Kane County CHRONICLE MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 | KCCHRONICLE.COM SPLIT RESULTS STARAI’S DOMINANCE, GENEVA COMEBACK HIGHLIGHT OF GAMES. PAGE 4 Jeff Krage for Shaw Media St. Charles East first baseman Brian Sobieski waits for the call after placing the tag on Geneva’s Ben Chally during Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader at St. Charles East. LOOKING FORWARD THE WEATHER Kane County Audubon Society to meet ST. CHARLES – The Kane County Audubon Society will meet at 7 p.m. May 8 at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills Road, St. Charles. “Wildlife Management and Research at O’Hare Airport” will be presented by Craig Pullins, a wildlife biologist. For information, call Bob Andrini at 630-584-8386. Run for Education to benefit Hope for Haitians GENEVA – A 5K Walk/Run for Education event will benefit Hope for Haitians. It is set for May 11 at the Kane County Government Center, 719 S. Batavia Ave., Geneva. The cost is $25 for adults 18 and older and free for kids. For information, email rachelp@foodfor- thepoor.org or call 815-847-0656. Today Mostly cloudy, slight chance of showers. Tuesday A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. High 73 Low 55 High 75 Low 55
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CHRONICLEMONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 | KCCHRONICLE.COM
SPLIT RESULTSSTARAI’S DOMINANCE, GENEVA COMEBACK HIGHLIGHT OF GAMES. PAGE 4
Jeff Krage for Shaw Media
St. Charles East first baseman Brian Sobieski waits for the call after placing the tag on Geneva’s Ben Chally during Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader at St. Charles East.
LOOKING FORWARD THE WEATHER
Kane County Audubon Society to meetST. CHARLES – The Kane County Audubon Society will meet at 7
p.m. May 8 at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills
Road, St. Charles. “Wildlife Management and Research at O’Hare
Airport” will be presented by Craig Pullins, a wildlife biologist. For
information, call Bob Andrini at 630-584-8386.
Run for Education to benefit Hope for HaitiansGENEVA – A 5K Walk/Run for Education event will benefit Hope
for Haitians. It is set for May 11 at the Kane County Government
Center, 719 S. Batavia Ave., Geneva. The cost is $25 for adults 18
and older and free for kids. For information, email rachelp@foodfor-
thepoor.org or call 815-847-0656.
Today
Mostly cloudy, slight chance
of showers.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
High 73
Low 55
High 75
Low 55
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Maple Park plans Memorial Day servicesMAPLE PARK – Maple Park American Legion Post 312 has
planned Memorial Day services. Services take place May 27at six Maple Park cemeteries.Members will place American flags on the graves of ser-
vice members.The post chaplain will recite a prayer, and the rifle squad
will fire three volleys of seven rifles over the graves ofveterans.• At 9:15 a.m. there will be a ceremony at Pierce Cemetery,
Pritchard and Owens roads, in Troxel.• At 9:30 a.m., a ceremony will be at St. Mary’s Catholic
Cemetery on County Line Road, Maple Parkk.• At 9:45 a.m., a ceremony will be at Gardner Methodist
Cemetery on Route 38, Maple Park.• At 10 a.m., a ceremony will be at Van Vlak Cemetery on
McNulty Road, Maple Park.• At 10:15 a.m., a ceremony will be at Sts. Peter and Paul
Catholic Cemetery on Meredith Road, Maple Park.• At 10:30 a.m., a ceremony will be at South Burlington
Cemetery, Ramm Road, Maple Park.A flag ceremony will start at 11:15 a.m. at the post home,
203 Main St., Maple Park. At 11:30 a.m., State Rep. RobertPritchard, R-Hinckley, will speak.
Dinner, auction to benefit HELPBLACKBERRY TOWNSHIP – Homes for Endangered and Lost
Pets will host “Thank You for Being a Lifesaver,” its annualdinner and auction, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mill CreekGolf Club, 39W525 Herrington Drive, Blackberry Township.All proceeds from the dinner and auction will benefit the
dogs and cats in HELP foster care.Tickets are $50 a person and include a dinner of barbecue
beef brisket, blackened chicken, vegetable lasagna, roastedgarlic mashed potatoes, classic tossed Caesar salad, dinnerrolls, mini sweet tray, lemonade, iced tea and coffee.An open bar will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. with dinner
served at 7:15 and cash bar after 7:30 p.m.The dinner will feature 50 door prizes and a silent auction.
