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READY TO ROLLST. CHARLES MARKS ST. PATRICK’S DAYWITH PARADE. PAGE 3

Jeff Krage – For the Kane County Chronicle

People watch Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade along Main Street in St. Charles.

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LOOKING FORWARD THE WEATHER

A O.K. Comedy to celebrate at River RockhouseST. CHARLES – A O.K. Comedy will celebrate Mat Elfring’s 31st

birthday with a show from 7:30 to 10 p.m. today at River Rock-

house, 106 S. Riverside Ave., St. Charles. The show features Jack

Baker, Elfring, Lewis Rhine, Joe Motisi, Matt Drufke and Jordan

Holmes, as well as comedian Mike Maxwell. The cost is $5.

Spring Country Folk Art Festival set at fairgroundsST. CHARLES – The Spring Country Folk Art Festival is set for Friday

through Sunday at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall

Road. Hours are 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Visit www.artoftheheartlandinc.com for

information.

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Holmstad’s Home Store plans grand reopeningBATAVIA – The Holmstad’s Home Store is having its grand

reopening event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the recentlyrenovated “B” building at 700 W. Fabyan Parkway.It will be open during the open house for the new auditorium

from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.The Home Store sells gently used furniture, glassware,

collectibles and miscellaneous items donated by residents andtheir families at The Holmstad.After the grand opening, the store will resume its regular

hours – 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur-days. For information, call 630-879-4538.

‘Jane Austen Speaks’ at Batavia Public LibraryBATAVIA – The One Book, One Batavia main event, “Jane

Austen Speaks,” will be presented at 7 p.m. Thrusday at theBatavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave.Actress Debra Ann Miller will portray Austen receiving visitors

at her home, Chawton Cottage, in 1815, the most vibrant andhopeful time of her life.At noon Thursday, the library’s Books Between Bites program

features Diane Capitani, Outreach Director of the Jane AustenSociety of North America, Greater Chicago Region. Capitani willexamine “Pride and Prejudice” and the idea that money – notlove – is what keeps the novel’s plot turning. Registration isrequired for “Jane Austen Speaks,” but not for Books BetweenBites. Register online at www.OneBookOneBatavia.org or call630-879-1393, ext. 200.

Aaron Carter at River RockhouseST. CHARLES – River Rockhouse will play host to pop star

Aaron Carter on Friday. Carter has won multiple awards overhis 14-year career including TEEN Choice Awards, Kids ChoiceAwards, and RTL Young Artist of the Year Award. In additionto music, he has also established himself as an actor in film,television and on Broadway.In 2009, Carter joined the season 9 cast of “Dancing With The

Stars.” He and his dance partner Karina Smirnoff finished fifth.Tickets for the all-ages show are $18 in advance or $20 at thedoor. Fans can purchase tickets for a VIP meet and greet ex-perience with Aaron offering a chance to meet the singer afterthe show, take photos, receive a signed photo and get othermemorabilia autographed. Meet and greet tickets are avail-able online for $68 (includes entry to the show). Visit www.river-rockhouse.com to purchase tickets. River Rockhouse is at106 S. Riverside Ave., St. Charles.

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

a.m. Saturday 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 non-res-idents is $6 per person. Children 1 and younger are free, butthey must be registered.Advance registration is required. Early registration is recom-

mended. For information or to register, call 630-232-4542 orvisit www.genevaparks.org.

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Downtown Geneva gas station burglarizedBy JONATHAN [email protected]

GENEVA – Police areinvestigating the apparentsmash-and-grab burglary of agas station near Geneva’s Me-tra station.

Geneva police said some-one apparently smashed aglass window at the Citgo gasstation and convenience store

in the 600 block of South FirstStreet (Route 31).

Police said the incident isbelieved to have occurred inthe early-morning hours be-fore 5 a.m. Friday.

Police said a cash regis-ter containing “an unknownamount of cash” was takenfrom the store at that time.

The burglary was discov-ered by store employees, who

called police to the sceneshortly before 6 a.m. Friday.

Geneva Police Cmdr. JulieNash said a full report on theincident has not yet been com-pleted, but was due to be com-pleted by midday today.

The station was open forbusiness throughout the week-end. By midday Sunday, thestore showed no visible signsof damage from the incident.

