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TAKING THE TITLE ST. CHARLES NORTH BOYS VOLLEYBALL WINS TOURNEY. PAGE 5 Sean King – For the The Kane County Chronicle

The St. Charles North volleyball team celebrates its victory over St. Viator during the West Aurora Boys Varsity Volleyball Invite on Saturday at West Aurora High School.

LOOKING FORWARD Giving Moon to perform at St. Charles Bowl ST. CHARLES – The Giving Moon will perform at 8 p.m. April 19 at St. Charles Bowl, 2520 W. Main St., St. Charles. For information, email info@stcharlesbowl.com or visit the band’s website, www. givingmoon.com.

Heritage Days at Peck Farm Park GENEVA – An event, Heritage Days, is set from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday at Peck Farm Park, 4038 Kaneville Road, Geneva. There will be games, activities, crafts, sheep herding and more at the free family-friendly event. Antonio’s Pizza and soda will be available for sale. For information, call 630-232-4542 or visit www.genevaparks. org.

THE WEATHER High 39 Low 23 Today Mostly sunny, brisk and cold.

High 40 Low 24 Tuesday Mostly sunny during the day, mostly clear at night.

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OUT AND ABOUT St. Charles North boosters plan trivia night ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles North High School Athletic Boosters Club has planned a trivia night event, from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at Pheasant Run New Orleans Ballroom, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles.

For information, visit http://north.d303.org/athletic-boosters-home. The event includes a $10,000 grand prize raffle drawing. Tickets are sold for $100 each, and only 500 will be sold. All proceeds benefit all athletic programs for St. Charles North High School. The cost of the trivia night is $20 a person.

For information on the trivia night, email dm.thomas@sbcglobal.net.

For information on the raffle, email wduhownik@att.net.

Butterfly release party at Peck Farm Park GENEVA – A butterfly release party is set for 3 to 5 p.m. May 24 at the Peck Farm Park Butterfly House, 4038 Kaneville Road, Geneva. It is the 10th anniversary event.

Participants may release a live butterfly, create a butterfly craft, and enjoy a snack before earning stamps in a butterfly passport as they take on a self-guided hike. Registration is required. Space is limited. The cost is $17 a child for residents and $25 a child for nonresidents. Participants under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. For information, visit www.genevaparks.org or call 630-232-4542.

Girl Scouts invite girls to stand against bullying ST. CHARLES – Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois is looking for girls in fourth through eighth grade to take a stand against bullying at its Be Part of the Change workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Hosanna! Lutheran Church, 36W925 Red Gate Road, in St. Charles.

Girls will take part in hands-on activities, such as making a peacemaker box and bracelet, showing love on a heart wall, and receiving instruction in self-defense from trainer Kevin Engstrom. Breakout sessions for adults will be led by community experts in which parents can safely discuss cyberbullying and how to identify whether a child is a bully. The workshop will also feature the local film premiere of “I Am the Music: A Rock Operetta.” The anti-bullying movie features a cast of more than 35 Girl Scouts, ages 7–17, from 23 cities around northern Illinois.

The cost is $7 a girl at the door. There is no fee for adults, but adults are required to stay for the entirety of the event. For information, contact Brooke Radford-Knight at 630-897-1565, ext. 7147. To register online, visit www.girlscoutsni.org.

Water Street Studios to open show on ‘Carbon’ BATAVIA – Water Street Studios will open its latest show, “Carbon – Life, Decay and Beyond.” The exhibit will open at 6 p.m. April 12 at 160 S. Water St., Batavia, with best of show being announced at 7 p.m. by guest juror Jess Mott Wickstrom, gallery director at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago. On the second floor, in the Kane County Chronicle Gallery of Water Street Studios, the work featured will be submitted by local high school students applying for the Congressional Art Competition. For information about the Carbom Show, visit www.

WaterStreetStudios.com or call 630-761-9977.

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Film professionals dish on how to make movies Panel part of the annual Geneva Film Festival

By JONATHAN BILYK jbilyk@shawmedia.com GENEVA – Some day, Freddie Lee wants to make movies.

And that was why Lee, of Elburn, found himself seated in a repurposed dance studio, listening with rapt attention for about two hours to the musings of seven more seasoned filmmakers, whose work was featured during the Geneva Film Festival.