Tickets must be bought in advance through www.helpingan-imals.org to order via PayPal or contact Michelle Clancy [email protected].
Park District plans bird-watching classSUGAR GROVE – The Sugar Grove Park District is offering
a beginning bird-watching class from 7 to 9 a.m. Saturdayat Bliss Woods Forest Preserve, 5S660 Bliss Road, SugarGrove.This class will introduce participants to using binoculars,
how to look for field marks for easier identification, how tolisten and follow a bird and how to sort out clues and usethe field guide to get an identification.Meet in the inner parking lot.Participants should dress for the weather, and bring a bird
guide and binoculars.The cost of the class is $5. Contact the Sugar Grove Park
District at 630 466-7436 to learn how to register.The class will be led by naturalist Mary Ochsenschlager.
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At age 2, Talan Zollerslearned how to ride how to ridea bicycle – without the aid oftraining wheels.
Now the 7-year-old is win-ning awards as a motocrossrider. He was one of only 15kids chosen from across thecounty to compete in Marchin the KTM Junior SupercrossChallenge at Lucas Oil Stadi-um in Indianapolis, Ind.
“I like going fast,” saidthe Louise White ElementarySchool first-grade student.
The fact that he was com-peting in front of 67,000 peo-ple didn’t unnerve him. Talanfinished in eighth place in thecompetition.
“At first I was nervous,but once I got on the track, Iwasn’t,” Talan said.
Talan, who started racingwhen he was 4 years old, al-ready has a dozen first-placeawards under his belt, includ-ing in last year’s WinnebagoCounty Fair Race in his agedivision. His dad, J.R. Zollers,introduced Talan to the sportof motocross racing.
“I started doing it whenI was 8 years old,” he said.“Somebody had taken me to arace and I fell in love with it.”
Zollers owns Zollers Land-scape Creations in Batavia.
To perfect his riding skills,Talan works with a trainer.
“The main thing is seattime,” Zollers said. “The moreyou ride, the better you get.”
Since motocross racing canbe a dangerous sport, Talan al-ways wears protective clothing
such as chest protectors, kneepads, goggles and gloves whenhe rides. And he doesn’t let theoccasional tumble slow himdown.
“He had crashed after go-ing down a downhill straight-away with a bunch of bumps,”Zollers said. “But he got rightback on.”
Following in Talan’s foot-steps is his 6-year-old brother,
Preston.“His technique follows Ta-
lan’s,” Zollers said.Talan hopes to ride profes-
sionally someday and followthe lead of his hero, motocrossrider James “Bubba” StewartJr., who was named 2002 rook-ie of the year in his debut proseason.
Louise White Elementary School first-grade student Talan Zollers com-peted in March in the KTM Junior Supercross Challenge at Lucas Oil Sta-dium in Indianapolis, Ind.
Young rider shows skill,earns respect inmotocross
Elburn teen killed aftercolliding with carELBURN – A 13-year-old girl
was killed after she was struckby a car while inline rollerskatingin the village Friday.Caitlyn Phillips of Elburn,
a seventh-grade student atKaneland Harter Middle School,was pronounced dead Friday atDelnor Hospital in Geneva.According to an Elburn Police
Department news release, Phillips
was rollerskating, heading east onEast Reader Street approachingNorth Third Street, when shecollided with a vehicle, which wastraveling north on Third Street,driven by an Elburn woman, 34.The incident occurred at about
3:30 p.m.Witnesses told police the girl
was rollerskating downhill andappeared unable to stop beforeentering the intersection, whereshe collided with the left front
corner of the woman’s vehicle.Elburn Police said no charges
have been filed in the incident.Elburn Police and the KaneCounty Accident ReconstructionTeam are investigating.Kaneland School District 302
issued a statement Saturdayinforming district families of Phil-lips’ death and extending “deep-est condolences and sympathy toCaity’s family and friends.”
