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KISHWAUKEE GRADS • LOCAL NEWS, A2
GIRLS STATE TRACK • SPORTS, B1
Graduates reflect on journeys through college
DeKalb’s Brown wins triple jump, takes third in long jump
Lions Park may be granted face-lift By DAVID THOMAS
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n What: Meeting about Lion Parks grant renovations n When: 6:30 p.m. today n Where: Lions Park Shelter, Lions Park, 700 W. Taylor St., DeKalb
DeKALB – Lions Park, located along Taylor Street near River Heights Golf Course, could be getting a face-lift in the near future. The DeKalb Park District will present schematics
of proposed amenities that could be installed at the park during a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. today. The meeting will be held at the Lions Park Shelter at 700 W. Taylor St. “Lions Park has a very old playground,” said Cindy Capek, the park district’s executive director. “The plan is to
replace the playground and renovate the shelter.” Any renovation of Lions Park is dependent on whether the park district can secure an Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The grant provides
funding to local governments that are looking to acquire and/or development land for public parks. Capek said the grant is worth $400,000, with the state contributing half that amount and the park district matching it. The grant application is due July 1, with the
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recipients announced in 2014. Capek said she’s optimistic and hopeful the park district will receive a grant, and said the park district would not be able to do these kinds of renovations without the grant.
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State workers getting anxious Lawmakers still debate pensions By REGINA GARCIA CANO The Associated Press
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Ellen Witte laughs while practicing her entrance into the gymnasium before Indian Creek’s commencement Sunday in Shabbona.
Graduates: Moment is bittersweet, exciting at same time By DAVID THOMAS dthomas@shawmedia.com SHABBONA – Graduating from Indian Creek High School is a bittersweet moment for Alanah Wiesler. On the one hand, she’s looking forward to studying occupational therapy at the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Neb. She said her career choice will allow her to make a difference in people’s lives. But she will also be saying goodbye to friends she has known her whole life. “I’ve been with some of these kids since kindergarten,” Wiesler said. “It’s going to be tough to leave them.” The Class of 2013 at Indian Creek High School, adorned in red and black robes, entered the gymnasium Sunday as students and walked out as graduates. Indian Creek Principal Sarah Montgomery noted how close the 55 seniors were to each other, and the positive impacts they had on their lives. “They are a really good group of kids, and I mean that,” Montgomery said. This year’s class had one valedictorian – Khloe Gordon – and four salutatorians – Dallas Boehne, Alexandria Corriveau,
(From left to right) Aaron Bolton, Carlos Sanchez and Jake Gullstrand gather outside the gymnasium before their graduation ceremony Sunday at Indian Creek High School in Shabbona. Kathryn Thuestad and Ellen Witte. Montgomery said Gordon had done really well in some Advanced Placement courses, giving her a grade-point average of 4.04. The salutatorians had 4.0
GPAs, and addressed the audience of parents, family members and faculty along with Gordon. Thuestad said she used John Wooden, a renowned NCAA basketball coach, as the basis for her speech. Thuestad said Wooden
taught his players it was OK to make mistakes if they learned from them. “It will help us succeed in the future,” Thuestad said.
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SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois agency manager might have to delay retirement. A former university secretary wonders whether she’ll have to cancel vacations. A state office assistant fears he won’t be able to afford the medical care his wife needs. Anxiety and anger are growing among state employees and retirees who wonder what will happen to their pocketbooks if lawmakers make expected changes to the state’s pension systems that could require workers to pay even more toward retirement, increase the retirement age and cut annual increases in benefits. Workers spent their careers paying into their pension funds what the law told them to pay while, for decades, Legislatures and governors shorted and even skipped the state’s required payments. Now the General Assembly is scrambling to solve a Goliath-size fiscal problem: a $97 billion shortfall in the money needed to cover promised payouts to current and former employees who belong to five state pension systems, including public school teachers, judges and legislators themselves. “It’s legalized robbery,” said Paul Morton, an office assistant for the Illinois Department of Health Care and Family Services who fears he won’t be able to afford his health care costs if his pension is significantly reduced or if he’s forced to drop his health insurance. Morton, 47, says his wife has diabetes, and he estimates half of his annual retirement would have to go toward insurance costs – a benefit the state had promised to fully fund after 20 years of service. Two proposals, each sponsored by the head of each chamber, are competing for votes among lawmakers who want a deal before the Legislature adjourns May 31. A plan sponsored by Senate President John Cullerton gives workers and retirees a choice of benefit packages, including the option of forgoing health insurance in retirement in exchange for 3 percent cost-of-living increases compounded annually.
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8 DAILY PLANNER Today
Big Book Study AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Overeaters Anonymous: 10 a.m. at Senior Services Center, 330 Grove St. in DeKalb; 815-758-4718. Free blood pressure clinic: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive in DeKalb. www.kishhospital. org/programs; 815-748-8962. Sycamore Food Pantry: Noon to 4 at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. 815-8959113. Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group for Caregivers: 1 p.m. at DeKalb Adult Day Center, 126 S. Fourth St. Contact: Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Rockford, 815484-1300. DeKalb Daytime HEA: 1:30 p.m. at a member’s home. Part of the Homemakers Education Association. For meeting location and other information, call Urla at 815-758-1509. Feed My Sheep Food Pantry: 3 to 5 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1915 N. First St. in DeKalb. All are welcome. New Hope Baptist Church Food Pantry: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the church, 1201 Twombly Road in DeKalb. 815-756-7706. Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 5:45 p.m. weigh-in and 6:30 p.m. meetings, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 13N535 French Road in Burlington. 847-833-6908 12 & 12 AA(C): 6 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church, 1145 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. Safe Passage Domestic Violence support group: 815-756-5228; www.safepassagedv.org. DeKalb Chess Club: 6 to 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 615 N. First St., DeKalb. Free, open chess game play, all ages and skill levels are welcome. Equipment is provided but attendees are welcome to bring their own. info@dekalbchess.com or visit www.DeKalbChess.com. DeKalb Rotary Club: 6 p.m. at Ellwood House Museum. 815-7565677. Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society directors: 6 p.m. at Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum, 622 Park Ave. in Genoa. Members and guests are welcome. Directors meeting followed by a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. 12 Step & 12 Traditions AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St. in DeKalb; www. firstumc.net. DeKalb Evening Lions Club: 6:30 p.m. at Junction Eating Place, 816 W. Lincoln Highway. New members welcome. Contact: Rick Tonozzi, club president, at 815-756-6550. www. dekalbeveninglions.info/. Back to Basics AA(C): 7 p.m. at Union Congregational, 305 S. Gage St., Somonauk. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. DeKalb Festival Chorus: 7 to 9 p.m. rehearsals in Room 171, Northern Illinois University Music Building in DeKalb. dekalbfestivalchorus.org. Adults can schedule an audition; festivalchorus@gmail.com or 630453-8006. Expect A Miracle AA: 8 p.m. open meeting, United Methodist, Third and South streets, Kirkland, 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com. We Are Not Saints AA(C): 8 p.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Tuesday Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary: 7 a.m. at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive in DeKalb. Contact: Becky Beck Ryan, president, 815-758-3800. Weekly Men’s Breakfast: 8 a.m. at Fox Valley Community Center, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Cost for these men-only events is $4 for food and conversation, along with bottomless cups of coffee or tea. Easy Does It AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Weight Watchers: 9:30 a.m. weigh-in, 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. meetings at Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb. Women with Cancer Network: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. third Tuesday each month at The Cancer Center at Kishwaukee Community Hospital. Women with Cancer Network is an opportunity for women with similar experiences to give and receive support, and share information. Participants can learn from each other, meet new people, have discussions, and listen to presentations. The group is free and no registration required. Visit www.kishhospital.org/programs or call 815-748-2958.
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Carly Hoecherl looks up in excitement Saturday as she is about enter the 2 p.m. graduation ceremony at Kishwaukee College. Hoecherl earned an associate degree in arts.
Kish graduates reflect on their journey By ANDREA AZZO editorial@dailychronicle.com When Gladys Sanchez’s name was called at Kishwaukee College’s graduation ceremony Saturday, she received one of the biggest cheers of the day. Sanchez received her associate degree in arts at commencement, which honored students graduating with transfer degrees and general educational development diplomas. A ceremony honoring students with associate degrees in applied science and certificates took place earlier in the day. Sanchez said it was a big deal to her because she is a single mother. Sanchez pursued a two-year order of protection against her son’s father because he was mentally and emotionally abusive, she said. “I’ve basically done everything on my own,” Sanchez said. “It’s been a journey.” She was elected as a member of the board of trustees by the student body, and she also was the college’s president
for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, served on an advisory council for the Illinois Community College Board and was the vice president for the Intercultural Student Association. “I have a relationship with everyone at this school,” said Sanchez, who will attend Northern Illinois University this fall and major in special education with a minor in art. “I care about them ... every student, every staff member.” There were 475 students graduating in the spring, but students who graduated as far back as the summer 2012 semester were invited to participate, said Laura Chiavini, marketing and public relations specialist for Kishwaukee College. Terry and Sherrie Martin were presented with the John C. Roberts Community Service Award for their efforts across DeKalb County. Terry Martin taught at Kishwaukee College for more than 30 years as a biology instructor, and he still writes anatomy and physiology lab manuals that are used
nationally. Brian Davies graduated with an associate degree in science with almost no help from others. Davies doesn’t have parents, so he had to put himself through college, he said. He had anywhere from one to three full-time jobs to pay for school. “There were times where I slept three hours a night to make sure I got to college,” he said. Davies plans on attending NIU and major in communications. He is considering working somewhere in the public relations industry. Kishwaukee College President Tom Choice called Saturday the “best day of the year.” When he talked to graduates, Choice urged them to be innovative and act fast to create something new. He included a few jokes, too. “Usually when someone’s wearing a robe at two in the afternoon on a Saturday, it means they’ve given up,” he said.
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8DID YOU WIN? Illinois Lottery
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TODAY
Library, 1401 Flagg Road. Sandwich Council-As-A-Whole Committee: 7 p.m. at the Sandwich City Hall Annex, 128 E. Railroad St. Somonauk School District 432 Board: 7 p.m. in the Somonauk High School conference room, 501 W. Market St. Waterman Park Committee: 7 p.m. at Waterman Village Hall, 214 W. Adams St.
DeKalb Citizens Community Enhancement Commission: 4 p.m. at the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St. DeKalb Mechanical Board of Appeals: 4 p.m. at the DeKalb Municipal Building Annex, 223 S. Fourth St. Genoa Park Board: 6:30 p.m. at Genoa City Hall, 333 E. First St. DeKalb County Community Mental Health Board: 7 p.m. at the Community Outreach Building, 2500 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb. Indian Creek School District 425 Board: 7 p.m. in the Indian Creek High School Media Center, 506 S. Shabbona Road. Kingston Village Board: 7 p.m. at the Kingston Village Building, 101 E. Railroad St. Kirkland Village Board: 7 p.m. at the Kirkland Municipal Building, 511 W. Main St. Any Village Board committee may meet at 6:30 p.m. on a regular meeting date without further notice. Rochelle School District 212 Board: 7 p.m. at Rochelle Township High School
DeKalb Advisory Commission on Disabilities: 5:30 p.m. in the conference room at the DeKalb Municipal Building Annex, 223 S. Fourth St. DeKalb Airport Advisory Board: 5:30 p.m. in the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Maintenance Facility, 2200 Pleasant St. Sandwich Finance Committee: 5:30 p.m. at Sandwich City Hall, 144 E. Railroad St. Creston-Dement Public Library Board: 6:15 p.m. at the library, 107 S. Main St., Creston. Genoa City Council: 6:30 p.m. at Genoa City Hall Council Chambers, 333 E. First St. Kirkland Public Library Board: 6:30 p.m. at the library, 513 W. Main St. DeKalb Liquor Commission: 7 to 9 p.m. in Conference Room 212 at the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St. DeKalb School District 428 Board: 7 p.m. at the District 428 Education Center, 901 S. Fourth St.
TUESDAY
Hinckley Fire Protection District: 7 p.m. at 911 S. Sycamore St. Kingston Township Park District: 7 p.m. at 305 E. Railroad St. Maple Park Village Committee of the Whole: 7 p.m. at the Maple Park Civic Center, 302 Willow St. Sandwich School District: 7 p.m. in the Sandwich Middle School Library, 600 Wells St. Waterman Planning Commission: 7 p.m. at Waterman Village Hall, 215 W. Adams St.
WEDNESDAY DeKalb Sanitary District: Noon at 303 Hollister Ave. DeKalb-Sycamore Area Transportation Study Policy Committee: 3 p.m. at the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St. DeKalb Plan and Zoning Commission: 7 p.m. in council chambers at the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St. Malta Village Board: 7 p.m. at Malta Municipal Building, 115 S. Third St. Hinckley-Big Rock School District 429 Board: 6:30 p.m. in the Hinckley-Big Rock High School Library, 700 E. Lincoln Highway, Hinckley.
THURSDAY DeKalb Landmark Commission: 7 p.m. at the DeKalb Municipal Building Annex, 223 S. Fourth St.
Powerball Saturday’s drawing Numbers: 10-13-14-22-52 Powerball: 11 Powerball jackpot: $40 million
8NATION BRIEF
Small city wonders who won Powerball jackpot ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. – Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million – the highest Powerball jackpot in history. But it wasn’t Matthew Bogel. On Sunday, he loaded groceries into his car after shopping at the Publix. He shook his head when asked about the jackpot. “It’s crazy, isn’t it?” he said. “That’s so much money.” It’s an amount too high for many to imagine. Compare it to the budget for the city of Zephyrhills: This year’s figure is just more than $49 million. The winning Powerball jackpot is 12 times that. Whoever has the ticket hadn’t come forward as of Sunday afternoon. – Wire report
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NIU’s Williams returns from paid leave By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Top Northern Illinois University administrator Eddie Williams, who was placed on paid leave after he was named in a federal search warrant, returned to his post Friday, according to an NIU statement. Williams, 68, chief of operations and executive vice president of finance and facilities, was placed on leave from his $303,684-a-year post March 8, two days after the FBI and other federal agencies conducted an extensive search of the NIU police station. Williams plans to retire soon, officials said. NIU President John Peters,
who will retire June 30, was complimentary toward Williams in the NIU statement. “I value Dr. Williams’ experience and expertise; he has been a key member of my senior administrative team,” Peters said in the statement. “Dr. Williams, a member of the NIU community for 42 years, is highly respected for his budget expertise and his many contributions to university operations.” Before the federal probe – which included officials from the U.S. Education Department’s Office of the Inspector General and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General – Williams had
been planning to announce he would retire in June. NIU officials are expecting an announcement on Williams’ retirement plans soon, NIU spokesman Paul Palian Eddie Williams said Sunday. Williams had agreed to the paid leave of absence after the FBI search to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest or questions about the university’s response to the investigation, but Williams’ attorney said he was baffled about why his client appeared to be the subject of a federal investigation.
