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Antioch Village Administrator Jim Keim presented two options Dec. 10 to the Village Board in response to the failed referendum on funding for local emergency medical services – and none of the board members liked what he or she saw. Keim’s Plan A is something that could start this year. Plan B concerns cost saving measures projected for further into the future. At the Dec. 15 regular board meeting, the Village Board approved Plan A but tabled Plan B until January. In January, both the village and First Fire Protection District 1 will have made decisions. Residents will have again geared up a referendum campaign committee Even though the Village Board has budgeted to cover EMS costs, Village President Larry Hansen was quick to point out that funding EMS left deficits in other areas, such as the capital fund and road paving. During the rest of this fiscal year, Plan A would cut $191,000 from the village budget to cover the funds diverted to emergency medical services. The police department has changed to 12-hour shifts and through that measure alone, the village will save an estimated $50,000 in overtime costs. Some village trustees said they

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Funds needed to help more people After spending the evening listening to more than 40 voice mails, reading a multitude of emails and going through stacks of the week’s letters requesting our assistance, I found myself slumped over at my desk. It all was so overwhelming. Where I usually can overcome my feelings of sadness and heartbreak and provide the solutions to help those in desperate need, tonight I couldn’t seem to shake these feelings. The many problems and tragedies that had been shared with me tonight seemed more devastating than usual. The reason I was feeling so helpless was my inability to help these many fellow creations turning to us for assistance due to lack of funds. I read situation after situation knowing I could not help these people. I could not prevent their eviction. I could not restore utility service. I could not help with a car repair or purchase food, toiletries and household necessities for those in desperate need. I had to listen to voice mails with tear-filled eyes as I heard desperate crying coming from the people leaving the messages. I continued to sort through the mail. A volunteer helped me to research each request

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for authenticity, online records, previous assistance if any, and we placed them in piles according to severity of need to organize my spontaneous visits. I looked over to see the volunteer had tears in her eyes that she quickly tried to hide. I had shared with her that our funding was too low to help any of this week’s requests. She picked up a letter and said, “I know, but listen to this one.” She continued to read a letter containing the details of a family struggling due to the mother having a life-threatening illness. The father had lost his job due to the many days taken off work to care for her and the three children, one of whom is severely handicapped. No one ever plans for a life-threatening illness to happen to them. How much can you prepare for these life events that alter your family and finances? When you are already working paycheck to paycheck, there is not much room for savings to prepare for a lifethreatening emergency. I

had to tell the volunteer to place that one at the top of the pile for when we hopefully received our next donation or I am able to successfully sell another property through my real estate company. This year has been better for real estate sales, and I thank God for the opportunity to work every day. The requests for help for those in desperate need always seem to outpace the flow of income. Then I read a letter that contained the details of a senior citizen who was raising her two grandchildren due to the death of her son and daughter-in-law in a car accident after being hit by an uninsured drunk driver. She did not have enough money to purchase both children winter coats and boots. They also were behind in their utilities and rent after the grandmother had gotten pneumonia and been in and out of the emergency room several times. This grandmother and grandchildren would too be put in the pile waiting for donations to cover the assistance. One of the voicemails I listened to contained the call-back information I was waiting to hear. A mother and two children we had been providing emergency shelter for had found an affordable apartment. She hesitantly

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reminded me I had promised to provide first month’s rent and security deposit if she was able to secure a job as well. I heard her cheerful message, “Guess what Sal? I got a job! I am so excited! Now the kids and I can have a real home again! Thank you! Thank you!” Her excitement would have been contagious if it was not for the feeling of helplessness I felt knowing we did not have the funds to provide this opportunity. Since I never break a promise, I would provide this assistance, praying to God we would receive the funds necessary. How could I let this mother who had obviously worked so hard to do what was necessary to help her family, think we had forgotten our promise? We would put an end to their ordeal of not having a place to call home while living in a very small motel room. Another letter in this week’s mail included a request for assistance written by an apartment manager for an elderly widow living in a lowincome apartment complex. The letter writer shared her concerns for this senior citizen including the need for a bed, she was apparently sleeping on an old recliner that looked like it came from someone’s trash pile, and her living in constant pain due to needing some dental work done that she could not afford. This was what the apartment manager asked for, but from years of experience I knew her needs were probably much more than just these. As is often the case, I usually find much more need than our fellow Americans even request our help with. When letters ask for help with rent, I usually also find food insecurity, children without sufficient clothing, needed car repairs and utilities on the verge of disconnection. I again added another letter to the top of the waiting for assistance pile. I founded The Time Is Now to Help more than 25 years ago with the ideals of making sure every penny donated would be used 100 percent to help the poverty stricken. To this day we still operate under these principles. I was tired of reading financial reports from charities I was contributing to and seeing a large portion of my donation going to administrative and marketing costs. I