“Honestly, I had never heard of the Geneva Film Festival until about two weeks ago,” said Lee, a student at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove. “But when I did, I thought, this could be a really good fit for me, since making films is what I’m really interested in.”

Now in its sixth year, the Geneva Film Festival has grown to include more than two dozen independent films chosen from among more than 100 films submitted by filmmakers from about 20 different countries, said Scott Rolf, the Geneva festival’s executive director.

Selections included animated, narrative and documentary short films, as well as feature-length documentaries and original screenplays.

“And among those we selected, about 13 or 14 countries are represented,” said Rolf.

“It’s been really great to see.”

The festival was expected to draw crowds of more than 500 people again this year, Rolf said.

The festival, which was held at State Street Dance Studio above the former Fargo Theater in downtown Geneva, ran from Thursday to Saturday.

On Saturday, festival organizers took a break from the screenings for a filmmakers’ roundtable discussion, offering aspiring filmmakers or the curious the chance to pick the brains of some of the men and women who directed and produced the festival’s various films.

The filmmakers at the table included Santosh Davakhar,

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Film producer AnnMarie Parker (third from left), the owner of Nickel A Day Films of Naperville, offers encouragement to aspiring filmmakers during a roundtable discussion Saturday during the Geneva Film Festival. director of the short film, “Party;” Frank Merle, director of the original feature film, “The Employer;” AnnMarie Parker, producer and owner of Naperville-based Nickel A Day Films; Ryan Oliver, director of the short film, “Air Conditions;” Ethan Bensinger, director of the documentary, “Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home;” Elena Talan, writer, actor and producer of the short film, “Paper;” and Rafael Garcia, director of the documentary, “Mayan Blue.”

The filmmakers said submitting films to be screened at local festivals, such as Geneva’s, is important for developing careers in film.

Garcia noted that participating in a film festival and receiving recognitions or awards, lends “credibility” to independent films.

“Those little laurels you get automatically put the idea in the minds of the attendees that this is legitimate, because it communicates that this film has been vetted by a group of people who know a bit about films,” Garcia said.

“But any time you can get people in front of your work, to see it, and to judge it, it’s important,” he said.

Merle noted that the Geneva festival helped to launch his career, as his first film was screened and recognized at the 2007 festival.

His latest film, which was screened in Geneva on Sat-

urday, features the acting of Malcolm McDowell, who has appeared in various television series and Hollywood films dating back to the 1960s.

“For independent filmmakers like me, festivals are the theatrical release,” Merle said.

The filmmakers also offered practical advice and encouragement to those in attendance, giving them tips on dealing with government bureaucracy, cinematography, stage direction and working with actors and other talent.

Lee said he intended to incorporate a number of the suggestions into his future work.

“To hear what they all had to say was really, really helpful,” he said. “I learned a lot.”

Merle, for instance, encouraged the filmmakers to learn as much as they can about every aspect of making movies.

And Parker encouraged young filmmakers to begin assembling a quality team.

“You can’t play all the roles,” she said. “If you want a really good film, you have to find a good team.”

However, she said, that task should not daunt any would-be filmmaker.

“You should watch those who have done this, learn from them as much as you can,” Parker said. “But then, you just have to do it yourself.

“Don’t think for a minute that your film, the one you have inside of you, is unobtainable.”

By ASHLEY RHODEBECK arhodebeck@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – The number of traffic accidents in St. Charles last year declined by 3 percent, mainly because of a drop in non-injury crashes, according to the St. Charles Police Department’s 2012 annual report released last month.

Of the 974 crashes – down from 999 in 2011 – 148 involved injuries, police reported, noting 149 injury-related accidents happened in 2011.

For the second consecutive year, none of the accidents involved fatalities.

“Response has become

quicker and more efficient with both fire and police to injury accidents, which helps greatly,” police spokesman Paul McCurtain said.

He credited education and awareness and traffic safety grants as other reasons why no fatalities occurred. During the traffic safety campaigns made possible by state grants, officers made 25 drunken driving arrests, issued 127 seat belt citations, wrote 67 speeding tickets, cited six for driving without insurance and issued 45 citations for other violations, according to the report.

The number of alcohol-related injury crashes reportedly declined from eight to six, a

reduction of about 25 percent.

Enforcement also plays a key role in reducing accidents, McCurtain said. Using the top 10 crash locations as a starting point, he said, the police department focuses its resources more on the locations where the most accidents occur. For example, police reported, 40 percent of the speed-related citations and 40 percent of tickets for other moving violations were written in areas identified as the 2011 top 10 crash areas.

