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Area teens try to make summer work

Legislative inaction may hurt Quinn By SARA BURNETT The Associated Press

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Hopkins Pool lifeguards Elise Pollack (left) and Lindsey Blakley (right) practice a backboarding drill on fellow lifeguard Mike Lee during a recertification process Thursday at Hopkins Pool in DeKalb.

Youth discover a tough market this season By STEPHANIE HICKMAN shickman@shawmedia.com Becoming a lifeguard was a natural choice for Bridgette Edmeier. Although the recent Hinckley-Big Rock graduate grew up swimming, she was nervous about an interview to become a lifeguard with the DeKalb Park District four years ago. But she landed the job and has been developing her career-building skills since. “I’ve definitely learned responsibility,” she said. “I think this will help me in any job I go into.” Edmeier is among about 70 young Hopkins Pool staff members who range in age

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from 16 to 23. Park districts are common employers of local teenagers for summer work, which has become a challenge finding in recent years. Greg Rivara, communications manager at the Illinois Department of Employment Security, said it’s a good idea for teens to treat summer jobs as a training course for the professional workforce. “In that age group, the value of a summer job rests in the experience that comes from that job, and not the paycheck,” he said. “The value gained understanding how to work with others will far exceed any paycheck.” Sarah Fraker, a recent Northern Illinois University graduate and a manager

at Hopkins Pool, said she has learned important skills such as dedication, teamwork and accountability by working with her supervisor, Scott deOliveira. “It’s a fun job, but we really drive home the point that it needs to be taken seriously,” deOliveira said. Rivara encourages parents and teens to look at the summer job experience in a different way. There are ideal jobs where teens can earn wages, but volunteer work and unpaid internships can be just as valuable, he said. Teens benefit by working in positions that are relevant to career paths they might want to follow.

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In that age group, the value of a summer job rests in the experience that comes from that job, and not the paycheck. The value gained understanding how to work with others will far exceed any paycheck. Greg Rivara, communications manager at the Illinois Department of Employment Security

CHICAGO – Coming off a spring session in which all of his top legislative priorities failed, Gov. Pat Quinn finds himself politically vulnerable and facing another trial: fending off the string of potential candidates who want to unseat him in 2014. Quinn needed a win on some of the major issues he told reporters were atop his priority list: fixing Illinois’ $97 billion pension problem, legalizing same-sex marriage and approving a gun control measure restricting high-capacity ammunition magazines. But lawmakers adjourned for the session Friday without sending any of those measures to his desk. Political analyst Don Rose said it’s hard to say whether the Chicago Democrat’s approval ratings – already some of the lowest of any governor in the country – can sink any further as a result. But even if voters don’t blame Quinn for the Legislature’s failure to act, it was a missed opportunity. “He needed something to give him a boost,” Rose said. “There are just too many things that didn’t happen. Even though it’s not his fault, he sort of loses all around.” Quinn’s would-be replacements began lining up Sunday, as Republican state Treasurer Dan Rutherford officially launched his campaign. Republican State Sens. Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard and venture capitalist Bruce Rauner also have expressed interest. Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan also have said they are considering challenging Quinn in a Democratic primary. Several of the potential candidates have indicated they were waiting for the session to end before getting into the race, so they could see what achievements Quinn might have to tout on the campaign trail. But the Democratic-controlled Legislature didn’t give him much to brag about.

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Long winter, floods said to have local geese crying fowl By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The Canada geese are in a bad mood this summer. David Bythewood would know. Bythewood works as a volunteer for Oaken Acres Wildlife Center in Sycamore and has observed the geese and other birds for the past 10 to 15 years. On Thursday, he was walking by an area he didn’t know was a nest and was attacked by a goose. It was the first time it happened in the years he’s watched them, but he understands why they’re more on edge this season. The summer is nesting season for

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waterfowl, and they’ve been delayed this year by a long winter followed by floods that washed out their nests. “The weather has affected them badly and a lot of them are getting a late start,” Bythewood said. As a result, they’ve become more protective of their territories and goslings. They’re usually territorial and aggressive when they are nesting because they are picking

mates they will have for life, he said. He doesn’t hold a grudge against the goose that attacked him, but geese may hold a grudge if people don’t stand their ground. He said people should raise their arms to protect themselves should a goose launch an airborne attack. He recommended dealing with aggressive geese by maintaining eye contact. “If you actually stand up to them – you don’t want to chase them – they will back down some,” Bythewood said. If people take their eyes off the geese, that signals they’re fleeing and encourages geese to give chase, he said. Geese

chase people who turn their backs because it’s part of how they interact. “The goose that turns is the one that gets chased,” Bythewood said. T. J. Moore, director of DeKalb Public Works, said his department has not received complaints about the geese in DeKalb. He said geese gather at any place there is water because they are lazy. One common location for them is the East Lagoon at Northern Illinois University. “Geese are kind of a regular phenomenon at the lagoon near the university,” Moore said.

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Baby geese stay close to their parent goose at one of the retention ponds in the Walmart parking lot in DeKalb. Because the retention ponds are so close to the roadways, the geese often stand in the way of moving cars.

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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., 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, DeKalb. www.kishhospital. org/programs; 815-748-8962. DeKalb High School Class of 1959 lunchtime reunions: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Junction Eating Place, 816 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Spouses, partners and friends invited. Sycamore Food Pantry: Noon to 4 p.m. at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. 815-895-9113. Feed My Sheep Food Pantry: 3 to 5 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1915 N. First St., DeKalb. All are welcome. New Hope Baptist Church Food Pantry: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the church, 1201 Twombly Road, DeKalb. 815-756-7706. Kiwanis Club of DeKalb: 5:30 p.m. at the DeKalb Elks Lodge, 209 S. Annie Glidden Road. Contact Tarryn Thaden at tthaden@gmail.com; 815-751-4719; dekalbkiwanis.org. Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 5:45 p.m. weigh-in and 6:30 p.m. meetings, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 13N535 French Road, 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: 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org. DeKalb Chess Club: 6 to 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 615 N. First St., DeKalb. Free. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Equipment is provided but attendees may bring their own. info@dekalbchess.com or visit www.DeKalbChess.com. DeKalb Rotary Club: 6 p.m. at Ellwood House Museum. 815-7565677. 12 Step & 12 Traditions AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St., DeKalb. www. firstumc.net. DeKalb Evening Lions Club: 6:30 p.m. at Junction Eating Place, 816 W. Lincoln Highway. New members welcome. Call Robert Conrad at 815-756-1098. www.dekalbeveninglions.info. Northern Illinois Contemporary Fiber Artists: 7 to 9 p.m. at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Monthly meetings are held to share fiber-art ideas, projects and events. Contact Diane at ladybugdgj@aol.com or 815-758-6259. 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, 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 Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary: 7 a.m. at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb. Call Becky Beck Ryan, president, 815-758-3800. Kirkland Chamber of Commerce: 7:30 a.m. at Kirkland Family Restaurant, 507 W. Main St. New members are welcome. Weekly Men’s Breakfast: 8 a.m. at Fox Valley Community Center, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Cost is $4 for food, conversation and 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. Open Closet: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 300 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. Clothes and shoes for men, women and children. 815-758-1388. Safe Passage Sexual Assault adults’ support group: 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org. ESL and GED Classes: 6 to 8 p.m. at Esperanza en Unidad (Hope in Unity), 2225 Gateway Drive, Suite A. To register and for information, call George Gutierrez at 815-970-3265. Hinckley Big Book Study AA(C): 6 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 801 N. Sycamore St. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Reiki Share for healing: 6 to 8:30 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St., DeKalb. Contact Joan Watson-Protano at 815-739-4329 or bjoanwatson@hotmail.com.

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Despite hot issues, lawmakers meet public less By CHARLES BABINGTON and THOMAS BEAUMONT The Associated Press FORT DODGE, Iowa – From her front row seat at the Fort Dodge Public Library, pugnacious retiree Betty Nostrom wasted no time grilling the U.S. senator standing before 80 constituents over how he was investigating the deaths of four Americans in Libya last fall. “Or will that just be swept under the rug?” Nostrom said to Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, kicking off an hour of polite, though pointed, questioning. Farmers, nurses and veterans took turns pressing Grassley on gun control, immigration, the deficit and the Internal Revenue Service scandal, and listening to his answers. Some in the audience applauded. Others scoffed. But all embraced the chance to put their representative to Washington on the spot, face to face, during the town hall-style meeting, a staple of American civics that’s growing increasingly scarce. These days, lawmakers generally are holding fewer in-person public gatherings with constituents than they have in past years, evidenced by the smattering of such events last week during the Memorial Day congressional recess. Instead, members of Congress are relying far more on telephone and online forums, according to watchdog groups, political organizations and lawmakers themselves. “There’s a myth out there that legislators aren’t listening,” said Brad Fitch, president of the Congressional Management Foundation, a Washington-based nonprofit group that advocates best practices for members of Congress. “They are, but we’re seeing them shift to other forums, and the discussions often aren’t as robust.” Why the shift? For one, angry crowds, sometimes in the thousands, mobbed public question-and-answer meetings in lawmakers’ home states during the raucous debate over health care legislation in 2009. Then there was the shooting rampage in 2011 at a public appearance in Tucson by then-Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz.

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Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, talks to constituents during a town hall meeting March 23, 2005, in Clarinda, Iowa. During a recent town hall meeting farmers, nurses and veterans all took turns pressing Grassley on gun control, immigration, the deficit and the Internal Revenue Service scandal, and listening to the Republican’s answers. Such incidents spooked lawmakers, who also were facing constituents deeply down on Washington and frustrated by high unemployment and foreclosure rates. Beyond any security concerns, politicians have practical reasons for changing to a more frequent electronic format. Many say those numerous benefits outweigh the big drawback: They lose the personal touch, the handshake moment at the end of a robust discussion, that can tighten bonds with their constituents. Some lawmakers say electronic versions of town halls are more efficient and convenient than the real thing. Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Penn., says he can check in with voters at home with-

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8BRIEF For sale in NYC: Fridge with morbid history NEW YORK – It’s a fridge big enough for a family of four. New York’s Office of General Services has turned to eBay in an attempt to sell off a huge, steel morgue refrigerator now at a Manhattan psychiatric hospital. Bidding on Sunday afternoon was up to $1,275 for the four-drawer unit, but that price doesn’t include delivery. Buyers have to be willing to remove the fridge themselves from the Manhattan Psychiatric Center. Office of General Services spokeswoman Heather Groll told the New York Post that the ad is no hoax. She said the agency does get unusual surplus items to sell from time to time, including barber chairs from prisons and police cars. The auction runs through Thursday.

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Authors fair features DeKalb County talent By ANDREA AZZO editorial@dailychronicle.com DeKALB – Cheri Hjelmberg remembers walking along Pleasant Street as a child with a little red wagon to spend all day reading books in the DeKalb Public Library. The prospective author visited the library again Saturday for the Writer’s Yarn Local Authors Fair. Twenty two authors, most from DeKalb County, were at the event. Hjelmberg grew up in DeKalb but spent decades living in New York City and Chicago. She was surprised DeKalb offered a workshop for authors to showcase their work. “Although it’s a small community, we’re here, and we

need stuff like this to keep us going,” said Hjelmberg, who is writing a book. The venue allowed authors to get their name out to the community, said Edith Craig, DeKalb Public Library communications manager. People met with authors to get autographs, and kids could participate in face painting, a puppet show and making Father’s Day cards. Genoa author Kerri Cullen said marketing is difficult for her. The former substitute teacher is also a mother, so she often doesn’t have time to promote her children’s book, “The Mystery of Marek Manor.” “So far, I’ve sold one book,” Cullen said shortly after the fair began. “The goal was to

sell more than two. I put the bar really low for myself so I wouldn’t be disappointed.” Cullen is a self-published author writing the sequel for her book, which will become a trilogy, she said. She used CreateSpace on Amazon.com to publish her book with the help of a friend after getting rejected by publishing companies for several years. It is for sale on Amazon.com. DeKalb nonfiction author Beverley Buehrer also had her three books selling on Amazon, but buying them at the fair would have been a steal, she said. As of Saturday, a listing of her book, “Cary Grant: A Bio-Bibliography,” was selling for $293.23 on Amazon.

