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WEEK IN REVIEW SHIELD COVID-19 testing to begin soon By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – DeKalb School District 428 is preparing for the launch of COVID-19 SHIELD testing in about two weeks. SHIELD testing, developed by the University of Illinois, is a saliva-based PCR test that is free and easy to administer. Medically trained personnel are not needed to obtain samples. According to the University of Illinois’ website, notification time for SHIELD testing is less than 24 hours, usually six to

12 hours. The website also states: “The saliva test has a sensitivity of 97% and a specificity of 99%, with very few false positives. High specificity combined with frequent testing makes the SHIELD saliva-based test extremely accurate.” The test also identifies pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19. Kyle Gerdes, director of student services for DeKalb, said SHIELD testing is planned to begin Oct. 14, but the launch date may be pushed back a week due to high demand for the tests. When available, testing will be offered free to students and staff weekly.

Consent forms are available on Skyward, the school’s information system. Gerdes said that so far, 450 staff members and 304 students have registered for SHIELD testing. “We’d like to get those student numbers up a little bit because I think that’s really what’s going to help us keep our positivity rates in our schools as low as it can be, and also avoid quarantines as much as possible,” he said. “Keeping kids in school is the goal.” For information about SHIELD testing, go to shieldillinois.com.

3 solar farm proposals eyeing 6K acres of land By KATIE FINLON

kfinlon@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – After weeks of prolonged public hearings, a DeKalb County government official is recommending the county board’s approval for three industrial solar energy projects, with a few added caveats. The projects have been the subject of debate locally over the past few months. Some called for the DeKalb County Board to oppose the projects for fear of neighboring home values deteriorating amid large solar panels. Proponents argued the benefits of solar energy and property tax revenue to the area made for a compelling case. With the blessing of the public hearing officer after residents turned out for several hearings to debate the plans over the summer, the proposals have at least two more votes before final approval. The projects next will head before the County Board’s planning and zoning committee before going before the board for a final vote.

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According to DeKalb County government documents, the proposals have attained the recommendation of the public hearing officer, Dale Clark. Clark wrote the solar energy projects “will not be unreasonably detrimental to the value of other property in the neighborhood in which it is to be located or the public welfare at large.” “The hearing officer received no information indicating a loss of value for adjacent farmland, either in gross or per acre, or any potential for lost or lowered cashrent values,” Clark wrote. According to documents, approval for the three projects requires that developers have financial agreements and decommissioning plans with the County Board before construction begins, including “vegetative screening, fencing, and ground cover” that should align with the submitted plans. Clark also is recommending that, because of the size of and density, the edge of the solar panels need to be at least 500 feet

away from “occupied, already-existing” residential buildings, “unless the residential property owner waves this distance.” The Owens Creek project from Leeward Renewable Energy has submitted an application for a 500-megawatt solar farm that would occupy about 3,700 acres west of Glidden Road, south of Base Line Road and north of Illinois Route 64 in Mayfield and South Grove townships. Another Leeward Renewable Energy proposed project called Red Maple would take up 1,800 acres south of Gurler Road and north of Perry Road in Afton and Pierce townships. Samsung also submitted a special-use application June 18 for a proposed 643acre project in Milan Township. The proposed site location is within an area generally bounded between McGirr Road to the north, Haumesser Road to the east, Hermann Road to the south and Wilrett Road to the west, according to the documents. All together, the three projects would take up 6,000 acres if proper permits were approved by the county.

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ON THE COVER As mail carrier Bob Johnson completed his last mail route before retiring, Sycamore residents gathered to wish him farewell on Friday, Oct. 1. See story, page 6. Photo by Katrina J.E. Milton kmilton@shawmedia.com

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THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – Stage Coach Players invites residents to the parlor of Mrs. Lovett where they can enjoy a savory meat pie and then have Mr. Sweeney Todd shave that thick scruff of hair clean off. The community theater group visits London for its production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. The thrilling musical opens Thursday, Oct. 14, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 24. The show is directed by Jeff Hall with vocal direction by Sandra Jozef and pit orchestra direction by Judy O’Connor. The bloody tale involves Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, who returns to London to seek revenge on Judge Turpin, who framed Todd when he was known as Benjamin Barker. Then, with the help of his servant, Beadle Bamford, Turpin lured his young wife to the Judge’s home and ravages her. Todd finds lodging at a failing pie shop, owned by Mrs. Lovett, where he immerses himself in finding revenge. Todd shows his skills as a barber

becomes a place where the people of London line up to eat. And the carnage has only just begun! Songs from the musical include “A Little Priest,” “Not While I’m Around” and “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd,” and can be found on YouTube with the original cast album being accessible through Spotify. The original Broadway production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” premiered on March 1, 1979, with Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett and Len Cariou as Sweeney Todd and Victor Garber as Anthony Hope. The musical was nominated for nine Tony Awards and won eight. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14-16 and Oct. 21-23 and 2 p.m. Oct. 17 and Oct. 24 at Stage Coach Theater, 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb. Tickets cost $20 each or $18 for seniors and children Photo provided age 13 and younger. Tickets can be purchased at 815-758-1940 or www.stageCast members of Stage Coach Player’s production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of coachplayers.com. This show has adult Fleet Street” rehearse a scene from the musical. The show opens Oct. 14 and runs through themes and violence that may not be Oct. 24. suitable for those younger than 13. For this production, attendees are after besting Pirelli, a flamboyant Ital- pie shop, Pirelli comes and threatens to ian barber in a shaving contest. Thirst- reveal Todd’s true identity. Todd asked to wear masks covering both ing for blood, he offers Bamford a free adeptly disposes of him. Upon finding their nose and mouth. If the state of Illishave. After opening his new barber out, Mrs. Lovett suggests an unusual nois guidelines change, the theater’s practice upstairs from Mrs. Lovett’s use for his body and soon her pie shop guidelines also will change.

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Milton: Would you recommend becoming a ride-sharing driver? Chatterton: Well, if you want low pay, to risk your life and go through a vehicle a year … the answer is no. I would not recommend it. Milton: Are you writing a new book? Chatterton: I’m writing another book, “Better than a Job: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of NetWORK Marketing.” It is expected to be out February 2022. It will be a sequel series.

NEWS BRIEFS Fairview cemetery cleanup deadline set Specialists is collecting donations for the SycaFairview Park Cemetery in DeKalb is asking people to remove all grave decorations as part of its fall cleanup. Officials from the cemetery at 1600 S. First St. in DeKalb will remove and discard all decorations if people do not do so by Oct. 31, according to a news release. Graves may be decorated again starting Nov. 8.

Meals on Wheels volunteers needed Voluntary Action Center of Northern Illinois seeks volunteers to help deliver meals to homebound seniors and disabled individuals in need, as isolation continues to impact the health of seniors. Meal delivery begins at 10:45 a.m. Monday through Friday, to seniors in several convenient neighborhood routes. Meals on Wheels drivers must have a valid driver’s license and use their own vehicle. Volunteers can choose how frequently they want to volunteer, and their availability Monday through Friday. Drivers stop into VAC to pick up fresh meals and then make the deliveries to those on their routes. To volunteer, call 815-758- 3932, ext. 232, or apply online at https://vacdk.com/volunteer/ .

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Syverson to host in-person town hall DeKALB – State Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Cherry Valley, will host an in-person regional town hall on Wednesday, Oct. 13, in DeKalb. The event will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Faranda’s Banquet Center, 302 Grove St. Special guests include state Sen. Sue Rezin, state Sen. Brian Stewart and state Sen. Craig Wilcox. Together, the lawmakers are touring the region to gather a better understanding of issues faced by communities and residents of northern Illinois, according to a news release. Attendees are asked to RSVP online at www. ilsenategop.org/syversonrlt. For more information, call 217-558-1752. – The MidWeek

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cheaper ride, and they’re not. Most taxi cab companies have a flat rate. Also, a lot of the customers are drunk or alcoholics. They’re using the service to avoid getting DUIs. Nobody knew how much we get or don’t get for a split. We also are not allowed to refuse a passenger a ride. … Most people tip taxi cab drivers, but only one out of 10 ride-sharing drivers get tips. One out of five gave me a tip. I gave them a dollar bill if they could guess the endings of my jokes, I put strobe lights in the car. I made it entertaining.

