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Christine Downs, a Genevaresident who spent 12 yearsworking for the Kane CountyState’s Attorney’s Office, hasbeen appointed as an associatejudge for the 16th Judicial Cir-cuit.

Downs began working as anassistant state’s attorney start-ing in 1997. She then became anassociate with the law offices ofCollison and O’Connor in Chi-cago. She will take the benchFeb. 4. According to a news re-lease issued by the 16th Circuit,she was selected from a field of36 candidates.

Downs said becoming ajudge is a goal of many attor-neys, “and I certainly was oneof them.”

“I can’t tell you how honoredand excited I am to be chosen,”she said.

She worked in the criminaland civil divisions at the state’sattorney’s office, and she also

has worked on many types ofcases in private practice.

D o w n s r e -ceived her bache-lor’s degree fromthe University ofIllinois and herlaw degree fromLoyola Univer-sity in 1997. Sheis a member ofthe Kane County

Bar Association and the U.S.District Court and the NorthernDistrict of Illinois Trial Bar.

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on page 12 of the Jan. 24edition of the Kane CountyChronicle contained incor-rect information. Karinde Marco died Sunday,Jan. 20. Her last nameis spelled de Marco. TheChronicle regrets the error.• An article that appeared

on page 20 of the Jan. 24edition of the Kane CountyChronicle requires clari-fication. Dionne Warwickranks third with Madonnaas one of the most chartedfemale vocalists.Accuracy is important to

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IN FOCUSA weekly feature by Sandy Bressner, photo editor at the Kane County Chronicle

Iwas at Kaneland HarterMiddle School in Sugar Groveon Tuesday when Sugar

Grove Police Chief Ron Moser,Sgt. Tom Barna and Mayor SeanMichels unveiled one of threenew squad cars purchased bythe village.Group after group of sixth-

graders filed into the school’sreceiving area to take a look atthe 2013 Ford Interceptor, withits lights flashing. The students,including Mabel Cummins (pic-tured) got a chance to climb intothe passenger side of the carand out the driver’s side.It was a great way for the

police department to beinvolved with the students andallow them to see those withthe department in a laid-backenvironment.

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ELBURN – The village’sresidents took a glimpse atwhat the future of Elburnmight be Thursday at theElburn Lions Club as theychecked out charts and graphsthat showed the comprehen-sive plan.

Village residents were in-vited to provide feedback. Theplan was created by ImagesInc., which had representa-tives on hand. Sara Kopinski,the associate project managerfor Images Inc., said it hadbeen the ninth such workshopin Elburn.

Some charts includedsuggestions and reflectionsfrom past workshops. Sugges-tions urged officials to keepthe small-town character,improve connectivity in thetown and address traffic alongRoute 47. One item called fora more diverse business mix.Other suggestions included aneed for a variety of housing

options, more commercialindustry and increased enter-tainment options.

Bob Pavlak, an Elburn resi-dent since 1978, said the infor-mation looked impressive, butthere are pressing needs intown. He said what the townneeds most urgently is indus-trial areas.

“There’s a lot going onhere,” he said, pointing at thecolorful charts. “If everythingcan work together, it could bea good process.”

Lonna Schmidt, the wife ofVillage Board member JerrySchmidt, said she has lived inElburn for 67 years. She saidElburn once had a vibrantdowntown area, and it couldagain. She said growth isneeded to bring in people andnew businesses.

That was consistent withfeedback provided. One of thesuggestions in the plan calledfor the village to “improve,grow and maintain an attrac-tive and vibrant downtowncommercial area.”

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WHAT: An open house for the new Rush-Copley Convenient Care in Sugar Grove is set.Activities will include free health screenings,an opportunity to meet doctors and staff anda coloring contest for kids. The center willopen Feb. 1.WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. SaturdayWHERE: Rush-Copley Convenient Care, 472N. Route 47, Sugar GroveINFO: Visit www.rushcopley.com/conve-nientcare.

Health, fitnessexperts at Delnor

WHAT: Health and fitness experts from theDelnor Wellness Center will share their top10 health tips at the meeting of the AmericanAssociation of University Women Batavia-Geneva-St. Charles Branch. Included aredemonstrations, giveaways and answers tofitness questions. Guests are welcome.WHEN: The event begins at 9 a.m. Feb. 2 withAAUW member networking, and the program

follows at 9:30 a.m.WHERE: Batavia library, 10 S. Batavia Ave.INFO: Call Ann Morris at 630-584-6170 orJean Mozzocco at 630-513-8427.

Open house forSt. Patrick preschool

WHAT: St. Patrick Catholic Preschool willhave an open house for parents of 2-, 3- and4-year-olds.WHEN: 9:30 to 11 a.m. today and 10:30 a.m.to noon SundayWHERE: St. Patrick Catholic Preschool, 118 N.Fifth St., St. CharlesINFO: Visit www.stpatsirish.org. Anyoneinterested in visiting the preschool can alsocontact the preschool office at 630-338-8200to schedule a tour.

Kubinek toperform at Fermilab

WHAT: Tomas Kubinek brings his humorand talent to Fermilab’s Ramsey Auditorium.Kubinek is billed as a “certified lunatic andmaster of the impossible.”WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Ramsey Auditorium in Wilson Hall,the central building of Fermilab, Kirk Road atPine Street, BataviaCOST: $22 for adults and $11 for those ages18 and youngerINFO: For information or telephone reserva-tions, call 630-840-2787 weekdays from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. For details, visit www.fnal.gov/culture.

LEGO showcaseat Batavia library

WHAT: LeGo fans are invited to view an as-sortment of displays. Members of the ChicagoArea LeGoUsers Group and Batavia High Schoolstudent Connor Larsonwill showcase a LeGocity, complete with an elevated train, scenesand other creations. Registration is not required.WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. SaturdayWHERE: Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Bata-via Ave.INFO: Call theYouth Servicesdepartment at630-879-1393,ext. 500.

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FACE TImE WITH TOm CORRONTomCorron, 57, a resident of Fort

Wayne, Ind., was at a nature walk atCorron Farm in Campton Hills when heanswered nine questions for the KaneCounty Chronicle’s Brenda Schory.

Where did you grow up? I grewup here in Campton Township.Pets? A long-haired Chihuahua

named Percy. He’s a guard dog.Who would play you in the

movie of your life? Nicolas Cage.First job? Picking strawberries

on my cousin’s farm for 10 cents aquart when I was 7. I was driving abaler on the farm when I was 10.As a kid, what did you want to

be when you grew up? I wantedto work for NASA, but I becamean insurance operations managerinstead.Favorite charity? Corron Farm

Preservation Society. I am also

on the board of a charity calledAlpha-1 Foundation to find a cure forantitrypsin deficiency. It’s a geneticcondition that causes the lack ofa protein that protects lungs frominflammation. I was diagnosed at50, and I am infused every week. IfI had not been diagnosed, I wouldhave been dead by now.Hobbies? History and genealogy.

I’ve unearthed photos that havenot been seen for 100 years. Andtheater at Fort Wayne.Favorite local restaurant? Bowes

Creek Country Club in Elgin.What is an interesting factoid

about yourself? I met Milton Berleat an airport in Des Moines goingto college at Drake. And this personwas saying how much she lovedhim, he’s so funny – and then shecalled him “Mr. Silvers,” mistakinghim for Phil Silvers.

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GENEVA – The CountyBoard has shelved plans tochange its leadership struc-ture to add the position ofdeputy chairman, whichwas sought by County BoardChairman Chris Lauzen.

Thursday, Lauzen effec-tively withdrew the propos-al.

He told the County BoardAdministration Committeethat he was “personally notinterested in moving forwardon it” any longer.

“We have big things toworry about,” Lauzen said.“If you want to take it off theagenda, it wouldn’t hurt myfeelings in the least.”

Lauzen, an Aurora Repub-lican, had proposed the dep-uty chairman in December,shortly after he took office.

In a proposed amendmentto the county’s ordinances,Lauzen stated that the dep-uty chairman would be amember of the County Boardappointed by the board chair-man to a one-year term.

The deputy chairmanwould not have earned ad-ditional salary or benefits,and responsibilities wouldhave included acting at thechairman’s request to mar-shal support for issues andpositions.

The deputychairman alsow o u l d “ t a k ethe place of theCounty Boardc h a i r m a n a tofficial ceremo-nies” Lauzencould not at -tend.

The idea ran into oppo-sition from members whoeither desired assurancesthat the proposal would notbring partisan politics to theboard or questioned whetherthe proposal would createmore problems than it mightsolve.

County Board memberMark Davoust, R-St. Charles,was outspoken against theproposal, saying he believedthe position would corre-spond to the legislative po-sition of “whip,” which is

awarded to a partisan withinCongress or a state legisla-ture to secure support forthe positions of party leader-ship.

With such concerns lin-gering, Lauzen said he didnot desire for the issue to dis-tract the County Board fromtackling its “real mission,”which he said included deal-ing with home foreclosuresand improving the localeconomy.

“I was hoping to get a littlehelp from a second person,”Lauzen said.

But he said the deputychairman proposal was “nobig deal,” and suggested thecommittee table the propos-al.

The administration com-mittee voted 4-2 to set the pro-posal aside “indefinitely.”

County Board memberJesse Vazquez, D-Aurora,who was not on the commit-tee but attended the meeting,thanked Lauzen for with-drawing the proposal.

“It’s the right thing to do,”Vazquez said. “He listened tothe concerns of the board.”

County Board shelves deputychairman proposal by Lauzen

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State Sen. Jim Oberweis istrying to convene a meetingwith Republican lawmakersto talk about views IllinoisGOP Chairman Pat Brady hasexpressed on same-sex mar-riage.

Oberweis, of Sugar Grove,said Thursday he wants to ad-dress Brady’s open support ofsame-sex marriage becauseit’s contrary to party lines. Hesaid he recently sent emails togauge interest in setting up ameeting to discuss the issuebefore a regular party meetingscheduled for April.

He said as someone with abusiness background, it raisesred flags if a company’s CEO

makes remarks contrary to anorganization’s views. He saidhe wants to discuss whetherBrady should continue to serveas chairman or if the issue canbe resolved amicably.

“ A t m i n i -mum, he shouldhave talked tous first,” Ober-weis said.

Brady, fromSt. Charles, saidwith same-sexmarriage legis-lation pending

in the General Assembly, hethrew his support behind amarriage equality group whenmembers approached him. Heparted with long-held Republi-can Party views when he saidmarriage equality is one of his

beliefs, and not allowing it isdiscriminatory.

“Oberweis is leading thecharge because I said in a per-sonal capacity that I believe wecould get on board with same-sex marriage,” Brady said. “Inmy opinion, I don’t think it’sright what he’s doing.”

Brady has been Illinois GOPchairman for more than threeyears, and his term ends inMarch 2014. It would require athree-fifths weighted vote fromstate party committeemen toremove him as chairman.

He said most ousted chair-men are removed because ofmisconduct such as stealing,and he isn’t worried about be-ing removed based on voicinghis opinion.

