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BATAVIA – John Blochknows that many nonprofitgroups organize fundrais-ing drives in and around theTri-Cities.

But each year few, if any,other drives are quite as loudand boisterous as the oneBloch’s group has organizedand run for more than a quar-ter-century.

“We’ve been doing this for27 years,” said Bloch, of NorthAurora. “It’s a good thingwe’ve got going.

“So we’re not going to stopnow.”

Sunday, Bloch was amongdozens of volunteers helping toorganize the DuKane ABATEchapter’s annual Toy and FoodRun. DuKane ABATE Pres-ident Judy Kaenel estimatedthe event drew almost 2,000participants.

Most of them rode morethan 1,000 motorcycles on aroaring parade route that be-gan at Knucklehead’s Tavernin Elburn and ended at the Bat-avia Veterans of Foreign Warspost on Route 25, south of Bata-via’s downtown.

Participants were requiredto pay an entry fee and to do-nate a toy and nonperishablefood items. The donations wereto be distributed to a numberof local charities and govern-mental agencies, includingarea food pantries, the IllinoisDepartment of Children andFamily Services, the Society ofSt. Vincent dePaul, LutheranSocial Services and Aunt Mar-tha’s Youth Service Center inAurora, among others.

ABATE is a political actiongroup organized to lobby forthe interests of motorcyclists.

The biker parade roared offfrom Elburn around 12:30 p.m.with an escort from the KaneCounty Sheriff’s Office andarrived in downtown Bataviashortly before 1 p.m. Along theroute, police officers and mem-

bers of Kane County Emer-gency Management blockedoff intersections to allow thehundreds of motorcyclists rap-id passage.

On the grounds of the VFW,the motorcyclists were treatedto a festival atmosphere, withlive entertainment, food, bev-erages and a vendor area, inwhich select purveyors of mo-torcycle-related merchandiseas well as several nonprofitorganizations could seek todrum up support.

Among those in the vendorarea were representatives ofthe Special Olympics and theSheridan Veterans Memorialorganization, a group that hasworked since 2007 to raise tensof thousands of dollars to builda monument plaza to honorthose who served in the U.S.Armed Forces.

The memorial is located in

the village of Sheridan in La-Salle County.

Chuck Bergeron, who alsoserves as Sheridan’s policechief and chief fundraiserfor the memorial group, saidevents such as the Toy andFood Run provide a key sourceof support for his group, asbikers, he said, are generoustoward veteran-related causes.

“Many bikers are veteransthemselves, and those that ar-en’t wanted to be,” Bergeronsaid. “These kinds of gather-ings for us are great. We’re al-ways well received.”

Others jockeying for sup-port from the assembled bikersincluded such political figuresas local state legislators, candi-dates for Kane County sheriff,Kane County Board ChairmanChris Lauzen, and candidatesfor Illinois governor – stateSen. Kirk Dillard and state

Treasurer Dan Rutherford.Motorcyclist Jim Markham

of Elgin was among the hun-dreds who rode from Elburnand gathered in Batavia onSunday.

He said Sunday’s ridemarked his second year partic-ipating in the event. He volun-teered this year to set up thefestival grounds on Saturday.

“People see motorcycles,and they think riders have abad name,” Markham said.“But most of the time, you seea large group riding on a week-end, it’s usually a group rais-ing money for someone.”

Bloch, who served as Du-Kane ABATE’s president lastyear, said the event is the larg-est such charitable run stagedby his group each year.

“We hope this will pay off,”he said. “And it sounds like italready did.”

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Motorcycles arrive Sunday at the Batavia Veterans of Foreign Wars post as part of the Toy and Food Run.

Motorcycle enthusiasts ride during annual Toy and Food Run for ABATE

“Many bikers are veterans themselves, and those

that aren’t, wanted to be. These kinds of gatherings

for us are great. We’re always well received.”

Chuck BergeronSheridan’s police chief, chief fundraiser for the memorial group

8LOCAL BRIEF

Salvation Army to hostvaccine clinic TuesdayST. CHARLES – A flu/immuni-

zation vaccine clinic is set for

Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the SalvationArmy, 1710 S. Seventh Ave., St.Charles. It is open to all. The costis $5 for children, $18 for adults.

It is free with Medicaid. ContactKid Care Medical at 630-599-5480 for an appointment.

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Paint pumpkinsat Blue Goose Market

WHAT: Blue Goose Market is inviting thecommunity to participate in its pump-kin-painting event. In celebration of Hallow-een and the autumn season, pumpkins willbe available for purchase at Blue Goose, withcomplimentary paint and supplies on site.Blue Goose will offer all participants a freesmoothie coupon, and they will be eligibleto win a prize by posting a photo to the BlueGoose Facebook page.WHEN: SundayWHERE: Blue Goose Market, 300 S. SecondSt., St. CharlesINFO: To learn more, visit www.BlueGoose-Market.com.

Fundraiser forGeneva Post Prom

WHAT: The first fundraiser, an event focusingon safety, for Geneva High School Post Prom2014 is set. The event is a block party andcar wash. There will be learning stations toillustrate how to change a tire, check oil in acar and jump start a vehicle. Child safety seatinspections will be conducted by a state-cer-tified inspector. Mock DUI field sobriety testsconducted by local police officers will be held,

in which participants can wear drunk gogglesto simulate vision under the influence. Con-cessions will be available and a karaoke stagewill be set up. Also, for those who “like” DriveHome Safe Driving School on Facebook withthe Green Kia by Sunday, Drive Home willdonate 25 cents for each “like” to the GHSPost Prom Committee.

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. SundayWHERE: 2401 Kaneville Road, GenevaCOST: $5 for a car washINFO: Call 630-232-8700.

Honky Tonk Manat Chicago Toy Show

WHAT: Former WWE wrestler Honky TonkMan and actress Linda Harrison will appearat the Chicago Toy Show. The antique andcollectible toy and doll show will feature morethan 600 exhibitors in six buildings.

WHEN: Oct. 27WHERE: Chicago Toy Show at the Kane CountyFairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles

COST: Parking is free, and admission will be$9 for adults. Children 12 and younger are ad-mitted for free. The Honky Tonk Man will havea meet-and-greet event. A fee will be chargedfor pictures and autographs.

INFO: Visit www.chicagotoyshow.com.

Hogfan Party atSt. Charles Moose Lodge

WHAT: The fifth annual Jason’s Hogfan Partysupporting leukemia and lymphoma researchis set. The event features a pig roast with allthe trimmings, a dessert table, music, a silentauction and raffles.WHEN: 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. SaturdayWHERE: St. Charles Moose Lodge, 2250 W.Route 38, St. CharlesCOST: $25 for adults, $10 for children 7 to 17and free for kids 6 and younger.INFO: Visit www.FriendsOfJasonGould.comfor information.

Waterline Writersevent in Batavia

WHAT: The next Waterline Writers sessionis set at Water Street Studios. Hear workfrom Don Bingle, Kristin LaTour, Cecilia Pinto,Karen Halvorsen Schreck,Dan Stafford and DonnaVorreyer.WHEN: 7 p.m. SundayWHERE:Water StreetStudios, 160 S. WaterSt., BataviaINFO: Visit www.waterlinewriters.org.

Kane County Chronicle staffers pick the best of what to do in your free timeandAboutOut

FACE TIME WITH GUY SANALITROBartlett resident Guy

Sanalitro, 40, was at theElburn Lions’ All Wheel CarShow when he answered11 questions for the KaneCounty Chronicle’s BrendaSchory.

Where did you growup? ChicagoWho would play you in

the movie of your life? AlPacinoFirst job?Mowing lawnsAs a kid, what did you

want to be when yougrew up? A police officer.I became a constructiontechnician.

Do you have a carin the show? Yes, a1987 burgundy Fiero GTFastbackA movie you’d recom-

mend? “Rocky”Do you speak another

language? ItalianFavorite charity? Susan

G. Komen for the CureWhat game show

would you be on? “ThePrice is Right”Favorite local restau-

rant? Zaza’s in St. CharlesWhat is an interesting

factoid about yourself?My family is related to AlCapone.

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ST. CHARLES – Resi-dents of St. Charles willsoon be asked for their in-put about the city’s housingmarket.

A public workshop is setfor 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20 as partof St. Charles’ participationin a subregional housingplan with Geneva, Bataviaand North Aurora.

The plan will be preparedas part of the MetropolitanMayors Caucus’ Homes fora Changing Region projectat no cost to the municipal-ities.

The Homes for a Chang-ing Region project is done inpartnership with the Chica-go Metropolitan Agency forPlanning’s Local TechnicalAssistance program withsupport from the Metropoli-tan Planning Council.

Data shared with St.Charles’ Planning and De-velopment Committee andHousing Commission onMonday indicated a poten-tial housing shortfall by2040.

Demand for rental andowner-occupied housing isprojected to increase at allincome levels. However, thecity’s current capacity tobuild new housing is limitedto 1,659 units, including 959multi-family housing units,205 townhouse and 495 sin-gle-family homes.

First Ward AldermanDan Stellato questioned thevalue of the estimates giventhe changes in the economy.

Drew Williams-Clark ofCMAP said the forecast as-sumed the economy is goingto trend upward with peaksand valleys, just has it has inpast decades.

“This is an estimate ofpotential demand,” Wil-liams-Clark said.

Addressing 5th WardAlderman Maureen Lewis’question about infrastruc-ture for the baby boomergeneration, Williams-Clarkspoke about the importanceof versatile housing. He not-ed elements senior citizensdemand, such as less land-scaping and walkability, areelements appealing to Mil-lennials.

Filling Station guilty ofliquor license violation


ST. CHARLES – Acting inhis capacity as liquor com-missioner, Mayor Ray Roginaon Monday found The FillingStation guilty of allowing pa-trons to leave its premiseswith alcohol Aug. 16.

The finding came after anhourlong, informal hearingin the St. Charles City Coun-cil Chambers that includedtestimony from a city policeofficer, Filling Station ownerPeter Milligan and the em-ployee involved in the inci-dent.

Milligan asked for thehearing during the St. CharlesLiquor Control Commission’smeeting last month.

It was the commission’sfirst hearing on a liquor li-cense violation. In addition toallowing the prosecutor andMilligan – who representedhimself – call and cross-ex-

amine witnesses, Rogina letmembers of the commissionask questions.

Testimony indicated thata man and a woman left theFilling Station near closingtime Aug. 16 with glasses ofalcohol concealed on theirbodies. A police officer dis-covered the beverages whilehe tried to stop the couple foran unrelated reason.

Waitress Lauren Jankow-ski, who was charged thatnight to ensure customersdidn’t leave with alcohol, ad-mitted she took her eyes offthe pair as she worked to dis-mantle a patio umbrella.

“I took my eyes off themfor maybe 10 seconds,” shesaid, noting the pair abrupt-ly left as she performed thattask.

Milligan said in his closingstatements that he didn’t ar-gue with the alleged violation.

“I don’t dispute that theywalked out with that alco-hol,” Milligan said. “I’m notdisputing that.”

Comparing the case toshoplifting, Milligan askedthe commission whether itwas reasonable to fine him forcustomers leaving the prem-ises with concealed alcohol.

“You can’t search every-body,” he said. “It’s not rea-sonable.”

The commission discussedthe issue in executive session,after which Rogina returnedwith the guilty finding. He didnot announce a penalty butsaid he would submit a writ-ten ruling to Milligan withinseven to 10 days.

ST. CHARLES

Mayor will submit written ruling within seven to 10 days

“You can’t search every-

body. It’s not reasonable.”

Peter MilliganFilling Station owner on commis-

sion fines for customers leaving

with concealed alcohol

8LOCAL BRIEFS

Books Between Biteswelcomes Dan Van HaftenBATAVIA – Books Between

Bites will welcome BatavianDan Van Haften from noon to1 p.m. Thursday to discuss thebook he co-authored, “BarackObama, Abraham Lincoln, andthe Structure of Reason.”The free monthly book

discussion series is held at theBatavia Public Library, 10 S.Batavia Ave., Batavia. Books willbe available for purchase andsigning. The public is invited toattend this free program, andreservations are not required. Itis held in the large communityroom located on the main levelof the Batavia Public Library.People are invited to bring theirlunch and eat as they enjoy theprogram and discussion. Lunchitems, beverages and baked

goods can be purchased atChapters Coffeehouse & Cafe,located just inside the libraryand adjacent to the meetingroom. To preorder for pick-upjust before the program, call630-406-8005. For information,visit www.booksbetweenbites.com.

Kaneville Center to hostBounce Back BenefitKANEVILLE – An event, the

Bounce Back Benefit for BeckyNelson is set from 1 to 5 p.m.Sunday at the Kaneville Com-munity Center, 2S101 HarterRoad, Kaneville.The event will help raise

money for Becky Nelson’s med-ical expenses. She is a 2004Kaneland graduate who wasstruck by a car July 1, and shesuffered a traumatic brain injury

and broken pelvis. At the event,kids can purchase a wristbandor separate tickets to enjoygames, a jump house, craftsand wagon rides all afternoonwhile their parents enjoy musicby the Dave’s Not Here Bandand DJ Ricky. There will be abags tournament for $20 perteam. Food, from Paisanos andHill’s Country Store, will beavailable for purchase. Therewill be silent auction itemsand a 50/50 raffle and bucketraffle prizes. Raffle tickets areavailable at Old Second Bank inElburn, Kaneville or Maple Parkand at the event. They are $5each or five tickets for $20. Forinformation, call 815-827-3302or visit www.facebook.com/HelpBeckyBounceBackBlowout/event.


