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BATTLING SHADOWSNIU student’s life, death show need for county services / 3
SPORTS
Striking backFreshman bowler seeks normalcy amid health woes / 16
Party shootingTwo arrested after woman wounded near NIU / 11
LOCAL NEWS
Bingo hearingEvent gathers input on gambling proposal for Shabbona / 4
LOCAL NEWS
TODAY’S WEATHER
Complete forecast on page 5
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This week will start out with some sunshine before unsettled weather moves in by late Monday. Precipi-tation will develop first as a mixture of snow and sleet.
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ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL TURNS 137Parishioners at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in
Sycamore on Sunday celebrated the history and benevolence that brought the house of wor-ship to the area. Members gathered after the morning worship service and paid tribute to the church building as it turned 137. It was a double celebration, as they noted the 160 years since the parish was established in Sycamore. For the full story, turn to page 8.
SUSPECT TURNS SELF INOn Sunday, a suspect wanted in connection
with a shooting at an off-campus party turned himself into the DeKalb police. The man was being held on $750,000 bond at the DeKalb County Jail. For the full story, turn to page 11.
LOSING STREAK SNAPSThe NIU women still were riding high from
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Amirius Clinton, 21
(center) with scarf, a junior at
Northern Illinois
Unverisity and a friend of Quintonio LeGrier who
was shot and killed Dec. 31
by Chicago Police, pro-
tests with the Rev. Mi-
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The Daily Chronicle will be examining how mental illness affects life in DeKalb County in a three-part series that looks at those who need help, how they get help and what is being done to fill gaps in mental health services. We also look into the challenges that people with mental illness pose to themselves and those around them.
DeKALB – Quintonio LeGrier was an amiable young man, one of his high school math teacher’s favorite students. He was an inspiration, a determined per-son who motivated others to be better.
At least, that was how friends and rel-atives described the 19-year-old North-ern Illinois University sophomore at his funeral Jan. 9.
“He left a huge imprint on my life to just keep going,” a cousin said at the public services.
But fellow students’ accounts and police records hint that the avid chess enthusiast and playground basketball player, who spent most of his childhood in foster care, might have been among the growing population of people who suffer from mental illness.
The Daily Chronicle will be exam-
ining how mental illness affects life in DeKalb County, in a three-part series that looks at those who need help, how they get help and what is being done to fill gaps in mental health services. We also will explore the challenges that people with mental illness pose to them-selves and those around them.
Mental illness is a condition that experts say could impact one-fourth of college stu-dents, and about the same for U.S. adults in general. And use of “mental illness” also can be an umbrella term, said Dr. Karyn
Erkfritz.“There’s a lot different ways to de-
fine [mental illness],” said Erkfritz, a licensed clinical psychologist with Kish-Health System, which is now part of Northwestern Medicine. “It’s probably used more as a catch-all.”
More pointedly, sources such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness said that one in five adults have such men-tal conditions as depression and anxiety disorder. And one in 25 have more seri-ous illnesses, such as schizophrenia and
bipolar disorder.LeGrier at times became detached
from reality after he left his native Chi-cago and took up residence in an NIU dorm, family and friends said.
The day after Christmas, LeGrier was shot and killed at his father’s home by a Chicago police officer after police were called there for a domestic dispute. Police reported that they were met with a “combative” LeGrier on that fateful day. His father, Antonio, said his son was swinging a bat at him and scream-ing, “I’m not scared of you.”
At NIU, his friends with Black Male Initiative, a campus male men-toring organization, knew LeGrier as “Q.” They say they knew he was hav-ing problems that were affecting his behavior, and were working with him.
DeKALB – Proponents of bringing gaming to Shabbona, such as what the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has proposed, say it would be be an eco-nomic catapult for the tiny town and the county. Opponents doubt that.
Shabbona Village President Clau-dia Hicks is convinced it would. She said the Class II gaming project may not come in her lifetime. Neverthe-less, she’s pushing for it.
“They have always been a great neighbor to Shabbona,” she said of the tribe.
The Nation applied to the federal government to have the 129 acres it owns next to Shabbona held in trust. Then, the tribe would build 24-hour bingo halls, restaurants and lounges, a multipurpose room that could be used for such things as entertainment and meetings, and parking lots. The plans could take years to materialize.
An economic pact that the tribe, Shabbona and DeKalb County signed in 2008 gives Shabbona some upfront money and ensures the county shares in a portion of the gaming proceeds, as part of the project.
Union workers and other labor industry supporters were among the dozens of people who made comments Tuesday at a public hearing that the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs held at Kishwaukee College. The “scoping session,” as the BIA called the forum, was part of the government process of making a decision on the Nation’s land application.
“One of the things that the scoping project does, it allows us to take into consideration issues that we might not normally take into consideration,” said Scott Doig, the bureau’s acting re-gional environmental scientist. “We’ll be determining what the scope of the im-pact study is going to be.”
Lance McGill, an operating engineer, said the project not only would be good for contractors, but it also would draw attention to other nearby attractions.
“I think it will enhance use of the Shabbona Forest Preserve,” McGill, a DeKalb resident, counted among the economic benefits.
Dirk Enger, an Aurora ironwork-er, explained several benefits of the project, including union jobs and im-proved “quality of life” for residents in surrounding communities.The tribe, which operates a Las Vegas-style casi-no in Lawrence, Kanasas, predicts that its gaming center here would create 400 new jobs, with a $17 million annual
payroll. Also, it predicts that the center would draw some 930,000 visitors each year and infuse upward of $12 million into the local economy.
But opponents balk at the reported upsides of the bingo parlors.
“I won’t deny the short-term [eco-nomic] benefits,” said John Kindt, a Uni-versity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor. “But the long-term benefits are definite negatives.
Kindt was part of the National Gam-bling Study Commission that made recommendations to Congress in 1999 about gambling.
“This is an economic siphon of mon-ey out of the consumer economy and into the gambling establishment,” Kindt said. “This is basically lose-lose for the community at large.”
Concerned citizen and clergyman Craig Nelson said the benefits of gaming revenues are short-lived. He said that over time, they ravage the areas sur-rounding them.
“The casinos do defile a neighbor-hood,” said Nelson, who stated he moved to Lee from a town in Wiscon-sin that was one of three in proximi-ty to a gambling venue.
Claudia Hicks, the village president of Shabbona, speaks Tuesday in favor of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s proposed trust acquisition and gaming facility project to the Bureau of Indian Affairs during a scoping meeting at the Kishwaukee College Confer-ence Center.
DeKALB – Police said two local gas sta-tions failed a tobacco compliance check when they sold tobacco to minors.
DeKalb police checked local retailers Jan. 9 to make sure they were complying with minimum-age tobacco laws. In Illi-nois, it is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone younger than 18.
Of the 28 businesses that were checked, police said Road Ranger, 933 S. Fourth Street, DeKalb, and Mobile, 1740 E. Lin-coln Highway, DeKalb, had sold tobacco to minors and were found to be in violation of the law, according to a news release. The inspection was the second of three rounds that police plan to conduct. With the help from a grant from the Illinois Liquor Con-trol Commission’s “Kid’s Can’t Buy ‘Em Here” Tobacco Enforcement Program, the city has made a concerted effort to raise awareness about minimum-age tobacco laws, according to the news release.
A site plan of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s proposed trust acquisition and gam-ing facility project for Shabbona is displayed.
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Crochet ClassTime: 6:30 p.m. todayPlace: Cortland Community Library, 63
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cortlandlibrary.com
DeKALBSalvation Army Food Pantry
Time: 9 a.m. to noon todayPlace: 830 Grove St.Call 815-756-4308 to volunteer. Those
needing food pantry assistance should be prepared to show a state-issued photo ID and proof of DeKalb County residency.Free Blood Pressure Clinic
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. todayPlace: Kishwaukee Hospital Roberts
Conference CenterInformation: 815-748-8962 or www.
kishhospital.org/programsA community wellness professional
monitors blood pressure weekly. Receive blood pressure information
and a tracking card. No registration necessary.
Friends of the DeKalb Public Library Meeting
Time: 5 p.m. todayPlace: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak
St.Information: [email protected] Friends support the library by pro-
viding programs, materials and services that are not part of the regular library budget. They also assist the library staff with ongoing development and special projects.Kiwanis Club of DeKalb
Time: 5:30 p.m. todayPlace: Elks DeKalb Lodge, 209 S. Annie
Glidden RoadInformation: 815-501-9985 or www.
dekalbkiwanis.orgDeKalb Rotary Club
Time: 6 p.m. todayPlace: Ellwood House Museum, 509 N. First St.Information: 815-787-0800Bedtime Stories and Craft
Time: 6:30 p.m. todayPlace: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak
Northern Illinois University senior Marvin Harris, a member of the Black Male Initiative (BMI) on campus, reads to kids during the DeKalb Public Library reopening on Jan. 18. Quintonio LeGrier was also a member of BMI before he was killed by Chicago Police gun-fire on Dec. 26.
Police records show several encounters with LeGrier• MENTAL HEALTHContinued from page 3
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mental illness. ... Sometimes he would act out,” said Amirius Clinton, the di-rector of marketing for BMI. Clinton first met LeGrier during the engineer-ing major’s freshman year.
“People started to notice,” he said.The head of the organization said
BMI stands for brotherhood and that it had embraced LeGrier, realizing his struggles.
“We understood that he had been through some things in the past, but he was getting it together,” BMI Pres-ident Jacob Clayton said. “We were helping him along the way, and he was stepping into his own.”
But a bad day – or even a string of them – isn’t mental illness, experts say. Erkfritz said it’s more about chronic, ongoing behavior.
Forty-eight pages of NIU police records detail several encounters in 2015 with LeGrier, whom the student officers came to know on a first-name basis.
Police were called for complaints of his “erratic behavior,” records show. One officer said there had been reports that LeGrier’s “mental state had dete-riorated.”
Three months before he was shot by Chicago police, a similar scene played out in an NIU residence hall where sev-eral campus police officers confronted LeGrier – with their guns drawn.
According to a Sept. 2, 2015, campus police report, an officer on bike patrol rode up to a scene where LeGrier was chasing a female student near the res-idence hall. She was screaming as she ran from him, the report said.
He resisted arrest that night, ac-cording to the police report, resulting in additional officers being called to assist. Eventually, officers drew their weapons on LeGrier to get him to com-ply with their commands. LeGrier yelled, “I am God,” before he eventu-ally was subdued and taken into custo-dy, according to the police report.
The incident culminated with LeG-rier being involuntarily committed to Kishwaukee Hospital for psychiatric treatment, officials said. His behav-ior that night was one in a string of “strange” occurrences on campus last year.
It was unclear if LeGrier was offi-cially diagnosed with a mental disor-der, or if he sought professional treat-ment or counseling before or after his involuntary psychiatric stint.
In fact, many people touched by mental illness don’t seek treatment. Although 80 percent of students whom NAMI surveyed reported feeling over-whelmed by their responsibilities, 40 percent don’t try to get help.
Some of LeGrier’s high school bud-
dies, who last played basketball with him last summer, said they noticed changes in him.
“Over the summer, we noticed his demeanor changed at bit. He used to say some crazy stuff,” John Green said. “We reached out to him, but he said he was OK.”
Determining riskBarring a diagnosis, who is at risk
for being affected by mental illness?“We’re finding across the country,
across universities ... that college stu-dents are seeking services for mental health concerns at much higher rates, growing over the last five years,” said Brooke Ruxton, a licensed clinical psy-chologist and head of NIU’s Counseling and Consultation Services department. “College is kind of a time where there is a lot of melding together of different concerns and stressors [that students may have]. All of that together, in dif-ferent ways, may contribute to seeing more of [mental health] concerns on col-lege campuses.”
LeGrier might have brought his troubles with him to DeKalb. But offi-cials here know that mental health is an issue for many residents, not just students.
“Anybody can get a mental illness at any time,” said Deanna Cada, executive director of the DeKalb County Commu-nity Mental Health Board. But those at greater risk, she said, include people genetically predisposed to it, poor and low-income individuals, and those who have experienced trauma in their life.
She estimated that about 19 percent of DeKalb County residents – or about 20,000 people – have some sort of mental illness.
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In the past five years, 56 people have
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ANNE T. HUMOBorn: Nov.2, 1923Died: Jan. 29, 2016
Anne T. Humo, formerly of Rockdale, passed away at DeKalb County Nursing Home, Friday, January 29, 2016. Age 92 years.
Survived by her two nieces, Doris Huumo and Linda Hursh; and her nephew, Leon-ard Huumo. Three great-nieces, Abigail Holder, Carolyn Klinger and Christine Zak. A great-nephew, Joseph Hursh. Four great-great nieces and nephews, Molly Hursh, Cecilia Holder, Eero Holder and Amanda Klinger.
Preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Hilma Huumo; four brothers, Aronald, Arthur, Leonard and Reino Huumo. Two sisters-in-law, Elvi Humo and Irene Huumo. A niece, Patricia Humo.
Anne was born November 2, 1923, in Rock-dale, IL. She graduated from Joliet Township High School Class of 1941. Anne worked at the former P.J. Gould Company in Rockdale as the office manager. Member of First Lutheran Church in Joliet. Anne loved her
cats and dogs and was a true animal lover. She was a avid bowler on many leagues in Joliet. She had a wonderful sense of humor that endeared her to all. Anne was a giving person who always helped her family, friends and neighbors. She never forgot a birthday or special occasion and always sent cards. Her Finnish heritage was a important part of Anne’s life.
Funeral services will be held at the Carl-son-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home, 2320 Black Rd., Monday, February 1, 2016, at 11:00 A.M. Rev. Ray Krueger officiating. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park II.
In lieu of flowers memorials to the DeKalb County Nursing Home will be appreciated.
Visitation will be held Monday from 10:00 A.M. until services at 11:00 A.M.
For information call (815) 744-0022 or www.CHSFUNERAL.COM
EARL EUGENE STROUDBorn: Aug.17, 1937; in Kings, ILDied: Jan. 29, 2016; in Genoa, IL
Earl Eugene Stroud, 78, of Genoa, beloved hus-band, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at his home in Genoa, surrounded by family and
love.Born in Kings, Illinois August 17, 1937, he
was the son of James Earl and Erma Maxine (Brown) Stroud. Earl retired in 2000 from Pyramid Petroleum after many years as a service technician, and prior to that, worked for 13 years at Jim Miller Chevrolet in Genoa as a mechanic, auto body repairman, and service manager. Earl enjoyed tinkering and working in his well-stocked garage, working on his 1930 Model-A, and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was an active member of Crosswinds Community Church in Genoa.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years,
Lynda (Wolf); three children, Cindy (Jim) Dunlea of Shawsville VA, Dyanne (Russ) Cline of Byron IL, and Mark (Teresa) Stroud of Kingston IL; sisters, Irma Lee (George) Albert of Louisiana, Beverly (Paul) Stan-ford of Washington, Mildred Dittbenner of Wisconsin; and brother, Charles (Gloria) Stroud of Missouri; 19 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Grandchildren of Jim and Cindy Dunlea-Joshua, Caleb, Rebekah, Andrew, Angela, Melissa, Benjamin, Amanda, Jonathan, and Abigail; of Russ and Dyanne Cline-Kevin, Eric, David, Amy and Keith; of Mark and Teresa Stroud-Kayla, Kimberly, Ashley, and Marcus.
