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CHRONICLEMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 | KCCHRONICLE.COM

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‘Totally Terrific Turtles’ at Batavia libraryBATAVIA – Families are invited to “Totally Terrific Turtles” at 10:30

a.m. Sept. 28 at Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia.

Deb Krohn, a.k.a. the “Frog Lady,” will bring live turtles for children

and parents to meet and touch during this program. No registration is

required. Doors to the Library Meeting Room open at 10:15 a.m.

Community shredding event in St. CharlesST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Police Department will host a free

community shredding event from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at its

parking lot, 211 N. Riverside Ave., St. Charles. The event will use the

city’s shredding contractor, ProShred. Sponsored by AHC Advisors of

St. Charles.

Today

Sunny during the day, mostly

clear at night.

Tuesday

Sunny during the day, chance

of showers at night.

High 86

Low 70

High 91

Low 68

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Elburn resident Tom King participates with his dog, Katie, as Katiecompetes in the wagging competition at the second annual Lord ofLife Dog Festival in LaFox. The event featured activities for dogs, aswell as prizes and treats. Lord of Life Church hosted the fundraisingevent for the second consecutive year to support Chloe the comfortdog and the comfort dogministry. Visit KCChronicle.com to viewmorephotos from the event.

Fundraiser helps church’scomfort dog ministry

By ERIC [email protected]

BATAVIA – Soldiers fight-ing in the Civil War didn’tjust have to worry about get-ting killed in action.

“About a third of themdied from infections, andanother third died fromdisease,” said Civil War re-enactor Mark Contratto ofAurora, who was portray-ing a private from the 104thIllinois Volunteer Infantry,Company H. “You had toworry about getting cleanwater, or getting water at allsometimes.”

Contratto was one of thoseparticipating Saturday in aCivil War celebration atthe Batavia Riverwalk. Theevent, hosted by the BataviaPark District and BataviaDepot Museum, returns to-day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This is the 150th anniver-sary of the Battle of Gettys-burg, fought from July 1-3,

1863, in and around the townof Gettysburg, Pa. The 8thIllinois Cavalry of Batavia

was the first to fire shots atGettysburg.

Bob Horbus of Batavia en-joyed learning about the his-tory of the Civil War.

“If you don’t know yourhistory, you will repeat it, es-pecially the mistakes of it,”Horbus said.

Patrick DeGeorge ofMcHenry was portrayinga soldier in Battery G, 2ndIllinois Light Artillery. Hestressed that a lot of researchgoes into being a re-enactor.

“We try to be as authenticas possible,” DeGeorge said.“We research the uniforms,the styles. For the last sixyears, I have been research-ing the original soldiers ofBattery G.”

Illinois played a big rolein the Civil War, he noted.

“Il l inois carried thefourth largest number of sol-diers to the Civil War,” De-George said. “Quite a few ofthem came from Kane Coun-ty.”

Eric Schelkopf – [email protected]

Civil War re-enactor Mark Con-tratto of Aurora took part Sat-urday in a Civil War celebrationat the Batavia Riverwalk hostedby the Batavia Park District andBatavia Depot Museum.

Civil War buffs don uniforms,put on re-enactment in Batavia

By ASHLEY [email protected]

GENEVA – Standing with

her dog – a Bernese mountain

dog named Quinn – Batavia

resident Claudia Curtis on

didn’t hesitate when asked

why she returns to the Festi-

val of the Vine every year.

“The food,” she said, noting

she comes for such sweets as

caramel corn, gelato and choc-

olate. “It’s an excuse to eat

junk food.”

But the 32nd annual Festi-

val of the Vine offered attend-

ees more than food and wine.

The three-day Geneva festival

featured live music, a craft

show, trolley rides and chil-

dren’s activities.

And, new this year, the

Northern Illinois Food Bank

gave attendees a chance to vol-

unteer.

The organization received

1 million pounds of pumpkin

pie filling that need to be re-

labeled, so it brought pallets

of the 1-pound cans to Festival

of the Vine, said Tiffany King,the food bank’s developmentofficer of special events.

It was the food bank’s firstoffsite volunteer project, andpeople of all ages could partici-pate. She said one child stayedat the volunteer station with

his dad while the rest of theirfamily went elsewhere.

“One little boy would notleave,” she said.

S a t u r d a y , v o l u n t e e r splaced new labels on morethan three pallets, King said.One pallet holds 1,200 cans.

She hoped for similar num-bers Sunday, the last day ofthe festival.

Festival of the Vine waspresented by the GenevaChamber of Commerce.

Turnout this year was good,even with Saturday’s heat,

said Laura Rush of the Geneva

Chamber of Commerce.

“It was a constant crowd,”

she said, noting a large group

remained when the live mu-

sic ended Saturday. “Another

successful Festival of the Vine

for Geneva and the Geneva

Chamber of Commerce.”

With 22 local restaurants

and eateries participating in

the Flavor Fare at West State

and North Fourth streets, at-

tendees Sunday had dozens of

lunchtime options, including

fish tacos, garlic crab pasta,

black bean soup, shrimp and

grits and Italian sausage with

peppers.

