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THE MAIN EVENTHomecoming parades return to ‘heart of St. Charles’ after 3 years on other route / 6

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American dipper, icon of western streams

I would wager that mostfolks have heard of the BigDipper, the famous constel-lation. Shoot, even astroknow-nothings like me canpoint it out in the nighttimesky.

I also believe people knowabout the Little Dipper,although it can be harder topick out here in not-so-darksuburbia. (Hint: Find the BigDipper, and draw an imag-inary line through the twostars that form the outer edgeof the “bowl.” Extend the linetoward the bright spot that’snot too far away, and you’llhave found Polaris, the NorthStar. This pole star also formsthe tip of the handle of theLittle Dipper.)

Oddly enough however,today we’re not talking aboutstars. And the dipper in ques-tion, well, it’s not even in thesky. Nor is it in a bucket, anice cream carton or a punchbowl. Nope, this one happensto be a living, breathingorganism. Indigenous to theAmerican West, it makes itshome in mountainous areasalong clean, rushing steams.

It’s the American dipper,cinclus mexicanus. Besidesbeing my favorite bird – thatis, of species found west of theMississippi – it also is a spe-cies I was lucky enough to ob-serve, up close and personal,during a recent trip to GlacierNational Park in Montana.

Watching the bird displayits characteristic behaviors,

I was reminded of the time Isaw my first dipper. Althoughunremarkable at the start,it quickly turned into an en-counter I’ll never forget.

We were on our way fromSeattle to Trout Lake, Wash-ington, driving along a wind-ing gravel road in the GiffordPinchot National Forest. Afast-flowing creek had caughtmy eye, and since it was timefor a snack break anyway, wepulled over and parked. As Imunched on a Snickers bar,I eagerly anticipated somestream exploration – turningover rocks in the stream bedto see what sort of benthicmacroinvertebrates, orbottom-dwelling insects, I wascertain laid beneath.

BMIs are a great way toquickly gauge the relativehealth of a stream. In general,the more diversity of life youfind, the healthier the eco-system. (It’s a fun hobby, fornature nerds. But I digress.)

As I crouched alongsidethe water, trying to figure outhow I could accomplish myobjective without slipping,

tripping, or otherwise becom-ing benthic myself, I noticed ablur of gray darting here andthere just upstream from myperch. I grabbed my binoc-ulars and trained them onthe dark shape, and quicklyrealized it was, my goodness,a bird.

But not just any bird. Thiscreature was possibly themost nondescript critter I hadever seen: Gray feathers fromhead to toe. Charcoal bill.Lightish-colored legs – well,as near as I could tell. Thebird was standing in water,making it hard to see much ofanything below its belly.

Stocky, with head and neckthat sort of blended together,and a short tail that pointedup, like a wren’s, it had mewondering if I was lookingat an unfortunate individualwho owed its odd proportionsto an accident, or maybe afight. Worse, maybe it wassome sort of mutant, and may-be the stream that looked sopure was actually raging withpollutants.

Weird eco-worries aside,

this was one fascinatinganimal. It was constantly inmotion – rocking, bobbing... dipping! I soon becamemesmerized by the bird’s con-tinual movements among therocks of the stream bank.

I shifted around to get abetter view, dunking my footin the process. (Golly thatwater was cold!) As I lookedat my soaked shoe and sock,it occurred to me that the cu-rious little bird still appearedcompletely dry, even thoughit submerged its head withnearly every bob and dip.

Then, just when I thoughtmy birdwatching experiencecould not get any more incred-ible, the bird walked into thewater – the ice-cold, fast-rush-ing mountain stream – anddisappeared.

What the ...?After what seemed like

forever, but in reality wasprobably no more than 10seconds, the bird reappeared,walked out of the water,bobbed and dipped a littlemore, then disappeared againinto the current.

I must have watched thisamazing performance anotherthree or four times before thebird rounded a bend in thecreek and was gone.

What I later learned – andwhat I suppose has me tothis day feeling a certainkinship with this species – isthat American dippers spendeach and every one of theirdays poking under rocks instreams in search of BMIs– those benthic macroinverte-brates that I had on my mind

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Gray and nondescript, the American dipper nonetheless delightsbirdwatchers with its nonstop antics.

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2Holmstad Bazaarevent in Batavia

WHAT: Homemade jewelry and crafts,cards and books, and artwork and plantsare among the items that will be for sale.There also will be baked goods. Also, thebazaar will feature a professional basketweaver demonstrating the Nantucketstyle of basket weaving.

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 4WHERE: The Holmstad, 700 W. FabyanParkway, Batavia

INFORMATION: Admission is free. Fordetails, visit www.TheHolmstad.org or

call 877-226-7310.

3 Lizzie’s open house atGeneva History Center

WHAT: Lizzie’s 10th annual open house tobenefit theNational Fragile X Foundation isset. Participating vendors are Discovery Toys,DoveChocolate Discoveries, Gold CanyonCandle,Mary Kay, OrigamiOwl, PamperedChef, Premier Designs, Tastefully Simple,Thirty-One Bags andWarmYour Fleece.

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. todayWHERE: Geneva History Center, 113 S.

Third St., Geneva.

4 Free nighttime tourheaded to Aquascape

WHAT: This self-guided pond tour will con-sist of three water features within the St.Charles area, ending at “Pond Central.”

WHEN: Aquascape is open from 6 to 10 p.m.today. Homes are open from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Aquascape, at 901 AqualandWay, St. Charles

INFORMATION: Visit www.aquascapedes-igns.com/attachments/2014_Pond-Tour-Booklet_September-StCharles.pdf.

5 Greatest Ferret Showon Earth at fairgrounds

WHAT: The show is presented by theGreater Chicago Ferret Association. Theevent will include vendors, ferret supplies,a costume contest and more.

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 11WHERE: Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S.Randall Road, St. Charles

INFORMATION: Visit www.gfsoe.weebly.com.

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Batavia resident Bob Johnson, 60, wasparticipating at a Civil War re-enactmentin Batavia when he answered 12 questionsfor the Kane County Chronicle’s BrendaSchory.

Where did you grow up? BataviaPets? A black lab named SoxFirst job? Stock boy at JewelAs a kid, what did you want to be when

you grew up? A teacher, and I taughteighth-grade world history in BurlingtonCentral District 301.Do you have children? Two sonsDo you speak another language?

GermanA book you’d recommend? “Soul of

the Lion: A Biography of General Joshua L.Chamberlain” by Willard Mosher WallaceWhy are you at the Civil War re-enact-

ment? I love history, and I loved teaching

history. And this is an opportunity to do

both.

Words of wisdom? Never forget where

you came from because it made you who

you are today.What game show would you be on?

“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”Favorite local restaurant? Pal Joey’s in

BataviaWhat is an interesting factoid about

yourself? I met Theodore Van Kirk, thenavigator on the Enola Gay when I tooksome students to Washington, D.C., tothe Smithsonian National Air and SpaceMuseum. We saw a movie about it in a littletheater there, and a man stood up in frontof me and I looked at him. He said, ‘I lookeda lot younger then.’ He navigated the EnolaGay when it dropped an atomic bomb on Hi-roshima. He took my students back throughthe exhibit.

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WHAT: Geneva Public Library’s staff will take story time out toPeck Farm Park. It is a free program.WHEN: The next session is from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Oct. 1.WHERE: Peck Farm Park, 4038 Kaneville Road, GenevaINFORMATION: Call 630-232-4542 or visit www.genevaparks.org.

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By ERIC [email protected]

GENEVA – A 66-year-old Geneva man, who had a90-minute standoff with Ge-neva police officers and theKane County SWAT teamearlier this month, had beendrinking heavily in the hoursleading up to the incident,according to a Geneva policereport.

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icle on Friday received thereport after filing a Freedomof Information Act request.Jacob S. Danmar, 66, of the200 block of Syril Drive, wascharged with disorderly con-duct in an incident in whichGeneva police said he fired ahandgun outside of his homeon Sept. 3.

At 10:37 a.m., Geneva po-lice responded to a house inthe 200 block of Syril Driveafter Danmar’s wife came to

the Geneva police station re-porting that the couple hadbeen in a verbal argument.The woman told police whenshe left the house the man hada handgun and she feared forhis safety.

According to the policereport, the couple had beenarguing about his habitualdrinking.

She told police he starteddrinking at 7 p.m. Sept. 2 andcontinued until he passedout about 2 a.m. Sept. 3. Afterwaking up at 10 a.m., Danmarstarted drinking again, she

told police.The police report stated

during the argument, Danmarwent into their bedroom andgot his handgun, threateningto kill himself. His wife thenleft the house and went to theGeneva Police Department.

Officers responded to thearea to set up a perimeter andattempted to make contactwith Danmar. Geneva policeofficers and the Kane CountySWAT team eventually wereable to make contact with himand safely brought him intocustody.

Danmar told police heowns a .45-caliber Glock hand-gun, which he stores in a cabi-net inside his bedroom.

He told police he keeps thegun with the magazine par-tially ejected because he hadan accidental discharge about10 years ago when he shot offa round on New Year’s Eve.“However, he accidentallyshot the floor inside his resi-dence and the round penetrat-ed a water pipe; which causedhis basement to flood,” thereport stated, referring to theNew Year’s Eve incident.

King facing murder charges in death of wifeBy BRENDA SCHORY

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ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP– Shadwick King was indict-ed this week by a Kane Coun-ty grand jury on two felonycounts of murder in the deathof his wife.

The indictment chargesKing, 47, with causing thedeath of his wife, Kathleen

M. King, byasphyxia and“ k n o w i n gsuch acts cre-ated a strongprobability ofdeath or greatbodily harm.”

T h e s e n -tencing rangefor the charges is 20 to 60years.

Kathleen King was founddead July 6 on the Union Pa-cific Railroad tracks about1,200 feet south of her homein Geneva, according to a casesynopsis.

“It is clear that the bodywas placed, was staged whereit was,” Greg Sams, a KaneCounty assistant state’s at-torney, said while reading thecase synopsis at King’s bond

hearing.King remains in the Kane

County Jail on a $1.5 millionbond, according to court re-cords. Prosecutors requestedKing surrender his passport ifhe posts bail.

A jury trial is set to beginat 8:30 a.m. Dec. 8, accordingto court records, with a pretri-al conference set for 1:30 p.m.Dec. 4.

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By CHARLES [email protected]

ST. CHARLES – “Maybethis year” has been AustinWinquist’s motto about the St.Charles East Homecoming Pa-rade for the past three years.

Winquist, a St. CharlesEast senior, longed for theday the homecoming paradewould return to Main Street.On Friday, he and the rest ofthe East community got theirwish.

“I’ve always been lookingforward to being on Main, soit’s exciting for me,” said Win-quist, 17.

The St. Charles East Home-coming Parade procession onFriday headed east on MainStreet from Sixth Street acrossthe bridge to Second Avenue.It was the first time since 2010that the school had its paradeon Main Street, Erik Mahan,St. Charles police commanderof traffic and special events,wrote in an email.

The St. Charles East andNorth homecoming paradesin 2011 moved south to Illi-nois Street because of con-struction on Main Street. Thecompletion of that construc-tion work and a shorter routemade it feasible to returnboth schools’ parades to MainStreet this year, St. CharlesDeputy Police Chief SteveHuffman said.

Main Street parades typi-cally end at Fourth Avenue,but stopping the homecomingparades at Second Avenuemeans they will end quicker,and the busy Friday afternoontraffic can resume on Mainwith less impact, Huffmansaid.

The parade concludedabout 30 minutes after its 1p.m. start time. There werespectators scattered through-out the sidewalks along MainStreet, but the crowd reallythickened from Second Streetonward. Among the groupwas Becky Ziegert of Elgin,

who came to see her grand-sons Ethan and Jacob Hansenperform in the school march-ing band.

Ziegert said there appearedto be more of a turnout for theMain Street parade comparedto previous years when it wason Illinois Street. The specta-tors were far more spread outduring the Illinois Street pa-rades, she said.

As a resident of St. Charlesfor 35 years, Ziegert gladlywelcomed the return of the

homecoming parade to MainStreet.

“This is your town,” Zieg-ert said. “This is where you

want to be seen and where theaction is.”

Sophomore Amanda DeLa O said she was thrilled to

walk in the parade on MainStreet this year after walk-ing in the parade on Illinoislast year. De La O, 15, and herfellow members of the FutureEducators Association saida Main Street parade makessense because then everyonecan see the student-decoratedwindows in many of the down-town businesses along MainStreet.

A Main Street parade iseasy to find and no one canmiss it, said senior RyanQuinn, 18, who rode in theparade with Winquist andother members of the school’sGamers’ Club.

“The fact that you can bein the heart of St. Charles is alittle bit cooler,” Quinn said.

St. Charles homecoming parades return to Route 64

BACK ON MAIN STREET

Photos by Sandy Bressner – [email protected]

ABOVE: King Nick Lombardo and Queen Alexis Mugnolo wave to the crowd Friday during the St. Charles East Homecoming Parade onMain Streetin downtown St. Charles. BELOW: Members of the St. Charles East marching band play during the school’s annual homecoming parade on MainStreet through downtown St. Charles.

On the Web

To view more photos from the2014 St. Charles East HomecomingParade, visit KCChronicle.com.

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Fox River and Countrysideofficials dedicate new station

By ASHLEY [email protected]

ST. CHARLES TOWN-SHIP – Fox River and Coun-tryside Fire/Rescue Districtofficials on Friday foundthemselves at what ChiefGreg Benson described as a“pretty unique event.”

They, along with commu-nity members, were celebrat-ing the dedication of the dis-trict’s newest station at CarlLee Road and Route 25 in St.Charles Township.

“This is really the commu-nity’s fire station,” Bensonsaid. “This is your facility.”

Today, members of thepublic are invited to tour thefacility during an open houseset for 2 to 6 p.m. In additionto station tours, equipmentdisplays and children’s ac-tivities, a chili cook-off isplanned from 4 to 6 p.m.

The station replaced thebuilding on Gilbert Street inSouth Elgin, which alwayswas intended to be a tempo-rary facility, fire district offi-cials have said.

District personnel movedinto the $2.2 million buildingat the end of February, justmonths after the October2013 groundbreaking cere-mony.

For some, Benson said,Station No. 3 will be the firstfire station to serve the area,but others will rememberwhen it was served by theFox River Estates Fire De-partment. Photographs of theformer department are dis-played within Station No. 3.

“We’re really glad to be

back up here,” board Presi-dent Jim Gaffney said.

The station is equippedwith two engines, a tenderwith the capacity to hold 2,000gallons of water, two ambu-lances and a brush truck.Its features include laundryfacilities, a bunk room, akitchen, a workout area anda training room that doublesas a community room.

The board of trustees nowholds meetings in that room,which is named GaffneyHall in recognition of Gaff-ney’s leadership and vision.Trustee Terry Jeglum said alot of the credit needs to bedirected to Gaffney. The sta-tion wouldn’t exist withouthis leadership and contacts,he said.

Comparing the district’slatest accomplishments withits beginnings as a fully op-erational district in 2011, Je-glum said, “It’s amazing. Andwe’re not done.”

Indeed. The fire districthas bought property at Craneand Bolcum roads in St.Charles Township for Sta-tion No. 2.

Station No. 1 is at 40W361Route 64 in Campton Hills.

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RANDALL LONG

Randall “Ran-dy” Long, age36, of Hinckley,left this worldtoo early, leavinga legacy ofmemories thatwill be treasured

forever, when he died unexpect-edly, Wednesday, September 17,2014.He is survived by his daughter,

Madison; his parents, Marilyn Longand Clyde (Janet) Long; one sister,Missi Lewis; two half siblings, GregLong and Rebecca Price; one niece,Brittany Price; a nephew, AndrewPrice; several aunts, uncles, andcousins; and a special “sister”Mandy Doy and her two sons,Jordan and C.J.He is preceded by hismater-

nal grandparents, Earl and EllaWilkison; paternal grandparents,Bear and Bue Long; his uncle, LewisLong and his cousin, Earl GrantWilkison, Jr.Visitationwill be from 3:00 to

7:00 p.m., with a funeral service tofollow at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Sep-tember 22, 2014, at Conley FuneralHome, 116W. Pierce St., Elburn, IL.Private family burial will follow at alater date.In lieu of flowers, amemorial has

been established in Randy’s name.Checksmay bemade to the “Ran-dall LongMemorial” andmailed incare of P.O. Box 66, Elburn, 60119.Tributesmay also be forwarded tothe same address or on theweb atwww.conleycare.com.

KIM K.MCCARTBorn: April 1, 1956; in Indianapolis,IN

Died: Sept. 18, 2014; in Geneva, IL

Kim KathleenMcCart, 58,of St. Charles,died Thursday,September 18,2014, at DelnorHospital, Geneva,IL. Shewas born

April 1, 1956, in Indianapolis, Indi-ana, the daughter of Kenneth andFrances Ann (Woods) Estridge.Kim’s life is evidence of the power

of God’s saving grace through Jesusand she served as an exampleof what it means to be a strongwoman of God. Shewill be remem-bered for her unwavering faithand devotion to Jesus Christ, herpersonal Savior, and the love thatshe had for everyone she knew.

