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WILMINGTON, IL | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017 | A FREE PRESS NEWSPAPER Town to spruce Public contends board violated state law BY PAM MONSON Commissioners held a special meeting replacement behind closed doors, and EDITOR Friday, April 21, to select somebody to then adjourn. The agenda did not indi- up for Route 66 fill the board seat being vacated by Tom cate that any action would be taken. As many as five residents and The Glenn. Glenn is moving out of the dis- While the Illinois Open Meetings Free Press Advocate filed or plan to file trict and is no longer eligible to serve. Act permits discussion of items not requests for the Illinois Attorney He presented three potential succes- specifically listed on the agenda, the celebration General’s office to review last Friday’s sors to board for consideration; Randy Act does not permit action at that actions of the Park Board to determine Hill, Jerrick Longest and Britton Roth. meeting. As noted by the Illinois BY PAM MONSON whether state law was violated. Each was interviewed during closed Attorney General’s Public Access EDITOR Meanwhile, the board is preparing a session before Glenn was asked to Counselor in Opinion 16-015, “Senate correct its error at a time when an leave so the remaining board members debate on House Bill 4687, which Highlighting how established majority can maintain could discuss the candidates. became PA 97-827, effective Jan. 1, much of an asset Route control. According to the meeting agenda, SEE VIOLATED, PAGE 6 66 is to the community, The Island Park District Board of the board intended to discuss Glenn’s city administrator Frank Koehler recently sent a friendly letter to property owners in and around the down- town business district, “I AM NOT A ROCKET SCIENTIST, AND I AM NOT THE FIRST GUY TO DO THIS, asking them to spruce up for the 11th annual BUT I FEEL LIKE THESE ARE UNIQUE.” Route 66 Red Carpet KENNETH SCHULTZ Corridor Celebration on CRAFTSMAN Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7. “No other roadway is as synony- mous with travel, adventure and fun as Route 66,” he wrote. The Red Carpet Corridor event celebrates Route 66 and the important place it holds in the history and cur- rent success of the community. There’ll be lots to do in downtown Wilmington on Saturday, when the Women of Wilmington and down- town merchants put on a sidewalk sale to beat all others, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Don’t forget to stray a couple blocks from the main event to shop one of the city’s biggest antique malls, Milltown Market, at the corner of North Kankakee and Mill Street. Shoppers will be able to find antiques, imports, gifts, collectibles and more. The Wilmington Lions Club will be grilling and chill- ing downtown. Every sandwich they sell helps the volun- teers bring the community free activities like the June kids fishing derby. Those who want to try something a lit- tle different can stop in at Nelly’s on Route 66 and try a bison burger. At noon, the Chamber of Commerce will hold a laughing baby contest for infants up to 1 year of age, at the Chamber tent on North Water at Jackson Street. Prizes will be awarded to the tots who laugh first, loudest or strongest. Parents and siblings can be as silly as needed

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Council agrees to let developer slide - for now KEN SCHULTZ takes pride in his work, whether it be making his wild turkey wingbone calls or fletching his own arrows. BY PAM MONSON owner, Adar RidgePort EDITOR Industrial Partners, is able to extend Ridge Way The Wilmington City Boulevard south of Tower Council agreed last week to Road, as required by the allow a property owner to annexation agreement. obtain an occupancy per- The annexation agree- Call of the wild mit for a building that is ment provides that the nearing completion, before roads are to be constructed could during the time he was the developer finishes in phases on an as-needed Wilmington man’s in. When he left the service some required site work. basis, and gives the city the hobby in tune he was hired at AT&T, work- The council approved authority to withhold an ing there for 30 years. a Proceed at Your Own Risk occupancy permit for a with turkeys “I was 51 years old, was agreement with Adar building site until the a mid-manager, and they RidgePort Industrial developer extends the BY BRENT SUMNER came out with a retirement plan. Low and behold, I Partners at its regular roads. STAFF WRITER meeting on April 18. The extension of Ridge retired.” A 1.5 million square Way will require the devel- The Homewood native foot building that will be oper to work around wet- tried his hand at farming, occupied by General Mills land issues that the Army ilmington res- buying 15 acres in Michigan. is under construction at Corps of Engineers has to ident Before long is expanded into the east edge of the sign off on, explained city Kenneth 65 acres. RidgePort Logistics Center, administrator Frank W “I was always farming, along the Interstate 55 Koehler. The property Schultz puts pride in but it was part-time until I frontage road, and will be just about everything retired,” he said. “My wife completed before the SEE SLIDE, PAGE 5 he does. That’s evident !"#$#%&'(&)*+,$&-./,+* and I had a good time up KEN SCHULTZ’S homemade turkey call is made out of the there, and so did our chil- with his hand-made three wingbones from a wild turkey. He forms all three bones dren. We never lived up there turkey calls that not into the call, and uses some leftovers to fashion the lanyard. year round. I just loved it.” only get the attention Schultz also takes time after making each one to personalize Schultz said that when of a strutting tom, them with some pen “engravings.” the Lord wanted him to stop they’ve become the farming, he let him know. Now, the 78-year-old is envy of local hunters off his labor and it has paid not afraid of work,” he said. enjoying his retirement days WPD joining state’s lucky enough to get off whether it be the time he “I was a technician for nine by staying busy with hunt- their hands on one. spent working at AT&T, years, was promoted to man- ing, hobbies, family and his working his blueberry farm agement at AT&T, and have The work he puts into faith. first distracted in Michigan, or time he never been afraid of work.” To understand his these atypical wing bone spends at his church, Schultz was in the Navy calls is quite meticulous. “I am German, and I am and got ranked as high as he SEE CALL, PAGE 2 driving week effort Schultz has built his life

Officers of the In support of National Wilmington Police Distracted Driving Department will be paying Awareness Month, and in extra attention to drivers an effort to bring attention who are texting this week, to the dangers and conse- because as distracted driv- quences associated with ing is becoming more driving distracted, accepted by drivers, it’s Governor Bruce Rauner Superintendent joins budget effort also becoming more haz- issued a proclamation and pay school districts millions 400 superintendents from • Improve the state's ardous. both houses passed resolu- STAFF REPORT of dollars owed in unpaid across the state in a call for education funding formula From Jan. 1, 2016 to tions identifying April 24 bills this year. action,” Swick said. “We and invest in students and the present, the through 28 as Illinois This week, Dr. Matt As legislators return to need to end the impasse schools, including higher Wilmington Police Distracted Driving Swick, superintendent of Springfield following spring now and move forward with education, throughout the Department issued 57 Awareness Week. School District 209-U, break, school districts are a budget that will serve the state. compliance tickets and 35 The Illinois joined more than 400 school using school marquees to two million K-12 Illinois • Pay school districts traffic citations for unlaw- Association of Chiefs of chiefs from across the state, share their frustration with public school students who what they are owed this year. ful use of electronic com- Police (ILACP), in partner- representing 1.3 million stu- the state budget crisis and represent our future.” While K-12 education munication devices — dis- ship with AAA, and sup- dents, in calling for the taking to social media with a The superintendents has benefited from a partial- tracted driving. The ported by the Illinois State Illinois General Assembly to call to #PassILBudget. The are calling on members of department is participat- Police, SafetyServe.com, immediately pass a state SEE BUDGET PAGE 6 state now owes Wilmington the Illinois General ing in the first Illinois the National Safety budget. The grassroots ini- School District more than Assembly and the governor Distracted Driving Council, the Illinois tiative, called “Pass Illinois' $580,000, and has been to do the following: Awareness Week in an Insurance Association and Budget!” also urges lawmak- operating without a full • Immediately, and effort to educate motorists almost 300 law enforce ers and the governor to budget for the past 22 with bipartisan support, about the dangers of tex- improve the state's educa- SEE WPD, PAGE 6 months. end the state budget ting while driving. tion funding formula, and “I stand with more than impasse. The Free Press Advocate, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, page 2 WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM

ie with Woodsy Owl or Smokey Bear or take a hike Cofferdam outlines work area RCC for a chance to see the Midewin’s growing herd of bison. to get those laughs. At 4 p.m., the Midewin The dancers from will host a communitywide Finale Dance Studio, in broadcasting of Little Wilmington, will perform at Bluestem seeds at the Iron 12:30 p.m. near the Bridge Trailhead prairie. Chamber tent, then at 1 The only way to experi- p.m., the Chamber will host ence the activities at the its popular Hula Hoop con- Iron Bridge Trailhead is to test for youth up to age 12. catch the shuttle from The three participants who downtown Wilmington or hula the longest will be the from the Elwood Village winners. Contestants are Hall, 401 E. Mississippi welcome to bring their own Avenue. Due to parking lim- hoops, as supplies are limit- itations at the trailhead, ed. only handicapped parking The top dogs dressed will be available on site. All for the day will compete in others interested in the the Hound Dog Contest at Midewin experience are 2:30 p.m., at the Chamber asked to park in Wilmington tent. or Elwood and take advan- Don’t forget to pick up tage of the shuttle. freebies and this year’s col- The last pickup in lectible, a button, at the Wilmington and Elwood Chamber tent before board- will be at 3:30, but the shut- ing a free shuttle to the tle will run until 4:30 to Midewin National Tallgrass make sure everyone gets Prairie at the corner of back to their starting point. North Water and Van Buren Street (by the post office) The 2017 Route 66 Red any time between 9 a.m. Carpet Corridor collectible and 3:30 p.m. button and freebies from The Midewin is calling member businesses will be its event Prairie Kicks on available Sunday, May 7, Route 66. Visitors will step from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the !"#$#%&'%!()%*#+,#+ off the beaten path and Chamber tent on North ILLINOIS CONSTRUCTORS CORPORATION established temporary cofferdams around the railroad bridges carrying the Union explore what life was like Water Street at Jackson. Be Pacific Railroad line across Forked Creek and the Kankakee River last week. The bridges are being rebuilt to accommodate a along Route 66 in its heyday sure to take your photo at second track that will provide a place for slower moving freight traffic to operate out of the way of high speed passenger trains while celebrating the native the Route 66 mural doing running between Chicago and St. Louis, MO. The reconstruction is an 18-month project that began in earnest last month. Illinois spring prairie the Silly Walk across Jackson blooms. Volunteer-led Street (and you thought the nature and history walks Silly Walk was an April Fool’s will depart from the Iron Day prank!) Afterwards, Bridge Trailhead just north browse the stores and malls to him, they are the best He is also ranked 113th seven letters on one side, of Wilmington. for something unique to feathers for fletching. He nationally for non-typical “WAFWHIJ”. During the nature commemorate the week- Call end. also supplies other people turkey. The letters are an hom- walks that depart at 11 a.m. For more details about with feathers when asked. It all started when he age to his faith, along with a and 1 and 2 p.m., visitors Red Carpet Corridor activi- “You get all of this off and a friend each harvested hymn, “What a friend we will see the emerging buds turkey calls one has to a bird. With four wings avail- have in Jesus.” and blooms of native plants ties, contact Wilmington understand Schultz, an the wing,” he said, talking event chairman Eric Fisher about his calls and arrows. able, he decided to try and “A lot of people surpris- and learn about efforts to ardent hunter that simply use the bones for a call. ingly get it,” he said. “I have remove non-native species at the Chamber of lets nothing go to waste. “The wing has five to six pri- Commerce, 815-476-5991. mary feathers for fletching. I Schultz has a great done that for the last 10 to protect and improve the Schultz uses every bit of habitat of native flowers The village of Elwood is save those. I make the calls, interest in Native American years. Prior to that, I would his harvest. Each turkey and pollinators. History planning a tractor show eat the turkey; and the giz- history, and also collects just put native symbols and becomes food for the table arrowheads and other arti- things. I get a lot of com- walks leaving the trailhead along the original route of while bones and feathers are zard, heart and liver, my at 10 a.m. and noon and 2 the Mother Road through dogs always enjoy.” facts. He replicates Indian ments.” put to good use. arrows and knives. So mak- Schultz also started p.m. will take visitors back the small farm town, and a Schultz has a passion “I believe that I don’t ing a call out of wing bones doing something else to 150 years for a lesson about display of local history at shoot anything that I don’t for turkey hunting. He holds seemed like a natural fit for make each call even more the early settlers who lived the village hall on Saturday eat,” he said. “I am an arrow- a national record for non- this hunting purist. unique. along the road that became and Sunday. Elwood also smith, so I shoot naturally typical turkey. After making four, he He colors them with a the Mother Road. highlights its Douglas Street with a recurve bow, and I In 2000, he was ranked gave away three, with only polyurethane tint, making While waiting to join a Wayside exhibit, featuring also fletch and make my No. 1 in Michigan for a non- one request. them either natural colored, group, visitors to the prairie statues of Rosie the Riveter own arrows.” typical (more than one “I like to give away stuff smoke, rose (cherry) or dark can take in art demonstra- and an arsenal worker and a Schultz saves the turkey beard), but slipped down to rather than sell it,” he said. “I brown (mahogany). tions and special educa- section of restored original feathers because, according second in 2009. usually tell them that it is “I had a display of all tional programs, take a self- pavement. free, but there is no such my calls, and it showed how thing as a free lunch. You I have progressed,” he said. have to save me the wings “They (the first ones) weren’t when you get a turkey.” crude, they were probably Thus, his call-making more realistic. Now they are DMA contest will hobby came to birth, and is more refined, making them now to the point where he prettier.” receives anywhere between Once crafted, the hol- deck downtown 20-30 wings per season. lowed out bone call makes a “They come in, and perfect cluck when the they go back out,” he said hunter holds it to his/her in Route 66 theme with a smile. “A lot of calls go mouth and smacks their to clubs, and they put them lips. W i l m i n g t o n ’ s structed with exposure to on silent auction to raise Schultz also makes a Downtown Merchants the elements in mind. money. I just love to do it.” slate call using a mussel Association (DMA) invites The public will vote for He will spend about a shell. residents, business owners the badges they like best week making one call. The “There are multiple and organizations to help during the flea market on process includes cleaning types of calls you can virtu- decorate downtown by par- Saturday, May 6. Winners the bones, making sure they ally produce,” he said. “They ticipating in its 2017 Route will be announced and con- are dried, before being fitted have a box call, slate call and 66 Red Carpet Corridor festi- tacted within 48 hours of the and decorated. mouth calls. I use the whole val badge contest. event. “I take the bone, clean array, but I also use my Participants will receive There is no cost to par- the meat off, then you have homemade stuff.” a 6-foot plywood cutout of ticipate. Prizes and ribbons to buff the bone,” he said. The call is fittingly the Route 66 badge shape to will be awarded for first and “You clean out the mem- named his “Kankakee River decorate with whatever second place, and a ribbon brane and get the marrow Shell Call”, and is one his son media they choose, but sub- will be awarded for third out, then put them in a uses all the time. ject matter must be family place. If a family or individ- bleach and water bath and He uses wood out of the friendly. The more creative ual wins first or second boil them.” river, or even an old arrow and fun, the better. place, Chamber gift certifi- After bleaching the shaft to create the striker, The badges will be dis- cates will be awarded. If a bones and letting them dry and uses the inside of the played on Water Street and classroom, school group, he sits down, cleans them mussel shell as the scratch. Kankakee Street during the business or organization out again to fit together, “I am not a rocket sci- May 6 and 7 Red Carpet wins first or second place, a then glues three bone shafts entist, and I am not the first Corridor festival weekend pizza party will be provided together and grinds them guy to do this, but I feel like through May 10. Since the for the first place winner smooth. He reinforces the these are unique,” he said. badges will be on display and the second place winner bone junctures with plastic Unique indeed, from a outdoors, they may be sub- will receive an ice cream wrap and hand makes the craftsman who is also ject to severe weather condi- party. lanyard using beads and unique. tions, and need to be con- Plywood badges and small bone pieces. registration forms can be Then comes his favorite picked up at the Island Park part. District office, 315 N. Water “For probably the last St. All entries have to be 15 years I scrimshawed received by the DMA by them, which is what the old Lemonade stand Friday, May 5. Entries and sailors used to do on whale registration forms are to be bones,” Schultz said. “They at St. Rose School dropped off at Two Hounds did it with a needle. I used to Antiques, 202 N. Water St. scrimshaw with a tool, but The St. Rose School kindergartners will host a lemon- The DMA will retain as you get older you lose ade stand on Friday, April 28, from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2 ownership of the completed some of your abilities. I p.m. projects, for future use in the stopped scrimshawing, and Everyone is invited to the kindergarten classroom at district. now just go with a pen.” 626 S. Kankakee St., Wilmington. For additional informa- He decorates each call Lemonade will be $1 and include one refill. Brownies tion, contact Jamie Donovan by hand, with a personal and cookies also be $1. Only $1 bills will be accepted. at Two Hounds Antiques, touch, making each one Proceeds will benefit the school. 815-926-2741. unique. Two things he draws on each call are turkey tracks with his initials under, and

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Rhine Kankakee Street where the and California Wines, Liquors depot used to be. and Cigars of all kinds. Meals The work being done now served at all hours of the day.” on the tracks may wipe out By 1872, “Stewart & Quinn entirely those very things, the have erected a neat sign at their last tiny bit left of Wilmington's coal yard, near the depot. The depot district. boys keep the best quality of coal and sell at This story, like many, starts with the the lowest notch. Reader, when you want Kankakee River and her many cantankerous coal look for the sign of the White Star.” rampages. In February of 1867 a tremendous 1873 brings us, “George Cottom is doing ice jam formed against the railroad bridge a land office business in the carpenter and creating one of the most disastrous floods joiner line. George is prepared to give esti- Wilmington had ever experienced. mates for building and furnish material at Houses and businesses all along Water short notice. Shop near the railroad depot.” Street were damaged or destroyed. The two In 1874 we read this which indicates story grain elevator that had been on the that a long time earlier there was a hotel island was found three miles downstream. built at that location. “The old “City Hotel” The lumber yards that were on the island has been lately put in trim, and leased to Jas. were nowhere to be seen. A. Douglas, who proposes to “keep hotel” in The C&A Railroad also experienced sig- first class style. The location is immediately nificant losses. The depot that had stood on near the depot, and will be found quite con- the banks of the river was wiped out entire- venient for travelers.” ly. The bridge was significantly damaged. A New in 1875, “Ed. Hurley has estab- THE WILMINGTON DEPOT with passengers waiting, circa 1920’s. decision was made that this kind of loss was lished a wine cellar near the depot, in the unacceptable and engineers converged on McManus building, where may also be the city. found a choice line of foreign and domestic far and near. Advocate, “John B. Warner's new grain and The engineering recommendations cigars.” And so we read in 1886, “The Central coal office near the depot is nearing comple- included building the railroad bridge higher By the 1880's the canal boats were no Hotel - W. H. Speese, Prop'r - This Hotel, tion. The stucco work is about done and over the river to minimize loss to the rails longer running and all shipping was being within one block of the depot, has been then for the finishing touches on the interi- and to rebuild the limestone supports in a by train. This only increased the traffic in the thoroughly refurnished and offers every or.” sturdier manner. depot district. home convenience and at moderate rates. Where did all these buildings and busi- Since the bridge was built higher, the June 12, 1885 “Wilmington is again to Give us a call.” nesses go? The wrecking ball of course. The tracks on the shore also needed to be elevat- have a grain market. W.H. Odell has pur- And “John Roan has opened a sample only thing to survive was built too sturdy to ed to accommodate that. By the time the chased the elevator at the depot and placed room (saloon) in the Dorsey building, near be demolished - the elevated tracks at tracks crossed Kankakee Street they were it in charge of Mr. Jerry Quinn. It is being put the depot.” Chicago and Water Street and the infamous still a bit elevated, hence the “hump.” in good repair and will be ready for business The last entry of new construction I can Kankakee Street “hump”. Immediately after the depot was erect- within ten days, when the best ruling prices find is from April 27, 1917 in the Wilmington ed other buildings sprang up around it, will be paid for all sorts of grain.” some catering to the shipping trade, some Another factor in the 1880's was the catering to the traveler. tourist trade that had sprung up on the We read on June 10, 1871 in the People's island. River excursions, dance pavilions, Advocate, “Nearly 5,000 bushels of corn was picnics all brought in happy travelers from Food in exchange for library fines This is the final week the Wilmington many ways libraries are transforming their Public Library is accepting food for fines. communities every day through the services Patrons may bring in one nonperish- and invaluable expertise they offer. able food item or toiletry per $1 fine through Libraries also offer something unique to April 30. Expired food items will not be their communities, the expertise of individ- WHS holds its first prom walk accepted and donations cannot be used for ual librarians. Librarians assist patrons in lost or damaged items. All items will be using increasingly complex technology and donated to Kuzma Care Cottage. sorting through the potentially overwhelm- It’s part of the National Library week being observed all month. First sponsored ing mass of information bombarding in 1958, National Library Week is a national today's digital society. observance sponsored by the American This is especially crucial when access to Library Association (ALA) and libraries reliable and trustworthy data is more impor- across the country each April. tant than ever. The Wilmington Public Library District For more information, visit the joins libraries in schools, campuses and Wilmington Public Library District, 201 S. communities nationwide in celebrating the Kankakee St., or call 815-476-2834.

