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CHRONICLEMONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013 | KCCHRONICLE.COM

NORTHIN CHARGEST. CHARLES NORTH ATHLETES DOMINATE LES HODGE MEET. PAGE 4

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St. Charles North’s Nick Lynch (right) competes in the 4x100 relay during Saturday’s Les Hodge Invitational at Batavia High School.

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LOOKING FORWARD THE WEATHERWonders of Science Show at Fermilab

BATAVIA – A Wonders of Science Show is set for 1 p.m. Sunday at the Ramsey Auditorium in Wilson Hall at Fermilab, which is at Kirk Road and Pine Street, Batavia. The cost is $4 per person. For information, visit http://ed.fnal.gov/events/wos.

Raptors of Illinois at Hickory KnollsST. CHARLES – Kane County Audubon will meet at 7 p.m. Wednes-

day at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills Road, St. Charles. The event will feature a live presentation, “Raptors of Illinois,” featuring personal encounters with raptors, hawks, owls and falcons, as well as a question-and-answer period. Families are invited. For information, call Bob Andrini at 630-584-8386.

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Toastmasters conference set at Hilton Garden InnST. CHARLES – “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” is the theme for

the District 54 Toastmasters Spring Conference on Friday and Saturday at the Hilton Garden Inn & Conference Center, 4070 E. Main St., St. Charles.

The public is invited to join in the festivities Friday, when the 2001 world champion of public speaking will be there to host a Comedy Boot Camp. Attendees will learn how to incorporate humor and fun in their presentations.

St. Charles Mayor Don DeWitte will provide the official welcome at the opening ceremonies Saturday. During the lun-cheon at noon, Toastmasters will recognize Liz Eakins, director of Lazurus House, with a communication and leadership award for her outstanding work in the community.

A detailed agenda for the conference is available at www.d54toastmasters.org.

Healing Gardens’ opening session setST. CHARLES – Healing Gardens, a two-acre expanse of wood-

land and perennial gardens at 37W249 Dean St., St. Charles, will host its opening session for the 2013 season from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The gardens are open on set dates for the public to enjoy the natural wooded setting and perennial gardens.

Admission is $5 per person and $10 per family. Call for discounted group rates. Cancer survivors are always free. Donations of time or money for upkeep are welcome. Healing Gardens is cultivated and hosted by Deborah Marqui owner of Stone Hill Farm with her husband Buzz Marqui.

For information call 630-377-1846 or visit www.healing-gardensatstonehillfarm.com.

Sculpture in the Park at Mount St. Mary ParkST. CHARLES – Sculpture in the Park will begin the week of

April 15 at Mount St. Mary Park. This year’s exhibit includes 11 works of art from nine sculptors nationwide, including “Bomb Pop” by Howard Russo, St. Charles; “Seuss’s Needle” by Todd Willing, St. Charles; “My Rescue” by Martha Cares, Sawyer, Mich.; “Solitude” by Douglas Eageny, St. Charles; “Stars on the Wind” by Richard Taylor, Milwaukee, Wis.; “Mr. Eggwards” by Kimber Fiebiger, Minneapolis, Minn.; “Quarks VI” by Guy Bel-laver, St. Charles; “Fox River and Padre Pio” by Titus Tomescu, Chicago; and “Leo and Sympatico” by Pokey Park, Tucson, Ariz. The public is encouraged to visit the park during the installa-tion. For information about Sculpture in the Park, visit www.stcparks.org.

St. Charles North plans trivia nightST. CHARLES – The St. Charles North High School Athletic

Boosters Club has planned a trivia night and a $10,000 grand prize raffle from 6 to 11 p.m. April 20 at the New Orleans Ballroom at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. Admission for trivia night is $20 per person. Raffle tickets cost $100 each, and only 500 will be sold. Those interested can reg-ister and obtain tickets online at http://north.d303.org – select “Our School” then “Athletic Boosters.” For assistance, contact Lisa Elliott via email at [email protected]. For information or to buy a raffle ticket, contact Bill Duhownik via email at [email protected].

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By ERIC SCHELKOPF [email protected]

GENEVA – Five-year-old Molly Gaston wasn’t scared as she came face to face with a herd of sheep Saturday at Peck Farm Park in Geneva.

“I thought they were cute,” Molly said.

Families took in a slice of history during the park’s Heritage Days on Saturday. The farm, which dates to 1844, once supported more than 2,000 merino sheep.

Molly and her brother, 5-year-old Luke Gaston, were able to see sheepherding demonstrations as part of the day’s activities.

“We wanted to let them see how things used to be,” said their mother, Sue Gaston.

