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Smart meters coming soon By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com Half of Plano’s residents will soon be getting smart meters installed and the other half will get them sometime next year, Craig Creamean, ComEd director of smart meter installations, told Plano City Council members Monday night. Creamean said the smart meter project is a win-win situation for ComEd and all its customers. He said the company will begin installations on March 15, and continue through April to install half of the meters, with the other half installed next year. He said everyone who will be getting a new meter already has been or will be notified by mail. It its not necessary for homeowners to be present unless the installer will not have access to the present meter. But if the homeowner wants to be home, they can make an appointment for the installer to come when the owner is present. In most cases, the electric service to a home will not be disconnected unless the home has an older type meter. If so, the electricity will be disconnected for up to one minute, he said. Creamean said ComEd will no lon-
ger have meter readers go through neighborhoods making manual reads of meters, so this will be a cost savings. He said the reading will be sent electronically to the ComEd offices when ComEd requests it. He also talked about a peak-time savings program. He said customers will receive a refund if they use less electricity during times of high usage such as on hot summer days. And if the customers uses more electricity than expected, there is no additional charge, Creamean said. No personal information on the account or the homeowner is in the meter. Only the customer’s usage data is in the meter and is sent to the ComEd office when they request it. And no information including a customer’s usage data is sold or given to anyone or any agency, he added. Creamean predicted that as more smart meters are installed, marketers will begin telling ComEd customers that they can lower the customer’s costs if they share their usage data. Then it’s up to the customer to ask ComEd for the usage data so they can share it, he said. The radio frequency used by the meter to send information is the same as the frequencies used by AM and FM
Early voting starts in county; will begin March 20 in Plano SHAW MEDIA Early voting for the April 4 election is now underway at the Kendall County Clerk’s Office at 111 W. Fox St. in downtown Yorkville. Voting and voter registration is available in Room 103 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office will also be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, and Saturday, April 1. The last day to cast an early ballot at the clerk’s office will be Monday, April 3, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Voters may also cast early ballots at Plano City Hall in the building and zoning department conference room at 7 N. James St. in Plano, beginning Monday, March 20, through Thursday, March 30. Voting hours will be from 1 to 6 p.m. daily, with the exception of Saturday, March 25, when early vot-
ing will be offered from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Early voting will not be available on Sunday, March 26, at Plano City Hall. Early voting will also be available at Oswego Village Hall, 100 Parkers Mill in Oswego, beginning on Monday, March 20, through Thursday, March 30. Early voting hours will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily with the exception of Saturday, March 25, when early voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Early voting will not be available at Oswego Village Hall on Sunday, March 26. Aurora residents living in the Kendall County portion of the city cast ballots through the Aurora Election Commission. Visit the commission’s website at auroravotes.org or call the commission at 630-897-4030.
radios and TV sets for years, so there is nothing dangerous about them, he added. Creamean said the meters are actively sending the data to ComEd for only five minutes a day. He noted that residents can op out of the smart meter plan, but it will cost them an additional $21.50 on each monthly electric bill to cover the cost of having an employee visit the house and manually read the meter. But out of three million meters installed, only 1 percent of the homeowners have opted out of the program and are paying the additional $21.50 each month for a manual reading. When asked if the meters can be hacked, he said they are constantly working to find a way to hack into them, but have not been successful. But should a hacker be successful, all he’ll get will be a reading of meters and volts with no personal information. Creamean said they had a few reports of the meters having an effect on some garage door openers, “but out of three million meters, that’s of little significance,” he said. So if you own a home in Plano, watch your mailbox to see if you will be included in the first group to get a new smart meter.
BRIEF Plano Legion hosting afternoon of dancing March 5
The Plano American Legion will host an afternoon of music and dancing from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 5. The Legion is located at 510 E. Dearborn St., Plano. Admission is $5 per person with the proceeds benefiting local veterans. Music will be provided by the Talk of the Town Swing Band. Musical selections will be from the Big Band era of the ‘30s, ‘40s, and ‘50s. Come join us for an afternoon of dancing or listening. A cash bar will be available.
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Gets court supervision for incident where she struck colleague at bar By TONY SCOTT tscott@kendallcountynow.com Kendall County Circuit Court Clerk Robyn Ingemunson pleaded guilty to battery and was sentenced to court supervision Monday afternoon. Ingemunson was alleged to have struck an employee of hers during a holiday celebration Dec. 21 at a Yorkville bar. The employee is the current wife of Ingemunson’s ex-husband. DeKalb County Judge William Brady, who was hearing the case in lieu of a Kendall County judge at the request of Kendall County Presiding Judge Timothy McCann, sentenced In-
gemunson to 18 months of court supervision along with a $300 fine and $192 in court costs. The plea, known as a “blind plea,” was given after Brady, Kendall County Assistant State’s Attorney Ryan Phelps and Ingemunson’s attorney, Lisa Accardi of Oswego, held a conference without Ingemunson. Ingemun- Robyn son then joined Accardi Ingemunson and Phelps in a separate conference before agreeing before the judge on the plea. Phelps had asked Brady to require Ingemunson undertake a drug and alcohol evaluation, due to the alleged use of alcohol during the battery incident, and perform 30 hours of community service work. Phelps said Ingemunson told law enforcement that she had “consumed
too much alcohol” and that if “she had been sober, the incident would not have taken place.” However, Accardi objected to the alcohol evaluation, stating alcohol was not a factor in the incident and there is not a history of alcohol abuse. She said it was an “isolated incident” and a “family matter.” Brady agreed with Accardi and said there was no proof Ingemunson was intoxicated at the time and no witnesses to attest to that. Phelps also wanted Ingemunson to be required to perform 30 hours of community service work, related to an alleged violation of her bond that occurred when she traveled to Wisconsin recently with her children and texted back and forth with her ex-husband about the incident. State’s Attorney Eric Weis had filed a motion to either increase or revoke her bond. Phelps also had asked that
there be a restriction on no “hostile” or “offensive” contact by Ingemunson with the victim during the supervision period. However, Accardi argued it was her ex-husband who initiated the conversation, and the parties have had contact and will continue to have contact regarding the shared custody of their children and other matters. She reminded the judge that Ingemunson and the alleged victim still work in the same office, and that the victim recently dropped the kids off at Ingemunson’s house. Brady said the travel out of state was not an “aggravating factor” in deciding the sentence, and restricting communication that was considered hostile would be “difficult to enforce.” Ingemunson is set to appear before Brady again at 9 a.m. Aug. 28 at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore.