GRACE COOPER AND ANDERS ALMBERG walk the red carpet on their way to the Wilmington High School prom on April 8. The prom walk was organized by Tina Brownlee and Lisa Holmes because with the annual formal occurring so early in the year, there would be no appropriate outdoor sites for photos. Because it was so well received, it is expected to be an annual event. Prints of The Free Press Advocate’s photos of each couple are available at www.dotphoto.com. Sign in as a guest using newsfpnusa as the user name and buyprints as the password. The Free Press Advocate, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, page 4 WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM SCHOOL NEWS WHS students to get a shot at leadership BY TAYLOR HUGHES WHS STUDENT REPORTER

Six WHS students will join over 10,000 other stu- dents from across country in a leadership conferences this summer. Thanks to a $1,200 donation by the Women of Wilmington organization, sophomores Kassidy Hansen, Mary Henderson, Josh Cummins and Grant Imoff will receive scholar- and develop leadership The students will get to stay ships to attend the Hugh skills. The seminar will on campus in dorms at O’Brian (HOBY) youth lead- evolve around social change Illinois Wesleyan University !"#$#%&'%()'*#+%,-."/0 ership conference in and how be a model of lead- from June 10-14. There will WILMINGTON INTERACT MEMBERS (from left) Erin Pigot, Cori Wysocki and Alex Day sell Bloomington. Lexi Orr will ership by three perspectives: also be a college fair so that candy to raise money for local charities. attend a leadership confer- Personal leadership, group students get the opportunity ence called NILS to repre- leadership, and leadership to explore colleges they may sent WHS as a student for society. like to attend. ambassador. The four-day seminar McGuire attended the Do WHS students have a sweet tooth? Junior Molly McGuire will be filled with interactive Leadership Seminar last year will also be attending as a activities that will give stu- and explained how the BY TAYLOR HUGHES good amount of money sell- is what is the top-selling HOBY volunteer. dents the chance to develop speakers talked about self WHS STUDENT REPORTER ing every piece of candy and candy? Surprisingly it’s been So what exactly is and discover their personal reflection and how a single beef stick for $1. They are Airhead Extremes, a very HOBY? HOBY is a flagship leadership strengths. They person can make a huge The WHS Interact club raising this money for the sour candy that's appear- program that empowers will also complete team- impact on other lives. has been selling candy of local food pantry Kuzma ance copies a long rainbow. high school sophomores to building activities, commu- “It really gets kids to different types and flavors to Care Cottage, Our Caring Ranking in second for develop their leadership tal- nity service, a talent show- understand the value of Closet and the Wilmington raise funds for local chari- the most sold candy were ents and become the leaders case, and small group dis- being a part of their commu- Rotary’s international goal to of their community. cussions. nity and to know who they ties. help supply clean water in Reese's Cups mixed with NILS, or Illinois After learning the basics should be and what they They also have been third world countries. milk chocolate and peanut Leadership Seminars, is also of how to be a leader, stu- should do,” McGuire said. “I selling the beef snack sticks So far the Interact Club butter. Coming in third place a not-for-profit organization dents will then get to lead can’t wait to go again this in the flavors of sweet spicy, has sold many pieces of for the most sold candy were for students all across others and make a positive year as a volunteer. It’s a ton regular, and BBQ teriyaki. candy and beef sticks. What the beef sticks. The favorite Illinois to make a difference impact in their community. of fun and great experience.” Their goal is to raise a we’re interested in knowing beef flavor was BBQ. Meet this week’s WHS seniors Build night BY BRIANNA BOYNTON Wilmington? How small it is. WHS STUDENT REPORTER Funniest memory from high school? The phantom This week of Meet the pooper. at Bruning Seniors, we introduce you to If you were stranded on Taylor Mathus and Denisse an island with clothes and Hernandez. three other items, what Family Fun Night will additional instructions as would they be? Food, my be held on Wednesday, Taylor Mathus needed. phone, and a wifi signal. May 3, at Bruning What do you plan to All kits are precut Who is your favorite Elementary School, 1910 pursue upon graduation? teacher and why? Mr. Bruning Dr., Wilmington. pieces with predrilled I'm enlisting in the air force. Bushnell because he's hilari- The WE-PTO has holes to make it possible What do you do for fun? ous. partnered with Lowes of I usually hang out with my for even kindergartners to Advice you would give to New Lenox to host the friends. attempt with a parent. an underclassman? Try your build night. There are 59 What is your favorite The event will begin hardest, your grades matter. build kits at $5 each for movie? Hot Rod. the event. Reservations at 6 p.m. Parents and their What kind of music do Denisse Hernandez are needed to ensure a kit. child can build at their you like? Almost everything What do you plan to but mainly country and pursue upon graduation? I The build and grow own pace. TAYLOR MATHUS DENISSE HERNANDEZ kits have everything need- alternative. want to be an Emergency Call Nicolle Hicks at Do you have a favorite Medical Technician. ed to build a truck, bird- moment? I don't have one. house, coin bank, race car 815-263-2804 for reserva- subject? History. What do you do for fun? Your favorite thing to eat I read and watch Netflix. Famous person (dead or or pirate ship. Lowes will tions or to pick up a form alive) you would like to meet provide the hammers and at the schools. is? Chinese food. What is your favorite What’s your favorite movie? Inception and why? Mr. Kip Barnes lunch off the lunch menu? What kind of music do because he's Mr. Barnes. Cheese tortellini. you like? Country. Favorite thing about Most embarrassing Do you have a favorite Wilmington? It's a small moment? Anything from subject? My Wilco EMT class. town. gym class. Your favorite thing to eat Funniest memory from Famous person (dead or is? Mac and cheese. high school? Jackie Damien. alive) you would like to meet What’s your favorite If you were stranded on and why? Harry Styles lunch off the lunch an island with clothes and because he is such a kind, menu?Mac and cheese and three other items, what inspiring person. mini corn dogs. would they be? A pencil Favorite thing about Most embarrassing sharpener. my dog, and a slice of pizza. Who is your favorite teacher and why? Mrs. Mosier, because she's funny and smart. Lunch at 209-U schools Advice you would give to an underclassman? Don't be Mon., May 1: Chicken milk dumb. fried steak, mashed potatoes Thu., May 4: Chicken and gravy, roll and butter, Alfredo, corn, bread and peaches, milk butter, Mandarin oranges in Tues., May 2: Meatball sub, green beans, apple- Jell-O, milk sauce, milk Fri., May 5: Chicken Wed., May 3: Pizza, bacon wrap, Cheez-Its, cel- broccoli and ranch, apricots, ery sticks, pineapple, milk

SUDOKU - Here’s how it works: Soduko puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle. WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM The Free Press Advocate, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, page 5 Free materials for Baseball season officially opens Wesley residents Asphalt grindings, as available until Friday, May well as rock and clay mix 12, at the township hall. from the Enbridge Project Residents must use their 78, are available at no cost to own equipment to load and Wesley Township residents. haul materials. The materials will be National Drug Take Back Day Saturday The Wilmington vided by The Wilmington Coalition for a Healthy Coalition for a Healthy Community, in partnership Community, and Shred X with the Wilmington Police will provide document Department and Shred X, shredding, all at no cost will participate in National from 9 a.m. to noon. The Drug Take Back Day on event will be held at the Saturday, April 29. Wilmington Police Station at Safe disposal of pre- 129 Robert P. Weidling Dr. scription drugs will be pro-

!"#$#%&'%()*+%,*-".) RITE OF SPRING! The Wilmington Baseball-Softball Association held its annual parade of players and opening day ceremony Saturday. Twenty-one teams including about 375 youth paraded along Bridge Street to the South Island ballfields where the first pitch of the season was thrown. Members of Brown’s Towing Pinto team walk the parade route.

Red Carpet Corridor Festival Craft show and flea market Wilmington, Illinois Saturday, May 6 A craft show and flea market is planned for Saturday, May 6, in the downtown antique district during the Red Carpet Corridor festivities, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Set-up can begin as early as 6:30 a.m. There will be a variety of activities taking place in the downtown area, drawing a steady stream of people. The Red Carpet Corridor Festival is part of the Illinois Route 66 event: http://il66redcarpetcorridor.org/ that attracts Route 66 enthusiasts from all over Illinois. Unfortunately, no elec- tricity will be available. The non-refundable permit fee is $30 for a 10x10-foot space postmarked on or before April 15 without excep- tion. Permit fees postmarked after April 15 will be $40 per space. Spaces paid for the day of the event will be $50. Complete the contract below and return it with a FIRST PITCH - Bernie D’Orazio of D’Orazio Ford throws the check made payable to Women of Wilmington to: first pitch of the season for the WBSA. D’Orazio was named Women of Wilmington, c/o Brenda Craig-Cherveny, the honorary grand marshal for his donations to the baseball- 1235 Chesson Court, Wilmington, IL 60481. softball association. Post-dated checks will not reserve a space. Confirmations will be emailed in mid-April. Questions can be directed to Cherveny by emailing [email protected] or call 815-476-9470. The Red Carpet Event Committee and Women of Wilmington will not assume liability for any losses, dam- ages or injuries sustained by exhibitors or spectators. ------Craft Show and Flea Market Application

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judgments of any kind that are in any way attributable Slide to the Proceed at Your Own Risk agreement. While city officials are owner has not yet received willing to wait for the road all of the applicable state, to be extended, they did still federal and local approvals insist on two access points and permits needed to con- to the site, because, as struct the extension, and it Koehler said, “that’s a lot of is unlikely, despite its best building under roof.” efforts, that the owner will Arrangements have been receive them before the made for a temporary sec- General Mills building will ondary access to the site be ready for occupancy. from the nearby frontage “They’re not in a posi- road. tion where they can con- “Who would have struct that portion of the expected a building of 1.5 roadway at this point — and million square feet? A 1 mil- they know they have to — but they don’t want to have lion square foot building anything that will interfere probably would have been with the potential issuance easily compensated on the of an occupancy permit, property, but how often do when everything else is you get a chance for 1.5 being complied with,” [million square feet]?” Koehler said. “So basically, Koehler commented. they proceed at their own In other business risk. They’re not off the before the council: hook, they still have to build • The council approved that road at some point.” the April 18 bills and payroll The park owner report in the amount of acknowledges it will have to $1,128,258, including nearly extend Ridge Way once it $858,000 in payouts for eli- receives the applicable per- gible expenses from the mits and approvals, unless RidgePort Tax Increment the annexation agreement is Financing fund. The bulk of amended to relieve the the payout, more than owner of that obligation. $808,000, went to Michelin The agreement is not North America Inc., as reim- considered an amendment bursement of some of its to the annexation agree- project costs. ment. Nothing in it requires • The council approved the city to issue an occupan- an ordinance providing for cy permit for the General the supplemental appropri- Mills project unless all other ation and line item transfers applicable requirements are for the fiscal year ending met. The agreement holds April 30, to cover expenses the city harmless for any not anticipated when the damages, liabilities and budget was set. The Free Press Advocate, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, page 6 WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM

