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SPORTS
Quite the rallyOesterle recaps Morris
girls hoops game / 12
Storied careerLocals react to death of
Judy Baar Topinka / 4
LOCAL NEWS
Bond refinancingCounty Board OKs
reduction in payment / 6
LOCAL NEWS
TOP 10STOPR-Place is fifth on top 10
rest stop list in U.S. / 3
THURSDAY D e c e m b e r 1 1 , 2 0 1 4 • $ 1 . 0 0
MorrisDailyHerald.com Facebook.com/MorrisDailyHerald @MorrisHeraldSERVING THE MORRIS AREA SINCE 1880
CALEB Z. BLANTONBorn: July 3, 1940; in Harlan Co., KYDied: Dec. 9, 2014; in Coal City, IL
Caleb Z. Blanton,Jr., age 74, of CoalCity, IL, formerly ofGardner, IL passedaway Tuesday,December 9, 2014,at home, with hisfamily by his side.Born July 3, 1940,in Harlan County,Kentucky, to thelate Caleb and
Berlin (nee Saylor) Blanton, Sr.Veteran of the United States
Navy. Retired from IronworkersLocal #444 in Joliet.Caleb loved spending time with
his family. He especially enjoyedtraveling with his late wife, Donna,whom he married June 14, 1964, inFt. Lauderdale, Florida.Surviving are three children,
Caleb Z. Blanton, III of Everett, WA,Angela Blanton of Kankakee, IL andAmy (David) Lardi of Coal City; fivegrandchildren, Christian Dawson,Jerrica (Ryan) Sennott, Joshua(Kristina) Lardi, Joel (Rhea Drou-
gas) Lardi, and Molly Lardi; fourgreat-grandchildren, Jack, Ryleigh,Neil, and Evie.Preceded in death by his wife,
Donna (nee Burgess) Blanton onMarch 22, 2014; and daughter,Jennifer Lee Blanton.Cremation rites have been
accorded. Inurnment with militaryhonors will be in Abraham LincolnNational Cemetery, Elwood, IL.In lieu of flowers, memorial dona-
tions in his name to CurePSP, 30 E.Padonia Rd., Suite 201, Timonium,MD 21093 or the Abraham LincolnNational Cemetery: 20953 W. HoffRd., Elwood, IL 60421 would be
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Ltd. & Crematory is entrustedwith the arrangements. For moreinformation and to sign his onlineguestbook please log on to www.rwpattersonfuneralhomes.comor find us on Facebook at R.W.Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd. &Crematory.
DUANE B. DIBBLEBorn:May 31, 1923; in Joliet, ILDied: Dec. 9, 2014; in Morris, IL
Duane B. Dibble,age 91, formerlyof Dwight, passedaway peacefully,December 9, 2014,at Park PointeHealthcare and
Rehab inMorris.
Visitationwill be held on Friday,December 12, 2014, from9:00 to11:00 a.m., at HagerMemorial HomeinDwight. Therewill be a gravesideservice at 2:00 p.m., atWoodlawnCemetery in Joliet. Rev. Debora Percellwill officiate.Duanewas born in Joliet, onMay 31,
1923, to DuaneDibble and Edith BaileyDibble. Hemarried RuthMargaretTitus on September 1, 1945, inWhea-ton, Illinois. Duane is survived by hisdaughters, Diane (Kent) Borger, Gail(Owen, deceased) Stuckey, and Sha-ronDibble; son, EdmondDibble; sister,Kathleen Johnson; grandchildren, KristiBorger, Adam (Boni) Borger,Marcus(Susie) Stuckey, Jennifer Dibble,DuaneDibble and EdmundDibble; andtwogreat-grandsons, RemingtonNulland XunBorger.Duanewas preceded in death by his
parents; hiswife, RuthMargaret; son,Gary Duane; his son-in-law, Owen;grand-daughter,Michelle Grogg; andhis brother, Ronald Dibble.Duanewas affiliatedwith theMeth-
odist church. Hewas a farmer and atruck driver.Memorials can bemade to the
charity of the donor’s choice in honorof DuaneDibble.
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In the article “Technology Committeeapproves GIS data sharing for nonprof-its agreement” that was on page 4 ofthe Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, edition ofthe Morris Daily Herald, the number ofparcels in Grundy County was incor-rect. There are about 26,000 parcelsin the county. Also, the article shouldhave stated nonprofits do not have toperform a specific project for Grundy
County or any other governmental unitfor the nonprofits agreement.The Morris Daily Herald regrets these
errors.
In the article “Anonymous donationof gold coins in red kettles continues”that was on page 3 of the Wednesday,Dec. 10, 2014, edition of the Morris DailyHerald, the word “often” was left out
of a quote. It should have stated, “Theanonymity is a beautiful aspect of thegift. That type of anonymous givingis what we’re compelled to do as anact of our Christian faith,” said DeniseGaska, We Care’s executive director. “Inthis industry, we often see that peoplegive because they want credit for theirbusiness or for themselves. This persondonating doesn’t get a tax incentive
because we don’t know who it is.”
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Brittany Winker, a waitress at R-Place Restaurant in Morris, takes an order Nov. 26 while Devin Hurtig, an Interlink truck driver, looks on waiting for his lunch.
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By HEIDI [email protected]
MORRIS – According toover the road truck driverRonald Dennis Page, it takeswork to be a great truck stop.