Oberweis said the issue

isn’t about marriage, butBrady openly parting withRepublican views as the stateGOP chairman. Oberweis saidthree people – he needs fivefor a special meeting to hap-pen – he emailed were willingto sign a letter to have a partymeeting earlier than April.

He said he wants to “sitdown and deal with it” so law-makers can get back to what’simportant, like the state notpaying bills on time, job cre-ation and government expen-ditures.

“In general, Pat has donea reasonably good job,” Ober-weis said. “He’s a breath offresh air compared to the par-ty insiders we’ve had in thepast.”

Barb Wojnicki, chairman

of the Kane County Repub-lican Party, said the groupplans to address Brady’s opin-ion at its meeting Feb. 5. Shesaid she wants to discuss it asa group before taking any sortof stance.

Brady said he believesRepublicans are “behind thetimes” when it comes to same-sex marriage and noted theparty was badly beaten in thepolls in the most recent elec-tion. He said the GOP shouldbe a more inclusive “big tent”party open to diverse opin-ions.

“We need to be better aboutarticulating our Republicanprinciples,” he said. “We’rethe party of Lincoln. We’resupposed to be the party with-out discrimination.”

Oberweis questions Brady’smarriage stance

ChrisLauzen

Illinois GOP chairman supports same-sex matrimony, which is contrary to party lines

8LOCAL BRIEFSTC East to performShakespearean comedyST. CHARLES – The St.

Charles East High School dra-ma department will present “AMidsummer Night’s Dream,”

at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 and 16and at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at 1040Dunham Road, St. Charles. Thecost is $7 for adults and $5 forstudents or seniors.

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After taking oversight ofmany of the roads in Black-berry Township, Rod Feecehas expected to deal with snow,potholes, buckled pavementsand a host of other road-relatedissues.

But one challenge Feece,Blackberry Township’s roadcommissioner, never expectedto encounter was finding ad-ditional storage space for anabundance of unused salt.

“We’ve still got a lot of win-ter left, but we’ve hardly usedany of the salt we started thewinter with,” Feece said. “Andwe’ve got to take more eventu-ally.

“So maybe we’ll have to findsome additional space.”

The winter of 2012-13 hasproduced a historic lack ofsnowfall in the region.

According to the NationalWeather Service, the Chicagoarea had received just 1.7 inch-es of snow since Dec. 1. The Tri-Cities and central Kane Countyalso have been bereft of snow,with just 2 inches of accumula-tion.

That means the region hasreceived 10 percent to 14 per-cent of the normal snowfall todate, according to the weatherservice.

“The snowfall locally hasbeen just ridiculously light,”Gilbert Sebenste, meteorologistat Northern Illinois Universityin DeKalb, said.

Thelackofsnowhasprompt-ed concern among those moni-toring soil moisture, whichwill be a key in spring whenfarmers plant their crops.

Sebenste noted the droughtconditions that characterized2012 have continued into thiswinter.

“You go down a few inchesin the soil right now, and youwill find it is just bone dry,”Sebenste said.

Sebenste noted that rain hasfallen in December and Janu-ary, pushing precipitation lev-els for the season to at or nearnormal levels.

The National Weather Ser-vice noted that, through this

week, about 3.8 to 4.2 inchesof precipitation has fallen inKane County since Dec. 1. Nor-mally, the region records about3.6 inches to date.

But Sebenste said with theonset of typical winter tem-peratures, the top layers of soilhave frozen, meaning rainfallsimply runs off into nearbystreams.

“Basically, we need snow,”Sebenste said. “And lots of it.”

So far, those tasked withkeeping local roadways clear ofsnow and ice are not lamentingthe lack of snow.

Directors of road depart-ments in central Kane Countysaid they have saved thousandsof dollars to date in overtimecosts normally paid to snow-plow drivers during stormsand money on fuel and salt.

“It’s definitely helped ourbudget,” said Dan Dinges, pub-lic works director for Geneva.

Bill Edwards, director ofmaintenance for the KaneCounty Division of Transpor-tation, said drivers who enjoy

plowing snow are “itching”to put their blades down in asnowstorm. But others are en-joying “a normal winter life,”coming and going at normalhours of the day.

Dinges and Edwards notedthat their work crews have notsat idle; they have used timenormally devoted to clearingsnow to other tasks, such asditch maintenance, bridge re-

placements or the removal oftrees infested with the emeraldash borer.

Dinges, Edwards and Feecealso noted the accumulat-ing piles of salt in their bins,although all ordered less thisyear than normal.

Dinges noted that in a typi-cal year, Geneva purchases2,000 tons of salt about $50 aton. This year, the city ordered

only 1,500 tons.And more is still to be de-

livered because the city, likeother local governments, musttake delivery of a certain por-tion of its purchase under theterms of its contract throughthe state.

Dinges said his departmentlikely will resort to storing theexcess salt in bins normallydedicated to storage of gravelor dirt. But all noted there is apossibility that much of the saltstill could be scattered on localroads before the winter is over.

Historically, the leastamount of snow ever recordedfor a winter, from Dec. 1 to Feb.28, in the Chicago area came in1930-31 when just 5.7 inches ofsnow fell.

But Sebenste noted that halfof a winter’s typical snowfallcould lie ahead.

Dinges said he wouldn’t besurprised by a sudden returnto normal winter conditions.

“I’m expecting it to hit usagain,” Dinges said. “It’s just amatter of when.”

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Salt trucks are filled and ready Wednesday at the Geneva Public Works facility. BELOW: Geneva Public Works employee Steve Smith on Wednes-day uses a front loader to gather salt.

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Faith Christian Beginner School kindergartners Allison Mayer, Anna Heredia and McKinley Van danceThursday during their class celebration of the wedding of “Q” and “U.”


GENEVA – A concretebridge that had been used fordecades within the FabyanForest Preserve, but has beenclosed since it buckled lastsummer, will be removed lat-er this year.

And the Kane County For-est Preserve District coulduse the opportunity to restorestream flow in the Fox Riverbetween the west shore of thepreserve and an island in theriver.

In September, the ForestPreserve District closed thebridge that for decades linkedthe west shore of the FabyanPreserve to the nearby island.

The closure was necessarywhen workers discovered thebridge had “cracked through”and a section had “heaved up”about four inches, making thebridge unsuitable for use.

The bridge is believed to bemore than 70 years old.

Since the closing, the For-est Preserve District hasinvestigated its options forrepairing, replacing or remov-ing the bridge.

This week, the Forest Pre-serve District’s Planning andUtilization Committee re-viewed those options and de-cided it is best to remove the

bridge, said Forest PreserveDistrict President John Ho-scheit, R-St. Charles.

But the district believes itshould use this opportunity topossibly change that sectionof the river.

Hoscheit said the consen-sus of the committee was todiscuss with the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers a propos-al to remove a section of thecauseway extending from thewestern shore. The districtthen could build a new bridgeover that cut-out, Hoscheitsaid.

Laurie Metanchuk, direc-tor of community affairs forthe Forest Preserve District,said removal of the causewaywould improve stream flow inthat section of the river, andhelp deal with silt issues inthe river channel.

“We want to see water mov-ing through there as it was be-fore the causeway was built,”Metanchuk said.

She said the district has notestimated a cost for the proj-ect because engineering worknext must be completed to pre-pare a plan to present to theArmy Corps, which has juris-diction over navigable water-ways in the country.

Metanchuk said any workwould not begin until mid-summer at the earliest.

Forest preserve willremove Fabyan bridge

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Orchid Society has plannedits Chicago Suburban OrchidShow and Sale for Feb. 16and 17 at the DuPage CountyFairgrounds, 2015 ManchesterRoad, Wheaton. There is nocharge to attend. The eventruns from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb.16 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb.

17. Orchid plants, books andsupplies will be for sale.

Just Food Initiative tohold seminar on allergiesBATAVIA – The Just Food

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via Ave. (Route 31 and MainStreet), Batavia. The seminar istaught by Dr. Erin Massey of St.Charles, who, along with herchiropractic practice, special-izes in diagnostic tests andfollow-up for those exhibit-ing allergic reactions, espe-cially foods. No registration isrequired. For information, call630-879-2077.

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FErNM. ANdErSONBorn: April 25, 1924; in Princetondied: Jan. 22, 2013; in St. Charles

ST. CHARLES – FernM. Anderson,88, of St. Charles, died Tuesday, Jan.22, 2013, at her home.Shewas born April 25, 1924, in

Princeton.Fern was a life member of the Fox

Valley Saddle Association and amember of theModel A Club.She is survived by her three

grandchildren, John (Susan) Ament,Jack (special friend, Jody) Andersonand Antoinette Barlas; great-grandchildren, Colton Anderson,Meredith Ament, Ty Ament, DylanJurca and Cody Barlas; great-great-grandchild, Cayden Anderson; twosisters, Marion Benson and Thelma(Russell) Miller; and several niecesand nephews.Shewas preceded in death by her

husband, Jack, in November 2012; hertwo sons, John and Phil Anderson;three sisters, Rose Esterland, ClaireMangum and Frieda Chopp; and twobrothers, Philip and Jim Ellberg.Amemorial visitation will be from

noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, atYurs Funeral Home, St. Charles. Burialwill be private.Contributionsmay bemade to

Kane County 4-H Foundation, 535 S.Randall Road, St. Charles, IL 60174; orto the CNS Hospice, 100 E. North Ave.#690, Carol Stream, IL 60188.To leave an online condolence or

remembrance to the family, visitthe funeral home’s obituary page atwww.yursfuneralhomes.com. Forinformation, call Yurs Funeral Homeof St. Charles at 630-584-0060.Please sign the guest book at www.

legacy.com/kcchronicle.

SAMuEL ‘SAM’M. StuCkEyBorn:March 4, 1935; in Cairodied: Jan. 22, 2013; in Batavia

BATAVIA –Samuel “Sam”M.Stuckey, 77, ofBatavia passedaway Jan. 22, 2013, at his home. Hewas born March 4, 1935, in Cairo, theson of Howard Sr. and Juanita (neeMusgrave) Stuckey.Sam spent his formative years

in the southern Illinois area. Heenlisted in the U.S. Army for a tourof duty from 1955 until 1958. Heattended Southern Illinois Universityin Carbondale and the School of ArtInstitute in Chicago, where he gradu-ated in 1962. He worked for manyyears as a designer at a major signmanufacturer for the Chicago area.He was a gifted artist and enjoyed

having his fine artwork exhibited atthe Art Institute in Chicago, PurdueUniversity in Indiana and many otherart shows.His friends and colleagues enjoyed

his cartoons that he portrayed ofthem and of other subjects in andaround their lives.He is survived by many friends.In addition to his parents, he was

preceded in death by his brother,Howard D. Stuckey, Jr.Graveside services will be at 11

a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at West BataviaCemetery. There will be no visitation.Contributions in his memory may

be made to the donor’s choice.For information, call Moss Family

Funeral Home at 630-879-7900 orvisit www.mossfuneral.com.Please sign the guest book at

www.legacy.com/kcchronicle.