agenda to vote on this, ically listed as exempt can expenses, are being paid on [email protected]. therefore you are violating be discussed in closed ses- time, however, the categori- State Sen. Sue Rezin’s local Violated the Open Meetings Act. The sion. Whether or not the Budget cal payments are not. office is located at 350 5th agenda says you’re going to board would be able to take Wilmington School District St., Suite 254, Peru, IL, discuss the candidates and a vote on an item not listed did not receive any categor- 61354; 815-220-8720. 2013, indicates that the then close the meeting.” on the agenda is not a qual- ly-funded state budget, ical payments this school • Use social media to General Assembly intended said resident Mike Russi. ified exemption. Illinois schools, students, year until this month, with share your budget concerns this provision to ensure that Park Director Renee Hill ran for election to families, and communities the exception of one late with the hashtag agendas provide sufficiently Chavez countered that since the Park Board in the April 4 will continue to suffer with- quarter payment from last #PassILBudget descriptive advance notice the item appeared on the Consolidate Election. out a full state budget. fiscal year. The shortfall • Ask your friends and of the matter upon which a agenda under closed ses- Although he didn’t receive Districts will continue to means that School District community members to public body anticipates tak- sion, the board could take enough votes to take one of struggle if “Mandated 209-U has had to liquidate join the effort. ing final action.” action, and told the com- the two seats that were Categoricals” (state pay- some savings held in reserve The participating Glenn officially ten- missioners they could pro- being decided by voters, he ments that support special in order to pay obligated superintendents represent dered his resignation upon ceed and correct their is a logical choice for education, bilingual educa- expenses for the last two nearly 65 percent of Illinois the board’s return to open actions later if necessary. Glenn’s replacement. tion, transportation, and months of this fiscal year. public school students from session, and Commissioner “It says ‘to fill the public In discussions after the other important services), School officials are ask- Carbondale to Chicago to Paula Windom made a office where authorized to meeting, Hill indicated he do not get paid this year. ing parents to join the effort Rockford. motion to approve former appoint,’” Chavez said. “... had been listening, and said State revenue accounts by: “Let's all work together commissioner Randy Hill to Dave [Melhorn] you can fol- he would make progress for approximately 19 per- • Contacting your legis- to #PassILBudget and create complete Glenn’s unexpired low your agenda, if we find toward accountability and cent of the Wilmington lator! State Rep. David adequate and equitable term. out it’s inaccurate, we’ll fiscal responsibility, as the School District's annual Welter can be reached at his funding for our schools,” Dr. Members of the audi- make a correction after public has been asking. budget. The General State Morris office, 1421 N. Swick concluded. ence immediately objected that.” Incoming board mem- Aid payments, which sup- Division St., Morris, 60450, on the grounds that such In addition, Chavez ber Kevin Ptacek had been port general operating 815-416-1475, or by email at action would be a violation reportedly brought the topic told that he wouldn’t be of the OMA, as the agenda up during the closed session seated at the Thursday, April did not indicate action portion of the meeting, 26 meeting, even though ers since 2007. would be taken. which would also be a viola- state law says the term of a According to the AAA Foundation for “I have a problem with tion of the Open Meetings park board member begins WPD Traffic Safety: this, that was not on the Act. Only those items specif- when the candidate is “fully • In analyzing 2009-2012 data, that even elected and qualified,” while more than eight in 10 drivers believed which the Will County ment/fire agencies will work together dur- it completely unacceptable for a motorist to Clerk’s office interprets as ing this week to educate motorists on all text or e-mail behind the wheel, more than when the election results aspects of distracted driving. one-third of those same respondents Enter a float in the10th were certified on Tuesday. The campaign will also include the admitted to reading text messages while Ptacek was told he would enforcement of applicable state distracted driving. annual Memorial Day parade have to wait until the May driving laws. • Just as disturbing, even as fatalities go 25 meeting to take the oath According to the National Highway up, fewer drivers seem concerned about The 10th annual and travel to Veteran’s of office. Wilmington VFW Post 5422 Memorial Park at Vine and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): texting while driving. According to the On Tuesday, The Free • 3,477 people were killed and an esti- Foundation’s 2015 Traffic Safety Culture Memorial Day parade will be Williams streets. Press Advocate asked held on Saturday, May 27. Those who want to par- mated 391,000 injured in motor vehicle Index, significantly fewer motorists (77 per- Chavez and Commissioner crashes involving distracted drivers in 2015, cent) believed texting while driving is a Line-up will be at 10:30 ticipate are reminded that Dave Melhorn to explain the a.m. at Wilmington Middle the annual parade is more a 9 percent increase in fatalities compared problem, down from 96 percent in 2013, a delay, but instead received to the previous year. 19-point drop in just two years. School, 715 S. Joliet St. The serene. Call Gina at 815-274- an agenda for Thursday’s parade will begin at 11 a.m. 3943. • Ten percent of fatal crashes, 15 per- • Texting while driving is more than just meeting showing that cent of injury crashes and 14 percent of all personally risky. When you text and drive, Ptacek would be seated that police-reported motor vehicle crashes in you become a danger to everyone around night, but not until after the 2015 were reported as distraction-affected you. existing board majority, crashes. SafetyServe.com is offering a short including the recently re- • Texting while driving has become an Distracted Driving Online Course, at no Wilmington School Dist. 209U releases policy statement elected Melhorn, outgoing especially problematic trend among millen- cost, during Illinois member Jodi Roark and nials. Drivers 16 to 24 years old have been Distracted Driving Awareness Week to those PUBLIC NOTICE Paula Windom, could observed using handheld electronic devices who visit the ILACP Traffic Safety website, POLICY STATEMENT approve Hill’s appointment It is the policy of the Channahon School District 17, Troy School District 30C, while driving at higher rates than older driv- www.iddaw.org. Laraway School District 70C, Union School District 81, Rockdale School District 84, in accordance with the Beecher School District 200U, Elwood School District 203C, Peotone School District Open Meetings Act. 207U, Wilmington School District 209U, and Reed Custer School District 255U to provide a free and appropriate public education to all disabled students within its !"#$%"&'()*($'+ jurisdiction, regardless of the type of disability or its severity. ,'--(#$./%)$(0(#1 Students who are disabled consistent with the definitions set forth in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 will be identified, evaluated and provided with 2#').$%)&$./($3(,4 appropriate instruction and educational services. Persons who are thought to be dis- ./($5#(($2#(++$'+$67"# Bee keeper to speak at abled shall have the following rights in accordance with Section 504: 87*%8$+7"#*($97#$)(3+ 1. Right to file a grievance with the district concerning allegations of violations Kurzdorfer petitions of Section 504 regulations. for name change garden club meeting 2. Right to an evaluation drawing upon different sources. 3. Right to be informed of any actions pertaining to eligibility and any proposed Bill Lorch of Bills Bees in Club’s meeting on service plans. PUBLIC NOTICE Sievert petitions 4. Right to review any personal information in an understandable mode. STATE OF ILLINOIS Joliet will be the speaker at Wednesday, May 17, at 1 5. Right to periodic evaluations. COUNTY OF WILL, SS for name change the Wilmington Garden p.m., at U.S. Bank, 417 S. 6. Right to evaluation prior to any significant change in service. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Water St., Wilmington. 7. Right to contest the district's proposed actions through an impartial hearing. TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 8. Right to be represented by counsel in the impartial hearing. WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS PUBLIC NOTICE Lorch was in the service 9. Right to appeal the decision from any hearing. IN THE MATTER OF THE PETI- STATE OF ILLINOIS in Sicily when he became The Section 504 Coordinator for District 209-U is Beth Norman. TION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF Ian COUNTY OF WILL, SS friendly with the Orange This person may be contacted at 815-476-6671. Michael Kurzdorfer TO Ian Michael IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Clementine’s Closets The Wilmington Community Unit School District No. 209-U provides equal Grove producers and inter- Mossburg, Case No. 17 MR 1081 TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT gives notice of disposal employment opportunities for all persons, and equal educational opportunities for all NOTICE WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS ested in bees. students without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, age, Notice is hereby given that the IN THE MATTER OF THE PETI- He has been a bee keep- ancestry, physical or mental handicap or disability, or other characteristics protected undersigned on behalf of himself, Ian TION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF by law. PUBLIC NOTICE er for more than 60 years Michael Kurzdorfer, adult, shall appear Kelly Barbara Sievert TO Kelly Barbara Notice of Disposal and Possible Sale The Title IX Non-discrimination Complaint Manager is: in the Will County Court Annex Building, Lardi, Case No. 17 MR 1092 and has taught bee harvest- Kevin Feeney, Wilmington High School Principal, 209 Wildcat Court, Wilmington, IL To: Sarah Willis 57 N. Ottawa, Joliet, IL 60432 court- NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a pos- ing for over 50 years. 60481 (815) 926-1752. room A236 at 9:00 a.m. on the 15th day Notice is hereby given that the Published in the Free Press Advocate on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. sible sale or disposal of personal prop- He is responsible for the of June, 2017 before the judge assigned undersigned on behalf of herself, Kelly erty will take place as allowed by the IL to hear said matter, and then there pres- Barbara Sievert, adult, shall appear in Self Storage Facility Act 770 ILCS 95. bees at Pilcher Park in Joliet, ent a petition requesting the name of Ian the Will County Court Annex Building, This property is in space number Joliet Junior College, the Michael Kurzdorfer be changed to Ian 57 N. Ottawa, Joliet, IL 60432 court- 110 at Clementine’s Closets, 515 Davy Joliet community gardens as Michael Mossburg. room A236 at 9:00 a.m. on the 15th day Lane, Wilmington, IL 60481 which is Ian Michael Kurzdorfer of June, 2017 before the judge currently rented Sarah Willis. well as his own. Published in the Free Press assigned to hear said matter, and then Sale, either individually or by lot, Lorch will demonstrate Proposed Plan for the former Advocate on Wednesday, April 26, and there present a petition requesting the or disposal will take place on: how to graft fruit trees, and May 3 and 10, 2017. name of Kelly Barbara Sievert be Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Joliet Army Ammunition Plant changed to Kelly Barbara Lardi. Time: 7:00 a.m. discuss what flowers to grow Kelly Barbara Sievert Location: Clementine’s Closets, for bees and how he main- Published in the Free Press 515 Davy Lane, Wilmington, IL 60481. tains a totally solar home on PUBLIC NOTICE Advocate on Wednesday, April 26, and Published in the Free Press PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD May 3 and 10, 2017. Advocate on Wednesday, April 26 and a city lot in Joliet. Proposed Plan for the Former Joliet Army Ammunition Plant The Department of the Army invites you to review and comment on the Tracy petitions May 3, 2017. Proposed Plan for No Further Action at the Former Burning Area (L34) Munitions Response Site (MRS) (JAAP-004-R-01) at the Former Joliet Army Ammunition for name change Plant in Wilmington, Illinois. L34 was initially investigated as an Installation Restoration Program (IRP) site during the Phase I and Phase II Remedial Investigations conducted during the PUBLIC NOTICE Covington petitions early 1990s. The results of these investigations led to a Record of Decision in 1998 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE that specified L34 as a No Further Action site. Following the development of the TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT for name change Dulcimedia School Dist. 209-U files Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) in 2001, a portion of L34 was sub- WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS sequently identified as an MRS and has undergone various MMRP investiga- IN THE MATTER OF THE PETI- files as new business admended budget tions/removals prior to this Proposed Plan. The documents resulting from all IRP TION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF and MMRP activities are contained in the Administrative Record. PUBLIC NOTICE MARY TRACY TO MARY HELEN STATE OF ILLINOIS Based on the results of previous IRP and MMRP investigations, and the TRACY, Case No. 2017 MR 1037 COUNTY OF WILL, SS PUBLIC NOTICE MMRP removal action, there is no human health or ecological risk present. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE RESOLUTION NO. 7-17 Therefore, the L34 MRS is recommended for No Further Action. This recom- PUBLICATION NOTICE Assumed Name Notice is hereby given that MARY TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Publication Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by mendation is based on current information and could change in response to public the Board of Education of School District TRACY, an adult, appear at the Will WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Certificate 31471 was filed in the comment or new information. No. 209-U in the County of Will, State of County Court Annex, 57 North Ottawa IN THE MATTER OF THE PETI- office of the County Clerk of Will The Department of the Army, the United States Environmental Protection Illinois, that a tentative Amended Budget Agency, and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency encourages you to com- Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432, at 9:00 a.m. TION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF County. in Courtroom A236, on the 8th day of Antwuan Darnell Covington TO for said School District for the fiscal year ment on the Proposed Plan during the 30-day Public Comment Period, April 28 Steven R. Karlovsky on April 3, beginning July 1, 2016 will be on file and through May 27, 2017. With prior notice (call 815-423-2870), the Proposed Plan is June, 2017, before the judge assigned Antjuan Darnell Crews, Case No. 17 2017 wherein the business firm of to hear said matter, and then and there MR 0920 conveniently available to public inspec- available for public review Monday through Thursday 8am-4:30pm in the Dulcimedia located at 551 Lavina tion at the Office of the Superintendent present a petition requesting the name NOTICE Administrative Record located at the address below. Additionally, a public meeting Drive, Bolingbrook, IL 60440, was reg- of Schools, located in the Wilmington of MARY TRACY be changed to MARY Notice is hereby given that the may be held if requested by the public. istered; that the true or real name or High School, 209U Wildcat Court, HELEN TRACY. undersigned on behalf of himself, Written comments may be submitted by email to [email protected] names of the person or persons own- Wilmington, Illinois in this school district Sarah M. Vahey Antwuan Darnell Covington, adult, or ing the business, with their respective from and after 8:00 o'clock A.M. on the Attorney for Petitioner shall appear in the Will County Court by mail, postmarked no later than May 27, 2017, to the following address: post office address, is as follows: 8th day of May, 2017. Arthur Holz, JOAAP Facility Manager SARAH M. VAHEY - 6297815 Annex Building, 57 N. Ottawa, Joliet, IL Steven R. Karlovsky, 551 Lavina Drive, Notice is further hereby given that Department of the Army CASTLE LAW, LLC 60432 courtroom A236 at 9:00 a.m. on Bolingbrook, IL 60440 public hearings on said budget will be 29401 S. Route 53 Attorneys at Law the 2nd day of June 2017 before the IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have held at 6:00 P.M. on the 10th day of May Wilmington, IL 60481 13963 S. Bell Road judge assigned to hear said matter, hereunto set my hand and Official Seal and at 7:15 P.M. on the 14th day of June Published in the Free Press Advocate on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Homer Glen, IL 60491 and then there present a petition at my office in Joliet, Illinois this 3rd day 2017 at Wilmington High School in this 708-801-8000 requesting the name of Antwuan of April, 2017. School District No. 209-U. [email protected] Darnell Covington be changed to Nancy Schultz Voots Dated this 12th day of April, 2017. Published in the Free Press Antjuan Darnell Crews. Will County Clerk Board of Education of School District Advocate on Wednesday, April 19 and Antwuan Darnell Covington Published in the Free Press No. 209-U in the County of Will, State of 26, and May 3, 2017. Published in the Free Press Advocate on Wednesday, April 19 and Advocate on Wednesday, April 12, 19 Illinois. 26, and May 3, 2017. and 26, 2017. By: Stanley Smith, Secretary Published in the Free Press Sheriff’s sale of 149-150 Fossil Lake Court Advocate on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. PUBLIC NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE Attorney Fisher files ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR Attorney Fisher files ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL Strong estate notice Attorney Lynch files BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Oster estate notice STATE OF ILLINOIS McKenna estate claim COUNTY OF WILL PUBLIC NOTICE Attorney Lynch files IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT STATE OF ILLINOIS PUBLIC NOTICE WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS PUBLIC NOTICE Kucera estate claim Nationstar Mortgage LLC Plaintiff, vs. Renee E. Tucker; et. al. Defendant. No. 16 TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CH 1467 WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE IN PROBATE WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUBLIC NOTICE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the In the Matter of the Estate of Mervin P. IN PROBATE WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS STATE OF ILLINOIS above cause on the 25th day of January, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will Strong, Deceased. Case No. 17 P 229 In the Matter of the Estate of Ralph L. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 4th day of May, 2017 , commencing at 12:00 CLAIM NOTICE Oster, Deceased. Case No. 17 P 252 NANCY LYNN MCKENNA, a/k/a TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT NANCY TRUSCHKA, Deceased; No. 16 o'clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room Notice is given of the death of CLAIM NOTICE WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS P 596 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders Mervin P. Strong of Wilmington, Illinois. Notice is given of the death of IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF the following-described real estate: Letters of Office were issued on April Ralph L. Oster of Wilmington, Illinois. CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the JOAN A. KUCERA, Deceased; No. 17 LOTS 149 AND 150, IN FOSSIL COVE VILLAGE PHASE 7, BEING A SUB- 12, 2017 to Jason P. Edwards as Letters of Office were issued on April death of Nancy L. McKenna a/k/a Nancy P 218 DIVISION IN SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 32 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE 17, 2017 to Richard Oster as Independent Administrator of the Truschka. Letters of Office were issued CLAIM NOTICE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORD- Estate of Mervin P. Strong. Independent Executor. Notice is given to creditors of the ED AUGUST 12, 1996, AS DOCUMENT NO. R96-71374 AND CERTIFICATE OF to Donna J. McInerney whose address The estate will be administered The estate will be administered death of Joan A. Kucera. Letters of CORRECTION RECORDED DECEMBER 30, 1998 AS DOCUMENT NO. R98- is 16022 Tiger Drive, Lockport, Illinois without court supervision, unless under without court supervision, unless under Office were issued to Raymond E. 158085, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 60441 as Independent Executor, whose Section 28-4 of the Probate Act any Section 28-4 of the Probate Act any attorney of record is Jennifer M. Lynch Kucera whose address is 924 Commonly known as 149-150 Fossil Lake Court, Wilmington, IL 60481 interested person terminates independ- interested person terminates independ- Description of Improvements: Single Family Home of June, Prodehl, Renzi & Lynch, L.L.C., Northgate Drive, Dyer, Indiana 46311 ent administration at any time by mail- ent administration at any time by mail- 1861 Black Road, Joliet, Illinois 60435. as Independent Executor, whose attor- P.I.N.: 02-24-04-156-037-0000 ing or delivering a petition to terminate ing or delivering a petition to terminate Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within Claims against the estate may be ney of record is Jennifer M. Lynch of to the clerk. to the clerk. twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquir- filed in the Circuit Clerk’s Office, Will June, Prodehl, Renzi & Lynch, L.L.C., Claims against the estate may be Claims against the estate may be ing the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mort- County Courthouse, 14 W. Jefferson 1861 Black Road, Joliet, Illinois 60435. filed in the Office of the Clerk of the filed in the Office of the Clerk of the gagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose Street, Joliet, Illinois 60431, or with the Claims against the estate may be Court at Will County Court House, 14 rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall Court at Will County Court House, 14 representative, or both, on or before the filed in the Circuit Clerk’s Office, Will be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County. West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 19th day of October, 2017 if mailing or County Courthouse, 14 W. Jefferson delivery of a notice from the representa- In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 60432, or with the representative, or 60432, or with the representative, or Street, Joliet, Illinois 60431, or with the tive is required by Section 18-3 of the 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), both, within 6 months from the first pub- both, within 6 months from the first pub- representative, or both, on or before the lication date of this Notice, which is on lication date of this Notice, which is on Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in 12th day of October, 2017 if mailing or you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall that notice. Any claim not filed on or pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of or before October 26, 2017 or if mailing or before October 26, 2017 or if mailing delivery of a notice from the representa- or delivery of this notice from the per- or delivery of this notice from the per- before that date is barred. Copies of a tive is required by Section 18-3 of the Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the claim filed with the clerk must be mailed Illinois Condominium Property Act. sonal representative is required by Sec. sonal representative is required by Sec. Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in 18.3 of the Probate Act of 1995, the 18.3 of the Probate Act of 1995, the or delivered by claimant to the represen- that notice. Any claim not filed on or Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following applica- tative and to the attorney within ten (10) date stated in that Notice. Any claim date stated in that Notice. Any claim before that date is barred. Copies of a tion of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to days after it has been filed. 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount not filed on or before that date is not filed on or before that date is claim filed with the clerk must be mailed barred. Copies of a claim filed with the barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Jennifer M. Lynch of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for For the Estate of or delivered by claimant to the repre- Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the Nancy Lynn McKenna, sentative and to the attorney within ten representatives and to the attorney representatives and to the attorney State. a/k/a Nancy Truschka, (10) days after it has been filed. FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: within 10 days after it has been filed. within 10 days after it has been filed. Deceased Jennifer M. Lynch Codilis & Associates, P.C. Dated: April 12, 2017 Dated: April 17, 2017 BY: Jennifer M. Lynch For the Estate of Joan A. Kucera, 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Jason P. Edwards, Independent Richard Oster, Independent 1861 Black Road Deceased Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Administrator Executor. Joliet, IL 60435 BY: Jennifer M. Lynch P: 630-794-5300 Jeffrey L. Fisher, Attorney at Jeffrey L. Fisher, Attorney at 815-725-8000 1861 Black Road F: 630-794-9090 Law, Fisher Berardi Law, 207 S. Water Law, Attorney No.: 06184265, 207 S. Atty No.: 06275404 Joliet, IL 60435 Plaintiff's Attorney Street, Wilmington, IL 60481. 815- Water Street, Wilmington, IL 60481. Published in the Free Press 815-725-8000 MIKE KELLEY 476-7635, Atty. No.: 06184265, 815-476-7635. Advocate, Wednesday, April 19 and 26, Atty No.: 06275404 Sheriff of Will County Published in the Free Press Published in the Free Press and May 3, 2017. Published in the Free Press Published in the Free Press Advocate on Wednesday, April 12, 19 and 26, Advocate on Wednesday, April 26, and Advocate on Wednesday, April 26, and Advocate, Wednesday, April 12, 19 and 2017. May 3 and 10, 2017. May 3 and 10, 2017. 26, 2017. WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM The Free Press Advocate, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, page 7

Two Wildcat wrestlers sign with colleges

!"#$#%&'(&)*+,$&-./,+* WILMINGTON WRESTLERS Bobby Shields (left) and Nick Pretto (right) recently signed letters of intent to continue to wrestle in college. Shields, joined by his parents Jodi and Cameron, will be attending Southwest Minnesota. He plans to major in computer science and applied mathematics. Pretto, joined by his parents Judith and Thomas, will attend the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point. He plans to major in fisheries and water resources. Both wrestlers were state qualifiers, and also placed at state. They are also both in contenion for State Scholastic Wrestler of the Year. “I am very happy for them,” said head coach Rob Murphy. “They led in the classroom, led on the mats, led off the mats, and they will be dearly missed. They set the standard on being a leader.” Lady Wildcats Timely hitting gives fall to Herscher Wildcats a win over Peotone Wilmington’s varsity baseball team gained a 3-1 conference win on Monday over Peotone, thanks to some timely hitting. The Wildcats (10-6 over- all, 4-4 conference) went up grabbed a run their first turn at bat thanks to a couple of errors by the Blue Devils. A quick-footed Brock Bolser scored for the Wildcats then Will Van Duyne added a sec- ond run with a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Mark Youngquist. Sam Jones finished up the scoring for Wilmington in the sixth inning with an RBI single, driving in Will Van Duyne to give the Wildcats a 3-0 advantage. The Blue Devils added one run in the bottom of the BIG HITTER – Conner Dempsay recorded a home run during Wilmington’s win over Beecher on sixth to cut into Saturday. The Wildcats split the double-header, winning the first, 7-6, but dropping the second, Wilmington’s lead, but that 10-0. would be the only run they would get. Youngquist hurled the Josh Jones continued Wilmington 4 Dillon Tjelle picked up following two innings, sur- his stellar day with another the win on the mound, let- Wilmington’s offense rendering three runs (one RBI double, scoring came alive a little too late ting up just one earned run earned) off one hit, walking McWilliams. Bolser followed off four hits through his last Tuesday, as they suffered five and striking out two. with a two-run double, scor- a conference loss to the seven innings of work. He Keith Lamaster picked ing Jones and Dempsay. walked none and struck out defending state champions. up the win, pitching 1.1 Seneca scored one run The Comets took a 2-0 four. innings. He let up one in the bottom of the frame to The Wildcats were back lead in the second inning unearned run off one hit, make it 8-3, but Wilmington and held an advantage until in action against Peotone on two walks, and struck out tallied a run in the top of the the top of the sixth when the Tuesday, and will resume two. sixth thanks to a sacrifice fly Wildcats tied it 2-2. conference competition Jonathon Gholson from RJ Van Duyne, scoring In the bottom of the Thursday, when they host closed out the final inning, Youngquist. sixth, Reed-Custer erupted Plano. striking out one and walking With a 9-3 lead in the with two home runs, a dou- Wilmington 7, 0 one. sixth inning, it looked like ble and two singles for seven Beecher 6, 10 In the second game, Wilmington would coast to a runs scored. The Wildcats traveled to Beecher came back with a victory. The Wildcats recorded Beecher on Saturday, split- vengeance, holding However, in the bottom two more runs, but the dam- ting the double-header dur- Wilmington off the board of the frame, the Irish began age was already done. and winning by 10 runs to mount a comeback, scor- !"#$#%&'(&0*12&31%"+* ing non-conference action. Dempsay had a solid In the first game, through six innings. ing four runs to make the outing at the plate, going 3- TAKING AIM during Thursday’s home soccer match against The Wildcats recorded score, 9-7. Herscher is senior defenseman Taylor Bloom. Wilmington recorded three for-4 with one double to home runs, one triple and just three hits in the game, as RJ Van Duyne would get earn one run scored. two doubles to come away Roth claimed a single and a the team out of the inning RJ Van Duyne finished with the one-run win. double, while Gholson had though, catching a foul ball with a home run for two Beecher took the early one single. by first base. RBIs and one run scored, lead in the first inning off an Mietzner suffered the Wilmington would get and Bolser, Youngquist and RBI single, but Wilmington loss on the mound through out of the game thanks to a Will Van Duyne each added tied the game up in the third 3.1 innings of work. He let up double play in the seventh, one hit. nine runs (eight earned) off preventing any scoring inning. Will Van Duyne had a seven hits, walked five and threats. Conner Dempsay double for one run, and struck out three. Josh Jones picked up the homered, but that was fol- Bolser crossed the plate Will Hainline pitched win on the mound, as he lowed by a Beecher home once. the remaining two innings, lasted 3.1 innings, letting up run in the bottom of the Tjelle suffered the loss surrendering one earned run just two unearned runs off frame. on the mound, putting in 5.2 off three hits, walking five two hits. He walked two and The Wildcats claimed innings of work. He surren- struck out four. the lead in the fourth, thanks and striking out three. dered seven runs (five Dempsay recorded the to an RBI triple from Sam Wilmington 9, earned) off 10 hits, walked save, pitching the remaining one and struck out four. Jones scoring Will Van Seneca 7 3.2 innings. He surrendered Duyne, along with a ground Despite a big sixth by Josh Jones hurled the five runs (three earned) off final third of the inning, let- out from Zach Mietzner, the hosts, the Wildcats were seven hits, walked two and scoring Jones. able to hold on for a confer- ting up two earned runs off struck out three. Beecher tied the game ence win on Friday, defeat- two hits, walking one and 3-3, scoring one run in the ing Seneca by two runs. Reed-Custer 9, striking out one. bottom of the frame. Wilmington went up 4-0 Wilmington’s bats came in the top of the second alive in the fifth though, as inning when RJ Van Duyne Youngquist hit a home run got the team on the board with Brock Bolser on base. first with an RBI double, That was followed by a driving in Youngquist. home run from Sam Jones, Tyler Long had a two- also driving in Will Van run double, followed by an Duyne. RBI single from Josh Jones to WILMINGTON JUNIOR Liz Henderson battle for the ball with a The Wildcats took a 7-3 account for the three runs. Herscher defender last Thursday when the Tigers came to lead, as Beecher attempted a Josh Jones added one town. The Wildcats battled hard but lost 7-0. comeback. Fortunately, more run in the third inning Wilmington was able to off a sacrifice fly, scoring hang on for the one-run win, Brett McWilliams, as 7-6. Wilmington took a 5-0 Four pitchers split time advantage. on the mound for Seneca lit up the board Wilmington with Garrett in the bottom of the third Roth getting the start. with a two-run inning. He lasted 2.2 innings, The Wildcats continued striking out three batters and to pound away offensively, letting up two runs (one adding three runs in the fifth earned) off four hits. off more extra-base hits.

