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Mike Orlando, co-owner of Fox River Distilling Company in Geneva, fills bottles with their Swedish Days citrus flavored vodka. Five hundred bottles of the vodka will be available at local restaurants, bars and liquor stores during the annual festival, which runs through Sunday. Profits of the vodka sales will be donated to the Geneva Commu-nity Chest.

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Residents informed about Fermilab’s experiment

By ERIC SCHELKOPF [email protected]

BATAVIA – Those living near Fermi National Accel-erator Laboratory might notice additional noise and traffic once construction starts on the lab’s latest ex-periment.

The U.S. Department of Energy held a public hear-ing Wednesday at Fermilab so residents could review and comment on the possi-ble environmental effects of building and operating the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility and the associated Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.

Construction could begin as early as 2018, with the ex-periment starting in 2025.

The experiment will send a beam of neutrinos through the earth from Fermilab to the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. Neutrinos are elementary particles that have no electrical charge and are the most abundant particles in the universe, ac-cording to Fermilab officials.

With the data, scientists hope to learn about the build-ing blocks of matter and de-termine the exact role neu-trinos play in the universe.

Peter Siebach, National Environmental Policy Act compliance officer for the Department of Energy, told those at the meeting during construction of the exper-

iment, noise levels would temporarily increase above ambient levels at houses di-rectly across Kirk Road. He said blasting, which would be limited to the daytime, could result in noticeable vibration levels in nearby houses and would be moni-tored.

Siebach also said con-struction would result in a modest increase in traffic on Kirk and Butterfield Roads.

Batavia resident George Baker, who lives near Fer-milab, voiced concerns at

the meeting about how the blasting would impact his home’s foundation.

As part of the experi-ment, plans are to construct four buildings on the Fermi-lab site, one of which would be about 40 feet high and 160 feet long and be located near Kirk Road and Giese Road.

That building would be connected via a vertical shaft to an underground hall about 200 feet below the Fer-milab site.

The project also would in-clude the construction of a 50- to 60-foot-high hill about 1,000 feet from Kirk Road on the Fermilab site, as part of the facility that would cre-ate the neutrinos.

The public can comment on the project through July 10 by email at [email protected] or online at http://lbnf.fnal.gov/env-assessment.html.

Eric Schelkopf – [email protected]

Pepin Carolan, federal project director for the Department of Energy, spoke at Fermilab on Wednesday about the lab’s planned Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. The experiment is expected to start in 2025.

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2Focus groups to meetat Geneva Public Library

WHAT: Members of the community are in-vited to share their opinions with Geneva Public Library during focus groups.

WHEN: July 1 and 2. On July 1, an intergov-ernmental focus group is set from 3 to 4:30 p.m., business owners are set from 5 to 6:30 p.m., and residents in their 20s and 30s are set from 7 to 8:30 p.m. On July 2, senior citizens are set from 4 to 4:30 p.m., teens are from 5 to 6:30 p.m., and resi-dents west of Randall Road are set from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Geneva Public Library, 127 James St., Geneva

INFORMATION: To RSVP for a session, contact Paula Krapf at [email protected] or call 630-232-4806.

3 Bethany Lutheran Church’s free supper

WHAT: The menu for the community supper is “cookout” themed and features a dessert/sundae bar. A children’s menu and a take-out option are available. Dona-tions are appreciated.

WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. FridayWHERE: 8 S. Lincoln St., BataviaINFORMATION: Reservations are not re-

quired, but they can be made by calling 630-879-3444.

4 ‘Magical Lamp of Aladdin’ at Steel Beam

WHAT: Directed by Robyn Berg of Whea-ton, it features a cast of actors ages 8 to 14. Tickets are $12 for adults and $9 for children.

WHEN: 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. SaturdayWHERE: The Steel Beam Theatre, at 111 W.

Main St. in downtown St. CharlesINFORMATION: Tickets may be purchased

online at www.steelbeamtheatre.com or by phone at 630-587-8521.

5 Sundays on Stageat Batavia library

WHAT: The Batavia Public Library will host a South American carnival-themed Sundays on Stage event. The event will be sponsored by the Batavia Public Library Foundation and will include Bill Dunnam’s musical talents.

WHEN: 2 p.m. SundayWHERE: The Batavia Public Library is

located at 10 S. Batavia Ave., BataviaINFORMATION: Registration for the

event is required and can be completed online at bataviapubliclibrary.org or by calling the reference desk at 630-879-4777.

Kane County Chronicle staffers pick the best of what to do in your free timeOUT&ABOUT

FaceTimeGeneva resident Cathleen Rex, 72,

was at her antique sale in Geneva when she answered 11 questions for the Kane County Chronicle’s Brenda Schory.

Where did you grow up? Farming-ton, Michigan

Pets? A poodle named HannahWho would play you in the movie

of your life? Helen MirrenFirst job? Picking peaches in Mich-

iganAs a kid, what did you want to

be when you grew up? A flight attendant. I became a homemaker, and I worked with antiques and interior

design. I have hosted an antiques sale once a year in Geneva for 22 years.

A book you’d recommend? “The Shell Seekers” by Rosamunde Pilcher

Favorite charity? Northern Illinois Food Bank

Words of wisdom? Carpe diemFavorite ice cream flavor? Any fla-

vor sorbet at the All Chocolate Kitchen in Geneva

Favorite local restaurant? Fiora’s in Geneva

What is an interesting factoid about yourself? I had lunch with Katharine Hepburn in the 1970s at Sardi’s in New York.

1 All American Baseball Nightat Hosanna! Lutheran Church

WHAT: All are invited meet Terry Donahue, who starred in the All American Girls Professional League. The hit movie “A League of Their Own” was based on Terry and her teammates from this league. In addition, there will be various baseball-related games for the family to enjoy. There is no charge.

WHEN: 7 p.m. July 3WHERE: Hosanna! Lutheran Church, 36W925 Red Gate Road, St. CharlesINFORMATION: Call the church office at 630-584-6434, send email to Welcome@Ho-

sannaChurch.com or visit www.HosannaChurch.com or follow Hosanna! on Instagram and Facebook (search HosannaChurchLCMC).

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1. No (55 percent) 2. Yes, I’ve already visited (16 percent) 3. I’m not sure (16 percent) 4. Yes, I plan to go (13 percent)

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Kane County Board aims to curb coroner spendingBy BRENDA SCHORY

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GENEVA – Kane County officials are drafting a resolu-tion intended to curb spend-ing by Kane County Coroner Rob Russell – the resolution would give the County Board the power not to pay bills that are not legally mandated, if the coroner goes over his bud-get.

The draft is being prepared by Executive Finance Direc-tor Joe Onzick in consultation with the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office to be pre-sented at the Executive Com-mittee meeting next month.

Because of a death in the family, Russell was not at a Finance and Budget Commit-tee meeting Wednesday to explain his hiring of Jennifer Baustian as a communica-tions consultant and to update the coroner’s website.

Although the contract with Baustian’s company, JNB Strategies, has not yet been fi-

nalized, the pay range for her is $70 an hour for content cre-ation and social media man-agement, while management and consulting fees are $90 an hour over a tentative four-week timeline.

Board member Cristina Castro, D-Elgin, chairwom-an of the Judicial and Public Safety Committee, and a mem-ber of the Finance and Budget Committee, said the draft is intended to warn the coroner not to spend more than his budget outlines.

“It is to put him on notice, that if you are trending over budget, the County Board is giving the auditor the author-ity not to pay those bills that are not seen as mandatory – nonstatutory,” Castro said. “Again, this is being carefully looked at.”

Russell is expected to be at next month’s Executive Committee meeting to answer questions about his hiring of Baustian, Castro said.

Russell said the officials’

action is “posturing.”“That is nothing new,”

Russell said. “That original opinion from the state’s attor-ney was that when I went over budget, only non-mandates don’t have to be paid …. This is getting old. I’m trying to get some great things done here and I have to keep coming back and defending my exis-tence.”

The issue arose out of the Judicial and Public Safe-ty Committee earlier this month, but Russell was on vacation and not available to answer questions. Russell and county officials have clashed in the past on his budget and freezers for the morgue.

“The issue came up: Can we stop it? We can’t tell him not to hire, [but] there is a lot of things he could have done,” Castro said. “Why her? Why not work with Joe Onzick to bid it out? ‘Hey Joe, I have a problem. Can I hire a temp agency to do marketing and public relations? Hire an in-

tern?’ ”Castro questioned why

Russell needed someone out-side of the county to update his website because Roger Fahnestock, who heads the county’s Information Tech-nology Department, could have done that.

“He has Roger, and Roger does websites,” Castro said. “Those are fair questions, and I’m waiting to see what his ex-planation is.”

As to Castro’s suggestions, Russell said he did use Fahne-

stock for some website work, but that he needs Baustian to put it together for it to be ready to be put online.

Russell said he has not de-cided whether he will attend the Executive Committee meeting next month.

“I’m not going there to be browbeaten and sec-ond-guessed by armchair quarterbacks on how to run my office,” Russell said. “I will answer them, but I’m not going to subject myself to the Spanish Inquisition.”

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S6 Locals take part in Swedish Days festivities

LEFT TOP: Shoppers browse items for sale on Third Street Wednesday during Swedish Days in Geneva. The festival runs through Sunday. LEFT MIDDLE: Riders fly through the air on the Cliff Hanger ride at the carnival area Wednesday during Swedish Days. LEFT BOTTOM: Children ride the Dragon Wagon Wednesday during Swedish Days.

To learn about Swed-ish Days, visit the Geneva Chamber of Commerce website at www.genevachamber.com.

Photos by Nate Wendt – [email protected]

Lines formed for food at the Knights of Columbus station Wednesday during Swedish Days in Geneva. The festival runs through Sunday.

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Swedish Days adds 50/50 raffle to support 8 local charitiesBy BRENDA SCHORY

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GENEVA – The Geneva Chamber of Commerce is partnering with eight non-profit organizations in selling tickets for a Community 50/50 Raffle, where a single winner is guaranteed a $5,000 win.

Chamber spokeswoman Laura Rush said the chamber booth at the Swedish Days Festival in Geneva provides an opportunity for anyone to buy tickets and designate which charity they want to support. Ticket sales will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sunday, she said.

T i c k e t s w i l l b e s o l d through Sept. 12, with the winning ticket drawn Sept. 13, during Festival of the Vine, Rush said.

In addition to the cham-

ber, charities represented are CASA Kane County, the Ge-neva Academic Foundation, Geneva Community Chest, Geneva History Museum, Ge-neva Lions Club, Geneva Mu-sic Boosters, the Rotary Club of Geneva and TriCity Family Services.

Tickets are $5 each, $20 for five tickets and $100 for 30 tickets. They also can be bought at the Geneva Cham-ber office, 8 S. Third St., Gene-va, by contacting a member of any of the charities.

Quantities of 30 for $100 also can be bought by credit card by calling the chamber at 630-232-6060.

“We started talking with all the groups earlier this year, and the raffle started in April,” Rush said. “Groups have been selling since April.”

Each organization also

sells its own tickets, as well as some Geneva businesses, she said. Charities that do not have a food booth at Swedish Days – such as the Geneva Academic Foundation – will

have members selling addi-tional tickets during evening entertainment.

Because the chamber is one of the nonprofit groups participating, it has contract-

ed with an outside adminis-trator to manage the tickets and money match, Rush said.

If ticket sales hit $100,000, a single winner would get $50,000, Rush said.

LOCAL BRIEFS

Forest Preserve District plans Firefly Fireworks

ST. CHARLES – The Forest Preserve District of Kane County has planned its Firefly Fireworks program from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. July 9 at Campton Forest Pre-serve, 4N379 Town Hall Road, St. Charles.