Her book “Boris Karloff: A Bio-Bibliography” was selling for more than $100. “I think it’s hysterical,” Buehrer said. She was offering the same books at the fair for as low as $25. Buehrer used to write for “Video Magazine,” which has since ceased publication. She wrote many articles, and three of those articles sparked books. Buehrer’s books are about films and actors, but she is thinking about writing another book about history. She enjoyed the fair because it gave her a chance to talk to people, including other authors. “Writing is a solitary endeavor,” she said. “It’s fun to meet people who read your books or read period.”

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Darcy Tatlock, tween coordinator for the DeKalb Public Library, paints a dinosaur Saturday on Christian Lemon, 3, of DeKalb. Christian also got a rocket ship painted on his other arm.

Mississippi River still rising, floods small Illinois towns By DAVID MERCER The Associated Press

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Joe Lamancuso of the Hair Cuttery shaves the head of Kerry Lilly on Sunday at The House Cafe. Lilly was among six local volunteers who shaved their heads to support the St. Baldrick’s charity for children battling cancer.

Local volunteers take a lot off the top for charity By STEPHANIE HICKMAN shickman@shawmedia.com DeKALB – When Katie Mennerick received a text message from her sister a month ago asking for permission to be bald in her wedding, Mennerick wasn’t sure how to respond. Her sister, Jeanni Bonine, explained she wanted to hold a local fundraiser for St. Baldrick’s, a national charity that raises money for childhood cancer research. She wanted to shave her head in support of children who lose their hair through cancer treatments. “I said, ‘Sure, as long as it’s for a good cause,’ ” Mennerick said. Bonine and five other local volunteers shaved their heads Sunday at a St. Baldrick’s event at The House Cafe. Each volunteer had about a month to raise money to reach a $2,500 team goal. Mennerick, Bonine and their brother, Kevin Mennerick, who also shaved his head, had personal motivation for participating. Their father, Chuck Mennerick, was diagnosed with lymphoma three years ago. After aggressive chemotherapy and stem-cell treatments, he has been can-

“I’m just really excited to do something [for the cause]. So it doesn’t really bother me.” Jeanni Bonine Fundraiser organizer

To donate Visit www.stbaldricks.org. To donate to Sunday’s event, search “The House Cafe” under the “Donate” link. cer-free for two years. As Bonine prepared to get her head shaved by local stylists Joe Lamancuso and Stephanie Davis from the Hair Cuttery in the DeKalb Market Square, she said she wasn’t nervous to lose her chin-length dark brown locks. “I’m just really excited to do something [for the cause],” Bonine said. “So it doesn’t really bother me.” Fellow shavees Anthony McCoy and Mark Costello also were fairly calm about going bald. McCoy and Costello, who are both instructors at the Iddy Biddy Pool School in

Sycamore, have raised money for other charities. Both have participated in the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics, and McCoy has shaved his head for St. Baldrick’s in the past. “If I raise money, I’ve got to do something drastic,” Costello said. Costello and McCoy are curious to see how their young students react to their new looks. “The kids are going to have a hard time telling us apart,” McCoy said. Others who shaved their heads were Katie Mennerick’s fiance, Dave Lullie, and Kerry Lilly, a colleague of Bonine. Most of the volunteers said they’ve had someone close to them suffer from cancer. Costello, whose grandmother passed away from brain cancer last year, said the experience was worth it. “I’m glad I did it,” Costello said. “I still don’t regret my decision at all. I haven’t looked in a mirror yet, though.” To donate to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, visit www.stbaldricks.org. To donate to Sunday’s event, search “The House Cafe” under the “Donate” link.

Canada geese protected by a migratory bird treaty • GEESE Continued from page A1 Bythewood said the Oaken Acres Wildlife Center receives some complaints about geese, but there is not much that can be done about removing them when they are nesting because they can reside where they choose. “If they are a danger, you can talk to Animal Control or a rescue center,” Bythewood said. Canada geese are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. It is illegal for

people to harm geese or move their eggs and nests without a federal permit. The act was implemented to prevent certain bird populations from decreasing because of hunting, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Geese will move into more urban areas such as parking lots because there is little space for nesting and living near retention ponds, he said. They tend to stick around parking lots because people are feeding them food. Nesting worked better for geese who didn’t live near the

retention ponds because of the flooding, he said. Geese should be treated like other wildlife, said Terese Dudek, Kishwaukee College biology instructor, in an email. People should observe them from a distance, not harass them and not feed them. As long as people are respectful of them and stay alert, the geese may hiss but won’t attack, Bythewood said. “They do sometimes act like they own the place,” Bythewood said. “And given there aren’t animals as large as them, they’re kind of justified.”

CHAMPAIGN – Waters rose Sunday along the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, sending high water into some small towns that had just begun to dry out from the floods of just a few weeks ago. Elsewhere in the state power remained out after strong storms earlier in the weekend, and some farmers in central Illinois reported that some newly planted corn had been washed away. In the small tourist town of Grafton, about 20 miles north of St. Louis, many businesses were closed and some homes had been evac-

uated while residents waited for the river to crest. That’s expected today, when the water should be more than 12 feet over the point at which flooding begins, the National Weather Service said. Police Chief Chris Sullivan said parts of the town at higher elevations, including wineries on bluffs above the river, were open and tending to tourists. Many other areas were underwater. “Unfortunately, a large portion of the downtown is in the flood plain,” he said. “A majority of the businesses have been impacted and many have been closed. We’ve had apartments that have to be evacuated.” A few locations are com-

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pletely cut off except by boat, he said, and a number of local roads and highways are closed. A handful of residents chose to stay in their homes, but by midafternoon Sunday no one had been hurt by flooding and no medical emergencies had been reported in areas isolated by high water. The river town, which floods in many years, last had high water in late April. “Most of the businesses were cleaned up and ready to open” when water started rising again last week. “It came back fast and hard.” The forecast crest is just a few inches short of one of Grafton’s all-time worst floods in 2008.

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Ill. treasurer throws hat into governor’s race By SARA BURNETT The Associated Press CHICAGO – Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford announced Sunday that he is seeking the Republican nomination in the 2014 governor’s race, saying he wants to tackle the state’s nearly $100 billion pension shortfall and backlog of unpaid bills and help foster an environment in which businesses can create jobs. Rutherford, 58, said it won’t be easy for a Republican to be elected governor in the Democratic-leaning state. But he believes he has the best chance because out of all the Republicans considering a bid, he’s the only one who’s won a statewide election. “Illinois is in need of help, but we can turn it around,” Rutherford said at a news conference in Chicago, the first stop on a three-day statewide tour that also will include Springfield, Pontiac, Rockford and Kankakee. Rutherford, a Pontiac native and former longtime state lawmaker, has been hinting for months that he planned to run for governor.

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8STATE BRIEF Records: Violence up at Menard prison in 2013 CHESTER – Illinois Department of Corrections records show an increased number of serious assaults at the Menard Correctional Center this year. Twenty serious assaults

were reported by May 29, an average of four a month, The Southern Illinoisan reported Sunday. The maximum-security prison in Chester in southwest Illinois had 30 in all of 2012, an average of 2.5 a month. The American Federation

of State, County and Municipal Employees represents guards in the state’s prisons. Kevin Hirsch – president of the union’s Local 1175, which represents guards at Menard – said overcrowding and short staffing are at least to blame.

ston, was charged Friday, May 31, with domestic battery. Floyd E. Wright, 42, transient, was charged Saturday, June 1, with disorderly conduct. Kimberly M. Howard, 23, of the 900 block of Crane Drive, DeKalb, was charged Saturday, June 1, with battery.

Saturday, June 1, with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia. Joseph G. McGillen, 27, of the 1400 block of Suydam Road, Sandwich, was arrested Sunday, June 2, on an Ogle County warrant for a traffic offense. Christopher M. Mauser, 21, of the 200 block of McMillan Court, Cortland, was charged Sunday, June 2, with driving under the influence, no insurance, improper lane usage and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.

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Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford greets lawmakers before Gov. Pat Quinn’s State of the Budget address March 6 at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Rutherford announce Sunday that he is seeking the Republican nomination in the 2014 governor’s race. He likely will face a crowded field of GOP contenders. State Sens. Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard also have expressed interest. Venture capitalist Bruce Rauner has, too. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn has said he’ll seek re-election, but could face challenges from within his own party. Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan are considering runs.

Rutherford was elected treasurer in 2010 and served as a state representative and state senator for years. Before entering politics, he was an executive with ServiceMaster in suburban Downers Grove. He seeks office at a rocky time for the Illinois GOP. Since suffering major losses in November, members of the party have faced public infighting over issues that also divide the national party.

Ashley Wyatt, 22, of the 700 block of Russell Road, DeKalb, was arrested Saturday, June 1, on a warrant for criminal trespass to property. Brittny Pionto, of the 400 block of College Avenue, DeKalb, was arrested on a failure-to-appear warrant for retail theft. Darian D. Norwood, 21, of the 800 block of Russell Road, DeKalb, was charged Friday, May 31, with domestic battery. Kalifa T. Davis, 20, of the 1300 block of Emerson Street, Evan-

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Official: ‘It’s still a challenging economy’ • TEENS Continued from page A1 “They most certainly should look for work that is in their career hopes or similar to their career hopes so that they can learn if this something [they] want to pursue as a career,” he said. But Rivara understands why teens would rather have jobs that pay. In 2012, more than a quarter of teens ages 16 to 19 who said they were actively searching for jobs were unemployed. “It’s still a challenging economy,” he said. “It’s clearly better than it was a year ago; it’s better than it was

two years ago. But the unemployment rate for all ages is still unacceptably high.” Although most employers are fully staffed for the summer, Rivara said there’s still opportunities available. Local programs such as Illinois WorkNet, 1701 East Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, can help young adults ages 18 and older find work. Kishwaukee College offers the Workforce Investment Act Youth Program for students ages 16 to 21 from low-income families. The organizations offer resume workshops and job-searching resources. “Our goal is to put them through training to help them get a job,” said Mary

Ann Kolls, coordinator of Kishwaukee’s program. After landing an interview, explaining the reason they want the job and how they can help the employer succeed are vital, Rivara said. For teens who are still unsure about what kind of career or job interest them, Rivara said they can visit www. IDES.illinois.gov to explore different careers based on the kind of lifestyle they want. “It can be a real eye-opener for some individuals,” he said. “But it’s something that’s tangible. If you want to do X, you have to earn Y. And in order to earn Y, you have to have an education of Z.”

Quinn criticizes General Assembly for pension inaction • QUINN Continued from page A1 The House and Senate couldn’t agree on whether to back a pension fix sponsored by House Speaker Michael Madigan or one backed by Senate President John Cullerton. Each chamber passed its leader’s bill. The Senate then voted down Madigan’s proposal. The next day, Madigan – father to potential Quinn challenger Lisa Madigan – adjourned the House without calling Cullerton’s plan for a vote. The measure to place restrictions on high-capacity ammunition magazines failed in the Senate, and the sponsor of the bill to allow gay marriage announced he wouldn’t call the measure for a vote on the House floor because it didn’t have the votes to pass. On Friday, Quinn pointed the finger at Madigan and Cullerton, who made a late push

to allow Chicago to skip a payment to its teacher pension fund but couldn’t break their stalemate on the state’s much larger crisis. He also criticized the General Assembly. “There is something wrong in Illinois when the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate could join together to propose a pension holiday for Chicago, yet they could not send a comprehensive pension reform bill to my desk,” Quinn said in a statement. He also stressed the efforts he has made for more than a year – a pension working group, proposing “solution after solution,” last year’s unsuccessful special legislative session and “countless” meetings with lawmakers. He said he would call the legislative leaders together this week to try to work out a pension deal. Rep. Elaine Nekritz, one of the Legislature’s leaders on pension reform, said there was enough blame to go around. “It’s a black eye for the

state of Illinois, not just for the governor,” the Democrat from Northbrook said. Even the Republican leader in the House, Rep. Tom Cross, defended Quinn. “I know it’s easy to blame the governor. He’s an easy target,” Cross, of Oswego, told the chamber Friday. “And I may seem a little out of line as a Republican leader, but I’ve got to tell you, I don’t want to look to the governor to fix this. I look to the members of the Illinois General Assembly to fix pensions.” Asked about the impact of the session on Quinn’s re-election, spokeswoman Brooke Anderson said Sunday that the governor is focused on his job, not the campaign trail. “At the end of the day, Gov. Quinn is a fighter. He’s going to keep fighting for these big issues, and he’s not going to stop fighting until he gets them done,” Anderson said. “That’s the kind of leader the people of Illinois want.”

