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LESSONS AND CAROLSFirst Presbyterian’s post-Christmas services maintain Christmas spirit / 3
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ON THE COVERMusic director Kim Struck (from left), the Rev. Dr. Roy Backus and Paulie Stevens play in the lessons and carols service Sunday at First Pres-byterian Church of Morris. See story on page 3 Photo by Jeanne Millsap for Shaw Media
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This home in the 1000 block of Freemon has an octagonal porch. It is the Glengarry Club House, built in 1906 and moved to the present location in 1912.
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The Grundy County Historical Society encourages Morris Herald-News readers to “look up” as they travel Grundy County and take time to notice some of its historical architecture. LOOKING UP
How technology saved ChristmasMORRIS – Technology is
to Christmas as wrapping paper is to a gift.
Without them, both are incomplete.
It’s been five straight years and I haven’t seen my sister in person on Christ-mas, Thanksgiving or even our birthdays, for that matter.
But I take solace that tech-nology is there to keep our family together and connect-ed at a moment’s notice. It softens the blow.
At least we get to see my sister, my brother-in-law, niece, nephew and their two canines through a screen.
Advancements like FaceTime, Skype, Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram are incredibly important this time of year, and I hope you use them to connect with your loved ones who are too far away to spend time with in person.
My brother-in-law is a Marine stationed in Massa-chusetts.
They were previously stationed in Oceanside, Cali-fornia.
This is why it’s become es-sential for us to use technol-ogy to stay in touch, particu-larly FaceTime.
A telephone call was great in the old days, but I think I’d be letdown if all that was on the other end was a voice.
It’s even more important when it comes to young kids, who often seem to grow so fast.
While it hurts when I stop to think that I’ve only spent a handful of days with my 1-and-a-half-year-old niece, Jacquelyn, and I haven’t met
my 1-month-old nephew, Mi-chael – I do get to watch them grow up from afar.
Jacquelyn is picking up on a lot of words and actions lately.
My theory is she’s step-ping up her game since her brother was born.
Rather than hear about it happening, I get to see it.
My sister posts or sends videos or pictures almost every day.
If you think I’m happy about this, you should see my three living grandparents, who are all in their early 80s and don’t have smartphones.
When my grandparents on my mom’s side arrive from Wisconsin, they get an opportunity to see their great-grandchildren, grand-daughter and grandson-in-law through FaceTime.
The same goes for my grandma on my dad’s side as she makes the short trip over
from Westmont, and the rest of my family.
During each holiday or family gathering, we do our best to schedule a FaceTime call with my sister.
If all goes well, the phone gets passed around the room and everyone gets to speak with her and watch the kids do their thing.
If you are not already using the latest technology to keep in touch with the special people you can’t be with, I would encourage you to do so in the future.
• Mike Mallory is a staff reporter for the Morris Herald-News. Community Pulse is a weekly column that provides a dedicated space for Grundy County-area nonprofits, schools, organiza-tions and sometimes Morris Herald-News staff to share news and information about their organization.
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COMMUNITY PULSE
Smartphones help us keep in touch with loved ones during holidays
By JEANNE MILLSAP Shaw Media Correspondent
M O R R I S – F o r s o m e , Christmas is done on Christ-mas Day. After, thoughts of goodwill and peace on Earth are discarded along with the gift wrappings and empty boxes.
But at First Presbyterian Church in Morris, the joy of and meaning behind the hol-iday, recognizing the birth of Jesus, extend throughout the year and particularly during Sunday services the month after Christmas – because the church continues to celebrate Advent and Epiphany.
The church devoted its Sunday worship service to lessons and carols, and mem-bers read scripture relating to the birth of Jesus and sang Christmas carols in between.
The songs weren’t led by the choir, but instead in-volved everyone in the pews.
All but one of the verses were read by churchgoers who were not pastors.
“It really involves the en-tire congregation,” member Cheryl Roth said. “Singing carols that people have been singing since they were little children. ... The scripture in between gives more meaning to the carols.”
The Bible verses began with one prophesying about the coming of a savior, in the Old Testament book of Isaiah. Others told the story of the birth of Jesus from the New Testament books of Luke and Matthew.
“We have the festival of lessons and carols the Sun-day after Christmas,” said The Rev. Jeri Baker, associ-ate pastor, who organized the service. “We use Christmas hymns and carols and scrip-ture to tell the Christmas sto-ry.”
Among the carols sung were “O Come, O Come, Em-manuel,” “To a Maid Whose
Name Was Mary,” “Go Tell it on the Mountain” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.”
“The carols are just part of your whole being,” mem-ber Sue Morse said. “They bring back Christmases of many years ago. They’re more Christmas than all the secular songs you hear when you’re out on the street ... Christmas is Christ.”
“First Presbyterian has always been known for their music,” said The Rev. Dr. Roy Backus, pastor. “This service, combining the gospel and Christmas music, rounds out our Advent season for us.”
Yesterday was the first Sunday of Christmas in the Christian calendar, Backus said.
He said the ornate stained g l a s s w i n d o w s i n o l d e r
churches were designed to tell the story of the gospel to those who could not read.
His church’s lessons and carols Sunday used music and readings to share the
same story.Music director Kim Struck
played piano during the songs, high school junior Paulie Stevens played trum-pet and led the singing, and member Fred Kieslar played the organ.
Backus added to the har-monics with his saxophone.
“Christmas keeps going through Epiphany,” Struck said.
Epiphany is the time when the wise men followed the star and found Jesus.
Struck said the church’s next Sunday service will be about the wise men.