Charles “Chuck” Elmer BeckmanJr.: A visitation will be from 4 to 7p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at Moss Fam-ily Funeral Home, 209 S. BataviaAve., Batavia. Funeral serviceswill be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan.26, at Batavia Covenant Church,1314 Main St. in Batavia. He willlie in state from 10 a.m. until theservice at the church. Intermentwill be in West Batavia Cemetery.

robert V. Chasteen: Funeralservices will be at 11 a.m. Friday,Jan. 25, at First Baptist Churchof Geneva, 2300 South St. inGeneva. Interment will be private.

timothy Edson Hannon: Amemo-

rial service will be at 9 a.m. Satur-day, Jan. 26, at Beidelman-KunschFuneral Home and Crematory, 516S. Washington St. in Naperville.A private family interment willimmediately follow.

donald Leroy “don” Staley: Afuneral service will be at 11 a.m.Saturday, Jan. 26, at The Churchof Jesus Christ of latter-Day Saintsin Hendersonville. The family willreceive friends from 4 to 5:30 p.m.Friday at Shuler Funeral Home.

Natalie M. Venegas: Funeral Masswill be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan.26, at St. Patrick Crane RoadChurch, 6N491 Crane Road, St.

Charles with the Rev. MoisesApostol officiating. Burial will bein Queen of Heaven Cemetery,Hillside. A visitation will be from9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at YursFuneral Home of Geneva, 1771 W.State St.

Shirley keslinger Wennlund: Avisitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.Friday, Jan. 25, at Conley FuneralHome, 116W. Pierce St., Elburn.A funeral to celebrate her life willbegin at 11 a.m., with a brief visita-tion an hour before, Saturday, Jan.26, at the funeral home. Intermentwill follow in Blackberry TownshipCemetery, Elburn.

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GENEVA – Geoffrey Car-reiro has filed as a write-incandidate for Geneva Town-ship clerk in the April 9 con-solidated election.

A spokeswoman for theKane County Clerk’s Officeconfirmed Carreiro filed hisintent late last week.

The three-member GenevaTownship Electoral Board

had tossed Carreiro off theballot, upholding a challengeto his nominating petitionsfiled by incumbent TrusteeRobert Kovacs.

The board found he didnot have enough valid signa-tures on his nominating pe-titions to stay on the ballot.Carreiro would have beenthe only candidate on the bal-lot for clerk.

Candidates can file as write-ins until 4:30 p.m. Feb. 7.

Carreiro files as write-in

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NORTH AURORA – Wheth-er it is organizing the village’sNorth Aurora Days or serv-ing as a coach for the NorthAurora Baseball Association,North Aurora village TrusteeMark Gaffino likes givingback to the community.

For his efforts, the NorthAurora Lions Club on Tues-day presented Gaffino withthe 2012 North Auroran of theYear award during the club’sannual awards dinner. Gaffinowas surprised and humbled bythe honor.

“It’s easy to be involvedwhen you have a great townlike North Aurora,” the52-year-old said. “I just view itas an opportunity to serve.”

He is in the fourth year aschairman of the North AuroraDays Committee. Gaffino’svolunteer activities also ex-tend to the North Aurora Li-ons Club.

He has been a member ofthe Lions Club for 13 years andserves as the club’s treasurer.

Fellow Lions Club mem-ber and North Aurora VillagePresident Dale Berman rec-ommended Gaffino receivethe award.

“He certainly deserved it,”Berman said. “He is totallydedicated to the community,whether as a village trusteeor his activities on the LionsClub. He does everything andis everywhere.”

Gaffino’s volunteering ef-forts began when he was 12and helped the Jaycees with avillage cleanup.

“I am proud to do my part,”Gaffino said. “I believe in giv-ing back.”

North Aurora police officerMark Shillair also receivedthe 2012 Police Officer of theYear award.

Shillair was nominated forhis actions during an Aug. 4incident in which a 33-year-oldman threatened to jump off abridge. Shillair pulled the manoff of the wall and onto theground before he could jump.

In addition, Dan Coady wasgiven the North Aurora Fire-fighter of the Year award.

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HowardCastleman

By JILLIAN [email protected]

GENOA – A 44-year-oldRockford man was chargedwith felony DUI in connectionwith the collision that killed a34-year-old Sugar Grove manand injured five others.

Howard Castleman, of the2900 block of Sunnyside Road,Rockford, wascharged with fel-ony aggravateddriving underthe influence,driving underthe influenceand improperlane use, DeKa-lb County ChiefDeputy Gary Dumdie said. Hewas taken to DeKalb Countyjail after being treated at Kish-waukee Community Hospital.

Castleman allegedly wasunder the influence of drugs,Dumdie said. His bond wasset at $500,000, which requiresposting $50,000 for release whilethe case is pending. The mostserious charge is punishable byup to 14 years in prison.

More charges could be filedafter police receive lab test re-sults and consult with prosecu-tors, Dumdie said.

Castleman’s 2007 Freight-liner two-axle truck was trav-eling south on Route 23 south

of Lloyd Road about 6:15 p.m.when he drove into the north-bound lane and struck anothertruck head-on, Dumdie said.Two other vehicles driving be-hind the northbound truck – aChevrolet Impala and a mini-van – each struck the vehicle infront of it.

Ryan E. Martin of SugarGrove was pronounced deadabout 6:50 p.m. at the scene,Coroner Dennis Miller said. Hewas driving a 2002 box truckfor Nick’s Furniture in SugarGrove.

NickBumba,ownerofNick’sFurniture, described Martin asa reliable employee and a greatfather to his 3-year-old son.

“Ryan was just a very goodperson, all the way around, inevery sense of the word,” Bum-ba said. “He was hardworking,dependable and very reliable.We’re heartbroken. I’m per-sonally heartbroken. He was agood man.”

Castleman and four others –Michael J. Roberson, 18, of Sug-ar Grove; Susan K. Springer, 43,of Genoa; a 13-year-old Genoagirl; and Wendy Harms, 48, ofGenoa – were taken to Kish-waukee Community Hospitaland later released.

Castleman was driving atruck for Straight Shot Express,which contracts with UPS tohaul oversized freight.

Drug use suspectedin fatal collision

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North Aurora village Trustee Mark Gaffino (left) is congratulatedTuesday by North Aurora Lions Club President Doug Botkin after re-ceiving the 2012 North Auroran of the Year award.

Gaffino named NorthAuroran of the Year

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Guns and mental illnessTo the Editor:Let’s move beyond simply

focusing on the mentally illindividual and recognize thatthe human species has astreak of mental illness deeplyembedded. Doubt it? Think oflynching, drone strikes that killmany to “get” a few, torturethrough the ages (always withstrong defenders), humiliatingpeople through social mediaand so forth.So, perhaps we each need to

look at ourselves and then atour culture and cultures of theworld to see if we can under-stand our collective “mentalillness” as we seek to lowerthe rate at which we murdereach other – “the beam in ourown eye.” As long as we stayblind to this, we will not move

on as human beings.Easy access to fast-killing,

powerful guns and ammofor starters makes no senseunder any excuse if we wantto discourage mass killings.Those with mental illness cansee violence as a legitimatesolution to danger, and thelevel of lethal devices avail-able mark the level that theviolence can reach (gas, bioweapons, assault weapons,handguns, knives – on downthe line to fists).Let us broaden our search

and know that there is no oneanswer, only ongoing effort toknow ourselves, knowwhat wehope for in our world, and con-tinue to seek and test ideas thatwill lead us in that direction.

Sue ChurchSt. Charles

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A better flu vaccine requires public-private cooperationBLOOMBERG NEWS

Influenza vaccines arethe best weapons we’ve gotagainst a disease that eachyear kills as many as a half-million people, including 3,000to 49,000 Americans. Yet thisseason’s worse-than-usual fluin the United States under-scores the limitations of theexisting vaccines.

Shortcomings include theinability to rapidly expandvaccine supply in the event ofan especially bad flu and theneed to vaccinate people witha new formulation almost ev-ery year as the virus mutates.These are problems enoughwhen it comes to coping withthe regular seasonal flu. Theyspell potential disaster in thecase of pandemic flu, whichoccurs sporadically (most re-cently in 2009) when an animalstrain of the virus jumps to

humans.Better vaccines are on the

drawing board. Developingthem will require a joint effortby government and the phar-maceutical industry.

Most flu vaccines are madeusing a 1940s-era process inwhich researchers forecastwhich strains will prevail inthe coming season, and theyare then grown in chickeneggs for six months. Manu-facturers produce a predeter-mined quantity based on howmuch they expect to sell. Inrecent years, mild outbreakshave meant modest sales,but this year’s harsher flustimulated demand in the U.S.,producing spot shortages inmany areas.

Because the productionprocess is so slow, vaccinesagainst the 2009-10 swine flubecame plentiful only after theoutbreak had subsided. Just a

fraction of the doses made it tothe developing world, and thatwas months later. Researchersestimate that swine flu killedas many as 575,400 people glob-ally in just its first year.

Innovations have alreadydiversified manufacturingmethods somewhat. A systemdeveloped by the Swiss com-pany Novartis uses dog kidneycells to grow viral strains andthus mitigates the risk thatan avian flu will devastatechicken flocks and restrict theegg supply. Another process,approved in the U.S. last week,may speed production. Usinginsect cells to grow the vac-cine’s active ingredient, Pro-tein Sciences Corp. hopes tomake doses in three months.

A remarkably fast andcheap option would be topropagate vaccine ingredientsin E. coli, which reproducesitself every 30 minutes. The

biotech company VaxInnateCorp., which has developed anexperimental flu vaccine onthis basis, estimates that froma single cubic meter of materi-al as many as 400 million dosescould be made for pennies apiece, compared with about $9for egg-based varieties.

The greatest breakthroughwould be a universal flu vac-cine that would protect againstall viral strains, eliminatingthe need for annual and pan-demic inoculations. Research-ers are experimenting withparts of the virus that don’tmutate in the hope of creatingvaccines offering lifelong or atleast years-long protection.

The U.S. government paysfor much of this research. Itsscientists are working on auniversal vaccine; it helpedNovartis build a plant inNorth Carolina that uses cell-culture technology; and it is

partially funding VaxInnate’sPhase 2 trial.

Yet the government haslimited means and littleproduct-development experi-ence. Making a new vaccinetypically takes a decade andcan cost $1 billion. A projectof that size is better suited tolarge pharmaceutical com-panies. Most, however, havebeen loath to seriously investin new vaccines, which offerlow returns.

Given this market reality,the U.S. government shoulddesign incentives to getthe industry more deeplyinvolved, and it should en-courage other countries withmanufacturing capability tofollow suit. By engaging bigpharma in creating future fluvaccines, governments canensure that a market fail-ure doesn’t lead to a publichealth catastrophe.