ST. CHARLES – ChrisMarks held up the nakedspare rib bone, drawing theattention of all in the room.
Moments earlier, the bonehad been covered in pork ribmeat – steaming, smoked bar-becued rib meat, part of a longslab pulled fresh from Marks’smoker.
Covered, that is, untilMarks had bit into it.
“See that?” Marks said,with a big grin. “That is whatyou want to see when you’redone eating. Nothing butclean bone.”
Saturday, Marks, a nation-ally recognized barbecue com-petition pitmaster and gener-al manager of Ace of HeartsBBQ Specialties of KansasCity, came to St. Charles toshare some of the tricks of thebarbecue trade to a group ofstudents willing to pay for thechance to themselves become
better barbecue cooks.About 16 students from the
Tri-Cities and elsewhere inthe Chicago area attended theclass at St. Charles’ Charles-towne Mall, with instructionprovided both inside a vacantstorefront inside the malland around Marks’ barbecuesmoker grill, situated just out-side the storefront’s exteriorservice entrance.
The class was hosted bythe organizers of the secondannual Firin’ Up the Fox bar-becue competition. That eventis scheduled to be held on July5-7 in St. Charles.
Last year, the barbecuecompetition was staged aspart of St. Charles’ Pride ofthe Fox Riverfest. But thecompetition proved so popu-lar, drawing 29 contestants,that organizers believed theevent should stand on its ownthis year, said Julie Farris,executive director of Pride ofthe Fox.
To help grow not just par-
ticipation, but quality of en-tries and judging, Firin’ Upthe Fox organizers opted tohold classes, taught by Marks,to help participants increasetheir barbecue IQ, Farris said.
“We’re hoping the peopleparticipating in these classes
could move up into competi-tion, or even maybe be a judgefor the competition,” Farrissaid.
Marks dished out heapingportions of advice while walk-ing his students through thehands-on practice of prepar-
ing their meat for the smoker,and achieving barbecue thatleaves meat flavorful and ten-der, and leaves bones clean.
He noted, for instance, thatreally delicious barbecue de-pends on cooking the meat“low and slow” – which, forribs, meant smoking the meaton indirect heat at about 225degrees for 4 to 6 hours.
And he admonished stu-dents to resist the urge to lookat the meat as it cooks.
“It’s all about keepingthe lid shut,” Marks said. “Ifyou’re looking, you’re notcooking.”
Marks said he travels reg-ularly to the Chicago area tocompete in barbecue contestsand to teach barbecue classes.
He said he teaches about 30classes a year.
Some participants in theclass said they came to pickup tips from Marks to im-prove their chances at claim-ing a trophy at barbecue com-petitions.
Chris Marks, nationally recognized barbecue pitmaster, offers instruc-tion on the best methods of smoking ribs during a barbecue classhosted Saturday at Charlestowne Mall in St. Charles by the organizersof the second annual Firin’ Up the Fox barbecue competition.
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Volunteers beautifyMooseheart campus
Karen Naess for Shaw Media
Volunteers work on spreading mulch on theplayground Saturday morning at Mooseh-eart Child City and School. The volunteerswere part of the “Go Green” event in whichvolunteers from Kohl’s helped clean and
ST. CHARLES – The Geneva baseballteam’s offense had about as streaky of a48-hour stretch as they come.
After blistering St. Charles North for19 runs in a blowout win Friday, the Vi-kings went scoreless for the first 13 in-nings of Saturday’s doubleheader againstSt. Charles East, only to erupt for fivecrucial runs in the top of the seventh inGame 2.
It added up to a doubleheader splitagainst the Saints in Upstate Eight Con-ference River play. East used senior right-hander Matt Starai’s fourth straight com-plete game shutout to take Game 1, 5-0,before the Vikings’ late uprising in thesecond game netted Geneva a 5-4 win.
Facing a 4-0, Game 2 deficit in the topof the seventh with one out and nobodyon, the Vikings finally solved East right-hander Mike Boehmer. Geneva uncorkedseven singles in a span of eight at-bats,with Ben Chally’s game-tying sacrificefly to center field the only out during thatsurge.
