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Jeff Marshall, a seventh-generation DeKalb resident, guided dozens on a bus tour on Sept. 27, that highlighted more than a dozen places in DeKalb with historical significance related to the creation and success of barbed wire in the city.
See story, page 6.
Sewer repairs needed for new home of special education program
By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com
DeKALB – DeKalb school officials recently approved about $50,000 in sewer repairs for a Charter Street building that soon will be home to the district’s Beyond One Barb Transition Center for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Officials have said they plan to welcome students to the building, 530 Charter St., by January. The Beyond One Barb special education program, for those ages 18 to 22, gives students hands-on experience and training to help transition students for post-secondary education and life skills. The program previously was housed at DeKalb High School.
The emergency funds for the work already were budgeted for, according to DeKalb School District 428.
“We did come across some unforeseen
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Historic Homes Tour volunteer session set for Oct. 19 in Sycamore
SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County History Center will host a volunteer information session for its annual Pumpkin Fest Historic Homes Tour.
The session will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 19 at the history center, 1730 N. Main St., Sycamore. Admission to the session is free.
The Historic Homes Tour will visit six homes in Sycamore. Participants also can listen to stories connected to the tour’s theme. The theme of the tour is “On the Move.”
Volunteers who work a three hour shift will
condition that did come in at a higher price tag than what we would’ve liked to see,” said Tammy Carson, director of facility and safety operations. “When the plumbing was being handled in the sewer area, the sewer pipe connecting to the building was found to not be to the proper code. And in further investigation, it was found that the line to the street was smashed.”
Carson said the emergency repair is a necessity for the district.
“We have to have all that repaired in order to open this building,” she said.
District 428 Board Vice President Christopher Boyes questioned why the property owner would let the district lease the building knowing the sewer’s condition.
Carson said that based on the lease agreement, the sewer work is the district’s responsibility.
When the school board set out to sign a lease for the building in March, district
receive a free tour ticket. The tour is set for Oct. 26. Tickets cost $20. To buy tickets, visit dekalbcountyhistory.org or call 815-895-5762. For information or to volunteer, visit dekalbcountyhistory.org or call 815-8955762.
Financial Fitness workshop set for Oct. 15 in DeKalb
DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will host a workshop for patrons to learn about student loans as part of its Financial Fitness series.
The workshop will be held at 10 a.m.
officials decided on a $1.5 million budget for acquisition and construction costs that also included $50,000 in contingency funds.
Carson said that although the district is coming under budget with all other costs at $12,060, the district is in excess of its contingency budget by $4,001.
That means it remains under its $1.5 million budget by $8,059.
Board member Fred Davis asked whether the district is awaiting bids for the emergency repair.
“It was part of the project,” Carson said in response. “Because it was less than 10%, we were able to do it as a change order. And rather than potentially slow up and not open up on time, we continued to do work.”
Carson stressed that these are not final figures for project costs.
“Obviously, we’re not at the end of the project,” she said. “There could still be potential change orders.”
Oct. 15 in the library’s lower-level Zimmerman Meeting Room, 309 Oak St. The workshop is free and intended for adults.
Attendees can learn about what kind of loan questions to ask, repayment expectations, loan consolidation, servicers roles and loan forgiveness. The workshop will be led by Old National Bank experts. Snacks also will be served. No registration is required to attend.
For information, email samanthah@dkpl. org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 1701.
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DeKalb High celebrates homecoming week
DeKALB – DeKalb High School students showed their Barb pride Oct. 2 for the school’s annual homecoming parade. The parade marched down Dresser Road. Festivities continued throughout the week with a football game against the Andrew Thunderbolts on Friday.
– Mark Busch
ABOVE: Paradegoers are mixed on how to react Oct. 2 as the DeKalb fire trucks blare their sirens while heading down West Dresser Road during the DeKalb High School homecoming parade. LEFT: Members of the DeKalb High School flag team lead the marching band down West Dresser Road during the DeKalb High School homecoming parade.
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Arts In Action exhibit highlights
By MEGANN HORSTEAD mhorstead@shawmedia.com
DeKALB – Arts In Action, a collaborative exhibit between the Ellwood House Museum and the DeKalb County History Center, offers viewers the chance to explore works from Latino artists across northern Illinois.
Although Hispanic Heritage Month runs through Oct. 15, the exhibit will be on display through December, aiming to merge art and history to help create change. On its website, the project includes not only artwork renderings but also educational resources and historical materials to reference.
People can view the exhibit at the Ellwood House Museum’s visitors center,
420 Linden Place, DeKalb.
DeKalb County History Center executive director Michelle Donahoe said it is all part of a project to center “unheard voices” in the community.
“This exhibit really allowed us to focus on Latino history in DeKalb County,” Donahoe said. “We have the panels in both English and Spanish, so we try to make it as accessible as possible to everyone. It is a free exhibit. It is a great opportunity for us to be able to share the contributions as well as some of the challenges of people from around the world that have come here and worked in Sycamore and DeKalb County. To share those stories through
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DeKalb resident Carolina Velandia poses for a picture with her work titled
Love, and Art” on Sept. 18 that is part of the Arts in Action exhibition at the Ellwood House Museum in DeKalb.
Welcome Our Huskies Home
Oct. 13-20
Join the celebration when our community gathers to welcome all Huskies back home to DeKalb. Now in its 117th year, NIU’s Homecoming festivities will feature something fun for everyone.
Thursday, Oct. 17
4-7:30 p.m. NIU Homecoming Block Party sponsored by Midwest Tents and Events. Downtown DeKalb on Lincoln Highway.
6 p.m. March of the Huskies, Pep Rally
Friday, Oct. 18
2:30–4:30 p.m. Huskie Hour with DeKalb County Bold Spirits sponsored by The Law O ce of Doyle and James LLC. Jonamac Orchard.
7–9 p.m. Huskies S’mores N’more, NIU’s MLK Commons, between the Holmes Student Center and Founders Memorial Library.
Saturday, Oct. 19
9-11 a.m. Brunch with Mission and Victor E. NIU’s Altgeld Hall, hosted by the NIU Alumni Association and the NIU Foundation.
DeKALB – The first organized group tour of the DeKalb sites where barbed wire was invented, and was quickly turned into a mass-produced commodity, was a success, said organizers from the Glidden Homestead.
The tour was held on Sept. 27, as the preliminary event of the first Barbed Wire Weekend in DeKalb, which often was called “The Barb City.”
Glidden Homestead Executive Director Jessi LaRue believes that the tour and accompanying weekend programming a success.
“I am thrilled with the success of Barbed Wire Weekend,” LaRue said. “We had an incredible showing of support from both the local community and visitors from across the country. It’s important to remember our heritage, and this weekend was a unique way of celebrating both the Glidden Homestead museum and DeKalb’s history.
Many of those that embarked on the first-of-its-kind bus tour were from out of state, including Kelli Grinich, an Oregon woman in her 60s hoping to publish a book on barbed wire.