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Wilmington track teams place during senior night The Wilmington varsity events. track teams hosted senior Barnes claimed third in night on Monday, and the discus (90’ 6”), and also wound up placing third in took fourth in shot put the three-team event. (26’11). McGuire secured The boys and girls fourth in the 800 (2:58.20), Wildcats finished with 24 and also earned fourth in points, as Manteno took first high jump (4’ 4”). in both divisions with 92 and Kile Thompson rounded 66 team points, respectively. out the double-placers, Peotone claimed second earning second in high jump on both sides, earning 56 with a height of 5’ 4”, and points on the boys side, and also claiming third in the 200 56 on the girls. meter dash (25.30). The Wildcats had three Other inidividual plac- competitors win their ers included: Mitchell events, as Autumn Switzer Kolwelter (4th, 100 meter, placed first in high jump 12.22), Claire Rink (3rd, high with a height of 5’. Bobby jump, 4’ 6”), Peter Runions Batson also claimed the top (2nd, 1600 meter, 5:24.00), spot in hte boys long jump Ashley Ivec (2nd, 1600, with a distance of 17’ 6”. 6:47.00), Jacob Allott (4th, Dallas Ceh took first in 3200, 13:44.00) and Paige hte 400 meter dash with a Persic (2nd, long jump, 14’). time of 58.35. In relay action, the girls Batson wound up plac- 4x400 and 4x100 relay teams ing in two events, as he also both claimed second, finish- claimed fourth in the 400 ing with times of 4:42.00 and meter (1:04.00). 58.12, respectively. AUTUMN SWITZER earned a first place finish in high jump on Monday, as she completed a height of 5’. Faith Barnes and Mollie The boys 4x400 relay McGuire also placed in two team also secured second place with a time of 4:02.00. eighth place finish in the Irish Invite long jump (14’ 1”), while The Wilmington teams Barnes earned seventh in headed to Seneca last Friday, discus with a distance of 87’ as they competed in the 15- 7”. team Irish Invitiational. Also placing were the On the girls side, the Lady Wildcats’ 800 meter Lady Wildcats finished with relay team (Persic, Hailey 33 team points, claiming Hirsch, Harvell and Switzer) eighth. with a time of 1:58.58 for For the boys side, fourth, and the 4x100 relay Wilmington wound up team (Alyssa Dabulskis, receiving just one team Erica Roge, Hirsch and point, but finished above Marissa Sanchez) with a Hinkley Big Rock and time of 1:02.07 for eighth. Beecher for 13th. Wilmington Tri For the boys, the 3200 The Wildcats hosted a relay team earned the only meet last Monday, where point, placing eighth in the they competed in a three- field. They finished with a team field with Coal City and time of 11:17.29. Clifton Central. Switzer led the girl’s The Lady Wildcats team, as she placed in three picked up a second place events on the day. finish as team, earning 78 She claimed sixth in the team points, finishing 300 meter hurdles (53.65), behind first-place Clifton fourth in the triple jump (31’ Central (178). 7.5”), and second in high The boys team earned jump (5’). 59 team points, placing third Hannah Harvell placed behind Coal City (98) and in two events, securing Clifton Central (180). !"#$#%&'(&)*+,$&-./,+* eighth in both, the 100 meter ON YOUR MARKS – Erica Roge gets ready to start the open- No field events were dash (13.60) and the 200 scored in the meet. ing leg of the 4x100 meter relay during Monday’s track meet. meter dash (28.91). For the girls, Persic The team earned a second place finish with a time of 58.12. Persic picked up an picked up two placements, earning first in the 100 meter (13.4) and third in the 200 (29.1), while Alexis Ivec placed in two as well with sixth in the 1600 (7:23.5) and Blue Devils too third in the 3200 (17:11.0). Harvell also earned two places, earning second in the 100 (13.6) and fifth in the !"#$#&'(&0#/&1+2%+% 200 (29.7). COMPLETING HIS leg of the relay is Wilmington senior Isaiah hot for Wilmington Also earning points for the Lady Wildcats were: Johnson. The Wilmington varsity added two RBIs on the day. Seneca answered in the Erica Roge (7th, 100, 15.5), softball team couldn’t keep In the circle, Reents suf- third, taking the lead after a McGuire (3rd, 800, 3:03.9), event, claiming first in the seventh (6:06.0). pace with a red hot Peotone fered the loss after lasting two-run inning, 2-1. Switzer (3rd, 300 meter hur- 400 meter with a time of Allott picked up a third offense Monday, in a game just 1.2 innings. She surren- The Lady Wildcats tied dles, 54:25.0), Ashley Ivec 55.9. place in the 3200 with a time that lasted only five innings. dered six earned runs off the game up in the following (5th, 1600, 7:10.5), Marissa Kolwelter had a solid of 14:03.0, while Batson The Blue Devils jumped seven hits and walked four. inning though, scoring off a Sanchez (4th, 400, 1:11.46) day, placing in two events, earned seventh in the 400 out to an early 10-run lead Katie Kucharski closed home run from Jenny and Dabulskis (7th, 200, earning third in both, the (1:01.3) and Matt Boynton and never looked back. the remainder of the game, Kucharski. 33.1). 100 meter (11.8) and the 200 rounded out the individual Wilmington (4-11 over- letting up eight runs (five The Irish battled back The Lady Wildcats 4x100 meter (24.0). placers with seventh in the all, 1-7 conference) put one earned) off six hits, walking though, reclaiming a 3-2 relay team earned second Wilmington placed 800 (2:36.0). run on the board in the top two and striking out two. lead in the bottom of the with a time of 1:00.1, and the three runners in the 1600 The boys 4x400 relay of the first, and attempted to The Lady Wildcats host- frame, and extending that to 4x400 also picked up second meter run, as Runions team (2:36.0) and the 4x800 with a time of 4:52.0. claimed fifth (5:37.5), Bobby (11:12.5) both picked up sec- close the gap in the fifth to ed Peotone on Tuesday, and two runs after the fifth On the boys side, Ceh Shields earned sixth (5:55.1) ond place. avoid the shortened game. will resume conference inning. was the lone champ in an and Isaiah Johnson secured Unfortunately, they were action on Thursday, when Wilmington stayed alive only able to add three runs, they host Plano. in the seventh inning, scor- as they still trailed, 14-4, Seneca 5, ing two runs off a single from ending the game. Lorri Kucharski. Mollie Wilmington 4 Beckman and Sowa record- Offensively, Lorri The Lady Wildcats scat- ed the runs. Kucharksi led the team, tered 10 hits Friday, but just It all came down to the going 2-for-3 on the day with couldn’t group them togeth- bottom of the seventh, as Seneca’s leaving one run scored. er to get more runners Seneca picked up an RBI sin- Bella Egizio, Jenny across the plate. gle with one out to receive Kucharski, Katie Kucharski, Wilmington got on the the win. Abbie Sinchak, Emma board first, as Katie I-8 Conference getting Lorri Kucharski suffered Hafner and Taylor Van Kucharski came up with a the loss in the circle after Duyne each added one hit. two-out double, driving in putting in 4.1 innings of Justine Reents also Kiley Sowa. work. closer to a decision She let up four runs (three earned) off seven hits, BY BRENT SUMNER there’s a couple hundred difference walked one and struck out STAFF WRITER between Sandwich and Streator (926),” three. said Sodaro. “And you go 200 the other Katie Kucharski What’s the I-8 Conference going to way, we are about the same as Lisle attempted to save the game, do now that Seneca is leaving in the fall would be. I think everyone is within that hurling the remainder. She of 2018? group, except for Seneca.” allowed just one unearned No one knows for sure but the pub- Reed-Custer and Wilmington, they run off one hit. lic may have an answer within a couple were about 60 students above Seneca, Reed-Custer 8, of weeks. Decision-makers within the with 487 and 484 totals, respectively. The Wilmington 4 Interstate Eight will be holding a meeting Irish were estimated at about 421 this The Lady Wildcats came the first week of May. year, and were declining. out hitting but let their “We have been working with some However, they still fall within that guard down in the third other schools, interviewing some “200” enrollment difference that Sodaro inning when the Lady schools, to see if there is a good fit to be a noted the conference is looking for. Comets scored six runs replacement for Seneca at this time,” Sodaro added that the conference enroute to a Tuesday victory. said Tom Sodaro, I-8 Conference has several options. They could fill the Wilmington took the President and principal at Sandwich position starting in 2018-19, or they initial lead in the top of the High School. could theoretically add more than one third, as Ava Narine singled, “The principals and athletic direc- school, making a large and small division followed by an RBI triple by tors are meeting with the other schools in all sports, not just football. Egizio, then Sowa and Jenny in the first week of May to actually talk to “There are a lot of options out there Kucharski both added RBI these schools, see what they have to right now, we just want to talk to the offer, what we have to offer them, and singles to give the Lady ‘Cats schools and see what the fit would be answer any questions. a 3-0 advantage. like,” he said. “Football is the biggest “We are hoping to actually go for- Reed-Custer answered issue, just because you have to have your ward pretty quickly, and get someone to in the bottom of the frame wins to get to go on to the next level, by scoring six runs, and fol- move into that position,” Sodaro added. One school being considered is where other sports don’t need to do lowed that up with two more that.” runs in the fourth inning to Morris High Scholl who has expressed “That usually drives the decision, take an 8-3 lead. interest. Sodaro said there are other Lorri Kucharski would schools interested but didn’t want to not because it is a more important sport add one more run off an RBI name them until the meeting in May. or anything like that, but it has to do with double, driving in Kiley Sodaro added that they won’t be the way IHSA figures who can go on.” Sowa in the seventh inning, adding any schools that are too large for Principals and athletic directors rep- but it was too late, as the the conference. resenting all schools will meet May 3, to Lady ‘Cats were unable to “We are trying to cater to the middle, list their options. mount a comeback. where is most of our schools want to be,” “We expect it not to change much Reents and Katie he said. for this year coming up, and we will be in Kucharski split time in the According to Sodaro, of the 11 the process next year of figuring out circle. schools left in the I-8, median enroll- where to go,” added Sodaro. “This isn’t Reents let up six earned ment is right around 650 students. the first time schools come in and out, runs off five hits and walked Coal City, as of last year had 641, we had Dwight leave. It is just too bad, one, while Kucharski surren- Manteno was at 634, Plano 696 and because Seneca has been with us since dered two unearned runs off Sandwich 699. the beginning, so it always hurts to lose five hits, walked three and “If you look at those numbers, one.” struck out two. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017

FEATURING LAWN AND GARDEN STORIES AND BUSINESSES SECTION 2 | 14 PAGES Boost garden harvest with vertical growth BY TONYA MICHALEC anywhere from 100 to 150 SPECIAL TO THE FREE PRESS jars of canned fruits and veg- NEWSPAPER etables each year from their little backyard garden. It’s a A Braidwood couple is labor intensive process they taking their backyard garden both love, and are hoping to to another level this year increase this year with help with help from simple plant from the new structures. structures that will maxi- “We do a lot of canning mize space and improve the and kind of divide it up quality of what they reap. between who does what Todd and Janet best. But altogether, we pre- Kalbfleisch designed and serve a bunch of tomatoes constructed freestanding and beans and make our wooden trellises and own strawberry, grape and obelisks to give many of raspberry jellies; sweet and their plants an advantage dill pickles and relishes; toward achieving full poten- tomato and spaghetti tial. You see, garden struc- sauces, salsa and tomato tures not only allow for more paste.” plants to be planted, they According to Laura also give a better footing to Firszt, author of an article grow from and make caring titled “Vertical Gardens Offer for them much more More Than Just Space ergonomic for gardeners. Saving,” the benefits of train- “The main reasons for ing your vegetation to grow why we decided to go up upwards over a structure, with our garden this year is rather than outwards across to reduce fruit rot, save time the dirt, go far beyond mere- and get much more out of ly packing more crops into a the plants,” Todd and Janet small area of square footage. said together. Vertical gardens also help For years, the couple improve the quality of pro- has faithfully tended to their duce harvested from crops yard, which includes a tidy, by keeping fruits and vegeta- bles off the ground and in !"#$#%&'%(#)'*%+,-"*./- yet very full, fruit, vegetable BY ATTACHING HINGES at the top, Janet Kalbfleisch (left) and her husband Todd made many of their garden structures to fold and herb garden that can be better reach of the sun’s rays. By giving them a sturdy flat. This makes them both easy to situate in the garden and store during winter months. seen running along the structure to rely on, plants northern edge of West can grow stronger and Cermak Road. When at its whimsical style to gardens By way of a series of ones can be maximized into lengths of cedar to build become more productive peak, one can find vines by allowing plants room to arbors, a side yard can be what feels like larger ones. them,” Todd said. “We have because they bear less stress dripping with grapes, patch- grow freely and become turned from wasted space Even tomatoes and pepper tried going with bamboo in than trying to stand tall on es of dill and mustard seed, more voluptuous. Foliage into a living tunnel of green- plants grown through lad- the past, and have found their own. Giving them a lift covered structures can even ery that aesthetically con- dering obelisks or pyramid that it’s easier to build with cilantro, tomatoes and corn, also allows for produce beans, cucumbers, peppers be used as natural forms of nects the front yard to the trellises add a bit of architec- wood and screws then hav- growing from them to hang camouflage to cover back. Swap traditional flow- tural style to what would ing to mess with poles and and more, including either from more vigorous stems one of the two, or both if it’s unsightly things, such as ering vines for flowering otherwise be a lesser view. twine all summer long.” and ripen fully, instead of well lines or electrical meters bean vines, and you will In addition to keeping “For the ones we want- during the weekend. only on one side like when What motivates them to that would otherwise be in have a tunnel that not only the fruits of your labor out of ed to be permanent, we used allowed to grow on the gar- full view. looks beautiful, but also pro- reach of pesky ground ani- 4-inch by 4-inch posts to work at one patch of ground den floor. so hard? And for so long? Besides covering what duces healthy snacks for mals and insects, another anchor them into the ground Janet has often found may be seen as blemishes, everyone walking through. perk, and maybe the best for and for those we wanted to Janet said it’s because she that when she came out to prefers to know where the garden structures work well And with the help of those with arthritis or be removable, we stuck to pick the red tomatoes or at chopping bleak expanses trellises and pergolas, large fibromyalgia, is that growing thinner lengths of wood to majority of their food is dark green cucumbers seen grown and what has been into more established, inti- spaces can be divided into plants vertically puts them at keep them lightweight, and from her kitchen window, mate outdoor spaces. smaller ones and smaller better reach for you. No used hinges so they could done to it along the way. But that many would only be it’s her husband’s reasoning more hunched over garden- fold flat. That way, when partially ripe, with backsides ing and muddy knees fol- winter comes, they can go that is far sweeter. For him, gone yellow and mushy from it’s because his wife makes lowed by days spent lying on right in a garage or shed and lying on the cold, damp a heating pad. Those days barely take up any space.” the best spaghetti sauce and earth. This she said, aside pickles in town, and both he can be gone for you too, if Now that all of their from not reaping any kind of you go up instead of out with structures are built and firm- and the rest of the family harvest at all, is a green cannot bear the thought of your plants like Todd and ly staked in place, the only thumb’s worst nightmare. Janet will from now on. thing left for the Kalbfleisch’s life without them. “We just had to get the Todd said everything to do is plant their plants, But above all else, the fruits off the ground,” Janet they used to construct the and watch their garden grow two agree that they simply said. “I have been doing a wooden garden forms can be — up. love the sense of achieve- garden since I was just a girl, found at a hardware store. Contact writer Tonya ment gardening gives them and I would say I have prob- “All you need is rust Michalec at and the deep satisfaction ably lost at least 20 percent proof hardware and a few [email protected]. they get from sharing it. of my produce each and “It feels so good when every year to rot and ground people stop and talk to us crawling bugs like slugs. about the garden, we really When you add that up, that’s love that,” the couple a lot of wasted time and explained. energy, and a whole lot of “That along with people disappointment.” telling us how much they Another advantage of love what we make from it going up with gardens, are two of the biggest rea- according to Firszt’s article, sons why we do it. Another is is that vertical gardens serve that we just love to be work- well as wind barriers and ing outside and getting dirt buffers against sound. They under our nails, it makes us diminish unwanted street feel accomplished.” noise and give a measure of Together they put away privacy. They also add

!"#$#%&'%(#)'*%+,-"*./- JANET KALBFLEISCH POINTS TO how she has arranged bam- boo poles around pepper and tomato plants in her garden. When bases are dug into the earth, and tops tied with twine, they form simple structures to help plants grow more vertical- ly. This she explained is an easy fix for adding some support, but she and her husband Todd plan to build their own obelisks this year from cedar to give their plants the ultimate leg up. The Free Press Advocate, The Braidwood Journal, The Coal City Courant, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, page 2B WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM

ORNAMENTAL GRASS Eye-catching and easy to grow Ornamental grass is increasingly Are you afraid that ornamental Begonia ‘Unbelievable popular among homeowners looking grass will take over your garden? Visit to embellish their outdoor space. your local garden center or plant nur- Lucky Strike 2017’ Graceful and light, these plants—cha- sery to fi nd varieties that remain com- racterized by thin, long foliage—com- pact as they grow, such as silver grass Genus: Begonia plement every style of landscape. Or- (Miscanthus), red grass (Calamagros- Cultivar: ‘Unbelievable Lucky namental grasses traditionally border tis) and greater wood-rush (Luzula syl- Strike 2017’ water gardens and Zen corners; howe- vatica), the latter of which is perfect for Latin name: Begonia boliven- ver, more and more gardeners are ma- shaded areas. sis king the bold move of planting them in Family: Begoniaceae the heart of their fl owerbeds mixed Boasting feathery spikes and Colors: Apricot and peach with various annuals and perennials. green, red, yellow or blue foliage, orna- Height: 10 to 14 inches mental grass is sure to embellish your Exposure: Full to partial sun Resistant to drought, illness and property and attract the eye of passers- Soil: Moist, but well drained destructive insects, ornamental grass is by all season long! Flowering: Mid-spring to fi rst extremely easy to main- frost tain. The majority of va- rieties only require a 3-inch trim every spring, while evergreen MAINTENANCE AND CARE varieties like blue oat Although this variety of begonia grass don’t require any does well in sunny areas, exposure trimming at all. Fur- to midday sun should be avoided to thermore, ornamental protect the leaves from burning. The A new addition to the begonia family, ‘Un- believable Lucky Strike 2017’ grass grows vigorously blue-green foliage boasts an interes- in poor (anemic) soil, as ting texture, with serrated leaves is perfect for anyone looking to add a unique touch to their landscaping. long as it’s well drained. that are narrow and pointy in shape. Add a bit of fertilizer For a healthy bloom that will last all upon planting and summer and into the fall, water at you’re set! least twice a week and add fertilizer ring period, this begonia cultivar is an specially formulated for fl owering excellent choice to add a decorative plants every two weeks. Like other touch to your fl owerbeds, hanging begonias, ‘Unbelievable Lucky Stri- planters, window boxes, etc. This ro- ke 2017’ is prone to illnesses like bust annual with a long lifespan (pro- Three golden rules for getting birds botrytis fruit rot (gray mold) and vided proper care) is perfect for any should be watered with modera- gardener looking for beautiful, low- to fl ock to your garden tion. maintenance blooms. If you wish to attract migrating birds ground while others feed in trees, a and their hatchlings to your garden staggered landscape is your best bet INTERESTING FACTS while they’re home for the summer and to satisfy every species. Once sum- Thanks to its summer-long fl owe- still stay loyal to the species that fre- mer ends, let the fl owers in your gar- quent your garden year-round, read on den go to seed to allow birds the op- for some key tips. portunity to feast even once the cold sets in. 1. Offer shelter from wind, bad weather and predators. Birds need a place 3. Ensure access to water year-round. No Fertilizer: Moderation is key where they’ll feel safe to nest with matter the season, our feathered Adding the right amount of fertilizer to trient-defi cient, which attracts a greater their family throughout the night. friends need access to a source of Adding the right amount of fertilizer to number of voracious pests. Put simply, Ferns, large shrubs and hedges offer clean water at all times. Because of your annuals and perennials is a delicate excessive fertilization is every gardener’s excellent protection against strong their shallow basin, birdbaths sold in task. To make matters even more com- nightmare! winds, cold rain and the neighbor’s stores seem to delight birds of every plicated, numerous varieties are availa- mischievous cat. Note that a diverse fl ock and feather. ble on the market: chemical-based, 100 For beautiful fl owers in your garden and mix of ferns, trees and shrubs will at- percent natural, quick- or slow-release, fl owerbeds, opt for 100 percent natural tract a larger variety of birds. Do you love waking up to the song of all-purpose or specialized formulas, etc. (or organic) fertilizer blends, like those birds every morning? To fi nd out more With so many choices, it’s not always made with bone or seaweed meal. Wha- Choose in- about plants and landscaping elements easy to determine which is right for your tever your choice, carefully follow the 2. Provide food for all tastes. digenous plants that produce both that appeal your region’s bird popula- gardening needs. However, one thing’s manufacturer’s usage recommendations seeds and fruit. Considering that tion, visit a garden center near you. for certain: while fertilizer is often nee- and add sparingly. One last piece of ad- some birds prefer eating on the ded to help your plants grow strong, too vice: take the time to generously water much of it can actually be detrimental to your plants before fertilizing, as wet soil the health of your plants and soil. acts as a barrier that prevents the fertili- zer from burning the plant’s roots. You can tug on your plants’ stems all you want, but they won’t grow any faster. Nor will they blossom if you feed them too much fertilizer. If you exceed the recommen- ded dosage, you may fi nd yourself with plants boas- ting plenty of foliage, but they’ll barely produce any fl owers or fruit, guaranteed. Why? It’s simple: plants that grow in a highly fertilized soil have trouble absorbing water. Furthermore, they risk becoming fragile, sick or nu-

Make spring clean-up easy A diversity of conifers, deciduous trees and shrubs attracts a larger number of bird species. Make your home fresh • Lawn maintenance or and clean with some basic pest prevention cleaning chores. • Inspect and perform Exterior maintenance on heating • Clean patio furniture and cooling units. • Clean grill Interior Eat fresh vegetables from a raised garden • Remove built-up • Store winter clothes Tomatoes are an excel- • Provides drainage, The depth should be and materials, and besides debris in gutters • Check appliances. lent source of Vitamin C, protecting plants from over- between 10 inches and three making gardening easier, • Check weather strip- Inspect all hoses and cords, with one medium tomato watering. feet. Beyond these guide- can add as much character ping and seals for repairs Vacuum refrigerator coils. providing 40 percent of the • Fairly simple to build lines, a garden bed can be a as your yard as the plants • Check for fence and Remove lint and debris from recommended daily and moveable. wide variety of shapes, sizes themselves. exterior repairs dryer vent and exhaust. amount. Building options Benefits of a raised gar- Raised garden beds can den be made from several differ- • An excellent way to ent materials including lum- grow plants, especially those ber, concrete blocks, basins new to gardening. or bathtubs. • Raises plants to a more Building with wood is comfortable height, making the most common as it’s fast it easier to plant, inspect and and easy. Concrete edgers care for. are another material that is • Allows better control both easy to work with and of nutrition in the soil by cre- inexpensive. ating a barrier between the Garden beds can be a bed and natural soil. variety of sizes. The width of • Plant earlier in the the bed should be no more spring because the sun than three feet so you can warms the bed faster than reach your plants from both the ground. sides. • By using cloth or net- The length can be as ting, it’s easy to control large as you like, but smaller pests, temperature and boxes grant you greater moisture. access to your plants. WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM The Free Press Advocate, The Braidwood Journal, The Coal City Courant, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, page 3B How Medicare covers therapy services Dear Savvy Senior, Can you tion that these services are med- (SHIP), who provides free Medicare counsel- Send your senior questions to: Savvy explain how Medicare covers ically necessary for you to con- ing in person or over the phone. Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or physical therapy services? I'm a tinue. If Medicare denies the To find a local SHIP counselor visit visit SavvySenior. org. Jim Miller is a contrib- new beneficiary, and would like claim, you can appeal through Shiptacenter .org, or call the eldercare loca- utor to the NBC Today show and author of to get some treatments for my the Medicare appeals process - tor at 800-677-1116. “The Savvy Senior” book. back. see Medicare.gov/claims-and- Need Help appeals. If approved, Medicare has Dear Need, an exception threshold of $3,700 Medicare covers a variety of for physical and speech therapy outpatient therapy services combined, and $3,700 for occu- including physical, occupation- pational therapy. If your therapy al and speech therapy, if you SAVVY SENIOR cost exceeds these thresholds, meet their coverage criteria. Medicare will audit your case, Here's how it works. !"#$%"&&'( which could lead to denial of Medicare coverage further services. To get Medicare (Part B) to No coverage help cover your physical therapy, it must be If you choose to get physical therapy on considered medically reasonable and neces- your own that's not considered medically sary, and will need to be ordered or pre- necessary or prescribed by your doctor, your scribed by your doctor. therapist is required to give you a written You can get these services as an outpa- document called an “Advance Beneficiary tient at a number of places like a doctor's or Notice of Noncoverage” (ABN). therapist's office, rehabilitation facility, Medicare Part B will not pay for these medical clinic or a hospital outpatient services, but the ABN lets you decide department. whether to get them. You also need to know that Medicare Therapy at home limits how much it pays for outpatient ther- You should also know that Medicare apy services in one calendar year. These lim- covers home therapy services too if you are its are called “therapy cap limits.” In 2017, homebound and eligible to receive home Medicare will cover up to $1,980 for physical health care from a Medicare-approved and speech therapy combined, and another home healthcare agency. $1,980 for occupational therapy. To learn more about this option, see the But be aware that just like with other “Medicare and Home Health Care” online Medicare covered services, Medicare will booklet at pay 80 percent (up to $1,584) of your thera- Medicare.gov/pubs/pdf/10969.pdf. py costs, after you meet your $183 Part B Medicare advantage deductible. If you are enrolled in a Medicare You, or your Medicare supplemental Advantage plan (like an HMO or PPO), these plan (if you have one), will be responsible for plans must cover everything that's included the remaining 20 percent until the cap limits in original Medicare Part A and Part B cover- are reached. After that, you'll have to pay the age. full cost for the services. But sometimes these plans cover more, Extra therapy with extra services or an expanded amount If, however, you reach your cap limits of coverage. To find out whether your plan and your doctor or therapist recommends provides extra coverage or requires different that you continue with the treatment, you co-payments for physical therapy, you'll can ask your therapist for an exception so need to contact the plan directly. that Medicare will continue to pay for your More information therapy. If you have other questions, call The therapist must provide documenta- Medicare at 800-633-4227, or contact your State Health Insurance Assistance Program