Shewas a belovedwife, mother,grandmother, daughter, sister, andfriend. She lived her life full of joy,curiosity, and compassion.In addition to serving her family,

Kim devoted her life to disciplingthose in her neighborhood, commu-nity, andworld. She served as theDirector of Short-termMissions atFirst Baptist Church of Geneva andinvested in the lives of high schooland college students, organizingand leading short-termmissiontrips to Ecuador and the CzechRepublic. She also ledmany Biblestudies in her home, and evenwhilebattling cancer, she continued tominister to those around her.When Kimwasn’t investing in

people, she spent time tending herbeautiful home gardens, reading agood book, making hand-craftedjewelry, or playing board gameswith her family. She had a life-longlove of horse-back riding, hikingand camping in national parks, andvacationing in DisneyWorld.Kim is survived by her husband of

36 years, Robin; her children, Chris-topher (Jennifer) McCart of Irvine,CA, Bryan (Erin)McCart of Elburn,IL, Matthew (McKenzie)McCartof South Elgin, IL, and Allison (An-drew) Anderson of St. Charles, IL;her grandchildren, CaelynMcCartand Luke Anderson; her sisters, Su-san (Robert) Kluger of Noblesville,IN and Kathryn (Craig) Nelson ofIndianapolis; her parents, Ken andAnn Estridge of Carmel, Indiana;and hermother-in-law, RosalindMcCart of Carmel, Indiana.Kimwas preceded in death by her

father-in-law, DonaldMcCart, Jr.A celebration of Kim’s life will

be held at 10:30 a.m.Monday,September 22, 2014, at First BaptistChurch of Geneva, 2300 SouthStreet, Geneva, IL 60134.Visitationwill be held Sunday,

September 21, 2014, from 4:00to 8:00 p.m. at the First BaptistChurch of Geneva.Contributionsmay bemade to

a scholarship fund that has beenset up in Kim’smemory to helpstudents participate in Short TermMission experiences at First BaptistChurch of Geneva. Youmay con-tribute on line at FBCG.com/Kim-McCart or bymail to the Church.Information 630-232-8233 or visit

malonefh.com.

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Send information to [email protected] or call 815-526-4438. Notices are accepted until3 p.m. for the next day’s edition.Obituaries also appear online

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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

Donald E. Russell: Thememorialservice will be at 11 a.m. Saturday,Sept. 27, at the CongregationalChurch of Batavia, 21 S. BataviaAve., Batavia.

Opal A. Springer: The visitationwill begin at noon Sunday, Oct. 5,followed by a memorial service at1 p.m., at Moss Funeral Home inBatavia.

Donald E. Templeman Sr.: Thevisitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 21, at the MaloneFuneral Home. The funeral servicewill be at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept.22, at the funeral home, 324 E.State St. (Route 38), Geneva, withDeaconWillie Williams officiating.Entombment will follow at As-sumption Cemetery in Wheaton.

Barbara J. Yusunas: The funeralMass celebration will be at 10:30a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at St. MaryCatholic Church in Sycamore, withthe Rev. Paul Lipinski officiating.Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday,Sept. 20, in St. Mary CatholicCemetery in DeKalb. The visitationwill be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept.20, until the time of service.

• GOOD NATUREDContinued from page 2

that day. Although forcompletely different reasons,the American dipper and Iwere seeking the exact samethings.

One of us, however, ismuch better suited than theother.

An amazing set of adapta-tions, including dense outerfeathers and an oversizedpreen gland, keep the Amer-ican dipper dry and insulat-ed from the cold mountainwaters – not just in summer,but year-round, as the speciesdoes not migrate. Nictitatingmembranes, or “third eye-lids” enable the dipper to see

underwater. And nose “flaps”in the nostrils keep waterout and help prevent the birdfrom drowning in even theswiftest of currents.

If you’d like to see anAmerican dipper for your-self, head west and find aclear-running stream in amountainous area. I’ve hadgood luck in the Rockies andCascades, but there are otheroptions, too, as the bird’srange extends north into Can-ada and south to Mexico.

Situate yourself alongsidethe water and start watchingfor a small, dark form thatmoves in a rapid, almost jerk-ing fashion. Take your time,as sometimes the bird can behard to spot. Alternatively,you can do what I did a couple

of weeks ago. Insert yourselfon a walk in a national park –like Glacier – alongside expertbirders Bob and Kathy Andri-ni and a nice young womannamed Ranger Monica.

Like Dubhe and Merak, thetwo stars at the outer edge ofthe Big Dipper, and Polaris,the North Star, these threepointed the way, and in notime at all we were enjoyinganother fine performance bythat icon of western streams,the American dipper.

• Pam Erickson Otto is themanager of nature programsand interpretive services atthe Hickory Knolls DiscoveryCenter, a facility of the St.Charles Park District. She canbe reached at 630-513-4346 [email protected].

American dippers can be found out west

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NORTH AURORA – ANorth Aurora man has beencharged with identity theftin North Aurora and SugarGrove.

Brian C. Howard, 43, of the1200 block of Ritter Street,was charged by North Aurorapolice earlier this week withidentity theft, unlawful use ofan account number and pos-session of an impression of acredit card.

Last month, Howard wascharged by Sugar Grove po-lice with identity theft andburglary af-ter an inci-dent that tookplace on Aug.5.

A c c o r d -ing to courtr e c o r d s ,Howard un-l a w f u l l yused credit card informationat Walgreens on Route 47 inSugar Grove. A Sugar Grove

couple had reported to policethat they went out to eat onAug. 4, and the next day, therehad been $680.49 in charges onthe debit card they used. Thecharges were made in SugarGrove, North Aurora and St.Charles.

Howard’s attorney, FredMorelli Jr., has asked for anew judge in the case. Hefiled a motion on Monday thatKane County Judge Clint Hull“is unduly prejudiced against[Howard] and he will not beable to receive a fair trial.”

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NORTH AURORA – Start-ing Sunday, a church willoffer a Spanish-language wor-ship service at CornerstoneCommunity Baptist Church,307 Banbury Road in NorthAurora.

The service will be conduct-ed by the Rev. Ruben Barajas,of Iglesa Bautista Pieda Angu-lar, at 12:30 p.m. The servicewill follow the English-lan-guage worship service con-ducted at 10 a.m. by the Rev.Frank Russo, of CornerstoneCommunity Baptist Church.

To get acquainted withfriends and neighbors inthe area, Barajas is invitingthe entire community to the

grand opening service on Sun-day. His message of the gospelwill be followed by a time offellowship with desserts, al-lowing everyone to introducethemselves to new attendees.

“God has blessed the Span-ish-speaking community witha fantastic facility to hear theword in North Aurora,” Bara-jas said, according to a newsrelease. “In his sponsorship ofour church, Pastor Russo seesthe need for Bible-based ser-vices from a Spanish pastor asan outreach to the communi-ty.”

The convenience of the12:30 p.m. Sunday servicesshould allow Iglesa BautistaPieda Angular to grow beyondits current membership, Rus-so added.

POLICE REPORTS

Batavia

• Someone on Wednesday,Sept. 17, painted graffiti on theside of a Batavia Park Districtbridge in the 800 block of Cleve-land Avenue.• Maureen Frances Perou, 55, of

the 2600 block of North OrchardStreet, Chicago, was chargedWednesday, Sept. 17, with drivingunder the influence of alcohol.• An iPhone 4 was reported

taken Monday, Sept. 15, from

a building in the 700 block ofRoberts Lane.• Jacob W. Schindlebeck, 18, of

the 700 block of Hamilton Way,Batavia, was charged Monday,Sept. 15, with retail theft fromWalmart, 801 N. Randall Road.• A wallet was reported taken

Friday, Sept. 12, from a desk in abuilding in the 100 block of Pier-son Drive. The wallet contained$100 in cash and several creditcards.

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OUR VIEW

The Kane County Chronicle welcomes original letters on publicissues. Letters must include the author’s full name, home addressand day and evening telephone numbers. We limit letters to 400words. All letters are subject to editing for length and clarity at thesole discretion of the editor. Letters can be emailed to [email protected], faxed to 630-444-1641 andmailed to Letters, KaneCounty Chronicle, 333 N. Randall Road, Suite 2, St. Charles IL 60174.

WRITE TO US

What a great season it was to be a fan of Kane CountyCougars baseball.

The team won 91 regular season games – which includ-ed a franchise record, 13-game winning streak – and thenwent on to dominate in the playoffs, winning each gameit played.

Finishing with a 98-49 overall record, the Cougarsgave local baseball fans plenty to cheer about, and theKane County Chronicle congratulates the team on win-ning the Midwest League championship.

It would have been difficult to predict the out-of-this-world season the Cougars had this year.

In 2013 – the Cougars’ first season as a Cubs affiliate –the club had its worst record in franchise history, going55-80.

But the Cougars set a positive tone early in 2014,winning their home opener at Fifth Third Bank Ballparkin Geneva against the Fort Wayne TinCaps in April. Thevictory was the first of 58 home wins that the Cougarssaw by the end of postseason play. The team lost only 14games at home this year.

A major part of the team’s success was depth. TheCougars saw major turnover in its roster this season,with nearly 100 moves. But somehow, someway, the clubkept pushing for wins.

And win it did, eventually capturing the MidwestLeague title on Sept. 13 in a Game 3 matchup against theLake County Captains of Ohio. It was the first league titlethe Cougars had earned since 2001.

And though the celebration is still fresh on the mindsof the Cougars club and fans, disheartening news wasannounced Thursday.

The Cubs organization – after a short period of uncer-tainty – has decided to end its player-development con-tract with the Cougars. Instead, it will switch its Class-A,Midwest League affiliation to South Bend.

We – and many Cougars fans – are disappointed.On top of the Cougars’ epic season – and the fact that

the team recently announced plans to revamp its ball-park with a high-definition video replay board, expandedweight room, new batting cage and other niceties – itwould have been incredibly exciting to see that player-de-velopment contract with the Cubs extended.

After all, what more could a Major League Baseballteam want out of a Class-A affiliate?

That being said, the Cougars had an incredible seasonwith many, many highlights. Hearty congratulationsagain to the championship team.

Way to go, Cougars

Jim Ringness

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Fed shouldn’t let language curb ambitionBLOOMBERG NEWS

The Federal Reserve isstarting to prepare markets forthe end of the longest period ofnear-zero interest rates in itshistory. In doing so, it shouldleave itself plenty of room tokeep supporting a depressinglyinadequate economic recovery.

In a news conferenceWednesday, Fed Chairwom-an Janet Yellen clarified thecentral bank’s stated plan tokeep its short-term interest-ratetarget near zero for a “consid-erable time,” saying that it is“highly conditional and linkedto the Fed’s assessment of theeconomy.” Her words likelypresage a change in the Fed’slanguage to reflect the comingof the first rate increase, expect-ed next year. Some Fed officialsthink the central bank may

have to start sooner rather thanlater, to test its exit strategy andcurb the financial excesses thatits easy-money policies haveencouraged.

Given how far the economyremains from where it shouldbe, any forecasts of when ratechanges will be needed areguesses at best. Employmentamong people in their primeworking years is still almost 4million jobs short of what wouldhave been normal before the re-cession. Those who do have jobsappear long overdue for a raise.Inflation is hardly an issue forthe moment: Consumer pricesexcluding food and energy roseat an annualized rate of just 1percent over the three monthsthrough August, according tothe Labor Department. That’swell below the Fed’s 2 percenttarget for overall inflation and

the slowest pace since late 2010.Granted, there’s good reason

to be concerned about financialmarkets. The quest for betterreturns in a low-interest-rateenvironment has promptedinvestors to lend on unusuallyeasy terms to all kinds of shakyborrowers, from highly lever-aged companies to car buyerswith questionable ability to pay.The more opportunity inves-tors have to get overextended,the greater their losses will bewhen the credit cycle inevitablyturns.

So far, there’s little evidencethat the Fed has reached thelimit of what it can do. Givingup too soon would be a tragedy,even if inflation temporarilyovershoots the Fed’s target.Hence, the central bank woulddo well to maintain room formaneuver.

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responded with “Tipping isup to you.” The end states:“ ... we had haircuts thatwere $55, and Hair Cutterydid better. Tipping is up to aperson. There should be noset rules.” I think that is a verygood response. It’s true thatI’ve been to several places,and Hair Cuttery seems to bea lot better. You are basicallypaying under $20 for a haircutand services, and it doesseem to be better than a lotof the $55 to $75. I also agreewith the caller who said thattipping is up to a person andthere should be no set rules.But I believe certain people aregoing to tip more than otherpeople. I want to applaud thepeople who tip generously andfairly.

The economyis not betterI’m responding to “Yay,”

that somebody called aboutPresident Obama cuttingBush’s deficit by 70 percent.Boo! Our gas prices have goneup compared to when Bushwas president. Our food, eggs– have you seen what eggscost and dairy products? Whatabout the unemployment line?What about the foreclosurelines? What about that? Theperson who called got herhead in the sand. The economyis not better. Clothing is veryexpensive. Shoes are expen-sive. Having a child doublesthe cost. Do you know a familyof four cannot afford to go to ashow with popcorn, soda andcandy? That’s why you havethe library for the DVDs.

Don’t laughTo all persons, young and

old – do not make remarksabout a person’s handicap.It might be someone youknow, maybe a grandparent, amother, father, brother, sisteror even just a stranger. Theymight have been in very goodhealth. They might have had afall, stroke or a heart attack.Or they maybe were born thatway, so now they have brain

damage. And now they don’twalk, talk or move like others.If you see them, and they needhelp, give them a hand. Don’tlaugh and make fun. Someday, that could happen to you.

Stop being miserableMy wife and I start every Sat-

urday by immediately flippingto the Sound Off section of theKane County Chronicle. Onething that we have noticed isthat there seems to be a largenumber of extremely unhappyand dissatisfied senior citizensliving in the Fox Valley area.Every week, there seems tobe a complaint about how FoxValley is not senior friendly. Tothe seniors of Fox Valley whoare unhappy, I say, move out.Leave. Go live someplace else.You are not tied to jobs. Mostof you seem to be amazinglyunhappy with the cost of yourtaxes. You are unhappy withproviding services to schools.You are unhappy with the traf-fic. You are unhappy with theshopping situation. I am surethere is a town somewherewhere you will find this hap-piness. And likely, it won’t bein Fox Valley. So, the seniors,I say, please move on. Pleasefind that place. Be happy. Butstop being miserable in FoxValley.

Tony Valente spoke upWe went to a Kaneland

School Board meeting lastwinter and heard severalpeople stand up and say theycannot afford higher realestate taxes. They pleaded formercy. Tony Valente spoke up

for the taxpayers. We want tothank him for that. The realestate taxes are forcing peopleto take huge losses just to selltheir homes and get out.

Dial down onthe ‘hero worship’They say power corrupts.

This clearly has been the casefor Ray Rice, Richie Incognitoand Adrian Peterson, amongothers. Maybe it’s time todial down the “hero worship”of NFL stars. I love watchingfootball, and I am a big fan ofthe NFL and college teams. ButI expect the NFL to put playerson the field who deserve ourcheers because they are greatathletes and good people. ...

Just going to potI am shocked that our mayor

and aldermen would want tobring a marijuana cultivationcenter ... here. Why? For whatbenefit to our city? To helpwith our way-too-high taxesor very high electric bills? Youare not helping the people ofBatavia with your decisions.We are just going to pot.

Don’t giveaway the farmWith Batavia going from the

Windmill City to the pot-grow-ing city, let’s encourage theBatavia City Council not togive away the farm. This newmedical marijuana cultivationcenter receives no, repeat no,discount on electric rates, un-like other businesses in town.And the water and sewer ratesremain the same as other busi-nesses. ...

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Ex-owner of traveling zoo sued in case involving horsesBy BRENDA SCHORY

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ST. CHARLES – The for-mer owner of a petting zoo,who previously was chargedwith animal cruelty, is beingsued in a civil case also in-volving horses, court recordsshow.

In court papers filed inJuly, Elgin resident StacyFiebelkorn, and the now-de-funct Mini Zoo Crew she hadowned, were added to twoother named defendants – Mi-chelle Hamiel of Maple Parkand Carl Niemann, owner ofBritannia Hills, the Hamp-shire farm where nearly 100 ofFiebelkorn’s sick and starvingzoo animals were impoundedin March.

The original suit was filedin April in Kane County byChicago attorney Bart Gal-vin on behalf of Korine Buf-fini, 43, of Belvidere. It seeksmore than $50,000 from each

defendant. The suit contendsthat Buffini is permanentlyinjured and disabled, requir-ing ongoing medical care aftershe was driving and hit threehorses that had been runningloose.