Susan Rizzo of Wheaton

and her 8-year-old son, Sam,

said they liked sampling food

from a variety of restaurants

all at once. Sam was trying a

ricotta stuffed meatball from

Riganato Old World Grille.

“Dad’s out there, getting

the next wave,” Susan Riz-

zo said. “These are all really

great restaurants, so it’s fun

getting them all at once.”

Crowds feast at annual Festival of theVineNancyLudeksdishes upbreadedeggplantparmesanSundayduring theFestival ofthe Vine.Ludekswasmanningthe boothfor Josef'sEleganteMeats &Deli at theFlavor Fare.

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BATAVIA – SharonSychta of Batavia knewshe wanted to make

a bold statement with herfabric and metal dress, whichfeatured a six-foot diameterbottom hoop.

“I wanted it to fill the run-way,” she said.

The dress was just one ofthe cutting edge fashions ondisplay at Water Street Stu-dios Saturday night as part ofits second annual On-som-belfundraiser. This year’s themewas “The Chair and WhatYou Wear.”

Fittingly, the dress thatSychta designed featured ametal cage and chair inside.

“I wanted to create beautyand comfort and intrigue andmystery,” Sychta said.

Sychta was one of theoriginal board members ofthe nonprofit Water StreetStudios, which is marking itsfifth anniversary this year.

“It’s good to be part of allof this,” Sychta said.

Modeling the dress washer daughter, Claire Sychta,17, a senior at Batavia HighSchool.

“It was fun to wear,” shesaid. “I’m really proud of mymom.”

Claire Sychta herselfdesigned a dress made outof coffee filters that tooksecond place at Batavia HighSchool’s Rock the Runwayevent in May. The dress willbe part of the Student LegacyProject at the Art In Your Eyefine art show and festival in

Batavia on Sept. 21 and 22.Sarah Pomaro, of Gene-

va, modeled “electric chair”leather cuffs and collar withmetal chains. She becameinvolved in the show at thelast minute.

“I am good friends withone of the organizers,” shesaid. “They were short a mod-el. They needed someone who

could walk down the runwayand look confident.”

She was happy to helpout. She also helped with lastyear’s event.

“I want to support them,”Pamaro said. “Water StreetStudios is doing somethingspecial. They do a lot of out-reach.”

One of the outfits that

Sandra Leonard of Chicagodesigned featured a handpainted purple and white“flower” top with a texturedskirt and head wrap scarf.

“I call it sculptural cloth-ing,” she said. “I like to paintmy own fabrics.”

An auction at the eventraised about $8,000 for WaterStreet Studios.

ABOVE: Model Jared Protz ofWarrenville hangs out backstage before his performanceduring the second annual On-som-bel fundraiser at WaterStreet Studios in Batavia.

LEFT: Model Claire Sychta of Bat-avia wears a Chinese-inspiredwedding dress with a metal cagecontaining a chair created bySharon Sychta, her mother.

BELOW: Model Jared Protz ofWarrenville walks the runwaydressed in a wicker chair gar-ment created by Patty D.

By ERIC [email protected]

Rocking the runway Fashion in the spotlight atWater Street Studios fundraiser

Artists andguests mingleSaturday duringthe second an-nual On-som-belfundraiser at theWater Street Stu-dios in Batavia.This year’s themewas “The Chairand What YouWear.”

Photos by Sean King

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St. Charles East’s Max Rowland runs Saturday in the Jeff Leavey Invitational at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles.

Cross country season heats up at Leavey InviteBy JARED [email protected]

ST. CHARLES – The end of Satur-day’s Jeff Leavey Invitational at LeRoyOakes Forest Preserve was just as un-planned as the start of the cross countryevent.

Officials from host school St. CharlesEast canceled the Boys Open, the fi-nal race of the invitational, after tworunners from the preceding contest,the girls fresh-soph race, required medi-cal attention.

“We have runners down and we don’tneed any more,” St. Charles East boyscoach Chris Bosworth about the deci-sion to drop the last competition.

A brief thunderstorm five minutesbefore the start of the girls open, the firstrace of the day, delayed the start of theinvitational. After lightning was spot-ted, teams were required to return totheir buses and wait out the storm. As aresult, all start times were pushed backan hour as the weather heated up.

St. Charles North won the girls var-sity race (77 points) with Geneva takingthird (120) and St. Charles East fourth(126). Jacobs (89) and York (140) roundedout the top five teams. Batavia came inseventh place (170) in the 13-team field.

Lauren Van Vlierbergen from Ja-cobs, seventh-place finisher in the IHSA

Class 3A state cross country meet lastyear, took top honors in the race with atime of 18:03.3.

The Saints’ Torree Scull’s time of18:17.7 earned her a second place fin-ish. Ashley England of St. Charles Northcame in third, completing the 3-milecourse in 18:22.6. Geneva’s McKenzieAltmayer took fifth place with a time of18:30.0. Dakota Roman of Batavia camein sixth place with a time of 18:53.8.