The walk will start at dusk. All ages are welcome. The registra-tion fee is $2 a person. Call 630-444-3190 or email [email protected] to register.

America’s Treasures to hold sidewalk sale

GENEVA – America’s Treasures will have a sidewalk sale event during Swedish Days, which runs through Sunday in down-town Geneva.

America’s Treasures is at 10 N. Third St., Geneva. For informa-tion, call 630-208-1003 or visit www.americastreasuresgeneva.com.

Geneva library to host Swedish Days events

GENEVA – The Geneva Public Library will host several events in celebration of Swedish Days.

An activity tent featuring all kinds of games will be at the library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Friday. The library is at

127 James St., Geneva. Chalk art will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon Friday in the Literary Gar-den on Second Street. Swedish Days stories with Paddy Lynn will be on the corner of State and Fourth streets from noon to 1 p.m. and 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to noon Sunday. In addition, participants can sign up for a library card, or learn about the resources, programs and events the library offers. For additional information, visit gpld.org or call 630-232-0780.

State police to conduct roadside safety check

The Illinois State Police District 15 will conduct a roadside safety check from 11 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Sunday in Kane County.

According to Commander Robert Meeder, the check will be on the ramp carrying westbound Reagan Memorial Tollway (Interstate 88) traffic to Route 31.

Officers working this detail will be watchful for drivers who are operating vehicles in an unsafe manner, driving with a suspend-ed or revoked driver’s license, transporting open alcoholic beverages or driving under the influence.

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Fox Valley, Batavia Robotics to host camps

BATAVIA – Fox Valley Robotics and Batavia Robotics will host summer camps in July. A Lego eXplore camp is set from 9 to 11:30 a.m. July 15 to 17. The Sum-mer Robot Camp, offers first- to third-graders the chance to build and learn to program a robot to complete the new “Lunar Landing” mission. It will be from 1:30 to 4 p.m. July 15 to 17. The Summer Lego Program is being offered to fourth- to eighth-grad-ers on three dates because of its popularity, states a news release. Kids will build and program competitive robots to perform detailed moves and complete missions from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. July 18 to 19. In addition, the

older kids can join the Summer Metal Program, available for eighth- to 12th-graders from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. July 25 and 26. Kids will build and program a driver-controlled model to ma-neuver around a 12-by-12 playing field. These programs and camps will be at Alice Gustafson School, 901 Carlisle Road, Batavia. For in-formation, call 630-879-1360 or visit www.foxvalleyrobotics.com.

The Devon Allman Band set to perform Saturday

ST. CHARLES – The Devon Allman Band will perform at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at The House Pub, 16 S. Riverside Drive, St. Charles. For information, visit www.thehousepub.com.



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Administer Justice to celebrate anniversary

ELGIN – Administer Justice will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a benefit concert featuring Curb Records artist Plumb and Elgin’s Citizen Way. The event will be at 7:30 p.m. today at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. Proceeds will benefit Administer Justice, a nonprofit organization providing assistance to low-income vic-tims and their families in need of legal advocacy. Tickets for the event are on sale now at www.

administerjustice.org. General admission tickets are available for a minimum donation of $20, and VIP tickets are available for a donation of $50. Bottled water and snacks will be for sale at the event.

Hultgren Family Picnic set for Sunday

GENEVA – The Hultgren Family Picnic is set from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. It will be at 416 Second St., Geneva. Those interested can stop by for a burger, hot dog, refreshments and chil-

dren’s activities, including a bounce house and face paint-er. It will be free for parade walkers, or $10 a person and $25 a family. Sponsorships are available. RSVP to [email protected] or call David at 630-747-3989. For informa-tion visit www.HultgrenforCon-gress.com.

Volunteers needed for Individual Development

BATAVIA – The Association for Individual Development is seeking volunteers. There are

opportunities in its Aurora, Elgin, Batavia and Yorkville locations. The need is greatest between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Volunteers may perform tasks, such as assisting with arts and crafts projects; teaching special classes, such as cooking or basic computer skills; helping to coordinate community outings; being a sunshine caller and checking in on clients; using office skills for clerical support or reception and more. Visit www.the-associa-tion.org and click on “Volunteer”

under the “Support” tab to com-plete a volunteer application, or call Maureen at 630-966-4020.

‘Annie’ to be shown as part of Flick n’ Float Nights

GENEVA – “Annie” will be shown at 8:15 p.m. July 24, at Sunset Pool, 710 Western Ave., Geneva. It will be part of the Geneva Park District’s Flick n’ Float Nights. Twilight admission rates will apply. For information, call 630-232-4542 or visit www.genevaparks.org.


JAMES M. LEXVOLDBorn: Dec. 5, 1932; in Rochester,

MNDied: June 23, 2015; in Elgin, IL

James M. Lexvold, age 82, of Kingston, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at Manor-Care in Elgin. He was born De-cember 5, 1932, in Rochester, MN and was the son of Marshall and Gertrude (Sol-srud) Lexvold.

James graduated from DeKalb High School in 1952 and went on to graduate from Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, where he re-ceived the Young Alumnus Award in 1965. Then joined the army. James retired early after owning several barbed wire companies and his hobbies included woodworking, gardening, antique cars and travel-ing. He was also known for raising mastiff dogs for many years.

Survivors include six children, Tim (Lori Mills) Lexvold of New York, Margo (Tom Burke) of Wisconsin, Wendy (David Beebe) Lexvold-Coppert of St. Charles,

Christine (Dan) Lexvold-Trizulny of Minnesota, Tom Lexvold of Maple Park and Brian Lexvold of Colorado; ten grandchildren, two great grandchildren; and the mother of his children, Margo Dillon of Geneva.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Marshall and Gertrude; and sister, Susan.

Private Graveside service will be held at Oakwood Cemetery in DeKalb, IL. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2015 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home.

Memorials can be made to the family to be established at a later date.

To send an online condolence please visit: www.ronanmoore-finch.com.

Arrangements were entrusted to

Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home 310 Oak St. DeKalb, IL 60115 815-758-3841.

HELEN C. SCOTTBorn: Dec. 13, 1925; in St. Charles,

ILDied: June 23, 2015; in Aurora, IL

Helen C. nee Howard Scott, age 89, of St. Charles died Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Countryside Care Center in Aurora.

She was born December 13, 1925 in St. Charles, IL.

Helen is survived by her two children, Mary (Don) Petrulis of Montgomery and Patrick Scott of Lombard; three grandchildren, Adam (Becky) Petrulis, and Kevin Scott; one great grandchild, Ava Petrulis; and sister, Margaret How-ard Benson of St. Charles.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul; two sisters, Elizabeth and Catherine Howard; four brothers, William, Jack, Tom, and Jim Howard.

Visitation will be held Friday, June 26, 2015, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Yurs Funeral Home, 405 East Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174. Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, at St. Patrick

Catholic Church, 400 Cedar Street, St. Charles, IL 60174. Burial will be at Union Cemetery, St. Charles.

To leave an online condolence for the family, visit the funeral home’s obituary page at www.yursfuneral-homes.com.

For more information, please call Yurs Funeral Home of St. Charles, 630-584-0060 or like us on Facebook.

LENORE M. THOMASBorn: Aug. 8, 1926; in Fort Lee, NJDied: June 22, 2015; in St. Charles,

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Lenore M. Thomas, age 88, of St. Charles, formerly of Clos-ter, New Jersey, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015, at Brighton

Gardens. She was born August 8, 1926, in Fort Lee, New Jersey, the daughter of Duncan and Ethel

(nee McDonald) McLeod. She was united in marriage to Russell W. Thomas, May 10, 1951, in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

She is survived by her children, Susan C. (Alan Zwicker) Thomas, Bruce D. (Debbie) Thomas and Barbara (Scott) Theuerkauf; five grandchildren, Brittany, David, Blaire, Haleigh and Madison; and a great-grandchild, Mia.

In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband; and a brother, John.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at The Community Church of Harrington Park One Spring Street Harrington Park, NJ 07640. Visitation will be held 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Interment will follow in George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Paramus, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Alzheimer’s Associ-ation P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011 or www.alz.org.

OBITUARIES

How to submitSend information to obits@

KCChronicle.com or call 815-526-4438. Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for the next day’s edition.

Obituaries also appear online at KCChronicle.com/obits where you may sign the guestbook, send flowers or make a memorial donation.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTSBarbara A. Andersen: The visi-

tation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at Malone Funeral Home, 324 E. State St. (Route 38), Geneva. The memo-rial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 26, at the United Methodist Church of Geneva, 211 Hamilton St., Geneva, with Pastor Bill Obalil officiating.

Burial will be private at a later date in the Aspen Grove Ceme-tery in Burlington, Iowa.

Ann Green Byington: The memorial visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at Yurs Funeral Home, 405 E. Main St., St. Charles. The celebration of life will follow at 3 p.m. at the funeral home.

A continuation of the celebra-tion of Ann’s life will be that evening.

Robert W. Cox: The memorial service and celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 27, at Fox Valley Presby-terian Church, 227 East Side Drive, Geneva, with the Rev. Melinda Hinners officiating.

The visitation will be at the church from 8:30 a.m. until the service. Burial will be private.

Ivanka S. Grabarek: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 26, at Conley Funeral Home, 116 W. Pierce St., Elburn, with a Serbian Orthodox memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 27

at the funeral home. Interment will follow in the Blackberry Township Cemetery in Elburn.

Marian E. Johnson: Public visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at Yurs Funeral Home in St. Charles. The funeral services will be private. Burial will be in River Hills Memorial Park in Batavia.

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St. Charles Park District plans concert series

ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Park District has planned its summer Concerts in the Park series for families and friends to enjoy the outdoors and music.

An upcoming concert perfor-mance will by The Right Now, a seven-piece soul collective, at 7 p.m. today at the Lincoln Park Gazebo, located along Main Street between 4th and 5th streets. The concert will be free thanks to numerous benefac-tors. The event will feature food and desserts from various vendors, such as Kimmer’s Ice Cream, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Domino’s Pizza and Batavia Din-er 2. Alcohol is not permitted at the park. Guests are encouraged

to park early for better seating, as well as bring lawn chairs and blankets. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved to the Arcada Theatre at 105 E. Main St. There will be more concerts throughout the summer.

For information about upcom-ing concerts or Concerts in the Park, visit stcparks.org or call 630-513-6200.

Northern Kane County Wild Ones to hold event

ELGIN – The Northern Kane County Wild Ones will have a two-session event, set for today and Saturday.

Doug Taron, curator of biology and vice president of conserva-tion and research at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum,

will be the presenter. The first session will be at 7 p.m. today at Christ the Lord Lutheran Church, 12N462 Tina Trail, Elgin.

The second session will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Bluff

Spring Fen, which is on Spring Grove Avenue in Elgin. Those interested may meet at 9:30 a.m. at Christ the Lord Lutheran Church.

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Batavia to conduct special pickup of flood-damaged items

By ERIC SCHELKOPF [email protected]

BATAVIA – Batavia resi-dents who have flood-dam-aged items will be able to put them out during this week’s normally scheduled waste pickup. No waste stickers will be needed.

Aldermen at Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole meet-ing directed staff to arrange for Advanced Disposal to pick up flood- and rain-damaged articles. Public Works Direc-tor Gary Holm told aldermen and residents at the meeting the city is looking into flood-ing that occurred through-out the city after last week’s heavy rainfall.

Holm told aldermen the city received about 3 inches

of rainfall between 4 and 5:45 p.m. June 15, and about 1.5 inches of rain in the three days preceding that event. Holm said the ground was sat-urated because of all the rain, and flooding ensued.

Batavia Mayor Jeff Schiel-ke said picking up any re-maining flood-damaged items should be relatively easy.

“My observation is there is not a whole lot more that has to be picked up,” Schielke said. “There is some scattered here and there. This should be a problem we can quickly take care of.”