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First Presbyterian members in Morris continue their Christmas celebration
Jeanne Millsap for Shaw Media
First Presbyterian Church of Morris’ associate pastor, The Rev. Jeri Baker, greets members after Sunday’s lessons and carols service at the church.
IT’S NOT OVER YET
“It really involves the entire congregation. Singing carols that people have been singing since they were little children. ... The scripture in between gives more
meaning to the carols.”
Cheryl RothFirst Presbyterian Church member
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MORRIS – The second annual Grundy County Housing Authority and Grundy County Development Corporation Christmas Eve party held at Saratoga Tower in Morris went off without a hitch thanks to the residents of Grun-dy County and beyond.
For the second year, Jeff and Jamie Eberhard and family, along with my family, hosted the Christmas Eve party to give residents of Saratoga Tower, Mazon Park Place and Gardner Commons time to be with friends and community members for the holidays.
We were joined by the Lardi family of Coal City, the Mitchell family of Morris, the Brenner family of Channa-hon, the Johnson family of Morris, and Mary Lee Howard of Morris, who all volunteered their time to serve dinner, play games, and deliver gifts and Christmas wishes to the residents. The community came together and donated more than $3,000 to provide gift certificates to the resi-dents, as well as make a donation to the resident council.
Santa and Mrs. Claus took time out of their busy Christmas schedule to deliver the gifts with the help of “Santa’s Little Helpers.”
GCHA and Grundy Development Corp. provide low-in-come housing to elderly and disabled residents who meet low-income guidelines. We would like to thank everyone who donated to make Christmas special for the residents.
Christmas Eve Celebration
TOP RIGHT: Residents of Saratoga Tower pose with Santa and Mrs. Claus.
ABOVE LEFT: One of Santa’s helpers plays Hungry Hungry Hippo with Saratoga Tower residents Shirley Leopold and Chris Seng on Christmas Eve.
ABOVE MIDDLE: Armanette Fannin, a resident at Saratoga Tower stops to pose with Santa before going home after the Christmas Eve celebration.
ABOVE RIGHT: Saratoga Tower resident Judy Farmer gives Santa’s little helper Rosie Brenner a hug during the Christmas Eve party.
LEFT: Some of Santa’s little helpers pose for a photograph with Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Photos by Heidi [email protected]
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Red Cross asks residents to make blood donations
By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS [email protected]
Blood donations often de-cline during the holidays when busy schedules and sea-sonal illnesses get in the way.
But the American Red Cross and Heartland Blood Centers are urging eligible people to give the gift of life by donating blood this holi-day season.
“There’s absolutely a need. Every year at this time, the donors, they fall off. It could be holiday plans, travel plans. Seasonal flu. This is the time to donate,” said Ken Cozzi, ex-ecutive director for the Amer-ican Red Cross’ southwest suburban chapter.
The local chapter serves 1.1 million people and covers six counties, including Grundy County.
The need for blood doesn’t stop during the holidays, Cozzi said Wednesday.
As an organization, the Red Cross nationwide collects 14,000 units of blood each day “to simply meet the needs” of patients.
Cozzi said the Red Cross will wrap up its winter cam-paign – titled “Give Some-thing That Means Something” – on Jan. 3.
During the final two weeks of the year, the Red Cross needs to collect more than 175,000 blood and platelet do-nations “for those depending on transfusions at hospitals and transfusion centers local-ly and across the country,” according to a news release
from the organization.Heartland Blood Centers,
which serves 65 hospitals in 12 counties, including in Grundy County, is in the middle of a 12 Days of Giving drive, which kicked off Dec. 18 and runs through Dec. 31 at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg.
It has a goal of recruiting 2,000-plus blood donors.
Since each donation can save up to three lives, Heart-land Blood Centers’ goal during the event is to touch 6,000 lives.
Heartland Blood Centers did not immediately return a request for comment.
There’s an app for thatSmartphone users can
download the Red Cross’ blood donor app – the Red Cross Blood Donor App – to find local blood drives, sched-ule appointments, track total donations, earn rewards, re-ceive shortage alerts and in-vite others to donate, accord-ing to the Red Cross’ website.
“It’s neat,” Cozzi said. “I’ve even downloaded the app.
Katie McGann explains the blood donation procedure to a donor who par-ticipated in a Grundy County Health Department drive in January at Heartland Blood Centers in Morris.
Shaw Media file photo
How to donate
n American Red Cross, call 1-800-733-2767 or visit www.redcross-blood.org to make an appointment or for more information.n Heartland Blood Centers, call 1-800-786-4483 or visit www.heartlandbc.org.
See DONORS, page 7
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Sandy Lisy of Morris prepares to donate blood at the Heartland Blood Centers drive at Grundy County Health Department in January at Heartland Blood Centers in Morris. Blood donors are needed during the holiday season in order to meet the need.
I’ve used the app. It keeps track of appointments and tells you where you need to go.”
People also can visit www.redcrossblood.org, and type in a zip code to find the closest blood drives.
Blood donors of all types – particularly AB, O, A neg-ative and B negative – and platelet donors are encour-aged to make an appoint-
ment to donate and help ensure hospitals have the blood they need for patients this winter, according to a Red Cross news release.
Those who come out to give until Jan. 3 will receive a long-sleeve Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last.
About 3 million people donate blood and platelets each year, according to the Red Cross. At the same time, the Red Cross also depends on about 84,000 volunteers across the country to fulfill its lifesaving mission.
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Mobile app, website can help prospective donors find locations
How long does it take to give blood?
