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WEEK IN REVIEW Sycamore theater sold as owners retire By KELSEY RETTKE

krettke@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – The owners of a longtime downtown Sycamore staple announced their curtain call this week, as Ken and Daryl Hopper of the Sycamore State Theatre have sold the business and will retire. The announcement was made June 10 by the owners on the theater’s social media page and comes after the Hoppers previously said they’d permanently moved to North Carolina and were looking to sell. In the meantime, their daughter Amber had run the business. “We have sold, and would like to wish the new owners the very best! Now, my husband and I will be enjoying retirement

life on the lake in North Carolina,” Daryl Hopper wrote in the social media post. The couple reflected on their time in Sycamore in the past three decades, including how their family grew. “The day has come to reflect and express our gratitude to our amazing community that was our home for over 30 years,” according to the post. “Sycamore has been a big part of all of our lives. My husband and I moved here in [1992] and raised our three children who have all graduated and begun their own adventures, but when we think about it, they each had a large part here in the theater as well.” When reached for comment June 10, Daryl Hopper said she and her husband already are keeping busy in retirement

and have opened a Hoppers Poppers in North Carolina. Additionally, she said they plan to open another location by the end of the month. She said she doesn’t know about the theater buyer’s plans for the building, but a representative from the theater said in a comment on the social media post that the building will stick around. “The theater will stay a theater,” according to the comment. “The new owners are working very hard to switch everything over so they can be open as soon as possible!” The Hoppers said they have 30 years of fond memories at the Sycamore State Theatre, from engagement and baby announcements to their Christmas series, sleepovers and sold-out “Star Wars” films.

Ottawa-based brewer to plant roots in DeKalb By KELSEY RETTKE

krettke@shawmedia.com DeKALB – An Ottawa-based brewing company will plant roots in DeKalb this fall, the Tangled Roots Brewing Co. co-founder confirmed June 7. The brewhouse and restaurant will set up shop in the former location of Tavern on Lincoln, 124 E. Lincoln Highway, with sights set on a September or October opening. Chief commercial officer and co-founder Scott Struchen has ties to DeKalb and said he’s excited to hit the ground running in the regional brewing company’s move to expand its footprint to 15 locations. “My sister went to Northern [Illinois University]; all my friends went to North-

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ern,” Struchen said. “I do believe that we are ready to make an impact on the community and people there. We’re ready to be a part of their lives as much as they’re going to be a part of our lives. We’re truly blessed to do this.” The popular brewhouse and eatery opened its flagship location in Ottawa in 2013 and touts “Farm to Foam” beers and embracing local ingredients as its signature style. The brewer has locations in Lockport and Glenview, and it will soon open in DeKalb and La Salle, according to its website. Struchen said Tangled Roots has been eyeing DeKalb “heavily” for years, and cited DeKalb’s burgeoning economic development as a selling point, including the arrival of Ferrara Candy Co. and Facebook to DeKalb’s south side, and

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Northwestern Medicine Health System’s local expansion over the years, along with local rumblings in the beer and spirit industries. “A few years ago, we were looking at a couple locations downtown,” he said. “We were looking at the fact that DeKalb is a growing city. There’s a lot of movement happening not only between the university, but also a lot of businesses are moving up there because of the infrastructure. And what follows that is small business, and looking at where do people go if they need to eat and have something great to experience.” Foti Pappas, vice president of development at DeKalb-based Pappas Development, said his company still will own the building but will lease it to Struchen and his team.

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ON THE COVER Bonnie Miller portrays Melissa Gardner in a rehearsal for Stage Coach Players’ Black Box production of A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters,” which ran last weekend. Stage Coach is celebrating its 75th season. See story, page 6. Photo by Katrina J.E. Milton kmilton@shawmedia.com

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THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – The Egyptian Theatre, Safe Passage, DeKalb Public Library, Queer-Oriented Rural Resource Network, Prism NIU and NIU Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality will host a free event for the community during Pride Month. The event will begin at 6 p.m. June 18 at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb. It will feature a short Pride march, a viewing of the film “Love, Simon” and a postmovie discussion. Queer artists are invited to help celebrate by showcasing their artwork in the lobby of the Egyptian. Art work can be dropped off at the theater between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. “The Egyptian Theatre is so excited to host this great event,” Jeanine Holcomb, marketing and communications director at the theater, said in a news release. “Partnering with other local nonprofits to bring free events like Pride to our community is core to the Egyptian’s mission, and we hope to see so many different people here celebrating love.” Attendees are invited to wear

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A Pride event will be held June 18 in downtown DeKalb. their favorite Pride attire, bring a decorated Pride sign for the march and come show support for the LGBTQ+ community. “Domestic violence and sexual assault affect people of every gender identity and sexual orientation and people in the LGBTQIA+ community often face additional barriers accessing support and resources,” Lynnea

Erickson Laskowski, Safe Passage director of prevention and communication services, said in the release. “We’re happy to stand with the LGBTQIA+ community and support this year’s DeKalb Pride event.” To learn about the event and how to participate in a Pride social media contest, visit www.safepassagedv. org/events or call 815-756-7930.

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DeKALB – Community members are encouraged to submit nominations for the 32nd annual DeKalb Athena Award and Woman of Accomplishment, accolades awarded to local women leaders by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce. The Athena Award recognizes an individual for serving as a role model to encourage women to reach their full leadership potential, for business and professional accomplishments and for community service. Athena nominees must live or work in DeKalb and still be active in their careers. The Woman of Accomplishment Award recognizes those who embody the Athena criteria but who are retired or no longer working in DeKalb County. The Athena recognition is a national program sponsored locally by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, DeKalb Sycamore Chevrolet Buick GMC and the Daily Chronicle. This year’s award recognition will take place Oct. 19. Deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. July 30. Nomination forms are available at the chamber office, 130 W. Lincoln Highway, Suite 200, and online at www.dekalb.org. For information, call the Chamber at 815-756-6306 or email Rosalie Williams at rosalie.williams@dekalb.org.