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Sycamore resident Mary Shipman (left) hands United States Postal Service mail carrier Bob Johnson a poster she made for him on Friday, Oct. 1. Johnson is retiring at the end of the month after 35 years of delivering mail.

HANDLED WITH CARE Sycamore mail carrier honored as he retires after 35 years By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com

SYCAMORE – For 35 years, snow, sleet, rain and hail never stopped United States Postal Service carrier Bob Johnson from delivering the mail. On Oct. 1, Johnson delivered his last letter, and he will retire at the end of the month. To celebrate Johnson’s retirement, residents along his route decorated their yards with signs and their mailboxes with balloons and gave him cards. About 15 people gathered at Mary Shipman’s house in Sycamore to wish Johnson farewell and good luck on his retirement. Shipman and her neighbor Pat Matranga organized a neighborhood collection as a farewell gift. They collected enough money to pur-

chase $550 worth of gift cards for Johnson to use at some of his favorite businesses, including Blain’s Farm & Fleet, John Deere and Sorrento’s Restaurant. Johnson, whose rural Sycamore route has 500 stops, said he loved his job “not because of the route, but because of the people.” “As a Christian, I want to make others happy and do the best that I can to be helpful,” he said. “I was brought up to treat everyone as a neighbor.” Johnson, 66, also is a farmer. He has compiled two agriculture-related books with his wife of 45 years, Phyllis Johnson: “Corn Pickers and the Inventors Who Dreamed Them Up” and “Corn Cribs: Every Corn Belt Farm Had One.” Their third book, which will be about corn choppers,

will be released in two years. Johnson plans to stay involved in the Sycamore community and continue farming. In a postcard he gave to each of his stops on his last day, Johnson wrote that he estimates he has driven 515,000 miles and braked for at least 3.9 million mailbox stops. “When I started this 65-mile daily route, about half of the roads were gravel; now there is only 1 mile that isn’t paved,” the postcard text reads. “There were about 400 boxes in 1985; now there are almost 500. Only two or three mailboxes have survived the elements, and there are about 60 families that have been here since then.” Sycamore resident Irene Kuusisto, who is one of the 60 families original to Johnson’s route, said she will miss having Johnson as her mail carrier.

“He’s a great carrier and has always taken care of my mail,” she said. “I appreciate all he’s done, and I wish him the best in his retirement.” Laura Lind of Sycamore describes Johnson as “a great mailman.” “He’s a great person, and mailmen aren’t like Bob anymore,” she said. “He’s a dying breed.” Shipman said what sets Johnson apart from other mail carriers is “he made it a point to know everyone around here personally.” “It was important for him to know all the people in the area,” she said. “He treated our mail with care. He brought items up to the porch, he didn’t stuff it in the mailbox. He went above and beyond. You could tell that he cared. He treated us all as more than strangers, more than just people. He made us his friend.”

THE MIDWEEK Northern Illinois University STEAM is celebrating science, technology, engineering and math all month long with STEM Cafés every Wednesday in October at 6 p.m. Each café features expert speakers who will explore STEM topics and new research. Some take place in person at Fatty’s Pub and Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, and others are online. All are free and open to the public. Learn more and register for these

free events at go.niu.edu/stemcafes. On Oct. 13, an online STEM Café will explore “The Science Behind the COVID-19 Vaccines.” Penny Jensen, a research scientist with a Ph.D. in physiology/biochemistry who has worked at Thermo Fisher Scientific for more than 12 years, will explain the science behind the COVID-19 vaccines. She’ll help to separate fact from fiction so audience members can make informed decisions. Matt Streb, Ph.D., NIU chief of staff to the president, will discuss university decision-making processes

related to COVID-19. On Oct. 20, the STEM Café returns to Fatty’s Pub and Grille in person for “Plastic Predicament: How Microplastics Affect Groundwater.” Megan Brown, Ph.D., and Melissa Lenczewski, Ph.D., two NIU professors in the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, will discuss the latest research into how plastics break down into small bits called microplastics that are dangerous for our environment and possibly our health. On Oct. 27, the STEM Café team

will partner with NIU STEM Read and the NIU Libraries to present “The Haunted Mind,” just in time for Halloween. Grady Hendrix, author of “The Final Girl Support Group,” “The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires” and “Horrorstör” will join librarian and local history expert Konrad Stump as well as other experts for a spirited discussion of the environmental and neurological conditions that shape people’s belief in ghosts or their tendency to experience delusions.

Kish hosting FAFSA virtual informational session Oct. 14 THE MIDWEEK The Kishwaukee College Financial Aid Office will host a free virtual workshop to demonstrate to local students how to file the 2022-2023 Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The workshop will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, via Zoom. Interested students and their parents will also have the opportunity to set up a 30-minute virtual appointment with a Kish Financial Aid Team member to complete the FAFSA beginning Friday, Oct. 15. The FAFSA is the building block for all financial aid packaging for college students across the U.S.

Filing the FAFSA is the first step in determining what federal or state financial aid a student is eligible for, including grants and loans. The 2022-2023 FAFSA application period opened Oct. 1, and will be used to determine financial aid for the Fall 2022, Spring 2023 and Summer 2023 semesters. The FAFSA Virtual Information Session allows area students and their parents an opportunity to learn how to complete a FAFSA and ask questions. Any area students or parents are welcome to attend the FAFSA Virtual Informational Session or set up a one-on-one virtual appointment. In preparation for a one-on-one virtual appointment, people filing FAFSA for the first time should

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Fun Halloween programs planned in DeKalb THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – The DeKalb Park District will host several Halloween-themed programs this fall for thrill-seekers of all ages. The inaugural Monster Mash Splash will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at Huntley Middle School Pool, 1515 S. Fourth St. There will be Halloween-themed activities both in and out of the water. The fee is $20 for residents and $25 for nonresidents. Tuesday, Oct. 19, is the deadline to participate in the second annual DeKalb Halloween House Decorating Contest. DeKalb residents are invited to show off their spookiest decorations and enter this fun contest. Prizes will be awarded in two categories: Best Overall (staff pick) and People’s Choice. Addresses of all entries will be published in local media unless specified otherwise at the time of registration. Staff judging will take place from 4 to 9 p.m. Oct. 20, with the People’s Choice voting taking place on the district Facebook page, Oct. 21-28. Photos of each house will be shared, and the image with the most “likes” by 9 p.m. Oct. 28 wins. Winners will receive a prize package and a sign to display in their yard. The fee to participate is $5 per household. A free pet event, Howl-o-ween, will be held Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Katz Dog Park, 393 W. Dresser Road. This costume contest for dogs and their owners has been an annual favorite. Prizes will be awarded in three categories: Most Spook-tacular, Howling with Laughter, and Best Owner/Pet Costume Combo. Judging will begin at 11 a.m.

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A Halloween House Decorating Contest is one of the programs planned by the DeKalb Park District this fall. Bring your carved pumpkin to Hopkins Sled Hill, 1403 Sycamore Road, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, for a pumpkin roll competition. Guests can have fun smashing their pumpkin and turning it into compost to help nourish plants in the spring. Each participant must be registered, spectators are welcome. This event is

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THE MIDWEEK After 19 months of no music because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kishwaukee Concert Band will present its Season Opener Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, in the Boutell Concert Hall in the Northern Illinois University Music Building. Masks will be required. Dave Lehman will be the conductor for the all-volunteer band that began in 2002 with many of the charter members still active in the band. Selections in this concert include “Brighton Beach” by William Latham, which shows dynamic contrasts with unique woodwind contributions uniting in this solid march. “Ashokan Farewell” is a haunting, mournful, hopeful and beautiful composition by American Folk musician Jay Unger. Pierre LaPlante’s “American Riversongs” is a moving tribute to an earlier time when rivers and waterways were the lifeline of our growing nation. It is an emotional, nostalgic piece. A selection from Snow Maiden by Rimsky-Korsokov, “Cortege & Fanfare” is adapted for band by Cacavas. “Basses on a Rampage” by G.H. Huffine is a wonderful way to showcase the lower brasses and lower woodwinds

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The Kishwaukee Concert Band will present its Season Opener Concert at 3 p.m. Oct. 24 in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in DeKalb. with a march of their own. George M. Cohan’s “Salute to Broadway” features several of his most popular show tunes. Along the show tune line, Alan Silvestri’s Feather Theme from the “Forrest Gump-Main Title” is from the wellknown film of 1994. “Buffalo Gals” from the Western Suite by William Hill is a very light and rhythmic toe-tap-

ping piece. “Fantasia on Lady of Spain” by Evans is a popular song composed in 1931 and became the theme song of Myron Floren, the accordionist on the Lawrence Welk Show. LeRoy Anderson’s “Clarinet Candy” is a rollicking extravaganza featuring the clarinet section that will leave both the clarinet

players and the audience breathless. Those interested in sponsoring Kishwaukee Concert Band performance, should visit kishconcertband. org. KCB is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and contributions are tax-deductible. For more information about KCB, go to the website or ask any band member.