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3 storm chasers killed in Oklahoma tornado By KELLY P. KISSEL and THOMAS PEIPERT The Associated Press Three veteran storm chasers died doing what they loved: roaming the Great Plains in search of dangerous storms like the one in Oklahoma that ended their final pursuit. Tim Samaras, his son Paul and colleague Carl Young, who through the years had shared dramatic videos with TV viewers and weather researchers, died Friday when an EF3 tornado with winds up to 165 mph turned on them near El Reno, Okla. They were among 13 people who died in the storm in Oklahoma City and its suburbs. Their deaths in pursuit of the storm are believed to be

the first among scientific researchers while chasing tornadoes, the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said. “They put themselves in harm’s way so that they can educate the public about the destructive power of these storms,” said Chris West, the undersheriff in Canadian County, where the men died. Tim Samaras, 54, and Paul Samaras, 24, both of Bennett, Colo., were trapped in their car along with Young, 45, of South Lake Tahoe, which straddles the California and Nevada border. Many times before, Tim Samaras had told anyone who would listen that tornadoes were unpredictable. “I don’t know if I would say I worried about it because

one of the biggest things he stressed was safety,” said Tim’s brother, Jim Samaras, who confirmed the deaths to The Associated Press. “He knew what to look for. He knew where not to be and in this case, the tornado took a clear turn toward them.” Tim Samaras and his Twistex tornado chase team had been featured on the Discovery Channel and given grants by the National Geographic Society. They also were regular presenters at conferences dedicated to advances in meteorology. The Oklahoma storm that killed the three chasers developed before their eyes Friday. Tim Samaras tweeted a photo of clouds rising through a volatile atmosphere and

Storms move through east, south; death toll rises in Okla. By CLARKE CANFIELD

Riley Webb hands her 7-month-old baby, Bryce Webb, down to Oklahoma County Commissioner Willa Johnson after being rescued Saturday from a flooded mobile home in Midwest City, Okla.

The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine – Damaging winds flattened trees and utility wires and knocked out power in parts of northern New England on Sunday, flights were delayed in New York City and a tornado touched down in South Carolina as the East Coast weathered the remnants of violent storms that claimed 13 lives in Oklahoma. Heavy rain, thunderstorms, high winds and hail moved through sections of the Northeast on Sunday afternoon, knocking out power to more than 40,000 in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The National Weather Service issued a rare tornado warning as a line of thunderstorms raced through New Hampshire into western Maine. The weather service said a tornado warning was issued as radar indicated a possible tornado moving from Kingfield, Maine, to Bingham, Maine. The tornado was not immediately confirmed. In northwestern South Carolina, a tornado knocked a home off its foundation and blew part of the roof off, said Taylor Jones, director of emergency management for Anderson County. Some trees were blown down and there was heavy rain, but no widespread damage. No injuries were reported. “It was an isolated incident,” Jones said. The weather service said thunderstorms and winds in excess of 60 mph in Vermont produced 1-inch-diameter hail and knocked down numerous

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trees and wires. In northern Maine, radar picked up a line of thunderstorms capable of producing quarter-sized hail and winds stronger than 70 mph. Forecasters warned of tornadoes. The prediction for stormy weather in the New York City region delayed the start of the Boston Red Sox-New York Yankees game by 45 minutes and produced backups at major airports. But by just before 10 p.m., the delays that had been up to three hours had eased to 15 minutes or less at John F. Kennedy International, La Guardia Airport and Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey. In Boston, there were delays up to 45 minutes, and outside Washington, delays were up to nearly two hours at Dulles Airport. In other parts of the South, thunderstorms, high winds and hail rolled through as part of a slow-moving cold front. Heavy rains could spawn flash flooding in some areas, the

weather service said. Meanwhile, residents in Oklahoma cleaned up after the storms there killed 13 people, including three veteran storm chasers. Tim Samaras; his son, Paul Samaras; and Carl Young were killed Friday. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said the men were involved in tornado research. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin toured damage in El Reno, about 30 miles from Oklahoma City. She said the death toll could rise as emergency workers continue searching flooded areas for missing residents. The state Medical Examiner’s Office spokeswoman Amy Elliott said the death toll had risen to 13 from Friday’s EF3 tornado, which charged down a clogged Interstate 40 in the western suburbs. Among the dead were two children – an infant sucked out of the car with its mother and a 4-year-old boy who along with his family had sought shelter in a drainage ditch.

noted: “Storms now initiating south of Watonga along triple point. Dangerous day ahead for OK – stay weather savvy!” It was his final tweet. “He looked at tornadoes not for the spotlight of TV but for the scientific aspect,” Jim Samaras said. “At the end of the day, he wanted to save lives and he gave the ultimate sacrifice for that.” The tornado in the classic movie “The Wizard of Oz” fascinated a then-6-year-old Tim Samaras, his brother said. “He didn’t give a crap about Toto; he didn’t give a crap about the munchkins,” Jim Samaras said. The Storm Prediction Center said in a statement Sunday that it was saddened by Tim Samaras’ death.

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This undated photo provided by The Discovery Channel shows Carl Young and Tim Samaras watching the sky. Jim Samaras said Sunday that his brother, storm chaser Tim Samaras, was killed along with Tim’s son, Paul Samaras, and Young on Friday in Oklahoma City.

8BRIEFS Palestinian president appoints prime minister

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RAMALLAH, West Bank – The Palestinian president Sunday picked a little-known academic as his new prime minister, according to the official government news agency, following the resignation of his chief rival. Mahmoud Abbas appointed Rami Hamdallah to replace Salam Fayyad, a respected U.S.-educated economist. Fayyad frequently clashed with Abbas and was seen as being too independent. Appointing Hamdallah is likely to shore up the president’s power, because he is seen as being more pliant. The new prime minister was tasked with forming a new government of technocrats,

Evacuations ordered as crews fight Calif. wildfire LOS ANGELES – A wildfire that destroyed at least six homes, damaged 15 others and threatened hundreds more grew quickly Sunday as it triggered evacuations for nearly 3,000 people and burned dangerously close to communities in the parched mountains north of Los Angeles. The blaze had burned about 40 square miles of very dry brush in the Angeles National Forest mountains and canyons, some of which hadn’t burned since 1929. The fire was growing so fast, and the smoke was so thick, that it was difficult to map the size, U.S. Forest Service Incident Commander

Norm Walker said. The fire, which was 20 percent contained, appeared to be the fiercest of several burning in the West, including two in New Mexico, where thick smoke covered several communities and set a blanket of haze over Santa Fe on Saturday. Crews fighting the two uncontained wildfires focused Sunday on building protection lines around them amid anticipation that a forecast of storms could bring moisture to help reduce the intensity of the fires. The fire raging in Southern California had crews fighting the fire on four fronts, with the flames spreading quickest northward into unoccupied land.

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Are India’s child brides America’s problem? The practice of marrying young girls to older men persists in Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere. It is a concern. But need it be America’s concern and, more to the point, America’s business to stop? The answer is yes, according to a new Council on Foreign Relations report. Ending child marriage, author Rachel B. Vogelstein states, “is a strategic imperative that will further critical U.S. foreign policy interests.” Is it? Do we need a global crusade to end a custom already in decline and generally limited to impoverished rural areas? Perhaps it is more in our interests to stay out of the business of telling foreigners how they should regulate marriage. Americans have a long history of trying to make everyone just like us. In the 1820s, New England missionaries sought to save Hawaiian souls by banning the hula. In the 2000s, America embarked on war to bestow democracy’s blessings on Iraq. These ventures, usually done in the name of the national interest, rarely work out as planned. The reauthorized Violence Against Women Act orders the secretary of state to “establish and implement a multi-year, multi-sectoral strategy to prevent child marriage” and so on. Here we go. Now Vogelstein makes some compelling arguments. Child marriage slows a country’s economic development by stunting

VIEWS Froma Harrop girls’ education. There’s the serious question of human rights: Girls should have the power to direct their own future. But then there’s her iffier claim that the “success of U.S. efforts to foster development, prosperity and stability will grow if this persistent practice comes to an end.” Even if valid, achieving these good results should be things the countries themselves want. Which brings us to India. India is home to nearly half the world’s child brides, a product of the tradition’s roots in South Asia and India’s huge population. India is also a surging world economic power, full of highly educated women, some of whom run the country. In 2006, it passed a Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. And the incidence of child marriage there has already fallen sharply from 26 percent in 1999 to 18 percent in 2011. Recent hideous rape cases have brought massive protests to India’s streets. The people there seem perfectly capable of addressing aspects of their culture they don’t like. Despite the progress, Vogelstein complains that “some Indian laws continue to

establish the age of majority at 14,” rather than at 18. So, should the State Department be lecturing other countries on how to define a minor? Let’s turn the mirror around, shall we? Let’s count the number of young American teens – some ages 15 and under – now having babies, and without the marriage part. Last month, a 5-year-old boy in Kentucky shot and killed his 2-year-old sister with a rifle given to him as a present. Putting real guns in the hands of little kids is apparently common in some parts of this land. “It’s a normal way of life, and it’s not just in Kentucky, it’s rural America,” a Cumberland County judge explained to a baffled world media. That same week, an 8-year-old in Alaska killed his 5-year-old sister with a gun. Did America’s leaders launch a campaign to change the custom of arming children? It did not, as much as it should have. The point is, the United States should carefully pick and choose the moral imperatives it wants to push on others. We’re rather advanced on dignity-of-women issues. But where’s the urgency for us to “fix” old cultures not our own? Let others catch up. Changing their ways on child marriage may benefit them. It’s not for us to tell them to.

• Froma Harrop is a member of the Providence Journal editorial board.

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It’s time to rethink how U.S. taxes corporations By HAROLD MEYERSON Special to The Washington Post The open secret of many global corporations’ success – and occasionally, downfall – is to fall between the cracks. Apple, which is based in Cupertino, Calif., created an Irish subsidiary with no employees, into which it funneled roughly $30 billion between 2009 and 2012 on which neither Ireland nor the United States levied taxes. Then there is American International Group (AIG), the New York-based insurer, whose London office sold insurance policies on derivatives that the company lacked the funds to redeem when banks demanded their money during the 2008 financial meltdown. The U.S. government was compelled to fork over a guarantee of $85 billion – which eventually expanded to $182 billion in taxpayer dollars – to keep the banks in business. Neither U.S. nor British regulators kept an eye on AIG’s risky practices as it rose. Only as it plummeted, threatening to drag the global economy down with it, did regulators notice that AIG’s London office operated in what was effectively a regulation-free zone. All of which is to say that the system of sovereign nation-states has become a plaything for big business in the age of globalization and digital communication. The world is full of places with dirt-cheap labor,

low or no taxes and scant or nonexistent regulation. It’s also full of jurisdictional gaps between and among nations – as Apple discovered to its glee, and AIG to its woe. The legal evasion of corporate taxes by shifting income to low-tax climes isn’t only a U.S. problem. Low-tax trolling is on the agenda of the Group of Eight leaders’ meeting next month. But absent a global sovereign, there will always be countries with tax rates lower than their neighbors’ and companies seeking to take advantage of that disparity. Reducing the nominal tax rate on corporate profits in the United States to 25 percent, or 15 percent, from the current 35 percent won’t deter some future Apple from shifting profits to some future Ireland if the tax rate there is zero. So, what to do? A number of economists favor abandoning corporate taxes altogether and raising taxes correspondingly on shareholders’ dividends and capital gains. Raising those taxes is long overdue in any case, as those rates are much lower than the rates on income from work. In an era when investments in U.S. corporations are as likely to generate jobs abroad as at home, the preference given to capital income over labor income makes no sense – unless the policy goal is simply to favor the rich. But, as F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said, the rich are different from you and me: They have more political power. It’s hard to imagine Congress raising the tax rate on

capital income to the point that it covers the revenue loss caused by abolishing corporate taxes. There may, however, be another solution: taxing corporations on their revenue rather than their profits. If Apple gets 60 percent of its revenue from sales in the United States, Apple should pay U.S. taxes on that revenue. Let France collect taxes from Apple on its sales in France, China on its sales in China and so forth. Taking production and the location of corporate headquarters out of the equation would end the noxious practices of placing factories where the taxes are lowest and creating dummy subsidiaries to funnel profits through low-tax countries. Taxing companies on sales instead of profits would have its own complexities, of course. Last year, RBC Capital Markets found the companies listed on the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index sell nearly half their products abroad, so the tax rate on U.S. sales would have to be sufficiently high to make up for lost revenue. Moreover, a corporation can have high sales revenue and still have a bad year. Ultimately, what’s needed are global standards for taxes, labor and regulation. Until they exist, let’s do what we can to stop game-playing that benefits only the rich.