Bridge inspections planned for Interstate 80 over the Des Plaines River The Illinois Department of weather permitting. Transportation (IDOT) announced that rou- A minimum of two lanes will remain tine bridge inspections will take place on open while inspections are taking place. In Interstate 80 over the Des Plaines River, in order to minimize impacts to traffic, the clo- Joliet beginning, weather permitting, sures will take place in off-peak travel hours Monday, April 24. from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through The bridge inspections will require Thursday, and Saturday, when necessary. daily lane closures on the structure that car- ries Interstate 80 over the Des Plaines River. Motorists can expect delays and should Closures will begin on the westbound I-80 allow extra time for trips through this area. bridge the week of Monday, April 24. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to Inspections will switch to the east- flaggers and signs in the work zones, obey bound Interstate 80 bridge on Monday, May the posted speed limits and be on the alert 1, and will be completed by Saturday, May 6, for workers and equipment. The Free Press Advocate, The Braidwood Journal, The Coal City Courant, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, page 4B WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM Sound-Off is a 24-hour phone every effort to forward unpublished to www.freepressnewspapers .com, - Free Press Newspapers readers line provided to give readers a comments to the parties to whom > Submit Sound-off or call 815-634- chance to voice their opinions. Calls they are directed. 4256. Please state the town in which may be anonymous. The comments stated are the you are calling from or in regards to. The Free Press Newspapers opinions and ideas of the callers and If mailing comments please direct SOUND-OFF reserves the right to edit remarks for not that of the newspaper. them to Sound-Off, 271 S. Broadway, taste, length, personal attacks, calls Information may not constitute the Coal City, IL 60416 or 111 S. Water To voice your opinion 24 hours a day, go to for boycotts and libel. In cases where actual events or facts of a particular St., Wilmington, IL 60481. www.freepressnewspapers.com or call 815-634-4256 the publisher selects not to publish topic. these remarks the newspaper makes To voice your opinion, please go

mayor and I’ll agree with the soundoff that Park then look was in the paper on April 19. The good old COAL CITY—Garage sale weekend has boys are back in town and the good old boys thankfully come and gone. I totally under- are back in charge. So Wilmington, you stand the concept of putting items you no made your choice, it wasn’t the choice I was longer want up for sale, it’s better to collect hoping for, or that others had hoped for, so a little cash for your stuff than tossing it in a now we will get no new businesses, gas and landfill. My dislike for garage sale season is food prices go up and you will know who to the disregard shoppers have for those of us blame. I just wish it could have been a two- who just simply want to get to work and the or three-person race, not a four-person kids to school on time, those of us who don’t race. I hope when people wonder what hap- want to have to sit on the street waiting for pened they can look in the mirror, look at cars to pass because they can’t make it themselves and know who they voted for down the street because a garage sale shop- and they will know the reason why. per has literally parked their car on the street. It doesn’t take any more time to pull Jobs are valued completely off the street, so please pull off COAL CITY—Coal City School District the street on future shopping trips. And, if wants to outsource the custodial staff? Hire you think you might be interested in what’s a good custodial manager instead of letting out on someone’s driveway, do us all a your finance man run it. There are not many favor: Stop, get out and take a look. Don’t jobs in Coal City. Why take jobs away from just simply swerve over to the side on a the taxpayers of Coal City? drive by. The driver behind you or the one coming at you has no idea what your next Traffic nightmare move will be, so instead of causing an acci- BRAIDWOOD—Why in the world dent take my suggestion and pull complete- would they do road work when Braidwood ly off the road, get out and take a look. Station has an outage scheduled? They could not have waited 30 days. This traffic is Choice is made unbelievable. And why isn’t Braidwood’s WILMINGTON—Back in 1979 or 1980 finest directing traffic at the railroad cross- Jane Byrne was running for re-election as ing. Exelon should have done something mayor of Chicago and Harold Washington about this. decided to run against her. To be spiteful and stir the pot, Richard Daley Jr. decided to Nice Prom event run also so it was a three-way race. Byrne BRAIDWOOD—I just want to say that the prom walk at the high school was a very and Daley split the white vote and then we they also plan to purchase a building on nice event and I enjoyed seeing all the kids got Harold. The same thing happened here West side blight Broadway to house their area club office? in their prom attire. I hope that all enjoyed in Wilmington. One person decided to be WILMINGTON—Don’t be fooled peo- Wow, by the looks of certain areas at the themselves. spiteful and that screwed everything up and ple, the west side businesses are hurting in club needing updated I thought maybe the because of that we have lost an excellent Missed a this town. Three major businesses on the club was hurting for funds. Guess that’s not west side of town have closed in the past the case. I know everyone says to attend the great one year. Why is that? Because four years after meetings, but let’s face it, they don’t need COAL CITY—I attended the state took away the 238 exit at I-55 there the approval or opinions of the members to the concert at Coal City High is no way to get to those businesses for hun- do what they want anyway so why waste School on Saturday. The dreds of residents who used to come home your time. Street Corner Symphony that way and stop to shop. It’s only going to group was amazing, such get worse. I know they said wait until the The innocent talent. Not only did they state builds the Illiana but that project has WILMINGTON—Not even murderers have amazing voices, but been scrapped. We will never see an inter- are deprived of their dignity as persons. If they were funny too. I was change re-built there because the state has we ask, “How can we eliminate capital pun- disappointed by the crowd, no money and the private developer build- ishment?” the answer is, “eliminate abor- our community needs to ing at RidgePort won’t have to help fund it. tion.” As long as we throw away the inno- realize how lucky we are to Back in 2008 I remember going to a meeting cent, it is quite hard to convince people not have this type of high quality about the I-55 study when they warned that to throw away the guilty. entertainment coming into Lorenzo Road wouldn’t be able to handle all Invest in our parks our community. We also the truck traffic that’s expected to increase WILMINGTON—Well it looks like the need to let the other com- as they put up more and more buildings. president of the park board will be leaving munities know that our Since we live by there we went to all the his post in a well thought out move that doors are open for them to meetings and IDOT would always begin by could only be learned from the Chicago join us. It was the best $20 I telling us they had no choice but to change machine politicians. Even when you know have spent in a long time, Lorenzo Road plus they would make Exit of these facts well in advance of the elec- once again a very positive 238 so that you could go east and west. tion, you keep quiet so you can pick your experience in our high Whatever happened to that plan? Look to replacement and the poor taxpayers don’t school auditorium. Thank the north along I-80 where they put in a get a say, just the bill. Remember that this is you Megan Bugg and family new interchange at Minooka. A big trucking the same group that signed a 20-year lease for bringing this to our com- facility came in, warehouses popped up and back in 2013 to pay $5,000 a month rent munity. I hope they have they had to pitch in to build an interchange with a two percent year increase. Then in more of these concerts. due to all the traffic. Donations to non prof- it groups in town are nice, and seem to be 2019 the rent goes up to three percent getting headlines in the paper these day, but annually. They got a $40,000 loan from the Liberalism that won’t help get us an interchange. building’s landlord at nine percent interest RidgePort should be using that money to upgrade his building. That’s a sweet deal will vanish towards a new Route 129 exit to benefit for the landowner. So far the park district’s W I L M I N G T O N — I n everyone in the area and IDOT should be budget is paid for through borrowing. All response to last week’s giving us back the exit they took away. their programs have a fat price to the very soundoff from the Essex lib- taxpayer who is already footing the bill. All eral, and his Take America No guarantee their funds focus on the fitness center but Back comment. You’re get- BRAIDWOOD—As a one-time coach I nothing to help fix up the parks and ball ting your wish. President read with much dismay last week’s soundoff fields so why do they call themselves a park Trump is doing just that. I about letting underclassmen play up on the district board? It should be a private owned have not felt this safe in my varsity level. I suspect you are a disgruntled fitness center and not our responsibility to country since the greatest parent even though you say you aren’t. As a pay for. Notice how they conveniently left President, Ronald Reagan. I coach I told my players that the best players out the candidate that was running for the sure feel better about being play and even though they may be a senior, board that strongly wanted an increase in protected with President they needed to understand that it didn’t accountability and fiscal responsibility. Trump vs. that Muslim sym- guarantee they would always being playing They are just like the politicians in pathizer who bows to for- unless they worked hard at becoming better Springfield. Thanks to them we’re sending eign leaders, and draws lines and if the team wanted to win. Let’s face it, $45,000 to New Lenox 30 miles away for a in the sand without backing there is a lot of pressure on coaches and program we could be doing right here for all them up. Look where that players to win and as hard as it may be to that money. They are always wanting more got those poor people who accept, there are some who will sit on the money for salaries, rent, pensions, health were killed with chemicals. I bench. My players were told that my job as care and only about 10 percent of the peo- blame that all on the com- a coach was to make team the number one ple in Wilmington use this building. Their munity organizer-in-chief. priority. If a player wanted more playing programs are the same as what’s already at Don't worry, soon we will time they could come to me and we could the library in town which we also have to have one, maybe two more talk about how they could improve them- pay for. If we end up making a deal with conservative, constitutional selves. Excuses and complaining wouldn’t them in the future, you can be assured we justices on the Supreme gain them more time on the court; patience, will be the losers. I say put the money back Court, and then we will real- hard work and working smart would. If in the parks where it was always meant to ly get the America we all upper classmen feel they deserve more be. know and love back. With playing time then they should be going to God's help, Liberalism will their coach and ask what they needed to do finally be a thing of the past. to get it. Putting it in the newspaper doesn’t Donald Trump is our presi- benefit anyone, in fact it only dent, get over it. To all you makes the situation worse for liberals, don't go away mad, those players on the bench. just go away, and take your dreams of touchy, feely nir- I know where vana with you. BRACEVILLE—I think I know where to get the pizz- aburger. I got mine right next to my asparagus patch and I Let them play also found one right next to COAL CITY—Believe the morels. Isn’t that some- me, freshmen have no busi- thing? ness on the varsity team. I S.B. agree that with the new pitching rule that a pitcher Plan that can come up, pitch, then go spends back to the JV’s, not take a COAL CITY—As a Coal position that others on the City Area Club member I was bench can play. Bringing up shocked to see that they plan a player that is not varsity to add another shelter at a ready is a slap in the face to cost of $50,000? After reading kids who can play but are through their agendas online I sitting out. was even more shocked to see WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM The Free Press Advocate, The Braidwood Journal, The Coal City Courant, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, page 5B The tea made famous with monkey business ed “monkeying” around with much as $1,000 - and that’s BY TONYA MICHALEC advertising. even with rust. SPECIAL TO THE How tea and chim- All the same, where the FREE PRESS NEWSPAPERS panzees are related is still a best pay day is found, is with mystery, but apparently the early ones. An 1880s Brooke Bond & monkey business in the black-and-white porcelain Company was once the kitchen pays off, at least it enamel sign up for on-line biggest tea manufacturer in did for Brooke Bond. auction has an opening bid the world. It lasted three That year the company of $6,000. generations before a forceful began using trained chim- Guess it proves that a lit- panzees as actors in its TV offer of $422,294,510 made tle monkey business can pay its name disappear for good. commercials. The chimps were filmed in black-and- with big dividends. A mid-century Brooke Contact writer Tonya Bond & Company advertise- white wearing jumpsuits that said Brooke Bond as Michalec at ment hanging high inside [email protected]. Paraphernalia Antiques in they boiled water to make a Wilmington, caught the eye hot cup of PG Tips. of The White Glove last week. The goofy approach The large, carrot-col- worked like a charm, and by ored porcelain sign is in the next year, the company good condition. It reads, had bought out another word over word: “Brooke British competitor, Lyons, Bond Tea” in big black letters and more than 100 million with a black and white cups of Brooke Bond teas checkerboard border. It’s were being drank around the globe - per day. priced at $350. !"#$%&'()*+"%" According to store By the end of the follow- THE WHITE GLOVE pointed out a 1950s advertising sign for ing year, Brooke Bond owner Charles Jeffries, he Brooke Bond Tea. The family owned, European tea blender hand-picked the sign owned more acres of tea straight from the country thrived for 115 years, achieved No. 1 status in the world and plantations than any com- where the company was then sold out during a hostile takeover by consumer goods petitor and delivered to based for 115 years. giant Unilever. more than 150,000 shops - every day - in Britain alone. “I brought that sign It spent $3 million each year back from England, some- Bond stores to be closed. the company became the on advertising and had thing like 20 years ago, and Brooke tried taking his tea to leading tea blender in the annual sales of $318 million. it’s been hanging up here the wholesale market. country. And in 1966, the family- ever since” Jeffries said. “If I Brooke worked hard to In 1924, Brooke Bond Tea owned company that started had to guess how old it is, I’d keep his business afloat, bought 1,000 acres of farm with one, had grown to say, it has to be at least 60 even incentifying sales for land in Kenya to build plan- mover 50,000 workers and years old or so by now.” his employees. tations. It bought the leading claimed to be the largest Long before James Bond According to Let’s Look tea brand in Canada, Red growers, manufacturers and was created by author Ian Again, a website dedicated Rose, in 1932. distributors of tea in the Fleming, the name Bond was to the history of Britain, In 1930, one year after world. already made famous by the Brooke became quite the the Great Depression, Brooke Bond sustained son of a tea dealer in boss. He was one of the first Brooke Bond pitched its its seat at the top, and kept Lancashire, England. to introduce profit-sharing newest product to the strug- buying out other profitable Arthur Brooke chose it with employees, offered gling public, a mid-market food companies over the for the latter part of his com- higher wages than his com- brand called PG Tips, fol- next several years. But all pany’s name even though he petitors and implemented lowed by an even cheaper that ended in one uncon- went into business alone. He an eight-hour work day. His one five years later. The lat- trolled business meeting opened his first Brooke, profit-sharing plan worked. ter was the company’s value between it and a consumer Bond & Co. store in Productivity increased product, Brooke Bond goods giant. Manchester in 1869. There, immensely, and soon his 154 Dividend Tea, and con- A hostile takeover by he made the most of selling employees received a 10 per- sumers sought it out for its Unilever, owner of over 400 tea, coffee and sugar for cent bonus yearly. low price and for a chance at subsidiaries, was made with cash, which helped him Brooke Bond & the golden ticket that may be $422,294,510 in cash. expand into three more Company continued to inside. Suddenly the 115-year-old storefronts. By the end of prosper and expand into the Just like Willy Wonka, world’s largest tea producer 1872, the entrepreneur had wholesale market. By 1897, Gerald had his workers place was bought out. shops in Manchester, Leeds, one year after the depression offerings for a chance at win- Although the Brooke Liverpool and Bradford and ended, the company owned ning cash prizes in each Bond name has been a blending warehouse in 1/30th share of the British packet of Dividend Tea. And dropped from product pack- London. tea market which included it paid off. By the time he aging in Britain, its mid- To ensure freshness and approximately two million retired in 1952, he had market PG Tips is still the customer satisfaction, Britons a day. By 1902, the increased the company’s tea leading tea sold there. Brooke distributed his own company had 500 employ- packet trade by 20 times and According to current tea. Regardless of its fresh- ees and its products could be sales reached $73 million. auction listings on-line, ness, it was no match for the found in 30,000 discount Taking his seat as third Brooke Bond Tea signs are long depression of the 1870s, stores. generation chairman, was very valuable. Smaller, more also known as the “Trade Gerald Brooke, his son, his son John, who also recent ones are selling for Depression”. took the company over in proved to be a clever busi- around $20. But larger ones, The recession led to the 1910 when Arthur retired. ness man. His first move like what was found by The London and Scottish Brooke Under Gerald’s leadership, came in 1955, when he start- White Glove, are fetching as

Knitting, crochet club to meet May 2 Those interested in perfecting their ing instructor will be on hand to help get knitting and crocheting skills should join the participants started on a project or answer Knitting/Crochet Club at the Wilmington questions. Public Library. Meetings will be held on the Bring a project, or work on the project first Tuesday of the month, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. of the month. The club meets to work on knitting and The library is located at 201 S. Kankakee crocheting projects. A knitting and crochet- St. WGGS meeting set for May 13 The Will/Grundy The speaker will be local followed the people of the Genealogical Society will historian and curator of the Carbon Hill area to record hold its monthly member- Carbon Hill School Museum their history and create the ship meeting on Saturday Michele Micetich. museum. May 13, at 10 a.m., at the Her topic will be The meeting is open to Coal City Public Library, 85 Neighbors and Kin in the public and refreshments N. Garfield St., Coal City. Carbon Hill. Micetich has will be served. The Free Press Advocate, The Braidwood Journal, The Coal City Courant, Wednesdasy, April 26, 2017, page 6B WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM

