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ON THE COVER Luke VanMeter, a member of the Little Rock-Fox Fire Protection District, emerges from the frigid water after completely dunking himself during the annual Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympic athletes on Loon Lake at Silver Springs State Park near Plano on March 5. See more photos on page 13. Photo by Steven Buyansky for Shaw Media

Odd Fellows suggest event for September It would take place in downtown Plano By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge 202 in Plano want to sponsor a two-day fun event downtown this Sept. 23 and 24. Matthew Yingling, a member and former lodge officer, told city council members Feb. 27 that they would like to hold the event to raise money for food banks and local families. He said the lodge last year donated more than $10,000 to different charity organizations. Their goal is to donate more this year, but he said they can’t do this with an empty checking account, so they are looking for a new way to raise funds. He said the Odd Fellows have a long history in Plano since they built their present facility here in 1969. Yingling said their previous money-raising programs have not been as productive as in the past, so they are looking for other ways to raise money. Participation in their pork chop suppers, rib dinners and similar events has been dwindling, he said. “It’s no one’s fault, it’s because everyone is doing the same thing,” he added. The event they are proposing would be called Plano’s Odd Ball Festival. It would be a two-day event and they are suggesting it be on Sept. 23 and 24. They would like to have Saturday activities include a 5K Color Run for adults and a 1-mile run for kids. They also would like to have a bean bag tournament in the downtown parking lot on Saturday. Yingling said they propose having a DJ playing throughout most of the day. They also would like to have a Battle of the Bands on Saturday for any groups that would like to play. He added that they would like to have a street dance on Saturday.

Text alerts Get Plano news sent right to you. Sign up for text alerts at shawurl. com/kcntexts. Message and data rates may apply. Saturday’s events would end with trophy presentations from the competitive events. Yingling said they are proposing having a vendor craft show and a car show on Sunday with a DJ playing old sock-hop type music throughout the day. And they would like to have a beer garden both days, he added. At 5 p.m. on Sunday, they would award trophies for the car show that would end the festivities for the weekend. After the event ended Sunday, his members would clean up everything, leaving the downtown as they found it, he said. He asked council members if they would be in favor of the idea. “I would be interested in the event. I think everyone up here would like it,” Mayor Bob Hausler said. He said Yingling should meet with the council’s Special Events Committee headed by Alderman Robert Hyde to discuss what city services would be needed, where the group would need streets closed and other details. Yingling said they did not expect to receive a vote at this meeting, but wanted to present the idea to see if they should continue with their plans. “The city does a lot of neat things and we want to be part of it,” he said. He said these activities attract large groups of people, bring customers to the downtown businesses and help the lodge raise money that would be used locally. Nicole Diaz, one of the volunteers who started the Smallville Superfest in downtown Plano several years ago, was at the meeting. She said she would meet with Yingling to help him with his plans for the event.

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Students and staff alike are lining up to shave their heads at Plano High School at 1:15 p.m. on Friday, March 24, to raise funds for St. Baldrick’s. This event is the sixth annual St. Baldrick’s event/assembly at Plano High School. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives. Volunteers go bald to stand in solidarity with kids fighting cancer. Two students from the National Honor Society, Aubrey Flodstrom and Yasmine Salgado, are coordinating events for St. Baldrick’s. They have planned the following activities: • Penny Wars – Collecting change at lunches with a competition between the classes. • Change Cups and Event Posters – Displayed at all district buildings and local businesses. • Walkathon – Saturday, March 18, National Honor Society will be hosting a walkathon at Plano High School to raise additional funds for St. Baldrick’s. Online registration confirmation will be from 9 to 9:30 a.m. (register at phsstbaldricks. weebly.com), the walkathon begins at 9:45 a.m., minimum distance to be walked is 1 mile and minimum donation is $15 per person. T-shirt sales are available via phsstbaldricks.weebly.com. • Competition – Plano Police Department vs. Little Rock-Fox Fire Protection District vying in change wars and shaves. The assembly on Friday, March 24, will include a student and staff shaving event, staff vs. student activities, celebration of the Unified Special Olympics Basketball Team, and Special Friends. Family members of students may come to the assembly if their son or daughter will be donating hair. Arrive at the high school’s main office at 1:05 p.m. Anyone wishing to make a donation to St. Baldrick’s can make the check out to St. Baldrick’s and drop off at the high school or mail to Plano High School, Attn: Eric Benson, 704 W. Abe St., Plano, IL 60545.

BRIEF include Casa Santiago, Law Office Pub & Downtown Yorkville businesses performances from Jon Conover, The will host St. Pat’s event March 18 Gleeson Irish Trio, Stephen Bores, County Music Hall, Roadhouse Bar & Grill, RowdSeveral of the downtown Yorkville businesses will be hosting a St. Patrick’s festival on March 18. The festival will include a 5K race and over a dozen musical acts. Live

Line Brothers and more will take place ys, and Suzy’s Bar & Grill. throughout the day. The music begins at For a schedule of music and details 9:30 a.m. at Southbank Original Barbecue about signing up for the 5K race, visit and the 5K race starts shortly thereafter www.facebook.com/stpatricksyorkville. – Shaw Media at 10 a.m. Other participating locations