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ON THE RECORD ... with Paul Marchese Who would you like to see go on the record? Let us know at readit@midweeknews.com DeKALB – Since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, the DeKalb Festival Chorus has not been able to rehearse or perform in person. The group’s first in-person event will be Songs in the Park, to be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, at the Hopkins Park Band Shell in DeKalb. The free event will allow members to reunite, rehearse and reconnect after a 15-month hiatus, as well as join the community together in song. Residents are invited to rehearse and sing along with the DeKalb Festival Chorus. Sheet music will be provided at the event. By emailing dekalbfestivalchorus@gmail.com, people can receive the sheet music via email to familiarize themselves with the music in advance. Paul Marchese, director of the DeKalb Festival Chorus, spoke to MidWeek reporter Katrina Milton about the event. Milton: Tell me about the DeKalb Festival Chorus. Marchese: The chorus has been in DeKalb for about 40 years. We are a community chorus, meaning anyone can join. Under “normal circumstances,” we have 40 to 50 members in

the chorus. We usually perform once in the fall and once in the spring, with rehearsals every week. We rehearse at [Northern Illinois University], Paul Marchese although we are not specifically NIU-affiliated. Milton: What types of music does the chorus sing? Marchese: We tend to focus on larger choral works: Mozart, Beethoven, Fauré. We also perform more modern works, as well. One of the pieces we will be singing next week is an arrangement of “Amazing Grace” by a Wisconsin composer. After we did that arrangement a few years ago, we did one of his original compositions, and we’ve worked with him a couple of times. Milton: What is the Songs in the Park event? Marchese: The event is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 17, at the Hopkins

Park Band Shell. It is not a concert; it is an event. There will be a rehearsal, and we will sing five pieces of music ranging from Fauré’s “Requiem” to an arrangement of “Over the Rainbow” with a ukulele. People are welcome to join us even if they have never been part of the chorus – or any chorus – before. Sheet music will be available at the event. If they email us in advance, they can get to know the music ahead of time if they wish to practice. Everyone in the community is welcome to join us. There’s no cost and no pressure. It’s just an opportunity to sing together with other people. Milton: Why is singing in person important? Marchese: Our last rehearsal was mid-March 2020, and we tried doing some things online, but singing over Zoom doesn’t work. The event will be the first time since March that we’ll be together in person. We’ll be able to spread out and keep socially distanced while using the acoustics of the band shell. The goal of the chorus in general is to make it possible for people to sing. So many people were in choir in school and fell off of it for years, and they miss it. They want to come back to singing, but there’s not many oppor-

tunities, especially if they’re not part of a church or a church choir. We also don’t just do church music. Our goal is to make it possible for people who haven’t been singing in 30 years to come back and sing. Milton: What are you looking forward to the most about the event? Marchese: I’m just really excited for the event. I’m looking forward to it because there’s truly nothing like joining your voice with other people. I’ve sung all my life: I’ve sung solo, and I have a degree in opera performance. Singing by yourself is one thing, but joining your voice with other people creates a certain magic to it. When you’re singing with a group of people in person, you’re hearing your music joining with theirs. It also feels like your voice is joining others throughout history that have sung it, as well. It’s a true expression of community, and that’s the thing that has been so difficult to achieve this past year, that sense of community. The focus of the DeKalb Festival Chorus is the community aspect. I’m looking forward to seeing these people that I haven’t seen in so long, as well as joining together our voices in song with the community.

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ON THEIR MARK

Stage Coach Players celebrate 75 years of community theater

By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com

eKALB – Stage Coach Players is celebrating its 75th season with a year of activities and performances. This season marks the anniversary of the group’s first production, “Pure as the Driven Snow,” which opened March 27, 1947. Stage Coach is the longest continuous-running community theater group in Illinois. A resolution passed by the Illinois General Assembly will be presented by state Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, at 10 a.m. June 23 at Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb. Keicher, who represents Illinois’ 70th District, presented the resolution on the House floor on May 5, and it passed the following day. Everyone is invited to attend the pronouncement. Continuing the celebration, the group will hold a picnic from 2 to 6 p.m. June 27 at Cortland Lions Den, adjacent to the Cortland Community Park, 70 S. Llanos St. DeKalb Mayor Cohen Ann Eddy Barnes and Sycamore Mayor Gray Smith Steve Braser will make a joint proclamation declaring the week starting June 27 as Stage Coach Players Week. During the picnic, a memory booklet compiled by Kathy Cane and D’Ann Hamilton-White will be distributed. Jan Kuntz, chairwoman of the 75th anniversary committee, said the pronouncement and picnic are ways to celebrate with the community. “Through the years, we’ve been so much more than just a theater,” she said. “We’ve had hundreds of shows, probably thousands of actors. We’ve become a community and entity as a theater.” Bonnie Miller, who has been involved with Stage Coach for more than six years, said that what makes the theater unique is the people. “We haven’t been able to see each other in more than a year due to the pandemic, and everyone at Stage Coach are family,” Miller said. “It feels like home.” Stage manager Dorcas Keating described the theater as her home away from home. “It’s truly a place where you can be yourself and fit in while pretending to be someone else on stage,” she said. “You get to play pretend, dress up and have fun with your friends while staying involved in the community. That’s why I’m involved with Stage Coach and why I will continue to stay involved for as long as I can.” Director Cortney Jo Newby travels 45 minutes from Elgin four to five nights a week to be involved in the shows. “What I love about Stage Coach is that everyone is so opening and welcome,” she said. “It’s the most professional community theater I’ve ever been a part of. We pride ourselves on our professionalism, as well as being educational. We’re always learning from each other. We’re all volunteer, and the amount of work we put in and the quality of shows we put on are incredible.”

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Members of the Stage Coach Players perform “Berkeley Square” in 1947. The group is celebrating its 75th season.