• Meyerson is editor-at-large of The American Prospect.

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Do you find that family members or friends lose track of the conversation because they’ve turned away from you and toward their smartphone for a text message? Have you had to request a ban on smartphones and computer tablets from the dinner table in the name of actual face-to-face interaction? How about your co-workers, or the people you supervise? Do you suspect the same kind of toggling – bouncing among electronic conversation, social-media websites and the actual work – has a negative effect on productivity? It won’t surprise you, then, to know a recent study at Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer Interaction Lab found that distractions that interrupt work have a negative effect not only on productivity but also on the quality of the work. In other words, our smartphones are making us dumber. Earlier this month, the New York Times reported it had commissioned Alessandro Acquisti, a professor of information technology, and psychologist Eyal Peer at Carnegie Mellon to design an experiment to measure the brain power lost when someone is interrupted. “To simulate the pull of an expected cellphone call or email, we had subjects sit in a lab and perform a standard cognitive skill test,” the Times’ Bob Sullivan and Hugh Thompson wrote. “In the experiment, 136 subjects were asked to read a short passage and answer questions about it. There were three groups of subjects; one merely completed the test. The other two were told they ‘might be contacted for further instructions’ at any moment via instant message. “During an initial test, the second and third groups were interrupted twice. Then a second test was administered, but this time, only the second group was interrupted. The third group awaited an interruption that never came. Let’s call the three groups Control, Interrupted and On High Alert. “We expected the Interrupted group to make some mistakes, but the results were truly dismal, especially for those who think of themselves as multitaskers: During this first test, both interrupted groups answered correctly 20 percent less often than members of the control group. “In other words, the distraction of an interruption, combined with the brain drain of preparing for that interruption, made our test takers 20 percent dumber.” Yikes. We all know somebody we wouldn’t want to be 2 percent dumber, much less 20 percent. “There is some evidence that we’re not just suckers for that new text message, or addicted to it; it’s actually robbing us of brain power, too,” the Times wrote regarding the Carnegie-Mellon study. Curtail the robbery. Stop giving away your brain power. Racine (Wis.) Journal Times

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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8BRIEFS DeKalb Farmers Market opens Thursday

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Miller’s Petting Zoo, “One of the largest Petting Zoos in the Midwest,” will be available free of charge from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday at Malta Days Festival.

Food, music, animals and fun at Malta Days The carnival is coming! Get ready for “a hometown festival in your own backyard,” during the Malta Days Festival, held Friday through Sunday just five miles west of DeKalb on Route 38 in downtown Malta. Highlights include the eighth annual car show, featuring trophies and dash plaques, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; Miller’s Petting Zoo, available free of charge, from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday; and free stage entertainment all weekend. Unlimited carnival rides are available with wristbands on Friday and Sunday. The wristbands cost $15 in advance at Resource Bank Malta through Friday, or $20 at the festival. Festival hours on Friday will be 5 to 10 p.m. and will include the carnival, food booths, beer garden and crafters/business booths. The opening ceremony will be at 6 p.m., and the band Red Woody will perform from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday is kids day. There will be face painting, the free petting zoo and family entertainment. Malta Fire Department’s pancake breakfast will be from 6:30 to 11 a.m. The car show grade school running

track with 3-D Sound will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the 5-K Tractor Trot walk/run (visit www.tractortrot.com for registration) will kick off at 9 a.m. Carnival, food booths, beer garden and crafters/business booths will open at 11 a.m., and the Malta Library will sponsor Mister Steve, Facilitator of Fun, from 2 to 3 p.m. On the sound stage, Shuvlhed will perform from 3 to 7 p.m. and Brian Lavender Band will perform from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Sunday’s events will begin with a community church service at 9 a.m. under the big tent at Lions Park. At 11 a.m. the parade will step off (www.villageofmalta.net for registration and information). The carnival, food booths, beer garden and crafters/ business booths will be open from noon to 6 p.m. Come have lunch with your cool friends at “Cold Blooded Creatures,” from noon to 1 p.m. The annual nonprofit organization auction will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., and “get lost in the ‘60s” with The Relics from 3 to 6 p.m. Visit www.villageofmalta.net/maltadaysfestival.htm for registration and applications or call 815-825-2330, ext. 1, for information.

The DeKalb Farmers Market, sponsored by Kishwaukee Community Hospital, will open Thursday. The market will be located in the Van Buer Plaza at North Second and Locust streets across from the Egyptian Theatre in downtown DeKalb. The DeKalb Farmers Market will once again take place on Thursdays from noon to 6 p.m. and will run through Sept. 26. Visit the market to purchase locally grown, fresh produce, flowers, bread, wine, baked goods, fresh-roasted coffee, hand tie-dyed clothing and accessories, handcrafted artisan items and more. All vendors at the market will accept LINK (if eligible product is sold) and debit/credit this year. Tokens can be purchased for both LINK and debit/credit to be used at the vendor booths. Returning to the market this year is the Live Lunch Music Series, presented by the Egyptian Theatre. It will run from noon to 1:30 p.m. For more information on the DeKalb Farmers Market, call 815-748-7788 or visit www. renewdekalb.com.

Borek to discuss DeKalb County economy The Friends of Barb City Manor Volunteer Auxiliary invite the public to its meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Activity Room of Barb City Manor Retirement Home, 680 Haish Blvd., DeKalb. Paul Borek, executive director of DeKalb County Economic Development Corp., will provide an update on the current economic climate in DeKalb County and offer insights into future development opportunities. There will be a brief Friends business meeting after Borek’s talk, followed by refreshments. All are welcome to attend. Call 815-756-8444 for more information or if you need a ride to the meeting.

CCA schedules ‘Jumpin’ Out Friday’ The Cornerstone Christian Academy gymnasium at 355 N. Cross St. in Sycamore will be filled with five bounce houses

and obstacle courses from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday. Doors open 15 minutes prior to the four-hour session for walk-in registration. Cost is $15 per child and includes one large slice of pizza and a juice box. Additional concessions will be available at additional cost. Discounts are available for families with three or more children. All children ages 3 to 12 are invited. Parents can stay with their children at no additional cost, or they can sign their child in and out to allow parents to enjoy date night, shop, run errands, etc. It is recommended that jumpers wear comfortable clothing – no denim. Jumpers must wear socks. To register or for more information, email jladas@cornerstonechristianacademy.com or call 815-895-8522. All profits benefit Cornerstone Christian Academy Sports Boosters. Bounce houses provided by Jumpy Jumpers of Sycamore.

Cortland Library begins summer reading program The Cortland Library will launch its “Have Book, Will Travel” summer reading program on Saturday. A kick-off party will begin at 9 a.m. with an around-the-world bake-off. Bring in a favorite ethnic dish. Judging begins at 10 a.m. Prizes will be awarded. Bicycle decorating, registration and other fun activties will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants have until Aug. 3 to complete the reading program. During this time, prizes are awarded weekly with a grand prize drawing in August for those who complete the reading program. For more information, call the library at 815-756-7274, visit www.cortlandlibrary.com or connect on Facebook. The library is located at 63 S. Somonauk Road, Cortland.

Pathways Connect to meet Friday Pathways Connect, a local parenting group, next will meet from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday. The group caters to parents of small children and infants who want to explore the challenges of raising healthy children.

she was with the Fort Wayne Daisies. While a third baseman for the Daisies, she established a record of 12 assists from third to first in one game, a record that was never broken. “We are honored to have Mullins come and talk at the Sycamore History Museum. Her stories are just one example of how history can be fun and exciting. This talk was planned during the summer with the hope that children playing baseball and softball might come to the program. She is a retired teacher, so she can definitely relate her

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memories to an audience of all ages,” Michelle Donahoe, executive director of the history museum, said in a news release. “This theme also fits in perfectly with our exhibit Play, which features stories about Sycamore Youth Baseball and Softball.” The Brown Bag Lunch is at noon on the first Thursday of the month. The program is held at the Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St. It is free and open to the public; donations are welcome. For more information, visit www. sycamorehistory.org or call 815-895-5762.

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Social Media Breakfast meeting planned The Social Media Breakfast Kishwaukee Area is an organization with a focus on social media education and networking. Members are business owners, entrepreneurs, marketers, bloggers and others with an interest in social media. The group meets the first Thursday of the month. This month, learn the three steps to attract and engage your audience. Rebecca Wardlow will help attendees gain an understanding of why content creation is important. Customers are using search engines, social media and content to research you, your company, your service/products or competitors before they even contact you. Learn how to plan, execute and scale your marketing content strategy. Visit www.smbkish.org for more information on Wardlow. The meeting will be held at Kishwaukee College Conference Center, Room A-220, 21193 Malta Road, Malta. Check-in begins at 7:45 a.m. To register, visit http://smbkishfeb2013.eventbrite.com.

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Former girls baseball player gives talk In 1943, Philip K. Wrigley founded the All- American Girls Professional Baseball League. This was during World War II, and with the possibility that men’s baseball might be suspended, Wrigley decided that a woman’s league might be one way to prevent baseball franchises from losing money. Sycamore resident Betty Mullins was one of the women who played in the AAGPBL. She will she share her story at the Sycamore History Museum’s Brown Bag Lunch on Thursday. In 1948, Mullins was on the Grand Rapids Chicks, and the following year

The meetings are hosted by Teresa Melton at Allergies, Aches & Pains Chiropractic & Acupuncture Center, 130 N. Fair St., Sycamore. Natural gardening will be discussed this month. There will be a large variety of heirloom seed catalogs from the companies represented in the current Pathways magazine. Additionally, a Master Gardener will be available to answer questions. Pathways Connect is a nonprofit outreach program of Pathways to Family Wellness magazine. For more information or to RSVP, call 815-895-2059.

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Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com Monday 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. The ages range from 10 months to 7 years old. Cost for residents is $9, nonresidents cost $10 per day. Call the Sycamore Park District at 815-895-3202. Lego Group: 10 to 11 a.m. at Hinckley Public Library, 100 Maple St. For any school-aged child. Contact the library to participate. 815-286-3664, www.hinckley.lib. il.us. 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. 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. Visit us on Facebook. Voyage on a “Tall Sailing Ship”: 6:30 p.m. at Somonauk Public

Library, 700 E. LaSalle St. Doug Hardekopf will describe his 60-day voyage across the Atlantic ocean as a crew member on a tall sailing ship. www.somonauklibrary.org or 815-498-2440. 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. 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. Networking For Families: Noon to 1 p.m. at the DeKalb County Health Facility in the Multi-Purpose Room, left side, at 2550 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb. Contact Diana Zeller, chairwoman, at 815758-8149, ext. 230, or dianaz@ four-c.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 Fox Valley Carving Club: 6 to 9 p.m. at Fox Valley Older Adults Services, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. The group also meets at 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays at the center. 815-786-1890. Green Party: 6:30 p.m. first at American National Bank, Sycamore and Bethany roads in DeKalb. Meetings are open to all. Contact: John Reich at 815-593-0105. Barb City Swing Connection Tuesday dances: 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. Northern Illinois Walleye Club: 7 p.m. at Pizza Pros, 1205 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. For information, call Terry Parkhouse at 815-8956864 or 815-901-6265. 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. Opportunity to share ideas, contacts and business referrals. New members and visitors are welcome. Contact: Jon Bockman, president, at 815-793-1832. Summer Story Time: 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. at Hinckley Public Library, 100 Maple St. Free. For children ages 2 to 5 and their parent or guardian. 815-286-3664, www. hinckley.lib.il.us. Toddler Time: 10:30 a.m. in the Youth Services Department at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. No sign-up necessary and walkins are welcome. Contact Youth Services at 815-756-9568, ext. 250, or email theresaw@dkpl.org. Chris Fascione – Juggling Funny Stories: 11 a.m. at Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St. Fascione’s comedic, interactive performance combines comedy, mime, juggling and storytelling. Recommended for families and grade school-age children. Free; no registration required. 815-895-2500, ext. 28. 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. Sycamore Rotary Club: Noon at