In 2012, the top crash locations were along Randall Road and Main Street, particularly where East Main Street was under construction and expe-

Fire crews battle house fire in St. Charles; structure unlivable

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Photos by Jeff Krage – For the Kane County Chronicle

ABOVE: Children ages 3- to 4-years-old gather eggs Saturday during Mooseheart’s Easter egg hunt. LEFT: A line forms to take pictures with the Easter Bunny.

BELOW: Mila Jordan, 4, of Batavia rides a pony Saturday during the Easter celebration on the campus of Mooseheart.

According to the report, speed-related injury accidents dropped from 67 to 52, or about 22 percent. Similarly, police reported, speed-related accidents without injuries fell by about 17 percent, from 369 to 306.

Also in 2012, hit-and-run crashes declined by 29 percent; crashes involving pedestrians dropped by 71 percent; the number of seat belt citations increased by 56 percent; and the number of tickets issued for not using child safety seats increased by 50 percent, according to the report. It noted the occupant restraint increases were mainly because of seat belt enforcement zones.

ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Fire Department responded today to a reported house fire at 608 State Ave. Firefighters arrived at 12:32 p.m. and found heavy smoke showing from all floors of a three-story home, according to a news release.

Upon entry, fire was found on all three floors. Because of the size of the fire, the alarm was upgrade to a first-level alarm situation, bringing additional assistance to the scene, states the release.

The fire was extinguished in about two and a half hours; however, firefighters

initially remained on the scene, completing salvage operations, checking for fire extension and conducting the fire investigation, the release states.

The cause of the fire is under investigation; however, it does not appear to be suspicious, according to the release. There was no one at home at the time of the fire, and it was discovered by a passer-by who called 911. In addition, t here were no injuries to firefighters operating at the scene, the release states.

The loss is estimated at $200,000 to the home and $50,000 to the contents. The structure is not habitable, the release states.

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rienced numerous lane re-configurations, according to the report.

Police expect the number of accidents along East Main Street will decline once the road is reconstructed to include a center left turn lane, McCurtain said.

“We’re so happy that’s going to be finished,” he said.

“That should drastically reduce the number of rear-end collisions we’ve had on Main Street.”

The road construction, along with the red light camera at Route 31 and Main Street, likely contributed to the reduction of speed-related crashes, McCurtain said.

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COACH SLY’S CORNER

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St. Charles East’s Amanda Hilton (left) is congratulated by Clara Stoffel after scoring a goal to give the Saints a early 3-0 lead in Saturday’s match against Batavia. St. Charles East won, 4-2, at St. Charles East.

ST. CHARLES EAST 4, BATAVIA 2

Early East flurry buries Bulldogs

By JAY SCHWAB jschwab@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – Taking note of the considerable wind at the St. Charles East girls soccer team’s back in the first half, Saints coach Paul Jennison told his girls they needed to be up 3-0 by halftime to be in position to win.

No problem, coach. The Saints didn’t even need four minutes to meet that benchmark.

East blitzed Batavia with three scores in the game’s first 3:30 Saturday and held off Batavia, 4-2, in both teams’ Upstate Eight Conference River Division openers.

Anna Corirossi, Carly Pottle and Amanda Hilton provided the finishes during the Saints’ early feeding frenzy, and East maintained that 3-0 advantage through halftime.

“They didn’t really know what hit them,” Corirossi said. “It’s a good thing we got those three goals because then we started to slow down a little bit.”

As much as the wind factored in – Batavia outscored East, 2-1, with the wind advantage in the second half – Corirossi noted that the Saints’ early

finishes weren’t directly attributable to favorable conditions.

“I wouldn’t say it was the most important thing,” Corirossi said. “I mean, it definitely helped having the wind at our backs at the beginning but they happened off of set pieces. It wasn’t like we had long balls and we ran onto it.”

Added Jennison: “You take set pieces out of the mix, and we lost that game 2-1. It goes to show how important it can be.”

Jennison praised sophomore Darcy Cunningham and junior Shannon Rasmussen for their dead-ball deliveries, and also liked the grit the Saints showed throughout the afternoon.

“There’s nothing better than when I’m seeing girls win a 50-, 60- yard punt in the air, putting their head on it,” Jennison said. “That’s when it’s like, alright, these girls are here to play.”