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LOOKING BACK 1921 – 100 YEARS AGO

appliance and television center in the county. Celebrating its 41st anniversary this week, Hays Knodle, owner, claims he owes his success to the many, many local customers that we are very appreciative of.

Garages, those not warmed by steam heat, will soon be closed for the winter season, if the state law in regard to this particular matter is adhered to. The law provides that no ban or building of any kind may be used as a garage, and heated, unless it be by steam only. Several people in DeKalb are now in communication with the state fire marshal as well as Fire Chief McEvoy in an effort to get suitable heating arrangements that will not conflict with the law. Railroad executives for the second time, plan to slash the wages of 2,000,000 rail employees, it was reliably stated today. The executives of the leading carriers of the country who meet here Friday have definitely decided upon this step. The amount to be cut from the payroll will be decided at the conference. Earl Madden, of Malta, is very much alive and asks that people refrain from sending flowers to his house. It was erroneously stated that the family had been north for Mr. Madden’s “death” instead of ”health.” The Chronicle is sorry the error was made and hopes that Mr. Madden will accept due apologies at this time. A serious freight wreck at Flagg, west of Rochelle, was responsible for the delay in all trains from the west today. It was not until nearly six o’clock that trains were running near schedule time. Ten cars were said to have been derailed in the mix-up and although no one was hurt, traffic in both directions was tied up until after the big hooks had arrived and started cleaning things up. Custodian Carter of the Rest Room, believes that the Rest Room is one of the most popular places in the city of DeKalb and Saturday night kept count of every person entering the North Third Street rooms for a half hour. Mr. Carter states that within the 30 minutes time, a total of 331 men, women and children entered the door, some for the second and third time. Many of them came in and remained for a half hour or more waiting for other people and some came in to read the papers. Mr. Carter says the greatest number of visitors at any time after supper when the rest room is opened is made up of young girls.

1946 – 75 YEARS AGO

A barn belonging to the Methodist church at Lee was completely destroyed

There will be a meeting of the Mayfield Township to discuss a proposed sanitary landfill in the township. The meeting was asked for by the Wayne Disposal Company of Elgin which is planning to use 192 acres on Pleasant Hill Road for the landfill.

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yesterday afternoon. The fire started about 1:30 o’clock in an outside toilet near the barn and raced through the entire structure. The Lee and Shabbona fire departments were called but could not save the building. They did however manage to save a garage belonging to Swan Ostewig that was adjacent to the barn. The barn had been used by the pastor of the Methodist church and at a late hour today the cause was listed as unknown. The barn was not covered by insurance according to reports received.

Mrs. Joe Masterson made a round trip flight from the Kishwaukee airport Tuesday morning to Peoria, started at 7 a.m. transacting business and being home for supper that evening. Her husband, Joe Masterson, motored to Belvidere in the early afternoon returning with Mrs. Masterson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Huddleston of Belvidere. As they stopped at the Kishwaukee airport on their way to Clare they were surprised to see their daughter align from the plane on her return trip.

A grocer replaced a show window today and several shoppers treated cuts and bruises as a result of a scramble for scarce soap chips. Ten minutes after 300 boxes of the chips were put on the counter at the Kroger Supermarket yesterday, the store was littered with broken glass, police were calming a crowd, and physicians were treating the injured. Mrs. Ermal Franklin, one of the shoppers, was treated for a cut on her knee, but she happily grasped a box of soap chips while the doctor took two stitches in the wound.

Mrs. G. H. Hutchenson and Mrs. Robert Hutchenson and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heal of Esmond were Sycamore shoppers Wednesday.

Someone evidently not pleased with the arrangement of Stiles’ show window sought to change its appearance sometime during the night by throwing a drinking glass through it. Broken glass now decorates the floor of the show window which adds not at all to the beauty of the display. The culprit is unknown but arrangements are being made to return the window to its usual condition.

1971 – 50 YEARS AGO

An estimate that 1,000,000 new nimrods would join the hunters’ ranks this fall in an announcement made by the United States Wildlife Service. The scarcity of meat is expected to provide an extra incentive. Some hunters are due for disappointment during the duck season which opens in this state on Oct. 26.

A famous hairstylist, Frances Marchio of Homewood, will be the featured guest artist for the Illinois Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association, affiliate 18, Wednesday at DeKalb School of Beauty Culture on Lincoln Highway. “Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed,” is the motto that has built Knodle’s Electric, in Sycamore, the largest exclusive

Over 300 persons turned out yesterday afternoon for the open house celebrating the opening of the nature trail for handicapped children located in Russell Woods Forest Preserve in Genoa. The nature trail was recently converted to enable all schoolchildren, even those with physical handicaps to spend the day in the forest preserve. Zaugg Brothers Excavating Company in Rockford is using a Caterpillar to excavate at the new site of the DeKalb Fire Station at Seventh and Pine streets.

1996 – 25 YEARS AGO

With legal complications out of the way, construction could start as early as today on a visitor center addition to the Ellwood House Museum’s carriage house. The DeKalb Park Board last night reviewed and accepted a contract between the Ellwood House Association and Rosenow Construction, which will be signing sometime this afternoon. The forecast for Saturday is sunny and 70 degrees. A good day to give the garage a fall cleaning. And, a good day to get rid of those old cans of paint, insecticides and cleaning products because DeKalb County residents can drop off their household hazardous wastes to be safely disposed of. The traffic report for Saturday is backups into the DeKalb County Farm Bureau Center for Agriculture in Sycamore as 500 to 1,000 cars are expected to bring in about 200 55-gallon-drums worth of hazardous waste. The City of DeKalb’s facade improvements program has rebounded from a slow start last year to a high level of interest this fall. The city is now working with about a dozen projects in various stages of the facade improvement process.

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THE MIDWEEK The St. Olaf Band will perform at DeKalb High School at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, as part of its 2021 Midwest tour. The band, conducted by Timothy Mahr, is the oldest music organization at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, a campus internationally renowned for its high caliber of musical ensembles. Among the band’s 89 members, two DeKalb-area natives are excited to bring the band to their community. Devonte Merrick is a DHS alumnus and plays trumpet. Euphonium player Madeline Kessler of Sycamore is secretary of the band. This tour’s program, “… With Reverence and Hope,” will feature works for wind band including music by Jack Stamp, Eric Ewazen, Edward Elgar, Timothy Mahr and a premiere of Cathy Likhuta’s “Planet B.” The program also will feature student soloists and conductors. “People need the arts in their lives not only to entertain, but to take you to a place where you can reflect and come away with a new understanding of the world around you,” Mahr said in a

news release. “It’s important to acknowledge what we’ve been through, and we look forward to performing again on tour.” This will be the band’s first opportunity to perform for live audiences since February 2020, when music on the St. Olaf College campus – and around the world – stopped. The St. Olaf Band has toured nationally since 1904 and internationally since 1906, when they performed a four-week, 30-concert tour of Norway, making them the first American collegiate band to tour Europe. The band has subsequently toured several times in Norway, Great Britain, Japan, central Europe, and most recently in Australia and New Zealand in 2018. The St. Olaf Band will be the first St. Olaf ensemble to resume the tradition of venturing across the country. In 2021, the St. Olaf Band was awarded the American Prize for its 2020 tour program, “Imagining Peace.” Tickets for the St. Olaf Band tour are free for all students and $10 for adults. A discount is available for groups of 10 or more. Tickets may be purchased at stolaf.edu/tickets/band or at the door. Visit the St. Olaf Band website for more information on the band.