The process for whole blood donation usually takes about one hour. The blood collection itself is usually about 10 minutes. The dona-tion process includes registration, a brief medical screening, blood collection and refreshments.
How much blood is taken? Whole blood and apheresis (plate-let) donations are about 1 pint.
How often can I give? Donate whole blood every 56 days. Red blood cells are the oxygen-car-rying cells. They can take two weeks or longer to fully return to normal. Donate platelets (apheresis donation) as much as twice in one week – or up to 24 times a year.
How much blood do I have in my body?
Women have about 10 pints, and men about 12 pints of blood in their bodies.
Are there age limits for blood donors?
17 years old is the minimum blood donor age. (In some states, 16-year-olds may donate.) There is no upper age limit.
How long until my blood is used?
All blood donations are processed and available for use between 24 and 48 hours. Whole blood is processed into components (red cells, platelets, plasma). After pro-cessing, the red cells can be stored for 42 days. Plasma can be frozen and stored for up to 12 months. Platelets (from whole blood or by apheresis) expire after five days.
Are the health history questions necessary every time?
Yes. Screening questions must be asked of all donors at each do-nation. This is an FDA requirement that helps blood centers ensure the safest possible blood supply.
Why do blood shortages occur?A three-day supply is the opti-
mum blood inventory level. The
inventory changes hourly because of unpredictable demands from trauma incidents. When the supply drops below a three-day level, blood centers begin alerting local donors to increase the inventory to a safe operating level.
Source: Heartland Blood Centers, www.heartlandbc.org/facts/
Blood donation frequently asked questions
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JOLIET – Joliet Junior Col-lege staff are at work to com-plete three major projects by 2017.
JJC officials are focused on finishing and opening City Center Campus in downtown Joliet, expanding the Romeo-ville satellite campus and con-structing the Multipurpose Facility at its main campus, according to a news release.
The exterior of the six-sto-ry City Center Campus build-ing has been finished since spring 2014, and crews are focused on interior work. Un-derground and rough plumb-ing, ductwork installation and sprinkler piping at the sixth floor are complete.
Now, crews are working on framing of metal stud walks and partitions, installation of exhaust fan curbs and other projects.
The Romeoville campus is being completed to meet in-creasing student enrollment demands.
Crews have finished reten-
tion pond and mass excava-tion work and utility rerout-ing.
They are working on inte-rior underground plumbing, hydronic piping and installing concrete curbs in parking lots.
Mass earth and concrete foundation work has been completed for the Multipur-
pose Facility, which will have space for sports activities and graduation ceremonies.
Crews are focused on ma-sonry block walls, interior underground plumbing and interior electrical work.
Information on the JJC Master Plan can be found on-line at jjc.edu/master-plan.
GOTTA DO ITMorris Public Library to offer events for all ages
n Wiggle Worm Wednesdays is designed to help children to burn off energy during cold winter months. Age-appropriate equip-ment inspires plan and exploration – by themselves or with a friend. Held in the library auditorium. For those ages 1 to 5; held from 11:15
a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Wednesdays through March.
n Press Start Gaming – teens are invited to free-play against friends and rivals in Press Start Gaming. Only 12 spots available. For infor-mation, pick up a permission form. Teens younger than 18 must turn in a permission form to register. Registration is required. Held from
2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.n Yarn and Thread – Adults are
invited to join the library’s laid back meet-up. Bring your own project/materials to work on and meet with others who love working with fiber. All skill levels welcome. Meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon every Thursday.
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Carpenter Dwayne Gembeck looks at blueprints while working in Oc-tober at the Joliet Junior College City Center Campus in Joliet. Among other projects, JJC officials are focused on finishing and opening City Center Campus in downtown Joliet in the next few years.
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Diamond aims to boost economic development
By MIKE MALLORY [email protected]
DIAMOND – For a village of about 2,500, Diamond is taking an aggressive approach to eco-nomic development, according to Mayor Terry Kernc.
T h e t o p p r i o r i t y f o r Diamond in 2016 is to widen Route 113 from Will Road to Interstate 55 to three lanes, Kernc said.
“ T h i s w i l l make it attrac-tive and easy for developers be-cause the road-way is already in place for them,” Kernc said. “It expedites the process.”
The village titled the project Service Trans-portation Pro-gram 2, and it is designed to bring commer-cial development to the munici-pality, which already has prime access to I-55. Diamond was able to secure about $2 million from the federal government for the project, Kernc said.
Property owners and de-velopers are pitching in and
the village is paying a portion through motor fuel tax reve-nue.
“If we left it as is, it’d prob-ably take two years to do be-cause the Illinois Department of Transportation approval process is lengthy,” Kernc said. “This is a great example of a public-private partnership.”
Grundy Economic Develop-ment Council CEO Nancy Nor-ton Ammer said she commends the mayor and Village Board for working hard to get the proj-ect going.
“As the economy has bounced back, we see busi-nesses willing to invest again,” Norton Ammer said. “The more site-ready your community is, the more attractive it is to de-velopers.”
In August, the Illinois De-partment of Commerce & Eco-
nomic Opportunity approved 49 enterprise zones – one of which is along Route 113 in Diamond.
The enterprise zone pro-gram was created in 1982 to stimulate economic growth and revitalization in depressed areas of the state, according to the IDCEO website. The zones guarantee sales tax abatements and local taxing districts are free to negotiate further tax incentives within the stimulus areas.
The second priority for Diamond in 2016, Kernc said, is to install a stoplight system at the intersection of Route 113 and Will Road. The goal is to get the project done by the end of summer. Kernc said the village is awaiting word on an enter-prise zone loan for the project.