Editorial boardJ. Tom Shaw, publisher

Kathy GreseyAl LagattollaJay Schwab

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By KEVIN [email protected]

Rich Harvest Farmsowner Jerry Rich oftenventures onto his golf coursewithout his clubs, absorbingthe solace of a private play-ground he developed fromSugar Grove soil.

There were far more visi-tors during the summer of2009 than Rich typically is ac-customed, but he still foundtime and space to think.

Rich began outlining thepremise forthe LPGA’snew Interna-tional Crownmatch-playevent whenthe SolheimCup descendedon the course

nearly four years ago. OnThursday, he sat in a ball-room at the PGA Merchan-dise Show in Orlando, Fla.,as LPGA officials announcedhis partial brainchild wouldbe coming to Rich HarvestFarms in 2016.

A biennial event com-posed of 32 players fromeight countries – far moreexpansive than the Solheim’sUnited States-against-Europeformat and indicative of theLPGA’s global reach – theInternational Crown will de-but at Caves Valley outsideBaltimore in July 2014. RichHarvest will host two yearslater, and is a candidateto serve as the permanentCrown venue after that.

“I knew in ’09 that theLPGA had a wonderful prod-uct,” Rich told the Chronicleon Thursday. “But when thebest players in the worldaren’t from America, youknow, you’ve got to startdoing some changing on howyou market the product.”

In 2012, seven of the LP-GA’s top 10 money-winnerswere of Asian descent. Ninecountries are represented

in the current Rolex WorldRankings top 20.

World No. 1 Yani Tseng,a 24-year-old from Taiwan,praised the opportunity tobring more nationalism intothe sport at a Thursday newsconference in Orlando.

“I always feel like I playfor my country but I neverreally play for my country,”she told reporters.

Rich worked with LPGAofficials, including commis-sioner Mike Whan, to de-velop the Crown, which willcomplement the SolheimCup. Fans, media and evensome players long haveasked about the absence of asetting that allows the bestwomen’s golfers world-wide to compete in a teamformat.

Per a PowerPoint presen-tation shown at the newsconference, the Crown is the“ultimate world team golfpressure cooker to producefor your homeland.”

“The tournament’s go-

ing to be huge,” Rich said,“We raised the bar for theSolheim Cup, so we’re goingto exceed that when this getsthere in ’16.”

About 1,600 volunteerswere part of the effort whenthe Solheim Cup drew about120,000 fans to Sugar Groveover four days. Rich HarvestFarms – the home course

of the men’s and women’steams at Rich’s alma mater,Northern Illinois – since hashosted a handful of NCAApostseason tournaments andtop junior events.

Upcoming tournamentsinclude a 2014 NCAA men’sregional and The WesternGolf Association’s 2015Western Amateur and 2017

Centennial Western Junior.Rich also is planning a

special 2014 event for highschool and junior girlsplayers from five states thatwould have conflicted withthe inaugural Crown. “Grow-ing the game” has been hisplatform for some time, longbefore Rich Harvest Farms’beginnings as three personalholes on Rich’s property.

The LPGA is building itsown momentum, graduallyadding tournaments, corpo-rate sponsors and airtimewith its television partner,The Golf Channel, in the pastfew years.

Now, here comes theCrown and another inter-national golf event in KaneCounty at a to-be-determinedsummer date in 2016.

“Let’s let countries becountries,” Whan told report-ers. “Let’s introduce some-thing to the world of golfthat’s going to really takeadvantage of the women’sgame.”

Tournament highlights

The four-day International Crown will include eight countries, with fourgolfers representing each

Teams are divided into pools based on aggregate country scores derivedfrom the Rolex World Rankings

Eight matches of four-ball, round-robin match play will be held Thursdaythrough Saturday of tournament week

After that, the top two teams from both pools will advance to Sunday’sround of singles, in addition to one wild-card team

The final field of eight countries will be determined from the Rolex WorldRankings at the end of the season preceding an International Crown year

Scoring will be doubled from usual match play; 2 points are awarded fora match win, and one for a halve

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SPORTS Elk Grove assistant coach Rob Pomazak has surfaced on socialmedia as a possible hire for St. Charles North football toreplace longtime coach Mark Gould, who is retiring. PAGE 15

ThE SEaRch fOR a cOach

RHF to welcome LPGA’s Crown jewel

Kane County Chronicle file photo

Team USa walks arm in arm across the 18th green after winning the 2009 Solheim cup at Rich harvest farms in Sugar Grove.

Jerry Rich

By JAY [email protected]

BATAVIA – The Bataviaboys basketball team hastaken a shot at Larkin on theroad, on a neutral site and,now, on the Bulldogs’ homecourt.

But Batavia still is unableto derive much satisfactionfrom its meetings with theRoyals, falling, 69-56, to Lar-kin on Thursday night in Up-state Eight Conference Riverplay.

“They’re a good team,obviously,” Batavia juniorguard Micah Coffey said.“They’ve got a lot of quickguys. We had our chances,we just didn’t capitalizewhen we were within shoot-ing distance and about tomake a run. There’s stuff tolearn from this game.”

Larkin’s win keeps theRoyals (17-3, 7-2 UEC River)a half game ahead of Geneva(6-2 UEC River) in the confer-ence race after the Vikingswon at Elgin on Thursday.

Defense has been a strongsuit for the Bulldogs this sea-son but Larkin was able toscore at a healthy clip, often-times in transition.

“I think they are a verystrong defensive team, butI think what we do, is wescore off our defense, andit’s tough to set up half-courtdefense in transition,” Roy-als coach Deryn Carter said.“When they set and they’rein the half court, they’re asgood as anybody in the areadefensively, so we had to tryto get them playing fast.”

The Bulldogs were within30-26 early in the third quar-ter on a Luke Horton basketbut Larkin then slapped Bat-avia with an 11-1 run, draw-ing a fiery response fromBulldogs coach Jim Nazos inan ensuing timeout.

Batavia aimed to poundit inside to Horton regularlyagainst the modestly sizedLarkin frontcourt, but gamecircumstances forced theBulldogs to switch gears, toLarkin’s benefit.

“If it’s a four or five-pointgame, we can really take ourtime, pound it in, play pos-session by possession, may-

be get back to it, but once wegot down to that 4 minutemark and we’re chasing 13,14 points, you’ve got to playfast, too and [Larkin] does areally good job of it,” Nazossaid.

Shaky ball-handling anddecisions against Larkin’spress was a frequent sourceof irritation for the Bulldogs(9-9, 3-5), who had won sevenof eight coming into play.

“If we want to be the teamwe want to be, we’ve got tobe able to handle the ballwith quickness like that,”Nazos said.

It was senior night for aBulldogs team with a whop-ping 11 seniors on the roster,but it was Coffey who keptBatavia competitive, fin-ishing with a team-high 19points. Horton scored all 14of his points in the secondhalf and Jake Pollack added10.

Coffey scored the game’sfirst basket in a dim gym-nasium as the lights slug-gishly flickered toward fullstrength after the startinglineups were introduced.T h a t w a s t h e B u l l d o g s ’

last lead of the game asL a r k i n l e d b y a s m a n yas nine points before set-tling for a 29-24 halftimeadvantage.

Coffey scored 13 pointsin the first half for the Bull-dogs, who committed eightfirst quarter turnovers whilestruggling to acclimate toLarkin’s quickness.

Larkin placed five guysin double figures, led by 16

points from Quantice Hunt-er and 14 from Kendale Mc-Cullum.

The win was the 12th in 13games for the Royals, whose11-game winning streak wassnapped Saturday by Gene-va. Larkin handled Bataviain the semifinals of the ElginHoliday Tournament in ad-dition to winning its homeconference meeting againstthe Bulldogs.

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TODAYBoys basketball: St. Charles

East at Geneva, 7:15 p.m.; Mar-mion at Walther Lutheran, 7:30p.m.; Aurora Central Catholic atWheaton Academy, 7:30 p.m.;St. Francis at Aurora Christian,7:30 p.m.; Burlington Central AtRockford Christian, 7 p.m.Girls basketball: Batavia at St.

Charles North, 7:15 p.m.; Genevaat Streamwood, 7:15 p.m.Wrestling: Kaneland at

Batavia, 6 p.m.; South Elgin at St.Charles East, 7 p.m.

Pro basketballGolden State at Bulls,

7 p.m., CSNSan Antonio at Dallas,

7 p.m., ESPNMen’s wrestling

Northwestern at MichiganSt., 5 p.m., BTN

TennisAustralian Open, men’s

semifinal, at Melbourne,Australia (same-day tape), 11a.m., ESPNAustralian Open, women’s

championship, at Melbourne,Australia, 2 a.m., ESPN

GolfPGA Tour, Farmers Insurance

Open, second round, at SanDiego, 2 p.m., TGC

Extreme sportsX Games, 2 and 9:30 p.m.,

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Tour Down Under, stage 4,Modbury to Tanunda, Austra-lia (same-day tape), 2:30 p.m.,NBCSN

Men’s college hockeyYale at Cornell, 6:30 p.m.,

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lARKin 69, BATAviA 56


Batavia’s Zach Strittmatter (34) grabs a rebound under larkin’s Derrick Streety during their game at BataviaThursday night. larkin won, 69-56

Bulldogs fall to quick Royals


Batavia’s Mike Rueffer looks for a teammate to pass to against larkindefenders.

By JAY [email protected]

St. Charles North athleticdirector Dan Dolney declinedto confirm Thursday after-noon that the North Stars willturn to Elk Grove’s footballcoaching staff for the NorthStars’ new head coach.

Elk Grove assistant coachRob Pomazak’s name surfacedon social media Thursday asthe man who might replacelongtime North coach MarkGould, who is retiring.

Dolney saidThursday thatNorth hopesto announceits new coachnext week anddoes not yethave its hire“signed, sealed

and delivered.”“We want to make sure

everything is taken care of,”Dolney said.

Pomazak is the man Northhas zeroed in on as Gould’ssuccessor, according to a

tweet sent from the Twitter ac-count of a North Stars footballcoaching staff member.

Pomazak is Elk Grove’sdefensive coordinator andstrength and conditioning co-ordinator. Attempts to reachPomazak and Elk Grove headcoach Larry Calhoun onThursday were unsuccessful.

The Grenadiers’ defenseallowed an average of about19 points a game last season,best in the Mid-SuburbanEast. They were eliminatedby Glenbard West in thefirst round of the Class 7Aplayoffs.

Gould was the lone coach

in North program history,compiling a 63-56 record in 12seasons on the job.

“It’s sad to see coach Gouldgo,” North senior wide re-ceiver Ben Kaplan said earlierthis week. “He’s a great guyand he helped us all with somuch more than just footballand taught us so much aboutlife. It’s sad to see him go, butI know the program is on theup from here and they’re do-ing the right things to fill thegap.”

Longtime North assistantcoach Jared McCall is amongthe candidates that North wasconsidering for the post.

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“It’s sad to see coach Gould go. He’s a greatguy and he helped us all with so much more

than just football and taught us so much about life.It’s sad to see him go, but I know the program

is on the up from here and they’re doingthe right things to fill the gap.”

