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By MATT SCHURY mschury@kendallcountynow.com

The Yorkville Education Association and Yorkville School District 115 Board of Education reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract for the districts teachers late Tuesday night, averting a threatened Dec. 2 strike.

Both the Board of Educa-tion and YEA worked hard to develop an agreement that meets the needs of our teachers, students and community with-out a disruption to the school year. We look forward to work-ing together moving forward, the district said in a statement shortly after an agreement was reached.

The contract is still subject to a ratification vote by the dis-tricts teachers.

YEA President Shawn Col-lins said he anticipates present-ing the new contract to the YEA membership at their next meet-ing on Tuesday, Dec. 1. From there, the 408 union members will have a few days to review it before a final vote is taken. Once the members vote to approve the contract it then goes into effect.

He added there was a sense of relief on the part of all YEA members when the tentative agreement was reached Tuesday.

I think it was a relief that we had finally come to an agreement and that weve avoided a strike so

Deal is reached in D-115Teacher strike averted; no details yet released on new 3-year contract

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A group of teens thrilled to a fast ride down the sledding hill at Harris Forest Preserve near Yorkville on Sunday afternoon.

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What had been a balmy and mild November quickly changed last Friday and Saturday as a cold front and then a snowstorm struck northeastern Illinois. Snowfall totals for Kendall County ranged between three and seven inches while, according to the National Weather Service, a record 11.2 inches of snow fell on Chicago. The heavy, wet snow kept plow crews busy Friday night and throughout the day on Saturday. Much of the snow was expected to melt today, Thursday, as temperatures were predicted to reach into the low 50s.

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By KATHY FARREN news@kendallcountynow.com

A teacher, two parents and two students addressed the Yorkville Board of Education at their meet-ing Monday evening, urging them to settle the teachers contract to avoid a Dec. 2 strike.

They received their wish late Tuesday night as the board reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with the districts teach-ers union.

All of the speakers drew extend-ed applause and some standing ova-tions from the 200 or so people in attendance.

Yorkville High School senior class president Francis Papa told the board, If you truly recognize teachers, then compensate them with what they deserve.

He said it wasnt right that ad-ministrators paychecks were so much more than teachers, when it was teachers who worked with students teaching lessons and giv-ing advice. He also stated that the additional hour of time that the district is asking teachers to attend meetings or training each week af-ter school would cut into the time they are available to give students additional help.

Papa recited a list of student ac-tivities which would be canceled during just a one-week strike in-

cluding athletic events, the Math Team competition and performanc-es by the Madrigal Singers. Teams would have to forfeit games, he said, adding We will sacrifice for teachers, but after six months with-out results, its time for action.

Tom Brophy questioned infor-mation presented by the district administration explaining how the salary changes would affect staff members who make $100,000 a year.

He said the districts 408 teach-ers have salaries averaging $48,000, while administrators average $128,000 and principals $88,000.

Brophy said the Yorkville Edu-cation Association, representing teachers, provided five pages of in-formation on their position in ne-gotiations and called the districts 100 pages smoke and mirrors.

It seems like youre push-ing them through the door. What youre doing is not right, Brophy said.

Yorkville Middle School teacher Tamara Eaton said she has taught in the district since 1987 and knows the communitys history.

The only way to build that is through longevity and loyalty to a district, she said.

Now she said the boards pro-posal calls for a drastic cut in what teachers about to retire receive. Currently teachers get a six percent pay increase for their final four

years and YEA President Shawn Collins said the board is proposing a three percent pay increase for three years.

We arent asking anything ex-orbitant, just maintain the six per-cent in our last years of service, Eaton said.

Patrick Carter, the parent of two students at Grande Reserve Elementary School, referred to the districts proposed tax levy and the fact that new construction is not subject to the Property Tax Exten-sion Limitation Law (PTELL), com-monly called the tax cap.

I would think the board would want more new construction. One way to get it is to draw more people to good schools, he said.

Carter noted that when Papa spoke, he learned what he needed to make a good presentation from teachers. He said that the districts

last teacher contract raised begin-ning teacher pay, however now 33 percent of the districts teachers are non-tenured, newer teachers. When teachers look at what their pay will be over a more than 30-year career, they see they can do better in other districts, he said.

Eventually we will be left with a whole bunch of teachers without experience, Carter said, adding he compared Yorkville salaries with other districts and found Yorkville at the bottom.

He questioned time teachers were pulled away for meetings and training that wasnt needed.

The amount spent on admin-istrators is outrageous and yet teachers have the most time with students. Yet you dont want to give them the time to spend with stu-dents, Carter concluded.

A member of the YHS Madrigal singers expressed concern about the possibility that a Dec. 2 strike would cancel their performances on Dec. 4, 5 and 6.

It would break my heart if we couldnt have it because of a strike, after so many hours pre-paring for it, senior Mackenzie Burke said.

She added that students are talking about a possible strike all the time.

Its affecting me and other stu-dents, she said.

By DAN WAITT dwaitt@shawmedia.com

The Yorkville City Council on Tuesday held a public hearing on the proposed tax levy, which is expected to hold the line on the amount home-owners pay in property taxes for the city portion of their tax bill.

City Administrator Bart Olson said the total levy request for the city is $3.17 million. That compares to about $2.99 million extended in the previous year.

We always ask for more than we think we are going to get, Olson said.

One of the areas of discussion for the city this year is whether to sepa-rate the city portion of the levy from the Yorkville Public Library portion of the levy.

According to Olsons memo to the council, the property tax bill lists the city and the library as two distinct itemized charges. The citys (capped

and uncapped) estimated levy exten-sion is projected to be 1.91 percent lower than it was in the 2014 levy year (payable in 2015). The library (capped and uncapped) levy is pro-jected to be 1.09 percent higher than it was in the 2014 levy year (payable in 2015).

Based on these two statements, the combined amount that each prop-erty owner pays to the city and to the library should be lower than the pri-or years tax bill, assuming that the propertys equalized assessed value does not exceed the overall increase in aggregate EAV (currently project-ed at 3.11.)

The librarys levy request is for 0.15 per $100 in EAV. At issue is whether the city should apply the tax cap to the library. However, that would result in about a $7,000 fund reduction to the library.

Library Board members Sandy Lindblom and Barb Johnson spoke in favor of keeping the library rate at 0.15 per $100 of EAV.

Lindblom noted that the library structure is now eight years old and in need of painting. Earlier this year, the library board needed to re-

move some trees in order to improve drainage from the gutters.

Lindblom said the library has traditionally had control of its levy amount and its expenditures and that Illinois Supreme Court rulings have upheld the library boards au-thority.

Our staff has not had a salary in-crease in five years, she said.

While the council will not have to decide on the levy until December, some spoke in favor of keeping the library levy at its current rate.

I dont see this as a problem ... keeping it at 0.15, Mayor Gary Go-linski said.

Alderman Carlo Colosimo said that the city will have to address the issue at some point in the future, as the levy rate for the city continues to drop, while the library remains at a fixed rate.

Olson said the city has unofficial-ly adopted a plan to reduce its tax levy for fiscal years 2015 through 2018.

A homeowner with a house val-ued at $150,000 would likely see a re-duction in their tax bill of about $5, based on the preliminary estimates.