Several aldermen said they would like to see any remain-ing items picked up this week.

“I’m concerned about the stuff that has been sitting out all week,” 4th Ward Alderman Susan Stark said.

The city also is distributing garbage stickers at no charge to residents who had damage as a result of the storm. In-formation is available on the city’s website, cityofbatavia.net.

No garbage stickers will be needed for pickup

LOCAL BRIEFS

Part of Route 25 to be closed due to construction

As part of the Illinois Depart-ment of Transportation’s ongo-ing construction project, Route 25 south of Route 25/Stearns Road will be closed for the next few weeks.

Stearns Road will remain open eastbound and westbound with access to Route 25 north only.

Traffic for southbound Route 25 will be detoured using Route 31 and Route 64, Kirk and Dun-ham roads.

This closure is necessary to allow crews to reconstruct the new intersection, as well as the connection to the Brewster Creek Bridge.

Any questions or concerns may be directed to Tom Costel-lo, of the Illinois Department of Transportation, at 224-281-

4126. For all Kane County Traffic

Advisories, visit www.co.kane.il.us/dot/trafficalerts/Default.aspx.

‘More than Honey’ to be shown Friday in Batavia

BATAVIA – The award-winning movie, “More than Honey,” will be presented by the Green Team of Unity of Fox Valley at 7 p.m. Friday at 230 Webster St., Batavia.

The movie focuses on honey bees, what they do to sustain life, and what can be done to assure the colony collapse disorder does not continue. A discussion will follow the movie. The session is free to all participants. For information, call 630-879-1115.


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The people of Geneva have created a unique, one-of-a-kind town.

The Chamber and their many volunteers have made events like Swedish Days, Festival of the Vine,the Art Show, and the Christmas Walk huge successes. Geneva has become the envy of many townsthat try to emulate its accomplishments. Towns from near and far seek our town’s advice on how tocreate and sustain their own events.

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Chicago Premium Outlets to host job fair

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AURORA – Chicago Premi-um Outlets will host a job fair to fill about 300 new full- and part-time positions created by this summer’s 50-store expan-sion of the outlet center.

Scheduled for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 9 at Pipers Banquet Hall, 1295 Butterfield Road, Aurora, the job fair will con-nect local job-seekers with an anticipated 65 future and current Chicago Premium Outlets retailers who will be accepting employment appli-cations for management, sales and customer service posi-tions, states a press release from Chicago Premium Out-lets.

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Expansion plans also in-clude the addition of approx-imately 2,200 new parking spaces and a complete reno-vation to the existing center, with amenities to include fire-places, art installations and a pond, the release states.

Enhanced landscaping and newly paved sidewalks; up-graded seating and lounge ar-eas; improved lighting; and a fresh new paint color scheme – plus updates to the center’s food offerings – are all under-way, according to the release.

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Veteran surprised by Honor FlightBy MITCH CHAMBERLAIN

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After Army veteran Erwin Coyne had completed his trip with Honor Flight Chicago, he noted his expectations had been blown away.

Coyne said he expected a quick stop at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., and then immediately flying back to Chicago.

Instead, Coyne was in for a day full of surprises. One sur-prise was a group of people waiting at the memorial to greet him and other veterans.

Among the group of people were children flown in from Nettelhorst School in Chicago, who led the Pledge of Allegiance and greeted the veterans after-ward.

Over the course of World War II, Coyne earned the ranks of platoon leader, sergeant and corporal.

“I didn’t spend much time over on the European side be-cause I was in the Pacific during the war,” said Coyne. He remi-nisced during the Honor Flight trip after seeing some names of places he had been deployed etched on the World War II Me-morial, such as Guadalcanal in 1942 and Peleliu in 1944.

His daughter, Robin Coyne of St. Charles, escorted him on the Honor Flight trip as a guard-ian. She felt very privileged to accompany her father to Wash-ington because not everybody can go with a family member.

“People who were tourists just came over to this group of veterans and expressed their appreciation,” Robin Coyne said of the trip.

All of the veterans with Hon-or Flight Chicago are paired

with a guardian for the dura-tion of the trip.

According to www.honor-flightchicago.org, the guardians “are responsible for the com-fort, enjoyment and safety” of their veterans, as well as paying $501 to participate in the day’s events.

Robin Coyne became her fa-ther’s guardian for the journey after she filled out an applica-tion and attended a two-hour training session.

The session gave her an idea of what would happen on the trip, but when she and her fa-ther arrived in Washington, she said she was surprised.

“I didn’t realize that there would be people at every loca-tion that would just greet us,” Robin Coyne said. “The out-pouring of appreciation that was there was just really amaz-ing.”

In addition to the World War II Memorial, Robin Coyne and her father were able to visit the Korean and Vietnam memori-als.

On the return flight to Chi-

cago, the two both thought the experience was over, but what happened next was the highlight of the trip for Erwin Coyne.

According to Kyle Haas, ac-count executive at Honor Flight Chicago, the veterans who par-ticipate in the experience are al-ways greeted by “literally thou-sands of cheering, flag-waving family members, active mil-itary personnel, bands, color guards and other well-wishers.”

When they landed back in Chicago, a cousin of Robin Coyne’s held up a hand-made sign that said, “Welcome home uncie,” a nickname her cous-in had given Erwin Coyne be-cause he cared for her until she reached kindergarten.

“Something which amazed me was the reception we re-ceived on coming back to Mid-way Airport ... the long lines of people on both sides of this long corridor saluting us and shak-ing hands and wishing us well,” Erwin Coyne said.

He described the scene as something “truly memorable.”

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Erwin Coyne and his daughter Robin share a moment earlier this month during their Honor Flight trip. For information about Honor Flight Chi-cago, call 773-227-8387 or visit www.honorflightchicago.org.

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KANE COUNTY [email protected]

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Plano, along with the en-tire Illinois House delegation, honored the Chicago Black-hawks and the team’s 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Champion-ship by introducing a House Resolution in their honor, ac-cording to a news release.

Hultgren also won Florida goods in his friendly wager with U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis,

David Jolly and Dennis Ross, from Florida, over the out-come of the Blackhawks’ Stan-ley Cup Final against Tampa Bay.

“The Blackhawks have made Chicago proud again, winning three Stanley Cups in six years and dominating the NHL,” Hultgren stated in the release. “This fantastic series capped off an exciting season and ensured Illinois can celebrate a true hockey dynasty. Well done!”

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• Joseph J. Giustino, 40, of the 700 block of North 17th Street, St. Charles, was charged Sunday, June 14, with misdemeanor assault and battery of a store clerk at hhgregg, 710 Commons Drive, Geneva. Ac-cording to police reports, Giustino slapped the clerk in the chest and

shoved the clerk backward. Police reports also state that Giustino pointed his finger directly in the face of the clerk, putting him in reasonable fear of being battered.

• Jose E. Murillo, 33, of the 500 block of Elm Avenue, Geneva, was charged Thursday, June 11, with two counts of misdemeanor domestic battery.

LOCAL BRIEFGolf outing in Sugar Grove set for Friday

SUGAR GROVE – The Sugar Grove Community Golf Outing Event will be hosted by the Sug-ar Grove Chamber of Commerce and Industry at Bliss Creek Golf Course, 1 Golfview Lane, Sugar Grove.

The outing gets underway at 11 a.m. Friday with a buffet lunch, and then a shotgun start

at 12:15 p.m. Open to the public, the event

will raise funds for the chamber scholarship program and various chamber projects.

For information about the out-ing, or the scholarships, contact Chamber Executive Director Shari Baum at 630-466-7895 or visit the chamber website, www.sugargrovechamber.org.




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Kane County Sheriff’s Office to fundraise at St. Charles Culver’s

By CHARLES [email protected]

ST. CHARLES – Residents should expect to see some deputies in the drive-thru window or behind the count-er Tuesday at the St. Charles Culver’s restaurant.

Members of the Kane County Sheriff’s Office from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday will take or-ders and serve customers at the restaurant, 4068 E. Main St., St. Charles, for the inau-gural ButterBurgers & Badg-es fundraising event.

The St. Charles Culver’s location is one of 46 locations in the Chicago area partic-ipating in the fundraiser to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois, according to a news release.

Local Special Olympics athletes also will be at the restaurants to greet guests and sign autographs.

Tips given to law enforce-ment during the event, along with $1 from every concrete mixer purchase, will benefit Special Olympics, the release states.

T h e r e s t a u r a n t s a l s o have been collecting dona-

tions near their registers all month, Linda Hagemann said in a phone interview.

Hagemann is the police liaison at the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office and a member of the Law Enforce-ment for Special Olympics committee.

“It’s amazing the support we get from the community

for the cause,” Hagemann said.

The fundraiser is an op-portunity to interact with the Kane County Sheriff’s Office in a different environment, Hagemann said. Police of-ficers also enjoy the experi-ence, she said.

A total of 23 Kane Coun-ty-area officers were at the Special Olympics state games June 12 and 13, Hagemann said.

“It’s such a positive thing for the officers to do,” Hage-mann said.

Funds raised will help Spe-cial Olympics Illinois contin-ue its programs that provide year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, according to the release.

“We appreciate the sup-port [Culver’s is] providing for the Special Olympics ath-letes of Illinois, and we look forward to a very successful event and partnership with such a wonderful organi-zation.” wrote Dave Breen, Special Olympics Illinois president and CEO, in the release.

If you go

n What: ButterBurgers & Badges fundraiser for Special Olympicsn When: 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesdayn Where: Culver’s restaurant, 4068 E. Main St., St. Charlesn Information: Call 800-394-0562 or visit www.soill.org.

“It’s amazing the support we get from the

community for the cause.”

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17OPINIONS Jim RingnessGeneral Manager

Kathy GreseyEditor

Al LagattollaNews Editor

Kevin DruleySports Editor

Kara SilvaFeatures Editor

EDITORIAL BOARD

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

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

THE WASHINGTON POST

What’s the price point of purple mountain maj-esty?

Because of the in-creased entry fees at 130 national parks this summer, some double or even triple their former levels, the cost of America the beautiful is on the rise. The National Park Service is hardly to blame for the hikes that have begun to make hiking pricey. It is the job of Congress to fund the park service at a level needed to keep our parks pristine and affordable.

Congress has funded the National Park Service in-adequately in recent years and looks likely to do so again. The agency’s overall budget of about $3 billion has shrunk by 12 percent over the past five years. The park service has re-quested an additional $433 million from Congress for the coming fiscal year, but the appropriations bill for the Interior Department that the House is likely to take up this week falls $187 million short. The jump in park entrance fees sug-gests the public has begun paying out of pocket for Congress’ obduracy.

Oddly, park service officials told us there is no relation between the service’s general fiscal woes and the latest price increases, which parks can institute now that the agency’s director has lifted a 2008 ban on higher fees. Funds from entrance fees go exclusively to visitor amenities, while the park service’s biggest problems lie elsewhere: In March, it reported a $11.5 billion

backlog of maintenance projects, $852 million for the Mall alone. But the numbers speak for them-selves: Our parks are short of money, and price hikes help provide it. Because increased funding in one area frees up cash in others, more congressional support for parks surely would lessen the urgency of high fees.

User fees are reasonable up to a point. But national parks are a public treasure that visitors should have the chance to enjoy at an affordable cost. Price increases put a burden on those who have scrounged to save for a vacation, and they surely will discourage some from enjoying their heritage. At the same time, the failure to fund main-tenance projects prevents parks from operating at their peak. The park service celebrates its cen-tennial next year. Then, Americans should be able to see the country’s vast natural offerings at their best.

Our national parks are just one casualty in Con-gress’ ongoing budget war: You can expect more.