“I’m surprised by the enthusiasm I see for barbed wire,” said Grinich, who claims to have been to all the major barbed wire museums in the U.S.
Grinich said she is particularly interested in the impact women had on the barbed wire design process.
“There were so many designs to the strands,” Grinch said. “I felt it was also something women would do when they worked with thread, crocheted, because of all the knotting and twists. I’ve been researching ever since.”
Grinch was excited to see where the world-altering invention was perfected, and she saw a handful of locations that are a quintessential part of the history of barbed wire.
The bus tour highlighted those sites, which are included in the Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center’s self-guided driving tour titled “The Barb City’s barbed Wire Trail.”
In 2024, the organization is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Glidden being awarded a patent for his barbed wire design.
Jeff Marshall, whose family has lived in DeKalb since the 1840s (seven generations), collaborated with area historian Stephan Bigolin to create the tour.
Among of 28 locations included in the tour was Northern Illinois University’s
Altgeld Hall, 595 College Avenue, DeKalb, which was built with funds and land provided by the three barbed wire barons – Joseph Glidden, Isaac Ellwood and Jacob Haish.
“It was built here on this property because of all of the results of the success of Haish, Ellwood and Glidden,” said Marshalll, who guided the tour.
The sites of the tour are sprinkled throughout the city, many along or near Lincoln Highway. One of those is Glidden’s homestead, and the brick barn where he crafted the design that enabled him to beat the frenzy of other inventors seeking a patient for their version of barbed wire.
Situated at 921 W. Lincoln Highway, near NIU’s campus and surrounded by businesses, it’s easy to miss, but it is actually on the National Register of Historic Places, according to the Glidden Homestead.
During the tour, LaRue said rapid growth and industrialization meant wire production couldn’t remain there
for long, however.
“That’s where Glidden originally invented and manufactured his barbed wire, out with Isaac Ellwood, doing it all by hand, hauling the wire out there,” La Rue said. “They do that for six months and the boom happens so quickly that they had to build that first wire factory.”
Partway through the tour, Grinich said she noticed similarities between the famous, and perhaps infamous, DeKalb-based entrepreneurs 150 years ago and those pioneering new technologies today.
“I am floored how much it is resonant of a startup nowadays. I make relationships with barbed wire, and the advent of it and how it changed America,” Grinich said.
The barbed wire researcher said she’s aware of the positive and negative impacts the invention has had on the world.
Although she said the wire is credited with “fencing the west,” it was also used for defensive purposes in World
War I. Barbed wire enabled the militaries of belligerent countries to funnel attacking soldiers into artillery and gunfire traps, or snares, according to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
Grinich said the technology also has its benefits, and anyone who enjoys red meat should be thankful.
“If we eat a hamburger there’s barbed wire involved somewhere in the cattle ranching,” Grinich said.
The story of barbed wire in DeKalb is a tale of rapid industrialization. Five tons of the wire was produced in 1874, but increased to 300 tons the next year. In 1877, more than 6,000 tons were produced and by 1881 that figure had grown to 60,000 tons.
Despite that rapid growth, barbed wire production in the city where it was invented curtailed in the early 20th century and ultimately ceased in 1938, Marshall said.
Camden Lazenby
While Joseph Glidden’s barbed wire design was awarded a patent, many other variations could be seen on homesteads throughout the U.S. in the 19th century. Barbed wire tourists on Sept. 27 were given a chance to see some of those designs during a first-of-its-kind bus tour.
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“There are some people that think barbed wire fences won’t be here forever, there will be transponders,” Grinich said. “I know that it’s really hard to get rid of in wilderness, so I think it’s going to be around forever, depending on the climate that it’s at.”
Grinich compared the industry’s trajectory with currently budding technologies, such as artificial intelligence; however, despite the emergence of other fencing technologies she think’s barbed wire is here to stay.
Camden Lazenby
Barbed wire tourists on Sept. 27 were welcomed into the building at 1401 Pleasant St. DeKalb, the former site of the Abram Ellwood Manufacturing Company.
Waterman Community Chest awarded grant to aid residents
The Waterman Community Chest recently was awarded a grant that will help the nonprofit support area residents. The organization was named a Bayer Community Grant recipient for supporting local agencies and organizations, according to a news release. As a result, Waterman Community Chest was granted $5,000, which was presented Aug. 16. The group provides services to Waterman nonprofits and residents.
THE ARTS AT NIU
LOCAL NEWS BRIEF
Animal rescuer Lee Asher to speak Nov. 3 in DeKalb
DeKALB – The Egyptian Theatre will host a speaking event featuring The Asher House founder Lee Asher.
The event will be held at 5 p.m. Nov. 3 at the theater, 135 N. Second St., DeKalb. Asher will discuss his struggles, failures and successes to build one of the country’s largest animal sanctuaries, according to a news release. He intends to encourage attendees to use their struggles as a positive change catalyst. Asher is an animal rescue community figure. He also has raised animal welfare awareness and inspired individuals to make a difference in needy animals lives.
The theater will donate $2 from every ticket to Oaken Acres Wildlife Center. Oaken Acres Wildlife Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing orphaned and injured wild animals care to be returned to their native habitat.
Tickets cost $27. To buy tickets, visit egyptiantheatre.org, call 815-758-1225, or visit the Egyptian Theatre box office. The Egyptian Theatre is owned and operated by the Preservation of Egyptian Theatre Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. –ShawLocalNewsNetwork
Portrait
“that which you fear, being a soul and unable to speak (for Louise Glück)” Charles Matson Lume
Photo provided by Marie Huff
LOOKING BACK
1924 – 100 YEARS AGO
According to a member of a DeKalb auto financing company, a young man of this city has been absent for several days, taking with him a Reo touring car that was not his property to, remove without the permission of the company, which he failed to secure. A search is now being made to locate him. The young man, who until a few weeks ago was connected with another young man in the garage business, left this city about ten days ago. According to a ruling of the finance company, the auto shall not be taken out of the city or state without the permission of the company official. As yet his location has not been ascertained.
Terry Redmond, DeKalb representative of the Chicago Motor Club, today announced that the final signs for this city will be erected this afternoon, when six speed limit signs will be placed at the various city limits of DeKalb. This makes a total of 45 signs for this city, including the warning, danger, slow down, and speed limit signs, all of which have been erected without a single cent of cost to the city. In making the announcement, the club officials stated that all they ask of the city is to have the various signs obeyed. The speed limit warnings have Louis Emmerson’s slogan, “Lose a Minute and save a Life” as a warning.
Emptying the building in a half minute, with one room in the progress of giving a play, the St. Mary’s school this morning made a record mark in speed at a fire drill. This is the second fire drill that the school has had, and the drill was unknown to every person in the school. The bell rang while one of the rooms had all of the children engaged in presenting a play. When the gong sounded everything was dropped and the building emptied. Father Solon kept time on the youngsters, and said that all of the children were out of the building in half a minute.
With the coming of cold weather work on the farm has suddenly shifted to silo filing, and that has been occupying the time of the farmers of Shabbona for several days. Several silo filing gangs have been at work around this part of the county and the work is rapidly being completed.