The next batter, senior Jake Weede,continued Geneva’s trend of opposite fieldsingles to right field, ripping one to rightfor the go-ahead run.
“As soon as you hit that rally and ev-eryone starts hitting like that, your teamjust starts going crazy,” Weede said. “It’sjust the most fun. This is what makesbaseball awesome.”
Senior first baseman Anthony Bragg,who had eight RBIs the day before againstNorth, started the rally with his one-outsingle. Brandon Evert, Nick Derr, LukePolishak, Bobby Hess and Dan Berendtalso singled leading up to Weede’s deci-sive hit.
That was more like the offense Vikingscoach Matt Hahn remembered from Fri-day.
“I said, fellas, something’s going tohave to change,” Hahn said, recalling alate-game conversation with his team.“I don’t know if it’s your approach thathas to change, if it’s your swing’s goingto have to change. Lay down a bunt, dosomething. I said we can’t go 14 innings[Saturday] and not score.”
The Saints (12-7, 10-4 UEC River)threatened against Geneva senior TonyLandi (3-0) in the bottom of the seventhas seniors Nicholas Erickson and JoeHoscheit notched two-out singles. TheSaints’ Brian Sobieski followed with ahard-hit ball toward first base but Braggpicked it cleanly and tossed to the cover-ing Landi to end the game.
East coach Len Asquini said there
wasn’t much that could be done about thetough ending for Boehmer (0-5), who oth-erwise pitched an excellent game for East.
“If he was struggling earlier, we wouldhave warmed somebody up or got some-body out there, but you’ve got to remem-ber, that all happened really, really fast,”Asquini said.
Geneva (9-10, 6-8) had no such answersin the first game for Starai (6-0), who ex-tended a remarkable streak of completegame wins against Waubonsie Valley,Batavia twice and now Geneva.
The Vikings loaded the bases in the topof the first but couldn’t cash in and Staraigained steam from there, striking out theside in the top of the seventh for three ofhis 10 punch-outs.
“That’s the best pitcher we’ve seen allyear,” Hahn said. “He’s good. Spots allof his pitches, doesn’t mess around. It’shere, hit this one, and looking at his re-cord, not too many guys are hitting it.”
Starai said he wasn’t concerned aboutGeneva coming into the game in thewake of a monster offensive game againstNorth.
“I try not to worry, it doesn’t reallymatter what team you face, you’ve just gotto execute pitches,” Starai said. “If youexecute your pitch, I’m not going to be dis-appointed no matter what the result is.”
South Alabama-bound Geneva rightyJordan Touro (2-3) allowed all five ofEast’s Game 1 runs in the second andthird innings, with three walks duringthat span contributing to his trouble.
Hoscheit had five hits in the double-header for East, all singles, while Hesssupplied four singles for Geneva, includ-ing two of the four hits the Vikings man-aged off Starai.
The outcome gave East two out ofthree in the series, which began with theSaints rallying for a 5-4 win of their ownThursday in Geneva.
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St. Charles East’s Matt Starai pitches during game one of Saturday’s doubleheader at St.Charles East.
STC East takes Game 1;
Geneva rallies to win Game 2
Coach Sly’s going to spray to allfields with some things that justcan’t go unmentioned after anotherwild week of spring sports:•Whether it’s at the pro level or the
prep level, baseball can bewild. Inwhatother sport do you have a teamwinthe first two games of a series like St.Charles North did against Geneva, thenjust get destoyed, 19-1, aswas the caseFriday? Thatmakes for two straightugly losses for the North Stars, whobetter stop the bleeding quickwith St.Charles East lying inwait nextweek.• There’s something about western
Kane County that just grooms softballexcellence, especially in the Burling-ton area. The Rockets lost their studpitcher, a Wisconsin recruit, to injury,yet they still roll out two pitcherswho no-hit the same team in thesame season? Some teams would killfor one legitimate ace pitcher, and BCapparently has three? Lucky ducks.• Speakin’ of softball, Sly thinks
there’s several teams that have thechance tomakemajor postseasonnoise. Both St. Charles schools like theycould be tough outs in the postseason,and Kaneland, St. Francis and theaforementioned Central Rockets alsodeserve nice seeds. Things can change,but at this point, looks to Sly like it’s alotmore likely one of the local teamsmakes state in softball than baseball.• Could we have two girls soccer
state champions from the area thisseason? Came darn close last yearwith St. Francis winning in 2A and St.Charles North coming oh-so-closein 3A. Both of those teams look likethey could well be in championshipform this season, and don’t count outSt. Charles East as a darkhorse in 3A(and Central in 2A).• Nice showing by the St. Charles
East girls at the county track meet,but hat’s off to West High. A four-peat? Wow. Looks like West Aurorawill make its presence felt in morethan just boys buckets when theBlackhawks join the UEC.