According to the suit, Buf-fini was driving west at about9:30 p.m. on June 16, 2013, onRoute 20 near Allen Road,when three horses ran acrossthe road, and she ended up hit-ting them with her car.

“She tried to avoid themand then collided with thehorses,” Galvin said. “She hitthe horses on the front passen-ger side, and [she] was trans-ported to a hospital. She isdisabled and getting medicaltreatment for bulging disks inher back.”

The horses did not die, Gal-vin said, but he said he doesnot know their names, norwhat became of them.

Court papers allege thatthe defendants were negligent

and violated both the AnimalControl Act and Domestic An-imals Running at Large Act byletting the horses run loose.

Galvin said he added Fie-belkorn and her Mini ZooCrew to the original claimafter other defendants iden-tified her as the owner of thethree horses.

“That property was uti-lized by multiple differentpeople,” Galvin said.

Fiebelkorn said she wouldnot comment. Niemann, whoowns Britannia Hills, thefarm property in the 44W220block of Route 20 in Hamp-shire Township, said he didnot know about the accidentuntil a friend saw it in a news-paper.

“I knew nothing aboutit,” Niemann said. “They arenot my horses; they belongedto somebody renting on myproperty, Stacy Fiebelkorn.Michelle had nothing to dowith it.”

Fiebelkorn filed court pa-pers declaring herself indi-gent and applying to repre-sent herself in the civil case.Kane County Circuit CourtJudge James Murphy grantedher request.

In court papers filed inAugust, Fiebelkorn statedshe receives $493 a month infood stamps and $550 a monthin child support with month-ly living expenses of $400 permonth and assets of a 1998GMC Suburban and 2002 Sat-urn SL, both valued at $500.

No attorney of record forNiemann or Hamiel has beenfiled in court papers. Nie-mann said he was not going tohire an attorney nor representhimself, either.

“Hitting a horse on theroad is like hitting a deer,”Niemann said. “Do you sue adeer? They [the horses] tookdown a piece of fence, andthey made it out.”

Galvin said if defendants

or their representatives donot appear in court, his optionis to seek default judgmentsagainst them.

The case is scheduled forOct. 2 at the Kane CountyCourthouse, 100 S. Third St.,Geneva.

Misdemeanor charges ofanimal cruelty and neglectare still pending against Fie-belkorn. More than 90 animals– including horses, goats, rab-bits and alpacas – were confis-cated by Kane County AnimalControl officials at Niemann’sproperty in March.

After receiving veterinarycare, the animals were placedin adoptive homes.

The U.S. Department ofAgriculture revoked the MiniZoo Crew’s license earlier thisyear.

Fiebelkorn’s next courtdate on those charges is sched-uled for Oct. 14 at the KaneCounty Branch Court, 530 S.Randall Road, St. Charles.

St. Charles Youth Commissionseeks Challenge Grant applicants

KANE COUNTY [email protected]

ST. CHARLES – The cityof St. Charles Youth Commis-sion once again is acceptingapplications for its annual“Challenge Grant” Program,St. Charles police announcedFriday in a news release.

Grants will be award-ed to youth-designed andyouth-driven projects direct-ed toward the promotionof healthy lifestyles amongyoung people in the commu-nity, according to the release.

The Youth Commissionis optimistic that of all of theslogans, posters and activi-ties that could be promoted,the ones that emerge fromthe thinking and experiencesof the youth themselves havehigh potential for success.That’s why the commissionsets aside money from the an-nual budget to make an invit-ing competition or challengefor local youth to submit a con-cept, an action plan, a budgetand a way to assess the impact.

The commission would liketo remind the community thatany group or organization can

apply for funds throughoutthe year by submitting a de-tailed letter for general fund-ing, even if they were turneddown for the Challenge Grant,the release states.

Applicants, includinggroups from schools, church-es, Scouts and others, shouldconsider how they can makea difference that will impacttoday’s youth. The ChallengeGrant itself does not have aspecific focus, but guidelinesare outlined and included inthe application process, ac-cording to the release.

Application forms areavailable at most school loca-tions, the St. Charles Munic-ipal Building, 2 E. Main St.in St. Charles and on the citywebsite at www.stcharlesil.gov.

Applications are due on orbefore Dec. 1 at the St. CharlesPolice Department at 211 N.Riverside Ave. in St. Charles.Questions should be directedto Nancy McFarland of the St.Charles Youth Commissionat 630-377-7059 or Sara Cass,senior administrative assis-tant, at 630-443-3777 or [email protected].

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KANELAND 25

YORKVILLE 41

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GENEVA 31

STC NORTH 13

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BATAVIA 40

STC EAST 7

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AUR. CHRISTIAN 43

ST. IGNATIUS 28

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MARMION 7

PROVIDENCE 37

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BROTHER RICE 35

ST. FRANCIS 29

C. CHRISTIAN 7

WA 35

GUERIN 18

ACC 48

CENTRAL 39

HARVARD 20

QUICK STARTGeneva jumps out early

in win against St. Charles

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Geneva running back Justin Taorminascores against St. Charles North atSt. Charles North High School in St.Charles. Geneva won, 31-13.

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St. Charles East’s Ramon Lopez is tackled by the Batavia defense Fridayat St. Charles East High School.

By KEVIN [email protected]

ST. CHARLES – St. CharlesNorth’s marching band per-formed such retro hits as BonJovi’s “Bad Medicine” andJourney’s “Any Way YouWant It” as part of Friday’s1980s revival halftime show.

The visiting team absorb-ing instructions over the mu-sic remained focused on mere-ly flashing back to the 2011football season.

Geneva earned its first 4-0start since then with a domi-nating, 31-13 win against theNorth Stars, who entered theUpstate Eight Conference Riv-er Division showdown as fel-low unbeatens.

Geneva (4-0, 2-0 UEC River)deflated North from the start,scoring a touchdown and fieldgoal on its first two drives.Northern Illinois-bound Vi-kings quarterback Daniel San-tacaterina started 6 for 6 for 89yards and a score, backed by adefense that continues a solidrun.

“We keep getting betterweek to week,” Vikings seniorleft guard Joe Wagner said.“We just bring the energy towork and just keep building oneverything week to week.”

North’s defense braced forits stiffest challenge to datewhile touting an impressiveresume of its own. Throughthree games, the North Stars(3-1, 1-1) allowed just 17 points,including a lone defensivetouchdown against PlanfieldCentral in Week 2.

Senior end Jordan Ber-gren, a recruit entertainingovertures from nearly a doz-en schools, per North coachRob Pomazak, sparked the‘D’ behind his combinationof size, skill and athleticism.Although he had his momentsagainst the Geneva offensiveline, Bergren and his team-mates ultimately struggled toget consistent push againsta Vikings front anchored bytackles Ben Baker and LoudonVollbrecht.

Santacaterina enjoyed plen-ty of time throughout a sev-en-play, 63-yard opening drive,namely on the scoring play, a17-yard touchdown pass to bestfriend Pace Temple on thirddown. Escaping pressure, San-

tacaterina rolled right and

found Temple in the back of

the end zone. The way Tem-

ple tells it, the Vikings attack

drew early inspiration from

North’s action on the opening

coin toss.

“They deferred to start, and

you know, we kind of take that

as a shot at our offense,” Tem-

ple said. “We kind of got on

edge, like, ‘All right, we’ve got

to get it rolling.’ ”

About seven minutes lat-

er, Temple scored again after

jumping North quarterback

Kyle Novotney’s pass on the

first play of the drive for a 32-

yard interception return.

Temple added an 18-yard

touchdown reception late in

the third quarter, pushing

the Geneva lead to 24-0 after

the point-after. Beaming as he

talked about Temple’s com-

plete game, veteran Vikings

coach Rob Wicinski called

Temple “one of the better ones

I’ve had.”

North broke through with

its first touchdown with 9:38 to

play, as Tyler Mettetal snagged

a 15-yard scoring pass from

backup quarterback Nathan

Didier. Didier relieved Novot-

ney early in the second half

as the Vikings brought steady

defensive pressure with Matt

Loberg and Stephen Kemp up

front.

“They’re too good of a

team to kind of pin yourself

in a hole, 10-0,” Pomazak said.

“Lose field position, not exe-

cute, turn the ball over, you’re

not going to win many games

playing like we did today.”

Battling injuries to a hand-

ful of players, namely danger-

ous-when-healthy running

back Dom Sidari (back), North

struggled to move the ball con-

sistently, although the defense

still provided chances as Nich-

olas Zamecnik had two inter-

ceptions. Sophomore call-up

Eric Lins got a healthy dose of

carries as Pomazak favored a

hurry-up offense for the early

part of the night.

When the attack stalled, Ge-

neva usually got the ball back

with favorable field position.

With a few tricks along the

way – most notably a 71-yard

fake punt pass from Santaca-

terina to Ryan Skibinski – the

Vikings kept things fresh even

as things sputtered at times.

“I know I can’t complain,”

Wicinski said. “I’ll take a hot

start and fizzle out, I suppose,

instead of no start at all and

fizzle out.”

North is determined not to

follow that former path. A vis-

it to defending Class 6A state

champion Batavia looms in

Week 5.

“You know, we’ve got to

come back and strap up the

boots and get ready to go

again,” Pomazak said. “Be-

cause there’s no reason to

put our tail between the legs,

we’ve just got to learn from it

and get better right away. We

don’t have much time to waste.

We’ve got to get better right

now.”

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By JAY [email protected]

ST. CHARLES – The St.Charles East football team’shomecoming mojo was a sightto behold early in Friday’sgame against Batavia.

The Bulldogs, however, arenot the ideal homecoming op-ponent, and they soon madeit clear why. After spottingunderdog East an early score,the Bulldogs reeled off 40 un-answered points, overwhelm-ing the Saints, 40-7, in UpstateEight Conference River play.

East (1-3, 1-1 UEC River) re-warded its large homecomingcrowd early, methodically driv-ing 80 yards downfield on a 15-play, opening possession andscoring on a 2-yard Ramon Lo-pez touchdown off a pitch fromquarterback Aiden Wright.

East then regained posses-sion immediately when theBulldogs mishandled a shortkickoff but the Saints’ offensecouldn’t replicate its early mo-mentum, sputtering the rest ofthe night.

“We were definitely a littleupset but we had to keep ourcomposure,” Batavia defen-sive tackle Jon Wall said aboutEast’s opening drive. “[Defen-sive coordinator Matt Holm]calmed us down, and we knewwhat we had to do.”

Batavia’s first score cameon a fourth-and-goal play fromEast’s 7-yard line with 34 sec-onds left in the first quarteras quarterback Kyle Niemiecconnected with Canaan Coffeyfor the TD.

“We had thought about[kicking a field goal] a littlebit, we do have a very goodkicker in Howie (Morgano),but honestly I just felt we need-ed a touchdown, we needed ascore,” Batavia coach DennisPiron said. “[Offensive coor-dinator Mike Gaspari] and Iare always talking, we like go-ing for it on fourth down. It’ssomething we’ve done, andthat doesn’t seem like an un-makeable play. And Coffey’s aheck of a receiver. That’s whoI’d go to, too.”

Trailing 7-6, Batavia tookthe lead when Noah Frazierbarged in for a TD from 2 yardsout with a second-effort push.Batavia’s two-point try failed,but the Bulldogs led, 12-7, with1:58 to go in the second quar-

ter, a lead that remained intactat halftime.

Batavia (3-1, 2-0 UEC River)ramped up its dominance in

the third quarter, scoring TDson three straight possessionsto zoom to a 33-7 lead headed tothe fourth quarter.

Short, fruitless possessionsfor East proved disastrous asthe game spiraled out of con-trol.

“We’re a hurry-up offense,and when we start going three-and-out, we can’t do that to ourdefense,” East coach BryceFarquhar said. “Our offensereally has to be able to keep thepace and rhythm going in or-der to keep the defense rested.That way, there’s a little bit ofa balance.”

Lopez (20 carries for 69yards) found few holes afterthe opening possession.

“He ran hard but we couldcontain him,” Wall said. “Imade a couple plays, my team-mates made a lot of plays. I ap-preciate that. If everyone doestheir 1/11th, we can get it done.”

Batavia, meanwhile, waspatient and balanced offen-sively. Rotating quarterbacksNiemiec and Evan Acosta bothwere effective, and Niemiecadded a pair of rushing TDs inthe third quarter, including a48-yarder on a designed run.

Coffey (nine catches for 65yards) notched a pair of receiv-ing touchdowns, Peyton Pironcaught six balls for 79 yardsand Blake Crowder supplied127 rushing yards on 20 carriesplus 56 receiving yards on fivegrabs.

“Their coverage is tough,”Piron said. “It’s so loose, theyjust aren’t going to give youanything deep. So the oppor-tunity for the explosive playsin the passing game just aren’tthere. That was a nice changethey made two weeks ago, sowe had to throw a lot of passesshort, hope we get first downsand yards.”

In each of East’s three loss-es, the Saints have been instriking distance at halftime,only to see the game take asharp turn in the second half.

“If I could put my finger onit, we would fix it right away,”Farquhar said.

The Bulldogs, winners ofthree straight after an openingheartbreaker against Oswego,will face the other St. Charlesschool next week when Northvisits Bulldog Stadium.

Up next: St. Charles North atBatavia, 7:30 p.m. Friday; St. CharlesEast at Streamwood, 7:30 p.m. Friday

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ABOVE: St. Charles East’s AustinGriffin tackles Batavia’s CanaanCoffey during Friday’s game inSt. Charles. LEFT: St. Charles Eastquarterback Aiden Wright handsoff to Ramon Lopez during Fri-day’s game in St. Charles.

“We’re a hurry-upoffense, and when westart going three-and-out, we can’t do that to

our defense.”

Bryce FarquharSt. Charles East football coach

SATURDAYGirls volleyball:BurlingtonCentral

at Fall Festival Tournament, 9 a.m.;Geneva at GlenbardWest Invite,8 a.m.; Aurora Central Catholic atSt. Viator Tournament; Rosary atWheatonClassic, 8 a.m.; St. CharlesNorth,WheatonAcademy atWhea-tonWarrenville Invite, 8 a.m.; AuroraChristian atWestminster Tourna-ment, TBABoys soccer: St. Charles North

at Pepsi Showdown, TBA;WheatonAcademy at Pepsi Showdown, TBA;Aurora Central Catholic at IMSA, 2p.m.; BurlingtonCentral at PrairieRidge Invite, TBABoys golf: St. Charles East, St.

Charles North atWheeling Invite,8 a.m.; Aurora Central Catholic atCharger Golf Invite, 8 a.m.Girls golf: St. Charles East, St.

Charles North at RockfordGuilfordInvite, 9 a.m.;WheatonAcademy atRAM Invite, TBA; Batavia at RockfordGuilford, 9 a.m.; Geneva at GlenbardEast Ram Invite, TBAGirls tennis:Batavia at Blooming-

ton Invite, 8 a.m.; St. Charles East atProspect Power 8 Invite, 8:30 a.m.;St. Charles North atMaine SouthInvite, 9 a.m.; Rosary at Rosary Invite,8 a.m.;WheatonAcademy at HawkInvite, 9 a.m.; Kaneland, AuroraCentral Catholic at Yorkville DoublesInvite, 8 a.m.; St. Francis at GlenbardSouthQuad, 8:30 am.Girls swimming: St. Charles East

at GlenbrookNorth Invite, 9 a.m.(Diving),1 p.m.; St. Charles North atBarrington, 11 a.m.; Rosary atMeteaInvite, 9 a.m.Girls cross country:Wheaton

Academy at Richard Springs Invite, 9a.m.; Batavia atMinooka Invite, 8:30a.m.; Geneva, Rosary at Kaneland, 9a.m.; St. Charles East, North at PeoriaInvite, 9 a.m.Boys cross country:Batavia,

Marmion atMinooka Invite, 8:30a.m.; Geneva at Kaneland EddingtonInvitational, 9 a.m.; St. Charles East atPeoria Invite, 9 a.m.; St. Charles Northat Downers Grove South Invite, 9 a.m.

MONDAYGirls volleyball:Aurora Christian at

Montini, 6:30 p.m.Boys soccer:Marmion, St. Charles

East at St. Charles East Invite, 4:30p.m.Boys golf:WheatonAcademy

atMarmion, 4:30 p.m.; Batavia atMinooka, 1 p.m.; Geneva, St. CharlesNorth at Elgin Invite, 1:30 p.m.Girls golf:West Aurora at St.

Charles East, 3:45 p.m.;WheatonAcademy at Aurora Central Catholic,4 p.m.Girls tennis:Geneva at Glenbard

North, 4:15 p.m.; Kaneland atOswego,

4:30 p.m.; Huntley at Rosary, 4:30p.m.

TUESDAYGirls volleyball:Batavia at St.