His visitation will be on Tuesday, Feb. 2nd from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at the Crosswind Com-munity Church, 13100 Cherry Rd., Genoa, IL., with a service beginning at 5:00 PM at the Church with Rev. James Freund officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the family for they will decide at a later date on a charity, in care of the Slater-Butala Funeral Home, 132 W. Main St., Genoa, IL 60135.
For info or to sign the online guest book go to www.ButalaFuneralHomes.com or call 815-784-5191.
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College students seek mental health services at higher rates
Cada said the county doesn’t keep a tally of individuals with mental health issues. She said numbers her organiza-tion uses to calculate and allocate money for services come from counts taken by funded agencies. DCMHB contributes to at least eight mental health provider organizations.
Getting helpMental health services have declined
nationwide, and DeKalb County is no exception.
In DeKalb County, there was public outcry when the underused inpatient mental health unit at Kishwaukee Hospital closed in 2009. And local law enforcement leaders have consistently decried not having sufficient training or resources to deal with individuals with mental illnesses, many of whom end up in jail.
The DeKalb County Community Mental Health Board, which helps fund mental health agencies here, has cut the money it gives to providers. Funding for mental health providers accounts for 85 percent of the board’s $1.9 million bud-get.
Members note that the demand for services and the treatment needs are “in excess of the total dollar amount avail-able from tax levy to fund DeKalb Coun-ty services,” according to the mental health board’s 2014 annual report.
NIU offers mental health services to students, although using them is vol-untary. NIU counseling services em-ploys eight psychologists, two licensed counselors, one victim advocate (for sexual assault), three full-time interns and five part-time practicum students, Ruxton said. Psychiatrists are available through the university’s health services department.
“We do a lot of consulting on campus
with faculty and staff who might be con-cerned about someone,” Ruxton said.
The scope of the department’s ser-vices includes outreach and training throughout the campus community. Training is provided for faculty, but also residence hall workers and student groups, she said.
Ruxton said the university offers faculty training on how to engage with students who might be having issues.
Training sessions are part of faculty de-velopment as well as orientation for new instructors.
“What we try to do is train faculty and staff to have some skills to use the connections they have to reach out to students and provide students with resources, and make sure students know what’s available to them,” she said.
The stigma associated with mental illness often keeps people from seeking professional help, Cada said. LeGrier’s situation demonstrates that such a deci-sion can be a life or death one.
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Janet Cooksey, mother of slain NIU student Quintonio LeGrier, speaks about her son as part of a memorial Jan. 27 during a meeting of the Black Student Union at Northern Illinois University.
MOST COMMON MENTAL ILLNESSES
• Depression• Anxiety disorders• Suicide• Eating disorders• Addiction• 1 in 5 adults suffer from such mental condi-tions as depression and anxiety disorder• 1 in 25 suffer from more serious illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
–Source: National Alliance on Mental Illnesses
• 19 percent of DeKalb County residents (about 20,000 people) have some form of mental illness.
– Deanna Cada, executive director of the DeKalb County Community Mental Health
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Fat Basics 101For years, we have heard to eat low-fat or fat-free foods. Are
those really the best choices for us? What about those “healthy” fatsthat we are forgetting about? The topic of dietary fats can be veryconfusing; what is good for me and what is bad for me? Knowingthe difference between saturated, trans, polyunsaturated (omega-3sand omega-6s), and monounsaturated (omega-9s) fats is key topicking a well-balanced diet.
We will start with the “bad”: saturated and trans fats. Why arethese considered bad? These fats can negatively affect your healthby increasing “bad” cholesterol (LDL), decreasing “good” cholesterol(HDL) and increasing your risk of developing coronary heart disease.We understand that bad cholesterol clogs arteries and goodcholesterol helps to clear arteries, so why even eat saturated or transfat? With the exception of artificially made trans fats, these fats donot need to be completely cut out, just consumed in moderation. TheAmerican Heart Association suggests that Americans eat 1% or lessof their calories from trans fat and 7% or less from saturated fats.
Saturated and trans fat can still be found in many foods includinganimal products, doughnuts, potato chips, margarines andshortenings. Make sure to double check food labels under “total fat”to ensure you are not consuming too much of these fats and watchfor the term “partially hydrogenated oils” in the ingredients list.
Now for the “good”: polyunsaturated and monounsaturatedfats. Remember these fats are also called omegas. Why are theseconsidered good? These fats can positively affect your health byimproving cholesterol levels; reducing your risk of heart attack,stroke, and diabetes; aiding in fat-soluble vitamin absorption(vitamins A, D, E and K); helping cell development and healthynerve activity; and by keeping the immune system healthy. Witha list like that, who wouldn’t want to eat these healthy fats?Recommendations for adults 19 years and older state that 20%to 35% of your total calories should come from fat. Remember toconsume the main portion from the healthy fats.
Omega-3 sources include oils such as canola, flax and soybean;walnuts; fish such as herring, mackerel, salmon and tuna; algae;and Omega-3 eggs.
Omega-6 sources include oils such as canola, corn, olive, peanut,safflower, soybean and sunflower; nuts such as almonds, cashews,hazelnuts, peanuts, pecans, pistachios and walnuts; eggs and dairy.
Omega-9 sources include oils such as canola, olive, peanut,sunflower, safflower; nuts such as almonds, cashews, macadamias,peanuts, pecans, pistachios, hazelnuts and walnuts; avocados; eggs;dairy; meat and poultry.
The information is not intended as medical advice. Please consult a medical professional for individual advice.
(From left) Jane Ovitz, the Rev. David Hedges, Jan FitzHenry, Barbara Weaver, Larry Dirst and Cindy Vain are among the members of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church attending Sun-day’s celebration for the church’s building in Sycamore.
SYCAMORE – St. Peter’s Episcopal Church has been a mainstay in Syca-more for more than a century, and parishioners Sunday celebrated the history and benevolence that brought the house of worship to the area.
Members gathered after the morn-ing worship service and paid tribute to the church building as it turned 137.
It was a double celebration, as they noted the 160 years since the parish was established in Sycamore.
“This is where we come together to worship God. That really is the long and short of it, as far as the build-ing,” said the Rev. David Hedges, the church rector. “This is the home of the body of Christ.”
In the fall of 1877, construction was completed on the English Goth-ic-style church building that parish-ioner James Waterman paid in full to have built.
The building was consecrated Jan. 31, 1878, and to this day, most of the the original furnishings still are there, according to church liter-ature.
As worshippers enter through St. Peter’s iconic red doors, they step into a sanctuary that includes many 19th century appointments that un-derscore early members’ affinity for their church building.
The black walnut pews, for exam-ple, were built by the parish’s second warden, who also owned a cabinet factory in town.
The altar cross is made of white marble and was created in 1882 as a tribute to Waterman’s wife, Abbie.
Other noted features of the church, which was constructed with Batavia limestone, include memorial stained glass windows, a belfry and period paintings. It was designed by George Garnsey, who also designed the Ellwood House in DeKalb.
His architecture firm also created the state Capitol building in Spring-field.
“We have been bequeathed a beautiful worship space here,” said Larry Dirst, the church historian. “The windows, all of the things that we have around us to aid us in our worship of God, it’s just beautiful.”
Dirst created a small exhibit in the fellowship hall adjacent to the church that included historical ar-tifacts and other information that people browsed to learn more about the church.
A prayer book that James Water-man kept was among the historical treasures.
Longtime members such as Bar-bara Weaver, 88, and those who re-cently joined the parish spoke of not only of the building’s beauty, but also of how welcoming St. Peter’s Episcopal Church is as a whole.
Weaver joined the church in 1962, and her late husband had played the organ there for more than 40 years.
“This church has always thrived because of the dedication of its mem-bers,” Hedges said.
“There have been seasons of great plenty in our parish, and there have been times when there’s been great difficulties. There has always been a great sense of love and dedication for the community that holds us to-gether.”
Parishioners celebrate 1878 dedication
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DeKALB – Founders Elementary School students stepped back in time Friday for Pioneer Day in Pam Bybee’s fourth-grade class.
The class had just finished a “Pio-neers of the Westward Expansion” unit that explored the lives of people in the 1850s. Students each researched a per-
son from that time period and created a project that answered questions about their pioneer.
Sammi Yee, 9, decided to study Ab-igail Scott Duniway, a women’s rights advocate.
“I didn’t know much about her,” she said. “I had read a little bit about the other characters, so since I didn’t have much information I knew about her, I chose her.”
Friday the project came to a close with a class celebration where students came to school dressed as the person they researched. Students had also dec-orated the classroom and the class snack consisted of foods that they had read about during the unit, like flapjacks, cornbread and even venison jerky – By-bee owns a farm in Lee and her husband hunted the deer himself.
Calvin VanDersehee, 10, said his fa-
vorite part about the project was finding out more about Andrew Jackson, the United States’ seventh president.
“I think it was cool to learn about a U.S. president and how he was back in the pioneer times,” he said. “I think the worst part about living back then would probably be the schools, be-cause it’s just a one-room schoolhouse and you would probably only have one book, probably the Bible.”
DeKALB – Northern Illinois Uni-versity Police officials are working with the FBI to bring federal charges against a man suspected of making a bomb threat at NIU last October, university officials said.
The man, who was arrested in California on unrelated charges, is suspected in the NIU hoax, but hasn’t been charged in connection with it, NIU spokesman Joe King
said. University officials declined to the name the suspect before he was formally charged.
“We have tentatively identified a suspect and are consulting with the FBI on possibly seeking feder-al charges,” NIU Police Chief Tom Phillips said in a statement. “The matter is still being investigated.”
The bomb threat was called in to the university around 6 p.m. Oct. 8.
NIU’s DeKalb campus was evac-uated.
The university’s Naperville and Rockford campuses also were evac-uated.
NIU, DeKalb and the Illinois State Police were on campus to investi-gate.
A similar threat had been report-ed earlier that day at DePaul Univer-sity. Earlier that week, the College of DuPage had a threat reported.
NIU authorities work with feds in investigation
Shaw Media file photo
Northern Illinois University senior accounting major Zharfan Irawan tries to contact friends with his laptop while waiting out a bomb threat Oct. 8 at the NIU Convocation Center.
Hunter Harold (left) and Kayla Kwasniewski read Friday about pioneers while dressed in historical costumes to celebrate Pioneer Day in their fourth-grade class.
Top left: Fourth-grade teacher
Pam Bybee reads Friday with
10-year-old Nina DeLaCruz while
celebrating Pioneer Day at Founders Ele-
mentary School in DeKalb.
Bottom left: Bybee shows
off her students Westward Ex-
pansion pioneer biographies
projects while dressed in a his-torical costume
to celebrate Pioneer Day.
Photos by Brittany Keep-erman – bkeeperman@
shawmedia.com
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DeKALB – Two Evanston men face criminal charges after a fight in DeKalb during which one man tried to run several people over in an SUV, police said.
Gerardo Patino, 19, 1400 block of Brummel Avenue, Evanston, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault along with reckless driving, flee-ing to elude police, failing to report an accident, leaving the scene of an accident and several oth-er driving violations, according to a news release from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
Quinn M. Cahill, 18, 1200 block of Lee Street, Evanston, was charged with posses-sion of a controlled substance and posses-sion of marijuana with intent to deliver, after he got into the vehicle with Patino after the fight, the release said.
A DeKalb County sheriff’s depu-ty reported seeing six people fight-ing at about 3 a.m. Sunday in the front yard of 910 W. Hillcrest Drive, DeKalb. Police said Patino, driving a 2004 Honda Pilot, tried to run over the people fighting. He then hit the deputy’s squad car before again try-ing to run over several people, the release said.
Patino was able to pick up Cahill, whom investigators described as a friend, and get away.
A motorist reported seeing the SUV they were in traveling reck-lessly on Interstate 88 a short time later. Police found the vehicle near the DeKalb Oasis. After a brief foot chase, both men were stopped, the release said.
Police said they found drugs in Cahill’s possession. They said they also found Patino was in violation of the state’s zero-tolerance law. The law prohibits those younger than age 21 from driving with any trace of alcohol in their system.
Both men were taken to the DeKalb County Jail. Both remained in jail Sun-day afternoon pending a bond hearing.
No one was injured in the fight or chase, according to the news release.
Police arrest 2 after fight in DeKalb
Gerardo Patino
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Police arrest 2 after shooting near NIUDAILY CHRONICLE
DeKALB – A Northern Illinois Uni-versity student was taken to the hos-pital with injuries not deemed to be life-threatening after being shot at an off-campus party early Saturday morn-ing, and police arrested two men in con-nection with the incident.
DeKalb police and NIU police were called to the 1000 block of Ridge Drive about 3:30 a.m. Saturday for a report of a fight. While officers were on their way to the scene, they were told that several shots had been fired.
Officers said they found the victim, a woman, at the scene. She was taken to Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb. Her name and age were not released, but NIU officials confirmed she is a student at the university.
Investigators said a fight broke out at
a party at an apartment on Ridge Road. The party included NIU students and
others, authorities said.
As people were leaving the party, a man pulled out a hand-gun and started shoot-ing at people, police said.
After firing several shots, the suspect got into a vehicle and left
the area. Police later found the vehicle unoccupied.
Police recovered shell casings and other items at the scene. They also searched an apartment on Lincoln Highway, where they found the gun believed to have been used in the shoot-ing, DeKalb Police Cmdr. Bob Redel said.
Police said they issued a warrant
Saturday for shooting suspect Maurice A. Williams. The 20-year-old turned
himself in to DeKalb police about 3 p.m. Sun-day, police said. Wil-liams faces charges of aggravated battery with a firearm, unlawful pos-session of a weapon by a felon and two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm.
On Saturday, po-lice arrested Cordero Jackson, 20, on charges of unlawful use of a weapon, obstruction of justice and possession of a firearm without a FOID card, accord-ing to information provided by DeKalb police.
Both men were being held at the DeKalb County Jail as of Sunday eve-ning. The bond on Williams’ arrest warrant was $750,000.
Maurice Williams
Cordero Jackson
End of an eyesore: Shodeen’s structures demolished By BRITTANY KEEPERMAN
DeKALB – The last of Sho-deen’s structures along Pearl Street and Lincoln Highway were demolished Friday.
The DeKalb City Council approved Shodeen’s request in December to raze its 13 vacant houses on the site. The Gene-va-based developer wants to build a 187-unit, five-story apart-ment complex and a 128-room, four-story Marriott SpringHill Suites hotel on the 4.5-acre site.
Over one of the demolished home’s foundations, a Marathon gas station sign touts the new view from the property after the corner of Pearl Street and Lincoln Highway in DeKalb was cleared Friday.
Left: An excavator sits on the corner property of Pearl Street and Lincoln Highway in DeKalb after homes were demolished Friday. Right: One partial wall of home near the corner property of Pearl Street and Lincoln Highway in DeKalb stands Friday.
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Budget fight leaves Illinois stuck with overdue bills
By JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD – The Fri-day afternoon email read with remarkable alacrity, given its message: The trip to a Springfield store to buy all-purpose Fabuloso Clean-er for the Secretary of State’s Office was for naught.
“They would not sell to us because we are shut off due to lack of payment,” the storeroom worker wrote to his boss and others. “Have a great weekend!”
