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BATAVIA – The Batavia Chamber of Commerce will host a Batavia aldermanic candidate forum at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The event is open to the public and will take place in the City Council Chambers, 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia. All candidates will have the opportunity to com-ment on five questions.

clothing and toy resale event in elburnELBURN – A clothing and toy resale event is set for April 5 and 6

at Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School, 817 Prairie Valley St., Elburn. The event will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. April 5 and 8 a.m. to noon April 6. Those interested in selling items at the event should send an email to [email protected].

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certified hoopnotica instructor Stephanie ascencio leads a hoops class during Saturday’s free fitness demo day at Persinger recreation center.

OUT AND ABOUTLiteracy Volunteers to host Trivia Bee

ST. CHARLES – Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley is hosting its 14th annual Trivia Bee from 9 a.m. to noon March 23 at the Q Center, 1405 N. Fifth Ave, St. Charles. Questions will span Broadway musicals and more.

Three-person teams will compete in three rounds of ques-tions before the winners are announced.

The champions will receive trophies and tickets donated by Fox Valley Repertory; second-place finishers will receive ice cream cakes donated by the St. Charles Dairy Queen; and third-place finishers will receive movie tickets donated by Classic Cinemas. A silent auction will also be held. Proceeds will help hundreds of adults in the Fox Valley area learn to read, write, understand and speak English through free one-on-one tutoring from Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley. To register, visit www.lvfv.org/events/triviabee or call 630-584-4428. The entry fee is $400 a team.

Easter Bunny to visit St. Charles kidsST. CHARLES – The Easter Bunny is making his rounds

through the St. Charles Park District. Each registered participant, ages 1-7, will have the oppor-

tunity to get a picture taken with the Bunny and receive a chocolate treat.

Parents, the Bunny will call when he is on his way. The fee for one child is $17 for residents and $25.50 for nonresidents. Ad-ditional child fee is $3 for residents and $4.50 for nonresidents. Choose Saturday between 9 am and noon or March 23 between noon and 3 p.m. Advanced registration is required. For informa-tion, visit www.stcparks.org.

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny in GenevaGENEVA – Breakfast with the Easter Bunny is set for 9 and 10

a.m. March 23 at the Stephen D. Persinger Recreation Center, 3507 Kaneville Road, Geneva. The breakfast includes pancakes and pictures with the Easter Bunny. The cost for residents is $4 per person, and for nonresidents is $6 per person. Children 1 and younger are free, but they must be registered. Advance registration is required. Early registration is recommended. For information or to register, call 630-232-4542 or visit www.genevaparks.org.

Pet pictures with the Easter BunnyNORTH AURORA – The Fox Valley Animal Welfare League will

host a “Pet Pictures with the Easter Bunny” fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 23 at the league’s office, 11 John St., North Aurora. Pet lovers can have their pet’s picture taken with the Easter bunny for a minimum $5 donation, as well as purchase baked goods, jewelry and pet-friendly plants. Pet food dona-tions also are welcome to supply the league’s pet food pantry. Donations help those who are economically challenged receive a supplemental bag of food. Items should be unused and non-expired. The fundraiser will support the Fox Valley Animal Welfare League spay/neuter clinic. The clinic provides services to low income clients, rescue groups and senior citizens. Tours will be available during the event. To volunteer, donate jewelry or supply bake sale items, contact Kaye at 630-552-5924 or [email protected]. Learn more at fvawl.org.

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Batavia police and fire departments took on Batavia teachers Sunday in a basketball game to raise money for the city’s Fourth of July fireworks show. The teachers won the game, 68-59.

By ERIC SCHELKOPF [email protected]

BATAVIA – Batavia High School physical education teacher Chad Hillman said the fact he was wearing num-ber three on his jersey didn’t help him at all in scoring two three-point shots in Sunday’s Books vs. Badges basketball game.

“That was just conve-nient,” Hillman said. His points helped his Books team, comprised of Batavia teach-ers, beat the Batavia police of-ficers and firefighters on the Badges team, 68-59.

The fourth annual Books vs. Badges game was to raise money for the city’s Fourth of July fireworks show, which is funded solely through pri-vate donations. The show is

in danger of being canceled this year unless organizers can raise $50,000.

The Books team now has won the last three games. The Badges team won the first year.

But for Hillman, who has participated in all four games, the game was all about help-ing raise money for the fire-works show.