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wanted my donations to go to the cause they were presenting in their mailings and brochures. I was so disappointed to find out that most of the charities I was donating to were using my funds to pay their staff, or even worse for more mailings containing useless free items that try to guilt you into donating even more. Over the years I have tried different fund-raising ideas and campaigns, never using the free-item guilt tactic, but not one of them has worked as well as just asking for help when needed. It is also the one thing I have the most difficulty doing in all my nonprofit organization duties. I always provide all the operating expenses, telephones, office supplies, postage, administrative costs and much more as I never want a penny of anyone’s donations to be used for these expenses. Since I know I cannot continue this mission without all of you, I am asking now for your help. The requests far outweigh our finances. We find ourselves entering a very special holiday season. This is supposed to be a time of happiness and joy. Together we can make it even more special by caring and sharing, removing the pains and suffering of those living in the desperate fears of poverty. I always feel, for those of us that are capable, it is an opportunity for us to show our feelings for our fellow creations making our creator proud. Doing good makes every day, every season even more special by living up to our true heritage of loving one another, especially for those that we expect nothing in return. Please join us in creating goodness here on earth. I thank all of you every day for your support of The Time Is Now to Help. I hope you can join me in continuing our good works together, ending the pains of poverty for many in need. Thank you and God bless you.

recognized 501(c)3 charitable organization licensed in Wisconsin and Illinois. You will receive a tax-deductible, itemized thank-you receipt showing how your donation provided assistance for the poverty stricken. A very special thank you: Clarence and Marilyn Schawk Family Foundation, Bernard Labovitch, Dorothy Heffernan, Community Foundation of So. Wisconsin, Grunow Family Fund, LaVerne and Jean Reu, Christina Tyschenko, Michael and Tamela Dunn, Martin Group, John Stensland and Family, Lake Geneva Area Realty, Petco Foundation, Lake Geneva Petco, First English Lutheran Church, Daniel and Margaret Voissem, Gerald and Robin Dempsey, James and Marilnn Dyer, Roberta Hunt, Rita’s Wells Street Salon, Williams Bay Lioness Club, Thomas Morrissy, Bradley Solheim, Dr. Mark and Cynthia Brower, Lake Geneva Country Meats, Donna Schwall, Gregory Swanson, Margaret Plevak, William Davit, Maureen Gleason, Mary Ann Smith, Edward Paredes, Nancy Davis, Nancy Cunniff, Alex Dahlstrom, Karin Collamore, Margaret Guidarelli, Kettle Moraine Classic Car Club, Beth and Jody Rendall, John and Vickie Geier, George and Barbara Partyka, Philip and Helen Joyce, Wayne and Maria Osborn, Dennis Schultz, Judith Caputo, Frank and Donna Scherkenbach, Glenda Hill, W.C. Family Resource Center/Food Pantry volunteers, and all the God loving volunteers of all our caring pantries, all of you who support The Time Is Now to Help donation boxes, and the businesses that allow our donation boxes. Anyone who would like a Time Is Now donation box in your business, please call (262) 249-7000.