“This is another part of promoting economic develop-ment,” she said.
The third priority figures to improve recreation and naviga-bility for pedestrians. Diamond was awarded in 2014 more than $160,000 from IDOT to construct a bike path through the center of the village.
Kernc said it’s important to get the project done this year. The asphalt path will be about 1,600 feet long, beginning at Amber Lane, running north and east to the Claypool Drain-age Ditch and continuing on to McGinty Street.
The total project will cost about $200,000 with the remain-ing $40,000 to be funded through local matching.
Kernc also wants to improve residents’ quality of life
Diamond’s top 2016 priorities
n Widen Route 113 to three lanes from Will Road east to Interstate 55n Install traffic lights at intersec-tion of Will Road and Route 113n Construct bike path through cen-ter of village, providing safe route for bikers, joggers and walkers
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Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from local police departments and the Grundy County Sher-iff’s Office. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.
GRUNDY COUNTY• Aaron T. Mellendorf, 26,
of Braceville, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s dep-uties Thursday on a charge of obstructing a peace officer. He was given a Jan. 25 court date.
• David J. Mack, 22, of Gardner, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies Thursday on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. He also was cited for possession of marijuana, possession of drug parapher-nalia, improper lane use, loud exhaust, illegal transportation of alcohol and operating an un-
insured vehicle. He was given a Jan. 25 court date.
• Jules G. Pianca, 20, of Morris, was arrested by Grun-dy County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday on a Livingston County warrant. Pianca was booked into the Grundy County Jail.
• Caitlyn M. Dorsey, 26, of Wilmington, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s dep-uties Wednesday on a charge of contempt of court. She was booked into the Grundy County Jail.
• Justeen T. Negray, 18, of Streator, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s dep-uties Wednesday on a Grundy County failure to appear warrant. She was given a Jan. 11 court date.
• Jarred E. Benard, 19, of Morris, was arrested by Grun-dy County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday on a charge of
contempt of court. He was booked into the Grundy County Jail.
• William R. Findlay, 28, of Braceville, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s dep-uties Wednesday on a charge of domestic battery. He was booked into the Grundy County Jail.
• Amiejean V. Slager, 32, of Crest Hill, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies Tuesday on a Grundy County failure to appear warrant on a charge of driving under the influence. She was booked into the Grundy County Jail.
• Nicholas R. Lima, 37, of Joliet, was arrested by Grundy County sheriff’s deputies Tuesday on a Grundy County failure to appear warrant on a charge of driving under the influence. He was booked into the Grundy County Jail.
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By TIM BOOTH The Associated Press
SEATTLE – Dave Hender-son, the former major league outfielder who hit one of the most famous home runs in postseason history, died Sun-day after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 57.
Henderson died early Sun-day morning at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, ac-cording to a statement from the Mariners, one of five teams Henderson played for in his career. Henderson had a kidney transplant in late October.
Henderson was best known for his home run in the 1986 AL Championship Series for Boston. With the Red Sox one strike from elimination in Game 5, Henderson hit a two-
run homer in the top of the ninth against the California Angels to send the series back to Boston. The Red Sox won Games 6 and 7 to advance to the World Series.
But beyond his memorable playoff moment, Henderson was a reliable contributor to four teams that reached the World Series and played 14 seasons total in the majors. His greatest success came from 1988-91 with Oakland. During that four-year stretch, the A’s went to the World Series three times.
Henderson played in 575 regular-season games during that span, hitting .275 with 84 homers, 123 doubles and 322 RBIs. Henderson was an All-Star in 1991.
“Henderson was an in-strumental part of the A’s
1989 World Series champion-ship club and an even more impactful member of the A’s family and community,” the A’s said in a statement. “Hen-du and his smile will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his family.”
Henderson began his ca-reer in Seattle as the first draft pick in the history of the Mariners franchise in 1977. He made his debut in 1981 and played parts of six seasons with the Mariners. Henderson was traded to Boston during the 1986 season and later played for San Francisco and Kansas City.
“He was a devoted father to his two sons and always willing to help someone in need,” Mariners President Kevin Mather said in a state-ment. “Dave was one of the
most popular Mariners in our history, but Dave was also one of the most popular players in Red Sox and A’s history. He had a special ability to con-nect with people, both inside the game and in the communi-ties in which he lived. I never saw him at the ballpark, or on the golf course, without a big smile on his face.”
After his playing career ended, Henderson spent time as a broadcaster for the Mar-iners and ran fantasy camps for A’s and Mariners fans. He also raised funds to support research of Angelman Syn-drome, a genetic disorder that affected his son Chase.
H e n d e r s o n w a s b o r n July 21, 1958, in Merced, California. He is survived by sons Chase and Trent, wife Nancy and his first wife, Lori.
By JOHN ROGERS The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES – Haskell Wexler, one of Hollywood’s most famous and honored cin-ematographers and one whose innovative approach helped him win Oscars for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and the Woody Guthrie biopic “Bound for Glory,” died Sun-day.
He was 93.Wexler died peacefully in
his sleep, his son, Oscar-nomi-nated sound man Jeff Wexler, told The Associated Press.
A liberal activist, Wexler photographed some of the most socially relevant and influential films of the 1960s and 1970s, including the Jane Fonda-Jon Voight anti-war classic, “Coming Home,” the Sidney Poitier-Rod Steiger ra-cial drama “In the Heat of the Night” and the Oscar-winning adaptation of Ken Kesey’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
He was also the rare cine-matographer known enough to the general public to re-ceive a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
“He was a wonderful fa-ther. I owe most of who I am to his wisdom and guidance,” said his son, nominated for Oscars himself for “Indepen-dence Day” and “The Last Sa-
murai.”“Even in an industry
where, when you’re working on a movie, there is not much else you can do, he was always there for me,” Jeff Wexler said.