By TONY SCOTT tscott@kendallcountynow.com Kendall County may have not seen much white stuff on the ground this winter, but there’s plenty of water for growing crops and there won’t be much of an effect on flowers and other plants, local experts say. Dan Reedy, manager of the Kendall County Farm Bureau in Yorkville, said there has been enough rain to sustain moisture in the ground for growing crops in the summer despite the lack of snow this winter. “Even though we did not have snow, we had plenty of rain during the month of January and into February to not have any concerns at this point that we do not have subsoil moisture,” he said. “At the times when it rained, even back in January, the ground was not as frozen as what you’d normally think at that point in time. So a lot of it did end up absorbing into the soil and going on down. Of course we did have some runoff, but considering it was January,
come up out of the ground, maybe poke a quarter of an inch out or so, then stop. It’s like they’re a periscope deciding whether they want to continue or not. With that extra layer of leaves to get to the surface now they have to go farther. So, remove the leaves that are piled up, lo and behold we’re seeing stuff out of the ground much taller. The best thing to do by the way is cover it back up; don’t pull the leaves totally away.” Hentschel said the flower bulbs are “only responding to their environment” and “that’s pretty typical.” “We have very early spring bulbs, Tony Scott - tscott@kendallcountynow.com Tulip bulbs pop up in the yard of a home in the Countryside Center subdivision in Yorkville snowdrops and other early spring bulbs, I’ve seen them in bloom with this week. The warm, rainy weather has caused many bulbs to emerge from the soil. snow on them,” he said. “So those very a lot of it did go down into the soil. So, said the thicker leaf cover is causing early guys are going to be up anyway, and perhaps this year earlier. But they even though we didn’t get the snow we bulbs to pop out of the ground more. got lots of liquid rain.” “With the good weather we’ve had are responding to the environment.” Hentschel said flowers will bloom as Richard Hentschel, horticulture ed- on the weekends, people are out lookucator with the University of Illinois ing and cleaning, even though they usual in the spring. “If we had a turn of cold weather Extension, said there was a greater wouldn’t normally be thinking about amount of leaf cover on the ground this this until April,” he said. “So they’re and the top of what’s out of the ground winter because the leaves didn’t fall pulling up some of these leaves. WithSee WEATHER, page 8 from trees until later than normal. He out the leaves, any spring bulb would
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Hultgren should host town hall
How to get involved
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Plano, has been making the rounds in his district in recent weeks. The congressman recently toured the Aurora Specialty Textiles plant in Yorkville and Friday, Hultgren will join a forum on veterans issue at the American Legion Fox River in Geneva hosted by the Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission. Hultgren, however, has yet to schedule a general town hall meeting or meetings with his constituents since the swearing-in of President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, his constituents appear very interested in meeting with their congressman. In late January, dozens of people converged on Hultgren’s office at the Fox Mill Professional Centre in Campton Hills in Kane County. The group sought to talk to Hultgren’s staff members and to request a public meeting with their congressman. But Hultgren was not present and the small office could not accommodate such a large group. Eventually, two representatives of the group met with a Hultgren staffer. At that time, a Hultgren staffer said the congressman would schedule “some form” of a public meeting or meetings. But as of this writing the congressman has yet to announce the scheduling of a general public
meeting or meetings. With the new president signing executive orders on immigration, the environment and a host of other issues, and Congress moving ahead with efforts to repeal and apparently replace the Affordable Care Act, it’s understandable that Hultgren’s constituents would be interested – if not extremely wary – as to what is happening in Washington, D.C. We give Hultgren high marks for his efforts since his election to Congress in reaching out to his constituents. We’ve covered his prior town hall meetings, his numerous appearances at meetings with Kendall County and other local governmental officials, and visits to area businesses. In every appearance Hultgren has shown a keen interest and a willingness to listen to local concerns. Yes, the political winds have shifted dramatically over the past few months and any Hultgren-hosted town hall meetings are more than likely to prove contentious affairs. But given the significance of the issues that the new administration and Congress are dealing with and their direct impact on people’s lives and pocketbooks, it is imperative that their elected public servant – Hultgren – hear their concerns in a public forum.