Batavia (2-1-2) saw its deficit swell to 4-0 when East junior Sam Lombardo took advantage of a botched clearance attempt to score 10 minutes into the second half but the Bulldogs refused to let the match turn into a mockery.

Bulldogs freshman Megan McEachern scored on a header off junior Brit-

tany Wahlen’s flip-throw midway through the second half, while senior Shelby Stone lofted home a deep strike in the waning minutes for the final goal.

“I didn’t see anybody give up,” Batavia coach Mark Gianfranceso said. “We panicked a little bit after the second and third goals. I wish we would have played more feet. … But they definitely came back and played harder in the second half.”

The win improves East to 3-1 on the season ahead of a huge week for the Saints.

On Tuesday, East will welcome defending conference champion Geneva to Norris Stadium, and the Saints will then see Geneva again as part of a rugged tournament field later in the week, also at East.

“I’d like to think I know what we are as a team but I don’t think [the players] know what they are as a team,” Jennison said. “They’re going to know by the end of this week.

“It’s going to be incredibly tough. To play your local rivals once in a season is bad enough, to play them twice in a week, that’s just a pure lottery.”

Three opponents up, three down for the Batavia baseball team.

The Bulldogs are off to a great start thanks to some excellent performances on the bump in the season’s early going.

That’s the most encouraging thing about Batavia’s start, the way the ‘Dogs are getting it done: with lights-out pitching.

Batavia coach Matt Holm said before the season that the Bulldogs need to start pitching like the elite teams in the Upstate Eight Conference if they expect to be one of those teams, and so far, so good. Starters, relievers ... everyone’s getting it done.

Even better, Batavia is swinging the bats well, to boot. Guys like Eustace, Coffey and Zwick are plenty capable of giving the Bulldogs’ pitchers the support they need.

Needless to say there’s a long, long way to go this season, but the Bulldogs are looking very much like a team to be reckoned with.

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Fired up St. Charles North takes tournament title

Friday Coverage of the Kane County Cougars’ season opener Thursday night against Quad Cities.

The game will mark the Cougars’ first as a Cubs affiliate.

By VINNIE DUBER editorial@kcchronicle.com

Saturday Visit KCChronicle.com/preps for coverage of Saturday’s events, including the Batavia Boys Track Invitational and the St. Charles East Girls Soccer Invitational.

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St. Charles North’s Jonathan Orech (left) goes up for a kill against Joliet East during the West Aurora Boys Varsity Volleyball Invite on Saturday at West Aurora. St. Charles North won the tournament.

“It’s huge because that’s like the seventh man,” Weimer said. “You just get the momentum, you get the excitement and energy and everyone feeds off each other.

That’s crucial. We talk about that, and they’re doing a nice job of executing that.”

“We’re always a loud team, and it helps,” Orech said. “We feed off our energy.”

When the tournament came to a close – after the handshakes but before the championship plaque was awarded – Weimer jumped into his players shouting, “Yeah, baby!” It’s easy to see where the team gets its energy.

En route to the championship, St. Charles North defeated Joliet Central, St. Viator and Glenbard North before topping Schaumburg in the championship match. The first game against Schaumburg was the only game the North Stars (5-0) lost all day.

Orech (33 kills, 28 digs), Kevin Beach (22 kills, 28 digs), Pat Misiewicz (76 assists) and

Ryan Dal Degan (55 digs) powered the North Stars to the title.

Also participating Saturday was Geneva. The Vikings took the first two games they played, beating Oswego East, 25-16, 25-8. But the Vikings didn’t resemble the loud and proud North Stars for long.

They weren’t as vocal, and coach K.C. Johnsen said he was hoping the Vikings would turn up the volume on what he called a slow start as the day progressed.

Geneva dropped its next two matches to Glenbard North and St. Viator, each in two games. The Vikings scored another win by taking two of three games against Bolingbrook in their final match of the day.

But, in the end, the spotlight and trophy belonged to St. Charles North. For the team that kept coming up short in years past, it was clear that this emotion didn’t require practice.

“It’s really good to finally finish one off,” Orech said.

TODAY Baseball: Batavia at Glenbard North, 4:30 p.m.; Guerin Prep at Aurora Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.; St. Francis at Aurora Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Softball: Geneva at Glenbard South, 4:30 p.m.; Glenbard West at St. Charles North, 4:30 p.m.