W.C. Food Pantry update: The W.C. Food Pantry will be moving. Health and Happiness, Dec. 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 God Bless Everyone, W.C./ p.m. will be the last day Sal the pantry will be open in its present location. It will Please help: There open again on Sat., Jan. 3 are many coming to us from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at in desperation. Our good its new location – 205 E. fellow creations need our Commerce St., Elkhorn, compassion. Together we WI. 53121. This is in the make a big difference. old Aurora Clinic building Make checks payable to off of Highway 67 just The Time Is Now to Help, east of Interstate 43. The P.O. Box 1, Lake Geneva, food pantry will also have WI 53147. The Time Is special holiday hours: Now to Help is a federally Closed on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve, but open from 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 23 and 30. The new phone number is (262) 723-4488. Furniture donations: Please contact Love Inc. for all your furniture, HELP? clothing and household item donations. Call (262) 763-2743 or (262) 7636226 to schedule pick-up. A FAITH-BASED RESTORATION OUTREACH Also for family & friends

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Holiday heroes By Anne Trautner STAFF WRITER

When Twin Lakes Police Officer Kevin Saunders called certain students out of their classrooms at Randall and Lakewood schools, the youngsters were nervous. All 24 summoned children were afraid they had done something wrong. When Saunders told the students that they had been picked to go on a shopping spree through the “Shop with a Hero” program, the youth breathed a sigh of relief. Then they reacted as if they had won the lottery. A couple girls kept saying, “Why did I get picked? I don’t understand why I got picked.” “They were just shocked that they got this opportunity,” Saunders said. Shop with a Hero School staff selected students with good performance in grades 4K through eighth grade to participate in the program, which is organized by the Twin Lakes Professional Police Association. Each child received $150 in spending money. All the money was raised through

donations from local businesses, with a major donation from the Genoa City Lions Club, said Saunders, Shop with a Hero coordinator. The day began at the Twin Lakes Fire Department, where students and heroes (Twin Lakes police officers, emergency dispatchers, EMTs and firefighters) enjoyed donuts and refreshments. Each student was paired up with a hero, and the duos went shopping at the Lake Geneva Wal-Mart. Wilmot High School student photographers Ashley Smith and Charlie Mohring documented the event with still shots. While the children and heroes shopped, parents and guardians waited in WalMart’s McDonald’s, where they received free soda and coffee. When children finished shopping, volunteers from Randall School and Lakewood School, as well as family members of the heroes wrapped the gifts that children had purchased. “By the time we actually brought the child back to the parent, if they bought

Mom and Dad a present, it would be wrapped, so they wouldn’t know what it was. Then they can surprise them on Christmas,” Saunders said. After the shopping excursion was completed, Driftwood restaurant in Twin Lakes hosted a free pizza party for all the children, their families and the heroes.

A good light “It was a whole morning of getting to associate with the children in a good light,” Saunders said. “It is a way to connect with the kids of the village in a different way from sometimes how they normally see us coming to calls. It’s a good environment for us to connect with them.” By having one-on-one contact with the children, the heroes form a bond with the youth. And the children remember that bond, Saunders said. “We have been out shopping at Richter’s Marketplace, and they come up to the heroes and say hi to them because they know them from the Shop with the Hero event,” Saunders said. The bond has helped in cases where the heroes made

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emergency calls at people’s houses because somebody was ill, Saunders said. “The rescue squad, fire and police were all there, and they have recognized one of the heroes from the Shop with the Hero event. (Families) have actually asked if they could have one of those heroes because they were treating a family member. They remembered this hero, and that hero came and talked to the child and calmed them down while mom was being treated,” Saunders said. In addition to sponsoring the program, the Twin Lakes Professional Police Association funds the National Night Out on the first Tuesday of August every year. Emergency personnel give demonstrations at the event, and fire trucks and police cars are displayed. “It is another chance for the kids to interact with the police and fire department not on an emergency call,” Saunders said. Money lessons This year, about $3,600 was raised for the “Shop with a Hero” program, enough to sponsor shopping

sprees for 24 kids. A total of 286 children have now shopped through the Twin Lakes Shop with a Hero since the program started in 2004. In addition to getting to know the heroes, the children in the program learn how to budget for buying gifts. “We work with them, we have a sheet, we keep track of how much they are spending,” Saunders said. Some of the youth have a method to their shopping madness. “Some of them do a little pre-shopping and go around and plan things out the day before, and kind of have a list and a strategy down,” Saunders said. Those shoppers finished in about 20 minutes, while others took about 40 minutes to pick out gifts, Saunders said. Still, many of the heroes give a little extra money out of their pocket so that the children can buy everything they want, even if they go a little over in price, Saunders said. One firefighter, who likes to remain anonymous, gives an extra $150 out of his pocket to one child each