“I wasn’t expecting it,” North girlscoach Shari Hayes of the first-place fin-ish. “I ran a freshman up and it paidoff. [Madison Kaufmann] was the thirdrunner today. Ashley [England] andKaylee [Wessel] ran really strong. Thatwas huge and the rest of the team steppedup and finished where they needed to.”

Wessel finished in eighth place(19:05.0) and Kaufmann in 15th place(19.21.2).

“I definitely was prepared to run withher [Van Vlierbergen] even before themeet started,” Scull said. “I was just hop-ing that we could pace each other and itworked out pretty well.”

“We feel good about where we placedtoday,” East girls coach Mike Backersaid. “In October, when it really counts,we are going to be where we want to be.”

In the boys varsity contest, Bataviatook third place (118) behind DownersGrove North (73) and Jacobs (94). St.

Charles East (145) came in fifth behindWheaton North (137). Marmion tooksixth place (153). Geneva came in 11thand St. Charles East 12th. Both schoolsscored 264 points, Geneva was given 11thbecause its sixth runner placed higherthan East’s. Fifteen schools fielded boysteams.

“It’s our first meet for our varsity andwe are seeing what we have to do to getto [the state meet in] Peoria,” said MikeDiDomenico, Batavia boys coach. “I’mhappy with what I saw up front but Ithink we can improve in the middle andat the back end.”

Zac Smith of Downers Grove Northwon the boys contest with a time of15:05.5.

Geneva’s Blaine Bartel, who came insixth with a time of 15:34.0, was the toparea runner.

“It’s a person record for me,” Bartelsaid. “Actually I was going too fast formy time. I saw the lead runner and justwanted to stay with him.”

Batavia’s Mitch Zabka took seventhplace, completing the course in 15:39.2,only two tenths of a second ahead ofEast’s Will Muckian.

The top Marmion runner was BradyBobbitt. The junior placed 14th with atime of 15:53.5.

Senior Nathan Klair paced North, fin-ishing 26th with a time of 16:11.6.

St. Charles East, the only 2-0Tri-Cities team.Kaneland, 30 regular-season

wins and counting.Someone woke up the North

Stars.And Marmion and St. Francis are

looking like they’re ready to dosome serious damage this season.Those are some of Sly’s take-

away impressions after Week 2 ofthe football season.Yeah, Batavia lost, which is

certainly noteworthy, but probablynot too big of a deal in the grandscheme. Don’t be fooled, the Bull-dogs are still loaded, and they’llget better as the year movesalong.What it does do is give others

around the Tri-Cities, including acertain blue-clad opponent nextweek, hope that the Bulldogs arebeatable.Let the countdown begin to the

Week 3 games between Bataviaand Geneva and East and North.Both of those games could bepretty competitive, and for Sly’smoney, all four of those teamshave shown they could be play-off-caliber this season.That might not happen with all

the beating up on one another, butall of these teams have plenty ofreason to be optimistic with whatthey’ve shown to date.East is in awesome shape to

make the playoffs with the 2-0nonconference start, so kudosto the Saints for taking care ofbusiness early.Kaneland is scary good again.

This could very well be The Yearfor the Knights, who seem to haveall the ingredients a team couldwant to do something special.Fun start to the year. Can’t wait

to see how these teams stack upin conference play.

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135Geneva v’ball takes 2nd at invite

Aurora Christian football picks up 2nd blowout

By MICHAEL [email protected]

GENEVA – The Geneva girlsvolleyball team battled throughoppressive heat to defeat fourteams and win the first gamefrom Joliet Catholic in the finaloftheGenevaInviteonSaturday.

But Joliet Catholic steppedup to the challenge, took the sec-ond game and went on to win thethird to claim the championshipmatch, 20-25, 25-21, 25-15.

The second-place Vikings fin-ished the invite 4-1 and moved to7-2 on the season.

“The last couple of years wehad a really difficult time do-ing well in this tournament, sowe pushed as hard and playedthe best we could, so it’s a toughloss,” Geneva setter CourtneyCaruso said.

“They had a lot of energy andpushed really hard. We’re alltired from all the matches, andwe let it get to us. They pushedthrough it and started poundingballs.

“When you’re tired physi-cally, it really becomes a mentalbattle. Wecouldn’tpushthrough,

but we did the best we could, andI’m proud of our team.”

In Game 1 against Joliet Cath-olic, Geneva used a 6-0 run toturn a 13-12 deficit into an 18-13lead. Taylor Marmitt had a killand Kyley Thompson a servicepoint during the spurt.

The Vikings closed out Game1onablock-killbyMaddieCourt-er.

Game 2 was tied as late as 19-19 on a kill by Marmitt, but JolietCatholic staved off eliminationby winning the game.

The deciding game was tightearly, but slowly Joliet Catholicpulled away. The Vikings trailed,16-12, before getting outscored9-3 to end the match. On the finalpoint, Geneva sent the wrongplayer back to serve, handing Jo-liet Catholic the winning point.