Boys tennis: Geneva at Plainfield Central, 4:30 p.m.; St. Charles East at Wheaton North, 4:30 p.m.

Boys volleyball: Wheaton North at St. Charles East, 5:30 p.m.; Maine South at St. Charles North, 6 p.m.

Girls badminton: Elgin at Geneva, 4:30 p.m.; St. Charles East at Wheaton North, 4:30 p.m.

Boys water polo: St. Charles East at St. Viator, 6 p.m.

TUESDAY Baseball: Batavia at Bartlett, 4:30 p.m.; Geneva at Neuqua Valley, 4:30 p.m.; St. Charles East at Lake Park, 4:30 p.m.; St. Charles North at Waubonsie Valley, 4:30 p.m.; Sandwich at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.; Wheaton Academy at Marmion, 4:30 p.m.

Softball: Lake Park at Batavia, 4:30 p.m.; Bartlett at Geneva, 4:30 p.m.; Waubonsie Valley at St. Charles

East, 4:30 p.m.; Neuqua Valley at St. Charles North, 4:30 p.m.; DeKalb at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer: Elgin at Batavia, 6:30 p.m.; Geneva at St. Charles East, 6:30 p.m.; Larkin at St. Charles North, 4:30 p.m.; DeKalb at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.

Boys track and field: Marmion, Wheaton Academy at Marmion Quadrangular Meet, 4:30 p.m.

Girls track and field: Kaneland, Burlington Central at Burlington Central Triangular Meet, 4:30 p.m.; Rosary at Lisle Invitational, 4 p.m.

Boys tennis: Batavia at South Elgin, 4:15 p.m.; Geneva at Bartlett, 4:15 p.m.; St. Charles East at Lake Park, 4:15 p.m.; St. Charles North at Neuqua Valley, 4:15 p.m.; Marmion at Oswego, 4:30 p.m.

Boys volleyball: Waubonsie Valley at Geneva, 6 p.m.; St. Charles East at Lake Park, 5:30 p.m.; Neuqua Valley at St. Charles North, 5:30 p.m.

Girls badminton: St. Charles North at St. Charles East, 4:15 p.m.

Boys water polo: Metea Valley at St. Charles North, 6 p.m.

Girls water polo: Neuqua Valley at St. Charles East, 5:30 p.m.; St. Charles North at Metea Valley, 6 p.m.

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AURORA – For three straight years, the St. Charles North boys volleyball team finished second in the West Aurora Invite. Now, with an experienced team mostly comprised of seniors, the North Stars are through being runners-up.

The North Stars won the tournament Saturday, defeating four schools along the way, including Schaumburg in a three-game championship match.

North dropped the first game against Schaumburg, 27-25, but the North Stars handled the Saxons in the second and third games, winning 2518 and 25-11, respectively. The championship-winning game was perhaps North’s most dominant performance of the day, as the North Stars had point streaks of seven and five in the final game, closing out the Saxons on a 14-6 run.

“The first game, they were coming off a big win in the semifinals and we were cold.

We weren’t really ready to play, I thought, we were a little shaky,” senior Jonathan Orech said. “But in the second game we really came out.

We really just opened up. We were ready to play.”

Apart from all the experience and leadership up and down the North Stars roster, coach Todd Weimer and his players attributed some part of the success to the team’s constant energy. Though players were up at 6 a.m. and their first match started at 8:30 a.m., there was no shortness of emotion or volume from North.

Players cheered loudly after every point, teammates jumped off the bench, and an orchestrated floor slap occurred after every ace. The North Stars said they thrived on their energy, and it was hard to argue when loud screams after points only seemed to push momentum more in their favor.

Wednesday Coverage of Tuesday night’s Upstate Eight Conference River girls soccer match between Geneva and host St. Charles East.

Later in the week, the teams will both be part of the same field at a tournament hosted by East.

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Runners-up no more

LOOKING FORWARD: THE WEEK AHEAD IN KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE SPORTS

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Pearls Before Swine

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Rose Is Rose

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Beetle Bailey

Blondie

The Born Loser

The Argyle Sweater

Real Life Adventures

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips

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Dear Abby: My wife and I and our teenage son came home from a family get-together, and after he went to bed, my wife told me she wants to get a new, “bouncier” bed. We don’t want to wake up our son with the noise of our enjoying it. What kind of bed do you recommend? – Mr. Romance In Oregon Dear Mr. Romance: Forget the bed and buy a trampoline. And if your son asks why, tell him you’re training to join the circus.