year. That lucky shopper gets to purchase $300 worth of merchandise. True heroes All of the heroes look forward to donating their time to participate in the event, Saunders said. “We enjoy doing this. It is kind of our thing we love doing every year,” Saunders said. It is very rewarding, he said. “I like getting the time to interact and to getting to know the kid,” Saunders said. “I watch them pick gifts out for their family and themselves, and get to see the joy on their face.” Many of the children spend most of the money they receive on others, Saunders said. “Some of the kids spend only a quarter of the money on themselves. They want to buy their friends and families things,” Saunders said. One child spent more than $100 on toys that the child donated to patients in the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. “Some of these kids are very selfless,” Saunders said.

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Numbers In Nature: A Mirror Maze New permanent exhibit at Museum of Science and Industry explores patterns and mathematics in nature

“Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze” is an interactive and immersive new permanent exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago that will expose and explain the mathematical patterns that abound in the natural world – from the delicate nested spirals of a sunflower’s seeds, to the ridges of a majestic mountain range, to the layout of the universe. The centerpiece of the exhibit is a 1,800-squarefoot elaborate mirror maze in which guests can lose themselves in a seemingly infinite repeating pattern of mirrors. The exhibit is on the Museum’s Main Level and is included in Museum Entry. “The museum is thrilled to open an exhibit that illuminates mathematics and numbers in fun, interactive way,” said Kurt Haunfelner, MSI’s vice president of exhibits and collections. “By showcasing that fascinating numerical patterns

are all around us, we hope that both kids and adults alike will become inspired to discover more about how math is a strong and important presence in our daily lives. It’s a vital part of supporting STEM education for our youth.” Introduction to patterns As visitors enter the exhibit, they will be greeted by lenticular images that animate imagery from nature – showing the many repeating patterns that are easily identifiable – if one knows where to look. From there, an immersive theater will present a large-format media piece with stunning footage of nature, the human body and even art and architecture. Animated computer graphics will be superimposed over the images to uncover the mathematical patterns – spirals, the golden ratio, Voronoi patterns and fractal branching

– beneath these familiar objects. The film will help explain why these patterns exist and how they show themselves in various facets of the natural and designed world. Building from the examples in the theater, an interactive area will allow visitors to identify patterns that surround them every day and to create numerical patterns of your own. Manipulate images of snowflakes, honeycombs, flowers and more – triggering the geometry that underlies those things to appear. The Mirror Maze To introduce visitors to the centerpiece of the exhibit – the mirror maze – a hidden pocket door will open that exposes a sea of equilateral triangle chambers that repeat in a dizzying array of mirrors. This fascinating, yet challenging, space will envelop visitors within what appears to be an endless pattern – 1,800 square feet of it.

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Antioch woman accused of child abuse An Antioch woman has been charged with domestic battery after local police allegedly discovered injuries to her 2-year-old daughter last week. According to a press release from the Antioch Police Department: On Dec. 19 at 12:23 a.m., Antioch police officers responded to the 300 block of Ida Street for the report of a woman screaming. Officers made contact with Bridget M. Vaughn, who was holding her 2-year-old daughter. Vaughn told officers that she was yelling at her ex-boyfriend on the phone, which is why officers heard her screaming. Officers verified that Vaughn and her daughter were the only ones in the apartment at this time. Vaughn appeared to be highly intoxicated and admitted to drinking wine throughout the night, the release said.

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Antioch residents have another chance to comment The Antioch Community Vision Committee presented its draft vision statement to the Village Board Dec. 10. The draft is as follows: “Antioch is a community steeped in rich history and tradition, anchored by a safe, small-town atmosphere, and quality of life. Its vibrant economy draws from the charm of a quaint downtown, a well-educated workforce and a robust commercial sector. “The variety of recreational opportunities available to residents and visitors are accentuated by the area’s proximity to the natural resources of the Chain of Lakes and

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Arms Mission, the Close family initiated a campaign to provide warm socks for families needing a little extra assistance during the winter months. Each week families throughout Antioch and Lake Villa Townships come to Open Arms Mission for assistance. One week each month, from October through March, warm socks are provided for each family member along with their food and milk. “Our simple request of you

is to donate packages of new warm socks, any size, men, women, boys, girls and infants,” said Close. In the past, scout troops, church youth groups and other community organizations have held fund drives to support the sock campaign. This year Antioch Women’s Club donated 800 pairs of socks to the program. Those interested in helping should call Close at (847) 5085938 for more information.