When the elder Wexler wasn’t working on big-budget studio fare, he traveled the world directing and photo-graphing documentaries for favorite causes.
His 1969 “Medium Cool” mixed documentary and dra-matic elements, telling the story of a fictional television photographer (Robert For-ster) who covers the violence between Chicago police and
protesters at the 1968 Demo-cratic National Convention. The real-life unrest was filmed on the spot for the movie, and its “cinema verite” approach was closely studied by aspir-ing filmmakers.
“I was under surveillance for the entire seven weeks I was in Chicago, by the police, the Army and the Secret Ser-vice,” Wexler once told a re-porter.
Throughout his career, Wexler was noted for his ver-satile and intuitive approach.
For “Who’s Afraid of Vir-ginia Woolf,” the last film to receive an Oscar for best black and white cinematogra-
phy, he used hand-held cam-eras to capture the tension of the tirades between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. For “In the Heat of the Night,” he put silks over the tops of sets and aimed lights at their centers.
His aim was to contribute to the tension between Poiti-er’s big-city black detective and Steiger’s Southern white lawman.
As visual consultant on George Lucas’ “American Graffiti,” he hosed down the streets to achieve a moody, reflective style. He helped give Terence Malick’s “Days of Heaven” a hazy, dreamlike atmosphere.
Wexler was also noted for his clashes with directors. Francis Ford Coppola fired him during the filming of “The Conversation.” Milos Forman dropped him during the filming of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and Wex-ler shared the cinematogra-phy credit with Bill Butler.
“I don’t think there’s a movie I’ve been on that I didn’t think I could direct bet-ter,” he said in 2005.
For one of his documen-taries, 2006’s “Who Needs Sleep?” Wexler turned his attention to the film industry itself, decrying the long hours endured by Hollywood set workers.
The ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE – Dr. Robert Spitzer – a psychiatrist who played a leading role in estab-lishing agreed-upon standards to describe mental disorders and eliminating homosexuali-ty’s designation as a pathology – died Friday in Seattle.
He was 83.Spitzer died
of heart prob-lems, said his wife, Columbia University Pro-fessor Emerita Janet Williams.
Dr. Spitzer’s work on sev-eral editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Men-tal Disorders, or the D.S.M., defined all of the major disor-ders “so all in the profession could agree on what they were seeing,” Williams said.
JESSICA R. GREEN
Jessica R. Green, 42, of Marseilles, passed away Tuesday December 22, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
Arrangements by Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, 815-795-5151, www.sealscampbell.com
BRUCE T. HUTTON
Bruce T. Hutton, age 67, of Wilmington, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.
Funeral services will be at the R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd. & Crematory, Braidwood Chapel. 815-458-2336
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Inspired ideas for redoing a child’s roomBy LAURA FIRSZT
Networx/GateHouse News Service
Decorating a child’s room should be easy – a splash of pastel color, a few posters of baby animals, a bed, and the biggest toy chest your local FAO Schwarz boutique has on offer – and you’re done, right?
Not so fast. Kids are people, too, with
their own special needs and preferences. Take these into account when you redo a room for a youngster.
ColorChildren tend to love bright
colors – although these are best tempered with softer shades in a bedroom. Too much can over-whelm and make it difficult to sleep. The modern trend is to go for gender-neutral hues.
Think spring green or sun-ny apricot. Pennywise par-ents choose top-quality paint in shades that will go the dis-tance from infancy through adolescence.
(The best interior latex is an investment that pays off, often lasting 10 years or lon-ger. Be sure to choose a low- or no-VOC version for the sake of your offspring’s health.)
Try citron yellow or ma-
rine blue. And, yes, kids, just like their elders, enjoy accent walls.
PlayThe biggest question you
are likely to have about your youngster’s room arrange-ment is how to encourage play while discouraging chaos. The key is thoughtful organization. Dump that bottomless-pit toy box in favor of smaller bins or baskets. Then sort playthings into the containers by type – dolls, blocks or Legos, puzzles and so on.
Label with pictures, not words, for the preliterate set. Rotate the toy supply – stash half of them at a time in a base-ment or garage. This keeps down clutter and makes old toys seem new when they’re brought out again. Consider a carpet (you know, the type printed with a street map for Matchbox cars and Hot Wheels) to visually separate the play area from the sleeping quarters, or even a room divid-er. A child-size table dedicated to messy play with paints or glue is necessary.
EducationThe most carefully de-
signed and chosen educational
decor will turn into a major fail if it’s not fun. So tap into your own inner child and get creative. Since small folks are attracted to the oversized and the unusual, experiment with hanging a gigantic alphabet poster ... on the ceiling, per-haps? One quirky idea we like is educational furniture hard-ware – dresser knobs and clos-et handles adorned with imag-es of what belongs inside – to help teach the very young how to dress themselves.
For older children who will be doing homework and pre-paring school projects in the
room, set up a comfortable desk or worktable, complete with bookshelves and storage drawers.
PrivacyMost children begin assert-
ing their independence at an early age. Fierce demands for privacy are frequently part of this process, particularly if they share their bedroom with a brother or sister.
Should the square footage be big enough, you might con-sider a mini bedroom remod-el to accommodate both kids. Otherwise, fabric curtains are
one of the most flexible solu-tions to the need for personal space, whether they are shel-tering a bottom bunk or an en-tire section of a room.