As Illinois politicians continue to squabble over a budget that should have tak-en effect July 1, hundreds of state contractors have been left with little more than IOUs, according to more than 500 pages of documents – just since Nov. 1 – released to The Associated Press un-der the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
From a $28.44 late-notice water and sewer bill at the 1848 Mt. Pulaski Courthouse – which had neither when Abraham Lincoln practiced law there – to $4.8 million that Illinois owes Michi-gan for a health partner-ship, vendors have flooded the Capitol with disconnect warnings, credit-hold notic-es, desperate pleas and even a frowny face stamp in an ef-fort to get paid.
The state owes $2 million to Ashley’s Quality Care in Chicago, which provides in-home care workers to keep seniors out of nursing homes, according to chief accountant Michael Robin-son.
Republican Gov. Bruce R a u n e r , i n s i s t e n t o n pro-business changes to boost commerce, can’t agree on an annual spending plan with Democrats who control the Legislature. They oppose his conservative agenda, saying a multibillion-dollar deficit needs tax-increase
and spending-cut triage.Billions of dollars contin-
ue to be spent on services ordered by federal court orders or limited legisla-tive action, but the lack of spending authority means bureaucrats are spending more time dealing with an-gry vendors. Consider:
• The storeroom staffer’s failed shopping trip led a supervisor to compile a list of Springfield businesses that had cut off the state. It included a janitorial sup-ply shop, hardware stores, a carpet store, an electrical supplier and a general con-struction firm.
• A Department of Hu-man Services rehabilitation counselor in Downers Grove sought a taxi for a client and received an email that “all service is on hold due to nonpayment.”
• An Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission arbitrator’s personalized date-stamp broke, but it wasn’t re-placed because the supplier was awaiting $511.06 that was past due.
• A New Jersey landlord threatened to evict Illinois Revenue Department tax au-ditors from their rented home in that state unless he received five months’ rent totaling $37,936.20. It was paid.
The debacle has produced provocative exchanges. “I feel sorry for the people who live in Illinois. Pretty sad!” wrote a St. Louis company’s adminis-trative assistant. One bureau-crat, forwarding a sales rep’s overdue-payment warning up the chain, protested without irony, “I am only ordering what we need, nothing more.”
The state has deflected blame at times. When the Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging laid off a state-paid worker because of the spend-ing freeze, the contract-termi-nation letter noted, “the state does not intend to pursue dam-ages as a result of this breach.”
1 Officer removed from streets after shooting
CHICAGO – Chicago police said an officer involved in a shoot-ing that left one dead will be shift-ed to administrative duties.
Police said Sunday they received calls of an armed person and a home invasion around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. Authorities said “shots were exchanged” with po-lice and a weapon was recovered. No officers were injured.
An Independent Police Review Authority spokesman told The Chicago Tribune that the male victim was pronounced dead inside a South Side home.
A police spokesman said the of-ficer will be taken off the streets for at least 30 days, a new policy after the release of a video show-ing an officer fatally shooting a teenager 16 times.
The Tribune reported that the shooting happened at an address listed as the childhood home of Bulls star Derrick Rose. WBBM-TV reports at least two other families have since lived there.
2 Report: Chicago schools CEO hires former donors
CHICAGO – A newspaper report said about six people who were donors or former colleagues to Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool are working for the district.
The Chicago Tribune also re-ported that two companies with Claypool ties are eligible for $14 million in professional services work through 2018.
The report comes as the district has announced hundreds of cen-tral office employee layoffs.
Claypool told the newspaper he doesn’t have to apologize for hiring talented people and that any donations are “irrelevant.”
The former Chicago Transit Au-thority president has not run for office since a failed 2010 county assessor bid. The individuals
didn’t donate major amounts.
3 Youth program drops military tone
FOX LAKE – An official in Fox Lake said a police-sponsored youth program that an officer is accused of stealing from before killing himself will return without the military style of its past.
The Explorer program was disbanded following the Sep-tember death of Lt. Joseph Gliniewicz, with officials noting its military tone and his alleged mismanagement. Authorities said he staged his suicide to look like a homicide because he feared discovery of the embezzlement from the program. On Wednes-day, Gliniewicz’s widow, Melanie Gliniewicz, was indicted on charges she helped divert money from the program.
Teenagers in the program led by Gliniewicz went through sniper drills and staged SWAT raids, sometimes wearing camouflage fatigues, the Chicago Tribune reported. Other Chicago-area groups also teach similar skills, al-though the Fox Lake group struck a particularly aggressive tone, the newspaper said.
Tactical courses hosted by the Fox Lake chapter were open to other groups, and the Fox Lake group routinely competed in an annual tactical competition for Explorers in Arizona. Several Fox Lake group members joined the neighboring Antioch group after Gliniewicz’s death, and that group sent Explorers to Arizona in January to participate alongside ones from Joliet.
Antioch Chief Steve Huffman said the use of force in policing is a “necessary evil” and that it’s important to teach kids aspir-ing to become officers all the elements of the job.
Peter Kraska, a professor at Eastern Kentucky University’s School of Justice Studies, said the Fox Lake chapter’s conduct mirrors a broader trend for police.
4 Home invasion victim was church teacher
ROCKFORD – A 35-year-old woman killed in a west Rock-ford home invasion and shooting
was a church preschool teacher who died while visiting a friend overnight.
Trees Wiley died early Saturday in a shooting that remains under investigation. The Rockford Regis-ter-Star reported that the other victim, a 30-year-old woman, is in stable condition.
Best friend Misha Dockins told the newspaper that Wiley lived alone, relied on the city bus system instead of driving and overcame a learning disability to obtain a two-year degree. She was killed while studying for a bachelor’s degree.
No arrests have been made in the shootings.
5 Group of cops cost $34M in settlements
CHICAGO – A group of 124 Chicago police officers has cost the city $34 million in misconduct settlements since 2009, according to a newspaper report.
While the officers represent a fraction of the police force’s roughly 12,000 officers, they are identified in nearly a third of the misconduct lawsuits settled since 2009. The Chicago Tribune reported one officer had seven lawsuits against him that were settled.
Unlike high-profile police brutal-ity cases that have triggered fed-eral investigations, most of the settlements involve less-serious claims such as injuring arrestees during traffic stops, making false arrests and using racial slurs. The lawsuits largely have escaped City Council scrutiny because the settlements have been at or under $100,000. If they’re larger, aldermen must approve them.
Also, the Tribune found many of the incidents didn’t occur in high-crime areas as union officials have argued, and officers rarely were disciplined.
A Chicago police spokesman acknowledged it has been a decades-old problem.
– Wire reports
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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Two Virginia Tech engineering students have been arrested in connection with the death of a 13-year-old girl whose disappearance last week from her Virginia home set off a frantic, four-day search.
Blacksburg police said David Eisenhauer, 18, was arrested Sat-urday and charged with first-de-gree murder and abduction in the death of Nicole Madison Lovell, who disappeared from her home Wednesday. Natalie Keepers, 19, of Laurel, Maryland, was arrested Sunday and faces charges of improper disposal of a body and accessory after the fact in the commission of a felony.
Both are being held without bond at the Montgomery County Jail. Police said they have evi-dence showing that Eisenhauer and Lovell knew each other before she disappeared.
“Eisenhauer used this relation-ship to his advantage to abduct the 13-year-old and then kill her. Keepers helped Eisenhauer dis-pose of Nicole’s body,” Blacksburg police said in a statement.
Attorney: Corrections officer fired during brawl
DENVER – An attorney said a Colorado Department of Correc-tions officer fired his gun during a weekend brawl at a Denver motorcycle show that left one dead and seven others injured.
John C. Whitfield said Sunday that the corrections officer fired in
self-defense during the melee. He would not identify the officer but said he was not in police custody as of Sunday night.
Attorneys for two biker groups are blaming each other for instigating the Saturday afternoon clash. Whitfield said the officer was a member of the Iron Order Motorcycle Club, which is made up mostly of police and military.
He would not say whether the officer fired the fatal shot.
Dozens killed by bombs in Syria, clouding U.N. session
GENEVA – A triple bombing killed at least 50 people Sunday in a predominantly Shiite suburb south of the Syrian capital of Damascus even as a U.N. medi-ator held his first meeting with members of the main opposition group that seeks progress on humanitarian issues before it will join formal talks on ending the five-year civil war.
The attacks were claimed by militants from the Islamic State group, and Syria’s delegate to the U.N.-sponsored peace talks said the violence confirmed the connection between “terrorism” and “some political groups” – a reference to those who oppose President Bashar Assad.
The blasts went off in the suburb of Sayyda Zeinab. Syria’s state news agency SANA said the at-tackers detonated a car bomb at a bus stop and two suicide bombers then set off more explosives as rescuers rushed to the area.
– Wire reports
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Cheryl Tester holds a homemade sign before watching Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speak at a campaign event Saturday at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City, Iowa.
Turnout is name of the game in Monday’s Iowa caucuses
By SCOTT BAUER and BILL BARROW The Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa – From sounding duck calls to pre-dicting the weather, presi-dential contenders are blan-keting Iowa in a final frenzy to close the deal before Mon-day’s Iowa caucuses begin the formal process of choosing President Barack Obama’s successor.
R e p u b l i c a n D o n a l d Trump, campaigning with his wife, Melania, and preg-nant daughter, Ivanka, con-tinued his attacks on Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. The two men lead polls of likely caucus-go-ers. Trump also predicted that “many” senators “soon” would endorse him rather than their Texas colleague. Trump didn’t name any such senators, and none immedi-ately emerged.
Cruz, meanwhile, cam-paigned on the eve of the caucuses with conservative media firebrand Glenn Beck and “Duck Dynasty” cable TV star Phil Robertston.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who is running third, pitched
himself as the pragmatic choice for Republicans who want to win in November.
In a deadlocked Democrat-ic race, Hillary Clinton stuck to her message that she is the most experienced and most electable candidate, as she tries to stave off insurgent candidate Bernie Sanders.
The Vermont senator looked to build on his ap-parent momentum, as he ap-peared before enthusiastic crowds the same afternoon that his campaign announced it raised more than $20 mil-lion in January, a sign that he will continue to match Clin-ton’s considerable resources.
One development – the weather – was beyond the candidates’ control. Snow-fall forecast to start Monday night appeared more likely to hinder the hopefuls in their rush out of Iowa than the vot-ers going to caucus. Republi-can John Kasich already has decamped to New Hampshire.
Iowa offers only a small contingent of the delegates who will determine the nom-inees, but the game of expec-tations counts for far more than the electoral math in
the state. Campaigns worked aggressively to set those ex-pectations in their favor for Iowa, the Feb. 9 primary in New Hampshire and beyond.
The one agreement among all candidates: The outcome will boil down to turnout, and they’re trying to make whatever argument they can to ensure their supporters, perhaps, a few last-minute deciders, show up Monday night.
At an afternoon rally in Iowa City, Cruz urged voters to bring 10 of their friends to caucus on Monday. “We can’t roll the dice,” he said.
On the airwaves, Cruz fo-cused his final offensive on Rubio. One ad says the Flor-ida senator is the candidate of “tax hikes” and “amnesty” and described him as “the Re-publican Obama.”
Rubio has taken his own shots, particularly as he and Cruz joust over who is more conservative on immigra-tion. But the Florida senator also tries to position himself above the fray, arguing he’s the best hope for Republi-cans to defeat the Democratic nominee in November.
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Karen PletschPublisher
Eric OlsonEditor
Brett RowlandNews Editor
Here it is, Feb. 1 – seven full months after the July 1 start of Illinois’ fiscal year – and state government still does not have an operating budget in place. Near-ly 60 percent of the fiscal year behind us, and nothing.
We find that appalling.What’s more appalling is Gov. Bruce Rauner and
legislative leaders don’t seem to care.There are no plans to call lawmakers back to
Springfield to hammer out a deal.There are no plans to curb the court-ordered
spending that is driving Illinois even further into debt.
There are no plans to help the state’s drowning social service agencies – including many in DeKalb County – that are owed tens of millions of dollars for services already provided. Some of those agencies al-ready have closed their doors, never to open up again. Others are teetering on the brink.
There are no plans to aid the state’s struggling colleges and universities – including Northern Illinois University. While NIU is in better fiscal shape than other state colleges, its president, Doug Baker, joined eight other university presidents last month in writ-ing a letter to Rauner and legislative leaders warning that a failure to approve a budget soon could leave higher education damaged beyond repair.
The General Assembly’s Democratic leaders insist that Rauner agree to higher taxes to close the budget deficit.
Rauner, in turn, wants structural reforms in gov-ernment – including such things as workers’ compen-sation reform, tort reform, term limits, a property tax freeze and redistricting reform – before agreeing to higher taxes to fix the budget.
Higher taxes are the last thing Illinois’ already over-burdened residents need. According to Census data released last month, Illinois leads the nation in residents leaving their state. About 105,200 more people left Illinois than arrived between July 2014 and July 2015, the first time that number exceeded 100,000. Every other state in the Midwest showed a net increase.
Why? Think crippling taxes.Gov. Rauner, Speaker Michael Madigan and Sen-
ate President John Cullerton: DO YOUR JOBS!Get lawmakers back to Springfield and get a bud-
get passed.Now.
To state leaders: Do your jobs! Now!
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State Sen. Tim Bivins R-45, Dixon629 N. Galena Ave.Dixon, IL 61021Phone: 815-284-0045Fax: 815-284-0207Email: [email protected]
State Sen. Dave Syverson R-35, Rockford200 S. Wyman St.Suite 302Rockford, IL 61101Phone: 815-987-7555Fax: 815-987-7563Email: [email protected]
State Rep. Tom DemmerR-90, Dixon1221 Currency CourtRochelle, IL 61068Phone: 815-561-3690Email: [email protected]: www.tomdemmer.com
State Rep. Robert Pritchard R-70, Hinckley2600 DeKalb Ave., Suite CSycamore, IL 60178815-748-3494Fax: 815-748-4630Email: [email protected]:
www.pritchardstaterep.com
DeKalb County Board Chairman Mark Pietrowski, Jr.Legislative Center200 N. Main St.Sycamore, IL 60178Phone: 815-895-7189Fax: 815-895-7284Email: [email protected]: www.dekalbcounty.org
Gov. Bruce RaunerR-Chicago207 StatehouseSpringfield, IL 62706Phone: 800-642-3112Email: [email protected]: www.illinois.gov
U.S. Rep. Randy HultgrenR-14, Winfield40W310 LaFox Road, Suite f2Campton Hills, IL 60175Phone: 630-584-2734Fax: 630-584-2746427 Cannon House Office BuildingWashington, D.C., 20515Phone: 202-225-2976Fax: 202-225-0697
U.S. Sen. Dick DurbinD-Illinois309 Hart Senate BuildingWashington, D.C. 20510Phone: 202-224-2152Fax: 202-228-0400Website: www.durbin.senate.gov
U.S. Sen. Mark KirkR-Illinois387 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20510Phone: 202-224-2854Fax: 202-228-4611Website: www.kirk.senate.gov
President Barack ObamaThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NWWashington, D.C. 20500202-456-1111Website: www.whitehouse.gov
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LETTERS TO THE EDITORWhere is the next question?
What’s happened to investigative journalism and critical thinking?