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New pairing pays off forMarmion with tourney title
AURORA – The pressureon Marmion’s second dou-bles team of Ricky Angstenand Luke Hoss was steppedup a notch during the cham-pionship round Saturday af-ternoon at West Aurora HighSchool’s Blackhawk Invita-tional.
The uptick in competi-tion in the second set wasnot caused by the boys’ op-ponents from Conant HighSchool, but from the adjoin-ing court.
Teammate Dave Demollhad just won No. 2 matchover the Cougars’ Parth Si-sodiga, which meant thetournament title would bedetermined by Angsten andHoss’ contest.
Although the pair droppedthe second set, they rallied totake the third one to win thematch and secure first placefor Marmion.
The Cadets needed to winthree of the five champion-ship matches against Conantto take home first place. Mar-mion had dropped two of thefirst three contests, both dou-bles matches.
Freshman John King won
the championship round No.1 singles contest.
“We realized when weheard the cheering that itwould come down to ourmatch,” Angsten said “Sothat’s when it got a little bitmore nervewracking .”
“We definitely steppedup when it came to net playand we took advantage of ourserves,” said Angsten. “Wewon all our service games.That was a big help.”
A bigger challenge forthe Marmon pair was notbeing regular doubles part-ners. Angsten and Luke’s bigbrother, Kevin, are the Ca-dets’ regular second doublesteam. Kevin was not able tomake the meet, so Luke, afreshman, filled in.
“We have never playedbefore,” Angsten said. “I’veplayed with Kevin for threeyears so this was all new.Fortunately, we pulled it to-gether.”
Demoll, a sophomore, wasalso filling in for an absentteammate.
“Whenever you don’t haveyour full force other playershave to play up,” Marmioncoach John Tsang said. “SoLuke Hoss and Dave Demolldid a great job today in play-
ing up.”“The players continue to
improve and it was a greatopportunity to compete,”Tsang said about his team’splay in the tournament. “Wehad some really close pointsand I was really proud of theway these boys were able topull out these matches.”
The No. 2 doubles matchwas also pivotal for St.Charles East to place third.The Saints split the first fourmatches, with South Elginwinning the singles contestsbut losing the doubles.
The Saints’ No. 2 doublesteam of Colin Jones and AlexWinters were not able to toptheir South Elgin opponentsand the team finished fourth.
“We had a lot of closematches in the doubles todaybut they didn’t go our way sowe are a little disappointedwith that,” said Rob Liver-more, the Saints’ coach. “Butwe really fought as hard aswe could.”
Marmion advanced to thechampionship round by de-feating host West Aurora andEast.
St. Charles North tooksixth and Geneva placed sev-enth in the eight team tour-nament.
Jeff Krage for Shaw Media
Marmion Academy’s Rick Angsten hits a return during Saturday’s tennis tournament at West Aurora HighSchool.