Dear Abby: How can I give my boyfriend makeup sex if we never have an Dear Good Housewife: argument? – Miss Bliss In There’s more to marriage than getting whiter whites. Indiana Dear Miss Bliss: That’s a You may be a great housewife, but you’re missing the good question. If you figure out the answer, let me big picture. More important than getting the lipstick know.

Dear Abby: I am a marout of his shorts is keeping ried man dating a married his shorts away from the lipstick. And that’s no joke. woman. She’s the love of Dear Abby: My girlfriend my life. My girlfriend is sweet, kind, has a caring just moved in, and we’re heart and is very much a going to have a party to lady. celebrate. We have decidWe often sneak away for ed to have it here, but the romantic weekends, where problem is we have just one we laugh and enjoy being bathroom. together and forget our I think we should rent a porta-potty. We could put it daily routines.

Sometimes I’ll stop and in the hallway next to the watch her while she shops dining room. or talks to people and adMy girlfriend thinks that’s tacky, but I think it’s mire how beautiful she is.

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Dear Readers: It’s April Fools’ Day, the day on which I share some offbeat letters and examples of readers’ efforts to pull my leg. It’s all in fun – so enjoy!

Dear Abby: My husband and I have been married almost 10 years. He has always been a good husband, but recently he has been coming home increasingly late. He says he’s putting in overtime.

The other day when I was doing the laundry, I discovered a red stain on his underwear. He said they were painting the bathroom at work and he had gotten paint on it when he used the facilities, but it looks more like lipstick to me.

Can you tell me how to get the lipstick out of his shorts? – Good Housewife In Utah

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What fools we mortals be, trying to pull off a joke

CROSSWORD

BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

SUDOKU Answers to Puzzle

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The book says zig; the deal says zag

SOLUTION

CELEBRITY CIPHER

Bridge has survived all these decades for several reasons. For example, there are deals, like this one, that do not follow a normal course. What would a textbook advise West to lead against four spades? But what would he lead if he could see all 52 cards?

When a defender has four trumps, it is usually best to try to make declarer ruff something.

The defender hopes to reduce declarer’s trump length down to his own, or, even better, shorter than his. He wants declarer to lose trump control.

Thinking along those lines, West led the heart ace. When East signaled enthusiastically with the nine, West led another heart.

South tried dummy’s queen, but East covered with the king.

After ruffing, South was tempted to play on trumps, but he mused about West’s lead.

West surely had not started with ace-doubleton. And if not, it was a dangerous lead, suggesting that he had long trumps.

Declarer cashed his diamond ace, ruffed a diamond on the board, led a club to his king, and ruffed his last diamond. Then he played a trump. West won and led another heart, but South ruffed, cashed his two top trumps, and played on clubs, still having one trump to retain control. Declarer lost only one heart and two spades.

On this deal, West has to lead his singleton to defeat the contract. Then, if declarer attacks trumps, West wins and returns the suit. Or, if South exits with a heart before or after ruffing a diamond on the board, East wins and gives his partner a club ruff.

Then West cashes the spade ace and plays another spade – no fooling!

Monday April 1, 2013

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CARRIER ROUTES AVAILABLE IN KANE COUNTY Early morning delivery 5 days per week. No delivery on Sunday and Monday.

Must sign a contract and have valid license and insurance.

Call 630-443-3607

Pack n Play $10, Exersaucer $20, Jumping Jack on a Frame $10, 630-879-7207

Paint Brushes. NEW! $2/ea. 3 for $5.

630-365-5888 SHOWER DOORS (USED) from 44 inch wide shower stall. Chrome trim, opaque glass, good condition.

Complete with track and screws.

Doors are approx. 65” tall including track. Each door approx. 22.5” wide. $25 obo. 815-895-7486.

St. Charles North Cemetery

SALE JUKE BOXES SLOT MACHINES ADVERTISING PRIMATIVES

Kane County Fairgrounds APRIL 3 & 4 WED. & THURS. 8-4 Food Available Admission $5.00 Sale Booths Available 630-881-4176

2 Niche's, Section K, # 26 & 27 $700/ea.

630-373-1320

RECORDS – Box of 44 country LPs, mostly 50s / 60s. Good cond. $15. Mike 847-695-9561

C309a, color prints, fax, scan, copy includes cartriges.

