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Heading westMinooka’s Nate Gunn

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LOCAL NEWS

State of stateLocal officials weigh in

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Morris girl raising money for orphanagefrom which her sister is adopted / 3

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RDROBERT BATES

Robert “Bob” Bates, age 76, ofOdell, passed away on February1, 2015. Funeral arrangementsare pending.Arrangements have been en-

trusted with U.C. Davis-CallahanFuneral Home, 301 W. Washing-ton Street, Morris, Illinois.For further information visit

the website at www.ucdaviscal-lahan.com or contact the funeralhome at 815-942-0084.Online condolences may be

made to the family by visitingthe website.

LILLIE CURRYBorn: Nov. 15, 1949Died: Jan. 25, 2015

Lillie Curry,formerly ofMorris, passedaway in her homeon January 25,2015, in Brooks-ville, Florida. Born

November 15, 1949, Lillie wasthe daughter of the late NancyRodia.During her career as a bus

driver, Lillie drove for Ryder,First Student and SaratogaSchool.She is survived by her daugh-

ters, Tracy (Jeremy) Harvey-At-taway of Plainfield and Stacy(Seth Watchinski) Pederson ofMorris; granddaughters, GabiHarvey and Bella Attaway;grandson, Austin Shell.A visitation for Lillie will be

held on Saturday, February 7,2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00p.m., at the U.C. Davis-CallahanFuneral Home, located at 301West Washington Street in Mor-ris. A Celebration of Lillie’s lifewill be held at 4:00 p.m., at thefuneral home, officiated by Dr.Chuck Richardson. Cremationrites have been accorded.Arrangements have been en-

trusted with U.C. Davis-CallahanFuneral Home, 301 W. Wash-ington Street, Morris, Illinois.For further information visit thewebsite at www.ucdaviscalla-han.com or contact the funeralhome at 815-942-0084. Onlinecondolences may be madeto the family by visiting thewebsite.

MATTHEW C. MILLERBorn: Aug. 6, 1957; in Belvidere,ILDied: Jan. 23, 2015; in Hermis-ton, OR

MatthewCharles Miller,was born August6, 1957, in Belvid-ere, IL. At a youngage he moved toMinooka, Illinois,

where he graduated from Mi-nooka Community High Schooland worked fifteen years atMobile Oil Refinery.He moved to Prosser, Wash-

ington, in 1990 where heworked at Umatilla ChemicalDepot. He later settled in Herm-iston, Oregon where he enjoyedboating, fishing, cooking, wood-working and camping. Matt wasan active part of his commu-nity. He was the president ofthe Eagles Aerie #2647 andboard member of the Hat RockWater Company along with theMcNary Yacht Club where helived. January 23rd, his life wascut too short when he suddenlyand unexpectedly passed awayat his home.Matt loved life and his smile

made anyone feel welcome andaccepted. Matt loved beingwith family and friends, in turnthey loved being with him. Heloved without conditions. Mattmade it a point to visit familymembers every chance hehad. He also enjoyed travelingand experiencing new things.He had a wonderful sense ofhumor and eyes that were fullof kindness. He, in turn, wasadored and loved by others andwill be missed tremendously.Though Matt left their lives tooearly, he did leave them withwonderful memories that willlast forever.Matt leaves behind his mother,

Naomi VanDolson of Minooka, Il-linois; his sister, Christine Millerof Richland, Texas; his brother,Mark Miller of Milford, Illinois;his brother, Robert (Amy)VanDolson of Minooka, Illinois;his life partner, Becky Winelandof Hermiston, Oregon, and manynieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.Matt was preceded in death

my his father, Wallace Miller in2000; and by his step-father,Raymond VanDolson in 2004.A private memorial will be

held at a later date.

Note to readers: Informationin Police Reports is obtainedfrom local police depart-ments and the Grundy CountySheriff’s Office. Individualslisted in Police Reports whohave been charged with acrime have not been provenguilty in court.

Morris• Jacob I. Nickels, 27, of

Marseilles, was arrested byMorris police and bookedinto the Grundy CountyJail Saturday on charges ofpossession of a controlledsubstance and possession ofcannabis, 10 to 30 grams. Healso was cited for posses-sion of drug paraphernalia

and operating a vehicle withloud exhaust. He was given aMarch 2 court date.• Tori M. Geffs, 21, of Mor-

ris, was arrested by Morrispolice Saturday on chargesof aggravated assault andresisting a peace officer.She posted bond and wasreleased.• Brittany A. Countryman,

21, of East Chicago, wasarrested by Morris policeand booked into the GrundyCounty Jail Saturday on aDuPage County failure-to-ap-pear warrant on a charge ofdriving under the influenceof alcohol.

Alexa Rain, of Morris, reads toher sister, Alayah. Alexa is sell-ing T-shirts to raise money for

the orphanage in Africa fromwhich her sister is adopted.Heidi Litchfield – [email protected]

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MORRIS – When Steve andTina Rain went to Africa toadopt their daughter, Alayah,they had no idea the impactit would have on their oldestdaughter, Alexa.

“I want to raise moneyfor the orphanage my sistercame from,” Morris Commu-nity High School junior Al-exa Rain said. “I got the ideaabout a year and a half ago tomake T-shirts and I thought itwould work.”

That idea has turned intoa fundraiser with the help ofErik Enervold, who printedthe shirts Alexa designedwith the help of her mom.

The shirts say “got family?Adoption counts” in white let-tering on a black shirt – a playoff the “Got Milk?” campaign.The shirts are $15 each, with$7 going to Hannah’s Hopein Ethiopia, an orphanageserved by All God’s ChildrenInternational.

Alexa said she wasn’t surehow much money she wouldbe able to raise, but knew shewanted to do something.

“I had a lady from churchwho said whether I raise $100or $1,000 that I will make a dif-ference,” she said.

She wants to make a differ-ence just like second-graderAlayah has made to her.

Alayah was 3½ when shecame to live with the family,having been put up for adop-tion by her father who wasunable to care for her afterthe death of her biologicalmother.

When Steve and Tina de-cided it was time to add totheir family, they knew theywanted to adopt from a Chris-tian-based organization andsoon found All God’s Chil-dren International.

Just like the nine-monthwait in the womb, the Rainsfound out nine months laterthey were getting a beautifullittle girl.

“It only took nine months

to get her, it moved veryquickly,” Steve said.

At the time, families onlyhad to take one trip overseasto meet and pick up a child,so, as they boarded the planeto Africa, they knew they

were coming home with theirsecond child.

Alayah, now 8, always hasknown she was adopted. Shehas vague memories of theorphanage she called home inAfrica.