1949– 75 YEARS AGO
Northern Illinois State Teachers College
will dedicate its new women’s dormitory, Adams Hall, on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 9. The dedication, which will also serve as a memorial to the late President Karl L. Adams, will be the closing event on the 1950 homecoming program at Northern.
Yesterday everyone suffered from the October “heat wave” with thermometers soaring to about 85 degrees. It was a real touch of Indian summer.
Wandering children, missing bikes, ambulance calls, a youngster locked in a theatre and an arrest for reckless driving were among the items noted on the police book. Yesterday two reports were received of tiny tots being lost having wandered too far away from their homes. Shortly after midnight the police had to rescue a youngster who had fallen asleep at the Egyptian theatre and had not been noted and was locked in the building.
The Green Bay Packers scored their first victory of the 1949 National football league season last night by defeating the New York Bulldogs, 19 to 0, in a listless game. A crowd of 5,099, one of the smallest ever to see a professional football game in New York, watched the Packers score touchdowns on a 13-yard pass from Jug Girard to Nolan Luhn in the closing minutes of the second quarter and again on a 15-yard off-tackle thrust by Tony Canadeo late in the game.
and an American flag. The purpose of the 24-hour “flag pole sit” is to pay off a debt. Campbell, who worked in publicity, for Turner, challenged employees to go a full month without an accident requiring a doctor. The 30-year-old DeKalb resident lost the bet.
The Sycamore Jaycees have put out a call for more float entries for the Pumpkin Festival Parade on Oct. 27. The theme for the float entries is Halloween, and cash prizes will be awarded to the top three floats. The first-place winner will receive $50 while the two runners up will get $25 each.
The DeKalb City Council indicated it may grant business zoning for a south side development, but restrict the types of business on the site. River Heights Golf Club, Inc. has petitioned to annex a 430-acre golf course and a 12-acre parcel for a clubhouse, restaurant and motel.
State Highway 23 between DeKalb and Sycamore may soon become a memorial sector for our service men of the last war when a project sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Sycamore and DeKalb and the DeKalb Home Garden Club and Sycamore Garden Club gets into operation. The program, blueprints for which have already been prepared by the state highway department, calls for the planting of 294 trees along the highway between the two sister cities and is the first step in what will be a continuing effort to make the roadway a beautiful one.
Heavy rains which fell during the night and this morning brought down piles of leaves and the entire city was covered this morning. Yards, walks and streets were covered by the leaves and it really looked like a fall day. The wet leaves made walking a bit treacherous and also made the stopping of autos a bit troublesome. Leaves have been falling for the past couple of weeks but the heavy rains really started the avalanche.
1974 – 50 YEARS AGO
Chuck Campbell is sitting on top of the world today. Well not exactly, but he is sitting 25 feet in the air and he plans to stay there until 9 a.m. tomorrow. Campbell revived an old promotion here this morning by climbing a utility pole, which has been modified into a “flag pole” with the addition of a tiny perch
1999 - 25 YEARS AGO
The massive DEKALB Genetics sign, with its famous, winged corn symbol, quietly disappeared from the front of the former headquarters this week, removed to make way for the new owner’s brand. In its place stands a more modern, earth-toned sign reading “Monsanto” and the slogan, “Food, Health, Hope.”
During Huntley Middle School’s Family Reading Night, eighth grader Katie Schultz catches her mother, Barb, up on Mary Higgins Clark’s “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.” Huntley students, family members and staff were invited to the special event.
AOL introduced its latest software, version 5.0, this week. The new software was developed with an eye towards a future when wireless phones and hand-held organizers are used as often as desktop computers for accessing the internet. AOL also plans to offer its service through television connections.
The corner of Lincoln Highway and First Street in DeKalb has become the cornerstone of the city’s history. Annie Glidden stands tall. A large cornstalk grows into the sky. Faces of the town’s founding fathers are a constant reminder of the past. There will be a 1:00 p.m. dedication at Memorial Park, the site of the mural.
– Compiled by Sue Breese
Photo provided by DeKalb County History Center
New Eagle grocery store on Sycamore Road, looking northeast, November 1969.
DeKalb Park District announces upcoming Halloween events
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DeKALB – The DeKalb Park District will host several Halloween-themed events during the fall.
The registration deadline for the fourth annual DeKalb Halloween House Decorating Contest is Oct. 15. Prizes are awarded in the following categories: Scariest Display, Best Overall Theme, Best Special Effects and People’s Choice. The entries’ addresses will be published in local media unless specified otherwise. The entry fee is $5 per house.
Staff judging will run from 4 to 11 p.m. Oct. 16. People’s Choice voting is available from Oct. 17 through Oct. 24 on the DeKalb Park District’s Facebook page. Photos of each house will be shared, with the winning image announced by 9 p.m. Oct. 24. Winners will receive a prize package and a yard sign to display.
The annual Howl-o-Ween pet costume contest begins at 11 a.m. at Katz Dog Park, 393 W. Dresser Road, DeKalb. Prizes will be awarded in three categories: Howling with Laughter, Best Owner/Pet Costume Combo and Most Spook-tacular. Onsite registration begins at 10:30 a.m.
The Pumpkin Smash’n’Bash and
Scarecrow Showcase will be held Nov. 2 at Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road, DeKalb. Participants can participate in a pumpkin roll competition, pumpkin smash stations and view
scarecrows created from recycled materials. Attendees also will be able to enter scarecrows in four categories: Kindergarten through Fifth Grade, Sixth through 12th Grade, Adult and
Family. The entries are due Oct. 24 and cost $8 for residents and $10 for nonresidents.
For information, call 815-758-7756 or visit dekalbparkdistrict.com.
Mark Busch file photo
David Corral, 2, of DeKalb, walks between his parents Sam and Julie as they trick-or-treat Oct. 31, 2023, in DeKalb.
Genoa event venue receives $30K federal bank grant
GENOA – The Federal Home and Loan Bank of Chicago recently awarded a $30,000 grant to the Warehouse on Park in Genoa which will support roof damage repairs and a new musicians PA system purchase.
The grant was part of the bank’s Community First Accelerate Grants for Small Business program, according to a news release.
“We are very grateful to receive this grant from First State Bank,” Warehouse on Park owners Bill and Mary Lloyd said in a news release. “Our plan is to continue the evolution of the Warehouse on Park, and we are excited to use the funds for various property repairs. It’s our goal to create a fun musical experience in our community.”
The grant program assists small Illinois and Wisconsin businesses development and growth. The grants can be
used for property purchase or improvement; workforce development or training; inventory, materials, tools, machinery, equipment or supplies purchase; or new or upgraded technology.
“Small businesses play an integral role in local communities in driving economic growth, from creating jobs to fostering community development,” bank senior vice president and community investment officer Katie Naftzger said in a news release.
First State Bank is a locally owned bank committed to providing value-added offers supported by community service though a banking products and conveniences combination and local employees.