To the Editor: Isn’t it inspiring to see all the protests happening in cities across the country and around the world? I am a member of the Kendall Democrats and I was particularly motivated when I saw the great civil rights leader, Rep. John Lewis, tell a crowd that he had his “marching shoes on.” I have mine on too, and I’m ready to go. We Democrats have momentum and we can’t let up. What has happened over the past two weeks deserves our utmost attention. We need to show our fellow Americans and the world we are strong, willing and determined to resist Trump’s dangerous agenda and harmful rhetoric. Here is how people in Kendall County can get involved and be active: • Attend our monthly meetings and upcoming events. • Call your state representatives. This is very effective. Your elected officials get nervous when they receive an influx of calls on issues their constituents are concerned about. If not a call, writing a letter is just as influential. • Attend rallies and marches near you. This really sends a signal to anyone when they see a mass gathering on TV. • Watch the guide to fighting the Trump agenda called “Indivisible” (indivisibleguide.com). This is available online for anyone to download and watch. So, we as a group in the Kendall County Democratic
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to become first assistant principal and then principal at Bloomington High School. Roger On Aug. 4, 1874, Raymond was apMatile pointed superintendent of the Bloomington School District, the first woman followed tradition, reportedly marryin the nation to hold such a position. ing Lawrence L. Lynch, a traveling She continued in that capacity until sales representative, when she came of she decided to retire from education in age. Local news accounts report that 1892. Emily traveled with Lawrence until he In 1896, she married Capt. F.J. apparently died a few years after their Fitzwilliam of Bloomington, although marriage. her joy was short-lived – the captain Emily returned to Oswego and died in 1899. During her time with married Dr. Abraham Van Deventer, a Bloomington’s schools and later during prominent local physician, becoming a few years spent in Boston, she rubbed one of the community’s leaders. But elbows with such luminaries as Oliver her friends in Oswego had little idea Wendell Holmes and Julia Ward that Emily Murdock Van Deventer Howe. A person can’t help but wonder, led a secret life – she was a successful though, whether Sarah wouldn’t have mystery novelist, a field then almost been a happier woman had the convensolely the purview of men. Realizing tions of the time allowed her to marry her chances for success were slim and have children while she continued under her own name, Emily instead to be an educational leader. chose a man’s pen name. She picked Mary Rippon did marry and have a “Lawrence L. Lynch,” the name of her child, although no one but a few close first husband. In order to be successful friends ever knew it. Her life took a at her chosen field, then, Emily had to tragic turn early on when her father pretend – in print at least – to be a man. died on their farm near Lisbon Center Sarah Raymond was born in Lisbon when Mary was just 10 months old. But Township in 1842 and educated in her her extended family valued learning local one-room school. She was unusuand she was well-educated, even being al in that her parents decided to send sent to Normal, Illinois, for her high her on to the Lisbon Academy – one of school education. There, one of her the county’s private high schools. instructors was Joseph Sewall; the two After graduation, she taught in the would continue a professional relationcounty’s rural schools before enrolling ship for decades. at Illinois State Normal University After graduating from high school – today’s Illinois State University at in 1867, Mary studied in universities in Normal. She graduated in 1866 and Germany, Switzerland, and France. Afwas hired to teach in the Bloomington ter teaching high school for a year and schools. She was apparently a woman a half, in 1878 she joined the faculty of of considerable talent because she grad- the brand new University of Colorado ually worked up to the post of principal – her old teacher, Joseph Sewall, was of Sheridan School, and then moved on the university’s first president – and
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became the school’s first female professor. Teaching French and German, Rippon was offered a full professorship in 1881 and was appointed to the prestigious position of German Language and Literature Department chair 10 years later. But Mary Rippon carried a shattering secret with her: In 1887 she met young Will Housel, a student in her German class. Unknown to virtually anyone, she and Housel were secretly married in 1888, and she bore him one child, a girl, Miriam. Had anyone known she had married much less bore a child, her career as a college professor would have been destroyed. Instead, she traveled to Europe where she gave birth to Miriam and then returned to the U.S. where she continued her career – alone. For the rest of her life, however, Mary supported Miriam financially. Miriam first lived in a series of orphanages before going to live with her father, Will, who had divorced Mary and remarried. Mary lived with her secret the rest of her life, revealing it only to a few of her closest friends (for the whole fascinating tale see “Separate Lives: The Story of Mary Rippon” by Silvia Pettem, The Book Lodge, Longmont, Colorado, 1999). Three very strong-willed women with deep Kendall County roots. And three stories of women working to make their way as best they could in what was very much a man’s world, stories that are well worth revisiting during this year’s Women’s History Month.
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Central Committee are ready to provide information like phone numbers, addresses, dates of upcoming events and marches, along with links to useful information available online. This can really help us in the April elections if we can harness some of the energy that is out there and sustain it through the midterms. What has happened since the inauguration dwarfs anything that the Tea Party has done and look at the change, good and bad, that they accomplished. We can do the same on a much larger scale and for the benefit of the majority of Americans. Peter Cornwell
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Scout Troop 45 and their leaders and families. They did an excellent job of serving beverages, helping people with Letters concerning the upcoming April 4 local election should be no more than 200 their trays, and clearing tables. words and conform fully with the requirements contained in our letters policy published Volunteers directed the dining room, frequently on this page. To assure fairness, letters that contain specific charges against served the meal, cleaned the tables and a candidate or candidates will be considered for publication through our Thursday, washed pots and pans until well after March 23, edition. Candidates will have an opportunity to respond to any charges in everyone was finished eating. The ticket letters published through our Thursday, March 30, edition. takers and silent auction people were kept very busy, too. We want to thank everyone who helped and potatoes and provided items for the Kumla dinner thanks in any way to experience an excellent silent auction, also to the many people To the Editor: who baked cakes. A lot of members and fundraiser for Fern Dell. We also thank all Fern Dell Historic Association directhe hungry people who came to eat and friends of Fern Dell helped by coming to tors would like to thank everyone who supported the 32nd annual kumla dinner peel potatoes, cut up and cook the hams, bid on the silent auction items. The mumix, stir and ready the kumla for cooking. seum also had a nice number of visitors and silent auction. We could not have that evening. asked for a nicer day than 60 degrees on It takes a whole kitchen full of strong people to cook kumla for 500 people. Feb. 18. Van Mathre We especially thank the Newark FFA A huge thank you to all the businesses On behalf of the Fern Dell Historic Association Directors students and their teacher, along with and individuals who sponsored the ham Newark