She recalls waiting at awindow for her mom and dadto come back from a shop-ping trip they made while atthe orphanage, and runningto her mom when they cameback.

Alayah said she loves herhome in Morris, where shehas made friends and has abig sister to look up to.

Tina said Alayah alwayshas been an affectionatechild, who repeatedly saysshe loves her life.

Alexa had wanted to be anonly child until Alayah wasbrought home when Alexawas 12.

“I loved that they got her,”Alexa said. “For the longesttime I wanted to be an onlychild, but when they broughtup adoption I thought itwould be cool to have a babysister.”

The family said there wasan adjustment period, but aslong as it wasn’t a little broth-er, Alexa was happy.

Steve and Tina said theylike that the orphanage hasa ratio of five or six childrento every “special mother”whose job it is to get the chil-dren prepared for adoption.

Alexa hopes the money sheraises can be used to buy sup-plies for the children who arestill in the orphanage waitingfor adoption.

Girl wants to provide for orphange from which her sister is adopted

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Steve (from left), Alexa, Alayah and Tina Rain pose in their Morris home in the T-shirts Alexa created to raisemoney for the Hannah’s Hope orphanage in Africa from which the family adopted Alayah.

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Local officials look forward to specifics of Rauner plansBy VIKAAS SHANKER

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MORRIS – State, countyand local officials said the planGov. Bruce Rauner outlined inhis State of the State addressWednesday is bold and com-prehensive.

But many are waiting tosee more details emerge forhow his plan will be fundedand how it will affect GrundyCounty.

In a plan he calls “The Il-linois Turnaround,” Raunerin his address focused on eco-nomic growth, reforming gov-ernment and increasing statesupport for education.

“Rauner clearly outlinedit’s a new beginning for a stateand local partnership,” saidstate Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris.“I thought his speech was boldand comprehensive, but neces-sary. He laid out many issuesof what other states are doingbetter, and what we can do tobe more competitive.”

State Rep. John Anthony,R-Plainfield, said in a newsrelease that Rauner’s addresswas a message of competitive-ness and compassion.

“I’m encouraged by thegovernor’s emphasis on ed-ucation, specifically his com-

mitment to increase fundingfor early childhood and K-12education, as well as re-invest-ing in technical and vocationaltraining and strengthening ourcommunity colleges,” Anthonysaid in the release.

Specifically, Rauner an-nounced plans to raise the min-imum wage to $10 per hour inseven years, a 25 cent increaseeach year, among other pledg-es.

He also added workers’compensation reform as a pri-ority to help Illinois competeeconomically with neighbor-ing states that have lower un-employment insurance andliability costs.

“Working together, we cancreate a common sense systemthat protects and fairly com-pensates those who are injuredon the job, while also assuringthat both public and privateemployers are not overbur-

dened by an irrational sys-tem,” Rauner said.

Nancy Ammer, CEO of theGrundy Economic Develop-ment Council, said workers’compensation was an issuewith the county as well as thestate.

“If a business has a lot ofemployees, that expense is areal disadvantage,” she said,noting that insurance and lia-bility costs also were an issue.

Ammer said the minimumwage increase isn’t too muchof an issue in Grundy, but shehopes it’s a statewide policyso municipalities can work to-gether instead of against eachother.

“At the end of the day, youlook at how competitive youare compared to other states,”she said.

Rauner said Illinois isn’tvery competitive.

“The worst performing ofour neighboring states hashad six and a half times the jobgrowth per 1,000 people as Illi-nois has had,” he said.

One of the Rauner’s sugges-tions that Ammer said couldhelp Grundy County econom-ically is an emphasis on tech-nical and vocational training.

“We used to emphasizethese programs in our highschools and community col-leges, but those efforts havefaded,” Rauner said.

Education across stateEducation also was a major

focus of Rauner’s plan.“Too many students are

trapped in failing schools orschools that are not a good fitfor them,” Rauner said. “Wecan give them better. We mustgive them better.”

Rauner announced his planto lift the cap on public charterschools, ease the burden of test-ing on students and teachers,and to increase education fund-ing and kindergarten through12-grade education support,especially in the state’s mostdisadvantaged school districts.

While Rauner didn’t spec-ify where that funding would

come from, Morris Communi-ty High School SuperintendentPat Halloran said it will be in-teresting to see how Rauner’splan works.

He also found Rauner’s fo-cus on eliminating unfundedmandates refreshing.

“We spend a great amount oftime and resources preparingfor the new state assessmentsystem, PARCC. And there aredifferent curricular mandatesfor various classes that are abig expense,” Halloran said.“We should rightfully spend onthose, but we’re only allowedto levy a very small portion oftaxes for that.”

Grundy County BoardChairman David Welter saidunfunded mandates affectedthe county as well, such aswhen the previous administra-tion shut down mental healthfacilities and the county wasleft with caring for people’spsychiatric needs and payingfor prescription drugs.

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Gary 17 9 s 32 27 c

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Kankakee 13 6 s 32 27 c

Kenosha 15 9 s 31 21 c

La Salle 16 11 s 33 26 c

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By CHRISTINACHAPMAN-VAN [email protected]

MORRIS – Police still aresearching for four people of in-terest authorities believe areconnected to a number of recentresidential burglaries in Morris.

“Through our investigationand subsequent interviews, webelieve possibly some or all ofthese subjects/persons of inter-est may have some connectionwith Will County and/or the Jo-liet area,” Morris Police ChiefBrent Dite said Wednesday in anemail to the Morris Daily Herald.

“We believe they may haveeither lived there in the past,or have acquaintances in thatarea,” he added.

On Tuesday, descriptionsof the four suspects, as well asa photo of one of them, were re-leased to the public.

Police have investigated nu-merous residential burglaries

during the past few months, themost recent over the weekendon the 100 block of CarriageDrive, on the 100 block of Can-dlelight Lane and on the 500block of Brentwood Drive.

The first suspect is describedas a male, black, short, thinbuild, short/tight curly hair, 18to 20 years old, possibly wearinga black jacket with reflectivestriping on the sleeves. The jack-

et may be Polo brand. A photo ofthis person was obtained fromvideo surveillance from a localbusiness.

The second suspect is de-scribed as male, black, 6 feet tall,thin build, light skin, possiblywearing a dark-colored hoodieand stocking cap with a ball ontop.

The third suspect is de-scribed as male, black, 5 feet 7inches tall, possibly seen wear-ing a Cubs sweatshirt.

The fourth suspect is male,black, 6 feet 2 inches to 6 feet 3inches tall, thin build, possiblywearing a black hoodie.