Ben KaplanSt. Charles North senior wide receiver

Vikings control highscoringWilliams in win

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ELGIN – Wing Arie Wil-liams of Elgin was honored be-fore Thursday’s Upstate EightConference River Divisionboys basketball game againstGeneva for recently scoringhis 1,000th point.

Geneva made sure hedidn’t add many more to thattotal, slowing the game downon the offensive end and hold-ing Williams to 10 points onthe defensive side en route toa 47-36 road win.

According to Geneva coachPhil Ralston, the Vikings hadnot won a game at Elgin sinceJan. 20, 1918.

“Granted, Geneva has nothad a tradition of playing El-gin that often, but I still thinkthat is interesting,” Ralstonsaid. “I am sure decades wentby without Geneva playingElgin. Nonetheless, this gamewas a little bit of history.”

Geneva guard Mike Trim-ble said Williams was the fo-cus on the Vikings’ defense

“The biggest thing wasmaking sure he didn’t get theball, but every time he caughtthe ball, we were trapping himso he couldn’t get shots off,”Trimble said.

“I give a tremendousamount of credit to ourguards,” Ralston said. “Theydid a nice job of executing thegame plan. Our other guys inthe zone did their job, but itwas our guards up top who re-ally helped out.

“Arie single-handedlytook us to overtime [a gameGeneva won at home] earlierthis year. We wanted to makesure if we lost this game, weneeded to have somebodyelse beat us.”

Geneva (15-4, 6-2) scored

the game’s first eight points,but Elgin (9-10, 1-7) came backto take an 11-10 lead after onequarter and held the one-pointadvantage, 19-18, at the half.

The Vikings took control ofthe game in the third quarter,outscoring the Maroons, 13-7,to take a 31-26 lead heading tothe final quarter.

Elgin’s Tanner Bednarscored the first basket of thefourth quarter to make thingsinteresting, but Geneva re-sponded with back-to-backputbacks by Connor Chap-man and Nate Navigato and a3-pointer by Navigato to takea commanding 38-28 lead with5:02 left.

The Maroons never gotcloser than eight points therest of the game.

“We have to take bettercare of the ball than we did to-night, and that means everykid one through 15, includingArie,” said Maroons’ coachMike Sitter. “Too many passesslipping out of our hands.Youhave to get at least one shotevery time down the floor. Wehave to attack the rim a littlebetter. We were a little passivearound the perimeter.”

Elgin shot only three freethrows, when Williams nailedall three after being fouled ona 3-pointer midway throughthe first quarter. The Vikingshit 11-of-14 from the line.

Navigato, a sophomore,led all scorers with 22 points,including three triples, andTrimble added 10 for Gene-va. Bednar led Elgin with 12points.

“That is one of our things,to slow the game down a lot,”Trimble said. “We knew theywere going to get all overChapman, so we tried to getother guys open looks, likeNate. He is a great player.”

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BATAVIA – Cubs outfield-er David DeJesus followedan indirect path to becomingpart of the “Train Insane”faithful at ProForce SportsPerformance Training, butthese days he walks throughthe front door like anyoneelse.

DeJesus goes by “Dave”when he’s with owner ChrisBrowning and the rest of hisclientele, and those pleasant-ries won’t change once hereports to spring training inMesa, Ariz., next month.

Earlier this week, astemperatures hoveredin single digits, DeJesusagain navigated his SUVfrom his offseason home inWheaton to the ProForcefacility. He hardly blushedat the cold during his shortwalk to the building, wherehe unleashed similarlyfluid movements for a thirdstraight offseason.

“The things that you dohere make you more explo-sive on the field, keep yourbody strong throughout aseason and just give youconfidence to go out there andplay the game,” DeJesus said.“You know that your body isready and ready for competi-tion.”

DeJesus learned of Pro-Force through Atlanta Bravesminor league outfielder DanBrewer, a Lyons Townshipgraduate whose mother wasliving in Batavia when theNew York Yankees draftedhim in 2008.

Brewer’s stepsister oncetrained with Browningbefore he started ProForce,which eventually led Brewerback to Batavia. He broughtDeJesus along later. Thetwo met through DeJesus’former Kansas City Royalsteammate, Chris Getz, whilehitting at an offseason facilityin Broadview earlier thisdecade.

Brewer heard DeJesus –entering his second seasonwith the Cubs – had beentraining in Chicago andsuggested he try ProForce, ifonly for the shorter com-mute. DeJesus quickly tookto the gym’s emphasis oncore strength and mix ofold-school disciplines withnewer strength trainingmethods.

He’s been gladly blendingin for the past 2 1/2 years.

“The nice thing aboutDave is he doesn’t pres-ent himself as a big leaguebaseball player who’s let a lotof the stuff go to his head,”Brewer said. “He’s a down-to-earth guy. Me being a guywho’s still working my wayup, you know, I still have towork for everything I can get.But Dave’s been in the leaguefor nine years or so now, andhe still works his tail off, dayin and day out. He knows thatto stay there, you’ve got tostill work hard. It’s nice thatthe kids get to come in andsee him do that.”

Browning and his stafftrain their share of highschool athletes preparing forcollege, as well as a buddingcrop of collegians and profes-sionals.

A handful of players fromNorthern Illinois’ recentOrange Bowl football team– including Perez Ashford,Tyrone Clark and DemetriusStone – come in for NFLcombine-specific training.

Miami Dolphins offensivelineman Patrick Brown (St.Charles North) and AtlantaFalcons practice squad line-backer Pat Schiller (Geneva)are longtime ProForce guyswho make the gym a regu-lar offseason stop. Ditto forMike Garrity (Batavia), anoffensive lineman with theIowa Barnstormers of arenafootball.

“We get after it, man,” saidBrowning, who was among theguests at a recent function forDeJesus’ Family Foundation.“We get it going.”

The enthusiasm can becontagious, as DeJesus canattest.

With ProForce partnerInnovative Sports Medicinesharing space at 501 W.Fabyan Parkway, DeJesuscalls the complex a “one-stopshop” for athletes lookingto get stronger, in-season ornot.

He hoped to show Cubsfirst baseman Anthony Rizzo

the workout ropes beforelast weekend’s Cubs Conven-tion, but was unable to find amutual opening.

As the Cubs say, maybenext year. DeJesus, for one,doesn’t plan on losing his

way.“Little by little, this

place is getting known, youknow,” he said. “When youkeep putting up guys whoproduce on the field, it’s atestament to something. It’s

a testament to [Browning]and the guys he brings intothe place, they know whatthey’re doing. They cover allthe aspects.”

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Chris Browning (left), head of Batavia-based ProForce Sports Performance Training, works with Cubs out-fielder David DeJesus this winter. DeJesus, who resides in Wheaton in the offseason, has been “traininginsane,” per the company slogan, for the past 21/2 years.

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Davison commits toN’western soccer: Genevasophomore Hannah Davisonverbally committed to theNorthwestern women’s soc-cer team over the weekend,ending any college recruitingcourtship before it truly couldgain steam.

“I’m really humbled, actu-ally,” Davison said. “I can’tbelieve that even at a youngage they’d be so interested insomeone.”

A playing career thatbegan with her father, Steve,as her rec league team coachand “snowballed” with expo-sure when Davison moved tothe Oak Brook-based EclipseSelect Soccer Club will con-tinue in the Big Ten. Davison,

a defender for the U.S. U15girls national team last sea-son, called the tough-but-faircoaching style of the Wildcatsstaff a top draw.

She also found Northwest-ern’s academic reputationwas ahead of other suitors,including Boston University,Brown, Kentucky, Michiganand UCLA.

“It’s really relieving thatI don’t have to worry aboutstressing over that [decision]anymore,” Davison said.“Now I can finish playingthe last two seasons with myclub. Worry about hopefully... winning a national cham-pionship and not worry aboutwhere I’m going.”

Davison, who does notcompete for Geneva duringthe spring, joined the trackteam last season and qualified

for the 3A state meet in thetriple jump. Also a sprinter,she is balancing winter trackworkouts with Eclipse prac-tices and tournaments.

The fourth of five ath-letic siblings, Davison is theyounger sister of 2010 Genevaalumnus Stephanie Davison,a junior defender at Regis(Colo.).

Davison will miss St.Charles North product KKBarr at Northwestern by oneyear. Barr, a sophomore for-ward, assisted on Northwest-ern’s first goal of the seasonin August, notching her firstcollegiate point.

• Kevin Druley is a sportswriter for the Kane CountyChronicle. He can be reachedat 630-845-5347 or [email protected].

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IHSA executive directorMarty Hickman indicatedThursday that he anticipatesthe Mooseheart boys basketballteam will be eligible to competein the postseason next month.

Mooseheart’s program wasplaced on probation in Decem-ber in conjunction with theIHSA Board of Directors’ vote toallow South Sudanese transferstudents Akim Nyang, MakurPuou and Mangisto Deng tocontinue competing after Hick-man had earlier declared thetowering trio ineligible becauseof a violation of the IHSA’s re-cruiting bylaws.

In an emailed statement tothe Chronicle, Hickman saidMooseheart is on track to sat-isfy the IHSA’s requirementsto be released from probation.

Those requirements includedevising a compliance plan tomore closely adhere with theIHSA’s bylaws in the future.

“We have been workingclosely with individuals fromMooseheart High School andthe school is in the final stagesof completing the IHSA’s re-quirements from the ruling onDecember 11,” Hickman said inthe statement. “We anticipatethat they will complete the nec-essary steps well in advanceof the start of the IHSA BoysBasketball State Series and beeligible to compete.”

The boys basketball post-season for the smaller schools– Classes 1A and 2A – is set tobegin the week of Feb. 18.

Mooseheart is14-5onthesea-son, with the South Sudaneseplayers comprising three-fifthsof the team’s starting lineup.

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“We have been working closely with individualsfrom Mooseheart High School and the school is in thefinal stages of completing the IHSA’s requirementsfrom the ruling on December 11. We anticipate thatthey will complete the necessary steps well inadvance of the start of the IHSA Boys Basketball

State Series and be eligible to compete.”

Marty Hickman, IHSA executive director

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East wrestling dominates DeKalbKANE COUNTY CHRONICLE

DeKALB – The St. CharlesEast wrestling team used astring of dominating victo-ries from 145 to 182 pointson Thursday to score a 39-22victory against DeKalb.

The Saints improved to16-1 in duals as Keone Derain(145), Ramon Lopez (152),Brad Kearbey (160), CamCarlson (170) and JordanMeadows (182) provided thekey spark the team knewwould be crucial against theBarbs.

“As a whole, we wrestledvery aggressive,” Saintscoach Jason Potter said. “Wehad a couple bad matches,but even acouple that were real tight,where we knew we hadtheir best kids, we still werecompetitive. There still weresome things on tape that wecan learn from and correctfor next week aswe keep preparing forregionals.”

