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Officer speaks on Veterans Day Crystal Lake Officer Dave Lang, a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, attending Coventry Elementary School’s assembly as the guest speaker at an event honoring local Veterans.

Lake in the Hills police officers re-sponded to Marlowe Middle School, 9625 Haligus Road, in response to a call from a concerned community member of an older man wearing a fatigue style uniform, who was car-rying what appeared to be a firearm, walking into the school.

The Lake in the Hills Police De-partment, along with the Huntley Police Department, responded to Marlowe.

Upon arrival, officers were able to make contact with the school’s ad-ministration and were able to quick-ly determine what the caller saw was an individual who was dropping off items for the school’s annual Vet-erans Day Recognition Ceremony. School officials informed police of-ficials that the individual was a uni-

formed veteran, who is also a mem-ber of the VFW, and he was deliver-ing the Fallen Soldier Display.

The Fallen Soldier Display is composed of a replica military fire-arm, a military helmet, and dog tags. The replica was not an operable weapon. School officials explained that delivery was scheduled; the in-dividual was met at the door by staff members and escorted into the of-fice.

It was determined at no point dur-ing this incident were students, staff, or the community in any danger, and the school was not placed on a lock-down.

The Lake in the Hills Police De-partment would like to thank the Huntley Police Department for their assistance and quick response.

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Woodstock’s Annual Christmas Parade If you love parades (and who doesn’t!) and are in the holiday spirit, be sure to join in welcoming Santa and Mrs. Claus as they join our Christmas Parade around the Square beginning at 2 p.m. on the Sunday after Thanksgiving Nov. 27. After the Parade, come over to the old fire station behind City Hall and enjoy Cookies and Milk with Santa (and tell him what you want for Christmas!) hosted by the City of Woodstock. If you or your group would like to participate in the Christmas Parade, fill out the online form and contact the Woodstock Opera House at 815-338-4212.

Veterans Day display delivery sparks fear

In 1947 the Toys for Tots Pro-gram began when Major Bill Hen-dricks, USMCR, and a group of Marine Corps Reservists in Los Angeles collected and distributed 5,000 toys to needy children. Since its inception 60 plus years ago, the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program has distributed more than 313 million toys to 151 million children.

For many years, the Crystal Lake Police Department has been a local participant in such a great cause. Without the tremendous contributions from our citizens, this program would not be suc-cessful.

This year, the Police Depart-ment will be at it again. Starting Monday, Nov. 13, until Monday, Dec. 18, anyone who wishes to do-nate a toy can come to the Crystal

Lake Police Department, 100 W Woodstock St., Crystal Lake, and drop off a new and unwrapped toy in the Toys for Tots box located in the lobby.

The Police Department’s lobby hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed on weekends and holidays.

Donated toys go to serve chil-dren in McHenry County. Let’s help make a child’s holiday season a little merrier this year.

To learn more information, con-tact Officer Eddie Pluviose, Crys-tal Lake Police Department – Po-lice Community Relations Officer at 815-356-3731 or by email at epluviose@crystallake.org.

For additional information on Toys for Tots Program, please visit www.toysfortots.org.

Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 38-year-old Timothy E. Wis-nauski formerly of Carpentersville, Ill., pled guilty to the offense of Armed Robbery and was sentenced to a period of 24 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections by Hon. Judge Prather.

On April 17, 2016 Wisnauski, while armed with a dangerous weap-

on, went to the Citgo gas station on Main Street in Algonquin and stole money and a cell phone from the clerk. Wisnauski then fled the scene. Following an investigation, Wis-nauski was subsequently identified as the offender.

This case was investigated by the Algonquin Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant State’s At-torney Randi Freese.

Timothy E. Wisnauski sentenced to 24 years for Armed Robbery

Crystal Lake PD to serve as drop-off for Toys for Tots

Huntley Police investigating racial threats

On Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, the Huntley Police Department was made aware of disparaging racial and threatening comments that were sent to a juvenile via Xbox Live.

The Huntley Police Department opened an investigation into the matter and has conducted several in-terviews. In addition, a search war-rant was executed and additional information is being sought. The Huntley Police Department is work-ing the investigation in cooperation

with the Huntley Community School District 158 and the Lake in the Hills Police Department, due to the pos-sible involvement of current or for-mer students within the schools in the area.