Cites long travel times for health care as issue By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com GENEVA – American Legion Fox River Geneva Post 75 was host to more than 80 veterans March 3, who packed the hall’s meeting room so a panel of experts could hear their concerns. U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Plano, Dr. Steve Braverman, director of the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital, and Hughes Turner, executive director of the VA Regional Office in Chicago, fielded questions for more than an hour. The Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission hosted the event. One concern that veterans have is

long travel times to get to Veterans Administration hospitals, as explained by Todd Latham, commander of VFW Post 1486 in Sandwich. Latham said the trip to Hines is an hour and a half one way. “I found it very difficult to get vets in there to receive their care,” Latham said. “It takes Todd Latham several hours to receive their care, and then drive an hour and a half home. To me, that is unacceptable.” Latham said a mobile unit in North Aurora is closer, but the care available is limited. Braverman said Hines was in the process of being upgraded on several levels, from facade improvements – as portions of the brick were falling down – to upgrades to the boiler. It’s also get-

ting a new MRI facility. “We are committed, as best as we can, to get the services, equipment and facilities for what your service has earned you the right to have,” Hultgren said. To another question about allowing veterans the right to go to “regular” doctors for care Randy instead of traveling to Hultgren Hines, Hultgren said he could see the process opened up for them to see any doctor. “I think there is a big group of us who support that, but not enough,” Hultgren said. “My hope is we will get there … [and] allow our veterans to go where they want to go.” Tammy Anderson, superintendent of DeKalb County Veterans Assistance, asked what is being done to ad-

dress notices of disagreement that are filed when veterans’ claims are denied. “If we file a notice of disagreement on a veteran claim, it’s three years,” Anderson said. “We’re looking at 2020.” Turner said there is a backlog, and – at the moment – claims from 2014 are currently being dealt with. “We are trying to address that by modernizing the appeals process,” Turner said. “That is the best answer I can give you.” While the vets were meeting at the Legion Hall, about 60 protesters from Indivisible Kane County and other groups stood in silence across the street on the sidewalk in front of the Geneva Public Library. Members have sought a town hall with Hultgren at various recent protests. They said, this time, they would be silent out of respect for the veterans.

By TONY SCOTT tscott@kendallcountynow.com Kendall County will be adding safety shoulders to Fox Road between Yorkville and Plano this summer as part of a nearly $1.5 million project. The County Board approved spending $1,450,000 in motor fuel tax revenue on the Fox Road project at its Feb. 21 meeting. County Highway Engineer Fran Klaas said bids on the project will go out on March 31 and work will begin sometime this summer, most likely in June. The project will involve resurfacing Fox Road’s pavement and adding 4-foot-wide safety shoulders along the side of the road, from the Fox Lawn subdivision at Poplar Drive to Fox River Drive. “The road hasn’t been resurfaced in approximately 15 years, so it’s due to get resurfaced,” Klaas said. The safety shoulders will help pedestrians who are using the road, he said.

“While we were out there working we thought, you know what, let’s put some safety shoulders on there because so many people are walking, jogging, riding their bikes from Yorkville out to Silver Springs,” he said. Prior to the road being resurfaced, crews will be fixing up a “tiny bridge” on Fox Road just west of the Fox Lawn subdivision, he said. Klaas informed the County Board last July that the bridge would need to be replaced due to a federal weight limit mandate. He said the re-evaluation of the bridge is part of a recent federal mandate to agencies to take a look at older bridges for structural integrity. The bridge was built in 1958 and widened in 1981, he told the board. “We are going to slide a precast box culvert through the existing bridge opening, it’s kind of a unique thing,” Klaas said. “We bid that late summer, fall, but the contractor has not been out there yet.”

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Why April 4 election is worth the bother When it comes to local elections like the one coming up on April 4, historic voter turnout here in Kendall County indicates that most voters just don’t want to be bothered. In the last local election held in April 2015, just 11 percent of all the eligible registered voters in the county cast ballots. The same number – 11 percent of the county’s registered voters – went to the polls in the 2013 local election. But voters – especially those who pay property taxes and have children in schools – should take an active interest since the candidates that will be elected to local school and village boards, city councils and township offices will help shape the budgets and property tax levies adopted by those agencies every year. Those elected to local school boards will also help chart the educational direction of local schools, while those elected to village boards and city councils will have a direct say in the future development of their respective communities. By state law, the role of township government is significantly more limited and, as a result, the nine township governments in Kendall County account for a tiny portion of the amount owed on local property tax bills each year. But those elected to township offices still have the same responsibility to taxpayers that all local governments share: to provide the required public services in a fiscally sound and transparent manner. Early voting is now underway here in Kendall County at the 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,

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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. Early voting will also be available at Oswego Village Hall, 100 Parkers Mill in Oswego and at Plano City Hall, 7 N. James St., beginning on Monday, March 20. City of Aurora residents living in the Kendall County portion of the city can register and cast ballots through the Aurora Election Commission. For early voting information, visit the commission’s website at auroravotes. org or call the commission at 630-8974030. To better inform you on the candidates and where they stand on the issues, we’ve posted candidate profiles on our website at KendallCountyNow.com. From the KendallCountyNow.com homepage, click on the “Vote ’17” icon and you’ll be linked to our Election Central page which has a listing of local races and candidate profiles. We mailed questionnaires to all candidates in contested races in Kendall County a few weeks ago and the majority of the candidates took the time to complete their questionnaires and return them to us for posting on our website.