Why, too frequently these days, do interviews or other inquiries end with a definitive statement that begs for a follow-up question that is never asked?
Some recent examples:When the Iranian military disarmed,
detained and interrogated U.S. Navy personnel who had wandered into the 12-mile international limit adjacent to an Iranian military base and Fox News
among others screamed about the Iranian’s action being aggressive and embarrassing to our military, where was the obvious next question: What would we have done under similar circumstances?
I looked for a week and never found a member of the conservative press or other media ask this question.
When, during the “town meeting” CNN held with President Obama following the president’s issuing of his executive orders on gun control, a woman stated that the new orders
would interfere with her right to purchase additional guns for her pro-tection, where was the obvious next question from either the president or Anderson Cooper: How would back-ground checks or any other measures implemented in the new orders inter-fere with or even inconvenience her in purchasing more weapons?
Whenever Gov. Rauner makes his arguments for right-to-work zones that would remove the obligation of workers to financially support the democratically elected “union bosses” who bargain for
their wages, benefits and the conditions under which they work, where is the obvious next question: Mr. Governor, would you support the same principle being applied to state taxes that support the policies of democratically elected “bosses” of the state of Illinois?
Without these follow-up questions, the logic and reasoning of the speaker goes unchallenged, and speakers too often get away with seeming to answer ques-tions they have, in fact, not answered.
Robert SuchnerDeKalb
Cheap oil can be good for usIt stood to reason that collapsing
prices for oil would make clean en-ergy relatively more expensive.
That would dampen the public’s craving to install solar panels and build wind turbines.
Well, let’s try to reason again. A lot of opposing forces are shak-
ing the old assumptions. In the jaws of bargain oil, the
U.S. Department of Energy expects Americans to increase their use of renewable power this year by almost 10 percent. Why is this time different?
Consider solar power. Over the past 18 months, the
price of oil has fallen by 75 percent, yet the installation of solar panels proceeds apace.
The advocacy group Solar Foun-dation reports that jobs in solar energy increased last year by more than 20 percent.
Most of them were for installers. As for wind power, Den-
mark-based Vestas – one of the big three wind-turbine companies – said that business continues to boom in North America, Asia, Afri-ca and Latin America.
Its stock price doubled last year.What’s going on? For starters,
while the price of oil has fallen, so have the costs of green energy tech-nologies. For another, strangling air pollution in China and India has fed a desire for clean energy greater than the urge to find the cheapest
source.And international alarm over
carbon’s role in global warming has taken root in concrete ways. It appears that vows to cut fossil-fuel use at the Paris climate-change summit are being taken seriously.
In this country, Congress re-cently extended tax credits for new wind and solar projects.
President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, meanwhile, is requiring states to cut power-plant emissions.
Sharply lower oil and gas prices have translated into enormous sav-ings for consumers.
Some developing countries have used their newfound cash to cut subsidies for gasoline.
Countries dependent on im-ported oil are using the savings to invest in wind power, according to Vestas.
Drops in oil prices act like tax cuts, and American consumers may be spending some of their bounty on SUVs and trucks.
That’s not great environmental news.
On the other hand, SUVs and trucks are now so much more fu-el-efficient than in the past.
Within the fossil-fuel world, a
sharp drop in oil prices has rear-ranged the economics with environ-mental benefits.
As The Economist magazine explained, “Cheap oil has a green lining, as it drags down the global prices of natural gas, which crowds out coal, a dirtier fuel.”
Another green lining is that it makes drilling in hard-to-reach places, such as the Arctic, less eco-nomically feasible.
This offered good timing for Obama’s proposal to extend “wil-derness” designation to millions of the acres in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Drilling and min-ing are off-limits in wilderness-des-ignated areas.
ANWR has long been a battle-ground between environmentalists and oil companies.
Some economists worry that the oil-price “tax cut” isn’t doing much for the American economy because consumers seem to mostly be sav-ing the money instead of spending. Cheer up.
Saving should be regarded as de-ferred spending – and, in any case,
it’s about time Americans amassed an economic cushion.
Of course, the drop in energy prices has hurt oil-and-gas-produc-ing parts of this country, Alaska in particular.
Happily, the economies of oil-producing Texas and North Dakota have become considerably diversified.
Energy is not the only game. Certainly, oil and gas are not.
Texas has become America’s biggest producer of wind-powered electricity.
Renewable energy is not the environmental plaything mocked years ago by the drilling interests and their politicians.
Two months ago, in the midst of an oil-price tumble, Goldman Sachs said it was quadrupling its bet in alternative energy to $150 billion.
Hard numbers have clearly taken over the debate, and clean energy is winning.
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VIEWS• Solar panel installation continues in
face of falling oil prices.•Stock prices doubled last year with
green energy technology.•Savings lead developing countries to
cut subsidies for gasoline.•Economies of Texas, North Dakota have
become considerably diversified.•Saving among American consumers has
DeKALB – Christopher Canaday re-members how white the operating room was.
Now a freshman bowler at DeKalb, Canaday laid on the operating table at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in May, waiting to undergo the 42nd sur-gery and sixth open-heart surgery of his young life. Born with the heart condition pulmonary atresia, which has coupled with the stomach condition pyloric ste-nosis to make up for most of the surger-ies, Canaday was preparing to undergo what would end up being a 12-hour sur-gery to fully close up his right ventricle.
It would, everybody hoped, cure the newly diagnosed condition of hypoxia. The hypoxia, which leaves the blood de-prived of oxygen, had caused dizziness, lethargy and loose blood clots that had reached his brain, displaying the symp-toms of a stroke – drooping on the left side and shaking on the right, memory loss and occasionally losing the ability to speak.
Christopher would be the fifth person to undergo this particular surgery by Dr. James Tweddell, a renowned cardiotho-racic surgeon who is now the co-director of the Heart Institute at Cincinnati Chil-dren’s Hospital.
“I wanted it to be over,” Christopher said. “I wanted to feel better. He didn’t put it in a way that it was scary.”
He remembers all the new doctors – different from his usual routine – and the country music playing on a radio inside the operating room, which was a calming surprise.
The anesthesiologist tried to stick the IV into his left wrist, but eventually set-tled on placing it into his left arm.
Seconds passed and then it all went black.
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Briana Canaday was stillborn in 1996, the victim of pulmonary atresia after her mother, Amy, was pregnant with her for a full 36 weeks.
It was the first child for Amy and her husband, Mark.
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DeKalb freshman bowler Christopher Canaday watches his shot roll down the alley in a meet Jan. 5 against Sycamore at Four Seasons in Sycamore. Canaday, 15, was born with the heart condition pulmonary atresia and his most recent open heart surgery cured him of hypoxia, a condition which forced him to carry an oxygen tank for the past two years.See CANADAY, page 17
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During the genetics counseling that followed, the couple was told there was a 0.009 percent chance of having another child with the condi-tion.
In the years that followed, she had a pair of successful pregnancies – giv-ing birth to two healthy boys, Bran-don and Chad.
A year later, while deep in her pregnancy for her latest son, Amy began to feel violently ill for 10 days, unable to even keep a drink of water down. She was diagnosed with gastro-esophageal reflux and a hiatal hernia. The child inside her – Christopher – was pushing into her organs and she was rushed for an emergency Cesare-an section.
On September 22, 2000, in the 35th week of pregnancy, she gave birth to Christopher. A sign to the health problems that would plague him for his entire life, he came into the world with something wrong.
“He was born and he started crying and then his crying got really weak and then I looked over and he was blue,” Amy said. “I started crying and I said, ‘I’m burying another one of my kids.’ ”
Christopher was removed from her and had to be transported to Rockford Memorial Hospital with Mark.
Required to stay two days in the hospital after the C-section, Amy only had a fleeting moment to see her dy-ing son, who came back into the room on an incubator. Instead of holding him in her arms, she resorted to the next best thing. Laying in the bed, she kissed her hand and placed it on his forehead.
Christopher was born with the condition in 35 weeks that had killed his sister in 36. If he was born a week later – even 48 hours later – he would have likely been born dead.
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He loves the sound of the bowling ball crashing into the pins.
During a practice heading into the Barbs’ sectional match last month, he lined up on the far left of the lane – the ball looking like half of his body since the surgeries and medicine have slowed the growth of the 4-foot-11, 110-pound freshman.
He was so far left of the lane that it looked like he was about to roll on the next lane over.
Instead, he made the familiar steps toward the pins, holding the ball with two hands – his left hand resting on the side of the ball like world-famous Australian two-handed bowler Jason
Belomonte, who Christopher studies on YouTube. He released the ball hard to the right and it flirted with the gut-ter while rolling down the lane before powerfully curving to the left and col-liding with the pins.
He walked back with a smile.Before this season, he had never
been on a bowling team. He would oc-casionally go bowling with his broth-ers and friends. He started freshman year on junior varsity, regularly roll-ing in the 60s and 70s. But by the end of the season, he was in triple-digits – at the junior varsity invitational at Vernon Hills, he rolled a season-high 179.
He rolled a few games with varsi-ty this season and his positive atti-tude – his zest for simply being alive – caused a ripple-effect among his team.
“He brings such a positivity that the rest of the players just bowled bet-ter,” DeKalb coach Allen Collins said.
Christopher played soccer, basket-ball and baseball through elementary school but had to stop in junior high – the balls were coming too fast and the risk was too high.
However, well before the high school bowling season started, Chris-topher, his brothers and Zack Brust – a friend of oldest brother, Brandon – went to Mardi Gras Lanes. Brust,
already a member of the Barbs bowl-ing team, showed tips to Christopher before telling him he should come out for the team when he was a freshman.
“I had known him since he was in elementary school,” said Brust, now a senior. “We aren’t a discriminating team. We have all sorts. I figured he would have fun.”
Christopher thought about it – he hadn’t played a sport in two years – before eventually being talked into going to try-outs. He feared he would be the only one cut from the team.
He walked into the bowling alley and Amy, the mother in her, hovered away from the team after she had dropped him off.
“It’s okay if you don’t want to do it,” she told him, “I’ll be right over here.”
In the distance, she saw the DeKalb bowling team circle around Chris-topher. They were all laughing and smiling together. Christopher smiled at his mom and waved.
“Mom, you can go,” he told her. “I think I’ll stay.”
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Buried inside his midsection, there is a dual-device that includes a pace-maker and defibrillator with a bat-
tery that powers both of them – placed into him when he was 6-years-old.
The pacemaker makes sure his heart rate doesn’t get too low and the defibrillator prevents him from going into cardiac arrest. A couple times a year, Christopher will get dizzy and can feel the defibrillator ready to kick in – a warm sensation inside and a slight noise – and he must brace him-self to be shocked.
He can give his family a count-down to prepare for it and one of them will hold him as it kicks in.
Usually, it only takes one shock to reset his heart rate and get it back to normal.
Usually.On a spring day in 2010, a 9-year-
old Christopher was watching his brothers play soccer in the backyard when it started to shock him.
Only this time, it didn’t stop.One shock after another continued
until Christopher started screaming. Brandon picked him and took him inside – the shocks continuing every five seconds – and handed him off to Mark. Chad had run out to the street to look for the ambulance while Amy was on the phone with Christopher’s doctors.
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Mark Canaday cheers while he watches his son, freshman DeKalb bowler Christopher Canaday, bowl against Sycamore on Jan. 5 through a homemade pin viewer decorated in DeKalb colors at Four Seasons Sports. Mark Canaday was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2014 and doctors recently discovered the cancer cells relocated, which means more chemotherapy treatments. The pin viewing device allows him to carefully watch the pins without getting up out of his chair as the chemotherapy drains his energy.
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Christopher began to beg to them – “please, make it stop” – and through the violent, continuous shocks, he told his family how much he loved them and to not let him die.
“I was just thinking I want to see my friends one last time,” Christopher said now, beginning to tear up at the traumat-ic memory. “I was just thinking about life.”
The shocks ruthlessly continued – around 25 total – while Mark held onto his young son. Mark felt each shock, with the static electricity creating what appeared to be a halo-like light above their heads.
“It felt like a punch to the gut – a pretty heavy punch,” Mark said of the impact he had from the shocks. “I can’t imagine what he was feeling. It felt like I was getting punched in the gut each time.”
The battery in Christopher’s device – which usually has a lifespan of up to 10 years – had only weeks left of life in it. The shocks were coming from a faulty wire in the defibrillator and they had drained what little life remained in the device’s battery and stopped the episodes by the time the paramedics arrived.
If the battery hadn’t been so close to dying already, the shocks would have likely continued.
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Lifting up his shirt, Christopher dis-plays a body full of scars – making him look more like a warrior than a fresh-man bowler.
The surgery last year had closed up his right ventricle, essentially curing the hypoxia that had forced him to carry around an oxygen tank for two years.
He is now off a blood thinner and that meant he was able to cash in on a prom-ise his parents had made when he was in elementary school – getting a unicycle.
“He mastered that thing in a week,” Mark said with a smile.
Christopher, call it blessing or curse, is not the only member of the family to deal with a health issue.
The family jokingly calls it the Cana-day Way – essentially a medical version of Murphy’s Law, in which for anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.
Amy has dealt with severe back is-sues – a laminectomy and back fusion, plus potentially more surgery on the way.
Mark was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2014 before treatment – includ-ing a surgery that removed the bottom third of his esophagus and top third of his stomach. The treatment was con-sidered a success. However, upper back
pain in the summer of 2015 revealed the cancer cells had relocated and he is currently undergoing more cancer treat-ment.
However, despite a lifetime of irreg-ularities, Christopher is inching closer to life as a regular teenager. He goes to DeKalb High School for half the day – including being able to be around his friends for lunch – before studying from home in the afternoon. Then there is the bowling team, which has provided a much-needed sense of normalcy.
He is not a 15-year-old with a lifetime of health issues. Instead, he is simply a varsity athlete.
The Canadays praise the entire family – Christopher, Brandon, Chad, Amy and Mark – for getting each other
through everything. However, Chris-topher has discovered another family, away from his home north of his high school.
“This bowling family means so much to him,” Amy said.
During the Dixon Tough Man bowl-ing tournament, the Barbs finished in third place – landing a medal around Christopher’s neck and he held the tro-phy during the team photo.
Before a dual match against Rochelle in early December, the team decided to kill some time before the Hubs arrived. They grouped together for a photo.
Senior Ranzy Collins, the best bowler on the team, put Christopher on top of his shoulders – a wide smile across both of their faces.
DeKalb freshman bowler Christopher Canaday gets a glass of water from his mom Amy Canaday on Jan. 5 while bowling against Syca-more during a meet at Four Seasons. Canaday, 15, was born with the heart condition pulmonary atresia and his most recent open heart surgery cured him of hypoxia, a condition which forced him to carry an oxygen tank for the past two years.
Surgery last year closed up Canaday’s right ventricle, curing hypoxia
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The struggles on the road for the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team just a got a lot worse.
The Huskies lost, 72-59, at Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, handing the RedHawks their first Mid-American Conference win.
It’s the third straight road loss for the Huskies (16-5 overall, 5-3 MAC) and
second in a row overall for a team that started 14-2.
The Huskies led the game for 19 sec-onds, the last time coming at 31-29 with 2:35 left in the first half.