The Huntley Police Department takes matters such as this extremely serious and will take appropriate ac-tions to maintain the safety and well-being of our community. No charges have been filed at this point, and the case remains an active investigation.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Dept. made the following arrests in the county the week of Nov. 8-13. Suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Nov. 8, 7:20 a.m. Stanaszek, Francis J., 21,

McHenryAggravated Battery / Great

Bodily HarmNov. 8, 11:10 a.m. Hitztaler, Brian M., 46, McHen-

rySex Offender - Failure To Reg-

isterNov. 8, 12:30 p.m. Harasimowicz, Kosma M., 21,

Barrington Non-Narc Schd I&Ii Sc/Pb Hs/

PkDelivery / Manufacture Canna-

bis / 500<2000 GramMfg/Del Other Amount Sched IvPossess Cannabis > 100 Grams/

Possess Cannabis >100 GramsPoss Amnt Cont Subs Except

A&DPoss Amnt Cont Subs Except

A&DPoss Amnt Cont Subs Except

A&DPossess Drug ParaphernaliaNov. 8, 12:14 p.m. Thomas, Cynthia M., 31, Chi-

cago

Retail Theft/Disp Merch/>$300Retail Theft/Disp Merch/<$300Retail Theft/Disp Merch/<$300Nov. 8, 12:50 p.m. Strong, Austin J., 21, Fox River

GroveDelivery / Manufacture Canna-

bis / 10-30 Gram.sPoss Amnt Cont Subs Except

A&DPossess Drug ParaphernaliaPossess Cannabis / > 10-100

Grams/ 1stNov. 8, 6:50 p.m. Wrobel, Jerome J., 57, Port Bar-

ringtonResist Peace Officer/Corr EmpDisorderly ConductNov. 9, 12:01 a.m. Wahl, Gustaf D., 36, HarvardAggravated Battery Victim 60+Domestic Battery/Bodily Harm Nov. 9, 2:08 a.m. Liera-Conejo, Luis E., 23, UnionDriving / Never Issued License /

No Drivers LicenseSpeeding Driving 15-20 Mph

Above LimitNov. 9, 4:20 a.m. Hawkins, Antwon D., 24, Uni-

versity ParkResist Peace Officer/Corr EmpNov. 9, 4:45 a.m. West, Andrescion E., 21, Car-

pentersvilleResist Peace Officer/Corr Emp

Fleeing/Attempt Elude PoliceFail To Give SignalFailed To Yield Priv Rd Or DrvImproper Traffic Lane UsageNov. 9, 1:11 p.m. Fallaw, Peter J., 42, WoodstockDisorderly ConductNov. 9, 6:40 p.m. Diehl, Tyler J., 20, AlgonquinRetail Theft/Disp Merch/<$300Nov. 10, 3:03 a.m. Russell, Stephanie L., 32,

McHenryDui/AlcoholImproper Traffic Lane UsageNov. 10, 10:40 a.m. Aavang, John J., 58, GreenwoodCriminal Trespass To LandDisorderly ConductNov. 10, 12:05 p.m. Vizcarra, Gabriel, 59, AuroraDriving On Revoked Dl/Drivers

License / Driving On Revoked Li-cense

Registration Expiration/1st&2dNov. 10, 5:25 p.m. Zervos, Paul S., 49, WoodstockIdentity TheftNov. 10, 5 a.m. Weisenberger, Jason A., 45,

Crystal LakeDomestic Battery/Bodily HarmNov. 10, 11:32 p.m. Smith, Braxton C., 24, Wood-

stockCriminal Damage Proper-

ty<$300Resist Peace Officer/Corr EmpNov. 12, 6:25 p.m. Miller, Arthur J., 54, JohnsburgIllegal Possession / Transport

Liquor / DriverImproper Traffic Lane UsageDui/Bac 0.8Dui/AlcoholNov. 13, 10:30 a.m. Powell, Robert T., 37, Spring

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McHenry County Sheriff Police Beat

On Nov. 9, 2017 the McHenry County Sheriff’s Police Narcotics Task Force (which includes Task Force Officers from Lake in the Hills PD and McHenry City PD) with co-operation from the Fox River Grove Police Department, Cary Police De-partment, and Crystal Lake Police Department announced Thursday, the arrest of Kosma M Harasimow-icz, 21, and Austin J. Strong, 21, for selling illegal drugs in the Fox River Grove area.

A month long undercover investi-gation was launched after the Nar-cotics Task Force received numer-ous complaints from the local high school resource officers about drug activity at a residence in the 500 block of Opatrny Dr in Fox River Grove. In the morning hours of Nov. 8, 2017, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Police SWAT Team served

a search warrant at that residence. At the conclusion of the investiga-

tion detectives seized 641 grams of cannabis, 354 Xanax pills, 51 ecsta-sy pills, six Hydrocodone pills, three Valium pills, one gram of cocaine, four digital drug scales, packaging materials, multiple items of drug paraphernalia, and $2,323. United States Currency. The estimated street value of the illegal drugs seized is approximately $17,470.