Donna Lehrer, of Esther’s Place / Lamb of God Farm in Big Rock, was showing visi-tors how she spins wool from the sheep raised on her farm.

“They get a feel for what it takes to get the wool ready,” Lehrer said. “We get 10 pounds of raw wool off a sheep.”

Amanda Schleede, pro-gram director and instructor at Fine Line Creative Arts Center near St. Charles, was glad to show those stopping by how she goes about mak-ing glass bead jewelery.

“It’s just a really good cre-ative outlet,” she said. “It’s definitely a stress reliever for me.”

She learned how to make glass bead jewelry taking a class at Fine Line 12 years ago. Schleede makes the beads by

melting glass in a flame that reaches 1,800 degrees, then putting the newly-formed beads in a kiln.

“It’s one-of-a-kind jewel-ry,” she said. “Each bead is going to be its own unique bead.”

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BATAVIA – A lightning strike is being blamed for a fire that caused more than $30,000 in damage to a Batavia house Saturday night.

There were no injuries. Bat-avia firefighters at 10:56 p.m.

responded to a report of a roof on fire at 516 Ridgelawn Trail. Upon arrival, firefighters found what appeared to be a lightning strike that damaged a masonry chimney and broke through the roof, according to a news release from the Bata-via Fire Department.

Firefighters deployed a

salvage tarp on the floor and overhauled the vaulted ceiling to expose the charred roof sys-tem. The fire was brought un-der control at 11:05 p.m.

The homeowner had used a garden hose to cool the ceil-ing until firefighters arrived. Damage to the house and con-tents was estimated at $32,500.

Fire causes $30K in damage to Batavia house

Peck Farm brings the past back to life

ABOVE: Chil-dren look on as a volunteer demonstrates how to spin wool Satur-day during Heritage Day at Peck Farm Park. LEFT: Linda Franklin gives a sheepherding demostration.

Slice of history

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BATAVIA – Batavia res-ident Pat Hirschtick thinks spending $117,000 on a pro-posed arch to North River Street is a waste of money.

“There are so many peo-ple hurting right now,” she said. “Why don’t they give it back to the taxpayers?”

Hirschtick was among 20 to 30 people Saturday after-noon who were protesting the Batavia City Council’s recent decision to build the arch, estimated to cost be-tween $112,000 and $117,000. The protest was held at the corner of River and Wilson streets in downtown Bata-via, where the arch would be built.

Batavia resident Dan An-derson held up a sign that simply said, “No.”

“It’s a lot of money,” An-derson said. “That’s my opin-ion. We don’t have to spend the money just because we have it.”

The arch, planned as part of the North River Street streetscape project, original-ly was expected to cost about $50,000. As part of the project, North River Street has been transformed into a curbless street in which pedestrians have priority over cars.

Batavia resident Sylvia Keppel, who helped organize the protest, said she wanted to get people’s attention.

“It is ridiculous to pay $117,000 for an arch,” she said.

The protest got the atten-tion of 3rd Ward Alderman Dan Chanzit, who said he will call for another vote on the matter at the next City Council meeting April 15. Chanzit voted to OK the arch, but said he regrets his vote. Second Ward Alderman Vic-tor Dietz and 4th Ward Alder-man Susan Stark had voted against the arch plans.

“I am listening,” Chan-zit told protesters. “I see the backlash. The message was received loud and clear.”


BATAVIA – Spencer Mur-phy of Aurora didn’t mind waiting in line Saturday to get an autograph from Chica-go Bears defensive end Corey Wootton.

“I saw him last year during training camp,” the 18-year-old said. “He’s humble. He’s not boastful. He plays like a little kid.”

Wootton was signing au-tographs and talking to fans Saturday at the grand opening

for Boombah, a store special-izing in athletic and sports apparel. The Yorkville-based Boombah opened its first re-tail store on March 4 at 345 N. Randall Road in Batavia.

Wootton represents Boom-bah’s products.

“Corey is a terrific guy and very enthusiastic,” Boombah president and owner Rick Tollefson said. “He is the per-fect fit for us.”

Tollefson said business has been going well since the store opened.

“People seem to embrace

what we are trying to do,” he said.

The store features men’s, women’s and youth apparel, and performance and fitness footwear, accessories and equipment.

He said the store will of-fer a line of team apparel and will have a coaches corner so Boombah can service teams.

Boombah’s hours are from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Call 630-406-0909, or go to www.boombah.com.

Store celebrates reopening with Chicago Bears player

Proposed arch in Batavia draws protest

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By ASHLEY RHODEBECK [email protected]

ELBURN – Stroller by her side, Batavia resident Rox-anne Borendame watched as her 2 1/2-year-old grand-daughter Greer Sonntag helped feed animals Sunday at the Fox Valley Wildlife Center.