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Moonset 3:24 a.m. 4:32 a.m.

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High/low ....................................... 64°/33°

Normal high ......................................... 63°

Record high .............................. 85° (1975)

Normal low .......................................... 43°

Record low ............................... 21° (1988)

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Kenosha 65 45 sh 55 38 c

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Morris 68 45 t 59 37 c

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Tinley Park 68 47 t 57 39 c

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Geneva library withholds Cetron reportBy BRENDA [email protected]

GENEVA – Earlier thisyear, Aires Consulting ofBatavia examined the earthand groundwater at theCetron property at Hamil-ton and Richards streets toevaluate it for environmen-tal contamination, recordsshow.

But its final report to theGeneva Public Library isbeing withheld from pub-lic view, as library officialsrefused to release Aires’environmental studies orits final report. The librarypaid more than $21,000 forthe environmental studiesand a final report, recordsshow.

Library director MattTeske refused to releasethe final report and otherrecords that were part of aFreedom of Information Act

request filed by the KaneCounty Chronicle.

The library had plannedon buying the 2.25-acre prop-erty as a site for a new build-ing for $2 million, but backedout of the sale last month af-ter the completion of Aires’environmental assessment.

At the time, board pres-i d e n t E s t h e r S t e e l h a dsaid attorneys told officialsnot to say what the environ-mental study revealed aboutwhat was found on the prop-erty.

In a written response inpart denying the FOIA re-

quest, Teske cited exemp-tions for preliminary draftsand notes and for trade se-crets and commercial or fi-nancial information.

The Chronicle filed a re-quest for review from Illi-nois Attorney General Pub-lic Access Counselors.

Esther Seitz, an attorneywho represents Illinois me-dia on open meetings andpublic records issues, saidthe library district “shouldnot be entering into secretcontracts.”

“An agreement that isexpending tax dollars is a

record that needs to be re-leased,” Seitz said. “Thereis a specific provision in theFreedom of Information Actthat states records relatingto funds expended need to bereleased.”

Seitz said the exemptionofficials cited for prelimi-nary deliberations do notpertain to a final report thatled to a final action of thepublic body.

“They are trying to pro-tect facts … and that is notwhat that exemption is de-signed to do,” Seitz said.“What was found there [onthe Cetron property] is nota policy still being deliberat-ed. What was found in therewas a fact, and facts are notprotected [from release].Facts should be known anddisseminated.”

According to the heavilyredacted records, Aires Con-sulting of Batavia submitted

proposals in April and Au-gust to do site assessments ofthe Cetron property.

One level of assessment,according to its proposal,“is an intrusive investi-gation which collects soilor groundwater samples toinvestigate environmentalconcerns uncovered duringthe completion.”

Another level of assess-ment involves “examina-tion of physical evidence forpotential environmentalimpairment,” documentsshow.

As part of the open re-cords request, the libraryalso disclosed that it paidattorneys nearly $38,000 “todate” in legal fees pertainingto the Cetron property.

Teske and attorney Rog-er Ritzman said they hadno comment on the Chroni-cle’s challenge to the FOIAdenial.

“What was found there [on the Cetron property] is

not a policy still being deliberated. What was found

in there was a fact, and facts are not protected [from

release]. Facts should be known and disseminated.”

Esther Seitz, Attorney representing Illinois media

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MERRILL B. COLBYBorn:March 22, 1945Died: Oct. 10, 2013

STOUGHTON,Wis.– Merrill B. Colby,68, passed away onThursday, Oct. 10,2013. He was bornMarch 22, 1945, theson of Verdette andAdella Mae Colby.Merrill excelled as a master car-

penter building homes in northernIllinois. He was active in the NAHBand served as president of theHome Builders of Greater Fox Valley.He brought his skills to Stoughton,

Wis., for the past 15 years buildingand remodeling in the Lake Kegonsaarea.Merrill was an avid boater, en-

joyed football, and had a passion forcooking and entertaining.He is survived by four children,

Deana, Merrill II, Brad and Daniel;and three grandchildren, Hayden,Morgan and Kieran.The visitation will be at Gunderson

Stoughton Funeral Home, 1358Highway 51, Stoughton, Wis., fromnoon until 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct.17.A private family service will be

held at another time. “Go Bears!!!”Online condolences may be made

at www.gundersonfh.com. Forinformation, call 608-873-4590.Please sign the guest book at

www.legacy.com/kcchronicle.

KENNETH E. ‘KEN’

MUELLERBorn: Jan. 27, 1959; in ChicagoDied: Oct. 11, 2013; in Elgin

CARPENTERSVILLE – Kenneth E.“Ken” Mueller, 54, of Carpentersvillepassed away Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, atSherman Hospital in Elgin. Ken wasborn in Chicago onJan. 27, 1959. On July 28, 1984, hemarried Pamela J. Habowski.Ken was a lifelong resident of the

Carpentersville area, a 1977 gradu-ate of Irving Crown High School anda member of St. Monica Church,Carpentersville. He was a 10-yearemployee of Skyjack, St. Charles.Ken was an avid Chicago White Sox,Bulls and Bears fan.Survivors include his wife of 29

years, Pamela, and their daughter,Tiffany C. Mueller. Other survivorsinclude his brother, Brad; his neph-ew, Johnathan; and niece, Amanda.Ken is also survived by many goodand faithful friends, especially PaulWendel. Ken was preceded in deathby his mother, Augusta.Family and friends will gather for

a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Tuesday,Oct. 15, at the St. Monica Church,90 N. Kennedy Drive (Route 25),Carpentersville. Burial will follow atthe Dundee Township East Ceme-tery in East Dundee.The visitation will be from 10 a.m.

until the celebration of Mass onTuesday at the church. Please omitflowers. Memorials may be made tothe charity of one’s choice. To leavean online condolence, please visitwww.millerfuneralhomedundee.com. For information, please call847-426-3436.Please sign the guest book at


SHIRLEY SCHUETTBorn: Oct. 6, 1928; in Baltimore, Md.Died: Oct. 8, 2013; in Council Bluffs,Iowa

GENEVA – Shirley Schuett, 85,passed away while surrounded byloved ones on Oct. 8, 2013, at MercyHospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa.Shirley was born on Oct. 6, 1928,

to Paul and Ruth Mueller in Balti-more, Md.She grew up in St. Charles until

her sophomore year then movedto Geneva, where she met RaySchuett.They dated until their marriage on

June 12, 1948; they had two

children, Lorie Christine and ScottRaymond.Shirley worked for Geneva Kitch-

ens/Industries and as a programmerfor County DUI education andtraining courses. Shirley and Rayretired in 1992 to Horseshoe Bend,Ark., where they enjoyed boatingwith family and friends.Shirley also belonged to the Quilt-

ing Club and the Horseshoe BendGarden Club.Shirley and Raymond were mar-

ried for 64 years and are survivedby daughter, Lorie Anderson ofMinden, Iowa, and son, Scott(Pam) Schuett of Springfield; hergrandchildren, Chad (Jessica)Anderson of Harlan, Iowa, JaimeAnderson of St. Paul, Minn., JenniferJoy (Bob) Schuett Lily of St. Louis,Mo.; stepgrandchildren, MichaelLa Plant of Carollton, Texas, andChrissy La Plant of Justin, Texas;great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Dan-iel and Christian of Harlan, Iowa, andCaleb of Justin, Texas; her sister,Betty Schneebeli of Willard, Wis.;brothers, Bob Mueller of Bataviaand Ralph Mueller and Bud Muellerof Quincy.Shirley was preceded in death by

her parents; her loving husband,Raymond; her grandson, MatthewAnderson; and her son-in-law, TerryAnderson.Funeral services will be held at

12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct 15, at YursFuneral Home of Geneva, 1771 W.State St. (Route 38), Geneva.To leave an online condolence or

remembrance to the family, visitthe funeral homes’ obituary page atwww.yursfuneralhomes.com.For more information, please

call Yurs Funeral Home of Genevaat 630-232-7337 or like Yurs onFacebook.Please sign the guest book at


8FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

Dean Conn: A memorial visitationwill be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,Oct. 15, at Yurs Funeral Home, 405E. Main St. (corner of Routes 64and 25), St. Charles. Interment willbe private.

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8LOCAL BRIEF

Fundraiser concert to beheld at Arcada TheatreST. CHARLES – On Nov. 2,

the Rotary Club of St. Charleswill team up with the St.Charles River Corridor Foun-dation for their largest yearlyfundraiser with a concert atthe Arcada Theatre. Concertswill take place at 2 and 7:30p.m. at the Arcada, 105 E.Main St., St. Charles.Each concert will honor and

salute veterans.The St. Charles Veterans of

Foreign Wars and AmericanLegion Posts’ Color Guardswill present the colors onstage. Attendees are encour-

aged to join in saying thePledge of Allegiance, followedby “God Bless America.” Lead-ing the Pledge of Allegiancewill be 97-year-old World WarII veteran Wally Guzy.In addition, recognition

will be given to veteran andRotarian John Wredling.Both concerts will feature

music by the Henhouse Prowl-ers and Billy Croft and the 5Alarm. Finally, the Rotary Clubis providing complimentaryconcert tickets, paid for by itsmembers, for local St. Charlesveterans. For information, visitwww.oshows.com.


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By JONATHAN [email protected]

Tim Druffel doesn’t fireweapons for a living anymore.

But he did once. And nowthe former U.S. Marine Corpsmarksman believes he hasidentified a new businessopportunity to target, as hejoins the growing ranks ofconcealed-carry firearms in-structors in Kane County andthroughout Illinois.

“Concealed-carry permitsare new here to Illinois,” saidDruffel, of St. Charles. “So Isee a very big swell of demandright out of the gate for peo-ple trying to get the hours oftraining they need to get theirpermits.

“And I don’t think therewill be enough instructors tokeep up with the demand – atleast not initially.”

Since late August, the Il-linois State Police has pro-cessed and approved morethan 1,000 requests from peo-ple in Illinois and other statesseeking to become certifiedconcealed-carry firearm in-structors in Illinois.

According to the IllinoisState Police website, 1,039instructors have been regis-tered by the agency, and moreare being added daily.

Locally, 42 instructorshave been certified in KaneCounty, including 10 in theTri-Cities.

An additional six instruc-tors have been certified inSouth Elgin, eight in Elginand nine in Aurora, with oth-ers scattered throughout therest of Kane County.

More than 1.5 million Illi-nois residents currently holdvalid Firearms Owner Iden-tification cards, giving themthe legal right to own fire-arms in the state. How manyof those who will seek to ob-tain permits to conceal andcarry firearms remains to beseen.

The state police estimatedabout 400,000 people will seeksuch permits, applications forwhich the agency expects tobegin processing in January.

The permits will carry anapplication fee of $150 for in-state applicants, and $300 forthose outside Illinois. The lawrequires that even residents

of other states must hold an Il-linois concealed-carry permitto legally conceal and carry inIllinois.

However, before anyonecan apply for such a permit,would-be concealed carriersneed to complete 16 hours oftraining under the tutelageof an instructor registeredwith the state police, usingstate-approved curriculum.

Under the law, the trainingwill be divided into two eight-

hour courses. The courseswill include firearms safetytraining, basic marksman-ship instruction and otherclassroom exercises related tothe various state and federallaws governing firearms car-ry and transportation.

Additionally, applicantsmust complete at least fourhours of training on a fire-arms range, firing a mini-mum of 30 rounds at varyingdistances ranging from 5 to 10

years from a silhouette target.Applicants must demon-

strate a proscribed degree ofaccuracy to pass the courseand apply for a concealed-car-ry permit.

The law allows those whoare serving or have served inthe U.S. Armed Forces andthose who have completedfirearms training certified bythe state police, such as theIllinois Department of Natu-ral Resources’ Hunter Safety

Course, to forgo the first eighthours of training, and focuson the classroom portion ofthe coursework dedicated tothe legalities of concealed car-ry and the practical applica-tions of when and how to usea concealed firearm.

According to the ISP web-site, instructors must be overthe age of 21, be qualified to ob-tain a concealed-carry permitthemselves, be a high schoolgraduate and hold a valid fire-arms instructor certificationrecognized by the state police.

Druffel , for instance,brings to the table experienceas a Marine Corps marksman-ship instructor, and years as acompetitive shooter.

“I have the qualifications,the background and I can do acompetent job at training any-one to handle firearms safe-ly,” Druffel said.

Likewise Hunter Gilmoreof St. Charles, said he bringswith him more than 25 yearsof experience as a police of-ficer in DuPage County andWisconsin, and now works asprivate investigator and a se-curity consultant at ArgonneNational Laboratory.