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THE MIDWEEK MALTA – The Kishwaukee College Foundation recently named the student scholarship recipients for the fall semester. The foundation awarded $198,479 to 173 Kish students through 282 scholarships. Students are selected on a competitive basis, according to each scholarship’s specific requirements. DeKalb County students received the following awards: AG Communications Endowment – Dustin Wielenga of Waterman Arden Perry & Kathryn Cornell Endowment – Amanda Musielski of Kingston, Austin Peters of Genoa, Madisen Miller of Genoa Beulah & Roberta Hackett Endowment – Destiny Halbert of DeKalb, Julia Springer of Genoa, Sherita Sims of DeKalb, Stephanie Tasso of Genoa Charles & Mary Roberts Memorial Endowment – Abigail Diehl of DeKalb, Ahmed Elfaki of Sycamore, Alivia Spellious of DeKalb, Amanda Musielski of Kingston, Lydia Myers of Sycamore, Madeline Smith of DeKalb, Sierra Price of DeKalb, Sonja Davis of DeKalb Charles & Mary Roberts Memorial Endowment for Nursing – Aubrey Villarreal of Sycamore, Grace Johnson of Sycamore, Heather Carlson of Sycamore, Jessica Cates of DeKalb, Joshua Stratton of Genoa, Julia Springer of Genoa, Lilian Ndicu of Sycamore, Raina Sands of Cortland, Skyler Kaelin of Malta Dean & Betty Burgemeister Endowment – Andrea Carmona of Waterman, Jennifer Guymon of DeKalb DeKalb Area Garden Club Endowment – Hulda Stebbins of DeKalb Doris & Robert Boey Endowment – Hafsa Samia of DeKalb Doris V. & Suzanne K. Lewis Memorial Endowment – Danika Thibault of Sycamore, Tamara Mason of DeKalb Edward W. Deeke Endowment – Ian Harrison of DeKalb Eleanor Anglin Price Scholarship – Dustin Wielenga of Waterman Emma Anderson Fund – Ahmed Elfaki of Sycamore, Amelia Bock of Kirkland, Anthony Enriquez of Sycamore, Ashlynn Grismer of Genoa, Brianne Wackerlin of Waterman, Bridget Babb of Genoa, Brittany Stiles of Genoa, Carsten Menzer of Sycamore, Cassidi Calfa of Sycamore, Celia Huerta of Kingston, Christian Perea-Morales of Sycamore, Danika Thibault of Sycamore, David Lane of Sycamore, Eimy Ramirez of DeKalb, Finley Callahan of Sycamore, Grace Johnson of Sycamore, Heather Carlson of Sycamore, Hunter Stanis of Genoa, Ian Harrison of DeKalb, Isaiah Nunez of Sandwich, Jacob Reidl of Sycamore, Jessica Cates of DeKalb, Jesus Hernandez of DeKalb, Jonathan Contreras of Genoa, Jonathon Martinez of DeKalb, Jose Garcia

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The Kishwaukee College Foundation recently named its fall 2021 scholarship recipients. Applications for spring 2022 Foundation scholarships will be accepted through Oct. 18. Pictured are fall 2021 Foundation scholarship recipients. of Kingston, Joseph Quinn of Sycamore, Kristina Duncan of Sycamore, Leslie Munoz of Sycamore, Lindsey Meisch of DeKalb, Lupe Carrillo of DeKalb, Madisyn Standard of Shabbona, Matthew Sharp of Sycamore, McKayla Fitzpatrick of Sycamore, Mesha Jones of DeKalb, Noah Forsberg of Sycamore, Noah Yates of Sycamore, Perla Gonzalez of Kirkland, Robbie Sapita of Sycamore, Robert Carpenter of Sycamore, Samantha Storm of Sycamore, Tiana Tingling of DeKalb Employee Give Scholarship Fund – Eddith Encho Endack Eyanyeh of DeKalb, Joshua Ford of Sycamore, Lindsey Meisch of DeKalb, Lizet Espinoza Gutierrez of Genoa Enbridge Energy Company Pipeline Industry Awareness Scholarship – Anne Kalal of DeKalb, Luis Cabral of DeKalb Forging Foundation Scholarship – Alex Jindrich of Kirkland, Anne Kalal of DeKalb, Damian Bennett of Kirkland Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois Scholarship – Sonja Davis of DeKalb Harold C. Flanigan Memorial Endowment – Amelia Bock of Kirkland, Damian Bennett of Kirkland Heartland Bank Community Enhancement Scholarship – Abigail Diehl of DeKalb, Lydia Myers of Sycamore, Skyler Kaelin of Malta Howard & Martha Mullins Memorial Endowment for Nursing – Margaret Struthers of DeKalb Illinois Health Improvement Scholarship – Dennysha Kizer of DeKalb James Salomone Fuerst Culinary Endowment – Hunter Rowland of Shabbona Jeanne M. Henderson Memorial Endowment – Finley Callahan of Sycamore, Kassidy Ferguson of DeKalb, Lillian Johnson of Kingston Jeremy “JD” Davis Memorial Endowment – Thora Condon of DeKalb Jesus Romero Hispanic Endowment – Aldo Castro of DeKalb, Avery Medina of DeKalb, Brian Ortega of Genoa, Olivia Arias of Genoa

Joyce A. Nicklas Memorial Scholarship – Madisen Miller of Genoa Kishwaukee College Engineering Scholarship – Alexander Barton of Genoa, Eddith Encho Endack Eyanyeh of DeKalb Kenneth & Susan Doubler Scholarship Fund – Tiana Tingling of DeKalb Kishwaukee College Alumni Association Scholarship – Amanda Musielski of Kingston LaVerne “Dutch” Johnson Memorial Fund – Amanda Musielski of Kingston, Jaedyn Slutz of Maple Park, Jared Clausen of Genoa Law Enforcement Emergency Medical Services Scholarship – Andrew Sotomayor of DeKalb Leah Wach Memorial Endowment – Hunter Rowland of Shabbona Les & Deanie Springmire Endowment – Ahmed Elfaki of Sycamore Mark Brisbin Memorial Scholarship – Sage Figueroa of Cortland Mathew J. Rood DPT Scholarship – Anthony Patino of Aurora Nancy D. Castle Scholarship – Citlalli Orozco of DeKalb, Cristhian Sanchez of DeKalb, Julia Alvarez of DeKalb, Lizet Espinoza Gutierrez of Genoa Nancy Heal Memorial Altrusa Scholarship – Lydia Myers of Sycamore O.J. & Phyllis Cunningham Endowment – Skyler Kaelin of Malta Pat Humo Nursing Scholarship – Alexis Lucio of Kingston Paul J. Smith Memorial Endowment – Cheyenne Horne of Cortland Philip H. Nye Scholarship – Carli Klein of DeKalb, Edith Reynolds of DeKalb Rebecca Williams Memorial Endowment – Kristen France of Sycamore Richard Akers Memorial Endowment – Sonja Davis of DeKalb Rollan B. Bonneau Memorial Endowment – Cheyenne Horne of Cortland Rowland & Lucile Matteson Endowment – Christina Fisher of Kingston, Hulda Stebbins of DeKalb Ruth Ashelford Pollock Horticulture Fund –