“[Joliet Catholic] reallydoesn’t have a low place to go to,”Vikings coach KC Johnsen said.“When they’re a little off, they’restill pretty good. When we wereoff, they kind of took advantage.

“We’re about the second hap-piest we can be. We had a goodday, played pretty well.”

Hannah Lanasa (28 kills),

Kelsey Wicinski (51 digs), Caru-

so (55 assists) and Courter (eight

blocks) helped pace the Vikings

for the day.

Burlington Central finished

fourth after losing to DeKalb,

25-10, 25-20, in the third-place

match. Aurora Central Catholic

ended up sixth after losing the

fifth-place match, 25-22, 25-23, to

Morris, and Geneva’s JV squad

took seventh after winning the

seventh-place match, 25-14, 25-13,

over IMSA.

In the semifinals, Geneva de-

feated DeKalb, 25-19, 25-21; Burl-

ington Central lost to Joliet Cath-

olic, 25-20, 25-15; Geneva JV lost

to Morris, 25-27, 25-14, 26-14; and

ACC defeated IMSA, 25-13, 25-15.

In pool play, Geneva defeated

Burlington Central, 25-22, 25-18;

Illinois Math and Science Acade-

my, 25-13, 25-9; and Morris, 25-15,

25-7.

Geneva’s JV team filled in for

Batavia, which did not appear

in the tournament because of a

scheduling conflict.

Geneva’s JV team lost to

Joliet Catholic, 25-15, 25-21, and

DeKalb, 25-14, 25-20, in pool play.

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AURORA – The Auro-ra Christian football teampicked up its second blowoutwin against a Chicago PublicLeague opponent in a five-dayspan, clocking Chicago UrbanPrep on Saturday, 55-0.

Quarterback Austin Braythrew for three touchdowns,running back Legend Smithran for three touchdownsand linebacker Dan Clapp re-turned a fumble for a touch-down in the win.

Eagles coach Don Beebesaid his team’s defense was“smothering” and said hethinks Aurora Christian hascreated nine turnovers whileonly committing one offen-sively through two games.

Aurora Christian (2-0) rolleddespite a short turnaroundfrom Tuesday’s rescheduledgame against DuSable.

Aurora Central Catholic 42,Bogan 7: At Chicago, ACC (2-0)rolled in its first game actionof the season.

Julian Rios rushed forabout 80 yards and three

touchdowns and also had areceiving TD. Brian Bohrrushed for about 75 yards.

The Chargers defensepicked up four turnovers, in-cluding an interception fromCody Ekstrom.

The Chargers won by for-feit Week 1 against Oostburg(Wis.).

GIRLS VOLLEYBALLConant Early Bird Invitational:

St. Francis defended its tour-nament title, defeating LakeZurich in the semifinal and St.Charles East in the champion-ship match.

Spartans coach Peg Kopecsaid St. Francis (6-1) was ledby “exceptional serving” fromLisa Mordell and strong playat the net from Molly Hag-gerty.

East (7-1) got eight killsfrom junior Mikaela Mos-quera and 22 assists from Car-ly Jimenez in a semifinal winagainst Pius (Wis.).

BOYS SOCCERBarrington Invite: Marm-

ion (2-3-1) closed the tourna-

ment with a 1-0 win againstSt. Charles North, scoring offa Flynn Collins goal (GavinSanchez assist) with about12 minutes left in the secondhalf. North falls to 1-4 overall.

Batavia 1, Streamwood 0: AtBatavia, the host Bulldogsnipped Streamwood in UECRiver play.

St. Charles East 7, Metea Val-ley 0: At St. Charles, East (3-0-1)cruised in the UEC crossover.

BOYS GOLFBatavia Invitational: St.

Charles North placed eighthin the tournament, led by around of 77 from Matt Samu-elson.

GIRLS TENNISPekin Invite: Batavia won

the eight-team invitation-al. Amelia Cogan and JennyMizikar were the No. 1 dou-bles champions.

Fremd Invite: St. CharlesEast placed second in thetournament, which was wonby Fenwick. East’s HaydynJones and Kelsie Robertonwon the No. 1 doubles draw.

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TODAYBoys soccer: Aurora Central Catholic at Indian Creek, 4:30

p.m.; St. Francis at Lake Forest Academy, 4:30 p.m.; Guerin atWheaton Academy, 4:30 p.m.; Kaneland at Streamwood, 4:30p.m.Boys golf:Wheaton Academy at Walther Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.;

Montini at Marmion at Willowcrest, 4 p.m.; Elgin at Geneva, 4p.m.; Lake Park, Glenbard West, Elk Grove at St. Charles North,3:45 p.m.Girls golf: St. Edward at Aurora Central Catholic, Phillips Golf

Course, 4 p.m.; St. Charles North at St. Francis at Cantigny, 4:30p.m.; Rosary at Wheaton Academy, 4:30 p.m.; Marengo at Burl-ington Central at Sycamore, 4 p.m.; Batavia at Neuqua Valley, 4p.m.Girls tennis:Wheaton Academy at Wheaton Warrenville

South, 4:15 p.m.;Girls volleyball: Rosary at Huntley, 6:30 p.m.; Montini at

Kaneland, 6 p.m.