Sex offender arrested on registration charge

The Kendall County States Attorneys Office has charged Joseph Williams, 51, of the 1000 block of U.S. Route 30, Aurora, with one count of unlawful failure to register as a sex offender, a Class 2 felony, according to the Kendall Coun-ty Sheriffs Office.

The sheriffs office report-ed that Aurora police took Williams into custody on Nov. 18. He has since been released on a $10,000 bond, pending a court appearance early next month.

The charge against Williams, a registered sex offender, stems from a sheriffs office in-vestigation. In seeking to verify Williams address, sheriffs deputies received information that he had failed to notify the sheriffs office of an address change with within three days as required under state law.

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Board urged to agree to contract

Yorkville reviews levy requestWeighs separating city, library portions

we are keeping our families, our students and our teachers without a disruption in their learning, Collins said, adding, There were obviously concessions made but in the grand scheme of things ev-ery teacher has to look at the con-tract and see how it will impact their teaching and their lives to make that decision for them. Its difficult for me to say whether it is 100 percent fair for everybody.

If the contract is ratified by the YEA soon, the Board of Education will consider a vote of approval later this month.

Dr. Robert Brenart, a Board of Education member, said he felt compromise was made and neither side got everything they completely wanted. He added that both sides are relieved to avoid a strike.

It is certainly a feeling of sat-isfaction that we arent going to disrupt the children and Im sure both sides, I know, felt strongly about that, Brenart said.

The two sides had been at-tempting to negotiate a new con-tract since October of 2014.

We cant do it this way again. It is a very poor method of negoti-ation and we label this like shuttle diplomacy and I just dont think it works, Brenart said. There has to be ongoing discussion and an inclusion and desire for both par-ties to be included in just what the budgetary issues are.

Brenart added that he doesnt anticipate any hard feelings from the prolonged negotiations.

Were all adults here. I know on the boards part you just move on, he said.

Both Brenart and Collins said they also wanted to avoid a strike because it would have impacted upcoming arts and athletic pro-grams scheduled at the school.

Weve got a couple big music events coming up that group of people would have not been very happy, Collins said.

Neither Collins nor Brenart wanted to talk about the exact de-tails of the new contract.

Brenart did say that pension is-sues in light of what is happening at the state level continue to be a concern.

Teachers had been working

without a contract since June and the two sides have been ne-gotiating for about a year. Stick-ing points in the negotiations had been compensation, retirement benefits, the length of teach-ers work days and the details of planned teacher evaluations.

Collins said going forward he hopes the district can show appre-ciation for teachers even if it is not directly written into a contract.

The board and the district of-fice are going to have to do some things to show us that they value us because I think that contract or no contract they have to make some moves on things that are non-monetary to show us that we are valued.

TEACHER CONTRACTContinued from page 1

The amount spent on administrators is outrageous

and yet teachers have the most time with students. Yet you dont want to give them the

time to spend with students.

Patrick CarterParent of two Grande Reserve students

We cant do it this way again. It is a very poor method of

negotiation and we label this like shuttle diplomacy and I just dont think it works.

Dr. Robert BrenartBoard of Education member

Next step is for union to OK contract, then board must vote to approve it

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Two file petitions to run for county coronerSHAW MEDIA

Two Kendall County resi-dents filed petitions this week to have their names placed on the March 15, 2016, Republican Party primary election ballot as candidates for Kendall Coun-ty coroner.

Filing petitions were cur-rent deputy coroner Jacquie Purcell of 458 Landmark Ave., Yorkville, and Chad Gutierrez of 62 Riverview Court, Oswego.

The two candidates are seek-ing to succeed long-time incum-bent coroner Ken Toftoy, who announced earlier this year he would step down from the po-sition when his current term ends next year.

The one-week period for candidates to file petitions to have their names placed on the March ballot began on Monday at the county clerks office in Yorkville and concludes Mon-day, Nov. 30.

Also filing petitions Mon-day was incumbent Kendall County States Attorney Eric Weis of 455 E. Barberry Circle, Yorkville, also a Republican.

As of press time Weis was the only candidate to file a peti-tion to run for states attorney.

The Republicans filing pe-titions to have their names placed on the ballot as candi-dates for county board seats from the boards District 1 were Todd Milliron of 61 Cotswold

Drive, Yorkville, and John Purcell of 458 Landmark Ave., Yorkville.

The Republicans filing peti-tions to run as candidates for the boards District 2 were Dan Koukol of 1690 Collins Road, Oswego, and Diane Selmer, 568 Heritage Drive, Oswego.

Purcell and Koukol are in-cumbents.

No Democratic Party candi-dates had filed petitions as of press time.

By KATHY FARREN news@kendallcountynow.com

Yorkville Board of Education members adopted a tentative property tax levy Monday, asking for $58,644,646 in 2015 real estate taxes payable in 2016. However, they dont expect to receive the full amount.

Because the amount of the levy is more than five percent great-er than the amount received in taxes last year, the district will have to hold a public hearing be-fore the final adoption of the levy. That hearing will be held at the Dec. 14 board meeting.

Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Dean Romano said that the district cant receive more than 0.8 per-cent (the level of the Consumer Price Index) more than last year on all funds subject to the Prop-erty Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL), commonly called the tax cap.

The Bond and Interest Fund, used to repay bonds sold to fi-nance district construction proj-ects, is not subject to the tax cap.

The levy must be adopted by the end of December, months be-fore the district knows the actual equalized assessed value (EAV) of all property in the district.

Since taxing districts can-not get more in taxes than they request in the levy, Romano ex-plained that the total levy allows for a difference in the EAV of up

to three percent.The district expects to receive

about $778,650 in new revenue al-lowable under the tax cap. When the Bond and Interest Fund is added, Romano said he expects the district will get $56,162,592 in taxes, an increase of less than two percent over last year.

Because there is no maximum rate in the Transportation Fund, as there is in the Education Fund, Operations and Maintenance Fund, Working Cash Fund and Special Education Fund, the dis-trict will ask for more taxes in the Transportation Fund and trans-fer money to the other funds.

This year, the districts tax rate was $7.70 for every $100 of equalized assessed valuation. Un-der that rate, the owner of a home valued at $180,000 that did not claim any available exemptions paid $4,620 in property taxes to the district.

In other business Monday eve-ning:

Clean auditScott Klein of the districts au-

diting firm, Klein Hall CPAs LLC, presented the results of the dis-tricts annual financial audit. He said it was a clean audit which found no material weaknesses in the districts finances.

Personnel changesAt the recommendation of

Human Resources Director Troy Courtney, the board approved

adding an additional half-time custodial/-maintenance position, increasing a math intervention-ist at Yorkville Middle School from half-time to full-time, in-creasing a half-time reading spe-cialist at Autumn Creek Elemen-tary School to a full-time reading interventionist, and adding two math interventionists, one a full-time position split between Yorkville Intermediate School and Autumn Creek Elementary School, and the other a part-time position at Bristol Bay Elementa-ry School.

The board hired Jill M. Snell for the YMS math intervention-ist position, Matt Smith for the part-time custodian position, and Christine Yunger as a part-time lunchroom supervisor at Yorkville High School.