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more often only the necessary metal fittings and the specialized parts such as the reed for the beater and the shutRoger tles were brought along because the Matile countermarch looms of the era were so massive. According to the Old Farmer’s Then a new loom was constructAlmanac, this month’s full moon will ed in the pioneers’ new home. rise tomorrow evening, March 10. That’s apparently the method my By the time February rolled around great-great-grandparents used to for our pioneer ancestors, they’d been build my great-great-grandmother’s coping with a frontier winter for a countermarch rug loom – a piece of couple months, and were watching historical equipment we still have their food and firewood consumption stored in our basement. pretty carefully. The isolation of those pioneer The Native Americans of the families during northern Illinois’ long region who had been displaced by the winters was profound. There really pioneers had looked on February with weren’t any towns close at hand when Photos provided the earliest settlers arrived; often some trepidation, an attitude that This pile of split firewood represents one cord. When carefully stacked, a cord measures neighbors were miles away. But those shows up in their nicknames for the month’s full moon. 4 feet wide by 4 feet high by 8 feet long. During pioneer times, it took 11-17 cords of sparse and scattered farm families The February full moon was called firewood to heat a log cabin during a northern Illinois winter, all of which had to be cut did their best to try to get together the Full Snow Moon in some tribal tra- and split by hand. to create their own social situations. ditions, and it’s not hard to see why. Shelling bees, where neighbors would LEFT: A modern Even today, February is the month get together to shell corn from cobs, when we’re likely to get the most wincountermarchquilting bees, sewing bees, and other ter snowstorms. events making the drudgery of early style loom of Its alternate, grimmer, nickname the same design 19th century rural life go by a little was the Full Hunger Moon, which quicker were popular pursuits. as the one my suggests a time of year when food was In the years after those first ones great-great- running low. on the frontier when families had the grandfather Those nicknames were embraced wherewithal to buy sleighs, February made for my by the pioneers as well, because life on became a popular month for hitching great-greatthe frontier was hard for both Indians up the team and heading across the grandmother and whites alike. after they arrived fields to visit friends or attend church Some winters were, of course, a lot or gather at the local one-room school in Illinois. She harder than others. The Winter of the for an evening of socializing. used it to weave Deep Snow, 1830-1831, was one of the In the 1840s, many of the settlers rugs in the harshest ever in the Upper Midwest, who arrived were from New York and kitchen of her and was a bleak milestone for those the New England states, folks who home, located who had arrived and were trying to took both religion and education seriabout a half-mile ously. Schoolhouses often did double survive. north of Oswego duty in those early years as school Forever after, those who lived on modern North rooms during the week and churches through the Winter of the Deep Snow Adams Street in considered themselves the real pioon Sunday. the old village of neer settlers of northern Illinois. The communities that grew up Troy. The struggle to merely survive the around them considered those early fierce winters of the settlement era schools and churches to be the equivahad effects that extended throughout lent of modern community centers. the subsequent months. As February wore on, the days Usually, winter was the time when began getting longer and the cold ern Illinois winter, a cabin fireplace weaving along with the usual cooking nights shorter, fortunately because a variety of upkeep chores were done, consumed between 11 and 17 cords of and cleaning. from repairing harnesses and plows lamps and candles were expensive firewood, each a stack of wood 4 feet Flax grown during the summer to make sure they were ready to go and always in short supply. Abraham wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet long that was laboriously processed until it was Lincoln’s reminisces of using the light on the first spring day farmers could weighed more than two tons when the ready to be spun into linen thread, get in the fields with their teams, to of the family’s Kentucky farm home wood was still green. which then could be woven into linen threshing and winnowing the grain fireplace to read by was not an uncomHarvesting firewood went on near- cloth on the family loom. that had been harvested the previous mon experience into the mid and late ly all year round as time permitted. Likewise, farmers who raised autumn. 19th century. sheep had accumulated a supply of Threshing during that era was a la- Trees had to be felled and then cut But each of those lengthening days wool their wives could spin into wool bor-intensive family affair with wives into lengths to be hauled to the cabin was a promise that better, warmer where the logs could be split for use thread and then weave into wool cloth. times were on the way. As long as and children all pitching in, first to Sheep were typically sheared of their beat bundles of dried wheat, oats, rye, in the fireplace. The old saying that provisions and firewood held out, it firewood warms you twice, once when woolly coats in the spring. The fleeces gave pioneer families keeping close to and barley with flails to separate the you cut it and once when it’s burned were then either cleaned and stockgrain from the stalks and then to wintheir cabin’s fireplace something to piled for later use by the farm wife, now it to separate the kernels of grain for heat, was never truer than during look forward to as the Full Snow Moon or sold to neighbors for their use or those pioneer years. from the chaff. lit up the Fox Valley’s frozen winter taken to market. During the winter months, men And no matter how much firewood landscape. Many pioneer families owned took care of the farm’s livestock, haulhad been stockpiled the previous looms that could be used to weave summer and fall, it always seemed like ing forage for cattle and horses and • Looking for more local history? either linen or wool cloth. Sometimes more was needed to heat the pioneers’ feed for the farm’s pigs. 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To the Editor: Citizens living in the new Trump health care era are going to learn and use a new phrase. Congress is kicking around the words “skin in the game” to help people fearing the loss of Obamacare. The repeal and replace model is starting to shape up and your Representative feels a consumer who has to pay something for a health care service is a better customer and saves the government money. Today about 30 percent of employer- based health care plans have a deductible in excess of $1,000 a year. People looking to really cut health care costs are using very high deductible plans in excess of $10,000 for a family. These are combined with health savings accounts (HSA) and the consumer is really involved in choosing or just refusing certain procedures. These sound like Obamacare Bronze and Silver plans. But those are going to be scrapped and forgotten really soon when Congress gets done with them. The new Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Tom Price, is a big fan of HSAs and price transparency. He thinks a patient with “skin in the game” will pick the most effective medical procedure if they know the costs. So when you are on the table in

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Continued from page 3 Klaas said there is a May 31 deadline for the box culvert to be installed “and we would like to have that completely finished before we pave the new road.” He said he expects that work to be done in April or May. He said Fox Road should remain open with some daytime lane closures during the project. “We don’t anticipate having Tony Scott - tscott@kendallcountynow.com to completely close the road for This bridge over Blackberry Creek on Galena Road west of Kennedy Road either the box culvert or the overlay projects,” he said. “The will be replaced in the summer of 2018 as part of a Kendall County highplan is to keep Fox Road open.” way project. Galena Road will be closed in this area during the project,

Galena Road to close for bridge project in 2018

Klaas said Galena Road will be closed during a project next year to complete replace the bridge over Blackberry Creek just west of the road’s intersection with Kennedy Road in Bristol Township. “That is a complete closure of Galena Road, which we hate to do because there is a lot of traffic,” he said. There are some structural issues with the creek bridge, Klaas said. He said officials would rather replace the bridge

county officials have said.

than to have to close it because of dangerous structural problems. “That bridge is having some issues,” he said. “The substructure is having some problems and before we would have to post the road, we figured let’s just get the whole thing replaced and it should be good for another 50, 60, 70 years.” Klaas said the county would bid out the project around this time next year, with a start date in late spring and completion in late summer or early fall of

2018. Traffic on westbound Galena will be detoured onto Kennedy Road. The county, city of Yorkville, and Bristol Township recently entered into an intergovernmental agreement that involves the county contributing $160,000 toward the repair of Kennedy Road to prepare it as a detour route. Klaas said the city wanted to perform a more complete repair of Kennedy Road that should make it last a decade or more.