All about Stage Coach

In March 1947, Ann Eddy Gray Smith directed “Pure as the Driven Snow” with a group of DeKalb residents at the Masonic Temple. In a 1996 Daily Chronicle column about Stage Coach’s beginnings, Smith wrote that after the play was finished, people said it was too bad the theater group couldn’t continue. “Being eager and slightly naive, I said, ‘But it can,’ ” she wrote. “ ‘All you have to do is start a theater.’ ” Smith asked Johnny Ellwood for the use of one of his barns, and the theater’s first permanent location was in the Ellwood family’s barn loft at Ilehamwood Farm on North First Street, which was used from 1947 to 1949. The Ellwoods also gave permission for the group to use a pioneer stage coach as a ticket booth. The stage coach brought Teddy Roosevelt to ceremonies dedicating the Northern Illinois State Normal School that is now Northern Illinois University. The stage coach later was sold to the Harold Warp Pioneer Village Museum in Nebraska. After the barn was needed for farming, the theater group moved to a few different locations, including the old DeKalb High School auditorium, Glidden Grade School’s social room and a courtroom of the DeKalb County Courthouse. “The Masonic Lodge is gone, the barn is gone, the old high school is gone, the Glidden school is gone, but Stage Coach is still very much alive,” Smith wrote. In 1953, Stage Coach Players moved into a permanent modular metal building on Barber Greene Road. The building was acquired from the DeKalb County Board and had been part of the DeKalb County Farm. The group acquired its current space, 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb, in 2001. The building had previously been a Moose Hall and the Church of Christ for 30 years. Kuntz, who has been involved with Stage Coach

for 23 years, said technology is what has changed the most through the years. With the money raised from last year’s Give DeKalb County fundraising day of giving, audio devices to help hearing-impaired audience members were bought. This year’s funds will be used to update the theater’s lighting technology. “Making sure our audience has the best experience possible by keeping up with technology is at the forefront of our goals as a theater,” Kuntz said.

The show will go on

After being closed for more than a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stage Coach opened its 75th season with “Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean” on May 20. Upcoming shows include “When I Grow Up: A Musical Cabaret” in July, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” in August, “The Red Velvet Cake War” in September, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: A Musical Thriller” in October and “Elf: The Musical” in December. During the pandemic, the group actively helped the community. Each week, members collected food and personal care items for local food banks and organizations and gave away fabric to be used to make face masks. The group partnered with the Salvation Army to create food boxes for Thanksgiving and collected wish-list items for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program. They also partnered with the U.S. Marines at Christmas to collect for the Toys for Tots program. “During the pandemic, we wanted to reach out and help the community because they’re the reason we’re here as a theater,” Kuntz said. “We used the bad situation of the pandemic for a good cause. We’ve expanded who we are as a theater and our role in the community.” For information about Stage Coach Players, upcoming shows or to buy tickets, visit www.stagecoachplayers.com or call the box office at 815-7581940.

THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – The Happy Together Tour 2021 is headed to the Egyptian Theatre on Aug. 20. Happy Together features chart-topping hits from the 1960s and 1970s, headlined by The Turtles, who also act as musical hosts for the evening. Supporting acts include Gary Puckett & The Union, The Association, Classics IV, The Vogues and The Cowsills. The Turtles are best known for their harmony-heavy California pop sound. With hits such as “Elenore,” “She’d Rather Be With Me,” “It Ain’t Me Babe,” “You Showed Me” and the tour’s titular song, “Happy Together,” the band ruled the airwaves in the late ’60s. Ron Dante joins the lineup with his own megahit, “Sugar Sugar.” Gary Puckett & The Union Gap will perform “Young Girl,” “Over You,” “Woman, Woman,” “This Girl is a Woman Now,” “Lady Willpower,” “Don’t Give in to Him” and more. Also returning to the tour for 2021 is The Association, who enjoyed radio success in the ’60s with No. 1 hits including “Cherish,” “Windy,” “Never My Love” and “Along Comes Mary.” Classics IV will join Happy Together

with their southern soft rock sound. The band achieved phenomenal success with multiplatinum hits “Spooky,” “Stormy,” “Traces” and Everyday With You Girl.” Brand-new to the Happy Together touring family for 2021 are The Vogues. Also known for harmony-driven pop sound, The Vogues had numerous top 10 hits with singles such as “Five O’Clock World,” “You’re The One,” “My Special Angel” and “Turn Around Look At Me.” Rounding out the bill are The Cowsills, the harmonious family act of two brothers and a sister that inspired the hit ’60s television show, “The Partridge Family.” They will perform “Hair,” “Indian Lake,” “The Rain, The Park & Other Things (I Love The Flower Girl)” and more. Ticket prices range from $59.50 to $89.50. Tickets can be bought at the Egyptian Theatre box office during box office hours, 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, online at www.egyptiantheatre.org or by calling the box office at 815-758-1225. The Egyptian Theatre, located at 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb, is owned and operated by Preservation of Egyptian Theatre Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

State accreditation team to evaluate NIU police June 28 THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – Representatives from the Illinois Chiefs of Police Association will visit Northern Illinois University campus June 28 to conduct an on-site assessment of the university’s Department of Police and Public Safety. According to a news release from NIU, the visit is part of an ongoing process aimed at securing recognition under the organization’s Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. During the visit, trained assessors from peer agencies across the state will conduct inspections, file reviews and audits of the NIU police department. Members of the public will have an opportunity to participate in the process via phone between 11 a.m. and noon June 28, according to the release. Interested individuals can call the police department at 815-753-1212 and ask to speak with the assessment team. Calls will be directed to a member of the team (working in a secure, private

area) and callers can discuss their experiences with the department and share their opinions. All feedback will remain anonymous. The site visit is one of the final steps in the process required for ILEAP accreditation. The information gathered during the visit, along with documentation gathered over the past two years, will be reviewed at an upcoming meeting of the Illinois Chiefs of Police Association ILEAP Assessment Team, which will determine if the department meets the high standards for administration, operations, personnel and training required to attain accreditation. Of the nearly 900 police agencies in the state, only 44 police departments have attained ILEAP accreditation, including those in the cities of DeKalb and Sycamore. Also accredited are the police departments at Illinois State, Northeastern, Southern and Western Illinois Universities, as well as the University of Illinois.