They also appointed Reggie Kennedy as YMS assistant track coach, Jessica Slovak as YMS as-sistant track coach, Katie Jurak as YMS newspaper sponsor, Ja-cob Austin as Autumn Creek Elementary School intramural fifth-grade girls basketball coach, Kelly Bachewicz as Bristol Bay Elementary School intramu-ral sixth-grade girls basketball coach, and Jonathan Bridge as BBES intramural fifth-grade girls basketball coach.

The board accepted the resig-nation of Bristol Grade School custodian Dawn Stockwell and terminated Armelinda Aguirre and Edin Lopez.

Projector purchaseBoard members approved the

purchase of 220 Epson PowerLite Projectors for $98,896.60 from CDW-G using Providence Capital Network LLC as the leasing agent for a 48-month lease.

District Technology Director Ryan Adkins recommended the purchase to update classroom projectors so all teachers and students can connect wirelessly. The projectors at Yorkville High School and Yorkville High School Academy have already been up-dated to wireless models and this will put all other classrooms at the same level.

The purchase is part of the dis-tricts four-year technology plan.

ACT cost coveredThe district will cover the cost

of the ACT test for all YHS juniors next spring. The board approved a recommendation from Director of Teaching and Learning Kelley Gallt and the high school admin-istrators to pay for the test even if the state doesnt this year.

Gallt said if the state provides the test for all students, possibly on Tuesday, April 19, there would still be a cost to the district but they would not have to pay for additional transportation to the school or other test site.

If the state does not provide the test for use on a weekday, the dis-trict will pay for students to take the test on Saturday, April 9, or Saturday, June 11, and will also

pay for transportation to the test sites.

The highest cost to the district would be $26,255 to cover the cost of the ACT and its writing com-ponent for all students as well as transportation.

She also said the YHS staff is planning an ACT preparation course and the results will be shared with teachers so they can use them in their instruction.

New courses approvedFour new Yorkville High

School courses were approved, three to start next fall and anoth-er in the fall of 2017.

Next year the school will add the third Project Lead The Way engineering class called comput-er integrated manufacturing, as well as theater arts and Advanced Placement environmental sci-ence.

An Advanced Placement phys-ics class will be added in the fall of 2017. Both AP classes and the en-gineering class will have weight-ed grades.

Board member Dr. Robert Bre-nart asked if the physics class would be calculus-based. High School Principal David Travis said that only a very small group of students were now prepared to take that level of physics. Howev-er, as students advance through the new math and science curric-ulum, he said he expects more stu-dents will be able to take the more rigorous course.

Deficit of $1.4 million expected

By MATT SCHURY mschury@kendallcountynow.com

The Kendall County Board ap-proved a 2016 fiscal year budget in a 7-3 split vote Tuesday night that in-cluded a request to the Kendall Coun-ty Health for a $350,000 contribution to offset the costs of benefits for health department employees.

That budget also shows a deficit of about $1.4 million in the general fund.

Board members Jeff Wehrli, Judy Gilmour and Elizabeth Flowers cast the negative votes.

The County Board briefly dis-cussed the merits of requesting the money from the Health Department.

Wehrli and Flowers said they had problems with making the request in light of the uncertainty with the state budget. Wehrli also said he didnt know the mechanism the county would use if the health department de-cided not to comply with the request.

Last week the Board of Health voted to contribute $125,000 to the countys general fund. The count-er-offer came after the County Board approved putting their budget on dis-play with the $350,000 request to the health department.

Yorkville schools OK tentative tax levy

Illinois Department of Transpor-tation snow-plow crews worked to keep Ill. Route 47 clear Sat-urday. Rain and tem-peratures in the 40s are predicted for this weekend.

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OPINIONS Thursday, November 26, 2015Kendall County Record Page 4

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OUR VIEW

Giving thanks for shopping season?We all know the very first Thanksgiv-

ing dinner in the New World was cooked up by the Pilgrims following their first successful harvest in 1621. But then again, we probably think were actually voting for president when we go to the polls every four years. Neither, of course, is true.

In the case of the presidential election, we vote for electors, who, in turn, cast their ballots in the Electoral College. And as we saw in the 2000 election, the candi-date getting the most popular votes isnt necessarily elected president.

Likewise, the Pilgrims did indeed celebrate a Thanksgiving in 1621, but it wasnt the first in what would one day be-come the United States. Actually, 30 vast-ly relieved Englishmen who had sailed to the new colony of Virginia in 1619 aboard the rickety ship Margaret thanked their lucky stars and God during a heartfelt Thanksgiving service on Nov. 30 of that year. They then upped anchor and sailed up the James River into history.

A year later, in the autumn of 1620, the Pilgrims a grim group of Puritans who fled what they believed to be a thoroughly Godless society sailed west across the Atlantic hoping to find the same Virginia colony the passengers of the Margaret reached the year before. But the May-flower and its 102 passengers landed much farther north due to a combination of stormy weather and bad navigation.

So, instead of finding Virginias sunny clime, the Pilgrims and their Mayflower compatriots struck land at Cape Cod, anchoring off what today is Province-town, Mass. After exploring the vicinity for several weeks, the party decided to settle around what eventually became Plymouth Plantation, the first colony in New England.

That first winter proved fatal for many of the Pilgrims, who had no real experi-ence with winter weather in the northern New World. And the ones who survived made it through thanks mostly to the generosity of the local Native Americans. The survivors planted crops the next spring, again with the assistance of local members of the Wampanoag Tribe under their leader, Massasoit. In particular, the Indians taught the English how to plant corn by including a codfish in each hill of corn that acted as fertilizer. Corn, beans,

and squash were staples of the Native American diet, and quickly became the same for the new arrivals.

After the successful harvest of 1621, Massachusetts Gov. William Bradford decreed that a day of thanksgiving be set aside to thank God for the Puritans survival. Bradford and the Pilgrims invited their Wampanoag benefactors, including Massasoit and 92 of his people, to the feast.

The meal included wild turkeys shot by the Pilgrims and food the English had raised, including popcorn. It must have been an interesting meal for both sides.

The Pilgrims remained friendly with the Wampanoag while Massasoit and his eldest son, Wamsutta, lived. But follow-ing Wamsuttas death, Massasoits other son, Philip, assumed leadership of the Wampanoag. Growing friction with the Pilgrims eventually led to war. Called King Philips War after the Wampanoag leader, the Indians who had helped the Pilgrims survive those first terrible years were virtually annihilated in a pattern followed for two and a half centuries until the Native American tribes that inhabit-ed North America were either subdued or exterminated.

The Pilgrims continued to celebrate Thanksgiving even after they had erad-icated the Indians who had helped them survive during those first terrible years. Through the years, that first Thanksgiv-ing was both remembered and embel-lished, even though some of the reasons the Pilgrims were around to celebrate it at all were conveniently forgotten.

In fact, it remained a mostly New England holiday for the next 200 years, although transplanted Yankees took the celebration with them as they headed west, settling other areas of the growing country.

Then in 1863 during the depths of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the first national Thanksgiv-ing Day to be held on the last Thursday in November. The president acted, at least in part, in response to Sarah Josepha

Hale, the editor of Godeys Ladys Book, a popular magazine of the era.