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You must admit that the role of women in society has certainly evolved for the better during the past century and a half. In the 19th century, women were still legally considered the property of, first, their fathers and later their husbands. Denied the right to vote, they were likewise often denied the right to manage their own affairs. It took women of unusually strong drive and personality to fight their way out of the boxes in which society insisted they belonged. But there actually were some strong female personalities, women who proved they could do the same jobs men traditionally held if they could only get the chance to do so. Three of those strong female personalities were born here in Kendall County. Sadly, two of them were forced to carry on some of their most important activities in secret while the other apparently denied herself the fulfillment most women today take for granted. Emily Murdock was born into an influential Oswego family in 1853. Mary Rippon was born near Lisbon Center in Lisbon Township in 1850. And Sarah Raymond was born in 1842, also in Lisbon Township. Of the three, two became respected educators, while the other became a mystery novelist, all during a period that frowned upon their career choices. Emily Murdock’s father, Charles, was a justice of the peace and prominent Republican official in Oswego. Her brother, Alfred X. Murdock, was a lively young man who marched off to fight in the Civil War with his comrades in the 127th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Unfortunately, Alfred was killed at the Battle of Ezra Church outside Atlanta. For her part, Emily
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‘We want a town hall,’ Hultgren is told Protesters gather at congressman’s office By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com CAMPTON HILLS – Cloudy skies, blustery wind and a cold drizzle were no deterrent as approximately 100 people protested outside the Campton Hills district office of U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Plano, on Feb. 23, brandishing signs demanding a town hall and occasionally chanting, “We want a town hall.” This group and others held similar demonstrations outside their GOP congressmen’s offices as part of an Illinois Day of Action sponsored by Indivisible, a national movement countering President Trump’s initiatives and policies, particularly the Affordable Care Act. Their signs carried various messages, such as that Hultgren is missing in action or MIA, calling for a town hall, and asking how he can represent them if he won’t meet with them. Several signs declared they were not bussed in and are not being paid to protest – a response to an assertion from the White House that billionaire liberal George Soros is bussing in protestors and paying them to undermine the Trump presidency. And as they held up their signs, nearly every car or truck that passed beeped its support. “I want to tell him I expect him to hear our voices,” said Gerry Becker of Aurora. “I’m just saying how important these issues are to us, particularly the ACA, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security. There’s many, many, many issues we would like to talk to him about.” Becker said she has Medicare, but supports others to have access to affordable health care. “I have Medicare, so I’m lucky – for a while,” Becker said. “But we don’t know what he’s going to do to Medicare, either. I think our representatives need to be our voice in Washington. … Not just follow the party line; they need to be our voice.” Rex Zimmerman, 69, of Batavia, said his main concern was health care. “So many people don’t have health care,” Zimmerman said. “I don’t see how you could be a good Christian without making sure there is health care for all. And, for me, that is the major issue. The Democrats have put something together – good or bad. The Republicans have done nothing. And this is a major issue in a civilized country that we don’t have it.” Zimmerman said he worked in health care for a long time and knows the financial devastation a major ill-
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Hollis Apida of St. Charles holds a sign requesting a town hall meeting with U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Plano, outside Hultgren’s Campton Hills office. A group of about 100 people protested there, criticizing the congressman for not meeting with them. ness like cancer can cause to an individual and a family. “I would see people survive their first bout of cancer – then mortgage their house and lose everything,” Zimmerman said. “A study in Congress showed that not having health care was one of the major reasons for bankruptcies. So affordable health care is extremely important. And I’m not fighting for my age group. I’m fighting for everyone younger, that we have that legacy.” Charles Cappell, a retired sociology professor from Northern Illinois University and a former Campton Hills village trustee, said he dropped off a public memo to Hultgren concerning Medicaid expansion and the ACA enrollment in his 14th Congressional District. The memo seeks to have Hultgren sign a promise “to my constituents that I will not vote for any changes to or repeal of the Patient Protection and [Affordable] Care Act that will diminish in any way the quality, scope, benefits coverage or that will increase the personal health care costs to patients currently covered by the ACA.” Cappell’s memo also states that if Hultgren does not sign the promise, that he should provide “a justification and rationale for the harm your actions will do to the least well-off among us.” “The policies of the Republican party, that they are promulgating now that
Trump has been elected, are going to hurt the most vulnerable people in our society,” Cappell said. “I am here to let them know they do not have the majority of people behind them. There is ample evidence and data of how many people have benefited from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for the Republicans to just unilaterally make vacuous promises and plan to cap benefits.” In Illinois alone, Cappell said, eliminating the Medicaid expansion benefit to people below or slightly above the poverty level would jeopardize the health and wellbeing of some 671,100 residents who now get that support. In an email response, Hultgren stated he appreciated getting input from constituents. Hultgren’s email noted that he has hosted Coffees with the Congressman, one-on-one meetings with constituents, and conference calls and meetings with businesses, churches, hospitals, schools, nonprofit organizations and municipalities. “While some constituents have communicated a frustration about their demands for a particular format of meeting, I have met individually with many of these same constituents one-on-one who have provided valuable input on various aspects of how best to repair the ACA,” Hultgren stated in a email response. “Unfortunately, there is an ele-
ment of this group who are following a well-publicized ‘playbook’ on how best to disrupt and prevent a civil dialogue on important issues, such as health care and veterans issues,” Hultgren’s email stated. “That’s not fair to all 14th District residents who deserve a respectful discussion.” In the coming weeks, Hultgren stated he will continue to look for new ways to engage constituents “in civil dialogue that is necessary to cover these critical issues.” “We are still fortunate in the 14th District in that we haven’t forgotten that in the end we are all neighbors,” Hultgren’s email stated. Geneva resident Jeanne Scown, who helped organize the event, said she told Hultgren’s district staff that they would not yell and shout at him as has been reported at town halls with other congressmen. “I saw that stuff on television,” Scown said, referring to coverage of boisterous town halls. “I would not have a town hall if it was going to look like that. … We will self-police.” Scown said Hultgren has not had a town hall for a long time and if he had, maybe constituents would not be so up in arms. “He’s our rep. That is what they’re supposed to do – have town halls,” Scown said. “He is our servant, and he needs to understand that.”
