardian” cases used to ship plants across the seas in the 1800s. “The advantage of having a closed terrarium is that the amount of watering needed is very minimal, maybe every four to six months at most,” Miller said. “An open container will need more frequent watering as it will dry out faster. The only downside of a closed container is the increased humidity inside the container, which could lead to greater disease incidence. “The great thing about terrariums is that you can use just about any container as long as it’s clear,” Miller added. “Everything from mason jars, fish bowls, light bulbs, Christmas ornaments, vases, and glass blocks can be used.” Construction of terrariums begins by
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In a normal year, this column in the middle of December would be talking about how to deal with wildlife in the yard that damage our valuable landscape plants by feeding. It’s a little different this year. As we continue to enjoy the milder weather, so are the field mice. Starting late summer, Extension has gotten many calls, as would be expected, about mice in the home. These calls have not tapered off as they usually do this time of year. The soil has not frozen, allowing the mice to continue to roam and forage for food. Not until we get a lot colder will the mice entering the home lessen. Often, mice will get in the home by way of the garage, if it is attached to the house, and other points of access would be any openings as small as 3/8 of inch in size.
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Thursday, December 17, 2015 Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel • Page 19
Make a grand granola gift Create edible presents for family and friends By the editors of Relish Magazine
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ooking for a quick gift from the kitchen? Homemade granola packaged in a half-pint milk bottle is just the ticket. The recipe is super easy to make, and it’s deliciously flavored with maple syrup and dried cranberries. Rolled oats, sometimes called old-fashioned oats, are the traditional grain used in granola. Beyond that, the sky’s the limit. Use dried cranberries, cherries, apricots or raisins; toss in shredded coconut; sprinkle in seeds like sunflower and sesame; and stir in your favorite nut – almonds, walnuts, pecans or cashews. This granola is more flakey than clumpy. If you want more clusters, add a bit more maple syrup and don’t stir right after removing it from the oven.
Maple Granola with Cranberries and Almonds Measure the oil into a measuring cup and swirl it around to coat the inside of the cup. Pour it into the saucepan and then measure the maple syrup into the cup – it will slide out like a charm. 4 cups old-fashioned oats (1 pound) 1/2 cup sliced almonds 1/3 cup canola oil 1/2 cup maple syrup 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon Cooking spray 2/3 cup dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Combine oats and almonds in a large bowl. Combine oil, maple syrup and cinnamon in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Pour over oat mixture and mix to combine. Spread evenly in a roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Bake 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until golden brown. Remove from oven, stir, then let cool in pan on a wire rack. Stir in cranberries. Makes 5 cups.
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Whether you open your house to family and friends or attend parties hosted by others this holiday season, these tips will help you keep tensions low and stomachs full. Don’t show up empty-handed: Host gifts don’t need to break the bank. Do a little research about what your host would enjoy – maybe it’s a decorative candle, a cute ornament, their favorite peanut brittle or an assortment of cheeses alongside festive jams and spreads. Save time and money with a holiday potluck:
When you are the host, instead of trying to do it all, look to your guests to help build the perfect holiday party menu. It’s customary for the host to supply the main dish and beverages. To ensure your potluck doesn’t turn out to be all cookies and pie, create a sign-up sheet for appetizers, side dishes and desserts. Try not to overindulge: It’s easy to get carried away with heavy entrees and sweet treats as vegetable side dishes fall to the wayside. Opt for dishes that are filled with greens and naturally good seasonal ingredients.