Jonathan Bilyk – [email protected]

Naturalist Mary Ochenslager teaches Janet Oncken of Sugar Grove the basics of identifying tree speciesduring a winter tree identification class Ochenslager taught Sunday through the Sugar Grove Park Districtat Bliss Woods Forest Preserve in Sugar Grove.

IDing trees in winterBy JONATHAN [email protected]

SUGAR GROVE – Afterdecades of walking KaneCounty’s woodlands, MaryOchenslager can identify thespecies of a tree simply bylooking at it.

But even an experienced nat-uralist like Ochenslager, whohas worked in the past for the St.Charles Park District and nowconducts programs on behalf ofthe Sugar Grove Park District,must at times look closer.

And Ochenslager said oneof her favorite activities ishelping other people learnthose same kinds of skills.

“It’s just something Ifeel right here, in my gut,”Ochenslager said, thumping aclenched fist against her ab-domen. “I think all of this isjust so wonderful, and I want

everyone else to see how won-derful it is, too.”

Ochenslager annually teach-es anyone interested abouttrees, flowers, birds and othernatural facets of Kane County.

Sunday, despite the mid-March cold, Ochenslager tooka small group of students alongthe edge of the woods at BlissWoods Forest Preserve in Sug-ar Grove, teaching the basics ofidentifying trees in the winter.

She noted that many peopleoften can correctly identifytrees by their leaves.

But she said many of thosesame people may struggle totell one deciduous tree fromanother during the monthswhen the leaves have fallen.

Ochenslager walked herstudents through the processof using twigs, buds, barkand fallen leaves and seeds toidentify various local species,

including white ash, variousoaks, black walnut and butter-nut hickory.

“Some people think theycan come to a class likethis, and leave knowinghow to identify any tree,”Ochenslager said. “There’smore to it than that.

“But anyone who comes tothis class can leave knowingthe tools that can help themidentify any tree.”

Janet Oncken of SugarGrove said she attended theclass to continue her ownself-education on the localforests, so she can pass on theknowledge to her grandchil-dren and other area children.

“I like nature, a lot,” saidOncken, a retired teacher. “Iknow I can learn from Mary,and I want to find a way touse that to guide children onthings like this.”

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St. Charles marks St. Patrick’s Day with paradeBy NICOLE [email protected]

ST. CHARLES – The streetsof downtown St. Charles wereflooded with green Saturdayafternoon as hundreds of peo-ple gathered to watch the an-nual St. Patrick’s Parade andcelebrate Irish heritage.

About 75 entrants passedcrowds along Main Streetfrom Sixth Street to FourthAvenue in the hourlong pa-rade. Many who were gath-ered prepared sit in 30-degreetemperatures by bringingalong blankets, and somebrought along umbrellas orrain coats, just in case.

Aside from the occasion-al flurry of snow, the pre-cipitation held off. Nick andStephanie Stravropoulos ofSt. Charles and their twodaughters, Tessa, 5, and Lily,9, braved the cold to carry onthe 10-year family traditionof watching the St. Patrick’s

Parade.“We look forward to it

every year,” said StephanieStravropoulos, adding thatthe St. Charles North march-ing band was her favorite pa-rade entry.

Nick Stravropoulos saidtheir relatives from out oftown usually join them for theparade, but didn’t make it thisyear. He said St. Patrick’s Dayis for celebrating the “littleIrish” that runs in their family.

Many in attendance woregreen or waved Irish flags.Some had a more boisterouswardrobe, wearing oversizedgreen sunglasses, tall greenhats, fake beards and mus-taches and green wigs andfeather boas.

Parade entries includedyouth organizations suchas the Girl Scouts and BoyScouts, along with business-es, churches, political can-didates, sports teams, highschool bands and pets.

Several bagpipe bandsmarched in the parade, draw-ing cheers and applause fromcrowds.

Beverly resident Berna-dette Glavin-O’Pater said thebagpipers were her favoritepart. Dan Glavin-O’Pater andtheir son, Danny, 6, watchedthe parade, too, and all threewore green to celebrate theirIrish heritage.

Bernadette Glavin-O’Paterwore a pair of oversized sun-glasses shaped like shamrocksalong with a green featherboa, and Danny wore severalgreen-beaded necklaces.

“We’re Irish, and it’s fun,”she said.