(Continued from front page) Some concerns were raised less spent on events such as since these events bring visi- movies in the park and the tors and income to the village regatta and officials hope that and Trustee Dennis Crosby area businesses might take up said he hoped the area busi- sponsorships to keep them nesses that benefitted from going. traffic brought into the vilChanges in dental insurlage by these events would ance could result in $53,000 take up sponsorship so the saved. Another $150,000 events could continue. could be saved through other personnel budget cuts that Plan B tabled were discussed in closed sesPlan B could be imple- sion. And fireworks on the mented next year and involve July 4 as well as the Christdeeper and more comprehen- mas parade could be cut. sive cuts to reach an amount Local organizations, such of nearly $600,000. It was as the Antioch Lions and tabled until January, waiting school groups, might have for decision made by both the to start paying to use village village and the fire district re- facilities for various events garding future referendums. and creating some additionThe village is considering al income for the village to allowing all Senior Center total in excess of $25,000. expenses now covered by the A redirection from the utilgeneral fund to come from ity tax to the general fund the Spiering Fund, which would add another revenue would accelerate depletion enhancement of $200,000 from 2022 to 2020. that currently goes into the There could be $24,000 reserve.

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Striving to be the greatest academic athletes in the world The Wilmot Union High School academic decathlon team is bringing “Panther Pride” to the school in a way other than athletics – and on a national scale, too.

EARLENE FREDERICK Hi-Liter

Wilmot High School students advance in U.S. Academic Decathlon By Anne Trautner

worked so hard, and it’s cool that they get recognized. raining for a decathlon can “Sometimes it isn’t as flashy as be grueling. playing a sport, but they bring a For a group of Wilmot lot of pride to the school.” High School students, the definition of “grueling” means an Teamwork awful lot of studying. Wilmot’s academic decathlon The members of Wilmot’s team is made up of nine students academic decathlon team recently and three alternates. On the won their local competition and team, three students have a grade posted the best score in the state point average above 3.75, three by close to 3,000 points. The students’ GPA is between 3 and students involved are hoping for a 3.75 and three students have a return to nationals. GPA below 3.0. The competition is part of “That’s one of the cool things the U.S. Academic Decathlon, about the decathlon,” Serkowski an international high school said. “I can’t just pick the nine scholastic competition. smartest kids in the school. We This year marks the first time have to pick from an array of that the Wilmot Panthers have grade point averages.” been in first place in the state after As a result, students get to meet the local level competition. new people, he said. The team hopes to advance “The kids that never would through the regional and necessarily talk to each other state competitions. A second in a school this big in the consecutive state title would earn hallway, they now work together the team another trip to nationals, academically,” Serkowski said. which will be held in Garden “We have gotten closer and Grove, Calif. formed friendships,” said junior Last year, Wilmot’s team went Carlie Banchi. to Hawaii and placed second in For senior Johny Weber, the Division 2 of the international best part of being in the group is competition. All but one of those the team aspect. team members graduated last year. “It is amazing,” Weber said. “It’s pretty much a new, “How we are always pushing improving team,” said Don each other to do better and we are Serkowski, who is coaching the always pushing ourselves to do team for the 13th year. “They better for each other.”