PREP SCHEDULE

TuesdayThe Chronicle previews the girls swimming season. St. Charles East

returns plenty of proven firepower, while perennial power Rosary and

St. Charles North are also optimistic about their prospects this season.

WednesdayCoverage of Tuesday night’s girls volleyball match between St.

Charles North and host Batavia. The North Stars started the season 9-0overall and are trying to make an early statement in their bid for whatwould be their first Upstate Eight Conference River championship.

FridayPreview coverage of Week 3 of the high school football season, high-

lighted by a pair of monster rivalry games in the Tri-Cities. Defendingtwo-time UEC River champion Batavia will visit archrival Geneva, whileSt. Charles East will welcome crosstown foe St. Charles North.

LOOKING FORWARD: THE WEEK AHEAD

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Family’s ailing nannyneeds some time to heal

Dear Abby: Our nanny,who is 58, was diagnosedwith breast cancer just be-fore I delivered baby No. 2.

The boys are now 15months and 4 weeks old.

“Nora” has started chemo-therapy after having surgery.I completely understand thatshe has to attend to her needsright now and focus on herhealth, but she wanted tocontinue working withoutit being an issue. Nora hashad to take off several daysalready in addition to being– as I expected – tired andunable to keep up with myactive toddler.

I start back to work soonand my job is a demandingone. My husband and I havediscussed options and feelit would be best to mandatethat Nora take this time off.We will have to make otherarrangements for child care,and I can’t guarantee Nora’sjob when she feels better.

She has taken such goodcare of our first son it killsme to have to let her go,especially while she’s dealingwith cancer. But I mustreturn to work and do what’sbest for my kids. Any advice?– Mommy Of Two In SouthCarolina

Dear Mommy: Have a meet-ing with Nora and explainyour concerns. Ask if sheknows someone reliable whocould watch the children onthose days when she is tooweak to do so. Or contact ahousehold staffing agencyabout getting a temporaryfill-in. It would be far morehumane than firing her.

For Nora’s sake, pleasetry it. If my suggestions don’twork, revisit letting her go ata later time.

Dear Abby: My 61-year-oldfather was arrested recentlyfor 30 counts of possession ofchild pornography. He hashad a rough past – he cheatedon my mother and has hadmultiple stints in rehab foralcohol abuse.

During my teenage yearshe verbally abused me. Mymother is in denial aboutthe entire situation and thefact that he is facing time inprison for his actions.

Nine months ago, my

husband and I were blessedwith the birth of our beau-tiful baby girl. I feel I mustprotect her from my parentsand my father in particular.Some of my family agreewith my decision, othersdisagree because I am myparents’ only child.

Am I wrong for not want-ing my father and possiblymy mother any longer in mylife? – Tough Love In Florida

Dear Tough Love: No. Andas for the reaction of yourrelatives, remember thatyou can’t please everyone,and the well-being of yourchild must come first.

Dear Abby: How do I keepa co-worker from borrowingmoney from me? I have mypaycheck direct-deposited,which means the money isavailable a day earlier than“Anita’s.”

She asked me yesterday ifI would lend her money forcigarettes, and I told her Ididn’t have any cash on me.When I went on break to buylunch with my ATM card,Anita came waltzing overand immediately told thecashier to ring up the ciga-rettes on my ATM card! Shesaid she’d pay me back morethan the amount charged tomy card.

In the future, how canI handle this if it happensagain? I needed the moneyfor my own use, and now Imust wait until next week forher to pay me back. – BuckStops Here In Massachusetts

Dear Buck: One way tohandle it would be to beproactive and tell Anita thatwhat she did was rude andyou didn’t like it. Anoth-er would be to inform thecashier that what Anitawanted was NOT OK withyou, and to never do it again.Whichever you decide, don’tbe afraid of hurting Anita’sfeelings because she has ahide of steel.

• Write Dear Abby atwww.dearabby.com.

JeannePhillips

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BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

Harold Wilson, who was theBritish prime minister for twoseparate terms, said, “I believethe greatest asset a head of statecan have is the ability to get agood night’s sleep.”

It does not pay to be sleepy atthe bridge table, which is whymany players consume caffeinat-ed drinks. Today’s deal, though,is about declarer making themost of his assets, the cards.

South is in four hearts. Westleads a low spade. How shoulddeclarer proceed?

North gets three points for hissingleton, so it easily worth threehearts. (His hand also has eightlosers.)

The North hand has fewassets, but it is important tomake the most of them. Southmust not call for dummy’s spadeking at trick one. It is so unlikelythat West is underleading theace. And, here, if East does takethe first trick with his ace overdummy’s king, declarer will losetwo spades, one heart and onediamond.

Instead, let dummy play low.After East wins the first trickwith his 10, what does he do next?