“It’s a great cause,” he said. “The Batavia fireworks are some of the best I’ve seen.”

During halftime, dancers from Batavia’s The Attic and Batavia Academy of Dance entertained the crowd.

Mark Davis, chairman of the Batavia Fireworks Com-mittee, said its reserves are depleted because the com-mittee has had to dip into the reserves the past few years

to keep the show going. He said the committee has had to use the reserves because donations and sponsorships have been down the past few years.

The committee has recent-ly secured $14,000 through corporate sponsors, and raised about $1,500 through the sale of “Save the Bata-via Fireworks” buttons. The committee hopes to collect more donations through its annual citywide garage sale May 3 and 4.

“That’s probably our big-gest fundraiser,” Davis said.

Donations can also be made by Batavia Fireworks Committee and sent to the Batavia Government Center, 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia, or going to www.bataviafire-works.org.

Police, fire departments, teachers play to raise money

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GENEVA – Stephanie As-cencio knows how to attract attention to her hula hoop fitness classes: sparkly hula hoops.

“We call them hooping bling,” the certified Hoopnot-ica instructor said Saturday morning at the Stephen D. Persinger Recreation Center in Geneva.

Ascencio’s 9 a.m. hoops class kicked off the Geneva Park District’s free fitness demo day, which let the pub-lic sample such group fitness classes as turbokick, pilox-ing, Pilates, yoga, spin and Zumba.

Fitness coordinator Debby Meyer said this was the sec-ond free fitness demo day the park district has offered; the first was last fall. The park district plans on offering demo days two to three times a year, she said.

The 30-minute sample ses-sions let people get familiar

with different styles of exer-cise without the pressure that some might feel on Day 1 of a class, Meyer said, greeting people as they passed by.

“That was super hard,” a hoops participant said, exit-ing the gymnasium.

Ascencio, who has been hooping for more than three years, said the core-strength-ening activity is one that any-one can do within five min-utes, albeit some may perform better than others.

“It’s just a really great way to have a lot of fun and bring your inner diva out,” she said. “If you feel sore, that’s a good thing.”

The Geneva Park District strives to include a varied se-

lection of group fitness class-es that reflects current trends, Meyer said.

Group classes, especially Zumba and spin, are “very popular,” she said. In addition to breaking up the monotony of other workouts, she said, group classes let people exer-cise with friends and neigh-bors and under the guidance of a knowledgeable, certified instructor.

“Group classes are good for motivating people,” Meyer said.

Donna Hanrahan of Gene-va comes to the rec center al-most every morning, usually using the elliptical machines and weights, she said. But, no-ticing the free group classes on Saturday, she decided to give turbokick – an exercise she hadn’t even heard of – a try.

“It was really fun,” she said, describing it as an in-tense workout.

Depending on her sched-ule, she said, she would con-sider signing up for the class.

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LEFT: Victoria Johnson (left) of Glen Ellyn participates in a hoops class during Saturday’s free fitness demo day at Persinger Recreation Center. RIGHT: Instructor Jen Leden (right) leads a turbokick class during Saturday’s free fitness demo day at Persinger Recreation Center.

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Geneva Park District’s fitness demo day gives residents a workoutKnow more

Registration for Geneva Park District’s spring programs begins Tuesday for residents and March 19 for nonresidents. For more informa-tion, visit genevaparks.org.

“It’s just a really great way to have a lot of fun and bring your inner diva out. If you feel sore,

that’s a good thing.”

Stephanie AscencioHoopnotica instructor

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CHICAGO – Go deep.It’s a fundamental philosophy in

football.Go deep to catch a pass. Go deep

in the playoffs. Go deep into NFL his-tory.

For the Bears to bounce back from a narrow playoff miss in 2012, they’ll need players who can race down the field with turbo speed. They’ll need other players who can block for Jay Cutler while the speedsters get open. They’ll need others who can zip around on defense to keep pace with speedy opponents.

The good news is that Bears gen-eral manager Phil Emery will have a chance to fill any or all of those categories starting this week. The NFL’s free-agent signing period opens Tuesday, and next month’s draft offers another chance to bol-ster the roster.

A position-by-position outlook is below. You might disagree with some of the opinions – notably the one regarding a certain No. 54 – and you might be correct. Much like play-calling and draft projections, free agency often is a guessing game.

However, we all can agree on one thing when it comes to free-agent season – it’s approaching.

Fast.