NEW HOPE FIRST ISLAND CITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PRESBYTERIAN BAPTIST CHURCH Card, bunco and CCW to meet May 1 80 N. Garfield St. CHURCH 120 Vine Street The St. Rose Council of Catholic Coal City, IL 106 S. Lincoln Street Wilmington, IL game party at St. Rose Braidwood, IL Women will meet on Monday, May 1, at 7 815-634-8332 Pastor Jeff Logsdon Pastor Dale Tolly 476-9750 The St. Rose CCW will host its annual p.m., in the St. Rose School gymnasium, 626 [email protected] Church: 815-458- Sun.: 8:30 a.m. and card, bunco and game party on Sunday, S. Kankakee St., Wilmington. The Rev. Mark Hughey 6317 11 a.m. to noon, wor- May 7. All adults and families are invited to New officers for the 2017-2019 term will Wed.: 7 p.m., Session meeting Pastor: 815-922-2212 ship service, nursery attend beginning at noon, at St. Rose be elected, the by-laws revisions will be fin- Fri.: 9 a.m., newsletter articles are due www.firstpresbraid- provided; 9:45 to 10:45 School, 626 S. Kankakee St., Wilmington. ished, plans will be finalized for the annual Sun.: 9 to 10:15 a.m., Sunday school; 10:30 a.m., wood.org a.m., Sunday school classes for all ages A light lunch of sandwiches, salads, card party luncheon, mothers will be cele- worship service with guest preacher the Rev. Doreen Sun.: 10 a.m., wor- Wed.: 6 to 7:30 desserts and beverages will be served. There brated with a baby shower for the DeZur followed by sweets buffet ship p.m., Adult Bible study will be door prizes, table prizes and raffles. Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC), and the Mon.: 10:45 a.m., Meals on Wheels and prayer meeting Cards and dice will be provided. Bring Tue.: 7 p.m., Committee Night Blessed Mother will be honored with her Living Stones year-round; your own games. Each table will be awarded May crowning and recitation of the rosary. • Office hours are Monday through Friday, from Community Church • Kindergarten 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through twelfth grade a prize. Those attending should bring their 25124 S. Fryer St. • The cost will be a donation of $7 per rosary and may wish to donate baby items • Bible study will be held at 1 p.m., on Monday, Channahon, IL students meet from 6 to May 1, 8, 15 and 22. 7:30 p.m. for Bible study person. Each ticket will entered in the door for the PRC, and bring any door prizes 815-325-8476 during the school year. • The church will partner with the Coal City • Pastor Joe prize drawing. Tickets will be available at and/or donations for the card party. Public Library for a Mom’s Night Out Tea at the Popischill invited bikers the door. Hostesses for the evening will be Penny church on Wednesday, May 3. There will be music, and people of faith to Anderson, Dorothy Bogan and Barb Rossi. tea, shopping and prizes at the church. The registra- church on Sundays at Those who need a ride should call one tion deadline is Saturday, April 29. 10:30 a.m. of the officers to make arrangements. • Fellowship and • This year’s women’s banquet and painting Bible study follows. Officers are Laura 630-302-2681; Arlene 815- party is set for Saturday, May 6. Everyone is invited to • Blessings of bikes Mobile food pantry 476-2376; and Pat 815-476-6199. attend. The deadline to purchase tickets is Saturday, coming soon. April 29, at the church office. in Braidwood May 1 • The Women’s Association will meet on ROSE OF SHARON Wednesday, June 7. MINISTRY Catholic Charities' mobile food pantry FCC van offering ride to • An open prayer gathering will be held on the 29 Aqueduct • CHURCH OF will distribute food in the parking lot of first Wednesday of each month, from 4 to 7 p.m. Diamond, IL THE NAZARENE Immaculate Conception, 110 S. School St., Hope Center for food Group prayer will be at 5:30 p.m. followed by refresh- Rev. Jan Quiet • 303 S. Kankakee Braidwood, on Monday, May 1, at 3 p.m., ments. Everyone is invited. Wilmington, IL rain or shine. The First Christian Church in • St. Vincent’s Table has temporarily moved to 815- 228-9585 Wilmington offers its monthly van ride Sun.: 2 p.m., serv- 476-HOPE Catholic Charities and the Northern Immaculate Conception Church. To volunteer to Rev. Bill Luttrell Illinois Food Bank have partnered to deliver service to the Hands of Hope Center in cook, set-up, do dishes or clean-up, sign-up on the ice • Gospel Sing is on [email protected] Joliet. sheet on the tri-fold. Desserts can be dropped off by nutritious food, including meat, produce the second Saturday of Sun.: 9:30 a.m., The Hope Center is a community assis- 4 p.m. at the New Hope kitchen each Monday. Use and nonperishable items, to people in need. each month at 5 p.m. Sunday school; 10:30 Participants are asked to bring bags, tance program that helps individuals and disposable containers or wrap in plastic individually. • Christian Singles a.m., worship; 3 p.m., families obtain food and other household For more information call 815-370-7817 or email Hands of Praise puppet laundry baskets or boxes to transport food meets at 6 p.m. on the and grocery products to their vehicle. items at a highly discounted rate. Cathy Milne at [email protected]. third Friday of each team practice; 6 p.m., The van will leave the church at 1824 • Sign-up for the food pantry and Meals on service A representative from Catholic month. Church St., Wilmington, at 9:30 a.m. and Wheels at least a week in advance on the tri-fold. • A healing service Mon.: 7 p.m., video Charities will be available at the event to is held on the fourth exercise class in fellow- explain additional services provided by the return by noon. Saturday of each month ship hall agency. The Hope Center has a $5 annual mem- JOLIET JEWISH CONGREGATION at 6 p.m. Wed.: 7 p.m., fel- Catholic Charities helps people of all bership fee and requires a photo ID. Van 250 N. Midland Ave. • Joliet, IL lowship, outreach min- seating will be on a first come, first serve 815-741-4600 istry teams, teen Bible faiths and beliefs. For more information ABUNDANT LIFE studies about Catholic Charities, visit catholicchar- basis and a seat in the van can be reserved Rabbi Charles Rubovits by calling the church office at 815-476-6734. www.jolietjewishcongregation.org FELLOWSHIP Thu.: 7 p.m., video itiesjoliet.org. exercise class in fellow- Riders must bring their own grocery Fri.: 7 p.m., service 23632 W. Hwy. 113 Sat.: 9 a.m., service ship hall bags. • Religious school for pre-kindergarten through Wilmington, IL Sat.: 8 a.m., Men’s eighth grade features Hebrew and Bar/Bat Mitzvah 815-458-6530 prayer at the church and MAIN STREET BAPTIST CHURCH training. Call the synagogue to register. Pastor Greg Linkous breakfast at Chick-A- • All life cycle events and Jewish holidays cele- Dee. 110 S. Division St. • Braidwood, IL brated. Social programs include congregational alfwilmington.com • Call 476-HOPE Pastor Justin Kinder Shabbat dinners, Seders, folk dancing, bagel and lox • Sun.: 10:30 a.m., for prayer if you or msbbraidwood.com GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH brunches, book clubs, adult education classes and worship, children’s someone you know is Sun.: 9:45 a.m., Sunday school; 11 a.m. and 6 & Grace Lutheran Preschool other special events. church and nursery hospitalized. p.m., worship 907 Luther Dr. • Wilmington, IL available • Those who need a Wed.: 6 p.m., prayer meeting Office: 815-476-9480 • Tue.: Home ride to Sunday school • Office hours are Wedneday and Friday, 9 a.m. Reverend Zak Wagner SOUTH WILMINGTON RIVER OF LIFE church (Bible study) and church should call to noon. Preschool Director Mary Kay Hays • Wed.: 6 to 7 p.m., or e-mail the church. • Awana and youth will meet at 6 p.m. on UNITED LUTHERAN Wednesdays. [email protected] METHODIST CHURCH LCMS prayer meeting at the church; 7 to 8:30 p.m., [email protected] 225 Rice Street • 815- 24901 S. Sage St. • FIRST BAPTIST Wed.: 6 p.m., confirmation men’s Bible study at the CHURCH 426-6169 Channahon, IL church RITCHEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Fri.: 9 a.m., Friday Crew 4470 E. Rt. 113 Sat.: 9:30 a.m., Weight Watchers Pastor Dennis Pastor Hans Fiene • Fri.: 6:30 to 8:30 Route 102 • Wilmington, IL Brooks 815-467-6401 P.O. Box 39 Sun.: 9:30 a.m., worship with communion (new p.m., ladies’ Bible study 815-476-6166 time); 10:30 a.m., Godly Play, Coffee Time Sunday worship - Sun: 9 a.m., wor- Coal City, IL every other Friday at the Sun.: 10:30 a.m., worship service Mon.: 11 a.m., Bible study; 7 p.m., Alcoholics 8:30 a.m. ship; 10:15 a.m., Sunday Pastor church • Communion with Pastor Brent Phillips is on Anonymous • Holy communion school and Bible study David Gilleland • Sat.: 8 to 10 a.m., the first Sunday of each month. • Grace Lutheran Preschool is accepting 2017- served on first Sunday of men’s prayer breakfast 815-634-2654 • A fellowship dinner is held on the first Sunday 2018 registrations. For more information visit each month and special on the second Saturday www.fbccoalcity.com of each month following the service. www.gracewilm.org, or call the church office. occasions. COAL CITY UNITED of each month Wed.: 7 p.m., adult • Potluck fellow- Bible study and activi- METHODIST ties for children and FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NEW LIFE CHURCH CHURCH ship dinner is held on the first Sunday of each youth 401 E. Kahler Rd. • Wilmington, IL A United Pentecostal Church 6805 E. McArdle Rd. month following wor- Sun.: 9:45 a.m., Pastor Tom Kingery 495 E. First St. • Coal City, IL 60416 FAITH BAPTIST 815-634-8670 ship. Sunday school for all 815-476-5474 ages; 11 a.m., Sunday Pastor Larry Garcia, CHURCH The Reverend web page: www.fumcwilm.com Bradley D. worship 815-634-4133 3950 N. Goose Lake TURNING POINTE Wed.: 9 a.m. to noon, preschool; 7 p.m., Shumaker Sun.: 10 a.m., Sunday school and worship Rd. APOSTOLIC Alcoholics Anonymous Wed.: 7 p.m., Bible school www.coalcityum.org Thu.: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Women, Infants and Morris, IL CENTRE FIRST Thu.: 7 p.m., addiction support group (Corner of Pine Wed.: 9 a.m., PRESBYTERIAN Children (WIC) hours; 6 p.m., Christian fellowship women’s Bible study; 85 S. Broadway; potluck dinner Bluff, Lorenzo and Suite C • Coal City, IL CHURCH Goose Lake roads) 10:30 a.m., Alcoholics Fri.: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., preschool IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH Pastor Ida M. Nelson 301 N. Kankakee St. Sat.: 9 a.m., work outside day (rain date); 7 p.m., 942-0675 Anonymous in the com- 110 S. School St. • Braidwood, IL munity building 815-342-0652 Wilmington, IL Alcoholics Anonymous Rev. Show Reddy Allam Pastor Caleb Sat.: 6 p.m., Sun.: 10 a.m., Sun.: 8:30 a.m., Sunday school for sixth grade Counterman Narcotics Anonymous Office: 815-476-9025 through adults; 9:30 a.m., Sunday school for pre- Rectory: 458-2125 worship Reconciliation: 4:45 to 5:15 p.m., Saturday Sun.: 9:30 a.m., in the community build- Tue.: 7 p.m., wor- The Rev. Winn Alley school through fifth grade, worship service (Then Sunday school; 10:30 ing and Now Forever Friends); 4 p.m., Healing Oils of the Weekend Mass: 5:30 p.m., Saturday; 7:30 and 11 ship http://1st-presbyte a.m., Sunday; 9:15 a.m., Sunday at St. Lawrence a.m., worship service, Sun.: 8 and 10:30 rian-church.net Bible study children’s service; 6 p.m., a.m., worship service; 9 Mon.: 9 a.m. to noon, preschool; 6:30 p.m., 4-H O’Toole in Essex worship a.m., Sunday school for THE CHURCH OF Sun.: 9:30 a.m., Tue.: 7 p.m., Praise Ringers • The Adoration Chapel in Fr. White Hall is open Wed.: 7 p.m., all ages; 8 p.m., adult Sunday school, • Preschool information can be found in the 24/7, but unlocked daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. A code JESUS CHRIST OF is available for those visiting the chapel before or prayer meeting Alcoholics Anonymous LATTER-DAY Bible From Scratch; church office or website. the community building 10:30 a.m., worship serv- • Our Caring Closet, at 205 N. First St. in after hours. Everyone is welcome. If you would like SAINTS to make a commitment, or access the code, call Bill Mon.: 6:15 p.m., ice; 11:30 a.m., fellow- Wilmington, is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each women’s Alcoholics 1414 W. Dupont Ave. Tuesday and Thursday. Scheer at 815-458-6800. ST. LAWRENCE Anonymous in the com- Morris, IL ship • The church offers youth group, Men’s Club, CHURCH munity building 815-579-8308 Mon.: Bible study - women’s groups, Christian fellowship dinners, and P.O. Box 190 Tue.: 7 p.m., Al- Sun.: 10 a.m., the Book of Matthew mission and community outreach opportunities. ST. ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC CHURCH Wilmington, IL So. Wilmington, IL Anon in the community service building Rev. Steve Bondi 815-237-2230 BRACEVILLE UNITED School Principal: Linda Bland Masses: 4 p.m., PARK STREET METHODIST CHURCH Rectory 476-7491; School 476-6220; Religious Saturday; 10 a.m., ESSEX UNITED 106 W. Gould Street • P.O. Box 46 Education 476-6220; Kuzma Cottage 476-2030, UNITED LUTHERAN METHODIST CONGREGATIONAL Sunday; 7:30 a.m., CHURCH Braceville, IL Hours: 9-11 a.m., Mon.-Fri. Monday, Tuesday and CHURCH CHURCH Pastor Bennett A. Woods Schedule 309 E. Jefferson St. 114 W. Waverly Street United Church Daily Mass 8 a.m. on Mon., Wed. and Fri.; Thursday of Christ 815-237-8512 Reconciliation: 3 Gardner, IL Sun: 9 a.m., chil- Saturday Vigil at 4:30 p.m.; and Sundays at 7 and 11 dren’s Sunday school; 806 Park Street [email protected] a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Saturday or Pastor Jana Howson Wed.: 6 p.m., Ash Wednesday service 815-237-2227 9:30 a.m., adult Bible Mazon, IL Wed.: 5:45 to 7 p.m., REP; First Communion by appointment study; 10:30 a.m., wor- 815-448-5514 Sun.: 9:30 a.m., worship, first Sunday with Holy practice • CCD classes are Sun.: 10 a.m., wor- ship Communion Thu.: 10 a.m., Legion of Mary in the St. Rose ship, word and sacra- Pastor Tyler Carrell • United Methodist People meet on the second held on Sunday morn- • Holy ### Church meeting room; 4:30 to 5 p.m., First Communion ings from 8:30 to 9:40 ment Communion is served Tuesday of each month, time and location to be practice with parents; 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus meet- Sun.: 9 a.m., wor- • Alcoholics on the first Sunday of determined ing a.m., at the South ship; 10:30 a.m., Sunday Anonymous meets every each month and on spe- • Women’s Bible study is held on Tuesdays at 10 Sat.: 6 p.m., Athletics euchre tournament Wilmington Grade school Wednesday at 8 p.m. cial occasions. a.m. Sun.: Cemetery collection, Home Missions School. Call the rectory • Join in on the Wed.: 6 p.m., Bible • Exercise with Patty, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 Collection; 2 p.m., First Communion for more information. third Thursday of each study a.m. • Mass is celebrated on Saturday evening at 4:30 month for bingo and a • Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are on p.m. Sunday Mass is at 7 and 11 a.m. Weekday bake sale from 4 to 6 WILMINGTON Friday at 8 p.m. Masses are on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 p.m. at the Gardner CHURCH OF GOD • Children’s after school programs JAM a.m. During school months the Wednesday morning CHRISTIAN FAITH American Legion Hall. 1200 Sunset Dr. • WILMINGTON Junction, and Jesus and Me, for kindergarten through Mass begins at 8:10 a.m. Communion services, pend- CENTER Wilmington, IL PENTECOSTAL fourth graders; and EDGE for preteens, are held on ing volunteers, are on Tuesday and Thursdays at 8 Wednesday from after school until 4:30 p.m. STATIC a.m. Any prearranged Mass intentions for Tuesdays 1800 S. Water St. 60481 CHURCH youth group Standing Together As Teens in Christ, for and Thursdays have been rescheduled for either the Wilmington, IL Pastor 32111 S. Rt. 53 • seventh through twelfth grades, is held on Monday, Wednesday or Friday Mass as close to the 815-388-8628 Raymond H. Jones Wilmington Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Snacks are provided. original date as possible. Pastor Jeff A. Urban Home: 815-237-2158 815-365-2318 • A Dayspring Native American service, includ- • The St. Rose School kindergartners will host a IGNITE CHRISTIAN lemonade stand on Friday, April 28, from 9 to 11 a.m. Sun.: 10 a.m., Sun.: 10 a.m., PASTOR DOROTHY ing drumline, will be held on Sunday, April 23,, at CHURCH Sunday school; 11 a.m., WALDRON 9:40 a.m. Everyone is invited. and 1 to 2 p.m. Only $1 bills will be accepted. Family worship with 301 S. Broadway • worship service • The St. Rose Athletics eighth annual euchre classes for children Sun.: 6 p.m., serv- Coal City, IL Wed.: 6:30 p.m., ice tournament will be held on Saturday, April 29, at 6 ages newborn to 11- Bible study p.m. The cost os $25 per person and includes food, Ignitechristianchurc ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED years-old h.org canned beer, Smirnoff lemonade, raffles and split the Wed.: 7 to 8 p.m., Sun.: 10:30 a.m., VIRGIN MARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH pot. The payouts will be $250 for first place, $150 for 195 S. Kankakee St. • Coal City, IL second place and $100 for third place. Family worship with worship ST. PATRICK CHURCH OF The non-denomi- 815-634-4171 • The St. Rose Council of Catholic Women classes for all ages CATHOLIC CHRIST (CCW) will meet on Monday, May 1, at 7 p.m. in the national church offers CHURCH Reverend Robert Noesen children’s church and 1440 Sunset Dr. stmaryassumptionparish.org St. Rose School gymnasium. 14936 W. Peotone Rd. • The St. Rose Council of Catholic Women’s weekly men’s and P.O. Box 202 Monday and Tuesday - 8:30 a.m. communion serv- PHELAN ACRES women’s Bible study. Wilton Center, IL Wilmington, IL ice annual card, bunco and game party is set for Sunday, BIBLE CHURCH Visit the church on 478-3440 Due to church renovation, Sunday Mass will be cel- May 7, at noon, in the St. Rose School gymnasium. 815-476-2616 • Mass with prayers for healing is on the first 26009 Willow Lane Facebook. Father Roger Britton Roth ebrated in Berst Hall. Weekday rosary, Mass and com- Kutzner munion services will be celebrated in a temporary Friday of each month at 7 p.m. Call the parish to ver- Phelan Acres 815-476-7659 ify the Mass will be celebrated. Everyone is invited. Pastor chapel at the south end of the religious education build- Wilmington, IL Steve Gibson ing. Mass on the first Tuesday of the month, Saint • The Lucky Sunday winner for March was Rev. Mr. Milt Leppert Georgene VanDuyne. 476-7818 815-634-4396 Peregrine Devotions and first Saturday 8:30 a.m. Mass Permanent Deacon www.wilmingtoncoc.com and the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will be FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Mass schedule: 9 held in Berst hall. Pastor Rodney L. BURNING HEARTS Sun.: 9:30 a.m., a.m., Monday through • Tuesday - 6:30 p.m. Mass; Wednesday through 1824 Church St., Wilmington, IL Chappell BIBLE CHURCH Bible classes; 10:35 a.m., Friday; 5:30 p.m., Friday - 8:30 a.m. Mass; Saturday - 4 p.m. Mass; Sunday - Dallas Henry, Lead Minister Sun.: 9:45 a.m., Custer Park worship; 5 p.m., after- Saturday; 9 a.m., Sunday 8 and 10:30 a.m. Mass; first Saturday of the month - 8:30 Zach Griepenstroh, Student & Arts Minister Sunday School; 11 a.m. noon worship Township Hall • Adoration of the a.m. Mass and the sacrament of anointing of the sick morning worship; 6 Wed.: 7 p.m., Bible 815-476-6734 35332 Grant Ave. • Blessed Sacrament is on • Sacrament of Reconciliation - Saturday from 3:20 p.m., evening service study to 3:45 p.m.; Sunday before the 10:30 a.m. Mass; and www.fccwilmington.org Custer Park, IL Fridays from 9:30 to 11 Wed.: 7 p.m., adult Wednesday before the 8:30 a.m. Mass Sun.: 8:30 and 10 a.m., worship service and Pastor Dan Ahlenius a.m. Bible study and prayer; • Daily rosary - 8 a.m. in the church children’s worship; 10 a.m., Bible classes for adults; children’s Bible clubs 779-205-8606 • Devotional prayers Novena to Our Lord and His preschool through fifth grade children are invited to Sun: 10:30 a.m., NEW COMMUNITY mother, Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Wednesday, follow- join Kid’s Cove to discover God’s word with singing worship KINGDOM HALL OF ing the 8:30 a.m. Mass and Bible stories during each worship service; a CHRISTIAN • Devotional prayers Novena to Our Lord and His CHURCH OF HOPE JEHOVAH’S nursery is provided for all Sunday morning activities WITNESSES CHURCH servant, Saint Peregrine, patron saint of those who suffer Monroe & Jefferson with cancer or any incurable disease or condition, • Collision for sixth through twelfth grades meet West River Road 705 E. Washington St each Sunday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Streets; Gardner, IL UNIVERSALIST Solemn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament - first Wilmington, IL Morris, IL Tuesday of the month following the 6:30 p.m. Mass • Men’s and women’s Bible study meet on every Pastor Jan Chandler; UNITARIAN Monday at 7 p.m. 815-476-4060 Pastor Kevin Yandell • St. Vincent DePaul Monday evening dinners for 237-8312 CHURCH OF JOLIET Tue.: 7:30 p.m., the needy are held in Berst Hall. For the parish food and • Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) meetings are Sun.: 9 a.m. 2505 Washington St. Midweek meeting, Children’s Director household pantry call 815-634-4171. on the first and third Thursday of each month at 9 • Mother of the Eucharist Perpetual Adoration a.m. at the church. Sunday school; 10:15 Joliet, IL Christian Life and Patsy Phillips Rev. Emily Gage Ministry Chapel is located across from the church at 195 S. • Celebrate Recovery meets at the church each a.m., worship 815-942-4255 Kankakee St. The chapel is a place of silent prayer in the Thursday at 7 p.m. 722-0836 Sun.: 10 a.m., Bible presence of Jesus Christ, truly present in the Eucharist. Wed.: 8:30 a.m., topic: Discourse on Sunday worship: 9 • Family groups meet each week in Wilmington Pastor’s prayer and lec- Sun.: 9 a.m., adult The Eucharist is solemnly exposed for adoration 24 gather, child care; 10:30 Bible Topic and 10:45 a.m. hours a day, seven days a week. It is a place of silent and and Coal City. Call the church for times and loca- tionary study group a.m., worship and All interested per- • Nursery and chil- reverent prayer. Everyone is encouraged to stop in any- tions. Thu.: 8:30 a.m., church school. sons welcome, no col- dren’s programs offered time, make regular visits, and sign-up for a specific hour • The Deep Roots after-school program pro- church prayer group lections taken. of adoration each week. vides care for kindergarten through sixth grade stu- WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM The Free Press Advocate, The Braidwood Journal, The Coal City Courant, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, page 7B