LOOKING FORWARD: THIS WEEK AHEAD
IN KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE SPORTS
PREP SCHEDULE
TODAYBaseball: St. Charles East vs. St. Charles North at Fifth Third
Bank Ballpark, 7 p.m.; Sycamore at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.; Marmionat Montini, 4:30 p.m.; Walther Lutheran at Aurora Central Catho-lic, 4:30 p.m.; Wheaton Academy at Aurora Christian, 4:30 p.m.;Burlington Central at Huntley, 4:30 p.m.; Marian Central Catholicat St. Francis, 4:30 p.m.Softball: Geneva at Batavia, 4:30 p.m.; St. Edward at Rosary,
4:30 p.m.; Guerin Prep at Aurora Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.; St.Francis at Chicago Christian, 4:30 p.m.; Walther Lutheran at Whea-ton Academy, 4:30 p.m.Girls soccer: St. Charles East at Oswego, 4:30 p.m.; Burlington
Central at North Boone, 4:30 p.m.; St. Francis at Immaculate Con-ception, 4:30 p.m.; St. Edward at Rosary, 4:30 p.m.Girls track and field: St. Charles East at St. Charles East Triangu-
lar Meet, 4:30 p.m.Boys tennis:West Chicago at Batavia, 4:30 p.m.; West Aurora at
Geneva, 4:30 p.m.; Marmion at Plainfield East, 4:30 p.m.; WheatonNorth at St. Francis, 4:30 p.m.Boyswater polo: Hoffman Estates at St. Charles North, 6 p.m.Girls water polo: St. Charles East at Maine South, 6 p.m.
TuesdayCoverage of Monday night’s baseball game between St. Charles
East and St. Charles North at Fifth Think Bank Ballpark.The game is the first of a three-game series this week between
the crosstown rivals, with games also slated for Wednesday andThursday.
FridayA recap of Thursday night’s Upstate Eight Conference girls track
and field meet.St. Charles East, coming off a second-place finish at last week’s
county meet, is the Tri-Cities’ top contender at the meet, whichwill take place in Elgin.
SaturdayCoverage of Friday night’s Kane County Boys Track and Field
Meet.The county’s boys track teams will congregate at Burlington
Central for the annual meet for local bragging rights.
WEST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL’S BLACKHAWK INVITATIONAL
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Big Nate
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Stone Soup is on vacation. Please enjoy this strip from Feb. 18, 2008.
Dilbert
Garfield
Get Fuzzy is on vacation. Please enjoy this strip from Feb. 21, 2011.
The Pajama Diaries
Pearls Before Swine
Rose Is Rose
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E-cigarettes don’t harmsecondhand breather
Dear Abby: I work in asmall office with two formerheavy smokers who have nowtransitioned to vapor/e-cig-arettes. My concern is thatthey “smoke” their e-ciga-rettes in the office constantly,and I don’t know what chem-icals I am now breathingsecondhand.
Both of them are senior tome in rank and age, and theypooh-pooh the notion thatanything but water vapor isbeing exhaled. Am I makingsomething out of nothing,or should I be worried aboutthis? – Clean Air
Dear Clean Air: You don’thave anything to worryabout, but your co-work-ers may. In 2009, the FDAannounced the findings froma laboratory analysis thatindicated that electronic ciga-rettes expose users to harmfulchemical ingredients, includ-ing carcinogens. However,those elements were NOTdetected in exhaled vapor.
Dear Abby:The woman whocollaborated with me on thisletter is in her 80s and livesat an assisted-living facility.I am a caregiver and a seniormyself, and I have worked inthis area for six years.
We read your column onthe days I care for her. Sheloves it and responds verballyto all the letters. Many timesthe situations spark goodconversation, even thoughher short-term memory isfailing. Sometimes we end uphowling with laughter. She’sa delight and has the courageto still seek out relationships.
This is what she asked meto help her to communicate. –Kate In Austin, Texas
Dear Abby: I have beenin assisted living for sevenyears. There are times whenit can be lonely and boring.I’d like to meet some men forcompanionship, conversationand perhaps romance. Themen here act so much olderthan me. They don’t startconversations. They stay intheir rooms and watch TVand don’t seem interested inconversations.
It’s hard because my mem-ory isn’t what it used to be,but I do remember how nice itwas to have male companion-
ship. Do you have any ideasto make my life a little moreinteresting? – Lonely Woman
Dear Lonely: Start bymaking sure you participatein all the activities yourassisted-living facility offers.Shared mealtimes and holi-day celebrations also presentopportunities to mingle.