If East cashes the spade ace,declarer will discard his diamondloser on the spade king, ruff hisclub three on the board, and loseonly two spades and one heart.Suppose East does not take hisace, shifting to a club. Thendeclarer wins in his hand; drawsone round of trumps; cashes histwo top clubs, sluffing dummy’sremaining spades; and, to getcommunication between the twohands, plays two rounds of dia-monds. Whatever happens now,South can draw a second roundof trumps, ruff his last spade onthe board, ruff a diamond in hishand, and ruff the club three toget home.

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St in St. Charles. 630-584-0340

Drivers

ATTENTIONDRIVERS!

Driving a school bus can be avery rewarding job that fits inyour busy schedule! FREE drivertraining to get you in a NEWCAREER! Transporting studentseverywhere is our business andwe need safety minded people tojoin our teams! Pay range$12.50 - $18.32/hr.

CALL:West Chicago 630-386-4800Carol Stream 630-260-7645

www.illinois-central.com

FABRICATOR / WELDERA mid-size fabrication shop is look-ing for a fabricator/welder with ex-perience with set up and operationof press brakes, shears, and alltypes of welders. Must be able towork with all materials includingcarbon steel, stainless steel and alu-minum. Brazing capabilities is aplus. Excellent candidate must readblueprints and sketches. Looking tofill this position with excellent bene-fits and overtime immediately.Please e-mail resume and salaryhistory to [email protected]

QUALITY ENGINEER /TECHNICIAN

A leading manufacturer of auto-motive parts, located in centralIllinois, has opening(s) for Qual-ity Engineer and/or Technician.Responsibilities will include cus-tomer contact, product develop-ment evaluation, capabilitystudies, S.P.C. analysis, reviewof quality trends, and implemen-tation of programs to eliminatedefects.

Technician applicants shouldhave several years of qualitycontrol experience. Engineershould have several years as aquality engineer. CMM/G.D.&T.experience and TS16949 aplus. College level work is desir-able. A new engineering or in-dustrial tech graduate will beconsidered.

We offer a competitive salaryand benefit program.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Send resume andsalary expectations to:[email protected]

Social Services

FT Case Manager/QIDP

Develop/implement service plans,lead planning conferences, sched-ule/coordinate appts, & maintainclient records. Must be QIDP quali-fied & skilled in Microsoft Office. Ex-cellent organization & communica-tion skills needed.Application must be completed to

be considered at: ohinc.orgor: Opportunity House

202 Lucas St, Sycamore.815-895-5108

Equal Opportunity Employer/DrugFree Workplace

ACCOUNTINGCLERK

DeKalb County Rehab &Nursing Center has a parttime position available for

an Accounting Clerk.

Experience helpful, but willtrain the right candidate.Knowledge of computerprograms such as Word,

Excel necessary.

Apply at:

DeKalb County Rehab& Nursing Center

2600 North Annie Glidden RdDeKalb, Illinois 60115

EOE

Advertise here for asuccessful garage sale!Call 815-455-4800

Freezer: Sears Kenmore, 18FTUpright, runs, clean $100

630-879-6588

Freon #22 – For House AirConditioner – 30lb. Tank - $180.

630-377-5410 evenings

Gas Stove: WhirlpoolBeige, Self-cleaning,

36”H x 29.5” W x 22” DExcellent Condition - $175 OBO

630-897-0309 before noon

PATIO SET - Metal, 3 piece curvedwith cushions, $120/all.

847-464-5543

Wicker Doll Buggy.$50

630-845-4841

Wicker Settee & ChairAntique with cushions, good cond!

$140 847-464-5543

COMPUTER SYSTEM complete. 160GB HD w/ DVD-RW, 17" flat Sonymonitor, wireless keyboard &mouse. XP, Explorer, spreadsheet &word processing program. $195630-551-5090

GAME CONTROLLER - LogitechMOMO Racing Game ControllerSteering Wheel & Pedals - worksgreat! - $35 Pick up Geneva - Cashonly. email [email protected]

TV 32” InsigniaOlder works perfect, 20”

TV/VCR Toshiba, older, 20”TV/VCR Memorex $40/ea.

Hampshire, IL. 847-830-9725

Apt Size Sofa2 pillows, 72”w x 38”d x 34”h,

flexsteel, Includes valance & tablerunner to match. Call after 9am

$200. 630-907-0304

ARM CHAIRS - MATCHINGLeather brown from IKEA.