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Ellwood hosts tea party for kids THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – Youth programs return to the Ellwood House Museum this month with “Ellwood Explorers: Picnics in the Park.” Bring a lawn chair or blanket, a picnic lunch and some friends to enjoy a weekend morning at Ellwood Park. Each event will have a historical or site-based theme, with activities, crafts and games scattered around the museum grounds. June’s program, a “Victorian Tea Party,” will be held from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. June 27. Test your knowledge of 19th-century etiquette, complete your tea party look with a festive hat or bow tie, and play authentic “parlor games” – a favorite pastime of Victorian partygoers. Entirely outdoors, each Ellwood Explorers event is planned with social distancing in mind, and all activities can be completed solo or in small groups. Photo provided Crafts and activities are geared toward elementary-aged children, The June Ellwood Explorer program, a “Victorian Tea Party,” will be held June 27. but all ages are welcome. Registration is required. For information org/youthprograms or call 815-756- by the Cy Miller Foundation. The and to see the full Ellwood Explor- 4609. Ellwood House Museum is located ers schedule, visit ellwoodhouse. Ellwood Explorers is supported at 420 Linden Place in DeKalb.

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DeKALB – Three community groups are joining together to host an event in DeKalb for Juneteenth, a holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S. New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, the NIU Center for Black Studies and B.L.L.A.C.K. Inc. NFP will host a community Juneteenth celebration and block party to commemorate the historic date. The event is scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. June 19 at the corner of Hillcrest Drive and Blackhawk Road, where Campus Cinema once stood, in the Annie Glidden North neighborhood. The event will include music, food, a mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinic, voter registration and social services information, along with other activities. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the U.S. On June 19, 1865, 2½ years after the Emancipation Proclamation was created, Union soldiers came to Galveston, Texas, to bring the news that the Civil War had ended and slaves were now free. For information, to register as a vendor or to give monetary donations for the event, visit newhopeofdekalb.org/juneteenth. – The MidWeek

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Sandwich and the surrounding country are enthused over the big automobile races, airplane flights, auto polo and other attractions which are being held in that city today. In the eight championship automobile racing events to be staged, $5,000 in purses will be distributed to the winners. Ten well-known drivers are advertised to appear. “Daredevil” Jack Hall is to swing from an automobile, speeding down the racetrack at 70 miles an hour, into an airplane. Now that the burglar alarm system at the Fourth Street bank in DeKalb has been completed, the board of directors are to secure a number of “sawed-off” shotguns to be used in case there is an attempt to rob the bank. They are to be placed within the next few days and will be of untold assistance should a holdup be attempted. The bank’s business has been increasing by bounds and jumps within the last year or more and the directors and officials of the institution are to put forth every effort to protect their patrons’ money. Plumbers of DeKalb, that is the Master Plumbers, are today busily engaged at laying the pipe at Annie’s Woods for the city water which will be installed there. It is understood that four bubblers will be placed in various parts of the campground in addition to the cobblestone fountain, and a hydrant. Homer Vernall, on his own time, has cut the grass about the camp and the firemen are taking turns at swinging the scythe. Realizing that a tractor would be of greatest service to the city in the present road and alley building work, the city council last night authorized the purchase of the machine. The tractor has been in use for several days by the city road workers in preparing the several roads for oiling, and was found to be very satisfactory, in fact more so than horses. The funds for the

Lightning struck the barn on the Wayne Wesson farm in Victor early last week. In order to call the fire department, they had to go to the Don Olen farm as the extension phone in the barn has shorted out both house phones.

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purchase of such machinery are to come out of the wheel tax, the laws governing which was passed at a recent meeting of the councilmen. Following a complaint received at the DeKalb police station last night that boys were destroying gardens and other property, it was necessary for an officer to hike nearly to the end of Haish Avenue to find the disorderly gang. The gang did not stay together very long after the police arrived, and it is safe to say that if any more such work goes on about town, there will be some investigation started concerning these boys.

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Speedier and more efficient telephone service has been assured those calling The Chronicle with the completion of the installation of a modern switch-type switchboard. The unit, which is now connected to four trunk lines, permits these calls to be shifted to 12 stations throughout the first and second floor of The Chronicle building. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Hartman of Rollo took their daughter, Mona, to Chicago Monday where she entered the Presbyterian hospital and will remain for 10 days under observation. Her address is Presbyterian hospital, 1753 W. Congress St.,

Room 3-B, and will appreciate mail. Mona will be a freshman at the high school next September. The sheds in Clare west of the elevator are being torn down and moved to the east side to make room for an extension to the present feed sheds. An air hammer is being used to break up the cement foundation. Barbara Hansen of Chicago, who had imbibed a bit too freely and who was causing a disturbance on an eastbound bus, was arrested by the DeKalb police yesterday afternoon about 4 o’clock. Brought to the DeKalb police station, she was later taken to the county jail at Sycamore to spend the night. She was returned to DeKalb this morning and given a hearing before Police Magistrate Jerry Stevens on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. She was fined $10 and costs. She was making arrangements to secure the money to pay the fine so that she could continue her trip to Chicago. Bert E. Holub announced today that his newly organized firm, Holub Industries Inc., will soon move into its new home, the two-story cement block building at 413 DeKalb Ave. Mr. Holub has been with the Ideal Industries for 24 years and resigned on Jan. 28 to establish his own industry.

There were 481 persons in DeKalb County who were recipients of old-age pensions during the month of May according to the report of the state. Total payment in this county amounted to $17,726. Announcement has been made by War Assets regional board in Chicago that a program has been launched to dispose of the hemp mills at Shabbona and Kirkland.