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All of the students on the team have to take the same tests in 10 different subjects. “The challenging part is finding the kids with a GPA of 2.99 and below that really want to study super hard,” Serkowski said. Because it is a team sport, everybody is in it together, Serkowski said. In order to move on to the next round, the team as a whole has to score well. The students tutor one another because they are all at different levels, and they practice taking tests. “Sometimes those kids that are at the lower level can beat the kids that are at a top level in a test, and that makes their week,” Serkowski said. Any student in the school can sign up to be on Wilmot’s academic decathlon team, which is offered as a regular class at the school. Banchi, a junior who is currently ranked first in the state, first joined the team as a freshman, and it helped her adjust to high school. “I just think it is a really great program,” she said. “I had moved here from Pennsylvania, and finding this team really helped me get involved in school. I think it’s a great thing for anyone.” Preparation Like any athletic team, the

academic team practices to enhance skills. “It’s like learning a sport. It’s like learning to study before you can actually learn the stuff. You need to learn the skills of doing so,” Banchi said. The academic decathlon team is more intense than being on a sports team at school, Weber said. “It’s more taxing because with sports you have your season, it’s however many games, and then you’re done. Acadec is year round. It’s always studying, it’s always improving.” The teammates learn and utilize different types of study skills. Banchi sits with a binder and circles or underlines words, annotating everything. Other students use flashcards. Some write notes. Others discuss things out loud. “Everyone needs to find their own individual thing for studying,” Banchi said. “We’re learning to study, which in the long run is going to help me so much.” In addition, the students learn how to take timed tests. They learn how to rule out answers that don’t make sense. The team meets during eighth period every day. The students studied during the summer and stay after school on Mondays, Serkowski said. They get together

at students’ houses on Sundays and are planning to meet over winter break. “It is very challenging stuff. It’s harder than anything I took in college,” Serkowski said. All of the tests evolve around a central theme. Last year’s theme was World War I, and this year’s theme is New Alternatives in Energy: Ingenuity and Innovation. “We spent the summer reading a novel and really analyzing it,” Banchi said. “We put in about 65 hours total just studying that one subject.” The book, “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,” by Annie Dillard, fit the theme because Dillard’s voice is energetic, Banchi said. “It was good. It’s a bit hard to understand because it is very philosophical, so it isn’t something you can get the first time, really,” Banchi said. For team member Carl Simmons, the academic decathlon is fun because there are different subjects and they don’t focus on just one thing. The team’s success is due in part to Serkowski, junior Joey Burba said. “Every day in class he reads out loud to help us. He talks things over with us and helps us to understand it better,” Burba said.

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“I think he’s a really great coach,” Banchi said. “He will make jokes to help us remember things.” “Mr. Serkowski will help us with ways to remember things, with word devices to use to remember things, or even just saying them out loud and discussing them helps us remember things together,” Simmons said.

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the Kashube families will be summarized focusing on remembrances and perceptions of the legal endeavors of their ancestors. Gurnack is professor emerita, former chairwoman of the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Law and director of interdisciplinary studies at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Her research areas include New York City and Milwaukee Polonia. • “Poland and its History: An Overview,” Jan. 8: Neal Pease provides a summary of the colorful and dramatic history of Poland, from its beginnings more than a thousand years ago, to modern times when the country has emerged from a century of war and tyranny into freedom, prosperity, and democracy. Pease is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with a specialty in modern Poland and central Europe. For more information, please contact Helen Rosenberg, rosenbeh@ uwp.edu or call (262) 5952146. The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is located at 900 Wood Rd. in Somers.

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Area woman accused Salute to Gospel Music slated for Feb. 28 of child abuse

An Antioch woman has been charged with domestic battery after local police allegedly discovered injuries to her 2-year-old daughter last week. According to a press release from the Antioch Police Department: On Dec. 19 at 12:23 a.m., Antioch police officers responded to the 300 block of Ida Street for the report of a woman screaming. Officers made contact with Bridget M. Vaughn, who was holding her 2-year-old daughter. Vaughn told officers that she was yelling at her ex-boyfriend on the phone, which is why officers heard her screaming. Officers verified that Vaughn and her daughter were the only ones in the apartment at this time. Vaughn appeared to be highly intoxicated and admitted to drinking wine throughout the night, the release said.