Gilmore said he alreadyhas been teaching firearmssafety courses in Kane andDuPage counties, and sees theconcealed-carry instructionclasses as a natural extensionof that work.

Gilmore said he knewwhen his name popped up onthe ISP’s list of certified in-structors, because his phonebegan ringing quickly with in-quiries from people interestedin undergoing the training toobtain their concealed-carrypermits.

“People are really inter-ested in this,” Gilmore said.“They find the information onthe state police site, and theywant to get moving.”

Gilmore and Druffel saidthe classes will range from5 to 30 people and could betaught at a variety of loca-tions, although some instruc-tion will need to take place ata firearms range.

“There’s a lot more to car-rying a firearm than just put-ting it in a holster,” Gilmoresaid. “A lot of implicationsthat people just don’t thinkabout, but they need to learn.”

ABOVE: Hunter Gilmore, ownerof Hunter P.I. Services, isregistered with the state asa concealed-carry weaponsinstructor.

LEFT: Gilmore shows off asemi-automatic handgun.People seeking concealed-carryfirearms permits will need 16hours of certified instructionfrom registered instructors toget the permit.

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Instructor influxDemand up for concealed-carry

firearm training in Kane County

Concealed-carry permits are new here to Illinois. So I see a very big swell of

demand right out of the gate for people trying to get the hours of training they

need to get their permits. And I don’t think there will be enough instructors to

keep up with the demand – at least not initially.”

Tim Druffel, concealed-carry firearm instructor from St. Charles


ST. CHARLES – Among thethousands of visitors to Scare-crow Fest on Saturday wasone woman with a unique con-nection to the annual event:Jean Becker.

Becker, of Florida, is theformer Greater St. CharlesConvention and VisitorsBureau executive directorwho created Scarecrow Fest,which is now in its 28th year.

“I think it’s incredible thatit has the staying power that ithas,” she said.

The downtown St. Charlesfestival has attracted up to150,000 people in recent yearsand has received recognitionfrom the American Bus Asso-ciation and, among other or-ganizations, NBC’s “Today”show.

The festival started with 12scarecrows, doughnuts and ci-der, Becker said. She noted itspurpose was to attract peopleto St. Charles and showcasethe city.

Amy Egolf, the bureau’scurrent executive director,has made similar statementsabout the festival’s purpose,describing it as a marketing

tool for the community.“The value the fest brings

to our community in terms ofexposure is next to incalcula-ble,” Egolf has said.

This year’s Scarecrow Fest,which ends Sunday, features acarnival, a petting zoo, live en-tertainment, children’s activi-ties and scarecrow displays.

While many local groups,businesses and individualscreate the scarecrow displays,some out-of-town residents,such as the Kiouressis family,make a special trip to partic-ipate.

Formerly of North Aurora,the Kiouressis family lives inKenosha, Wis., and has twicetraveled to St. Charles for theevent, Stephanie Kiouressissaid Saturday near the fami-ly’s “Despicable Me” mechan-ical display.

The family of five spentmany nights in front of the TVpreparing for the event, whichinvolved hot gluing more than5,000 corn kernels, she said.

“It’s a fun thing to do,”Kiouressis said. “We reallymissed it last year when wedidn’t come.”

Becker, meanwhile, hadn’tbeen to Scarecrow Fest inabout 10 years, she said.

She and her family, whichincludes great-grandchildren,started with such children’sactivities as make your ownscarecrow – an activity thatwas popular years ago, shesaid.

Despite her out-of-stateresidency, Becker said shecontinues to keep up on thefestival.

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A girl looks at a scarecrow display Saturday afternoon at Lincoln Park in St. Charles.

Lieutenant governor candidatemakes stop at Scarecrow Fest


ST. CHARLES – Visitorsto downtown St. Charles onSaturday had the chance tomeet Evelyn Sanguinetti, therunning mate of Republicangovernor candidate BruceRauner.

Sanguinetti, along withstate Sen. Karen McCon-naughay and others, spokewith people on Fourth Streetnear Lincoln Park, whereScarecrow Fest activities

were held.A Wheaton City Coun-

cil member, Sanguinetti is apracticing attorney and ad-junct professor at John Mar-

shall Law School.This is her first foray into

state politics.“And I’m all pumped up,”

Sanguinetti said.In addition to appearing

in St. Charles, the lieutenantgovernor candidate plannedto attend a campaign eventin Wheaton and then visitWaukegan.

“We’re very excited,” shesaid. “I’m dying to meet manymore people.”

The Republican primary isin March 2014.

ST. CHARLES

“We’re very excited.

I’m dying to meet many

more people.”

Evelyn SanguinettiRunning mate of Republican

governor candidate Bruce Rauner

Up to 150,000 people come tofestival, currently in its 28th year

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Engaged at Scarecrow Fest


ST. CHARLES – MicheleBauer didn’t have an inklingthat her boyfriend, Mark Adri-an, was up to something whenhe took the microphone at themain stage in Lincoln Parkduring Scarecrow Fest on Sat-urday. That type of behaviorisn’t, as she explained, out ofcharacter for him.

She thought he was just go-ing to say they have attendedthe festival for nine years, shesaid, but he kept talking.

With the help of two SteelBeam Theatre actors por-traying the festival’s mascotsChuck and Char, he asked herto marry him.

She said yes and seemed tobe at a loss for words.

“I had no idea,” the Algon-quin resident said. “None.”

The proposal, however,had been in the works sincesummer, said Adrian, a Scha-umburg resident. He said hewanted to pop the questionduring Scarecrow Fest be-cause that’s where they hadtheir first date nine years ago.They continue to return to the

event.So, Adrian said, he called

the Greater St. Charles Con-vention and Visitors Bureau,which produces the festival.

“They were very receptiveto the idea,” Adrian said.

Jason Pawlowski, the bu-reau’s marketing managerand festival liaison, said a fewideas were considered beforedeciding to incorporate thescarecrow mascots, which he

created.“It’s great to see the logos

for the festival come to life,”Pawlowski said.

Pulling off the surprise pro-posal took a lot of planning,meetings, help and, Adrian ad-mitted, lying to Bauer.

But it worked, down to thelast detail.

“It even fits – the ring fits,”Adrian said after slipping it onBauer’s finger on stage.

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Mark Adrian of Schaumburg proposes to Michele Bauer of Algonquinat noon Saturday during the 28th annual Scarecrow Fest in St. Charles.

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Scarecrow Fest winners announcedKANE COUNTY [email protected]

ST. CHARLES – The Great-er St. Charles Conventionand Visitors Bureau has an-nounced the winners of thescarecrow contest.

The contest was part oflast weekend’s 28th annual St.Charles Scarecrow Fest andfeatured more than 120 en-tries.

The mechanical categorywinners were “Minions Rule!”by the Kiouressis family ofKenosha, Wis., first place;“Bridges: Something to ‘Hoot’About” by Bridges MontessoriAcademy and Bridges Acad-emy of St. Charles, secondplace; and “ScarecRowers” bySt. Charles Rowing Club, thirdplace.

The traditional categorywinners were “Despicable Me”by the Goodrich/Hogan family

of Geneva, first place; “WhenLife Gives You Lemons ... YouMake Lemonade” by LazarusHouse of St. Charles, secondplace; and “BabywearingScarecrow” by BabywearingInternational of North CentralIllinois of Elburn, third place.

The whimsical categorywinners were “Rotten to theCob” by Kelsey Rankin ofGeneva, first place; “Timo-thy Crow” by Tom and ClareGroholski of Pingree Grove,second place; “Rescued is MyFavorite Breed/Petrified Pets”by ROMP Italian GreyhoundRescue of Chicago, third place.

The children’s categorywinners were “Bee Kind. BeeHappy. Bee You!” by St. Pat-rick Preschool of St. Charles,first place; “Swing Set Pre-school Presents the Old LadyWho Lives in a Shoe” by SwingSet Preschool of St. Charles,second place; “Baker Station

and Dr. Grill” by St. CharlesPark District–Baker Station,third place; “Keep Calm andLove Minions” by WesternDuPage Special RecreationAssociation of Carol Stream,fourth place; “Brownies Rock”by Brownie Troops 4802 and4061 of Geneva, fifth place; and“Rainbow Fish” by St. Mark’sPreschool of St. Charles, sixthplace.

The family category win-ners were “Fangs the Scare-crow Vampire” by the De-ja-Schultz family of SugarGrove, first place; “Scarecraft”by the Weibel family of Wayne,second place; and “ZombieChicken Coop” by the Rovgefamily of Chicago, third place.

The St. Charles businesscategory winners were “Trel-lis Farm” by the Trellis Farmand Garden, first place; and“The Tin Man” by Mr. Gutter,second place.

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CASA Kane Countyto host Resource FairGENEVA – CASA Kane County

is hosting its Annual Commu-nity Resource Fair from 9 a.m.to noon Nov. 2 at the BataviaPublic Library, 10 S. BataviaAve., Batavia. The fair is opento the public and will giveattendees the opportunity tolearn more about the servicesand resources provided bycommunity agencies that serveKane County children and fami-lies. There is no cost to attend.To RSVP or for information,contact Sarah Baxa at [email protected] or 630-444-3366. For information, visitwww.casakanecounty.org.

Enter contest to trick ortreat with Cougars’ OzzieGENEVA – The Kane County

Cougars have announced thatCougars mascot Ozzie T. Cou-gar will be part of a special pro-motion Oct. 31, in which Ozziewill trick or treat with one childfor 60 minutes on Halloween.The deadline to enter is 5 p.m.Oct. 27. Children between theages of 4 and 12 can submit abrief answer to the followingquestion: “Why would you liketo have Ozzie join you for trickor treating this Halloween?”Submissions must be emailedto [email protected] and include the followinginformation to be eligible.Submissions must have:• Name and age of child• Guardian name• Address• Phone numberEntries are limited to one per

child, but families with morethan one child can submit anentry for each age-eligible childin their household. One ran-domly selected winner will benotified by phone on Monday,Oct. 28, and selected to trick ortreat with Ozzie in the winner’sneighborhood for 60 minuteson Halloween.

Geneva will be flushingfire hydrants for 4 weeksGENEVA – The city of Geneva

will be flushing fire hydrantsthroughout the communityfor a four-week period, which

started Monday, as part of anongoing maintenance program.Hydrants will be flushed from 8a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday throughFriday. Residents are urged tolimit their water use if possibleand refrain from launderingtheir clothes during this timeperiod to avoid staining fromrusty water. In the event rustywater discolors clothing, resi-dents should keep the cloth-ing wet and call the GenevaPublic Works Department at630-232-1501 to request arust-removing solution packet.Crews began flushing hydrantsalong Randall Road Mondayand will work their way towardthe city’s west boundarybefore heading east during thenext month. For information,contact Bob Van Gyseghem,city superintendent of waterand wastewater, at 630-232-1551 or via email at [email protected].

Fifth annual SwedishMeatball Dinner in BataviaBATAVIA – “If you liked our

Pancakes ... you’ll Love ourMeatballs” is the theme of thefifth annual Swedish MeatballDinner presented by the Swed-ish American Children’s Choirfrom 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturdayat Bethany Lutheran Church,8 S. Lincoln St., Batavia. Thedinner will feature Swedishmeatballs and gravy, mashedpotatoes, vegetables, ling-onberries, Swedish rye breadand dessert. Also featuredwill be Swedish gift itemsfor purchase, Swedish andAmerican baked goods for saleand Swedish music, including abrief performance by the Swed-ish American Children’s Choir.All proceeds benefit the choirperformance tour fund. Dinnertickets are by reservation only,and carry out orders are avail-able. Tickets are $13 for adults,$6 for children 3 to 10 yearsold. Those younger than 3are admitted free. Call thechoir office at 630-414-9700for reservations.


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Hardware store may beheading to Sugar Grove

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SUGAR GROVE – SugarGrove Village President SeanMichels said he regularlyhears from residents whowould like to see a hardwarestore in the village.

Ace Hardware wants toopen a store by spring at thenorthwest corner of GalenaBoulevard and Capitol Drivenear the Jewel shopping cen-ter.

Village trustees are set toreview the plans today.

“This has been somethingpeople have been asking for,”Michels said. “From whatI’ve seen of the renderings,the building looks nice. Itseems like it is a great fit forthe village.”

The store would be in theSugar Grove Center.

Plans for the Ace Hard-ware also include outdoordisplay areas and an out-door sales area, along witha 1,000-gallon propane refill-ing and dispensing tank. AceHardware would like to open

the store by spring, Michelssaid.

Michels said that to hisknowledge, the store wouldbe the first hardware store toopen in the village. The storeis just one of several develop-ments that are in the works,he said.

He noted that village trust-ees have approved plans fora new location for AmericanHeartland Bank at WheelerRoad and Route 47.

There are plans to builda 60-unit senior apartmentcomplex just west of the Wal-greens store.

“I’m really excited withwhat all is going on in thevillage,” Michels said. “We’realso trying to bring a hotel tothe village, which is some-thing that would generatetraffic for the village’s restau-rants and shops.”