Hulda Stebbins of DeKalb, Ian Harrison of DeKalb, Jimmy Luna of DeKalb Ruth Ashelford Pollock Nursing Fund – Alivia Spellious of DeKalb, Anton Barton of Genoa, Ashley Del Real of DeKalb, Brittany Stiles of Genoa, Brittany Williams of Sycamore, Caroline Clasen of DeKalb, Celia Huerta of Kingston, Dennysha Kizer of DeKalb, Grace Johnson of Sycamore, Heather Carlson of Sycamore, Jessica Cates of DeKalb, Joan Pauline Balongag of Sycamore, Joellen Kile of DeKalb, Jonathan Rodriguez of DeKalb, Katelyn Kovacs of Genoa, Kyesha Means of DeKalb, Meijiao Lyons of Cortland, Mya Millard of DeKalb, Raina Sands of Cortland, Stephanie Tasso of Genoa, Taylor Smith of Sycamore Ruth I. Hall Nursing Endowment – Alivia Spellious of DeKalb, Amanda DeClue of Shabbona, Andrea Carmona of Waterman, Anton Barton of Genoa, Aubrey Villarreal of Sycamore, Brittany Stiles of Genoa, Caroline Clasen of DeKalb, Celia Huerta of Kingston, Danika Thibault of Sycamore, Dennysha Kizer of DeKalb, Grace Johnson of Sycamore, Heather Carlson of Sycamore, Jennifer Guymon of DeKalb, Jeremy Mumm of DeKalb, Joan Pauline Balongag of Sycamore, Joellen Kile of DeKalb, Jonathan Rodriguez of DeKalb, Joshua Stratton of Genoa, Katelyn Kovacs of Genoa, Lilian Ndicu of Sycamore, Lori Gordon of DeKalb, Meijiao Lyons of Cortland, Mya Millard of DeKalb, Raina Sands of Cortland, Skyler Kaelin of Malta, Taylor Correa of Sycamore, Taylor Smith of Sycamore, Wesley Read of Sycamore Shane Meyers Memorial Scholarship – Sage Figueroa of Cortland Stephen P. Irving Family Scholarship – Jessica Espinoza of Cortland Stoltz-Caruthers Family Scholarship – Jonathan Rodriguez of DeKalb, Thora Condon of DeKalb Sycamore Hospital Physicians Nursing Endowment – Meijiao Lyons of Cortland, Wesley Read of Sycamore Terry S. Jones & Nancy J. Eyer Nursing Student Scholarship – Lindsey Robertson of DeKalb Tim Hammons Memorial Scholarship – Sage Figueroa of Cortland Tom & Nancy Roberts Theatre Endowment – Gabriel Ihm of DeKalb, Lillian Johnson of Kingston, McKayla Fitzpatrick of Sycamore Velta Smith Nursing Endowment Scholarship – Brittany Williams of Sycamore, Tamara Mason of DeKalb Veronica M. Ream Endowment – Charles Blake of DeKalb Wayne McIlrath Family Scholarship – Jessica Schroeder Waterman of Cortland Students who wished to remain anonymous are omitted from this list. For more information on foundation scholarships, call the KC Foundation at 815-825-9803 or visit www.kish.edu/ kcfscholarships.

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The Northern Illinois University School of Theatre and Dance will stage a full season of live theater and dance productions at the Stevens Building in DeKalb.

Live theater returns with full season of NIU productions THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – A full season of live theater and dance productions returns to Northern Illinois University, as the School of Theatre and Dance welcomes back audiences. From classics like Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” new adaptions of “Three Sisters,” “Edward II,” “RUR,” and “The Conference of the Birds” adapted from Attar’s epic poem, to newer offerings like Ike Holter’s “Hit the Wall” and Julia Cho’s “The Language Archive,” there is something for everyone. Shows run for two weeks beginning with Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m. and a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, then the next week Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. with a final Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. The dance concerts feature four evening performances at 7:30 p.m. The O’Connell Series are the shows held in either the O’Connell Theatre or the Black Box Theatre and the Sally Series are those in the Sally Stevens Players Theatre. Individual performance and season tickets are available at niu.edu/theatre. NIU students can attend free of charge by reserving their ticket in advance. The schedule includes: • “Edward II,” by Christopher Marlowe, adapted by Frankie DiCiaccio, Oct. 15-17 and 21-23 at the Sally Stevens

Players Theatre. “Edward II” traces an imperfect monarch’s rise and fall. Set in the nottoo-distant future, against a backdrop of climate catastrophe and geopolitical turmoil, this new adaptation explores how a deluge of ego, greed and the violence of gender prescription may pull us all under. • “Twelfth Night,” by William Shakespeare, Oct. 29-31 and Nov. 4-6 at Black Box Theatre Did you ever have the urge to run away to the circus? The upside-down world of Illyria is a little like a circus. Expect mistaken identity, disguised lovers, comic chases and ﬁghts! • “Three Sisters,” by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Alexander Gelman, Nov. 5-7 and 11-13 at Sally Stevens Players Theatre This world premiere of a new adaptation breathes new life into Chekhov’s taut story of a family in the provinces hoping for a better life – always almost “going to Moscow.” • Fall Dance Concert, Nov. 17-20 at O’Connell Theatre The talented dancers of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance take center stage for their annual crowd-pleasing Fall Dance Concert. • “Hit the Wall,” by Ike Holter, Feb. 4-6 and 10-12 at Sally Stevens Players Theatre

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Kish College Library receives national grant MALTA – Kishwaukee College Library has been selected as one of 300 libraries to receive a national grant, which helps library workers better serve their communities. According to a news release from the college, the grant is part of the American Library Association’s initiative called Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries. The competitive award comes with a $3,000 grant that will help the Kish library provide books and e-books for a community-wide online conversation on the topic of loneliness. “We are pleased to be selected for this opportunity,” Library Director Frances Whaley said in a news release. “This grant will enable our library to help our students and surrounding communities increase mental health awareness together. Stephanie Henricks, grant project manager, and I are eager to facilitate this greatly needed conversation.” Kishwaukee College Library will partner with the libraries of Northern Illinois University, DeKalb and Syca-

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It’s 1969, summer in New York, and Judy Garland is dead. Police raid the Stonewall Inn on June 28, sparking several days of protests and birthing the modern gay rights movement. We all think we know this story. Chicago playwright Ike Holter explodes this myth, using ﬁctionalized characters to retell history and make it live again for a new generation of activists. • “RUR,” by Karel apek, adapted by Matt Yee, Feb. 25-27 and March 3-5 at Sally Stevens Players Theatre Before “RUR” there were automatons and androids, but this is the play that gave us the word “robot.” apek’s 1921 play tells the story of a dystopian world where a corporation creates synthetic humans that become a servant class and eventually revolt. SOTD Alumus Matt Yee adapts this early science ﬁction tale directed by Matt O’Brien of GreatWorks Theatre Company. • “The Conference of the Birds,” by Sholeh Wolpé, adapted from Attar’s epic poem, April 1-3 and 7-9 at Black Box Theatre Based on a 12th century Suffi poem, “The Conference of the Birds” follows a group of birds on a spiritual quest for

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more to host a Zoom conversation at 3 p.m. Oct. 21. Students, faculty and community members will discuss the book “Together” by Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about loneliness. The conversation will explore what can be done to alleviate the effects of loneliness for ourselves and the people around us. Isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the lives of students and those in local communities. All are welcome to participate in the discussion, whether they have read the book or not. Register to receive the Zoom link at kish. edu/library. Since 2014, ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities initiative has reimagined the role libraries play in supporting communities. Libraries of all types use free dialogue, deliberation training and resources to lead community and campus forums; take part in anti-violence activities; provide a space for residents to come together and discuss challenging topics; and have productive conversations with civic leaders, library trustees and staff. For information on Kishwaukee College Library or to register for the event, go to kish.edu/library.

enlightenment. This lyrical adventure fantasy play unfolds through ﬁgurative language, movement and dance. • “The Language Archive,” by Julia Cho, April 22-24 and 28-30 at Sally Stevens Players Theatre Researchers studying a dying language become involved in a love triangle in this absurdist farce that teases out the quirky differences between what’s expressed and what’s meant. • Spring Dance Concert, April 27-30 at O’Connell Theatre Our season concludes with another dance concert performed by the talented dancers of our NIU School of Theatre and Dance. Also, don’t miss the MFA/BFA Actor Showcase, April 13-16, in the Sally Stevens Theatre at no charge. The showcase is the culmination of the training and hard work for the actors at NIU. The showcase will present both video reels and live-action scenes that have been hand-picked to highlight the best of each actor’s abilities. The NIU School of Theatre and Dance follows the COVID-19 protocols of the university. The guidelines are updated as conditions change. At this time, face coverings are required in all indoor university spaces, including theaters. Updated information is available at niu.edu/protecting-the-pack.