In addition to the arrest of these two individuals, the Sheriff’s Office have obtained arrest warrants for Ja-vier G. Nunez-Garcia, 21, and David J. Fidowicz, 20, in relation to this in-vestigation.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone with in-formation regarding criminal activi-ties to contact either the McHenry County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-762-STOP (7867), The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at (815) 338-2144, or the tip line email address;TipLine@co.mchenry.il.us. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward up to $1,000. for information lead-ing to the arrest and prosecution of offender(s).

Kosma M Harasimowicz, 21 of Fox River Grove, was charged with:

Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance/school (class 2)

Unlawful Delivery of Cannabis (class 2)

Unlawful Delivery of a Con-

trolled Substance (class 3)Unlawful Possession of Cannabis

(class 3)3 counts -Unlawful Possession of

a Controlled Substance (class 4)Unlawful Possession of Drug Par-

aphernalia (class A)His court date was set for Nov. 16,

at 9 a.m. Bond: $100,000Austin J. Strong, 21, of Fox River

Grove, was charged withUnlawful Delivery of Cannabis

(class 4)Unlawful Possession of a Con-

trolled Substance (class 4)Unlawful Possession of Drug Par-

aphernalia (class A)Unlawful Possession of Cannabis

(class B)His next court date Nov. 14, at 9

a.m. Bond: $15,000Arrest warrants were issued for:David J. Fidowicz, 20, of Fox Riv-

er Grove, for the following chargesUnlawful Delivery of a Con-

trolled Substance (class X)Unlawful Possession of a Con-

trolled Substance (class 1)Unlawful Possession of Drug Par-

aphernalia (class A)Unlawful Delivery of Cannabis

(class A)Unlawful Possession of Cannabis

(class B) Bond: $100,000Javier G. Nunez-Garcia, 21, of

Fox River Grove, for the following charges

Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance/School (class 1)

Unlawful Delivery of a Con-trolled Substance (class 2)

Unlawful Possession of Con-trolled Substance (class 4)

Unlawful Possession of Drug Par-aphernalia (class A)

Bond: $75,000The charges against these individ-

uals are merely allegations against them. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Task Force nets two arrests in Fox River Grove

Kosma M. Harasimowicz

Austin J.Strong

On Saturday, Oct. 21, at ap-proximately 3:05 p.m., Crystal Lake Police were dispatched to Dalzell Jewelers, located at 41 N. Williams St., for a reported robbery that had just oc-curred.

Upon arrival, officers learned one male suspect entered the store and requested to view high end watches and diamond jewelry. As the employee placed two trays con-taining various diamond jewelry on the glass display case, the suspect grabbed both trays and fled the scene on foot.

The suspect was pursued by the employee who attempted to stop the suspect. The suspect struck the employee with his hand during the employee’s attempt to stop him. The suspect continued on foot before entering an occupied vehicle staged nearby. The suspect and driver fled with approximately $35,000 in jew-elry. The employee sustained a mi-nor injury that did not require medi-cal attention.

Evidence technicians processed the scene while Crystal Lake detec-tives began their investigation. As a

result of their efforts, spanning three weeks, a suspect was developed. The case was reviewed with the McHen-ry County State’s Attorney’s Office who approved the below charges. On Nov. 9, 2017, an arrest warrant was subsequently obtained for:

Cordall A. Robinson* (19) of 4019 22nd Avenue, Cedar Rapids, IA

• Retail Theft, 720 ILCS 5/16-25(a)(1), Class 3 Felony

• Aggravated Battery Public Way, 720 ILCS 5/12-3.05(c), Class 3 Fel-ony

Bond is set at $20,000. The US Marshall’s Service and authorities in Iowa have been notified regard-ing the warrant obtained. Our in-vestigation continues as we attempt to identify the driver of vehicle. We encourage anyone who may have information relating to this investi-gation to contact the Crystal Lake Police Department at 815-356-3620 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-762-STOP (7867).

Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to the arrest of any individual.

In addition, anyone with a cell phone can send an anonymous tip to the Crystal Lake Police Department by texting the word CLPDTIP along with the tip information to 847411 (tip411). Normal text messaging rates do apply.

Suspect charged in robbery investigation

Cordall A.Robinson

Attorneys who filed a class action immigration lawsuit against McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim and the Sheriff’s Office voluntarily dismissed the case Tuesday on the verge of another hearing. The dismissal ends two months of legal proceedings in McHenry County Circuit Court attended by a flurry of emergency motions, defense counter-motions, and media attention.

“The end of this legal action underscores my contention that we have followed the law and continue to follow the law,” Prim said. “As I stated on the day this controversy first began: ‘Public safety [is] our foremost consideration.’”