“We were thrilled to award The Warehouse on Park the small business grant,” First State Bank President and CEO Kirk Ross said in the release. “They epitomize the type of small business that will benefit from such a grant to sustain their continued service to their community.”
Fall gardening tips to strengthen plants for cooler weather
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Fall can be a surprise when it arrives, but planning for the seasonal transition can keep the garden looking great until frost.
Most gardeners can show their success by battling the summer temperatures, sometimes watering twice daily to keep the plants alive. As summer blooms fade, cooler temperatures allow for a new palette of plants to be added to give one last show of vibrant color for the fall.
Other plants have waited through the seasons to show their best quality of fall color and prove why they were selected as cultivars or plants bred for specific characteristics.
With all the choices of plants, focus on the desired effect. Fall foliage is always a focus from the ground covers to the trees. Fall-blooming shrubs keep pollinators productive late in the season.
Finally, research the requirements and culture of all the plants chosen to grow for the provided location
Consider these plant cultivars to transition into fall:
• Autumn gold ginko is a cultivar with a broad, symmetrical form.
• Gro-Low sumac has a low
wide-spreading habit that can quickly reach higher than a ground cover.
• Golden weeping willow is outstanding for its yellow color and drooping form.
• Quick Fire hydrangea has excellent fall color with blooms turning red and leaves turning gold and burgundy.
• Pee Wee oak leaf hydrangea is
pleasing throughout the seasons, especially with nice foliage in the fall.
• Wildfire tupelo or blackgum has a yellow-orange to purple-red fall color.
• Moraine sweetgum is cold hardy and has excellent red fall color.
• Scarlet oak is native to a few counties in Illinois with scarlet leaves in the fall.
• Black-haw viburnum is adaptable to most sites, and its leathery leaves turn yellow to red in fall.
• Ornamental kale ‘Black Tuscan’, ‘Meadowlark’, and ‘Prizm’ are a few decorative cultivars to choose from.
• Purple beautyberry is rounded with abundant, violet-blue berries. For information, visit go.illinois. edu/ExtensionOffice.
Mark Busch file photo
A maple tree is seen Oct. 24, 2023, along the bank of the Kishwaukee River in DeKalb.
Rezin advocates for cancer screenings during awareness month
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As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, observed every October, state Sen. Sue Rezin is urging women across Illinois to prioritize their health by scheduling breast cancer screenings.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month highlights the importance of early detection and encourages women to schedule mammograms and routine checkups. Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in the U.S., and early detection can significantly improve survival rates.
“Breast cancer affects millions of women, and early detection is key to saving lives,” Rezin said in a news release. “Getting screened regularly can make a lifesaving difference.”
Rezin recently underwent her own screening and is using the opportunity to encourage others to take action.
“We all know someone who has been touched by breast cancer,” Rezin said. “By raising awareness and encouraging regular screenings, we can help save lives.”
For more information on breast cancer screening and early detection, visit the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s website.
Photo provided by state Sen. Sue Rezin
State Sen. Sue Rezin receives her annual screening for breast cancer.
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Spooky anatomy program set for Oct. 12 in DeKalb DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will host a program for patrons to learn about spooky anatomy.
The program will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 12 in the library’s Story and Activity Room, 309 Oak St.
The program is free and intended for elementary-aged children.
Attendees will be able to create a brain hat, build pasta human skeleton model and play with blood parts slime. Because of the program being limited to 30 children, the program is first-come, first-served.
For information, email lauraw@dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 3350.
Sleep disorders seminar set for Oct. 15 in DeKalb
DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will host a seminar for patrons to learn about neuroatypical children and sleep disorders.
The seminar will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 15 in the library’s lower-level Yusunas Meeting Room, 309 Oak St.
The seminar is free and intended for adults.
Participants will be able to learn about when to suspect a sleep disorder in neuroatypical children and how specialists treat it. Attendees also can ask questions about adult and neuroatypical children sleep disorders. The seminar will be led by Kirstin Mock, M.D., OSF Healthcare family and sleep medicine physician. No registration is required to attend. For information, email brittak@dkpl.org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 2150.
Violinist Kara Eubanks to perform ‘Evening of Encores’ concert Oct. 16 in Sycamore
SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County History Center will host an “Evening of Encores” concert featuring violinist Kara Eubanks. The concert will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at the history center, 1730 N. Main St., Sycamore.
Admission to the concert is free.
Eubanks will perform romantic and classical eras music. Good-will donations also will be accepted. Because of limited seating, registration is encouraged to attend. To register, visit dekalbcountyhistory.org.
“We are honored to partner with such a
talented musician that has a strong local connection! The History Center is thankful for this opportunity as it will showcase Eubanks’ talent, but it also shows how music is part of our local history,” DeKalb County History Center executive director Michelle Donahoe said in a news release.
Eubanks was a Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Paris Fontainebleau Chamber Orchestra, New York City DiCapo Opera, and Andrew Jackson Jihad and Troubled Hubble member. She taught music at Northern Illinois University, Japan-Seattle Suzuki Institute, the Willamette Violin Academy, CUNY Brooklyn Conservatory, and Oregon Suzuki Institute. Eubanks is a Sycamore Music Hall of Fame inductee. She released her debut solo E.P. “Something Might Otherwise Have Profitably Happened” in 2023.
For information, call 815-895-5762.
Northern Rehab offers fall and injury prevention event Oct. 17 in Sycamore
SYCAMORE – Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists and the Kishwaukee Family YMCA will host a “Fall and Injury Prevention” presentation as part of their Lunch and Learn Educational Series. The event will be held at 11 a.m. Oct. 17 at the Kishwaukee Family YMCA, 2500 Bethany Road, Sycamore.
Admission to the event is free.
Participants can learn about balance exercises to minimize fall risk, fall effects, fall prevention guidelines, and identifying fall risk factors. The presentation will be led by physical therapist Kristin Christian.
Refreshments will be provided by Hy-Vee. Because of limited space, registration is required to attend. To register, visit kishymca.org or call 815-756-9577.
Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists is a physical therapist-owned and -operated physical therapy practice, providing clients with customized care for more than 46 years.
The Kishwaukee Family YMCA is a nonprofit that seeks to enrich the spirit, mind and body of all those in the community, especially families and children, regardless of ability to pay.
For information, call 815-756-8524 or 815-375-5392 or visit kishymca.org or northernrehabpt.com/events. – Shaw Local News Network
art has been really kind of a different way to approach this. The storytelling. It has been effective.”
Chicago resident Juan Molina Hernandez created the piece titled “a home they built, a site of resistance.” The work makes reference to redlining, the labor of homemaking, rest and gender.
“This was the first time that I was commissioned to make a piece for an exhibition,” Hernandez said. “It was really nice to be invited and to look into the history of the Ellwood House and its history and DeKalb. ... In particular, I was looking at the history of redlining. I took that as an opportunity to think about ideas of homemaking, the ways in which people built their homes and places of belonging. Thinking about how despite redlining and these kind of really racist practices that prohibited different people from living in certain areas, people still managed to build their own places of belonging.”