Excellent working condition, $85.

630-365-6331

BOOKCASE ~ HANDCRAFTED Large, oak with a sewing center.

MUST SEE! $395.

630-406-6783

Entertainment Center/Wall Unit Beautiful solid oak, Baker Road,this assembles for moving, smoked glass doors, drawers and shelves for great storage. Exc cond, $300.

630-365-6331

DOUBLE OVEN / MICROWAVE combination. Black Whirlpool Gold. Good condition and works well! $399 630-457-5233

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Dryer. Maytag. Gas. White.

Great condition. $299.

630-973-3528 REFRIGERATOR - GE Profile Black side by side with Ice/water in door, 23 cu ft. Works great! $275.

630-457-5233

MINIATURE BASEBALL BATS 16 bats - $50 for all.

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2007 Nissan Sentra 60174 $9500 815-757-0336

2009 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS FWD, 3.0L V6 engine, Sportstronic 6 speed auto trans. Pearl white with black cloth interior with leather accents. Bluetooth handsfree, 3 rd row seats, 6 disc CD/MP3, 29K miles.

$16,499.00 847-525-2519

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Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

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815-739-1953

Softball 1st Baseman's Glove. U12 & under. Excellent cond. $15.

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BATAVIA 1 BR starting at $760 2 BR starting at $950 3 BR TH starting at $1255

630-879-8300

St. Charles Off/Ware Space 1,568sf - 19,000sf.

Docks/Drive-Ins Aggressive Move-In Package 630-355-8094

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No pets/smoking. $825/mo + util.

Agent Owned 815-739-1888

ELBURN 2BR CONDO STYLE Appliances, W/D, A/C, extra storage.

No pets, $875/mo, utilities incl.

815-375-0132

PEPPER VALLEY APARTMENTS 2 BDRM ~ 2 BATH $1020 - $1030

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PRE-OWNED ANDERSON BMW

RAYMOND CHEVROLET

BUSS FORD

MOTOR WERKS INFINITI

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ST. CHARLES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP 1611 East Main Street • St. Charles, IL

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ANTIOCH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP 105 Rt. 173 • Antioch, IL

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119 Route 173 • Antioch

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920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL

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888/446-8743 847/587-3300

515 N. Green Bay Rd. Waukegan/Gurnee, IL

www.libertyautoplaza.com

847-604-8100

RAY SUZUKI

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847-680-8000

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PAULY TOYOTA KNAUZ MINI

920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL

www.gregoryautogroup.com

775 Rockland Road • Lake Bluff IL 60044 (Routes 41 & 176 in the Knauz Autopark)

888/800-6100

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888-538-4492

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800-935-5913

ST. CHARLES CHRYSLER AUTO GROUP - GARY LANG DODGE JEEP 1611 East Main Street • St. Charles, IL CHEVROLET Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

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800/935-5923

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847/683-2424

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847-234-1700

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888/800-6100

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409 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

877/226-5099

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888/794-5502

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888/800-6100

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800-628-6087

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2525 E. Main Street St. Charles, IL 60174

105 Rt. 173 Antioch, IL

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www.motorwerks.com

ANDERSON MAZDA

MOTOR WERKS PORCHE

847-680-8000 www.libertyautoplaza.com

Barrington & Dundee Rds., Barrington, IL

815-459-4000

River Rd & Oakton, • Des Plaines, IL

800/935-5913

www.martin-chevy.com

888-553-9036

www.motorwerks.com

www.oharehyundai.com

RAY CHEVROLET

CALL FOR THE LOWEST PRICES IN CHICAGOLAND

847/587-3300

BULL VALLEY FORD/ MERCURY

www.raychevrolet.com

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771 S. Randall Rd. • Algonquin, IL

800/407-0223

866/469-0114

www.bullvalleyford.com

www.rosenrosenrosen.com

39 N. Rte. 12 • Fox Lake, IL

ROSEN HYUNDAI

BUSS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY 111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000

BARRINGTON VOLVO MOTOR WERKS SAAB

200 N. Cook Street • Barrington, IL

800/935-5393 www.motorwerks.com

300 N. Hough (Rt. 59) • Barrington, IL

847/381-9400