Beauiful condition!$100/pair or will sell separately

630-677-1477

Book Case. 2 doors. 31X53x14”$50

847-464-5543

Clubchair – Leather w/ottoman,Merlot color, have 2 - $200 each

630-907-0304 after 9am

Drop Leaf TableWith 2 matching chairs, light

maple finish 40” round with leaves,raised, excellent condition. Great forsmall area, $125. 630-232-1982

DVD CABINET – Solid Oak DVDCabinet – 24”w x 36”h x 6”d. Ex-cellent Condition. 4 shelves, can fitover a few hundred DVDs. $75.847-659-1852

Entertainment Center – Large TVCabinet w/Credenza. Holds 50”TV. Excellent Condition $395

302-373-4546 8a-5p

Great Prices on ConsignmentFurniture! Couches, Tables,

Chairs, Home Decor, and more!12 East State Street, GenevaWhat's Your Consignment

Headboard – Brass, Queen SizeBrand New – Never Used

$200/obo. 630-377-4345

Lamps & Shades2 Stiffel, Brass Colored

$100 each, 630-907-0304

Rocker for Child - White Wicker$60 847-464-5543

SWIVEL ROCKERS (2) – MatchingPatterned fabric. Excellent Condi-

tion. $150 for the pair. Sold as set.847-659-1852

TABLECherry Wood, drop leaf,

28” x 44” closed, 80” x 44”opened – Fits 10 people$300. 630-907-0304

MEDIA SHELVES - $25 - 45½” tall,32½” wide & 6” deep. Geneva Pickup only - Cash only

email [email protected]

Fish Pond – Plastic, For in GroundUse – Black – 6' x 18” Deep,Oval Shape, For Fish & Plants

Cash & Carry - $50.630-513-1858

Wheelchair/Transport4 months old, like new! $150.

30”x8' folding aluminum ramp.$350. 630-377-1310

ChandelierModern, 5 lights with white shades.

Satin nickel finish, $20.630-677-1477

FARM HAND PUMP$145.

847-515-8012 Huntley area

Holster/Leather2 gun with 2 cast iron cap guns.

$300 630-232-1080

Metal Wheels from small to large$25 to $65/each

847-515-8012 Huntley area

Rug Hooking Equipment.Cutter, Plus: Heads & Yards ofWool. $100. 630-845-4841

Dog Kennel: medium to large dog,27”W, 42”L, 30”H, excellent

cond., hard plastic frame w/ coatedwire cage, $75 847-802-2827

Free to good home-Riley 5 year oldfemale Weimaraner. Well behaved,housebroken & Loves attention!630-536-6412

Hot Tub – Outside Use, Cal Spa,Aqua Blue, Octagon Shape,

Tub only, Seats 4 – Good ForReset in Deck, Cash & Carry

$200. 630-513-1858

Air Hockey Table: $75Hampshire 847-830-9725

Scuba GearWet Suit, BC, Tank, Regulators.

$200. 630-212-6657

1999 Ford ContourGood work car, $1400 oboCall 815-517-0493 2pm-7pmor leave message

2004 Hyundai XG350 Clean, Load-ed & Well Maintained. 145,000miles $3995 Call (815)793-3030

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1999 Harley Davidson HeritageSoftail. 6300 mi. Incl leather

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BATAVIA1 BR starting at $860-$870

2 BR starting at $10103 BR TH starting at $1280

630-879-8300

ELBURN 2BR CONDO STYLEAppliances, W/D, A/C, extra storage.

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Geneva 3 Bedroom Apt1 car gar., avail. now. all appl.,$1150/mo. 630-650-0000

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630-232-7226

SOUTH ELGIN ~ LARGE 2BRS. E. Schools, A/C, W/D, no pets.

Garage, $900 + utilities.630-841-0590

St. Charles - Newly RenovatedStudio $550,1BR $700, 2BR $850

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ST. CHARLES 1st MO FREE!Lrg 1BR $769, Lrg 2BR from

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St. Charles. Efficiency. Avail Now.Near downtown. Utils incl.$550/mo. Lease+sec dep.

630-584-6169

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St. Charles Large Furnished BRIncludes refrig, microwave, newflatscreen TV, DVD player + more!

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ANDERSON BMW360 N. Rte. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

888/682-4485www.andersoncars.com

MOTOR WERKS BMWBarrington & Dundee Rds. • Barrington, IL

800/935-5913www.motorwerks.com

KNAUZ BMW407 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

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REICHERT BUICK2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

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CADILLACRoute 31, between Crystal Lake &