The controversy began with the Illinois General Assembly passing and Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signing the Illinois Trust Act (P.A. 100-0463), which went into force and effect on Aug. 28, 2017. The Trust Act provides for the release of any immigration-impacted inmate who has posted bond or has served time and is being held solely

on an ICE hold or detainer. Niceforo Macedo-Hernandez, a Mexican

national, was one of the named Plaintiffs. Macedo-Hernandez had been held in the Jail on domestic battery charges arising from an incident at his home in Crystal Lake. The suit alleged that the Sheriff’s Office held Macedo-Hernandez on an immigration detainer in violation of the Act.

The Chicago law firm of Jenner & Block initiated legal action in the class action case and withdrew shortly thereafter. The Crystal Lake law firm of Kililis, Ridings, and Vonau took over the case and dismissed it Tuesday.

“The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office did an outstanding job in representing our office, the County and the citizens in all the ins and outs of this complicated case,” said Sheriff Bill Prim. “I thank State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally and his hard-working staff for the time and effort they devoted to this cause.”

Immigration suit vs. Sheriff Prim dropped by attorneys for plaintiff

Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Mark J. Priester, 39, pled guilty to Possession of Over 5,000 grams of Cannabis, a Class 1 Felony, be-fore the Honorable James Cowlin.

On March 31, 2017, a search war-rant was conducted on Priester’s res-idence in Cary. Approximately 6,333 grams of cannabis were located in

the residence.Priester was sentenced to 4 years

in the Illinois Department of Correc-tions pursuant to the plea.

This case was investigated by members of the Illinois State Police Lake County Metropolitan Enforce-ment Group. This case was prosecut-ed by Robert Ladd of the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 38-year-old Bohdan Ostryzniuk of Wonder Lake, Ill., pled guilty to Criminal Sexual Assault and Domes-tic Battery. Ostryzniuk faces penal-ties that range from 4 to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Correc-tions. Under the Truth in Sentencing

Guidelines, Ostryzniuk will have to serve 85 percent of the sentence.

Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 19, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. before the Honorable Judge Prather.

This case was investigated by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. This case was prosecuted by Assis-tant State’s Attorney Randi Freese.

Mark J. Priester pleads guilty to possession of cannabis

Bohdan Ostryzniuk pleads guilty to Criminal Sexual Assault

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Saved by the Belt Award On Nov. 14 at the Algonquin Committee of the Whole meeting Chief Bucci and Traffic Officer Dykstra presented Ms. Irais Collazo with a Saved by the Belt award issued by the Illinois Department of Trans-portation’s Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering. The program is used to increase awareness of the lifesaving value of seat belts and car seats. On Aug. 13 at approximately 3:11 p.m. Ms. Collazo was involved in a traffic collision in the 900 block of East Algonquin Road. Although she was injured in the crash she escaped serious injury or death by wearing her seatbelt. Congratulations to Ms. Collazo on her award and we wish her a quick recovery from her injury.

Thirty-four new projects will help metropolitan Chicago com-munities to develop and imple-ment effective local plans

Sixth round of Local Technical Assistance projects will support individual communities and

help create a more resilient and prosperous region.

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) board has approved 34 new proj-ects

to help local governments, non-profits, and intergovernmental col-laborators address issues at the in-tersections of transportation, land use, and quality of life.

The new activities will be sup-ported by CMAP’s Local Techni-cal Assistance (LTA) program,

which has undertaken more than 200 projects since 2012 to help the region’s communities plan for in-creased livability, sustainability and economic vitality.

“The LTA program has a strong record of success in helping com-munities to create and implement their own plans,” said CMAP Ex-ecutive Director Joseph C. Szabo. “We are excited to work with a new group of municipalities, part-ners, and stakeholders to fulfill lo-cal and regional goals of improv-ing quality of life and economic prosperity for all.”

This year, CMAP staff recom-mended proposals that align with GO TO 2040 and ongoing work toward ON TO 2050, the region’s next comprehensive plan that is scheduled for adoption in October 2018.

The agency also selected proj-ects that focus on implementing previous LTA plans, collaborating across multiple jurisdictions, and/or planning in communities with the highest need for assistance.

For more information, read de-scriptions of each project and view a map of their locations in the re-gion.Collaboration across jurisdictions

As public resources become increasingly constrained, CMAP anticipates a greater need to plan across municipal boundaries.

Several of the plans approved as part of the 2017 LTA Program are multi-jurisdictional plans that bring communities together to work toward collaborative goals. For example, a project approved in Beach Park, in partnership with North Chicago, Waukegan, Wi

nthrop Harbor, Zion, and Lake County, will focus on trail connec-tions and lakefront access along Lake Michigan. 233 South Wacker Dr., Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60606 312-454-0400 (voice) 312-454-0411 (fax) www.cmap.illinois.gov

“This project will finally help to formalize not only Beach Park’s vision for bike plans, but also those plans from neighboring communities, and how they all fit together to best serve our shared users,” said Beach Park Mayor John Hucker. Village Administra-tor Jon Kindseth added that the highly collaborative project will have broad benefits.