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Mitchel Lounge, 355 W. State St. in Sycamore. www.sycamorerotary. org. 815-762-5946. Consumer Advocacy Council of DeKalb County: 3:45 p.m. at Ben Gordon Center’s Reality House, 631 S. First St. in DeKalb. Contact: 815-756-8501. CACDC meetings are open to the public, mental health consumers and family members concerned about mental health. Networking Event, sponsored by DeKalb County Young Republicans: 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Mugzzies Pizzeria/Big Shots Spirits & Sports, 2030 Baron Drive, Sycamore. For more information, send email to info@dekalbyrs.com or visit www. dekalbyrs.com. 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. 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. 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. Kirkland Library Salad Luncheon: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First Lutheran Church of Kirkland (corner of Sixth and South streets). This annual event is sponsored by the Friends of the Kirkland Library. Come for an array of salads and desserts. Free-will offering – all proceeds provide programs at the Kirkland Library. Tri-County Kiwanis Club: 5:30 p.m. at Fox Valley Older Adult Services Center, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Membership is open to adults, men and women of all age groups, seeking to improve their community in general and especially for children. Contact Dave Wood at 815-751-8874 or 815-756-1680 or

davidwood43@comcast.net. Chess Club: 6 p.m. at Hinckley Public Library, 100 Maple St. 815286-3664, www.hinckley.lib.il.us. Radio relay league: 7 to 9 p.m. at DeKalb County Chapter of the American Red Cross, 2727 Sycamore Road in DeKalb. www.kish-club.org. Contact: 815-756-7339. Kishwaukee Valley Art League: 7 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb, Fourth and Locust streets. Visitors and new members are welcome at KVAL meetings. Refreshments will follow the demonstration. Friday Shabbona-Lee Garage Sales: 8 to 5 p.m. today and Saturday. Line Dancing: 9:30 a.m. at Fox Valley Older Adult Services, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Cost is $3 per class. Young Writer’s and Illustrator’s Club: 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Somonauk Public Library, 700 E. LaSalle St. www.somonauklibrary.org or 815498-2440. 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. “All Shook Up: the Elvis Presley Musical”: 7 p.m. today and Sat-

urday, 2 p.m. Sunday at Sandwich Opera House. $12 for adults, $10 for students/seniors. Purchase tickets at www.wewantpr.com or 888-3950797. Saturday Curves Free Resolution Class: 9 a.m. at 325 E. State St., Sycamore. Come dressed to work out. Arrive 15 minutes before the start of class. Kevin Johnson Benefit: 1 to 10 p.m. at The Brown Pub, 200 Somonauk Road, Hinckley. Raffles and live music, including Back Country Roads, Not By Chance and Alter-Ego Classic Rock. Sycamore Angels Rebekah Lodge 106 Meat Raffle: 5 to 9 p.m. at PJs Courthouse Tavern, 202 W. State St., Sycamore. Tickets cost $1, with three chances to win on each ticket. Call Jane Stiles at 815-5011229. 120th Shabbona/Indian Creek High School Alumni Banquet: Social hour and program at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $30. Purchase in Shabbona at Indian Oaks Country Club, First State Bank-Shabbona (formerly Farmers & Traders State Bank) and Chumley’s. PT Barnum: 6 p.m. at Hinckley Public Library, 100 Maple St. Learn about the life and times of circus legend PT Barnum. Space is limited; please sign up. 815-286-3664, www.hinckley.lib.il.us. 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. 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. VAC Community Dinners: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Voluntary Action Center lunch site, 330 Grove St., DeKalb. The free, public dinners are served by volunteers and new sponsors are always

welcome – call Nancy Hicks at 815-7581678 to volunteer; call the main VAC office at 815-758-3932 to sponsor a meal. Transportation available through TransVac-815-758-6641. Fish fry: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. Sons of the American Legion hosts this all-you-can-eat fish fry. Cost is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $7 for children younger than 12. DeKalb County 4-H Foundation Pork Chop Barbecue: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. June 18 at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau. Tickets cost $10 and must be purchased by Friday. Tickets can be purchased from area 4-H

8SUPPORT GROUPS

club members, Foundation Board members, or at the DeKalb County Extension Office. 815-758-8194. Monthly community breakfast: 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Kingston Friendship Center, 120 S Main St. Donation is $7 for all-youcan-eat eggs cooked to order, pancakes, waffles, biscuits & gravy, corned beef hash, bacon & sausage, fruit cups, English muffins, drink. Contact: Kingston Friendship Center at 815-784-3921. 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.

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.

For information about Alcoholics Anonymous closed meetings, call 800-452-7990 or visit www.dekalbalanoclub.com.

Monday

Tuesday

Big Book Study AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com. Mommy & Me Breastfeeding Group: 10 a.m. to noon at Valley West Community Hospital in Sandwich. Facilitated by a certified lactation consultant, this free, drop-in group provides support and assistance. 815-786-3962 or www. valleywest.org. 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: 815-756-5228; 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. 815-398-9628. 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. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com. We Are Not Saints AA(C): 8 p.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com.

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. meeting at Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road, (near Aldi) DeKalb. Safe Passage Sexual Assault adults’ support group: 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org. 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. Reiki Share Group: 6 to 8:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb. 815-739-4329 or bjoanwatson@hotmail.com or 815-758-0691. All are welcome. Sandwich Multiple Sclerosis and Family & Friends Caregiver support groups: 6 to 8 p.m. at Sandwich Park District Building, 1001 N. Latham St. 815-786-2434 or lhulne1@juno.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. 800-452-7990; 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, 800-452-7990; 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. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Wednesday Men and Caregivers Networking Breakfast: 9 to 10 a.m. at The Cancer Center at Kishwaukee Community Hospital. Oncology patients and caregivers can give and receive support, and share information. The free group is open to all those with cancer for discussion over breakfast; no registration is required. For more information, visit www.kishhospital.org/programs or call 815-748-2958. Fresh Beginnings AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. New Beginnings AA(C): 10 a.m. at 120 Main St., Kingston. 800-4527990; 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. Caregivers’ Network: Noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Family Service Agency’s Senior Services Center, 330 Grove St. in DeKalb; 815-7584718. This free support group offers help for caregivers of older adult family members or friends. Attendees are invited to share ideas and experiences. 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; 815-756-5228; 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. North Avenue Pass It On AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at North Ave. Baptist Church, 301 North Ave., Sycamore. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Foster Parent Support Group: 7 p.m. Foster and adoptive parents who have used state or private agencies can join. For location information, call Marcia, 815-756-8679

or Judy, 815-786-2329. 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: 815-756-5228; 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. Stroke Support Group: 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the NIU Speech Language Hearing Clinic, at Bethany and Route 23 in the former Monsanto building. For patients, their families and other interested individuals. Contact Lilli Bishop at lbishop@niu.edu. 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. Courage, Attitude, Resources, Encouragement support group: 6 to 7:30 p.m. at DeKalb County Hospice, 2727 Sycamore Road. People facing cancer or another serious illness and their loved ones can join CARE, a Kishwaukee Community Hospital support group. 815-7561521, ext. 3566. 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. ANAD Eating Disorder Support Group: 7 to 8 p.m. at Ben Gordon Center, 12 Health Services Drive, DeKalb. Open to anyone who has or is struggling with an eating disorder. Mourning After: 7 p.m. in Room 10 of the Elburn Community Center, 525 N. Main St., for young widows/ widowers, and young adults who have lost their partner to 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. 800-452-7990; 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 available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 815-7842362 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. 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. 800-452-7990; 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 A12 • Monday, June 3, 2013

Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com

7-DAY FORECAST

Grab the sunglasses; sunglasses high pressure will keep us sunny and dry through Tuesday. Highs Monday will still be below average in the mid and upper 60s. An area of low pressure settles in across the Plains to our west late Tuesday and clouds increase with rain and storms Wednesday through early Friday.

TODAY

TOMORROW

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Mostly sunny, below average temperatures

Partly sunny, rain at night

Mostly cloudy with showers and storms

Mostly cloudy with scattered showers

Partly sunny, isolated showers

Mostly sunny and warmer

Partly sunny with scattered storms

Winds: ESE 5-10 mph

ALMANAC

Winds: ESE 10-15 mph

UV INDEX

Winds: SSE 10-15 mph

Winds: E 7-14 mph

Winds: NE 10-15 mph

Winds: SSE 10-15 mph

Winds: SSW 10-15 mph

REGIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL WEATHER

DeKalb through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High ............................................................. 63° Low .............................................................. 55° Normal high ............................................. 76° Normal low ............................................... 55° Record high .............................. 91° in 2002 Record low ................................ 42° in 2003

Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.14” Month to date ....................................... 0.14” Normal month to date ....................... 0.31” Year to date ......................................... 16.92” Normal year to date ......................... 13.44”

Sunrise today ................................ 5:21 a.m. Sunset tonight ............................. 8:25 p.m. Moonrise today ............................ 2:23 a.m. Moonset today ............................ 3:53 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 5:21 a.m. Sunset tomorrow ........................ 8:26 p.m. Moonrise tomorrow ................... 2:54 a.m. Moonset tomorrow ................... 4:53 p.m.

Jun 8

First

Full

Jun 16

Jun 23

Kenosha 66/43 Lake Geneva 68/44

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 71/50

Source: Environmental Protection Agency

Dixon 72/48

Joliet 70/47

La Salle 71/52 Streator 72/50

Source: National Allergy Bureau

Evanston 65/50 Chicago 68/48

Aurora 71/46

POLLEN INDEX

Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Waukegan 64/44

Arlington Heights 66/47

DeKalb 68/48

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

New

Janesville 71/48

Hammond 67/49 Gary 66/47 Kankakee 72/46

Jun 29

Charlotte, N.C., was swamped by 3.78 inches of rain on June 3, 1909 -- the greatest amount recorded there in one day for decades. The storm represented almost a month’s rain.

Peoria 72/51

Pontiac 73/49

NATIONAL WEATHER

Hi 71 73 71 71 73 70 70 72 71 66 73 72 69 72 71 70 64 71 71 72 72 70 64 68 71

Today Lo W 46 s 52 s 48 s 49 s 49 pc 46 s 47 s 46 s 50 s 46 s 51 s 49 s 46 s 50 s 50 s 54 s 46 s 47 s 50 s 50 s 47 s 47 s 44 s 46 s 47 s

Tomorrow Hi Lo W 72 54 s 79 57 s 70 53 pc 71 54 pc 77 56 s 71 54 s 72 54 s 75 53 s 73 56 pc 71 52 s 76 58 pc 74 55 s 72 54 s 74 56 s 74 56 pc 77 58 pc 64 53 s 72 56 pc 72 55 pc 77 59 pc 75 56 pc 72 54 s 65 51 s 70 52 pc 73 54 s

RIVER LEVELS

WEATHER HISTORY

Last

City Aurora Belleville Beloit Belvidere Champaign Elgin Joliet Kankakee Mendota Michigan City Moline Morris Naperville Ottawa Princeton Quincy Racine Rochelle Rockford Springield Sterling Wheaton Waukegan Woodstock Yorkville

Watseka 72/47

Location

7 a.m. yest.

Kishwaukee Belvidere Perryville DeKalb

2.40 6.78 3.62

Flood stage

9.0 12.0 10.0

24-hr chg

+0.08 +0.39 -0.10

DRAW THE WEATHER Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.