Charles North, 5:30 p.m.; BurlingtonCentral at Johnsburg, 6 p.m.; Elgin atGeneva, 5:30 p.m.;WheatonAcade-my at Aurora Central Catholic, 5:30p.m.; Rosary at St. Edward, 6:30 p.m.;St. Charles East at Streamwood, 5:30p.m.; Kaneland atMorris, 6 p.m.Boys soccer: Batavia at Geneva,

6:30 p.m.; St. Charles North atWestChicago, 6:30 p.m.; Yorkville at Kane-land, 4:30 p.m.; St. Rita at St. Francis,6:30 p.m.; TimothyChristian atWhea-tonAcademy, 6:30 p.m.; BurlingtonCentral at Richmond-Burton, 6 p.m.Boys golf: Batavia at East Aurora,

4 p.m.; Kaneland atMarengo, 4:15p.m.;WheatonAcademy at GlenbardSouth, 4 p.m.Girls golf:Waubonsie Valley at

Geneva, 4 p.m.; Glenbard East at St.Charles North, 4 p.m.; Somonauk atRosary, 4 p.m.Girls tennis: Streamwood at

Batavia, 4 p.m.; Larkin at St. CharlesEast, 4:15 p.m. Geneva at St. CharlesNorth, 4:15 p.m.; Kaneland at LaSal-le-Peru, 4:30 p.m.; Rosary at St. Fran-cis, 4:30 p.m.; Wheaton Academy atChicago Christian, 4:30 p.m.; AuroraCentral Catholic at Iliana Christian,4:30 p.m.Girls swimming:WheatonWarren-

ville South at St. Charles North, 5 p.m.

By JARED [email protected]

YORKVILLE – Kaneland’sfootball team hoped the returnof running back Isaac Swith-ers would spark its offenseFriday night against Yorkvillein the teams’ Northern IllinoisBig 12 East openers.

While Swithers, who hadmissed the last couple weekswith a knee injury, did helpthe Knights, Kaneland hadno answer for Michael Kurtz,Yorkville’s one man offensiveunit.

Yorkville beat Kaneland,41-25, behind Kurtz‘s 310 rush-ing yards on 26 carries andfour touchdowns.

“Kurtz and his offensiveline did a really nice job,”Kaneland coach Tom Fedder-ly said. “We knew that comingin and all the credit to them.They executed.”

Swithers gained 43 yardson 13 carries and scored two ofthe Knights’ touchdowns.

“That kid, I have so muchrespect for him and what he

has done for us,” Fedderly

said. “I can’t say enough about

him.”

Kaneland (2-2, 0-1 NI Big

East) kept pace with the Foxes

during the first half, trailing

only 14-13 at halftime.

A n i n t e r c e p t e d J a k e

Marczuk pass on the sec-

ond play of the game set up

Yorkville’s first touchdown.

Kurtz scored his first touch-

down of the night on a 7-yard

run at 6:06 in the first quar-

ter.

Marczuk finished the night

completing 21 of 39 passing at-

tempts for a total of 265 yards.

Swithers scored the team’s

first touchdown of the night on

a 1-yard run with a minute left

in the half.Prior to the senior’s score,

Kaneland had to settle for twoDrew Franklin field goals fortheir first half scoring.

Kaneland took a brief lead,19-14, in the third quarter onSwithers’ second touchdownof the night on another 1-yardrun halfway through the peri-od.

Yorkville (4-0, 1-0) immedi-ately reclaimed the lead on itsnext possession on a 65-yardrun by Kurtz.

The Foxes broke the gameopen later in the quarter, scor-ing on their next two posses-sion giving the team a 35-19lead starting the fourth quar-ter.

The last touchdown was onanother 65-yard run by Kurtz.

The loss was the second in arow for the Knights.

“We’ll look back at thisgame and look for all the pos-itives from it,” Fedderly said.“Swithers was good. Connor[Fedderly] made some plays.We just have to take a look atour mistakes and fix them.”

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By THOMAS [email protected]

WHEATON – The St. Fran-cis football team went punch-for-punch with Brother Riceon Friday night on the Spar-tans’ homecoming, but St.Francis suffered a close lossfor the second straight week.

Brother Rice continued St.Francis’ rough introductionto Chicago Catholic Leagueplay as the Crusaders handedthe Spartans a 35-29 loss in acrossover matchup.

St. Francis (2-2) took thelead on a 20-yard strike fromquarterback Clint Bobows-ki to senior Nathan Zito andcompleted the two-point con-version. Bobowski went 33 of55 with three touchdowns andthree interceptions. He alsohad 37 yards rushing on twocarries.

The Spartans’ offense onlyhad 11 rushing attempts theentire game and only four inthe first half but St. Francisstill led at halftime, 22-21.

Brother Rice’s MarcusJones was able to wear downthe Spartans’ defense. Joneshad 26 carries for 170 yardsand three touchdowns. De-spite St. Francis giving upmore than 250 yards on de-fense they were able to createfive sacks and an intercep-tion. Senior Michael Rileywas credited with three of thefive Spartans sacks.

“I don’t think anyone re-ally gave us a chance,” first-year St. Francis coach MikeFitzgerald said. “We expectedto win that football game, andI told them that. People mightbe surprised what happens onFriday night but we aren’t.”

Fitzgerald had his teamand the Spartan crowd ontheir feet when he dialed upa reverse pass thrown by se-nior Micahel Shaw to Mat-thew Hanson for a 66-yardtouchdown to tie the game at14.

Brother Rice (3-1) was ableto put the game away on a 20-yard Jones touchdown run inthe fourth quarter.

With 16.6 second left on theclock, Bobowski threw a 32-yard touchdown to Shaw butthe Spartans were not able torecover the onside kick.

St. Francis lost its secondstraight home game aftera narrow loss to Marmionlast week, a game in whichthe Spartans also lost stand-out running back StevenFassnacht to injury.

By IAN [email protected]

CHICAGO – The lights got

brighter in a lot of ways Fri-

day night for Aurora Chris-

tian football. Making its first

appearance in the Chicago

Catholic League after years of

domination in the now defunct

Suburban Christian Confer-

ence, the Eagles got points

from all three phases in a 43-28

win over St. Ignatius in a Chi-

cago Catholic League White

Division game .

Aurora Christian scored

28 first-half points and had a

key defensive stand late in the

fourth quarter to claim its first

ever conference win. The win

improves the Eagles’ mark to

4-0.

“I’m very proud of the

way we rallied; we made the

plays when we had to make

them,” First-year Aurora

Christian coach David Beebe

said. “That’s the biggest thing

– young teams blow up when

they have to make the big

plays. That’s a good football

team that makes plays, but

somehow we made more.”

A high-scoring affair for

much of the game turned into

a field-position battle in the

pivotal fourth quarter that

saw both defenses turn away

long drives. Up 35-28, the Ea-

gles were forced to punt the

ball away with 5 minutes, 56

seconds left that set up the pen-

ultimate drive.

The drive didn’t start well

for Aurora Christian as a late

hit penalty was assessed at theend of a completed pass thatput the Wolfpack in Eagles’territory. St. Ignatius (1-3, 0-2)would get no further as Beebeswitched cornerback Jeremi-ah Wright to linebacker andinstructed him to blitz.

The diminutive Wrightobliged, immediately sniffingout a reverse and dropping theWolfpack for a loss that madeit fourth-and-10. The 5-foot-6junior then sacked St. Ignatiusquarterback Ryan Coolidge onthe next play that allowed theEagles to take over on downs.

“I’m mostly a tackle corner,but my coverage has been alittle off lately so coach pulledme out,” Wright said. “Hetold me to get in and he toldme that he knows I’m goingto make a big play. He put mein at right linebacker and toldme to just blitz every play. Wecall it razor-8 and I’m the eightback. We struggled last gameand coach said that this gamewould bring us back together.”

Aurora Christian got off toa great start offensively butsputtered near the end of thefirst half, which prompted Bee-be to change things up. Insteadof working its normal spread

formation, the Eagles used an

I-formation on its first posses-

sion of the third quarter.

The decision paid immedi-

ate dividends as Nick Edlund

took a hand-off left, cut around

the corner and burst to the

endzone on a 39-yard touch-

down run. The two-play drive

gave the Eagles a 35-21 lead

with 9:33 to go.

“When you put the game in

the offensive lines’ hands, it’s

going to pay dividends,” Beebe

said. “We’ve got to continue to

get better at that. Don does an

incredible job and plays con-

servative when he needs to but

will make you play the whole

field.”

The Wolfpack responded,

driving 66-yards on nine plays

to pull within 35-28 after Frank

Di Leo scored on a three-yard

run. That would be the closest

St. Ignatius would get as the

Eagles’ defense turned away

two drives in the fourth quar-

ter to preserve the win.

Quarterback Austin Bray

added a 45-yard touchdown

scamper in the second quarter

to help Aurora Christian take

a 28-14 lead into the half.

Bray wasn’t particularly

sharp throwing the ball, fin-

ishing 8 of 18 with an inter-

ception and 129 yards passing.

The senior did lead the Eagles

with 90 yards rushing.

Aurora Christian now en-

ters the toughest part of its

schedule with remaining

games against perennial state

title contenders St. Rita, St.

Laurence and Marmion.

By DEREK [email protected]

NEW LENOX – Already

fighting a slew of injuries on

both sides of the ball, the Marm-

ion football team knew it had its

work cut out for it with a visit to

Providence on Friday night.

Marmion (3-1) fell to the Celt-

ics, 37-7, in the Chicago Catholic

League crossover, but avoided

the shutout on a 14-yard touch-

down run from junior running

back Nathan Traxler in the

fourth quarter.

Traxler was happy to get his

team on the board after a diffi-

cult night for the Cadets.

“It felt nice to bring a score

to the team,” Traxler said. “It

would have felt awful leaving

with no points on the board so

it felt really good to bring a little

bit of happiness.”

Providence (4-0), among the

state’s top-ranked teams, was

a good test for Marmion with

both sides coming into the

game unbeaten.

Cadets coach Dan Thor-

pe said his side was beaten in

every phase of the game and

praised Providence quarter-

back Justin Hunniford.

“Just the speed of the game,

we were just a step slower than

them in all phases,” Thorpe

said. “Their quarterback was

the key, I really felt. We had

good coverage but he broke the

containment and made things

happen. Great decision-mak-

er.”

Hunniford led the way for

the Celtics, connecting with

wideout Miles Boykin for three

touchdowns and finished with

158 yards in the air.

The Celtics had three touch-

downs over the course of the

game called back after penal-

ties. Boykin said that those

things happen and credited

Hunniford’s passing precision

as the key to their chemistry on

the night.

“That’s going to happen in

the game, a holding call or a

block in the back,” Boykin said.

“Justin just had great place-

ment on (his throws) and threw

(the ball) where I could catch

it.”

Marmion will essentially

have a bye week next weekend,

accepting a forfeit win, and will

improve to 4-1 on the season.

Thorpe said the extra time

should be beneficial for the

team as it looks to get back on

track.

“It allows us to get healthy,

hit the weight room and at this

stage in the season we’ll take

it,” Thorpe said. “We’re going

to stick together and get healthy

and keep fighting. We’ll be

ready for Fenwick.

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PROVIDENCE 37

Up next: Bishop McNamara atAurora Christian, 7 p.m. Friday;Loyola at St. Ignatius, 7 p.m. Friday

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Eagles make late defensive stand Spartans fall short inCCL crossover game

Up next: St. Francis at HalesFranciscan, 6:30 p.m. Saturday;St. Laurence at Brother Rice,7:30 p.m. Friday

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Cougars fans have right to feel jilted

Nobody knows how to breakhearts like the Cubs.

That fact of life hit a littletoo close to home this week asthe Cubs announced Thursdaythey’ve pulled the plug on theteam’s short-lived partnershipwith the Kane County Cougars,opting to align with South Bendas their new Class-A, MidwestLeague affiliate.

While the Cubs’ entrenchedreputation as heartbreakersstems from decades of languish-ing as “Lovable Losers,” therewas nothing lovable aboutthe latest maneuver of TheoEpstein’s regime.

For the Cougars and muchof their large following in theWestern suburbs, this felt likebeing blindsided, if not an all-out betrayal. Few saw it comingas recently as a week ago.

In explaining their decision,Cubs executives gushed aboutSouth Bend’s plans to constructwhat amounts to a minispringtraining complex, deluxe facil-ities that will allow the Cubs topamper their prospects with thelatest and greatest gadgets.

The Cougars, too, pledgedrenewed investment in theirtraining infrastructure, butapparently South Bend’s plans

were superior.Even so, it’s not as if

Epstein’s prospects wereslumming it in Geneva. A 91-49regular season record and Mid-west League championship thissummer suggest the baseballmachinery along Kirk Road washumming along quite nicely.

Cubs president of scoutingand player development JasonMcLeod told the Chronicle’sKevin Druley the team was“very sensitive” to the team’ssuburban fan base, but in lightof the decision, the team’s part-ing niceties ring hollow.

When the Cubs-Cougarspartnership was trumpeted in

September 2012, phrases such as“natural fit,” “best opportunitythat we could possibly have”and “a good marriage” wereused by Cougars and MidwestLeague officials.

Some marriage. Till cli-mate-controlled batting cages dous part.

Cougars fans – at least thehealthy percentage who alsofollow the Cubs – were juststarting to grow accustomed tothe team’s link to Wrigley Field,a connection that surely will beaccentuated in the next year ortwo as recent Cougars alumnisuch as Albert Almora and KyleSchwarber make their way to

Clark and Addison. While theCubs only signed a two-yearagreement with the Cougarsin 2012, that’s not a deal youstrike in the heart of your fanbase unless you’re committedto building a long-term relation-ship. If you then jump at thefirst opportunity to disentangle,baseball fans in Kane Countyand the surrounding area haveevery right to feel like they wereteased.

Epstein is a shrewd guy, andthere’s little doubt the Cubs’dented goodwill in suburbia wasconsidered but written off as thecost of good business.

It’s the Cubs’ right to wheel

and deal however they see fit,but relationships with yourfan base matter, and fans areknown to be an emotional sort.It’s exactly that passion thatdrives TV ratings, ticket salesand apparel purchases on whichfranchises depend.

Going forward, nobodyexpects Ozzie T. Cougar to takehis ball and go home. As hasbeen oft-stated in the past 48hours, the Cougars were amongthe Midwest League’s premierdraws before partnering withthe Cubs, and they likely willremain so regardless of whetherit’s Oakland (for a second time)or Arizona supplying the ball-players.

Nonetheless this is a jarringdevelopment, at least for thefaction of Cougars fans who paycloser attention to the on-fieldfireworks than the postgame va-riety. In the big picture, there’slittle doubt just about everyonewill gladly give Epstein and Co.a pass on this if they deliver theunthinkable – a Cubs World Se-ries title – in the coming years.

In the meantime, if you wishEpstein and his minions grief innorthwest Indiana’s notorioussummer traffic snarls, I don’tblame you.

• Jay Schwab is sportseditor of the Kane CountyChronicle. He can be reachedat 630-845-5382 or [email protected].

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Long before Theo Epstein concoct-ed the contemporary version, anearlier incarnation of “The CubsWay”governed theMidwest League.“Most of the teams in this league

kind of wait to seewhat the Cubs do,and once the Cubsmake themovetowhere they’re going, things startto shuffle around,” Cougars generalmanager Curtis Haug said.The Cougars learned that first-hand

Thursday, as the Cubs left KaneCounty after two seasons for a four-year player development contractwith South Bend. Despite the blow,Cougarsmanagement wasted notime inmoving toward finding thesixth parent club in franchise history.

A contingent of Arizona Diamond-backs executives, including presidentand CEO Derrick Hall, was expectedto visit Fifth Third Bank Ballpark onFriday before the Cougars welcomedback Oakland A’s brass early nextweek.Oakland served as the Cougars’

parent club from 2003 to 10 beforeKane County forged a brief “KC”connection with the Kansas CityRoyals from 2011 amd 2012. Haugisn’t ruling out a return to A’s greenand gold, assuring “there wasn’tanything in particular” that triggeredthe switch four falls ago.“I think our ownership group at that

timewas just looking for a change,”

Haug said. “And I think when KansasCity became an optionwith it being alittle more regional thanWest Coast ...it became a little more reasonable.”Of course, the Cougars are proof

that a lack of proximity to an affiliatedoesn’t translate tomeager interest.While the Cubs affiliation undoubtedlyhelped propel the club to anMWLrunner-up 415,571 fans in 2014, theCougars have attracted at least400,000 fans in 20 of the past 21seasons.Florida (nowMiami), Oakland,

Kansas City and the Cubswere parentteams in that span.

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At 5-foot-4, Katie Clauss-ner’s goal of playing collegebasketball was an ambitiousone.

But Claussner possessesthe athleticism and work eth-ic to compensate, and earlierthis week, the St. Charles Eastgirls basketball senior verbal-ly committed to play for Divi-sion-III Washington Universi-ty (Mo.).