Police say man held fellow inmate hostage

Chicago resident faces multiple charges By TONY SCOTT tscott@kendallcountynow.com A Chicago man housed at the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville faces multiple charges after he allegedly held a fellow inmate hostage and threatened to kill him, the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday morning. Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis has charged Deverick Alex, 25, of Chicago with armed violence, a Class X felony; forcible detention, a Class 2 felony; aggravated unlawful restraint, a Class 3 felony; possession of contraband in a penal institution, a Class 4 felony; and aggravated assault, a Class A misdemeanor. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the jail Monday morning at about 6:43 a.m. to assist corrections deputies with a non-compliant

inmate. Police said that Alex was identified as the inmate refusing to comply with corrections deputies’ orders after attempting to clear multiple inmates from the pod common area at the jail. “[Alex] allegedly forcibly detained another male inmate in the pod with Deverick a weapon,” Alex according to a Sheriff’s Office statement. “Alex was observed threatening to kill the inmate if his demands were not met. Corrections deputies were able to de-escalate the confrontation with Alex and he was taken into custody without incident.” The male inmate whom Alex detained did not sustain any physical injuries, the sheriff’s office reported.

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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. Early voting will also be available 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 voting 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.

day, March 15, 7 to 8 p.m. Get together with other readers for an interesting discussion. “A Walk in the Woods” by Bill Bryson will be discussed. The book for April, “George Washington’s Secret Six” by Brian Kilmeade and ADULT Don Yaeger will be available at the Check-Out Desk. No registration required. Newcomers are Knit and Crochet Group: Thursday, March welcome any time. 9, 10 a.m. to noon. This informal group works Service Dogs and Therapy Dogs: on their own projects, discusses types and Making Lives Better: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. colors of yarns, and helps each other with new Saturday, March 18. Adults and students fifth or tricky patterns. They love to watch each grade and up. This program begins with local other’s projects develop. Participants bring author Amy Chally, accompanied by her sertheir own supplies. They invite you to stop by vice dog, Portland. She will discuss her life and and “yarn” awhile. No registration required. her new book, “Making Independence Happen, Writers’ Group: Thursday, March 9, 6:30 One Paw at a Time.” They will be followed by to 8 p.m. Come join other writers to discuss Jan Lauwers from the Fox Valley Therapy Dog your work. Meets on the second and fourth Club, who will talk about the club’s work. Thursdays of each month in the Library Board Planning and Planting a Veggie Garden: Room. No registration required. Open to adults Monday, March 27, 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. You can and high school students. feed your whole family fruits and vegetables New Life for Old Bags: Saturday, March 11, from your own garden. From site preparation, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Help make sleeping mats including size, location and soil, through harfor the homeless. Volunteers will meet at the vest, Master Gardener Heather DeVoe will give library on the second Saturday of every month tips and tricks for vegetable gardening. to make “plarn” (discarded plastic shopping bags cut into strips for crocheting). Volunteers YOUTH are also needed to crochet mats at home. Sensory Storytime: Saturday, March 11, Donated plastic bags for the project can be 10:30 to 11 a.m. Open to all, but designed for dropped off at the library. For more information, contact Ceil Carey at jackandceil@att.net children ages 3 to 6 with autism or sensory processing disorders. Features books, music, or 708-846-1704. Wednesday Night Book Group: Wednes- and movement activities. All abilities welcome with an adult caregiver. Call 630-552-2025 to

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The American Legion Riders Post 181 from Sandwich recently made a donation to Sandwich High School senior A.J. Torres, a World War II re-enactor.Â A.J. will be participating with â€œOperation Cobra Breakoutâ€? in Normandy, France, in July.Â â€œOperation Cobra Breakoutâ€? is an international gathering of WWII re-enactors who will recreate the Alliesâ€™ attempt to break out of the Normandy bridgehead established after D-Day in June of 1944.Â Pictured are American Legion Riders members with Director Ralph Torres presenting the donation check to A.J. Torres, with Barb and Kevin Rife, Cherie Mauer, Karla Torres, Bill Kolb, Bob Mauer, Bob and Sandy Lawrence, Mike Rennels, Connie Jaquez, Cliff Oleson, Henry Herbst, Juan Jaquez, Shari Patton and Juan Gomez.

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transported to different worlds where they meet interesting characters and learn about exciting new things.” Dr. Thomas Fish Founder of Next Chapter Book Club autism, cerebral palsy and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. “Our members (including some who cannot read) love books for the same reasons most people do. They enjoy being transported to different worlds where they meet interesting characters and learn about exciting new things. Taking that journey with a group of friends makes it even more delightful and fun,” Fish said. The library district will be joining a growing number of organizations, including other public libraries, social service agencies and parent groups – often working in collaboration with each other, he added. Rachel Jones, founder of a club in Ohio, said most of the people attending the programs didn’t have a lot of positive experiences being in the community when they first joined the club. “Now they learn about social interactions through the characters and story lines of the books they’re reading and get to practice them with staff, customers and each other. I regularly observe them behaving in a very polite manner,” Jones said. “The Next Chapter Book Club has clubs in the U.S. as well as other countries and is hoping that one day it would be as widely available as Special Olympics,” Skilton said. For more information about the program and its founder, go to its website at nextchapterbookclub.org.