Additionally, a possible ve-hicle involved in the burglarieswas identified. It is a 2002 or 2003maroon Pontiac Grand Prixwith a rear spoiler, Dite saidTuesday.

During most of the crimes,the burglaries have occurredin the late afternoon or eveningwhile homeowners were away.

The criminals have forced en-try, mostly through side andback doors.

Cash, electronics and jewel-ry are some of the items stolenat the multiple residences.

Police remind people to bevigilant and pay attention totheir neighborhoods. Unusual

activity, suspicious vehicles orpeople should be reported to po-lice.

Morris police advise thatanyone with information, orvideo surveillance from theirhomes they are willing to share,call Det. Alicia Steffes at 815-941-6283.


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Anthony tapped for ag, education,

energy and special needs committeesMORRIS DAILY HERALD

SPRINGFIELD – State Rep.John Anthony, R-Plainfield, hasbeen assigned to several com-mittees for the 99th General As-sembly.

Anthony has been appointedto serve on the following com-mittees: Agriculture & Conser-vation, Energy, Appropriations– Public Safety, Elementary &Secondary Education: CharterSchool Policy, Judiciary – Crim-inal, the Special Committee onRestorative Justice and SpecialNeeds Services, according to anews release from his office.

“My new committee assign-ments provide me with a stron-ger voice to be an even moreeffective advocate on the issuesthat matter most to local fam-ilies,” Anthony said in the re-lease. “Our agriculture and en-ergy industries are the heart ofour economy and a catalyst foreconomic activity throughoutIllinois. We are going to protectand strengthen ag and energyjobs in our district.”

“I am also very excited toserve on the brand new commit-tee on Special Needs Services,”he said. “I want parents of kids

with special needs to know thattheir child’s education is just asimportant to us as that of everyother child. Students with spe-cial needs must be embraced,not overlooked. Together, weare going to make sure we fulfillour responsibility to them andevery student in the state of Il-

linois, including charter schoolstudents.”

The 75th District includesportions of Grundy, Kendall,LaSalle and Will counties.

Anthony can be contactedthrough his website, www.rep-anthony.com, or by calling 815-416-1475.

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VERONA – After publishing her first book,local children’s author Julie Stroebel Barichellofeared the critical reception from two importantreaders – her adolescent nieces.

The two girls are not-so-secretly the inspira-tion behind Barichello’s recentlypublished book, “Sarah & Katyand the Imagination Blankets,”which is available for purchaseat Amazon.com and for rent atlibraries throughout the area.

Barichello, a Verona nativewho now lives in Streator, saidthe book centers on sisters Sar-ah and Katy who embark on sev-eral whimsical adventures aftertheir aunt Julie gifts them each a

magical blanket for Christmas.Of course, the blankets aren’t really magic.

They are powered by pure imagination, capableof transforming the sisters into anything – pi-rates, magic carpeteers and whatever else theydream up.

The idea for the book germinated during aNintendo video game battle between Barichel-lo and her nieces. The girls handed their aunt a“sound whomping” despite being decades lesspracticed.

The experience stuck with Barichello.“It’s great that they love playing with technol-

ogy, but when I was a kid, I could be playing Legosand be happy for five hours,” she said. “Part ofthe magic of childhood is that any object can beanything.”

Barichello set out to write the book specificallyfor her nieces. The book was intended to be anelaborate, thoughtful Christmas gift that hopeful-ly would inspire the girls to unplug and get backto the basics of childhood.

“I knew that they had this unbridled imagina-tion,” Barichello said. “I wanted to witness thatmore, and see that come out more.”

After reading early drafts of the book, friendsand family, Barichello’s test readers, encouragedBarichello to market the story to more than justclose family members.

Barichello’s mom, Donna Stroebel, of Verona,said she encouraged her daughter to be a writersince childhood.

“She’s written stories since she was a child,”Stroebel said. “Her teachers from second gradeonward were always telling me what a good writ-er she was. She was always writing something.”

Barichello said she always has wanted to writefiction, but never dreamed she would write chil-dren’s literature. Now, she doesn’t know if shewill write anything other than children’s books.

“There’s a quote that is something along thelines of, ‘No child dislikes reading. They just hav-en’t found the right book.’ And I would love to be

the right book, for even one kid,” the author said.“That would pretty much make my life.”

With that in mind, Barichello has worked withlocal communities to donate copies of her book.Copies are available at Prairie Creek Library inDwight, Seneca High School, Streator Public Li-brary and Dwight Grade School, with more onthe way.

“Libraries are nonprofits, and they’re only abenefit to the community, so I hate to see thempay for it when I can just give them a copy,” Bar-ichello said.

After almost 10 months of writing, editing, de-signing, testing and printing the book, Barichellopresented her finished copies – accompanied by apair of blankets – to Sarah and Katy on Christmasmorning.

The devoted aunt spent months visualizingher nieces’ faces when they opened the surprisepresents. Barichello said that image was some-times “the only motivation I had to finish.”

“It was just wonderful watching their reac-tions,” Stroebel remembers of Christmas morn-ing. “The girls loved it.”

Barichello said her nieces began going on un-scripted adventures with their imagination blan-kets. The girls actually wrote a collection of theirown stories, and gave copies to their aunt.

“Nothing is for certain, but I’m considering asequel,” she said.

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Writers group to meetat Morris library

MORRIS – Calling all writ-ers! The Morris Area PublicLibrary is hosting a writersgroup from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on thefirst and third Wednesday ofeach month in the multipur-pose room.

The group is headed by lo-cal author Donna Shelton andis open to all writers, begin-ners to advanced, publishedor not published. Shelton hasbeen writing since she was ayoung girl and has publishednumerous short stories andnewspaper articles as well asa few books.

Shelton offers her best ad-vice for aspiring writers.

“Write what you know,”she said. “You do not have toknow everything to get start-ed, and there will always besomething new to learn.”

Gather your rough draftsand head to the Morris AreaPublic Library’s WritersGroup. Registration is not re-quired, but for questions, callthe Morris library at 815-942-6880.

Take Off Pounds Sensiblygroup to host meetings

CHANNAHON – Take OffPounds Sensibly (TOPS) meetsWednesday mornings at theChannahon United MethodistChurch, 24751 W. Eames St.,Channahon.

Weigh-in is at 8:45 a.m. Forinformation, call Theresa Pan-zier at 815-351-5417.

Community blood driveplanned for Feb. 28

MINOOKA – A blood driveby the Knights of Columbus“Our Lady of Knock Council#12882” St. Mary’s of Minookawill be from 7:30 a.m. to noonFeb. 28 at the Minooka VillageHall Community Center Room.