Hale had begun campaigning for a national Thanksgiving Day in 1846, and by 1852 she had persuaded people to cel-ebrate a Thanksgiving Day on the same date in 30 of the nations 32 states. But it was far from an official celebration.

With President Lincolns declaration, the celebration became national at least in the states still loyal to the Union. Fol-lowing the war, most states passed laws making the last Thursday in November the official Thanksgiving Day. Then, since this is the United States, the com-mercialization of the holiday surfaced and began to accelerate.

The nation was just starting to crawl out of the Great Depression triggered by the stock market crash of October 1929 when President Franklin Roosevelts 1937 tax increase, approved in a misguided effort to balance the national budget in a time of depression, threw the nation back into recession. But by 1939, its effects were beginning to wear off. That year, Federated Department Stores chief, Fred Lazarus Jr., persuaded Roosevelt that a longer Christmas shopping season would greatly help the nations flagging econ-omy not to mention Federated Depart-ment Stores bottom line.

Roosevelt then proclaimed Thanks-giving would henceforth be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November instead of the last, thus in many years adding another week to the Christmas shopping season. Within a few years most states fell into line, passing laws making Novem-bers fourth Thursday Thanksgiving Day.

From that year on, Thanksgiving has become more and more a commercial hol-iday marking the start of the Christmas shopping season rather than a true day of thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest and survival in a harsh world.

In more ways than one, the celebration of Thanksgiving Day has symbolized the change of the nations economy from a ru-ral-based farm economy to one based on consumerism. Depending on your point of view, that may be either bad or good, but I think we all have to admit the meaning behind the holiday has certainly changed during the past 152 years.

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County not immune to city crime

Kendall County Sheriff Dwight Baird made some interesting comments concern-ing crime trends and gangs in the county during a recent meeting of the Neighbor-hood Watch program in the unincorporat-ed Boulder Hill subdivision.

As we reported last week, Baird told an audience of more than 25 subdivision residents that crimes in the county are caused by both county residents and those outside the county. He noted that this has always been the case.

Concerning gang activity, Baird reminded the audience that it is nothing new to the county. He recalled there was a gang presence in Boulder Hill when he grew up there in the 1980s. However, what is relatively new concerning gang crime in the county is its location. According to Baird, there is now more gang activi-ty in residential developments between Yorkville and Plano than in Boulder Hill or other areas of the county.

When questioned further, Baird noted that many of the people involved with gangs came to the county due to changes in subsidized housing rules in Chicago.

Bairds comments should serve as an unsettling reminder to all Kendall County residents that we are in no way isolated or immune from the effect of the carnage now taking place on the streets in some Chicago neighborhoods. What happens in the city or other communities in the sub-urbs has a ripple effect throughout the re-gion. As a result, the need to find solutions to the problems that lead to the violence in the city should be a matter of concern to us all not just those in the city.

Kendall County has grown and changed significantly over the past many years, but its nice to see that so many county civic and religious organizations continue to offer programs during the Christmas holiday season to help out the many amongst us enduring difficult times.

Just one example: the Oswego Fire Protection District, School District 308 and the Oswego Optimist Club are team-ing up again this year to collect new toys and bicycles as part of the Toys for Tots program. Those wishing to donate toys to the program are invited to drop off new, unwrapped toys and bicycles at any of the fire districts four station or at District 308 junior high schools. Optimist Club members will later help distribute the toys and bikes to needy county families before Christmas.

There are many other food, clothing and toy drives now underway through-out the county. This week on page one of our Countywide section weve published a listing of several of these programs and encourage our readers to consider supporting at least one of them with a donation. Please note: our list is in no way comprehensive and we continue to welcome information concerning other charitable programs. Please email that information to us at News@KendallCoun-tyNow.com. Thank you!

Roger Matile

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Focus on local law enforcementTo the Editor:I think its time to shift attention away from

a broad, national conversation on law enforce-ment and focus on our police here in Kendall County.

Perhaps you, like me, didnt feel any particular need to outwardly support our own police until a national, media-driven conversation seemed to force people to criticize or defend all police.

I always had a favorable impression of our law enforcement but never took the time to appreci-ate just how fortunate we are in Kendall County. My respect for these men and women grows every time I encounter someone from court security, patrol, or even Sheriff Baird himself.

Based on the professionalism and civility they have always shown me, I feel fortunate to know the Kendall County Sheriffs Office is responsible for the safety of my community.

Not only do I have my own first-hand positive snapshots of these exceptional men and wom-en, I also see how they treat people who are not as enthusiastic about police as I am.

Lets just say these are the people you would hope to encounter if you ever found yourself on the other side of the law.

Every time I think we could not be more fortunate, I get a different look at the excep-tional public servants from the Kendall County Sheriffs Office. I want to share with people of Kendall County my latest positive experience and thank Sheriff Baird and Deputy Pavlik for allowing me to see how law enforcement serves and protects us every day.

Last week, I had the privilege of doing a civilian ride-along.

The experience was something I will never for-get, but not just for the excitement of flashing lights and sirens. After spending several hours on patrol, I had a new appreciation for what law enforcement officers do every day and how they do it Kendall County.

It was clear from the beginning that Depu-ty Pavlik takes pride in professionalism and attention to detail. Perhaps the most impressive thing, aside from being a great deputy, was the constant courtesy shown to everyone he encountered during those hours. He was willing to tell me what he was doing and why, even answering my questions.

Whether speaking with dispatch, officers from other law enforcement agencies, or civilians, this deputy was focused on accuracy, detail and efficiency. He handled the most important technical aspects and also managed to treat everyone in a way (I imagine) we would all want to be treated in a given context. It was clear that Deputy Pavlik cares about the safety and well-being of the community and what it means to be a public servant, an exceptional one.

Deputy Pavlik and all the other public servants I have or have not had the pleasure of meeting, thank you for serving and protecting Kendall County with professionalism, courage, and integrity. Sheriff Baird, thank you for doing the same and leading by example.

Sarah E. WalshPlano

I like a good fightTo the Editor:Profit is very simply revenue above expenses.

Carla Taylors Nov. 19 letter reflects her belief that Planned Parenthood is not profit generat-ing. She calls Planned Parenthood a charitable organization, defined in the dictionary as one set up to provide help and raise money. This describes many for-profit and nonprofits alike. The difference is what they do with that money that exceeds expenses. A nonprofit must plow the money back into their work rather than provide it for shareholders. Though Planned Par-enthood has been designated as a nonprofit by the IRS, it is not necessarily a charity. The word does, though, nicely deflect the truth about their monetary situation.

From 2005 to 2009, Planned Parenthood, in their own documents, made about $319 million. It likely is more now, but thats not the point.

They state that $78 million should be deducted for investment losses but the resulting net is still a paltry $240 million. Of course, they choose not to use the word profit but prefer to use the revenue over expenses terminology. It sounds nicer. The real question is how they can even begin to defend that we taxpayers apparently should continue to choose to give so much money in our governmental budget to their wonderful charity.

As far as government shutdowns blamed on that awful radical right wing contingent, it seems an oversimplification the media would love us to embrace. Possibly many do. But when you resort to calling names, Im sure it makes you feel better. Its sad.