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College of Lake County will host an evening of gospel music at its 31st annual Salute to Gospel Music program on Feb. 28. F The program features singer Donnie McClurkin, who has won three Grammy Awards, two Dove Awards and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist. The event will start at 7 p.m. at the Genesee Theatre in downtown Waukegan. McClurkin’s Grammys include the 2009 Best Gospel Performance for “Wait on the Lord.” He won a Dove Award in 2001 for “We Fall Down” and in 2005 for “In the Fire.” Currently, McClurkin is senior pastor at Perfecting Faith, Freeport, N.Y., and hosts a radio program. The second featured artist is Anita Wilson of Atlanta, named one of “8 Rising Gospel Stars” by JET Magazine in 2013. Her debut album “Worship Soul” included the Billboard Top 20 hits “Jesus Will” and “Speechless.” Her second album, “Vintage Worship,” was released in June on Motown Gospel.

personnel, and transported to Vista East Hospital for treatment of her injuries. Department of Children and Family Services was notified and provided a safety plan for Vaughn’s daughter. Vaughn told investigators that she did not know how her daughter was injured and requested to speak with an attorney. On Dec. 20, Vaughn was transported to the Lake County Jail where bond was set at $50,000 and she was ordered not to take alcohol or drugs, provide random drug testing, observe a curfew at the discretion of the state and have no contact with her daughter unless approved by DCFS. Vaughn is charged with two separate counts aggravated domestic battery – (A Class 3 felony) and two counts domestic battery (a Class A misdemeanor).

County agency to host career workshops The Lake County Department of Workforce Development will host a series of workshops for job seekers and those in career transition. The five-day workshop series will be offered Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to noon, Jan. 26 to 30 and Feb. 23 to 27 at the Job Center of Lake County, 1 N. Genesee St., Waukegan, and March 16 to 20 at the Lake Villa Public

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The Lake County Astronomical Society invites the public to its annual SwapFest and Show-and-Tell event on Jan. 16. The event will be held at Volo Bog, 28478 W. Brandenburg Rd., Ingleside, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Club members will have telescope and astronomy related items to swap and will present a show-and-tell of astronomy related equipment. After the program, if weather permits, members of the club will set up telescopes in the parking area for viewing objects in the night sky.

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The Fox Lake Parks and Recreation Department has begun accepting registrations for the 2015 winter sports program offered through “Rookies Sports.” The selections being offered are soccer skills, T-ball, cheer and tumbling and iceless hockey. Sessions will run indoors for four weeks, and cost $35 per session. Call the Parks Department with any questions at (847) 587-3944.

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In addition to the two guest artists, the CLC Gospel Choir, directed by Charles Thomas Hayes, will perform and provide back up for McClurkin. Effie Rolfe, a Chicago-based media personality, speaker and author, will again serve as emcee. Other performers include Praise dancer Cliff Brown, Righteous Noise from Church of Joy and New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Choir. The 2015 Harambee Award of Excellence will be presented to Rev. Percy Johnson of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and Pastor Luis R. Reyes of Church of Joy. Tickets can be purchased at the CLC Box Office, Room P112 at the Grayslake Campus, at the Lakeshore Campus, the Genesee Theatre and at www.geneseetheatre.com. Tickets are $28 general admission; $23 for CLC students/staff/alumni/seniors 65+/children under 12 and $33 at the door. For more information, call the CLC Lakeshore Campus at (847) 543-2112.

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Area skiers are invited to ring in the new year at Wilmot Mountain, 11931 Fox River Rd., Wilmot, Wis. The event includes a professional fireworks display (weather dependent) starting at 9 p.m. The chair lifts will be spinning until 1 a.m., so skiers can lay the first tracks of 2015. Live music starting at 7 p.m. from Michael Tafoya’s Lost Boyz. Food and drink specials will be offered.

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Historical Society offers $1,000 scholarship

The McHenry County Historical Society will award a $1,000 scholarship available to a graduating senior, in honor of its former administrator Nancy Fike. The scholarship will be presented to a graduating senior from a McHenry County high school who plans to study education, history, or the social sciences. This merit-based scholarship will be given in the winning student’s name to his or her college or university or choice. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average, provide two letters of

Spring Grove DPW has free wood chips for residents

The Spring Grove Public Works Department has wood chips residents may use for mulch. The pile of wood chips has grown in recent weeks as mild weather has allowed crews to trim village-owned trees. Wood chips can be picked up between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday behind the village municipal building, 7401 Meyer Rd. Discover the

recommendation (one from a faculty member and one from another representative of the community), show proof of community service, and write a minimum 500-word essay pertaining to McHenry County. This year’s essay topic asks students to research a significant event in McHenry County history from the 1800s and another from the 1900s. The essays should detail the impact of the events and discuss why is it important to remember them. Students are expected to do their research in their local

libraries and, or, the society’s research library in Union, as well as interview at least one person about the subject. Essays will be judged on content, grammar, historical accuracy, originality, and their bibliography (students are expected to cite their sources). Applications, available online at www. mchsonline. org, must be submitted by April 1. For additional information about the Fike Scholarship, call the Society at (815) 9232267 or email info@mchs. org.