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Ice

City Cincinnati Dallas Denver Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles

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Today Lo W 53 pc 69 s 53 pc 70 pc 51 pc 60 s 78 s 59 pc

Tomorrow Hi Lo W 77 53 s 94 72 pc 78 51 s 93 69 pc 76 56 s 75 61 t 99 77 s 75 57 pc

City Louisville Miami Minneapolis New Orleans New York City Philadelphia Seattle Wash., DC

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Today Lo W 56 pc 74 t 55 pc 72 t 59 t 60 t 51 pc 60 t

Tomorrow Hi Lo W 81 61 s 84 75 t 66 57 sh 90 73 pc 75 55 s 78 56 s 77 51 s 80 58 s

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Sports

The Cubs’ Julio Borbon dropped a ly ball that added to the woes of Edwin Jackson as Arizona dealt him his eighth loss, 8-4. PAGE B3

SECTION B Monday, June 3, 2013 Daily Chronicle

Sports editor Ross Jacobson • rjacobson@shawmedia.com

8MORNING KICKOFF

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

Hawks smoking hot AP photo

Tony Stewart captures Sprint Cup race at Dover DOVER, Del. – Tony Stewart made a late outside pass on Juan Pablo Montoya and held on Sunday at Dover International Speedway to snap a 30-race winless streak. Stewart hadn’t even had a top-five finish this season and was stuck in 20th in the points standings. He took the lead with the pass with three laps left in the 400-mile race. Stewart hadn’t won on the concrete mile track since he swept both Cup races in 2000. “Our guys at our shop have been digging,” Stewart said. “None of these guys get down. We have been down but they haven’t gotten down. That is what carries you to days like today at the end of the day.” Seven-time Dover winner Jimmie Johnson appeared to have the car to beat, but jumped a restart and had to serve a pass-through penalty. Johnson argued over the radio and stayed on the track before he finally hit pit road. With Johnson out of the picture, Montoya and Stewart battled for the lead the rest of the race. Jeff Gordon was third, followed by Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski. NASCAR said Keselowski failed post-race inspection because the front of his No. 2 Ford was too low. Stewart’s team erupted in celebration in the pits after winning for the first time since July in Daytona. It was his 48th career win. He hadn’t finished better than 20th in his past four races at Dover. He might not have gotten this one had Johnson not been penalized with about 19 laps left. Johnson jumped ahead of Montoya out of the restart box and NASCAR quickly threw the black flag. – Wire report

CHICAGO – So far, so good for the Blackhawks. No, I take that back. So far, so great. So far, so wonderful. So far, so super-duper-fantastic-downright-brilliant. Not even a psychic with the world’s most powerful pair of binoculars could have seen this coming. The Hawks dominated the Los Angeles Kings for a 4-2 win Sunday at the United Center to increase their series lead to 2-0 in the Western Conference finals. Who could have expected a playoff win to look so easy?

VIEWS Tom Musick “I don’t think it was easy,” Hawks forward Brandon Saad said. Well, it sure looked easy. Remember Jonathan Quick, who entered the game with a 1.54 goals-against average? Remember the Kings’ trapping defense that could slow the pace of the game to a crawl?

Remember when Hawks playoff games featured more tension than a celebrity marriage? That was so two days ago. Everyone – Hawks coaches and players included – expected the Kings to deliver a difficult counterpunch a little more than 24 hours after their hard-fought loss in the series opener. As the reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Kings knew a thing or two about overcoming adversity. “They’re going to be much

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Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews passes off the puck against Los Angeles Kings defenseman Rob Scuderi (7) as goalie Jonathan Quick defends during the second period of Game 2 of an NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference finals Sunday at the United Center.

CLASS 4A PRAIRIE RIDGE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Insufficient offense DeKalb falls short in bid for crown By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com

8WHAT TO WATCH Pro basketball Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m., TNT The defending champion Miami Heat will try to hold off the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. The winner will face the San Antonio Spurs for the NBA championship. Also on TV... NHL hockey Playoffs, conference finals, game 2, Boston at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., NBCSN College softball World Series, finals, Game 1, teams TBD, at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m., ESPN2 Major League Baseball Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 6 p.m., ESPN White Sox at Seattle, 9:10 P.M., CSN

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CRYSTAL LAKE – The DeKalb softball team stood out in the right-field stands and applauded Warren as the Blue Devils received their sectional championship plaque. The Barbs were playing in their second sectional title game in three years, but came up short, falling 6-1 to Warren in the Class 4A Prairie Ridge Sectional final. DeKalb (23-9) got on the board first when Lindsey Costliow drove in Sabrina Killeen, but Warren (27-6) came back with three in the fourth. Morgan Newport relieved Barbs starting pitcher Katie Kowalski in the fifth, giving up three unearned runs in her three innings of work. The Barbs had trouble putting together consistent at-bats against Warren pitcher Jana Wagner. They had just six hits. DeKalb stranded a runner on second base in the fourth and fifth innings, and then left two on base in both the sixth and seventh. “[Wagner] seemed a lot tougher than when we scouted her,” DeKalb coach Jeff Davis said. “I thought we prepared well. We seemed to be a little off-balance. She did a nice job keeping us off-balance.” Wagner struck out eight, and DeKalb had trouble with her high fastball.

DeKalb assistant coach Donna Larson (left) comforts a teary-eyed Sabrina Killeen on Saturday after a 6-1 loss to Warren in the Class 4A Prairie Ridge Sectional final, ending the Barbs’ season.

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CLASS 3A SYCAMORE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Nelson takes tough-luck loss By ANTHONY ZILIS sports@daily-chronicle.com SYCAMORE – Sycamore pitcher Cole Nelson was in a rhythm early in Saturday’s Class 3A Sycamore Sectional championship, sending the first nine St. Francis batters back to the dugout during a perfect first three innings. As the game wore on, and Sycamore couldn’t put a run on the board, Nelson became more aggressive and fiery, and he kept St. Francis off the board for the first six innings. But all St. Francis needed was an error and a single in the seventh to take the lead, and Sycamore couldn’t answer despite loading the bases in the bottom of the seventh of a 1-0 loss. “The first half of the game, I Gary L. Gates for Shaw Media was just doing my regular thing,” Cole Nelson of Sycamore pitches during the seventh Nelson said. “Then, as the game inning Saturday of the Spartans’ 1-0 loss to Wheaton kept going on and on and we kept not scoring runs, I kept getting St. Francis in the Class 3A Sycamore Sectional final.

“It really [stinks] being beaten by one run in a game where not many errors were being made, not many hits were given up, but it happens to the best.” Cole Nelson Spartans pitcher on losing, 1-0, in the Class 3A Sycamore Sectional final

more competitive, angry. I was getting more angry at the fact that we couldn’t put up a run. … It really [stinks] being beaten by one run in a game where not many errors were being made, not many hits were given up, but it happens to the best.” Nelson kept his composure all game, allowing three hits and walking one. Two of St. Francis’ hits came after an error and two outs, including the game-winning hit. Sycamore managed only one base runner in each of the first four innings, and two lead-off hits

were canceled by double plays. Sycamore (25-12) had six hits in the game. “We just kind of reverted back to what we did most of the year and hit most of our balls in the air,” Sycamore coach Jason Cavanaugh said. “But you’ve got to score a couple of runs if you want to win a game, and we just weren’t able to score them [Saturday].” Still, after St. Francis (23-11) broke through in the seventh, Sycamore had a chance to win in the bottom of the inning.

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Pacers’ Hibbert fined $75K for comments MIAMI – Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert was fined $75,000 on Sunday by the NBA for using a gay slur and cursing during his news conference after Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. Hibbert also apologized for the comments. “While Roy has issued an apology, which is no doubt sincere, a fine is necessary to reinforce that such offensive comments will not be tolerated by the NBA,” commissioner David Stern said in a statement. Earlier Sunday, the team issued a statement from Hibbert in which he said he was sorry for his “insensitive remarks.”

Kuchar holds on to win Memorial DUBLIN, Ohio – Matt Kuchar rolled in one last birdie to win the Memorial by two shots and join Tiger Woods as the only multiple winners on the PGA Tour this year. Kuchar was challenged briefly at the turn by Kyle Stanley, and then late Sunday when Kevin Chappell birdied three of his last four holes. Kuchar only needed to two-putt from 20 feet for the win, and he made the putt for a 4-under-par 68. Kuchar, who goes to No. 4 in the world, had never won twice in one season. He captured the Match Play Championship in February. Better yet was getting a handshake from tournament host Jack Nicklaus behind the 18th green. Tiger Woods closed with a 72 and finished 20 shots behind, his largest deficit since 1996.

U.S. beats 2nd-string from Germany in exhibition WASHINGTON – Clint Dempsey scored twice in a five-minute span of the second half and moved into second place on the U.S. career scoring list, helping the Americans edge a second-string Germany team, 4-3, in an exhibition game Sunday. Preparing for three World Cup qualifiers in a 12-day span beginning Friday, U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann watched the Americans take a 4-1 lead and hang on to beat the team he helped win the 1990 World Cup as a player and coached to the 2006 semifinals. In a game commemorating the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Soccer Federation, Jozy Altidore scored his first international goal in 1 ½ years, and the Americans took a 2-0 first-half lead on an own goal by Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who misjudged a backpass from his defense.

Federer rallies, beats Simon at French Open PARIS – Roger Federer overcame a foot-twisting tumble to the clay and a two-sets-to-one deficit in the fourth round of the French Open, coming back to beat 15th-seeded Gilles Simon of France, 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, on Sunday. With 17-time major champion Federer up a set and leading 3-2 in the second, he fell to the ground while chasing a shot. That was the start of a stretch in which Federer lost 10 of 13 games, dropping the second and third sets. But he regrouped, taking seven consecutive games to even the match and pull ahead 3-0 in the fifth. Federer reached his 36th consecutive major quarterfinal. He hasn’t lost before that stage at a Grand Slam tournament since a third-round exit at Roland Garros in 2004. Earlier, Serena Williams earned a berth in the French Open quarterfinals and extended her career-best winning streak to 28 matches by beating Roberta Vinci, 6-1, 6-3, on Sunday. Williams had her toughest test yet this week but swept the last 10 points and has lost only 10 games in four rounds. She next plays 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. – Wire reports

Pacers, Heat set to clash in Game 7 BY TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press

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Los Angeles Kings left wing Dustin Penner (left) congratulates goalie Jonathan Quick on May 23 after Quick recorded a shutout against the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals in Los Angeles. Penner was the role model of the Blackhawks’ Bryan Bickell.

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Bickell patterned game after the Kings’ Penner By TOM MUSICK tmusick@shawmedia.com CHICAGO – As a young forward chasing his dream to play in the NHL, Bryan Bickell decided to pattern his game after one player in particular. Bickell’s role model was Dustin Penner, a five-time 20-goal scorer who now plays with the Los Angeles Kings. “He’s a similar player to me,” Bickell said Sunday before the Blackhawks hosted the Kings in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. “He’s a bigger guy that has good puck possession [and] a great shot. Looking at when he was in Edmonton, I kind of patterned myself a similar style as he did. “But, you know, I’m not Penner. It’s my own game. I just need to bring it every night.” Throughout the playoffs, Bickell has done exactly that. Before the start of the series against the Kings, Hawks coach Joel Quenneville promoted Bickell to the

top line alongside Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa. Bickell responded with an assist, five shots on goal and six hits in the Hawks’ series-opening win. Toews said he enjoyed having Bickell (6-4, 233 pounds) as a linemate. “He’s a big body and he knows where to go,” Toews said. “He creates space. … “I think we’re working well right now. We kind of have the physical element with him running around and hitting guys.” Yet Bickell said it was important to know the difference between aggressiveness and recklessness. Bickell avoided the penalty box in 11 of his first 13 games in the playoffs. “I think you need to pick your spots,” Bickell said. “You don’t just run around hitting everything in sight. If the hit’s there, the hit’s there.” Ice, ice, baby: Recent rock concerts and hot-and-cold weather have prompted questions about the quality of the ice surface at the Unit-

ed Center. Per NHL rules, the Hawks will not conduct on-ice activities between periods for the rest of the playoffs to help maintain the ice. “I think it’s been OK,” Hawks defenseman Johnny Oduya said. “Maybe at the end of periods, it gets a little bit chippier than you would like. “It’s the same for both teams. We should be able to manage that by this point.” No doubt: If you ever bump into Kings coach Darryl Sutter on the street, don’t bother asking him about his team’s confidence level. As far as Sutter is concerned, his group’s confidence never changes, win or lose. “I don’t think confidence is an issue for us, ever,” said Sutter, who was hired to coach the Kings in December 2011. “I have yet to see it in 17 months or whatever it is. “It’s kind of a funny question to ask when you’re in the conference finals, if the team is confident.”