Yes, abortion is legal. It has long been known that just because someone has a right to do something does not make it right. On the GOP website, they state this: a culture should re-spect and protect life. Unfortunately for us, we have some confused Republican representatives and senators that subscribe to the Democrats ideals of family, life and marriage. I wish they would just become Democrats, but we can vote them out when they cant defend the GOP platform. Its simple: just look for the conserva-tive candidate.

Its also a laugh to know Carlas definition for my life as a conservative is that my life is good and that the status quo works best for me. Pop-pycock. If I wanted to leave things the way they are right now, I would shut up and call myself a Democrat. It is my perception that, when lis-tening to the liberal ideas spewed by our media, they are the ones who do not want to listen to the ideas of others. As my grampa would say, they reside in the land where the motto is Its my way or the highway.

Whether you call it pro-abortion or the sugary term pro-choice, I would say we should choose. Choose life. Someone asked, Why fight a battle you cant win? to which we must re-spond, These are exactly the battles we should fight; if you knew you could win, it wouldnt be a fight, and I like a good fight.

Cindy AkrePlano

Support is appreciatedTo the Editor:This past Monday, Nov. 23, I had the privilege

to submit my petitions to run for Kendall County Coroner. I have spent the past couple of months gathering signatures at various events, booths and by simply walking door-to-door. I have met many wonderful people, and I am truly grateful for the support I have received.

One common theme I noticed was the number of people not realizing the coroner is elected. The primary election for president, federal, state and county officials, including coroner, is March 15, 2016.

A summary of my experience and training for Coroner is as follows: Over 20 years of experi-ence as a death investigator; Kendall Countys only nationally board certified death investi-gator; Kendall Countys only full-time Deputy Coroner for over 12 years; Worsham College of Mortuary Science graduate; nationally board certified funeral director and embalmer.

If you would like more information, please visit my website at electpurcell.org or contact me at: PO Box 90, Yorkville, IL 60560. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Jacquie PurcellCandidate for Kendall County CoronerYorkville

We live with terroristsTo the Editor:Our level headed Governor has decided that

taking in Syrian refugees is bad for the state. He, along with 17 other Republican governors think that a Syrian refugee is equivalent to terrorist. Several of the Republican presidential candidates flippantly use phrases like smell the falafel, and lets monitor mosques or equate refugees to mad dogs roaming the neighbor-hood. But are we really in danger by accepting

refugees? Or saying there may be a terrorist among them.

Do we not live with terrorists every day? Ter-rorists are not defined by religion or nationality alone. The greatest terrorist act in the U.S. prior to 9/11 was perpetrated by a white, Christian, decorated veteran, registered Republican, NRA member and fervent defender of the Second Amendment. That would be Timothy McVeigh. Now that would be an interesting demographic for the FBI to target. 168 people died in Okla-homa because someone was upset how our government operated.

We walk among terrorists all the time. White Supremacists, KKK, Mexican and Columbian Cartels, gangs from inner cities that have migrated to small towns. Motorcycle gangs that drive into Waco, Texas and start shooting. We have religious people shooting abortion doctors and kids grabbing weapons and killing kids in schools. And we worry about a refugee might be a terrorist?

Do we think we will be safer by blocking our borders? If we stop people from floating in on boats from Cuba, then we could have eliminated two Republican candidates. These people we want to reject may have among them someone who may become violent or they may be some-one who will bring greatness to our shores. Einstein was a refugee. Steve Jobs was raised by Syrian refugees. Yes, lets be shortsighted and block our borders. Think of the money we could get if we scrap the Statue of Liberty. Make a dent in our national debt.

Ed WashakYorkville

Cleaning things up?To the Editor:We here in Illinois have a reputation of being

one of the most corrupt governments in the nation and yet lets look at it another way: arent we making an outstanding effort to clean things up? Now, now that we have put a man in such power in the state congress that his constitu-ents are afraid to vote against him, we might as well have his clone in every Democrats seat. Dont term limits seem like a good idea? We already have the way to do this by voting them out of course, but we dont do we?

E.J. PierceYorkville

Great decorationsTo the Editor:Im writing to rave about the most spectacular

Christmas decorations at Schaefers Green-house. So many beautifully decorated trees made it a one of a kind experience. I didnt want to leave because I was so spellbound at such talent. It made me want to throw my decora-tions away and start over. Ive always said if I owned a store I would want to walk in and have everything say buy me. Thats how it was for me at Schaefers. Kudos to you Schaefers. Great job.

Shirley BruckiYorkville

Torsk Dinner thanksTo the Editor:Fern Dell Historic Association directors would

like to thank everyone who participated by donating items to the Scandinavian bake sale and the Bucket Raffle at the recent Torsk Dinner in Newark. We displayed a nice variety of baked goods, specialty treats and raffle items. We also want to thank everyone who supplied desserts for the dinner. We would like to thank everyone who came to help work at the event

and, of course, to all who came to feast on this wonderful dinner.

Thank you, too, to our sponsors who donat-ed money and food items to help reduce our expenses. It was a great evening and the food was delicious.

Van MathreOn behalf of the Directors of Fern Dell Historic AssociationNewark

Honoring those who servedTo the Editor:The Bristol Kendall Township Joint Cemetery

Association has a new flag and flagpole at Pavillion Cemetery to honor our many service men and women who fought to keep us free. A big thank you to those who helped make this a reality including H D Backhoe Company, Navick Cement Company, American Legion Post 489 and Commander Tim Conrardy. Our special thanks also to Matt Dickson for his leadership with this project.

David MatlockOn behalf of the B-K Cemetery AssociationYorkville

Give teachers a fair contractTo the Editor:I have three students in Yorkville School Dis-

trict 115 and my children have had teachers from five schools within the district. For the last four years, I have also substituted as a teacher in the district. The teachers work hard, the teachers care about the students, and the teachers deserve a fair contract.

We have an abundance of hard working teachers. As a substitute, I see firsthand the time teachers commit to teaching our children. With the exception of the last couple of months where teachers are abiding by the old contract, teachers stay late and come in early to work. Our teachers work tireless hours outside of school preparing lesson plans, researching new topics, and grading papers and tests. Substitute teachers receive very detailed plans from our wonderful teachers, which take lots of time to put together.

Our teachers care about the students. Even though they are tasked with numerous assessments and evaluations that they have to administer to our kids, they still find time to teach our kids. The day of giving students a pair of scissors, some glue and crayons are long gone. Although they still use these tools rarely, most of their time is spent helping students by working with the ones that are struggling one on one. Disciplinary, struggling, or exemplary our teachers work with all of the students to help them succeed. Class sizes have increased in some of the schools, yet our teachers work hard with the students. Teachers donate items to our students all of the time without compen-sation: clothes, food, books, etc.

A fair contract is deserved by all of our teachers. With the exception of our non-tenured teachers (those teaching four years or less), our teachers are woefully behind surrounding school districts in pay. Every year I come to teach there are new teachers in the schools, while some are internal transfers, most are new teachers. About a third of our teachers in the district are non-tenured. The average cost of our teachers insurance is less than half per family than our administrators insurance.

To the CUSD 115 school board, please do not force our teachers to strike. Give them the fair compensation they deserve and do it now before it is too late.