The search warrant was very broad, but it did specifically request all police records relating to the low-income Eden’s Garden housing development in DeKalb, which Williams owns. The warrant sought “all communications between Donald P. Grady and Eddie R. Williams relating to Eden’s Gardens, including correspondence, memoranda, notes, and audio recordings of meetings and telephone calls.” William Sullivan, Williams’ attorney, said the legally required background checks for tenants in the Eden’s Garden subdivision receiving federal housing assistance have been conducted for more than five
years by Screening Reports Inc., a national provider of background screening service to the multifamily housing industry. Sullivan said that Eden’s Garden, which is located on Twombly Road west of Annie Glidden Road, is completely separate from NIU. The development, which includes some tenants with Section 8 vouchers, is a mixture of townhouses and single-family homes that was developed in two phases in the mid-1990s. Grady was police chief at NIU until he was fired from his $200,000-a-year job Feb. 19. Williams oversaw operation of the police department until Nov. 9, when Bill Nicklas was ap-
pointed acting director of public safety. Grady’s attorney, Michael Fox, said in March that there was no connection between the police department and Eden’s Garden. Before the FBI search, leaders with the Division of Finance and Facilities had been preparing for Williams’ expected retirement and a possible reorganization, according to the NIU statement. Steve Cunningham was named acting executive vice president and chief of operations when Williams went on paid leave. He will continue in that capacity, and Williams will help him and Peters with budgeting and finance, according to the statement.
Girls on the Run 5K takes off By ANDREA AZZO editorial@dailychronicle.com DeKALB – Amaya Zimmerman didn’t want to run a 5K without the support of her family. The Somonauk Middle School seventh-grader had about 16 family members cheering her on Saturday at the finish line of the Girls on the Run 5K. Her family all had on pink shirts to show their support. “She’s always been pretty top notch in my book,” said John Earle, Zimmerman’s uncle and running buddy. “She’s still awesome.” Amaya was one of 111 girls to participate in DeKalb County’s first Girls on the Run 5K race, which was at Hopkins Park in DeKalb. Each runner had a running buddy and was given a medal after finishing. Girls on the Run is a national program that teaches girls how to deal with bullying and live a healthy lifestyle. In the 10week program, girls meet after school two days a week for 1½ hours to learn life lessons and do running activities, said Naomi Faivre, DeKalb County co-
Voice your opinion Do you run for exercise and/ or enjoyment? Let us know at daily-chronicle.com. ordinator for Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run is in seven schools in the county. There are eight running teams with a maximum of 15 girls on one team, Faivre said. Girls on the Run has more than 200 councils across the United States and started in DeKalb County in 2010, said Laurie Dayon, executive director for Girls on the Run Northwest Illinois. Somonauk Middle School seventh-grader Grace Ballas said she joined Girls on the Run because she thought it would help her deal with problems with boys and peer pressure. Grace has seen emotional bullying at her school before and has heard people call others mean names, but she has learned how to deal with it. “I forget what they say and plug in my sparkly cord,” she said. The cord is a mental device used to teach the girls how
to feel better about themselves. Jackie Pringle said she has seen a difference in her daughter, Justine, a fourth-grader at Littlejohn Elementary School in DeKalb. “She’s a little more confident now and has more motivation,” Pringle said. Justine also learned how to stick up for other students when they are being bullied, Pringle said. Each participating school has two coaches for the girls. Littlejohn coach and fourthgrade teacher Carrie Horlock cheered and had a big smile on her face each time a runner crossed the finish line. “They worked really hard,” she said. “At the beginning after the first practice, I thought they’d be walking most of the time [at the 5K]. They know now they can do anything they want to.” James R. Wood Elementary School coach Jen Johnson has both of her daughters in the program, and she said her younger daughter was a victim of bullying. She said some girls don’t know how to stand up for themselves before joining the
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Maggie Roberts, a third-grader at James R. Wood Elementary School, crosses the finish line Saturday with her running buddy and aunt, Brigid DeBruycker, in the Girls on the Run 5K race at Hopkins Park in DeKalb. program. “They’re all so confident [now],” she said. “Who they are is exactly who they should be.” To join Girls on the Run or to donate, visit www.gotrnwil. org.
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8OBITUARIES DONALD O. ASKELAND Born: Aug. 18, 1934 Died: May 17, 2013, in DeKalb, Ill.
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Riley Ryburn makes a funny face after entering the gymnasium for Indian Creek’s commencement Sunday in Shabbona.
Father’s advice to daughter: ‘Stick to your goals’ • GRADS Continued from page A1 She said she is attending Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, to study either mathematics or science. Alyssa Arends shared Wieseler’s bittersweet feelings about graduation. While she is excited to study business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she said it’s also scary and a big change. But, it’s a change she needs. “Have fun and always enjoy life and don’t be worried,” Arends said when asked about what she felt was an important life lesson she learned in high school. Nick Cipra, another gradu-
Class valedictorian Khloe Gordon addresses her classmates during commencement. ating senior, commented on how cool it was to see his friends evolve. Cipra said he’s matured over time. “I’m more of an adult, I
guess,” Cipra said. He said he wants to get into performing or recording music, and mentioned college as a possibility.
Sunday saw the last of Tim Anderson’s children to graduate from Indian Creek. Anderson said he’s very proud of his daughter, Torrie. “It’s great,” Anderson said. “It makes me feel old, but it makes me feel great.” Anderson said his daughter plans to study nursing. He described it as a fitting field for Torrie, given that she loves helping children, and she was aided by nurses when she was born prematurely. Since then, Anderson said his daughter has overcome all of the obstacles in her life. When asked what his final piece of advice is to his daughter, Anderson said, “Stick to your goals.”
Basketball court and sand volleyball could be added • PARK Continued from page A1 In addition to renovating the shelter and replacing the playground, half-court basketball and sand volleyball also could be installed at the park.
Capek said they also want to do some education-based renovations. The park is near Tyler Elementary School, and Capek said she wanted to make improvements that could be used as teaching lessons. “It’d be a wonderful learn-
ing opportunity for kids to come over and use the park,” Capek said. Because Lions Park lies in a flood plain, the district is restricted on what kind of renovations can be made there. Capek said the park district cannot add any en-
closed structures to the park. “You want to make sure the materials you’re recommending can withstand those situations, and we want to be very sensitive to that,” Capek said. “If we do get the grant, the improvements will be phenomenal.”
Public employees and retirees say they feel betrayed • PENSION Continued from page A1 Legislation proposed by powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan requires employees to contribute 2 percent more of their earnings to their pensions, delay retirement and accept less-generous annual cost-of-living increases. Public employees and retirees say they feel betrayed, and forced into righting a wrong they didn’t cause – although some critics say public service unions also played a role in letting the dilemma grow because they consistently rejected many proposed solutions, such as 401(k)-type retirement packages. But fearing that the state’s problem could get even worse, some have come to terms with the idea that it’s
time for everyone who receives or will receive a public pension to sacrifice and help make the pension systems solvent. “I think pension reform is necessary, but it has to be spread across the board so that everybody gives a little,” said Duane Brusnighan, 64, a grants manager at the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. He said he would be willing to collect a smaller pension as long as lawmakers come up with a plan that doesn’t leave retirees as the only ones paying for the solution. “No one plan is exceptional. There isn’t one that’s good for everybody,” said Brusnighan, who might delay his retirement a few years. “But something has to get done.” The uncertainty of which plan, if any, wins lawmakers’
approval is prompting some public employees to retire early in hopes of keeping some of the benefits that may be gutted from retirement packages if comprehensive pension changes are approved. “I think it’s kind of a shame that so many teachers feel like they should go as soon as possible,” said Tom Heintzelman, reading and literature teacher at Virginia Junior High School in central Illinois. “It’s sad there are good teachers that will be leaving the profession as a result of this.” Heintzelman, who has taught for 28 years at public schools, had planned to retire by the end of next academic year. But the 55-year-old has set June 7 as his last school day. Barbara Franklin, who retired in 2000 after 37 years
as a secretary at the University of Illinois, believes that if lawmakers truly cared about those who will be affected by the potential reforms, they would find other sources of revenue to cover the unfunded liability “instead of trying to solve the problem off the backs of retirees.” Franklin’s pension is $28,000 – $9,000 more than when she retired because of cost-of-living adjustments. Depending on lawmakers’ final decision, she said she may have to adjust her month-tomonth budgeting. “Some set aside their COLA increases to get the vacations or visiting their children who are in other parts of the country,” Franklin said. “Groceries go up, utilities go up ... Most of us are really looking at these (reform plans) as the best of two evils.”
DeKalb, was charged Friday, May 17, with possession of alcohol. Angel J. Roman, 38, of the 300 block of Augusta Avenue in DeKalb, was charged Friday, May 17, with two counts of domestic battery. Benjamin A. Brooks, 27, of the 700 block of Grove Street in DeKalb, was charged Saturday, May 18, with aggravated battery and two counts of domestic battery. Erik R. Carrillo-Noriega, 20, of the 400 block of Fairlane Avenue in DeKalb, was charged Satur-
day, May 18, with possession of alcohol. Veronica Camacho, 32, of the 1300 block of Monomoy Street in Aurora, was charged Saturday, May 18, with illegal transportation of alcohol. Michael A. Foltz, 24, of the 800 block of West Hillcrest Drive in DeKalb, was arrested Saturday, May 18, on an original warrant for preliminary examination – material witness. Erik A. Gugliemi, 28, of the 600 block of Ellwood Avenue in DeKalb, was charged Saturday, May 18,
with contempt of court. Jazime K. Muhammad, 22, of the 2000 block of North McAree Road in Waukegan, was arrested Saturday, May 18, on a failure-to-appear warrant for retail theft. Adam S. Peters, 24, of the 1000 block of Regent Drive in DeKalb, was arrested Saturday, May 18, on an original warrant for aggravated battery. Ceshia M. Puckett, 26, of the 800 block of Ridge Drive in DeKalb, was arrested Saturday, May 18, on a failure-to-appear warrant for driving with a suspended license.
8POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: Information in the Police Reports is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and city police departments. Individuals listed who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.
DeKalb city J. Magandy Montero, 19, of the 1400 block of Pleasant Street in DeKalb, was charged Friday, May 17, with criminal sexual abuse. Emily J. Phelps, 20, of the 800 block of Lawnwood Avenue in
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SYCAMORE – Donald O. Askeland, 78, of Sycamore, Ill., died Friday, May 17, 2013, at Bethany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center in DeKalb. He was born Aug. 18, 1934, the son of Arthur and Myrtle (Hill) Askeland. Donald was a veteran of the U.S. Army, enlisted in June 1960 and trained at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He was honorably discharged as a private on standby in May 1966. He loved spending time with his family while enjoying hunting, fishing and bird watching in his spare time. He began his working career as a mechanical technician at various car dealerships including Brad Manning Ford. Don later worked for Duplex in Sycamore as an experimental machinist in research and development, engineering supervisor and head of Corporate Stores. He retired from Northern Illinois University after working seven years in its building services department. Survivors include three daughters, Suzanne (David) Alvin of Glen Ellyn, Angela (Jimmy) Brooks of Springfield, Mo., and Sandra (Mike) Woodson of DeKalb; five grandchildren, Michael (Kelly) Carbone, Melissa (Carl) Alvin McCorkle, Jonathan (Sarah Tiesenga) Alvin, Riley Woodson and Tristan Brooks; and four great-grandchildren, Sid, Samantha, Makenzie and Michael Carbone Jr. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Robert; and one brother, Richard. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, at Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore. A funeral service will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday with the Rev. Michael Massey officiating. A private burial will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions can be made to the DeKalb County Hospice or Opportunity House in care of the Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178. For information or to sign the online guest book, go to www. ButalaFuneralHomes.com or call 815-895-2833. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.
DONNA MAE COCHRANE Born: July 16, 1929, in DeKalb, Ill. Died: May 17, 2013, in Franklin Grove, Ill. FRANKLIN GROVE – Donna Mae Cochrane, 83, of Franklin Grove, Ill., died Friday, May 17, 2013, at Franklin Grove Living Center. Born July 16, 1929, in DeKalb, she was a daughter of Ernest and Margaret (Priess) Jordal. She married William Cochrane on Sept. 5, 1947, in DeKalb. He preceded her in death Jan. 6, 2004. She was a cook at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb for 10 years until her retirement. Surviving are a daughter, Kathy (Curt) Reid of Gypsum, Colo.; a son, Kevin (Kathy) Cochrane of Franklin Grove; two sisters, Janice (Arthur) Byro of Minnesota and Nancy White of Michigan; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a daughter, Mary Ann; and a brother, Ernest Jordal Jr. Cremation rites have been accorded. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. There will be no services. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in her memory. To send condolences, visit www. mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.
FRANCES MICKLEY DAVIDSON Born: Oct. 9, 1928, in Rochelle, Ill. Died: May, 17, 2013 in Little Rock, Ark. MELBOURNE, Ark. – Frances Pauline Mickley Davidson, 84, departed from this life May 17, 2013, in Little Rock, Ark. She was born Oct. 9, 1928, in Rochelle, Ill. The funeral service is Monday,
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NANCY ROCKSTEAD Born: March 20, 1932, in DeKalb, Ill. Died: May 17, 2013, in DeKalb DeKALB – Nancy Rockstead, 81, of DeKalb, Ill., passed away Friday, May 17, 2013, at Kishwaukee Hospital. Born March 20, 1932, in DeKalb, she was the daughter of Leonard and Ethel (Lawrence) Bergeron. Nancy married Richard Rockstead on June 24, 1950, in Sycamore. They celebrated 62 years of marriage together. Nancy attended Sycamore and DeKalb schools and graduated from Sycamore High School in 1950. She was happy to be a homemaker and worked at Walmart in the fabric department for 20 years. She loved to quilt and made many beautiful quilts for her family and friends. Nancy is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Richard Rockstead; six children, Michael Rockstead of DeKalb, Kimberlee (George) Griswold of DeKalb, Janice Saylor of Rochelle, Kelli (Roger) Kempson of Kings, Joseph Rockstead of Kings and Scott (Rae) Rockstead of Rochelle; 12 grandchildren, Randi (Jeff) Neimeyer, Cole and Regan Griswold, Chase (Jill) and Ashley Rockstead, Michael Rockstead, Josh and William Rockstead, Andrea Pisapia, Landon Kempson and Cody and Bobby Rockstead; three great-grandchildren, Finlee and Foster Niemeyer and Aubrey Gabbard; and siblings, Bill (Mary Lou) Bergeron of Aurora, Marilyn Williams of DeKalb and Lenny (Yvonne) Bergeron of South Carolina. She was preceded in death by her parents; and two sons, Douglas and Stacey Rockstead. A private family service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Olson Funeral & Cremation Services Ltd., Quiram Sycamore Chapel, 1245 Somonauk St., Sycamore, IL 60178. To share a memory or condolence, visit www. olsonfh.com or call 815-895-6589. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.