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U.S. Bank celebrated opening the doors at its new location in St. Charles on Wednesday. In attendancewere aldermen from St. Charles, in addition to members of the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce andsome of their clients. U.S. Bank provides full-service banking, including personal as well as commercialservices. U.S. Bank is located at 135 Smith Road in St. Charles. Reach the bank at 630-762-7300 or atusbank.com.

U.S. Bank celebrates new branch

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Batavia to host annual

BatFest event on Oct. 26

BATAVIA – Batavia Main-Street will host its annualBatFest event, from 10 a.m. to2 p.m. Oct. 26, in downtownBatavia. The event includesdowntown trick or treating,library stories and songs, aMother’s Club parade, Troop 6pumpkin roll, BatArt, trac-tor-pulled hayrides and theBATV costume contest. Newthis year, River City Church willbe hosting competitions andraces, as well as a free photobooth to capture families incostume.The food court will feature a

mini farmers market along-side hot dogs and apple ciderdoughnuts. Albright Theatre

will be showing two free shortfilm viewings of “The GreatPumpkin Charlie Brown” and“Disney’s The Legend of SleepyHollow” in the theater on the3rd floor of City Hall, 100 N.Island Ave., Batavia. The MusicMatters main stage at theRiverwalk will feature DJ andDancing at 10 a.m., the “Mon-ster Mash” performed by theBatavia Academy of Dance at11 a.m., BATV costume contestat 12:15 p.m., and a specialperformance of “Thriller” bythe new STRINGZ@RMS andBatavia Academy of Dance at1:15 p.m.For information, visit www.

downtownbatavia.com/batfestor call 630-761-3528.


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to renew debate

on LED billboardBy ERIC SCHELKOPF

[email protected]

BATAVIA – Aldermen onTuesday will continue theirdiscussion on whether to al-low a company to install adigital LED billboard on city-owned property along KirkRoad in Batavia.

Lamar Advertising Com-pany wants to install anoff-premises billboard in frontof a city water storage tankalong North Kirk Road. Thecity’s zoning code currentlyprohibits off-site billboards.

In July, aldermen directedstaff to do more research intothe idea. Aldermen will dis-cuss the proposal again at aJoint Committee of the Wholemeeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdayat the Batavia GovernmentCenter, 100 N. Island Ave.

Batavia Community De-velopment Director ScottBuening said he is opposed tochanging the zoning code toallow the proposed billboard.He said the sign could be dis-tracting to motorists.

“As a full color sign, theproposed sign would be poten-tially distracting to motoristson Kirk Road, more so thana standard billboard sign,”Buening said in a memo to al-

dermen. “It would essentiallyhave the potential to be a tele-vision screen, even thoughthey indicate it would displaystatic messages at this time.”

As proposed, Lamar wouldpay the city $25,000 a year inrent. That would increase to$30,000 in year six of the pro-posed lease, and $35,000 inyear 11.

Buening also said the signwould “do no nothing to im-prove the appearance of thearea.”

“We have been targetingour industrial areas for fur-ther enhancements and aes-thetic improvements; we feelthat this would be a step back-ward in those efforts,” he said.

Photo provided

Acosta’s Consignment celebrated opening the doors to its second store location in St. Charles on Thurs-day, and was attended by St. Charles aldermen, St. Charles Chamber of Commerce members, as wellas shoppers. Acosta’s Consignment specializes in upscale, nearly new furniture and home accessories.The newest Acosta’s store is located at 116 East Main St. in St. Charles. Call 630-513-5086 or visit itswebsite at www.acostasconsignment.com.

Cutting the ribbon at Acosta’s Consignment

“We have been targeting

our industrial areas for

further enhancements

and aesthetic improve-

ments; we feel that this

would be a step back-

ward in those efforts,”

Scott BueningBatavia Community

Development director

8LOCAL BRIEFS

Council of Navy Leagueto host monthly dinnerMONTGOMERY – The Aurora

Council of the Navy League willhost its monthly dinner meetingtoday starting at 5:15 p.m. atGrandma’s Table Restaurant,1700 Douglas Road, Montgom-ery. The public is welcome;reservations are not required.The meeting finishes about 8

p.m. The dinner cost is $17 forsoup, salad, choice of threeentrees, potato, vegetable,dessert and drink.Maj. Gen. Robert Heine will

speak about his experiences,both as the director of oper-ations, Iraq ReconstructionManagement Office, EmbassyBaghdad and as commandinggeneral of the theater level

engineer command at the startof the war. The Aurora Councilof the Navy League has a mem-bership drive underway andwill pay half of one’s first year’sdues to the Navy League. Askfor details at the meeting atcheck in. To learn more, callLeonard R. Wass at 630-554-9386.


Reid-McConnell debt-limit talks clouded by past stumblesBy LAURA LITVAN

and KATHLEEN HUNTERBloomberg News

WASHINGTON – The driveto avert a U.S. default hingeson talks between two top Sen-ate leaders who have a mixedrecord of brokering elev-enth-hour agreements andfind themselves increasinglyat partisan loggerheads.

Majority Leader HarryReid, D-Nev., and Minori-ty Leader Mitch McConnell,R-Ky., continued talks Mon-day on a deal to reopen thegovernment and raise the debtceiling before Thursday. Reid

said the two are “closer” to anagreement, though they hav-en’t reached one yet.

The two lawmakers negoti-ated a last-minute end to 2011’sdebt-limit fight and helped re-vive the 2008 financial bailoutafter the House rejected it.

At times, however, othershad to step in to completethe deal. McConnell workedwith Vice President Biden toclose a 2012 agreement thatpreserved most of the GeorgeW. Bush-era tax cuts. Duringa fight this year over pres-idential appointments, Mc-Connell said Reid might well“be remembered as the worst

leader of the Senate ever” if hechanged long-standing Senaterules. Reid didn’t.

“Both these guys knowhow to cut deals, but I don’tsee it right now – no,” saidJim Manley, a former top aide

to Reid.As Senate leaders negoti-

ated, the White House post-poned a planned afternoonmeeting between PresidentObama, Reid, McConnell,House Speaker John Boehner,R-Ohio, and House MinorityLeader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.The delay would “allow lead-ers in the Senate time to con-tinue making important prog-ress,” according to a WhiteHouse statement.

The latest round of talks iscomplicated by Republicans’goal of winning the Senatemajority in 2014. Democratsnow control the chamber with

54 seats, including two inde-pendents who caucus with theparty.

Reid must seek a deal thatsatisfies his rank and file,while also protecting the in-terests of incumbent senatorson the ballot from Republi-can-leaning states includingArkansas, Louisiana andNorth Carolina.

Another complication isMcConnell’s re-election con-test next year. He has a teaparty-backed Republicanprimary challenger, and a lo-cal tea party group last weekpulled its support for the mi-nority leader.

“Both these guys know

how to cut deals, but

I don’t see it right

now – no.”

Jim ManleyFormer top aide to

Majority Leader Harry Reid


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Burden of cyberdefense

Multiplying 401(k) benefits to your advantage

THEWASHINGTON POST

For the past couple of years,Gen. Keith Alexander, the headof the National Security Agen-cy and U.S. Cyber Command,has been outspoken in warningthat private-sector computernetworks, upon which the U.S.economy depends, are vulnerableto intrusion. Gen. Alexander stat-ed repeatedly that such attacksshould be met with strongerdefenses that would require thesophisticated tools of the govern-ment. He argued this case beforeCongress, which consideredlegislation that would have easedthe way for closer cooperationbetween the government and theprivate sector. The legislationmade sense, but Congress failedto reach agreement on a bill in thelast session.

Now, a new factor has inter-vened that seems to have furtherdarkened the prospects for legis-lation: the disclosure by Edward

Snowden, the former governmentcontractor, of wide-ranging tele-phone and Internet surveillanceof Americans by the NSA underGen. Alexander’s leadership. Therevelations of broad NSA surveil-lance have raised fresh doubts incorporate executive suites aboutcloser collaboration.

The House passed cybersecu-rity legislation in April, but itschances in the Senate appear tohave evaporated. As Congress wasbalking, President Obama steppedin in February with an executiveorder that included some modeststeps to help companies deal withcyberthreats. But his order doesnot go as far as what’s needed.

Now, the political ground hasshifted, and the U.S. governmentis not going to come to the rescueany time soon of companies undersiege by cyber burglars and bul-lies. The debate must shift to howdata networks can be secured bythe companies and organizationsthat own them.

By JERRY KORABIKand CAL BROWN

[email protected]

What is the best tax breakgoing? That’s easy – a qualifiedretirement plan. And the mostpopular retirement plan inAmerica is the 401(k).

In an effort to raise aware-ness for the 401(k), the PlanSponsor Council of Americaannually supports a campaignto celebrate your retirementplan. In 2011, the PSCA encour-aged 401(k) providers acrossthe country to “Make Everyday401(k) Day” and to celebrate attheir convenience.

That’s why Savant CapitalManagement is designating theweek of Oct. 13 through 19 asNational 401(k) Week.

Most tax deductions re-

quire you togive up con-trol. But witha 401(k), youretain controlof your money.You simply takem o n e y f r o myour paycheckand put it intoa 401(k) account– your 401(k) ac-count – and yousave taxes.

Additional-ly, most 401(k)

plans have some kind of match-ing contribution by the employ-er. You put in a certain amount(or a percentage), and your em-ployer matches your contribu-tion. In some cases, it is a 100percent match up to a certainamount. Talk about doubling

your money – it doesn’t getmuch better than that!

Actually, it does, becausein addition to the match, youget a tax break— make that adouble tax break, because youdon’t have to pay taxes on theemployer’s matching contribu-tion. And that’s not all. In fact,as your money is growing, youdo not have to pay taxes eachyear on that growth – no taxeson interest, dividends or capi-tal gains.

As long as you let your mon-ey grow, you pay no taxes un-til far in the future, when youdecide to start withdrawingfrom your 401(k) after you haveretired. However, you could in-cur penalties if you withdrawmoney from your 401(k) priorto age 59½.

Have you heard of the Rule

of 72? It is a simple formula todetermine how long it takesfor your money to double. Yousimply divide 72 by your invest-ment return (or interest rate),and that gives you the numberof years until your money dou-bles. For example, if your 401(k)investments average 8 percentper year, divide 72 by 8, andthe answer is nine years. So, ifyou invested $10,000 and got an8 percent return, your moneywould double to $20,000 nineyears from now.

Even better, with a 401(k)we’re not talking about a one-time investment, we’re talkingannual investments. So eachyear that you put money intoyour 401(k) plan, that moneywould have the opportunity todouble over time.

Now, that 8 percent return is

not guaranteed of course. Theactual return you get is depen-dent upon a variety of factors.Make sure to ask questionsin order to get good advice onchoosing the right risk/rewardmix that makes sense for you.

The longest journey startswith the first step. In this case,the first step is to sign up foryour company’s 401(k). Askabout your company match,and – if at all possible – con-tribute the amount necessaryto maximize that match. Then,ask for advice on asset alloca-tion. Let the doubling begin.

• Jerry Korabik and CalBrown are both financial advis-ers with Savant Capital Man-agement. Savant has an officeat 1797 W. State St., Suite C, inGeneva.

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the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or

the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a

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By DENNIS D. [email protected]

NAPERVILLE – St. CharlesNorth senior Raghav Cher-ala started this golf season

as the area’s most heralded player,but spent much of the season feeling abit disappointed in his play. Monday,however, was a day of disappointmentfor every Tri-Cities boys golfer exceptCherala.

Cherala, a two-time Upstate EightConference River Division Player ofthe Year, was the only local golfer toqualify for this weekend’s Class 3AState meet after shooting a 4-over-par

76.“I played pretty good,” Chera-

la said. “I felt I played pretty solid. Imissed a few birdie opportunities anda few par putts, but, 76, I’m pretty hap-py with that.”

Although he didn’t know it at thetime, Cherala guaranteed himself atrip to The Den at Fox Creek in Bloom-ington by chipping in from the edge ofthe green for a birdie on his final holeof the day, the 421-yard, par-4 No. 9.

Cherala hit his approach shot hard-er than he wanted, overshooting thegreen. But as almost all of the rest ofthe North Stars watched, he struck avery precise chip shot that curved to

the left and into the cup.“I was walking up here and I was

like ‘Oh, [no]. This is a tough up-and-down,’ ” Cherala said. “It was on adownhill. So I just picked out a spot,hit it, and it went in. It was probablythe coolest thing I’ve ever done be-cause I had my entire team right therecheering.”

At the time, the North Stars werehoping that shot might help them qual-ify for state as a team, but their total of322 was only good for a seventh-placefinish in the 12-team field. HinsdaleCentral won the sectional title with ateam score of 300. Wheaton Warren-ville South (309) and Benet (311) also

qualified for the state tournament.Matt Samuelson carded a 79 for

North and J.T. Grill added a 81.After shooting a 41 on the back

nine, Samuelson bounced back with a2-over-par 38 on the front nine.

“The front nine’s a little bit easieron this course, but I also played betterand got a couple more putts to fall,”Samuelson said. “The last seven holesI parred out, so I was really happy withthat. There’s no set cut for state, butyou’ve got to break 80 if you want toget in pretty much, especially in thisSectional. It’s the hardest in the state.”