Hawks chase Kings’ goalie in 2nd • BLACKHAWKS Continued from page B1 better than they were [in Game 1],” Hawks captain Jonathan Toews predicted several hours before Sunday’s game. “We’ll be ready for that.” Yet it was the Hawks who clenched their sticks and landed blow after blow in Game 2. The first player to score was Andrew Shaw. The second was Brent Seabrook. The third was Bryan Bickell. The fourth was Michael Handzus. All of this happened, by

the way, before the game was halfway finished. Who was this masked man in front of the Kings’ net? Had a group of Hawks fans kidnapped the real Quick on Sunday morning and replaced him with exHawks paper bag Cristobal Huet? Whatever the case, the person wearing Quick’s No. 32 sweater was yanked off of the ice and replaced by backup goaltender Jonathan Bernier with 10:40 remaining in the second period. A sellout crowd of 21,824 roared as Quick-Huet completed the march of shame to the Kings’

bench. “I don’t think he’s done that in awhile,” Hawks forward Bryan Bickell said. Not in the playoffs, that’s for sure. After Quick’s exit, the rest of the game consisted of a cruise-control countdown to victory. The Kings chipped at the deficit with a goal in the final 63 seconds of the second period and another goal in the final 62 seconds of the third period, but the outcome never was in doubt. • Shaw Media sports col-

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MIAMI – As the final horn in a Game 6 loss to the Indiana Pacers was sounding, LeBron James walked toward several of his Miami Heat teammates to shake some hands and share a couple of quick words. His message was clear: Get ready for Game 7. Here comes the ultimate game. To the winner, a trip to the NBA Finals. To the loser, an offseason loaded with regret. It’s that simple now for the champion Heat and the confident Pacers, who meet in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals tonight in Miami – a perk the Heat earned by finishing with the league’s best record this season. “Each and every year there are 30 teams that would love to be a part of this, to have one game to advance to the NBA Finals,” James said. “And there’s two teams that’s in this position. And it’s something that you can’t substitute, this feeling. You can’t substitute the atmosphere that we’re going to be in on Monday night for both teams. We should all cherish this moment.” When it’s over today, only one club will be cherishing the outcome. For the Heat, it’s a chance to move into the finals for the third straight year and keep hope alive of winning a second straight title. For the Pacers, it’s a chance to cap what would surely go into the books as one of the biggest upsets in NBA playoff history, considering that they finished 16½ games behind the Heat in the regular season. None of that matters much now. The Pacers have beaten Miami five of nine times this season. They need a sixth, or else it was all for naught. “It is a closeout game and an elimination game,” Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. “Our approach right now is not if we lose we’re out – our approach is if we win, we get to the finals. And that’s what we’re going for. We’re going to give our best shot and try to win the Eastern Conference championship.” Tonight’s winner will open the NBA Finals on Thursday against San Antonio. History suggests that the odds are long for the Pacers. Since the NBA went to its current playoff format in 1984, home teams are 16-2 in Game 7’s played in the conference finals or NBA Finals. Then again, the Pacers were colossal underdogs heading into this series, and if it wasn’t for a last-second collapse at the end of Game 1, they probably would already be East champs. “It’s going to be tough in their arena,” Pacers guard Lance Stephenson said. “We’ve just got to bring it. If we play aggressive like we do at home, we can get the ‘W.’ ”

Strong group of players coming back for Sycamore •SPARTANS Continued from page B1 Brett Weaver and Scott Nelson reached base before Cooper Vinz walked to load the bases with one out. But the next two batters couldn’t reach base, and Sycamore ended its first sectional championship game since 2004 without pushing a run across the plate. “Both pitchers pitched really well. They turned a couple of double plays that kept us out of rallies,” Cavanaugh said. “Our pitching dominat-

ed all year long, our offense carried us for the last few games, but I’m proud of those guys. They played hard all the way through. It comes down to the last pitch of the last game, and you can’t ask for more than that.” Next year Cole Nelson will lead a strong returning cast that will make another attempt at winning the first sectional championship in program history. “We had a chance to make history today,” Cole Nelson said. “[The goal next year is to] do it again, except win this time.”

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Sycamore’s David Scholz lines a single to center during the first inning of Saturday’s 3A sectional final in Sycamore.

8 of DeKalb’s starting players are underclassmen • BARBS Continued from page B1 “We try to stay off of it and sometimes [the umpire] will call it a strike,” said DeKalb’s Rachael Johnson, who went 2 for 3 with a double. “It’s very difficult to get up there and keep it down instead of popping it up.”

The Barbs would have preferred their season end with them hoisting the sectional plaque. With a good amount of talent coming back – eight of the 10 players in DeKalb’s starting lineup were underclassmen – Davis is happy with where the program is, having won two regional titles in three years.

“We have a very sound junior class that [has] been with us for those three years,” Davis said. “The foundation’s there. We’re hoping to be right back here next year, but on the other side.” The juniors coming back include Johnson, Costliow, Kowalski, Sarah Friedlund and Jessica Townsend, all of whom were starters in Satur-

day’s sectional final. “I feel like [the postseason] was a good experience and it will be a good experience next year to get out here,” Johnson said. “We’re going to lose two really good seniors [Walter and Killeen], they’re both four-year starters and we’re going to miss them a lot. They were both big assets to our team.”

NBA CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) Monday San Antonio 93, Memphis 86, Spurs win series 4-0 Thursday Miami 90, Indiana 79, Miami leads

series 3-2 Today Miami at Indiana, 7:30 p.m. Monday x-Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m. x-if necessary

NHL CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) Saturday Blackhawks 2, Los Angeles 1 Boston 1, Pittsburgh 0, Boston leads series 1-0 Sunday Blackhawks 4, Los Angeles 2, Blackhawks lead series 2-0 Today Boston at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Tuesday Blackhawks at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. Wednesday Pittsburgh at Boston, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 6 Blackhawks at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. Friday, June 7 Pittsburgh at Boston, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8 x-Los Angeles at Blackhawks, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 9 x-Boston at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Monday, June 10 x-Blackhawks at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 x-Pittsburgh at Boston, TBD Wednesday, June 12 x-Los Angeles at Blackhawks, TBD x-Boston at Pittsburgh, TBD x-if necessary

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct 30 25 .545 30 26 .536 25 29 .463 24 30 .444 23 31 .426 East Division W L Pct Boston 34 23 .596 New York 31 24 .564 Baltimore 32 25 .561 Tampa Bay 31 25 .554 Toronto 23 33 .411 West Division W L Pct Texas 35 21 .625 Oakland 34 24 .586 Los Angeles 25 32 .439 Seattle 24 33 .421 Houston 20 37 .351 Detroit Cleveland Minnesota White Sox Kansas City

GB — ½ 4½ 5½ 6½ GB — 2 2 2½ 10½ GB — 2 10½ 11½ 15½

Sunday’s Results Oakland 2, White Sox 0 Tampa Bay 11, Cleveland 3 Baltimore 4, Detroit 2 Minnesota 10, Seattle 0 Texas 3, Kansas City 1 Houston 5, L.A. Angels 4 Boston at N.Y. Yankees (n) Toronto at San Diego (n) Monday’s Games Cleveland (Masterson 8-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 4-3), 6:05 p.m. Oakland (Milone 5-5) at Milwaukee (Estrada 4-3), 7:10 p.m. Houston (Bedard 0-2) at L.A. Angels (Blanton 1-8), 9:05 p.m. White Sox (Joh.Danks 0-1) at Seattle (J.Saunders 3-5), 9:10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6:08 p.m. Texas at Boston, 6:10 p.m. Baltimore at Houston, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. Cubs at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. White Sox at Seattle, 9:10 p.m. Toronto at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m. Saturday’s Results Oakland 4, White Sox 3, 10 innings Cleveland 5, Tampa Bay 0 Minnesota 5, Seattle 4 Detroit 10, Baltimore 3 Kansas City 4, Texas 1, 10 innings Boston 11, N.Y. Yankees 1 Houston 2, L.A. Angels 0 San Diego 4, Toronto 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 37 19 .661 Cincinnati 35 22 .614 Pittsburgh 35 22 .614 Cubs 23 32 .418 Milwaukee 21 34 .382 East Division W L Atlanta 34 22 Washington 28 29 Philadelphia 27 30 New York 22 32 Miami 16 41 West Division W L Arizona 32 24 Colorado 30 27 San Francisco 30 27 San Diego 26 29 Los Angeles 23 32

GB — 2½ 2½ 13½ 15½

Pct .607 .491 .474 .407 .281

GB — 6½ 7½ 11 18½

Pct .571 .526 .526 .473 .418

GB — 2½ 2½ 5½ 8½

Sunday’s Results Arizona 8, Cubs 4 Miami 11, N.Y. Mets 6 Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 4, 11 innings Philadelphia 7, Milwaukee 5 Atlanta 6, Washington 3 San Francisco 4, St. Louis 2 Colorado 7, L.A. Dodgers 2 Toronto at San Diego (n) Monday’s Games Miami (Koehler 0-3) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 5-3), 6:05 p.m. Colorado (Chatwood 3-0) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 5-5), 6:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 3-5) at Atlanta (Medlen 1-6), 6:10 p.m. Oakland (Milone 5-5) at Milwaukee (Estrada 4-3), 7:10 p.m. Arizona (Cahill 3-5) at St. Louis (Lynn 7-1), 7:15 p.m. San Diego (Stults 4-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 1-4), 9:10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Miami at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Washington, 6:05 p.m. Colorado at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m. Oakland at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. Arizona at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Cubs at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. Toronto at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m. Saturday’s Results Arizona 12, Cubs 4 St. Louis 8, San Francisco 0, 1st game St. Louis 7, San Francisco 1, 2nd game Milwaukee 4, Philadelphia 3 Colorado 7, L.A. Dodgers 6, 10 innings Miami 8, N.Y. Mets 1 Cincinnati 2, Pittsburgh 0 Atlanta 2, Washington 1, 10 innings San Diego 4, Toronto 3

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ROUNDUP

Troubles persist for Cubs’ Jackson

Davis, Orioles defeat Tigers

CHICAGO – Labeling the start of Edwin Jackson’s Cubs career as underwhelming would be kind. Jackson, the Cubs’ marquee offseason signing, has yet to make it through seven innings in 11 starts this year, a stretch that includes Sunday’s disaster against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He gave up seven runs (five earned) in 5 ⅔ innings in the Cubs’ 8-4 loss. Jackson (1-8) never seemed to find a rhythm Next on the mound, resulting in his Cubs at L.A. ERA jumping to Angels, 6.29, the worst in the majors. 9:05 p.m. In his past six Tuesday, WGN, starts, including AM-720 Sunday’s outing, since a quality start at Miami, Jackson owns a 7.77 ERA, allowing 26 earned runs on 48 hits in 30 ⅓ innings. “It’s probably one of the most frustrating seasons I’ve been through,” Jackson said. “It’s just disappointing when you feel like you’re not going out and really

BALTIMORE – Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 20th homer to ignite a threerun seventh inning, and the Baltimore Orioles got a strong pitching performance from rookie Kevin Gausman in a 4-2 comeback victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Nate McLouth drove in the go-ahead run for the Orioles, who took two of three from Detroit. Baltimore also rallied Friday after trailing by two runs in the ninth. Prince Fielder homered and scored both runs for the Tigers, who have lost five of six. Rick Porcello (2-3) lost for the first time in seven starts since April 20. Gausman pitched six impressive innings. He struck out Miguel Cabrera and got the Tigers star to hit into a pair of double plays. Astros 5, Angels 4: At Anaheim, Calif., Carlos Pena and Carlos Corporan homered against C.J. Wilson and Houston extended its winning streak to a season-high five games. Rangers 3, Royals 1: At Arlington, Texas, Jurickson Profar hit a tiebreaking home run with two outs in the eighth inning to lead Texas. Twins 10, Mariners 0: At Minneapolis, Scott Diamond pitched six shutout innings and Josh Willingham hit one of Minnesota’s four home runs. Rays 11, Indians 3: At Cleveland, Evan Longoria and Yunel Escobar hit two-run homers, pacing Tampa Bay.