DOROTHY E. WISE Born: April 14, 1915, in Milwaukee, Wis. Died: May 17, 2013, in DeKalb, Ill. DeKALB – Dorothy E. Wise, 98, of DeKalb, Ill., died Friday, May 17, 2013, at the DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center. She was born April 14, 1915, in Milwaukee, Wis., the daughter of Bernard and Marie (Wells) Boettcher. She married Ralph Wise in 1938 in Iowa. Dorothy worked at Alpine Valley and enjoyed meeting several celebrities over the years. She was fond of riding her bicycle and swimming until 2006. Her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her pride and joy. Her competitive nature made her a natural in playing dominoes, apples to apples, bingo and various cards games like gin rummy and euchre. Survivors include one son, Donald (Yong) Wise of Collinsville; one daughter, Pamela (John) Stubinger of Sycamore; four grandchildren, Tracey Busby of DeKalb, Trisha (Steven) Knych of Elgin, Timothy Stubinger of DeKalb and Brian (Jill) Wise of O’Fallon, Mo.; and seven great-grandchildren, Jake and Jennifer Busby of DeKalb, Zoey, Sam and Abby Knych of Elgin, and Alex and Nathan Wise of O’Fallon, Mo. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ralph; one brother, Norman Boettcher; and two sisters, Marion Svoboda and Elaine Boettcher. Her visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178. Burial will be at a later date in Florida. For information or to sign the online guest book, go to www. ButalaFuneralHomes.com or call 815-895-2833. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.
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Consumers not best drivers in health care For years, conservatives have pushed for a health insurance model emphasizing catastrophic coverage. It works as follows: Consumers pay the cost of ordinary care, such as a checkup, a blood test or an eye exam. Insurance kicks in only for major crises – a heart attack, cancer requiring extensive treatment, a kidney transplant, intensive care for a newborn. The Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, goes in the other direction by expanding Medicaid to more lower-income Americans. Medicaid picks up the bills for the “little things.” Catastrophic coverage and other “consumer driven” approaches won’t work as the basis for health reform. But before we go into the reasons why, let’s put in a few good words for catastrophic coverage – and its cousin, the health savings account. An HSA marries a high deductible (paid before insurance starts picking up the big bills) to a tax-favored savings account from which people can tap money for smaller medical expenses. What we most fear are medical “catastrophes” leading to bankruptcy or the inability to afford appropriate care. This kind of coverage protects against financial traumas. Meanwhile, asking consumers to dig into their pockets for routine care makes them more careful about spending. Here’s the problem: You and I may nod in agreement over the merits of catastrophic coverage. We are informed, and our fi-
VIEWS Froma Harrop nancial lives are organized. We make it our business to save for retirement. We budget for unforeseen expenses. We know not to rack up big balances on our credit cards. Other, perhaps most, Americans don’t do these things. Or they would if they weren’t supporting families on low-paying jobs. Loss of work, death of provider or punishing education costs might leave no budgetary room for a doctor’s visit. If the choice were buying textbooks for your child or skipping a physical, which would you do? Yes, there are those who could easily afford health coverage and don’t buy it, preferring to roll the dice that nothing awful will happen. If they lose, they’re still let into the emergency room. The responsible ones will pay for their care. When they’re old enough, they’ll have Medicare. And if conservatives have their way, forcing more means-testing into Medicare, those who didn’t protect their finances by buying insurance will pay less into the program than those who did. ObamaCare does not get into the backstory of why people don’t have health coverage. What it does is make sure they get it. At the same time, it addresses the waste-
ful spending problem that consumer-driven health plans are supposed to solve. ObamaCare just does it in different ways. For starters, the health care reforms promote primary care, whereby family doctors help patients avoid expensive specialists when they don’t need them. And it would start changing the way medical providers are paid. Rather than charging a fee for every service, providers would be paid a set price to cover soup-to-nuts care for a particular condition. That would take away the financial incentive to overprescribe tests and office visits. And because doctors don’t earn more if their care is substandard and the patient has to return, they have an incentive to do it right the first time. Consumer-driven health care is still fee-for-service. Patients are the ones to decide when they are being sold too much or too expensive medicine. But how many of us can second-guess our doctor on what treatment we should have? Doing so may be wise, or it may be dangerous. Thing is, average, or even above-average, Americans probably don’t know which. Consumers do participate in their health care decisions, but if they don’t trust their doctors to drive properly, they need to change doctors.
• Froma Harrop is a member of the Providence Journal editorial board.
Obama scandals are not new Watergate By JOEL ACHENBACH The Washington Post I was 12 years old during Sam Ervin’s Watergate hearings, and watched them over the course of a long, hot summer, a time when I seemed to register the startling fact that my parents weren’t infallible and grownups did not necessarily know more about the world than I did. Watergate was empowering in a sense: It told you that the authority figures were flawed, perhaps deeply so, that you should not blindly trust the powerful. Bad men do bad things, and lie about them, and it is our challenge to scrape away that deceit and find the truth beneath. There is much talk this week of the “scandals” breaking in Washington, and we are offered three, a tidy triumvirate. The IRS. Benghazi. The government snooping on the Associated Press. Many of us who are old hands, who are tenured scandal-watchers, are for the moment somewhat unimpressed by the scale and potential reach of these scandals. At the moment, this isn’t Watergate, or Iran-Contra, or Lewinsky. In my day a scandal would sear your eyeballs. What makes a scandal not only momentarily compelling but historically significant is when it reaches the condition of automatic self-regeneration. It has to spark new elements continuously. It must shock and appall and transfix on a regular basis, tumbling in time with the news cycle. Most of all, it has to have a cast of interesting characters, ideally at least one with a crewcut. So far the IRS scandal seems to involve
civil servants. A person I never heard of got sacked (and he was “interim”). At the core of the Benghazi story is a tragedy, but so much of the furor is about spin. There’s talk of duplicitous tampering with “talking points.” Do you think in the Nixon White House that G. Gordon Liddy was worried about talking points? Do you think E. Howard Hunt ever had “spin” on his mind? There was a time when most of us didn’t know who Liddy or Hunt were, or H.R. Haldeman, or John Ehrlichman, or John Mitchell, or any of the president’s men. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein had pursued the story at The Washington Post when few others in town wanted to touch it, but by the summer of 1973 it was all anyone could talk about. The president’s men came to life via the magic of television, the hearings carried live through the summer, pre-empting the soaps. Hovering over the entire proceeding was the hypothesis that Nixon, and his men, were guilty of criminal conspiracies, with the Watergate break-in itself just one piece of a larger puzzle that involved an enemies list and dirty campaign tricks and slush funds and “black bag jobs” and general thuggishness. Incredibly, the scandal had been secretly taped. And one of the tapes had a gap. An 18 and a half minute gap. Which Nixon blamed on Rose Mary Woods, his secretary. Riiiiiiiiight. The astonishing hypothesis of the Watergate scandal was that the Nixon White House had corruption in its DNA – that the abuse of power was a routine matter for the administration, and that the president’s
natural paranoia, his insecurity, his trickiness, had generated a malevolence and criminality that had spread to every root and twig of the organism. The president had his defenders, of course, including one of my senators from Florida, Ed Gurney, who served on the Ervin committee. The ranking Republican, Howard Baker, seemed committed to the truth no matter where it led him. Sam Ervin, the chairman, was a lovable, simple country lawyer, as he put it. The proceedings were, let it be noted, glacial. I have no idea if today such hearings would have the same effect. In the summer of 1973 we had to listen to a lot of testimony to get any sense of what really had happened. Most of the president’s men denied everything. That’s where John Dean came in: the canary. He told the country that there was, indeed, a cancer on the presidency. This was high drama, and most of all, it was a daily event. Watergate became its own little industry. The wheels of impeachment began to turn. I don’t need to recount for this audience how the whole thing played out (Nixon at the last minute proving it was a set-up and ending his second term with sky-high approval ratings, as noted by the tour guides at the huge memorial to him on the Mall). We will see how these new scandals proceed, keeping in mind that the “Second Term Scandal” template is easily deployed by partisans and the news media. But for a scandal to avoid collapse into kerfuffledom, it has to keep delivering revelations day after day, for weeks and months. Also, some secret tapes would be nice.
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It’s not always easy to trust the intentions of state lawmakers. But there’s a proposal in Springfield that, if signed into law, would increase transparency about financial information for thousands of Illinois officials. The measure would tighten rules for disclosure of public officials’ economic interests. State law requires the statements from elected officials, high-ranking government employees and political candidates. State Sen. Dan Kotowski, D-Park Ridge, introduced the proposal, which would require tens of thousands of public servants to file these statements annually to list outside sources of income, relationships with lobbyists and loans made or accepted on terms not available to the general public. It also would require all answers be posted online in a searchable database. The measure is an initiative of Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon, who has served on the Illinois Reform Commission and said passage of the bill would increase transparency – and build trust with the state’s residents. “The people of Illinois deserve to know if elected officials and high-ranking government employees are working in the public’s interest or in their own self interest,” Simon said in a post on her website. The current forms have been around for four decades, with questions so vaguely worded that officials can answer “none” or “not applicable” to practically every one. Analysis of the 22,000 local government respondents that filed with Cook County Clerk David Orr’s office in 2012, for instance, found that 87 percent answered “not applicable” to every question on the disclosure form, according to Simon’s office. Simon described the new form as having plain-language questions, definitions of terms and clear connections to information found on tax returns and investment statements. The plan passed 52-1 in the state Senate last week. We applaud our local state senators – Dave Syverson, R-Rockford, and Tim Bivins, R-Dixon – for voting in favor of it. As of Friday, the legislation was in the House Rules Committee, where it had been for a week. We hope House Speaker Michael Madigan calls it for a vote, and that House members follow the Senate’s lead and pass it.
8 LEGISLATIVE DIRECTORY State Sen. Tim Bivins R-45, Dixon 629 N. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 Phone: 815-284-0045 Fax: 815-284-0207 Email: senatorbivins@grics.net State Sen. Dave Syverson R-35, Rockford 200 S. Wyman St. Suite 302 Rockford, IL 61101 Phone: 815-987-7555 Fax: 815-987-7563 Email: info@senatordavesyverson.com State Rep. Tom Demmer R-90, Dixon 1221 Currency Court Rochelle, IL 61068 Phone: 815-561-3690 Email: tom@tomdemmer.com Website: www.tomdemmer.com State Rep. Robert Pritchard R-70, Hinckley 2600 DeKalb Ave., Suite C Sycamore, IL 60178 815-748-3494 Fax: 815-748-4630 Email: Bob@PritchardStateRep.com Website: www.pritchardstaterep.com DeKalb County Board Chairman Jeffery L. Metzger, Sr. Legislative Center 200 N. Main St. Sycamore, IL 60178 Phone: 815-895-7189 Fax: 815-895-7284 Email: jmetzger@dekalbcounty.org Website: www.dekalbcounty.org Gov. Pat Quinn D-Chicago 207 Statehouse Springfield, IL 62706
Phone: 800-642-3112 Email: governor@state.il.us Website: www.illinois.gov U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren R-14, Winfield 1797 State Street, Suite A Geneva, IL 60134 Phone: 630-232-7104 Fax: 630-232-7174 427 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C., 20515 Phone: 202-225-2976 Fax: 202-225-0697 Website: hultgren.house.gov U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger R-16, Manteno 628 Columbus Street, Ste. 507 Ottawa, IL 61350 Phone: 815-431-9271 Fax: 815-431-9383 Washington, D.C., office: 1218 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: 202-225-3635 Fax: 202-225-3521 Website: www.kinzinger.house.gov U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin D-Illinois 309 Hart Senate Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-2152 Fax: 202-228-0400 Website: www.durbin.senate.gov U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk R-Illinois 387 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-2854 Fax: 202-228-4611 Website: www.kirk.senate.gov President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20500 202-456-1111 Website: www.whitehouse.gov
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Memorial Day observances KIRKLAND Kirkland Memorial Day Ceremony 1 p.m. Sunday, May 26 Northern Illinois Veterans Memorial, Franklin Township Park, Kirkland
SYCAMORE Mayors’ Memorial Day Breakfast 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. Monday, May 27 Jane Fargo Hotel, 355 W. State St., Sycamore $10 prepaid before Friday, $15 at the door; RSVP to ffb66@juno.com or 815-758-5788 There will be a short program after the breakfast. The event will end by 8 a.m. Motorcycle Escort 7:55 a.m. Monday, May 27 Leaves from the Jane Fargo Hotel, 355 W. State St., Sycamore Motorcycle riders are wanted in downtown Sycamore (Route 64 and California Street) by the Movie Theater no later than 7:45 a.m. (2 wheelers, 3 wheelers, 4 wheelers and all wheelers welcome). The escort will travel to Joiner Cemetery for its service; at 8:30 a.m. travels to DeKalb for its parade; at 9:20 a.m. travels to Malta for its ceremony and parade; at 11 a.m. travels to Genoa for its parade and ceremony. Joiner Cemetery Memorial Day Service 8:15 a.m. Monday, May 27 Joiner Cemetery, west of Sycamore on West Old State Road just east of Five Points Road. Major General Emile P. Bataille, U.S. Army Retired, and his wife, Carol, will speak at the Joiner Cemetery Memorial Day Service, the Malta Memorial Day Service (10 a.m.) and the Genoa Memorial Day Service (noon). Sycamore Memorial Day Service 10 a.m. Monday, May 27 Sycamore Veterans Home, 121 S. California St., Sycamore The service will begin at the Veterans Home, then there will be a parade to Elmwood Cemetery, and the service will conclude at the cemetery.
DEKALB DeKalb Memorial Day Service 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 27
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A flag attached to a motorcycle waves near the back of a line of motorcycles parked on Old State Road near Joiner Cemetery for the ceremony held there on Memorial Day last year.
Downtown DeKalb and Ellwood House, 509 N. First St., DeKalb Service at the tank in Memorial Park, corner of North First Street and Lincoln Highway, at 8:30 a.m. The parade steps off from North Third Street and Lincoln Highway at 9 a.m. The parade will end at Ellwood House, 509 N. First St., at 9:30 a.m. for a program featuring a speaker, American Legion school awards and performances by the DeKalb High School chorus, the Firefighters Highland Guard and DeKalb high school and middle school marching bands. Ellwood House will offer free tours from 10 a.m. until noon.
8BRIEFS Fundraiser for ministry that helps babies “Having A Heart For Babies” – Moses’ Basket, a ministry of DeKalb Wesleyan Church in collaboration with Love INC – Love In the Name of Christ, will host a fundraiser at Culver’s. The public is invited to share an evening of food and fellowship from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Culver’s, 1200 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore. Moses’ Basket will receive 10 percent of all sales during those hours. Moses’ Basket is an outreach to dads and moms who cannot afford the basic needs for their newborn to age 2. The ministry is a partnership of community churches and organizations. For more information, call 815-758-0673, email dwc1115@ gmail.com, visit www.dekalbwesleyan.com or connect on Facebook at DeKalb-Wesleyan.
Garden seminar on drought impact The spring series of the Four Seasons Gardening program from University of Illinois Extension concludes with a session titled “Don’t Doubt the Drought.” The program is offered at 1 p.m. Tuesday via teleconference at the DeKalb County Center for Agriculture, 1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore. 2012 was hot and dry – how will landscapes respond in the years to come? This program will discuss growth expectations in 2013 on lawns, newly planted trees, shrubs and evergreens. How will the drought impact flowering plants such as perennials, flowering shrubs and ornamental trees? What should we look for with established trees and what are some of the best management practices for helping landscape plants recover? Cost for the session is $5. Advance registration is required. For more information, call 815758-8194, email bmacarus@
illinois.edu or visit web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo. If you have disability needs, please indicate when registering.