SPORTS A career change spurred Shane Whildin’s reconnectionwith former swim coaches Joe Cabel and Rob Rooney,writes sports reporter Kevin Druley. PAGE 19

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St. Charles North’s Raghav Cherala drives a shot off the 18th tee Monday during the Naperville Central Boys Golf Sectional at Springbrook Golf Course in Naperville.

Dramaticchip savesCheralaST. CHARLES NORTH

SENIOR ADVANCES TO

STATE FROM NAPERVILLE

CENTRAL SECTIONAL

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College football

Louisiana-Lafayette at W.

Kentucky, 7 p.m., ESPN2

Golf

PGA of America, Grand Slam

of Golf, first day, at South-

ampton, Bermuda, 3 p.m., TNT

Pro baseball

Playoffs, American League

Championship Series, Game 3,

Boston at Detroit, 2:30 p.m.,

Fox

Playoffs, National League

Championship Series, Game

4, St. Louis at Los Angeles,

7 p.m., TBS

Pro hockey

Blackhawks at Carolina,

6 p.m., CSN

San Jose at St. Louis, 7 p.m.,

NBCSN

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WHAT TO WATCH

TODAYGirls swimming: Rosary at

Mother McAuley, 5 p.m.; St.Francis at St. Viator Tri-Meet,5 p.m.Girls volleyball: Harvest

Academy at Aurora Christian,5:30 p.m.; Burlington Central atHarvard, 6 p.m.; Batavia at St.Charles East, 5:30 p.m.; Gene-va at Larkin, 5:30 p.m.; DeKalbat Kaneland, 6 p.m.Boys soccer:Marmion at

IMSA, 4:45 p.m.; Batavia atBartlett, 6:30 p.m.; Geneva atMetea Valley, 6:30 p.m.; St.Charles East at Neuqua Valley,4:30 p.m.; St. Charles North atSouth Elgin, 6:30 p.m.; Kane-land at Yorkville, 6 p.m.Girls tennis: Batavia at Wau-

bonsie Valley Quad, 4 p.m.;Rockford Boylan at Geneva,4:15 p.m.

As it turned out, players had

to shoot 76 or lower to guaran-

tee themselves a state berth.

With a score of 77, five players

tied for 10th among individu-

als not on a team advancing to

state and had to resolve the log-

jam with a sudden-death play-

off. The group included Gary

King and Connor McCadam of

St. Charles East and Batavia’s

Jacob Piechota. All three bo-

geyed the playoff hole – the 378-

yard, par-4, No. 10. Waubonsie

Valley senior Jason Marrs

sank a short par putt to winthe playoff.

Piechota was left to ponder

what might have been if he had

finished his round stronger.

“Up until the 18th hole, I feltreally good about my round,”

he said. “My second shot, ap-

proach shot, duffed it 30 yards

short. Probably the worst shot

I’ve hit this season.”He was unable to save par

on the hole, leaving him at 77,

instead of 76 or better.

King and McCadam’s ef-

forts helped East to a fifth-

place finish with a team total

of 317.

“I hit a lot of greens, so I put

myself in a good opportunity to

shoot a low score,” King said.

“I just couldn’t get a lot of putts

to fall.”

His thoughts were echoedby McCadam.

“I had 15 pars,” McCadam

noted. “I couldn’t get a birdie

putt to fall. I obviously wantedthat, but I was hitting it well

today – hitting greens and

two-putting.”

Kyle Jacobs added an 80 for

the Saints and Jake Bertke and

Brad Riva both came in at 83.

It was a tough day for Gene-

va. The Vikings finished ninth

with a team score of 329. AlexSchreiber shot an 81, Graham

Lillibridge carded an 82, and

Nate Desens and Matt Fisher

both finished at 83.

“We didn’t play very well,”

Geneva coach Bill Koehn said.“I think there were a lot of

nerves out there today.”

The meet marked the end of

Koehn’s three-decade tenureas Geneva’s coach.

“I’ve got a lot of friends here

and it’s been an interesting

day, but time for a change,” he

said. “I’m looking forward to

the next step – where I’m going

to go and what I want to do. I

don’t know. Don’t be surprised

if I come back in here some-place down the line.”

Players had to shoot 76 or lower to guarantee state berth• GOLFContinued from page 17

STCNorth girls in it togetherBy KEVIN DRULEY

[email protected]

ROCKFORD – Nudge andsquint. Nudge and squint.

As if girls golfers didn’tface enough pressure playingthrough Monday’s AA Rock-ford Guilford Sectional, check-ing the Ingersoll Golf Courseleaderboard presented furtherobstacles.

The 76 beside St. CharlesNorth freshman Gianna Fur-rie’s name and the 335 attachedto her team weren’t going away.It was just a matter of how theystood up as more scores andspectators appeared.

Small print and tensionwere ultimately no match forthe North Stars, who finishedthird to claim the final qual-ifying spot at the state meetset for Friday and Saturday atDecatur’s Hickory Point GolfCourse. The North Stars edgedBarrington (336) and Waubon-sie Valley (338) by a combinedfour strokes.

“It was really nerve-racking,because I knew that I wouldhave made it as an individualif my team hadn’t,” Furrie said,“but thinking of the whole teamtogether, it was really, reallynerve-racking.”

Furrie’s 4-over-par scoreranked fourth individually.Classmate Kate Lillie shook offan inconsistent early driver toshoot an 80, while seniors Jes-sica Grill (88) and Carly Hudon(91) were next.

North Starscoach ChrisPatrick againlauded the sus-tained stabilityof his young-est players ,but also wasquick to creditHudon’s cool-enough head.The Sycamoretransfer, backin the statefield for thefirst time sinceher freshmanseason, refusedto let frustra-tion complete-ly snowball.C o n s i d e r i n gNorth’s marginof victory, thatwas crucial.

“It was arough day,”Hudon said. “We all have those,so it’s just great that I get a sec-ond chance. The team held meup and we can now just focuson state and not have to worryabout today.”

Athletes from North and St.Charles East entered play withconfidence at Ingersoll aftercompeting there Sept. 21 duringthe Guilford Invitational. TheNorth Stars (339) and Saints(390) finished third and 10th, re-spectively, in the 20-team event.

For golfers unfamiliar withthe straightforward municipallayout, being at ease was made

easier upon entering the proshop. The homey Gilbey’s Placerestaurant attached to the shopserved such comfort food asfried egg sandwiches and rootbeer floats. Among the itemsoffered in the end-of-season 30percent off golf apparel sale wasa wooden wall plaque featuringa heart and the message “GoodMorning. Let The Stress Be-gin.”

A plodding pace of playfrustrated the North Stars andSaints at regionals. On Monday,the prevailing notion that sec-tional rounds speed up given anincreasingly skilled field large-ly remained on par, with only a45-minute frost delay affectingthe start of the round.

The wait to learn of theday’s individual cut also wentsmoothly. Cashing in her post-round meal ticket at Gilbey’s,Saints senior Darby Craneknew without spying the score-board that her 92 was a fewstrokes off; she was correct, as84 proved the target number.

Kaneland junior Tori Guy-ton and Burlington Central se-nior Jenna Kurosky flirted withqualifying after shooting sepa-rate 86s. Battling trouble off thetee – she estimated her drivesaveraged 200 yards, 20 belowher average – Kurosky workedto compensate as she again ledthe Rockets, who registered a400.

“I felt confident, it’s just thatmy long game was letting medown a little bit,” said Kurosky,

who was four strokes better

than younger sister Josie. “I

just wasn’t hitting it as well as

I have been throughout the sea-

son, so that was a little disap-

pointing.”

Geneva’s Kari Kirl (91) and

Mary Clare Novak (95) also

competed but did not advance.

Kaneland’s Julia VanGemert

carded a 100.

Others missing the cut were

East freshmen Kacie Gaffney

(95), Reagan Stanton (101) and

sophomore Mary Ellen Combs

(105), but Crane sees an encour-

aging future from the program

she leaves after a solid career.

“They’ve really taken care of

each other, and I think they’re

working together, which is nice

to see,” Crane said. “One of the

girls came out and watched us

today that didn’t qualify [Rose-

marie Bundy], so there was

more of a team aspect this year

than we’ve had before.”

North, meanwhile, has

sensed something special since

the season began thanks to the

poise of Haines Middle School

products Furrie and Lillie. Fur-

rie, the younger sister of former

North Stars standout Ariana,

never could see her sister’s state

rounds, as she usually had con-

flicts with her Tri-Cities Soccer

Association Premier team.

“Not really sure what to ex-

pect,” Furrie said, “but I’m ex-

cited.”

She isn’t the only North Star

in that club.

CLASS AA ROCKFORD GUILFORD GIRLS GOLF SECTIONAL

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Kate Lillie

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FREEPORT – The Burling-ton Central boys golf team fin-ished in second place Mondayat the IHSA Class 2A FreeportSectional, qualifying for thisweekend’s IHSA Boys Golf StateMeet at Weibring Golf Club inNormal.

Central’s team score of 317 atPark Hills in Freeport markedthe Rockets’ second state berthas a program.

“That must be our luckycourse because when we gotout in [2008], it was the samecourse,” Central coach DebTwenhafel said. “I think that’sour lucky course, I guess, espe-cially for the boys.”

Senior Matt Weber led theRockets with a 74 despite bat-tling a fever. Austin Niesel (80),Andrew Sherman (81) and JoeSherman (82) rounded out theteam score for the Rockets, whohad hoped to win the sectional.Rockford Boylan prevailed at310.

“I told the boys, you mightnot be completely happy withsome of your scores, but it’s anew day again,” Twenhafel said.“We start a new day on Friday.”

Kaneland senior Matt Yon-kovich, who was part of theKnights’ team state qualifica-

tion last year, made it as an in-dividual this season, shooting a78.

Aurora Central Catholic’sSean Harreld (76) and GrantGosden (77) and Zack Spear (78)of Wheaton Academy also madeit.

GIRLSGOLFClass A Freeport Aquin Section-

al: At Park Hills Golf Course onSaturday, Rosary finished thirdwith a 399 to advance to the statemeetsetforFridayandSaturdayat Red Tail Run in Decatur. TheRoyals defeated Lena-Winslowin a scorecard playoff becausefifth scorer Nina Doyle’s 119 wasseven strokes better than that ofher Panthers counterpart.

Victoria Phipps (84) andMorgan Martinez (97) led theRoyals. Aurora Central Catho-lic’s Amber Weaver reached aplayoff for individuals amongnon-qualifying teams but didnot advance.

GIRLS TENNISSuburban Christian Conference

Meet: Host St. Francis won thetournament, which was contin-ued to Monday from Saturdaybecause of weather.

The Spartans got wins at No.1 singles (Ava Kolman) and No.2 singles (Mia Mazza).

Runners-up Wheaton Acade-my (16 team points, two behindSt. Francis) won at No. 1 dou-bles (Lexi Welton-Betsy Jones)and No. 2 doubles (Kylie Hult-

gren-Maisie Howland).Rosary took third place as a

team and got a first-place finishat No. 3 doubles from SydneyZaragosa and Maddy Deufel.

Batavia 5, West Aurora 2: AtAurora, Batavia swept doublesplay in the make-up match, in-cluding a 6-0, 6-0 win for JennyMizikar and Amelia Cogan.

Career change reconnectsWhildinwith former coachesBy KEVIN DRULEY

[email protected]

A career change spurredShane Whildin’s reconnectionwith former swim coaches JoeCabel and Rob Rooney.

Now Whildin is hoping anendeavor both men have em-braced can help shift a develop-ment at Speedo.

A former state championswimmer at St. Charles High,Whildin now works as a sportsmarketing and team sales repfor Speedo’s midwest territory.It was his idea to donate a selec-tion of the company’s Breast-stroke 4 Hope breast cancerawareness apparel when St.Charles East visits St. CharlesNorth in a Thursday dual. Itwas Cabel and Rooney’s plea-sure to oblige him.

“It’s always a fun thing withthe crosstown element, but yetthe fact that it’s St. Charles andSt. Charles, it would kind of

unite toward [National Breast

Cancer Awareness Month],”

Whildin said. “They were on

board, so we just kind of took

it from there and we’ll see how

it goes.”

While Cabel (East) and

Rooney (North) are set to wear

gray polos with the Breast-

stroke 4 Hope insignia, their

swimmers will be outfitted

with pink T-shirts and white

caps, also with the cause’s logo.

Breaststroke 4 Hope, in its

infant stages after a September

2012 launch, offers pink swim-

suits, caps, goggles, bags and

T-shirts.

In the same vein, Whildin

said Thursday marks the first

time the apparel will be used in

a high school meet. He viewedit as a good opportunity to helpfrequent business partners– Cabel and Rooney also areactive in the St. Charles SwimTeam club scene – while bene-fiting breast cancer research.

Online discount coupons forBreaststroke 4 Hope merchan-dise will be distributed at themeet.

“We’re going to see howit goes,” Whildin said. “It’ssomething, I think, that hasbeen overlooked in the pastin swimming, and I think wecan do more of it. Not just withSt. Charles, but I think this isa good starting block to see ifit takes off and be a good fund-raiser for the awareness pro-gram.”