Too many Republicans refuse to acknowledge the need to raise revenue. Too many Democrats and Republicans alike refuse to contemplate any reduction in the growth of entitle-ment spending. The result is more of an already-in-adequate budget going to health care, pensions and interest on the debt, and less of it going to defense, research, education and everything else – including those federally maintained fruited plains.

Invest in America the beautiful

What’s the connection?To the Editor:What’s the connection

between racist suspected killer Dylann Roof and the GOP?

Roof attributed some of his racist beliefs to the website of Earl Holt III, president of the Council of Conservative Citizens, a white supremacist group whipping up the unhinged with endless stories of black inferi-

ority, unnatural race mixing and black-on-white crime.

Holt also gives tens of thou-sands to political candidates, and, yep, every one seems to be a Republican. Presidential con-tenders Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum and Rand Paul – and yet-unan-nounced contender Scott Walker – all have received Holt’s largess, although all are reportedly giving the money back now.

Current House extremist Steve King of Iowa and former House extremist Michele Bachmann, also have padded their coffers with Holt contributions. And some folks still wonder why the GOP has trouble cracking double digits with the black vote at election time.

Walt ZlotowGlen Ellyn

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The Kane County Chronicle welcomes original letters on public issues. Letters must include the author’s full name, home address and day and evening telephone numbers. We limit letters to 400 words. All letters are subject to editing for length and clarity at the sole discretion of the editor. Let-ters can be emailed to [email protected], faxed to 630-444-1641 and mailed to Letters, Kane County Chronicle, 333 N. Randall Road, Suite 2, St. Charles IL 60174.

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CELEBRATING SWEDISH ROOTSBy ERIC SCHELKOPF

[email protected]

GENEVA – As Geneva celebrates its Swedish roots this week during Swedish Days, so are businesses within the city.

Fox River Distilling Company, which opened its doors last fall at 204 Dearborn Court, Unit 110, Geneva, has released a special, limited-edition batch of artisanal Citrus Flavored Vodka. The bottle fea-tures the Swedish Days logo.

“Swedish Days draws so many people,” said Geneva resident Amy Orlando, who owns Fox River Distilling Company with her husband, Mike. “We wanted to do something that we could do yearly, that only comes out during Swedish Days.”

The couple thought that citrus vodka would make for a nice summer drink.

“It just kind of reminds you of sum-mer, and Swedish Days is during sum-mer,” she said. “It’s light and fruity and flavorful.”

The couple worked with the FONA International flavor company, which is next-door to Fox River Distilling Compa-ny, to develop the vodka.

“We wanted their advice, so we worked with them on the flavoring,” Amy Orlan-do said. “FONA developed the flavor for us. It’s the normal way we make our vod-ka, and then we worked with FONA to get the flavoring we wanted. It’s just another way to incorporate local businesses.”

Fox River Distilling Company tries to work with local businesses as much as it can, she said.

The citrus vodka is available for pur-chase at Fox River Distilling Company’s retail store as well as at Stockholm’s, 306 W. State St., Geneva; Rascals Tavern and Grill, 207 S. Third St., Geneva; SaveWay Fine Wines & Spirits, 515 W. State St., Geneva; and Binny’s Beverage Depot, 1950 Lincoln Highway, St. Charles.

The vodka was released in a special, limited quantity of just 500 bottles, and the response has been good, Mike Orlan-do said. A portion of the proceeds from each bottle will go to Geneva Commu-nity Chest, which helps social service

agencies.“We wanted to give back a little to the

community,” Mike Orlando said.Other businesses are also celebrating

Swedish Days. Nobel House, which is located at 305 W. State St. in downtown Geneva, kicked off Swedish Days on Mon-day with a crab and crawfish boil.

The name of Nobel House itself pays homage to Geneva’s Swedish roots. Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prize, was a Swedish chemist and engineer. The bistro-style restaurant offers chef-inspired American comfort food.

“I wanted to do something that we wouldn’t normally do on a day-to-day basis,” Nobel House head chef Garrett Schroeder said. “A crawfish boil originat-ed in Sweden in the summer.”

The restaurant didn’t want to serve such typical Swedish fare as meatballs, Schroeder said.

“They do a lot of curing of fish over there,” he said. “They do a lot of pickling. I brought in some Swedish cheeses to serve.”

Nobel House also will be serving Swed-ish fare during the entire week of Swedish Days, Schroeder said.

Of course, music is also a big part of Swedish Days. Fiora’s restaurant at 317 S. Third St. in downtown Geneva will be presenting live bands all week.

A full list of Swedish Days activities is available by going to the Geneva Chamber of Commerce’s website, www.geneva-chamber.com.

Businesses take part in Swedish Days

Photos by Sandy Bressner - [email protected]

TOP OF PAGE: Five hundred bottles of Swedish Days Citrus Flavored Vodka made by Fox River Dis-tilling Company will be available at local restaurants, bars and liquor stores during Swedish Days, which runs through Sunday, June 28. ABOVE: Kristan Arnolds prepares broth for a crawfish boil that was served during a Swedish Days-inspired dinner June 22 at Nobel House in Geneva. BELOW: Patrons dine on the Nobel House Beer Dinner.

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Visit KCChronicle.com for videos from Nobel House’s crab and crawfish boil.

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SWEDISH DAYS BOOK SALE WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 25; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 26; and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 27WHERE: Geneva Public Library, 127 James St., GenevaCOST/INFO: The Geneva Public Library will host the Swedish Days Book Sale. Numbers for first admit-tance will be distributed beginning at 9 a.m. at the check-in desk, located inside of the library entrance. For information, call the library at 630-232-0780 or visit www.gpld.org.12TWO BROTHERS SUMMER FESTIVAL

WHEN: 5 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 26, 3 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 28WHERE: Two Brothers Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway, AuroraCOST/INFO: Two Brothers Brewing Company will host its annual summer festi-val, which will feature live bands, food, the release of Hop Centric Double IPA and a guest beer tent, which will showcase special beers that are unavailable else-where in the area, according to Two Brothers website. Dawes and Train Company will perform Friday; Jason Isbell, Cornmeal, Under the Willow and Brent Brown will perform Saturday; and the family-friendly reggae band Medtality Roots, featuring Zion will perform Sunday. All proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish and Friends of Fisher House Illinois. General admission tickets cost $5 for Friday and $10 for Saturday; Sunday festivities are free and open to the public. For tickets or information, visit www.twobrothersbrewing.com/summerfestival.

DON FELDER OF THE EAGLESAT ARCADA WHEN: 5 p.m. Sunday, June 28WHERE: Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. CharlesCOST/INFO: Don Felder, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and lead guitarist of The Eagles for 27 years, will make his debut performance at the Arcada Theatre. Felder originated the music and co-wrote The Eagles’ hit “Hotel California,” along with other fan favorites like “Victim of Love” and “Those Shoes,” states the Arcada Theatre website. Tickets start at $29. For tickets or information, visit oshows.com.

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3FAMILY FIREFLY FEST WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 26WHERE: Hickory Knolls Discover Center, 3795 Campton Hills Drive, St. CharlesCOST/INFO: The Hickory Knolls Discover Center will host the Family Firefly Fest to educate fami-lies about lightning bugs. The event will feature an indoor, multimedia presentation on fireflies and children also will be able to make a bug jar before venturing outside to catch (and release) fireflies. The event is for all ages. The cost to attend is $15 a person or $22.50 per household (up to four people). For information, visit www.stcnature.org.

5LAGUNITAS BEERDINNER AT NICHE WHEN: 6 to 11 p.m. Thursday, June 25WHERE: Niche, 4 S. Third St., GenevaCOST/INFO: Niche will host its fourth annual Lagunitas Beer Dinner, which will feature a four-course tasting menu paired with five different Lagunitas Brewing Company beers. The cost to attend is $60 a person. Reserva-tions are required and can be made by calling 630-262-1000. For information, visit www.nichegeneva.com.

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Warren Gibson called it the vin-tage of the century.

New Zealand was incredibly dry in 2013. As winemaker at Trinity Hill for 17 years, Gibson knows the only constant in the wine growing regions on the island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean is inconsistency.

With what he said was a more “European variance” in weather patterns, 2013 was a gem. Consider-ing he was just as excited about 2014 and 2015, now is the ideal time to get introduced to high-quality, unique and affordable wines.

Winemaker spotlight Limestone, clay soil, volcanic

material and sandstone all came out of the Pacific Ocean 50,000 years ago. Trinity Hill is in the Ngaruroro Riverbed and Hawke’s Bay is in the Gimblett Gravels sub-appellation. It’s a spot five young rivers fade into and it’s traditionally a warm climate.

Gibson was able to capture the uniqueness of the region, which is important. Trinity Hill has an iden-tity that is uniquely New Zealand. With vineyards that are three to four hours apart, they are able to further craft a unique expression of New Zealand.

“We want our wines to really have a sense of place,” Gibson said. “There’s no point in making a wine that could have come from any-where, it should taste like it was made from our vineyards. It’s all about our winery, the place and the

soil.”The Trinity Hill “The Trinity”

2013 ($16.99) has a great silky mouth-feel. There are dark, ripe fruit fla-vors and very interesting spice notes that linger. It’s a blend of merlot, tempranillo, malbec cabernet franc and petite verdot that can change slightly from year to year.

“We are driven by the fruit, not the winemaking,” Gibson said. “The tempranillo doesn’t compete with the merlot. The aromatics just add another dimension. The malbec and cab franc have color and add that nice cabernet lift.”

While sauvignon blanc might be the calling card New Zealand is most known for, and also is in the Trinity Hill portfolio, the red wines are of great value. They pair well with food because of their balance. They are fruit-friendly but aren’t overpower-ing fruit bombs.

The Trinity Hill Pinot Noir ($16.99) has plum, black cherry and leather along with a pine-needle and wet-earth element that is really in-teresting. There are nice fruit flavors and yet, at an early age, secondary characteristics that usually take years to emerge.

Gibson raved about the 2013, 2014 and 2015 vintages. Yet, he said the

2013 was the vintage of the century in Hawke’s Bay.

“We do think consumers will come running,” said Gibson when asked about how consumers can discover there is more from New Zea-land than sauvignon blanc on wine store shelves. “Sauvignon blanc and pinot noir are how we can or how we have introduced consumers to our wines. Those are the key levers to let others know there are great wines we make out there.”

What to buy Tamarack Cellars, Wahluke Slope,

Cabernet Franc 2012 ($39)The bottle is big and heavy.

It seems like it would fit a bold, powerful wine. But what is inside is a wonderful, complex wine with many different flavors. Everything is in harmonic proportions. There’s a little more ripeness than usual for a cab franc, and the strawberry and raspberry notes are reminis-cent of those found in a delicate pinot noir. The mouthfeel is smooth even though there are some gravely tannins that are noticeable. A little green snap and touch of earth on the finish really tie things up nicely.

Cab franc makes an ideal blending partner because, on its own, it can be a one-note wine. That’s not the case here. This is a dynamic treasure sourced 91 percent from Weinbau Vineyard and the remainder from Ciel du Cheval and Tapteil vine-yards.

Tamarack sources fruit from the Walla Walla, Washington, Red Moun-tain, Rattlesnake Hills, Wahluke Slope, Horse Haven Hills, Columbia Valley and Yakima Valley appella-tions and is a winery I’m eager to learn more about.

• James Nokes writes a bi-weekly wine column for Shaw Media. He’s been tasting, touring and collecting in the wine world for several years. Contact him at [email protected].

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New Zealand wines made with a sense of place

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Warren Gibson is the winemaker at Trinity Hill in New Zealand.

Norris Cultural Arts Center closes music series with folk trioPLANIT KANE

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ST. CHARLES – The Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Road, St. Charles, will conclude its first “Music in the Gallery” series with folk trio Ask Your Folks at 3 p.m. Sunday, June. 28.