Horticulture Help Desk open weekday mornings University of Illinois Extension DeKalb County Master Gardeners offer a free service answering garden questions at the Horticulture Help Desk from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday throughout the growing season. Master Gardeners research topics about insects, trees, shrubs, plants, vegetables, fruits, gardens, lawns and more. Master Gardeners supply research-based answers to questions, and take time to find the information needed for a specific circumstance. Master Gardeners do not make house calls, but residents can bring samples to the University of Illinois Extension DeKalb County office, located in the Farm Bureau Center for Agriculture building at 1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore. Call the Master Gardeners at 815-758-8194, stop by the office or email a question to uiemg-dekalb@illinois.edu. Master Gardener volunteers will ask some diagnostic questions to understand your horticulture situation, then will call back after they have done their research. The Horticulture Help Desk is a free service.
Tractor Trot benefits Feed’em Soup CAST Foundation’s fifth annual 5K Tractor Trot will be held at 9 a.m. June 8 in Malta. Proceeds from this year’s race will benefit Feed’em Soup Community Project. Feed’em Soup’s mission is “to empower our community by serving fresh food with compassion and respect in a restaurant quality environment to anyone – regardless of situation, background or ability
to pay – while strengthening our community and nourishing hope.” The 5K Tractor Trot is a USATF-certified and sanctioned event. All pre-registered runners will receive a 5K Tractor Trot T-shirt. There will be awards, a raffle and a post-race party. All ages and walkers are welcome. Fees are $25 for pre-registered participants and $30 for race-day registration. More information and registration is available at www. tractortrot.com.
Shabbona/Indian Creek alumni banquet set The 120th Shabbona/Indian Creek High School Alumni Banquet is scheduled for June 8 at Indian Oaks Country Club in Shabbona. Social hour and program will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $30 per person and can be purchased in Shabbona at Indian Oaks Country Club, First State Bank-Shabbona (formerly Farmers & Traders State Bank) and Chumley’s. Out-of-town reservations can be made by contacting Toni Baca at 708-642-4104 or tonibaca@comcast.net or Sharon Malone at 815-238-6932 or dsjmalone@aeroinc.net. All Shabbona/Indian Creek alumni are invited to attend. Featured graduating classes to be honored at this year’s banquet are 2008, 2003, 1998, 1993, 1988, 1983, 1978, 1973, 1968, 1963, 1958, 1953 and before.
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Outdoor Memorial Day Mass 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 27 St. Catherine of Genoa Catholic Cemetery, Sycamore and Hill streets, Genoa Attendees should bring folding chairs. If the weather is bad, the service will be held inside St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, 340 S. Stott St. Genoa Memorial Day Parade and Service 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 27 Parade begins at South Genoa and West Main streets, then ends at the cemetery for a service at noon. A burger luncheon will be served at the Genoa Vets Home, 311 S. Washington St., at 12:30 p.m.
Malta Memorial Day Parade and Service 10 a.m. Monday, May 27 Malta United Methodist Church, South Third and Sprague streets, Malta
ROCHELLE Roberts Armory World War II Musuem Museum will be open to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. May 27 in honor of Memorial Day. To get to the museum, follow the signs on the Army truck at Route 251 and Intermodal Drive in Rochelle. Visit www.robertsarmory.com or www.rochelletourism.com/attractions.html for information.
Science cafe talks about Antarctic drilling project You can check an app on your phone to see what the weather is going to be like tomorrow, but what about 10 or even 100 years from now? To predict climate changes, geologists are drilling into the heart of Antarctic ice and studying the effects of millions of years of weather. Northern Illinois University STEM Outreach will present another event in its STEM Cafe series, “WISSARDs of the Antarctic,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Eduardo’s, 214 E. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. The program will focus on the National Science Foundation-supported WISSARD project (Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling), which is using a hot water drill to explore the environment beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. WISSARD’s co-leader, Ross Powell, a research professor in NIU’s Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, will speak. He says that the work he and his team are doing in Antarctica will give scientists clues about Earth’s warming and cooling cycles and the effects of climate change. Powell also will discuss the drilling process, which required the team to bore through 800 meters of ice using a hot-water drill fitted with a filtration and germicidal system. The drill was specially designed to prevent contamination of the subglacial environment
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Ross Powell and fellow NIU geologist Reed Scherer recover sediment from a subglacial Antarctic lake bed. Powell will talk about the Antarctic ice project in an NIU STEM Cafe at Eduardo’s on Wednesday. and to recover clean samples for microbial analyses. The WISSARD team spent more than three months in Antarctica last year and will return again soon to continue their research. “Antarctica is one of the world’s last great frontiers. While most of us won’t get to experience the frozen continent first hand, the STEM Cafe will give people an opportunity to talk to Powell
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and learn how his research can shed light on issues like climate change and rising sea levels, which will shape our world’s future,” STEM Associate Judith Dymond said in a news release. “ STEM Cafes are free and open to the public. Food and drinks are available for purchase. For more information, visit www.niu.edu/stem or contact Dymond at jdymond@ niu.edu or 815-753-4751.
Pet of the Week
Hi, Rudy’s the name and I am a gorgeous shorthaired, orange, tiger mix boy. I LOVE people and am quite the social butterfly. I have to see what everyone is doing and then join in, if I find it interesting. I’m a big, cuddly boy who likes a good lap-nap or to stretch out in front of a sunny window. I’m quite health conscious and very “into” fruits and veggies, in addition to my cat food. Toys are great if I can chase them or bat them around the floor. I used to be the BFF of a family with other cats and large dogs (actually, I liked the dogs best) but they had to give up some of their pets so here I am! I’m a fantastic boy who deserves a fabulous new, loving home. Could that be yours?
Rudy
Visit our adorable adoptables at the shelter or view photos online at www.tailshumanesociety.org
AROUND THE COMMUNITY
Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com Monday Children’s Book Week: All week long at Somonauk Library. The library will waive fines for the children’s items returned during that week. There also will be some special contest for the children to enter. Free blood pressure clinics: no registration required. • 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays in the Kishwaukee Community Hospital Roberts Conference Center, DeKalb. 815-748-8962 or visit www.kishhospital.org/programs. • 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays at Valley West Community Hospital, 11 E. Pleasant Ave., Sandwich. 815-7863962 or www.valleywest.org. • 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays at KishHealth Family & Specialty Care in Genoa. • 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays KishHealth Family & Specialty Care in Waterman. Mom’s Time Out: 9 a.m. to noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at South Prairie School, Sycamore. This recreational program provides children with a safe and structured place to play and socialize with other children. The ages range from 10 months to 7 years old. Cost for residents is $9, non-residents cost $10 per day. Call the Sycamore Park District at 815-895-3202. DeKalb Chess Club: 6 to 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 615 N. First St., DeKalb. Free, open chess game play, all ages and skill levels are welcome. Equipment is provided but attendees are welcome to bring their own. info@dekalbchess. com or visit www.DeKalbChess. com. Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society: 6 p.m. at Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum, 622 Park Ave. in Genoa, followed by the general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 815-784-5559. Bedtime Story Time: 6:30 p.m. in the Youth Services Department at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Participants can wear pajamas. Call Youth Services at 815-756-9568, ext. 250, or email theresaw@dkpl. org. DeKalb Evening Lions Club: 6:30 p.m. at Junction Eating Place,
816 W. Lincoln Highway. Contact: dekalblionsclub@gmail.com or call Erica Kelley at 815-758-6706. For men and women interested in improving their community. Connect on Facebook. Yoga Classes in DeKalb: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at DeKalb Area Women’s Center (men welcome), 1021 State St., DeKalb. All classes are appropriate for all levels, beginner to advanced. Price: $12 per class for drop-in or 10 classes for $100 if you buy a class pack. Bring a yoga mat. bodyfirstmfr.com. Crime Fiction Book Club - “The Tiger in the Smoke” by Margery Allingham: 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Tuesday in the meeting room at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. For more information, call 815-7569568, ext. 390. kristineo@dkpl.org. Fair City Quilters: 7 p.m. at The Federated Church, 403 N. Main St., Sandwich. Guests are welcome; their $3 nonmember fee can be applied to membership. Quilters of all experience levels welcome. Contact: Louise at 815-498-9675. Star Noise Makers Craft: 7 p.m. in the Youth Services Department at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Call 815-756-9568, ext. 250, or email theresaw@dkpl.org. Tuesday Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary: 7 a.m. at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive in DeKalb. Contact: Becky Beck Ryan, president, 815-758-3800. Tales for Twos: 9:30 a.m. in the Youth Services Department at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Program lasts 20 to 25 minutes. Call 815-756-9568, ext. 250, or email theresaw@dkpl.org. Itsy-Bitsy Spider Craft: 10 a.m. today, 11 a.m. Wednesday, and 11:30 a.m. Thursday (bilingual) in the Youth Services Department at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. 815-756-9568, ext. 250, or email theresaw@dkpl.org. Story Time: 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. today, and 9:35 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hinckley Public Library, 100 Maple St. 815-786-8308, www.sandwich.lib.il.us Adult Book Club: 6 p.m. at Sandwich Public Library, 107 E.
Center St. Discussion of “Unbroken,” by Laura Hillenbrand and refreshments. 815-786-8308, www. sandwich.lib.il.us Interviewing Skills with PowerPoint Presentation: 6 to 8 p.m. at Somonauk Public Library, 700 E. LaSalle St. Hosted by Bob Schlacks. Free, no registration required. www.somonauklibrary.org or 815498-2440. Barb City Swing Connection 3rd anniversary celebration with live music dance: 7 to 11 p.m. at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. Meals, beer and wine can be purchased. Admission costs $5 for a lesson followed by social dancing. No partner needed; casual wear and leather-soled shoes recommended. www.BarbCitySwing.com; connect on Facebook for notices and announcements. Muslim Journey - Islamis Archaeology: 7 p.m. in the meeting room at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Dr. Donald Whitcomb of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago will discuss Islamic Archaeology, including key sites in Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Jerusalem. Kishwaukee Valley Barbershop Chorus rehearsals: 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb. Contact: 815-895-5955 or 815-7563004. Male singers of all ages are invited to learn to sing in harmony. Wednesday Master Networkers Chapter, Sycamore Business Network International: 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Midwest Museum of Natural History, 425 W. State St., Sycamore. Offers an opportunity to share ideas, contacts and business referrals. New members and visitors are welcome. Contact: Jon Bockman, president, at 815-793-1832. Toddler Time: 10:30 a.m. in the Youth Services Department at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. No sign-up necessary and walk-ins are welcome. Contact Youth Services at 815-756-9568, ext. 250, or email theresaw@dkpl.org. Kishwaukee Kiwanis: 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hopkins Park Community Room in DeKalb. www.KishKiwanis.org. Contact: Amy Polzin at APolzin87@yahoo.com.
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Sycamore Rotary Club: Noon at Mitchel Lounge, 355 W. State St. in Sycamore. www.sycamorerotary. org. Contact: Brian Adams at 815762-5946. Magazine Butterflies, Spanish – Bilingual: 4 p.m. in the Youth Services Department at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Call 815-756-9568, ext. 250, or email theresaw@dkpl.org. Computer Help! Lab: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today and Thursday and 1 to 3 p.m. Friday in the meeting room at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Practice your new computer skills. No sign-up required. 815-7569568, ext. 220, or email dkplref@ dkpl.org. Chess Game Play: 6 to 8 p.m. at Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St., Sycamore. Free, open chess game play, all ages and skill levels are welcome. info@ dekalbchess.com or visit www. DeKalbChess.com. Pajama Story Time: 6:30 p.m. at Sandwich Public Library, 107 E. Center St. All ages. Come for stories, crafts and fun. 815-786-8308, www.sandwich.lib.il.us Sycamore Lions Club: 7 p.m. at MVP’s Regale Center, 124 1/2 S. California St., for service-minded men and women interested in improving their community. Information can be found at www.sycamorelions. org or call Jerome at 815-501-0101. Bingo nights: 7:15 p.m. at Sycamore Memorial Veterans Home, 121 S. California St. Contact: Robert Fleetwood at 815-895-2679. The public is invited. Greater Kishwaukee Area Band Rehearsals: 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the band room at Huntley Middle School, 1515 S. Fourth St., DeKalb. The volunteer band is open to people who have played wind or percussion instruments in the past. Especially needed are clarinets and low brass. No auditions are needed. Contacts are Sue at 815-899-4867 or John at 815-825-2350. Thursday Bilingual Story Time: 11 a.m. in the Youth Services Department at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. For children ages 0 to 5. Contact Youth Services at 815-756-9568, ext. 250, or email theresaw@dkpl.
org. Stitch Niche Club: 5 p.m. in the meeting room at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Learn how to crochet or share your favorite pastime. Contact Emily at 815-756-9568, ext. 265, or email emilyg@dkpl.org. Sycamore Lioness Club: Evenings at members’ homes. New members are welcome. For location and time, call 815-895-5926. Teen Advisory Group: 6:30 p.m. at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. TAG is for area teens who love the library and want to make it better. www.dkpl.org; contact Steve Roman at stever@dkpl.org or 815-756-9568, ext. 280. DeKalb County Quilters’ Guild: 7 p.m. in the Parish Activity Center of St. Mary’s Church, 322 Waterman St., Sycamore. www.dcqg.org. Friday Game Days: During library hours today and Saturday in the Youth Services Department at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Board and card games will be available. For information, email theresaw@ dkpl.org, or call 815-756-9568, ext. 250. Bunco!: 12:15 p.m. in the senior lounge at Fox Valley Older Adult Services, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Come experience the many great benefits to laughter. Cost to play is $1. Computer Class – Basic Photo Editing: 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the meeting room at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Sign up online or at the Reference Desk or call 815-7569568, ext. 220. Peace vigil: 5 to 6 p.m. at Memorial Park at First Street and Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. The DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice Peace Circle follows at 6 p.m. 815-758-0796. Troop support rally: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at First Street and Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, across from Memorial Park. Nooks and Crannies – The Library Tour: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in adult services department at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Come to a special after-hours library tour. No sign-up required. 815-756-9568, ext. 220, or email dkplref@dkpl.org.
DAWC activities and gallery viewings: 7 to 9 p.m. at DeKalb Area Women’s Center, 1021 State St. in DeKalb. Contact: 815-758-1351 or dawc@niu.edu. All are invited to events; an entrance with an accessible lift is near the alley north of the building. Free parking is located at 415 N. 11th St., a half block south of the center. Saturday Friends of the DeKalb Public Library Book Sale: During library hours through May 31 in the lower level hallway at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. 815-756-9568, ext. 260, or email friends@dkpl.org. DeKalb County IL Tea Party: 8 a.m. at Christos Restaurant, 682 Park Aven., Genoa. www.dekalbcountyilteaparty.org. North Central Illinois Wild Rose Chapter of Women on Wheels: 9 a.m. at Papa G’s restaurant in Elburn, with a group ride after the meeting. Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. All women motorcycle riders are welcome. Prospective members can attend three events before joining. www.nciwildroses.com. Contact: Gigi Beaird at 815-7661206 or gbeaird@niu.edu. Blood Drive / Yard Sale: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bill Cho’s United Tae Kwon Do Center, 1598 DeKalb Ave., in Sycamore. Donate blood, save a life. Come browse through new and old items. Something for everyone. Sunday Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum: 2 to 4 p.m. and by appointment at 622 Park Ave. in Genoa. Contact: 815-784-5559, for appointments other days. Society for Creative Anachronism events: Visit www.carraigban.org/ or call 815-739-5788 or 815-986-5403 for other information. Middle Ages-Renaissance history re-enactors and those interested in “stepping into the past” are welcome. • Armored fighting practice: 4:30 p.m. behind Stevenson North at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.