QuarterbacksBest available: Jason Campbell

(Bears)Best fit: Rex Grossman (Redskins)Bottom line: When Jason Camp-

bell is the best available quarter-back on the market, it’s clear that we’re dealing with a shallow pool of free agents. Rather than overpay for Campbell, why not re-sign Rex Grossman to return to Chicago as Jay Cutler’s backup? Either way, it would be a good idea for the Bears to spend a mid-round pick on a young quarterback for new head coach Marc Trestman to develop.

Running backsBest available: Steven Jackson

(Rams)Best fit: Felix Jones (Cowboys)Bottom line: The Bears boast an

elite, all-around running back in Matt Forte and a bruising short-yardage runner in Michael Bush. A speed-burner such as Felix Jones

would be a perfect addition to round out the group. Jones is not the lone possibility in a crowded field of free-agent running backs, but he has a connection to new Bears running backs coach Skip Peete, who was Jones’ position coach in Dallas.

ReceiversBest avai lable: Mike Wallace

(Steelers)B e s t f i t : D e v e r y H e n d e r s o n

(Saints)Bottom line: Much like at running

back, the Bears need speed at receiv-er. Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery are great big-bodied targets, and Earl Bennett is as tough as they come across the middle, but the of-fense could use someone to stretch the field like Johnny Knox did before his injury in 2011. Devery Henderson has wheels, but a mid-round draft pick might be a cheaper option.

Tight endsBest available: Martellus Bennett

(Giants)Best fit: Delanie Walker (49ers)Bottom line: One of the Bears’ top

priorities will be to upgrade the tight

ends, whether it be through free agency, the draft or both. Although Delanie Walker might not be known as well as free agents such as Martel-lus Bennett, Dustin Keller and Jared Cook, he is a terrific blocker and ca-pable pass-catcher who thrived be-hind Vernon Davis in San Francisco for the past seven seasons.

Offensive lineBest available: Jake Long (Dol-

phins)Best fit: Jermon Bushrod (Saints)Bottom line: Although former No. 1

overall pick Jake Long would be ideal, the reality is that he will command a budget-busting contract. A two-time Pro Bowl player such as Bushrod also will be costly, but less so than Long, and he could be trusted to protect Cut-ler’s blind side. Bushrod blossomed in New Orleans under Aaron Kromer, the Bears’ new offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.

Defensive lineBest available: Cliff Avril (Lions)Best fit: Israel Idonije (Bears)Bottom line: The Bears already

made their big splash on the defen-sive line by placing the franchise tag on Henry Melton, a rising star at defensive tackle who registered six sacks to go along with two forced fumbles in 2012. Idonije is a trusty 10-year veteran who could sign an affordable, short-term deal and pro-vide a great example to younger teammates such as Shea McClellin.

LinebackersBest available: Paul Kruger (Ra-

vens)Best fit: Daryl Smith (Jaguars)Bottom line: Clearly, the popular

sentiment will be to re-sign Brian Urlacher to a short-term deal so he can finish his Hall of Fame career with the Bears. That might be what happens, and the defense will be OK if it does. But the fact is that Ur-lacher has lost his speed, which is what made him so great. Why not start fresh with an underrated play-er such as Daryl Smith, who spent the past four years in Jacksonville with new Bears defensive coordina-tor Mel Tucker?

CornerbacksBest available: Aqib Talib (Patri-

ots)Best fit: Kelvin Hayden (Bears)Bottom line: The Bears have a pair

of Pro Bowl cornerbacks in Charles Tillman and Tim Jennings, so they can afford to focus elsewhere in free agency. One wise move would be to re-sign Hayden, who supplanted D.J. Moore at nickelback last season and can start at cornerback if either Tillman or Jennings goes down with an injury.

SafetiesBest available: Dashon Goldson

(49ers)Best fit: Charlie Peprah (Cow-

boys)Bottom line: Major Wright and

Chris Conte are in line to return as starters, and 2012 third-round draft pick Brandon Hardin will receive an opportunity to play after spend-ing his rookie season on injured re-serve. Peprah, who spent the bulk of his career in Green Bay before sign-ing with Dallas last season, is a nice role player who would provide depth in the secondary.

• Northwest Herald sports colum-nist Tom Musick can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @tcmusick.

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Bears quarterback Jay Cutler throws a pass during the third quarter Nov. 25 at Soldier Field. The Bears beat the Vikings, 28-10.