The Chicago-based Appala-chian bluegrass and funk trio is comprised of guitar, fiddle and string bass players who began performing together during their freshman year at DePaul Univer-sity, according to Norris’ website. Group member Eli Broxham is a St. Charles North High School graduate.

Tickets cost $15 a person and $10 for children younger than 12. Seating is limited to 150 people. To purchase tickets, call 630-584-7200 or visit www.norrisculturalarts.com.

Eli Broxham (from left), Libby Weitnauer and Owen Burton make up the folk trio Ask Your Folks, performing at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 28, as part of the Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Cen-ter’s “Music in the Gallery Series.”

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21SPORTS Have some sports news? Contact Sports Editor Kevin Druley at 630-845-5347 or at [email protected].

Kaneland’s Dan Franck (right) drives toward the basket during

Wednesday’s game in the Geneva Summer League at Geneva.

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‘Not going anywhere’Whether he gets job or not, Kaneland’s Wickness entrenched in program

By KEVIN BEESE [email protected]

GENEVA – Adam Wickness has been pulling double duty ever since former Kaneland boys basketball coach Brian Johnson became coach at West Aurora earlier this month.

Already coaching the school’s sophomore team, Wickness now carries the moniker of “interim varsi-ty coach,” as well. A recent shootout tournament in Syc-amore for varsity and soph-omore teams kept Wickness courtside for much of the day.

“We played six games in one day between the varsity and sophomores,” the sev-en-year coach in the Kaneland program said with a smile. “I have a lot of family support.”

Wickness would be happy

to drop the “interim” from his title, noting the coaching posi-tion was just posted Tuesday and he already has submitted his application.

Regardless of whether he gets the coaching job, Wick-ness said he is committed to the Kaneland program.

“I am not going anywhere,” Wickness said Wednesday as the Geneva Summer League held its final session before to-day’s tournament.

Wickness stood throughout Kaneland’s game against Syc-amore on Wednesday.

When strong Sycamore outside shooting and a pesky zone defense cut a 17-point Kaneland halftime lead to sin-gle digits, Wickness calmly turned and spoke to players on his bench.

“Don’t overthink it when

you are going against a zone,” said Wickness, clad in a white T-shirt and brown patchwork shorts, pretty typical summer league attire.

Wickness instructed in-dividuals throughout Kane-land’s 10-point victory over Sycamore, at times stepping on the court to talk to a player while free throws were being shot at the other end of the floor.

The sixth-grade social studies and literature teacher said he has gotten help from a couple former Kaneland stars with the sophomore team.

Recent grads Drew David and Connor Fedderly are help-ing with the sophomore squad when Wickness is running the varsity camp.

Wickness is pleased with what he has seen from the var-

sity so far.“We haven’t had everyone

together yet,” he said, noting track camps and other sum-mer commitments have kept the full squad from being to-gether. “We have beaten some good teams and we have been competitive with other good teams.”

One game earlier, Whea-ton Academy’s new basketball coach, David Osborn, con-tinued to adjust to the job he started less than two weeks ago.

S e a t e d a n d c l a p p i n g through much of his squad’s summer league contest, Os-born encouraged his players throughout their 55-46 loss to Aurora Central Catholic.

In his first coaching job, Os-born said he has experienced some “nervous excitement”

while on the floor with his squad for games.

“But you have got to trust your instincts,” Osborn said, after a postgame talk with his squad in an empty area that normally serves as the Geneva cafeteria. “You know that you know the game.”

Having been a financial an-alyst who did a lot of traveling, Osborn is thankful for the op-portunity to lead the Warriors and tap into his basketball roots.

The Indiana native, who was a student manager for the Indiana University men’s basketball team, said he wants summer workouts and games to be an enjoyable experience for his players.

“It has to be fun,” Osborn said. “You want them to want to be in the gym.”

Sandy Bressner – [email protected]

Kaneland’s Jake Gomes (center) gets the ball away from a pair of West Chicago defenders during Wednesday’s game in the Geneva Summer League at Geneva.

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Kane County Cougars first baseman Marty Herum (right) slides in safe at home past Peoria Chiefs catcher Luis Cruz (30) on Sunday at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark in Geneva. The Cougars open the second half of the season today in Peoria.

KANE COUNTY COUGARS

‘It was really fun to end strong’Kane County looks to keep rolling as second half begins

By KEVIN DRULEY [email protected]

Six Cougars acquainted themselves with the home dugout at Peoria’s Dozer Park this week as members of the host Western Division team at the Midwest League All-Star game.

“It’s literally the same with-out the tables and the couch-es,” right-hander Markus Sol-bach said. “Everything else looks just like it.”

Actually, there’s one more difference, albeit a cushy one, but perhaps it’s for the best Solbach forgot it as the Cou-gars begin the second half of the MWL season today in Peo-ria without a perch at 0-0.

“They don’t have padded chairs,” righty Ethan Elias said, “and that’s a big thing.”

Nine successive home vic-tories to close the first half and 10 wins in 13 games over-all vaulted the Cougars to a 36-32 finish before the All-Star break.

That mark ranked third in the eight-team Western Divi-sion, nine games behind first-half champ Quad Cities and four back of wild card Cedar Rapids, but it’s a long way from where the Cougars started.

Remember when this club was 11-17 entering May 8?

“We got on a little hot streak and won some games,” said center fielder Colin Bray, who joined first baseman Marty Herum in the West’s starting lineup Tuesday. “It was really fun to end strong, especially af-ter the slow start we had to our season. It’s definitely some-thing to carry on to the second half.”

A balanced attack and im-proved pitching boosted the Cougars, whose .268 batting average and 3.28 ERA ranked third and fourth, respectively, in the 16-team MWL in the first half.

The starting rotation pro-duced two All-Stars in Solbach (6-2, 2.78 ERA) and Elias (6-3, 2.84 ERA), while fellow righty

Cody Geyer (1.23 in 23 appear-ances) represented a bullpen with a few other All-Star can-didates.

In other padded chairs Tuesday were Herum (.315), fellow infielder Cody Regis (.309) and Bray (.287), among the lineup’s top-hitting regu-lars.

“I think we’ve got a strong group of kids,” Elias said. “I mean, we’ve got six All-Stars, which is tied for the most of any team. So that’s a testament to the Kane County team that they have there. Just take that, and we’re going to keep rolling in the second half. It’s going to be a good, strong fun second half for us.”

Despite the parent Ari-zona Diamondbacks’ trade Saturday of 19-year-old right-hander Touki Toussaint, the club’s 2014 first-round pick, as part of a deal with the Atlanta Braves, the Cougars stand to get younger in the second half.

The expected influx of 2015 draftees could include short-

stop Dansby Swanson, Ari-zona’s No. 1 overall selection earlier this month who helped Vanderbilt vie for back-to-back College World Series titles this week.

Having Swanson in tow would not only bolster the line-up, but could also have an im-pact on the clubhouse consid-ering his penchant for winning with the Commodores.

Of course, the current Cougars cultivated that trait for two months before Swan-son joined the organization. That included a 5-3, 10-inning victory at Beloit in mid-May that followed a 10-inning loss the night before in which the winning run scored on a wild pitch.

“It didn’t look good early,” manager Mark Grudzielanek said, “but we did enough to win, and we came up with some big hits, and that showed a lot of character right there, I thought. Come back after a tough loss like that to win the game late.”

Todayat Peoria, 7 p.m.

Fridayat Peoria, 7 p.m.

Saturdayat Peoria, 6:30 p.m.

Sundayat Peoria, 5 p.m.

Mondayat Burlington, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesdayat Burlington, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesdayat Burlington, 6:30 p.m.

July 2vs. Clinton, 6:30 p.m.

July 3vs. Clinton, 6:30 p.m.

July 4at Clinton, 6:30 p.m.

July 5at Clinton, 2 p.m.

July 6at Wisconsin, 7:05 p.m.

July 7at Wisconsin, 12:05 p.m.

July 8vs. Wisconsin, 6:30 p.m.


July 10vs. Cedar Rapids, 6:30 p.m.

July 11vs. Cedar Rapids, 6:30 p.m.

July 12vs. Cedar Rapids, 1 p.m.

July 13vs. Cedar Rapids, noon

July 14Off day





July 19vs. Wisconsin, 1 p.m.


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For some, return to grind includes another Peoria swing

By KEVIN DRULEY [email protected]

As so often happens, the Cou-gars’ Midwest League All-Star contingent spent much of its All-Star break commuting.

This season offered a unique wrinkle, however, as the six players who represented the club at Peoria’s Dozer Park Tuesday will return to those premises tonight to begin the second half.

An extra night of room and board in Peoria wasn’t in the cards, as the Cougars returned home before bussing back downstate today. At any rate, the Cougars appreciated the host Peoria Chiefs’ hospitality as well as good rapport with their fellow All-Stars.

“Playing during the season, you meet a lot of these guys, so it’s very open,” Cougars right-hander Markus Solbach said. “Just hang out with every-body.”

Any Cougars backer in at-tendance Tuesday wouldn’t have been blamed for feeling allegiance to either side. The Western Division, which in-cludes the Cougars, lost, 5-0, to the Eastern Division, a team that included 2014 Cougars catcher Cael Brockmeyer, who shifted to South Bend when the Cubs switched Midwest League affiliates in September.

Brockmeyer said he recog-nized some Western Division pitchers when South Bend recently completed its first stretch of interdivision play, in-cluding a trip to Peoria about 10 days ago.

“We’re on a different side now, so it’s kind of new for me, in a sense, in that way,” Brock-meyer said. “New ballparks and new teams. But yeah, I try to lead the guys being an older guy. And having played here (in the MWL) last year, definitely try to help guys out when they need it.”

Thus far in 2015, the Cubs or-ganization hasn’t made the flur-ry of roster moves at the Class-A level that created a whirlwind in Kane County last season.

Brockmeyer ultimately played it coy, but it’s clear he’s like any other minor leaguer in

his aspiration to earn a promo-tion soon.

He seems destined for a re-union either way. A call-up to Advanced-A Myrtle Beach would mean playing under 2013-14 Cougars manager Mark Johnson again.

Should Brockmeyer stay put in South Bend, he and the Cubs will host the Cougars for a three-game series from Aug. 4 to 6.

Et cetera: Tuesday marked the fourth time Peoria has host-ed a professional baseball All-Star game, and the third time the MWL’s midseason gala was held there. Attendance has climbed in each instance. On Aug. 2, 1954, 2,618 came to the city’s Woodruff Field for the Three-I League All Star game.

Tuesday’s crowd was 5,858. ... MWL All-Stars and other league staff toured Peoria’s Caterpillar museum Monday before the Chiefs hosted a barbecue and concert at Dozer Park. “Every-thing was really good. Really nice,” Bray said. ... The Cougars will be on the road for 11 of their first 13 games in the second half. Separate six-game homestands are scheduled for July 8 to 13, July 18 to 23, July 28 to Aug. 2 and Aug. 11 to 16. ... In a tune-up for the Cougars’ Pro Wrestling Night set for July 23, World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase will appear the Crestwood-based Windy City ThunderBolts’ inde-pendent Frontier League game against Normal at 7:05 p.m. to-day.

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Kane County pitcher Markus Solbach warms up Tuesday during the Midwest League All-Star game at Dozer Park in Peoria.