Whildin competed for fouryears at Missouri, and wasa Tigers team captain duringhis junior season. He enjoyeda successful career as an assis-tant coach after that, moving

on from the Stanford women’sprogram to the Wisconsin men.

Stanford never finished low-er than fifth at nationals duringWhildin’s six seasons there.

Now based in Madison,Wis., Whildin switched to “thebusiness side” of swimming in2012 to spend more time withhis family. He has kept hisalma mater close at hand, aswell, and presented Cabel, hishigh school coach, to the stateswimming and diving coach-es assocation Hall of Fame inMarch.

Both Cabel and Rooneyhope Thursday’s event canbring equal luster.

“We wanted to make it moreabout the community rath-er than East versus North,”Rooney said.

Nicenightson tap forKanelandv’ball: The Kaneland girls vol-leyball program invites “breastcancer survivors and fightersfrom all over the area” to to-

night’s Dig Pink breast cancerawareness night.

Those fans with breastcancer history will be admit-ted free and receive a gift bagand VIP badge while being an-nounced, escorted and honoredduring the night. The varsity isset to face DeKalb at 6 p.m.

Thursday’s 6 p.m. matchagainst Sycamore is KindnessNight, in which fans are askedto wear lime green to salutea kindness movement in thecommunity. Knights sopho-more McKenzie McMullen,who doubles as a guitarist, isset to perform Miranda Lam-bert’s “All Kinds of Kinds” aspart of the festivities.

• Kevin Druley is a sports-writer for the Kane CountyChronicle. He can be reachedat 630-845-5347 or [email protected]. Followhim on Twitter at @kevindru-ley.

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MICHAEL MOFFATTBatavia, Sr., WR/CB

What he did: Moffatt returned aninterception 95 yards for a touchdownand also hauled in a difficult, one-hand-ed reception down to North’s 1 to set upanother TD, in addition to helping clampdown on St. Charles North’s passinggame Friday during the Bulldogs’ 44-7,road win. “Michael’s a special footballplayer,” Batavia coach Dennis Pironsaid. “He has been since he was a littlekid. He understands the game very well,and the importance of things.”

KANELAND DEFENSEWhat the Knights did: Kaneland re-

corded its second shutout of the seasonFriday as the Knights rolled Yorkville,41-0. The Knights held Yorkville to 22rushing yards and 45 passing yardswhile notching three interceptions. ColeCarlson, Alec Aurelio and Isaac Swithershad the interceptions.

Even a two-time defending state cham-pion can’t absorb mass injuries withoutfalling apart.

Aurora Christian lost by running clock –role reversal for a program accustomed todishing out the beatings – Saturday at ICCatholic Prep, 48-6. The beaten-up Eagleswere missing several key performers onboth sides of the ball, including usual quar-terback Austin Bray (separated shoulder).

It was the second straight loss for AuroraChristian, now 5-2 heading into Saturday’sgame against Montini.

Whether Geneva has a realistic shot at ahome, irst-round playoff game.

The Vikings are likely to close the regularseason on a six-game winning streak ifthey’re able to win Friday at Metea Valley,with winless Streamwood on tap the weekafter. A 7-2 record would put Geneva on thebubble for starting the playoffs at BurgessField or hitting the road.

Bulldogs’ defense hitting strideThe postgame question posed was

whether Friday’s 44-7 thrashing of St.Charles North constituted Batavia’s bestperformance of the season.Michael Moffatt, a standout receiver/

cornerback for the Bulldogs, would onlytake part of the bait, saying it was theBulldogs’ strongest outing defensively,not necessarily overall.The Bulldogs’ defense allowed no

points to the North Stars, who hadaveraged 44 points a game during theirprevious three contests.“Our players fly to the football,” Bat-

avia coach Dennis Piron said. “There’salways 11 guys at the ball, they’realways playing downhill, they’re alwayschecking their keys, they’re alwaysdoing a very good job.“Very, very pleased. Very happy for

that defense, [defensive coordinatorMatt Holm] and all the work that heputs in, the time with those kids. I knowthey have a great relationship overthere on that side of the ball. That was areally great defensive effort.”The win puts Batavia on the doorstep

of a three-peat in the Upstate EightConference River Division.The Bulldogs (6-1, 4-0 UEC River) can

clinch at least a share of the confer-ence title with a win Friday againstSt. Charles East (5-2, 3-1 UEC River)at Bulldog Stadium. Geneva (4-1 UECRiver) is the other team still clinging totitle possibilities.“We’ve got to come out just as strong

against St. Charles East,” Moffatt said.“They’re a very good team, a lot oftalent, so we’ve got to continue makingimprovements and keep playing playofffootball.”

North in limboFriday’s loss to Batavia moves St.

Charles North perilously close to miss-ing the playoffs for the fourth straightseason.North (3-4) closes the regular

season with winnable games againstLarkin (3-4) and South Elgin (2-5) butthe North Stars project among the

lowest potential 5-4 teams in playoff

points, which typically eliminates

some of the 5-4 teams with a weaker

strength of schedule from the playoff

field.

All three of North’s wins have come

against teams that currently are 0-7.

North’s cause wasn’t helped Friday

when one of its nonconference op-

ponents, Elk Grove, dropped a 43-42

thriller against Hersey.

“[At 5-4], points-wise, we’ll be on the

low end of the points, but I’ll take my

chances,” first-year North coach Rob

Pomazak said. “We’ve got to do our

job. Larkin is not a pushover. They’re a

very good football team, and I’ve seen

them play. We’ve got to go 2-0 the rest

of the way and then let the football

gods decide if we’re worthy to play

in the playoffs or not. So the goal still

stays there.”

Not forgottenKaneland senior running back Jesse

Balluff has been out since tearing his

ACL in Week 3 at Sterling.

Balluff, one of the Knights’ elite play-

ers and popular with his teammates,

has been around the team part-time

since the injury, Kaneland coach Tom

Fedderly said. Fedderly hopes Balluff’s

presence is even more consistent as

Kaneland nears the playoffs.

“We want him around here all the

time,” Fedderly said. “He’s been doing

so much rehab that he hasn’t been

around a whole lot. But we’re hoping as

we go along here that he’ll be here for

practices more and that kind of stuff.

He’s always like a coach on the field on

the sidelines during the games.”

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Sandy Bressner – [email protected]

St. Charles North’s Evan Kurtz (24) is taken down by a host of Bulldogs on Friday duringa home game against Batavia.

Earlier this year, it looked like Aurora Chris-tian-Montini might be Game of the Week whenit came for Week 8. After Saturday, that doesn’tlook like the case. St. Charles East-Batavia is a niceWeek 8 matchup, too, but the Saints aren’t playingwell enough to expect this to go to the wire.

Are we missing something? Oh yeah, how about

Kaneland-Sycamore, two 7-0 teams going at itwith the conference title on the line?

That’ll work. Local football fans would have tocross county lines to see this one, but it’s a gamethat igures to be well worth a little extra travel.

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Ellie Dunn

KanelandVolleyball

The Knights’ killsleader, Dunn has beenone of the area’s mostintimidating presencesat the net through-out the season.

EmmaMcSpadden

GenevaCross Country

McSpadden is a sopho-more on the Genevacross country team. Shehas consistently finishedamont the top 3 runnersin all four of the varsityraces this season. Shehas been instrumentalin a resurgence of thevarsity girls team thelast two weekends withthe Vikings winning theKaneland Invitationaland the Rock River RunInvitational in Sterling.

Evan Kurtz

St. Charles NorthFootball

Kurtz, a senior runningback and linebacker,has 813 rushing yardsand 13 touchdowns atthe end of the first fiveweeks of the season.

Ian Larson

BataviaSoccer

Larson has shown a pen-chant for scoring in theclutch, notching the onlygoals in 1-0 conferencewins against Genevaand St. Charles North.

Mitch Monroe

St. Charles EastFootball

Monroe is a seniorcaptain of the St.Charles East footballteam, and he is a leaderon offense and defense.He recently scored threetouchdowns at the Easthomecoming game.

Nicole Russo

South ElginDance Team

Russo is a seniordance team memberand the team captainfor this season.

Sean Fitzgerald

CentralSoccer

Fitzgerald is a steadyscoring prowesswho has helped theRockets to a lengthymid-season winningstreak, including afive-goal outburst in awin against Marengo.

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East holds on for UECRiver titleBy DENNIS D. [email protected]

GENEVA – Saturday was a

g r e a t d a y f o r t h e G e -

n e v a a n d B a t a v i a

girls tennis teams in the

Upstate Eight Conference

River Division champion-

ships, but not quite good

enough to overcome the points

lead St. Charles East had com-

ing into the tournament.

The Saints used their un-

beaten regular season duals

record to finish with 67 points,

two more than the Bulldogs and

three more than the Vikings.

St. Charles North finished a

distant fourth with 45 points.

The Saints picked up their

only tournament champion-

ship at No. 2 doubles, with Al-

exa and Carly Huskisson team-

ing up to beat Batavia’s Brook

Lefevre and Sydnee Unterberg.

Geneva swept to victories

in all three singles finals Sat-

urday. At No. 1 singles, Kirby

Einck cruised past Dahlia Ke-

onavongsa of Elgin, 6-1, 6-0.

“I felt like I played my game

and I was dominant,” Einck

said. “I picked my spots and

I hit them right. I just knew

when to hit what and I was

playing smart. I think it was a

really good weekend.”

Einck, a junior, is hoping

to continue her strong play

at next weekend’s St. Charles

East Sectional.

“I think it’s been a great

season,” she said. “It’s been my

best by far. I’ve only lost twice.

I feel good going into section-

als.”

Einck defeated Nora Mc-

Clure of Batavia, 6-0, 6-0, to

reach the finals. McClure

bounced back to claim third

place by defeating Steph Sakyi

of Streamwood, 6-0, 6-0, and

Sarah Church of East, 6-2, 6-1.

“I was really happy about

it,” McClure said. “I knew

this tournament was go-

ing to be really hard, so

I’m pleased with how I did. …

Today, I was just trying to be

really consistent and just get

every ball back that I could.”

At No. 2 singles, Geneva

freshman Grace Krueger won

the title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory

over East’s Jaci Spoerl.

“I thought I played pretty

well,” Krueger said. “I tried

to work on my game. … I was

trying to work on my serve and

getting more power and just

trying to move my opponent

around.”

Elizabeth Prendergast com-

pleted the singles sweep for the

Vikings with a 6-2, 6-2 victory

over North’s Micaela Mascha

in the No. 3 singles final.

Batavia took two of the

three titles in doubles. Jenny

Mizikar and Amelia Cogan

teamed up to claim the No. 1

doubles championship with a

6-1, 6-0 victory over East’s Hay-

dyn Jones and Kelsie Roberton.

“I believe that we played

very well together,” Cogan

said. “We communicated re-

ally well. We were just on this

weekend. We played a great

tournament.”

Mizikar said she believes

the win will give the duo confi-

dence heading into the section-

al tournament.

“It definitely helped that we

beat them because they’re in

our sectional,” she said. “I feel

we have a really good chance of

doing really well in sectionals.

Hopefully, we get a good draw

and can go pretty far and hope-

fully win it.”

Mizikar is a senior and Co-

gan a junior, but the Bulldogs

will be losing both players at

the end of the school year, since

Cogan is moving to Boise, Ida-

ho, as her father moves for his

job.

Batavia also captured the

title at No. 3 doubles with Hol-

ley Smorczewski and Julianne

Robinson combining to down

East’s Jamie Youngberg and

Emmy Russell.

UEC RIVER DIVISION GIRLS TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

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St. Charles East’s Jaci Spoerl hits a return during Saturday’s UpstateEight Conference tournament at Geneva High School.



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East v’ball edges Genevafor third at Mizuno Cup

Macek’s ‘dream’ goal liftsEast soccer past North

By KEVIN [email protected]

AURORA – Fatigued froma three-game semifinal loss toeventual Mizuno Cup cham-pion Plainfield North, St.Charles East girls volleyballplayers glanced a few feet overand found sudden replenish-ment Saturday.

Geneva also had lost itsgold bracket semifinal, creat-ing a scintillating third-placematch that offered a preludeto the Upstate Eight Confer-ence River Division show-down between the Saints and

Vikings in 10 days.East’s 19-25, 25-17, 25-22

victory came amid lapsesfrom both sides. Players andcoaches foresee a heightenedatmosphere next time around,although it hardly was lack-ing on the Great Lakes CenterSportCourt.

“We respect Geneva. Theyare a good team. They havea lot of great young playersand stuff,” Saints senior set-ter Carly Jimenez said. “Butwe knew that we could com-pete with them. We took atough loss, so we just reallycame into it thinking that we

want to beat them. We want toplace as high as we can in thetournament, so that’s what wedid.”

Both East (21-5) and Gene-va (20-7) have one conferenceloss, no different from Tri-Cit-ies counterparts St. CharlesNorth and Batavia. It’s possi-ble the Oct. 22 Saints-Vikingsmatch will decide the leaguechampion.

Regardless, the Saintsexpect a key cog back in thelineup then, as senior middleMikaela Mosquera is expectedto return from a head injuryby the end of next week.