“The bathrooms and show-ers are the number one prior-ity,” he said. “Good food andgood service are next. Thosefour things are the top of thelist when I’m deciding whichtruck stop I want to go to.”
It came as no surprise toPage when he found out Trav-el Center of America’s R-Placetruck stop in Morris made atop 10 list of best rest stops inthe United States on mental-floss.com.
He was surprised it wasn’thigher than number fivethough.
He stops at R-Place as oftenas he can and is glad to seethat, while the food and ser-vice remain homey, the pumpshave been modernized and theparking lot expanded.
“I love the down-home feeland the ambience,” Page said.“I can get run-of-the-mill menuitems anywhere. The serviceis good and fast and the serv-ers are talkative and nice.”
Kathy Romines openedthe eatery 47 years ago as theChuck Wagon and changed itin 1987 when the restaurantexpanded from 100 to 250 seats.They designed it so truckerswould have their own side of
the restaurant.“We are very family-ori-
ented,” Romines said. “Ourfood is phenomenal and a lotof truck drivers mention theycome for the food.”
She said locals make up agood portion of the businessand she keeps them guessingwhen it comes to what themethey will see next when theycome in the door.
The restaurant is filledwith antiques and it takes sev-
eral trips to see everything dis-played there, Romines said. Assoon as people think they’veseen it all, the atmosphere andtheme changes.
When she first designedthe interior, she thought shewould search out antiques tofill the place. But after her firstshopping trip, she realized itwas a much bigger task thanshe had time to do while run-ning the business and keepingthe menu updated.
She went to a trade showin Chicago and a large letterR called her to the back ofthe room, where she met thepeople from Biggar Antiquesin Georgia, which specializesin antiques, props and restau-rant decor. She hired them andleases the items that changewith the season.
It wasn’t just the decor Ro-mines thought needed to stayup-to-date to remain a destina-tion for travelers rolling down
Interstate 80. She knew she hadto keep current with the foodas well. The days of the Chuck,Wagon’s limited menu of roastbeef, fried chicken or a ham-burger were gone, just like the10-cent coffee they served.
In 1987, when she expand-ed the restaurant, she also ex-panded the menu. She did soby going out to eat at differentrestaurants throughout theChicago area and bringing theideas back to Morris.
“We started saving timeas the Internet grew, and wecould research food ideas on-line,” she said. “We had newspecials, new things and newdrinks, but we kept the com-fort food. We offered a truck-er’s special, which would beone main dish like lasagna orcasserole. It was cheap and alot of food.”
Greg Lefler, an over theroad truck driver who runsout of Phoenix, has family inPontiac, so he likes to make thetrip north often. When he does,he said he stops at R-Place.
“The food is awesome. It’sdifferent than a lot of places,”he said after finishing his potpie. “It’s obviously not just myopinion if they got number fiveon the list.”
He said he also likes thatit’s often times the same serv-er waiting on him each time hecomes through.
R-Placemakes top 10 truck stop list
Heidi Litchfield – [email protected]
TracyMurray takes an order Nov. 26 for Ronald Dennis Page, an Ontario, Canada, native and an over the roadtruck driver who stops at R-Place as often as he can when he comes down Interstate 80 in Morris.
See R-PLACE, page 7
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Illinois Comptroller JudyBaar Topinka died earlyWednesday of complicationsfrom a stroke suffered Tues-day, according to spokesmanBrad Hahn.
Topinka was 70 years old.Topinka, of Riverside,
served as state comptroller forfour years and was re-electedin November for a second four-year term.
Topinka went to MacNealHospital in Berwyn on Tues-day morning after feeling dis-comfort, according to a newsrelease from her office. Sheunderwent testing for a possi-ble stroke and was under ob-servation Wednesday morningwhen she lost consciousness.She was pronounced deadshortly after 2 a.m.
Topinka held a long and sto-ried career as an Illinois pol-itician.
She served as state treasur-
er from 1995 to 2007 and be-came the first Illinois treasur-er to serve three terms.
She ran for governor in 2006and became the state’s first fe-male Republican nominee forthe seat.
She lost the governor’s racebut quickly bounced back intoIllinois politics when she won
the comptroller’s seat in 2010.With that win, she became thefirst woman in state historyto be elected to two Constitu-tional offices, according to thecomptroller’s website.
State Sen. Sue Rezin,R-Morris, said Topinka “pavedthe way for women to enterpolitics.”
“Her personality lit up anyroom she walked into. Shetold you how it is. She neversugar-coated anything. Peopleappreciated that,” Rezin saidin a statement. “Her ability toreach across the aisle to getthings done, while keeping thebest interest of the taxpayersalways on her mind, is a modelfor what public service shouldbe.”
State Sen. Pat McGuire,D-Joliet, said a “bright lighthas gone out in Illinois” withthe comptroller’s death.
“Judy Baar Topinka wasfair, she was responsible, andshe was fun. I will miss her,”McGuire said in a statement.
Bronco Bojovic of Morrissaid his life was changed whenTopinka visited his sixth-
grade class at Irving School inBerwyn shortly after she wasfirst elected state representa-tive.
“She was like a magnet.Good vibes were always com-ing out of her. She was oneof the people and she showedwhat a politician is supposedto be,” Bojovic said.