Wayland MiddendorfYorkville

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License violationsRyan M. Turner, 31, of the

0-99 block of Circle Drive East, Boulder Hill, was charged with driving while license suspended, suspended registration and having no vehicle insurance after a traffic stop at about 10:55 a.m. Nov. 17 at Long Beach and Winrock roads in Boulder Hill, Kendall County sheriffs police said.

Possession chargePeter M. Konigsfeld, 21, of

Plainfield, was charged with illegal possession of cannabis after a traffic stop at about 1:25 a.m. Nov. 17 at Cherry and Grove roads in Na-Au-Say Township, Kendall County sheriffs police said.

Hit-and-run crashErin Summerson, 25, of

Sheridan, was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after a two-vehicle crash at about 8:10 a.m. Nov. 17 at Route 71 and Reservation Road in Oswego Township, Ken-dall County sheriffs police said. The other driver left the scene in a silver Chevrolet Tahoe without providing any information for the accident report, deputies said.

Warrant arrestJoseph H. Villagrana, 35, of the

500 block of Ashland Avenue,

Aurora, was charged with driv-ing while license revoked and expired registration at about 9:20 p.m. Nov. 18 at Douglas Road and Seasons Ridge Bou-levard in Montgomery, Kendall County sheriffs police said. Villagrana also was found to be wanted on a warrant from Kane County, reports said.

License violationRobert L. Beasley Jr., 42, of the

100 block of Circle Drive West, Boulder Hill, was charged with driving while license revoked at about 11:20 p.m. Nov. 19 at Ashlawn and Circle Drive West in Boulder Hill, Kendall County sheriffs police said.

License violationJuan Rodriguez III, 18 of the

800 block of South Fourth Street, Aurora, was charged with having no valid drivers license after a traffic stop at about 11:50 p.m. Nov. 10 in the 2000 block of Baseline Road in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriffs police said. Rodriguez also was cited for speeding, reports said.

Warrant arrestBrian Frank Oliver Castle, 26,

of the 300 block of Boulder Hill Pass, Boulder Hill, was found to be wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in DuPage County at about 2:10 p.m. Nov.

19, Kendall County sheriffs police said.

Body writDanielle Penge, 37, of the 1700

block of Holiday Drive, Sand-wich, was taken into custody on an active body writ from Kendall County at about 2:25 p.m. Nov. 19 in the 0-99 block of West Countryside Parkway in Bristol Township, Kendall County sheriffs police said.

Car damagedVandals caused about $500 in

damage to a car parked Nov. 20 in the 1300 block of Light Road in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriffs police said.

TheftA Toshiba laptop computer,

silver chain and clothing were taken sometime before 12:45 p.m. Nov. 21 in the 2200 block of Light Road in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriffs police said.

License violationJose L. Galindo, 49, of the 500

block of Liberty Street, Aurora, was charged with driving while license suspended at about 8:45 p.m. Nov. 21 at Ridge and Walker roads in Na-Au-Say Township, Kendall County sheriffs police said. According to the report, Galindo was operating a private-ly owned snowplow truck at

the time. An 18-year-old driver involved in the collision was tak-en to St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet for treatment, reports said.

BurglaryAn air rifle, a camera and sev-

eral tools were taken between 4 p.m. Nov. 20 and noon Nov. 21 from a detached garage in the 0-99 block of Curtmar Court, Oswego Township, the owner told Kendall County sheriffs police.

Suspicious firesKendall County sheriffs police

are investigating two fires at abandoned residences on Nov. 21 near Whitewillow and Church roads in Lisbon Township. Both residences had utilities shut off and both fires appear to have been intentionally set, reports said.

Three-car crashCassie McDonald, 30, of

the 2000 block of Rosemont Avenue, Aurora, was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident at about 4:05 p.m. Nov. 21 at Galena and Rock Creek roads in Little Rock Town-ship, Kendall County sheriffs police said. Inclement weather conditions contributed to the collision, reports said. One wom-an was taken to Rush-Copley Hospital in Aurora for treatment, report said.

Charged after traffic stopDustin J. Burke, 28, of Ottawa,

was charged with unlawful use of weapon and unlawful posses-sion of cannabis after a traffic stop at about 9:40 a.m. Nov. 17 at Route 71 and Sleepy Hollow Road, Yorkville police said.

Home repair fraudYorkville police are investigat-

ing a possible home repair fraud that occurred in the 200 block of West Elizabeth Street. The incident was reported on Nov. 17, reports said.

Retail theftA female juvenile was charged

with retail theft in connection with an incident at about 1:50 p.m. Nov. 17 in the 900 block of Erica Lane, Yorkville police said. The juvenile was released to a parent, reports said.

Warrant arrestLydia E. Gonzalez, 60, of the

400 block of West Kendall Drive, Yorkville, was found to be wanted on a warrant from Kend-all County at about 5:55 p.m. Nov. 19, Yorkville police said.

According to reports, Gonzalez locked her keys in her car while it was running. Police were able to unlock the car but a check of registration revealed the warrant, the report said.

Domestic incidentHeather L. Bueschen, 42, of

the 300 block of McHugh Road, Yorkville, was charged with assault at about 6:15 p.m. Nov. 19, Yorkville police said.

According to reports, Bueschen is accused of throw-ing several pieces of furniture and other household items at another person in a domestic altercation.

Ring missingA gold diamond ring with ruby

stones was reported missing at about 2:55 p.m. Nov. 20 in the 200 block of Greenbriar Road, the owner told Yorkville police. The incident is believed to have occurred Nov. 3 or 4. The ring is valued at $500, reports said.

Tablet missingA Microsoft computer tablet

valued at $600 was taken from a car between Oct. 17 and 18 in the 1500 block of Orchid Street, the owner told Yorkville police on Nov. 21.

Residential burglaryA bicycle valued at $579 was

taken sometime before 8:50 a.m. Nov. 22 from a home in the 100 block of East Main Street, the owner told Yorkville police.

Icy road conditionsIcy road conditions on Nov. 21

contributed to a number of traf-fic accidents, Yorkville police said. Police responded to colli-sions at the following locations. In each of the incidents, injuries were determined to be minor and no tickets were issued:

1:09 p.m., Route 47 and Gale-na Road; jackknifed semi-trailer truck closed the state highway for about 2 hours

5:27 p.m., 1600 block of Beecher Road; two vehicles collided on a private drive

9:23 p.m., Eldamain Road about one mile south of Galena Road; vehicle skidded on ice and struck curb

9:23 p.m., Eldamain Road about one mile south of Galena Road; motorist stopped vehicle to check on another motorist whose car spun on ice; second car struck the rear bumper of the parked car.

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The Yorkville Public Library is collecting toys for the eighth annu-al Knights of Columbus Christmas Toy Drive for needy children in Kendall County. Pictured is Ally Waid donating a toy.

The Charles B. Phillips Library in Newark will host the following programs in December. The library is at 6 N. Jackson St. in Newark.

Genealogy 101: Learn more about your family roots through databases of Heritage Quest and Ancestry at the Charles B. Phillips Library on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 10:30 a.m. Become more knowledgeable on navigating

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Trim the Tree for Winter Walk: All ages are encourage to help make festive ornaments and then decorate Newarks town tree at the Charles B. Phillips Library on Saturday, Dec. 5. Drop-in between 10:30 a.m. and noon.