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Finding safe ways for seniors to volunteer METRO CREATIVE Charitable organizations rely on the efforts of volunteers to meet their missions every day. People of all ages can volunteer, and a great number of volunteers are seniors. A 2016 survey from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that nearly one-quarter of American volunteers are age 65 and over. That was never more apparent than during the COVID-19 pandemic, when many nonprofit organizations were suddenly forced to confront a volunteer shortage due to the adoption of social distancing guidelines that were designed to keep vulnerable populations, such as seniors, as safe as possible. One study from Fidelity Charitable found that two out of three volunteers decreased or stopped contributing time during the pandemic. The rollout of various COVID-19 vaccines has allowed vaccinated individuals to return to a certain degree of pre-pandemic normalcy. However, the threat posed by strains of the virus like the Delta variant has made some seniors apprehensive about returning to volunteering. Though each individual should consider various factors before returning to volunteering during the pandemic, the following are some options seniors can consider as they aim to safely pitch in once again. • Look for contactless opportunities. Interactions with the people they help and work alongside is what drives many volunteers to lend a helping

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caddy and was a lifelong golfer, hanging up the clubs at the age of 99, having achieved Born: April 27, 1927 five hole-in-ones in his lifetime., the last being Died: October 4, 2021 on his 90th birthday. Melvin was preceded in death by his Melvin H. Stubinger, parents; his wife Lorraine; a daughter, age 104, of DeKalb, forCarol; and siblings Lillian Crigley and Walter merly of East Dundee and North Ft. Meyers, Stubinger. He is survived by his son John (Pam) Stubinger of Sycamore, grandchildren Florida, passed away peacefully on October Tracey Busby of Malta, Trisha (Steve) Knych 4, 2021. He was born of St. Charles, Tim (Ashley) Stubinger of to Ida Felke and Walter DeKalb, great-grandchildren Zoey, Samuel, Stubinger on April 27, 1917. He attended Lake and Abigail Knych, Jennifer Busby, Lt. John (Karin) Busby. View High School in Chicago, Illinois. The family will receive friends at Butala He married the late Lorraine Hensen on May 10, 1941. They lived in Chicago for a number Funeral Home, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL. from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Saturday, of years before moving the family to Lake October 16th. A private service will be held in The Hills and eventually settling in East Dundee, where Melvin served as an electrical at Acacia Park Cemetery in Norridge at a later date. inspector. Melvin was a Chicago Fireman In lieu of flowers, the family asks that dofor over 20 years. He was also a member of nations be made in Melvin’s memory to Barb the IBEW working for Mohawk Electric. He had many stories of his days at the firehouse City Manor. To sign the online guest book, go to www. and also of the electrical work he did on the ButalaFuneralHomes.com displays for the Field Museum. Melvin was a member of the Masons and the Moose. Melvin loved to travel and visited numerous places in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Africa. One of his greatest passions was golfing. He began at the age of 10 as a

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Four Spinoso Masters Scholarships awarded THE MIDWEEK SYCAMORE – Four local high school graduates have been awarded scholarships through the Spinoso Masters program administered by the DeKalb County Community Foundation. The recipients are Kayla Baum, Jacob Bjork, Alma Lazaro and Zachary Stepanski. This year, $30,000 was divided among each of them as they pursue master’s or doctoral level education. The scholarships are made possible through annual donations from John and Vivian Spinso to the Spinoso Masters Scholarship Fund at the foundation. To receive a Spinoso Masters Scholarship, individuals must be graduates of a high school located in DeKalb County and enrolled in a post-undergraduate institution working toward a master’s or higher degree in any field of study. The four award recipients have a variety of educational pursuits. Baum is

a 2016 graduate of DeKalb High School and is pursuing a Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Gannon University in Ruskin, Florida. Bjork is a 2016 graduate of Sycamore High School and is pursuing a Doctorate of Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Lazaro is a 2016 graduate of DeKalb High School and is pursuing a Master of Social Work from Aurora University in Aurora. Stepanski is a 2015 graduate of DeKalb High School and is pursuing a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in Minneapolis. The Spinosos are longtime residents of DeKalb County who said they have a strong desire to support continuing education. In its 10th year of award distributions, the Spinoso Masters Scholarship has awarded more than $300,000 to local graduates. For questions or information on scholarships, contact the Community Foundation at 815-748-5383 or grants@ dekalbccf.org.

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IVT awards 2021 Mimi Bryan Scholarships THE MIDWEEK Indian Valley Theatre recently awarded IVT Mimi Bryan Memorial Scholarships to Cassandra Weber and Hayden Flodstrom. From the theater group’s very first days, Mimi Bryan was there. She was one member of the passionate founding families dreaming big about live community theater. As a longtime educator, Bryan was active on stage as well as behind the scenes. Most importantly, she was instrumental in giving many budding actors a shot on stage and bringing community theater to life for hundreds of members of the Fox Valley community to enjoy. IVT was honored to have Carl Bryan, son of the late Mimi and Rich Bryan, present Weber and Flodstrom with their awards in the auditorium of the Sandwich Opera House. Weber graduated from Sandwich High School and will attend Waubonsee Community College. She hopes to pursue a major in elementary education with a minor in the fine arts area. She is a National Honor Society member and has participated and performed in Madrigals, concert and pep bands and Renegade Regiment, and worked behind the scenes in various

plays and musicals. She has volunteered with Feed My Starving Children, Fox Valley Older Adults, football concessions, church bell choir and has tutored children. Flodstrom graduated from Plano High School and also plans to attend Waubonsee. She is a talented artist and recently used her artistic abilities to create caricatures of the Top 10 2020 High School Graduates in her spare time. She has competed in the IHSAE Art Competition for the past four years, is an I-8 Conference Winner and has shown her work at various shows in downtown Chicago. She also is in National Honor Society, was senior class president and a leader in the virtual classroom. She has volunteered with Feed My Starving Children and Toys for Tots. She plans to major in business administration and hopes to pair that with a minor in graphic design. For information about Indian Valley Theatre, email info@indianvalleytheatre.com. For information on the Mimi Bryan Scholarship, email Sharon Pagoria at press@indianvalleytheatre.com. To make a tax-deductible donation to the Mimi Bryan Scholarship Fund, visit indianvalleytheatre. com/support-ivt-donate/ivt-scholarship.

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DeKalb Chamber of Commerce staff, ambassadors and board members, along with community members recently welcomed Bleu Palette to the chamber. The art studio has a continuously evolving list of workshops for all ages and skill levels including acrylic painting, drawing, watercolor, sculpture, tips on becoming an exhibiting artist, guest artist lectures and more. Bleu Palette is located at 423 N. Main St. in Sycamore. Learn more at www.bleupalette.com or call 815-991-5164.

DeKalb Chamber of Commerce staff, ambassadors and board members, along with community members recently welcomed Time to Eat Illinois to the chamber. The food delivery service serves the DeKalb area. Delivery hours are 2 to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Learn more at www.timetoeatillinois.com or download their app.

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BSA Scout Troop 2810, chartered out of Salem Lutheran Church in Sycamore, traveled to Canyon Camp in Stockton for summer camp in July. Eighteen Scouts and several adult leaders enjoyed a week of merit badge work, rank advancement and camaraderie and were especially pleased to be there after a year off due to the pandemic. The troop competed in the Camp-Wide Games in which they earned first place overall, with firsts in the swim relay, rock climbing, the rope toss and knot-tying. Other highlights were ax throwing, kayaking, swimming, ziplining, the flag ceremonies, playing human foosball and the new metalworking merit badge program. The scouts were honored by being chosen to receive the Gilwell Staff, which is given yearly to the troop that best exemplifies the Scout Law and shows the most Scout Spirit.