Appointments now are be-ing accepted. To make an ap-pointment, call or text Seanat 815-693-7449 or visit Heart-land’s Blood Center’s website,heartlandbc.org. Walk-ins alsoare welcome.

Newark pancake, sausagesupper set for Tuesday

NEWARK – The NewarkFire Department will host its56th annual pancake and sau-sage supper next week.

Serving will be from 4 to 8p.m. Tuesday at the NewarkFire Department.

Proceeds will be used for

new equipment. Anyone whowould like to bring sausage,applesauce, paper products orother items, call the fire sta-tion at 815-695-5147.

Morris High School BandBoosters plan dinner

MORRIS – The Morris HighSchool Band Boosters Spaghet-ti Dinner will be from 4 to 7p.m., Sunday at the Eagles Hallin Morris.

For adults, the dinner is$8, $5 for children age 12 andyounger. Spaghetti, salad,bread, dessert, lemonade andcoffee will be served. Carry-outs are available.

Tickets are available fromband students and from Direc-tor Jeff Muraida. For informa-tion or tickets, call 815-941-5306,email [email protected] visit morrishs.org.

Seneca grade school setsdistrict screenings

SENECA – Preschool andkindergarten screening for allSeneca Grade School District170 residents who are 3, 4 and 5years of age, will be Feb. 23 and24. The screenings will be from9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. All childrenwho will attend kindergartenor preschool during the 2015-16school year must participatein the screening.

To be eligible for kindergar-ten, a child must be 5 years oldon or before Sept.1. To be eligi-ble for preschool, a child mustbe 3 years old on or beforeSept. 1. Should space be an is-sue, preference will be given tothose children who are older.

A birth certificate fromthe courthouse, not a hospitalcertificate, will be required atthe time of screening/registra-tion.

Parents also will need toattend the new student regis-tration on July 31. Returningstudent registration will beAug. 3.

To schedule your child’s ap-pointment or for any questionsconcerning the screening, callRhonda at 815-357-8744, option2.

Ag Breakfast to take placeFeb. 25 in Morris

MORRIS – The GrundyCounty Soil & Water Conser-vation District will host an Ag-riculture Breakfast on Feb. 25at R-Place Restaurant MeetingRoom in Morris.

Buffet breakfast begins at 7a.m. with a small program to

follow at 7:30 a.m. The cost of

the event is $10 and reserva-

tions are due by noon Feb. 24.

There will be a table available

for flyers, brochures, business

cards, etc., so bring items you

would like to share with every-

one.

Everyone who is involved

in agriculture personally or

professionally is invited to the

breakfast.

Send reservations and

checks to Grundy County

SWCD, 3605 N Route 47, Suite

B, Morris, IL 60450.

For information, call 815-

942-0359, ext. 3.

Starved Rock hikes,tours offered

UTICA – The Bald Eagle

Trolley Tours are offered at

11 a.m. Mondays and Wednes-

days; 9:30 a.m. Saturdays and

10:30 a.m. Sundays.

The tour leaves from

Starved Rock Lodge in Utica.

Ride a Starved Rock trolley to

the Illinois Waterway Visitors

Center for eagle viewing and

an educational presentation.

Includes lunch during the

week and brunch on Sunday.

Dress warmly and bring

binoculars.

Reservations are required.

To book, call 815-220-7386.

Valentine’s Daydance scheduled

MINOOKA – American Le-

gion Post 1188 in Minooka will

host a Valentine’s Day dance

with music, cash bar, hors

d’oeuvres, raffles and auc-

tions from 7 p.m. to midnight

on Feb. 14 at Chapin’s East in

Minooka.

Tickets are $15 a person

and can be purchased by call-

ing Post Commander Dave

Corbin at 815-693-9162.

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Morris, was arrested by GrundyCounty sheriff’s deputies Saturdayon a charge of driving under theinfluence. He alsowas cited forimproper lane usage. Hewas givena Feb. 23 court date.• Teneso G. Rodriguez, 54, of

Bolingbrook, was arrested byGrundy County sheriff’s deputiesSaturday on a charge of drivingunder the influence. He alsowascited for not having a valid driver’slicense and operating an uninsuredvehicle. Hewas given aMarch 2court date.• Javier Garcia, 32, ofMorris, was

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Consolidatinggovernments

Rauner also proposed re-

ducing the number of local gov-

ernments in Illinois. In turn,

the governor suggested the tax

dollars spent on services could

be rolled together through con-

solidation.

“Empowerment means giv-

ing taxpayers the ability to

consolidate local governments

to control costs. ... The taxpay-

ers of Illinois can no longer af-

ford all of them,” he said.

In Morris, the topic of con-

solidating some or all of the

four public school districts

serving the city has been an

issue for decades, Morris Ele-

mentary School District 54 Su-

perintendent Teri Shaw said.

“We’ve discussed the feasi-

bility of consolidating,” Shaw

said. “But there is no more mo-

mentum now than 50 years ago.”

Halloran said with Rauner’s

focus on the issue, he expects it

to be a topic on local people’s

radar.

Welter said on a municipal

level, consolidating is definite-

ly an option to consider.

“We need to take a good hard

look and see where we need to

consolidate,” Welter said, add-

ing that the state could consid-

er condensing townships.

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HOROSCOPE Seneca high school names students of monthMORRIS DAILY HERALD

The following students

were selected by the Seneca

Township High School teach-

ers and staff as the December

2014 Students of the Month:

Brandon ChoppChopp is the son of Michael

Moore and Mary Chopp of

Gardner. He is a senior and

plans to attend Illinois Wes-

leyan University to pursue a

degree in history. Chopp is a

member of WYSE, the Math

Team, and he also writes for

the Ottawa Times newspaper.

Kassidy MaierhoferMaierhofer is the daughter

of Les and Nadine Maierhofer

of Seneca. She is a senior and

plans to attend Murray State

University next fall to major in

agriculture education. She is a

member of the FFA, T.R.U.S.T.

club, WYSE, National Honor

Society, 4-H, and HOBY- Hugh

O’Brian Youth Leadership Or-

ganization. Maierhofer also is

an athlete who competes on

the cross country and track

teams.

Sage FrieseFriese is the son of Samu-

el Cato, Stephanie Cato, Jay

Friese, and Jen Pesch of Mar-

seilles. He is a senior and plans

to attend Ozark Christian Col-

lege to pursue a career as a

youth minister and wrestling

coach. He is a member of the

National Honor Society, and

competes on the wrestling

team. Outside of school, Friese

is an IKWF wrestling coach for

grade and middle school stu-

dents, and is a member of the

youth group at the First Chris-

tian Church in Morris.