“With my height and every-thing, playing a sport like bas-ketball, I was told a lot I wouldnever make it to play collegeand height would be a barrierto that,” Claussner said. “Justbeing able to say I am and play-ing at an awesome school likeWash U. is totally amazing.”

The lefty guard has shownthe ability to score in bunch-es for the Saints, and sheanticipates taking a morewell-rounded game to the floorthis winter and beyond.

“Something that’s really go-ing to allow me to take a step

forward in the college atmo-

sphere is my speed and ability

to drive and kick and finish on

those layups,” Claussner said.

“But one thing I have to work

on is my outside shot. I’ve beenworking on it all summer andit’s finally falling, and it feelsreally good, but I just have tokeep working on it.”

Claussner said she’s madeadjustments to her release andis relying on her lower bodymore in an effort to improveher jumpshot.

She took her official visit tothe St. Louis school last week-end.

The Bears are coached byNancy Fahey, who has been onthe job since 1986 and has guid-ed the program to a D-III bestfive national championships.

Wash U. is highly regard-ed for its academics, and par-ticularly its business school,which Claussner intends topursue.

She said playing basketballwhile attending a rigorous ac-ademic school is a challengeshe’s eager to accept.

“I’ve always gotten straightAs and done all AP and honorsclasses so I’m pretty used toall that pressure,” Claussnersaid. “But I enjoy it.”

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HARVARD – The game-plan was clear for BurlingtonCentral in their game at BigNorthern East opponent Har-vard on Friday night – givethe ball to Jason Berangoand Trevor Davison. Thatplan worked to perfection ina 39-20 Rockets (2-2, 2-0 BNE)win over the Hornets (0-3, 0-2BNE).

Berango and Davison com-bined for 244 rushing yardsin a game that seemed to benothing but Rockets offensefrom start to finish. Beran-go found the end zone threetimes on the ground, and Da-vison added two touchdownsof his own.

Q u a r t e r b a c k R o b e r tDoubek also played well,throwing for 126 yards andone touchdown on a nightwhere Burlington Centralfinished with 475 yards of to-tal offense.

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lowed its first touchdown ofthe fall, but it was only a blipas the Warriors rolled to a 4-0start with a conference cross-over win.

Luther North 38, Mooseheart13: At Mooseheart, LutherNorth succeeded behind aneffective rushing attack enroute to a Northeastern Ath-letic Conference win.

Mooseheart (1-3 overalland NEAC) trailed, 12-6, athalftime, with freshman JPNdyishimiye converting twofield goals. Freshman ZachUrwiler, the son of coachGary Urwiler, finished thegame at quarterback as start-er Tarry Johnson suffered aninjury.

BOYS SOCCERPrairie Ridge Invite: Maine

South 2, Burlington Central 0:At Crystal Lake, BC goal-keeper David Murphy madesix saves, but the Rockets fellto 7-2-2.

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Fox Valley Marathon spectatorsoften wind up entertaining theirown kind with witty signs or flashyT-shirts. Their ultimate objective,however, remains supporting thethousands of runners who descendon downtown St. Charles and thescenic Fox River Trail.Here’s a glance at some spectator

highlights for Sunday’s 7 a.m. race,which also includes a 20-mile runand half-marathon:

GET MOVINGAnyone can set up camp at the

start-finish line areas near theintersection of First and Illinoisstreets in downtown St. Charles. Amarathon’s true challenge comeswith helping an athlete throughmultiple checkpoints.Race officials formulated a grid for

a runner’s approximate arrival timeat seven cheer zones based on hisor her mile pace.“We thought, ‘Why make

everyone do that? Let’s do thatfor them,’ ” co-race director CraigBixler said. “They can just followalong, and make life easier.”The grid, in addition to further

information, is available online atwww.fv26.com.

FREE AND CLEARThese roads will contain no

closures or lane restrictions on raceday: Route 64 (St. Charles), Fabyan

Parkway (Geneva), Wilson Street(Batavia), Route 56 (North Aurora),Sullivan Road (Aurora).No restrictions apply to Route 31

south of Fabyan Parkway, or Route25 south of Moore Avenue.

NOT-SO-MEAN STREETSThe course is very similar to the

first four runnings of the Fox ValleyMarathon, but a few tweaks willtake runners onto the streets ofGeneva for longer stretches thanbefore.“Benefit for the runners to have

more road to run on before thecourse narrows down to path sothey can get spread out,” Bixlersaid. “And benefit for the runners,because they get to see more ofGeneva, some of the highlights.”

SOMETHING FOR THE KIDSOfficials have introduced a kids

cheer zone, which convenientlyexpands, near the start/finish line.Bixler describes considerable

overlap between children whocomplete the final stage of the FoxValley kids marathon today andtheir parents who run Sunday.“The kids are holding signs and

they’re running in with mom anddad [near the finish],” Bixler said.“Just a really neat moment for allthose involved.”

– Kevin Druley,[email protected]

Recalling much aboutTyler Alamo’s brief 2014Cougars tenure would be anorder nearly as tall as thewiry, 6-foot-4 catcher himself.Promoted from Rookie LeagueArizona to the Cougars beforethe Midwest League playoffs,Alamo served as an emergen-cy and bullpen catcher and didnot appear in a game. Now,with the Cubs switching theirClass-A affiliation from theCougars to South Bend, Ala-mo’s memory figures to fadeeven further.

Before that happens – andbefore Alamo joined the Cou-gars in a Monday ceremonyat Wrigley Field saluting theclub’s MWL title, Kane CountyChronicle sports reporterKevin Druley remembered

to pick Alamo’s brain for thelatest edition of the WeekendChit-chat. Here’s an editedtranscript:

What will you take away fromyour time here?

I’m really grateful that I got

a chance to at least be a part

of the team and do whatev-

er I could just to get us that

championship. It was really

exciting. I would rather be

here any day than at home. It

was great.

How would you describe yourduties?

I was pretty much a fill-in

because we had a couple catch-

ers go down. So I was pretty

much just doing any catching

that we needed. … I was out

in the ’pen. I got to do pretty

much everything, just work

in the ’pen and stuff. … I was

playing in Arizona this year,

got drafted last year out of high

school, so I’m just lucky, at 19,

to just be here. Youngest guy

here, but it’s really cool just

to be able to experience this,

because, I mean, I’m friends

with all these guys and just

to be here and just kind of see

what their hard work has done

and how far they’ve gotten. It’s

an amazing thing they’ve done.

And I was just glad to be part

of it in any way I could.

Howmuch were you fol-lowing the Cougars’ run fromArizona?

I already knew from

playing through my season

and stuff that they were doing

really, really good. I just

would see on Twitter and all

those different social medias

that ‘Cougars win,’ and their

record, how they clinched the

first half. I kind of saw that.

I didn’t keep a totally (close

watch), but I wasn’t even

home for a day. Just fishing

on the lake (in Cypress, Calif.)

and I got a call. ‘Hey, we want

you to come to Kane County

and play and try to make a

run.’ So it was sweet. I knew

by being around these guys

and how they play and just the

way they fight and the way

they work that definitely we

had a chance to win it all. And

we showed that no one can

beat us.

Given your experience withsome of these guys, how wereyou received at the start?

This team made me feel

real comfortable when I first

got here. I already had some

friends that I’ve been playing

with for a while, so it was

awesome.

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Ethan HildebrandtSouth Elgin

Golf

A Senior member ofthe South Elgin BoysGolf team, Hildebrandtscored a low 74 at Ge-neva Triangular, finished3rd place individualat Larkin Invite, andearned a low score of36 vs. Glenbard East. Healso had a Top 20 medalfinish at Geneva Invite.

Lucas EgeBurlington Central

Track and Field

Ege was the 2A StateChampion in 300 Hur-dles, 3rd place in Statefor 110 Hurdles, lead legin 4x400 placing 3rdin State, and lead legin 4x100 placing 4th inState. He also went un-defeated in 300 HurdlesJunior year, and was theKane County Champ,Sectional Champ, andConference Champ in110 and 300 Hurdles.

Connor FedderlyKanelandFootball

A Senior member of

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Caanan CoffeyBataviaFootball

Coffey is a JuniorWide Receiver for theBatavia Bulldogs. Intheir first game vs.Oswego, he had 13catches for 173 yardsand 2 touchdowns.

Daley KrageSt. Charles North

Volleyball

Krage helped Northget off to a hot startwith several dominantperformances, includ-ing 12 kills in openingwin against York.

Zach ManibogSt. Charles East

Soccer

Manibog, a Senioron the boys soccerteam, has scored fourgoals in three gamesto start the season.

Matt FisherGeneva

Golf

Fisher, captain of theboys golf team, wasthe medalist in the firstconference match andhad the best score forthe team at Geneva’shome invitational. Asa result of the firstconference match, hehas earned four pointstowards all conferencestanding for the season.

Vote today for your favorite athlete!

Seven outstanding student athletes have been nominated by their schools to compete for the titleof oyota Athlete of the Month. The athlete receiving the most votes

oyota! Voting is limited to one vote per day.

Ethan Hildebrandt Lucas Ege Connor Fedderly Caanan Coffey Daley Krage Zach Manibog Matt Fisher

www.kcchronicle.com/athlete-of-the-monthstcharlestoyota.net/athlete-of-the-monthvote now through Monday, September 22nd!

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MONTHATHLETE

MONTHMONTHMONTHMONTHMONTHMONTHMONTHMONTHMONTHMONTH

East volleyball clinic comingThe St. Charles East girls

volleyball program will put on aclinic from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 5.

The clinic for girls in gradesthree through six will take placeat the high school.

Cost is $30, including a T-shirt.Proceeds will benefit Becca’sLEGacy childhood cancer orga-nization.

Mail checks payable to St.Charles East High School byFriday to Cheryl Windau, 806

Arrowhead Lane, St. Charles,IL, 60174. Include the camp-er’s name, school, parent’sname, home address and emailaddress.

For information, [email protected].

Hoops workouts offeredFor those interested in middle

school preseason boys basket-ball, get ready for tryouts andthe upcoming season with skillswork, shooting and condition-ing.

Workouts will take placeMonday and Thursday evenings,Thursday through Oct. 25.Contact Geneva resident JoeSantos at [email protected].

– Kane County Chronicle

SPORTS NEIGHBORS BULLETIN BOARD

McClellin,Marshall sit; Allen returns to practiceBy KEVIN FISHBAIN

[email protected]

LAKE FOREST – The Bears

did get Jared Allen back and

practicing Friday, but added

another starter to the “did not

participate” list.

Shea McClellin missed Fri-

day’s practice with a hand in-

jury. He was limited Thursday

when the injury occurred, and

coach Marc Trestman said the

Bears will wait to see how he is

today before determining his

status for Monday night’s game

against the Jets.

McClellin has started both

games at strong-side linebacker

and has played 62 of 124 snaps.

He had one sack in the win over

the 49ers. If he can’t play, Jon

Bostic could take his spot in the

base defense.

“We’ll see. That’ll be ongoing

as the week goes on,” Trestman

said. “We’ve got flexibility with

some guys. That’s part of the …

Jon Bostic aspect of learning all

three positions. And we’ll see

where we are. We’re still work-

ing through that and we will up

until game time.”

Joining McClellin in sitting

out practice were Brandon Mar-

shall (ankle), Jeremiah Ratliff

(concussion) Sherrick McManis

(quad), Trevor Scott (foot), Ro-

berto Garza (ankle) and Matt

Slauson (ankle).

It’s not looking good for

Ratliff, McManis and Scott for

Monday night against the Jets.

Will Sutton would potentially

start for Ratliff, and we could

see more of Lamarr Houston

at three-technique and Willie

Young at defensive end. McMan-

is and Scott would be tough loss-

es on special teams.

Marshall missed all of prac-

tice last week, was a game-time

decision and still had three

touchdown catches. Jay Cutler

said Marshall has been “rehab-

bing a lot” this week.

Chris Conte (shoulder) and

Alshon Jeffery (hamstring) were

limited for the second day in a

row and Josh Morgan practiced

in full.

The Jets also had a new start-

er who missed practice with an

injury. Cornerback Dee Milli-

ner, who was limited with an

ankle injury, did not practice

because of an ankle and quad-

riceps injury. Eric Decker was

sidelined for the second day in

a row with a hamstring injury.

BEARS (1-1) AT JETS (1-1), 7:30 P.M. MONDAY, WCIU, ESPN, AM-780, FM-105.9

More online

Visit ChicagoFootball.com forthe latest Bears and NFL news.

Watch Hub Arkush and the rest ofour coverage team break down thisweekend’s Bears game on “ChicagoFootball Now” at 10:30 a.m. today onWCIU or at 2:30 p.m. today on WCUU.

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I made my 16-year-old read a picturebook Thursday morning before school.Yup, true story.

My latest favorite, as it happens,“Ball,” by author/illustrator MarySullivan, is the hilarious, sweet, relat-able story of a dog who pines all dayfor someone to play ball with, since hisgirl – his primary playmate – has goneoff to school.

The first time I read this charmingbook (which contains only one word,“Ball,” repeated multiple times), Ilaughed so hard I woke up my own dog.Really. Since I first picked it up lastmonth, I’ve bought three copies. All atonce, in fact, to give away. (Well, no,one is for me!) It’s that good. First bookI ever bought three copies of at once, sothat’s saying something.

But oh, I also absolutely adore, too,the tender, true, and heartfelt picturesand prose featured in the dear picturebook, “A Sick Day for Amos McGee”by Philip and Erin Snead – which yes,I also gushed over and made my kidsread, when I happened upon it lastyear.

What I love most about this sweetstory (aside from the spot-on illustra-tions) about an old zookeeper and hisrelationships with the animals, andabout how they care for him when hedoesn’t show up for work one day, is

the empowering effect I imagine thisstory has on the little ones who read it.

How wonderful it is for youngchildren to get a glimpse of their owncompetence to care for others! Oh, themagic of books. Magic, indeed.

I recall, in fact, that in spite ofhis desperate desire to appear disin-terested in a picture book, my then15-year-old became so enthralled withthe question of whether the tiny birdappears on every page that we endedup poring over the book for severalminutes (please don’t tell him I said so)– but I digress.

So, yes, I encourage my kids to lovebooks. Don’t go getting all morose ifyou don’t too, now, people, because be-lieve me, plenty of mom-ish things falloff my plate when I’m preoccupied withthe project of reading and writing pic-ture books (none are published yet, butperhaps someday?). For example, afterNoah indulged me and read “Ball,”which he liked all right (whatever),he brushed his teeth and rummagedthrough the medicine cabinet.

“Where are the Band-Aid’s?” heasked.

“I dunno,” I said, nonplussed, as Iwas still engrossed in my new favoritebook. “Look at that expression!” I mar-veled, as I appreciated the art.

“Do we have any left?” Noah asked.We’d apparently changed topics. He

was done with the book.“I have no idea,” I replied, and

shrugged. He wasn’t impressed.“What kind of Mom are you? It’s in

the mom handbook,” he said gamely.“I’m going over to Christopher’s houseto get a band-aid,” he announced.

“Good idea,” I replied, because,well, it really was.

Christopher’s mom probably hasband-aids. Noah harnessed the dog forhis walk and they hustled out the backdoor. A moment later, Christopherwandered in and sat down beside me,ready for a ride to school.

“Got any Band-Aids?” I asked. Heshrugged, perplexed. No help there.I pushed “Ball” in front of him, andwatched as he winced and politelyturned a few pages. He’s known me forover six years, this kid, but he’s stillnot sure of me. I tried not to giggle.

“You’re making him read it, too?”Noah asked, as he and Jake burstthrough the back door, Jake’s face flushwith joy over his finally empty bladder.

“Why yes, yes I am. That’s what hap-pens to children who stumble into mylair,” I replied wickedly.

I may not have Band-Aids, butI have books. Which reminds me!Another of my favorites is the adorablerhyming picture book “When a DragonMoves In,” written by Jodi Moore andillustrated by Howard McWilliam.

It’s the charming tale of a boy andhis (imaginary?) dragon and the cleverchaos they conjure together.

Reminds me of the time when Noahwas 3, when he blamed the cat for pok-ing holes into the boxes I’d just packedin anticipation of our move. (The holeshad been poked with a screwdriver.This was a very handy cat.) Yeah, he’lljust love being reminded of that.

“Time to go,” Noah announced.“Saved by the bell,” I said, grinning

at Christopher.By the way, in case you’re con-

cerned, yes, I finally bought a fewboxes of Band-Aids.

(Hey, I’d love to know: what areyour favorite books for kids? What aretheirs? Drop me a line at jenniferdu-bose@ msn.com.)

• Jennifer DuBose lives in Bataviawith her husband, Todd, and their twochildren, Noah and Holly. Contact herat [email protected].