8COMMUNITY SERVINGS DeKalb County Salvation Army food pantry: 9 a.m. to noon Monday to Thursday; 5 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday at Ninth and Grove Streets in DeKalb. For DeKalb County residents only. Call 815-756-4308 or email gary_billings@usc.salvationarmy.org. Sycamore Food Pantry: Noon to 4 p.m. Monday at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. 815-895-9113. Feed my Sheep Pantry: 3 to 5 p.m. Monday and 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1915 N. First St. in DeKalb. 815-758-3203. All are welcome.
WWII Combat Flyers’ breakfast: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Sycamore Parkway Restaurant, 605 E. State St. Contact: 815756-2157. Anyone who flew combat in any capacity during World War II is welcome. Feed’em Soup Community Project Free Community Meals: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays at 122 S. First St., DeKalb. These meals are free to anyone in need. People wishing to volunteer can visit www. FeedEmSoup.org and fill out a short contact form to receive updates about volunteer needs. Groups wishing to volunteer or spearhead events, such as food drives, for
Feed’em Soup Community Project, can send email to Info@FeedEmSoup.org. NIU Knights of Columbus 5572 fish dinners: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Newman Center, 512 Normal Road, DeKalb. The entrees are fish, Louisiana shrimp, fish and shrimp, grilled cheese and fries and macaroni and cheese. Salad, bread, vegetable medley, mashed potato, twice baked potato, baked potato, homemade desserts and coffee are also served with each entree. Beer, wine and pop are also available. $8 – fish, $8 – shrimp, $10 – fish and shrimp, $5 – grilled cheese and fries
8SUPPORT GROUPS Monday Big Book Study AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com. Overeaters Anonymous: 10 a.m. at Senior Services Center, 330 Grove St. in DeKalb; 815-758-4718. Job & Career Support Group: 2 to 4 p.m. in the Sycamore Public Library board room, 103 E. State St. Job seekers can network with others, compare notes, learn about job resources and work on their résumés and cover letters. The library provides books and computers to help with job searches. The support group organizers also arrange for speakers to address a variety of topics to aid in job searching. Funding for the JCSG is provided by a grant from the Sycamore Charities. Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 5:45 p.m. weigh-in and 6:30 p.m. meetings, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 13N535 French Road in Burlington. 847-833-6908. Safe Passage Domestic Violence support group: 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org. 12 & 12 AA(C): 6 p.m. at Sycamore Lutheran Church, 1145 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Group Hope: 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the private dining room at Rochelle Community Hospital. 815-3989628. 12 Step & 12 Traditions AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St. in DeKalb; www.firstumc.net. Back to Basics AA(C): 7 p.m. at Union Congregational, 305 S. Gage St., Somonauk. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Expect A Miracle AA: 8 p.m. open meeting at United Methodist, Third and South streets, Kirkland. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. We Are Not Saints AA(C): 8 p.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Tuesday Easy Does It AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Weight Watchers: 9:30 a.m.
and $5 – macaroni and cheese. NICE pantry: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays and by appointment other days at 346 S. County Line Road in Lee. Contact: 815-8242228. Knights’ Saturday Burgers and More: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at DeKalb Knights of Columbus Hall, 1336 E. Lincoln Highway. Open to the public. Burger buffet: Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. Hamburger or cheeseburger with chips are available or sandwich and buffet. The buffet includes potato salad, macaroni
salad and beans. Proceeds help fund community projects and scholarships. Knights’ Sunday breakfast: 8 a.m. to noon at DeKalb Knights of Columbus Club: 1336 E. Lincoln Highway. Cost is $4 for children and $6 for adults. Open to the public. Monthly Breakfast: 8 to 11 a.m. Sunday at the Sycamore Vet’s Club, 121 S. California St., Sycamore. Open to the public. Menu includes omelets, eggs to order, sausage, bacon, potatoes, pancakes, french toast, biscuits and gravy, toast, juice, coffee and milk. $7 for adults and $4 for children younger than 12.
For information about Alcoholics Anonymous closed meetings, call 800-452-7990 or visit www.dekalbalanoclub.com. weigh-in, 10 a.m. meeting at Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road, (near Aldi) DeKalb. Women with Cancer Network: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at The Cancer Center at Kishwaukee Community Hospital. Women with Cancer Network is an opportunity for women with similar experiences to give and receive support, and share information. Participants can learn from each other, meet new people, have discussions, and listen to presentations. The group is free and no registration is required. Visit www.kishhospital.org/programs or call 815-748-2958. Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group for Caregivers: 1 p.m. at DeKalb Adult Day Center, 126 S. Fourth St. Contact: Keely at 815758-4286. Safe Passage Sexual Assault adults’ support group: 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org. Compassionate Healing Grief Support: 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the auxiliary room at Rochelle Community Hospital. 815-562-2181, ext. 2684. Genoa Taking Off Pounds Sensibly: 6 p.m. weigh-in and 6:30 p.m. meetings at CrossWind Community Church, 13100 Cherry Road. 815784-3612. Hinckley Big Book Study AA(C): 6 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 801 N. Sycamore St. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Women’s “Rule #62 Group”: 6 p.m. at Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore. For information, call Kathy at 815-756-6655. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Better Off Sober AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Alcoholics Anonymous Tuesday Night Fellowship Group(C): 7 p.m. at The Church of St. Mary, 244 Waterman St. in Sycamore. 815739-1950. Good Vibes Al-Anon group: 7 to 8 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 324 N. Third St., DeKalb. Wheelchair accessible entrance is on North Third Street. Parking available in lot located on northwest corner of Third and Pine streets. Contact
Mary Ann at 815-895-8119. Sexaholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. at 512 Normal Road, DeKalb (behind church in brick building). 815-5080280. Smoky Mirror AA(C): 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. 33930 N. State Road, Genoa, 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Narcotics Anonymous: 8 p.m. at 1201 Twombly Road in DeKalb; www.rragsna.org; 815-964-5959. Program of Recovery AA(C): 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Wednesday Fresh Beginnings AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. New Beginnings AA(C): 10 a.m. at 120 Main St., Kingston. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com. 24-Hour-A-Day Brown Bag AA(C): 12:05 p.m. at Newman Center, 521 Normal Road, DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Weight Watchers: 5 p.m. weighin, 5:30 p.m. meeting at Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road, (near Aldi) DeKalb. Safe Passage Domestic Violence support group; 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org. Came to Believe AA(C): 6 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Living After Loss: 6:30 to 8 p.m. at DeKalb County Hospice, 2727 Sycamore Road, Suite 1B, DeKalb. Living After Loss is a free child-loss group intended for parents who have experienced the death of a child, no matter the age. For more information or to register, visit www.kishhospital.org/programs or call DeKalb County Hospice at 815-756-3000. North Avenue Pass It On AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at North Avenue Baptist Church, 301 North Ave., Sycamore. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Narcotics Anonymous: 7 p.m. at United Church of Christ, 615 N. First
St. in DeKalb; www.rragsna.org; 815-964-5959. Hopefuls AA(C): 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. Thursday Safe Passage Domestic Violence support group: 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org. Back To Basics AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Breastfeeding Group: 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Kishwaukee Community Hospital Roberts Conference Center, 1 Hospital Drive, DeKalb. Mothers and babies are welcome at this free, drop-in group. www. kishhospital.org; 815-748-8962. Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. weigh-in and 5:30-6:30 p.m. meeting at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. Call Lydia Johnson, chapter leader, 815-895-4618. Keep It Simple AA(C): 6 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. One Day Café AA(C): 6 p.m. at Waterman United Methodist Church, 210 W Garfield St. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Weight Watchers: 6 p.m. weighin, 6:30 p.m. meeting at Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road, (near Aldi) DeKalb. Friendship Night: 7 p.m. in Room 10 of the Elburn Community Center, 525 N. Main St. For adults grieving the loss of a loved one through death. Call Conley Outreach at 630-365-2880 for directions and monthly topics. Sandwich Steppers AA(C): 7 p.m. at Fox Valley Community Center, 1406 Suydam Road. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. A Friend Of Bill’s AA(C): 8 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 33930 N. State St., Genoa, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Any Lengths AA(C): 8 p.m. at Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. Closed Discussion AA: 8 p.m.
at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Friday Sexaholics Anonymous-DeKalb: 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. at Christ Community Church, 1600 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. This 12-step recovery program is for Internet addiction. Contact: 815-508-0280. SA.org. Pass It On AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Beacon Counseling Support Group: 10 a.m. at 113 N. Genoa St., Suite A, Genoa. Walk-ins also will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 815-784-2362 for an appointment at other times. There is a Solution Too AA: 12:05 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. B.Y.O.B. Big Book – 12 & 12 Discussion AA(C): 6 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. Big Book Discussion AA(C): 7 p.m. at Newman Catholic Student Center, 521 Normal Road, DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Fox Valley AA(C): 7:30 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church, 1022 N. Main St., Sandwich. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. County Line Group Big Book AA(C): 8 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 121 N. Sycamore St., Maple Park. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. One Day At A Time AA(C): 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. There is a Solution AA(C): 8 p.m. at Kingston Friendship Center, 120 Main St. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. Day PAA(C): 9 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. Saturday Overeaters Anonymous Walkand-Talk meeting: 8 to 9 a.m.
at the Northern Illinois University Lagoon, meeting at the NIU Lincoln Highway parking lot. www.oa.org; Contact: Marilyn at 815-751-4822. It Is What It Is AA(C): 9 a.m. at St. Catherine’s Church, 340 S. Stott St., Genoa. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. As Bill Sees It AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Learning to Live Al-Anon group: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Newman Catholic Center annex, Normal Road in DeKalb; llc904@hotmail.com. Narcotics Anonymous: 10 to 11 a.m. at United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb; www.rragsna. org; 815-964-5959. Group Hope: Noon to 1:30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 511 Russell Road in DeKalb. This free support and discussion meeting is for NIU students and DeKalb community residents. Community facilitators are sought to volunteer to help others. Contact Dr. Charles Smith, 815-3989628 or visit www.grouphope.org or www.dbsalliance.org. Back to Basics AA: 6:30 p.m. at Cortland United Methodist Church, 45 Chestnut Ave., Cortland. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com. AA Speaker Open Meeting: 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Saturday Night AA(C): 10 p.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Sunday 24 Hours a Day AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Steps And Traditions AA(C): 6 p.m. at Masonic Hall, Route 23, Genoa. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com. No Longer Hopeless AA(C): 7:30 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor, DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Any Lengths AA(C): 8 p.m. at Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore. 800-452-7990; www. dekalbalanoclub.com.
WEATHER
Page A10 • Monday, May 20, 2013
Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com
7-DAY FORECAST TODAY
An area of low pressure west of us will deliver the risk of severe weather Monday afternoon and evening. Hail and damaging winds are the main threats. Scattered storms will be possible in the morning as well. The severe weather risk and heavy rain will continue Tuesday into Wednesday as a cold front approaches from the west. Cooler air and sun will arrive by Friday.
TOMORROW
THURSDAY
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy, Mostly cloudy with storms and cooler, rain scattered storms heavy rain showers
Partly cloudy, chance strong storms
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny, cooler
Sunny and cool
Clouds and a chance of rain
88
82
75
64
62
65
68
68
66
56
45
44
49
50
Winds: SSW 10-20 mph
Winds: WSW 10-15 mph
UV INDEX
ALMANAC
WEDNESDAY
Winds: W 10-15 mph
Winds: NNE 10-15 mph
Winds: NE 10-20 mph
Winds: ENE 10-15 mph
Winds: WSW 5-10 mph
REGIONAL CITIES
REGIONAL WEATHER
DeKalb through 4 p.m. yesterday
Temperature High ............................................................. 87° Low .............................................................. 61° Normal high ............................................. 71° Normal low ............................................... 50° Record high .............................. 94° in 1975 Record low ................................ 34° in 2002
Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.00” Month to date ....................................... 0.84” Normal month to date ....................... 2.70” Year to date ......................................... 14.91” Normal year to date ......................... 11.26”
Sunrise today ................................ 5:30 a.m. Sunset tonight ............................. 8:13 p.m. Moonrise today ........................... 3:17 p.m. Moonset today ............................. 2:29 a.m. Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 5:29 a.m. Sunset tomorrow ........................ 8:14 p.m. Moonrise tomorrow .................. 4:25 p.m. Moonset tomorrow .................... 3:00 a.m.
Last
New
May 24 May 31
Jun 8
Kenosha 83/61 Lake Geneva 85/63
8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. ™
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.
AIR QUALITY TODAY
Rockford 87/65
Source: Environmental Protection Agency
Dixon 88/65
Joliet 87/66
La Salle 87/68 Streator 89/68
Source: National Allergy Bureau
Evanston 85/65 Chicago 88/66
Aurora 88/65
POLLEN INDEX
Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Waukegan 83/63
Arlington Heights 88/67
DeKalb 88/68
Main ofender ................................................... N.A.
0-50 Good, 51-100 Moderate, 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151-200 Unhealthy 201-300 Very Unhealthy, 301-500 Hazardous
SUN and MOON
Full
Janesville 86/67
Hammond 89/68 Gary 90/68 Kankakee 88/66
Jun 16
On May 20, 1982, Cincinnati’s eastern suburb of Milford was swamped by 2.50 inches of rain in just a half of an hour. Cincinnati’s average May rainfall is 4.07 inches.