“We were very disappointed with the start of the game,” said NIU coach Mark Montgomery. “When a team hasn’t been playing well like Miami it gives them confidence, they came out
punching and we couldn’t’t stop them. It seemed like when we made a three and it looked like we were going to make a run, they made a three, and they made a lot of them at the end of the shot clock.
“When you go on the road in the MAC it is a dogfight, throw the records out. They were hungrier than us and I am disappointed in myself and in our team because our effort wasn’t where
it should be.”Travon Baker got three steals to reach
166 for his career, setting a school record. However, the Huskies’ leading scorer shot 0 for 9 and scored just two points in the loss. Marshawn Wilson scored 24 to lead the Huskies, while Geovonie McK-night led the RedHawks (7-14, 1-7) with 18.
Marin Maric led all players with sev-en rebounds.
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DeKALB – For someone who said she didn’t want to shoot, the shot was pretty close to perfect.
Getting the ball from Courtney Woods with time about to expire, Cas-sidy Glenn fired up a 3-pointer from about 5 feet beyond the top of the key, splashing it through the net as the buzzer sounded to give the Northern Il-linois women’s basketball team a 76-74 home win against Buffalo on Saturday.
“First of all, I was freaking out tak-ing the ball out – just putting that out there,” Glenn said through a laugh af-ter the game. “I was supposed to look for Ally (Lehman), but she had help defense, so I just looked for the first open person, which was Courtney. I was expecting her to shoot it, and she just gave me the ball back. I don’t even know how much time was left, I just threw it and prayed as it left my hands. And it went it.”
“It was a beautiful shot,” Kelly Smith quickly jumped in to add about the points that snapped the Huskies’ seven-game losing streak.
Smith was impressed with the shot, in part, at least, because it helped ne-gate a foul called on her on the pre-vious possession. She had hit a field goal to put the Huskies up 73-72 with 14 seconds left, but while playing help defense on Stephanie Reid, Smith got whistled for a fifth foul.
“Well, I didn’t touch her,” Smith said as she, Glenn and coach Lisa Carlsen started laughing to varying de-grees. “I wasn’t straight up – OK, that sounded wrong. But I was helping be-cause she wasn’t my girl, and I figured she was more of an offensive threat than my girl was, and I’m going to go do whatever to stop it.”
Smith, who had 16 points and 11 re-bounds in the win, said she learned her lesson about crunch-time defense.
“From a ref’s point of view, in a tough situation like that, I see how they would call it,” Smith said. “I need to play smarter. Gladly, it wasn’t the end of the game there. Cass came in with a great shot. So I feel a lot better about that play.”
Glenn not only hit the winning shot for the Huskies (9-11 overall, 2-7 MAC), but she played tough fourth quarter de-fense on Buffalo’s Joanna Smith, who scored 29 points in the first three quar-ters but, after Glenn and Lacia Gorman took over the defense on her, scored twice more.
“We have some good defenders that have different strengths,” Carlsen said. “As she got a little more comfortable with Ally (Lehman) on her, we’d put
Lacia (Gorman) on her. Then we’d put Cass on her to show her more length. I think all three of those players really tried to do a good job, we tried to keep the ball out of her hands, but she had a great night and shot the ball.”
Joanna Smith shot 10 of 19, includ-ing 7 of 11 on 3-pointers, to finish with 31 points for the Bulls (10-9, 2-6) – the second straight game the Huskies have given up at least 30 to an opposing play-er.
“When I had to guard her, I just gave it all I had,” Glenn said. “It got all my attention, and I think that’s what helped us get in the rhythm on the of-fensive end and make some shots.”
Four Huskies hit double-digit scor-ing, with Glenn grabbing 13 and sev-en rebounds, Woods scoring 14, and freshman Mikayla Voigt leading the team with 17. Lehman had eight points, eight assists and 13 rebounds.
The Huskies led by as much as sev-en in the first quarter, than the Bulls built a nine-point lead in the second and pushed it to 12 at the end of three. They still led 66-57 with 8:81 left when NIU scored 10 straight, including a 3-pointer by Woods and capped by a layup by Kelli Smith to give the Hus-kies their first lead since early in the second quarter.
Buffalo pushed the lead to 72-69 with 1:03 left, but Lehman hit a jumper 10 seconds later to cut the lead to one, then Kelly Smith hit her layup with 14 seconds left to begin the late see-saw battle.
The Huskies will be off until Satur-day, when they return to the road to take on Ohio. Even though it’s just one win, Carlsen said getting rid of a long losing streak is always welcome.
“I think regardless, the win was the only thing that was going to make everybody feel better,” Carlsen said. “We’ve had some spurts where we’ve played good basketball, but we hav-en’t played 40 good minutes the last few weeks. Whether it was in dramat-ic fashion or not, a win is something these guys really needed.”
Carlsen said she didn’t think the dramatic nature of the win added any-thing, but Kelly Smith said it might make it have a little extra effect.
“Obviously it feels good to win like that regardless – the whole crowd in-volved, everyone on their feet,” Smith said. “Just the fact it broke our streak, I think it’s great for us going forward. Getting a win for us is great, like coach said, but winning like that, the excite-ment will carry on.”
Genn sinks buzzer-beater to lead NIU past BuffaloWOMEN’S BASKETBALL: NORTHERN ILLINOIS 76, BUFFALO 74
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Northern Illinois forward Cassidy Glenn is carried by teammates Jazmine Harris (center left) and Mikayla Voigt after her buzzer-beater gave the Huskies a 76-74 win Saturday over Buffalo.
Glenn sinks a 3-pointer at the buzzer, seal-ing the Huskies’ win over Buffalo. The win ended a seven-game losing streak for the team.
LOS ANGELES – The Bulls aren’t short on swagger to start games.
That hasn’t been the problem this season.
The toughness to maintain that swag-ger, especially when there’s some adversi-ty thrown their way during a game? That’s when this team continues to come up soft.
That again was on full display Sun-day afternoon at the Staples Center, when the Bulls were hit with a standing 8-count in the third quarter, and simply seemed to shrink under the pressure provided by Los Angeles.
That’s how a manageable four-point halftime deficit turned into a 120-93 one-sided laugher for the Clippers.
And afterward, that’s also why tough-ness and discipline were being questioned.
“Because we let guys do whatev-er they want to do out there,” All-Star guard Jimmy Butler said, when asked why toughness keeps being an issue with this team. “Not putting bodies on people,
not rebounding, letting guys get to their strengths. That’s will. Defense is all about toughness, and when we’re not guarding anybody, we don’t look very tough.”
It wasn’t just a lack of guarding against
the Clippers but a lack of keeping them off the 3-point line. Los Angeles (32-16) held its own 3-point contest against the Bulls, and all of them won, as the Clippers shot 17 for 32 (53.1 percent) from long range.
And although Butler wouldn’t go as far as saying his team was soft, he did admit to a lack of discipline.
“Oh yeah, in a lot of key areas,” But-ler said. “Which is why games turn out the way that they do at times. I don’t know. We better figure it out. We got a long road ahead of us.”
The major disappointment was it was Thursday night in the same are-na that the Bulls (26-20) played so well. Yes, it came against the Lakers, but it was still the model in which coach Fred Hoiberg has wanted to see.
Obviously, it didn’t have staying power.
“You got to keep talking about it,” Hoiberg said of his team’s lack of grit. “Again, I’ve been saying this all year: I hate to sound like a broken record. We’re a really good team when things are going well. We go out there and play with a swag-
ger and a confidence, but we lose that. We lose that when things aren’t going well.”
The Bulls did get nice contributions from Derrick Rose and Butler, who combined to score 43 points from the backcourt. Veteran Pau Gasol chipped in 15 points and 14 rebounds. But when the opposing team’s bench outscores yours, 58-18, well, that’s the making of a long afternoon.
“It’s been the story of the year, but like I said, if I could put a finger on it, I swear I would,” Rose said of his team’s up-and-down play from game-to-game. “I watch a lot of basketball, and the only thing I can think of is just that ef-fort, and sticking with the game-plan.”
Unfortunately for the Bulls, there’s not a lot of time to hang heads. They play the second half of a back-to-back Monday night in Utah.
“We’re not disciplined,” Gasol said. “It’s true. It’s a fact. We’ll have to prove if we can or not. We’re disciplined at times. But the lack of consistency is very noticeable. It’s nothing new. There’s no discovery here.”
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The Bulls’ Pau Gasol shoots against the Clippers’ Luc Richard Mbah a Moute during the first half Sunday in Los Angeles.
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Even with a rough final game, Syca-more boys bowler Trevor Smith still man-aged a 10th-place finish Saturday at the IHSA State Championships in O’Fallon.
Smith rolled a 2,759 for the two-day tournament, including series of 722 and 682 on his final day. Sycamore qualified as a team, but just missed qualifying as a team for day 2. Smith and Josh Lueze advanced, with Lueze taking 65th with a 2,492. He had a rough 502 series over his final three games to close out the long weekend of bowling after he was hovering around the 30s for most of the tournament.
Smith had three games of 245 or higher on Saturday, including a 260 in Game 2. But he closed with a 194. Even something closer to his average of 230 for the tourna-ment would have moved him into about seventh place.
Smith finished 140 pins behind champ Zach Singer of Stevenson. Teammate Richy Zenner was second, 20 pins back and the Patriots won the team title by 40 pins over Hononegah.
DANCESycamore third at state: For the first
time in history, the Spartans placed at state.
Sycamore took third with 88.30 points, finishing just off their qualifying mark of
89.24 but still moving up one spot on the final day at the IHSA Dance Champion-ships in Bloomington.
“Oh my gosh I’m very proud of them,” fourth-year coach Alyssa Pawola said. “They did a wonderful job. They worked really hard throughout the year. Each time they gave their best, even when there was no audience for them to see. It was really nicely done.”
Genoa-Kingston took 10th with an 83.30. Highland won with a 92.84. edging Morris (92.52).
This was the fourth year the IHSA has sponsored a dance state championship, and the first time the Spartans qualified for the second the day. They were elimi-nated in the first round of state competi-tion in 2013 and 2015.
With senior captains Katharine Kuhn and Sydney Finkelstein, Pawola said the finish was special.
“It was their fourth year of dancing and my fourth of coaching,” Pawola said of all her seniors, who were freshmen when the program started. “They were a new team starting with me as a new coach in a new sport four years ago. It’s really special.”
BOYS SWIMMINGCo-op takes first at conference meet:
The DeKalb-Sycamore co-op team took first place Saturday at the Northern Il-linois Big 12 Conference meet, finishing
with 288 to beat the LaSalle-Peru/Ottawa co-op (249 points).
Daniel Hein had a pair of firsts in the 100-yard butterfly (51 seconds) and 200 individual medley (1:55.84), while Jacob Bjork won the 200 freestyle (1:48.94) and the 100 breaststroke (1:00.15).
Austin Bockman (500 free, 5:02.47) and Riley Loshe (100 back, 56.97) picked up wins for the Barbs as well.
“We were missing six of our guys to-day, so we were happy to pull off the win,” coach Melanie Chambers said. “The boys brought their enthusiasm and energy to the meet today as we were the loudest ones on the deck.”
The Barbs host the independent con-ference meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Kishwaukee Family YMCA.
GIRLS GYMNASTICSCo-op wins conference, Leman wins
all-around: The DeKalb-Sycamore co-op posted a 145.45, topping St. Charles’ 140.95 for the title.
Aleah Leman won the parallel bars (9.75) and floor exercise (9.65) while tak-ing second in the vault (9.7) and balance beam (9.25) to win the all-around with a 38.35. Freshman teammate Madison Hick-ey was second (36.95) and Katelyn Nelson was fifth (35.65).
Hickey won the vault (9.8) and was sec-ond in the bars (9.5) and floor (9.6).
GIRLS BASKETBALLIC loses first game: The Timber-
wolves are mortal after all. At least when playing a Class 3A school more than three times its size.
Indian Creek (24-1) lost, 52-50, at Woodstock (10-12).
Madison Russell led IC with 14 points. According to the IHSA website, North has an enrollment figure of 900, Indian Creek 243.
BOYS BASKETBALLDeKalb tops York: The Barbs won
their 13th straight game, topping York in Batavia, 56-51.
Mike Pollack scored 21 and Luke Da-vis added 20 and 11 rebounds for the Barbs (19-4).
Blue Streaks top T-Wolves: Indian Creek lost, 75-52, at Woodstock.
Nolan Govig scored 15 for the Tim-berwolves (13-6), Kevin Jordal 11 and Chuck Schmitt 10.
GIRLS BOWLINGBarbs 17th at Dixon: Regan Harold
led the Barbs with an 1,132 and Taylor Mershon added an 1,105.
Harold rattled of a 224 in the fifth game, the highest of the day for DeKalb. Mershon peaked with a 219 in the sec-ond game.
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NFL PLAYOFFSConference
ChampionshipsSunday, Jan. 24
AFCDenver 20, New England 18
NFCCarolina 49, Arizona 15
Pro BowlSunday, Jan. 31
At HonoluluTeam Irvin 49, Team Rice 27
Super BowlSunday, Feb. 7
At Santa Clara, Calif.
Denver vs. Carolina, 5:30 p.m. (CBS)
PRO BOWL RESULTS
2016 — Team Irvin 49, Team Rice 27
2015 — Team Irvin 32, Team Carter 28
2014 — Team Rice 22, Team Sanders 21
2013 — NFC 62, AFC 352012 — AFC 59, NFC 412011 — NFC 55, AFC 412010 — AFC 41, NFC 342009 — NFC 30, AFC 21
FOOTBALL
NBAEASTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 34 12 .739 —Bulls 26 20 .565 8Indiana 25 22 .532 9½Detroit 25 23 .521 10Milwaukee 20 29 .408 15½
Atlantic Division W L Pct GBToronto 32 15 .681 —Boston 27 22 .551 6New York 23 27 .460 10½Brooklyn 12 36 .250 20½Philadelphia 7 41 .146 25½
W L Pct GBSan Antonio 39 8 .830 —Memphis 28 20 .583 11½Dallas 28 22 .560 12½Houston 25 25 .500 15½New Orleans 18 28 .391 20½
Northwest Division W L Pct GBOklahoma City 36 13 .735 —Portland 22 26 .458 13½Utah 21 25 .457 13½Denver 18 30 .375 17½Minnesota 14 34 .292 21½
Pacific Division W L Pct GBGolden State 44 4 .917 —L.A. Clippers 32 16 .667 12Sacramento 20 27 .426 23½Phoenix 14 35 .286 30½L.A. Lakers 9 40 .184 35½
Sunday’s GamesL.A. Clippers 120, Bulls 93Miami 105, Atlanta 87Orlando 119, Boston 114Dallas 91, Phoenix 78Golden State 116, New York 95Minnesota at Portland (n)Charlotte at L.A. Lakers (n)
Monday’s GamesBulls at Utah, 8 p.m.Cleveland at Indiana, 6 p.m.Detroit at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.
Memphis at New Orleans, 7 p.m.Washington at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.Dallas at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Orlando at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.Toronto at Denver, 8 p.m.Milwaukee at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Saturday’s GamesGolden State 108, Philadelphia 105Toronto 111, Detroit 107New Orleans 105, Brooklyn 103Indiana 109, Denver 105, OTMemphis 121, Sacramento 117Washington 123, Houston 122Cleveland 117, San Antonio 103
vs. TCU, Tuesday.2. North Carolina (19-2) did not play.