Bernadette Glavin-O’Patersaid her family attends the pa-rade each year in St. Charles,along with several other St.Patrick’s Day parades in theChicago area.

She summed up Saturday’sparade in one word – “excel-lent.”


People wave to the crowd from a float during Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in St. Charles.

CELEBRATIONDAY

MORE IMAGES FROM ST. PATRICK’SDAY PARADE IN ST. CHARLES

Photos by Jeff Krage – For the Kane County Chronicle

TOP: Nicholas Defina (right), 8, and Alexis Neubecker, 7, both of Bart-lett, watch St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday in St. Charles. MIDDLE:Tunes of Glory, Pipes and Drums from Warrenville march in the pa-rade. ABOVE: The Dundee Scottish Pipe Band participated in Satur-day’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in St. Charles.

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Geneva goalkeeper San Hauser makes a save during Saturday’s match against Waubonsie Valley at Metea Valley High School. Geneva

lost, 2-1.

Vikings drop season openerBy JAY SCHWAB

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AURORA – The Geneva girls soccerteam was supposed to open its seasonat Wheaton Academy this week butthat match was scrapped because ofshaky field conditions.

That left the Vikings in the unen-viable position of starting off againsttraditional powerhouse WaubonsieValley. Geneva struck first and playeda decent match but dropped its seasonopener, 2-1, in Saturday afternoon’sUpstate Eight Conference crossover.

“We’ve hardly been outside,” Gene-va coach Megan Owens said. “Nobodywants to open up their season withWaubonsie. It’s a tough opener, andthey’ve already had a game.”

Given those circumstances, it wasespecially encouraging for the Vikingswhen sophomore defender Megan Ko-zlow’s bending corner kick made itthrough traffic and into the net to givethe Vikings a 1-0 advantage midwaythrough the first half.

“She’s got a nice, left-footed in-swinging cross,” Owens said of Ko-

zlow. “She did a great job with that.”The Vikings retained that lead

through halftime but Waubonsie’sKristen Dodson scored a pair of goalswithin the first 12 minutes of the sec-ond half for the afternoon’s final tal-lies.

Until that point, it had been a dyna-mite debut for Geneva junior goalkeep-er Sam Hauser.

Despite the Warriors’ pair of sec-ond half scores, Owens still cameaway impressed by Hauser, whostarted the match on strong footingby punching a dangerous, floatingshot over the crossbar in the earlygoing.

“She made some really, really nicesaves, and it’s her first year on varsi-ty,” Owens said. “We’ve been indoorsso we didn’t know what to expect soshe was a very pleasant surprise. Shedid a great job for us.”

Geneva was unable to sustain of-fensive pressure in the second half,although forward Amanda Lulek andmidfielder/defender Annie Waldocheach mustered solid shots on goal thatwould have tied the score at 2.

While several key pieces returnfrom last year’s conference championteam, the Vikings have some retoolingto do, especially in the midfield.

“I think we gave a solid perfor-mance,” Owens said. “I didn’t see anybig issues. I think we were very solidin goal. It’s just getting used to play-ing with new teammates. It’s a hardgame. You couldn’t make a lot of ad-justments. They put a lot of pressureon you, but I saw a lot of good things.”

The match, played on a chilly after-noon in front of a sparse crowd, wasmoved to Metea Valley’s turf field.

“Ours is a flat soccer field so oursisn’t going to get touched until proba-bly spring break,” Waubonsie Valleycoach Julie Bergstom said. “It is whatit is. Ours right now, I don’t even thinkhas the goals up. I mean, they just tookthe plastic off. We’re not even near [be-ing able to use it].”

The Warriors (1-1) dropped theirseason opener against Lyons beforeprevailing against the Vikings.

“I think we’re playing some goodsoccer considering it’s March,”Bergstom said.

Time for spring sportsto take the stageThis crummyweather will run its

course soon enough, and it’ll be timefor the area’s spring athletes to dotheir thing, be it inside or out.Sly can’t wait because you can

always count on schools aroundthe Tri-Cities to field some excellentteams this time of year.In girls soccer alone, you had St.