By MATT LE [email protected]

ST. CHARLES – St. CharlesNorth did a great job of pre-venting all of St. Charles East’stop offensive players from scor-ing Saturday night.

But the host North Starscouldn’t keep Cooper Macekfrom stealing the show.

Macek scored one of the bestgoals of the boys soccer seasonon a diving header with 14:08left in the first half and that wasall the Saints needed to clinch a1-0 win and the Upstate EightConference River Divisionchampionship.

St. Charles East (17-0-4, 5-0-1 UEC River) will attempt towin the overall UEC title forthe second straight year whenit travels to Valley Divisionchampion Metea Valley at 6p.m. Wednesday.

Macek’s goal, which washis first of the season, cameoff a corner kick from JordanMoore. Running from right toleft across the crease, Macekmet Moore’s serve head-onnear the left post and redirect-ed it past North goalie BillyLarsen, who had no chance onthe play.

“It was a great goal,” Maceksaid. “A diving header againstNorth to win conference, youonly dream about stuff likethat.”

Macek, a senior defender,had tallied only once beforein his varsity career, but Eastcoach Paul Jennison may havehad a premonition Macekwould score.

“We joked before the gamethat he was going to get a goaland fantastically he did,” Jen-nison said. “It was a beautifulcorner by Jordan and a greatheader by Coops. He managedto get himself on the end of itand if you attack the ball, goodthings will happen, so veryproud of him for that.”

Diving headers aren’t some-thing players generally prac-tice because you never knowwhen such an effort will berequired, but Macek was pre-pared.

“Every so often we do [prac-tice it], but playing in the back,headers is what you do everyday,” Macek said. “It’s sec-ond-nature, so I can’t be afraidof heading the ball.”

Macek also teamed withKyle McLean, Jacob Sterling,Brandon Villanueva and Kev-

in Heinrich to hold the NorthStars (2-11-2, 0-4-1) without asingle shot.

“It was great to see one ofthe seniors finishing up hishigh school career here,” Jen-nison said. “Last time he’s go-ing to play against a local rivalon their turf. He had his bestgame in a Saints shirt today, nodoubt about it. He was absolute-ly fantastic.”

The Saints also dominatedup front, unleashing 17 shotsand taking 13 corner kicks.Usually that results in morethan one goal, but this time itwas left to a defender to dentthe net.

“I think it just shows the na-ture of this team that anybodycan score,” Macek said. “We’renot a team of one superstar,one go-to guy. Anybody on thisteam can step up and score onany given day and I think thatreally bodes well for our team.”

While pleased with histeam’s effort, North coach EricWillson is getting tired of closelosses.

“I think we defended wellbut we certainly struggled onthe offensive end,” Willson said.“We’ve got to find a way to putthe ball in the back of the net.”

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: ST. CHARLES EAST DEF. GENEVA (19-25, 25-17, 25-22)

BOYS SOCCER: ST. CHARLES EAST 1, ST. CHARLES NORTH 0

Week 6 was a bonus weekfor the Bears and their fans.First, there was another win.Then, a rare Sunday to sitback and catch up on what’sgoing on around the league.

There were some veryentertaining games to watch,particularly the close lookwe got at the Packers in their19-17 win over the Ravens andthe instant classic betweenthe Patriots and Saints.

I also discovered a sur-prising trend around theleague that got me to thinkingabout one of the differencesbetween the Bears and othercontenders.

What do the Patriots’Kenbrell Thompkins, NewOrleans’ Kenny Stills and Kh-iry Robinson, Detroit’s KrisDurham and Joseph Fauriaand Baltimore’s Tandon Dossall have in common?

They are all second-levelprospects and role playerswho were being targeted andmaking huge plays at criticalmoments in games their con-tending teams were fightingto win.

Thompkins is a 25-year-oldundrafted rookie free agentout of Cincinnati while theSaints’ Stills was their fifth-round pick out of Oklahomathis year and Robinson is anundrafted rookie free agentout of West Texas A&M.

With 6:19 left in the thirdperiod, it wasn’t PierreThomas or Darren Sprolesgetting the ball at the 3-yardline in the biggest game of theyear for either team so far. Itwas Robinson for the touch-down that put the Saints backin the game.

With 3:29 to play on thirdand 20 from the Pats’ 34 andtrailing by six Drew Breesdidn’t look to Jimmy Grahamor Marques Colston, he foundStills on a jump ball n theendzone to take the lead.

And if you love footballand you’re breathing, youknow it was Thompkins thatBrady targeted with 10 sec-onds to play to complete themiracle comeback.

In Cleveland, CalvinJohnson, Reggie Bush andJoique Bell were all available

for Matt Stafford but it wasDurham, a fourth-round for-mer teammate of quarterbackMatt Stafford out of Georgiain 2011 the Lions found on thewaiver wire and Fauria, anundrafted rookie free agentout of UCLA who were thedifference.

While the Ravens couldn’tseal the deal against thePackers, it was Doss, a 2011fourth-round choice out ofIndiana who kept them in thegame when the Packers tookaway Torrey Smith and RayRice.

Interesting, perhaps, buthow does this relate to theBears?

Since the season began,I’ve suggested to you thatone of the limiting factors onMarc Trestman’s offense todate is his lack of weapons.

Take Brandon Marshall,Alshon Jeffery, MartellusBennett and Matt Forte awayfrom Jay Cutler, or just limita few of them, and the Bearsoffense stalls. Take primarytargets away from other con-tending teams and they useother weapons to beat you.

This is neither a criticismnor an indictment of Phil Em-ery and his scouting depart-ment. I believe, absolutely,you wait at least two yearsto analyze rookies and noneof Emery’s have been herethat long, and none of theother players I’ve mentionedwere significant free-agentacquisitions.

There is cause to believeEmery picks Jeffery, KyleLong and Jordan Mills will bethe best Bears draft choicessince Matt Forte six draftsago.

It is an indictment of theempty cupboards Emery andTrestman inherited whenthey arrived, and some evi-dence of the talent deficit theyface when matching up withthe best teams in the league.

It is something only timewill heal.

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House plants were popular withour ancestors, but indoor plantstook a lot of work. No bug spray,no packaged topsoil or plant food,not even a good selection of potswas available. In 1829 Dr. NathanielBagshaw Ward of London inventedthe “Wardian case.” His ferns weredying in London’s smoke-filled air.Then he noticed that some of thesealed test tubes he was using togerminate seeds also held otherseedlings starting to grow. So hecreated a large glassed-in enclosureto grow his ferns. The Wardiancase, named after the doctor,soon became popular not only withbotanists, but also with the generalpublic. They were featured in manyhomes. At first, ferns were the mostpopular plant to grow in the cases,but scientists and explorers alsoused them to bring new plants fromother continents. It is said that teaand rubber plants made the oceantrip to new countries in the cases,were planted and started newagricultural industries. The Wardiancases used in homes were made ofglass and iron. Some sat

on a matching table or stand,and some were made to look likesmall houses. It was the firstterrarium - a closed space to letplants grow - and the condensedmoisture kept them from dryingout. Vintage Wardian cases are noteasy to find, but they’re available.Copies were made, too, and they’restill being made. A case made bythe well-known American firm ofJ.W. Fiske, a Victorian maker of ironfurniture and garden fountains, soldlast fall for $5,795 at Neal AuctionCo. in New Orleans.

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Q: We have an old wooden diningroom set that includes a table withone leaf, four chairs and a chinacabinet. The only mark I can find is

“Jefferson Woodworking Co.” on thetable’s extension rails. History andvalue?

A: Jefferson Woodworking Co.was in business in Louisville, Ky.,in the late 1910s into at least theearly 1920s. It did not make yourtable. It made table extension railsfor various furniture manufacturers.Still, your set is close to 100 yearsold and could sell for more than$500 if it’s in excellent condition.

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Q: My Mary Gregory pitcher istitled “A Clear Day for Flying.” Butit’s missing some of the paintedartwork that should be on the piece.It has the boy flying a kite, but it’smissing the sky and ground art aswell as the artist’s signature.

A: Your pitcher isn’t old. It wasmade in 2008 by the Fenton ArtGlass Co. of Williamstown, W.Va.Fenton was one of several U.S.glassmakers that produced “MaryGregory” glassware beginning inthe late 1950s. Everyone usedto think that old Mary Gregoryglass was named for an employeeat the Sandwich Glass factory inMassachusetts, but researchershave discovered that the style -white paintings of children on clearor colored glass - actually originatedin Bohemia in the late 1800s. Thestyle continues to be popular, andFenton made 1,250 limited-editionpitchers like yours in 2008. Wehave seen the pitcher for sale atprices ranging from $100 to $125.If the paint on yours has simplyworn off, it would sell for less. If it’san early prototype by Sue Jackson,the Fenton artist who designed thelimited editions, it might sell for alittle more than a limited edition.

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Q: I have a General ElectricYouth Electronics clock radio. Myaunt and uncle gave it to manyyears ago. The numbers on theclock face have 12 different Disney

characters, and there are two dialswith characters on them for settingthe time and alarm. The radio dialis a big, hard plastic Mickey Mouseface. Below the dial it reads “WaltDisney Productions.” Can you giveme any information as to age andvalue?

A: Your Mickey Mouse radio ismore than 40 years old. GeneralElectric was licensed to make radiosfor Disney from 1970 to 1975. Theradio sells for less than $20 unlessyou have the original box. The boxadds about $50.

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Q: I have a silver tea servicethat includes a teapot, sugar bowland creamer marked “Tiffany & Co.,quality 925-1000.” The set’s tray ismarked “Dixon & Sons, Sheffield.”Can you tell me the value of this teaset?

A: The tray was not originallypart of the set, since it was madeby a different company. CharlesLewis Tiffany opened a retail storein New York in 1837. The name ofthe store became Tiffany & Co. in1853. It’s still in business. Tiffany& Co. set the standard for sterlingsilver in the United States, whichis 92.5 percent silver. James Dixonbegan working in silver in Sheffield,England, in 1806. His company was

called “James Dixon & Sons” by1835. The company made Britannia,nickel silver and silver-plated wares.It was out of business by 1992.The quality numbers on the teapot,sugar and creamer indicate they aresterling silver, but the tray is

silver-plated. The name “Tiffany”adds value to just about anything.Your set might be worth close to$1,000.

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Q: Through the years, I havecollected hundreds of pieces of BlueWillow. The marks on the backs ofthe dishes include “Royal China,”“Allerton’s Willow” and “BuffaloPottery.” A few were even made inJapan. Have the dishes increased invalue?

A: Willow pattern dishes continueto sell well because so many peoplecollect the traditional pattern,which pictures three figures on abridge, birds, trees and a Chineselandscape. The pattern, inspiredby a Chinese design without thefigures, was introduced in Englandin 1780. Since then, it has beencopied by pottery companies inEngland, the United States, Japanand other countries. Values dependon age, quality and maker.

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Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), philosopher; Sarah Ferguson (1959),

Duchess of York; Emeril Lagasse (1959), chef/TV personality;Dominic

West (1969), actor; Carlo Janka (1986), Olympic skier.

– United Feature Syndicate

HOROSCOPE Benedict Cumberbatch takes onJulian Assange in ‘Fifth Estate’

By ED SYMKUSMore Content Now

Though he’s not instantly recogniz-able with his hair bleached blond-whitein “The Fifth Estate” (which opens Fri-day), it’s clear that’s Benedict Cumber-batch playing WikiLeaks founder JulianAssange from the moment he speaks aline of dialogue.

The rich, deep, melodious baritonevoice gives him away. Moviegoers havebeen hearing it a lot in recent years: in“Atonement,” “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,Spy” and “Star Trek into Darkness,”and TV viewers have been enjoying hismodern take on a certain deductive de-tective in the British series “Sherlock.”But Cumberbatch, 37, started on thestage, getting great notices for roles in“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “HeddaGabler” and, just last year, a productionof “Frankenstein” in which he regularlyswitched between playing Victor Fran-kenstein and the creature.

Cumberbatch recently spoke abouthis career and taking on the part of As-sange at the Toronto International FilmFestival.

Ed Symkus: It’s been reported that you triedtomeet with Julian Assange before starting, buthe didn’t want anything to dowith the film andrefused. How did you approach the part?

Benedict Cumberbatch: I didn’t wantto impersonate him, I wanted tointerpret him. There’s an acreage offootage online. A lot of it is formal,of him in presentational mode, ofhim arguing or being interviewed ortalking about particular issues to dowith WikiLeaks.

But the film investigates the manin the more private mode of friendshipand the working relationship with[his WikiLeaks associate] Daniel Berg,as well as stories of him off cameraand very much out of the public eye. Iguess that was the harder part.

ES: The film portrays him as being passion-ate about his work but doesn’t show him in avery flattering light. Any guesses on what he’llthink of the film and your portrayal?

BC: I really don’t want to venturewhat his reaction’s going to be. I’m nota betting man, but I imagine he won’t

particularly want to support the film.But I’m not a mind reader, even thoughI tried to get into his mind to a certaindegree for a certain period of his life.