The trick is to find some-thing you have in commonwith these men – sports,games, music, movies.Because long-term memoryoutlasts short-term memory,some of them might find iteasier to discuss their youththan the present.
Encourage your caregiv-er, Kate, to take you placeswhere you can meet otherseniors. And while you’re atit, why not invite some of themen to join you both duringyour Dear Abby sessions? It’sa way to draw people out andget to know them better.
Dear Abby: After a six-month separation, myhusband and I are reuniting.We were married for 22 years.I know for a fact he has datedand slept with several wom-en. He’s adamant that he usedprotection each time, but theidea of STDs has me preoc-cupied and worried. I haveasked him to use protectionwith me until I get over myfear.
How long do most oftoday’s STDs incubate, andwhat is a safe time to waitto remove the “rain gear”? –Longing For Contact
Dear Longing: Congrat-ulations on your reunion.Rather than worry aboutthis, ask your husband toschedule a doctor’s appoint-ment and be tested for anySTD he might have contract-ed. Not all STDs have thesame incubation period, buta blood test could resolve theissue and put your mind atease.
• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com.
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Respondermakeshis second bid
BRIDGE by Phillip Alder
Stephen Covey, whose mostpopular book was “The Sev-en Habits of Highly EffectivePeople,” said: “Every human hasfour endowments: self-awareness,conscience, independent will andcreative imagination. These giveus the ultimate human freedom:the power to choose, to respond,to change.”
Last week, we looked at open-er’s rebids. This week, we turn tothe responder and his power tochoose his rebid.
Assuming that the openerhas made a minimum suit rebid,the responder divides his handstrength into three brackets:weak, game-invitational andgame-forcing. If he is weak(6-9 points), he must rebid atthe one-level or in two of a suitalready bid by his partner orhimself. So, in the given auctionwith a weak hand, he must passor bid two spades. Anything elsepromises more strength.
Here, despite his doubletonclub, South should rebid twospades. (Yes, it probably wouldhave worked well if East or Westhad made a takeout double on thefirst round.)
West leads the diamondqueen. The defenders take thefirst five tricks, two in diamondsand three in hearts, then exitwith a club. How should Southcontinue?
Declarer must play the trumpsuit without loss. He could crossto his ace, planning to return tothe dummy with a club to takea spade finesse on the secondround. Or he could finesse imme-diately.
Since West will have a lowsingleton spade four times moreoften than a singleton queen, itis correct to finesse on the firstround. When the finesse wins,declarer returns to the boardwith a club, takes a second spadefinesse, and claims.
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April 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL COMMERCIAL& SERVICE
Min. 2 years experienceHealth Ins., 401K, Pd Holidays
Call 847-483-0300Fax 847-483-0301
TV CABINET/ARMOIREFrench Provincial by Tom Price.
22”x42”x82”, very good condition.Originally $2400, asking $299.
630-587-8388
MEDIA CONSOLECrate Barrel, color Espresso,
48x19x20, $100/obo.630-677-1477
UMBRELLA9 ft, all weather poly, brown &
white weave, excellent condition!$40. 630-677-1477
ST. CHARLES 2BR,1.5BAA/C, W/D, all appl, basement,large deck, garage. No pets/
No smoking. $1250/mo. Avail 6/1630-232-2054 ~ 630-567-2054
LEATHER JACKET - Ladies HarleyDavidson. New without tags. SizeXL. Received jacket as a gift andhave never worn it. $269 obo.630-518-5595
3 BAGS LOSTAT GENEVA COMMONS
On 4/21/13, 3 bags left in park-ing lot at Geneva Commons rightoutside of DSW / Homegoodsarea. One big H&M bag withother bags inside as well as per-sonal items. REWARD. Pleasecontact Tyler at 540-735-5664or return to Homegoods at Gene-va Commons. Thank you!