He recalled Topinka re-mained approachable as anelected official – remaining aregular presence at neighbor-hood estate, and garage saleswhile clutching a cup of cof-fee.
Bojovic later served as acoordinator for Topinka’s 2006campaign when he moved toGrundy County.
Locals react to the death of Topinka
Shaw Media file photo
With Congresswoman Judy Biggert (R-13th) on the right, then-StateTreasurer Judy Baar Topinka officially announced her candidacy forIllinois governor on Nov. 30, 2005. Topinka died early Wednesday ofcomplications from a stroke suffered Tuesday.
See TOPINKA, page 7
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Board gives official OK for bond refinancingBy NICK SAMUEL
MORRIS – With officialapproval by the full GrundyCounty Board, the county canpay down some of its debt frombonds issued in 2008.
Members of the FinanceCommittee previously ap-proved an amendment to aresolution that requires ref-erendum approval for countyprojects using Public Build-ing Commission bond financ-ing.
The amendment allows thecounty to refinance bonds and
was approved by the full coun-ty board Tuesday.
The approval will allow thecounty to make a one-time pay-ment of $1.65 million and willreduce the county’s interestpayments by $1.3 million, saidJohn Galloway, chairman ofthe Finance Committee.
“This is going to reduce thelife of the bond by two years. Iview it as a good thing,” Gal-loway said at the board meet-ing. “The future County Boardneeds to make sure they don’ttake that additional money forbonds and spend it. We’re pay-ing a lot of debt.”
County Board ChairmanDavid Welter said the amend-ment will help reduce balloonpayments.
Even with a unanimousvote for the amendment, boardmember Frank Halpin had hisdoubts about the bond repay-ment.
“It seems ironic to go outfor $3.6 million less than 15months ago and now we’re go-ing to take out $1.6 million,”Halpin said at the meeting.“How do we view that as help-ing taxpayers today?”
Halpin is referring to bondstaken out in the summer of
2013 to continue the county’sself-insurance program, so itcan provide its own liabilityand worker’s compensationinsurance.
Bonds issued in 2008 wereused for various county proj-ects, such as the construction
of a facility for the HighwayDepartment, renovations tothe Grundy County Court-house, construction of a newfacility for the Animal ControlDepartment, the constructionof a parking lot and a new 911center.
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Wilmington studentarrested after threatWILMINGTON – A high school
student has been arrested af-ter allegedly writing a threat-ening message on a bathroomwall.
Police Chief Phillip Arnold saidWilmington High School was ona soft lockdown for two hoursMonday after the threat wasreported.Arnold said the threat was
unfounded, but prompted an
investigation.On Tuesday, Andrew Sterling,
20, a student of the school,was arrested on a chargeof disorderly conduct, amisdemeanor.
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“The future County Board needs to make sure they don’t take that additionalmoney for bonds and spend it. We’re paying a lot of debt.”
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After her most recent win
for a second term as comptrol-
ler, Topinka credited being
elected in the close race due to
her particular brand of straight
talk and her local roots.
“I think they think I’m
straight talking – one of them
– I haven’t forgotten where
I came from,” Topinka said.
“They feel a familial relation-
ship. And I like that. I’ve come
up the hard way.”
A lifelong resident of River-
side, Topinka attended North-
western University’s Medill
School of Journalism and grad-
uated with a degree in journal-
ism in 1966. She worked as a re-
spected journalist for 11 years
for area community newspa-
pers.
• Shaw Media reporterBrian Stanley contributed tothis report.
• TOPINKAContinued from page 4
Romines said her staff islike family. Some of the serv-ers have worked there for 20 to25 years.
“In the 47 years we’ve beenhere, we’ve only had four gen-eral managers. Our currentmanager Carrie [Coughlin] is
the first woman general man-ager and she is doing a greatjob,” Romines said.
Coughlin moved her wayup from managing the restau-rant’s bakery to being the gen-eral manager.
She said she enjoys beingthere and meeting all the peo-ple who travel through and thelooks on their face as they seeall the antiques.
• R-PLACEContinued from page 3
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Linda Turner serves a customer Nov. 26 on the truck driver side ofR-Place, which was named the fifth best rest stop in the United Stateson mentalfloss.com.
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Judy Barr Topinka (center) visited the Burgess Square Healthcare Cen-ter in Westmont to talk with residents, including Pearl Masa. Also withher where Sen. Kirk Dillard and Rep. Patti Bullock.
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At the end of each montht h e r e i s a n a l l - s c h o o lassembly to recognize twostudents from each gradelevel who have demonstratedthat month’s trait.
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“How can a scared, pregnant
student, one probably racked
with anxiety and facing a totally
unplanned situation, find the
resources and support she needs
to parent her child and continue
her education?”
Kristan Hawkins both asks
and answers the question. She’s
the energetic young president of
Students for Life of America. In
her mind, abortion needs to be
unthinkable. How does such a par-
adigm shift happen in a country
where abortion has been legal for
more than four decades?
Her group has just launched a
“Pregnant on Campus” initiative.
The goal is to connect pregnant
students with resources and
support to help them get through
school while being true parents to
their children.
From her near-decade’s work
with college students, Hawkins
knows that there are existing
resources on many campuses, but
the students who need to know
about them often don’t.