VIEWS Meghan Montemurro helping the team with a chance to win the game. I’m a way better pitcher than what I have been showing.” Manager Dale Sveum defended Jackson’s outing Sunday, pointing to center fielder Julio Borbon’s fielding error as the catalyst for the Diamondbacks’ seven-run outburst against Jackson. With runners on first and second with one out in the second, Borbon apparently took his eye off Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin’s fly ball, closing his glove too early to make the catch. The ball dropped, allowing Corbin to reach and load the bases. But Jackson did himself no favors to get out of the jam. Gerardo Parra singled on a 3-1 pitch to score two runs, and after a force out at second – which nearly was a throwing error by Jackson, who was saved on a nice play from Starlin Castro – Jackson threw his second of four wild pitches in the

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Cubs manager Dale Sveum (back) talks to starting pitcher Edwin Jackson while catcher Dioner Navarro (left) and Anthony Rizzo look on during the sixth inning Sunday at Wrigley Field. The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cubs, 8-4. game to bring home another Diamondbacks run. The Cubs’ 1-0 lead quickly became a two-run deficit. “I think dropping a routine fly ball got things set in the wrong direction,” Sveum said. “Obviously, we still have to make pitches after that. But the bottom line is those things change outings; they change the course of a ballgame.” For his part, Jackson rightly refused to blame Borbon for his bad outing. After all, Jackson wasn’t sharp in any of his 5 2/3 innings, tossing only one perfect inning in the fourth. He opened the game by walking two batters and bookended his rough performance surrendering four singles in the sixth leading to three runs. “It’s just one of those things that you have to grind through,” said Jackson, who allowed a season-high 12 hits. “But no one is harder on myself than me. And

that goes form the front office to the manager to the players. I’m my worst critic and I definitely have to be better than how I’m pitching right now.” At this point, the Cubs would have been better off investing the $11 million Jackson is making this season on a bullpen that has been in shambles. But the Cubs can’t undo the four-year, $52 million contract they handed Jackson in the offseason. For better or worse, the Cubs are stuck with Jackson and can only hope he reverts to the pitcher they thought – and hoped – they were getting. • Meghan Montemurro covers

the White Sox and Cubs for Shaw Media. Write to her at mmontemurro@shawmedia.com. Read the Sox Insider and Inside the Cubs blogs at NWHerald.com and on Twitter @Sox_Insider and @InsideTheCubs.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Braves 6, Nationals 3: At Atlanta, B.J. Upton

ATHLETICS 2, WHITE SOX 0

Sale gets no support, Sox losing streak hits 6 By JANIE McCAULEY The associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. – Chris Sale did his part. As in 28 innings of scoreless ball over a stellar threeweek span. The way the White Sox have been struggling to score, the left-hander had to know it could be a tough day even if he had all his best stuff. Josh Donaldson’s sixth-inning sacrifice fly ended Sale’s career-best scoreless streak, and the Sox were shut out for the second time in three games in a 2-0 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Sunday

Next for the Sox White Sox at Seattle, 9:10 p.m. today, CSN, AM-720

for the Sox’s season-high sixth straight defeat. “I’m glad it’s over so we can stop talking about it and get back to normal baseball business and go to Seattle and turn this thing around,” Sale said of that superb

28-inning stretch. “I just flat out got outpitched by (Jarrod ) Parker. Losing a game like this is tough, being shut out. But don’t think for a second that I’ve lost faith or anybody else in here has lost faith in what we know we can do.” Sale (5-3) was outdueled by Parker and lost for the first time in six starts since an April 18 defeat at Toronto. The Sox (24-30) matched a season-worst by falling to six games below .500. The Sox were held to three runs all weekend. “I don’t think we’re playing very good right now, it’s pretty ob-

vious,” third baseman Conor Gillaspie said. “It will come around, and if it doesn’t I’m sure there will be changes. I don’t know what else to say.” Sale’s 28-inning stretch without allowing a run was the longest by a Sox pitcher since Wilson Alvarez went 31 scoreless innings from Sept. 11 to 27, 1993. The streak by Sale nearly ended Tuesday, when he pitched three innings against the Cubs before the game was rained out – keeping the run going for at least one more start as the rainout stats don’t count.

and Ramiro Pena hit home runs and Paul Maholm won his third straight decision for Atlanta. Rockies 7, Dodgers 2: At Denver, Dexter Fowler hit two homers off fill-in starter Matt Magill and Jorge De La Rosa pitched seven effective innings for Colorado. Pirates 5, Reds 4 (11 Inn.): At Pittsburgh, Travis Snider hit an RBI single with two outs in the 11th inning to pace Pittsburgh. Giants 4, Cardinals 2: At St. Louis, Chad Gaudin picked up a win in his first start in over three years and Brandon Belt broke a tie with a two-run pinch-hit double to help end San Francisco seven-game road losing streak. Phillies 7, Brewers 5: At Philadelphia, Domonic Brown homered, tripled and drove in four runs to back up the effective pitching of Cliff Lee for Philadelphia. Marlins 11, Mets 6: At Miami, Marcell Ozuna drove in four runs and Greg Dobbs hit a threerun homer to help Miami sweep New York.

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Daughter tired of caring for ailing relatives Dear Abby: I took care of my grandmother until her death a few years ago, and now my mother is very sick. I feel angry because I’m only 23, and it seems all I have ever done is take care of sick people. I sit at the hospital sometimes just fuming. Mom was a smoker and now she has cancer. I keep thinking if she hadn’t smoked, she wouldn’t be in this fix, and neither would I. I always visit her and try to do everything she asks of me, and yet I think I’m starting to hate her. I dread going to the hospital, sitting there and waiting for test results, etc. What kind of daughter has feelings like this? – Worst Daughter On Earth

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips Dear Daughter: Please stop beating yourself up. Your feelings are normal. You have a right to be angry that your mother is sick. At 23, you have had an unusual amount of responsibility thrust upon you for someone your age. That her disease has taken over your life is also a reason to be angry. However, please stop blaming her for her illness. Right now, you need each other. And nonsmokers get cancer, too. The American Cancer Society has support groups

where family members can safely share their feelings. Please check them out. Dear Abby: I’m 43 and went back to school the nontraditional way. I will graduate soon with my master of human services degree. I will be the first person in my immediate family to have a degree. My best friend thinks I’m foolish because I posed for graduation photos and ordered a class ring. She said I am too old to be having graduation pictures and a ring. I was thrilled to have them, but now I’m wondering if I really am being foolish. Am I trying to recapture the “would have/ could have/should have” years? – Ed in Louisiana Dear Ed: Shame on your

friend for raining on your parade. With a best friend like this, you should never forget to bring an umbrella. You’re celebrating the fact that as a nontraditional student you have earned your master’s degree. That’s a laudable accomplishment and deserves to be celebrated in any way you would like. Please accept my sincere congratulations, graduate! Dear Abby: I love to read. I have kept every book I have read, so I probably have close to 600 books in my library, which is actually a small room, overflowing with books and nothing else. Why do you think I can’t let go of them? I lend them out to only a select few, and

I always make sure they are returned. I could do lovely things with this room if my books weren’t in the way, but I can’t seem to part with them. – Bookworm in New York Dear Bookworm: It’s probably because your books have become an extension of yourself. Because you would like to do something else with the space they occupy, sort through them and keep only the most precious ones. If there are titles you would like to read again one day, do as many others are doing – read them on an e-reader.

• Write Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Early treatment helps children with dyslexia Dear Dr. K: My first-grader was just diagnosed with dyslexia. Can you tell me more about it? Will my daughter outgrow it, or will she always struggle with it? Dear Reader: Dyslexia is a learning disability caused by a problem in the way the brain processes information. But we are only beginning to understand what the problem is. Dyslexia makes it difficult to: • identify words • recognize the sounds that make up words • understand and remember what is read • translate printed words into spoken words • spell

ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff • organize or sequence thoughts • rhyme words • learn the alphabet and numbers during preschool and kindergarten. A person with dyslexia tends to reverse or misread letters or words. He or she might confuse the letter “b” for “d,” or read the number “6” as “9.” The word “was” may be read as “saw.” Or the order of words in a sentence may get switched around. Because of these difficulties, a person with dyslexia usually

reads slowly and hesitantly. Many young children reverse letters and numbers or misread words as a normal part of learning to read. Children with dyslexia, however, continue to do so after their peers have stopped, usually by first or second grade. It is really important to recognize dyslexia early, before the third grade. Treatments started early are more effective. Dyslexia is not a vision problem; the eyes do not see words incorrectly. It is also not a problem of intelligence; many people with dyslexia have average or above-average intelligence. Many are extremely successful in life. Many are exceptionally articulate when speaking, but

have trouble writing. Children and adults with dyslexia have no trouble understanding things that are spoken. They are just as curious and imaginative as others. They can understand new concepts as easily, so long as the concepts are described by the spoken word and visual information. They can figure out puzzles as well as others – so long as the puzzles don’t involve written words. Dyslexia is a lifelong condition that cannot be cured. But children with this disorder can learn ways to succeed in school. Several techniques and strategies can help. Many are based on the observation that

although people with dyslexia have trouble understanding words they read, they usually can understand words that are read aloud by another person. As a result, listening to books on tape rather than reading them, and taping lectures rather than writing notes, can be effective strategies. Computer software that checks spelling and grammar is another useful tool. With support, most children with dyslexia adjust to their learning disability. And with early and appropriate treatment, many people with dyslexia go on to succeed in school and in their careers.

• Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to read more.

Mother’s curfew punishment is too extreme Dr. Wallace: I am 16 and a starting player on my school’s girls’ softball team. We are a competitive team, and our record is 17 wins and 4 losses. Last Saturday night, my boyfriend and I went to a late movie because he was working on his car. After the movie, we stopped at a fast food restaurant for a fast hamburger, but we should have used the drivethrough. My curfew is 11:45 p.m. sharp, and I got home at 12:07 a.m. My mom was very upset and grounded me for a month – no dates, no nothing. I can accept that, but what I can’t accept is that she made me quit the team. And now I won’t be able to play in the

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace playoffs. The principal and my coach came by our house and tried to get her to change her mind, but she wouldn’t. She said that I broke the rule, so I must be punished. I admit that I broke the rule, but the punishment is outrageous. Please print my letter. I’m furious and at least want to hear you tell my mother that she has made a serious parenting error. – Nameless, Miami, Fla. Nameless: Rarely do I disagree with a parent’s

8ASTROGRAPH By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association

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discipline when a daughter comes home after her designated curfew, but this time I disagree with the parent. The punishment is much too severe. The school sports program for both boys and girls is a wonderful part of the educational program. Forcing you to quit the team is extremely painful for you, but it also punishes all of your teammates. Being grounded for a month was, in my opinion, sufficient punishment. I admit that my response was influenced by the fact that I was a high school varsity basketball coach, and I couldn’t accept having a parent remove one of our players from the team as a

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form of discipline when the “infraction” had nothing to do with a problem at school. Dr. Wallace: You constantly encourage teens to avoid alcohol and tobacco products. I agree with you 100 percent because I am a Mormon and we believe smoking and drinking are sinful. Do you have statistics on the percentage of teens who are steady users of tobacco or alcohol? I have often wondered about this because none of my friends smoke or drink. That’s because more than 70 percent of the people who live in our city are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons, for short). – Nameless, St. George, Utah

Nameless: According to the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 20 percent of all high school 12th graders in the U.S. are addicted to tobacco and use it daily, while 70 percent of high school seniors have used alcohol. By age 17, 50 percent of the males and 15 percent of the females who drink could be classified as “problem drinkers.” That means they have been intoxicated six times in the past year, or because of their alcohol consumption they have had problems at school, at home or with law authorities. • Email Dr. Robert Wallace at rwallace@galesburg.net.

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BRIDGE Phillip Alder

Nothing is better than counting Sydney J. Harris, a newspaper journalist from Chicago who died in 1986, said, “An idealist believes the short run doesn’t count. A cynic believes the long run doesn’t matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.” A bridge player knows that counting is important in the long run – the 13 tricks of a deal. Here, how should South play in three no-trump after West leads the club 10? If you were sitting South, would you have opened one diamond or one club, or passed? With ace-king, ace, you should almost always open the bidding. It is textbook to bid one diamond because if West overcalls one spade and North makes a negative double, you can rebid two clubs. Note also that after you open one diamond, if West passes and North responds one heart, it is better to rebid two hearts (missing a fourth trump) than one no-trump (with no spade stopper) or two clubs (which promises five diamonds and risks ending in a 4-2 diamond fit). In the given auction, two clubs was New Minor Forcing, asking opener to describe his hand further. Two diamonds denied both three spades and four hearts. South has seven top tricks: one spade, two hearts and four clubs. If an idealist crosses to his hand with a heart to take a diamond or spade finesse, he will go down with this layout. However, a realist would take the first trick on the board and play a diamond. He would be happy to sacrifice two tricks in the suit to establish two winners.

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