“It’s amazing because she’s kind of shy,” Borendame said from outside the pen.

Usually closed to the pub-lic, the Fox Valley Wildlife Center in Elburn welcomed guests Sunday for its annu-al wild baby shower. The outdoor event featured chil-dren’s games, music, crafts and baby farm animals from the Mini Zoo Crew.

The center, which operates entirely on donations, asked attendees to bring an item from its wish list so it could be prepared for this year’s wave of orphaned baby ani-mals, such as raccoons, opos-sum, fox kits, coyote pups and ducklings.

“We get them all,” said An-drea Krueger, vice president of the center’s board.

So far, the center is caring for six baby cottontail rab-bits, center director Ashley Flint said. At this time last year, it had received 100 baby squirrels, she said.

“We’ll be getting them,” Flint said.

Usually, the newborn an-imals have been separated from their mothers or their

mothers have died, Flint said. Sometimes, however, hu-mans don’t realize the moth-er is still around when they bring the wildlife in for care, she said.

People should call the cen-ter before bringing a seem-ingly abandoned baby ani-mal in for care, Flint said, explaining there are ways to determine if the animals are truly alone.

“The mom does a better job than we ever could,” Krueger said.

Although most of the ani-mals on display Sunday were not from the wildlife center, two were: Lucy, a Canada goose who did not to fly south, and Noah, an eastern cotton-tail born without eyes.

Valerie Andrla, a rescuer for Fox Valley Wildlife Cen-ter, introduced visitors to both animals.

“They will help birds no-body else will help,” Andrla said of the center.

According to Krueger, the center took in 2,840 animals in 2012. The center releases about 75 percent of the ani-mals it takes in, she said, not-ing the others are too injured to save.

“Our supporters, our volunteers are wonderful,” Krueger said. “We couldn’t do it without them.”

Visit www.foxvalleywild-life.org for more information about the Fox Valley Wildlife Center, including a list of sup-plies it needs.

Wild baby shower draws crowd at Fox Valley center

Ashley Rhodebeck – [email protected]

Beth Ritchason feeds a miniature donkey Sunday as her grandson Alex Schuhow looks on. The Batavia residents were among the dozens of people who came out to the Fox Valley Wildlife Center’s annual wild baby shower.

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Geneva’s Ryan Rasmussen (left) competes in second leg of the 4x800 relay during Saturday’s Les Hodge Invitational at Batavia High School.

STC North in command at inviteBy VINNIE DUBER

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BATAVIA – Depending on which way the athletes were running at Sat-urday’s Les Hodge Meet at Batavia, the howling winds were either a blessing or a curse.

But regardless of whether the wind was in the face or at the back of the runners, St. Charles North seemed to routinely come out on top.

Five schools participated in Satur-day’s meet: host Batavia, St. Charles North, Geneva, Burlington Central and East Aurora. But it was the North Stars dominating the leaderboard, capturing victories in the majority of the events.

And speaking of dominating the lea-derboard, the names of several North Stars kept popping up again and again. Senior Grant Loess won the long jump, the triple jump and the 200-meter dash. Senior Connor Larson won the 100 (10.72 seconds) and was a member of the winning St. Charles North teams in the 4x200 and 4x400 relays. And sopho-

more Chris Suda started his day pull-ing out a win for the North Stars’ 4x800 relay team and added a solo victory in the 800 later in the day.

St. Charles North also emerged vic-torious in the high jump, the 400 and the 4x100 relay.

The North Stars’ pile of wins was im-pressive, as they had to race not only against the other athletes but some-times against the wind, as well. Pole vault was moved indoors, and the track was flipped for the shorter races, in-cluding the 100, allowing the runners to have the wind at their backs.

Larson agreed it was a positive in-fluence.

“I don’t know exactly what the wind speed is, but I think it’s helping every-one get their times up,” Larson said after his 100 win. “I ran a pretty good time. It’s the best time I’ve ever had. I’m sure it will go down as the wind goes down later on, but hopefully I’ll reach that time again.”

Loess jumped with the wind at his back, and the gusts were on his side in

his 200, as well. But he said that it was tough dealing with the wind during the relay.

“It’s a windy day outside, so you get better jumps in the wind. I felt good,” said Loess, whose 22.31 in the 200 was just ahead of teammate Josh Phelan (22.75). “And in that 4x200, I just tried my hardest to keep my head down against this wind because it was killer out there.”

Although North stole the spotlight, it didn’t win all the events. Batavia ju-nior Chris Orlow won the 3,200 and Se-bastian Vermaas grabbed victories in both the shot put and the discus.