Charles North take second in Class3A last year and St. Francis win it allin 2A, and both of those teams returnplenty of talent from those groups.Add in quality programs like Genevaand St. Charles East, andwe’reguaranteed to have some slick playon the pitch.Softball-wise, St. Charles North

and Kaneland look like they could beheaded for big years, and look out forBurlington Central and St. Francis be-cause they’ve got big-time pitchers,and you knowwhat that means inthe game of softball.Expecting another awesome

Upstate Eight Conference River racein baseball, which is prettymuch thenorm since the conference cameto be. Seems like it always comesdown to the end, and that’ll probablybe the case again if teams can figureout a way to scratch out someWsagainst Geneva’s lights-out pitchingstaff. You can’t ever count out St.Charles East or St. Charles Northbaseball, and Batavia should bemorethan respectable, as well.Can’t forget about track. Based

on the UEC girls indoormeet, lookout for the Saints this season.Wow,what a performance.It’s easy for sports to get lost in

the shuffle in the chaotic spring(boys volleyball and boys tennis andwater polo and badminton, oh my),but there’s never a shortage of stuffgoing on this time of year. And, inSly’s book, that’s a beautiful thing.

COACH SLY’SCORNER

WAUBONSIE VALLEY 2, GENEVA 1

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Tri-Cities teams fallbehind at leaguemeet

By AKEEM [email protected]

BATAVIA – With threeevents left in Saturday’s Up-state Eight Conference BoysIndoor Track Meet, Bartlettwas 6½ points ahead of St.Charles North and minutesfrom its best finish in schoolhistory.

Coming into the meet,Hawks coach Eric Kramersaid the team’s goal was tofinish better than fourth,which is the highest anyBartlett team has finished inan indoor or outdoor meet.The Hawks secured thirdplace overall after a thirdplace finish in the 4x400-me-ter relay.

The Bartlett relay teamwon its heat with a time of3:34.56, which is a school re-cord. The team ultimately fin-ished behind Neuqua Valleyand St. Charles North, withtimes of 3:32.10 and 3:32.43, re-spectively.

Heading into the finalrace, Kramer made sure hisrunners knew what was onthe line.

“Coaches always try tofind a little extra motivationand throw it their way. Wehave experienced runners,they understand what thatlast relay was about. It’s oneof the most exciting racesthat you can watch at a trackmeet,” Kramer said.

St. Charles North fin-ished fourth overall with 66½points, the top finish amongthe Tri-Cities contingent.

The North Stars finishedwith six top-3 finishes in-cluding first place finishesin the 400 by Zach Kirby andthe 4x200 relay team. Sprint-er Jack Feeney was one ofthe top point scorers for theNorth Stars; Feeney placedthird in the 200 and was amember of the 4x200 and4x400 relay teams.

F e e n e y w a s v i s i b l ydrained after his last runand said he was adjusting toan increased workload after

mainly focusing on the 4x400relay.

Feeney credited his focusbefore the meet with allow-ing him to have the energyto compete at a high level inmultiple events.

Batavia (sixth place), Ge-neva (seventh place) and St.Charles East also competed.East finished in an eighth-place tie with South Elgin.

Overall, Bartlett capturedeight top-3 finishes, includingfirst place in the 800 and 55hurdles by Connor Rachfordand Alex Bailey, respectively.

Bailey said his work ontechnique in practice al-lowed him to take the 55 hur-dles indoor title.

“I felt really good cominginto this meet – me and mycoaches worked a lot on drag-ging my trail leg through [the

jump] so it could drop mytime,” Bailey said. “My pre-liminary time, … I wasn’t toohappy with that, but I wentback and talked to my coach-es. We got to the basics andgot some of the little thingsto help me for my next run.”

Overall, defending statechampion Lake Park fin-ished in first place with137.5 points and capturedthe Upstate Eight IndoorConference Championship.The Lancers topped lastyear’s indoor championsNeuqua Valley by 22½ pointsas the Wildcats finished sec-ond overall.

As Bartlett prepares foroutdoor season, Kramer saidthis finish should give hisathletes confidence to keep-ing growing as a team.

“We’re seeing a lot of theteams that we see at our sec-tional here, so it’s a goodmeasure of where we’re at, atthe halfway point of the sea-son,” Kramer said. “Anytimeyou can get these kids moreconfident, boosting theirself-esteem, it’s just going tomake them work harder andhaving the success we didtoday bodes real well for usheading into outdoor [sea-son].”