I think that we show a man and hisidea, and the integrity and sacrifice thathe had to pursue to see that through.

I think we show the achievement ofWikiLeaks between 2007 and 2010 – elec-toral reform in Nigeria, the exposureof corruption in the banking systems ofIceland and parts of Western Europe,Tibetan suppression by the Chinese.And then the massive dump of [Ameri-can military] information in 2010.

I think there’s a lot to celebrateabout his achievements, and the per-spective it shows on what he managedto do and how he managed to do it.

ES: Assange is still holed up in the Ecuador-an Embassy in London. How do you think thesituation will be resolved?

BC: I don’t know. I’m not a legalexpert; I’m an actor. I wouldn’t like toventure what might or should happen.It’s very complicated, and it has to dowith dealings and goings-on behindclosed doors.

I don’t have access to any kind ofinformation or perspective that wouldshine a light on some sort of certaintruth about that. What I’d like to see is

the man able to carry on doing his workas the founder of WikiLeaks. Beyondthat, due process has to take placein whatever way, shape or form thathappens.

ES: Could you speak about making thetransition from theater to screen acting?

BC: I genuinely believe that they feedoff each other. You can take theatricalmoments into cinematic moments, andvice versa. I don’t know if having a the-ater background changed my approachto film acting in any particular way, butI was really lucky to begin in theater.

You have the wonderful, amazingdiscovery period of a rehearsal time,which is a luxury in the film world. Butmost directors on most [film] projects,including this one, do try to carve thatout, so you can experience a prepara-tion and a level of experimentation andfailing and getting up again and failing,before you’re in front of a camera.

ES: What draws you to a role?BC: As much as it’s your choice as an

actor, variety is a prerogative. That’skind of my guiding principle when I doget the opportunity to choose – to keepmyself guessing, to challenge myselfto do things I haven’t done before, andhopefully an audience hasn’t seen be-fore. I’ve been very lucky.

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Benedict Cumberbatch plays WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the film “The Fifth Estate.”

ByBERNICEBEDEOSOLNewspaper EnterpriseAssociation

TODAY– Explore avenues that could lead tounfamiliar places in the coming year. Engage inevents and activities thatwill open yourmind toalternative beliefs, and do your best to discovernew skills and talents. You’veworked hardto achievewhat you have, somake sure younurture your success.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Your quick assess-ment of a situation and subsequent actionwillprove that you are capable ofmuchmore thanyou’ve been doing. Don’t hide your potentialunder a bushel. Good opportunities lie ahead.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) –Mull over yourideas, and don’twalk away until you have putyour plans inmotion. If you are determined,no onewill stand between you and yourdestination.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) –Keepingthings on trackwill not be easy. You’ll faceinterference if you try to avoid an emotionalsituation that needs to be addressed. Precisedocumentationwill lead to a positive change.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Serious talkswill help you clarifywhat youwant to achieveand the bestway to go about doing so. Don’tletwhat someone else does confuse you.Concentrate on your plans.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Someonemay tryto teach you a lesson. Listen, but don’t be afraidtomake different changes based onwhatworksbest for you. DonCupid has his eye on you.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Your expressiveway of sharing informationwill work to youradvantage. A chance to engage in a profitableendeavorwill also open up doors toworthwhileconnections.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – If youmake per-sonal changes and sort through your financialmatters, you’ll comeupwith awinning solution.There areways to adjust your budgetwhileenhancing your life; you just have to find them.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) –Don’twait aroundfor others to take control of a situation thatyou knowyou can handle. The rewardswill beunexpected andwill come froman unusualsource. Your instinctswill lead you in the rightdirection.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) –Refuse to getinvolved in gossip or an unfair situation. Keepthe peace at home and look for alternativewaysto use your skills and increase your earnings.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) –Broaden you viewby engaging in different cultural or philosophicevents. A lifestyle changewillmotivate you torevisit something or someone fromyour past.Putwhat you learn to good use.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) –Respond to anultimatumwith a plan that is difficult to refuse.Staying on top ofwhatever situation you facewill ensure that you are rewarded for yourtroubles.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Talk is cheap, but itcan help youwriggle out of a sticky situation.Don’tmake a personal changewithout doingyour research. False information could steer youin thewrong direction.


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Dr. Wallace: I’m 15and, much to my horror,my face is starting tobreak out. I will admitthat this past summer Iate a lot of junk food, es-pecially french fries andanything chocolate. I’ma regular reader of yourcolumn, and I know yousay junk foods are notthe cause of complexionproblems, but why didI start having problemsafter eating all thisjunk food? During theschool year I try to eatnutritious meals mostof the time. If there is abig party though, I allowmyself to enjoy a few ex-tra goodies. – Nameless,Abingdon

Dear Nameless: Ireceive an average of 20inquiries a week fromteens who are startingto have complexionproblems, hoping thatsomething they caneliminate from theirdiet will end the prob-lem. Your complexionproblem would havestarted even if you wereon a healthy diet, devoidof junk foods. Cloggedpores and changes inbody development arethe main reasons forskin eruptions. No food,including chocolate andgreasy junk food, causescomplexion problems ofany kind. This informa-tion comes directly fromthe American Academyof Dermatology.

However, diet is im-portant for your generalhealth, and a nutritious,well-balanced dietcan help skin be morevibrant. When com-plexion problems firststart, you should seeyour family physicianor a licensed dermatol-ogist. Researchers havedeveloped productsthat are highly effectivein reducing or totallyeliminating complexionproblems.

Dr. Wallace: I’m 18and dating a really cuteguy, who is also reallynice, so my parents like

him, too. Whenever wego out, he must comeinto our house to pickme up and say hello tomy parents. This is fine,but, unfortunately, myimmature 11-year-oldbrother is always thereand he is a real pest.He’s always making upriddles and jokes andwants to try them out onRick. A few are actuallyfunny, but others arenot. Sometimes he asksstupid or embarrassingquestions like, “Haveyou kissed my sisteryet?”

I’ve asked my par-ents to lock my brotherin his room until weleave the house, butthey don’t see his anticsas a serious problemlike I do. How can I getmy brother to behave?My boyfriend thinkshe is “cute” and doesn’tmind his immaturebehavior. – Nameless,Ft. Wayne, Ind.

Dear Nameless: Light-en up. Since your boy-friend isn’t bothered byyour brother’s behavior,then why should you letit bother you? I thinkyou are blowing yourbrother’s behavior outof proportion.

Instead of beingupset during his per-formance, just smile orlaugh, like everybodyelse. We all need tosmile and laugh more inthese difficult times.

Who knows? Yourbrother may be a“jokester in training”and could become a realcomedian in the future.If your brother has afew cute jokes, have himsend me a couple. I’malways looking for freshmaterial.

• Email Dr. RobertWallace at [email protected].

Dear Abby: I’m a 19-year-old girlin my third semester of college.My boyfriend, “Tom,” attends acommunity college nearby. I havehad only three boyfriends in mylife, and Tom was my high schoolsweetheart.

Tom just proposed. I immedi-ately accepted, but now I’m sec-ond-guessing my decision. We’rejust starting our adult lives, andI’m still learning what that entails.I want to study abroad duringcollege to enhance my experienceof the world. Also, because neitherof us has ever moved beyondour childhood homes, I think weshould both have more exposureabout the world beyond.

I will always be committed toTom but I feel that by prematurelylocking ourselves in, we’re settingourselves up for failure. Am Ioverreacting? – Fledgling FiancéeIn Louisiana

Dear Fiancée:Not at all. Thepoints you have made in yourletter are well-reasoned. You AREvery young to be making a perma-nent commitment, and you’re bothentering a period of growth – and

possible divergence in your levelof life experience. Tom may haveproposed because he was afraid ifhe didn’t, he might lose you.

Tell Tom you care for himdeeply, but think you jumped thegun. I agree that by prematurelylocking yourselves in, the odds ofthe relationship not lasting arehigh. Be sure Tom understandsthat you aren’t trying to end therelationship, only postponing theengagement.

Dear Abby: I was always a laid-back and easygoing person. But Iwas in a terrible car accident, andever since I have suffered frompost-traumatic stress disorder.I have received counseling andfunction pretty well as long as Iremain in a calm environment.

My problem is that my hus-band’s family comes to visit eachyear for anywhere from four toeight days, and when they’re here

my stress level is very high. Theirlast three visits resulted in mygetting migraine headaches, aswell as TMJ (pain in my jaw) andpainful neuropathy.

I like my in-laws, but I amunwilling to deal with more painas a result of their visits. My hus-band doesn’t want to send themto a hotel, which I understand.Therefore, I feel that since this isMY problem, I should move to ahotel during their visits. What doyou think, Abby? – Pushed To TheLimit

Dear Pushed:Unless this ishandled delicately – and by that Imean carefully explained to yourhusband’s family – it could causehurt feelings. Surely your in-lawsare aware of your car accident.What they may not be aware ofis the lingering damage it hascaused. Your husband shouldexplain this to his relatives andask if they would mind stayingelsewhere BECAUSE OF YOURMEDICAL CONDITION.

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com.

Dear Doctor K: I saw my doctorfor a rash on my face. After fur-ther tests, she diagnosed me withlupus. What is this? What is thetreatment?

Dear Reader:Lupus is anautoimmune disease. Your body’simmune system mistakenlyattacks your body’s own tissuesrather than protecting them fromoutside invaders.

Immune proteins called auto-antibodies attack many differentparts of the body. This can lead toinflammation and tissue damagein the joints, skin, kidney, ner-vous system (brain, spinal cordand nerves), blood, heart, lungs,digestive system and eyes.

The cause of lupus remains amystery. Some researchers thinkit may be triggered by an infec-tion in people who are susceptibleto the disease, but no particulartype of infection has been discov-ered to be the cause.

In some people, lupus causesonly mild illness. But in others itleads to potentially deadly compli-cations.

Lupus can cause a wide rangeof symptoms throughout the bodyincluding:

• Malaise (a general sickfeeling);

• Fever;• Loss of appetite;

• Weight loss;• Muscle and joint pain and

swelling;• A butterfly-shaped rash on

the cheeks and bridge of the nose;• A more widespread rash and

flu-like symptoms after exposureto sunlight;

• Hair loss;• A rash that appears as firm,

round red plaques with raisedborders;

• And painful ulcers in themouth, nose and genital areas.

Other possible symptomsinclude:

• Neurological symptoms,such as difficulty with memoryand concentration, seizures andconfusion;

• Psychiatric symptoms,including the most dramatic psy-chiatric illness – psychosis – or aloss of contact with reality;

• Heart problems: chest paincaused by increased rates of ath-erosclerosis and inflammation ofthe outer lining of the heart;

• Lung symptoms: pain ontaking in a deep breath, shortnessof breath;

• And loss of vision.Symptoms tend to come and

go. Periods of intensified symp-toms are called flare-ups. Periodswhen symptoms disappear arecalled remissions. You can helpprevent flare-ups by limiting sunexposure and using sunscreenwhen you are in the sun.

Many different types ofmedications may be used to treatlupus. Doctors usually try antima-larial drugs first. Recent studiessuggest that lupus patients treat-ed with antimalarial medicationshave less active disease and lessorgan damage over time.

Other drug treatment optionsinclude:

• Nonsteroidal anti-inflamma-tory drugs (NSAIDS)

• Corticosteroids• Immunosuppressive drugs• MethotrexateLupus is a long-lasting condi-

tion. Life expectancy and qualityof life can vary widely dependingon the severity of your illness.Fortunately, new treatments inrecent years have helped to con-trol the disease in many people.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physicianand professor at Harvard MedicalSchool. Visit www.AskDoctorK.com to send questions and getadditional information.

College teen should test wings before settling

Lupus sufferers have wide range of symptoms

A family doctor ordermatologist can help

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That was tough;this is ‘impossible’

BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

Henri-Frederic Amiel, a17th-century Swiss philosopherand poet, said, “Doing easilywhat others find difficult is tal-ent; doing what is impossible fortalent is genius.”

Yesterday’s deal was difficult;today’s requires genius. But asyou have been warned to lookfor something unusual, maybeyou will see the winning play forSouth. He is in three no-trump af-ter East has overcalled in hearts.West leads the heart jack andEast encourages with his nine.What should declarer do?

South’s negative doubleshowed exactly four spades. Hissecond-round jump to three no-trump was a tad precipitate. Heshould have made a game-forcingtwo-heart cue-bid. Then, perhaps,North-South would have reachedfive clubs, which would havebeen bulletproof with this layout.(Even four spades can be made!)

South starts with eight toptricks: four spades, one heart(given trick one), two diamondsand one club. Obviously, numer-ous more winners are availablefrom the clubs. And if East hasthe courtesy to hold the king forhis overcall, South might takeall 13 tricks. However, note whathappens if declarer makes thenatural-looking play of winningthe first trick, playing a spadeto dummy’s king, and runningthe club 10 (or playing low to hisjack). West produces the clubking, then leads his second heart.East takes four tricks in that suitfor down one.

To make his contract, Southmust duck (lose) the first trick!Yes, West may lead his secondheart and East can win with hisace, but dummy’s 10 is still a stop-per. And East has no entry card.

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