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The Fox Valley Family YMCA would like to give a heartfelt THANK YOU to those who have helped ensure a brighter future for Kendall and DeKalb County children, families, and seniors through their generous donations to our YMCA, Kendall County's largest public charity. The following list of donors have given a 2016 gift of $100 or more in donations, grants, or in-kind services that will go toward helping young people achieve their potential, empower people of all ages to lead healthier lives, and to strengthen the bonds of community.
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Emily G. Johns School recently recognized its Students of the Trimester. Fourth-, fifthand sixth-grade Super Stars, Super Students and Super Citizens of the Trimester gathered to recognize their achievements and have lunch/recess with Principal Baker.
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sleep,” he said. “With the long protracted fall, there are a variety of trees that, if they were down in Southern Illinois they’d be growing. They get shut off by the stimuli of cold weather and things here. So that did not happen and that’s why all those leaves hung on as long as they did and finally came down after our first heavy snow.” He continued, “If those buds and associated growth with those leaves, especially toward the tip, did not get hardened off in time, because of the long fall, then we would expect to see bud death, twig dieback, winter kill in other words. And on trees and plants that are not truly zone hardy up here, that can happen anyway. But I think that potential is certainly there.”
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BRIEFS Plano School District 88’s kindergarten registration will be held at P.H. Miller Elementary School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7. Students registering for kindergarten for the 2017-18 school year must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2017, to be eligible for kindergarten. Items needed for registration include: official birth certificate; three forms of documentation of Plano residency (mortgage papers/tax bill, lease and two utility bills); photo ID (must bring to registration). Plano’s kindergarten is an all-day program. P.H. Miller Elementary School is located at 904 N. Lew St. in Plano. For more information, call the school at
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1486 of Sandwich will hold its annual corned beef and cabbage dinner fundraiser from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at the post. Tickets are $12. Dinners include corned beef and cabbage, potatoes, carrots, applesauce and roll. Desserts are being furnished by the VFW Auxiliary. Carry-outs are available. This fundraiser is open to the public. Proceeds will be used for various VFW projects. The VFW post is located at 713 S. Main St. in Sandwich.
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PLANO LIBRARY PROGRAMS invite you to stop by and “yarn” awhile. No registration required. Writers’ Group: Thursday, March 9, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Come join other writers to discuss your work. Meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month in the Library ADULT Board Room. No registration required. Open to adults and high school students. Helping My Beginning Reader: 6:30 New Life for Old Bags: Saturday, March to 7:15 p.m. Thursday, March 2. Adults only. 11, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Help make sleeping When your child is reading to you, you want mats for the homeless. Volunteers will to help, but what’s the best way? Miss Ilene, meet at the library on the second Saturday retired kindergarten teacher, will share and of every month to make “plarn” (discarded plastic shopping bags cut into strips for demonstrate ways to help your child read crocheting). Volunteers are also needed to more skillfully. End the frustration for you crochet mats at home. Donated plastic bags and your child, and learn to enjoy reading for the project can be dropped off at the together again. For parents whose children are kindergarten or first-grade beginning library. For more information, contact Ceil readers. Call 630-552-2025 to register. Carey at jackandceil@att.net or 708-846Knit and Crochet Group: Thursday, 1704. March 9, 10 a.m. to noon. This informal Wednesday Night Book Group: group works on their own projects, discuss- Wednesday, March 15, 7 to 8 p.m. Get toes types and colors of yarns, and helps each gether with other readers for an interesting other with new or tricky patterns. They love discussion. “A Walk in the Woods” by Bill to watch each other’s projects develop. • Continued on page 10 Participants bring their own supplies. They
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them and driving away. The victims gave police a description of the perMontgomery police arrested a Yorkville son and a license plate resident, Raymond G. Gunderman, 48, number. of the 6000 block of Polo Club Drive on Police said that Oswego charges of unlawful use of a weapon, dispolice officers later locatorderly conduct and aggravated assault ed Gunderman in Oswego. following an incident on Hill Avenue at Raymond G. Police said the victims Route 34 Feb. 22 at 5:06 p.m. Gunderman identified Gunderman as Police said the victims told them that the suspect and a gun was retrieved from a man stopped on the passenger side the inside of his vehicle. of their vehicle and used a racial slur – Plano Record towards them before pointing a gun at
PLANO LIBRARY PROGRAMS • Continued from page 9 Bryson will be discussed. The book for April, “George Washington’s Secret Six” by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger will be available at the Check-Out Desk. No registration required. Newcomers are welcome any time. Service Dogs and Therapy Dogs: Making Lives Better: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 18. Adults and students fifth grade and up. This two-part program begins with local author Amy Chally, accompanied by her service dog, Portland. She will discuss her life and her new book, “Making Independence Happen, One Paw at a Time.” They will be followed by Jan Lauwers from the Fox Valley Therapy Dog Club, who will talk about the club’s work.
YOUTH Me & My Grown-Up Storytime: 6 to 6:40 p.m. Mondays, March 6 and 13, and 10:30 to 11:10 a.m. Tuesdays, March 7 and 14. For 3- and 4-year-olds with their grown-up. This transitional storytime is perfect for the little one who’s not ready for independent storytime. Grown-ups will stay in the room and actively participate in the program with their child. Features simple stories, rhymes, movement activities, songs, and art experiences. Call 630-552-2025 to register. Independent Storytime for 3’s, 4’s,
and 5’s: 10:30 to 11:10 a.m. or 1 to 1:40 p.m. Mondays, March 6 and 13. For independent 3- to 5-year-olds, without an adult. Features simple stories, music, movement activities, and a simple craft. Parents must remain in the Kids’ Library during storytime. Call 630552-2025 to register. Independent Storytime for 4’s and 5’s: 1 to 1:40 p.m. or 6:30 to 7:10 p.m. Tuesdays, March 7 and 14. For independent 4- and 5-year-olds only, without an adult. Features longer stories, activities, music and a craft. Parents must remain in the Kids’ Library during the program. Call 630-5522025 to register. Rhyme Time: 10:30 to 11 a.m., 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. or 6 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, March 8 and 15. For babies to age 3 years old accompanied by an adult. This lap sit storytime features action rhymes, finger plays, songs, movement activities, a simple story, and parent-child reading time. Active adult participation is an integral part of this program. Call 630-552-2025 to register. Ballet Storytime: Thursday, March 2, 1 to 1:30 p.m. The special program will include a story followed by a basic ballet class. Little ones will get a chance to grow their creativity by incorporating the story into their dancing. For independent 3- to 5-year-olds, without an adult. Parents must remain in the Kids’ Library during the program. Parents will be asked to sign a waiver and photo release. Call 630-552-2025 to register.