Next: at No. 16 Louisville, Monday.
3. Iowa (17-4) beat Northwestern 85-71. Next: vs. Penn State, Wednesday.
4. Kansas (17-4) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas State, Wednesday.
5. Texas A&M (18-3) did not play. Next: at Vanderbilt, Thursday.
6. Villanova (18-3) beat St. John’s 68-53. Next: vs. Creighton, Wednesday.
7. Xavier (19-2) did not play. Next: vs. St. John’s, Wednesday.
8. Maryland (19-3) beat Ohio State 66-61. Next: at Nebraska, Wednesday.
9. West Virginia (17-4) did not play. Next: at No. 14 Iowa State, Tuesday.
10. Providence (18-4) did not play. Next: at DePaul, Tuesday.
11. Virginia (17-4) did not play. Next: vs. Boston College, Wednesday.
12. Michigan State (19-4) beat Rutgers 96-62. Next: at Michigan, Saturday.
13. SMU (19-1) did not play. Next: at Houston, Monday.
14. Iowa State (16-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 9 West Virginia, Tuesday.
15. Miami (16-4) did not play. Next: vs. No. 25 Notre Dame, Wednesday.
16. Louisville (17-4) did not play. Next: vs. No. 2 North Carolina, Monday.
17. Baylor (17-4) did not play. Next: vs. Texas, Monday.
18. Arizona (17-5) did not play. Next: at Washington State, Wednesday.
19. Indiana (18-4) did not play. Next: at Michigan, Tuesday.
20. Kentucky (16-5) did not play. Next: at Tennessee, Tuesday.
21. Purdue (19-4) did not play. Next: at No. 8 Maryland, Saturday.
22. Wichita State (16-5) beat Evans-ville 78-65. Next: vs. Southern Illinois, Wednesday.
23. Oregon (18-4) beat Arizona State 91-74. Next: vs. Colorado, Thursday.
24. Duke (15-6) did not play. Next: at Georgia Tech, Tuesday.
25. Notre Dame (15-6) beat Wake Forest 85-62. Next: at No. 15 Miami, Wednesday.
Other scoresMIDWEST
Detroit 75, Wright St. 68IPFW 88, W. Illinois 67IUPUI 73, N. Dakota St. 72Iowa 85, Northwestern 71Maryland 66, Ohio St. 61Michigan St. 96, Rutgers 62N. Iowa 67, S. Illinois 58Notre Dame 85, Wake Forest 62Wichita St. 78, Evansville 65Wisconsin 63, Illinois 55
BASKETBALL
NHLAll-Star Game
SundayAt Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tenn.Team Pacific 1, Team
Atlantic 0
ALL-STAR GAMERESULTS
2016–Team Pacific 1, Team Atlantic 0
2015–Team Toews 17, Team Foligno 12
2014–No Game (Olympics)2013–No Game (lockout)
2012–Team Chara 12, Team Alfredsson 9
2011–Team Lidstrom 11, Team Staal 10
ALL-STAR GAMEMVPS
2016–John Scott, Arizona2015–Ryan Johansen,
Columbus2014–No Game (Olympics)2013–No Game (lockout)2012–Marian Gaborik, N.Y.
Rangers2011–Patrick Sharp,
Chicago
HOCKEY
1985 Bears still important to RiveraBy PATRICK FINLEY
Ron Rivera is bringing his former Bears teammates with him to the Super Bowl in his travel bag.
The Panthers head coach packed his Super Bowl XX ring for his trip to Santa Clara, California, on Sunday. He won’t wear it against the Broncos in the Super Bowl, but he wants it nearby nonethe-less.
“It represents everything that you’ve gone through and the people that have played,” he told reporters last week. “It’s not necessarily about the ring. It’s about what it stands for.”
It stands for his 1985 Bears teammates.When they gathered Tuesday to
commemorate 30 years since their vic-tory, the man they call “Chico” greeted them via Skype. His excused absence was the greatest in sports – he was getting his team ready for the game of their lives. Ri-vera and Broncos coach Gary Kubiak will be two
of only seven men – including former Bears coach Mike Ditka – to both play and coach in a Super Bowl.
“That’s wonderful, what ‘Chico’ is do-ing,’ ” said William “Refrigerator” Perry,
who lives in South Carolina. “I hope for the best, that they keep on doing it.”
Some knew Rivera would make a good coach during his playing career from 1984 to ’92, all as a linebacker for the Bears.
Last week, he stressed to his players what Ditka told the 1985 Bears – to enjoy the moment and to continue doing what got them there. Since taking over the Panthers in 2011, he has tried to emulate Ditka, but to a point. He’s less old-school; no team in football dances more than the Panthers.
“We partied off the field,” former Bears defensive tackle Steve McMichael said, “like this Carolina team is partying
on the field.”Yet the Panthers remind the 1985
Bears of themselves.“That team looks a lot like we did
back in the day,” former quarterback Jim McMahon said. “Very dominating on both sides of the ball.”
Former Bears linebacker Jim Mor-rissey said Rivera, one of his best friends, deserves the acclaim.
“He works so hard,” he said. “He’s got a great team – kinda similar to the ’85 team in a way.”
Asked how the Panthers reminded him of the 1985 Bears, Hall of Fame line-backer Mike Singletary had a one-word answer: “talent.”
CAROLINA PANTHERS
Ron Rivera
Russell Wilson throws 3 TDs in Team Irvin’s Pro Bowl victory
HONOLULU – Russell Wilson threw three first-half touchdown passes Sun-day to lead Team Irvin to a 49-27 victory over Team Rice in the Pro Bowl.
The Seattle Seahawks star, who was the first player picked in the all-star game’s draft, led scoring drives on three
of Team Irvin’s first four possessions at Aloha Stadium. Minnesota’s Teddy Bridgewater and Tampa Bay’s Jameis Winston each added two TD passes for Team Irvin.
Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce caught two scoring passes for Team Rice.
– Wire report
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DeKalb/Sycamore Bookcase Project to host annual dinner
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The DeKalb/Sycamore Bookcase Project will host a banquet dinner to sup-port the annual effort to provide 50 solid oak bookcases with starter libraries to children enrolled at the Two Rivers Head Start program to promote literacy.
The banquet will be at 6 p.m. Feb. 11, in the DeKalb High School cafeteria, 501 W. Dresser Road.
Those who attend the dinner will receive a copy of “Learning, Earning and Giving Back: A Guide to a Happy and
Successful Life” by A Bookcase for Every Child founder Jim Davidson, while sup-plies last. Entertainment at the banquet will be provided.
Tickets cost $18 each or $140 for a table for eight. They can be purchased in advance or reserved.
To buy or reserve tickets, call John Rey at 815-758-8577 or send your name, address, number of tickets desired and a check made payable to the DeKalb/Syca-more Bookcase Project to P.O. Box 1174, DeKalb, IL 60115. Reservations must be received by Feb. 3.
Victor Garcia of DeKalb looks through the box of books he received at last year’s DeKalb/Sycamore Bookcase Project awards ceremony.Shaw Media file photo
Local weather spotter training set for Feb. 11
DAILY CHRONICLE
On the early evening of April 9, 2015, a large, violent tornado moved across portions of Lee, Ogle, DeKalb and McHenry counties, with winds as high as 195 mph.
DeKalb County’s small commu-nity of Fairdale sustained a direct hit from the twister, which killed two and injured dozens of others.
Unfortunately, the odds of some parts of DeKalb County getting hit by a tornado each year are roughly 1 out of 3 – and even though 2015 had a much-low-er-than-average tornado count in the United States, DeKalb County still fell victim to one of only a handful of violent tornadoes.
To assist the National Weather Service and the communities it serves with early warning and de-tection of severe thunderstorms, the annual severe weather spotter training class is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11.
Northern Illinois University Weather, the NIU Department of Public Safety, the NIU student chapters of the American Mete-orological Society and National Weather Association and the DeKalb Police Department are jointly sponsoring the training.
The free class will take place in the training room of the DeKalb Police Department, 700 W. Lin-
coln Highway. The class lasts for approximately two hours, with light refreshments and desserts provided. Parking is available in front and on the west side of the police station.
People who take the class will understand the basics of how thunderstorms work, and know what signs to look for that a thunderstorm is producing, or is about to produce, severe weather. Specific topics include spotting for tornadoes, what defines a thunderstorm as severe and how to report severe weather in real-time to the National Weather Service.
The spotter training class is designed for people new to severe storm spotting, as well as those who need refresher training. The training includes all of the information that spotters need to be effective and stay safe.
Although this class is most beneficial to those old enough to understand basic weather terminology, people ages 12 and older, or those able to stay focused on the presentation for two hours, will benefit the most.
Walk-ins are welcome, but peo-ple who plan to attend are asked to email [email protected] to confirm their intention to participate.
Undergraduate and gradu-ate ceramics students in the Northern Illinois University Ceramic Arts Organization will sell their creations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.
Items for sale are functional, including serving bowls, mugs, platters, jewelry, cups, plates, small bowls, spoons and vases. Customers also can buy grab bags containing three to five “mystery” ceramic items for $5
to $10.Proceeds will support the
group’s annual trip to the NCECA national ceramics conference.
The sale, which is sponsored by the NIU School of Art and Design, will take place on the north side of the second floor of the Visual Arts Building. Cash, check and credit cards are accepted.
For information, contact Christina Warzecha at 815-761-6706 or [email protected].
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Students in the Northern Illinois University Ceramic Arts Organization will sell their creations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday in the Visual Arts Building.
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ongoing ‘Robot Invasion’DAILY CHRONICLE
The ongoing invasion of robots into our everyday lives will be addressed by Brianno Coller, an engineering pro-fessor, and David Gunkel, a communications professor, at the next STEM Café, “R2D2 and You: How Star Wars Droids are Shaping Robotics and Human- Robot Interactions.”
The free talk and discus-sion will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 9, at Two Brothers Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway in Aurora.
For years, humankind has thought of capable, intelligent robots as the stuff of sci-ence-fiction, from the friendly droids of “Star Wars” to the mechanical overlords of “The Matrix.” In fact, smart robots are already all around us –
with more coming every day.Coller will focus on how
machines – from smartphones to airplane pilot systems – are programmed to “learn” from the data they collect.
Gunkel, a specialist in the philosophy of technology, will explore broader questions posed by advances in smart machines.
He discussed these issues in his award-winning 2012 book, “The Machine Question.”
This event is part of STEM Outreach’s series of monthly STEM Cafés, all of which are free and open to the public. Food and drinks will be avail-able for purchase from Two Brothers Round House.
For information on STEM Cafés and other STEM events, call 815-753-4751 or email [email protected].
Financial adviser hosts investing seminarJen Reisinger, an Edward Jones financial adviser in the community,
will host a free 50-minute educational seminar titled “Foundations of Investing” at 7 p.m. Feb. 19, at the DeKalb Area Women’s Center, 1021 State St., DeKalb.
The seminar is free, but space is limited. To make a reservation, call Pamela Elliott at 815-873-1117.
Whether someone is new to investing or needs a refresher, this pre-sentation helps participants learn about the importance of developing a strategy, the impact of asset allocation and the influence of inflation on one’s long-term goals.
Friends of Barb City Manor to meetThe Friends of Barb City Manor Volunteer Auxiliary will host
storyteller Louise Lowe at its meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Barb City Manor, 680 Haish Blvd. in DeKalb.
Attendees can enjoy refreshments and hear stories of winter mem-ories while visiting with current Friends members and learning about flexible volunteer opportunities.
Friends assist Barb City Manor with the Barb City Manor ReSale Shop and Gift Shop as well as many other activities.
For information about this meeting and the Friends organization, call 815-756-8444.
Valentine’s Day event benefits Sycamore boostersFinish your Valentine’s Day shopping with 20 vendors and crafters
at the Valentine’s Day fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Sycamore VFW, 121 S. California St., Sycamore.
This event will benefit the Sycamore Music Boosters. Some vendors include Miche, Trades of Hope, Scentsy, Younique, Pink Zebra, Blan-kets by Stephanie, Origami Owl, Usborne Books, holiday handcrafted items and more.
There will be baked goods and a raffle. Raffle tickets cost $1 or six for $5. All proceeds will go to the Sycamore Music Boosters.
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Fundraiser supports Pay-It-Forward House
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The Sycamore VFW and Country Store & Catering invite the community to a fundrais-ing dinner to benefit Pay-It-Forward House in Sycamore.
They will be serving an all-you-can-eat buffet dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the VFW, 121 S. California St.,
Tickets bought in advance cost $13 for adults and $6 for children age 10 and young-er. Tickets will be available at the door at a cost of $14 for adults and $6 for children.
The menu will include barbecue chicken and rib tips, rotisserie pork sandwiches, country style baked beans, steakhouse po-tato salad, creamy apple coleslaw, rolls and dessert.
Pay-It-Forward House is a health care hospitality house that provides a support-ive and caring home-away-from-home for friends and family of patients receiving medical treatment in DeKalb County.
It is through the hospitality and gener-osity of local volunteers and donors that Pay-It-Forward House operates, and, like the VFW, not only serves those in need, but provides a source of volunteer opportunities and camaraderie for like-minded community members.
“We are delighted that the VFW has once
again agreed to partner with us for this event,” Pay-It-Forward House Executive Di-rector Joyce Mathey said in a news release. “Their contributions to the quality of life in Sycamore set the example for organizations like ours who hope to make a positive differ-ence in the lives of others.
“We’re excited that Tom Ulrich of Coun-try Store & Catering has once again stepped forward to help support our mission,” she said in the release.
The meal is dine-in or carry-out.Tickets are available at the following
Sycamore locations: Sycamore VFW, 121 S. California St.; Country Store & Catering, 456 N. Main St., Sycamore Chamber of Com-merce, 407 W. State St.; and Pay-It-Forward House, 719 Somonauk St.
For information, call Pay-It-Forward House at 815-762-4882 or visit www.payitfor-wardhouse.org.
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Tom Ulrich of Country Store and Catering, Bart Desch from Pay-It-Forward House and Ralph Townsend of the Sycamore VFW invite the community to join them at the VFW for an all-you-can-eat buffet dinner on Feb. 5 to benefit the Pay-It-Forward House.
“We are delighted that the VFW has once again agreed to partner
with us for this event.”Joyce Mathey
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CORTLANDCrochet Class
Time: 6:30 p.m.Date: MondayPlace: Cortland Community Library, 63 S.
Somonauk RoadInformation: 815-756-7274 or www.cortlan-
dlibrary.com
Tuesday Evening Story TimeTime: 7 p.m.Date: TuesdayPlace: Cortland Community Library, 63 S.
Somonauk RoadInformation: 815-756-7274 or www.cortlan-
dlibrary.com
Preschool Story TimeTime: 10 a.m.Date: Wednesday and ThursdayPlace: Cortland Community Library, 63 S.
Somonauk RoadInformation: 815-756-7274 or www.cortlan-
dlibrary.comFor children 3 and older.
Story and CraftTime: 4:30 p.m.Date: WednesdayPlace: Cortland Community Library, 63 S.
Somonauk RoadInformation: 815-756-7274 or www.cortlan-
dlibrary.com
Sixth Grade and Up GroupTime: 5:30 p.m.Date: ThursdayPlace: Cortland Community Library, 63 S.