“By educating pregnant stu-
dents and those who care about
them ... about the many resources
they can use, a huge burden can
be lifted from their shoulders,”
Hawkins explains. “They can
start to prepare for the future and
finish their education.”
Pregnant on Campus groups
will hold baby showers and diaper
drives for expectant mothers on
their campuses. They volunteer
at local pregnancy help centers
and help usher pregnant women
through paperwork and bureau-
cracy. “This is one of the best
programs we have ever started,”
Hawkins asserts, “because it helps
pregnant students in very tangible
and practical ways and shows the
college campus that the pro-life
movement is very much pro-wom-
an.”
A young woman “should never
have to choose between her edu-
cation and her child,” Hawkins
tells me. But that’s absolutely the
predominant message a pregnant
college student hears. “Often,
the message she sees is ‘have an
abortion or drop out of school.’ ”
It’s a false choice. “For her and
her child’s future and well-being,
our goal should be to make sure
she graduates school,” Hawkins
says, adding that “a child born
into poverty is seven times more
likely to live in poverty his or her
whole life.”
If people see that going to col-
lege and raising a child is doable,
life happens and death ceases.
No young woman should have to
choose to deny her motherhood,
deny her child life. She doesn’t
have to. She needs to see this. This
is true both on and off campus.
• Kathryn Jean Lopez issenior fellow at the NationalReview Institute, editor-at-largeof National Review Online andfounding director of CatholicVoices USA. She serves onCardinal Dolan’s Pro-LifeCommission with Dr. Nolte.She can be contacted at [email protected].
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11OPINIONOUR VIEW
Topinka unquestionablydedicated to public service
Before she was a politician, Judy Baar Topinka wasan award-winning journalist.
Topinka, 70, died early Wednesday, less than a dayafter she suffered a stroke. She was the first woman in Il-linois to serve in two state constitutional offices. She hadjust won re-election in November as state comptroller.
Topinka served the public as a journalist before de-voting her life to public service as an elected official.
She attended Northwestern University’s MedillSchool of Journalism and graduated in 1966. Aftergraduation she worked part time for the Berwyn, Ciceroand Stickney-Forest View Life Newspapers before beinghired full time in 1971. In her journalism career, Topinkawas a reporter, education editor, feature writer, featureeditor and photographer. She won awards from theIllinois Women’s Press Association, the Illinois PressAssociation and the Illinois State Medical Society.
Topinka, a Republican, morphed into one of the mostoutspoken politicians in Illinois and was a trailblazer forwomen in politics.
“She was a professional public servant,” said stateSen. Pamela Althoff, R-McHenry. “From the perspectiveof the Republican Party, she was a woman that spokeher mind, said what everyone wanted to say but wastoo afraid to say. It’s a significant loss, and we will missher.”
Topinka, a lifelong Riverside resident, won election tothe Illinois House in 1980. She moved to the state Senatein 1984. Ten years later, she was elected to the first of herthree terms as state treasurer. In 2006, she unsuccessful-ly ran against Rod Blagojevich for Illinois governor. Shereturned to public office in 2010, when she was electedstate comptroller.
During her gubernatorial bid in 2006, Topinkadescribed Illinois as “a miraculously wonderful place tolive.” But she also believed it was being hurt and abusedby those in office, which is why she decided to run forgovernor.
“If I don’t stop it, I’d be complicit in watching it godown the tubes, and I don’t want to do that,” Topinkasaid.
In every stop along the way, Topinka had one thingin mind: Making Illinois a great place to live. Her stylemight have been considered unorthodox. Her personal-ity might have been off-putting to some. But her dedica-tion to Illinois and public service can’t be questioned.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.THE FIRSTAMENDMENT
VOICE OF THE PEOPLEWe welcome original letters on public issues. Letters must includethe author’s full name, home address, and day and eveningtelephone numbers, which are required in the event author mustbe contacted for clarification. Addresses and phone numbers arenot published. Letters are limited to 400 words, and must be freeof libelous content and personal attacks. All letters are subject toediting for length and clarity at the sole discretion of the editor.Email letters to [email protected]. Mail to MorrisDaily Herald, Letters to the editor, 1804 N. Division St., Morris, IL60450.
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Help for pregnant students
MORRIS – For fans of late-game comebacks, the Morrisgirls basketball team’s 54-52win Tuesday over Yorkvillewas made just for you.
This one had it all, andthen some. I mean, how oftendo you see a player that hasfouled out make the winningshot? Confused? Keep reading.
First of all, the Redskinshad to rally from a 13-pointdeficit early in the fourthquarter. They entered theperiod trailing 46-38, butYorkville scored the firstfive points of the period on abasket and 3-pointer, seem-ingly setting the previouslyunbeaten Foxes on their wayto another victory.
Even when Julie Jurasitsconverted an old-fashionedthree-point play with 4:26 toplay that pulled Morris towithin 10, most Redskin fanswould have been content withmaking the game close. Butthen, because of some tightMorris defense, Yorkvillewasn’t able to score again.
And Morris started to.Leona Burton made a shot
with 3:24 left to make it, 51-43,and Mya Shannon dribbleddown the lane for a bucketwith 2:31 left. Burton wascalled for a foul on the defen-sive end, which was her fifth,and she went to the bench.