LOOKING FORWARD: THE WEEK AHEADIN KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE SPORTS

TuesdayNew Kane County Cougars manager Mark

Johnson played in Chicago with the White Sox.Now that he’s back near his former stomping

grounds, he believes that experience will helphim soothe a budding crop of Cubs’ prospectseager to make an impression on a passionatefan base.

WednesdayThe Kane County Chronicle previews the upcoming boys vol-

leyball season throughout the area.Geneva looks to continue its young program’s momentum

while St. Charles North and St. Charles East aim to remainamong the conference’s contenders.

ThursdayCoverage of the Geneva baseball team’s

home game Wednesday against Aurora Chris-tian.The Vikings are expected to follow up last

year’s success with another big season, fueledby a highly regarded pitching staff. AuroraChristian has been among the top 2A programsin northern Illinois in recent years.

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St. Charles North’s Mason Heinz competes in the 55-meter hurdlesduring Saturday’s Upstate Eight Conference indoor track meet at Bat-avia High School. Heinz would finish third in the event.

Upstate EightConference standings

Lake Park 137.5; Neuqua Valley115; Bartlett 75; St. Charles North66.5; Waubonsie Valley 46; Batavia43; Geneva 35; St. Charles East 22;South Elgin 22; Metea Valley 15;Elgin 4; Larkin 3; Streamwood 1

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Wedding for bride onrebound should be small

Dear Abby: My 26-year-old daughter was marriedlast year, but four monthsafter the wedding herhusband was arrested forchild molestation that hadoccurred years before. Shefiled for divorce immedi-ately.

In the meantime, she hasmet someone and is nowpregnant.

They want to be marriedas soon as her divorce isfinal. My question is, whatkind of ceremony would beappropriate in this case,especially since her fatherand I are church pastors ina small town? – Small-TownWedding

Dear Small Town: If yourdaughter had written tome, I would have advisedher not to rush into anoth-er marriage so quickly, andthat if she hasn’t alreadydone so, she should seeksome counseling because ofwhat she has been through.

However, because sheand the father of her babyare determined to tie theknot as soon as possible,their ceremony should below-key, with a few closefriends and family attend-ing.

The ceremony could beeither a religious one or acivil one, depending upontheir preference. I hopetheir union will be a happyand successful one.

Dear Abby: At whatage should parents stopworrying about you? I am41 years old, but in my par-ents’ eyes I am still a child.

I am an independentwoman and feel like I amnot living the life I deserve,and I don’t think it’s fair.I do everything by myself,and I want them to knowthat if something happensto them, I’ll be fine, andthey should stop worrying.Am I wrong to feel thisway? – Deborah in Ohio

Dear Deborah: You arenot wrong. However, yourparents may be clinging toyou not because they areworried about what willhappen to you if somethinghappens to THEM.

They may be clingy

because they are worriedabout what will happen toTHEM if something hap-pens to YOU.

Dear Abby: My husbandof eight years had an affairwith an old girlfriend whois also married. I havespent the last nine monthstrying to forgive him, buthe keeps breaking my heartbecause he can’t seem toget over her.

First he was sending heremails, then trying to callher because he felt so guiltyover the affair and “neededsomeone to talk to.” Next,he went over to her houseto see her. I know he lovesme, but I know withouta doubt he loves her, too.I’m expecting and due inthe short-term, and I don’tknow how to heal.

The last time they talked– about a month ago – hetold her she had ruined hislife and he never wantedto see or think about heragain. But I know he stillsearches her profile onFacebook every day andI know she blocked him,so he must be going nutsbecause he can’t see herand her kids’ pictures. I ha-ven’t confronted him aboutthis yet, but feel I need to.Please help me. – Broken-hearted in Buffalo

Dear Brokenhearted: Theold girlfriend seems to bedoing her part to end theaffair.

Whether your husbandis “going nuts” because hecan’t see her on Facebookis HIS problem, so pleasedon’t make it yours.

Bide your time, haveyour baby, and then whenyou’re strong enough, DOconfront him.

Insist on marriage coun-seling for both of you. Youneed to understand why hestrayed before you or themarriage can heal.

• Write Dear Abby atwww.dearabby.com.

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Onemore situationfor entry care

BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

Aldo Leopold, an ecologistand environmentalist who diedin 1948, said, “Conservation is astate of harmony between menand land.”