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WHAT TO WATCHMLB

White Sox at Detroit, noon, WGN

L.A. Dodgers at Cubs, 1 p.m., ABC/MLBN

Regional coverage, N.Y. Yankees at Houston or Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (6 p.m.), 7 p.m., MLBNCanadian Football League

Ottawa at Montreal, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2

GolfEuropean PGA Tour, BMW

International Open, first round, part I, at Munich, 4:30 a.m., TGC

European PGA Tour, BMW International Open, first round, part II, at Munich, 8:30 a.m., TGC

USGA, U.S. Senior Open, first round, at Sacramento, Calif., 2 p.m., FS1

PGA Tour, Travelers Championship, first round, at Cromwell, Conn., 2:30 p.m., TGC

NBADraft, at New York (Brook-

lyn), 7 p.m., ESPN

MIDWEST LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION

W L Pct GBLansing (Blue Jays) 42 28 .600 —Great Lakes (Dodgers) 38 30 .559 3Dayton (Reds) 39 31 .557 3Bowling Green (Rays) 37 33 .529 5Lake County (Indians) 36 32 .529 5West Michigan (Tigers) 33 36 .478 8½Fort Wayne (Padres) 32 36 .471 9South Bend (Cubs) 29 38 .433 11½

WESTERN DIVISION W L Pct GBQuad Cities (Astros) 45 23 .662 —Cedar Rapids (Twins) 41 29 .586 5Cougars (D’backs) 36 32 .529 9Burlington (Angels) 35 34 .507 10½Peoria (Cardinals) 33 35 .485 12Clinton (Mariners) 26 43 .377 19½Beloit (Athletics) 26 44 .371 20Wisconsin (Brewers) 23 47 .329 23

Wednesday’s ResultsNo games scheduled

Today’s GamesCougars at Peoria, 7 p.m.South Bend at Lake County, 6 p.m.Fort Wayne at Great Lakes, 6:05 p.m.West Michigan at Lansing, 6:05 p.m.Beloit at Burlington, 6:30 p.m.Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids, 6:35 p.m.Dayton at Bowling Green, 7:05 p.m.Clinton at Wisconsin, 7:05 p.m.

Friday’s GamesCougars at Peoria, 7 p.m.South Bend at Lake County, 6 p.m.Fort Wayne at Great Lakes, 6:05 p.m.West Michigan at Lansing, 6:05 p.m.Beloit at Burlington, 6:30 p.m.Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids, 6:35 p.m.Dayton at Bowling Green, 7:05 p.m.Clinton at Wisconsin, 7:05 p.m.

2015 NBA MOCK DRAFT1. Minnesota – Karl-Anthony Towns,

PF/C, Kentucky: GM/coach Flip Saunders has been on the Jahlil Okafor bandwagon all season long.

2. Los Angeles Lakers – Jahlil Okafor, C, Duke: The best-scoring true center in the draft.

3. Philadelphia – Kristaps Porzingis, PF, Latvia: The 76ers need a point guard, so of course they pass on D’Angelo Russell and add another skilled big man.

4. New York – D’Angelo Russell, SG/PG, Ohio State: Melo now gets a guy to get him the ball.

5. Orlando – Justise Winslow, SF, Duke: The backcourt is set for the future.

6. Sacramento – Mario Hezonja, SG/SF, Croatia: A serious gunner, who will quickly be embraced.

7. Denver – Emmanuel Mudiay, PG, China: A top five pick who falls to the Nuggets.

8. Detroit – Sam Dekker, SF, Wiscon-sin: Athletic shooter would be a perfect fit in the No. 3 spot for the Pistons.

9. Charlotte – Devin Booker, SG, Ken-tucky: The best two-guard on the board.

10. Miami – Willie Cauley-Stein, C, Kentucky: Hassan Whiteside was the sur-prise of the year but also unpredictable.

11. Indiana – Frank Kaminsky, C, Wis-consin: A boost to the Pacers frontcourt and outside shooting.

12. Utah – Myles Turner, PF, Texas: Kaminsky refused to visit the Jazz. That leaves adding the versatile Turner.

13. Phoenix – Stanley Johnson, SF, Arizona: Not necessarily a need, but the best player available at this spot.

14. Oklahoma City – Cameron Payne, PG, Murray State: The Thunder have been eyeing Payne for quite some time.

15. Atlanta – Kevon Looney, PF, UCLA: Looney has all kinds of potential.

16. Boston – Kelly Oubre, SF, Kansas: Has big-time work ethic on both sides of the ball.

17. Milwaukee – Bobby Portis, PF, Arkansas: With Ersan Ilyasova traded, the Bucks need frontcourt help.

18. Houston – Tyus Jones, PG, Duke: Wolves will be busy trying to trade back into the first round and land Jones.

19. Washington – Trey Lyles, PF, Kentucky: Versatility just might be Lyle’s strength.

20. Toronto – Rondae Hollis-Jeffer-son, SF, Arizona: A top-level defender.

21. Dallas – Jerian Grant, PG, Notre Dame: Mavs break the heart of the Bulls by taking Grant.

22. BULLS – Delon Wright, PG, Utah: Bulls land an experienced point guard.

23. Portland – Montrezl Harrell, PF, Louisville: Fits right in with the Blazers.

24. Cleveland – Rashad Vaughn, SG, UNLV: A high-ceiling guy who is only 18.

25. Memphis – R.J. Hunter, SG, Geor-gia State: Hunter can flat-out shoot it.

26. San Antonio – Justin Anderson, SF, Virginia: Another outside shooting weapon for the Spurs.

27. Los Angeles Lakers – Joseph Young, SG, Oregon: Young is the next best shooter on the board.

28. Boston – Jarell Martin, SF/PF, LSU: NBA ready from a physical standpoint.

29. Brooklyn – Terry Rozier, PG, Louisville: A point guard willing to play some defense.

30. Golden State – Chris McCullough, PF, Syracuse : McCullough is a lot-tery-type talent, coming off a torn ACL. Perfect landing spot.

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Dear Doctor K: My grandmother has Alzheimer’s disease. Over the past few years I have watched the disease take a toll on her judgment, memory, even her personality. How does Alzhei-mer’s wreak so much havoc in the brain?

Dear Reader: In the past 25 years, medical science has learned a great deal about what causes Alzheimer’s disease. Be-fore that, we basically knew just that the brains of people with this disease, viewed with a micro-scope, had some unusual fea-tures. We knew that the disease caused brain cells to die prema-turely, but we didn’t know why. Today, I think we are closing in on understanding some major causes (if not all of the causes) of brain cell death.

Early on, Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain’s limbic system and cerebral neocortex. The lim-bic system is central to memory and learning. It also links emo-tions and behavior. It is the line between what we want to do and what we actually do. The cerebral neocortex controls conscious thought. Damage to this area leads to problems with language, math and reasoning.

Ongoing communication between the limbic system and neocortex links thinking and emotions. The back-and-forth

between memory and emotion, thought and action, is the foun-dation of personality. That’s why damage to these two areas is so devastating.

Other parts of the brain are not affected until later in the disease. Examples include the brainstem and cerebellum, which control basic functions needed for survival. When these brain areas are affected, swallowing, walk-ing and coordination become impaired.

Twenty-five years ago, we knew that the brain cells that do the thinking – neurons – commu-nicate with one another using chemicals called neurotransmit-ters. As Alzheimer’s disease takes hold, levels of one neurotrans-mitter, called acetylcholine, drop sharply. Without enough acetylcholine, different areas of the brain cannot communicate normally with one another.

We also knew that there were two unusual microscopic struc-tures in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s, called plaques and tangles. We knew that plaques contained a chemical called amyloid beta, and that tangles

contained a chemical called tau. (I’ve put an illustration showing the plaques and tangles of Alz-heimer’s disease on my website, AskDoctorK.com.)

Finally, we knew that areas of the brain with lots of plaques and tangles were most likely to have dead neurons. In advanced Alzheimer’s, the loss of neurons is so dramatic that the brain actually shrinks. So there was circumstantial evidence, but no proof, that amyloid beta and tau might be important causes of the death of neurons.

In the past 25 years, scientists have obtained strong evidence that amyloid beta and tau really are important causes of the death of brain cells. And scientists have discovered several other brain molecules that are also import-ant. I predict you’ll be hearing more about apolipoprotein e4 (ApoE4) and a gene regulator called REST (you don’t want to know the full scientific name).

If these molecules are all important in causing Alzheimer’s disease, then targeting them with new drugs may someday prevent and even reverse the disease.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. Visit www.AskDoctorK.com to send questions and get additional information.

Dr. Wallace: Rachel and I were best friends for the last couple of years, but it all ended when she started saying bad things about my mom. She was telling my other friends things that were untrue. Not only that, but she is also spreading disgusting lies around school about my moral character. This has really hurt me, but I don’t know how to get her to stop. Please tell me what I should do. – Sad Girl, Houston, Texas

Dear Sad Girl: It’s worth a try to simply have a chat with her and ask her to stop spreading lies about you and your mom. And remind her that the two of you have been friends for a long time and that she knows what she’s saying isn’t true. She just might stop. But even if she doesn’t, it’s very important that you not be defensive and run around trying to convince every-one that Rachel is telling lies about you. I realize that it will be difficult, but the less you react, the sooner Rachel will shut her big mouth.

Teens, as a group, are honest and fair. They can form a realistic opinion about a person’s moral character. Rachel is not going to change a lot of people’s minds about you. Keep smiling and continue to maintain your character and dignity. Rachel’s tongue will soon get tired and the game she’s playing is more likely to boomerang and reflect badly on her own character.

Dr. Wallace: I’m 17 and I have a driver’s license. My dad promised me that if I made the honor roll, he’d allow me to use the family car on dates once a week. So, I made the honor roll last semester, but when I asked to use the car, he told me he had changed his mind and I couldn’t use the car because his insurance

would increase.I admit that I was so

disappointed that we had a heated discussion. It ended with him saying: “I’m the boss and I make the decisions. And if you ask me again, I’ll never let you use the car.” I feel really cheated. Do you agree that he was wrong to break his promise to me? – Upset, Boston, Mas-sachusetts

Dear Upset: It is true that parents have the final word and make the decisions, but it is very unwise for a parent to make a promise, and then refuse to honor it!

Dr. Wallace: I was going steady with this guy for nearly six months. He was always telling me he loved me and someday he would make me his wife. The idea made me back off and tell him that he was get-ting too serious, and I was not ready for that kind of relationship. When I broke up with him I also told him that I would not be changing my mind.

Now this guy has been sending me flowers and calling me every day to see if I’ve changed my mind. Last night he called again and said that if I didn’t take him back he would turn gay. I told him to start turning and then hung up on him.

Is it possible for him to become gay because I dumped him? – Nameless, San Francisco, California

Dear Nameless: The answer is NO. Guys will very often use any ploy they can think of to win back a lost love. This guy’s plea was merely more imaginative than most.

• Email Dr. Robert Wallace at [email protected].

Dear Abby: I’m almost 20. I have a well-paying job and live with my mother in a small town. My issue is I don’t know how to break away from her.

My older siblings still live here, too. They don’t help pay rent, util-ities, groceries or anything. Mom and I pay for everything in a house of six people. My boyfriend and I have discussed living together, but I don’t know how I will ever be able to leave. No one else helps Mom, and I don’t want her to lose the house.

I know the solution is “every-one will have to pay their way.” But they don’t, and Mom won’t enforce it. I want to help her be-cause she’s my mother, but I have my own life and I can’t stay here forever.

How should I approach this with her? – Stuck In The West

Dear Stuck: If your mother can’t

keep her house on her own, there are serious problems ahead for her. If she doesn’t have the income to afford it, she may have to find a job or sell it.

It should not be your responsi-bility to support the family. Your siblings aren’t contributing to the household because your mother has been enabling them to avoid it. Have a private conversation with her. Tell her you plan to move out, so you are giving her plenty of notice and a departure date.

Dear Abby: One of my friends who I work with is getting mar-ried this summer. She recently asked me for my address and, since we also went to school to-

gether, asked me to give her a few other friends’ addresses as well. So imagine my surprise when my friends all received invitations to her wedding and I did not.