Hernandez said his experience as a Latino in northern Illinois has been positive.
“I feel like I’ve built my own community,” he said. “I feel like there’s always going to be people that feel excluded. I feel like there’s always going to be people that are afraid of people that are different. ... But I’ve kind of learned to build my own community. I’ve built my home here. I navigate those experiences on my own.”
Ellwood House Museum executive director Izabela Pieniadz emphasized how important it is to acknowledge what it means to be Latino in northern Illinois.
“The oral histories are a big compo-
and Laramie,’” Robertson said. “That title reflects about my past life where I’m originally from. That painting did mean a lot to me, especially with the title.”
Robertson said having his artwork commissioned and featured in a gallery feels a bit surreal to him.
“To me, it felt like a big accomplishment because I’m a self-taught artist,” Robertson said. “I come from nothing, and I became somebody that became of importance to the city of DeKalb as a local artist.”
Pieniadz said she’s proud of the Ellwood House Museum and the history center for bringing additional Latino voices into this project.
nent of this in being able to share those stories, and being able to record and save those stories to share with future generations is so important,” Pieniadz said.
DeKalb resident Carolina Velandia created “Dance, Love, and Art,” which is a mixed media piece that uses acrylic paint, recycled materials and paper on canvas.
“It’s really nice experience,” Velandia said. “I’m really honored to be part of the community of Latin artists here in DeKalb, Illinois. ... It’s really nice that there’s a space where artists can bring their stuff and be able to show what they are doing, what is their worth, what do they stand for.”
Velandia said the NIU community is welcoming of her. She said it hasn’t always been this way, however.
“There’s people all over the place that have that fear of someone that is different,” Velandia said. “But people will normally react really nice to me as
soon I am able to talk and they realize that I speak English, that I’m a well-educated person, that I’m a human being. So that really opens doors for me, especially in the beginning when I just recently arrived or people that would think that I am exotic.”
DeKalb resident Aaron Robertson created “24th and Laramie,” a graffiti piece that uses acrylic and spray paint on canvas. He said he draws inspiration for his art from his personal struggle with mental health.
“I was going through a great deal of depression at that time when I was making that specific piece, titled ‘24th
“For us to offer a space where they could hopefully see themselves in the museum and the ... traditional gallery space, I think, is what’s been really great about this,” Pieniadz said.
Donahoe said she hopes that the history center and the Ellwood House Museum’s efforts can expand.
“I feel like we’re at the tip of the iceberg in sharing and learning Black and Latino history, but we’ve also been working with the Potawatomi,” she said. “How do we share their story here? We have information about the Potawatomi in DeKalb, but we don’t have anything from their perspective. Even with the LGBTQ+ community, we know that people that live in our community are part of that community. We don’t have a lot of their stories here.”
having Turtle Beach join forces with NIU’s top esports program.”
DeKALB – Northern Illinois University will partner with Turtle Beach Corporation to support the university’s collegiate esports.
Turtle Beach will provide scholarships to student athletes who demonstrate leadership.
The company also will provide NIU Esports teams and Esports Arena with various performance-driven PC gaming peripherals.
“Turtle Beach and NIU share guiding principles of positive and healthy gaming, and this program will recognize and reward those NIU Esports students who show they can lead as well as they game,” Turtle Beach board of directors chairman Terry Jimenez said in a news release. “As an NIU alum and Adjunct Professor, I’m excited to merge two passions by
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DeKalb library to unveil history of ‘Dracula’ Oct. 15
DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will host a program for patrons to explore Bram Stoker’s novel “Dracula.”
“Partnering with Turtle Beach is a wonderful opportunity for our student gamers attending NIU,” NIU Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development vice president Rena Cotsones said in the release. “NIU Esports and Turtle Beach share a deep commitment to building community and promoting healthy and safe gaming practices. Their scholarships will help promote continued leadership and sportsmanship within our teams.”
The $2,500 Turtle Beach Leadership Awards will be presented annually to two NIU Esports varsity athletes. The scholarship recipients must athletes who support their teammates and demonstrate sportsmanship.
Turtle Beach also will provide the NIU Esports Arena 65 full PC gaming
peripheral setups. The arena opened in 2022. The NIU Esports Arena is home to NIU Esports varsity teams that compete in the Esports Collegiate Conference.
“The equipment Turtle Beach is providing for the NIU Esports Arena will create a more consistent, responsive gameplay experience during open play, varsity matches and special events,” NIU Esports director Conner Vagle also said in the release. “Moving forward, thousands more casual and competitive players visiting the arena each year will benefit from us having the latest top-performing PC gaming gear from Turtle Beach.”
“NIU Esports players now have some of the fastest, most responsive and top-rated PC gaming peripherals at their disposal,” Turtle Beach Corporation CEO Cris Keirn said in the release. We’re looking forward to
NIU Esports players combining their best performances with our premium gaming gear.”
The new PC gaming equipment includes Turtle Beach’s responsive, customizable and programmable Vulcan II TKL Pro keyboards, the Burst II Air mice, Sense Core Mini mousepads and Elite Pro 2 headsets. Turtle Beach also will provide 10 Atlas Air headsets.
NIU Esports in an inclusive program for gamers of all backgrounds, abilities and skill levels to play video games.
Turtle Beach Corporation is one of the world’s leading gaming accessory providers known for designing gaming headsets, game controllers, PC gaming peripherals and gaming simulation accessories.
For information, visit turtlebeach. com, niu.edu/esports, or turtlebeachcorp.com.
The program will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 15 in the library’s lower-level Zimmerman Meeting Room, 309 Oak St. The program is free and intended for teens and adults.
Attendees will be able to discuss the novel’s cultural inspirations, its adaptations and Stoker’s biography. The program also features a screening of the 1931 movie “Dracula.” No registration is required to attend. For information, email thomask@dkpl. org or call 815-756-9568, ext. 2150. – Shaw Local News Network
Sycamore Chamber welcomes Adventure Sprouts
The Sycamore Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Adventure Sprouts to its membership. Chamber staff, community members and board members celebrated Adventure Sprouts joining the Chamber with a ribbon-cutting Oct. 1. Adventure Sprouts, 235 W. State St., Sycamore, offers children’s clothing, toys and educational materials designed to inspire learning, fun and creativity. “We are thrilled to welcome Adventure Sprouts to Sycamore,” Sycamore Chamber of Commerce executive director Rose Treml said in a news release. “This new addition to our downtown not only offers unique products for children and families but also reinforces our community’s commitment to supporting local businesses.”
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Murder trial date set for Timothy Doll
DeKalb man charged in May 2023 killing of teen
By KELSEY RETTKE krettke@shawmedia.com
DeKALB – A 2025 jury trial date has been set for the man accused in the brutal May 2023 killing of DeKalb teenager Gracie Sasso-Cleveland, prosecutors confirmed.