College to host People in Need forum The McHenry County community is coming together to sponsor the 12th annual People in Need forum from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, at McHenry County College. The forum’s expo offers resources from more than 60 area service organizations. Professionals and experts will present sessions on a variety of topics, including food stamps, Medicaid, health care for uninsured, behavioral health services, veterans’ issues, housing and energy assistance, mortgages, fore-

closures/short sales and money management; senior and elder issues, domestic violence, transitional services for youth, homelessness, townships and general emergency assistance, transportation, and employment and related issues. Registration is requested and may be done online now at www.mchenry.edu/peopleinneed. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.mchenry. edu/peopleinneed or call Bev Thomas at (815) 479-7792.

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Richmond police issued the following citations in recent weeks. • A 35-year-old man from Richmond was charged on Nov. 26 with driving with no valid driver’s license and speeding. • A 21-year-old man from Trevor, Wis., was charged on Dec. 1 for driving while license revoked and obstructing information. • A 32-year-old woman from Fox Lake, was arrested on Dec. 1 for an outstanding warrant and charged with failing to signal. • A 27-year-old man from Delavan, Wis., was charged on Dec. 3 with driving while license suspended and loud muffler. • A 21-year-old man from Ingleside was charged on Dec. 3 with driving while license suspended and no seatbelt. • Ismael Zepeda-Camacho, 52, of Antioch, was charged on Dec. 9 with no valid driver’s license and speeding. • A 26-year-old man from McHenry, was charged on

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January’s featured art exhibit at the Woodstock Opera House showcases a collection of historic quilts on loan from the McHenry County Historical Society. A Tumbling Block quilt top from the 1870s that uses fabric from a decade earlier is on display, along with eight others from the Historical Society’s collection. They include a Reform quilt using fabric printed during the William Henry Harrison presidential campaign of 1840, a crazy quilt with a “log cabin” border from the 1880s and a Four Patch Medallion quilt that was given as a wedding present to Gertrude Freund of Johnsburg and Nicholas Justen of McHenry in 1879. The quilts are available for the public to view for free in the Community Room Gallery from Jan. 9 through Feb. 2. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thurs-

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County quilt display featured at opera house days; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; as well as before, after, and during performances. For additional information about the Society or its Heritage Quilters group, visit www.gothistory.org. For information about the McHenry County Historical Society and Museum, call (815) 923-2267 or visit www.gothistory.org. The Heritage Quilters meet each Wednesday morning throughout the year at the Society’s museum at 6422 Main St. in Union. Beginners are welcome. The group will be hosting a Quilt Cutting Day and potluck for the 2016 raffle quilt starting at 10 a.m. Jan. 14. If you are a quilter, bring your favorite scissors, pencil, ruler, chalk to mark dark fabrics, needle and white or off-white thread. If not bring plenty of enthusiasm. And, finally, bring your favorite dish to pass.

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Spring Grove police issued the following citations in recent weeks. • On Nov. 15, a 33-yearold man from Waukegan was charged with no valid driver’s license and speeding. • On Dec. 14, a 20-year-old man from Lake Geneva, Wis., was charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant, driving while license revoked and improper lane use. • On Dec. 21, a 20-year-old man from Silver Lake, Wis., was charged with no valid driver’s license, driving while registration suspended, no insurance, driver’s license not on person.

County assistance now available by calling 2-1-1

McHenry County residents may now call 2-1-1 for human service needs, health resources and other support. According to officials, 2-1-1 is a 24/7 non-emergency number that connects callers with basic human needs such as food, shelter, rent and utility assistance, information on Medicare and Medicaid, medical information and other physical and mental health resources. The service is also available for job support and for people with disabilities.