Burlington Central’s Lucas Ege won both hurdle events, the 110 and 300. Ge-neva senior Nathan Wendt took first place in the 1,600 race.

“It was definitely rough,” Wendt said of the conditions. “The wind is like crazy. Coming into that [last] 100 me-ters, just ‘Whoosh!’ ... I felt really good. It’s my first time running the mile this year, so I thought I did pretty well, and I hope to do better the next meet.”

First off, congrats to Karly Stuenkel of St. Charles for her college soccer commitment to Iowa.

Heckuva achievement and all, but it got Sly to thinking: as excellent of a team as St. Charles North is, how dominant could the North Stars be with another player of that caliber in the mix (Stuenkel plays year-round club soccer for the Eclipse).

Shoot, maybe North will win the state title this season anyway and it won’t even be worth pondering, but it’s still a shame from a high school sports fan’s perspective to see great talents not play for their school teams.

North isn’t the only area team dealing with the club bugaboo.

Another quality Tri-Cities team, Geneva, would surely be that much better if Hannah Davison (another Big Ten soccer recruit, Northwestern) were on the pitch. But Davison also focuses her soccer talents on the club ranks, though she does chip in to the Vikings’ spring sports efforts on the track, where she excels as a jumper.

There are probably some other real-ly talented local soccer players in the same boat as Stuenkel and Davison, as there have been in years’ past.

Sly’s not here to rag on these kids’ decisions. It’s hard to argue with the results, and there surely are competitive benefits from playing the high-level club competition and get-ting specialized coaching attention throughout the year.

It’s the tired, old debate about whether the social and team-building benefits of playing for your school for a few months outweigh the club benefits, and people just look at it differently. That’s OK.

But what’s not up for debate is that a really good area for high school soccer, the Tri-Cities, would be even more of a force to be reckoned with if its full complement of available talent suited up.

COACH SLY’S CORNER

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Cougars lose wild oneBy JAY SCHWAB

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GENEVA – From Ernie Banks to Sammy Sosa, there have been several eras of Cubs baseball when saluting individual excellence had to suffice for fans because of a lack of team success.

At least for the time being, so it goes with the Kane Coun-ty Cougars.

In their first three games as the Cubs’ Class-A affiliate, the Cougars’ Rock Shoulders has sparkled at the plate, but the team still is looking for its first win after Saturday’s 13-10, 11-inning loss to Quad Cities at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark.

While Shoulders is estab-lishing himself as a player to watch, Quad Cities short-stop Carlos Correa already is squarely on baseball fans’ radars by virtue of being the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s draft. The prized Hous-ton Astros prospect lived up to his reputation in resound-ing fashion Saturday, con-tributing four hits and five

RBIs to the River Bandits’ third straight win in the sea-son-opening, four-game set.

Correa’s banner day in-cluded a crushed, two-run home run as part of a six-run top of the second inning against laboring Cougars starter Jose Arias.

Shoulders, who has driv-en in at least one run in each of the Cougars’ three games, had four hits of his own. He acknowledged watching Cor-rea is highly entertaining.

“It’s always fun to watch people like that who have got the hype and all that kind of stuff,” Shoulders said. “You can’t really pinpoint one. I mean, [Cougars first base-man Dan Vogelbach], I love watching him hit. ...

“There’s a bunch of them out there. To play against those guys and to play with them, it’s amazing.”

Shoulders went 4 for 6 with two RBIs on Saturday, raising his average to .429 and helping the Cougars overcome a pair of seven-run deficits to improbably force extra innings.

Cougars right fielder Ol-iver Zapata highlighted an excellent day with a two-run triple to right-center field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score at 10. The switch-hitting Zapata also clubbed a two-run home run down the right-field line with two outs in the sixth that brought the Cougars within 8-5.

“ S p r i n g t r a i n i n g , h e swung it good, and then to-day, it wasn’t a surprise that he was hitting the ball,” Shoulders said of Zapata. “We know he can hit and for him to come out and do it, it’s just what we needed.”

Cougars reliever Steve Perakslis (0-1) picked up the loss after allowing three runs to Quad Cities in the top of the 11th.

With the wind gusting out for much of the afternoon, the teams combined for 36 hits, with Kane County piling up 19. In addition to the big days for Shoulders and Zapata, catcher Willson Contreras and Vogelbach each notched three hits for the Cougars.