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TuesdayThe Kane County Chronicle previews the girls soccer

season, which starts this week for many area teams.Senior midfielder Kaitlin Johnson is one of two

returning Division I recruits for the Rosary girls soccer team. Johnson has committed to Michigan State.

ThursdayThe Chronicle unveils its player of the year and all-area

team for boys basketball.Mooseheart’s Makur Puou, Geneva’s Nate Navigato

and St. Charles North’s Quinten Payne were among the players that commanded consideration for player of the year. The Ramblers won their first regional title in program history.

SaturdayVisit KCChronicle.com/preps this weekend for coverage

of Saturday’s prep action, including the Upstate Eight Conference Boys Track and Field indoor meet and the home opener for the St. Charles North girls soccer team.

The North Stars, state runners-up in Class 3A, will take on Evanston.

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CHICAGO – After watch-ing the Edmonton Oilers score four goals in 10-minute span Sunday, a Blackhawks fan screamed a question from the upper deck late in the first period.

“How much time is left in this terrible period?!?” the fan said.

His timing was perfect.“One minute remaining

in the period,” public-address announcer Gene Honda re-sponded.

“One minute.”Not a minute too soon,

Hawks players retreated to their locker room facing a 4-0 deficit. When they returned to the ice, they looked like their familiar selves.

Long story short: The Hawks lost, 6-5, to the Edmon-ton Oilers. They started card-table flat, made a breathtaking comeback bid, but ultimately ran out of time.

Now, the Hawks have lost two consecutive games. They are 21-2-3 on the season.

All of those ESPN and Sports Illustrated and Wall Street Journal reporters who filled the press box in recent games have packed their laptop bags and headed elsewhere. Once the streak – I mean The Streak – ended Friday in Colorado, the Hawks lost some national sizzle.

Too bad. All of those news outlets are missing out on a good development in the story.

It’s official. The Hawks are human.

I was starting to wonder.Humans have bad days, and

the Hawks finally have had a couple. That’s fine. Even a shortened regular season is a long season, and disappointing losses are inevitable.

Give Hawks players credit for having the right approach to their recent cold spell. Just because you have a hiccup doesn’t mean you need CPR.

Take this exchange between Patrick Kane and a reporter after the game.

“You haven’t faced adversi-ty as far as losing this season,” a serious-looking reporter said. “How do you expect this team to respond?”

Kane tried, and failed, to stifle a chuckle.

“You know what, it’s two games, so we can’t get too ahead of ourselves here,” Kane said.

“But, we’ve had a great season to date. And we feel we have a really good team in here that can do some special things.”

Good for Kane for chuck-ling.

Outside of the locker room, some might question the Hawks’ recent defensive breakdowns. Corey Crawford was yanked from Friday’s start after allowing five goals on 19 shots, and Ray Emery was yanked from Sunday’s start after giving up three goals on eight shots.

But the Hawks’ goaltenders are not entirely to blame for the recent binge in goals allowed, just as they weren’t the sole reason for the team’s defensive success during The Streak. And the Hawks’ offense is as potent as ever, as proved by their five goals in the final two periods against Edmonton.

Even if I wanted to press the panic button, I’m not sure that

I would be able to find it.Maybe it’s next to where the

Zambonis are parked? Maybe it’s on top of the scoreboard?

What if it’s frozen under-neath the faceoff circle at cen-ter ice, hidden in plain sight?

Regardless, the Hawks will be fine.

Jonathan Toews agreed.By the way, this is the same

guy who is nicknamed “Cap-tain Serious.”

“We didn’t get a point or we didn’t get two points to-night, but considering where we put ourselves [after the first period], we didn’t give up,” Toews said with a mat-ter-of-fact tone. “We tried to come back, and we put them on their heels in the second half of the game. …

“We’ll learn from this when we get back at it later on this week.”

I believe him.It’s rare for Hawks players

to have to sit around after a game and discuss a loss.

It’s not something they want to become a habit.

“It was weird after the first one,” Kane said. “Now, we’ve got to be careful not to get too down on ourselves – especially after the start we had.

“We did something really special, and no one can ever take that away from you. We’re very happy with the start to the season. We’ve just kind of got to regroup here and get back to that mentality of not wanting to lose.”

They already have that mentality.

They’ll be fine.

• Northwest Herald sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @tcmusick.

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Older friends sharing time are sharing kisses

Dear Abby: I am a semi-retired widow in my 60s. A few months ago I started spending time with a man I work with. We would see each other once or twice a month, strictly as friends. Our “dates” ended with a platonic hug.