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PLANO RECORD County sheriff’s deputies arrested Demetrius Peterson, 23, of Plano, after the vehicle he was driving left the roadway at 4:10 p.m. Feb. 22 in the area of River Road and Blackhawk Road near Plano and crashed into a utility pole. Police said Peterson fled the crash scene but was soon apprehended by sheriff’s deputies assisted by Plano police, Conservation Police and the Kendall County Criminal Intelligence Team. Little Rock-Fox Fire Protection District paramedics transported Peterson
to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Police said Peterson became combative with the officers and paramedics on the way to the hospital. After being treated at the hospital, Peterson was transported to the Kendall County Jail, where he was released after posting bond. Police said Peterson has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery (both Class 3 felonies) and possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony. In addition, he has been charged with driving under the influence, driving on a suspended license and leaving the scene of an accident.
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Arrested after crash County sheriff’s deputies arrested Gerald Thomas Skowronski, 64, of the 5700 block of Waters Edge Court Yorkville after the vehicle he was driving was involved in a single-vehicle crash on Grove Road at Reservation Road in Oswego Township Feb. 25. Police said Skowronski fled the accident scene but was later identified. He has been charged with failure to give information and damage to property. In addition, police said he was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, improper lane usage and driving without insurance. Warrant arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Dwight David Smith, 60, of the 0-100 block of Durango Road, Boulder Hill, after stopping his vehicle for a registration violation Feb. 26 at 4:25 p.m. in the 10th block of Durango Road. Police said Smith was found to be driving on a revoked license and was wanted on an Aurora police warrant for driving under the
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KENDALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS DUI among charges County sheriff’s deputies arrested Heather Anne Hunter, 27, of the 1400 block of Levato Lane, Minooka, while responding to a report of a vehicle in a ditch in the area of Ridge Road and Route 52 in Seward Township Feb. 27 at 12:20 a.m. Police said Hunter has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane usage.
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Warrant arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Julie Ann Zielinski, 44, of the 0-100 block of Saugatuck Road, Boulder Hill, after the vehicle she was a passenger in was involved in a crash in the 0-100 block of Old Post Road in Boulder Hill Feb. 25 at 6:40 p.m. Police said Zielinski was wanted on a Livingston County warrant for failure to appear in court on a larceny charge. She was taken into custody and transported to the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville. Reckless, disorderly arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Ryan J. Perkins, 26, of the 400-500 block of Colton Street, Yorkville, on charges of reckless conduct and disorderly conduct in the 10000 block of River Road in Bristol Township Feb. 25 at 8:38 p.m. Police said Perkins faces additional charges of improper walking on the • Continued on page 12
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DUI arrest Plano police arrested Eric D. Guajardo, 31, of the 1100 block of Gilmore Street, Aurora, on a charge of driving under the influence Feb. 21 at 6:41 p.m. in the 6000 block of Lakeside Drive. Police said they were summoned to the area on a report of an individual trying to
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KENDALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS • Continued from page 11 highway and pedestrian under the influence of alcohol. Take battery report Sheriff’s deputies took a report of a battery between two male subjects in the 20th block of Meyer Road in Little Rock Township Feb. 26 at 5:14 p.m. Police said the pair involved in the incident declined to sign complaints.
Police said all have been charged with one count of residential burglary, a Class 1 felony. Police said the minors have been referred to juvenile court, while Pineira was taken into custody Feb. 22 without incident. She subsequently posted bond and was released pending her next court appearance.
Dolores St. damage County sheriff’s deputies took a report of a criminal damage to property at a residence in the 100 block of Dolores Street in Oswego Township Feb. 21 at 6:09 a.m. Police said Warrant arrest someone broke out the front driver side County sheriff’s deputies arrested Bradley window of a vehicle that was parked at T. Cowans, 27, of the 500-600 block of Carlson Court, Batavia, on an in-state warrant the residence. Nothing was taken from the vehicle, police said. in the 1700 block of Light Road in Oswego Township Feb. 24 at 7:46 p.m. Police said Damaged on Rocky Way Cowans had failed to appear in court after Someone scratched the paint on a vehicle being arrested previously by Batavia police. that was parked in the 0-10 block of Rocky Cowans was transported to the Kendall Way in Boulder Hill Feb. 21, according to the County Jail in Yorkville pending court procounty sheriff’s office. ceedings, police said. Arrest three in Boulder Hill burglary The Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office has charged three people in connection with a residential burglary that occurred at a residence in the 0-10 block of Hillcrest Road in Boulder Hill Sept. 14, 2015. The sheriff’s office has identified the suspects as two juveniles from Aurora, and Kirara Pineira, 23, of the 300 block of Woodruff Street, Aurora.