Ryan FitzgeraldFitzgerald is the son of Jo-

anne Fitzgerald of Seneca. He

is a sophomore and plans to at-

tend college after graduation.

He is a member of Scholastic

Bowl, band, and chorus. Fitz-

gerald also is an athlete who

competes on the track team.

Evelyn OdumOdum is the daughter of

Alby and Kelly Odum of Sen-

eca. She is a freshman and

plans to attend college to pur-

sue a career in either book ed-

iting or neuropsychology. She

is a member of the Math Team,

HOSA, T.R.U.S.T., band, and

FCCLA. Odum also is an ath-

lete who competes on the cross

country, track, and basketball

teams. Outside of school, she

enjoys playing the oboe, piano,

and ukulele.

Photo provided

The December 2014 Seneca Township High School students of themonth are (from left) Eve Odum, Kassidy Maierhofer, Sage Freise, andBrandon Chopp. Not pictured: Ryan Fitzgerald.

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Two Morris studentsmake SIU Dean’s ListCARBONDALE – Two

Morris students have madethe Dean’s List for the fallsemester at Southern IllinoisUniversity.Brooke Smith and Ty-

ler Thuente, both ofMorris, made the Dean’sList.To make the Dean’s List,

students had to be full-timestudents and achieve a3.5 grade point average orhigher.

Local students makeBradley Dean’s ListPEORIA – The following

area students have receivedrecognition on the Dean’s Listfor the fall semester at Brad-ley University in Peoria.Coal City – Kylie D. Lauter-

bachMorris – Sydney L. Cor-

rigan, Lauren E Galloway,Alexander R .Giordano andShiva A. Lennon-Rios.

To be eligible for the Dean’sList, a student must achievea minimum 3.5 grade pointaverage for the semester on a4.0 scale.

Morris student makeshonors list at ConcordiaCONCORDIA, Wis. – Alexan-

dra Menozi, Jr. of Morris hasmade the Concordia Universi-ty Wisconsin Fall Honors Listfor the 2014-2015 academicyear.To be eligible for the honor,

students must achieve aminimum 3.50 GPA.

Morris student makesElmhurst Dean’s ListELMHURST – Gregory Struck

of Morris has made theDean’s List for the fall term atElmhurst College.Students who have attained

a grade point average of 3.75or higher are placed on theDean’s List.

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•Thursday,February5,2015

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New plan evidentin Rauner’s speech

New Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s first State of the Stateaddress was a different take on the real state of things in theLand of Lincoln.

For the first time in years, our governor acknowledgedthings have not been going so great. He admitted that neigh-boring states have been “kicking our tails” when it comesto providing a welcoming environment for businesses andfamilies.

Rather than talking about tax increases and new ways tospend money, Rauner’s focus was on how the state could beefficient with the $35 billion it already spends, and how it cancreate an employment-friendly environment that naturallywill grow revenues without asking more of taxpayers.

Rauner’s speech outlined ideas, many of which Republi-cans have floated before but without any hope of having themgo anywhere.

There were the savings that could be realized throughreforming Illinois’ justice and correctional systems, changingthe way governments seek bids for construction and set the“prevailing wage” laws.

Rauner talked about the burden that worker’s compensa-tion costs place on employers, and the need to undertake realreform to keep businesses in Illinois and attract new ones.

Taxpayer empowerment, or the idea that local propertytaxpayers be allowed to take control of their local govern-ments and how they pay their employees, was a welcome pro-posal, as was talk of eliminating some of the almost 7,000 unitsof local government that Illinoisans must pay to support.

Maybe if Illinois’ taxpayers were more empowered, wewouldn’t be in this situation.

Rauner said local voters should have a choice whetherthey want to be a “worker empowerment zone,” where peoplecan decide whether they want to join a labor union or not.He also said the state’s tax code was too narrow – not enoughpeople are paying the taxes, presumably alluding to his planto tax consumer services that we expect to hear about whenhe gives his budget address Feb. 18.

That address and the budget plan that follows it will becritical, as the public and legislators deserve some specificson how Rauner will put his plans into action and how hewill follow through on a pledge to increase state spending forelementary education.

There wasn’t a lot of clapping from the Democrats, whoseparty members have more than a two-thirds majority in boththe state House and Senate. But then, why would we expectcheers from the party whose leaders have led the state intothe morass in which it is mired?

Democrats in the Legislature don’t need to become cheer-leaders for Rauner. But they should allow his ideas to movethrough the Legislature, and vote on them.

Perhaps it’s misguided optimism, but we think Democrat-ic leaders in the Legislature grasp that voters want a newapproach to the fiscal catastrophe Illinois has become ontheir watch.

We hope so, and hope to see some legislative debate andvotes on some of these proposals in the months ahead.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of

speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.THE FIRSTAMENDMENT

Use your freedom of choiceIn recent months, I’ve inter-

viewed a flower shop owner inWashington state and a baker inColorado who have found them-selves in legal fights involvingsame-sex weddings.

In just the matter of a fewyears, we’ve gone from “live andlet live” rhetoric to a mandatedacceptance under threat of ulti-matum. This isn’t freedom. Andit’s an injustice to people who aretruly deprived of human rights inNorth Korea or the Middle Eastwhen we use those words to referto such trivial matters.

I mention human rights specif-ically because of the most recentexample of this pernicious abuseof those words in Washington,D.C. The new mayor of our na-tion’s capital has just signed intolaw a “Human Rights Amend-ment Act,” along with a “Repro-ductive Health Non-Discrimi-nation Act.” Both are attacks onreligious freedom.

As Patrick Reilly, presidentof the Cardinal Newman Societyputs it: “It’s ludicrous to call this‘human rights,’ when the primaryeffect of both laws is to deny thefundamental right of conscienceaccording to one’s religious be-liefs. These laws would punishD.C. citizens for living and teach-ing their own faith, in schoolsand programs that are clearlyreligious in purpose and inspira-tion.”

The anticipation is that thereproductive health bill would

force coverage for abortion inemployee health plans. The “hu-man rights” component involvesstripping a 25-year peace treatyof sorts, which protects the con-science rights of religious schools;with the new law, schools wouldbe mandated to sponsor gay andlesbian clubs, allow “Gay Pride”days and the like. It’s an exampleof government mandating a newnormal at the expense of religiousfreedom.

We could talk about the contro-versy surrounding a conferencefor Catholic professionals, Lega-tus. For the second year in a row,it made news because of bullyingcampaigns accusing the group ofbeing on the wrong side of humanrights. While speakers droppedout, the group itself wouldn’t sur-render to the pressure to silenceone speaker in particular, PaulDarrow, who I met this summerat the premiere of a documentaryhe co-stars in, “Desire of the Ever-lasting Hills.”