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TODAYBaseball: Neuqua Valley at

Batavia, 4:30 p.m.; South Elgin at Geneva, 4:30 p.m.; Waubonsie Valley at St. Charles East, 4:30 p.m.; Metea Valley at St. Charles North, 4:30 p.m.; Kaneland at Ro-chelle, 4:30 p.m.; Marmion at St. Francis, 4:30 p.m.; Aurora Central Catholic at Immaculate Concep-tion, 4:30 p.m.; Aurora Christian at Marian Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

Softball: St. Charles East at Naperville North, 4:30 p.m.; St. Charles North at York, 4:30 p.m.; West Aurora at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m.; Montini at Rosary, 4:30 p.m.; Walther Lutheran at Aurora Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.; Bur-lington Central at Streamwood,

4:30 p.m.; St. Francis at Immac-ulate Conception, 4:30 p.m.; Wheaton Academy at Marian Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer: Glenbard North at St. Charles East, 6 p.m.

Boys track and field: St. Charles East at Geneva, 4:30 p.m.

Girls track and field: St. Charles East at Geneva, 4:30 p.m.; St. Charles North at St. Charles North, 4:30 p.m.

Boys tennis: Plainfield North at Geneva, 4:15 p.m.

Boys volleyball: Marist at St. Francis, 6 p.m.; Rolling Meadows at Wheaton Academy, 5:30 p.m.

Girls badminton: Streamwood at St. Charles East, 4:15 p.m.

Girls water polo: St. Charles East at Glenbrook North, 6 p.m.

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LOOKING FORWARD: THE WEEK AHEAD IN KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE SPORTS

WednesdayCoverage of Tuesday night’s Upstate Eight Conference River

girls soccer showdown between host Geneva and St. Charles North.

The North Stars, defending Class 3A state runners-up, are hoping to dethrone defending conference champion Geneva, which already dropped a UEC River match this season against St. Charles East.

ThursdayCougars beat writer Kevin Druley’s first Inside the Cougars Den

page of the season.On Thursdays throughout the Cougars’ season, the Chroni-

cle will have a weekly, full-page look at the latest happenings involving the Cubs’ Class-A affiliate.

SaturdayLog on to KCChronicle.com/preps for coverage of Saturday’s

Geneva Track Invitational, along with Geneva softball’s dou-bleheader at Burlington Central, St. Charles East girls soccer’s match at Kaneland and Rosary’s girls soccer match at Geneva.

Sean King for Shaw Media

Kane County Cougars player Marco Hernandez rounds third base for a score on a Oliver Zapata single in the second inning Saturday at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark in Geneva.

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Arlo & Janis is on vacation. Please enjoy this strip from April 5, 2010.

Big Nate

Crankshaft

Stone Soup

Dilbert

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Get Fuzzy

The Pajama Diaries

Pearls Before Swine

Rose Is Rose

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Childhood abuse casts long shadow over couple’s intimacy

Dear Abby: I have been in a relationship with the man of my dreams for five years. Everything is great between us except for one huge thing – we are no longer intimate.

I have recently come to the realization that this isn’t the first time I have had this problem.

I always thought it was an issue with the relation-ship, but now I suspect it may be linked to molesta-tion I suffered when I was a child. At that time I was told “people who love you don’t touch you like that.” Logically I know this is dif-ferent, but my partner tells me I just freeze up when we are together.

I think I need profes-sional help, but I’m em-barrassed and don’t know where to start. Do I need a therapist? How do I locate a good one in my area? – Reaching Out In Cleveland

Dear Reaching Out: Please accept my sympa-thy. Considering your his-tory, what you’re experi-encing is understandable, and yes, you need to talk to a therapist.

The therapy should have started at the time you were molested. To find a “good one,” ask your physician to refer you to several so you can find a person you feel comfort-able talking with.

Please do not be embar-rassed to be frank, because most therapists have heard everything. It isn’t their job to judge you, only to help you. None of this was your fault, and your prob-lem is fixable.

Dear Abby: My husband, kids and I moved out of state seven years ago, leav-ing behind our extended families.

Now, whenever we plan a vacation in our home state, we encounter the same issues.

The first is trying to accommodate everyone’s schedule into our own.

The second is divid-ing our time between my family and my husband’s. (His family is smaller than

mine.)Is it fair to divide the

time in half – half for his family and half for mine – even though I have so many more relatives on my list? Or should we divide our time by the number of households we need to see?

These issues cause my husband and me to argue, and it makes what is sup-posed to be a vacation very unpleasant. I already feel like canceling the trip. – Vacation Issues

Dear Vacation Issues: A solution would be to have two large family get-to-gethers – one for your family and another for his – during your visit.

Then, if you want to vis-it with the relatives from the two branches of the families individually, you can “divide and conquer.” He can spend as much time as he wishes with his rel-atives, and you can spend time with yours.

Dear Abby: Every year my workplace sponsors a community blood drive. I am invariably asked by co-workers if I am going to donate. Because I am HIV-positive, I answer no. Then the person asks me why.