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A new reading club is being formed by the Oswego Public Library District for those age 18 and older who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. Sarah Skilton, library director, told library trustees at a recent board meeting that the program called the Next Chapter Book Club is a community-based book club for adults with special needs. She said the goal of the program is to provide social connections for readers of all skill levels. The weekly reading sessions, to be held at both the district’s Oswego and Montgomery campus libraries, will each last one hour and be led by trained library staff members, she said. She said staff members will learn how to work in teams of two to three people. They will receive special training on how to create the clubs and work with the individual club members so the program will be successful. Skilton said they plan to start with two clubs, one to meet during the day and the other to meet in the evening. If the two clubs are successful, the staff can add more clubs as more people become interested in joining them. She said each club should have no more eight members in the group. At their meetings, the members usually read a book together and all levels of reading will be able to participate. More clubs will be started if more people request them, Skilton said. “The program is adaptable to different age groups and locations,” she added. Dr. Thomas Fish, founder of the nonprofit program, said it offers community-based book clubs for adolescents and adults with Down syndrome,

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Club helping community garden pay for shed PLANO RECORD The Plano Rotary Club donated $1,500 in a matching grant to help Plano Community Garden build a new shed and in support of their mission of feeding the hungry and encouraging gardening in the city of Plano. In 2016, Michael Welz, chairman of the Plano Community Garden, spoke at a meeting of the Plano Rotary Club telling the members about the garden project, the growth in interest and their outreach to the Kendall County Community Food Pantry, to offer fresh fruits and vegetable for the needy. During the discussion afterward, Welz shared his wish that the garden could build a larger shed. The Rotarians decided that day to match the funds generated by local citizens towards the building of a new shed. Rather than just giving money towards the project, the Rotarians discussed their hope to encourage the rest of the community to participate too, and they decided to propose a matching grant. Plano Rotary Club told the Plano Community Garden that they would donate up to a $1,500 match. In February, Gardener Connie Hatter attended a regular meeting to report that the community garden had reached their goal, and she was presented with a check from Plano Rotary Club for $1,500. “We have two metal sheds,” Hatter explained. “Both are rusting and full of gardening supplies. Our goal was to raise $3,000 or more to build a larger shed. With the Rotary Club’s help we did make our goal plus a little.” Three local companies have been secured to help the gardeners build. “ServPro of Kendall County is going to help us frame,” Hatter said. “A& B Exterior in Sandwich is donating and installing the roof, and they will also install the siding.” Hatter arranged for a donation of a garage door, which will be installed by JD doors in Big Rock.

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Plano Rotary Club President Rich Healy presents Plano Community Garden representative Connie Hatter with a donation of $1,500 to help Plano Community Garden build a new shed. The gardeners are still hoping to national foundations. The only money find sponsors for the gravel base and we get is from our individual gardensignage. They hope to start building at ers. The garden does not own the land, the end of March or early April, weather permitting, Hatter told the club. The Plano Community Garden is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation. From the beginning, the gardeners have dedicated planted plots specifically for the Kendall County Community Food Pantry. “Last year we planted, picked, washed and delivered 7,200 pounds of fresh produce to the pantry,” Hatter said. Since 2009, the garden has donated over 22.5 ton of produce with all volunteer labor. She explained that operating the garden is a challenge. “We receive no money from any government body,” Hatter said. “Because we are not a 501 C3, we are not eligible for money from

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Teams of area police, firefighters, high school students and others of all ages participated Sunday in the annual Polar Plunge to benefit Illinois Special Olympics at Loon Lake at Silver Springs State Park near Plano. Fortunately for the brave divers, the temperature was about 50 degrees when the first team sprinted into the lake’s chilly waters at 11 a.m. The local Polar Plunge was one of 22 organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit children enrolled in the Special Olympics program throughout Illinois. Each team that participated was required to raise a minimum of $100. ABOVE: Team Oswego, including members of the Oswego Police Department, their families and Police Explorers program, exit the cold water. TOP RIGHT: Seven-year-old Evelyn Blomberg and her 8-year-old brother, John, of Yorkville get a birds-eye view of the plungers. BOTTOM RIGHT: Dead Pool, aka Jonathon Jones of the West Chicago Police Department, thrills the crowd before dunking himself. For more photos, visit KendallCountyNow.com.

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Ice cream mix maker now based in Yorkville By TONY SCOTT tscott@kendallcountynow.com A company known for its ice cream mixes is moving to Sandwich after 45 years in Yorkville. Steve Steinwart, president of Meadowvale Inc., said the company found a property at 1305 E. 6th St. in Sandwich that will give them room for future growth. “We hope to be in by December,” he said. “We’re in the process of getting our bids in. Once that process is complete, we’ll select a general contractor and get moving. It’s a rather aggressive timeframe but that’s what we’ve got ahead of us.” The company was founded by Steinwart’s uncle, John Steinwart, in 1967 in Joliet. John Steinwart moved the company to Yorkville, locating in the Fox Industrial Park. The company, one of the first to locate in the industrial park, has been there ever since. Steve Steinwart became president in 1993. “We’re going to have quite a bit more space over there,” Steinwart said. “We’ve got: A. more land and B. just more space under roof.” Steinwart said the company’s current space in Yorkville is around 30,000 square feet. The new main building at

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Chamber plans women’s lunch PLANO RECORD The Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce Woman 2 Woman will host their monthly luncheon Tuesday at Kennedy Pointe Restaurant and Pub in Bristol. The program this month is “Millennials and Beyond: Tips for managing your future workforce,” with guest speaker Harriett Parker. Parker, from Waubonsee Community College Workforce Development, will focus her talk on understanding the dynamics of the growing millennial workforce. She will share seven tips for building a more dedicated workforce (millennial or not), and ways to protect your best asset: your people. Parker sells Customize Business Training for Waubonsee Community College’s Workforce Development division. Prior to that, she served as manager of the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Waubonsee for 10 years. Parker has more than 30 years experience managing successful startup businesses, where she played a key

role designing and marketing software products that are in use nationwide today. She also is co-owner of HubTack Inc., a web-based business serving land surveyors and engineers. The W2W luncheon will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 14. Cost for the luncheon is $20 for YACC members and $25 for nonmembers. Networking and registration begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch and the program at noon. Lunch punch cards are available at the luncheon. Purchase a card for the cost of five luncheons and receive the sixth lunch for free. Punch cards are transferable but not refundable. They will expire 18 months from date of issue. Punch cards may be purchased at luncheons or by contacting the chamber office in advance. Check, cash or credit card payment can be made in advance or at the door. Make your reservation by March 10 by contacting the Chamber at 630-553-6853 or support@yorkvillechamber.org. RSVP with your food choice.