Another possibility is two lofted beds, each with an indi-vidual homework area/read-ing nook underneath; this will minimize the sense of one sib-ling being the underdog. In a small room, placing beds toe-to-toe (preferably with a night-stand in between) feels more private than the more usual head-to-head arrangement.
TransitionDon’t ignore the age your
child is now, cherish it. At the same time, keep the future in mind when outfitting his or her room. Choose a few spe-cial features to grow into – for example, elegantly framed art that has the bold colors that appeal to a tot, yet is sophisti-cated enough for a high school-er.
Classic furniture pieces can be embellished with stickers of your little one’s favorite Disney or Sesame Street char-acters, to be removed when they’re no longer best buddies. Use statement upholstery fab-rics, window treatments and rugs; they won’t get outdated.
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Redesigning children’s rooms can help encourage positive traits with-in young, developing lives.
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SUPER SATURDAYLocal teams enjoy big wins in Saturday hoops action / 15
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Morris’ Aurelius Lennon-Rios wins the opening tip Saturday against Somonauk. Morris was one of five local teams to win Saturday in Christmas tournaments and will play Fenton on Monday night at 8 in the Plano Holiday Classic.
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For a lot of people, and I have to admit that I have been guilty as charged for most of my sports viewing life, the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is reserved for a feast of college football bowl games.
For me, it’s because I love to watch college football and it’s a time when you can see teams and conferences match up that normally don’t.
Plus, it’s late in the NFL season and, aside from a game or two, not a lot of intrigue going on. If you are a fantasy football player, the NFL may hold a little more interest this week as most of you are in championship week. But if you had gotten into playing daily fantasy football, you now have nothing since it’s illegal in Illinois.
For those that don’t really get into football, I have a suggestion.
Check out some of the boys high school basketball tournaments that are going on this week.
Much like college bowl week, it’s a way to see teams match up with other teams that they wouldn’t normally see, and on Saturday, the Morris Herald-News’ coverage area had a banner day.
The six teams that this paper covers – Morris, Mi-nooka, Coal City, Newark, Seneca and Gardner-South Wilmington, combined to go 5-1 in their respective games Saturday, and it was nearly a perfect 6-0. At the 53rd Annual Plano Holiday Classic, Coal City had a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter against Fenton only to see it slip away in the final seconds.
Gardner-South Wilmington got the 16-team Marseilles
Holiday Tournament off to a rousing start, as the unseeded Panthers pulled off an upset of fifth-seeded Spring Valley Hall, 68-59, in the first game of the tournament. Seneca, seeded seventh, moved into the winners’ bracket at the same tournament later in the day, topping Chicago St. Benedict by a 43-26 score. On Monday, G-SW will play No. 4 seed Putnam County at 3:30 p.m., with Seneca taking on second-seeded Flanagan-Cor-nell at 6:30 p.m.
Also, if you are a fan of points being put on the board, top-seeded Reed-Custer is a must-see. The Comets scored
49 in the first quarter en route to a 116-44 win over Tri-Point.
At the 24-team Plano Holi-day Classic, Newark, seeded fourth, got off to a solid start by upending Streator, 63-29. Six-foot-seven Jack Clausel was a force for the Norsemen, delivering 16 points and nine rebounds, while his brother, Will, had 13 points, as did Evan Schomer. Later on, Morris rebounded from its first-round loss to Sandwich by outscoring Somonauk 30-14 in the fourth quarter to claim a 67-53 win in the consolation bracket. That was more points in the fourth quarter than the Redskins had scored in the
entire game against Sand-wich. Junior guard Matt Shaw enjoyed a career night for the Redskins, hitting for 35 points, which is the second-highest game of th tournament so far, behind only Mendota’s Joe LaShonse, who scored a tournament-record 45 in an opening win over Plano.
Then, in Coal City’s game against Fenton, the Coalers’ Blake Harseim did not miss a shot, going 8 for 8 from the field and finishing with 20 points.
Meanwhile, at the Elm-hurst York Jack Tosh Classic, Minooka continued to let it be known that this year’s Indians
shouldn’t be taken lightly. Joe Butler, who recently went over the 1,000 career point barrier, added a big number to his total by tossing in 27 points in a 54-35 win over McHenry in the opening round. Minooka (7-3) will face a tall test Monday at 4:30 p.m. against Hinsdale South and 6-foot-10 Northwestern recruit Barrett Benson.
All in all, it is shaping up to be a very interesting holiday hoops week.
• Rob Oesterle is the sports editor for the Morris Her-ald-News. He can be reached at [email protected].
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ABOVE: Morris’ Tommy Balentine (left) plays defense on Somonauk’s Nate Wegener in the Redskins’ victory Saturday night.
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MARSEILLES HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
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YORK JACK TOSH TOURNAMENT4:30 p.m. – Minooka vs. Hinsdale
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3-and-out: Chicago snaps losing streakBy KEVIN FISHBAIN
3 quotes1. “As I told you, I never
had any doubts. This team has responded pretty well. Last week was not one of our bet-ter performances. They knew it better than any of us stand-ing here. I like the way they responded.” – John Fox
2. “When people lock in on the older guys, we need the younger guys to step up, and they did that. They did it all year. They answered the bell. It was fun out there today.”
– Pernell McPhee3. “There’s one yard there
and if you can’t get that one yard, they’re going to have to find a fullback or somebody else to get it. I had to make sure I was getting in there.”