Marlene Goodwin Lee. W. Collier WESLEY TOWNSHIP—Marlene She truly cherished her grandchildren CARBON HILL—Lee City, as well as numerous nieces and Goodwin, 82, of Wesley Township, and great-grandchildren. W. Collier, 74, of Carbon nephews. passed away peacefully Saturday, Survivors include her beloved Hill, passed away Lee was preceded in death by April 1, 2017 at Miller husband of 63 years, Erwin; two Saturday, April 22, 2017 his parents and wife, Donna Jean Rehabilitation Center in children, Ken (Debbie) Goodwin at Morris Hospital. on Nov. 27, 2009. Kankakee. and Janet (David) Sullivan, both of Born April 16, 1943 in Chicago, The family will receive friends Born March 29, 1935 in Joliet, Wesley Township; three grandchil- Lee Wayne was a son of William Thursday, April 27, 2017 from 9 Marlene Ann was a daughter of dren: Danielle (Brian) Spangler of and Bette Lu (Bohnenkamper) a.m. until time of funeral service at Frederick and Loretta (Heisner) Avon, IN; Katie (Ryan) Rose of New Collier. He was raised and educated 11 a.m. at Reeves Funeral Home, 75 Gill. She was raised and educated in Jersey and Kristyn Goodwin of in Coal City and graduated from Coal N. Broadway, one block north of IL Green Garden Township, and graduat- Wesley Township; three great-grand- City High School with the class of Route 113 in Coal City. Reverend Brad ed from Peotone High School with the children: Ella Grace, Addison Faith and 1961. Lee honorably served in the United Shumaker from Coal City United class of 1953. In that same year, on Dec. 20, Everett Alan; two brothers, Norman States Army, and on July 18, 1966, he mar- Methodist Church will officiate. Marlene married Erwin Brock Goodwin at (Carolyn) Gill of Joliet and Glenn (Sharon) ried Donna Jean Phillips in Elizabeth City, Burial with full military honors will be her Grandma Gill’s farm in Green Garden Gill of Manhattan; sister-in-law, Helen NJ. Lee was active with Cub Scouts when his in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Township. In the beginning of their mar- McGranahan of Springfield and numerous boys were young, belonged to the Coal City where Lee will be laid to rest with his late riage Erwin was serving in the U.S. Army nieces and nephews, and close friends. Area Club, and was a past board member of wife, Donna. which led the newlyweds to call Junction Marlene was preceded in death by her Carbon Hill. He retired from Lyondellbasell Pallbearers will be Robert Collier, Chris City, KS their first home. After being honor- parents, two brothers-in-law, William and after 31 years of service, and in his free time Collier, Jonathon Collier, Phillip Collier, ably discharged, they happily moved back to Frank Goodwin and one sister-in-law, enjoyed camping and traveling. Ryan Collier and Brenden Collier. Illinois to settle in Wesley Township. Phyllis Summers. Survivors include five children: Robert Preferred memorial may be made as Marlene was an active member of the Per Marlene’s wishes, green flameless J. (Terri) Collier of Deatsville, AL; Chris gifts in Lee’s memory to his family for distri- Ritchey United Methodist Church, and over cremation rites have been accorded. (Brenda) Collier of Coal City, Jonathon bution to local charities of their choosing. the years held employment as a secretary for The family will receive friends Tuesday, (Toni) Collier of Hot Springs, AR; Phillip Family and friends may sign the guest the Joliet Arsenal and then later at WKAN May 2, 2017 from 9 a.m. until the time of (Cassie) Collier of Coal City and Cathy book, upload photographs or share Lee’s radio station in Kankakee. She also worked memorial service at 10 a.m. at Baskerville Collier of Joliet; seven grandchildren: Ashley memorial page on social media by logging for the Gardner Post Office. Funeral Home, 700 E. Kahler Rd. in Collier, Robert Collier Jr., Ryan Collier onto www.reevesfuneral.com. In her free time Marlene took pride in Wilmington. Pastor Brent K. Phillips will (fiancé Megan Hanovcak), Baylee Collier, Funeral services and arrangements raising canaries and growing African violets officiate. Inurnment will follow at Abraham Amanda Collier, Brenden Collier and Alexas have been made under the direction and in her home. She also enjoyed crocheting Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. Collier; one brother, Tom Collier of Las care of Reeves Funeral Homes, Ltd. in Coal and quilting. Marlene was a great cook, In lieu of flowers, memorial contribu- Vegas, NV and one sister-in-law and broth- City. known for her peanut brittle and canned tions can be made in Marlene’s memory to er-in-law, Pat and Richard Zelinko of Coal preserves. She will also be remembered for the Ritchey United Methodist Church. her award winning no bake banana, pineap- Family and friends may sign the online ple, and cherry cake. Marlene loved to guest book, upload photographs, or share dance, and when she could get Erwin out of Marlene’s memorial page by logging Jerry A. Cole the fields after a hard day’s work, they took onto www.BaskervilleFuneral.com. pleasure in square dancing and ballroom Green flameless cremation and memo- BRACEVILLE—Jerry October; sisters, Dian (Bruce) Morris dancing. After retirement, Marlene loved to rial arrangements were under the direction Allen Cole, 66, of of Coal City, IL and Donna (Lee) vacation, and her favorite destination was and care of Baskerville Funeral Home in Braceville, IL, passed Baldwin of Dresden, MO; brothers, Branson, MO. As a wife, mother and grand- Wilmington. away suddenly Jimmy (Peggy) Cole of Braidwood, mother, Marlene's most memorable and Saturday, April 22, 2017. Born IL and Perry (Pam) Helton of treasured times were spent with her family. March 5, 1951 in Paragould, AR, he Braidwood; and several nieces was the son of Homer and Virginia and nephews. (nee Barrett) Cole. He was preceded in death by Jerry was a Veteran of the his parents, step-mom, Betty Cole United States Air Force. He graduat- and grandparents, E.D. and Mamie ed from Reed-Custer High School, (nee Montgomery) Barrett and Richard Hagen class of 1969. He retired from the Sydney and Claira (nee Rhinehart) Cole. WILMINGTON—Richard Hagen, Hagen; 11 grandchildren, three great- International Union of Operating Visitation will be at the R.W. Patterson 80, of Wilmington passed away grandchildren and numerous Engineer's, Local #150 and was also an over Funeral Home & Crematory, Wednesday, peacefully Friday, April 21, 2017 at nieces, nephews and cousins. the road truck driver. Jerry was president April 26, from 3-7 p.m. Cremation rites will his home surrounded by his loving He was preceded in death by and dedicated member of the Area #1 Club. be accorded following services. family. his beloved wife of 54 years, Nancy He was a former member of the Braceville Funeral services will be Thursday, April Born Nov. 16, 1936 in Mason Cleo Hagen (nee Stitt); his parents, Fire Department and the Braceville City 27, at 10 a.m. Inurnment with military hon- City, IL, he was the son of DeWitt one daughter, April Hagen; one Council. He loved working for the local ors will be in Abraham Lincoln National and Ruby (nee Wilson) Hagen. granddaughter, Ruthie Kapetanios; farmers. He was a loving husband, father, Cemetery in Elwood, Thursday, April 27, at Richard had been a Wilmington four sisters and five brothers. grandfather and brother. 11 a.m. resident since 1977. He was a A Memorial Service will be held Surviving are his wife, Shirley Ann (nee For more information and to visit his machine repairman in the automotive Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 12 p.m. at Sterling) Cole; daughters: Barbara Jean online guestbook, log onto www.rwpatter- industry. He retired from General Motors the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home (Paul) Colabuono, Virginia Mamie (Kalvin) sonfuneralhomes.com or find their Corporation after 33 years of service and Chapel, 1201 W. Route 6 at Deerpath Drive, Noonan and Betty Jo (Jake) Byers; grandchil- Facebook page at R.W. Patterson Funeral was a proud member of the United Auto Morris, IL. dren: Daytona Fisher, Rilley Harrod, Maggie Home. Workers Union. Richard enjoyed fixing Visitation will be Saturday from 10 a.m. Harrod, Kylan Colabuono, Giavanna R.W. Patterson Funeral Home & machines, repairing automobiles, and tend- until time of service at noon. Colabuono, Tristan Noonan, Alana Noonan, Crematory, 401 E. Main St., Braidwood is in ing to his large garden, but what he loved As it was Richard's wish, cremation and Jacob Byers; great-grandchildren, charge of arrangements. more than anything was his big family. rites have been accorded. In lieu of flowers, Kayden Harrod, and one expected in He is survived by his children: Connie memorials in his name to the family would Edwin, Carol Louise (Johnny) Greene, be appreciated. Nannette Hagen, Mariann (Chris) Byers, Family and friends may visit his tribute Edith (David) Lull, Ruth Martin, Audrey page at www.fredcdames.com. Robert H. Inman (Erwin) Mock, Christine (Mihailis) Manetas, Arrangements were made under the and Richard (Tracy) Hagen; his siblings: direction of Fred C. Dames Funeral Home in MICHIGAN—Robert Inman. Robert will be lovingly Mary Lou Harbert, Alan Hagen and Carl Morris. Hugh Inman, 93, of Porter remembered by his sister, Margaret Hills, Grand Rapids, MI, “Peggy” (Inman) Beling of Hollister, passed away Thursday MA and his friend, June McLuckie April 13, 2017. He was born in of Coal City. His memory will com- Cuba, IL on Dec. 20, 1923 to fort his children: Gail Inman of Charles and Margaret Inman. Evanston, IL; Robert (Marilou) Kathleen Coldwater Robert was a former Coal City Inman of Rochester Hills, MI; Todd resident and Coal City High School Inman of San Jose, CA and Joyce ELWOOD—Kathleen “Kay” (Vennis) Voges; son-in-law, Louie graduate. He served as a lieutenant Inman of Austin, TX as well as his Coldwater (nee Jackson), 88, of Boseo; step-brother, Bob (Janice) in the Army Air Corps during World step-children: Steve (Judy) Rouse, Elwood, passed away peacefully, at Gordon; step-sister, Eloise (Ken) War II. He fulfilled his duty as lead navi- Jeffrey Rouse and Greg (Kathy) Rouse; Joliet Area Community Hospice Bertrand; sister-in-law, Eleanor gator in the 95th Bomb Group, based in grandchildren: Tonya (Chris) VanderSlice; Home, Sunday, April 23, 2017. Jackson; nieces and nephews: Judi Horham, England and was with over 30 mis- Christopher Rouse; Lindsay (John) Kay was born in Kankakee Jennings, Jerry Jackson, Curtis sions over Germany. He attended the Krattenmaker, and Matthew Rouse; great- County on June 8, 1928 to Noble Voges and Kent Voges and her University of Illinois and graduated with a grandchildren: Van and Lily Krattenmaker and Elsie Jackson. She attended caregivers: Bobbie Newman, Grace BS in engineering. Robert worked at United and Hannah and Elizabeth VanderSlice. Peotone High School and graduat- Jankowska, Becky and Jenny Henry. Electric Coal Company, Material Service, A memorial service with military hon- ed from Reddick High School class Kay was preceded in death by W.R. Grace, and the US Office of Surface ors was held Saturday, April 22. 2017 at The of 1946. Kay was a graduate of the her parents, husband, Lavern A. Mining. He became a member of Meeting House at Porter Hills. Silver Cross School of Nursing class of Coldwater (1999); a daughter, Linda Westminster Presbyterian Church. Metcalf & Jonkhoff Funeral Service in 1949. She worked at Silver Cross Hospital, Coldwater Boseo (1982) and a brother, Keith He was the beloved husband of Elaine Grand Rapids, MI was in charge of arrange- was the nurse for Elwood Community Jackson (2004). Carlson Inman and later of Sally Mitts ments. School and Johnson and Johnson Personal Visitation will be held Thursday, April Products in Wilmington. 27, 2017 from 3-8 p.m. at the Carlson- With her husband and son, Kay was a Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home & partner in Coldwater Seed Farm in Elwood. Crematory, 2320 Black Rd., Joliet. Janet R. Evans She was a member, Deacon and Elder of Kay will lie in state Friday, April 28, 2017 WILMINGTON—Janet R. Evans, 76, of Survivors include her four daughters: Elwood Community Church and member of at the Elwood Community Church, 101 S. Wilmington, formerly Braidwood, passed Liz Eubanks of Wilmington, Tina (Russ) the Will County Farm Bureau. Kay was a lov- Chicago St, Elwood from 10 a.m. until time away Friday, April 21, 2017 at the Joliet Area Honeycutt of Chenoa, Vanessa Humphrey of ing and deeply devoted wife, mother and of services at 11 a.m. Pastor Carrie Kapral Community Hospice Home. grandmother, known as “Baba Kay” by will officiate. Interment will be at Mapel Hill Tennessee and Valerie Hnetkovsky (John Eli) Born Aug. 28, 1940 in Herrin, IL, Janet of Wilmington; 11 grandchildren, 15 great- many, who enjoyed entertaining at home Cemetery. Rae was raised and educated in Herrin, and gardening, who will be greatly missed. Memorials to Elwood Community grandchildren, numerous nieces and before her family relocated to Braidwood, nephews, and her beloved friend and care- She enjoyed watching the birds, squirrels in Church or Joliet Area Community Hospice where she would live most of her adult life. her yard and loved her Great Pyrenees dogs, will be appreciated. taker, Carole Billingsley of Wilmington. She married the late Vance Evans, and Janet was preceded in death by her par- Pyre and Baby. Family and friends may visit Kay’s trib- would gain employment with the Reed- She is survived by her son, Larry (Julie) ute wall at www.CHSFUNERAL.com. ents and husband. Custer School District as a custodian, and Per Janet’s wishes, cremation rites have Coldwater; two grandchildren, Aaron and Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral work for them for 17 years until she retired. been accorded, and a graveside service will Anna Coldwater; her sister, Emlyn June Home is in charge of arrangements. Janet was well known for her love of going to garage sale days. She would travel to many be held later in Braceville-Gardner of the local town-held garage sale days look- Cemetery. ing for a great find, which is a joy she has Family and friends may sign the online passed on to her friends and family. Janet guest book, upload photographs, or share Nancy J. Marquardt was a kind, caring woman who knew all Janet’s memorial page by logging onto about anyone she would meet after spend- www.BaskervilleFuneral.com. FRANKFORT—Nancy J. Nancy was preceded in death by ing just a few minutes with them. Janet will Cremation services and memorial Marquardt, 77, of Frankfort and for- her parents, husband, Raymond Carl also be fondly remembered for her love of a arrangements have been made under the merly of Orland Park and on Sept. 14, 2009 and one sister, donut from Dunkin Donuts and a sweet tea direction and care of Baskerville Funeral Wilmington Shadow Lakes, passed Harriet McElligott. from McDonalds. Home, 700 E. Kahler Rd., in Wilmington. away Monday, April 24, 2017 at The family will receive friends Silver Cross Hospital in New Thursday, April 27, 2017 between Lenox. the hours of 4 and 8 p.m. at Born July 15, 1939 in Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 E. Daniel J. Hitz Evergreen Park, Nancy Jean was a Kahler Rd. in Wilmington. daughter of Charles and Viola Nancy will then lie in state WILMINGTON—Daniel J. Hitz, 42, of Katie (John) McNally of Casper, WY; mother (Ballou) Bombard. She was raised and Friday, April 28, 2017 at Christ Wilmington, passed away Thursday, April and father-in-law, Patrick and Linda Nolan educated in Mt. Greenwood, and on Evangelical Lutheran Church, 14700 S. 20, 2017. of Wilmington; two sisters-in-law, Ryan (Pat) April 11, 1959, Nancy married Raymond Carl 94th Ave. in Orland Park from 10 a.m. until Born June 6, 1974 in Freeport, IL, Daniel Morris of Kankakee and Megan (Jacob) Marquardt in Salem Lutheran Church in time of funeral service at 11 a.m. Reverend Jacob was the son of David and Colleen (nee Goldsmith of Holland, MI, in addition to Blue Island. She was a long time member of Raymond Rohlfs will officiate. Gilmore) Hitz. He was raised and educated several aunts and uncles and numerous Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Burial will be in Christ Lutheran in Mount Carroll, Frankfort and Manteno, cousins, nieces and nephews. Orland Park, and enjoyed the outdoors. Cemetery in Orland Park, where Nancy will and graduated from Manteno High School Daniel was preceded in death by his Nancy will most be remembered for her love be laid to rest with her late husband, Ray. with the class of 1993. On July 17, 1998, maternal and paternal grandparents. of spending time with family, especially her Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers Daniel married Tracy Lynn Nolan on the Visitation and video tribute will be grandchildren and great-grandchildren. will be Nancy's grandchildren: David James beaches of St. Lucia in the Caribbean. He Friday, April 28, 2017 from 3 p.m. until Survivors include four children: "D.J." Slager, Amiejean Slager, Joseph was a carpenter with Local Union #174, and Celebration of Life at 7 p.m., at Baskerville Kimberly (Harold) Solley and Judith Brown, Timothy Brown, Matthew Brown, worked for many different companies, most Funeral Home, 700 E. Kahler Rd. in (Ronald) Brown, both of Braidwood; Ray Jason Marquardt, Shane Marquardt, Will recently Brieser Construction Company in Wilmington. Flameless cremation services (Linda) Marquardt of Mokena and Brent Marquardt, Molly Marquardt and Meredith Channahon. Daniel was an avid outdoors- will be accorded. (Michelle) Marquardt of Manhattan; nine Marquardt. man, who enjoyed deer, goose and duck Preferred memorials may be made as grandchildren: David James "D.J." (Danielle) Preferred memorials may be made as hunting. He also enjoyed fishing and camp- gifts in Daniel’s memory to the family for Slager, Amiejean Slager, Joseph (Kellie) gifts in Nancy's memory to Christ ing, and was a former member of the their distribution. Brown, Timothy Brown, Matthew Brown, Evangelical Lutheran Church Music Fund or Manteno Sportsman’s Club. Family and friends may sign the online Jason Marquardt, Shane Marquardt, Will Home Welfare Fund. Survivors include his parents, David guest book, upload photographs, or share Marquardt, Molly Marquardt and Meredith Family and friends may sign the guest and Colleen Hitz of Viroqua, WI; his wife, Daniel’s memorial page by logging onto Marquardt; five great-grandchildren: Ethan book, upload photographs or share Nancy's Tracy Hitz of Wilmington; three children: www.Baskerville Funeral.com. Slager, Carter Slager, Damien Andrade, memorial page on social media, by logging Matthew Menozi of Orlando, FL; Jacob Hitz Funeral services and flameless crema- Sadie Andrade and Reese Marie Brown; onto www.BaskervilleFuneral.com. of Bradley and Keagan Hitz of Wilmington; tion arrangements have been made under brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: George Funeral services and arrangements three sisters: Lisa (Barney) Whiteman of the direction and care of Baskerville Funeral (Eileen) McElligott, Elizabeth (the late have been made under the direction and Story, WY; Laurelin Richter of Aston, VA and Home in Wilmington. Norman) Marquardt and Carol (Robert) care of Baskerville Funeral Home in Landgraf, as well as numerous nieces, Wilmington. nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Bill Vergonet’s obituary appears on page 8 The Free Press Advocate, The Braidwood Journal, The Coal City Courant, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, page 8B WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM Landers earns Bill Vergonet M O R R I S — B i l l Vergonet-Carver; nine grandchildren: honors Vergonet, 80, of Morris Jeffery and Timothy Buldak, William, and formerly of Goose Jennifer, Stormey and Sky Vergonet; Fork Union Military Lake, passed away Jack Jr. and Melissa Pennuto and Academy in Fork Union, VA Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at his Breanne Vergonet; 21 great-grand- home. children and one sister, Geraldine has released its honor roll Born May 9, 1936 in Chicago, (Dick) Estabrook of Bradenton, FL. list of cadets who earned William Arnold was a son of Frank Bill was preceded in death by academic honors during the and Esther (Natelborg) Vergonet. his parents;,granddaughter, 4th grading term. He was raised and educated in Elizabeth Buldak and daughter-in- Cadet Walker Albin Chicago and graduated from Chicago law, Kimberly Vergonet. Lander earned academic Vocational High School with the class of Per Bill's wishes, cremation rites 1954. After high school, Bill went on to work have been accorded. honors being awarded aca- as a forklift mechanic for Voss Equipment A memorial service wass held Monday, demic commendation for which he remained loyal to for 60 years until April 24, 2017 at Reeves Funeral Home, 408 completing his coursework retirement. He also served as a member of E. Washington St. in Morris. during the grading term the Goose Lake Association for 45 years and Inurnment will be at Evergreen with at least a 4.0 grade was a proud member of the Rod and Gun Cemetery in Evergreen Park, IL at a later point average. Club of Morris. In William's free time he date. enjoyed fishing, camping, traveling in his RV Memorial contributions may be made Cadet Lander, a senior, and being in the great outdoors. His most as gifts in Bill's memory to the donor's char- is the son of Wayne Lander treasured times though were spent with his ity of choice. of Rockdale, IL and Elzbieta children, grandchildren and great-grand- Family and friends may sign the online Lander of Elwood, IL. He has children. guest book, upload photographs, or share attended Fork Union Survivors include his six children: Bill’s memorial page online by logging Military Academy since Wendy (Don) McCloskey of Zion, IL; onto www.ReevesFuneral.. Thomas (Natalie) Vergonet of Lakeside, CA; Memorial arrangements have been August 2013 when he Linda (Jack) Pennuto of Louisville, KY; made under the direction and care of Reeves enrolled as a freshman. Robert Vergonet of Oswego, IL; Kenneth Funeral Homes, Ltd. in Morris. Vergonet of Palm Springs, CA and Frank Annual spike in gas is so far subdued Average retail gasoline prices in The national average has "Overall, I would be surprised if we Illinois have risen 1.3 cents per gallon increased 13.0 cents per gallon during see the national average rise substan- in the past week, averaging $2.49 per the last month and stands 28.0 cents tially more since the deadline for refin- gallon on Sunday, April 23, according per gallon higher than this day one ers to switch over to summer gasoline to GasBuddy's daily survey of 4,378 gas year ago. is nearly here. In addition, U.S. oil pro- outlets in Illinois. "Gasoline prices saw another duction numbers are up, keeping pres- This compares with the national weekly lift, yet have begun to slow their sure on oil prices, while gasoline inven- average that has increased one cent per ascent in recent days," said Patrick tories remain very healthy. gallon in the last week to $2.42 per gal- DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for lon, according to gasoline price web- GasBuddy.com. “While we may see the national site GasBuddy .com. "Since mid-February, average average rise to the low side of our pre- Including the change in gas prices gasoline prices have risen 17 cents - a vious predictions of $2.51-$2.83/gal for in Illinois during the past week, prices far cry from the 41 cent gain during the May, we're unlikely to see anything on Sunday were 23.3 cents per gallon same time a year ago. 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Homeowners eligible for home repair loans, grants Homeowners in repair loan is similar to a acceptable credit, be able to Unlike loans, grants do Northern Illinois may be eli- home improvement loan. repay the loan, and meet not have to be repaid. Grants gible to apply for home The money must be used to very low income guidelines. are frequently made in con- repair grants and low inter- improve or modernize For example, a family of four junction with small loans. est home improvement homes, make them safer and in Will County can earn up to The Ottawa Rural loans, thanks to a United more sanitary, or remove $38,450 and still qualify. States Department of health and safety hazards. A limited number of Development office serves Agriculture (USDA) Rural Examples of eligible repairs home repair grants are also five Northern Illinois coun- Development program. include roofing, siding, win- available to applicants who ties including Grundy, A Rural Development dows, foundation repairs, meet very low income guide- Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle kitchen cabinets, septic sys- lines, are 62 years of age or and Will. To learn more tem, furnace/air condition- older and demonstrate an about this program, home- ing. inability to make loan pay- owners are encouraged to The maximum loan ments. There is a $7,500 life- contact the Ottawa office at McLaren amount is $20,000. Loans time limit on repair grant can be made for a term of 20 funds. Grant funds can only 815-433-0551, ext. 4. More graduates years at one percent interest. be used to address health, information is also available The applicant needs to own safety or accessibility issues at www.rd.usda.gov/il. Grantham University in and occupy the home, have for the home. Eligibility rules apply. Lenexa, KS is proud to announce that Nicole McLaren, of Elwood, recent- ly graduated with an online AA Business Management Riverside Healthcare’s degree. "We are so proud of annual Scores for Schools Nicole on trusting our team with the dream of educa- gives back to local schools tion. What an accomplish- ment," said Dr. Cheryl Each year a check pres- after year." Hayek, Grantham's interim entation is held at the Schools have the oppor- university president and Riverside Medical Center to tunity to earn $25 for every chief academic officer. "It celebrate the athletic home varsity football touch- gives us such great pleasure achievements of the area down, $20 for every home to see students' hard work high schools. Participating volleyball game won, and for result in an education that schools are invited to bring those schools without a will help set them up for coaches and one to two ath- football program, $10 for success in the next exciting letes from each sport to every home varsity boys soc- chapter of their lives." enjoy refreshments, fellow- cer goal. ship and personally accept Local schools their check from Riverside's accepted the following President and CEO, Phil amounts are: Coal City, Kambic. $390; Reed-Custer High "The Scores for Schools School, $920 and program is a unique oppor- Wilmington High School , tunity," said Phil Kambic. $700. Brinny is "Riverside is able to recog- For more information nize student athletes and on Riverside's Scores for medium area schools for their hard Schools program, high reso- work and commitment, and lution photos and partici- in turn, each experience pant names, go size Riverside's commitment to to http://news.riverside- investing in the future of healthcare.org/17-scores- BRINNY is a gorgeous one- to their communities, year for-schools/. two-year-old male and is thought to be a greyhound and terrier mix. He is full grown and medium in size. His adoption fee includes neuter, rabies shot, rabies shot, distemper, microchip and fecal exam. Those inter- ested should email Hopeful Tails Animal Rescue at hope- [email protected] m. An appointment is required to view adoptables. For more information visit hopefultailsanimalrescue.org. WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM The Free Press Advocate, The Braidwood Journal, The Coal City Courant, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, page 9B Community calendar of events To submit your event here, visit www.freepressnewspapers.com