“This Regional Bike Plan has been important to our communi-ties for many years, and we are op-timistic that this may be the final push it needs to become a reality not only for our area residents, but for the region as a whole.

In an environment of increas-ing competition among each other, cooperation among govern-ments such as this is becoming increasingly important, and we are pleased that CMAP agrees.”

Other multi-jurisdictional proj-ects will include:

* A planning priorities report for

the communities of Bridgeportand Canaryville that promotes

sustainable business, retail, and economic development, strength-ens local educational and cultural institutions, and builds on area as-sets.

*An updated subregional bicy-cle plan for the Northwest Munici-pal Conference.

* A feasibility study for a south-ern extension of the Des Plaines River Trail with the

Forest Preserves of Cook Coun-ty.

* A study of improvements to the I&M Trail with Justice, Bed-ford Park, and Summit.

* The development of a regional bicycle and pedestrian program to be called the Regional

Active Mobility Program (RAMP) with Aurora, Algonquin, Elgin, McHenry, Naperville, and South Elgin.

* A shared services study with Oswego, Montgomery, and Yor-kville to find a governance struc-ture for a shared water treatment plant to help those communities reduce their reliance on ground-water.

* A land use sub-area plan along the Route 31 corridor between the villages of Algonquin

and Cary.*A collaboration between the

City of Chicagand Village ofOak Park to create an economic

development plan for the North Avenue corridor.

* A shared services plan for the McHenry County Council of Gov-ernments to streamline intergov-ernmental cooperation, increase efficiencies, and expand better and reliable services to residents.

Community need In line with ON TO 2050’s focus on inclusive growth, LTA emphasizes the im-portance of assistance for com-munities that -- due to limited resources -- would not otherwise have the ability to undertake such projects. Nearly 75 percent of the program’s resources this year are devoted to higher-need communi-ties, which are determined based on median income, local tax base, and size.

A new project in Robbins exem-plifies this priority. In collabora-tion with the Metropolitan

Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, the project will address flooding along Midlothian Creek, remove approximately 140 acres from the floodplain through proposed stormwater solutions, and free that area for potential transit-oriented development.

Other projects that will address communities with higher need for local planning assistance

include:* An economic growth plan for

the South Suburbs sponsored by the Cook County Bureau of Eco-nomic Development.

* Comprehensive plans in Beecher, Calumet Park, and Sauk Village.

* A capital improvement plan for stormwater management in Midlothian.

* A parking management study for Chinatown.

* Transit-oriented development and economic development plan-ning in Belmont-Cragin.

* A neighborhood plan for McKinley Park to craft develop-ment guidelines to focus on tran-sit-oriented development, job cre-ation, enhanced walkability, ongo-ing affordability, and services and amenities to the neighborhood.

* A market analysis for the Roseland Medical District.

* A planning priorities report for the Illinois International Port Dis-trict.

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Slices of life

ByJILL PERTLERContributor

Gratitude is among us! ‘Tis the season for giving thanks. Let’s talk turkey.

Each year, at about this time, my family sits down to a big meal and we go around the table and tell one another what we are thankful for. Usually things like family, togeth-erness and green bean casserole top the list.

These are all groovy items to be-stow with our gratitude. But, if I am being honest, they lack a bit in the creativity department. Being thank-ful for family? Of course you are. Not much thought or contemplation went into that choice. Family is just about everyone’s gratitude go-to.

This year, I’m going to challenge the people sitting around the turkey table to be a little more creative and introspective (and I’ll be grateful if they are).

We say we are thankful for fam-ily, but what does that mean? I am thankful I have a husband who no-tices when my front tire is low in air and takes it upon himself to replen-ish it for me. I am thankful for Sun-day fun-days with my family where we spend quality and quantity time together eating tator tot hot dish (or casserole, depending on where you live) and watching zombies on TV.

I appreciate when my kids use the twist tie to seal up the bread. I’m thankful when they spill a bag of popcorn on the floor and take the time to clean it up – mostly. I am grateful when the cat vomits up a hairball and doesn’t plant it on the carpet, or worse yet, the kitchen ta-ble. I am extremely thankful when the cat vomits outside or at least on the tiled bathroom floor.

I am thankful for cats, in general, except when they breathe on my face at 3:00 am and lick me awake with their sandpaper tongues.

I am thankful for unencumbered, uninterrupted sleep. I remember years when I couldn’t count on more than a couple of hours at a time and I yearned longingly for a full night’s worth. Now I look back on those sleep-deprived days and am thankful for memories of sweet baby breath and pudgy baby fingers grasping my thumb as the rhythm of the rocking chair lulled us both to sleep in the

Gratitudinally speaking

middle of the night.I am thankful for fingerprints on

the windows and muddy footprints across the kitchen floor. They make for a messy life, but messy is lived and living fully is pretty darn para-mount to attaining gratitude.