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Even though Fire Chief Fran Cliffe retires this July, he is determined not to miss the groundbreaking for the new main fire station which should take place late this summer. That’s one goal that the chief has been working on ever since he became head of the department on Feb. 1, 1967. Finally, the city council has purchased land at the corner of Pine and North Seventh streets and plans to demolish the homes and build later this year. Six weeks from now a tough former Army sergeant who became a cop will hang up his badge and pistol and turn to tamer pursuits. Victor (Vic) Sarich, DeKalb chief of police for 17 years, is retiring after serving almost a quarter of a century on the force. In the 24 years Sarich has served as a law enforcement officer, he has watched

A tornado touched down three miles west of Malta, near Fairview and Willrett roads yesterday afternoon, causing no damage. The DeKalb Park District and the Ellwood House Association are a little closer to reaching an agreement over the construction of the visitor and education center at the Ellwood House Museum. The district and the Association have been at a stalemate over construction of the Carriage House addition since May of last year. The addition would provide a visitor education center, display space and climate control for the historical collection at both the Carriage House and the main museum. An anonymous donor has given $500,000 to the Sycamore Public Library to help fund its expansion. The money will be used to help complete the first phase of the library’s expansion, which includes an addition to the old building, well underway now, and finishing the upper floor. The Sycamore Plan Commission recommended increasing the minimum lot sizes allowed for residential construction in the city last night. If passed by the city council, any new housing will have to be built on an additional 800 square feet than was previously required, except for single-family housing and duplexes, which would see an increase of 2,000 square feet.

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Applications open for final round of COVID-19 grants THE MIDWEEK SYCAMORE – Applications are open for a fifth and final round of grants from the DeKalb County COVID-19 Response Fund. All remaining funds will be disbursed during this round of grant-making. Grants are available to nonprofit organizations that serve DeKalb County. For-profit and governmental entities are not eligible to apply. Proposals should demonstrate a plan to use grant resources to promote sustainability and long-term recovery. Most grants will range from $5,000 to $15,000. Applications can be found online at www.dekalbccf.org and are due by 11:59 p.m. July 16.

For questions related to COVID-19 Response Grants, contact Tiffany McQueen Lewis, DeKalb County Community Foundation grants director, at tiffany@dekalbccf.org or 815-748-5383. The COVID-19 Response Grant program was designed to support the rising needs in DeKalb County during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was funded through donations. A list of contributors can be found on the foundation website. As of April, the fund has distributed $541,368 in assistance to organizations serving DeKalb County. For questions related to the DeKalb County COVID-19 Response Fund or advisory committee, contact Dan Templin at dan@dekalbccf.org or 815-7485383.

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GENOA – The Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce crowned new royalty June 9 after the 62nd annual Genoa Day’s King and Queen Scholarship Contest winners were selected. This year’s king and queen are Owen Simmons and Hanna Chriss, both of Genoa. Both students have royalty of sorts in their family – Simmons’ sister Olivia won the title of queen in 2020 and Chriss’ sister Lauren won the title of queen in 2019. The other semifinalists included Bennett Franson, Evan Haag, Rhett Kline, John Lechelt, Brooklyn Botterman, Brianna Keegan, Hayley Foss and Lily McPherson. Each member of the court will receive a $100 prize to be used for continuing education. The king and queen each received a prize of $1,000 to be used for continuing education. The scholarship contest was open to all graduating Genoa-Kingston High School seniors, as well as home and parochial school students who are residents of Genoa and Kingston and live in school district boundaries. The crowning is usually held during the annual Genoa Days festival,

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NIU faculty explore how exercise boosts brain function THE MIDWEEK We understand that exercise improves cardiovascular health. But recent research shows that aerobics and strength training also boost brain health and function – in both healthy adults and those with stroke, dementia or other cognitive impairments. The public will have a chance to learn about this research at the next NIU STEM Café at 6 p.m. Wednesday, with Jamie Mayer, speech pathologist and associate professor in the Northern Illinois University School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, and Dave Benner Jr., gerontology instructor in the NIU Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. This free online event will include presentations and a lively discussion. Register at go.niu.edu/brain. Mayer said she’s discovered some surprising findings during her research over the past two years into the role of aerobic exercise in maximizing cognition. “I think people will be surprised to see just how strong the link is between exercise and cognition and to learn about the neurological links between the two,” she said in a news release. “Resistance training (weightlifting)

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· Lifting Hearts With the Arts – $1,000 to fund a program for intergenerational connections • Nguzu Saba Men’s Club – $3,800 to create a website • Passion Over Profit Foundation – $10,000 to support a mentorship program • Somonauk Public Library District – $2,000 to provide books for young children • The Growing Place – $6,380 to replace flooring • Village of Malta – $1,650 to create a mural • Walcamp Outdoor Ministries – $8,200 to add HVAC to a main lodge • Waterman Police Department – $6,000 to buy radar speed signs One of several grant-making programs at the foundation, Community Needs grants receive funding through community impact funds, field of interest funds and donor-advised funds. Donations to any fund at the foundation can be made online at www. dekalbccf.org/donate, or by mail to the DeKalb County Community Foundation, 475 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore. For questions or information on grants, contact Grants Director Tiffany McQueen Lewis at 815-748-5383 or tiffany@dekalbccf.org.

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spanned three decades. Strack is revered as a trailblazer in the Orlando LGBTQ+ community. He was instrumental in the formation of the Orlando Gay Chorus, the Orlando Gay Pride Parade and also helped launch “Gay Days” at Disneyworld. He served on the board of the Orlando LGBTQ+ Center and is honored with a display in the Orlando History Museum. One of eight children, Joel was the son of Jeff and Mary Lu Strack and grew up in rural Sycamore. He and his siblings earned money for further education by operating Strack Gardens, raising and selling vegetables and strawberries at a roadside stand. Strack credited his participation in music and theater in Sycamore schools and the many opportunities afforded by 4-H membership for much of his success in life. He left an enduring legacy of opportunity for members of the LGBTQ+ community in Florida and around the world through his smalltown leadership style. This year’s honorees will be recognized prior to the start of the varsity football game on Sept. 10. Friends and family will be invited inside the high school for a tour and the unveiling of the display case featuring the honorees.

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Steve Alexander will portray Gen. George Custer during “Custer’s Last Interview,” an event at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 27, at the Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St. in Sandwich.