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TALESFROM THEMOTHERHOOD

Picture book perfect Life lessons taughtwith the turn of a page

Perennials to welcome fallI am terrible at saying

goodbye. In fact, embracingchange in general can bea bit of a challenge for me.Even when a transition is awelcome one like summer’spassage into autumn (andI love autumn!), you’ll stillfind me complaining thatI’m sure the nights seem abit brisker than they did lastyear at this time, I’m notready to pick out pumpkinsand cornstalks yet, and didthat house on the cornerreally put up Halloweendecorations already?

I need time to get usedto upheavals not nearly assignificant as the changingof the seasons. I still want tosoak up the last days of sum-mer and the final flourishes

in the garden before all thoseblooms surrender the spot-light to dramatic fall colors.

One way to make themost of our last few weeksof warm sunny days is byincorporating plants intothe landscape that help (al-most) seamlessly bridge thegap from summer into fall.

• Sweet Autumn Clematis: Agreat name that I couldn’tresist including is theSweet Autumn Clematis,which just stops me in mytracks every time I see it.

A robust twining vine,

this plant can climb over anarbor or along a fence for 25to 30 feet.

Its small pure whiteflowers are lightly fragrantand so plentiful that theygive the whole thing a sortof fluffy, frothy, dreamylook.

And unlike many clem-atis vines, Sweet Autumnwill flourish in part shadeas well as full sun.

• Sedum “Autumn Joy”:

I probably would havementioned “Autumn Joy”solely on the merits of thatperfect name, but in fact,this is one of my favoriteplants for the late summerlandscape.

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With lovely rose-coloredflowers that bronze as the sea-son progresses, “Autumn Joy”coordinates well with the yel-lows, oranges, and reds of fall.

In addition to being sturdy,upright, and almost shrub-likein its growth habit, this sedumis cold hardy, and thanks toits succulent leaves, droughttolerant as well.

“Autumn Joy” looks finein a mass planting or as a focalpoint in full sun to light shade,and I think its compact shapepresents a nice contrast to orna-mental grasses, coneflowers, orRussian sage.

• Asters:Along with the ubiq-uitous mums, asters could beconsidered mainstays of the fallgarden. With pink, purple, orwhite flowers that resemble tinylittle daisies, asters add a bitof color and whimsy at a timewhen many other perennialblooms are starting to fade.

They prefer full to part sun,and since there are so manydifferent types of asters, (theycan range in height from under6 inches to 8 feet!), you are likelyto find one whose size and shapeis well suited to your space.

• Perennial Sunflower: Similarin appearance to the annualssunflowers that we all know andlove, the perennial variety hasa smaller bloom, but is a hardyplant and will return year afteryear. If you plant perennial sun-flowers at the back of your gar-den, the dark green leaves willprovide an attractive backdropfor midsummer flowers, andjust when they begin to fade,these bright yellow sun loverswill take over and continuedrawing butterflies and bees toyour yard well into autumn.

Available in a number ofdifferent varieties, most arehardy to Zone 4, and some evento Zone 3.

Now, I really can’t promisethat a few fall-blooming perenni-als will do much to make all theother inevitable transitions inlife easier to navigate.

What they can do is help usslow down and savor the lateSeptember sunshine, and giveus just a little more time to saygoodbye to something we’re notquite ready to let go of.

• Sarah Marcheschi is anUniversity of Illinois Exten-sion master gardener for KaneCounty. Call the extension officeat 630-584-6166 for more infor-mation.

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Continued from page 28NEIGHBORS BRIEFS

Musical based onMercerMayer books setST. CHARLES – Steel BeamThe-

atre, 111W.Main St. in downtownSt. Charles, will present “There’san Alligator Undermy Bed, aMon-ster inmy Closet, and Somethinginmy Attic,” amusical basedon the books byMercerMayer,beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,Sept. 27.Additional showtimes are 1 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 28, 10:30 a.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 4, and 1 p.m. Sunday,Oct. 5.Mayer stories shed light on the

things that go bump in the night,proving that conquering fearstakes effort and, maybe, a snack.The small cast of young actors

includes Lauren Freitag, Saman-

thaWaldron and AddieMcDonaldof Geneva; Lily Mamminga ofBatavia; Alexis Santana of SouthElgin; and Drew Page of NorthAurora. The actors will performunder the direction of Hoover-Wood Elementary school musicteacher KatieMcCann.Fashion student Celina DiCiaula

of St. Charles created the cos-tumes for the show.Tickets cost $10 and are avail-

able online at SteelBeamTheatre.com or by calling 630-587-8521.

Vero Voce to present‘Alice InWonderland’ST. CHARLES – Vero Voce

Theater in St. Charleswill presentDisney’s “Alice InWonderland, Jr.”as its first production of the 2014-

15 Young Performers Season,with direction by David Rodriguez,music direction by DawnHarkinsand choreography by JocelynAdamski.Performanceswill take place at

1 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3p.m. Sundays, running Sept. 20through Sept. 28.Lewis Carroll’s inquisitive

heroine comes to life in theadaptation of the classic Disneyfilm. Join Alice as she chases theWhite Rabbit, races the DodoBird, gets tied upwith TweedleDee and Tweedle Dum, rapswitha bubble-blowingCaterpillar, andbeats theQueen of Hearts at herown game.The cast includes Molly

Babczak, Ashley Fritz, Jacob

Hart, Alene Lautenschlager andIsabelle Schamberger of Geneva;Collin Callahan, MadelineHotham, Tori McKeehan andMaisie Sweeney of Batavia;Macey Buckman and CharlieKarner of Elgin; Geneva Hope ofLake In The Hills; David Brown,Bridgett Brutto, Katie Czajka,Abigail Hannah, Evelyn Hannah,Ben Hommowun, MackenzieOster, Ella Weasler and KeelanYarusso of St. Charles; and EricaJohnson of Maple Park.Tickets cost $15 for adults

and $9 for children ages 3 to 18years old.Tickets can be purchased

at www.verovoce.com or bycalling the box office at 630-584-0139.

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‘MyOld Lady’: Stars try to save a difficult scriptBy STEPHANIE MERRYThe Washington Post

Israel Horovitz proves it’s nevertoo late to learn a new skill. At 75, theprolific playwright has directed hisfirst feature film, an adaptation of hisplay “My Old Lady.” With dozens ofproduced plays to choose from, it’sinteresting that Horovitz picked thisone. It’s a problematic play that’s justas flawed on screen, although some ex-cellent performances from Kevin Klineand Maggie Smith help make up for thescript’s shortcomings.

Kline plays Mathias Gold, an agingalcoholic with very little to show for his50-odd years beyond three failed mar-riages and three unpublished novels.He uses the last of his meager savingsto book a plane ticket to Paris to see theapartment his late father bequeathed tohim. You can practically see the dollarsigns floating in Mathias’s eyes as hewalks in and surveys the place.

The apartment is in Le Marais,and it’s huge with a lush back garden.Mathias – who really prefers to becalled Jim – is already imagining lifeas a millionaire when his dream is cutshort by the reality of the little old lady

living in the place. Mathilde (Smith)informs Mathias that this is a “viager,”a French real estate arrangement inwhich Mathias’s father bought theplace from Mathilde for a small fee, butshe has use of the apartment until shedies. And until then, Mathias must payher a monthly fee of 2,400 euros.

“Payable to you?” he says incredu-lously, before ever so casually asking,“How old are you?”

Subtlety is not either character’sstrong suit, but Mathias is particularlycoarse. He ends up striking a deal tostay in the place until he can figure outa way to sell it. In the meantime, hetracks down Mathilde’s doctor to seehow long she might live (answer: a verylong time) and secretly loots the place,selling a few pieces of furniture forpocket change. In other words, Mathiasis utterly despicable, but in the hands ofKline, the character is a joy to watch.

The story falters with the intro-duction of Chloe, Mathilde’s daughter(Kristin Scott Thomas), who is enragedto find that Mathias is staying in hermother’s home, where Chloe also lives.She makes strange, occasionally unbe-lievable decisions, and comes acrossmore like a tool for Mathias’s transfor-

mation than a fully formed character.As is so common in contemporary

plays, the story hinges on a big revealthat helps to explain why Mathias issuch a lout. Part of the reason – and thisgives nothing away – is that his fatherwas a deadbeat. He was never around,which left his wife constantly depressedand Mathias constantly alone. In thissense, it turns out Mathias shares quitea bit in common with Chloe, who hasher own parental emotional baggage.

Both characters are a mess, whichmakes the story’s tidy resolution feeltoo easy. That being said, as the emo-tions begin to run high, Kline’s perfor-mance is impeccable. For a moment,even after all of Mathias’s horrible,shameless behavior, Kline managesto make his character tragic, and theaudience might momentarily feel forthe guy.

Horovitz may have made a question-able decision in adapting this particu-lar play for the screen, but his castingwas flawless.

• “My Old Lady” received two out offour stars. The film is rated PG-13 andcontains thematic material and somesexual references. It runs 104 minutes.

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Kevin Kline (left) stars as Mathias Gold, and Maggie Smith stars as Mathilde Girard in a scene from “My Old Lady,” an adaptation of IsraelHorovitz’s play that was directed by the playwright.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Don’t beoverwhelmed by the variety of optionsavailable to you. Make choices basedon what suits you best at the moment.Smaller, less important matters can bedealt with later.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Roll up yoursleeves and put in the extra time andeffort required to advance. Money andcareer are featured, so keep emotionalissues out of the equation.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You have a shotat reaching the winner’s circle. Youdon’t have control of every situation,so make the most of your attributesand ability. You have a lot to gain.

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Dear Doctor K: I wore a new pairof hiking boots on my vacationand now have several painfulblisters on my feet. What’s thebest way to treat them?

Dear Reader: It sounds like youhave friction blisters. A frictionblister is a soft pocket of raisedskin filled with clear fluid, causedby irritation from continuous rub-bing or pressure.

The irritation – in your casecaused by new hiking boots –slightly damages the skin. Theuppermost layer of skin separatesfrom the layer beneath, and fluidaccumulates in the space that’sleft. (I’ve put an illustration of afriction blister on my website,AskDoctorK.com.) If the blisteralso contains blood, it is called ablood blister.

Friction blisters typicallydrain on their own within days. Anew layer of skin forms beneaththe blister and eventually the blis-tered skin peels away. As a result,friction blisters don’t generallyrequire any special treatment.

Be sure to keep the blistersclean and dry. And also keep themintact: The skin provides a natu-ral protection against infection.

Do not try to drain the blister orpierce or cut away the overlyingskin. In doing so, you can allowbacteria to get into the wound andcause an infection.

If a blister breaks on its own,wash the area with soap and wa-ter. Then gently pat it dry, use anantibacterial ointment and coverit with a bandage. Do this everytime you get the blister wet (fromswimming or from bathing) andat least once a day.

If pressure or friction contin-ues in the same area, the blistermay last longer. Sometimes it isimpossible to avoid further irri-tation (for example, if your newhiking boots were the only shoesyou brought on your vacation). Inthis case, protect the blister with amore heavy-duty sterile bandage.

Continued friction may causethe blister to break open, ooze flu-id and become infected. See yourdoctor immediately if you thinkyou have an infection, notice

significant redness or drainagethat is not clear fluid, or developa fever.

To prevent friction blistersin the future, wear shoes that fitwell. That means the shoe shouldnot be tight anywhere and shouldnot slide up and down your heelwhen you walk. Wear socks thathave good elastic and don’t tendto bunch up. And try to keep yourfeet dry.

When you buy new shoes orboots, break them in over a fewweeks before taking long walksand hikes. It’s rare for brand-newshoes or boots to fit your feet wellunder conditions of maximumstress.

Like you, I learned this thehard way. I bought a pair of newboots before taking a several-dayhike in the New England moun-tains. By the second day, I hadtwo fierce friction blisters, one oneach foot. The trip was consider-ably less fun after that.

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

Dr.Wallace: I am in

my second year at the

University of California.

I would like to teach

English composition and

literature on the high

school level when I grad-

uate, but I’m concerned

that my physical dis-

ability will cause school

districts to rule me out

as a teacher candidate.

For the past nine

years, I have been un-

able to walk. My father

and I were in a car that

was hit head on by an

intoxicated driver. My

father was severely

injured, and I suffered

permanent injuries to

my spine and legs.

I get around by means

of an electric-powered

vehicle also known as a

“wheelchair.” I’m very

comfortable maneu-

vering around campus

in my vehicle, and I’m

positive that I could

function without a prob-

lem teaching on the high

school level if given the

opportunity.

Since you are a

former high school ad-

ministrator, I welcome

your input. – Nameless,Berkeley, California

Dear Nameless:The great majority of

school districts would

hire the best-qualified

candidates to fill their

teaching vacancies.

When I was teaching

English and coaching

varsity basketball at

Phoenix Union High

School, one of the most

respected teachers on

campus was a gen-

tleman confined to a

“wheelchair.” He taught

mathematics and was

the freshman basketball

coach. He was superb in

both areas.

The first day of

basketball practice, I

observed him to see if

he could function as

a coach. After a week,

I accepted him as a

knowledgeable basket-

ball coach and didn’t

even give it a second

thought that he was

doing his thing with the

assistance of a chair

with wheels.

My advice to you is

to plan on being a high

school English teacher

because it’s going to

happen. You will be a

great teacher!

Dr. Wallace: One of

my good friends left

town to live with her

married sister and

her husband to get rid

of her boyfriend. She

emailed me that she

would fill me in with

the details later.

She said her boy-

friend was abusing her

emotionally. I really

can’t grasp what that

means. Please tell me

what constitutes emo-

tional abuse. – Karen,Michigan City, Indiana

Dear Karen: Emotion-

al abuse can take many

forms: verbal attacks,

belittlement, con-

trolling, jealousy and

threatening physical

violence.

For a female, this

can mean that a male

friend refuses to let her

spend much time with

her close friends; refus-

es to allow her to talk

to other males; forces

the female to keep a

cellphone on her person

so he can check on her

whereabouts.

When emotional

abuse becomes the

norm rather than the

exception, the relation-

ship should end.

It’s too bad that your

good friend had to es-

cape out of town. It’s her

boyfriend who should

have exited the scene.

• Email Dr. RobertWallace at [email protected].

Dear Abby: I graduated fromcollege, and I’m starting my firstfull-time job and moving into myfirst apartment. I bought all thefurniture for it, but needed helpmoving in.

My parents decided to drivefive hours to my new home totransport the furniture in a truckthey rented – without consultingme. While I appreciate their helpbecause I would not have beenable to lift some of the items on myown, I feel they have oversteppedthe normal boundaries of parent-ing an independent 27-year-olddaughter. They also decided theywould spend the night in myapartment and sleep in my newlypurchased bed without asking me.

Am I crazy for thinking myparents are not respecting myspace? This is my first step outinto the real world. – BecomingIndependent In Illinois

Dear Becoming Independent:How exactly did you plan to getthe large items of furniture frompoint A to point B if your parentshadn’t stepped up to the plate?

They were attempting to help youas they always have, not violateyou. Although they were mistak-en, they assumed that after a five-hour drive plus doing the heavylifting, they’d be welcome to staythe night and not have to checkinto a hotel.

Because that wasn’t the case,you should have thanked them fortheir generosity and told them youhad made other arrangements forgetting the furniture transportedand installed instead of resentingthem for it. Your problem isn’tpushy parents; it’s that you didn’tspeak up in the first place.

Dear Abby: I’m a 27-year-oldsingle mom, career-focused anddriven in what I do for my sonand me. I want the best for him.He is 3.

I am having a hard time meet-ing someone who will accept the

two of us. Men come up to me allthe time at work or when I’m out,but once I mention that I have asmall child, it’s like they run andhide. If I wait and tell them later,they get upset that I didn’t bring itup earlier.

I am ready to settle down andbe a “family” with someone. Howdo I fix this? What should I do? –Lonely In Sugar Land, Texas

Dear Lonely:You’re doingnothing wrong, and nothing needs“fixing.” A man who approachesyou and then runs in the oppositedirection when he learns you havea child, isn’t interested in the kindof relationship you’re looking for.He’s looking for fun, not continu-ity.

So, be honest about your situa-tion from the beginning. While theidea of settling down is nice, youneed to do it with someone whosepriorities align with your own,and the men you have met so fardon’t qualify.

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com.

Independent daughter wants less help fromparents

Break in new shoes slowly to prevent friction blisters

Youwill be a great teacher

RobertWallace

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The signal signalsa contract’s defeat

David Letterman said, “Trafficsignals in New York are justrough guidelines.”

There are other cities like that.In colorful Cairo, no one seemedto stop for a red light unless eitherother cars were crossing thejunction or a police officer wasstanding there.

Bridge defense signals areoften only suggestions to partner,but sometimes are strict guide-lines. In this deal, how shouldEast and West play to defeat fourspades after West leads a lowheart in answer to his partner’slead-directing double?

North’s four-heart responsewas a Texas transfer. It guaran-teed at least a six-card spade suitand either game-only or slam-go-ing values. Yes, here North wouldhave done better to respond threeno-trump, but that might havebackfired.