Entry conservation in bridgeis a state of harmony betweencards and hands. That was thesubject of last week’s columns.But before we move on, here isone more declarer techniquethat requires careful entry han-dling. How should South play infour hearts after West leads theclub king?

The auction followed a pre-dictable path.

South has four losers: twodiamonds and two clubs. He hasonly nine top tricks: two spades,six hearts and one club. The onlychance for an extra winner is toestablish dummy’s spades. Butif that suit is splitting 4-2, as itrates to do, declarer will needthree dummy entries: two forruffing spades in his hand andone to return to the dummy tocash the 13th spade. What arethose entries?

They must be one spade andtwo hearts. Why not two spades?

Because an entry counts onlyif South can immediately trumpa spade in his hand.

This is the best line: Winthe first trick with the club ace,cash the heart king, play offdummy’s top spades, and ruff aspade high in hand so that theunfriendly West cannot over-ruff. Continue with a low heartto dummy’s nine, ruff anotherspade high, and play a trump todummy’s ace (removing West’slast heart). Then South canhappily cash the spade six anddiscard one of his minor-suitlosers.

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Playground

Washer & DryerConnectionSparkling Pool

230 McMillan CourtCortland, IL 60112

815-758-2910income restriction apply

ST. CHARLES ~ 2 BEDROOMW/D in unit, all utilities and cableincluded. No pets, no smoking.

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

St. Charles 1 Mo Free Rent!Shared bath & kit, $110-120/wk.W/D, incl utilities, Wi-Fi, no pets.No smoking. 630-232-7535

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ASSISTANTDeKalb County Rehab &Nursing Center has part &full time positions availablefor CNA's on the night shift.

Excellent benefits

Retention bonus

Uniform allowance

Apply at:

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2600 North Annie Glidden RdDeKalb, Illinois 60115

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

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

CASHIER – PART TIMEwanted for busy auto dealership.Must work nights @ Saturday. Pre-vious cashier experience preferred.Fill out application at Don McCueChevrolet in St. Charles or faxresume to 630-584-0163

LOOKING for a farmhouse with outbuilding or garage. Will pay $600- $1000/mo. Prefer Kane or fareast DeKalb County. Have cats &dogs. Call Gary, 630-365-0853.

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I BUYCARS,

TRUCKS,VANS &SUVs

1990 & Newer

Will beat anyone'sprice by

$300.

Will pay extra forHonda, Toyota & Nissan

815-814-1964or

815-814-1224

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BATAVIA1 BR starting at $7602 BR starting at $950

3 BR TH starting at $1255630-879-8300

WASHER ~ KENMORE ELITEWhite, top-loader, works perfect!King Sz Capacity Plus Quiet Pak.

$325 847-830-9725

Lazy Boy Chair – X-tra Large LongMade For Tall Person – Exc. Cond.

Used Very Little $275630-584-5418

1998 Red Dodge Ram 1500 4wdCrew cab Pickup w/ remote start

110,000 mi. $4200 OBO.815-356-9940

2002 Red Doolittle5X10 enclosed cargo trailer$1250/obo. 815-356-9940

ST CHARLES - Charming Bungalow.3 Bedroom, 2 Bath. $1800/mo.Available now. Call 319-541-6129

Entertainment Center / Wall unit -Beautiful solid oak Baker Road, dis-assembles for moving, smokedglass doors, drawers & shelves forgreat storage. Perfect condition.$300. 630-365-6331

Call to advertise815-455-4800

IRON WHEELS42” diameter. $120/pair.

847-515-8012 Huntley area

AIRLINES ARE HIRING Train forhands on Aviation Maintenance

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

available. CALL Aviation Instituteof Maintenance 800-481-8312

ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE fromHome *Medical, *Business, *Crim-inal Justice.*Hospitality Job place-ment assistance. Computer avail-able. Financial Aid if qualified.

SCHEV authorized Call 888-336-5053 www.CenturaOnline.com

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

SIGN ON BONUS! Home WeeklyAvailable! Up to .46 cpm w/ 10

years exp. Benefits, 401k, EOE, NoEast Coast. Call 7 days/wk!