I think it’s possible that my invitation legitimately was lost in the mail or it may have been an honest oversight. However, I realize it’s also possible that she decided against inviting me.

How do I politely ask if I’m invited to her wedding? – Tired Of Being “Minnesota Nice”

Dear Tired: I don’t think that being direct would be rude. Because you consider her a good friend, ask whether your wedding invitation could have been lost in the mail. If she responds that you are not invited, you’ll know where you stand.

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com.

Woman living at home is stuck with supporting family

Research on Alzheimer’s disease yields important insights

Teens, as a group, are honest

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If this split, that; if that split, this

Richard Dooling, a novelist and screenwriter, said, “Making money, it seems, is all about the velocity of moving it around, so that it can exist in Hong Kong one moment and Wall Street a split second later.”

This deal has a split person-ality. If there is one particular split, declarer adopts line A; but if there is a different split, he follows line B. What are those splits and lines? Take several split seconds.

South is in four hearts. West cashes his three top diamonds, then shifts to the club 10, which is won by declarer’s ace.

In the auction, North might have rebid three no-trump de-spite knowing about the 5-3 heart fit. That would have worked fine here.

Declarer has only nine win-ners: three spades, five hearts and one club. He must establish dummy’s spade suit. However, to cash a long spade, South must have drawn trumps. But are the hearts splitting 3-2 or 4-1?

Declarer should draw two rounds of trumps, leaving a high honor in the dummy. If they break 4-1, South should cash dummy’s third trump, play a spade to his king, draw the last trump, and hope spades are 3-3. If they are not, the contract was probably unmakable.

Here, though, hearts are 3-2. Declarer now plays a spade to his king, returns a spade to dummy’s ace, ruffs a spade high in his hand, leads a heart to dummy’s king, cashes the spade queen and spade six, discarding his low clubs, and claims.

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TODAY – Keep up with fast-changing technological knowledge in order to increase your chances to advance. Greater financial responsibility will not pose a problem if you continue to learn and grow with the times. Participate in networking and social events, and broaden your personal and business connections.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Problems will surface if you offer advice to a close friend. Spend your time working on self-improvement projects and ways to make your living space more comfortable.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Travel and romance are highlighted. Plan to do something out of the ordinary. Express your feelings freely and let important relationships blossom. Your kindness and generosity will be appreciated.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Don’t wait for others to notice your achievements. By being more assertive, you can make great strides personally and professionally. Take action and put more emphasis on moving forward.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – You can’t do everything for everyone. Trying to be the perfect friend, relative or partner will be emotionally and physically draining. Leave room for some “me” time.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Collaboration and joint ventures will be rewarding. Explore realistic options for improving your financial situation. Discuss your plans with a financial adviser and keep your eye on current trends.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Love is in the air. Someone you consider a friend has more interest in you than you realize. A social engagement will help true feelings emerge.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Consider starting your own business. Sound out potential partnership prospects. With the right connections, you will be able to market your ideas. Invest in yourself, not in what someone else is offering.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Fend off lethargy by doing something completely unplanned. Try a new sport or go exploring. Educational and adventurous experi-ences will motivate you to do and be your best.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Be extra careful with your assets and possessions. Resist high-pressure sales pitches and get-rich-quick schemes. A hasty decision will set you back. Pay close attention to detail.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – An unanticipated houseguest will give you a chance to show off your hosting skills. Don’t be upset with the change in your routine. This is your time to shine.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Professionalism and a strong work ethic will stymie anyone who is trying to discredit you at work. Always use discretion when dealing with colleagues. Keep your emotions in check.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Update your appearance and express the way you feel. You will be pleased with the results if you stick to subtle, classic changes. A social evening will lead to compliments.

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advice from the live Q-and-A:

• Don’t worry about trends. Love traditional Oriental rugs but seeing modern patterns in all the magazines? Don’t worry about it. “Design is really about finding a style that represents who you are and not following the trends in magazines.”

• For a balanced fireplace mantel, you can go one of two ways: One large mirror or piece of art hung above the fireplace or several small framed pieces leaning against the wall.

“A beautiful pottery bowl, a pair of candlesticks or a series of handmade pottery in complementary colors would be beautiful.”

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• Symmetry doesn’t mean pairs of things. “Symmetry is not always required, but it does make certain people (like me) more comfortable,” Berkus said. “It creates a sense of visual balance that can feel relaxing when you walk into a room.”

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Tradition AboundsThis timeless traditional has been updated and shows very well! You’lllove this cul-de-sac lot with mature landscaping and convenient eastside St. Charles location near schools and park! Hardwood floors,extensive millwork, two story vaulted family room with oversizedfireplace add to the enhancement of this home’s desirability. Chef’skitchen with granite and stainless steel appliances. Basement isready to be finished and has super high ceilings.

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Horses WelcomeFabulous Horse Property and One-of-a-kind private retreat indowntown Wayne. Spectacular mature trees surround this charmingupdated farmhouse. Chef’s kitchen with stainless steel appliancesopens to family room. So much is new: Roof ‘12, furnace ‘10, waterfiltration ’14 Two masters: main floor and 2nd floor with balcony forviews! Fenced pasture with paddock and new barn ‘10. Great accessto riding trails and Pratt Wayne Woods forest preserve!

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1151 Winnebago Trl: Sold on or before 060215 by Todd Dun-can to Manivone Vanderhulst; $295,000.00

1324 Giese Rd: Sold on or before 060315 by Patricia A Mcnamara to Jeffrey Foster & Agata Foster; $223,000.00

1373 Georgetown Dr: Sold on or before 060115 by Bonita C Lantz to Laura R Hollendoner; $186,500.00

1822 Wagner Rd: Sold on or before 052815 by Sean Carroll to Steven Waas & Tara Waas; $420,000.00

2752 Lusted Ln: Sold on or be-fore 060215 by Terence W Allen to Sean Reavis; $850,000.00

30 S Jefferson St: Sold on or before 060315 by Terence L Britton to Michael John Went-zloff & Kori Valentine Wentzloff; $244,000.00

427 North Ave: Sold on or before 060215 by Margaret J Clark Estate to Jennifer C Clark; $240,000.00

644 Carriage Dr: Sold on or before 060215 by Lewis Trust to Thomas C Gambill & Andrea R Belanger; $216,500.00

732 Nordic Ct: Sold on or be-fore 052815 by Hassler Trust to Christopher A Marshall & Cecilia A Marshall; $275,000.00

Elburn1158 Motz St: Sold on or

before 052815 by Us Bank Na to Basis Investments Llc; $162,000.00

208 E Oak Dr: Sold on or be-fore 060215 by Fannie Mae to Max Baughman; $175,000.00

2N651 Beith Rd: Sold on or before 060215 by Herne Trust to Michael Saracco; $233,000.00

400 N 3rd St: Sold on or be-fore 052915 by Anastasia C Die-hl to Rachel Michelle Jankiewicz & Stephen E Jankiewicz; $135,000.00

680 Prairie Valley St: Sold on or before 060115 by Donald R Reever Jr to Kyler B Laurie &

Samantha A Laurie; $247,500.00821 Kindberg Ct: Sold on

or before 060315 by Jason R Redeker to Robert Poturalski & Amanda Poturalski; $273,000.00

856 Weston Ct: Sold on or before 060215 by Fannie Mae to Matthew Michels & Jessica Michels; $0.00

Geneva0N423 King Dr: Sold on or

before 052815 by Et Cet Era Land Co to Shodeen Homes Llc; $408,000.00

1014 Geneva Dr: Sold on or before 060115 by Rebecca Hanna to Timothy A Hendrick-son & Vinita B Hendrickson; $170,000.00

104 S Cambridge Dr: Sold on or before 060215 by John B Houlihan to Georgi Ochev & Tsvetelin Nikiforova; $250,000.00

1223 Geneva Dr: Sold on or before 052915 by Thomas B Crawshaw Jr to Terry Boehme Jr & Leigh Boehme; $272,000.00

1915 Eldorado Dr: Sold on or before 060315 by D Douglas Banion to Mark P Fellinger; $516,500.00

217 N 3rd St: Sold on or be-fore 060215 by Jeffrey Hamp-ton to Lee E Anderson & Janet L Anderson; $390,000.00

2242 Kings Ct: Sold on or be-fore 060215 by Kevin J Ausman to Russel E Walton & Alexis R Walton; $525,000.00

253 Larsdotter Ln: Sold on or before 052915 by Ella J Hender-son to Joseph J Regan & Teresa M Regan; $262,000.00

3234 Hillcrest Rd: Sold on or before 060215 by Craig D Brown to Vijay M Chavda & Candra I Chavda; $405,000.00

3289 Husking Peg Ln: Sold on or before 060215 by Fannie Mae to Andrew Derrico & Kath-ryn Derrico; $0.00

3304 Ridge Pointe Dr: Sold on or before 060115 by Blue Gene-va Llc to Nvr Inc; $114,000.00

3712 Ridge Pointe Dr: Sold on or before 060115 by Blue Gene-

va Llc to Nvr Inc; $57,000.0039W231 E Mallory Dr: Sold on

or before 052915 by Matthew Macaluso to Stephen H Med-earis & Catherine D Medearis; $326,000.00

39W561 Bealer Cir: Sold on or before 060315 by Shodeen Homes Llc to Phillip J Spizzirri & Andrea L Spirrizzi; $481,500.00

409 Jefferson St: Sold on or before 052915 by Gary D Ener-son to Douglas W Cousineau; $130,000.00

40W139 Palmer Rd: Sold on or before 060315 by Shodeen Homes Llc to Brian M Dipaola & Kathryn E Dipaola; $377,500.00

502 Bradbury Ln: Sold on or before 060315 by Jason M Dyer to Michael A Cullen Jr; $197,000.00

601 Spring St: Sold on or before 060215 by Douglas B Jones to Vincent R Bai-ley Jr & Heather L Bailey; $357,000.00

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4N891 Old Farm RoadSt. Charles $1,040,000Beautiful French Country Home withscenic views on cul-de-sac. New roof,remodeled master bath and walk-incloset. Many new updates, Gourmetkitchen with Winter Birch Crystalcabinetry and walk-in pantry. Spaciousbedrooms all with private baths.

Lot 1 Barlow DriveSt. Charles $235,000Last available lot in BarlowWoods Subdivision.Great opportunity to build your custom dreamhome on this 2 acre wooded lot in the country,just west of St. Charles. Gorgeous mature treescreates a private setting. Convenient access toshopping, entertainment, and close to LaFoxand Elburn Metra Train Station. 2.03 acres.

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1006 Keim TrailSt. Charles $549,900Desirable Hunt Club location,beautifully maintained home withmany upgrades with include; waterheater, air conditioner, furnace, roof andlandscaping. Wooded lot for a quiet andprivate setting. Clost to town and highschool.

1868 Robert CourtAurora $199,00Move in ready!! Great cul-de-sac location in quietneighborhood. Near shopping, schools, restaurants, andmore! Recently rehabbed solid all brick home. Upgradedkitchen cabinets, beautiful hardwood floors throughout,newer light fixtures and windows. Impressive stonefireplace, spacious rooms with open floor plan. Largefenced in back yard with patio, pergola and landscaping.