A former model, Darrowwas living as a gay man, but hasstopped engaging in homosexualactivity. You could say he has cho-sen an alternative lifestyle. Buthis testimony is not about “gay vs.straight,” and certainly not “con-version therapy,” as it has been

mischaracterized, or even sex orpolitics. It’s about choice, familyand love. His story isn’t a “hap-pily ever after” in the way ourfairy tales end. It’s a love story ofa much more everlasting sort, onein which he encounters the loveof a creator.

Congress can fix this latestD.C. situation. But the currentpolitical environment doesn’t re-quire just legislative diligence buta cultural meditation of the kindthat Darrow testifies to with hispersonal witness. What is free-dom? What is our commitmentto it? What trumps it? That’s thedebate we’re not having as wordsare manipulated, sometimes evenwith the best of intentions.

There should be some meetingground, whatever one’s positionsor beliefs about “love and mar-riage” – the bullying, the silencingand the assaults on conscienceshould not be tolerated. Theyare not who we are. Or are they?Those are decisions we can makewhen we decide how to respond toa law, or speaker, or florist or cakecontroversy – with each one ofthese, increasingly, we determinewhether we will remain a beaconof freedom and human rights.

• Kathryn Jean Lopez is seniorfellow at the National Review In-stitute, editor-at-large of Nation-al Review Online and foundingdirector of Catholic Voices USA.She can be contacted at [email protected].

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Minooka running back NathanGunn signed to play football

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Minooka’s Gunn signs with South DakotaBy RYANWOODEN

ShawMedia correspondent

MINOOKA – With 11 hoursof coverage dedicated to Na-tional Signing Day on ESPNUand four major Internet ser-vices charging in excess of $7.95a month for recruiting infor-mation, it’s easy to get lost inthe spectacle of college footballrecruiting.

It’s a big business now, so welose sight of the intended pur-pose. Football is supposed to beused as a conduit to further theeducation of young men acrossthe country, and in the caseof guys like Minooka’s NateGunn, it has provided exactlythat.

Gunn was an all-confer-ence-caliber running back atMinooka High School. A big,bruising back, in the past twoseasons, he’s run for 2,021 yardsand 26 touchdowns.

His performance caught theattention of the University ofSouth Dakota, and on Wednes-day afternoon, Gunn signed hisletter of intent to play for headcoach Joe Glenn and the Coy-otes. He verbally had commit-ted two weeks prior.

“I really liked the coachingstaff,” Gunn said a couple daysafter he committed. “I also likedthe campus and the dorms andeverything. I felt like a lot ofother schools I visited gave offthat high school vibe, but atSouth Dakota, I’ll be playing ina dome and in a great weightroom.”

Gunn’s senior season at Mi-nooka was a personal success.In the season opener, he scoredall four of the Indians’ touch-downs in a 28-21 defeat of Mor-ris and he had three 200-yardrushing performances duringconference play.

However, Minooka failedto make the playoffs, finishingthe season at 4-5. It was thethird time in his varsity ca-reer his team hadn’t qualifiedfor the postseason, and the badtaste left in Gunn’s mouth nowdrives the young back to helpbuild a winner in Vermillion.

“I only had one winning sea-son when I was at Minooka andthat was my freshman year, soI’ve never gotten to play in aplayoff game,” Gunn said. “Sothat gives me more fire to go outthere and help [South Dakota]make it back to the playoffs.”

Though he hasn’t made aplayoff appearance in his threeseasons at South Dakota, Glennhas had success at the FCS lev-el before (then Division I-AA),piloting the 2001 MontanaGrizzlies to a national champi-onship. He also won a pair ofDivision-II titles at NorthernColorado.

Now, after a failed stintat the FBS level in Wyoming,Glenn hopes to make South Da-kota a contender in the preemi-nent FCS league, the MissouriValley Conference. Defensiveline coach Marquice Williams

has been a member of Glenn’sstaff for three years, and heserved as Gunn’s primary re-cruiter.

Shortly after Gunn made itofficial by faxing his NationalLetter of Intent to the coachingstaff and the NCAA, Williamsspoke glowingly about the Mi-nooka running back.

“Obviously, he showed alot on his film from his junioryear,” Williams said of Gunn’s860-yard, 14-touchdown 2013campaign. “He’s a big, athletickid that can run, and that’s oneof our top priorities.

“We got an opportunityto watch him in practice andwatch him move around, and itbecame obvious that he was thereal deal.”

In a league that saw five ofits member institutions qualifyfor the FCS Playoffs, including

North Dakota State and IllinoisState, who met in the nationalchampionship game, physical-ity is at a premium. Both theBison and the Redbirds earnedtheir way to the title game bycontrolling the line of scrim-mage and running the ball ef-fectively. South Dakota hopesto mimic that approach with abig back like Gunn.

“The Missouri Valley foot-ball conference is a physicalleague,” Williams said. “Hissize was a big difference-mak-er for us. Seeing what we goagainst in our conference, youcan size him up and comparehim to the guys we competeagainst – guys like David John-son at Northern Iowa.”

That’s particularly highpraise when you consider thatJohnson ran for 1,553 yards and17 touchdowns on a team that

went 9-5 before losing to Illi-nois State in the second roundof the playoffs. However, whilegetting the chance to be a John-son-like back for South Dako-ta sounds great, it’s educationthat’s first and foremost forGunn.

“Me not having to pay a pen-ny to go to college is a big dealfor my family,” Gunn said. “So,I just want to go and get my ed-ucation, and then shine on thefootball field. They told me theydon’t want me to redshirt myfreshman year, so I’m hopingto compete at the running backposition next year.

“If I grind on the field andgrind in the classroom, afterfour years, it should all workout for me and I should havemy degree.”

Gunn plans on majoring inbusiness.

Lathan Goumas file photo – [email protected]

Minooka’s Nate Gunn runs the ball during the fourth quarter of the Sept. 12 game at Romeoville High School. Gunn officially has signed his letterof intent to play football for the University of South Dakota.

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I just want to go and get my education, and then shine on the football field. ... If I grind on the field and grind in

the classroom, after four years, it should all work out for me and I should have my degree.

Nate Gunn

Minooka running back who has signed to play football at University of South Dakota

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Morris girls’ defense shuts down Serena in victorySTAFF REPORTS

MORRIS – Defense wasthe name of the game Tues-day night as the Morris girlsbasketball team defeated non-conference rival Serena, 54-21. The Redskins (17-7) shutout the Huskers, 14-0, in thefirst quarter and took a 30-9lead into halftime. Morris in-creased the lead to 53-12 by theend of the third.