The jury is expected to convene beginning March 3, lead prosecutor Scott Schwertley confirmed. Circuit Court Judge Philip Montgomery will preside. Timothy M. Doll is expected to have multiple pretrial status hearings between now and Feb. 26, DeKalb County court records show.
Doll, who recently appeared in court for a status hearing, faces first-degree murder charges, a Class M felony. He appeared virtually from where he’s been held in the DeKalb County jail without release since his arrest almost 17 months ago. He also recently was arraigned on three new felony charges that he picked up in June after authorities said he damaged a fire sprinkler while in a holding cell in the jail, according to court records. He pleaded not guilty to the new charges, according to court records.
Schwertley told Montgomery in May that he was ready for a jury trial on Doll’s murder charges. Doll is represented by Special Public Defender Andrew Nickel.
The body of Sasso-Cleveland, 15, was found by DeKalb police inside a dumpster next to Doll’s College Avenue apartment May 7, 2023. Loved ones who’ve continuously called for a harsh sentence for Doll, if convicted, remembered Sasso-Cleveland for her love of art and animals. They held a posthumous Sweet 16 birthday party a year ago. She would have turned 17 on Sept. 14.
Police and prosecutors have alleged
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Sycamore Music Boosters awards 36 music scholarships
SYCAMORE – The Sycamore Music Boosters recently awarded 36 scholarships to music students.
The $11,630 scholarships were presented to students attending college and summer music camps at regional schools. The Sycamore Music Boosters awarded $1,000 scholarships to Makena Ndicu,
that Doll, now 30, was in an illegal dating relationship with Sasso-Cleveland, a girl half his age. Prosecutors allege that Doll argued with Sasso-Cleveland in his apartment the night of May 4, 2023, suffocated her to death with a pillow, and then tried to dispose of her body to hide the crime from authorities, according to court records.
Her mother, Ericka Sasso, reported Gracie missing two days later on May 6. Sasso-Cleveland’s body was found by police the next day.
The DeKalb County Coroner’s Office ruled that Sasso-Cleveland died from asphyxiation May 4, 2023, according to court records.
Doll is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, concealment of homicidal death, aggravated domestic battery, two counts of obstructing justice,
unlawful restraint and unlawful communication of a child sex offender.
A registered sex offender when the DeKalb High School freshman was killed, Doll could face extended sentencing of 20 to 120 years in prison if convicted of first-degree murder. He was on probation at the time of the slaying for another sexual abuse case against a different girl, according to court records. He had pleaded guilty and was sentenced in that case less than two months before Sasso-Cleveland was killed, according to court records.
Doll previously pleaded not guilty to the charges despite police allegations that he confessed to the crime, according to court records. Police said he also admitted that he knew Sasso-Cleveland was 15.
Police said Doll admitted to suffocating Sasso-Cleveland for three minutes
before depositing her body in a laundry basket and carrying her outside to a dumpster, according to court records.
He also is accused of trying to cover up the killing. DeKalb police allege that he took Sasso-Cleveland’s cellphone and discarded it in the trash at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, where he’d gone the night of her death to have his back checked out. He told authorities that he injured his back lifting the slain girl’s body, according to court records.
During a warrant search of Doll’s apartment building, DeKalb police also found female clothing in the basement that matched the description of clothing Sasso-Cleveland last wore, according to court records.
Doll is next expected to appear for a pretrial status hearing at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 13.
Stephanie Kim and Layla Musich. The scholarships will support the students college education. Drum major clinic scholarships also were presented to Alise Goodman and Emma Weimer.
High school summer camp scholarship recipients included Teagan Hagemeyer, Aubrey Hulseberg, Delaney Baylor, Payton Kalweit, Amelia Weingarz, Alise Goodman, Sarah Melnick, Marlie
Colness, Evan Tonaki and Jeremiah Stagg. The middle school recipients were Nadia Porcayo, Mallory Tallacksen, Rosemary McConkie, Silas Ruckoldt, Ellie Lawless, Mia Tonaki, Dominick Alsing, Fiona Arnold-Mantz, Claire Hua, Genevieve Hendricks, Quentin Coleman, Megan McCollum, Makenzie Morefield, Alyssa Klein, Dominic Biundo, Tommy Weimer, Connor Hogan, Troy Weydert,
Max Mangini, Jack Mangini and Lola Boksa.
The Sycamore Music Boosters supports students in kindergarten through 12 music programs offered within Sycamore School District 427.
For information, visit sycamoremusicboosters.com or the booster’s social media pages.
– Shaw Local News Network
Timothy M. Doll
Mark Busch file photo
A display remembering Gracie Sasso-Cleveland is set up Sept. 14, 2023, at the Sycamore Community Sports Complex during a celebration of her life on what would have been her Sweet 16 birthday.
Kishwaukee College names fall scholarship recipients
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MALTA – The Kishwaukee College Foundation recently distributed more than $260,000 in scholarships to hundreds of local students for the fall semester.
The foundation awarded $267,574 to Kishwaukee students through 333 scholarships.
The scholarship funds are possible through gifts from area agencies and associations, community members, and local businesses and industries. Students are selected on a competitive basis according to each scholarship’s specific requirements.
Kishwaukee College students received the following awards:
• AG Communications Endowment: Joshua Ford of Sycamore.
• Arden Perry and Kathryn Cornell Endowment: Brandon Foley of Genoa, Leyah Langley of Kingston, Blake Nelson of Genoa.
• Barry Haber Kiwanis Club of DeKalb: Ashley Davila of DeKalb, Naomy Ortiz of DeKalb, Lane Schumacher of DeKalb.
• Beulah and Roberta Hackett Endowment: Anusha Amin of Algonquin, Katherine Anderson of DeKalb, Maya Beard of DeKalb, Madolyn Bellah of Kirkland, Temijah Broger of DeKalb, Katie Maier of Sycamore, Aimee Marsh of Sycamore, Laura Torres of Oregon, Ana Tricio of Kirkland.
• Bruce Cobb Horticulture Scholarship: Andrea Weitenbeck of DeKalb.
• Bud and Kay Stocking Rochelle Rotary Endowment: Molly Boehm of Rochelle, Danica Ward of Creston.
• Charles and Mary Roberts Memorial Endowment: Joshua Ford of Sycamore, Marbelyn Galarza of Genoa, Matt Holuj of DeKalb, Mikaela Kluxen of DeKalb, Michele Lidren of Rochelle, Kylie Mapes of Sycamore, Erika Nunez of DeKalb.
• Charles and Mary Roberts Memorial Endowment for Nursing: Keyle Brown of DeKalb, Tania Pensado-Salazar of DeKalb, Ariyana Turks of DeKalb, Rita Walsh of Rochelle.