Contact theBetter Business Bureauwww.chicago.bbb.org
- or -Federal Trade Commission
www.ftc.gov
2007 NISSAN SENTRA$9500. 815-757-0336Housekeeping
Sodexo is currently seekingFT/PT Housekeepers and Super-visors to clean Health and Fit-ness Centers in Crystal Lake, ILand Huntley, IL. Candidatesmust have commercial clean-ing experience. Must be able towork between 9pm & 5am.
Interested candidates may call815-334-3947.
Sodexo will require abackground check and drugscreen for these positions.
EOE, M/F/D/V
DIETARYAIDE
DeKalb County Rehab &Nursing Center has a parttime position available inour Dietary Department onthe Day Shift (6:15am -2:30pm). Must be 16years of age or older toapply. Some weekends &holidays are required.Starting wage is $8.25 perhour.
Apply at:
DeKalb County Rehab& Nursing Center
2600 North Annie Glidden RdDeKalb, Illinois 60115
EOE
ELBURN 2BR CONDO STYLEAppliances, W/D, A/C, extra storage.
No pets, $875/mo, utilities incl.815-375-0132
CONSTRUCTION / TRADESMANMACHINERY MOVERS-CLASS "A"
CDL DRIVER / LABORER630-879-6500
DIAMONDRIGGING.COM
Geneva West. 2BR, all appls.Garage. Lease+sec. No pets.
$825/mo.630-232-4963
Geneva ~ 2BR. Walk to trainFireplace, sunroom, W/D
$1100/mo. 630-640-9688
Factory Production Workers(2) - Entry level to work in anemployee owned paint manu-facturing company located inSugar Grove, IL. We offer vaca-tion, holidays, and insurance.These positions are for first shift.Successful applicants must passa drug screening test and physi-cal, able to communicate in En-glish, written and verbal, andpass a math test. Email resume:
BATAVIA1 BR starting at $800-$8402 BR starting at $980-$10003 BR TH starting at $1275
630-879-8300
CATS - ADOPTIONBonded pair of tuxedo cats avail-able for adoption due to death oftheir owner. Omar and Lucy, are in-side only cats. Call for interview:
630-750-8333
DOUBLE SINK – Smooth concrete.48 x 16 x 18. $35.
847-515-8012 Huntley area
Record collection. 78 LP records.800 total. Old and new. Make of-
fer 847-515-8012 Cash only.
Dryer. Maytag. Gas. White.Great condition. $299.
630-973-3528
Mower ~ Craftsman5HP, 20” push mulching mower
Excellent condition, $35.630-879-3192
DIRT BIKES2008 Kawasaki KLX 140 $1400,2006 Kawasaki KLX 125 $1100,2007 Shoreline 3 bike trailer $800.All 3 for $2600. 815-756-1509
Office Managerfor St. Charles Attorney/CPAoffice. Extensive Quick-books expertise required.Quickbooks Pro Advisorcertification a plus.
Call 630-513-8600
ST. CHARLES ~ MEN ONLYFree utils, incl cable & internet(except phone). $120/week.
630-370-2823 or 630-377-2823
MANUFACTURINGFull Time. No exp. Necessary.
Small Metals Company.Lyon Industries, South Elgin
Call 847-841-7716
Digital Camera: made exclusivelyfor nature photography, new in box
was $249 now $110630-443-6971
Geneva Great Location!2BR, 2 bath, appliances, W/D,no pets/smoking, 2 car garage.
nice neighborhood. $800/mo.815-522-6009 or 815-761-5944
House Manager/QIDPProvide supervisory & casemanagement for staff and indi-viduals with developmental dis-abilities. Strong leadership, or-ganization, communication andMicrosoft Office skills. Must beQIDP qualified. See our websitefor more opportunities.
Apply on our website,www.ohinc.org or in-person at
Early morning delivery 5 daysper week. No delivery on
Sunday and Monday.Must sign a contract and havevalid license and insurance.
Call 630-443-3607
2004 Acura TLExcellent shape driven back andforth to work. new timing belt, wa-ter pump. Navy blue w grey leather,Navigation, 6cd, xm radio, servicerecords. Mileage 152,385.Price $7250 Call 773-558-6398
ST. CHARLES 1st MO FREE!Lrg 1BR $769, Lrg 2BR from