McHenry


MOTOR WERKS CADILLAC200 N. Cook St. • Barrington, IL



CHEVROLETRoute 31, between Crystal Lake

& McHenry


AL PIEMONTE CHEVROLET770 Dundee Ave. (Rt. 25) • Dundee, IL

847/426-2000

www.piemontechevy.com

MARTIN CHEVROLET5220 Northwest Highway

Crystal Lake, IL

815-459-4000www.martin-chevy.com

RAY CHEVROLET39 N. Rte. 12 • Fox Lake, IL

847/587-3300www.raychevrolet.com

RAYMOND CHEVROLET118 Route 173 • Antioch, IL

(866) 561-8676www.raymondchevrolet.com

REICHERT CHEVROLET2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

815/338-2780www.reichertautos.com

ST. CHARLES CHRYSLERDODGE JEEP1611 East Main Street • St. Charles, IL

(630) 513-5353www.stcharlescdj.com

ANTIOCH CHRYSLERDODGE JEEP105 Rt. 173 Antioch, IL

800-628-6087www.antiochfivestar.com

CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

888/800-6100www.clcjd.com

FENZEL MOTOR SALES206 S. State Street • Hampshire, IL

847/683-2424

SUNNYSIDE COMPANYCHRYSLER DODGERoute 120 • McHenry, IL

815/385-7220www.sunnysidecompany.com



ANTIOCH CHRYSLER

DODGE JEEP105 Rt. 173 Antioch, IL


CRYSTAL LAKE DODGE5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL


BULL VALLEY FORD/

MERCURY1460 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

800/407-0223www.bullvalleyford.com

BUSS FORD111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000

www.bussford.com

SPRING HILL FORD800 Dundee Ave. • East Dundee, IL

888/600-8053

www.springhillford.com

TOM PECK FORD13900 Auto Mall Dr. • Huntley, IL

847/669-6060

www.TomPeckFord.com

ZIMMERMAN FORD2525 E. Main Street

St. Charles, IL 60174

630/584-1800

www.zimmermanford.com


GMCRoute 31, between Crystal Lake &

McHenry


MOTOR WERKS HONDABarrington & Dundee Rds.

Barrington, IL

800-935-5913www.motorwerks.com

O’HARE HONDARiver Rd & Oakton, • Des Plaines, IL

888-538-4492www.oharehonda.comCALL FOR THE LOWEST PRICES IN CHICAGOLAND

KNAUZ HYUNDAI775 Rockland Road • Lake Bluff IL 60044

(Routes 41 & 176 in the Knauz Autopark)

847-234-2800www.knauzhyundai.com

O’HARE HYUNDAIRiver Rd & Oakton, • Des Plaines, IL

888-553-9036www.oharehyundai.comCALL FOR THE LOWEST PRICES IN CHICAGOLAND

ROSEN HYUNDAI771 S. Randall Rd. • Algonquin, IL

866/469-0114www.rosenrosenrosen.com

MOTOR WERKS INFINITIBarrington & Dundee Rds. • Barrington, IL

800-935-5913www.motorwerks.com



ANTIOCH CHRYSLERDODGE JEEP105 Rt. 173 • Antioch, IL


CRYSTAL LAKE JEEP5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL


AUTO GROUP -GARY LANG KIA1107 S Rt. 31 between Crystal Lake

and McHenry

866-480-9527www.garylangauto.com

ARLINGTON KIAIN PALATINE1400 E. Dundee Rd., Palatine, IL

847/202-3900www.arlingtonkia.com

CLASSIC KIA425 N. Green Bay Rd.

Waukegan/Gurnee, IL

847-CLASSIC (252-7742)www.classicdealergroup.com

LIBERTY KIA920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL

847-680-8000www.libertyautoplaza.com

RAYMOND KIA119 Route 173 • Antioch

(224) 603-8611www.raymondkia.com

Land Rover Lake Bluff375 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847-604-8100www.knauzlandrover.com

BUSS FORD

LINCOLN MERCURY111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000

ANDERSON MAZDA360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL


BIGGERS MAZDA1320 East Chicago StreetThe Mazda Machine on Rt. 19, Elgin, IL

847/628-6000

KNAUZ CONTINENTALAUTOS409 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847-234-1700www.Knauzcontinentalauto.com

MERCEDES-BENZOF ST. CHARLES225 N. Randall Road, St. Charles

877/226-5099www.st-charles.mercedesdealer.com

BULL VALLEY FORD/MERCURY1460 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

800/407-0223www.bullvalleyford.com

BUSS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000

KNAUZ MINI409A Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847-604-5050www.Knauz-mini.com

AUTO GROUP -GARY LANG MITSUBISHIRoute 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

888-794-5502www.garylangauto.com

LIBERTYVILLE MITSUBISHI1119 S. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, IL

847/816-6660www.libertyvillemitsubishi.com

LIBERTY NISSAN920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL


MOTOR WERKS PORCHEBarrington & Dundee Rds., Barrington, IL


MOTOR WERKS SAAB200 N. Cook Street • Barrington, IL


KNAUZ NORTH2950 N. Skokie Hwy • North Chicago, IL

847-235-3800www.knauznorth.com

PAULY SCION1035 S. Rt. 31, One Mile South of Rt. 14Crystal Lake, IL

815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050

AUTO GROUP -GARY LANG SUBARURoute 31, between Crystal Lake &McHenry


RAY SUZUKI23 N. Route 12 • Fox Lake

888/446-8743847/587-3300www.raysuzuki.com

PAULY TOYOTA1035 S. Rt. 31, One Mile South of Rt. 14Crystal Lake, IL

815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050www.paulytoyota.com

CLASSIC TOYOTA/SCION515 N. Green Bay Rd.Waukegan/Gurnee, IL

847-CLASSIC (252-7742)www.classicdealergroup.com

ANDERSON VOLKSWAGEN360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL


GURNEE VOLKSWAGEN6301 Grand Avenue • Gurnee, IL

847-855-1500www.GurneeVW.com

LIBERTY VOLKSWAGEN920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL


BARRINGTON VOLVO300 N. Hough (Rt. 59) • Barrington, IL

847/381-9400

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