Somonauk RoadInformation: 815-756-7274 or www.cortlan-
dlibrary.comA fun, interactive group that participates in
a variety of activities, crafts and games.
Pokémon ClubTime: 6:45 p.m.Date: ThursdayPlace: Cortland Community Library, 63 S.
Somonauk RoadInformation: 815-756-7274 or www.cortlan-
dlibrary.com
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Salvation Army Food PantryTime: 9 a.m. to noon Monday through
Thursday; 5 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday onlyDates: Monday to ThursdayPlace: 830 Grove St.Call 815-756-4308 to volunteer. Those
needing food pantry assistance should be prepared to show a state-issued photo ID and proof of DeKalb County residency.
Free Blood Pressure ClinicTime: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Date: MondayPlace: Kishwaukee Hospital Roberts Confer-
ence Center
Information: 815-748-8962 or www.kish-hospital.org/programs
A community wellness professional moni-tors blood pressure weekly. No registration necessary.
Medicare MondaysTime: 1 to 3 p.m.Date: MondayPlace: Elder Care Services of DeKalb County,
1701 E. Lincoln HighwayInformation: 815-758-6550Free professional assistance for questions
about Medicare plans and benefits.
Bethlehem Feed My Sheep Food PantryTimes and Dates: 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. ThursdaysPlace: Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1915 N.
First St.Information: 815-758-3203
New Hope Food PantryTime: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.Date: MondayPlace: New Hope Missionary Baptist
Free Community DinnerTime: 5 to 7 p.m.Dates: Monday and WednesdayPlace: Feed’em Soup, 251 E. Lincoln HighwayInformation: www.feedemsoup.orgFor transportation, call 815-293-7433.
Diners pay what they can; those who cannot pay can eat for free.
Friends of the DeKalb Public Library MeetingTime: 5 p.m.Date: MondayPlace: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.Information: [email protected] Friends support the library by providing
programs, materials and services that are not part of the regular library budget. They also assist the library staff with ongoing develop-ment and special projects.
Open Chess PlayTime: 6 to 8 p.m.Date: MondayPlace: First Congregational Church, 615 N.
woven into each week’s theme. For children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers.
Living with Cancer: Chair YogaTime: 9:30 a.m.Dates: Tuesday and FridayPlace: KishHealth System Cancer CenterInformation: 815-748-2958
Free Tax PreparationTime: 1 to 4 p.m.Date: TuesdayPlace: Elder Care Services of DeKalb County,
1701 E. Lincoln HighwayInformation: 815-758-6550This AARP/TCE Program offers free tax help
to elderly and low to moderate income level individuals. Bring last year’s tax return, photo ID, Social Security card and all tax docu-ments. Every person on the return must be in attendance to sign. By appointment only.
Friends of Barb City Manor Volunteer Auxiliary Meeting
St. Vincent de Paul Food PantryTime: 3 to 6 p.m.Date: TuesdayPlace: St. Mary Ministry Center, the corner
of Fourth St. and Fisk Ave.Information: 815-758-5432
Teacher in the LibraryTime: 4 to 5:15 p.m.Dates: Tuesday and WednesdayPlace: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.Information: 815-756-9568, ext. 3300, or
dinator of the Career Resource Center at the Illinois WorkNet Center.
Magic Muffins Book Discussion and ActivityTime: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.Date: WednesdayPlace: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.Information: 815-756-9568, ext. 3401, or
“The Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan. Books are available on the book club table at the library. Snacks provided.
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League of Women Voters of DeKalb County Meeting
Time: 7 p.m.Date: WednesdayPlace: First Congregational Church Narthex,
615 N. First St.Information: leagueofdekalbcounty@gmail.
comEveryone is welcome to join the conver-
sation on the upcoming local elections and community policing.
Free Tax PreparationTime: 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.Date: ThursdayPlace: DeKalb County Community Outreach
Building, Blank Slate Room, 2500 N. Annie Glidden Road
Information: 815-217-0192This AARP/TCE Program offers free tax help
to elderly and low to moderate income level individuals. Bring last year’s tax return, photo ID, Social Security card and all tax docu-ments. Every person on the return must be in attendance to sign. By appointment only.
Toddler Story Time and CraftTime: 10:30 a.m.Date: ThursdayPlace: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.Information: 815-756-9568
Free Community LunchTime: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Dates: Thursday and FridayPlace: Feed’em Soup, 251 E. Lincoln High-
DeKalb Women’s Club MeetingTime: 1 p.m.Date: FridayPlace: Trinity Lutheran Church, 303 S.
Seventh St.Information: 815-758-3396Hy-Vee dietitian Lisa Brandt will present
“Healthy Treats and Eats.”
DAWC Quilt ExhibitTime: 7 to 9 p.m.Date: FridayPlace: DeKalb Area Women’s Center, 1021
State St.Information: 815-758-1351
The DeKalb Area Women’s Center will feature original quilts by Sandra Davis. There is an accessible lift from the alley north of the building. The parking lot is located 1/2 block south off Eleventh Street.
Free Children’s Clothing Giveaway EventTime: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Date: SaturdayLocation: Conexion Comunidad, 637 N.
Eleventh St.Information: [email protected] include boys and girls clothing,
children’s shoes, toys, books and nonperish-able food. The event will include free lunch, face painting and entertainment by City on a Hill Tumblers. All families will be asked to complete a registration form. No ID required and all information will be kept confidential. Donations accepted for this event.
Free Tax PreparationTime: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Date: SaturdayPlace: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.Information: 815-756-9568This AARP/TCE Program offers free tax help
to elderly and low to moderate income level individuals. Bring last year’s tax return, photo ID, Social Security card and all tax docu-ments. Every person on the return must be in attendance to sign. Walk-ins welcome.
Society for Creative Anachronism Fighter’s Practice
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.Date: SundayPlace: Liberty Park, off Shipman PlaceInformation: www.carraigban.org
GENOABingo
Time: 7 p.m.Date: TuesdayPlace: Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Wash-
ington St.Information: 815-785-5967
Free Tax PreparationTime: 9 a.m. to noonDates: Friday and SaturdayPlace: Resource Bank, 310 S. IL Route 23Information: 815-784-8301This AARP/TCE Program offers free tax help
to elderly and low to moderate income level individuals. Bring last year’s tax return, photo ID, Social Security card and all tax docu-ments. Every person on the return must be in attendance to sign. Walk-ins welcome.
Sons of the American Legion Fish FryTime: 5 to 8 p.m.Date: FridayPlace: Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Wash-
ington St.Cost: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $7 ages 6 to
12, free for ages 5 and youngerInformation: 815-785-5967
KINGSTONChurch Supper
Time: 5 and 6:15 p.m. serving times
Date: SaturdayPlace: Kingston United Methodist Church,
121 W. First St.Cost: $10 adults, $5 childrenInformation: 815-784-2010Complete dinner including dessert. Car-
ry-outs and gift certificates available. This month, chicken will be served.
LEEN.I.C.E. Food Pantry
Time: 8:15 to 11 a.m.Dates: SaturdayPlace: 346 S. County Line Road
SANDWICHIndian Valley Community Band Rehearsals
Time: 6 to 7:20 p.m.Date: MondayPlace: Sandwich Middle School band room,
600 S. Wells St.Information: 630-552-3875 or dorothyjmc-
Suicide Survivors MeetTime: 7 to 9 p.m.Date: MondayPlace: Salem Lutheran Church, 1022 N. Main
St.Information: 815-341-8856 or 630-482-9696
Preschool Story TimeTime: 10:30 a.m.Date: Tuesday and WednesdayPlace: Sandwich Public Library, 925 Main St.Information: 815-785-8308Preschoolers can read, dance, sing, play and
learn at this story time. Registration required.
Cornerstone Church Food PantryTime: 12:30 p.m.Date: TuesdayPlace: Cornerstone Church, 17347 Pratt RoadInformation: 815-786-6300Cornerstone provides food for families in
Sandwich, Somonauk, Plano and Sheridan. Identification and proof of residency, such as a utility bill, are required.
The Reading ProsTime: 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.Date: TuesdayPlace: Sandwich Public Library, 925 S. Main
St.Information: 815-786-8308This group is for students in third through
fifth grades.
Creative YarnsTime: 6 p.m.Date: TuesdayPlace: Sandwich Public Library, 925 Main St.Information: 815-785-8308Bring your hooks and needles for a fun
evening of knit and crochet. All skill levels welcome; bring your own materials.
Adults Craft NightTime: 7 p.m.Date: TuesdayPlace: Sandwich Public Library, 925 S. Main
St.
Information: 815-786-8308All materials provided. Registration is
required.
Free Blood Pressure ClinicTime: 9 to 11 a.m.Date: WednesdayPlace: KishHealth System Physical Therapy
CenterInformation: 815-786-3962
Throwback ThursdayTime: 1 p.m.Date: ThursdayPlace: Sandwich Public Library, 925 S. Main
St.Information: 815-785-8308Enjoy a classic film at the library. All ages
welcome; no registration required. Popcorn provided.
Bookworms Story ClubTime: 3:30 p.m.Date: ThursdayPlace: Sandwich Public Library, 925 S. Main St.Information: 815-785-8308
Magic the GatheringTime: 4 p.m.Date: ThursdayPlace: Sandwich Public Library, 925 S. Main St.Information: 815-785-8308
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)Time: 5 to 7 p.m.Date: ThursdayPlace: The Federated Church, 403 N. Main St.Information: 815-498-4592Weigh-in is from 5 to 6 p.m., and the meet-
ing is from 6 to 7 p.m.
Sing, Bounce, Read! Baby Lapsit Story TimeTime: 11 a.m.Date: FridayPlace: Sandwich Public Library, 925 S. Main St.Information: 815-785-8308Children ages 6 to 24 months can sing
songs, play fun bouncing games and listen to stories.
Finally FridayTime: 4 to 7 p.m.Date: FridayPlace: Fox Valley Community Center, 1406
Suydam RoadInformation: 815-786-9404The community is invited to relax with a
cold one and visit with friends and neighbors. Enter at the east end of the building by the lighted bar sign. All proceeds benefit Fox Valley Older Adult Services.
SHABBONACommunity Coffee
Time: 10 a.m.Date: TuesdayPlace: Prairie Crossing Living and Rehabili-
tation Center, 409 W. Comanche Ave.Information: 815-824-2194 or www.prairie-
crossing.net.
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Writers GroupTime: 3:30 p.m.Date: MondayPlace: Somonauk Public Library, 700 E.
LaSalle St.Information: 815-498-2440Anyone college-age and older interested in
honing their writing skills is invited to share their work with fellow writers.
The Game of MagicTime: 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.Date: MondayPlace: Somonauk Public Library, 700 E.
LaSalle St.Information: 815-498-2440Join the group of players ages 13 and older.
Bring your own cards.
Story Time for ChildrenTime: 10:30 a.m.Dates: Tuesday, Wednesday and FridayPlace: Somonauk Public Library, 700 E.
LaSalle St.Information: 815-498-2440Story time for children ages 2 to 5. Registra-
tion is required.
Dungeons & DragonsTime: 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.Date: WednesdayPlace: Somonauk Public Library, 700 E.
LaSalle St.Information: 815-498-2440Veterans and newcomers can join cam-
paigns to play Dungeons & Dragons 3.5, a world of magic, mystery and adventure. Players must be 15 to join. Dice and character sheets provided.
Our Sharing PantryTime: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.Date: ThursdayPlace: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 235 S.
Green St.Doors open 15 minutes before distribution
begins. Our Sharing Pantry provides free food to low-income families living in Sandwich, Somonauk and Leland. A photo ID and current electric bill are required at every visit.
Book ChatTime: 2 p.m.Date: ThursdayPlace: Somonauk Public Library, 700 E.
LaSalle St.Information: 815-498-2440
Movin’ On Cancer Support GroupTime: 5 to 6 p.m.Date: ThursdayPlace: Somonauk Public Library, 700 E.
LaSalle St.Information: 815-498-2440
The Loop GroupTime: 3:30 to 5 p.m.Date: Friday
Place: Somonauk Public Library, 700 E. LaSalle St.
Information: 815-498-2440Crochet and knit with others, learn new tech-
niques, finish projects and meet new people.
SYCAMORESycamore Food Pantry
Time: Noon to 4 p.m.Date: MondayPlace: Sycamore United Methodist Church,
160 Johnson Ave.Information: 815-895-9113To receive assistance, be prepared to show
a photo ID and two pieces of mail proving Sycamore residency. On the second Monday of the month, the pantry is open until 7 p.m.
Toddler TimeTime: 10 a.m.Date: TuesdayPlace: Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St.Information: 815-895-2500Story, music and movement for ages 18
months to 3 and their caregivers.
Prenatal Support GroupTime: 4 to 5:30 p.m.Date: TuesdayPlace: Children’s Home + Aid, 1430 DeKalb Ave.Information: 815-899-0137This weekly group is open to all expectant
parents wanting to learn more about preg-nancy and raising a baby. Partners welcome. Refreshments provided.
Drop-in Tech HelpTime: 5 to 7 p.m.Date: TuesdayPlace: Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St.Information: 815-895-2500
Pokémon PlayersTime: 6 to 7 p.m.Date: TuesdayPlace: Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St.Information: 815-895-2500This program is for students grades K-12. No
betting, just fun.
Story TimeTime: 10 a.m.Dates: Wednesday and ThursdayPlace: Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St.Information: 815-895-2500Stories, conversation and activities to
encourage the development of early social and literacy skills. This story time is for indepen-dent children ages 3 to 6.
Johnson Ave.Information: 815-757-1800This AARP/TCE Program offers free tax help
to elderly and low to moderate income level individuals. Bring last year’s tax return, photo ID, Social Security card and all tax documents. Ev-ery person on the return must be in attendance to sign. Walk-ins welcome.
BingoTime: 6 p.m. card sales start, 7:15 p.m. play
beginsDate: WednesdayPlace: Sycamore Veterans Home, 121 S.
California St.Information: 815-895-2931
Books and BarksTime: 6 to 7 p.m.Date: WednesdayPlace: Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St.Information: 815-895-2500Kids can register for a 15-minute slot to
practice their reading skills by reading out loud to well-behaved dogs. Call or stop by youth services to register.
Game On!Time: 4 to 6 p.m.Date: ThursdayPlace: Teen Zone! of the Sycamore Public
Library, 103 E. State St.Information: 815-895-2500, ext. 28Middle and high school students can come
after school for open play board games, card games and Xbox. Snacks provided.
Bunco FundraiserTime: 7 p.m.Date: ThursdayPlace: Sycamore Veteran’s Memorial Home,
121 S. California St.Cost: $15Information: 815-762-1625 or 815-895-2931This fundraiser benefits the Kiwanis Elimi-
nate Project, which aims to eliminate neonatal tetanus worldwide. Call to RSVP or to bring your favorite appetizer or dessert to share.
Kishwaukee Valley Art League MeetingTime: 7 p.m.Date: ThursdayPlace: Hy-Vee Club Room, 2700 DeKalb Ave.Information: www.kval.usMembers will present “Secret Subject”
projects during the meeting.
Musical MorningsTime: 10 a.m.Date: FridayPlace: Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St.Information: 815-895-2500This free program, open to all, features mu-
sic, dancing and fun. No sign-up required.