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PLANO POLICE REPORTS PHS threat investigated Plano police are investigating a reported threat that was observed written on a bathroom wall at Plano High School March 6. Police said they are in contact with school officials to insure the safety of all students and faculty. Police ask anyone with information in reference to the threat to contact them at 630-552-3122. Hit-and-run reported Plano police took a report of a hit-and-run crash involving a vehicle parked in a store parking lot in the 6800 block of Route 34 March 6 at 3:15 p.m. Police said they are awaiting to view a surveillance video from the store for possible leads in the case.

License violation Plano police arrested Tamika E. Pierce, 33, of the 200 block of South Raynor Avenue, Joliet, after stopping her vehicle on Route 34 at Belli Drive March 1 at 3:33 p.m. Police said Pierce has been charged with driving on a revoked license.

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a homeless shelter in Aurora in connection with the battery of a female subject that occurred earlier at a motel in the 1000 block of Route 30 in Oswego Township. Police said Busch has been charged with aggravated domestic battery. Busch was transported to the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville pending a bond hearing.

Alcohol arrest in Oswego County sheriffâ€™s deputies arrested two juveniles near a store in the 2300 block of Route 34 in Oswego March 4 at 8:34 p.m. Police said the suspects have been charged with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor.

Domestic incident County sheriffâ€™s deputies responded to a report of a domestic battery at a residence in the 8000 block of Van Emmon Road in Oswego Township March 6 at 7:10 p.m. Police said during their investigation allegations of a battery were alleged during an argument, but were not evident. No arrests were made, police said.

Motorist injured, ticketed A Naperville resident, Anthony Michael Bruno, 17, of the 5000 block of Switch Grass Lane, was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Johnson Road at Schlapp Road in NaAuSay Township March 4 at 11:55 a.m., according to the county sheriffâ€™s office. Police said Bruno was driving westbound on Johnson Road when he drove through the intersection at Schlapp Road and then left the road and struck the ditch. Police said Bruno was transported to an area hospital. Police said he was ticketed for having too many passengers in his vehicle. Hit-and-run on Rt. 34 County sheriffâ€™s deputies took a report of a hit-and-run crash that occurred in the 6000 block of Route 34 in Bristol Township March 4. Police said a motorist struck a guardrail and damaged a mailbox. An investigation is underway, according to police. Domestic battery charge County sheriffâ€™s deputies arrested Lawrence R. Busch, 55, of the 1000 block of Route 30, Oswego Township, March 6 at

Damaged by spray paint County sheriffâ€™s deputies are investigating an incident in which someone spray-painted two vehicles parked in a parking lot in the 2200 block of Light Road in Oswego Township March 6 between the hours of 4:35 a.m. and 7:15 a.m. Police said the suspect or suspects used yellow spray paint to damage the vehicles. Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriffâ€™s office. Two face obstruction charges County sheriffâ€™s deputies arrested Jose Vargas, 35, of the 900 block of Edwards Street, Aurora, and Rita M. Famera, 35, of the 13000 block of Sycamore Lane, Montgomery, after stopping their vehicle near the intersection of Route 25 and Boulder Hill Pass in Boulder Hill. Police said that during the traffic stop they observed the two suspects switch seats. Police said Vargas has been charged with driving on a revoked license and obstructing a peace officer. Famera was charged with obstructing a peace officer.

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Regardless of his role, Anthony Martinez’s instructions from the bench remain the same. Don’t pass on an open shot. “We want him to come out there and fire,” Plano coach Kyle Kee said. “With his height, and his quick release, it’s tough. He’s a great shooter. He’s not allowed to pass up an open 3.” Martinez was more than willing to let it go Friday. The 6-foot-6 senior forward’s three early 3-pointers provided a boost off the bench for Plano. The Reapers rolled from there, winning 56-35 over Herscher in the final of the Class 3A Kankakee Regional. It’s only the second time Plano (23-6) has won back-to-back regional titles, following the 1998-99 group. The link doesn’t end there. Plano matched the program win record set by the Brad Korn-led group that took fourth place in Class A in 1999. “It’s crazy, it means a lot,” said Martinez, who scored 11 points. “We made history for our school.” Martinez’s fellow senior, Nathan Shead, settled some unfinished business. Shead spent his junior year at East Aurora, and watched his friends win a regional title. He was front and center Friday, scoring 13 points and facilitating several baskets with six assists. “I just wanted to get my first regional,” Shead said with a wide grin. “It’s fun being out here with my teammates.” Plano, which beat Herscher by two in January, missed its first nine shots Friday before a Shead make. No matter. Martinez made a 3-pointer to get the

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Reapers ahead 10-5, and buried a corner 3-pointer to make it 15-8 a minute into the second quarter. He followed suit from the opposite corner minutes later to make it 21-10, part of a 9-2 run that opened things up. Elijah Maisonet, who led Plano with 14 points, scored seven in a second quarter that saw the Reapers miss just four shots. Plano led 30-19 at half, and the margin widened to 45-27 after three quarters. “We were able to get what we wanted tonight, and I loved our spacing,” Kee said. “We knew we had an advantage speed and quickness-wise and we wanted to get them going side to side and attack the basket.” Martinez started most of the year, but Plano tweaked its lineup a little of late with junior Keegan Shettles starting. “It’s made us deeper,” Kee said. “Anthony’s had some good games off the bench.” Martinez doesn’t seem to mind coming off the bench. He certainly likes where his shooting is at. “I tweaked my release this year,” he said. “Instead of coming from the side I come from the front, normal shooting. I keep on watching great shooters and try to mimic what they do.” Everybody got it going for Plano Friday. Brandon Contreras added 10 points and Will Benson scored seven off the bench for the Reapers. Jermaine Boyd grabbed nine rebounds, and blocked or altered several shots. Shead only attempted 10 shots, but continually got into the lane and kicked to shooters. “He was trying to force things a little bit earlier in the year but now he’s attacking the gaps and making the right play,” Kee said. “I couldn’t be happier for him.”