SANDWICH – Gen. George A. Custer is both famous and infamous, often evaluated by movies and his death at the Battle of Bighorn. An upcoming event will educate attendees about the “real Custer”: his early life, family, education, interests, life on the Hudson River at West Point and military life. The event, “Custer’s Last Interview,” will be held 2 p.m. June 27 at the Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St. in Sandwich. During the event, Steve Alexander of Monroe, Michigan, will portray Custer and Steve Dancey of Mendota will portray a Chicago Tribune reporter. The event will recreate an interview that may have taken place in Chicago as Custer traveled back to his unit at Ft. Abraham Lincoln in North Dakota after his testimony in Washington, D.C., regarding the mistreatment of Native Americans. The audience will be able to have their questions about Custer answered by Alexander during the event. The event is free, with donations accepted for Equine Dreams, a nonprofit organization in Newark that provides therapeutic equine assisted activities to children and adults with special needs. A horse, portraying a cavalry horse, will be outside the opera house before

the show to welcome guests. A period dinner with Custer and his staff will follow the event. It will be held at the Sandwich Party Lodge, 1312 E. Church St. in Sandwich. Reservations are required for the dinner and can be made by calling 815-9700573. Alexander has been described as a man who “knows Custer better than Custer would know himself.” Alexander has reprised the role of George Custer for more than 30 years. His portrayals have been included in several programs on A&E, The History Channel, CNN and a number of documentaries. For the past several years, he has portrayed Custer in reenactments in Montana and Pennsylvania. Alexander and his wife, Sandy, live in and have historically restored Custer’s home in Monroe, Michigan. Dancey, a retired master sergeant of the Illinois State Police, is an avid historian of Native American life and a volunteer guide at the Little Bighorn Battlefield in Montana. Dancey also has been a frequent guest on historical documentaries. Most recently, he was involved with a detailed film on the life and times of “Wild Bill” Hickok. Event facilitator Rick Olson described the event as “a living portrayal of history.” “It’s an opportunity for people to hear the real history of Gen. Custer and to ask him questions,” he said.

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Master Gardeners’ Garden Walk slated for July 10 THE MIDWEEK The University of Illinois Extension DeKalb County Master Gardeners’ annual Garden Walk will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 10, rain or shine. Five beautiful private gardens showcasing various styles and one public educational spotlight have been chosen for this year’s event. The featured gardens are located in DeKalb, Sycamore and Clare. Wristbands will be used for admittance into the gardens this year instead of tickets. Wristbands cost $10 each, and every attendee needs one to enter. Proceeds support University of Illinois Extension programs. Wristbands will not be sold at the gardens on the day of the Garden Walk, but they are available to buy at the following locations with check or cash only: • University of Illinois Extension Office inside the DeKalb County Farm Bureau Building, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore, during business hours and the morning of the Garden Walk from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. • Blumen Gardens, 403 Edward St., Sycamore, during business hours Shaw Media file photo • Glidden Florist, 917 W. Lincoln Highway, The DeKalb County Master Gardeners’ annual Garden Walk will take place July 10. DeKalb, during business hours Wristbands also can be bought online with a Organizers will follow all state and local COVID- DeKalb County U of I Extension Office at 815-758credit card at web.extension.illinois.edu/registra19 guidelines in effect on the day of the event. 8194 or email Connie Handel at cahandel@illinois. tion/?RegistrationID=23480. For information on the gardens or if you need a edu. Early requests are strongly encouraged to Pets will not be allowed in the gardens. For their reasonable accommodation to participate, call the allow sufficient time to meet your needs. comfort, leave them at home.

TOP RIGHT: Decorated mortar boards could be seen scattered throughout the seated gradates during the NIU undergraduate commencement ceremony June 6 at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.

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FAR RIGHT: Simeon Lico, Ansh Goyani, Dimitar Dimitrov and Erind Hysa look over the program after the NIU undergraduate commencement ceremony. BOTTOM RIGHT: Graduates sit during the commencement ceremony at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. BELOW: Silhouetted graduates file out at the conclusion of the NIU undergraduate

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Northern Illinois University’s Class of 2021 celebrated commencement June 4-6 during several ceremonies inside Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. Graduates from NIU’s College for Liberal Arts and Sciences walked across the stage Sunday morning to accept their diplomas after a pandemic senior year like no other.

ABOVE: Family and friends cheer their graduates during the NIU undergraduate commencement ceremony June 6 in DeKalb. LEFT: Tia Brunt of Chicago waves to her family in the stands of Huskie Stadium for the NIU undergraduate commencement ceremony in DeKalb. FAR LEFT: University President Lisa Freeman speaks during the NIU undergraduate commencement ceremony at Huskie Stadium.

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Kish to host Spring Into Success virtual job fair THE MIDWEEK Local employers are inviting job seekers to take part in the Spring Into Success virtual job fair hosted by the DeKalb Workforce Development Office through Kishwaukee College. The virtual job fair will take place via Zoom starting at 10 a.m. June 23. Attendees are asked to register for the job fair at www.kish.edu/careerservices. Once registered, guests can visit multiple employers throughout the day. Employers will be available based on the following schedule: • 10 a.m. – manufacturing, construction, trades and engineering

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on-one sessions to network and discuss available positions. Staff will be available during the event to assist with logistical questions and interview preparation.” Employers include Avancer Homes and Genesis Day Training Center, DeKalb Community Unit School District 428, DeKalb Forge, HireLevel, Menards Distribution Center, Northwestern Medicine, Opportunity House, ProLogistix, Randstad USA, Sonoco Alloyd and more. Employers can register at www.kish.edu/careerservices. A limited number of openings are available. The DeKalb Workforce Develop-