Peoria 87/68
Watseka 89/68
Pontiac 89/69
NATIONAL WEATHER
Hi 88 89 86 86 89 88 87 88 87 86 86 88 88 88 87 85 81 88 87 89 87 88 83 85 88
Today Lo W 65 t 69 t 67 t 65 t 68 t 65 t 66 t 66 t 67 t 66 t 66 t 66 t 66 t 68 t 67 t 67 t 61 t 65 t 65 t 69 t 66 t 66 t 63 t 64 t 65 t
Tomorrow Hi Lo W 84 64 t 85 67 t 79 62 r 80 63 t 86 65 t 84 63 t 83 65 t 84 64 t 82 65 t 81 63 t 82 62 t 85 65 t 84 63 t 85 66 t 81 65 t 82 63 t 74 55 r 81 63 t 80 64 t 85 66 t 81 63 t 81 64 t 76 57 r 79 60 t 84 64 t
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WEATHER HISTORY
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Location
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2.09 6.44 3.16
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9.0 12.0 10.0
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-0.04 -0.05 none
DRAW THE WEATHER Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
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Tomorrow Hi Lo W 87 67 pc 74 62 c 86 67 pc 70 58 t 76 60 t 84 67 t 87 67 pc 82 62 t
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Hi 89 90 61 89 88 82 87 82
Today Lo W 68 pc 72 t 44 sh 73 pc 69 t 64 t 70 s 61 s
Tomorrow Hi Lo W 88 65 t 87 71 t 70 42 c 89 74 pc 84 69 t 78 58 c 92 75 s 80 59 pc
City Louisville Miami Minneapolis New Orleans New York City Philadelphia Seattle Wash., DC
Hi 91 85 81 86 77 78 72 82
Today Lo W 71 pc 74 t 61 t 71 s 65 t 65 t 49 s 67 t
Tomorrow Hi Lo W 90 68 c 86 75 t 71 51 t 86 69 c 78 62 t 85 67 t 58 45 sh 87 70 pc
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Sports
The Blackhawks are gearing up for a faster paced game today when they face Detroit at Joe Louis Arena for Game 3 of the conference semiinals. PAGE B4
SECTION B Monday, May 20, 2013 Daily Chronicle
Sports editor Ross Jacobson • rjacobson@shawmedia.com
8MORNING KICKOFF
IHSA CLASS 3A/4A PLAYOFF BASEBALL PREVIEW
Spartans force action to spark offense Class 3A/4A baseball playoff schedule AP file photo
Pacers, Heat bracing to square off again MIAMI – A year ago when Miami and Indiana faced off in the postseason, there were blood-drawing hits, flagrant fouls, technical fouls, choke signs being directed toward LeBron James and more than a few sharp-tongued comments. Here they possibly go again, at least on the comment front. The Eastern Conference finals between the Heat and Pacers won’t begin until Wednesday, but there’s already signs that the animosity present throughout last season’s Miami-Indiana second-round series will likely return this time around. The first flare-up appeared to arrive Saturday, when Pacers coach Frank Vogel called the reigning champion Heat “just the next team that’s in our way.” Predictably, the Heat didn’t seem to take that as flattery. “We’re a great team,” said James, the Heat forward who won the NBA’s MVP award for the fourth time this season. “We’re very confident. We’ll be ready for them. If we’re just another team, you don’t prepare, you really don’t prepare for just another team. We’re not just another team. You have to prepare for us.” And away they go. Pushing, shoving, a few extra words, that’s all typical extra-curricular activity in playoff basketball. With Heat-Pacers last season, there seemed to be more. Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem were bloodied at times. Haslem targeted Indiana’s Tyler Hansbrough in what was perceived as retaliation for a foul against Wade. And Lance Stephenson – who made the “choke” sign after James missed a free throw in a Game 3 loss – getting leveled by now-former Miami reserve Dexter Pittman in a particularly memorable end to a blowout Heat win in Game 5. “We don’t need bulletin-board material,” James said. – Wire report
8WHAT TO WATCH NHL playoffs Conference semifinals, Game 3, Blackhawks at Detroit, 6:30 p.m., NBCSN The Hawks look to avenge a 4-1 loss in the second game of the series, which shifts to Detroit for the next two games. Also on TV... Pro baseball N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 6 p.m., ESPN Boston at White Sox, 7:10 p.m., CSN
8KEEP UP ONLINE Follow us on Facebook and Twitter Want the latest from the area’s prep sports scene? Follow our coverage on Facebook by searching for DC Preps or on Twitter at twitter.com/dc_preps. Follow our NIU athletics coverage on Facebook by searching for Huskie Wire or on Twitter at twitter.com/HuskieWire.
CLASS 3A Genoa-Kingston Regional Genoa-Kingston vs. Wheaton Academy, 4:30 p.m. today Rochelle Regional Sycamore vs. Dixon/Rochelle winner, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday Kaneland Regional Kaneland vs. Sandwich, 4 p.m. Thursday CLASS 4A DeKalb Regional Dundee-Crown vs. DeKalb, 4 p.m. Thursday
By JAMES NOKES sports@daily-chronicle.com Statistical analysis has led to changes for the Sycamore baseball team. The math teacher in Spartans’ coach Jason Cavanaugh forced the baseball coach to a strategic shift. With a .255 team batting average, Cavanaugh has been forced to initiate the Spartans’ offense with sacrifice bunts, bunting for a hit and hit-and-runs. It’s a path he hasn’t taken often in his 17 years as Sycamore coach. But it has Sycamore’s of-
fense starting to produce as consistently as the starting pitching and defense it rode all season to the Class 3A Rochelle Regional, which starts at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday for the No. 1 seeded Spartans against the winner of today’s play-in game between No. 5 Dixon and No. 4 Rochelle. “It’s so tricky in the postseason,” Cavanaugh said. “One bad inning and your season is over. Out hitting numbers were the lowest we’ve had in my 17 years. I thought we’d hit 30 homers as a team and pound out doubles.
See POSTSEASON, page B2
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com
Sycamore batter Davey Scholz hits a solo home run April 22 in the top of the fifth inning in the Spartans’ 4-2 win over DeKalb.
IHSA GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD STATE MEET
Exiting as a champ DeKalb’s Brown wins triple jump, takes third in long jump By STEVE NITZ
Girls track and field state placefinishers
snitz@shawmedia.com CHARLESTON – Jasmine Brown stepped off the podium at the IHSA State Track Meet for the last time in her high school career. But, Brown was exiting the medal stand for the first time as a state champion. She had two medals dangling around her neck after winning the Class 3A triple jump with a mark of 39 feet, 11¾ inches, and taking third in the long jump at 18-06½. Brown is the first IHSA girls track state champion in DeKalb history. Barbs junior Kelsey Schrader took 23rd in the 3,200 meters, finishing with a time of 11:11.64, and DeKalb finished 16th as a team with 17 points. “It was awesome,” Brown said after stepping off the stand. “It feels great.” Brown didn’t have the same success she had in Friday’s preliminaries, when she hit her mark of 39-11¾. But it didn’t matter, as it carried over into the finals. The same thing happened with her long jump mark. Coming into state, Brown’s goal was to hit 40 feet in the triple jump. She didn’t quite get there, but came extremely close. She said her feet were a couple inches behind the board on the state-winning mark, which would have given her the distance. She still has four years to go for it, as she’ll compete at Western Illinois next season. Considering she was a little bit behind the board this time, she knows she’s capable of hitting it. “I’m just happy to go to college, see what I can do, get that 40 mark,” Brown said.
See STATE TRACK, page B2
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CLASS 3A Team finish 16. DeKalb – 17 points Long jump 3. Jasmine Brown (DeKalb), 18-6½ Triple jump 1. Jasmine Brown (DeKalb), 39-11¾ 3,200-meter run 23. Kelsey Schrader (DeKalb), 11:11.64
CLASS 2A Team finish 52. Maple Park – 4 points 72. Genoa-Kingston – 1 point Long jump 11. Lauren Zick (Kaneland), 16-11¼ Pole vault 10. Christina Delach (Kaneland), 10-0 High jump 9. Danielle Neisendorf (Genoa-Kingston), 5-0 4x800-meter relay 9. Amanda Lesak, Aislinn Lodwig, Jessica Kucera, Sydney Strong (Kaneland), 9:40.76 3,200-meter run 7. Brianna Bower (Kaneland), 11:19.33
CLASS 1A Team finish 32. Indian Creek – 8 points 800-meter run 7. Emily Schilling (Indian Creek), 2:20.62 1,600-meter run Douglas Cottle for Shaw Media 5. Emily Schilling (Indian DeKalb’s Jasmine Brown won the IHSA Class 3A triple jump title Saturday with a leap of 39-11.75 in Creek, 5:18.23 Charleston. Brown also finished third in the long jump with a jump of 18-6½.
IHSA CLASS 1A HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK REGIONAL TITLE: HIAWATHA 6, HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK 5
Hiawatha edges H-BR, wins program’s 1st regional title By ANTHONY ZILIS sports@daily-chronicle.com BIG ROCK – A few weeks before the Hiawatha baseball team made program history by winning their first regional championship, Hiawatha baseball coach Sean Donnelly gathered his team in a classroom before practice and pulled up a video. The Hawks were in the middle of a hitting slump and their first of two losses to Hinckley-Big Rock had taken them out of the Little Ten Conference race. Donnelly showed them the final out of last year’s Class 4A baseball state championship, when Oak Park-RivMonica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com er Forest won with a walk-off Hiawatha’s Donald Giebel gets Hinckley-Big Rock’s Mitch Ruh out at hit and the team charged out second base Saturday during the Hawks’ 6-5 victory in the IHSA Class of the dugout and mobbed the batter who knocked home the 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional championship game.
Class 1A HinckleyBig Rock Regional Wednesday’s semifinals Hinckley-Big Rock 5, Indian Creek 0 Hiawatha 4, Alden-Hebron 1 Saturday’s championship Hiawatha 6, Hinckley-Big Rock 5
• Hiawatha advances to the Hanover River Ridge Sectional and will face Freeport Aquin at 4 p.m. Wednesday. winning run. “It was to re-emphasize with them, ‘Guys, we can still do this, and we’re going to do it,’ ” Donnelly said. “I just showed them, here’s the final out, look how they celebrate. This is what we’re going to do. They hadn’t done it,
so we’re going to teach them, ‘This is how we’re going to act when we win this game.’ ” After Hiawatha pitcher Tyler Burger recorded the final out of Saturday’s 6-5 win in the IHSA Class 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional championship win over Hinckley-Big Rock, the Hawks charged out of the dugout and mobbed Burger before knocking him over and piling on top of him. The celebration was almost an exact replica of the video. Hiawatha advances to play Freeport Aquin in the Class 1A Hanover Sectional semifinals on Wednesday. “It hurt, I had a lot of knees to the side,” Burger said, “but it was probably the best feeling I’ve ever felt in my whole life.”
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8UPCOMING PREPS SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball Wheaton Academy vs. GenoaKingston in Class 3A Burlington Central Regional quarterfinals, 4:30 p.m. Softball Sycamore vs. Hampshire in Class 3A Sycamore Regional quarterfinals, 4:30 p.m.
TUESDAY Softball Sycamore/Hampshire vs. Burlington Central in Class 3A Sycamore Regional semifinals, 4:30 p.m. Kaneland vs. Sandwich in Class 3A Rosary Regional semifinals, 4:30 p.m. Soccer Sycamore vs. Freeport in Class 2A Freeport Sectional semifinals, 7 p.m.
8SPORTS SHORTS NIU baseball wins MAC West championship MUNCIE, Ind. – The Northern Illinois baseball team (22-32, 16-11 MAC) clinched its first Mid-American Conference West division championship Saturday afternoon in 10 innings at Ball Diamond as the Huskies defeated Ball State on Connor Schomig’s three-run double, 6-4. NIU, the No. 3 seed in the MAC tournament, will begin play in Avon, Ohio, against Bowling Green on Wednesday at All Pro Freight Stadium. It is the Huskies highest seeding in the MAC Tournament history. “Coming back from the season we had last year, we kind of reset things and battled all year,” NIU coach Ed Mathey said. “Our seniors did a great job of leading this team and I could not be happier with them because this is something they’ll have for the rest of their lives.”
Spurs rout Grizzlies in West finals opener SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference finals resembling the past champions who’ve been there so many times before. The Memphis Grizzlies looked like the first-timers still trying to adapt to their first conference finals appearance. Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and the Spurs struck first by beating Memphis, 105-83, on Sunday.
Sweden beats Switzerland to win world hockey title STOCKHOLM – Sweden became the first home team to win the world hockey championships in 27 years, beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday for its ninth title. Vancouver Canucks star Henrik Sedin had two goals and an assist, and Buffalo Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth made 26 saves to help Sweden become the first team to win the title on home ice since the Soviet Union in 1986. Switzerland earned its first medal in 60 years. Simon Hjalmarrson, Philadelphia’s Erik Gustafsson and Dallas’ Loui Eriksson also scored for Sweden. Roman Josi had the lone goal for Switzerland.
Bae wins Byron Nelson for first PGA Tour title IRVING, Texas – Sang-Moon Bae won the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes after blowing a four-stroke lead. The 26-year-old South Korean closed with a 1-under-par 69 to finish at 13-under 267. Bradley was trying to become the Nelson’s first wire-to-wire winner since Tom Watson in 1980. Bradley set the TPC Four Seasons course record with an opening 60 even with two bogeys, but finished with a 72 on a day with wind gusting to near 40 mph at times. Bae already had 11 international victories – winning on the Korea, Japan and Asian tours. – Staff, wire reports
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Hiawatha softball captures 1st regional title since 2008 By DAILY CHRONICLE STAFF sports@daily-chronicle.com Hiawatha defeated Alden-Hebron, 3-2, in nine innings Saturday to capture the team’s first regional crown since 2008. Abby Turner pitched all nine innings to get the win. Dani Clark and Ashley Tamraz each went 2 for 4 at the plate and Tamraz added two RBIs. Tatiana Spung had the game-winning RBI for Hiawatha. The Hawks advance to the Dakota Sectional semifinals to play Orangeville at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Barbs win: DeKalb defeated Fenton, 3-0, in the Barbs’ final regular season game of the season. Morgan Newport improved to 14-3 on the season while Hannah Walter hit a two-run home run. The Barbs (20-8) play Wednesday against Huntley in the Class 4A Jacobs Regional semifinals.
Spartans sweep: Sycamore swept Sandwich in a doubleheader, ending the season with a 13-18 record. Sycamore won, 10-0, in Game 1 as Abby Foulk allowed only two hits and struck out six. Bobbieann Gable went 2 for 2 with three RBIs while Paige Bjork was 2 for 4 with an RBI. Lyndsey Coddington finished 1 for 2 with two RBIs and Foulk was 2 for 2 at the plate. In Game 2, McKenna Marcinkowski and Taylor Zak combined on a no-hitter in a 9-1 win. Gable went 3 for 4 with three RBIs while Tristyn Criswell was 3 for 3 with three runs scored and a stolen base. “All three of our pitchers threw well [Saturday],” Sycamore coach Jill Carpenter said. “Offensively, we scored early, which always helps the pitching and defense relax.” BOYS TENNIS Barbs qualify three: DeKalb qualified three players to the
IHSA state meet as Matt Kulma won the singles tournament at the DeKalb Sectional and Chuck White and Nick Seldal combined to take third place in the doubles tournament. The Barbs placed first as a team with 25 points, edging LaSalle-Peru, which took second with 24 points. Kulma lost the first set of his championship match against LaSalle-Peru’s Reo Hammers, but rallied to win in three sets. White and Seldal won their first three matches, advancing to the semifinals, before losing to LaSalle-Peru’s doubles team, the eventual sectional champions. They defeated Rochelle’s doubles team, 6-2, 6-0, in the third-place match.
BASEBALL Barbs win: DeKalb defeated Elgin, 4-1, in the Barbs’ final regular season game. Sycamore wins: Sycamore defeated Hampshire, 3-2, at Hampshire.
Knights fall: Kaneland lost to Batavia, 5-3, to fall to 12-16 on the season. FRIDAY’S LATE RESULTS BOYS TRACK Weissinger, Madden get to state: Hinckley-Big Rock’s Billy Weissinger and Jared Madden both advanced to the Class 1A state track meet. Weissinger took second in the high jump, clearing 6 feet, 4 inches, at the Class 1A Seneca Sectional. Madden won the 300-meter hurdles in 41.00 seconds, breaking a 20-yearold varsity record previously held by Kevin Butler. Weissinger qualified for the state meet in high jump each of the past two years, while this will be Madden’s first trip downstate. Michael Bayler went a career-best 41-00¼ in the triple jump to finish third while Mack Carls threw 138-7 in the discus to finish fourth. Weissinger was fourth in the 400 and Christian Johnsen tied for fifth in the high jump.