When playing third hand high,East is supposed to put up the bot-tom of touching honors first – butnot when he has ace-king-double-ton. Then, he takes the first trickwith the ace and cashes the king,high-low with a doubleton. And ifhe can get West back on lead, Eastcan receive a heart ruff to defeatthe contract. But which minorshould East lead at trick three?

West must give East asuit-preference signal. If West’sentry is in the lower-ranking ofthe other two side suits, he playshis lowest heart at trick two. Here,though, because his entry is inthe higher-ranking side suit, Westdrops his highest heart, the jack.Then East will know to shift to adiamond at trick three. West willtake that trick and give his part-ner a heart ruff for down one.

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ALL-ENCOMPASSINGBY TRACY GRAY AND JEFF CHEN / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

No. 0907

ACROSS

1 Loaded, in Lyon

6 Hosiery hue

11 Eagles, Falcons and

Cardinals

16 Last place

17 “No lie!”

18 Move out

20 Some politicians’

trips

21 Cub Scout leader

22 Salt away

24 Shrinks’ org.

25 What discoveries

may yield

27 “Right you ___!”

28 Abbr. not found on

most smartphones

29 JFK alternative

in N.Y.C.

30 Nasty storm, e.g.

33 Film director who

said, “I think an

artist has always

to be out of step

with his time”

36 “___ be praised”

37 Paradoxical figure?

38 Fraternity member

or muscle, briefly

39 Mary who

introduced the

miniskirt

40 Outs, in a way

42 “Law & Order”

spinoff, informally

43 “Yes”

44 Ornery sorts

45 Didn’t take it lyingdown, say

47 ___ child (playfulside)

48 Ayatollahpredecessor

49 Indiana Jonesmenace

52 Lathered (up)

54 Game with fallingpopularity?

56 Native Oklahoman

59 Hit from behind

61 “Eh, any oneis fine”

63 Fan of pop’s OneDirection, maybe

64 Veered off course

65 Many WinslowHomer works

70 Some holidaygreenery

74 The dark side

75 Kidnapping, e.g.

77 Island in PacificW.W. II fighting

78 “The cautiousseldom ___”:Confucius

79 Stone of “The Help”

80 Atomic clock part

81 Flog

83 Hightails it

86 Figure onArgentina’s flag

87 Charge

89 Period of inactivity

93 Last Oldsmobile

94 Took after

95 Org. thatimplemented theFood Stamp Act

97 Former Mrs.Trump

98 Southern farmconcern

100 “No need toworry”

102 “DieMeistersinger”soprano

103 Brio

104 ___ lamp

106 On

107 Wyo. neighbor

108 Kind of scan

110 HBO comedy/drama

112 Way to storm off

114 Begins, as work

115 Marketing newsmagazine

116 Rattle off, say

117 Dutch Golden Agepainter

118 Actress Brandt of“Breaking Bad”

119 Them, with “the”

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1 He walked away withBlainein “Casablanca”

2 Type

3 Kicks everyone out,say

4 Yoga variety

5 Synthetic

6 ___ Maria

7 Get several views

8 Big name in autoracing

9 Trendy food regimen

10 Long span

11 Expensive SuperBowl purchase

12 Polished off

13 Cousin ofa zucchini

14 Boca Del ___,Fla.

15 Certainbar orders,informally

16 Rounded roof

19 West Coast citywhere Nike hadits start

20 Aladdin’s adversary

23 Times gone by

26 “___ Mine,” 1984Steve Perry hit

28 Winter Olympicssite after St.Moritz

31 Bonny miss

32 Like lotterywinners, typically

34 Gerrymandered,e.g.

35 Verdant

41 Bright light

44 In vogue

46 X or Y supplier

48 Mister, in Mumbai

49 Creative, in a way

50 Karate instructor

51 Joyous song

53 Small flycatcher

55 “___ SatanicMajestiesRequest” (RollingStones album)

56 Eggy?

57 Stretching muscle

58 Court cry

60 E.R. figures

62 Inspect

66 Dodo’s lack

67 Weaponry

68 Bussing on a bus,briefly?

69 Barber who wrote“Adagio forStrings”

70 To a greater extent

71 Sketch show, briefly

72 Caddy’s choices

73 1960s sci-fi series

76 Blowout win

77 Discombobulates

79 N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer Monroe

82 “___ Nagila”

83 Light ___

84 Garlic segments

85 Empathizes

86 P.R. firm’s job

88 PrincipalSeymour’sgirlfriend on“The Simpsons”

90 Fullness

91 Not goinganywhere?

92 Stick on the grill?

94 Where Excaliburwas forged

96 Threads

99 Delight

101 PhilosopherKierkegaard

105 Noted Dadaist

109 ___ TechnicalInstitute

110 Yammer

111 Britain’s ___News

113 “Monty Pythonand the HolyGrail” enchanter

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PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THESIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATEOF: JOSHUA PAULAddress: 204 Spring Street, Car-pentersville, IL 60110Date of Death: August 18, 2014,Elgin, IL

Case No. 14 P 507PUBLICATION NOTICE

INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIONTO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS

1. Notice is hereby given ofJoshua Paul who died on August18, 2014, a resident of Carpen-tersville, Illinois.

2. The Representative for the es-tate is: Christopher Paul, 10160Avatar Way, Warrenton, VA20186.

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NOTICE OF PUBLICATIONAUCTION OF REAL ESTATE

Case No. 14 CH 739

On October 2, 2014 at 9:00a.m. certain real estate com-monly known as:

3104 Wakefield, Carpen-tersville, Illinois 60110

Will Be Sold at Public Auction tothe highest bidder for cash:

The properties consists of: Asingle family residence.

Contact: Michael A. O'Brienat 630-871-9400

Formal Notice of this JudicialSale of Real Estate will be foundin the Legal Notices section ofthis newspaper with the above-mentioned case number.

PUBLIC NOTICE



BLUFF PLAZA, LLCPlaintiff,

v.BRIAN D. HOWARD, AMY M.HOWARD, TARGET NATIONALBANK f/k/a RETAILERS NATIONALBANK, UNKNOWN TENANTS OROCCUPANTS, UNKNOWN OWN-ERS and NON-RECORDCLAIMANTS,

Defendants.

No. 14 CH 739NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF

REAL ESTATE MORTGAGEFORECLOSURE

Notice is hereby given that pur-suant to a Judgment heretofore en-tered by the said Court in theabove-entitled cause, on August28, 2014, in favor of Bluff Plaza,LLC in the amount of $76,000.03,plus attorneys' fees of $4,743.00and costs of $1,807.30 (the"Judgment"), Patrick B. Perez,Sheriff of Kane County, or hisDeputy, will on Thursday, October2, 2014 at 9:00 a.m., at the KaneCounty Court House, 37W777 Illi-nois Route 38, Room JC100, St.Charles, Illinois, 60175 sell at pub-lic auction to the highest bidder for

highcash, all and singular, the follow-ing described premises and real es-tate in the said judgment men-tioned, situated in the County ofKane, State of Illinois, or so muchthereof as shall be sufficient to sat-isfy said Judgment to wit:

LOT 42 IN BLOCK 17 OF FIRSTADDITION TO UNIT 15 OF GOLFVIEW HIGHLANDS, IN THE VILLAGEOF CARPENTERSVILLE, KANECOUNTY, ILLINOIS.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 3104Wakefield, Carpentersville, Illinois60110

PIN NO: 03-13-406-037

The person to contact for infor-mation regarding this property is:Michael A. O'Brien, Esq. (630)871-9400

The terms of sale are: Ten per-cent (10%) due by cash or certifiedfunds at the time of the sale andbalance is due by noon the follow-ing Tuesday after the sale to theKane County Sheriff. The subjectproperty is subject to real estate tax-es, special assessments or specialtaxes levied against said real estateand is offered for sale without anyrepresentation as to quality orquantity of title and without re-course to plaintiff and in "As Is"condition. The sale is further subjectto confirmation by the court.

The properties are each improvedby: A single family residence.

The properties may be inspectedprior to sale: No.

Together with all buildings andimprovements thereon, and the ten-ements, hereditaments and appur-tenants thereunto.

NOTICE-PUBLICATION-JUDICIAL SALE

WITNESS:/s/ Thomas M. Hartwell

Thomas M. Hartwell, Clerk of theSixteenth Judicial Circuit Court, and

the seal thereof, Kane, Illinois

9/3/14Date

O'Brien Law Offices, P.C.Michael A. O'BrienLeslie G. Bleifuss124A South County Farm RoadWheaton, Illinois 60187Ph: (630) 871-9400Fax: (630) 871-9435Atty. No. 6216625/6224

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, September 6, 13 & 20,2014.)

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFWILLIAM J. FAHLMARKAddress: 1414 S. 7th Court,St. Charles, Illinois 60174Date and Place of Death: August18, 2014

General No. 14 P 482PUBLICATION NOTICE

INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIONTO CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS,

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES

1. Notice is hereby given of thedeath of William J. Fahlmark whodied on August 18, 2014, a resi-dent of St. Charles, Illinois.

2. The Representative for the es-tate is: Jodi M. Rhodes

3. The Attorney for the estate isRaymond F. Agrella / Shearer &Agrella, 4N701 School Road, St.Charles, Illinois 60175

4. Claims against the estate maybe filed on or before March 13,2015. Claims against the estatemay be filed with the Clerk of theCircuit Court, P.O. Box 112, Gene-va, IL, 60134-0112 or 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.

5. On September 5, 2014, an

ptOrder Admitting the Will to Probateand Appointing the Representativewas entered.

6. Within forty-two (42) days af-ter the effective date of the originalOrder Admitting the Will to Probate,you may file a petition with theCourt to require proof of the validityof the Will by testimony or witness-es to the Will in open Court, or oth-er evidence, as provided in ArticleVI 5/6-21 (755 ILCS 5/6/21).

7. Within six (6) months after theeffective date of the original OrderAdmit-ting the Will to Probate, youmay file a petition with the Court tocontest the validity of the Will asprovided under Article VIII 5/8-1 ofthe Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/8-1).

8. The estate will be administeredwithout Court supervision unless aninterested party terminates indepen-dent supervision administration byfiling a petition to terminate underArticle XXVIII 5/28-4 of the ProbateAct (755 ILCS 5/28-4).

/s/ Jodi M. RhodesExecutor


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PUBLIC NOTICE

THE BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES OF THEST. CHARLES PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTICT

KANE AND DUPAGE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS

ORDINANCE NO. 2014/2015-3ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE

FOR LIBRARY PURPOSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2014/2015

WHEREAS, the Illinois Municipal Budget Law, 50 ILCS, 330/1, et seq., as amended, requires allIllinois municipal corporations to adopt a Combined Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinancespecifying the objects and purposes of expenditures; and the Illinois Public Library District Act, 75ILCS 16/35-5 and 16/30-85, provides procedures for the passage of a Budget and Appropriation Or-dinance and a Tax Levy Ordinance; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the above and other statutes, an ordinance has been prepared in tentativeform and made available for public inspection at least thirty (30) days prior to the adoption thereof,and a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance has been held prior to final actionhereon, and notice of said hearing was published at least thirty (30) days prior to said hearing in anewspaper published within the District;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by The Board of Library Trustees of the St. Charles Public Li-brary District, Kane and DuPage Counties, Illinois, as follows:

Section 1. The following budget containing an estimate of all receipts of said Library District, andof the expenditures therefrom, be and the same hereby is adopted as the budget for said District forthe fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2015, and the same sums are herebyappropriated as necessary to defray said expenses and liabilities of this Library District, for the objectsand purposes indicated, for the said fiscal year:

A. FUNDS ON HAND (EXCLUDING EARLY COLLECTION OF TAX MONIES FROM PRIOR LEVY)1. Monies on hand at Beginning of Fiscal Year:

a. GENERAL FUND (Serving as an informal Working Cash Fund for the coming fiscal year,which may be transferred to the Building & Equipment Accumulations Special Reserve FundPursuant to 75 ILCS 16/40-50) (Excludes advance receipt of portions of most recent taxlevy) $68,865.00

b. IMRF FUND: (pursuant to 40 ILCS 5/21-121and 5/21-105) 73,245.00c. SOCIAL SECURITY FUND: (pursuant to40 ILCS 5/7-171) 64,852.00d. BUILDING EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE .02% FUND:

(pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/35-5(b), et seq.) 3,767,056.00e. AUDIT FUND: (pursuant to 50 ILCS 310/9) 0.00f. LIABILITY INSURANCE FUND: (pursuant to 745 ILCS 10/9-107) 20,322.00g. BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT ACCUMULATIONS SPECIAL RESERVE FUND:

(pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/40-50 et seq.) 4,475,667.00h. GIFT AND SPECIAL TRUSTEE FUND: (pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/30-75) 119,686.00i. GRANTS FUND 508.00j. Raymond B. Miller Memorial Trust Fund 635,275.00

$9,225,476.00(Does not include WORKING CASH FUND in the amount of $588,254 not deemed a currentasset available for library purposes, pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/30-95 and 16/35-35)

2. ESTIMATED REVENUE TO BE RECEIVED DURING FISCAL YEAR, July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015(Modified Accrual Basis):a. Taxes (All funds-2013/2014 levy) 7,358,378.00b. Per Capita Grant 68,865.00c. Photocopies 16,000.00d. Interest (all funds) 32,050.00e. Grants 0.00f. Developers' Fees 0.00g. Rental of Property 10,800.00h. Fines 82,000.00i. Gifts & Other Income 75,000.00j. Personal Property Replacement Tax 30,000.00

Total Monies to be Received $7,673,093.00TOTAL MONIES AVAILABLE ALL FUNDS $16,898,569.00

B. ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURES CONTEMPLATED:I. LIBRARY MATERIALS

1. Books $ 725,000.002. Electronic Resources 600,000.003. Cataloging 30,000.004. Periodicals 40,000.005. Audiovisual 400,000.006. Microform 6,000.007. Material Repair 5,000.008. Material Refunds 10,000.00

Subtotal $1,816,000.00

II. EQUIPMENT1. Library Supplies $ 75,000.002. Postage 45,000.003. Printing 55,000.004. Furniture 15,000.005. Equipment 35,000.006. Automation 380,000.00

Subtotal $ 605,000.00

III. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS1. Electronic Resources $ 0.002. Furnishings/Equipment 20,000.003. Parking/Grounds 140,000.004. Facility Maintenance 120,000.005. Facility Improvements 200,000.006. Property Administration 20,000.00

Subtotal $ 500,000.00

IV. ADMINISTRATION1. Maintenance $ 40,000.002. Administrative Fees 36,000.003. Utilities

a. Electricity 95,000.00b. Heat 20,000.00c. Water 7,000.00d. Telephone 23,000.00

4. Insurancea. Building 30,000.00b. Employee Medical 275,000.00

5. Professional Development 65,000.00

6. Contractuala. Maintenance Services 65,000.00b. Equipment Maintenance 62,000.00c. Equipment Rental 8,000.00d. Services 16,000.00

7. A.D.A COMPLIANCE 3,000.008. Professional Fees 55,000.009. Public Programs 35,000.0010.Inter-fund Transfers 50,000.00

Subtotal $ 885,000.00

V. PERSONNELSalaries $3,650,000.00

VI. GRANT FUNDS1. Illinois Per Capita Grant pursuant to 75 ILCS 10/8.1 et al., to supplement theLibrary's regular budget and not to reduce the Library's levy in the current year

or the next year. 68,865.00

VII.CONTINGENCY 35,000.00TOTAL GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION ANNUAL OPERATIONS ALL PURPOSES $7,559,865.00

VII.FUNDS LEVIABLE IN EXCESS OF GENERAL FUND LIMITS1. ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND:

(pursuant to 40 ILCS 5/21-105 and 5/21-121) $ 425,000.002. SOCIAL SECURITY FUND: (pursuant to 40 ILCS 5/7-171) 300,000.003. INSURANCE FUND: Liability Insurance Worker's Compensation and Unemployment

Compensation (pursuant to 745 ILCS 10/9-107) 87,000.004. AUDIT FUND: Audit Expense (pursuant to 50 ILCS 310/9) 10,000.005. SPECIAL PURPOSE EXTENSION: BUILDING EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE

.02% FUND: (pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/35-5(b) et seq.) 3,453,498.00SPECIAL FUNDS TOTAL $4,275,498.00

IX. OTHER FUNDS1. Building & Equipment Accumulations Special Reserve Fund, pursuant to

75 ILCS 16/40-50 $4,298,245.002. Gift & Special Trustee Fund (pursuant to 16/30-75) 119,686.003. Raymond B. Miller Memorial Trust Fund 635,275.00

OTHER FUNDS TOTAL 5,053,206.00

X OTHER GRANT FUNDS1. Grants 10,000.00

CURRENT YEAR APPROPRIATION $16,898,569.00

Section 2. There is hereby appropriated from the taxes to be levied for the fiscal year and othersources of income, the sums, to be divided among the several corporate objects and purposes forsaid District for the aforesaid fiscal year, as follows:

General Fund Appropriations: Annual Operations $ 7,559,865.00Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 425,000.00Social Security Fund 300,000.00Insurance Fund 87,000.00Audit Fund 10,000.00Building Equipment & Maintenance .02% Fund 3,453,498.00Gift & Special Trustee Fund 119,686.00Building & Equipment Accumulations Special Reserve Fund 4,298,245.00Raymond B. Miller Memorial Trust Fund 635,275.00Grants Fund 10,000.00

Total: All funds $16,898,569.00

Section 3. All unexpended balances of proceeds received annually from public library taxes not inexcess of statutory limits may be transferred to the Special Reserve Fund, heretofore established ac-cording to 75 ILCS 16/40-50, pursuant to plans developed and adopted by this Board, and saidunexpended balances shall be accumulated in this Fund for the purpose of erecting a building to beused as a library or to purchase a site for the same, or to purchase a building, or to repair, remodelor improve an existing library building, or to build an addition thereto, to furnish necessary equip-ment thereto, to acquire library materials such as books, periodicals, films, recordings and electronicdata storage and retrieval facilities in connection with either the purchase or construction of a new li-brary building or the expansion of an existing library building, or for the emergency expenditures forthe repair of an existing library building or its equipment, or to do any or all of these things.