Julie Jurasits led Morris of-fensively with 14 points, whileMeghan Smith scored 11 andLeona Burton added eight.Smith had a team-best six re-bounds, with Jurasits addingfive. Six different Morris play-ers made a 3-pointer, as RyleeHarr, Jessica Jurak, JessicaPonce, Alissa Bojovoc, MyaShannon and Jurasits all con-nected from long range.

The Morris sophomoreteam scored a 40-38 victo-ry. Meghan Jurak led theRedskins with 12 points, whileMeghan Smith scored nineand Camryn Lewis added six.

Coal City 50, Clifton Central 20:Coal City (18-6) led 13-7 at theend of the first quarter and 33-17 at halftime before holdingClifton Central to only threepoints in the second half. Ni-cole Borgetti led the way with13 points and five rebounds,while Mackenzie Bugg had 10points.

Minooka 50, Oswego East 35:Minooka (19-5, 10-2) used a bal-anced scoring attack Tuesdayto secure the Southwest Prai-rie Conference victory. Syd-ney Arlis led the Indians, whoincreased a 24-21 halftime leadto 39-26 at the end of the thirdquarter, with 14 points, whileEmily Knaub and BrooklynBachmann each scored 13.

GIRLS BOWLINGMorris 3,218, Yorkville 3,047:

Seniors Taylor Warwick (581series) and Jessica Winter(551) led the Redskins (9-2, 8-0)to the Northern Illinois Big12 victory. The junior varsitytearm picked up a 2,227-2,194win, led by Hayleigh Knottwith a 560 series. Morris takespart in the NIB 12 Tournamenttoday in DeKalb.

BOYS BASKETBALLCoal City 57, Beecher 45: The

Coalers (6-15) were led by Segal

Arias, who scored 14 points, in

the nonconference win. Nick

Micetich, Kursit Smith and

Isaiah Washington all scored

nine points for Coal City.

Families of Faith Christian

Academy 57, Homeschool Re-

source Center 28: Amari Mor-

gan led Families of Faith with

19 points and 14 rebounds,

while Cody Blan scored 15

points. Thomas Larson also

collected nine boards.

BOYS SWIMMINGKankakee 103, Morris 82: The

400-meter freestyle relay team

of Jordan Ramirez, Jackson

Riley, Dan Anfield and Sean

Smith won for Morris with a

time of 3:59.66, while Smith

claimed victories in the 200

freestyle (2:04.97) and the 100

freestyle (56.01). Ramirez took

first in the 100 butterfly (58.93)

and second in the 50 freestyle

(24.61). Riley won the 100 back-

stroke (1:04.09) and was second

in the 200 individual medley

(2:24.69). Bailey Rath won the

diving with a score of 148.10,

while teammate Kevin Sheri-

dan (143.45) took second. An-

field finished second in the 500

freestyle (6:22.06), while the

200 medley relay team of Luas

Riley, Anfield, Sheridan and

Marcus Schluntz was second

in 2:06.84 and the 200 freestyle

relay of Ramirez, Jackson Ri-

ley, Anfield and Smith was

second in 1:43.21.

GRADE SCHOOLBASKETBALL

Minooka 8th Boys 43, Otta-

wa Shepherd 40: Minooka was

led by 17 points from Jaedon

Johnson, while Adrian Guti-

errez had a team-high 11 re-

bounds. Minooka advances to

the Ottawa Shepherd Regional

title game, taking on Channa-

hon, today at 5.

GRADE SCHOOLVOLLEYBALL

Channahon 8th Girls 25-25, Mi-

nooka 19-23: Bella Alessio led

Minooka (6-1) with 11 kills and

two aces. Cierra Bachmann

had nine service points in

Game 2.

Channahon 7th Girls 25-25, Mi-

nooka 22-20: Taryn Sandwi had

eight points in Game 2 for Mi-

nooka (6-1).

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Julie Jurasits (center), shown in a game against DeKalb earlier this season, led Morris with 14 pointsTuesday in a 54-21 win over Serena.

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Bears free-agent options: Wide receivers, tight endsBy KEVIN FISHBAIN

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With a new general man-ager and coach, and plenty ofquestions about which play-ers are returning, the Bearsare a difficult organizationto gauge when it comes toadding free agents, and howmuch the team will be willingto spend.

We know GM Ryan Pacebelieves in building throughthe draft, but you can counton some free-agent additionswhen it all begins on March10.

We’ll go position-by-posi-tion breaking down wherethe Bears stand, who their op-tions are and who they couldtarget next month. Today, weanalyze the wide receiver andtight end positions.

Cu r r en t Bea r s s i t ua t i on :Alshon Jeffery is enteringthe final year of his rookiecontract, and despite somestruggles in 2014, the Bearsshould want to keep him mov-ing forward, even if it’s un-der the franchise tag in 2016.Marquess Wilson is back, andwe’ll see if the new offensivestaff is as enamored withhis potential as the last one.Brandon Marshall could be aquestion mark. He is undercontract, and according to aChicago Tribune report, hisbase salary of $7.5 million for2015 guarantees on March 12,so that will be decision day –assuming there’s a decisionto be made. He battled inju-ries and had his least produc-tive season since 2006, andmade more headlines off thefield than the organizationprobably would prefer. Evenif he’s back, depth is neededat this position.

At tight end, the Bears arein great shape with MartellusBennett, who is coming off aPro Bowl season. As for hisbackup, that is an offseasonquestion for the third year ina row.

Dream on: The only reasonthe Bears would be looking tosplurge at receiver is if theypart ways with Marshall, buteven then, the cream of thisyear’s WR crop, Dez Bryant,certainly will be out of theirprice range. Coming off a16-touchdown season, Bryant

should break the bank. Theother star is a curious one forthe Bears, and that’s Demary-ius Thomas, who played forcoach John Fox and offensivecoordinator Adam Gase, butis likely to stay in Denver.Green Bay is expected to keepRandall Cobb, but boy wouldhe fit well inside a Bears of-fense with two big wideoutson the outside.

Thomas’ Denver team-mate, Julius Thomas, is thetop tight end on the market,another player who won’t beon the Bears’ radar.

Chicago connect ions : Al -though Demaryius and Ju-lius are not realistic for theBears, another free agentfrom Denver could fit whatthey need at wideout: WesWelker. The Bears don’t havea true slot receiver, but Welk-er turns 34 in May and with alengthy concussion history,he should be thinking of re-tirement.

Eddie Royal has been pro-

ductive in his career, and heplayed for Fox in 2011 andGase in 2009 to 2011, two ofthose years with Gase beinghis position coach. The 5-foot-10 wideout had 627 receivingyards in 2010 and 778 last sea-son for the Chargers.