• Chris and Katherine Boulos Foundation: Camila Aguilera of DeKalb, Katherine Anderson of DeKalb, Mallory Armstrong of Sycamore, Colin Bafia of Sycamore, Emily Baldwin of Sycamore, Drew Beckett of DeKalb, Madyson Block of Sycamore, Ayden Boatman of Sycamore, Tayla Brannstrom of Sycamore, Keyle Brown of DeKalb, Kiley Bryer of Sycamore, Jonathan Buckheister of Sycamore, Cassidi Calfa of Sycamore, Rylie Cedillo of Sycamore, Alyssa Childress of Kingston, Brianna Crawford of DeKalb, Ashley Davila of DeKalb, Gabriela Diaz Lopez of Sycamore, Paulo Diaz Lopez of Sycamore, Asher
Dohogne of Sycamore, Charlie Duran of DeKalb, Cayla Evans of Cortland, Precious French of DeKalb, Jessica Garcia of DeKalb, Grace Gineman of Sycamore, Hanitzi Gonzalez of Cortland, Sherleen Gonzalez of DeKalb, Diego Gonzalez Zabala of Sycamore, Leslie Hernandez of DeKalb, Kevin Hernandez of DeKalb, Amixam Hernandez of DeKalb, Elijah Herra of Sycamore, Seth Hess of DeKalb, Grace Hunt of Cortland, Brooke Jackson of Sycamore, Rayne Jones of DeKalb, Azaan Khan of Sycamore, Hayley King of Sycamore, Mikaela Kluxen of DeKalb, Molly Kuntzi of DeKalb, David Ledwell of DeKalb, Julie Leon of DeKalb, Anna Lochbaum of Sycamore, Paige Lojko of Sycamore, Tyler Maciejewski of DeKalb, Alexiana Manguya of DeKalb, Kylie Mapes of Sycamore, Sam McCormick of DeKalb, Destiny McKinnie of Cortland, Megan Medina of DeKalb, Raven Meeks of DeKalb, Hailey Michaels of Sycamore, Tijana Milovancevich of Maple Park, Krystal Mora of Sycamore, Erika Nunez of DeKalb, Joseph O’Donnell of Creston, Bryce Olson of DeKalb, Unique Omodayo of DeKalb,
Naomy Ortiz of DeKalb, Keli Perez of DeKalb, Omar Perez of DeKalb, Addy Perry of Sycamore, Kelli Petit of Sycamore, Brody Pfund of Maple Park, Brennan Piquett of DeKalb, Alex Prince of Malta, Justine Pringle of Cortland, Tyler Reidl of DeKalb, Charles Roots of Sycamore, Daniel Rosas of DeKalb, Ellie Rothenbach of Sycamore, Leslie Sanchez of DeKalb, Lane Schumacher of DeKalb, Keisha Simms of Sycamore, Nevaeh Slayton of Malta, Madelyn Smith of DeKalb, Ariana Smith of DeKalb, Noah Stanik of Sycamore, Brandi Stover of Genoa, Brianna Stover of Genoa, Ozzy Taylor of Sycamore, Terri Tingling of DeKalb, Vanessa Villa of DeKalb, Haley VonSchnase of Sycamore, Carter Young of DeKalb, Milena Zak of Sycamore, Daniella Zamora of DeKalb, Brynn Ziegler of Clare.
• ComEd Endowment: Erica Prange of Lindenwood.
• Compeer Financial Scholarship: Abby Stoffa of DeKalb.
• DeKalb Area Garden Club Endowment: Christina Fisher of Kingston.
• DeKalb Fire Fighters Local 1236 Memorial Scholarship: Cassidi Calfa of Sycamore.
• Diane McNeilly Education Endowment: Orion Gallentine of Oregon.
• Donald C. Mack Scholarship: Ozzy Taylor of Sycamore.
• Doris V. and Suzanne K. Lewis Memorial Endowment: Nicole Jazo of DeKalb, Morgan Widick of West Chicago.
• Earl and Jeanne Pritchard Horticulture Scholarship: Avie Truran of Kirkland, Francis Vowels of Rochelle.
• Edward W. Deeke Endowment: Lian Pedersen of Amboy.
• Eleanor Anglin Price Scholarship: Jessica Van Etten of Boyne City, Michigan.
• Emma Anderson Scholarship: Mallory Armstrong of Sycamore, Colin Bafia of Sycamore, Madyson Block of
• Dean and Betty Burgemeister Endowment: Anusha Amin of Algonquin, Katherine Anderson of DeKalb, Maya Beard of DeKalb, Temijah Broger of DeKalb, Kevin Farlinger of Cortland, Katie Maier of Sycamore, Laura Torres of Oregon, Ana Tricio of Kirkland, Morgan Widick of West Chicago, Rachel Yalley of DeKalb.
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Kishwaukee College Foundation fall 2024 scholarship recipients pose for a photo.
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Sycamore, Kenna Braheny of Genoa, Tayla Brannstrom of Sycamore, Jonathan Buckheister of Sycamore, Asher Dohogne of Sycamore, Carter England of Sycamore, Cayla Evans of Cortland, Precious French of DeKalb, Mahala Gonzalez of Paw Paw, Diego Gonzalez Zabala of Sycamore, Seth Hess of DeKalb, Alexis Huerta of Rochelle, Grace Hunt of Cortland, Brooke Jackson of Sycamore, Azaan Khan of Sycamore, Hayley King of Sycamore, Anna Lochbaum of Sycamore, Paige Lojko of Sycamore, Tyler Maciejewski of DeKalb, Kara Martinez of Rochelle, Reese McRoberts of Waterman, Raven Meeks of DeKalb, Gustavo Mendez of Cortland, Bryce Olson of DeKalb, Unique Omodayo of DeKalb, Omar Perez of DeKalb, Jayson Quintero Romero of Cortland, Charles Roots of Sycamore, Ellie Rothenbach of Sycamore, Avery Salsbury of Oregon, Brandi Stover of Genoa, Milena Zak of Sycamore.
• Enbridge Energy Company Pipeline Industry Awareness Scholarship: Seth Ford of DeKalb.
• Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois Scholarship: Christina Hansen of Rochelle.
• Harold C. Flanigan Memorial Endowment: Madolyn Bellah of Kirkland, Abigail Ingraham of Kirkland.
• Heartland Bank Community Enhancement Scholarship: Leslie Sanchez of DeKalb.
• Howard and Martha Mullins Memorial Endowment for Nursing: Zaila Smith of DeKalb.
• Illinois Community College System Foundation Healthcare Scholarship: Brandon Foley of Genoa.
• Ine Achilles Scholarship for Horticulture: Jack Miller of DeKalb.
• James Salomone Fuerst Endowment: Vanessa Villa of DeKalb.
• Jeanne M. Henderson Memorial Endowment: Orion Gallentine of Oregon, Greta Horner of Ashton, Miguel Villegas of Amboy.
• Jeremy Davis Memorial Endowment: Damen Harrington of Rochelle.
• Jesus Romero Hispanic Endowment: Johany Cervantes of Rochelle, Emily
Garcia of Rochelle, Erika Nunez of DeKalb.
• Joyce A. Nicklas Memorial Scholarship: Katherine Anderson of DeKalb, Laura Valdez of Rochelle.
• Kenneth and Susan Doubler Scholarship Fund: Haley VonSchnase of Sycamore.