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Maisonet plays everywhere for Plano, scores 38 points in two regional games By JOSHUA WELGE jwelge@kendallcountynow.com Elijah Maisonet’s athletic identity depends on the moment. His first sport was baseball. His future figures to be in football, where the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Plano senior holds a scholarship offer from Valparaiso. On the basketball court, Maisonet seamlessly moves from the post to the perimeter. “I’m more of an inside/outside player,” Maisonet said. “When I start getting it going inside, that’s when I can stretch it out.” Maisonet was putting it all out last week. He had 24 points, four rebounds and four assists to help Plano hold off Kankakee 65-61 in a regional semifinal. Maisonet followed that up with 14 points and six rebounds in a 56-35 win over Herscher, helping Plano clinch its second straight Class 3A regional championship. For his efforts, Elijah Maisonet is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week. Plano coach Kyle Kee is used to getting a little bit of everything from Maisonet, a two-time all-conference player. Maisonet is averaging 11.9 points and 5.6 rebounds, both second on the team, while shooting 44.2 percent in 29 games – 27 of them starts. “He’s done everything that we need him to do,” Kee said. “He hits the big 3, he grabs the big rebound, he gets in the open floor. He can score in so many different ways when he is under control. He has great touch around the basket and he’s such a tough matchup.” Maisonet played primarily the post for Plano as a junior. Most of his offense came from the short corner or high

and can finish with both hands,” Kee said. “He turns and faces and he just attacks.” Maisonet struggled in Plano’s last regular season game, scoring just two points in a win at Sandwich. That didn’t last. “I had a rough game. I knew I had to step up for my teammates,” Maisonet said. “My teammates were finding me open, and [Kankakee] was leaving me open down low a lot. They were giving me open lanes to the basket and I was just finishing.” Maisonet, yet uncommitted for college, thinks skills transfer from the football field to the basketball court. “They actually transfer over quite a bit,” Maisonet said. “What I have to do as a tight end is be physical. That’s one of my jobs on this basketball team is I have to guard people and shut them down.” He’s a tough matchup, regardless of where Plano puts him on the floor. “He has the quickness to get around bigger guys with size, and the quicker guys he can take in the post,” Kee said. “With his elevation, at 6-2 when he used his athleticism he can get up and dunk it.” One last playoff run means a lot to Maisonet. He’s played together with most of his teammates since the fourth grade. He noted that the chemistry “is insane.” Maisonet, the second-leading Shaw Media file photo vote-getter for Plano’s “foxhole” award, Plano’s Elijah Maisonet (22) shoots and makes a 3-point shot against Lisle’s Josh Jamison is a guy the Reapers know they can (32) during the Interstate Eight conference championship game on Jan. 27 at Coal City count on. “That award is about who do you High School. trust in the foxhole – it shows the guys post. With 6-8 Jermaine Boyd’s emer- court or in scramble plays. That proved depend on him,” Kee said. “He always gence as a starter this year it’s allowed helpful against Kankakee’s pressure shows up. I don’t think he’s missed a practice. With Elijah we always know Maisonet to expand his game outward. defense. He’s perhaps at his best in the open “He’s really crafty with the ball, what we’re going to get.”

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Oswego senior guard Jaylen Jones (11) averaged an area-best 18.3 points per game this season, finishing his career with an even 1,000 points. Huge then, to have him healthy this year on a team that had graduated 10 players. “It reminded me of my freshman year how we were so young,” Jones said. “I looked up to those older players. That’s what I wanted to do, was make a good impact on them.” Being the elder statesman was an unusual position for Jones, the youngest of five brothers. His game was steeled in driveway battles. “Me being the youngest, the only way I got the ball was sneaking up from behind and stealing the ball,” Jones joked. Jones is small in stature, but don’t be fooled. He bench presses 225 pounds and squats 365. “He’s one of the strongest kids we’ve ever had,” Borrowman said. He did the heavy lifting for Oswego defensively, always guarding the other team’s best player, but also shooting. Always jet-quick, Jones’ 3-point shot was a weakness as a freshman. This year, though, he shot them at a 35 percent clip. In a win over Os-

wego East he hit seven 3-pointers in scoring a career-high 36 points. He’s never afraid to let it fly, either. “He’s one of those kids that you have to live with some of the shots he takes,” Borrowman said. “He takes some wild shots, but when you’ve been around the kid for four years you know he’s going to make a lot of them.” Jones will be missed, for sure. Borrowman estimated that he’s received about 20 emails from teachers telling him how much they love Jones. His son adores him. It isn’t uncommon for Jones to slap a mere acquaintance friendly on the back in conversation like they’re old friends. A student with a 3.2 GPA, Jones is leaning toward following ex-teammate Malique Ross to Rock Valley College. Brown University, though, has showed interest of late. “He’s just a genuine young man,” Borrowman said. “Selfishly, my family wants him to go to college close by. He is a great kid, a great kid to be around.”

SECOND TEAM

Jake Eberhart, Yorkville, senior, guard: Twoyear starter, only Yorkville player to start all 28 games, was best defender for Foxes’ team that held opponents under 40 points 11 times. Yorkville’s second-leading scorer averaged 7.4 points and was team leader in 3-point percentage. Dylan Engler, Oswego, sophomore, guard: One of two sophomore starters for Oswego, Engler’s all-around game emerged as season progressed. Shooting is his specialty. Engler averaged 9.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and hit 54 3-pointers at a 36 percent clip. Elijah Maisonet, Plano, senior, forward: Returning all-conference player, a tight end in football, helped lead Reapers to second straight Class 3A regional title and conference championship. Maisonet was averaging 11.9 points and 5.6 rebounds, both second on Plano, going into sectionals. Cameron Myre, Newark, senior, forward: This 6-foot-7 wing had 11-inch growth spurt in high school, but kept shooting skills. Myre was averaging 13.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.0 blocks going into this week’s supersectional. He’s hit 60 3-pointers at a 38 percent rate. Tahj Oliver, Oswego East, senior, guard: Committed to St. Xavier for football, Oliver came on strong in the second half of the season for 15-12 Wolves. He led Oswego East in scoring with 12.6 points per game, averaged 4.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists and had 39 steals.