Abby, it is no one’s business. There could be many reasons – ranging from health to religious to personal.

Or a person may simply not want to donate.

I would give if I could. Please ask your readers not to question others about whether they will donate blood.

Have you any sugges-tions about how I should respond? – On The Job In Idaho

Dear On The Job: A polite deflection would be to make light of it by saying, “I just don’t.”

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com.

Jeanne Phillips

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In the last seat, three calls change

BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

John Locke, an English phi-losopher and physician known as the Father of Classical Liberal-ism who died in 1704, said: “An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable. A villain, like the beams of a bal-ance, is always varying, upwards and downwards.”

At the bridge table, when the dealer’s opening bid of one of a suit is followed by two passes, the fourth player is in the balancing seat. Three of his actions have different meanings from those in the second position – two upward and one downward.

Over the next three days, let’s look at these calls. First, an overcall of one no-trump.

After West opened one heart, if North had overcalled one no-trump, it would have shown some 15.5 to 17.5 points (about half a point more than the strength promised by a one-no-trump opening bid). But in the balancing (or pass-out) position, it is a weak no-trump, indicating only 11 to 15 points – like the South hand in this deal.

North, with nine points, would have raised opposite a sec-ond-seat one-no-trump overcall, but now has an easy pass.

West leads the heart queen. South sees only four top tricks: two hearts and two diamonds. The spade suit will generate one more trick, but it is better to attack clubs. And since West surely holds the ace, declarer should win the second (or first) heart trick in his hand with the king and lead a low club to the queen.

After it wins, he returns a club and plays low from his hand. When the ace comes tum-bling down, the contract is home.

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2 BDRM ~ 2 BATH$1020 - $1030

Fireplace, heat, gas, water incl.A/C, D/W, disposal, microwave,blinds, patios, clubhouse, pool.

Garages available, small pets OK.

630-232-7226

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

No pets, $875/mo, utilities incl. 815-375-0132

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CARRIER ROUTESAVAILABLE INKANE COUNTY

Early morning delivery 5 daysper week. No delivery on

Sunday and Monday.Must sign a contract and havevalid license and insurance.

Call 630-443-3607

CONCRETE FINISHERSMust be exp'd. Taber Builders

Call 630-761-1634

COUNTRY VIEW APARTMENTS1 & 2 bd apts available. $550-$625 Clean Quiet country setting,close to downtown Genoa. Lots ofupdates. Call 815-784-4606

ST. CHARLES, 2 bedroom, 1bath, laundry, air, heat incl. Nopets + security deposit. $875/mo.Avail. now. 630-289-7484.

BATAVIA1 BR starting at $800-$8402 BR starting at $980-$10003 BR TH starting at $1275

630-879-8300

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

$829/mo. Incl heat, water, cook-ing gas, Appliances & laundry.

630-584-1685

BOOKCASE ~ HANDCRAFTEDLarge, oak with a sewing center.

MUST SEE! $395. 630-406-6783

2009 Mitsubishi Outlander XLSFWD, 3.0L V6 engine,

Sportstronic 6 speed autotrans. Pearl white with black cloth interior with

leather accents. Bluetoothhandsfree, 3rd row seats,

6 disc CD/MP3, 29K miles.

$16,499.00847-525-2519

DEKALB ~ 2BR DUPLEX1 bath, 1 car gar, W/D, C/A, deck.No pets/smoking. $825/mo + util.

Agent Owned 815-739-1888

Entertainment Center/Wall UnitBeautiful solid oak, Baker Road,this

assembles for moving, smokedglass doors, drawers and shelves

for great storage. Exc cond, $300.630-365-6331

Printer HP Potosmart PremiumC309a, color prints, fax, scan,

copy includes cartriges. Excellent working condition, $85.

630-365-6331

St. Charles Off/Ware Space

1,568sf - 19,000sf.Docks/Drive-Ins

Aggressive Move-In Package630-355-8094

www.mustangconstruction.com

NORTH AURORA FSBO $150K 3BR Tri-Level, all appliances stay.

Nice yard. Call 630-355-4456 M-F8a-4p or cell, 630-201-0815

2007 Nissan Sentra 60174$9500 815-757-0336

CONCRETE LABORER/ TRUCK DRIVE

Experienced Concrete laborer andCDL truck driver wanted.

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Sandwich. Spacious 3BR, 2.5BA,2 car garage. Full bsmnt. Large

fenced yard. Close to town. No pets. Avail now. $1200/mo.