More on that later.With 48.3 seconds left, Shan-
non made a 3-pointer to cut theYorkville lead to, 51-48. After aMorris timeout, Yorkville trieda long pass down the court,but it sailed over the intendedplayer’s head and went out ofbounds, giving Morris the ball.Jurasits was fouled and madeboth free throws to pull Morriswithin 51-50. Yorkville’sAudrey Macciomei was fouledand made one of her two freethrows. Morris’ Jessica Jurak
was fouled shooting a 3-point-er, and it looked like it wasYorkville’s Katie Nolan’s fifthfoul.
However, there was con-fusion at the scorers’ table,and it was ruled it was onlyNolan’s fourth foul and shecould stay in the game.
Also, during the officials’meeting at the table, Morriscoach Kate Carey came oversaid she thought Burton’s fifth
foul was actually called onRylie Harr. The officials dis-cussed that and agreed withher, allowing Burton to comeback in the game.
After that, Jurak madeone of her three free throwsto make it, 52-51. Yorkville’sMacciomei was fouled andmissed both free throws.
Shannon rebounded andbrought the ball up the courtand found Burton on the right
wing. Burton then banked ina 3-pointer with 3.9 secondsleft and, all that was missingwas Al Michaels asking if youbelieved in miracles.
“That was amazing,”Burton said about going frombeing fouled out to makingthe game-winning shot. “I wasscared when they told me Ifouled out that I wasn’t goingto be able to help the team, soit was awesome that I got to go
back in and make the last shot.”Now, after going winless
in the Northern Illinois Big12 East the past two seasons,Morris owns a 2-0 record inleague play with wins overKaneland and Yorkville.For Carey, it’s a heck of a lotbetter to see the zero on theright-hand side of the recordthan the left.
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12 SPORTSSTAGING A RALLY FOR THE AGESRedskins erase 13-point deficit in fourth to trip Yorkville girls hoops
See OESTERLE, page 13
Rob
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Morris’ Leona Burton (right) tries to drive past a Minooka player Saturday night. Burton made the game-winning 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds leftin the Redskins’ 54-52 win Tuesday over Yorkville in Morris.
“My heart’s still racing,”
she said even after talking
with the team in the locker
room. “That whole fourth
quarter, we kept chipping
away. This should help our
confidence. Actually, there is
a world of difference confi-
dence-wise with our players
this year. Take Emily Burl-
ing. She made a 3-pointer ear-
ly tonight, and she made one
Saturday against Minooka.
Last year, she wouldn’t have
even thought of attempting
that shot. Now, she’s taking
them and making them.
“And Leona plays so hard
that sometimes foul trouble
is going to come with it. But,
I will take a girl that plays as
hard as she does any day.”
Every Morris player who
saw the floor scored for the
Redskins, who improved to
6-2 overall. Shannon led the
team with 13 points, while
Burton had nine, Jurasits
had eight, Jurak seven, Harr,
Burling and Jessica Ponce
four and Meghan Smith and
Kayla Cryder each had two.
“Everyone contributed
tonight,” Carey said. “Ry-
lie Harr came in and gave
us some good defense, and
Meghan Smith did a good job
on defense, too. Their big girl
[Nolan, who finished with 19
points and 16 rebounds] was
tough, and she did a lot of
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Meghan did a good job on her
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“We put a little more pres-
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will ever see.
• Rob Oesterle is a sportsreporter for the Morris DailyHerald. He can be reached [email protected].
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GARDNER – Racing out to a22-5 lead at the end of the firstquarter, the Gardner-SouthWilmington boys basketballteam dominated from the startTuesday in a 73-27 win overTrinity Academy.
Kyle Robison led the Pan-thers with 18 points in just 11minutes of playing time, in-cluding an 8 of 9 performancefrom the free-throw line. BlakeMarks scored 10 points, whileBrendan Elens added eight.All but three members of theGSW team scored.
“We got a chance to workon some things in this game,”GSW coach Chris Gibson said.“We rebounded well and shotwell again on our home floor.
“We were able to rest somepeople up for a very big con-ference game Friday at GrantPark.”
BOYS BASKETBALLDwight 57, Newark 56: The
Norsemen gave Dwight, whichwas ranked No. 1 in Class 1Ain the most recent AP poll, allit could handle. Dwight led,26-23, at halftime, but Newarkstormed back to take a 44-35lead into the fourth quarter be-fore the Trojans pulled it outin the end. Jack Clausel ledNewark with 22 points, whileEvan Schomer scored 14.
WRESTLINGMorris fal ls twice: The
Redskins dropped a 48-28 deci-sion to Limestone and a 46-24verdict to Streator. Winningfor Morris against Limestonewere Dominic Byerly (138),Shain Hennessy (145), A.J.Vota (152), Emmit Chouinard(160), Cody Baldridge (170) andAndrew Faught (285). AgainstStreator, Zach Cortez (126),Byerly (138), Vota (152), RyanOlsen (170) and Faught (285) allwere victorious.
Coal City wins a pair: CoalCity beat Plano, 42-36, andSeneca, 57-18. Double winnersfor the Coalers were Joey Ri-vera, Jake Hiles, Cody Minn-ick, T.J. Jezik, Corey Jurzak,Jonah Englert, Riley Kauzlau-ric and Jake Frost. For Sene-ca, which lost to Lisle, 40-36,Sage Friese (145), Zach Rus-sell (160) and Joe Fillenwarthwon twice.