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20 COUNTYWIDE • Thursday, December 17, 2015 • Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
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• Continued from page 17 Way, Plainfield 60585-2992, 03-36-182-003-0000, Nvr Inc to Kenneth M Spanton & Candi R Boggs, Nov. 13 $410,000, 26628 Lindengate Cir, Plainfield 605855829, 03-36-451-027-0000, Knodle Trust to Christopher White & Sheila Feldbaumer, Nov. 3 $487,500, 27019 Thornwood Blvd, Plainfield 605852893, 03-36-302-008-0000, Kings Court Builders Inc to Troy M Ahearn & Melissa L Ahearn, Aug. 7 $243,000, 12700 Wild Rye Ct, Plainfield 60585-2978, 03-36-126-012-0000, Chris Dearth to Grigore Buzu, Oct. 14
PLANO
$110,000, 301 Gregory Ln, Plano 60545-2261, 01-24302-036-0000, Wilmington Savings Fund Society to Bethany R Mares, Sept. 29 $305,000, 12726 Schaefer Rd, Plano 60545-9737, 0125-300-005-0000, Beverly Marano-furlanetto to Sara Meadowcroft & Greg Slager, Nov. 13 $82,000, 2919 Courtney St, Plano 60545-2157, 01-26202-041-0000, Jerri L Ingram to Micah Wells, Nov. 10 $114,000, 2712 Hoffman St, Plano 60545-1982, 01-24-305-033-0000, Amanda Grudzien to Jessica E Fernandez, Oct. 27 $180,000, 3317 Alyssa St, Plano 60545-2182, 01-25108-009-0000, Pervez Hai to Joel P Castillo, Sept. 7 $111,000, 215 W Lee St, Plano 60545-1175, 01-22307-015-0000, John W Nelson to Daniel K Henderson & Tiffanie Henderson, Nov. 6
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$127,500, 1143 Dalton Ave, Yorkville 60560-1884, 02-28-329-034-0000, Adam Wallace to Kellie Fleck, Sept. 13 $370,000, 1101 Auburn Dr, Yorkville 60560-2368, 0233-232-003-0000, Jeffrey J Nydegger to Michael Polizzi & Erin Polizzi, Oct. 20 $263,500, 12345 Fox Rd, Yorkville 60560-9321, 0401-402-005-0000, Ronald R Reinert to James Gorman, Oct. 29 $175,000, 1069 Hampton Ln, Yorkville 60560-8004, 05-03-375-031-0000, Wells Fargo Bank to Susana Soledad Barranco Cruz & Carlos Arturo Tanus Meurehg, Oct. 7 $204,000, 106 W Somonauk St, Yorkville 60560-1161, 02-28-356-002-0000, Barbara Ann Mccoy to Joseph T Bergstrom & Lydia D King, Oct. 2 $231,000, 11 Hickory Ln, Yorkville 60560-4501, 0220-452-004-0000, Nancy H Danforth to David Gaddie & Christine Gaddie, Oct. 28 $72,500, 124 Bertram Dr Unit M, Yorkville 605606019, 02-04-390-050-0000, Henry R Wojewski to Thalia Johannsen, Oct. 9 $195,000, 1358 Walsh Dr, Yorkville 60560-9118, 0505-206-002-0000, Samantha Airdo to Daniel Breyne & Bethany R Breyne, Oct. 23 $54,000, 144 Bertram Dr O, Yorkville 60560-3221, 02-04-390-492-0000, Douglas A Pauley to Jeffrey Niedorowski, Sept. 25 $230,000, 1561 Orchid St, Yorkville 60560-3067, 0222-258-010-0000, Walter W Walas Ii to Grant Griffiths & Balinda Griffiths, Oct. 19 $305,000, 1976 Meadowlark Ln, Yorkville 605609061, 05-04-407-012-0000, Brian D Lockhart to Kristin Murphy, June 24 $278,500, 467 Sutton St, Yorkville 60560-7000, 05-09-255-022-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc to Scott M Wezalis & Kelly J Wezalis, Oct. 26 $207,500, 442 Windett Ridge Rd, Yorkville 605608938, 05-09-254-002-0000, Calatlantic Group Inc to Ty W Morgan & Jodi Morgan, Oct. 23 $142,000, 214 Pleasure Dr, Yorkville 60560-1149, 02-29-282-006-0000, Douglas P Pioletti to Chad Park & Amy E Park, Sept. 14 $198,000, 2324 Titus Dr, Yorkville 60560-5000, 0222-176-011-0000, Michael D Nelson to Joseph Hallman & Katherine Hallman, Oct. 30 $255,000, 2365 Sumac Dr, Yorkville 60560-4595, 02-20-231-013-0000, Adam J Wontorcik to Jason J Perkunas & Brenda M Perkunas, Nov. 9 $295,000, 36 Timberview Ln, Yorkville 60560-9577, 02-22-427-001-0000, Andrew Dynes to Brett S Spratley & Gina E Spratley, Aug. 31 $250,000, 3406 Ryan Dr, Yorkville 60560-4660, 0217-203-004-0000, Patrick M Stearns to Mark Pauley & Cynthia Pauley, Sept. 25 $105,000, 301 Heustis St, Yorkville 60560-1520, 02-33-157-007-0000, Dorothea Lecuyer Estate to Rosemary Therriault Liptrot, July 9 $205,000, 302 Garden Cir, Yorkville 60560-5808, 05-05-253-034-0000, Petersen Trust to Joan E Keller, Nov. 5 $147,000, 302 W Madison St, Yorkville 60560-1420, 02-32-289-007-0000, Us Bank Na Trustee to Joshua Dieter, Sept. 10 $267,000, 2132 Kingsmill St, Yorkville 60560-9283, 05-09-203-002-0000, Janice Lynn Gholson to Robert J Hunton & Robin K Hunton, Oct. 29
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“Celestial Voices,” an annual holiday concert, was performed by the Fox Valley Festival Chorus Sunday, Dec. 6, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Aurora. Mary Beth McCarthy, conductor and artistic director, directed. Vocalists were joined by two pianists and a five-piece brass section. McCarthy announced a 10-day chorus tour of Italy for 2017, including a performance at the Vatican.