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DeKalb’s memorial clock undergoes restoration By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Roger Keys is familiar with the historic clock in Memorial Park in DeKalb. Twenty-five years ago, Keys was part of the crew that worked on moving, painting and restoring the clock. For the past month, Keys has been working to restore the clock again. The historic clock, which celebrates the 100th anniversary of its dedication this year, is covered in a white tarp and is surrounded by scaffolding. The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Clock sits at the intersection of First Street and Lincoln Highway in downtown DeKalb. “The clock is historically significant, and it is a memorial in a prominent downtown DeKalb location,” DeKalb Rotary Club President Brian Corr said. “It is in Memorial Park, where gatherings and protests are held. It truly is a symbol of the city of DeKalb. It’s even used in the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce’s logo.” The clock has had four locations, was struck by lightning twice and has been hit by a truck and a car. Although the clock was structurally sound, its mechanisms were not work-

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Roger Keys, owner of RW Keys & Son, loosens the screws that hold the glass that covers the face of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Clock in Memorial Park in DeKalb Tuesday Sep. 28, 2021, as the restoration of the century old clock continues. ing. It needed mechanical repairs and historic restoration. Corr said that completing community service projects is a mission of the DeKalb Rotary Club. “We’re preparing for our second 100 years of helping the community with

service projects,” he said. “We plan to continue to be a service to DeKalb County and to the world.” Since last winter, the DeKalb Rotary Club has been fundraising to restore the clock. The cost of fixing the clock’s interior mechanisms is about

$7,000 and painting and restoring the exterior of the clock will cost between $15,000 and $16,000. Keys, who is restoring the clock with his historic restoration business RW Keys and Son, said the paint for the clock costs about $2,000. “The dark forest green of the clock is what some like to consider ‘car colors,’ not automobile colors, but railroad cars,” he said. “Rich colors like reds, greens and browns were used on railroad cars, monuments and clocks.” Keys will use automotive paint on the clock to help the color remain vibrant through the years and not fade. “The goal is by using a premium paint, repairing and welding here and there, using stainless steel bolts to prevent rusting and keeping the clock’s repairs as authentic as possible, it will hopefully be 25 years before the next painting is needed,” Keys said. Keys also has been sealing and priming inside the clock to solve water leakage, which had caused rusting. The clock’s restoration is underway, with an unveiling ceremony planned for Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, to honor soldiers, sailors and all local veterans.

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The clock’s history

The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Clock was built in 1920 by E. Howard & Co. of Boston. The clock is 19 feet high, weighs 4,000 pounds and has four faces. The base, column, shaft, neck and clock face cradle are all made of cast iron. The clock face assembly and hood assembly are made of sheet metal with a wood subframe. The decorative scrolls at the neck, the spear tips and shields are all cast in bronze. The large base of the memorial clock was made to hold two plaques listing the names of the men from DeKalb County who died in World War I, but the plaques were never completed or put in place. Keys describes the clock as “one of a kind.” “The clock was custom designed for DeKalb. It was not a model that you [could] order,” he said. “It is a very rare clock, the type you’d see in a museum. To have one here in town, and to have it in working condition and restored, is very rare and very special.”

and Benson received a skull fracture, a deep gash on the forehead, another cut on the side of her head and a cut wrist, hospitalizing her for two weeks. It was reported that after receiving the news of her daughter’s accident, her mother had a nervous breakdown and also had to be hospitalized. The day after the accident involving Margaret Benson, the DeKalb City Council made a decision to move the clock immediately. The clock was moved about a half block west on Lincoln Highway and placed on the sidewalk in front of 237 E. Lincoln Highway. The clock remained there until 1974, when it was moved a few yards farther west, between 251 and 255 E. Lincoln Highway, to make room for new streetlights. The clock stood at that location until June 28, 1996, when it was taken apart and moved so that the restoration and moving of the clock could begin. World War II veteran Donald Schoo joined the DeKalb Police Department in 1947, and one of his duties was to wind the clock once a week, using a key similar to one for a jail cell lock. There was only one clock key, and after the city electrified the clock, the key was retired. Through the years, the clock had become poorly maintained. It had numerous paint schemes, including a patriotic red, white and blue, and then plain white with colored shields around the clock faces. Once approval by the city was given,

a committee was formed, and a fundraising campaign to renovate and move the clock began in 1992. Stephen Bigolin, chairman of the 1996 DeKalb Landmark Commission, said the idea for restoring DeKalb’s clock came in the early 1990s, when the village of Waterman raised $13,700 to restore its 1919 Wiltberger Memorial Clock, also made by E. Howard & Co. A total of $17,000, including $6,000 from the city, was raised to move and restore DeKalb’s clock. Margaret Benson Diedrich of San Francisco sent a donation along with a letter stating she was “no longer angry at the clock.” She was the 5-year-old girl injured in the car accident involving the clock in 1929. Another donation came from Gerald E. Concidine, son of Wesley Concidine, the DeKalb policeman and custodian of the clock from 1921 to 1945. The restored clock in Memorial Park was dedicated on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 1996. Memorial Park also includes limestone fragments salvaged from the 1906 DeKalb Post Office, “Donna” the tank, and the mural “Its Merits Recommend It” painted by the Northern Illinois Art Museum in 1999. To donate to the clock’s restoration, go to dekalbrotary.org and click on the clock fundraiser donation button.

• History and photographs of the clock compiled with the help of the DeKalb County History Center Archives and Stephen Bigolin.

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“The clock is an important piece of our community’s history,” DeKalb City Manager Bill Nicklas said. “It is a great community effort, with people generating generously. By restoring the clock, the community is keeping it sound for another generation to enjoy.”

Original efforts to raise money to buy the memorial clock were made by the DeKalb County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Relief Society in late 1919. In January 1920, the society abandoned its name and started fundraising as The Memorial Clock Committee. The committee was able to reach its goal with the help of the city of DeKalb donating the remainder of the money required to buy the clock. The clock’s dedication was Feb. 13, 1921, at First Methodist Church in DeKalb. Several hundred people crowded into the church with about 500 turned away due to lack of space. After a patriotic address by guest speaker Harry F. Atwood, author and former U.S. district attorney from Chicago, the ceremony was moved to the intersection of Third Street and Lincoln Highway for the clock’s official unveiling. The clock was presented to DeKalb American Legion Post 66. In late 1921, the American Legion turned the clock’s ownership and care over to the city of DeKalb. Wesley Concidine, who was a sergeant in the DeKalb Police Department for many years, was named official custodian of the clock. Concidine worked for two days to repair the clock after it was struck by a tea company truck. He maintained the clock until his death in 1945. On May 28, 1929, 5-year-old Margaret Benson was riding home from school in a neighbor’s car when it was hit by a second car. The car smashed into the clock,

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HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS & ANTIQUE FURNITURE, COLLECTIBLE GLASSWARE LAWN & GARDEN - QUILTS John Deere side by side 125 hrs., John Deere LA120 riding lawn tractor, Yard Machine 2 stage snow thrower with Electric start, 26” throat like new, Pull type wagonLawn sweeper etc. Collectible Oak Furniture inc. Cabinets, benches, tables, chairs, youth & others, wood boxes, child's fold out chalk board, Hoosier type cabinet, Newer Cherry wood cabinet w pull out, Display CURVE GLASS cabinet & OTHERS wood shelves, Framed Sandwich Fair posters & other framed pictures & prints, Quilts, toys, decorative collectible furnishings, lg collection of collectible glassware inc. depression Pink & Green glass, Hand painted plates, bowls, Hens on the nest collection, HP Cup & Saucers, salters etc., pattern glass Etc., crock mixing bowls & pitchers, oil lamps & bride baskets collection, smalls Like John Deere bank, 7 up cooler older holiday decoration, lg collection of Boyd bears. AUCTION BEGINNING MONDAY, October 11th 2021, go2wegenerauctions.com for catalog & registration, The AUCTION will END on THURSDAY, October 28th 2021 @ 6:00 pm. (soft close), GET SIGNED UP NOW, CHECK THIS OUT!!!