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World War II Navy veter-an Duane Moss (left), of Yorkville, was presented with a hat with the in-signia of the USS Illinois (SSN-768) by Len Wass (right), chairman of the Navy League, honoring Moss service in the Navy. Moss, a Decatur native, served in the Navy as a seaman from 1943 to 1947 and was re-called for seven months during the Korean War.

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Operation Santa collecting for Kendall County kids

Operation Santa is a program run by the Yorkville Junior Womens Club that collects gifts for children in need in the Kendall County area. This program has run in conjunction with the Kendall County Food Pantry for over 20 years. Last year, gifts were provided to almost 1,400 children.

Gifts are needed for children ages new-born to 13 years old. It is requested that gifts have a minimum value of $10. The club also accepts gift cards, batteries and wrapping paper.

Items should be turned in by Thursday, Dec. 11. There are several area businesses serving as collection sites. In Yorkville, Club 47 and Advanced Physical Medicine. In Oswego, any Oswegoland Park District location and Keiths Car Care. In Plano, Possibilities Hair Salon.

For more information, contact Teresa at 630-605-1546 or ktwedeen@aol.com.

Boy Scout Christmas Tree sale starts Friday at fire station

Bristol Boy Scout Troop 34 will sell Christ-mas trees in front of the Bristol-Kendall Fire Department Station No. 1 on Ill. Route 47 at Beaver Street in Yorkville. Sale hours will begin on Friday, Nov. 27, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and continue Saturday, Nov. 28, and Sunday, Nov. 29, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Starting Monday, Nov. 30, the tree lot will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. weeknights and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the weekends.

Scouts will be selling five types of fresh trees, wreaths, cuttings, and handmade ornaments. Fraser firs from 3 to 4 tall will sell for $20 each; 6 to 7 Scotch pines will sell for $40 each; 7 to 10 balsam and Frasier firs will sell for $50 to $80 each; and 8 to 10 white pines will sell for $60 to $70 each. Also available are 24 wreaths for $15, bundles of cuttings for $5, and scout-made ornaments for $1.

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This years Yorkville Junior Wom-ens Clubs Holiday Walk has been trans-formed to a Christmas Tree Walk. The Christmas Tree Walk will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, at Whitetail Ridge Golf Club, 7671 Club-house Dr., Yorkville.

Walk through uniquely decorated trees on display (each created by local businesses and families), enjoy the fabu-lous luncheon, do some holiday shopping at the Christmas Bazaar and check out many amazing gift baskets that will be raffled off.

In addition to the Christmas Tree Walk

events, Whitetail Ridge Golf Club will be offering a wine tasting to all guests.

Tickets are $25 for adult, $16 for chil-dren 10 and under. Tickets can be pur-chased online at yorkvillejwc.com or at local businesses displaying the Christ-mas Tree Walk sign.

Tickets purchased online can be picked up on the day of the walk at White-tail Ridge Golf Club.

All monies raised from this event enable YJWC to award scholarships to Yorkville students.

For more information, visit yorkville-jwc.com or contact the Christmas Tree Walk chairperson at housewalk@yorkvillejwc.com.

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A really chilly Chili Chase

FAR LEFT: A runner approaches the finish line at Sundays Chili Chase 5K. LEFT: Runners sprint to complete the race.

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This past weekends cold and snow served to put the chilly into Sundays Chili Chase 5K held from the Yorkville American Legion in Yorkville. Temperatures were just over 12 degrees as 181 runners ran the 3.1-mile course through the citys Heartland subdivision. The race was organized by the citys Park and Recreation Department. Proceeds will benefit the family of Ben Di-vin, a 9-year-old fourth-grad-

er at Yorkville Intermediate School who was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy five years ago. Finishing first was Zack Price of Yorkville with a time of 18:20, followed by Patrick Black, also of Yorkville, in 18:25. First place female fin-isher was Allysia Muth of Yorkville with a time of 20:09. Second place in the womens division was Lauren Foster of Elburn in 21.04. Following the race, runners were treat-ed to bowls of chili served up inside the Legion Hall.

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BRISTOL-KENDALL FIRE AND AMBULANCE CALLSNov. 17

4:50 p.m., 2100 block of McHugh Road, Yorkville, mutual aid

5:49 p.m., 500 block of Arrow-head Drive, Yorkville, ambulance request

9:18 p.m., 4100 block of Klatt Street, Plano, vehicle versus structure

Nov. 184:25 a.m., Route 47 and Van

Emmon Street, Yorkville, lines down

6:36 p.m., Route 47 and East Stagecoach Trail, Yorkville, ambulance request

9:10 a.m., 400 block of Jackson Street, Yorkville, ambulance request

9:55 a.m., 400 block of Center Parkway, Yorkville, ambulance request

10:56 a.m., 0-99 block of Highland Drive, Bristol Township, allergies/stings

11:07 a.m., 100 block of Beaver Street, Yorkville, ambulance request

11:11 a.m., 2100 block of McHugh Road, Yorkville, ambu-lance request

11:31 a.m., 4400 block of Rosenwinkel Street, Yorkville, ambulance request

11:47 a.m., 100 block of Beaver Street, Yorkville, ambulance request

11:48 a.m., 2100 block of McHugh Road, Yorkville, ambu-lance request

11:49 a.m., 4400 block of Rosenwinkel Street, Yorkville, ambulance request

1:06 p.m., 2000 block of Muir-field Drive, Yorkville, ambulance request

2:14 p.m., Route 71 and Van Emmon Road, Oswego Township, accident with injuries

3:06 p.m., 1400 block of North

Bridge Street, Yorkville, wash down

3:16 p.m., 100 block of Sarava-nos Drive, Yorkville, ambulance request

3:56 p.m., 1900 block of Can-dleberry Lane, Yorkville, carbon monoxide detector

4:54 p.m., 2200 block of Gallant Fox Circle, Montgomery, ambulance request

6:10 p.m., 200 block of Green-briar Road, Yorkville, ambulance request

6:20 p.m., 1800 block of Country Hills Drive, Yorkville, ambulance request

6:53 p.m., 500 block of Center Parkway, Yorkville, fire alarm

9:19 p.m., 9200 block of East Veterans Parkway, Yorkville, carbon monoxide detector

Nov. 198:14 a.m., 900 block of Prairie

Crossing Drive, Yorkville, ambu-lance request

8:37 a.m., 900 block of Prairie Crossing Drive, Yorkville, ambu-lance request

1:17 p.m. 0-99 block of East North Street, Plano, change of quarters

Nov. 208:32 a.m., 0-99 block of East

North Street, Plano, change of quarters

9:27 a.m., Route 126 and Prairie Crossing Drive, Yorkville, brush fire

10:36 a.m., 1400 block of Can-nonball Trail, Yorkville, fire alarm

11:52 a.m., 200 block of Green-briar Road, Yorkville, accident with injuries

3:56 p.m., Route 47 and Route 30, Yorkville, accident with injuries

4:17 p.m., Route 34 and Elda-main Road, Little Rock Township, accident with injuries