Wednesday, April 26 meeting, Coal City Village Hall, 515 S. Broadway, first and • 5:30 p.m., “The Snow White Variety Show”, • 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Hydrant flushing in Wilmington fourth Monday of each month Wilmington Middle School all-purpose room, 715 S. Joliet through April 28 Tuesday, May 2 St. • 9 a.m. to noon, Senior freeze, exemptions sign-up, • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Our Caring Closet, 205 N. First St., • 6 p.m., Diamond Village Board meeting, Diamond Custer Township building Wilmington, each Tuesday and Thursday Village Hall, 1750 E. Division St., second Tuesday of each • 10:30 a.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Coal City United • Noon, Wilmington Rotary Club meeting, Mikki’s month Methodist Church, 6805 E. McArdle Rd., every Wednesday Diner, Winchester Green Shopping Center, each Tuesday • 6:30 p.m., Coal City Public Library Board of Trustees • 6 to 7:40 p.m., Awana Club, Main Street Baptist • 12:15 to 3:30 p.m., Bridge Buddies, Wilmington Public meeting, Coal City Public Library, 85 N. Garfield St., second Church, 110 S. Division St., Braidwood, each Wednesday Library, 201 S. Kankakee St., each Tuesday Tuesday of each month • 6 p.m., Wilmington Area Historical Society member- • 5:15 p.m., TOPS 2264, Main Street Baptist Church, • 7 p.m., Braidwood City Council meeting, Braidwood ship meeting, Wilmington Historical Society building, 114 Main and Division streets, Braidwood, each Tuesday City Hall, 141 W. Main St., second and fourth Tuesday of N. Main St., fourth Wednesday of each month • 6 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous meeting, Immaculate each month • 6 p.m., Coal City School Board study session, Coal City Conception Church, Fr. Coal City Village Hall, 515 S. • 7 to 8:30 p.m., National Alliance on Mental Illness sup- High School, last Wednesday of each month Broadway, third Tuesday of each month port group meeting, Morris Hospital, second Tuesday of • 7 p.m., Coal City Village Board meeting, Coal City • 7 p.m., Al-Anon, Coal City United Methodist Church, each month Village Hall, 515 S. Broadway, second and fourth Wednesday 6805 E. McArdle Rd., every Tuesday Wednesday, May 10 • 7 p.m., Wilmington City Council meeting, Wilmington of each month • 5:30 p.m., Wilmington Buildings, Grounds, Parks, • 7 p.m., Coal City Planning and Zoning Board meeting, City Hall, 1165 S. Water St., first and third Tuesday of each Health & Safety Committee meeting, Wilmington City Hall, 515 S. Broadway, second and fourth Wednesday of each month 1165 S. Water St., second Wednesday of each month month Wednesday, May 3 • 5:30 p.m., “The Snow White Variety Show”, • 7 p.m., Learn to Quilt, Wilmington Lions Hall, 708 E. • 7:30 a.m., TOPS IL 1024, Island City Baptist Church, Wilmington Middle School all-purpose room, 715 S. Joliet River St., each Wednesday 120 Vine St., Wilmington, weigh-in followed by meeting St. Thursday, April 27 each Wednesday • 6 p.m., Wilmington Water, Sewer, Streets & Alleys • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Our Caring Closet, 205 N. First St., • 6 p.m., Family Fun Night, Bruning School, 1910 Wilmington, each Tuesday and Thursday Bruning Dr., Wilmington Committee meeting, Wilmington City Hall, 1165 S. Water St., • 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 1:30 p.m., Mobile Workshop Friday, May 5 second Wednesday of each month Center, Wilmington Public Library, 201 S. Kankakee St., each • 9:30 a.m., Reed-Custer Middle School performance of • 7 p.m., Coal City Planning and Zoning Board meeting, Thursday “Once On This Island” in the Reed-Custer High School audi- 515 S. Broadway, second and fourth Wednesday of each Friday, April 28 torium month • 9 to 11 a.m., Kindergarten lemonade stand, St. Rose Saturday, May 6 • 7 p.m., Coal City Village Board meeting, Coal City School, 626 S. Kankakee St., Wilmington • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Water Street Market, downtown Village Hall, 515 S. Broadway, second and fourth Wednesday • 1 to 2 p.m., Kindergarten lemonade stand, St. Rose Wilmington, first Saturday of each month through October of each month School, 626 S. Kankakee St., Wilmington • 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Red Carpet Corridor Festival craft Saturday, April 29 show, flea market, downtown Wilmington • 9:30 a.m., Weight Watchers, Grace Lutheran Church, • Noon to 3 p.m., Wilmington Historical Society muse- 907 Luther Dr., Wilmington, each Saturday um open, 114 N. Main St., first Saturday of each month • Noon to 3 p.m., Braidwood Area Historical Society • 7 p.m., Reed-Custer Middle School performance of museum open, 111 N. Center St., each Saturday through “Once On This Island” in the Reed-Custer High School audi- April torium • 6 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous meeting, Coal City Sunday, May 7 United Methodist Church, 6805 E. McArdle Rd., every • Noon, St. Rose card, bunco and game party, St. Rose Saturday School, 626 S. Kankakee St., Wilmington Sunday, April 30 • Noon to 3 p.m., Braidwood Historical Society muse- • 6 a.m. to noon, Pancake breakfast, Wilmington um open, 111 N. Center St., each Sunday, May through Masonic Lodge, 311 N. Main St. September • 8 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Coal City United • 2 p.m., Reed-Custer Middle School performance of Methodist Church, 6805 E. McArdle Rd., every Sunday “Once On This Island” in the Reed-Custer High School audi- Monday, May 1 torium • 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hydrant flushing in Braidwood Monday, May 8 through May 12 • 4:30 p.m., Braidwood Area Healthy Community • 1 p.m., Wilmington Garden Club meeting, U.S. Bank, Coalition meeting, Braidwood Fire Department, second 417 S. Water St. Monday of each month • 3 p.m., Mobile food pantry, Immaculate Conception • 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Wilmington Coalition for a Healthy Church’s parking lot, 110 S. School St., Braidwood Community meeting, Wilmington Public Library, 201 S. • 5 to 6 p.m., St. Vincent’s Table, Fr. White Hall, Kankakee St., second Monday of each month Immaculate Conception Church, 110 S. School St., • 6:30 p.m., Wilmington High School Athletic Boosters Braidwood, dinner for those in need or hungry each meeting, Wilmington Middle School all-purpose room, 715 Monday through June 26 S. Joliet St., second Monday of each month • 6:15 p.m., Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous, Coal City • 7 p.m., Coal City Music Boosters meeting, Coal City United Methodist Church, 6805 E. McArdle Rd., every Middle School, 500 S. Carbon Hill Rd., second Monday of Monday each month • 7 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Grace Lutheran Tuesday, May 9 Church, 907 Luther Dr., Wilmington, each Monday • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Secretary of State Mobile Unit, • 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wilmington Boy Scout Troop 440, Braidwood City Hall, 141 W. Main St. Wilmington Lions Club, 805 River St., each Monday • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Spring luncheon, Berst Center, 180 • 7 p.m., Coal City Planning and Zoning Committee S. Kankakee St., Coal City

Conventional agriculture: far from green revolution Dear EarthTalk: Even though pesticides may take an environmental toll, isn’t it worth it given how many more mouths we can feed thanks to their use? Mickey Jurowski Palatine, IL

The advent of new technologies coming out of World War II led agricultural we use about five times that. researchers to start experi- Indeed, the widespread menting with new classes of adoption of these synthetic chemicals they could use to fertilizers, pesticides and boost agricultural produc- herbicides has done a great tion. As human populations job at boosting crop efficien- swelled, these “advances” cy to feed more and more of You call this a revolution? Spraying fields with synthetic were applied around the us. For example, India was world so farmers could grow on the brink of a mass chemicals to keep pests down is no way to take care of the more food to feed the hun- famine in the 1960s due to planet and its inhabitants’ health. Credit: Oregon Dep’t of gry masses and stave off rapid population growth. Agriculture, FlickrCC. widespread famine. Using the techniques of This transition from the green revolution, Indian organic pollutants, also battle for safer food rages essentially organic farming farmers were able to grow known as “POPs,” are highly on), in many other countries practices to what we now enough produce and rice to toxic pesticides and chemi- agricultural oversight and consider “conventional” stave off widespread starva- cals that do not decompose. environmental regulations (that is, aided by chemicals) tion. Another advantage of They poison non-target are non-existent or unen- has been dubbed “The pesticide use in India and organisms in the environ- forced. Green Revolution.” But elsewhere has been the pre- ment because they are Fortunately, we can all “green” in the name doesn’t vention of disease, because passed through the food be part of the solution by mean it’s been good for the pesticides kill insects carry- chain (bioaccumulate). eschewing conventionally environment. ing viruses that could be Consumption of POPs grown foods and opting for Chemical fertilizers are passed onto the crops. disrupts the endocrine sys- organic varieties whenever synthetic or inorganic mate- However, pesticides not tem and is linked to cancer we can. While growing your rials added to soil to aid in only kill the pests but also and infertility in humans. own food is one sure way to plant life. Pesticides kill the natural enemies of those Pesticides also take a toll on know that what you’re eating insects or other organisms pests. In nature, everything our environment, contami- is safe, you can also find an that are harmful to crops, is balanced out. nating water and soil. Along increasingly large amount of while herbicides kill any Indeed, there is no free with insects, pesticides are organic food in your local unwelcomed vegetation that lunch, as pests respond to also toxic to fish, birds, frogs supermarket, let alone at a may affect their growth. treatment by breeding and more. Whole Foods near you. According to data from stronger offspring that are Pesticide use is very Another great way to eat the U.S. Environmental resistant to these chemicals, controversial and should be healthier and organic is to Protection Agency (EPA), and with natural predators taken seriously. While here at shop at local farmers’ mar- American farmers use gone, these pests will quickly home, the EPA has banned ket. Find one near you by upwards of a billion pounds multiply, which is why the many pesticides that are searching the free online of pesticides every year. need for pesticides to kill harmful to our environment database maintained by the Meanwhile, the United these pests keeps increasing. and our health (though the non-profit Local Harvest. Nations reports that globally Furthermore, persistent The Free Press Advocate, The Braidwood Journal, The Coal City Courant, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, page 10B WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM The Bourbon Special, for the bourbon fan who has tried everything What do you rants. serve the bour- The two bon fan who has P o l y n e s i a n - tried everything? themed chains You are fought many bat- going to have to tles in major US dig deep in the m a r k e t s recipe book to throughout the stump the 1960s, but even- whiskey cocktail tually it was aficionado in Trader Vic's that your crowd, THE SUNDAY would win the beyond the Old COCKTAIL tiki war. Kon-Tiki F a s h i o n e d , !"#$%&'(%) was down to one Sazerac and the restaurant by the Manhattan. 1980s, the origi- It's time to nal location step outside of your comfort inside the Waikiki Sheraton. to all 50 states if you are zone and forget everything To make a true Bourbon unable to find it locally. that you have learned about Special, you're going to need The dash of Angostura what a bourbon cocktail is, bourbon. Avoid the tempta- bitters rounds out the and what it is not. tion to use whatever whiskey Bourbon Special just as it There's no time like the is in your home bar, unless does in the Old Fashioned present to knock back one of that whiskey happens to be and the Manhattan. You the best kept secrets in the bourbon. really only need one, maybe whiskey world, the Bourbon Some of my favorites of two types of bitters in your Special. the bourbon world are home bar. I said that we were Woodford Reserve, Knob Whenever a classic going to forget everything Creek, and Maker's Mark. If recipe calls for unspecified that we know about bour- you are a casual bourbon “bitters” use Angostura bit- bon cocktails, and that is drinker or only drink bour- ters. exactly what we are going to bon in cocktails, you can't go Every home bar must do. The Bourbon Special is a wrong with Evan Williams. have original Angostura bit- tiki cocktail. Yes, a tiki cock- This recipe also calls for ters. If you insist on stocking tail. Let that sink in for a ginger beer, which is more of multiple types of bitters in minute. a non-alcoholic ginger soda your bar, pick up a bottle The tiki world is domi- than a traditional beer. orange bitters. nated by rum, but there were With the extra ginger Orange bitters are the a fair number of bourbon beer you can try your hand second most used bitters in cocktails on menus at at other ginger beer cocktails mixology and will give your famous chain restaurants such as the Moscow Mule Gin and Tonic a new lease on such as Trader Vic's and Don and the Dark 'N Stormy. life. the Beachcomber. Ginger beer will be located The Bourbon Special is During the mid-century in the mixer section of your built in a shaker and served tiki craze Polynesian- local spirits retailer or gro- in an old-fashioned glass. themed restaurants made an cery store, my favorites are Fill shaker with ice. effort to cover all of the Gosling's and Fever Tree. Add 1/2 ounce fresh bases on their bar menus, Falernum is a staple of lime juice. and this included concoct- the tiki bar, and is a must 1/4 oz simple syrup. ing recipes using a wide have for this recipe and 1/4 oz falernum. range of spirits. many other tropical drinks. 3/4 oz ginger beer, chilled. Almost every reputable Falernum is a non-alcoholic 1 1/2 oz bourbon. tiki restaurant/bar had at ginger-lime syrup from the Dash Angostura bitters. least one good whiskey drink West Indies, and it can be Shake and pour on their menu. One such difficult to find in some unstrained into an old-fash- establishment was Steve pockets of the country. ioned glass. Crane's Kon-Tiki restaurant Fee Brothers makes the Garnish with cherry and in the Sheraton Waikiki best falernum for cocktail pineapple wedge. resort, the birthplace of the applications, and since it is Until next week, enjoy Bourbon Special. Crane may non-alcoholic it can be responsibly. or may not have invented ordered online and shipped the drink, but it was first served at Kon-Tiki. The Kon- Tiki had a reputation for cre- ative cocktails and high- quality bar service. Mason’s to serve ‘em hot In the late 1950s Crane inked a deal to open loca- There will be a pancake breakfast at the Wilmington tions of his Polynesian Masonic Lodge, 311 N. Main St., on Sunday, April 30, from 6 restaurant in Sheraton a.m. to noon. hotels across the country, The cost will be $8 for adults; and $5 for children ages many of which were located 12 and under, and seniors 55 and older. Children 6 years old in markets already occupied and younger will be free. by Hilton hotels which fea- Breakfast will be served downstairs at the lodge. A chair tured Trader Vic's restau- lift will be available for those who need it. 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State colleges taking a beating due to budget mess Congratulations, every- bank accounts rates. ernment as well. body! Illinois now has five to help out Illinois’ credit rating is public universities with junk struggling uni- S p e c u l a t o r s just barely above junk status. bond credit ratings. That has versities, college looking for rela- And S&P warned in several to be some kind of record. students and tively high of its downgrades that the Last week, S&P Global human service returns on universities could be in for a Ratings lowered the credit providers and bonds that have “multinotch downgrade” if score of both Southern recipients. to be repaid will the state’s rating is lowered. Illinois University and Their argu- gladly buy those Another downgrade report Western Illinois University ment is that dis- bonds and rake warned that there was “at into junk bond status. tributing the in the dough. least a one-in-two likelihood Eastern, Northeastern and money would Meanwhile, pre- of a rating change within the Governor's State were take the pres- cious dollars next 90 days,” more than already in junk bond territo- sure off every- that the univer- implying that action against ry and their ratings were one to pass a sities cannot the state’s credit rating could lowered even further last real budget with afford to spend happen soon. week. the governor's demanded have to be used to make The University of reforms. higher interest payments. Illinois, the state's flagship, At the same time, It's a horrific fiscal cycle and, was also downgraded to just Rauner and GOP legislators in our case, it's completely three notches above junk want to take state employees man-made. status and, like all the other out of the "pressure" equa- It could take our univer- universities, put on a "credit tion with a continuing sities a decade or more to watch with negative impli- appropriation, which means recover from these body cations," meaning it could those salaries would essen- blows. At the very least, we be downgraded again within tially be funded throughout need a stopgap budget now the next 90 days. eternity. But since the lack of and then a full, "real" budget All of the downgrade funding for social services before the beginning of next reports noted that none of and higher education over fiscal year. the universities have the past two years hasn't The governor is current- received any funds since spurred anyone in ly running all over the state their partial "stopgap" Springfield to action, it proclaiming to anyone who appropriation in June of last might be that only an actual will listen that a deal is "very year. The reports also government shutdown after close." He said at an Elk seemed to advocate for state employees can't come Grove Village event last week another stopgap funding bill to work will actually move that "a big comprehensive this fiscal year. the needle. package” was being pre- For instance, while not- "If state operating pared. Democrats say they ing in the U of I's report that appropriations are received have no idea what he’s talk- a stopgap had been passed in fiscal 2017," S&P declared ing about. last year to cover the first six in its SIU downgrade report, Rauner had better be months of this fiscal year, "we will incorporate the right because, even though S&P went on to write: "the impact of those appropria- the Democratic Party has its state has yet to pass a budg- tions at that time," suggest- own dirty hands here, the et for fiscal 2017 and has not ing that some money thrown governor is the state's chief conclusively communicated at the universities via a stop- executive, so he will wear the plans for stop-gap funding gap plan could forestall jacket for failure. He’s come to support the state's public another immediate ratings up with excuse after excuse higher education institu- downgrade. for more than two years now tions." Junk status means many for why he can’t get a budget As you may know, Gov. investment institutions, like passed, or even why he won’t Bruce Rauner and his leg- pension funds, cannot buy propose his own balanced islative Republicans are those bonds. So, while the budget. No more. adamantly opposed to state hobbles the universi- And if you dig a little another temporary stopgap ties by refusing to make full deeper at those S&P reports, budget that would use exist- appropriations, it's also you’ll see that the ratings ing special state funds that undermining their ability to agency had some very spe- are currently piling up in borrow at semi-reasonable cific warnings for state gov- The Free Press Advocate, The Braidwood Journal, The Coal City Courant, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, page 12B WWW.FREEPRESSNEWSPAPERS.COM

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