Michael Crabtree’s Achil-les injury from 2013 will cau-tion teams. He did have 68catches last season and 1,105receiving yards in ‘12. Bearsdefensive coordinator VicFangio has watched Crabtreein practice the past few sea-sons, and will know if the for-mer Texas Tech star is wortha look.

Former Saints wideoutRobert Meachem’s career hastrailed off the past three sea-sons after catching at least 40passes and five touchdownseach year from 2009 to 2011.Pace knows Meachem fromNew Orleans, and if he stillhas that speed, Meachemmight be on the Bears’ radar,but he was extremely ineffec-

tive last season with sevencatches.

Speaking of former Saints,Lance Moore reportedlywants out of his contract withthe Steelers. He’ll be 32 in Au-gust and had only 14 catcheslast season, but Pace wouldbe the GM to give Moore achance to make a team.

It is a new staff, but theBears retained receiverscoach Mike Groh, and JoshMorgan would be avail -able for cheap. Morgan is agood run blocker and knowsthe receiver group and JayCutler, but he caught onlyseven of the 16 passes Cutlerthrew his way.

At tight end, Jacob Tammeis available after three yearsplaying for Fox and Gasein Denver, and would com-plement Bennett well whileproviding a better receivingoption at the No. 2 tight endspot. The Bears also shouldconsider bringing back ZachMiller, who showed flashes in

the preseason before suffer-ing a season-ending foot in-jury. Dante Rosario has beenBennett’s backup for twoyears and is a fine option, ifhe fits with the new offense.

Other options: This is a deepclass at receiver, which alsoincludes Torrey Smith andJeremy Maclin, two play-ers who should get lucrativedeals. The Bears need speed,and preferably someone whocan play inside. DenariusMoore showed off the wheelsearly in his career with theRaiders, but was hobbled byinjuries last season. VincentBrown also is someone whoshowed promise out of theslot with the Chargers, buthas a lengthy injury history.

At tight end, other bignames include JermaineGresham, Jordan Cameronand Charles Clay, No. 1’s theBears don’t need. With as of-ten as Bennett is on the field,look for the Bears to go cheaphere, and/or look to the draft.

H. Rick Bamman - [email protected]

Chicago Bears General Manager Ryan Pace meets with the media Jan. 19 at Halas Hall after the introductory news conference for head coachJohn Fox.

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CROSSWORD SUDOKU BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

CELEBRITY CIPHER

PUZZLES

Ian Fleming, of James Bondfame, said, “A horse is dangerous atboth ends and uncomfortable in themiddle.”

That is similar to an airplane flight.The takeoff is the most dangerouspart, the landing the second mostdangerous, and the middle bitsometimes uncomfortable when theturbulence is severe.

In today’s deal, how can Southavoid a turbulent post-mortem withhis partner? South is in six hearts, andWest leads the spade king.

West used a Michaels Cue-Bid,which showed at least 5-5 in spadesand either minor. North’s three-spade jump was a splinter bid. Heannounced four-card or longer heartsupport, game-forcing values or more,and a singleton or void in spades.After East sacrificed in four spades,South made a forcing pass. (Whenyour side is known to have the high-card values for game, you either buythe contract or the opponents play insomething doubled for penalty.) Here,North had excellent slam potential, sohe control-bid (cue-bid) in diamonds,and South took a shot at six hearts.

Declarer seems to have 13 easytricks: one spade, five hearts, fivediamonds and two spade ruffs in thedummy. But if he takes the first trick,ruffs a spade, and plays a heart to hishand, he goes down with this layout.

Instead, after trumping the spade,South should cash dummy’s heartace. When the 4-0 break is revealed,declarer continues with dummy’sheart 10. After East covers with hisjack, South wins with his king, plays adiamond to the dummy, leads a heartto his eight, cashes his heart queenand claims.

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Dear Doctor K: My son devel-oped a large, red, swollen areaon his arm. The doctor called itcellulitis. My son is better now,but I’d like to learn more aboutcellulitis and what can be doneto prevent it.

Dear Reader: Cellulitis is aserious bacterial infectionof the skin. Bacteria live onthe surface of our skin, butthe skin is built to keep thebacteria from getting inside us.If they get beneath the surfaceof the skin, and then into thetissues below the skin, they canmake trouble.

When our skin gets injured,bacteria can break throughthe skin’s protective outerlayer. This typically happensat the site of an injury, such asa cut, puncture, sore, burn or

bite. It’s even more likely if wehave had recent surgery thatcut through the skin, or havea catheter carrying medicinesinto a vein. Other things thatmake a person vulnerable tocellulitis are edema (swelling),poor blood flow, or a skin rashthat creates breaks in the skin.

Once beneath the skin’s sur-face, bacteria multiply. Theymake chemicals that causeinflammation. Cellulitis is themost common type of bacterialinfection.

With cellulitis, the affectedskin feels warm and is usually

red, swollen and painful. Theremay be a spreading networkof red streaks in the skin. (I’veput a photo of an arm affectedby cellulitis on my website,AskDoctorK.com.) Fever and ageneral feeling of illness oftenaccompany cellulitis.

Many types of bacteriacan cause cellulitis. However,by far the most common arestreptococcus (“strep”) andstaphylococcus (“staph”).Cellulitis is treated with anti-biotics. Doctors don’t need toidentify which specific bacteriacaused the infection. They canprescribe a “broad spectrum”antibiotic that will treat mosttypes of bacteria that cause cel-lulitis. In most cases, cellulitisimproves within a day or twoafter antibiotics are started.

If you have mild cellulitis,you can usually treat it athome with antibiotics takenby mouth. Applying warmcompresses and elevating theinfected area can help. If youhave severe cellulitis, youmay need to be treated in thehospital with antibiotics giveninto a vein.

If symptoms don’t improveor if they worsen within thefirst two or three days oftreatment, contact your doctor.It could mean you need a differ-ent antibiotic.

To help prevent cellulitis:• Prevent skin injury. Wear

protective gloves while gar-dening and working outdoors.Wear long sleeves and trouserswhile hiking. Avoid going bare-foot outdoors.

• Treat minor skin woundspromptly. Gently wipe awaydirt and wash with antibioticsoap. Apply antibiotic oint-ment and cover with a cleanbandage.

• Contact your doctor totreat all deep wounds andanimal bites.

Finally, call your doc-tor whenever a skin injurybecomes red, warm, swollenor tender. Other conditionsbesides cellulitis may be thecause. But it takes a health pro-fessional to make the diagnosisaccurately, and to know whenantibiotics are necessary.

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