815-519-9585

TIRE - Single Goodyear Eagle RS-ACar Tire. Size: P215/50R17, Drivenabout 20000 mi. Asking $20, Call847-658-2338, pick up Algonquin

Canoe: “Chief”, fiberglass canoe,16ft, VGC, $400 815-761-8961

2008 Dodge Nitro SXT. 4WD. Low miles. Garage kept. All power.

Sun roof. 46K mi. $14,995847-404-3873

PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER HEATPUMP, SOLEUS LX-140, 14,000BTU, $295.00. 630-781-2430.

Compressor: Porter Cable, brandnew in box, 6 gal., 150 PSI, in-cludes Brad Nailer & Hose $ 130

630-513-7599 8am-8pm

Cart for lawn tractor RubbermaidBrand 10 cu ft. good cond. $85

630-513-7599 8am-8pm

Tine De-Thatcher 40” Agri-FabBrand, pulls behind lawn tractor,

good condition $50630-513-7599 8am-8pm

Grease gun, Lincoln Brand 12V.Power Luber w/case like new $80

630-513-7599 8am-8pm

ST. CHARLES WESTOne BR 2nd flr $550/month plus

utilities. No Pets, No Smoking.Reference needed. $300 security.

630-772-4781

Lawn Tractor. Craftsman. 12.5HP. 40” cut. $275 OBO

630-292-5400

CLEANING PEOPLENeeded - Residential

Days Mon-Fri $10/hrMust have own vehicle and valid Driver's license

No mileage reimbursementMust speak English.

Criminal background check req.Fox Valley Area/St. Charles. Jodi's Cleaning Service

Call: 630-945-1395jodiscleaningservice.com

2004 BMW 525i, 4 doorsedan, navy blue, excellentcondition, view at S.I. Tech

1101 N. Raddant Rd., Batavia,Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat

9am-1pm 630-761-3643

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TRUCKS,VANS &SUVs

1990 & Newer

Will beat anyone'sprice by$300.

Will pay extra forHonda, Toyota & Nissan

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Star Wars Action Figures $7 & [email protected]

630-740-9156

STEEL GARDEN GATE - 32 x 46,galvanized chain link. $45.

847-515-8012 Huntley area

YEARBOOKS (7) – From 1970'svarious high school &

junior highs. $45 for all.847-515-8012 Huntley area

FARM TIRES - (2) New! 600-16 F-2Farm tires w/ tubes. New! Speed-ways brand 6 ply tires and tubes.All you need to to replace both fronttires and tubes $150 for the set. NOLimit! 815-895-0244

www.gearworkstire.com

Pack n Play $10, Exersaucer $20,Jumping Jack on a Frame $10,

630-879-7207

Conversion Recumbent Bike &Rower, brand new, $399

630-362-6018

St. Charles 2BR 1 Mo Free RentW/D in unit, all utilities and cableincluded. No pets, no smoking.

$1150/mo + sec. 630-232-7535

ST CHARLES ESTATE SALEThurs 4/11 9am-6pm Fri 4/12 9 am-noon

5N427 Fairway Drive St. Charles IL 60175

Fine Furniture, lamps, art,collectibles, housewares,

electronics, designer clothingsamples and more!

America s Best Buy! 20 Acres-Only$99/mo! $0 Down, No Credit

Checks, MONEY BACK GUARAN-TEE Owner Financing. West Texas

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www.sunsetranches.com

GORDON TRUCKING CDL-ADrivers Needed! Up to $4,000

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AIRLINES ARE HIRING Train forhands on Aviation Maintenance

Career. FAA approved program. Fi-nancial aid if qualified Housing

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MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEESNEEDED! Become a Medical OfficeAssistant! No Experience Needed!

Online training gets you Job readyASAP! HS Diploma/GED & PC/In-ternet needed! 1-877-649-3155

DISH Network Starting at$19.99/month (for 12 mos.) &High Speed Internet starting at

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LIVING ROOM SET - 3 Piece. Newwhite with pastel flowers. couch,loveseat, chair. $399.

630-406-6783

RADIO - VINTAGE 50's Zenith tabletop long-distance radio. $95.

630-406-6783

Compressor 2HP 20 GAL.125 P.S.I. MAX. Oil type cast ironcylinder, good condition. $200

630-513-7599 8am-8pm

RADIO / PHONO CONSOLEVINTAGE 40's Zenith. $295.

Great condition. 630-406-6783

SEWING MACHINE - ANTIQUESINGER 1913, like new. $250.

630-406-6783

MACHINE OPERATORS &SET UP PERSONNELNo experience necessary!

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Chips Offers Competitive PayComprehensive Benefit PackageClean & Friendly Work Environment

Opportunity to Advance.

Send Resume or Apply in Person:Chips Manufacturing Inc.