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on personal interests, preferences and important life dates. She also has begun a series of podcasts called “Connecting in the Chaos,” which focuses on helping people build and grow more meaningful friendships. When asked about the creation of the family fund and the “why” behind it, the Onckens said, “In spite of all that happened in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted our family to end it on a positive note, one of hope and promise of good in the future. The new fund allows us a hands-on approach to teach and model generosity to our children.” “As a family, we’ve been blessed, and we want to pass on that blessing to help others,” Riley Oncken said in a news release. “A few years ago, one of our daughters asked to make a lemonade stand so she could raise money to give to the local homeless shelter. We did that together, and she experienced great joy in being able to raise and donate the money to Hope Haven. That’s the mindset we want to instill in our kids, to be generous, to hold money loosely and to try to meet needs where we see them.” The Onckens are excited about the annual opportunity to sit down as a family of six and discuss where to direct the grant dollars. A few of their charitable interests include providing for the needs of moms and babies, addressing food insecurity and advocating for children and the underserved populations of DeKalb County. Donations to any fund at the Community Foundation, including the Oncken Family Fund, can be made online at dekalbccf.org/donate, or by mail to the DeKalb County Community Foundation, 475 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178. For information or to get started creating your own charitable fund, contact Dan Templin at 815748-5383 or dan@dekalbccf.org.

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SUSAN M. MUSIL Born: May 3, 1962 in Chicago, IL Died: May 19, 2021 in Rockford, IL Susan M. Musil, 59, of Genoa died Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Mercy HealthJavon Bae Hospital in Rockford. She was born May 3, 1962 in Chicago. She was the daughter of Slavko and Yola Kucan. Susan married Matthew E. Musil on August 31, 2003. Survivors include her husband, Matthew; children, Paul Kucan, Michelle Vendetti, Christopher Musil, Sgt. First Class Robert Musil and Jessica Eicher; ten grandchildren; and two brothers, John (Crystal) Kucan and

Robert Kucan (Amy Whalen). She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Margaret Kucan. Family and friends can meet at the Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St., in Genoa on Sunday, September 5th at 2:00 pm for a memorial ride. After ride in honor of Susan, friends and family will return to the Genoa Veterans Home for a Celebration. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been set up for her family to determine a charity at a later date, in care of the Slater-Butala Funeral Home, 132 W. Main St., Genoa, IL. 60135. To sign the online guest book or share a special memory, go to www.ButalaFuneralHomes.com

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DeKalb, Genoa and Sycamore Chamber of Commerce board members, ambassadors and staff, along with community members, recently gathered to celebrate Knodle’s Appliance Service Co. Inc. as the business transitions to new ownership and has joined the Chamber. Knodle’s has served the community for 26 years offering in-home and in-store repairs on name-brand appliances. To learn more, visit www.knodlesservice.com, stop by the shop at 117 S. California St. in Sycamore or call 815-895-4444.

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DeKalb Chamber of Commerce board members, ambassadors and staff, along with community members, recently welcomed Farmers Insurance – Galindo Agency, Galindo Tax Co. and Power Pressure Pros to the Chamber. Owners Gabriel and Veronica Galindo and their bilingual staff are ready to serve the community from their location at 221 W. Lincoln Highway, Unit C, in DeKalb. Learn more about Farmers Insurance by calling 779-255-1096. Call Galindo Tax at 779-255-1091. Call Power Pressure Pros at 815-501-0642.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee of Chalet Series III Trust, PLAINTIFF, Vs. Raymond H. Hess; Unknown Tenants and Occupants DEFENDANT(S). Case No. 2021LM000056 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Raymond H. Hess Unknown Tenants and Occupants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the eviction of the personal property located at the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 23 IN THE PLAT OF RESUBDIVISION OF HIGHLAND HILLS SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 30 TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK Q OF PLATS PAGE 82 ON JUNE 10, 1975 AS DOCUMENT NO. 386653 IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 31099 Oakview Lane, Genoa, IL 60135 That summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Lori Grubbs Clerk of the Circuit Court 133 W State Street Sycamore, IL 60178 on or before, July 9, 2021, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANYTIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. SOTTILE & BARILE, LLC 1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor Oak Brook, IL 60523 (312) 883-2810 Pleadings E-mail Address: illinois@sottileandbarile.com NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector I3170291 (Published in The MidWeek, June 9, 16, 23, 2021)

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against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Lori Grubbs Clerk of the Circuit Court 133 W State Street Sycamore, IL 60178 on or before, July 9, 2021, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANYTIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. SOTTILE & BARILE, LLC 1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor Oak Brook, IL 60523 (312) 883-2810 Pleadings E-mail Address: illinois@sottileandbarile.com NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector I3170291

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Raymond H. Hess Unknown Tenants and Occupants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the eviction of the personal property located at the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 23 IN THE PLAT OF RESUBDIVISION OF HIGHLAND HILLS SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 30 TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK Q OF PLATS PAGE 82 ON JUNE 10, 1975 AS DOCUMENT NO. 386653 IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 31099 Oakview Lane, Genoa, IL 60135 That summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Lori Grubbs Clerk of the Circuit Court 133 W State Street Sycamore, IL 60178 on or before, July 9, 2021, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANYTIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. SOTTILE & BARILE, LLC 1415 West 22nd Street, Tower Floor Oak Brook, IL 60523 (312) 883-2810 Pleadings E-mail Address: illinois@sottileandbarile.com NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector I3170291

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2700 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore 815-756-6174 Serving Monday-Sunday 6am-2pm

New & Exciting Breakfast Menu at HyVee SKILLETS

PANCAKES

All skillets include eggs* and homestyle potatoes. Served with toast or traditional pancakes.

GARDEN $10 mushrooms, red onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, spinach, cheddar cheese (1490–1780 cal.) CHICKEN FRIED STEAK $12 chicken fried steak, sausage gravy (2130–2420 cal.) THREE MEAT $12 Hickory House bacon, sausage, ham, cheddar cheese (1760–2050 cal.) COUNTRY HARVEST $10 sausage, red onions, bell peppers, cheddar cheese (1690–1980 cal.) CREATE YOUR OWN $9 choose up to three toppings (1350–1640 cal.) additional toppings +50¢ each

American cheese (50–210 cal.) cheddar cheese (60–220 cal.) pepper jack cheese (45–190 cal.) Swiss cheese (50–220 cal.) Hickory House bacon (70–260 cal.) ham (30–110 cal.) sausage (50–210 cal.)

bell peppers (5–15 cal.) jalapeños (5–15 cal.) mushrooms (5–10 cal.) red onions (5–25 cal.) spinach (5–15 cal.) tomatoes (5–10 cal.)