616 Fulton St: Sold on or be-fore 052915 by Nelson Trust to Michael J Santacaterina & Mary Ellen Santacaterina; $792,000.00

715 West Ln: Sold on or before 060315 by Donald N Fortener to Kirk J Jones & Jennifer Lynn Jones; $368,000.00

959 Westfield Crse: Sold on or before 060215 by Mark A Or-lando to Ernest Alvinito & Jillian Alvinito; $290,000.00

969 Sunset Rd: Sold on or before 052915 by Harris Trust to James P Hepp & Katherine J Hepp; $815,000.00

Maple Park415 Main St: Sold on or before

060215 by Maggie Kenney to Jacob J Rossler; $97,000.00

652 Settlement Dr: Sold on or before 060215 by Cornerstone National Bank Ttee to Matthew Salinas; $229,000.00

North Aurora1307 Clark St: Sold on or be-

fore 060215 by Matthew K Haug to John Brinn; $322,500.00

305 Pin Oak Dr: Sold on or be-fore 052815 by Kristi E Brewer to Andres Sota; $175,000.00

3S640 Terrace Dr: Sold on or before 060215 by Donald E Draper to Javier Gonzalez & Karleen Gonzalez; $310,000.00

43 Pine Hill Dr: Sold on or before 052915 by Fannie Mae to Marcus Goedken & Amy Humphreys; $215,000.00

506 Pinecreek Dr: Sold on or before 060215 by Boris Baldine to Shannon L Thornburg;

$196,000.00629 Lindsay Cir: Sold on or be-

fore 060115 by William J Griess-er to Bonita Lantz; $248,000.00

706 Oak Crest Dr: Sold on or before 052915 by William J Mummert to Lynnette S Poole; $236,000.00

St. Charles1210 W Main St: Sold on or

before 052915 by Sparacino Trust to Jonathan Chenot; $189,000.00

1315 Horne St: Sold on or before 060215 by Hegy Trust to Aaron Gabor & Lena Gabor; $220,000.00

1406 Jewel Ave: Sold on or before 052915 by Robertas Dze-kciorius to Braden R Rittenberry & Lisa Rittenberry; $204,000.00

1426 Walnut Hill Ave: Sold on or before 052915 by Sheri Orichiella to Oilschlager Trust; $177,000.00

1509 Indiana St C: Sold on or before 052915 by Fannie Mae to Christopher R Cork; $79,000.00

1520 E Main St: Sold on or before 052815 by Chicago Title Land Trt Co Ttee to Hospitality At St Charles Inc; $1,815,000.00

2315 Dean St: Sold on or before 052915 by 2315 2325 Dean Street Holdings to Geneva Capital Stc Llc; $3,250,000.00

3001 Easton Pl: Sold on or be-fore 052915 by Anthony Miskow-iec to David J Ryan & Katherine M Ryan; $470,000.00

39W030 Ridge Line Rd: Sold on or before 060115 by Steve Vanthournout to Christopher Markin & Suzanne Markin; $482,000.00

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Totally updated home on a private tree-lined 1-acre lot inpopular neighborhood! Dream granite kitch w/Amish cabs& SS appls… Granite bths… Fam rm w/floor to ceil fp…Huge mbdrm w/whirlpool bth… Nicely finished bsmt…Heated garage w/epoxy flooring… Move-in condition!!

ST. CHARLES $363,000CUSTOM RANCH!

Sits high on a majestic wooded lot w/amazing views!Volume ceils thru-out… Granite kitch… Dramatic famrm w/fp… Mbdrm w/luxurious bth… Versatile 22x18loft… Finished walk-out bsmt w/fp & full bth… This totallyupdated home is in move-in condition — You will love it!!

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townhome in move-in condition! New carpet & paintthroughout, all appliances stay… Liv rm w/fp, diningrm opens to patio & private yard! Mbdrm w/vaultedceil, 2-1/2 bths, versatile loft… Excellent location closeto shopping & quick walk to water park & soccer fields!!

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39W580 Switchgrass Ln: Sold on or before 052815 by Bloomingdale 6 Llc to Wirth Jr Trust; $96,000.00

404 S 6th St: Sold on or before 060115 by Payne Ii Trust to Jan Mccarthy & Julie Baughman; $0.00

404 S 6th St: Sold on or before 060115 by Julie Baughman to Payne Ii Trust; $101,000.00

404 S 6th St: Sold on or before 060115 by Jan Mccarthy to Payne Ii Trust; $101,000.00

40W676 White Fence Way: Sold on or before 060315 by Walter R Warlyn to Patrick A Mulvey & Sandra J Mulvey; $300,000.00

4115 Meadow View Dr: Sold on or before 060215 by Timothy S Zimmer to Rajiv Mehta & Mala Mehta; $590,000.00

42W418 Foxfield Dr: Sold on or before 060215 by Grandview Capital Llc to Craig Replogle; $225,000.00

4N812 Old Farm Rd: Sold on

or before 052915 by Phoenix Npl Llc to Phoenix Reo Llc; $54,500.00

510 Brownstone Dr: Sold on or before 060215 by Smith Trust to William C Kruzan & Shawn M Kruzan; $535,000.00

5N545 Meadowview Ln: Sold on or before 060115 by Joseph C Monachello to Peter J Mayer; $240,000.00

601 Marion Ave: Sold on or before 060315 by Helen Louise Neumark to Edmund A Lipskis & Lynn O Lipskis; $347,500.00

610 S 3rd St 1 C: Sold on or before 060115 by John White to Carol L Waver; $150,000.00

62 Mckinley St: Sold on or before 060315 by Watkins Trust to Kenneth Comperda & Jennifer Leonard Biddle; $377,000.00

6N903 Verhaeghe Rd: Sold on or before 052815 by Purple Rooseter Holdings Llc to Steven D Galloway; $127,500.00

725 Stuarts Dr: Sold on or be-fore 060215 by Alan E Eriksson to Uwe E Peregi; $210,000.00

7N004 Canterbury Ct: Sold on or before 060215 by Owen Bradley Corbin to James Chrisos

& Yolanda Chrisos; $480,000.00910 Fox Glen Dr: Sold on or

before 052815 by Grandview Capital Llc to Ronald Koch & Karey Koch; $250,000.00

South Elgin740 Reserve Ct: Sold on or

before 052715 by Kane County Sheriff to Bank Of America Na; $320,535.00

740 Reserve Ct: Sold on or before 052715 by Bank Of America Na to Miles Tischhauser; $350,000.00

770 Medford Dr: Sold on or before 052115 by Thomas F Hite to Joseph Doody & Mary Beth Doody; $278,000.00

7N040 Cary St: Sold on or before 052115 by Michael Page to Kevin M Page; $98,000.00

822 Sunrise Dr: Sold on or before 051915 by Andrew W Chatterton to National Residen-tial Nominee S; $320,000.00

822 Sunrise Dr: Sold on or before 051915 by National Res-idential Nominee S to James I Nwachukwu & Katarzyna Schmidt Nwachukwu; $320,000.00

945 Manchester Ct: Sold on or

before 052215 by Sarah Pierce to Sandra Milligan; $105,000.00

10 N Gilbert St 215: Sold on or before 052915 by River Crossing S E Llc to Ellen Sullivan; $160,000.00

1009 N South Elgin Blvd: Sold on or before 060215 by Nicole Tritthardt to Steve Foresta Jr & Steve Foresta Sr; $197,500.00

118 Woodrow Ave: Sold on or before 060115 by Wmsy Prop-erties Llc 118 Woodro to James Danick; $90,000.00

1253 Sandhurst Ln: Sold on or before 052915 by Donald R Gar-barski to Wonsup Shim & Mellisa Shim; $130,000.00

2250 Brookwood Dr: Sold on or before 060215 by Lewis J Onderko to Joseph E Wiltrout; $362,500.00

27 Farmington Ct: Sold on or before 060115 by Peter Heinlein to Kyle William Miller; $229,000.00

298 Windsor Ct A: Sold on or before 052915 by Judy R Ulrichs Estate to Lea Filipek; $39,500.00



340 Riverview Ave: Sold on or before 060315 by Michael Gregg to Stacy M Bienasz; $158,000.00

43 Ione Dr A: Sold on or before 060315 by Robert Jaynes to Linda Eggebrecht; $60,000.00

572 E Thorndale Ln: Sold on or before 052815 by Michael J Doyle to Angelo Matarangas; $305,000.00

719 E State St: Sold on or before 052915 by Hsbc Bank Usa Trustee to Joe Dichiarro; $97,000.00

781 Reserve Ct: Sold on or before 060115 by Steven M Keller to Cartus Financial Corp; $599,000.00

781 Reserve Ct: Sold on or before 060115 by Cartus Financial Corp to Heidi C Ratliff; $599,000.00

9 Roxbury Ct: Sold on or be-fore 052915 by Clare Properties Llc to Manuel Manriquez & Maria Manriquez; $235,000.00



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St. Charles Schools5 bdrm/3.5 bath, St. Charles schools, main floormaster w/bath, 2 fireplaces, hardwood floors.

(630) 553-5060$449,900 08932012

ST. CHARLES

Whitmore Place Townhome2 bdrm/2.5 bath, 2 stories, completely neutral decor,2nd floor laundry, basement ready to be finished.

(630) 584-7000$219,000 08930225

GENEVA

Gorgeous Lakeview Townhome4 bdrm/2.5 bath end unit townhome, 1st floor laundry,hardwood floors, finished English basement w/full bath

(630) 879-8555$204,900 08750906

BATAVIA

Move In Ready!4 bdrm/2 bath, hardwood floors, updated baths,finished basement w/bath, 4 season room.

(630) 879-9555$239,000 08937546

St. Charles Elburn630-584-7000 630-365-4200

Batavia Sugar Grove630-879-9555 630-466-4600

BATAVIA

Lovely Updated Two Story4 bdrm/2.5 bath, beautiful gourmet kitchen, hardwood

floors, family room w/fireplace and built-ins.(630) 879-9555

$279,900 08950395

930 N Lancaster Cir: Sold on or before 060215 by Michael J Murphy to Ian J Main & Gina M Losacco; $235,000.00

Sugar Grove1039 Pembridge Pl: Sold on

or before 052215 by Donald C Marcum to Matthew Nagle & Amanda C Nagle; $350,000.00

1150 Hall St: Sold on or before 052115 by Erol Turetgen to Weichert Workforce Mobility; $297,500.00

1150 Hall St: Sold on or before 052115 by Weichert Workforce Mobility to Kenneth M Tautkus; $290,000.00

118 N Buckingham Dr: Sold on or before 052015 by Gelb Trust to Michael J Collins & Kathleen Collins; $324,000.00

1219 Mariemont Rd: Sold on or before 052215 by Jose Noe Perez to Daniel R Howard & Rachel Howard; $273,000.00

1330 Dorr Dr: Sold on or be-fore 052015 by Fannie Mae to Robert Westbrook; $275,000.00

112 Fairfax Cir: Sold on or be-fore 052915 by Michael A Krickl to David Goss & Mary Goss; $283,000.00

118 Arbor Ave: Sold on or before 060215 by Christopher L Borresen to Peter J Kiczula & Miranda K Kiczula; $195,000.00

405 Hankes Rd: Sold on or be-fore 060115 by Terry Kent Stoltz to Raymond H Beeler & Angela S Beeler; $320,000.00

6 Laura Ln: Sold on or before 052815 by Schick Trust to John H Leech & Darlene W Leech; $210,000.00

725 Ridgeview Ln: Sold on or before 052815 by Orleans Rhil Lp to Kyle M Hoffman & Bailey M Hoffman; $325,000.00

763 Manor Hill Pl: Sold on or before 060215 by Brian K Lindgren to Rodney Reams & Debra Reams; $324,500.00

331 Chesney Dr: Sold on or before 052215 by Gerald B Braga to Cameron Coo-per & Colleen M Cooper; $250,000.00

711 Merrill New Rd: Sold on or before 052615 by Mark J Tondera to Julie K Darmon &

Sandra A King; $390,000.00764 Evergreen Ln: Sold on or

before 052215 by Ferrantino

Trust to Scott N Shields & Mi-chelle L Shields; $344,500.00

774 Black Walnut Ct: Sold on

or before 052015 by Richard A Bertone to Daniel L Foust & Diana M Foust; $483,500.00


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