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By now, it’s hard to imagine Oswego basketball without Jaylen Jones. He was a four-year starting guard. His last high school point was his 1,000th. How the connection was first made, though, is an interesting story. Jones moved to Oswego from Minooka the summer before his freshman year, and played all summer with the sophomore team. The last day of summer basketball, his parents drove Jones to Illinois Wesleyan to watch his older brother play with the varsity. “I was just going to watch. They went 0-4 the first day and a lot of the guys were injured,” Jones said. “Coach saw me on the sidelines wearing sweats and he asked if I had shorts on underneath them. I said yes and he asked me if I wanted to play.” “He played four games that day for us,” said Oswego coach Matt Borrowman, then an assistant to Kevin Schnable. “He was still technically an eighth-grader. I don’t know many kids who would jump right in there. We knew right then he’d be a fouryear player.” The rest, yes, is history. A four-year varsity starter, Jones finished his career in spectacular fashion. The 5-foot-10, 153-pound point guard carried a young Oswego team that played three sophomores and a freshmen. He averaged an area-best 18.3 points, led Oswego in assists (2.5 per game) and steals (1.8) and hit 70 3-pointers. In conference games, Jones even led the Panthers in rebounds. For these efforts, Jaylen Jones is the Ledger/Record Newspapers All-Area Player of the Year. “We kind of went as he went,” Borrowman said. “We knew with what we had graduating that he would have to have a big senior year for us. He had some monster games. He’s had a remarkable four years, and he’s been through a lot.” Indeed, Jones’ prior two seasons were marked as much by his time off the court, as on. He broke his hand on Martin Luther King Jr. Day his sophomore season. Last year, he broke a thumb. All totaled, Jones missed close to 23 games in two seasons.

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Will Clausel, Newark, senior, guard: Four-year starter has played for three sectional champions and is the eighth Newark player to reach 1,500 career points. Clausel was averaging team-best 15.5 points, 5.5 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 steals going into this week’s supersectional for 27-4 Little Ten champions. Stephon Harris, Oswego East, senior, forward: Rugged post was second on Wolves in scoring at 12.0 points a game, and led in rebounds with 9.3. Harris, an all-conference pick, also averaged 2.4 assists and had 27 steals and 19 blocks for the season. Jaylen Jones, Oswego, senior, guard: Four-year varsity starter overcame injury-plagued last two years to enjoy sensational senior season to finish with 1,000 career points. Jones, an all-Southwest Prairie Conference pick, led area in scoring with 18.3 points a game, hit 70 3-pointers and averaged 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.8 steals. Nathan Shead, Plano, senior, guard: After a year at East Aurora, Shead returned to lead 23-6 Reapers to Interstate Eight regular-season and conference championships and a Class 3A regional. Shead is averaging team-best 16.4 points as well as 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists going into this week’s sectionals. Jackson Smith, Sandwich, senior, guard: Three-year varsity player finished with 996 career points. Smith, a first team all-Interstate Eight Conference pick, averaged 16 points, six rebounds and three assists and shot 35 percent from 3-point range for 15-13 Indians.

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Martinez’s 3-pointer forces OT, but Reapers fall in sectional semifinal By CHRIS WALKER sports@kendallcountynow.com It was a shot that was deserving of Plano basketball lore. Instead, it’ll likely soon be forgotten. Although there was nothing forgettable about the Reapers this winter. Senior Anthony Martinez’s 3-pointer with 12 seconds left in regulation forced overtime against Rich Central during Tuesday’s Class 3A Plano Sectional semifinal, but the momentum didn’t carry over in a 60-57 loss. “We’ve got nothing to hang our heads about,” Reapers coach Kyle Kee said. “They hit some big shots and made some plays.” The biggest ones came from the free-throw line in overtime. Camron Greer made a pair with 31.8 seconds left to give the Olympians (12-17) a 58-55 lead. Glen Abram (23 points) split a pair with 17.8 seconds left to make it a two-possession game. Plano (23-7) pulled to within 59-57 with 5.9 seconds left after a basket from Will Benson, but couldn’t get any closer. The Reapers had a chance of sending the game into a second overtime but a desperation heave from Brandon Contreras (nine points) was well off target. “With eight seniors and my son, Related this has been a really special group here,” Kee said. “I remember coachMartinez’s hot ing these guys when they were in the shooting off the fourth grade and it’s some of the same bench boosted Reapers to regional guys. They’ve been spectacular and it’s safe to say they’re the second-best team title Friday. Page 17 in school history.” The Reapers won back-to-back regional titles for just the second time in program history and their 23 wins tied the 1998-99 team that took fourth place in Class A in 1999. Turnovers plagued the Reapers from start to finish. They committed 21 of them and some were turned into easy baskets. “We don’t see teams like that who get up in our face and go full court like that,” Kee said. “We hadn’t gotten pressed until late in the game since our first game of the year. We had to adjust and I thought we handled it OK for the most part.” Trailing 49-48 with just under a minute remaining, Nathan Shead (15 points) fouled out for the Reapers. It was a devastating loss, especially since no one else on the team was in serious foul trouble. After the Olympians extended their lead to 51-48, the Reapers turned to Martinez, who drained his fourth and final 3-pointer of the game. And by far, the biggest of his career. “Coach thought out a play for me,” Martinez said. “I wasn’t thinking at all. I was just hoping it went in. If I wasn’t open, someone else would’ve taken the shot.” The Reapers led 55-54 with 1:12 left in overtime after Contreras split a pair of free throws, but the Olympians took the lead for good on Dion Washington’s short jumper with 49 seconds left. “When you start talking about the things we’ve done it’s tough to be really sad about it,” Kee said. “This one stings. It’s definitely one we thought we should’ve gotten.”

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