• Kishwaukee College Alumni Association Scholarship: Tommy Koziol of Rochelle.
• Kishwaukee College Board of Trustees Endowment: Aiyanna Washington of Rochelle.
• Kishwaukee College Employee Give Scholarship: Jacinta Allen of Cortland, Arlette Carmona of DeKalb, Natey Ericson of Sycamore, Foluke Esan of Sycamore, Joshua Ford of Sycamore, Rayne Jones of DeKalb, Remya Palakkeel of Rockford, Brody Pfund of Maple Park.
• Kishwaukee College First-Generation Scholarship: Gabriela Diaz Lopez of Sycamore, Paulo Diaz Lopez of Sycamore, Damian Nava-Barrientos of Rochelle.
• LaVerne “Dutch” Johnson Memorial Fund: Grace Gineman of Sycamore, Greta Horner of Ashton, Lenna Hulthen of Lee, Tyler Maciejewski of DeKalb, Kelli Petit of Sycamore, Brody Pfund of Maple Park, Lizbeth Ruiz of Cortland, Silvina Vargas of DeKalb.
• Law Enforcement Lifelong Learning Scholarship: Julias Ferguson of DeKalb, Damen Harrington of Rochelle.
• Leah Wach Memorial Endowment: Hailey Michaels of Sycamore.
• Les and Deanie Springmire Endowment: Hailey Michaels of Sycamore.
• Marie Ann Pierce Memorial Endowment: Lizbeth Ruiz of Cortland.
• Mark Brisbin Memorial Scholarship: Lily Goode of Marengo.
• Mark Joseph Bussone Memorial Endowment: Faith Allen of Belvidere, Harold Brown of DeKalb, Brandon Foley of Genoa, Alex Torres of Rochelle.
• Mathew J. Rood DPT Scholarship: Brody Pfund of Maple Park.
• Michael Bennett and Janette Maley Art Scholarship: Kenna Braheny of Genoa.
• Nancy D. Castle Scholarship: Gabriela Diaz Lopez of Sycamore, Leslie
Hernandez of DeKalb, Ailyn Miranda of Rochelle, Rachel Yalley of DeKalb.
• Nancy Heal Memorial Altrusa Scholarship: Avie Truran of Kirkland.
• OC Creative Scholarship: Kenna Braheny of Genoa, Jessica Marin of Rochelle.
• OJ and Phyllis Cunningham Malta Lions Club Memorial Scholarship: Kylie Mapes of Sycamore.
• O’Meara and Schaeffer Nursing Endowment: Cassidi Calfa of Sycamore.
• Paul J. Smith Memorial Endowment: Arian Avila of Rochelle.
• Philip H. Nye Scholarship: Nancy Hernandez of DeKalb, Avery Salsbury of Oregon.
• Rebecca Williams Memorial Scholarship: Dawn George of DeKalb.
• Richard Akers Memorial Endowment: Ornella Agbetrobu of Rochelle.
• Robert and Doris Boey Endowment: Gracie James of Sycamore, Leslie Sanchez of DeKalb.
• Robert and Norma Wildenradt Endowment: Abby Stoffa of DeKalb.
• Rollan Bonneau Memorial Endowment: Lily Goode of Marengo.
• Rowland and Lucile Matteson Endowment: Christina Fisher of Kingston, Tony Perez of Crystal Lake, Francis Vowels of Rochelle.
• Rufus Brown Memorial Endowment: Unique Omodayo of DeKalb.
• Ruth Ashelford Pollock Horticulture Fund: Marcia Curran of Geneva, Christina Fisher of Kingston, Jack Miller of DeKalb, Tony Perez of Crystal Lake, Patrick Talley of Shabbona, Francis Vowels of Rochelle.
• Ruth Ashelford Pollock Nursing Fund: Jacinta Allen of Cortland, Kendal Ansteth of Rochelle, Maya Beard of DeKalb, Keyle Brown of DeKalb, Kiley Bryer of Sycamore, Foluke Esan of Sycamore, Amanda Gamauf of Cortland, Leticia Garcia of DeKalb, Leslie Hernandez of DeKalb, Melissa Huneke of DeKalb, Tasha Kimble of Cortland, Leyah Langley of Kingston, Alicia Salgado of Belvidere, Brianna Stover of Genoa, Ariyana Turks of DeKalb, Laura Valdez of Rochelle, Melcah Van Oosten of Sugar Grove, Ceci Vargas of Rochelle.
• Ruth I. Hall Nursing Endowment: Jacinta Allen of Cortland, Kendal Ansteth of Rochelle, Madolyn Bellah of Kirkland, Keyle Brown of DeKalb,
Kiley Bryer of Sycamore, Foluke Esan of Sycamore, Kevin Farlinger of Cortland, Amanda Gamauf of Cortland, Leticia Garcia of DeKalb, Leslie Hernandez of DeKalb, Matt Holuj of DeKalb, Melissa Huneke of DeKalb, Nicole Jazo of DeKalb, Tasha Kimble of Cortland, Leyah Langley of Kingston, Michele Lidren of Rochelle, Kylie Mapes of Sycamore, Aimee Marsh of Sycamore, Alicia Salgado of Belvidere, Yessica Valdez of Cortland, Melcah Van Oosten of Sugar Grove, Ceci Vargas of Rochelle, Rita Walsh of Rochelle, Rachel Yalley of DeKalb.
• Shane Meyers Memorial Scholarship: Haley VonSchnase of Sycamore.
• Stephen P. Irving Family Scholarship: Olivia Arias of Genoa, Richard Hansen of DeKalb, Bridget Stewart of DeKalb, Daniel Villagran Garrido of DeKalb.
• Stoltz-Caruthers Family Scholarship: Gracie James of Sycamore, Jonathan Sandoval of Carpentersville.
• Sycamore Hospital Physicians Nursing Endowment: Brianna Stover of Genoa.
• Terry S. Jones and Nancy J. Eyer Nursing Student Scholarship: Katie Maier of Sycamore.
• The Founder’s Endowment: Anna Lochbaum of Sycamore.
• The Suter Company Endowment: Jonathon Martinez of DeKalb.
• Tom and Nancy Roberts Endowment: Greta Horner of Ashton, Mikaela Kluxen of DeKalb, Kyra Pyburn of Kingston.
• Velta Smith Nursing Endowment: Tasha Kimble of Cortland, Michele Lidren of Rochelle.
• Vernon and Dorothy Smith Memorial Scholarship: Cheryl Bialas of Rochelle, Tommy Koziol of Rochelle, Marisa Whaley of Rochelle.
• Veronica M. Ream Endowment: Aiyanna Washington of Rochelle.
• Wayne McIlrath Family Scholarship: Natey Ericson of Sycamore, Lyric Price of Sycamore, Grace Raute of Kirklan.
• William and Emiline Rood Family Scholarship: Lenna Hulthen of Lee, Reese McRoberts of Waterman.
Students who wished to remain anonymous are omitted from the list. For information, call 815-825-9803 or visit kish.edu/kcfscholarships.