About a month ago, a hug turned into an embrace. A week later, the embrace became a passionate kiss. Since then, whenever we get together – now once or twice a week – we spend a good portion of our time together “making out.” We love the way each other kisses.

The problem is, we’re still just friends. There is no desire on the part of either of us to take the relationship up a notch. What do we do? We should not be kissing a friend the way we do, but we can’t seem to stop.

We’re not hurting any-one. We have tried meeting only in public places, but there is still the goodnight kiss. I never thought I’d need this kind of advice at my age. Must we stop spend-ing time together? – Flabber-gasted In Wisconsin

Dear Flabbergasted: Not in my opinion. I assume you’re both eligible. This is the way relationships develop, and you would be foolish not to see where it leads. As of now, a kiss is still a kiss. Let me hear from you in a month.

Dear Abby: I am writing on behalf of hairstylists. We are busy people. Our time is money. We rarely even stop for lunch. Clients who come in talking on their cell-phones are a real problem for us because they slow us down.

I have had clients jump up from my chair to answer their cellphone in the middle of a haircut – hair flying everywhere.

I have had to do a haircut AROUND a cellphone, with the client switching the phone from ear to ear! These are not even important calls – just casual conversations.

The lack of courtesy is ridiculous, and it seems to be getting worse.

I would like people who do this to think twice before subjecting their stylist to it. They should put their phones on silent, get their hair cut or colored, and talk on their own time! – Fed Up in Nebraska

Dear Fed Up: You are not helpless. This is happening because you have allowed it. If you can’t find the gump-tion to tell your customers you don’t want them using their cellphones while they’re in your chair, then post a sign on your mirror that reads “Cellphones Not Allowed.”

Dear Abby: I am a new bride. I love my husband very much, but I’ve encoun-tered a problem I don’t know how to handle. My husband and I were together for six years before we got married and were engaged for three. We eloped to Las Vegas (it wasn’t planned) and had a “proper” celebration with friends and family later.

My husband makes com-ments that suggest I dragged him and tricked him into marrying me. I know he’s only kidding, but it’s very hurtful.

I don’t know how to let him know his comments really hurt my feelings. It makes me feel like he’s ashamed of our marriage. – Newlywed in California

Dear Newlywed: The squeaky wheel gets the grease. The next time your husband does it, speak up. Explain that his attempts at humor are hurtful, not to mention insulting.

Ask him if he regrets marrying you. (If the answer is yes, it’s important that you know it NOW.) Clear communication is the key to a strong marriage, and so is respect for one’s partner, which he appears to be lack-ing.

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com.

Jeanne Phillips

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P.G. Wodehouse, a prolific English author who spent a lot of his life on Long Island, had several unhappy experiences with aunts when he was young. He transferred this animosity to his books, including this passage from a Bertie Wooster and Jeeves novel: “There came from without the hoof-beats of a galloping rela-tive, and Aunt Dahlia whizzed in.”

Bridge players – whether an aunt or an uncle or another relative – need entries for vari-ous reasons, including to cash winners, to take finesses and to draw trumps. In this deal, what is the critical entry card that allows South to make four spades after West leads the heart queen?

A simple Stayman sequence leads to four spades. (Note that a red-suit lead defeats three no-trump.)

South starts with four losers: one in each suit. The careless declarer wins trick one and immediately plays a trump. But then West can win with his ace and lead another heart (East be-ing careful to complete a high-low to show his doubleton). Suddenly South cannot avoid going down one.

The more thoughtful declarer realizes that he must eliminate the heart loser before touching trumps. And once the diamond ace has been dislodged, he can discard two hearts from the board. But he must be careful to win the first trick with dummy’s king. South then calls for the dia-mond six. East wins and returns the heart five, but declarer takes that with his carefully conserved hand entry, the heart ace, and cashes his two diamond winners, discarding dummy’s remaining hearts. Finally, with only three losers, he plays on trumps.

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Oak King size bed with dualheaters, double dresser with mir-ror, nightstand and foot chest.Asking $1,995 or best offer. PineCaptain's bed with 4 drawers un-derneath, desk and chair. Asking$175. Located in St. Charles630-372-0154

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ST. CHARLES NICE 2BR TH1.5BA, fresh paint, new carpet.

Basement with W/D, 2 car garage.$1,350/mo. 630-988-1200

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