I am thankful for dark chocolate, dark beer, hot tea, tomatoes fresh off the vine and cat treats (actually the cats probably should be the ones who are thankful but they are too busy interrupting my sleep).

I value silence. Of course I ap-preciate (or attempt to appreciate) the chaos and noise and laughter my family brings into my house-hold and life. It would be awfully quiet without them. They allow me to indulge in occasional silence as

though it is a privilege.I am glad to have people who

have seen my temper, lack of direc-tional skills, cooking snafus, morn-ing hair and morning breath and still choose to like me despite my vari-ous bad sides. Heck, they still chose to love me – morning breath and all.

And I might be going out on a limb here, but I think it’s not just because I can roast a mean turkey. Although I can. And I will. Because I am thankful.

For my family. I know. That’s not very creative. But sometimes truth isn’t creative. It’s just the truth. You can’t change that.

Happy gratitude day, everyone. Count your blessings. Hug the ones you love. And enjoy the turkey – unless you are having tator tot hot dish (or casserole). If so, enjoy that.

Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright, author and member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

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LOCATION & GENERAL INFORMATIONThe Hazzard farm is located approximately 2.5 miles south of Seward, IL and isfurther described as being located in section 33, T26N•R10E, Seward Township,

Winnebago County, IL.

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LARGE ESTATE AUCTIONREAL ESTATE; HOUSEHOLD; TOOLS; BOAT; FISHING TACKLE; VEHICLES

DATE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2017 • TIME:10:30LOCATION: 309 RATZLAFF ST HARVARD IL (TAKE AYER ST (MAIN ST IN HARVARD) TO

PARK ST TURN R FOLLOW TO RATZLAFF ST TURN L TO AUCTION SITE) WATCH FOR SIGNSLARGE AMOUNT OF TOOLS & LAWN ITEMS: BATTERY CHARGERS; 2 GENERATORS; WELDERS; CUTTING TORCH SET; 60 GAL AIR COMPRESSOR; CHERRY PICKER; 4 TOOL BOXES (FULL OF TOOLS); TABLE SAW; WORK BENCH; CHOP SAW; LARGE AMOUNT OF POWER TOOLS; LARGE AMOUNT OF WRENCHES & SOCKETS; BENCH GRINDER; SANDER; ROUTERS; LADDERS; CHAIN SAWS; JACKS; DRILL PRESS; 3 RIDING MOWERS; 2 ROTO TILLERS; WOOD CHIPPER; 5 PUSH MOWERS; 2 SNO BLOWERS; POWER WASHER; CONCRETE MIXER; SMALL GAS ENGINE; LAWN ORNAMENTS (CONCRETE); BIKES; LOTS OF HAND TOOLS; HEATERS; PLUS A LOT MORE. 16 FT TUFFY FISHING BOAT W/TRAILER, JOHNSON BOAT MOTOR (W/ TITLES) ALL IN GOOD SHAPE; SEVERAL BOXES OF FISHING TACKLE & POLES. HOUSEHOLD: BEDROOM SET; LIVING ROOM SET; LOTS OF SMALLS & COLLECTIBLES. VEHICLES: 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK; 1988 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER 4 WH DR (BOTH RUNNING); HONDA SILVERWING SCOOTER (MINT COND.).REAL ESTATE: A COZY 2 BEDROOM HOME W/ KITCHEN; LIVING ROOM; BATH; LG LOT; 2 CAR GARAGE.OWNER: MICHAEL GOODSELL FROMAUCTIONEERS NOTE: REAL ESTATE & VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD @ 1:00. TERMS FOR REAL ESTATE: EARNEST MONEY OF $5,000 DAY OF AUCTION AND THE REST AT CLOSING. A 3% BUYER’S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THE SELLING PRICE ON REAL ESTATE. OPENING BID WILL START AT $65,000.Auction Terms & Conditions: A 5% buyer’s premium. All items must be paid the day of sale by: Cash, Check w/ proper ID, Visa, or MasterCard. All sales are final. Everything is sold AS IS, Where IS w/ NO Warranties or Guarantees of any kind implied or expressed. Announcements made the day of sale supersede any/all printed material. Goad Auction is not responsible for Damaged or Lost or Stolen items once sold.

Auctioneers: Robert O. Goad 815-765-2299 or 815-739-6454John Edwards

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RUNNING TWO RINGSLunch by: Relish the Dog 9:00 A.M. • Comfort Station Available

LOCATION: Boone Co. Fairgrounds, 8847 IL Rt. 76, 1 Mi. North of BelvidereLocated in the goat barn near south end. Plenty of parking. Dress warm!