Section 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, no further appropriations shall be made at anyother time within such fiscal year, provided that this Board may from time to time make transfers be-tween the various items in any fund, or appropriations in excess of those authorized by the budget inorder to meet an immediate and unforeseen emergency by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all of thetrustees, as provided by 75 ILCS 16/30-90, et seq. provided that nothing in this section shall beconstrued to permit transfer between funds required by law to be kept separate. Any remaining bal-ances after the close of the fiscal year shall be available until August 30th for the authorization ofpayment of such obligations incurred prior to the close of the fiscal year, and until September 30thfor the payment of such obligations or for the transfer of unexpendable balances thereof to be accu-mulated, as provided by 75 ILCS 16/30-90.

Section 5. A copy of this ordinance in tentative form has been available for public inspection atthe Library for thirty (30) days, and notice of said hearing has been given by posting for thirty (30)days and by publication in a newspaper published within the District in substantially the followingform:

THE BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES OF THEST. CHARLES PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICTKANE AND DUPAGE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS

Public notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on theproposed annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance, for the fiscal year

July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015, at the following time and place:

September 10, 2014 at 6:45 p.m.St. Charles Public LibraryOne South Sixth Avenue

St. Charles, Illinois60174

The said ordinance in tentative form shall be available for public inspection for at leastthirty (30) days prior thereto at said Library during regular library hours.

Dated this 9th day of July, 2014./s/ Kimberly D.M. Reese

Kimberly D. M. Reese, Secretary

Section 6. The Board established a Working Cash Fund, pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/35-35 and16/30-95, as a separate and additional special fund for the sole purpose of enabling the libraryboard to have in its funds, at all times, sufficient money to meet demands thereupon for ordinary

and necessary and committed expenditures for library purposes. Pursuant to the aforesaid, the fundhaving been created, the proceeds have been deposited in a special and separate fund, and shall becarried over from year to year without in any manner reducing or abating a future annual library taxlevy, and shall not be deemed a current asset available for library purposes; and the proceeds of suchfund may be transferred from the library Working Cash Fund to the library General Fund, and dis-bursed therefrom in anticipation of collection of taxes lawfully levied for general library purposes; andsuch taxes when collected, and after payment of tax warrants, shall be drawn upon to reimburse theWorking Cash Fund; and all of the above pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/35-35. Any interest accruing fromthe investment of these funds shall be transferred to the General Fund to be applied to meet ordinaryand necessary and committed expenses pursuant to IL. Op. Atty. Gen. 87-003 and other legal au-thority.

Section 7. Pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/35-5(b) et.seq. there has been established a "Building Equip-ment & Maintenance .02% Fund," as set forth in the resolution of the corporate authority of this Li-brary, published in full in a local newspaper when passed, said fund being for the purchase of sitesand buildings, for the construction and equipment of buildings, for the rental of buildings required forlibrary purposes and for the maintenance, repairs and alterations of library buildings and equipment.Any expenditure of these funds from this special fund shall be limited solely to the purposes set forth insaid statute, or such other purposes as set forth in said statute as may be from time to time providedby statutory amendment.

Section 8. This Board hereby certifies that all applicable provisions of 35 ILCS 200/18-55 et seq.,as amended, ("The Illinois Truth-in-Taxation Statute") have been complied with.

Section 9. This Ordinance is passed pursuant to statutory authority and the Illinois Public LibraryDistrict Act, 75 ILCS 16/35-5(b) et seq., 16/30-85 et seq., and 16/40-50 et seq., the Illinois Munici-pal Budget Law, 50 ILCS 330/1 et seq., the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law ("PTELL" or "TaxCap"), 35 ILCS 200/18-85 et seq. and 200/18-185 et seq., and the Illinois Revenue Act, 35 ILCS200/18-85 et seq. and other statutes hereunto appertaining.

Section 10. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approvalaccording to law, and any resolutions or ordinances in conflict therewith are hereby repealed; andshould any part of this Ordinance be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall af-fect only that part of this act specifically covered thereby, and shall not affect any other provisions orparts of this act, but shall be severable therefrom.

PASSED by the Board of Library Trustees of the St. Charles Public Library District, Kane and Du-Page Counties, Illinois, on the 10th day of September, 2014 by a vote of:

AYES: Huntley, Prath, Hill, Haines, DeVault, Reese, SteimleNAYS: NoneABSENT: NoneABSTAINING: None

APPROVED/s/ Victoria A. Haines

Victoria A. Haines, PresidentThe Board of Library Trustees

(SEAL) of the St. Charles Public Library District,Kane and DuPage Counties, Illinois

ATTEST:/s/ Kimberly D. M. ReeseKimberly D. M. Reese, Secretary

THE BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES OF THEST. CHARLES PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTICT

KANE AND DUPAGE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS

CERTIFIED ESTIMATE OF ANTICIPATED REVENUESAs chief fiscal officer of the Board of Library Trustees of the St. Charles Public Library District, Kane

and DuPage Counties, Illinois, in accordance with 35 ILCS 200/18-50, I hereby certify that the fol-lowing is an estimate of revenues, by source, anticipated to be received by the above taxing district inthe following year:

REVENUE ESTIMATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014/2015

A. FUNDS ON HAND (EXCLUDING EARLY COLLECTION OF TAX MONIES FROM PRIOR LEVY)1. Monies on hand at Beginning of Fiscal Year:

a. GENERAL FUND (Serving as an informal Working Cash Fund for the coming fiscalyear, which may be transferred to the Building & Equipment Accumulations SpecialReserve Fund Pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/40-50) (Excludes advance receipt of portionsof most recent tax levy) $ 68,865.00b. ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND:(pursuant to 40 ILCS 5/21-121 and 5/21-105) 73,245.00c. SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE FUND:(pursuant to 40 ILCS 5/7-171) 64,852.00d. BUILDING, EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE .02% FUND:(pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/35-5(b), et seq.) 3,767,056.00e. AUDIT FUND: (pursuant to 50 ILCS 310/9) 0.00f. LIABILITY, INSURANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND:(pursuant to 745 ILCS 10/9-107) 20,322.00g. BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT ACCUMULATIONS SPECIAL RESERVE FUND:(pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/40-50 et seq.) 4,475,667.00h. GIFT AND SPECIAL TRUSTEE FUND: (pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/30-75) 119,686.00i. GRANTS FUND 508.00j. Raymond B. Miller Memorial Trust Fund 635,275.00

$9,225,476.00(Does not include WORKING CASH FUND in the amount of $588,250 not deemeda current asset available for library purposes, pursuant to 75 ILCS 16/30-95)

2. ESTIMATED REVENUE TO BE RECEIVED DURING FISCAL YEAR,July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015 (Modified Accrual Basis):a. Taxes (2013/2014 levy) 7,358,378.00b. Per Capita Grant 68,865.00c. Photocopies 16,000.00d. Interest (all funds) 32,050.00e. Grants 0.00f. Developers' Fees 0.00g. Rental of Property 10,800.00h. Fines 82,000.00i. Gifts & Other Income 75,000.00j. Personal Property Replacement Tax 30,000.00Total Monies to be Received $ 7,673,093.00

TOTAL MONIES AVAILABLE ALL FUNDS $16,898,569.00

CERTIFICATIONI, Norman C. Huntley, the chief fiscal officer of the above taxing district, do hereby certify that the

above is a true estimate of the revenues anticipated to be received by this governmental unit in the fol-lowing fiscal year for the indicated funds.

Dated: September 10, 2014 /s/ Norman C. HuntleyTreasurer

(Published in the Kane County Chronicle, September 20, 2013.)


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CITY OF GENEVA22 SOUTH FIRST STREETGENEVA, IL 60134

Sealed BIDS for the Well No. 5Abandonment will be received bythe City of Geneva at the City Halluntil 11:00 A.M. (Local Time), onthe 23rd day of October, 2014,and then at said office and time,publicly opened and read aloud.

The proposed work for the WellNo. 5 Abandonment consists of theproper permitting, removal of thepump, motor and discharge col-umn, capping the well, and relatedwork in accordance with the Con-tract Documents in Geneva, Illinois,for the Well No. 5 Abandonment.

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All BIDS shall be submitted onthe forms provided, and shall beaccompanied by a Certified Check,Cashier's Check, or Bid Bond, in anamount not less than five percent(5%) of the amount of the Bid,and subject to the conditions pro-vided in the Instructions to Bidders.

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Date: SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, September 20, 2014.)

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SPECIAL USE TO ALLOW AMOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR AND/OR

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Dated this 19th day of Septem-ber, 2014

/s/ Mike TothCommunity Development Director

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, August 20, 2014

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STATE OF ILLINOIS)COUNTY OF KANE )

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:Petition No.: 4325

Public notice is hereby given toall persons concerned that on the8th day of October 2014, A.D. atseven o'clock (7:00 P.M.) Central

(7 )Time, in the evening of said day, apublic hearing will be held at theKane County Government Center,Bldg. A, 719 S. Batavia Ave.,Geneva, IL, to consider the petitionof the Norman Arnold, et ux, ap-pealing from the ruling of the En-forcing Officer of the Kane CountyZoning Ordinance, refusing to allowa garage to be constructed closer tothe right-of-way than allowed(19.63 ft, 15.37 ft variance) onthe following described property:Lots 78 & 79 in Fox River Estates,St. Charles, KCI. The property is lo-cated at 35W456 Maple Avenue.All interested persons and especiallythose owning adjacent and adjoin-ing property are requested to attendsaid hearing.

KANE COUNTY ZONINGBOARD OF APPEALSMark D. VanKerkhoff

Zoning Enforcement Officer

DATED at Geneva, Illinois, this20th day of September, 2014.

KANE COUNTYDEVELOPMENT DEPT.

BUILDING & ZONING DIVISION719 BATAVIA AVENUE

GENEVA, IL 60134(630) 232-3492

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, September 20, 2014.)

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ASSUMED NAMEPUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby giventhat on Thursday, September 4,2014 a certificate was filed in theoffice of the County Clerk of KaneCounty, Illinois, setting forth thenames and addresses of all personsowning, conducting and transact-ing the business known as 8AvePhotography located at 8 Michi-gan Avenue, East Dundee, IL60118.

Dated: September 4, 2014.

/s/ John A. CunninghamKane County Clerk


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Public Notice is hereby giventhat on Thursday, September 4,2014 a certificate was filed in theoffice of the County Clerk of KaneCounty, Illinois, setting forth thenames and addresses of all personsowning, conducting and transact-ing the business known asALAIYNA B. BATH AND BODYlocated at 506 Oxmoor Ct,St Charles, IL 60175




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Public Notice is hereby giventhat on Thursday, September 4,2014 a certificate was filed in theoffice of the County Clerk of KaneCounty, Illinois, setting forth thenames and addresses of all personsowning, conducting and transact-ing the business known asKATIE J CREATIVE located at 706Manley Road, St Charles, IL60174.



(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, September 20, 27 &October 4, 2014.)

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SUPPLEMENTAL ASSUMED NAMEPUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby given thaton Thursday, September 4, 2014 acertificate was filed in the office ofthe County Clerk of Kane County,Illinois, concerning the businessknown as La Unica located at 150S. Kennedy Drive, Unit 14, Carpen-tersville, IL 60110 which certificatesets forth the following changes inthe operation thereof:

Ismael Leal and Maria Leal haveceased doing business under theabove named business and has nofurther connection with or financial

interest in the above named busi-ness carried on under such an as-sumed name.

Dated: September 4, 2014



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Public Notice is hereby giventhat on Wednesday, September 3,2014 a certificate was filed in theoffice of the County Clerk of KaneCounty, Illinois, setting forth thenames and addresses of all personsowning, conducting and transact-ing the business known as PATH-WAY SERVICES located at 5N588Creekview Ln, St. Charles, IL60175.




3. The Attorney for the estate is:Ted A. Meyers / Meyers & Flowers,LLC, 3 N. Second Street, Suite 300,St. Charles, Illinois 60174.

4. Claims against the estate maybe filed on or before March 22,2015. Claims against the estatemay be filed with the Clerk of theCircuit Court, 540 S. Randall Rd.,St. Charles, IL 60174 or 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.

8. The estate will be administrat-ed without Court supervision unlessan interested party terminates inde-pendent supervision administrationby filing a petition to terminate un-der Article XXVIII 5/28-4 of the Pro-bate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4).

/s/ Ted A. MeyersAttorney for Executor

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First Baptist Churchof Geneva

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2300 South Street, GenevaSunday:

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Worship Café -9:15 a.m.

West Campus (WC)3435 Keslinger Road, Geneva

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Contemporary -9:15 & 10:45 a.m.(630) 232-7068www.fbcg.com

Hand in Hand Christian Preschool:630-208-4903

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2300 Main St., Batavia(630) 879-4750

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St. PeterCatholic Church

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1 mile N. of Rt. 64 on Rt. 25,www.bethlehemluth.org

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301 South Third St., Geneva(630) 232-0165

www.genevalutheran.orgCommunion Worship ScheduleSaturday – 5:00pm in ChapelSunday - 9:00am in Sanctuary

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(630) 492-0455www.newhopelcmc.org

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Weekly Events Scendule &Newsletter on our website:

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www.congregationalchurch.orgPastor Yvette Marie Eber

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Signature Golf Community! $575,000Stunning private .65 acre lot backs towoods & Park district woods! Lovinglymaintained by original owner! 4 sided brick!4365 sq ft! Curved staircase! Huge islandkitchen w/10x9 walkin pantry! Beamedvaulted Fam rm! English bsmt! Pristine!

ST.CHARLES

Premium Lot! $509,000Wide ranging views of open space & parkon a 36 hole golf community! PopularHawthorne model with classy brick & stonecurb appeal! Surrounded by higher pricedhomes! Gleaming hardwood floors! Front &back staircase! Den & private office!

GENEVA

Private Tranquil Wooded Setting! $475,000So many updates! Hardwood flrson 1st & 2nd level! New Cherry &granite kitchen! All granite baths!Finished basement w/new car-pet! Newer roof & HVAC!

WAYNE

5 Acre Horse Property $450,000Feels like Wisconsin! Not a home buta lifestyle! St Charles schools! Privatedrive! Backs to nursery! 4 bedroomhome with large master & full basement!In ground pool! Huge outbuilding w/Carlift! 3 stall barn & tack! Stocked pond!

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Private Wooded Acre! $349,900Pristine condition & move in ready! Pet and or smallkids? No problem! Fully fenced in back yard! Newercarpeting! Granite kitchen w/adjacent hearth rm &screened porch! Dramatic step down vaulted famrm! Finished basement! Paver patio, deck & shed!Htd garage! Newer roof! Security system!

ST.CHARLES

Walking Dis to Davis school! $275,000Intown setting 4 blocks to schl! Plenty of roomfor the whole family! Approx.2750 sf! Hardwoodflrs! Eat-in island Kit w/SS app! Finished Walkout!Gigantic 40x14 Pergola deck & patio! Stunninglandscaped large fenced yard w/16x10 shed! Htdoversized 2 car gar~Newer roof/siding/HVAC!

ST.CHARLES

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GENEVA

St Charles Schools! $434,900Just like new! 3600 sf of wonderfully main-tained home on 1.7 acres zoned for horses!Interior & exterior just painted! Lovelyhickory & granite kitchen! Crown molding &glass transoms! Vaulted family room! Hugemaster w/sitting room! English basement!

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36 Hole Golf Community! $559,9004300sf of richly appointed detailwith sophisticated lifestyle! Curvedgrand foyer staircase! Floor toceiling windows! Built ins galore!2 fireplaces! Finished daylightbasement! Adjacent to park!

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