Hawks rally from 4-0 deficit • HIAWATHA Continued from page B1 Just a few innings earlier, the Hawks’ regional championship looked as unlikely as ever. The Royals (18-9-1) charged to a 2-0 lead in the first inning after Mitch Ruh drove in Jake Shrader with a double, and then Luke Winkle drove in Ruh with a sacrifice fly. The Royals tacked on two more runs in the third to take a 4-0 lead, and the Royals were in position to win their third consecutive game against the Hawks. The nervous Hawks were quiet in the dugout after H-BR surged out to their lead, and Donnelly knew that had to change. “I told them, ‘Guys, you’re uptight,’ ” Donnelly said. “ ‘We’ve got to loosen up, we’ve got to start having fun, we’ve got to start joking.’ I told one guy on our bench, Will [Corn], ‘Start making up rhymes to get the guys laughing.’ Then look what happens.” With a looser dugout, the Hawks (10-8-2) began picking up momentum. In the fourth, Allen Letterer drove in Jace Williams and Donald Giebel with a double to inch closer. After H-BR tacked on another run, Taylor Edwards drove in Corn in the fifth. Corn was intentionally walked in the sixth inning, loading the bases for Mike Mercado. Mercado cleared the bases with a double, scoring Nick Doolittle, Ed Canchola and Corn to give the Hawks the lead. The Royals loaded the bases in the seventh inning, but made back-to-back outs to give the Hawks their first regional championship. The Hawks have been underdogs for most of the season, but Corn never doubted their ability to pull off Saturday’s historic win. “I had a feeling that our team was going to pick it up,” Corn said. “It feels amazing. We’ve come from behind and battled back all year. It’s been crazy.”
Brown was one of five area medalists. Genoa-Kingston senior Danielle Neisendorf took ninth in the Class 2A high jump, hitting 5 feet, and Indian Creek sophomore Emily Schilling earned two Class 1A medals, taking seventh in the 800 at 2:20.62, and fifth in the 1,600 at 5:18.23. Both were personal bests. In the 800, Schilling started
(Best-of-7) Sunday San Antonio 105, Memphis 83, Spurs lead series 1-0 Tuesday Memphis at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Wednesday Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Friday Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 25 San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 26 Miami at Indiana, 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 27 San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 28 Miami at Indiana, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29 x-Memphis at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 30 Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 31 x-San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 1 x-Miami at Indiana, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2 x-Memphis at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Monday, June 3 x-Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m. x – if necessary
NHL CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) Wednesday Blackhawks 4, Detroit 1 Thursday Boston 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 (OT) Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3 Friday Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 3 Saturday Detroit 4, Blackhawks 1, series tied 1-1 San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1, OT, Kings lead series 2-1 Sunday Boston 5, N.Y. Rangers 2, Bruins lead series 2-0 Ottawa 2, Pittsburgh 1 (20T), Penguins lead series 2-1 Today Blackhawks at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose, 9 p.m. Wednesday Pittsburgh at Ottawa. 6:30 p.m. Thursday Blackhawks at Detroit, 7 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. x-San Jose at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. Friday x-Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 25 x-Detroit at Blackhawks, TBD x-N.Y. Rangers at Boston TBD Sunday, May 26 x-Pittsburgh at Ottawa, TBD x-Los Angeles at San Jose, TBD Monday, May 27 x-Blackhawks at Detroit, TBD x-Boston at N.Y. Rangers, TBD Tuesday, May 28 x-Ottawa at Pittsburgh, TBD x-San Jose at Los Angeles, TBD Wednesday, May 29 x-Detroit at Blackhawks, TBD x-N.Y. Rangers at Boston, TBD
MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct GB 25 17 .595 — 23 18 .561 1½ 20 20 .500 4 19 23 .452 6 18 22 .450 6 East Division W L Pct GB New York 27 16 .628 — Boston 27 17 .614 ½ Baltimore 23 20 .535 4 Tampa Bay 23 20 .535 4 Toronto 17 26 .395 10 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 28 15 .651 — Oakland 23 22 .511 6 Seattle 20 24 .455 8½ Los Angeles 17 27 .386 11½ Houston 12 32 .273 16½ Cleveland Detroit Kansas City White Sox Minnesota
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Sycamore’s Mark Skelley heads for home in an attempt to score on a sacrifice fly April 22 during the Spartans’ 4-2 victory over DeKalb.
Barbs to face Dundee-Crown • POSTSEASON Continued from page B1 “It’s been strange that we haven’t done that,” Cavanaugh said. “So, I’ve started to take out chances. There’s a 60 percent chance we’ll get a steal and only a 25 percent chance we’ll get a hit. Instead of waiting around for two hits in a row to happen, we’ve pressed the action. We’ve hitand-run every chance we’ve gotten.” After the Spartans (22-10) limped to a second-place finish in the Northern Illinois Big 12 East after controlling the conference for most of the season, Sycamore went 3-1 last week and hosts Waubonsie Valley in a final tune-up at 4:30 p.m. game today. Nathan Haacker (.360) leads the Spartans offense and Davey Schulz (.315) had three doubles among his six hits in a double-header split with Hampshire on Saturday. Alec Kozak (.315) is the Spartans
other steady threat in an offense that will look to support Wednesday’s starting pitcher, Scott Nelson (6-1, 1 save, 1.25 ERA). “Our pitchers have done everything we’ve asked all season,” Cavanaugh said. “They throw the ball over the plate and don’t walk guys. We’ve shown the capability to play great defense. But we are one-and-done now that it’s the playoffs. Every time it looks like our offense takes a step forward, it takes a step back. I’m cautiously optimistic right now that it’s on the right track.” Regional roundups: Damage control will be key as the Class 4A DeKalb Regional gets started for the No. 3 seeded Barbs at 4 p.m. Thursday against No. 2 seed Dundee-Crown. DeKalb (12-17) has to keep the opportunistic DundeeCrown offense in check. “When they have the opportunity they will put the pedal to the metal,” DeKalb coach Jake Howells said.
“They are a go-go-go team. We can’t play into their hands to be effective. They want to bunt, hit-and-run, go first-tothird, steal and really move the ball around. They are fast and athletic. We can’t give up free bases, walks or make errors.” Shaun Johnson (3-4, 4.00 ERA) gets the start for DeKalb, which will need its defense to be active. “We’ve got to do a great job of fielding our positions,” Howells said. “The key will be to take away what they want to do and handle the pressure. They’re going to get hits and get on base. When they do we’ve got to minimize the damage.” No. 4-seed Genoa-Kingston plays in the quarterfinals against No. 5 seeded Wheaton Academy at 4:30 p.m. today in the Class 3A Burlington Central Regional In the Class 3A Kaneland Regional, the No. 2 seeded Knights play No. 3 Sandwich at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Five area track athletes medaled at state meet • STATE TRACK Continued from page B1
CONFERENCE FINALS
off slow but kicked on the final lap and was in a good spot for a medal down the final stretch. “I didn’t want to start off too fast, just because I knew that I would fall back,” she said. “So I tried to, like, use a girl as a rabbit and try to focus on the person in front of me, kind of use them until I got to the straightaway and tried to push it.” Neisendorf wasn’t able to accomplish what she was looking for, but she still went
home with her second career medal. She took seventh in the high jump last season. Neisendorf was also fighting through a shin injury. “It was senior year. I wanted top five, I wanted to jump 5-6,” Neisendorf said. “It didn’t happen.” Kaneland had four finalists in 2A and two medaled. The 4x800 relay team of Amanda Lesak, Aislinn Lodwig, Jessica Kucera and Sydney Strang took ninth at 9:40.76, nearly eight seconds ahead of 10th-
place Bloomington Central Catholic. “It’s pretty awesome,” Kucera said. “Last year, we weren’t even close and this year we got it, so it’s pretty awesome.” Freshman Brianna Bower had Kaneland’s second medal, taking seventh in the 3,200 with a time of 11:19.33. Kaneland junior Lauren Zick took 11th in the long jump (16-11¼), while Christina Delach was 10th in the pole vault at 10-00.
Sunday’s Results L.A. Angels 6, White Sox 2 Cleveland 6, Seattle 0 Toronto at New York, ppd., rain Pittsburgh 1, Houston 0 Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 1 Boston 5, Minnesota 1 Oakland 4, Kansas City 3 Detroit at Texas (n) Today’s Games Boston (Lester 6-0) at White Sox (Axelrod 1-3), 8:10 p.m. Seattle (Iwakuma 5-1) at Cleveland (Kazmir 2-2), 12:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 0-0) at Toronto (Dickey 3-5), 1:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-3) at Baltimore (F.Garcia 0-2), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Correia 4-3) at Atlanta (Teheran 2-1), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Colon 3-2) at Texas (Lindblom 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 5-1) at Houston (Keuchel 0-1), 8:10 p.m. Saturday’s Results L.A. Angels 12, White Sox 9 Cleveland 5, Seattle 4 N.Y. Yankees 7, Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 10, Baltimore 6 Houston 4, Pittsburgh 2, 11 innings Boston 12, Minnesota 5 Texas 7, Detroit 2 Oakland 2, Kansas City 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 28 15 .651 — Cincinnati 26 18 .591 2½ Pittsburgh 26 18 .591 2½ Cubs 18 25 .419 10 Milwaukee 17 25 .405 10½ East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 25 18 .581 — Washington 23 21 .523 2½ Philadelphia 21 23 .477 4½ New York 17 24 .415 7 Miami 12 32 .273 13½ West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 25 19 .568 — Colorado 24 20 .545 1 San Francisco 24 20 .545 1 San Diego 20 23 .465 4½ Los Angeles 17 25 .405 7 Sunday’s Results N.Y. Mets 4, Cubs 3 Miami 2, Arizona 1 Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 2 Pittsburgh 1, Houston 0 Atlanta 5, L.A. Dodgers 2 St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 2 Colorado 5, San Francisco 0 San Diego 13, Washington 4 Today’s Games Cincinnati (Cueto 1-0) at N.Y. Mets (Marcum 0-4), 7:10 p.m. Minnesota (Correia 4-3) at Atlanta (Teheran 2-1), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 1-6) at Miami (Sanabia 2-6), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 4-2) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 3-3), 8:10 p.m. Arizona (Corbin 6-0) at Colorado (Garland 3-4), 8:40 p.m. St. Louis (S.Miller 5-2) at San Diego (Marquis 5-2), 10:10 p.m. Washington (Duke 0-0) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 1-4), 10:15 p.m. Saturday’s Results Cubs 8, N.Y. Mets 2 Cincinnati 10, Philadelphia 0 Houston 4, Pittsburgh 2, 11 innings Arizona 1, Miami 0 Atlanta 3, L.A. Dodgers 1 Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 4, 10 innings Colorado 10, San Francisco 2 San Diego 2, Washington 1
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METS 4, CUBS 3
Wood gives up late homer in loss to Mets The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – Cubs starter Travis Wood was thinking about one home run, and it wasn’t the one he hit. With two outs in the seventh inning, rookie Juan Lagares connected off Wood for his first big league homer. The two-run shot tied the game, and Daniel Murphy hit a leadoff home run in the eighth that sent the New York Mets over the Cubs, 4-3, Sunday. “As soon as it left the hand, I didn’t like it,” Wood said. “I was hoping he would pop it up or something. But he didn’t. He put a good swing on it. Hit it out of the park to tie the ballgame.” Wood said the 2-2 pitch was a changeup that he tried to get down, but instead left up over the plate. Overall, Wood did well on the mound, giving up three runs and five hits in seven innings, while striking out three and walking two. It was Wood’s ninth consecutive quality start to open the season. The last Cubs starter to begin a season with at least nine straight quality starts was Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown in 1908. Wood also hit his first homer of the season and fourth of his career, managing to clear the left-field bleachers with a drive that landed on Waveland Avenue. “Woody pitched another great game,” Cubs manager
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WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS: BLACKHAWKS VS. RED WINGS Wednesday Hawks 4, Detroit 1
Saturday Detroit 4, Hawks 1 series tied 1-1
Today Hawks at Detroit, 6:30 p.m, NBCSN
Thursday Hawks at Detroit, 7 p.m., NBCSN
Monday, May 27 * Hawks at Detroit, TBD
Saturday Detroit at Hawks, 7 p.m., NBC
* – if necessary
Cubs at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m. Tuesday, CSN, AM-720 Dale Sveum said. “Obviously we’d like to have that one pitch back. It was the last batter he was going to face and he threw his worst pitch of the game in that situation. That was unfortunate, obviously. We pitched great, we just couldn’t keep the ball in the ballpark the times we needed to.” Murphy homered off Kyuji Fujikawa (1-1) as the Mets got their first series win at Wrigley Field since 2007. Murphy has homered twice in three games and has an eight-game hitting streak. Scott Rice (2-3), who leads the majors with 25 relief appearances, pitched two scoreless innings for the victory. Bobby Parnell tossed a perfect ninth to earn his sixth save in eight opportunities. The Cubs extended their lead to 3-1 in the sixth on Ryan Sweeney’s leadoff homer. It was his first home run since July 27, 2011, when he played for Oakland. Mets starter Dillon Gee allowed three runs and eight hits in five innings. He has allowed nine runs in his past nine innings and hasn’t won since May 1.
Wednesday, May 29 * Detroit at Hawks, TBD
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The Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews looks for the puck against Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard during the second period Saturday of the Hawks’ 4-1 loss in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals at the United Center.
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The Cubs’ Travis Wood tips his hat to the crowd after hitting a tworun home run in the fifth inning Sunday against the New York Mets at Wrigley Field. The Cubs lost, 4-3.
ANGELS 6, WHITE SOX 2
Peavy walks 2 with bases loaded in loss to Angels By JOE RESNICK The Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. – Jake Peavy can’t explain why he felt so good but pitched so poorly. Peavy gave up four runs and four hits over six innings and walked five – two with the bases loaded – in the White Sox’s 6-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. “I felt really good today, and that’s the most frustrating part for me,” said the 2007 NL Cy Young winner, who is 0-4 with a 6.06 ERA in six career starts against the Angels. “I went out there with a good game plan and felt like we could execute, but I just didn’t quite execute well enough. My slider was the best it’s been all year, so I’ve got some positives to take out of it. It’s just hard to be positive right now.” The Angels opened the scoring in the third when Chris Iannetta drew a leadoff walk, J.B. Shuck followed with a single and Erick Aybar drove both of them in with a double to right field before he was erased in a rundown. “Obviously the walks are going to kill you, especially leading off an inning. There’s no excuse for that,” said Peavy (5-2), who walked at least five batters for the 14th time in his 12-year career. He was 4-0 with a 2.10 ERA in his previous five starts. Peavy, who threw 83 of his 117 pitches in the first four innings, walked four more batters in the fourth – including Iannetta and Aybar with the bases loaded – and the An-
Next for the Sox Boston at White Sox, 7:10 p.m. today, CSN, AM-670 gels increased the margin to 4-0. Two innings later, Peavy struck out the side on 18 pitches. Iannetta’s second walk was his 14th in a span of 33 plate appearances, including four Saturday. He has 27 overall, just two fewer than he had last season in 221 plate appearances. His career high is 70, with Colorado in 2011. “He’s walking a lot,” manager Mike Scioscia said. “I mean, if you look at Chris’ history, there’s no doubt the walk is in his game. Even when he was going through that little rough spot earlier in the season, he still drew some walks. I think it’s great plate discipline, especially when you’re not swinging the bat that well.” The pitch that upset Peavy the most was the four-seam fastball on an 0-1 count that resulted in Aybar’s clutch double. “It just kind of started inside corner and ended up inner-middle. Obviously, he was upset about that because that’s kind of his bread and butter against the lefties – in addition to using the cutter,” Sox catcher Tyler Flowers said. “That’s kind of the put-away pitch for him. He just didn’t have a good feel for it, I guess.”