In what Potter called the“match of the night” highly-touted Barbs 132-pounderDoug Johnson edged East’sIsaiah Vela in a narrow deci-sion, handing Vela just hissecond loss this season.

One of three individual

champs for the Saints at lastweekend’s Upstate EightConference meet, Velacompeted with Johnsonthroughout, which encour-aged Potter.

“Isaiah’s wrestling ata high level,” Potter said.“That’s the kind of caliberkid that’s in the running towin the state title, and wewere right there with him.”

BOYS BASKETBALLSt. Charles East 58, Stream-

wood 51: At St. Charles, JakeAsquini scored each of his11 points within about oneminute at the start of thefourth quarter, keying a 14-2run that enabled East to pullaway.

“He had two 3s in thecorner, stole the ball in thepress, hit two for a layup andhit another three,” Saintscoach Pat Woods said. “Wewent on that run and reallytook control.”

East (12-7, 5-2 UEC River)trailed, 37-35, entering thefinal quarter.

Leading scorer Dom Ad-duci (24 points) also shinedfor the Saints, swishing fourtreys and shooting 50 percentfrom the field overall whilecontributing five steals.Tyler Windau added nine

points.St. Charles North 55, East

Aurora 50: At St. Charles,North adjusted to East Au-rora’s 2-3 zone in the fourthquarter, playing aggressivelydown the stretch to notch aUEC crossover win.

“We made some mistakesdefensively, didn’t have awhole lot of energy on ei-ther end of the floor,” NorthStars coach Tom Poulinsaid. “In the fourth quarter,we picked up our intensityand got a hard-foughtvictory.”

Quinten Payne scored 17points to boost North (11-7).Tony Neari added 12 pointsand six assists.

BOYS SWIMMINGSt. Charles North 96,

Waubonsie Valley 89: AtSt. Charles, North ekedout a UEC dual win on thestrength of victories intwo of three relays. NickKowaleski and Spencer Grayboth were part of the team’svictorious 200-yard medleyand 400 freestyle relays.

Austin Stapella and DavidChokran joined them onthe medley, while StephanHutchinson and Kyle Gan-non competed with the win-ning freestyle relay.

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GETTING AHEADBelow are promotions and accomplishments recently announced by area professionals. Additional

announcements and headshots can be emailed to [email protected]. Questions can bedirected to Kane County Chronicle features editor Kara Silva at 630-845-5233.

Phoebe Taurick recently joinedWessels Sherman, amanage-ment-side labor and employment law firm, as an associate attorney.The firm is headquartered in St. Charles with four other offices.Taurick’s legal practice will focus on representingmanagement in allaspects of labor and employment law. Taurick has gained signifi-cant practical experiencewhile serving as an intern with the EqualEmployment Opportunity Commission and a public sector labororganization, according to a news release.

Luke Slawek was recently appointed president of Geneva’s FONAInternational – creator andmanufacturer of complete flavor solu-tions for food, beverage, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical compa-nies. As president, Slawekwill continue to lead FONA’s internationalexpansion strategy, as well as oversee the organization’s efforts todevelop new technologies and solutions that provide benefits tocustomers and drive FONA’s growth rate. He is also amember of theboard of advisors and an officer for FONA International.

NEIGHBORS BRIEFS

Youth Fellowship collectsblankets for Hesed HouseSUGAR GROVE –More than 50

donated blankets were delivered toHesed House in Aurora – a local non-profit that serves homeless people inthe area – by the Youth Fellowshipof the Sugar Grove UnitedMethodistChurch in Sugar Grove.The blankets were blessed during

worship services by Pastor VickieHadaway on Jan. 20.The service project came about

when the church’s youth fellowshipvolunteered at Hesed House last falland saw a need for blankets.

Loss of pet supportgroup set for Feb. 5AURORA – In February, Fox Valley

Volunteer Hospice will offer a pro-gram, Loving Legacies, to help peoplecopewith the loss of a companionanimal. The groupwill meet Tues-days, Feb. 5 throughMarch 19 at FoxValleyWelfare League, 11 John St.,Aurora.The group is designed for indi-

viduals who have experienced thesignificant loss of one ormore com-panion animals in their life. The lossof companion animals such as dogs,horses, cats, birds, rabbits, rodentsand reptiles will be honored. LovingLegacies will providemutual supportfor members experiencing grief.For more information or to register,

contact Christy Pitol at Fox ValleyVolunteer Hospice at 630-232-2233,ext. 230. The program is free, butregistration is required.

Salvation Army to offerfree neck, spine screeningsST. CHARLES – Free neck and spine

screeningwill be offered at the Salva-tion Army, 1710 S. Seventh Ave., from9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 29. The event will beopen to all.Walk-ins are welcome, but regis-

tration is recommended. ContactCathy Winters at 630-377-2769,ext. 210, or [email protected] event is sponsored by Harmony

Chiropractic.

Rotary awards$3,472 toMid-Valley Special EducationCooperativeKANE COUNTY [email protected]

An award of $3,472 for theMid-Valley Special EducationCooperative was unanimouslyapproved by the St. Charles NoonRotary Club Foundation Boardat a recent meeting.

The award money will go to-ward the purchase of an adaptivebike for multi-needs high schoolstudents who attend Mid-Valley.

Batavia, Kaneland, St .Charles, Burlington Central,and Geneva school districtscomprise the Mid-Valley area inwhich children reside.

Students who will use the bikeeither need balance assistanceor are dependent for mobility inwheelchairs. The students havemoderate to profound cognitivedelays, neurodevelopment de-lays or physical disabilities, ac-cording to a news release. When

a classroom teaching assistant,Peg Frank, started to work withthe students, she believed usingan adapted bike could help with

the students’ therapy and learn-ing experience.

“These students had neverbeen exposed previously to using

a bike and after consulting withthe elementary school physicaltherapist and the high schooltherapist, it was determined that

all of our students would benefitfrom the use of a modified bike.”Frank said in the release. “Thenext step was to borrow an adapt-ed bike to let the students try itout for a few days. The studentsreally worked hard and loved themotion up and down the school’shallways.”

The Rotary Club viewed vid-eos of the students’ using the bor-rowed adaptive bikes throughRotarian Craig Frank, PegFrank’s husband, according tothe release.

The smiles and positive re-actions from the students con-vinced the Rotary members tooffer support to the students, ac-cording to the release.

The three-wheeled modifiedbike came from the Bike Rack inSt. Charles.

For more information, visitwww.mvse.org or call Dr. CarlaCumblad at 331-228-4873.

Provided photos

LEFT: (Front row, from left) St. Charles Noon Rotary Foundation Board members Jim Martin, Dean Carlson, Mark Ny-man, (back row, from left) Jim Kunzer, Dr. John Nyuli, Jim Breen, Jeff Meyer, John Kunzer and Scott Piner unanimouslyapproved an award of $3,472 for the Mid-Valley Special Education Cooperative. RIGHT: (From left) St. Charles NoonRotarian Dave Ford awards the check to Mid-Valley Special Cooperative educators Dr. Carla Cumblad, Linda Kochand Peg Frank.

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Jones-FennerMary Catherine (Therin)

Jones of St. Charles and Alex-ander Mitchell Fenner of LosAngeles, Calif., are engaged tobe married June 1 in Nashville,Tenn.Jones is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Marty Jones of St.Charles.She is a 2005 graduate of the

United World College of the At-lantic, Wales, U.K. She is a 2008graduate of Stanford Universityin Palo Alto, Calif., earning aBachelor of Arts in science,technology and society.She graduated in 2013 from

the Princeton TheologicalSeminary in Princeton, NJ.,earning a masters in divinity.Fenner is the son of Ms. Elisa-

beth Mitchell and Mr. David

Fenner of Seattle, Wash.He is a 2005 graduate of

Lakeside School in Seattle,Wash., and a 2009 graduate

of Stanford University in PaloAlto, Calif., earning a Bacheloror Arts in classics. He is a 2012graduate of Yale Law School in

New Haven, Conn.He works at Gibson, Dunn,

Crutcher law firm in Los Ange-les, Calif.

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Milestones are publishedFriday in the Neighborssection of the Kane CountyChronicle.To submit a milestone,

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submissions or for moreinformation, contact KaneCounty Chronicle fea-tures editor Kara Silva at630-845-5233 or [email protected].

Hedlin-MahrBecky Hedlin of Western Springs and

David Mahr of St. Charles are engaged tobe married June 15 at St. Cletus CatholicChurch in La Grange.Hedlin is the daughter of Peter and Judy

Hedlin of Western Springs.She is a 2003 graduate of Lyons Township

High School in La Grange and a 2007 gradu-ate of the University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, earning a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in elementary education.She is a kindergarten teacher at St. Cletus

School in La Grange.Mahr is the son of Roger and Marilyn Mahr

of St. Charles.He is a 2002 graduate of St. Charles East

High School in St. Charles and a graduateof the University of Illinois – Urbana-Cham-paign, earning a Bachelor of Science inelectrical engineering in 2006 and a Masterof Science in bioengineering in 2009.He is a systems engineer at Nanosphere in

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Sending a convertible inwinter to a newspaper writerfor review purposes might notbe the wisest step to take by acar manufacturer. Who wantsto put the top down in 10-degreetemperature? Especially whenthe wind is out of the north at 15to 20 miles per hour?

That is what happened,though, with no apologies towriter or weather as Volkswa-gen’s 2013 Beetle convertible,with sports trim designed intopanels inside and out, arrivedone cold 2013 winter’s day.

In one sense, it may havebeen a smart step to take. Withtemperatures ranging from 0 to20 degrees Fahrenheit, it offeredVW a magnificent opportunityto let someone test this ragtopfor insulation and cold weathercomfort factors.

While strong westerly andnortherly winds buffeted thelight, front-wheel-drive, two-door Beetle softtop (as opposedto a hardtop) convertible, andas temperatures dipped into theteens and single digits, all waswarm and well in the cabin.

This is a tight car. Therewas no air leakage at the seamswhere the soft canvas top meetsthe structural elements of thisconvertible. The tightnesswas phenomenal. This meantcabin heat did not dissipate withrapidity and the temperaturecontrol could be set to 70 or even68 or 67 degrees.

The two front leather seatsare heated (standard fare) andthe control knob for each seathas three settings. The settingsare red bars on a control win-dow. Three bars are hottest anddriver or passenger will beg formercy as the seat gets very hotquickly. During the test week,one bar was sufficient, even ina relatively cold environmentwhile the convertible’s enginewas getting warmed up on theroad.

As expected from VW, whichalso has the GTI, Jetta, Passatand CC in its stable, the 2.5-liter,170-horsepower, five-cylinder,

20-valve, dual overhead camengine mated to a six-speedautomatic (with sport mode)transmission in the tested ’50sEdition Beetle, was exuberantenough.

When two adults are aboardand passing slower vehicles iscritical, during the test week ittook a lot of pedal to the medalto get around and back in thecorrect lane. The higher-priced(by $2,000 to $3,000) turbo Beetlemodels, which have been testedin the past, will have no issuewith this.