Arrest two in crash County sheriff’s deputies arrested Jacob D. Miller, 18, of the 13000 block of Jones Court, Plainfield and Anabelle Z. Rayzian, 19, of the 24000 block of Norfolk Lane, Plainfield, after their vehicle was involved in a crash in the area of Schlapp Road and Caton Farm Road in NaAuSay Township Feb. 24 at 12:12 a.m. Police said Miller faces charges of driving
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Bullet strikes swimming pool County sheriff’s deputies are investigating an incident in which a bullet struck an above ground swimming pool at a residence in the 15000 block of Ridge Road in Seward Township. Police said the incident was reported to them Feb. 20. Boulder Hill domestic County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a report of a domestic battery that occurred at a home in the 0-100 block of Afton Road in Boulder Hill Feb. 22 at 12:36 a.m. Police said a female involved in the incident had left the scene prior to the arrival of deputies while the individual who reported the incident was
not injured. Protection order violation Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in the 30th block of Whitney Way in Boulder Hill Feb. 22 at 6:25 p.m. Police said they learned that a violation of an order of protection had occurred and they are investigating. Investigate domestic County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a reported domestic battery incident in the 40th block of Coy Park Drive, Newark. Police said the incident was reported to have occurred Feb. 23 at 2:13 a.m. ID theft reported A NaAuSay Township resident told county sheriff’s deputies Feb. 23 that someone used his personal information to open a credit card account at a home improvement store. Helmer Rd. burglary Approximately $400 worth of property was stolen from a garage and some outbuildings at a residence in the 11000 block of Helmer Road in Lisbon Township, county sheriff’s deputies were notified Feb. 23. Police said an estimated $350 in damage was done to the buildings.
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Ty Battle, Oswego East, senior, forward: Indiana State recruit led 24-5 Wolves in every category but blocked shots, including scoring (16.5 ppg), rebounds (6.8), assists (3.8) and steals (3.2). Battle is the two-time MVP of the Southwest Prairie Conference. Lauren Daffenberg, Yorkville, junior, guard: Committed to Hillsdale College, Daffenberg scored 18 points in regional final win as 26-3 Foxes won first title since 2002 and set program win record. Daffenberg averaged 13.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and hit 44 3-pointers. Katie Nolan, Yorkville, senior, forward: Four-year starter and Seton Hill recruit led 26-3 Foxes to first-ever Class 4A regional championship, and second straight conference title. Her program’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Nolan averaged 14.0 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. Sydney Schultz, Oswego East, senior, forward: Missouri State recruit was second on Wolves in scoring (12.8 ppg), rebounds (6.6) and assists (2.5) and led in blocks (1.5). Schultz is Oswego East’s all-time leading scorer (1,179 points) and rebounder (811). MaKayli Vann, Plano, junior, guard: Transfer from Indian Creek led 19-9 Reapers to first-ever Interstate Eight Conference championship. Vann averaged area-best 19.6 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, team-high 4.3 steals, and 2.6 assists and hit 53 3-pointers.
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Ty’s the limit: By JOSHUA WELGE jwelge@kendallcountynow.com Ty Battle found a good outlet to get over Oswego East’s crushing playoff loss. Track. The Wolves’ star basketball player is doing high jump this spring for the first time in high school. “It [the playoff loss] didn’t really hit me until a couple days ago,” Battle said. “I just want to stay in shape. I think track will be a good fit.” She’s used to soaring to new heights by now. In two seasons after transferring from Joliet Catholic, Battle led Oswego East to a 51-8 record – 28-0 in the Southwest Prairie Conference. This year the 6-foot-1 Battle, an Indiana State recruit, led the 24-5 Wolves in every statistical category except for blocks. She averaged 16.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.2 assists, finishing her high school career with 1,497 points, 304 steals and well over 800 rebounds. Her conference’s two-time Player of the Year and a McDonald’s All-American game nominee, Ty Battle is the Ledger/Record Newspapers All-Area Player of the Year. Battle best exemplified the kind of teammate she is in arguably Oswego East’s biggest game. In a thriller at No. 1-ranked Montini, Battle threaded the needle for a pass to freshman Christine Corpuz for a backdoor layup to force double overtime.
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“It goes to show that she trusted all of her teammates and wanted them to get involved,” Oswego East coach Abe Carretto said. “She probably could have averaged more points, but she looks for the open person. She’s such an unselfish player.” The daughter of former West Aurora and Illinois star Kenny Battle, Battle started as a freshman for a Joliet Catholic team that took second in Class 3A in 2014. District 308 was home, though. Battle went to Wheatlands Elementary and Bednarcik Junior High, and played AAU with Oswego East teammate Sydney Schultz before that. Battle relished the reunion the last two years. “It was a good experience playing with different girls that I haven’t played with for a couple years,” Battle said. “We were really close.” Long-limbed and lean, Battle isn’t a player easily defined by one spot on the floor. Like the way her dad played, she always seems to be moving. She keyed Oswego East’s pressure defense, and her kinetic skill set formed quite a connection with Schultz. Battle’s bounce makes her a relentless rebounder. She’ll be a guard at the next level, though. Battle works on those skills with her dad, and her Illinois Evolution AAU coach Brett Love. “It’s just a lot of repetition,” Battle said. “I’ve really improved more on my guard skills such as dribbling and shooting.” She’s left quite a mark at Oswego East in two
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Senior leaves her mark with first 4A regional title
“In those regional games, Katie stepped up her game to a completely different level. I’ve been here with her for four years, and I haven’t seen her play like that. It’s pretty exciting to have your senior athlete playing her best basketball at the end.”