OMELETS

Served with toast or traditional pancakes and choice of homestyle potatoes or fresh fruit.

HAM & CHEESE $10 three eggs*, ham, cheddar cheese (860–1460 cal.) THE WORKS $11 three eggs*, sausage, ham, Hickory House bacon, mushrooms, red onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, cheddar cheese (900–1510 cal.) DENVER $10 three eggs*, ham, bell peppers, red onions, cheddar cheese (820–1420 cal.) FIT START $10 three egg whites*, mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes, bell peppers, red onions, housemade salsa (420–1030 cal.) CREATE YOUR OWN $9 three eggs*, choice of up to three toppings (630–1230 cal.) additional toppings +50¢ each

SANDWICHES

bell peppers (5–15 cal.) jalapeños (5–15 cal.) mushrooms (5–10 cal.) red onions (5–25 cal.) spinach (5–15 cal.) tomatoes (5–10 cal.)

MORNING MELT $4 egg*, choice of sausage patty or Hickory House bacon, American cheese, choice of toasted English mufﬁn or biscuit (450–890 cal.) FARMHOUSE $6 eggs*, Hickory House bacon, American cheese, toasted sourdough bread (660 cal.)

APPLE PIE PANCAKES $9 two pancakes, apple pie ﬁlling, caramel, cinnamon, whipped cream (1600 cal.) HY-VEE’S FAMOUS PANCAKES $7 two pancakes, butter, syrup (1180 cal.)

WAFFLES

NUTELLA BANANA WAFFLE $9 sweet cream flavored waffle, Nutella, sliced banana, whipped cream (1350 cal.) SWEET CREAM WAFFLE $6 sweet cream flavored waffle, butter, syrup (810 cal.)

FRENCH TOAST

BERRY BLISS STUFFED FRENCH TOAST $10 two pieces of brioche French toast, mascarpone, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, berry syrup, vanilla drizzle, whipped cream (1710 cal.) BRIOCHE FRENCH TOAST $7 two pieces of brioche French toast, butter, syrup (760 cal.) ADD ONS add blueberries +$2 (+30 cal.) add strawberries +$2 (+20 cal.) add chocolate chips +$1 (+260 cal.) substitute pure maple syrup +$3 (+10 cal.)

PLATTERS

HY-FIVE $10 one traditional pancake, eggs*, Hickory House bacon, sausage, choice of homestyle potatoes or fresh fruit (1020–1710 cal.) COUNTRY SAMPLER $10 half order of biscuits & sausage gravy, eggs*, choice of Hickory House bacon or sausage, choice of homestyle potatoes or fresh fruit (760–1530 cal.) DOUBLE PLAY $10 two traditional pancakes or two slices of brioche French toast, eggs*, Hickory House bacon and sausage (1150-1950 cal.) SMOTHERED HOMESTYLE POTATOES $10 homestyle potatoes, ham, red onions, bell peppers, cheddar cheese, sausage gravy, choice of toast or traditional pancakes (1530–1820 cal.) RIBEYE & EGGS $15 5 oz. Hy-Vee Choice Reserve™ ribeye*, eggs*, choice of homestyle potatoes or fresh fruit, choice of toast or traditional pancakes (920–1520 cal.) HAM STEAK & EGGS $12 two 6 oz. ham steaks, eggs*, choice of homestyle potatoes or fresh fruit, choice of toast or traditional pancakes (1150–1750 cal.)

CLASSICS

GOOD START $9 eggs*, choice of Hickory House bacon or sausage, toast or traditional pancakes, homestyle potatoes or fresh fruit (530–1590 cal.) SUPER START $11 enjoy everything you get in the Good Start breakfast, plus a little more (640–1920 cal.) BISCUITS & GRAVY $6 two fresh baked jumbo biscuits, sausage gravy (950 cal.) half order $4 (470 cal.) BREAKFAST BURRITO $11 scrambled eggs*, sausage, bell peppers, red onions, cheddar cheese, potatoes in a ﬂour tortilla with housemade salsa and sour cream, choice of homestyle potatoes or fresh fruit (1280-1590 cal.) OATMEAL $4 oats, brown sugar, 2% milk (560 cal.) add blueberries +$2 (+30 cal.) add raisins +$2 (+170 cal.) GOURMET CINNAMON ROLL $4 bakery fresh cinnamon roll, cream cheese icing (1020 cal.)

BEVERAGES

fresh squeezed orange juice (170 cal.) $3.75 Caribou Coffee® (5–10 cal.) $2 Pepsi products (0–340 cal.) $2.50 fresh brewed iced tea (0-170 cal.) $2.50 milk (180–230 cal.) $3

SIDES & OPTIONS

SIDES homestyle potatoes (360 cal.) $4 fresh fruit (45 cal.) $3 TOAST OPTIONS $2 sourdough (300 cal.) unbleached white (290 cal.) ancient grains wheat (320 cal.) marble rye (280 cal.) fresh baked jumbo biscuit (450 cal.) English mufﬁn (240 cal.) MEAT OPTIONS $3 Hickory House bacon (70 cal.) sausage links (160 cal.) sausage patties (520 cal.) turkey sausage patties (140 cal.) plant-based sausage patties (160 cal.) ham (340 cal.) +$1

Proud to serve fresh squeezed orange juice, Hy-Vee Bakery bread and farm-fresh eggs from 100% cage-free hens.

* Consumer Advisory: Steaks and eggs are cooked to order. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellﬁsh or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice, but calorie needs vary. Additional nutritional information available upon request.

Prices good at Sycamore Hy-Vee Food Store. Limited quantities, while supplies last.

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