BOYS BOWLINGMinooka 3,264, Plainfield
North 3,017: The Indians im-proved to 9-0 on the year and5-0 in the Southwest PrairieConference with the win. KaiDevine led the way with a 702series, while Chris Dombrows-ki rolled 696. Ryan Koesemahad a 614 series and Alex Gug-lielmucci a 540.
GRADE SCHOOL BASKETBALLMazon-Verona-Kinsman 8th
Boys 40, Saratoga 26: IsaacBrockman had 14 points and12 rebounds to lead MVK (9-0) to the win. Brody Baudinohad 11 points and six steaks,while Sam Grushkin scored10. Jacob Overbeck led Sara-toga (7-6) with eight points,while Patrick McCabe scoredfive.
Saratoga 7th Boys 36, Ma-zon-Verona-Kinsman 26: ZachReddinger scored 24 points tolead Saratoga (8-3), while ColeLaurie scored seven and JackWalker had five. Cody Carey
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G-SW boys hoops cruise past TrinityAREA ROUNDUP
TODAY’S EVENTS
Boys swimming
Pontiac at Morris, 5 p.m.Girls basketball
Coal City at Westmont, 6:45 p.m.Newark at Earlville, 7 p.m.Gardner-South Wilmington at St. Anne,
7:15 p.m.Girls bowling
Sycamore at Morris, 4 p.m.Minooka at Oswego East, 4 p.m.
Wrestling
Romeoville at Minooka, 5 p.m.DeKalb at Morris, 5:30 p.m.
FRIDAY’S EVENTS
Boys basketball
Minooka at Plainfield East, 6:30 p.m.Coal City at Westmont, 6:45 p.m.Newark at Serena, 7 p.m.Seneca at Sandwich, 7 p.m.G-SW at Grant Park, 7:15 p.m.
Girls basketball
Plainfield East at Minooka, 6:30 p.m.Morris at Geneseo, 7 p.m.
Wrestling
Coal City at Plano Reaper Classic, 5:30 p.m.SATURDAY’S EVENTS
Boys basketball
Yorkville at Morris, 7 p.m.Minooka at Joliet Catholic Academy,
7 p.m.Boys bowling
Minooka at Lincoln-Way East Invitation-al at Orland Bowl, 8 a.m.
Boys swimming
Morris at West Chicago Relays, 9:30 a.m.
Girls basketball
Newark at Seneca, 3 p.m.G-SW at Raider Holiday Tournament, TBA
Girls bowling
Minooka, Morris at Plainfield NorthStrikefest at Town & Country Lanes.9 a.m.
Wrestling
Coal City at Plano Reaper Classic, 9 a.m.Minooka Duals, 9 a.m.Morris at Buffalo Grove Rex Lewis
Invitational, 9:30 a.m.
Area high school sports schedule
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Craig Lincoln for Shaw Media
The Morris cheerleaders stand ready before the U.S. national anthem is played before Saturday night’s boys basketball game at Minooka.
The drive from Green Bay
to Chicago is pleasant enough,
just about three hours and
short enough to go nonstop,
but long enough to let your
mind wander to what might
have been, or perhaps should
be.
I was there Monday night
for the Packers vs. Falcons
game and, as I replayed it
in my mind in the car, I was
struck by the strange simi-
larities and huge differences
between the Falcons and the
Bears.
Remember when they met
in Week 6 and the Bears had
their only quality 60-minute
performance of the year, hand-
ing the Falcons a convincing
27-13 defeat?
That was when fans still
hoped the Bears were moving
in the right direction.
Where are these two clubs
now?
Both teams have $100
million quarterbacks in Matt
Ryan and Jay Cutler. One of
the great debates to begin this
season was over which was the
best pair of starting wideouts
in the NFL, Brandon Marshall
and Alshon Jeffery or Julio
Jones and Roddy White.
The Bears get a clear edge
at running back with Matt
Forte over Steven Jackson and
at tight end with Martellus
Bennett over Levine Toilo-
lo. Both offensive lines are
banged up, although the Fal-
cons much more so than the
Bears, and both are average to
below average.
On defense, the Falcons
figured to struggle. The Bears
were supposed to be improved.
Yet both groups have
struggled mightily. Both defen-
sive lines are populated with
overpriced, under-performing
veterans. Both teams have
athletes rather than football
players at linebacker, and the
Falcons are a little better in
the secondary with first-round
picks William Moore and Des-
mond Trufant.
Each is a 5-8 team, although
the Falcons are in first place
in the woeful NFC South while
the Bears are in the basement
of the much stronger NFC
North.
Are the Falcons a much
different 5-8 than the Bears?
When the Bears went to
Lambeau in Week 9, they ba-
sically failed to show up. They
fell behind, 14-0, in the first
half and then gave up 28 more
points in a comical second
quarter to trail 42-0 at the half.
It left the Packers laughing at
them on the sideline.
Rather than come back and
fight, the Bears mailed in the
second half, scoring only on a
fluky 45-yard pass from Cutler
to Marshall halfway through
the third quarter, and a 101-
yard kickoff return from Chris
Williams in the fourth quarter
after the Packers had made the
score 55-7.
The Falcons struggled
similarly to the Bears early
Monday night, falling behind,
31-7, at the half after Green
Bay scored on every posses-
sion it had in the half.