– Ka’Deem Carey
3 things that worked1. Running the football: The
Buccaneers hadn’t allowed 100 yards rushing in four weeks and were second in the league in yards per carry, but Matt Forte, Jeremy Langford and Ka’Deem Carey helped a Bears rushing attack go for 174 yards at 4.5 yards a pop.
2. Robbie Gould: With the red-zone offense still an is-sue, Gould came through by making all four of his field goal attempts – and both extra points. His 50-yard field goal was his seventh this season from at least 50 yards out, a ca-reer-high. Gould also had six touchbacks on his kickoffs.
3. Defense: The young, un-dermanned defense forced
three turnovers – two fum-ble recoveries for John Timu and an interception for Har-old Jones-Quartey. They held Doug Martin to 49 yards rush-ing on 2.9 yards a carry and forced Jameis Winston into completing only 51.7 percent of his throws. The Bucs were 2-for-8 on third down.
3 that didn’t1. Avoiding special-teams
mistake: Last week was the peak for the Bears’ third phase on the season, but it came in a bad loss. Sunday, things were good for the most part, but LaRoy Reynolds appeared at fault for Jeremiah George’s blocked punt, which led to a Bucs touchdown.
2. Red-zone offense: A prob-lem throughout the season, the Bears were only 2-for-4 scoring touchdowns inside Tampa’s 20-yard line. A sack on third-and-goal and an Eddie Royal drop on the next third-and-goal opportunity led to two Gould field goals instead of touchdowns.
3. Downfield passing game: Without Alshon Jeffery, the Bears couldn’t really do any-thing deep in the passing game. Cutler completed 20 passes, but for only 156 yards, aver-aging 5.8 yards an attempt. He was efficient and took care of the football, which is what matters, but if the Bears had fallen behind it would have been extremely tough to come back the way the offense was limited.
3 moments that mattered1. The facemask penalty: We
couldn’t see it in the press box and there didn’t seem to be a replay on Fox, but Alter-raun Verner was flagged for a facemask, which nullified a William Gholston intercep-tion. How’s this for a swing — without the penalty, the Bucs would have had it first down at the Bears’ 15-yard line with a 7-0 lead. Instead, the Bears tied the game 7-7 five plays later.
2. The interception: Already trailing 14-13 early in the third quarter, the Bears seemed des-tined to face an even bigger deficit on third-and-11 from their 12-yard line, but the pass rush got to Jameis Winston who threw a jump ball that Harold Jones-Quartey picked off, keeping Tampa off the scoreboard.
3. The throw to Mariani: Up by nine points with 4:54 left, the Bears faced a third-and-12 from their own 40-yard line. Cutler avoided the rush, stepped up in the pocket and found Marc Mariani open over the middle for a 25-yard gain. Instead of punting and giving the Buccaneers a chance for a comeback, Chicago was able to put the game away.
What now?Record: 6-9. What it means:
In the win column, the Bears officially are one game better than last year’s disastrous sea-son, but they’ll still need a win against Detroit to avoid a sec-ond year in a row in last place.
What’s next: The Bears end the 2015 season at home against the Lions, looking for their first win at Soldier Field since Week Four.
Offense methodical behind running backs; Jones makes impact in return
By KEVIN FISHBAIN [email protected]
TAMPA – Going against a highly-ranked Buccaneers run defense, Matt Forte and Jeremy Langford combined for 137 yards on 30 carries (4.6-yard average) and then Ka’Deem Carey came in at the end to be the hammer as they ran out the clock. Carey also had two touchdowns.
“I never know who’s in the game,” Kyle Long said. “I’ll go to the sideline and say, ‘Hey Matt, what’d you see on that play?’ He’ll point at Ka’Deem or something and I’ll go, ‘Oh, he was in.’ I know when Ka’Deem is in because I can hear his runs. I can hear the shoulder pads rocked at the second level and that’s him doing the rocking of some-one else’s shoulder pads. … But we have a three-headed monster, we’re happy with it. I think Matt has done an exceptional job getting these guys ready to go.”
Jones makes most of return to lineup: Christian Jones re-ceived a clear message from the Bears’ staff last week when he was inactive for the game in Minnesota. Prior to that, he had played in all 29 games in his two NFL sea-sons.
Vic Fangio said Jones had been inconsistent. The second-year player said he worked harder this week, and found out Wednesday that he would be starting again because of Shea McClellin’s
concussion.In the 26-21 win over the
Buccaneers, Jones tied John Timu for the team lead with six tackles. He also had a QB hit and a pass defensed. The hit he got on his former col-lege teammate, Jameis Win-ston, helped lead to Harold Jones-Quartey’s intercep-tion.
“We had a blitz on … I came through free and I was able to get in a nice shot on Jamies,” Jones said. “Quar-tey did a great job finding the ball and picking it off. It was a good play.”
Linebackers coach Glenn Pires told Jones during the week to “keep working and don’t take a step back,” Jones said. “Just finish strong.”
Efficient, patient offense: With Alshon Jeffery side-lined for the sixth time this season, it was a dink-and-dunk day for Jay Cutler, who completed 74.1 percent of his passes, but at only 5.8 yards an attempt. He was ready for the challenge, though, against Lovie Smith’s group.
Quick hits: Matt Forte didn’t play in the fourth quarter because of a back in-jury. Eddie Goldman left the game and did not return with an ankle injury. … Vladimir Ducasse returned to the start-ing lineup at right guard. … This was the 11th time in Rob-bie Gould’s career he made four field goals in a game, which included his seventh 50-plus yard field goal of the season, a career-high.