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Yorkville’s Katie Nolan (holding the ball), shown here during the Foxes’ regional final win over Naperville Central Feb. 23, is the Kendall County Record’s Athlete of the Week. senior athlete playing her best basketball at the end.” Nolan’s been a big part of Yorkville basketball since day one freshman year. It was a transition, though. She came to Yorkville from Cross Lutheran, where her mom is a school secretary. Nolan contemplated attending Aurora Christian, where her brother went. “It’s completely different,” Nolan said. “My eighth-grade
graduating class had like 14 kids. My senior class here is over 400. It was a little overwhelming freshman year, but everybody in basketball and volleyball helped with the transition.” Wensits, a varsity assistant for Nolan’s first three years, knew she’d be something special. “Honestly, with her it was the sky’s the limit,” Wensits said. “To see someone come
in with that height, we don’t see that a lot in Yorkville. We absolutely knew she’d be a special player. She rebounds better than anybody I’ve ever seen.” Nolan is indeed a ferocious rebounder and fierce competitor. She’s a different animal off the court, though. “For as big as she plays on the court, she is such a teddy bear,” Wensits said. “When she’s off the court she’s all
smiles, extremely polite. I can’t tell you how many people come up and say how nice of a kid she is. It’s a compliment to her character.” Nolan plans to pursue a degree in criminal justice while playing basketball at Division II Seton Hill in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. Basketball is taking Nolan to borders she’s never crossed. She’ll be traveling to Spain this summer with her college team, her first time in Europe. She’s pretty proud of what she’s left behind for future Foxes. “I definitely hope that this last year we set a great example,” Nolan said. “The six of us seniors talked about that our goal was to step up and teach the younger girls to be leaders for future Foxes, people to look up to.”
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Katie Nolan just can’t get away from basketball. Five days removed from her team’s last game, the Yorkville senior was back at a court Sunday watching her neighbor’s game. Nolan’s 6-year-old niece just started playing, another excuse to take in a little hoops. “I love watching any age, even when they’re young,” Nolan said. “Just the other day we watched the first and second grade rec team.” Nolan’s leaving a nice example for those youngsters to live up to. The 6-foot-1 post will graduate from Yorkville as her school’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder. In two recent regional games, she had a combined 47 points and 28 rebounds – leading the 26-3 Foxes to their first regional championship since 2002 and first-ever in Class 4A. For her efforts, Katie Nolan is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week. “In those regional games, Katie stepped up her game to a completely different level,” Yorkville coach Kim Wensits said. “I’ve been here with her for four years, and I haven’t seen her play like that. It’s pretty exciting to have your
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SPORTS BOYS BASKETBALL: PLANO 49, SANDWICH 45
REAPERS CLOSE THE DEAL Strong defense helps Plano clinch program’s first outright I-8 title By JOSHUA WELGE jwelge@kendallcountynow.com Brandon Contreras cradled the game ball in the postgame handshake line, holding on to the moment. Nearby, Plano’s fans mobbed teammates at midcourt. Contreras’ celebration was more personal. “We came into this same situation two years ago, playing for a [JV] conference title and we lost. Me and Nate [Shead] were crying in that locker room,” said Contreras, Plano’s senior point guard. “We didn’t ever want that feeling again.” Contreras made sure of it. He made two big defensive plays and hit three free throws in the last minute. Shead provided plenty of big shots as Plano edged host Sandwich 49-45 to clinch the program’s first-ever outright Interstate Eight Conference championship. Plano last won a piece of the I-8 title in 2012. Shead scored 21 points, including the 3-pointer that put Plano (21-6, 10-1) ahead for good at 42-41 with 3:53 left. Contreras added 10 points and forced two critical turnovers. With the Reapers clinging to a 44-42 lead, Contreras knocked the ball away from Sandwich’s Jimmy Braddish on the baseline, and hit two free throws with 47 seconds left. Next possession, Contreras’ harassing defense pressured Braddish into a travel. “We have a lot of scorers on this team so I try to dedicate myself to my defense,” Contreras said. “I know how much it means to this team. I think I proved how good a defender I am tonight.” His backcourt mate was money offensively. Shead scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half, with six
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Plano’s Nathan Shead (13) shoots a fadeaway jumper over Sandwich’s Jordan Isham during a varsity boys basketball game at Sandwich High School on Feb. 24. Shead scored 21 points, including a 3-pointer that put Plano (21-6, 10-1) ahead for good at 42-41 with 3:53 left. quick ones to jump-start Plano out of a 22-19 halftime hole. “Nate was what we needed him to be,” Plano coach Kyle Kee said. “He was under control and making plays. Every time we needed a big basket he was there for us.” Sandwich (15-12, 8-3) was playing for a share of its first league title since 1992, and both communities came out. The gym was hot, loud – and yes, full. “The capacity is 1,300,” Sandwich coach Brennan Callahan said. “I think there might have been 1,700 here tonight.” His players noticed.
“There hasn’t been this many people here to see a game in I don’t know how long,” Sandwich senior Jackson Smith said. They were served a treat. Smith scored 20 points, going shot-for-shot with Shead in a fourth quarter that saw four lead changes, two ties and no margin greater than four. Braddish added 13. Smith had seven of his 20 in the first quarter, the Indians’ breaking out to an 18-11 lead on the strength of an 11-0 run. Andrew Price’s follow shot gave Sandwich its last lead, 42-41 with 3:53 left. “It really hurts to lose, be-
cause we wanted it so bad,” said Smith, a three-year varsity player. “We got off to a great start, they came back on us and then it was just back and forth.” Contreras wasn’t the only Reaper who impacted with defense. Jermaine Boyd, Plano’s 6-foot-8 center, sat much of the first half with two fouls. He sat again after a technical foul in the third quarter. When he was on the floor, Boyd made his presence felt with six blocked shots. He altered many others. “His knack to block shots without fouling is amazing,”
Kee said. “If we can just keep his head. He’s just so flamboyant and plays with so much emotion. He’s 6-8, you can’t hide out there.” Jordan Isham scored nine points for Sandwich, which dropped its last three games of the regular season. Smith is ready to turn the page to regionals this week. The Indians can still win their first regional title since 1993. “We have to get refocused,” Smith said. “If we play like we did tonight, we have high expectations. Our goal is to put something up on that gym wall here.”