GUNS, COINS, ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, HOUSEHOLD, YARD & TOOLSCOINS AT 9:00 A.M.

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Owners: C. Gilman, B. Perkins, C. Ogden, J. Hilton, I. Dye, J. Linder,T. walling, W. Spence, N & J Wikstrom & the J. Beal Estate

Terms: Cash or checks w/proper I.D. Visa & Mastercard accepted. 9% Buyers Premium w/4% discount for cash or check. No property to be removed until settled for. All items sold “AS IS”. Number system will be used. Must have driver’s license for registration. Not responsible for accidents or items after purchase. Announcements day of sale prevail over written material.

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‘Annual Thanksgiving Antique Auction 2017’FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH – 10:00 A.M.HACK’S AUCTION ANTIQUE CENTER

400 W. THIRD ST., PECATONICA, ILGreat Selection of Antiques & Americana! Stoneware Collection-Salt Glaze-Red Wing-Western.; Adv. & Country Store; Muller’s Pinehurst Milk Bottle Collection; Primitives & Folk Art; Fiestaware Collection; Art Work; Terry Redlin; Antique Furniture-Cupboards-Ice Box-Tables-Marble Top-The Best Set of Oak Arm Chairs; Oriental Rugs & Textiles; Lighting & Hanging Fixtures; Clocks; Musical; Jewelry Collection & Smalls; Structo Toy Collection-(Over 150); Trains; Fine China & Glassware; Many More Fine Items.

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‘147 Acre Stephenson Co. Farm Land Auction’THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7TH – 10:30 A.M.

5800 SCHEIDER RD., CEDARVILLE, ILFeaturing 147 Acres +/- of Good Producing Farm Land. Nearly All Tillable. Located 2.5 Miles W. of Cedarville in Red Oak. Buckeye Twp., Part of Sections 34 & 27. Offered in (2) Parcels – 125-Acres & 22-Acres. Auction Held at Jane Adams Community Center, 430 W. Washington St., Cedarville IL.

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Wanted to BuyTOP CA$H PAID FOR MEN’S WRIST WATCHES! Rolex, Patek Philippe, Omega, Aude-mars Piguet, Vacheron, Cartier, Longines, Universal, Breitling, Chronographs, Daytona, Subma-riner, GMT-Master, Moonphase, Day Date, Speedmaster and more.1-800-401-0440

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1997 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE Good shape. Call for details. 262-767-0782

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1999 HARLEY PRO STREET custom 107 cubic inch S&S mo-tor. All forged internals. Axtell cylinders. 10.5 to 1 compression. STD dual plug heads. Dyna 2000i ignition. 4500 miles since built. Transmission is ultima case with Andrews gears and shaft. Bdl belt drive. Black and billet rims and matching rotors. Needs tires. No time to ride with 4 kids. Over 20k invested and hate to sell. Very fast bike and very comfortable. $9,800 OBO 815-751-2627.

WANTED OLD JAPANESE MOTORCYLES KAWASAKI Z1-900 (1972-75), KZ900, KZ1000 (1976-1982), Z1R, KZ1000MK2 (1979,80), W1-650, H1-500 (1969-72), H2-750 (1972-1975),S1-250, S2-350, S3-400, KH250, KH400, SUZUKI GS400, GT380, HONDA CB750K (1969-1976), CBX1000 (1979,80) CASH !! 1-800-772-1142, 1-310-721-0726 usa@classicrunners.com

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1968 MUSTANG COUPE 289 AUTO P.S. Older Restoration, Newer Tires, Rally 15” Wheels. $14,500 or best offer. 262-537-4016

1979 LINCOLN 2 DR. very nice shape, $4,800 OBO 262-758-6370.

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Sport Utilities1999 GMC JIMMY 2 DR, 4X4 V6 AM/FM, CD Runs good. 130K mi. $1,750 OBO 815-347-0496

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4 WD TAHOE, NOT RUSTY Auto, leather, loaded. 5000lb. Hitch, ex-cellent 350. 847-987-7669.

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Adults never know when some-thing they say will have a profound effect on a youngster’s life.

That’s especially true of firefight-ers and police officers, who many boys and girls hold in particularly high esteem.

The Belvidere Fire Department routinely goes into local schools every year to talk about fire safety and the importance of being pre-pared to act should there a blaze in their home.

October is National Fire Preven-tion Month and city firefighters, among other things, embark on their “No Second Grader Left Behind” program. Routine? Yes, it can be. But there are times, as explained by Belvidere Fire Lt. Shawn Shadle, when it’s much more than that.