5:08 p.m., 2000 block of Chad Court, Montgomery, carbon

monoxide detector5:16 p.m., Route 34 and North

Bridge Street, Yorkville, ambu-lance request

11:47 p.m., 100 block of Colonial Parkway, Yorkville, ambulance request

Nov. 2112:54 a.m., 6400 block of

Chicago Road, Plattville, change of quarters

6:36 a.m., Route 126 and Block Road, Kendall Township, accident with injuries

6:46 a.m., 1300 block of Can-nonball Trail, Yorkville, ambu-lance request

6:57 a.m., 300 block of East Ridge Street, Yorkville, ambu-lance request

11:19 a.m., 500 block of West Hydraulic Avenue, Yorkville, citizen assist

12:44 p.m., 300 block of East Kendall Drive, Yorkville, ambu-lance request

1:25 p.m., 7700 block of Route 71, Oswego Township, accident with injuries

4:11 p.m., 0-99 block of East North Street, Plano, mutual aid

5:39 p.m., Route 71and East Schoolhouse Road, Yorkville, rollover accident

5:42 p.m.,1600 block of North Beecher Road, Yorkville, accident with injuries

5:55 p.m., 1500 block of Stoneridge Court, Yorkville, ambulance request

7:11 p.m., 0-99 block of Maple Lane, Yorkville, ambulance request

7:47 p.m., 1100 block of Veterans Parkway, Yorkville, vehicle fire

8:12 p.m., 0-99 block of Royal Oaks Drive, Bristol, ambulance request

8:53 p.m., Eldamain Road and Galena Road, Bristol Township, accident with injuries

9:19 p.m., Eldamain Road and

Galena Road, Bristol Township, accident with injuries

Nov. 221:14 a.m., 0-99 block of Winding

Creek Road, Oswego Township, carbon monoxide detector

8:23 a.m., 1400 block of Can-nonball Trail, fire alarm

11:25 a.m., 409 Center Parkway, Yorkville, ambulance request

7:18 p.m., 0-99 block of East North Street, Plano, mutual aid

Nov. 231:58 p.m., 600 block of East

Countryside Parkway, Yorkville, motor vehicle accident

2:46 p.m., 600 block of Tower Lane, Yorkville, ambulance request

6:29 p.m., 3200 block of Can-nonball Trail, Yorkville, fire alarm

8:57 p.m., 0-99 block of Munici-pal Drive, Sugar Grove, mutual aid

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Illinois State Police have announced the appearance of a new drug in the area.

In August, three peo-ple were arrested during traffic stops in the Grun-dy County area while they were attempting to deliver shatter, District 5 Safety Education Officer DeAnn Falat said in a statement, and 105 pounds of shatter was seized during the stops.

Shatter is extracted from cannabis plant resin and can be six times stron-ger than the average joint, Falat said in the statement. This high concentration is extremely poisonous and destroys nerve tissue.

When the resin dries it looks like a brown or amber sheet of glass, Falat said.

According to police, shatter is most commonly used by heating and inhal-ing the smoke, but has also been eaten or injected.

Shatter causes a mental disorder characterized by disconnection from reali-ty, Falat said.

The process to make shatter uses gases and chemicals that have caused explosions in illegal labora-tories, according to police.

State Police warn public of new drug

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The Yorkville Public Library is 100 years old.

Join the staff and Friends of the Yorkville Public Library as they culminate their year-long celebration with a large 100th birthday party bash from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4 with refreshments, balloons, face painting, crafts, photo ops and a grand prize drawing of electronic tablets.

The library kicked off its yearlong celebration in Janu-ary with a continental break-fast and history program and presentation. Throughout the year the library has had

special events and activities, all leading up to the 100th birthday party.

In looking to the future and another 100 years of service, the library is always aiming to grow their patron base and increase community involvement in the library. It strives to keep up with the communitys expectations and stay relevant in ever changing technology and different platforms of media delivery.

Newark Winter Walk scheduled for Dec. 5

Newark Winter Walk will take place Saturday, Dec. 5 from 4 to 7 p.m.

The firehouse, some businesses, the library and Newark Lutheran Church will welcome visitors.

There will be snacks avail-able, and Newark Lutheran Church will feature a quilt show and a bake sale.

This yearly event has for many years started the com-munitys holiday season.

Millbrook Yule party planned for Dec. 6

The village of Millbrook will

hold its annual Christmas Party on Sunday, Dec. 6, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Fox Township Building located at 8495 Fox River Drive in Millbrook.

There will be hot dogs, chips, drinks, treats, crafts, games, pictures with Santa and a gift bag for all children.

SPS Santa run is Dec. 5The Santas for Suicide Pre-

vention Services (SPS) 2015 event is set for Saturday,

Dec. 5, from 9 to 11 a.m.A Santas for SPS is a unique

event. Participants get to dress up as Santa and run, walk, dance, and shuffle in Yorkville. Cost is $25.

This years Santas for SPS is sponsored by Kelly Michelson of the Michelson Team.

On Dec. 5, the group will gather at the Yorkville Bowl parking lot at 9 a.m. where participants will receive their Santa coat and hat with built-in beard. One size fits most.

Final destination is Foxys Ice Cream Shoppe for cocoa and carmel apple cider along with cookies by Ginger and Soul. After finishing the treats, the group will head back to the bowling alley.

Register by Dec. 2 for a Santa costume.

To become an event spon-sor, email jennifer@spsamer-ica.org.

All proceeds go to Suicide Prevention Services.

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Yorkville resident Mason Bumba traveled to Benidorm, Spain, from Nov. 3-8 to represent the United States World Kickboxing Association in the Unified World Championships. Bumba, age 10, competed in Martial Arts creative forms, traditional weapons, extreme weapons, and kickboxing (point fighting). He entered seven divisions and qualified in each division to advance to the medal rounds on the final day. He won gold medals in all seven divisions for his country. Team USA brought 16 competitors to Spain to compete with over 70 countries and bought home 64 gold medals, 22 silver, and 11 bronze.

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Parkview Christian Academy will have a cheer squad for grades 4-7 this season. The team is coached by Melissa Da-vis and Rachel Hansen. For more information about Parkview Christian Academy, a preschool through 12th grade school, go to http://parkviewchristian.net or contact the office at 630-553-5158.

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Parkview Christian Academy will feature four boys basketball teams this season. The 7th-8th grade team is coached by Mark Underwood and Joe Zappia and the JV team is coached by John Pilmer and Charlie Leimann. The varsity team is coached by Don Davidson. The 7th-8th grade home games are played at Parkview Christian Academys main campus, located at 201 W. Center St. in Yorkville. The JV and varsity home games are played at Helmar Lutheran Church, located at 11935 Lisbon Rd. in Newark.

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Parkview Christian Academy will feature four boys basket-ball teams this season. The 4th-6th grade team is coached by Alphonso Hankerson and Nate Underwood. Home games are played at Parkview Christian Academys main campus, located at 201 W. Center St. in Yorkville.

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The Yorkville Phoenix Soccer Club 13U team recently closed out their fall season with two victories. The Firebirds defeat-ed the Chicago Magic on their home turf followed by a home victory at the Yorkville PNA Camp over FC Chicago as daylight slipped away. The Firebirds, who were promoted to the Gold Division this season, tied for first place in the division with a regular season record of 7-2-1. In addition to participating in Chicagoland tournaments, the Firebirds also traveled to the Scott Gallagher Tournament in St. Louis in October. The Fire-birds are coached by Danny del Toro.

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