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting 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 redress of grievances.THE FIRST AMENDMENT
MACOMB – Look out, folks. The state of Illinois is in crisis, the higher education budget is facing cuts and university ad-ministrators are talking about desperate action.
Yes, you read that right: desperate action. They’re going to hold talks. Who knows what comes next? They might actual-ly form a committee.
Western Illinois University President Jack Thomas asked the school’s board of trustees earlier this month to hold off voting on a plan he’d earlier submitted that called for cuts of $7.5 million, including the elim-ination of 50 faculty positions by the summer.
Instead of asking the board to move forward with the cuts, Thomas proposes more talks: “We will meet with union leaders and other faculty, staff, and administrative leaders im-mediately to search for possible alternatives out of this difficult situation,” he wrote.
Western isn’t alone. The budget impasse in Springfield has administrators at all of Illinois’ state universities won-dering what’s next.
Words are flowing out of Springfield, but money isn’t.
Universities have overex-tended themselves by offering scholarships to students in anticipation of the money even-tually coming from the state. But now, six months into the fiscal year without a budget, they are beginning to wonder if the money is ever coming.
With House Speaker Mike Madigan and Gov. Bruce Raun-er staring eyeball to eyeball, don’t hold your breath.
In lean times, tough deci-sions have to be made. Thomas’ initial instinct to cut faculty positions was on target.
No one likes to see anyone lose his or her job.
But it is a preferable alter-native to seeing tuition jacked
up even higher. Or, worse yet, seeing hard-working taxpayers bear an even greater burden.
Should folks living paycheck to paycheck sacrifice their own well-being – or their children’s – to ensure greater job security for professors making more than they will likely ever earn?
Not surprisingly, the union representing college professors at Western doesn’t like that question. University spokes-woman Darcie Shinberger said part of the issue is that the university’s labor contracts call for faculty members to be given six to nine months notice be-fore they are let go. Raise your hand if your boss has to give you nine months notice before showing you the door.
Yeah, I didn’t think so.This privileged group wants
to shift the burden of balancing the university budget else-where, namely to taxpayers and students. Our universities exist to educate our young people, yet there are some in academia who don’t see it that way. They view their tenured positions as cozy cocoons protecting them from harsh economic reality.
But one reality no one can escape is that our state is spending too much.
When your spending ex-ceeds your revenues, some-thing has to be cut.
And it doesn’t take a com-mittee to figure that out.
• Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse reporter and a journalist with Illinois News Network, a project of the Illinois Policy Institute. He can be reached at [email protected].
Desperate actions by desperate taxpayers
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CELEBRITY CIPHER
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian who was murdered in 1945, said, “If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.”
It is frustrating for a defender to see how to defeat the contract, but not have partner on the same train and let the contract make. Often, though, the defender who sees the winning line can get partner to run in the right direction by carding carefully – as in this deal.
South is in four hearts. West leads his fourth-highest spade. What should happen after that?
North should probably discount his spade queen, but he gets two points for the singleton given the eight-card heart fit.
So his hand is strong enough for his three-heart rebid. South raised to game, of course, hoping for a suitable dummy.
East can see only two tricks: one spade and one diamond. Given the red suits in the dummy, East should realize that the defenders must also take two club tricks – and there is no time to waste. But after winning with his spade ace, which club should East lead?
When shifting to a new suit like this, it is important to follow the rule that a low card from length guaran-tees at least one honor in the suit.
Here, East must lead the club nine. Then, when South covers with his king (or queen), West should signal enthusiastically with his eight.
Shortly, East will get in with his diamond king and can lead the club three.
The defenders will take one spade, one diamond and two clubs.
Steer partner in the right direction
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Dear Abby: I’m a 20-year-old college student. I have never dated anyone besides my current boyfriend, “Cody.” He’s my first-ever boyfriend. I met him in high school, but we ran into each other in college and quickly began a relation-ship. We’re now into our third year together.
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My concern is that we talk like we’ll be togeth-er forever. I think I’d be happy, but should I worry that I’ll never know if there
may be other guys I feel a stronger connection to? Or if I have enough experience to know what love is? – Just Thinking In Florida
Dear Just Thinking: If you’re writing to me, you ARE worrying. While for many couples their first love is also their last one, for many others it isn’t, which may be why there are so many exes in this world. My advice is to tell Cody that while you care
for him, you feel it would be better for both of you to take a break and see other people. In some cases, it can cement a relationship. In others, it can destroy it. Going that route can be risky, but if either partner is having any doubts, that’s the road to take.
Dear Abby: My father died last month. He’d had a massive stroke and was incapacitated for the last 10 days of his life and was on life support.
After I arrived at the hospital, I received a call from a woman who in-formed me that she is my half-sister. It was upsetting,
to say the least. Not only was I losing my father, but I never thought he could keep a secret of this mag-nitude from me. Because I was angry, I wasn’t friendly toward her.
Should I initiate a rela-tionship with this woman? I’m 38. My siblings and I were born during my parents’ marriage. This woman’s mother is some-one he had an affair with before, during and after his marriage. I have mixed emotions because I feel loyal to my mother, and I’m devastated by my father’s deception regarding this child. – Upset in Georgia
Dear Upset: I doubt your mother will welcome this person’s presence in her life, so at least for now, I think reaching out would be a mistake. Your mother might perceive it as almost as much of a betrayal as your father’s was with his girlfriend.
Before going further, the question you need to ask yourself is, “Would the benefit outweigh the cost?” Until you can answer that, my advice is to do nothing.
• Write to Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Young couple needs a break to see if they fit togetherJeanne Phillips
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