During the test week, the3,206-pound ’50s Edition aver-aged 22.7 miles per gallon onregular unleaded gasoline. Thevehicle is rated by the govern-ment as averaging 21 mpg inthe city and 27 on the highway.The tank holds 14.5 gallons offuel. The diesel versions of thisBeetle convertible reportedly,by media and the government,average 28 mpg city and 41 mpg

highway.The $26,095 ’50s Edition

model came with special effects.In addition to the powerplant,the ’50s model wears 17-inchalloy wheels holding P215 all-terrain tires, a black exteriorincluding the rear spoiler, beigeleather seats and interior trimplus brushed chrome trim onthe exterior mirror housings.

For an additional $600, VWadds a technology package oftouchscreen sound system withHD radio, SiriusXM satelliteradio, keyless access with pushbutton start, leather wrap, mul-tifunction steering wheel andtrip computer.

Also standard on the ’50sEdition, as well as the 10 otherBeetle convertible models, arecruise control, air condition-ing with pollen filter, electricrear window defroster, variableintermittent wipers, heatedwindshield washer nozzles,halogen headlamps, fully galva-nized sheet metal, rear spoiler,tire pressure monitor, speedom-eter, tachometer, odometer, tripmeter and computer (trip time,trip length, average trip speed,average trip fuel consump-

tion, current fuel consumptionand miles to empty), coolanttemperature, fuel and outsidetemperature gauges, two read-ing lights, two 12-volt outlets,visor vanity mirrors and remoteentry on key fob.

Exterior mirrors and doorlocks and windows (pinchprotection) are power with one-touch express up and down forthe driver.

The eight-speaker soundsystem has AM-FM stereo radioas standard, auxiliary inputfor portable audio players,Bluetooth, MP3 and compactdisc players, and a media deviceinterface with iPod cable.

Safety mechanicals includetraction and stability controls,and doors that automaticallylock when the car reaches eightmiles per hour. They will unlockif an air bag deploys.

Besides three-point seat beltswith pretensioners and load lim-iters in front, there are airbagsin front, on the sides (front only)and overhead for two rows.

There is structural supportin the event of a rollover. Anantilock braking system isstandard. Discs measure 11.73

inches in front and 10.7 inchesin the rear.

VW has perfected an easyentry system to the rear seat.A latch on top each of thefront seats not only bends theseatback down but also pullsthe front seating apparatusforward.

Leg room is minimal in therear seat where there is storagein the front seatbacks and cu-pholders mounted high on thewindow frame.

All Beetles are fitted witha strut-type front suspensionwith a lower control arm andan anti-roll bar. A torsion beamwith coil springs and telescopicdampers are at the rear. Theturbo models differ in that therear suspension is multi-linkwith coil springs with an anti-roll bar, but the same telescopicdampers.

During the test week, thesuspension was tested on avery mean road with multiplepotholes and irregularities.It did OK but not as well asother vehicles tested on thatsame road. Of course, theywere higher-priced $40,000 to$70,000 vehicles with electronicsystems that responded innanoseconds.

Volkswagen not only offersa three-year or 36,000-mile war-ranty with roadside assistance,and the five-year or 60,000-milepowertrain warranty, but thecompany also offers free sched-uled maintenance for threeyears or 36,000 miles, which-ever comes first.

The Beetle convertiblecomes in 11 models. They arepriced from $24,995 to $32,395.The ’50s Edition is in the lowerrange at $26,095, not includingthe $795 delivery charge. Fourturbo models are priced from$27,795 to $32,395 and two TDIclean diesel convertibles arepriced from $27,895to $29,195.The TDI models have 28 and41 mpg figures, city-highway,respectively.

For information, visit www.VW.com.

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The ’50s Edition model of the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle is powered by a 2.5-liter, 170-horsepower inline five-cylinder engine, which is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.

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TOdAY – For many years, you might havebeen of the opinion that fortuitous thingshappened to others, not you. That is all likelyto change in the year ahead, as your luckwill take a positive turn that even you can’tdeny.AQUARiUs (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Disappoint-ment is likely if someone for whom you doa favor is unable to adequately express hisor her thanks. You’ll feel better if you don’texpect anything.

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Actress Teresa Palmer talks about fallingin love with a zombie in ‘Warm Bodies’

By Ed sYMKUsGateHouse News Service

Australian actressTeresa Palmer – yes, that’sa darn-good American ac-cent she puts on in her newfilm “Warm Bodies” – hasbeen acting steadily butkind of flying under theradar of most viewers foralmost a decade.

With small parts in– among others – “WolfCreek,” “The Grudge 2”and “Bedtime Stories,” shegained prominence as asuper-powered alien in “IAm Number Four” and aspart of an ensemble cast in“Take Me Home Tonight.”

Later this year she’ll beseen in Terrence Malick’snewest film, “Knight ofCups.”

Right now Palmer, 26,co-stars, with NicholasHoult, in “Warm Bodies,”facing the unenviable taskof playing Julie, a humangirl who’s the possible loveinterest of a zombie whocan hardly speak.

Ed symkus: did you read thebook before youmade the film?

Teresa Palmer: I did read it,but only finished it recently.I decided, before doing thefilm, that I didn’t want toread it because I knew that[writer-director] JonathanLevine had sort of takenthese characters and madethem his own.

So, I didn’t want to beskewed. But as we weregoing through production,I wanted to find out a littlemore about Julie. So I’d readlittle segments of the book.Now I’ve gone and read theparts that I missed. So, I haveread the whole book.

Es:Whywould a normal hu-man fall for a zombie?

TP: You actually see Julie’sarc in the film. At the start,she’s certainly not in lovewith him. She’s petrified andtrying to escape. But thenhe starts to grow on her, andhe does some very sweet,endearing things and sherealizes that everything weknow about the zombie world

is completely wrong. He hasfeelings and thoughts, andhe’s caring, and he’s nurtur-ing. I think it really just takesher by surprise.

Es: You do somany sceneswith just Nick. How did you ap-proach that situation?

TP: What I love in a costaris someone who’s really opento playing around with thescene.

When you throw some-thing at them in the middle ofa scene, they throw some-thing back.

There’s this interestingdynamic you can create.Some actors aren’t inter-ested in that at all. But it isa collaboration. You shouldbe helping each other to dothe best version you can, andmake the scene the best.

When actors just focuson their own work and whatthey are doing, I think that’squite debilitating. I’ve beenin situations like that, butit was great in this film.There was spontaneity andchemistry.

Es: Are you allowed to sayanything about the TerryMalickfilm?

TP: I can’t say much. I wasonly meant to come in forone day on that movie anddo a particular scene. But Iended up being there for a lotlonger.

That was a dream cometrue. I was absolutely pinch-ing myself. But to be honest,I haven’t read a script, oranything. I don’t really evenknow what I’m playing. Thewhole thing is very muchimprovised.

I will say it is some sort ofversion of myself, I guess.

I’m so inspired by hiswork. I’m producing some-thing now (a still-untitleddocumentary about whatmakes people happy), andI just keep thinking aboutmy experience on that set,and how I can apply whatI learned while I was film-ing with him to my ownproject.

• Ed Symkus writes aboutmovies for GateHouse Media.

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Dr. Wallace: I’m20 and in love with abeautiful young lady.Someday soon I wouldlike her to be my wife.

We have been dat-ing for about a yearand have great timestogether. She says she’dmarry me if I stoppeddrinking.

Actually, I learnedto drink responsiblywhen I was 17 years old.My parents encouragedme to drink at homeand not with friends. Inow drink with friends,but I rarely get out ofcontrol. I do not have adrinking problem, buthow can I convince mygirlfriend of this fact?– Rick

Dear Rick: The Na-tional Drug AwarenessProgram says a personhas a drinking problemif the following signsare prevalent. Do you:

• Have an inabilityto control your drink-ing? (Regardless ofwhat you decide before-hand, you often windup drinking too much.)

• Use alcohol toescape your moneyproblems?

• Change from yournormal character intothe “life of the party”?

• Change from Dr.Jekyll into Mr. Hyde?

• Have a high toler-ance level for alcoholand the ability tooutdrink everyone atthe party?

• Have blackouts oran occasional inabil-ity to remember whathappened when youwere drinking?

• Have problemsin school or at workbecause of excessivealcohol consumption?

• Hear words ofconcern from familymembers and friendsabout your drinking?

If you answered yesto even one of thesequestions, you’d be abetter person if youeliminated alcoholfrom your life! You are

not a problem drinkerif all of your answersto these questionswere “No.”

Dr. Wallace: Abouta month ago, I meta young lady at afriend’s holiday party.I didn’t stay long, butI asked for her phonenumber before I left,and she gave it to me.

I’ve gone out withher three times andhad super times. Lastnight, I ran into afriend at the mall whoknows this girl andasked if I was stilldating her, and I saidyes. She then said, “Doyou know that she ismarried, but separatedfrom her husband, andthat she is 22 yearsold?”

Wow, this reallyblew my mind. I calledEden, and she con-firmed all this wastrue. She also said thatshe had a 2-year-oldson who was stayingwith her mother.

I really care forEden, and she saidthat she still wanted togo out with me. Whatshould I do? I’m 18and will be attendingPerdue University inthe fall. – Nameless,Indianapolis, Ind.

Dear Nameless: Ifyou were not goingto the university andhad a full-time joband Eden was legallyseparated or divorced,I’d say continue seeingher.

But that’s notthe case, so end therelationship with herbefore it becomes aserious romance thatcould complicate youreducational plans andfuture.

• Write Dr. Wallace [email protected].

Dear Abby: I am the single moth-er of identical twin boys. Theyinsist on dressing alike and usetheir own secret language. I havealways had trouble telling themapart. When they were young, itwas cute, but as they are growingolder I’m starting to worry.

They’re 12 years old. Whenthey oversleep, they showertogether to save time. Theirteacher took me aside during aconference and said they seem tobe overly affectionate with eachother and might benefit fromsome time with a masculine rolemodel. When I questioned her, shesaid there is gossip that they wereseen touching and possibly evenkissing.

My research has brought upthe idea of “twincest,” and I amworried my boys may be fallinginto these habits. How would yousuggest making them stop? Every-one keeps suggesting separation,but they share a room and I don’thave another one or the money tobuild one. Help! – Mom with Two

Much TroubleDearMom:You obviously love

your boys, but please stop worry-ing. According to David Baron,M.D. – an internationally respect-ed psychiatrist at the Universityof Southern California – at thispoint one of the most harmfulthings you could do is to blow thisout of proportion. Twins have aspecial bond. They feel safer witheach other than with their peers.If this persists, consult a therapist,for your peace of mind if nothingelse. But please do not jump thegun because of gossip.

Dear Abby: I’m a college studentand still live with my parents. Mytwo older sisters moved out yearsago. I never asked them why, butI’m sure it’s because our fatheris emotionally abusive. He talksdown to us and makes us feel

inadequate.He has belittled my mother for

years, to the point that she doesn’tbother arguing with him any-more. I can honestly say I neverloved my father, and I wish Momhad divorced him years ago.