Pay-It-Forward House All-You-Can-Eat Dinner Fundraiser
Time: 4 to 8 p.m.Date: FridayPlace: Sycamore VFW, 121 S. California St.Cost: $13 adults, $6 children age 10 and
younger in advance; $14 adults, $6 children age 10 and younger at the door
The dinner will be catered by Tom’s Country Store & Catering and will include barbecue chicken and rib tips, rotisserie pork sandwich-es, country-style baked beans, steakhouse potato salad, creamy apple coleslaw, rolls and dessert.
Concert and Wine Tasting FundraiserTime: 7 to 10 p.m.Date: FridayPlace: Blumen Gardens, 403 Edwards St.Cost: $25 each or $175 for a table of eight in
advance, $30 at the doorInformation: 815-761-7464 or 815-758-1225The fundraiser will benefit the Jane Adeny
Memorial School for Girls in Kenya. Certified wine specialist John McIntyre from Hy-Vee will lead guests in tasting wines paired with cheeses and chocolates. The event will include Patsy Cline music, a fair trade market, silent auction and a gift basket raffle.
Free Tax PreparationTime: 9 a.m. to noonDate: SaturdayPlace: Ideal Industries Product Training
Room, 1122 Park Ave.Information: 815-756-7522This AARP/TCE Program offers free tax help
to elderly and low to moderate income level individuals. Bring last year’s tax return, photo ID, Social Security card and all tax documents. Every person on the return must be in atten-dance to sign. Walk-ins welcome.
Terrarium WorkshopTime: 10 to 11 a.m.Date: SaturdayPlace: Blumen Gardens, 403 E. Edward St.Cost: $40 residents, $48 nonresidentInformation: 815-895-3365Create a conversation-starting miniature gar-
den. All supplies included. Advance registration is required by Feb. 1. Children younger than 12 must be accompanied by an adult helper.
Valentine Wreath WorkshopTime: 1 to 2 p.m.Date: SaturdayPlace: Blumen Gardens, 403 Edward St.Cost: $18Information: 815-895-3737Decorate a heart-shaped wreath with dried
flowers and leaves for Valentine’s Day. Cost includes materials and instructions.
Family Lamb BuffetTime: 5:30 p.m.Date: SaturdayPlace: DeKalb County Farm Bureau, 1350 W.
Prairie DriveCost: $15 adults, $8 children ages 5 to 12,
children age 4 and younger eat freeInformation: 815-756-6361The DeKalb County Lamb & Wool Producers’
family lamb buffet, catered by 5-B’s Catering, includes carved leg of lamb, salad, red potatoes, buttered corn, dinner rolls, dessert and beverage.
Groundhog GalaTime: 6 p.m.Date: SaturdayPlace: Midwest Museum of Natural History,
425 W. State St.Cost: $45 each or $80 for twoInformation: 815-895-9777 or www.mmnh.orgThe event will feature live music by Jazz in
Progress, a full buffet meal, museum booths, a raffle and a silent auction.
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CROSSWORD SUDOKU BRIDGE by Phillip Alder
CELEBRITY CIPHER
Peter De Vries, a novelist and editor who died in 1993, said, “The universe is like a safe to which there is a combina-tion, but the combination is locked up in the safe.”
Bridge players sometimes feel that way about suit combinations. As if to stress the point, we will have this North-South spade holding for three days in three different scenarios.
First, after West leads a fourth-highest spade five, how should South plan the play in three no-trump?
South’s auction showed (22-plus) 23-24 points and a balanced hand. North thought three no-trump would be a walk in the park.
When the dummy came down, South could see eight top tricks: one spade (because of the lead), three hearts, two diamonds and two clubs. A ninth trick was sure to come from clubs or might appear from hearts if the suit split 3-3. But what should declarer do right now?
With only two spades in the dum-my, he should call for dummy’s queen.
Here, when the queen holds, South runs the club 10.
Yes, the finesse loses, but declarer still has a spade stopper with West on lead. Declarer takes at least nine tricks: one spade, three hearts, two diamonds and three clubs.
If instead declarer had played dummy’s low spade at trick one, East would have put up his jack.
Then, when South took that trick with his king, how would he continue?
Declarer would cash the top hearts (no luck) and the club ace, cross to dummy with a diamond, and take the club finesse.
Here, West would win that trick and cash four spade winners.
Same combination,different plays
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Dear Dr. K: I got the flu vaccine last year and still got the flu. Should I even bother with the flu vaccine this late?
Dear Reader: Yes, you should, but don’t expect perfect protection this year, any more than you should have last year. Vaccines contain frag-ments of three or four strains that are predicted to dominate during the coming flu season. Differ-ent strains of the virus circulate each flu season (October-May).
Huge amounts of flu vaccine need to be made each year. That means that production of the vaccine must begin about six months before the flu season starts, in order to make enough for everyone. As a result, the doctors and scientists re-sponsible for developing the next year’s vaccine need to guess at which strains of the virus will be circulating six to nine months later. They make an educated guess, but it’s still a guess. No one has a crystal ball.
Last year’s flu vaccine was partially effective, but not as effective as usual, because early in the 2014-15 season, a new flu strain emerged. As the vaccine did not include the new strain, the vaccine’s overall effectiveness was only about 20 percent. In a good year, the effective-ness can be 60 percent or greater.
But don’t let last year’s experience put you off of vaccination. The flu vaccine always reduces the risk of illness – just more so in some seasons than in others.
Some of my patients don’t get flu shots, despite my recommenda-tion to do so. Sometimes the reason is that they don’t believe the vaccine will really protect them, although that clearly is wrong.
Equally often, they think of the flu as an illness like the common
cold: some sneezing, sniffles and coughing for a few days. Some-times influenza is that mild. However, usually it is much more severe. In fact, 25,000 to 40,000 people die each year in the United States from influenza.
In most years, the peo-ple most likely to get se-verely ill are older adults or people with chronic diseases. These include people with lung disease, heart disease, dementia, diabetes and kidney or liver disease.
Besides protecting yourself, a flu shot makes you less likely to infect someone else, such as an aging or chronically ill parent or grandparent.
The Centers for Disease Control recom-mends vaccination every year for everyone aged 6 months and older. Flu shots contain inactive, killed virus; you cannot get the flu from this vaccine. There is also an inhalable (nasal) vac-cine that contains live, weakened virus. A new, high-dose version of the flu vaccine is intended to help older adults mount a stronger defense against the flu.
Get vaccinated as early as you can – like this week. It takes two to four weeks after you get the shot to build immuni-ty. During this time, you can still be infected by the flu.
Someday we may have a flu vaccine that is close to perfect. Until that time, getting partial protection is better than having no protection at all against a potentially fatal disease.
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ACROSS 1 Breaks the Ten
Commandments 5 Money and ID
holder11 Faucet14 Slender
woodwind15 Aid in climbing a
snowy peak16 Make a mistake17 Navy special
force in the bin Laden raid
19 Airport alternative to JFK
20 “___ than that …”
21 Abril or mayo22 Oversupply23 Sterling service
for an afternoon break
27 Money set aside for later years, in brief
30 Honey maker31 Allow32 Singer Del Rey
34 Little matter
37 Group of candidates running together
40 “Arabian Nights” voyager
43 Warner of danger
44 Morales of “NYPD Blue”
45 ¢
46 Ghost’s cry
47 Mom’s forte, briefly
49 “Told ya!”
50 Say something before immediately being proven wrong
56 Frigid
57 “Livin’ Thing” band, 1976, informally
58 Pig out
62 ___ and vinegar
63 Completely
66 Capitalize on
67 ___ of Cancer
68 Dressed
69 Gym shirt
70 Window frames
71 War-torn Syrian city
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1 Just O.K.
2 “Yeah, right”
3 Ark builder
4 Monica ___, two-time U.S. Open champ
5 Golfer Michelle
6 Obama’s signature health law, for short
7 “___ at ’em!”
8 Tool with a beam
9 Live and breathe
10 State below Okla.
11 What a raconteur does
12 Bicker
13 Chris of “Jurassic World”
18 Chi-town daily
22 Irish language family
24 Show the way
25 Sporty Chevy
26 2013 film queen who sings “Let It Go”
27 “Casablanca” woman
28 Train transportation
29 Poe poem that concludes “In her tomb by the sounding sea”
33 Overseas
35 Excited cries
36 Turkey and roast beef
38 Synonym and anagram of “note”
39 One-named Art Deco artist
41 Run ___ (rampage)
42 Farm tower48 Gear teeth50 One collecting
merit badges51 Aplomb52 Four: Prefix53 Butter
substitutes54 Pizazz55 V-shaped cut59 Move, for short
60 Unit of fat
61 Two slices of a loaf of bread
63 Aves. … or the initials of 17-, 23-, 40-, 50- and 63-Across
64 Knot
65 Where Army brass is trained, in brief
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ACROSS 1 Airport with
many connecting flights
4 Marquee names 9 Small jazz band14 Dr. J’s first pro
league15 Screeching
baby?16 Some frozen
drinks17 Neither’s partner18 Compliment for
a fruit-of-the-month club?
20 Duds22 Gettysburg
opponent of Lee23 Bus driver on
“The Simpsons”24 Compliment for a
planetarium?26 Recipe amt.28 Money to tide
one over29 Compliment for
an airline?34 Rebound, as a
billiard shot
36 Go round and round
37 Genetic messenger
38 Big bang maker, informally
39 72, at Augusta National Golf Club
40 Stradivari’s teacher
42 Building add-on
43 “Dragon Ball Z” genre
45 Original “American Idol” judge with Randy and Paula
46 Compliment for a steakhouse?
48 British buddy
49 Breakfast grain
50 Compliment for a GPS manufacturer?
53 Where something unpleasant sticks
56 Throng
59 Rickman of the Harry Potter films
60 Compliment for a charcoal seller?
63 Addams Family member
64 Toss about, as petals
65 Maestro’s stick66 Grant source, for
short67 Poke fun at68 “Why ___ you in
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destroyer 3 Air show
maneuver 4 Trinity member 5 Like some beach
volleyball teams 6 ___ ego 7 Country’s
McEntire 8 Dutch burg 9 Org. in
“Homeland”10 Cousins of squids11 Pepperoni or
sausage12 Slug13 Scandinavian
capital19 Dissuade21 Leopold ___,
“Ulysses” protagonist
25 Brazilian dance popular in the 1980s
27 Eye-catching
29 ___ Kilpatrick, ex-mayor of Detroit
30 Dublin’s land
31 Bouncer’s place
32 “For ___ us a child is born”
33 Suffering
34 Ruminate (on)
35 Up to the job
36 ___ room (site of postdebate political commentary)
41 Roadster from Japan
44 “False!”
47 Less than 300 dots per inch, commonly
48 Grammy-nominated rapper with the 2002 hit “Oh Boy”
50 “Don’t forget to ___”
51 Slalom obstacles
52 Ready to be drawn
53 Skin abnormality
54 Mechanical learning
55 Distinctive quality
57 Org. for the New York Liberty
58 Light years away
61 Ram’s mate
62 Suffix with differ
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TODAY – Be more thoughtful this year and concentrate on building a strong base and stable future. Accept the changes that come your way in order to put a positive spin on whatever situation you face. How you handle discord will make a difference. Make love, not war.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Don’t let your emotions take charge or anger lead to a regrettable mistake. Get your facts straight before you confront someone. Work on self-improvement, not trying to change others.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Your generosity will result in unexpected benefits and rewards. Your skills will be recognized, and a proposal will help you use your attributes diversely. Love is in the stars.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Gather information and hone your skills to suit the current job market. Avoid a run-in
with someone you love. Stay focused on advancing your career.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Execute your plans systematically in order to fire up interest in what you want to do next. Celebrate your success. Romance will enhance your life.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Don’t look back or give in to someone trying to take advantage of your abilities. Temp-tation or unrealistic offers will lead to regret and setbacks.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) – You can reach your goal and improve your life if you are willing to do things a little differently. Learn from those with more experience or a different perspective.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Take responsibil-ity and do what has to be done before someone complains. Avoid an argument in order to bypass an emotional and financial loss. Keep the peace.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – You’ll attract interest and favors from people you have worked with in the past. Enjoy your success with someone who has
supported you from the beginning. A reunion will boost your spirits.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Keep a low profile until you know exactly how you want to handle an emotional situation. Acting in haste will jeopardize your position, reputation and popularity.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Share your creative ideas with an intrigu-ing someone who has something to contribute. Consider a partnership and make a proposal that offers incentives that will ensure your success. Romance is highlighted.
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Dear Abby: My friend “Steve” is in his mid-20s and became a father a few months ago.
He’s happy and excited about it, and he’s good with the baby. He has been living with the mother, “Nina,” who is a few years older, for a while now. Nina is also a friend of mine, and this is her second child.
My problem is that Steve told me some time before his son was born that he thinks he is gay. He wants to wait until Nina recovers from the pregnancy and finds a job before he tells her. I know he intends on being as big a part of the child’s life as possible.
As much as I don’t want Nina to be a single mother twice over, it doesn’t seem good for her, Steve or the children to stay in a sham relationship.
How can he break the news to her in a way that won’t jeopardize his chance to be a father to his son? – Con-cerned in West Virginia
Dear Concerned: This will have to be handled delicately because Nina may be clueless about Steve’s sexual orien-tation. Expect her to be hurt and furious when she gets the news.
It was reckless of Steve to have had unprotected sex with Nina under these circumstances.
That said, gay men can be great parents, and the focus should be on successful co-parenting of the child.
If Steve were straight and found another woman, or fell out of love with Nina, it would affect the relationship in much the same way as his realization that he is gay.
In either of those scenar-ios, the baby must be raised with love and consistency,
whether the parents are cou-pled or not.
Steve’s moral responsibili-ty to his son will last forever.
Gay or straight, Steve will always be that child’s father.
His financial responsibili-ty will last until the boy is no longer a minor. If your friend encounters trouble achieving a workable solution with Nina regarding co-parenting, he should contact lambdale-gal.org.
Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of LGBT people.
Dear Abby: I am dating an awesome man who happens to be married. He and his wife have been separated for 10 years and they still talk to each other, but they are not living together.
“Mr. Right” is retired from the military and says they are still married because of her health issues and the fact that she can’t afford health care on her own.
Should we continue to see each other? – His Honey in Houston
Dear Honey: If you are sat-isfied with the relationship, enjoy it for what it is. But if you aspire to anything more, this man is not in a position to give it to you. (Instead of re-ferring to him as “Mr. Right,” it might be more accurate to call him “Mr. Right for Now.”)
• Write to Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Gay father must find wayto share son’s parenting
Jeanne Phillips
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(TCM)(3:00) Movie: ››››“Ben-Hur” (1959) Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins. Friends become bitter enemies during the time of Christ.
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NCIS “Lost & Found” A survivalist is wanted. ’ (CC) (DVS)
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Movie ›››“Transformers” (2007, Action) Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel. Two races of robots wage war on Earth. ’ ‘PG-13’ (CC)
Boxing: Sergey Kovalev vs. Jean Pascal. Jean Pascal takes on Sergey Kovalev in a light heavyweight title bout; from Montreal. ’ (CC)
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(MAX)(:10) Movie ››“Pay It Forward” (2000, Drama) Kevin Spacey. A class-room assignment inspires a boy to help others. ’ ‘PG-13’ (CC)
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