CHICAGO – Here’s what I know about ice: It’s a few million years older than I am. It reduces swelling. It’s a pain to scrape off my windshield. Here’s what I didn’t know about ice until the Blackhawks enlightened me after practice Sunday: The ice at the United Center is fine. But the ice at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena is really something special. I mean, if you chopped up some of the Joe Louis ice and put it in your lemonade, it probably would be the best lemonade you ever have had. You could put every other lemonade stand out of business with this stuff. Who knew? Well, I suppose the Hawks knew. That knowledge will be reinforced when they take the (good) ice today against the Detroit Red Wings for Game 3 of a Western Conference semifinal series. “They’ve got good ice,” said Hawks center Dave Bolland, a professional expert
VIEWS Tom Musick on the subject. “When you’ve got good ice, you’re moving the puck easy. Skating, everything is moving faster. It’s a faster pace.” The Hawks certainly could use a jump in their step, particularly after Saturday’s what-the-heck-wasthat performance in Game 2. They stumbled to a 4-1 loss, which negated an impressive 4-1 win in Game 1 and created a best-of-five series for the right to advance to the conference finals. Technically, the Hawks sacrificed home-ice advantage by dropping the second game of the series. But it didn’t sound as if Hawks forward Andrew Shaw or any of his teammates would be intimated by visiting the 33-year-old building that will be packed with thousands of Wings nuts for Games 3
and 4. “I like it,” Shaw said. “It’s fast ice. It’s an old barn. The fans are right on top of you. “It gets me going, and I know a lot of the other guys like playing there, as well.” But can ice really make a difference? “Oh, definitely,” Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said. “Certain buildings have faster ice or maybe smoother ice. The players, it feels good for them. There’s maybe a quicker pace. “They’ve certainly got some ingredients in their building that are different from ours, whether it’s the boards – end boards, side boards. They’ll have some unpredictable bounces out there.” So not only is the ice different, but so are the boards. Here I was thinking that all hockey arenas basically were the same. “It’s an older building, so it’s got a lot of character to it,” Hawks defenseman Duncan Keith said. “You
don’t get that very often in the NHL anymore.” OK, that makes sense. This isn’t Corporate Sponsorship Arena in Anytown, U.S.A. It’s the Joe Louis Arena in Hockeytown, U.S.A. The good news (unless you’re a Wings nut) is that the Hawks have had success in the old barn in Detroit. Since the start of the 200910 season, the Hawks are 9-1-1 on the road against the Wings. Nobody on the Hawks wanted to hear about that record heading into an important Game 3. “We know it’s going to be a tough game,” Keith said. “Whether it’s in Joe Louis or the United Center, or wherever we’re playing them, we know it’s going to be tough.” Even if the ice is really smooth.
• Shaw Media sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at tmusick@shawmedia.com and on Twitter @tcmusick.
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Stalberg likely to make return in Game 3 By TOM MUSICK tmusick@shawmedia.com CHICAGO – The Swede has been freed. At least, that appears to be the case. After a two-game absence, Hawks forward Viktor Stalberg rejoined the third line during practice Sunday and is “likely playing” in Game 3 against Detroit, coach Joel Quenneville said. Stalberg practiced alongside old linemates Andrew Shaw and Bryan Bickell, while Dave Bolland anchored the second line between Patrick Sharp and Patrick Kane. It’s unclear who will sit out once Stalberg returns, although Michal Handzus and Daniel Carcillo are top candidates. Quenneville said Stalberg’s speed could be a factor against the Wings. “We had a tough decision with [Bolland] coming back in,” Quenneville said in explaining Stalberg’s benching. “But it’s nice to see him back in there with the option on that line, [which] has been fairly consistent and pretty effective for most of the year. I think we can use his speed.”
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The Blackhawks’ Viktor Stalberg (25) celebrates with Bryan Bickell on April 30 after Bickell’s game-winning goal in overtime of Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. Stalberg is likely to play today in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals in Detroit against the Red Wings after sitting out the past two games. Stalberg said he had not heard for sure whether he would be playing but vowed to be ready. “We’ll see what happens,”
Stalberg said. “But if I get a chance to play, I’ll try to do anything I can to make a difference and help us win these games.”
Getting close: Hawks forward Brandon Saad has yet to score a goal in seven playoff games this season, but the NHL rookie-of-the-year candidate said he felt close to finding the score sheet. Saad led the Hawks with five shots Saturday while playing on the team’s top line. “I feel like the last two games, especially, I’ve had a lot of chances,” Saad said. “Hopefully, we get one here coming up.” For the record: Although Quenneville is prone to shake up his lineup after bitter losses, no reason exists to believe that he will replace Corey Crawford with Ray Emery in net anytime soon. Quenneville made that point clear when asked whether Emery might play in the near future. Crawford has been stellar with a 5-2 record and a 1.64 goals-against average in the playoffs. “We’re fine with Corey right now,” Quenneville said. “I love the way he’s played. “He’s played very strong for us all year – excellent first round and a real good start to this series.”
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G.E.D. hopefuls should get diplomas quick Dear Abby: I have worked in the field of education for more than 40 years, with the last 25 years serving in adult education, helping students complete their high school equivalency diploma. BIG changes are impending worldwide in this very important educational service. Starting in 2014, the cost may go up. Up until two years ago, the classes in our community were free. The testing cost $7.50, which paid for a printed diploma. Since then, the cost has gone up – first to $25 and then to $35. Now the GED program has been bought by a for-profit organization and the costs will go higher than ever. Fur-
DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips thermore, it will no longer be possible to take the test using pencil and paper. It will all be done on computer. Please encourage the thousands of adults who do not have their high school degrees to make a life-changing decision for themselves and their families NOW! – Joy In A Classroom Down South Dear Joy: I am sure many readers will thank you for this important heads-up. Readers, the changes Joy has described will go into effect on Jan. 2,
2014. According to the media representative for the GED Testing Service in Washington, D.C., the costs of the tests will be determined by the state in which it is administered. It is currently between $0 and $250, and in 2014 will “marginally increase or decrease” according to which state you live in. (Decrease? Forgive me for being doubtful ...) Criteria for passing or failing the test will remain the same. Readers, any of you who are not computer literate should start now. Do not delay. If you are uncomfortable with technology and have a friend or relative who is knowledgeable, more information can be obtained by
visiting www.gedtestingservice.com. Dear Abby: I have been in the workplace for 20 years. During that time I have witnessed lying, cheating, lechery, betrayal, vicious gossip, arrogance, entitlement, stealing and bullying, etc. Last week, a co-worker whom I liked and respected confided to me that she hopes a 102-year-old relative will die soon because she needs to inherit some money. I was floored and had a hard time keeping the shock off my face. Does work bring out the worst in people? Is it because we all must be here every day? Is it too many people competing for too few re-
sources? Is my hide too thin? Am I in the wrong job? – The Daily Grind Dear Daily Grind: When you spend eight hours a day with people, they usually reveal their core values at some point. In your case, you appear to work with someone who “over-shares.” I don’t think your hide is too thin, and I’m not in a position to tell you if you’re in the wrong job. You may, however, be overdue for a vacation. P.S. Let’s cross our fingers and hope that relative makes it to 110.
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PMR symptoms respond well to prednisone Dear Dr. K: I have polymyalgia rheumatica. My doctor has prescribed prednisone, but I’m worried about the long-term effects of this treatment. How long will I need to take it? Dear Reader: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a painful, sometimes disabling condition. Fortunately, PMR responds well to proper treatment. It’s not clear what causes PMR. Doctors suspect it is an autoimmune disorder, a condition in which the immune system turns against the body’s own tissues. PMR causes muscle pain and stiffness. The shoulders are affected most often, followed by the hips and neck. The pain is caused by inflammation. Most patients with PMR complain of pain in their
ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff muscles. But inflammation is actually most intense in the synovium (the membrane surrounding the joints near the painful muscles) and in the bursa (the fluid-filled sacs that cushion these joints). Without treatment, PMR can cause fatigue and loss of appetite. Weight loss is common, as is depression. In addition, many people complain of low-grade fever. PMR doesn’t typically respond to medications that relieve most joint and muscle pain. So acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin,
ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil, others) and naproxen (Aleve, others) are not very effective. On the other hand, steroids, which reduce inflammation, produce dramatic improvement. As in your case, most doctors prescribe prednisone, a corticosteroid. PMR responds to modest doses of prednisone, and most patients feel much better in just two or three days. But that doesn’t mean that the treatment lasts only two or three days. In fact, most experts keep people with PMR on treatment (although at a steadily decreasing dose) for six to eight weeks after symptoms have disappeared. That’s because if a patient promptly feels like he or she is healed and stops the treatment, there’s a high likelihood that the illness will
flare up again. Some people with PMR seem to be resistant to treatment: If you lower the dose of prednisone below a certain level, their symptoms return. Some patients remain on relatively low doses of prednisone for years, but in my experience such patients are unusual. As you noted, long-term corticosteroid therapy can have serious side effects. These include high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, cataracts and infections. Unfortunately, we have no proven remedies for such people. Sometimes, by adding another potent anti-inflammatory medicine, such as methotrexate, we can reduce the dose of prednisone. While you are on prednisone, your doctor should
continue to make sure it’s working effectively and that the side effects are minimal. If you relapse, you may need slightly higher doses and an even slower dose reduction. Your progress is monitored both by your symptoms and by two blood tests of inflammation: erythrocyte sedimentation rate (“sed rate”) and C-reactive protein (CRP). If your symptoms are gone, and your markers of inflammation are low, your disease is being contained by the treatment. Even though we don’t understand what causes PMR, we can diagnose it and also have potent treatments for it. Usually those treatments work, and can be stopped without the disease recurring.
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I’ll do anything to gain respect of my peers Dr. Wallace: I’m 14, and I have always been overweight. Because of this, I have never been popular with the other students, and I’m tired of being a “wallflower.” I’ve tried losing weight, but I’ll never be slim because I have a large body frame. Please tell me what I can do to be a little overweight and still be a popular person. I’ll do anything to gain respect of my peers. – Nameless, Carson City, Nev. Nameless: Thinness is not a prerequisite to popularity. In fact, having a less-thanperfect body need not stand in the way of maintaining an active social life. How overweight young
’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace people perceive themselves can affect the way others respond to them socially. So says Nutritionist Beth Laskoski. Often suffering from low self-esteem, those who are overweight sometimes view themselves as social outcasts, thinking no one will like them because of their appearance. This self-consciousness can prevent them from reaching out and making friends, she adds. “Sometimes our
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TODAY – You will have ample opportunities to make improvements in the year ahead. Things will take a while to gel, but don’t lose heart – rewards will come your way eventually. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Even though your victory might not be totally complete, it looks like you’ll still be able to achieve an important objective. Do the best you can. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – You’ll have to work in close proximity with someone whose views differ considerably from yours, but you can still get things by being as diplomatic as possible. CANCER (June 21-July 22) – When it comes to business matters, don’t waste a lot of time hammering out what you think will be a good deal. Chances are, it won’t be. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Be careful, because a strong-willed associate might try to impose his or her decision on you in a situation that requires cool heads. Don’t cave in. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Certain duties and responsibilities that require immediate attention should not be put off. Don’t be oblivious to need for immediate action. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – There are indications that if you’re not careful you’ll place far too much importance on trivial issues. If you want to worry, do so over something worthwhile. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Don’t allow your ego to control your behavior. You might think that you look great preening and strutting, but others will disagree. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – To advance your self-interest, you should avoid working with people whom you suspect to be more more adversaries than friends. Experience and intuition will be your guides. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Robbing Peter to pay Paul is never a good way to manage your money, so don’t start now. You’d only make your situation much worse. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You and your mate’s intentions might end up conflicting. Unless you both agree to a plan, your actions could prove counterproductive. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Through the auspices of another, a situation you need to correct and/or resolve should go smoothly. It might turn out differently if you have to handle things unaided. ARIES (March 21-April 19) – If you have to deal with someone who is quite unreasonable, don’t give up easily. A steady supply of tolerance and patience will gradually defang this person.
weight-conscious world overlooks overweight teens,” Laskoski says. “Sometimes they’re excluded. But sometimes they become their own worst enemy and exclude themselves. If you act like you don’t want to be included, then that’s what will happen.” Maintaining a positive attitude rather than dwelling on your weight is important when getting to know people. While people can be attracted to you regardless of what you weigh, no one appreciates hearing chronic complaints about weight. You can actually invite others to make snide jokes and remarks about you by putting yourself down, or always saying you need to go on a diet.
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However, overweight people are often the target of fat jokes and thoughtless comments through no fault of their own. While no one is exempt from teasing, to the heavy person it can be much more painful. One way of putting a stop to it is to simply ignore it. When the overweight blues strike, Susan Tenzer, a New York psychotherapist, suggests a moderate workout or other physical activity because exercise can actually counter depression. “Being active is the key to everything, because it revs up the metabolism and also makes people feel better about themselves,” she says. “Ironically, many people find that once
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they’ve accepted the way they look, they find the motivation to do something about the extra weight. Either way, they learn to like themselves and to enjoy life as well.” Ideally, the best solution is to improve your self-image and also to do something about the weight. However, dealing with problems that stem from being overweight takes time. Begin to build your self-esteem by focusing on your positive traits, and you will begin to see yourself as an attractive, interesting and worthwhile person and, eventually, others will, as well.
• Email Dr. Robert Wallace at rwallace@galesburg.net.
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Responder’s actions with five in a major Last week we looked at the basic elements of Stayman, which looks for a 4-4 major-suit fit. But suppose responder has a five-card major. How does he hunt for a 5-3 fit? The best answer is to use transfers into the major suits. (Transfers into the minors are so rare that they should be used only by regular or experienced partnerships.) When opener immediately shows a balanced hand, if responder bids diamonds at the minimum level (two diamonds over one no-trump or three diamonds over two no-trump), it shows five or more hearts and at least zero points. If responder bids hearts at the minimum level, it indicates at least five spades and any point-count. This allows the stronger hand to become the declarer in the major and permits the auction to stop quickly when responder is weak. In this deal, if North-South were not using transfers, a response of three hearts would be natural and game-forcing. But when North first bids three diamonds, transfer, he can then pass three hearts when South completes the transfer (as he must do even with a low doubleton). How should the play go in three hearts after West leads the club queen? South should see that he might lose five tricks: two hearts, two diamonds and one club. But he can eventually eliminate one loser on his third high spade. After winning with his club ace, declarer should cash the heart ace and play another heart. West wins, cashes a club, and shifts to a diamond. South wins and takes his three spade winners, discarding a diamond from the dummy. Then he claims.
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