How can I convince Mom thatleaving him will do her more goodthan harm? – No Love For Dad inCalifornia

Dear No Love For Dad: You can’tdo that unless you fully under-stand her reasons for staying withyour father. Women stay withabusive men for various reasons.Some of them do it because theyare so emotionally beaten downthey think they have no otherchoice. Some stay because theyare financially dependent, andothers do it because they areafraid of being alone. She may bebiding her time until you are outof the house, or she may love yourfather.

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com.

Dear Doctor K:My father wasdiagnosed with a detached retina.The doctor said this isn’t uncom-mon in older people, and that hecould have gone blind withouttreatment. What are the symp-toms of, and treatments for, thiscondition, so I can protect myself?

Dear Reader:Detached retinascan indeed lead to permanentblindness if they are not treatedpromptly. The good news is that,compared to when I was in medi-cal school, today’s treatments aremuch more effective.

Your retina is the light-sensitive layer of special cells atthe back of your eye. When lightpasses into your eye, it falls on theretina. There, the light is convert-ed into nerve impulses that arerelayed to the brain. When yourbrain interprets these impulses,you “see.”

Normally, your retina liesdirectly on top of other cells andblood vessels that support andnourish it. If the retina separatesfrom these underlying cells andvessels, it cannot function prop-erly.

Retinal detachment typicallystarts when a tear or hole devel-ops in the retina. Then some ofthe vitreous fluid, which fills theinside of the eye, leaks throughthe opening, gets behind the

retina and separates it from thenourishing tissue just beneath it.(I’ve put an illustration of this onmy website, AskDoctorK.com.)

The symptoms you havedepend on where the retinadetaches. You may experience asudden blurring or loss of vision,or you may feel as if a curtainhas been drawn over one side ofyour eye. If ever you have thesesymptoms, call your doctor oryour ophthalmologist (eye doctor)immediately.

Other symptoms may includefloaters or brief flashes of light.Floaters are fairly common andusually do not mean you have aretinal detachment. Nevertheless,if the floaters are suddenly muchmore prominent and persistentthan usual, get it checked out.Likewise, brief flashes of light aremore often caused by migrainesthan by retinal detachment.Nevertheless, if they are moresevere than usual – particularlyif you don’t have a headache andnausea, which usually occur withmigraines – check it out.

Several techniques are avail-

able to treat retinal detachment:• Scleral buckling. A tiny hole

is made in the sclera, the toughlayer beneath the retina. Any vit-reous fluid that has leaked behindthe retina is drained through thistiny hole, allowing the detachedretina to fall back into its nor-mal position. Next, a small tuckor indentation is made in thesclera and secured with a siliconebuckle.

• Cryotherapy. The retinal tearis sealed with a freezing probe.

• Laser photocoagulation. Theretinal tear is sealed with a laserbeam.

• Pneumopexy. A bubble of spe-cial gas is injected near the areaof retinal detachment to press theretina back into place.

• Vitrectomy. Part of the vitre-ous fluid is removed near thedetachment and replaced witha sterile saline solution or someother fluid.

Never hesitate to contact yourdoctor or eye doctor immediatelyif you have symptoms that couldindicate retinal detachment. It’sbetter to be safe than sorry.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physicianand professor at Harvard MedicalSchool. Visit www.AskDoctorK.com to send questions and get ad-ditional information.

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BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

R.K. Milholland, an author ofWeb comics, said, “Friendshipis being there when someone’sfeeling low and not being afraidto kick him.”

That would work with a lot ofpeople, but would make some feeleven worse.

We “kick” partner by leadinga low card from a long suit to tellhim that we have at least onehonor in it. And this applies dur-ing the play if a defender shifts toa suit not yet led by either side.

Here is a classic example.West leads the spade four againstthree no-trump. South capturesEast’s jack with his king andplays a low diamond. Whatshould happen next?

West was right to overcallone spade, not to make a takeoutdouble. He was hoping to intro-duce hearts on the next round ifit seemed expedient.

South has eight top tricks: twospades and six clubs. He needsone diamond trick to get home.And it is usually best to try tosneak an extra winner immedi-ately, while the defenders are stillhalf asleep.

However, an awake Westknows from the first trick thatSouth has the spade ace and king.Why isn’t declarer running forhome? He must be trying to geta ninth trick. So, West must winwith his diamond ace and shiftto the heart three. This low cardsays that West has honors inhearts and is trying to win tricksin this suit. East should take thetrick with his king and return theheart two, not go back to spades.

If West had begun with ace-10-fifth of spades and had wantedEast to return a spade, Westwould have led a high heart, nothis lowest.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THESIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

STATE BANK OF ILLINOIS, an Illi-nois Bank Association

Plaintiff,vs.

DAVID J. BARKOCY and DEANNAL. BARKOCY, SUNSET VIEWHOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UN-KNOWN OWNERS, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,

Defendants.

Gen. No.13 CH 64NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION

NOTICE is hereby given to Defen-dants in the above-entitled action,UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, owners andparties in interest of the real estatedescribed in the Complaint for Fore-closure and Other Relief filed in theabove cause, pursuant to the provi-sions of the Illinois CompiledStatutes, Chapter 735, Act 5, Sec-tions 2-206, 15-1218 and 15-1502, that there is now pending inthe aforesaid Court a Complaintnaming the aforesaid Defendantsas parties therein and praying forforeclosure of a Mortgage describedas follows: Mortgage dated May18, 2006, and recorded with theRecorder of Deeds of Kane County,Illinois as Document No.2006K055576 on May 23, 2006.The premises sought to be fore-closed in Count I of Plaintiff¡ÇsComplaint is legally described asfollows:

Lot 60 in Sunset Views, in theVillage of Lily Lake, Kane County,Illinois, according to the Plat there-of recorded February 3, 2004 asDocument 2004K016122

PIN: 08-08-352-005Common Address: 43W775

North Sunset Views (Lot60), LilyLake, IL 60174

Please take notice that unlessyou file your answer or otherwisemake your appearance in said ac-tion in this Court by filing the samein the office of the Clerk of the Cir-cuit Court of Kane County, Illinoison or before February 11, 2013,an Order of Default may be enteredagainst you.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, Ihave hereunto set my hand and af-fixed by seal of said Court this 10thday of January, 2013.

/s/ Thomas M. HartwellCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

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PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THESIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

13 MR 34NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

REGARDING NAME CHANGE

Public notice is hereby given thaton March 26, 2013, in CourtroomNo. 110, of the Kane CountyCourthouse, 100 South Third,Geneva, Illinois, at the hour of 9:30A.M. or as soon thereafter as thismatter may heard, a Petition will beheard in said Courtroom for thechange of name of NIKA L.SIRCHER to NIKA LOUISE GENO-VISE pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/21-101 et seq.

Dated January 10, 2013 at St.Charles, Illinois.

/s/ Nika L. SircherPetitioner

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, January 11, 18 & 25,2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

PUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby giventhat on January 11, 2013 a certifi-cate was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk of Kane County, Illi-nois, setting forth the names andaddresses of all persons owning,conducting and transacting thebusiness known as ACCESS YOURDATA located at 2983 AdamsonDrive, Geneva, IL 60134.

Dated: January 11, 2013.

y

/s/ John A. CunninghamKane County Clerk

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, January 18, 25 &February 1, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICEASSUMED NAME

PUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby giventhat on January 17, 2013 a certifi-cate was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk of Kane County, Illi-nois, setting forth the names andaddresses of all persons owning,conducting and transacting thebusiness known as SMART STEW-ARDSHIP ADVISORS located at1358 Angle Tarn, West Dundee, IL60118.

Dated: January 17, 2013.



PUBLIC NOTICESUPPLEMENTAL ASSUMED NAME

PUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby given thaton January 17, 2013 a certificatewas filed in the office of the CountyClerk of Kane County, Illinois, con-cerning the business known as CBFEVALUATION located at 621Ravine Rd., East Dundee, IL60118 which certificate sets forththe following changes in the opera-tion thereof:

Carolyn Flanigan has ceased do-ing business under the abovenamed business and has no furtherconnection with or financial interestin the above named business car-ried on under such an assumedname.

Dated: January 17, 2013


(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, January 25, February 1& 8, 2013.)

St. Charles. Large 2BR, 1BAApt to share. Cable, Pool.

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PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THESIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

KANE COUNTY - GENEVA ILLINOIS

Fifth Third Mortgage Company,Plaintiff,

vs.Alvino Navarrete; JPMorgan ChaseBank, N.A.; Unknown Owners andNon-Record Claimants;

Defendants.

Case No. 12 CH 4326269-71 Raymond Street,

Elgin, IL 60120

PUBLICATION NOTICEThe requisite affidavit(s) having

been duly filed herein, NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFEN-DANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITTLEDACTION, that said action has beencommenced in said Court by theplaintiff(s), naming you as defen-dant (s) therein and praying andfor other relief; that summons hasbeen issued out of this Courtagainst you as provided by law,and, that this action is still pendingand undetermined in said Court.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless youfile your answer or otherwise makeyour appearance in said action inthis Court, by filing the same in theoffice of the Clerk of the CircuitCourt on or before February 18,2013, AN ORDER OF DEFAULTMAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I havehereunto set my hand and affixedthe Seal of said Court on January

y9, 2013.

/s/Thomas M. HartwellClerk of the Circuit Court

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/s/ Alan S. KaufmanOne of Plainttiff's Attorney's

Alan S. KaufmanOne of Plaintiff's AttorneysMANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLCAttorneys for PlaintiffOne East Wacker, Suite 1730Chicago, IL 60601Telephone: 312-651-6700Fax: 614-220-5613Attorney. No.: 6289893


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PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE

SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITKANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATEOF: SUE E. YOUSSIAddress: 1223 Payne Ave.,Batavia, IL 60510Date of Death: September 14,2012Place of Death: Advocate LutheranGeneral Hospital, Park Ridge, IL

Case No. 13 P 15SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION

PUBLICATION NOTICE

TO: CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS

1. Notice is hereby given of thedeath of Sue E. Youssi who died onSeptember 14, 2012, a resident ofBatavia, Illinois.

2. The name and address of theRepresentative of the estate is:James C. Youssi, 1223 Payne Ave,Batavia, IL 60510.

3. The Attorney for the estate: At-ty. Cathy L. Searl, 150 HoustonStreet, PO Box 490, Batavia, IL60510.

4. Claims may be filed on or be-fore July 25, 2013. Claims againstthe estate may be filed with theClerk of the Circuit Court, P.O. Box112, Geneva, IL 60134, with theRepresentative or both. Any claimnot filed within that period isbarred. Copies of a claim filed withthe Clerk must be mailed or deliv-ered to the Representative and tothe attorney within 10 days after ithas been filed.

/s/ Cathy L. SearlAttorney for Executor


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