He told Mayor Mike Cham-berlain, city aldermen and others about going into one of the city’s elementary schools to talk about fire safety. Five months later, on March 10, 2017, something he said that day rang loudly in a second-grader’s head during the apartment fire at 819 Jackson St. that killed a 36-year-old woman and left more than 30 homeless.

A young girl from the class he visited was rescued from the third floor of that apartment building. Later, he said, “One of her relatives told me she wasn’t afraid because she knew what to do: ‘Get low and make noise.’ That was very affirm-ing, to get that feedback.”

He had related that message to those second graders a few months earlier.

Then talking directly to the elect-ed officials in the meeting room at city hall, he continued: “Public education is one of the hard things to justify with you guys, with num-bers. It’s really hard to measure. But when we get feedback like that, we know we’re in the right direc-tion.”

“Every Second Counts, Plan 2 Ways Out” is this year’s theme of the National Fire Protection Asso-ciation initiative.

Fires last longer“You used to have 20 minutes to

escape” a fire, the lieutenant said. “Today you have two. That’s be-cause materials in houses are dif-ferent from mostly wood to mostly synthetic. With new construction today research has shown there are fewer fires, but they are more in-tense and they burn faster.”

A question was raised from the audience about the value of sprin-kler systems. To which he said there is a debate about that among code enforcement officials and the build-ers association.

“They (sprinkler systems) are ex-pensive and would be (required) for new construction forward,” he said. “The majority of our buildings are not new construction. But that’s what they are going to.”

There was a debate in Boone County in 2011-12 over the size of a building that should be required to have a sprinkler system. At that time buildings of 12,000 square feet or larger were required to have them. The primary thinking was that all buildings should have one. But no consensus could be reached and the subject was shelved.

Back to the Oct. 23, committee meeting, Lt. Shadle remembered how McDonald’s in Belvidere do-nated ice cream cones to the fire department’s 2016 open house, also held in October. So he asked if they would make a similar donation this year, and it showed up in the form of 1,000 coupons good for free ice cream cones.

“We wanted an incentive for the kids,” he explained. “Every year we encourage you to check your smoke detectors. But there is no data to see if they’re doing that or not. So we made a form and sent it home with all second graders. If they (fill it out

and ) turn it in, they will get a free ice cream cone. They’re (forms) starting to trickle in now.”

A class of 25 second graders was the first to respond and here were some of the responses as to how the youngsters reacted to that chal-

lenge: Put new batteries in four de-tectors, one detector, replaced one detector, put new batteries in three detectors, three detectors, one de-tector, one detector, and so on.

“Parents checked the smoke de-tectors and some needed mainte-

nance,” Lt. Shadle reported. “That’s rewarding to see. So my message to all of you is when you get home to-night, check your smoke detectors. I challenge the committee to do that and turn in a form. I will give you a free ice cone coupon.”

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Lt. Shawn Shadle (left) and Firefighter Nic Thornton (right) flank the children from the Jackson St. fire. The older two were inside the building during the fire. “The girl had been through our Smoke Trailer about 5 months before the fire. She stated that she was not afraid during the incident because she knew what to do,” said Lt. Shadle.

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By Anne EickstadtSTAFF EDITOR

When you hold a Grand Opening in the fall, you have to expect the possibility of cold days. Neverthe-less on Friday, Nov. 10, Lola Leno-ra opened to a full house of guests, friends, family, and dignitaries. Present for the event were Poplar Grove President Owen Costanza and Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tom Lassandro.

The Lola Lenora gift shop is a dream come true for owner Lis Dunn. “I am a jewelry artist who has been working from home for 13 years,” she said. “ As an exten-sion of my art, I love doing styl-ing and home décor. I have always wanted to open my own boutique where I could display my work and be open to other artists as well.

“The atmosphere in the shop is intentional. We wanted you to feel at home, welcome, and peaceful. Not like a big store. We wanted it to be inspirational, so you can feel uplifted. Our signs are encourag-ing, with a positive message.

“Our unofficial motto is: Pretty little things with purpose. Usually we try to give back to the com-munity, schools, organizations, sports, and more. I have made jew-elry for the U R Loved campaign, which was started for mental health awareness and suicide prevention.

“My jewelry is all hand-stamped. I make jewelry for mothers. I make jewelry which is inspirational.

“Eventually, we will be offering classes in jewelry making, hand lettering, water colors, and sewing.

“On Nov. 25, Small Business Saturday, we will be introducing our Christmas items and having a big sale from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.”

The Lola Lenora gift shop is located at 13534 Julie Dr. Poplar Grove. You can also check out the new shop on Facebook, at Lola Le-nora.

New gift shop in Poplar Grove celebrates grand opening

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Village President Owen Costanza joins Lis and her employees, family, and friends at the Grand Opening of the Lola Lenora gift shop, 13534 Julie Dr. in Poplar Grove.