SEE PHOTOS and get into this event @ go2wegenerauctions.com Preview DATE: Wednesday, October 27, 3PM TO 5PM CALL FOR MORE DETAILS ON ANY ITEM & MORE PHOTOS IF NECESSARY Pick up days following the auction see web site for times & sign ups and instructions. Pick up will be located @ 7 William Lane, Sandwich, IL 60548. PLEASE use the sign up @ go2wegenerauctions.com for sign up see web site, if you are not able to pick up your items on the allotted days, please make other arrangements with the auctioneers prior to sale. See auction Detail Tab by going to web site after you register into this auction for the terms & condition & rules on shipping preview & pickup dates & location. Please feel free to contact us if not able to get signed in on this sale or on how to use the sign up for pickup, preview or assistance. 10% buyer's premium charge on all items. AUCTIONEERS: Chris Wegener, Sandwich IL. 815-451-2820 & Joel Prestegaard, 815-761-7426, Lee IL. See photos & information @ go2wegenerauction.com

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3794 E. 29th Rd., Seneca, IL 61360 9am Start Watch for Signs! Antique Vintage Tractors, Plows, Tractor Parts, Fenders & Accessories, Wagons, & Collectibles, Many Items Not Listed! Plenty of Off Road Parking In Field. Tractors: Farmall A 1944, Farmall Super A 1954, Farmall Super AV 1953, Farmall BN 1946, Farmall Super C 1953 2/Point, Farmall H 1939, Farmall H 1974, Farmall H 1948 Power/Strg., Farmall Super H Stage 2 1953 Wide Front, Farmall 340 1961 2/Point Wide Front, Farmall 504 1963 Fast/Hitch Wide Front, Cub International Cadet Riding Mower w/ Pull Type Ride on Cart - Very Good Shape!

Owner: Randy Carroll

Content Terms: Cash or good check w/ proper ID. Everything sold as is. Everything paid for day of sale. Not responsible for accidents or items after sold. All Equipment and Material Sells AS IS Condition Day of Sale. Everything Sells. Please try to attend this quality sale. Many items not listed at this time. Partial Listing Only. Announcements day of sale supersede printed materials. We now accept Credit Cards! 4% Electronic Transaction Fee.

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Belvidere, IL 61008 815-988-0249 cell OWNERS: M. Brees, K. Bronner Estate, P. Hawkinson, M. Smedegard, M. Leombruni, J. Perry, J. Rudie, M. Maaske, N. Knutson, K. Kowal & G. Wienrank AUCTIONEERS: LYLE LEE, IL. State License #440.000200 WI. # 2863-52 CLERKS & CASHIERS: LEE AUCTION SERVICE ALL ILLINOIS GUN LAWS APPLY. Paperwork to be handled by RSM Guns. TERMS: See Website AUCTIONEERS NOTE: We will be following health dept guidelines. Please Wear A Mask if not fully vaccinated! Visit our web site at www.leeauctionservice.com for terms & check out Auction Look or Auction Zip for pictures & more info.

Moving Sale Home Gym $400, Oak Entertainment Center $350, Coffee/end tables $70 set, two sets of other end tables ($20/$35, Sleep Number Bed $1500 (bought in 2018 for $5300), two futons one oak frame $75 and one metal frame $45, six bar stools ($150 for all), rocker, lamps, two large porcelain dolls and other misc. Call 815.825.2275

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ANTIQUE & MID-CENTURY FURNITURE - COLLECTIBLE SMALL ITEMS - OLDER LOCAL AREA ADVERTISING - GUNS - CRAFTERS - SEWING - TOOLS - MILK BOTTLES - BOOKS LARGE VARIETY & SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! Whirlpool Upright refrigerator, Mid-century & Antique Furniture inc 52” road oak dining Table, Antique cabinets, misc antique sm tables, plant stands, drop leaf table, antique chairs, some sets, dressers, high poster walnut bed frame, Oak Ice Box, Inlay desk, curved glass China cabinet, painted jelly jar cabinet, Mission Oak w back mirror buffet & rocker, commode, Oak set back China cabinet, wicker & plate form rocker, lazy boy recliner, collectible antique & mid-century furniture some in need of repair, home decorative Furnishings, Collectible glassware Inc carnival glass, HP dishes, Pattern glass, Lefton, Ruby, 1915 Ottawa Sov. Glass, B&G plate collection & China sets, plated silverware w chest, several Hummels & other figurines; Lg. collection of Rosemaled items inc, tine boxes, cabinets, plates, spoons & ornaments etc. sev. other unfinished items to Rosemal, Older Local advertising items inc., Grandgeorge & embossed CC Dean medicine bottles, Somonauk IL., Wooden Somonauk bank thermometer, JD & Bank Yard sticks, Shambaugh pocket knives & pocket knife collection, J.W Stahl Construction, Hess, Somonauk, Broom holders, New Idea Chalk board sign, framed Chicago Stock yard picture, Photo albums of local Somonauk events, stoneware Crocks Redwing etc., 100 plus Milk bottles embossed & painted some local featuring Millbrook IL. Spring Valley diary, Hayes, Waterman IL., Earlville, Aurora, Sycamore, Morris, Batavia & Ottawa diary etc. (expect surprises) Buds Diary milk bottle tops, Golden Jersey milk bottle box, Gas related collectible Items inc. Porcelain Gulf Oil sign, sev. different types of older quart oil cans, Embossed Presto oil jar, Sunoco hat/shirt patches, Wolf Head glass oil jar, Gas barrel measuring sticks, galvanized swing top oil cans & funnels (expect other related surprises), Gleaner roll away chair, collection of Sandwich Fair memorabilia, Match book collections, framed posters, glass toothpick holder collection, paper weights, Fair glassware & pins etc., lg collection of Pens & Pencils some older different themes, collectible paper items, costume jewelry, class ring, 14K stud earrings & opal, older gold pocket watches, sterling ring ect. Sev. Longaberger baskets, lg collection of Beanie babies, lg collection of Table top books & Magazines themes are Railroad, birding, Guitar, War, Aviation, Harry Potter hardcover books & others, frame picture & Prints, Craft & sewing related items, thread, material, patterns, Needle work, Older Holiday decoration, vintage luggage, few toys Inc, Cox Mini Stunt air plane w box, Structo road grader, Die cast trucks semi, old tonka tow truck, paper dolls, world globe on stand & other related items, pullman car step, Older railroad road reflective button tin signs, Wagner fluid ball, sev glass center kerosene heaters, iron egg baskets some hand & long handle tools, several leg, body, & live traps, wood boxes, HD Hardware cabinets & lots of Hardware, tool boxes, metal & plastic shelfing units, sev 35 MM film cameras extra lens etc. & related photograph equipment, 1000 or more music CDs & DVD Movies, too many to count - Schwinn yellow men's bike & 4 others one never ridden, Toro 521 2 stage snow blower, Mantis rototiller, cylinder jacks, cistern pump, anvil vise, wrought iron patio furniture shepherds hooks, Atlas metal lay, Machinist tool box, air compressor, parts washer, metal upright desk, electric motors & other iron, chain wrench, roll away steps, 1986 GMC Caballero Pick up, Parts only NO TITLE, Many other items too numerous to mention. Guns Selling @ 12:30 pm. GUNS: Long guns: Winchester Model 37, 410, (2) Winchester model 90, .22s, Hexagon Barrels, Savage 24 SE 20 ga., Ithaca 12 ga., Model 37, Ithaca .22 X-15 Lightening w Weaver Scope, Remington Sportsman Model 48 20 ga., Springfield Model 67F, 410, Hand guns: Ruger .22 Single six, High Standard model 107 Military .22 shorts, High Standard Super Matic .22 LR. Snow shoes, misc. boxes of ammo. Auctioneers note: This is a partial listing only! Finding 3 Generations of items in this house & for this auction. The Schambaugh's were not known for throwing anything away. Expect to find treasures not yet realized. Hope to see you there. Expect to be partially selling in two Auction rings running simultaneously if attendance permits, bring a friend! (Watch web site periodically for updated photos) Terms: Cash or good check, most credit cards acceptable, MasterCard / Visa. Proper photo ID required for registration. No property removed until settled for. Not responsible for items or accidents. All items sold to the best & highest bidder. NO BUYERS PREMIUM. LIVE AUCTION ONLY. MUST HAVE FOID CARD TO PURCHASE GUNS, guns will be held & processed by an authorized gun dealer for a per gun fee. Harrison & Myrna Shambaugh Estate, Somonauk, IL & Son, Darrell Shambaugh Estate, Somonauk, IL. (First National Bank of Ottawa, Executor) AUCTIONEERS: Chris Wegener, Sandwich IL. 815-451-2820 & Joel Prestegaard, 815-761-7426, Lee IL. See photos & information @ go2wegenerauction.com

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