741 Winston St.West Chicago, IL 60185

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

888/682-4485www.andersoncars.com

MOTOR WERKS BMWBarrington & Dundee Rds. • Barrington, IL

800/935-5913www.motorwerks.com

KNAUZ BMW407 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847-604-5000www.KnauzBMW.com

AUTO GROUP - GARY LANGBUICKRoute 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

888/794-5502www.garylangauto.com

REICHERT BUICK2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

815/338-2780www.reichertautos.com

AUTO GROUP - GARY LANGCADILLACRoute 31, between Crystal Lake &McHenry


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


AUTO GROUP - GARY LANGCHEVROLETRoute 31, between Crystal Lake

& McHenry


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

847/426-2000

www.piemontegroup.com

MARTIN CHEVROLET5220 Northwest Highway

Crystal Lake, IL

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

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

847/587-3300www.raychevrolet.com

RAYMOND CHEVROLET118 Route 173 • Antioch, IL

(866) 561-8676www.raymondchevrolet.com

REICHERT CHEVROLET2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

815/338-2780www.reichertautos.com

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

(630) 513-5353www.stcharlescdj.com

ANTIOCH CHRYSLERDODGE JEEP105 Rt. 173 Antioch, IL

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

888/800-6100www.clcjd.com

FENZEL MOTOR SALES206 S. State Street • Hampshire, IL

847/683-2424

GREGORY CHRYSLER130 Cedar Ave. • Lake Villa, IL

847/356-2530www.gregoryautogroup.com

SUNNYSIDE COMPANYCHRYSLER DODGERoute 120 • McHenry, IL

815/385-7220www.sunnysidecompany.com



ANTIOCH CHRYSLERDODGE JEEP105 Rt. 173 Antioch, IL


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


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

800/407-0223www.bullvalleyford.com

BUSS FORD111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

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SPRING HILL FORD800 Dundee Ave. • East Dundee, IL

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TOM PECK FORD13900 Auto Mall Dr. • Huntley, IL

847/669-6060www.TomPeckFord.com

ZIMMERMAN FORD2525 E. Main Street

St. Charles, IL 60174

630/584-1800www.zimmermanford.com

AUTO GROUP - GARY LANGGMCRoute 31, between Crystal Lake &McHenry


MOTOR WERKS HONDABarrington & Dundee Rds.Barrington, IL

800-935-5913www.motorwerks.com

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

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

GREGORY HYUNDAI490 Skokie Valley Road • HighlandPark, IL


KNAUZ HYUNDAI775 Rockland Road • Lake Bluff IL 60044(Routes 41 & 176 in the Knauz Autopark)

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

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

ROSEN HYUNDAI771 S. Randall Rd. • Algonquin, IL

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MOTOR WERKS INFINITIBarrington & Dundee Rds. • Barrington, IL

800-935-5913www.motorwerks.com



ANTIOCH CHRYSLERDODGE JEEP105 Rt. 173 • Antioch, IL


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


GREGORY JEEP130 Cedar Ave. • Lake Villa, IL


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

866-480-9527www.garylangauto.com

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

847/202-3900www.arlingtonkia.com

CLASSIC KIA425 N. Green Bay Rd.Waukegan/Gurnee, IL

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

LIBERTY KIA920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL

847-680-8000www.libertyautoplaza.com

RAYMOND KIA119 Route 173 • Antioch

(224) 603-8611www.raymondkia.com

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

847-604-8100www.knauzlandrover.com

BUSS FORDLINCOLN MERCURY111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000

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


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

847/628-6000

KNAUZ CONTINENTALAUTOS409 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847-234-1700www.Knauzcontinentalauto.com

MERCEDES-BENZOF ST. CHARLES225 N. Randall Road, St. Charles877/226-5099www.st-charles.mercedesdealer.com

BULL VALLEY FORD/MERCURY1460 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL800/407-0223www.bullvalleyford.com

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

815/385-2000

KNAUZ MINI409A Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

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

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

888-794-5502www.garylangauto.com

LIBERTYVILLE MITSUBISHI1119 S. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, IL

847/816-6660www.libertyvillemitsubishi.com

LIBERTY NISSAN920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL


MOTOR WERKS PORCHEBarrington & Dundee Rds., Barrington, IL


MOTOR WERKS SAAB200 N. Cook Street • Barrington, IL800/935-5393www.motorwerks.com

KNAUZ NORTH2950 N. Skokie Hwy • North Chicago, IL

847-235-3800www.knauznorth.com

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

815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050

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


RAY SUZUKI23 N. Route 12 • Fox Lake

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

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

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

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

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

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


GURNEE VOLKSWAGEN6301 Grand Avenue • Gurnee, IL

847-855-1500www.GurneeVW.com

LIBERTY VOLKSWAGEN920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL


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

847/381-9400

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