But, unlike the Bears, the
Falcons chose to come out
and fight in the second half,
closing the score to 43-37 with
2:11 remaining and still in pos-
session of all three timeouts.
Atlanta was one defensive stop
away from getting the ball
back with about 1:50 to play
and a chance to win.
The Bears would appear to
be the more talented team, al-
though Ryan and Jones clearly
are superior at this stage of
their careers to Cutler and
Marshall or Jeffery.
Ryan and Jones were
brilliant in Green Bay, Cutler
and Marshall were ... in Green
Bay.
Falcons coach Mike Smith
is rumored to be in serious
jeopardy of losing his job
mainly because of serious
lapses in game management,
even though he is the most
successful coach in Falcons
history and they were the No.
1 seed in the NFC in 2010 and
2012.
Yet in Lambeau, one team
competed and one didn’t, and
the Falcons were so much
better coached than the Bears
it’s beyond comparison.
Right now, the Falcons are
a far superior 5-8 team than
the Bears, and folks might not
be laughing if they win a home
playoff game. The club that
showed up in the second half
in Green Bay just might.
And the Bears appear to be
resisting change why?
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For some Bears veterans whohave been on losing teams, thisis not unfamiliar territory to geteliminated from playoff contentionwith three weeks to go.For the 16 rookies currently on
the Bears’ 53-man roster, this isanother learning experience to lifeas a pro.Third-round defensive tackle Will
Sutton remembers the last time hewas on a losing team, his freshmanyear at Arizona State, when the SunDevils went 4-8. Sutton describedwhat he can take from that seasonwith the Bears at 5-8.“[For some players], it’s hard
to keep going knowing that yourseason is done after your lastgame, but if you want to be thebest, if you want to be one ofthe best, you can’t look at it thatway,” he said. “You’ve got to lookat it and say, ‘we’ve still got a
game this week. We’ve got to goout there and compete. We don’twant to go out there and getembarrassed,’ so got to play withpride.”Sutton has seen extra snaps
because of Jeremiah Ratliff’s kneeinjury. Ratliff has missed five gamesand this season, and Sutton hasplayed in 48.7 percent of defensivesnaps. Even when Ratliff is healthy,Sutton is sure to keep getting op-portunities in the final three games.“There’s always room for im-
provement,” he said. “So far, I don’twant to say satisfied, but I feel like,coming in, looking back, I felt likeI’ve done my role, done what I’vebeen coached to do. Three moreweeks left, I feel like I can get betterin the next three weeks.”Sutton said he is always learning
from Ratliff, along with defensiveline coach Paul Pasqualoni – “He’s
going to coach his [butt] off. He’snot going to let us slack.”Bears coach Marc Trestman
has continued to emphasize hisone-week-seasons approach tokeep his players focused on thetask ahead. He said it’s on some ofthose veterans to show the rook-ies the professionalism to handlethis last stretch of a disappointingseason.“We expect the guys that have
been around to lead the way in thatregard. I think they’re doing that,”he said. “And to show them what itis to be a professional on a daily ba-sis, not just when things are goingyour way, but when they’re not.”Sutton has 21 tackles, two for a
loss and two passes defensed in his13 games.
– Kevin Fishbain,[email protected]
Sutton learning how to handle final stretch
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CROSSWORD SUDOKU BRIDGE by Phillip Alder
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Vannevar Bush, an innovativescientist who, inter alia, was head ofthe U.S. Office of Scientific Researchand Development during World WarII and founded Raytheon, said, “Fearcannot be banished, but it can be calmand without panic; it can be mitigatedby reason and evaluation.”
At the bridge table, it helps tobe thinking calmly, evaluating theevidence, and working out the bestbids and plays.
In this deal, look at the South hand.He opens one spade, his partner raisesto two spades and East overcalls threediamonds. What should South do now?
With the known nine- or 10-cardspade fit, South may add shortagepoints: one for each of his doubletons.So, since his hand is worth 18 points,he should jump to four spades. (TheLosing Trick Count also evaluates theSouth hand as worth a jump to game.The curious may go to my website:www.phillipalderbridge.com.)
West leads the diamond three.East wins with his queen, cashes thediamond ace and shifts to the heartnine. West takes South’s king with hisace and returns the heart jack. Afterwinning with his queen, how shouldSouth continue?
Declarer has four losers: twoin each red suit. He has only ninewinners: six spades, one heart and twoclubs. He must gain a third club trickby establishing dummy’s fifth card.
The right line is to cash the spadeace and club ace, play a club to dum-my’s king and ruff a club high in hand.Back to dummy with a spade to the 10,declarer ruffs another club high, leadsa spade to dummy’s king and cashesthe club six, on which he discards theheart five.
Good biddingmay
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Dear Doctor K: I’m a womanin my late 40s, and I have mildbut aggravating neck painthat flares up from time totime.
Can you suggest simplechanges I can make at homeand at work that might help?
Dear Reader: There are manythings you can do to minimizeyour risk of recurring neckpain.
Start by keeping your neckin a neutral position whetheryou are sitting or standing.
That means your headshould balance directly overyour spine and not lean for-ward or be cocked to one side.
Here are some more tips:• At the computer or desk,
keep your head balanceddirectly over your spine as
much as possible.Set your chair height so
both your feet can rest on theground, and sit with yourbuttocks far back in yourchair, using a small pillow tosupport your lower back ifneeded.