Reminders for healthy holiday meals “Plan for food festivities by eating a salad or chopped vegetables before a party. It will curb your hunger and chances are you won’t dive into all the rich dishes if you come in with a bit of satiety.”
SHAW MEDIA Americans gain one to two pounds between the Thanksgiving feast and the New Year countdown. Some even add weight cumulatively every year. Simple, smart selections this holiday season can help avoid this annual obstacle and set up a positive start to 2016. “The best strategy for the holidays is to aim for weight maintenance,” said Laura Barr, Nutrition and Wellness Educator with University of Illinois Extension. “Extra weight impacts wellness goals, and if you are already overweight, it negatively affects overall health. But, weight loss initiatives fail most at this time of year. If you need to shed pounds, save it for the New Year. Focus on maintenance, which is a success in itself. “You can enjoy your traditional favorites, as well as stay fit and not have the added stress of a strict diet during this hectic season. Having a realistic plan will increase success and make the holidays more special.” Barr recommends the following three tips for happy and healthier holiday celebrations:
1. Build in time for exercise most days.
“Research shows that 150 minutes per week will change your life,” said Barr. “Make time for exercise this time of year, and you will be better prepared for any festivities or stress.” The benefits of exercise are extensive, including achieving a healthy weight, and increasing immune function and longevity. Plus, it builds muscle and bone, and improves flexibility of soft tissue and joints. Additionally, exercise improves sleep and mood, and may reduce incidence of alcohol abuse, smoking and poor nutrition.
2. Eat when you are hungry.
“Be mindful of what – and why – you are eating,” Barr said. “Plan for food festivities by eating a salad or chopped veg-
Laura Barr Nutrition and Wellness Educator with University of Illinois Extension
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Nutrition and Wellness Educator Laura Barr demonstrates how simple switches can make your favorite dishes a little healthier. For example, opting for yogurt in place of sour cream or mayonnaise. Barr recommends the technique as one of three main ways to help you maintain – not gain – weight this holiday season. etables before a party. It will curb your hunger and chances are you won’t dive into all the rich dishes if you come in with a bit of satiety.” Choose healthy appetizers like low-fat, whole grain crackers and cheese, vegetables with yogurt-based dip and shrimp cocktail. Another key to success is to eat slowly to give the brain a chance to register “enough.” “As we eat slowly and savor the flavors, we become satisfied,” Barr said. “Enjoy small portions and the loving atmosphere of family and friends.”
3. Tweak recipes to contain less fat and sugar.
“If you are hosting or bringing a dish to pass, add a few simple vegetable and fruit options to the menu, instead of just rich and saucy choices,” Barr said. “For more traditional offerings, there are
small, simple changes that can make a big difference to the total calories and fat. And, most people will not catch the differences.” • Choose to roast or grill meats, seafood and potatoes. • Cut sour cream bases with plain yogurt to add nutrition and remove empty fat calories. • Read labels to compare products and use chicken stock, fat-free dairy products and light cream cheese to reduce fat and salt. • Use dry, unsalted nuts for flavor and texture. They pack nutrient power and contain healthy fat in their natural state. If you serve alcoholic beverages, offer wine, beer and light mixers, such as soda water, tonic or diet sodas. Remember, alcohol reduces inhibitions and can promote over-eating, Barr said. “The holiday season means time with loved ones and taking care of ourselves in preparing for the upcoming year,” Barr said. “If you over-do it with food, push guilt away and start a new day. As you explore alternatives and adopt healthier habits, you will look and feel better over time.” For more information on the University of Illinois Extension programs in your county, visit web.extension.illinois.edu/ dkk.
Christmas at Lyon Farm to be Dec. 20 SHAW MEDIA
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Christmas at Lyon Farm featuring model train displays and more will be held Dec. 20 at Lyon Farm on Route 71 in Yorkville. Admission is $3 for all ages.
The Kendall County Historical Society will host Christmas at Lyon Farm on Route 71 in Yorkville from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20. This annual event includes a visit with Santa Claus, sugar cookie decorating, corn cob bird feeders, make and take children’s crafts, roasted chestnuts and a model train display. Families are welcome to take a photo in the old-fash-
ioned sleigh. All activities will take place in the new museum building. Weather permitting, hayrides will be given. Hot chocolate, cider, coffee and cookies will be available. Admission is $3 for all ages. KCHS is a not-forprofit organization and operates entirely on the time commitment and talents of volunteers. One hundred percent of admission is applied to the upkeep of the grounds and buildings.