That’s what I’m doing as Iwrite this column at my deskat home. But it wasn’t alwaysthat way.
Until recently, when Iworked at home, I used mylightweight computer withits small screen. That smallscreen, plus my aging eyes,
caused me to bend forwarda lot to read what was on thescreen.
When I told my wife thatmy neck was hurting, shesaid: “I think it’s because youdon’t use a big flat screen athome like you do at work.You’re hunched over a lot.”
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Also, when you’re workingat your computer or doing anytype of desk work, get up andmove around every half-hour.(I’ve put a detailed illustrationof proper desk posture on mywebsite, AskDoctorK.com.)
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• Avoid wearing high heels,which change the alignmentof your entire body and stressneck muscles.
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• If you drive long distanc-es, periodic breaks can help toreduce or prevent neck strain.
• Sit far enough from a TVor movie screen that you canwatch without tilting yourhead back. Don’t sit off to theside, which forces you to turnyour neck for long periods.
If you follow these simplesuggestions, your neck painshould be considerably re-duced, or even disappear.
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STRUCTURALDESIGNER / DRAFTER
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Private collector buying oldcoins, currency & mint
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Dwight, 2 BR, 2 BA, Duplex2 car garage $950/mo.
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1994 Chevrolet C1500Choo Choo Customs Package (all
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One owner, Title in hand, Allrecords, Always garaged, Custom
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Morris Studio & 1BR$475 - $550mo. + sec.
Onsite laundry 815-353-0112
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Seneca, remodeled 3 bedroom,2 Bath, country home
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Morris Large3 Bedroom
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Morris Radio Shack, perma-nent position Part time Sales.Evenings & weekends.
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2 bed, 1.5 bath duplex, 1 cargarage. Full basement. $1300/mo
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Morris - Southmor Apts2 Bedroom - water, cable,
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PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTYOF GRUNDY - MORRIS, ILLINOIS
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC;Plaintiff,
vs.GEORGE R. CHAMBERS;
Defendant14 CH 67
NOTICE OF SALEPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given
that pursuant to a Judgment ofForeclosure entered in the aboveentitled cause on September 19,2014, Intercounty Judicial SalesCorporation will on Wednesday,January 7, 2015, at the hour of2:00 p.m. in the office of Donald F.Black, 201 Liberty Street, Suite211, Morris, Illinois 60450, sell tothe highest bidder for cash, the fol-lowing described mortgaged realestate:
P.I.N. 12-04-479-013.Commonly known as 408 East
Washington Street, Gardner, IL60424.
The improvement on the propertyconsists of a single family resi-dence. If the subject mortgaged realestate is a unit of a common inter-est community, the purchaser of theunit other than a mortgagee shallpay the assessments required bysubsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 ofthe Condominium Property Act.
Sale terms: 10% down by certi-fied funds, balance within 24hours, by certified funds. No re-funds. The property will NOT beopen for inspection.
For information call Sale Clerk atPlaintiff's Attorney, Shapiro Kreis-man & Associates, LLC, 2121Waukegan Road, Bannockburn,Illinois 60015. (847) 291-1717.Refer to File Number 14-072017.
I635919
(Published in the Morris DailyHerald, December 4, 11 & 18,2014.)
PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTYOF GRUNDY - MORRIS, ILLINOIS
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC;Plaintiff,
vs.GEORGE R. CHAMBERS;
Defendant14 CH 67
NOTICE OF SALEPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given
that pursuant to a Judgment ofForeclosure entered in the aboveentitled cause on September 19,2014, Intercounty Judicial SalesCorporation will on Wednesday,January 7, 2015, at the hour of2:00 p.m. in the office of Donald F.Black, 201 Liberty Street, Suite211, Morris, Illinois 60450, sell tothe highest bidder for cash, the fol-lowing described mortgaged realestate:
PARCEL 1: LOT 3, IN BLOCK 11,IN ORIGINAL TOWN OF GARDNER(EXCEPT THE COAL AND OTHERMINERALS UNDERLYING SAIDPREMISES WITH THE RIGHT TOMINE AND REMOVE SAME); ANDPARCEL 2: THE WEST 10 FEET OFLOT 2, IN BLOCK 11, IN THE ORIG-INAL TOWN OF GARDNER (EXCEPTTHE COAL AND OTHER MINERALSUNDERLYING SAID PREMISESWITH THE RIGHT TO MINE ANDREMOVE SAME), IN GRUNDY, ILLI-NOIS.
P.I.N. 12-04-479-013.Commonly known as 408 East
Washington Street, Gardner, IL60424.
The improvement on the propertyconsists of a single family resi-dence. If the subject mortgaged realestate is a unit of a common inter-est community, the purchaser of theunit other than a mortgagee shall
gagpay the assessments required bysubsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 ofthe Condominium Property Act.
Sale terms: 10% down by certi-fied funds, balance within 24hours, by certified funds. No re-funds. The property will NOT beopen for inspection.
For information call Sale Clerk atPlaintiff's Attorney, Shapiro Kreis-man & Associates, LLC, 2121Waukegan Road, Bannockburn,Illinois 60015. (847) 291-1717.Refer to File Number 14-072017.I635919
(Published in the Morris DailyHerald, December 4, 11 & 18,2014.)
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