TeamGTI.com 888-653-3304

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAFROM HOME

*6-8 weeks. ACCREDITED. Get aDiploma. Get a Job! No ComputerNeeded. FREE Brochure 1-800-264-8330 BENJAMIN FRANKLINHS www.diplomafromhome.com

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

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

Russo s Equip. Auction Saturday,March 23 - 9:30am 39 E.

Belvidere Road, Hainesville ILATV s, Tractors, Vehicles, Mowers,

More! www.RussoPower.com 847-752-0420 OBENAUF AUCTION,

Inc. IL #444.000105 8% BuyersFee 7% Sales Tax

RECORDS – Box of 40 easy lis-tening LPs from the 60s. Goodcond. $5. Mike 847-695-9561

ELBURN - 3 BR $1,200 & Sec.,plus utilities. Washer/Dryer, AC, andbasement. No Pets / No Smoking!Close to Train. 630-365-6887

GENEVA EFFICIENCYClose to downtown, off-St parking.$650/mo incl utilities, avail now.

Call Gene @ 630-232-4361

Mower: Craftsman, 6.6 HP,mulcher, self propelled, ez start

$70 630-232-0183

Mower: MTD Push 22” 3.75HPside discharge, like new $50

630-232-0183

Pressure Washer: “Monsoon” 5HP 1800 P.S.I., very good cond.

$100 630-232-0183

GOLF CLUBSMen's, Callaway X-20 Irons,

4 thru sand wedge, regular steelshafts. All in good condition!$90.00. 630-677-1002

St. CharlesOff/Ware Space

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

Aggressive Move-In Package630-355-8094

www.mustangconstruction.com

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

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CARRIER ROUTESAVAILABLE INKANE COUNTY

Early morning delivery 5 daysper week. No delivery on

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

Call 630-443-3607

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

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

630-584-1685

$$ WANTED $$Cars, Trucks & Vans

$500 Cash. Free Towing.815-739-9221

2000 Chevrolet Express 1500Explorer Conversion Van.

85600 miles. Clean inside & out.Nice Ride. $4200. 815-404-1369

St. Charles - Newly Renovated1BR $650 and 2BR $850.NO PETS! 630-841-0590

Motorcycle Swap MeetSUN MAR. 24, 8 - 3

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in St. CharlesOur 10th Year

$7 Admission, $50 Booth630-985-2097

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

888/682-4485www.andersoncars.com

MOTOR WERKS BMWBarrington & Dundee Rds. • Barrington, IL

800/935-5913www.motorwerks.com

KNAUZ BMW407 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847-604-5000www.KnauzBMW.com

AUTO GROUP - GARY LANG

BUICKRoute 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

888/794-5502www.garylangauto.com

REICHERT BUICK2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

815/338-2780www.reichertautos.com


CADILLACRoute 31, between Crystal Lake &

McHenry


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



CHEVROLETRoute 31, between Crystal Lake

& McHenry


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

847/426-2000

www.piemontegroup.com

MARTIN CHEVROLET5220 Northwest Highway

Crystal Lake, IL

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

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

847/587-3300www.raychevrolet.com

RAYMOND CHEVROLET118 Route 173 • Antioch, IL

(866) 561-8676www.raymondchevrolet.com

REICHERT CHEVROLET2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

815/338-2780www.reichertautos.com

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

(630) 513-5353www.stcharlescdj.com

ANTIOCH CHRYSLERDODGE JEEP105 Rt. 173 Antioch, IL

800-628-6087www.antiochfivestar.com

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

888/800-6100www.clcjd.com

FENZEL MOTOR SALES206 S. State Street • Hampshire, IL

847/683-2424

GREGORY CHRYSLER130 Cedar Ave. • Lake Villa, IL

847/356-2530www.gregoryautogroup.com

SUNNYSIDE COMPANYCHRYSLER DODGERoute 120 • McHenry, IL

815/385-7220www.sunnysidecompany.com



ANTIOCH CHRYSLER

DODGE JEEP105 Rt. 173 Antioch, IL


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


BULL VALLEY FORD/

MERCURY1460 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

800/407-0223www.bullvalleyford.com

BUSS FORD111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000www.bussford.com

SPRING HILL FORD800 Dundee Ave. • East Dundee, IL

888/600-8053www.springhillford.com

TOM PECK FORD13900 Auto Mall Dr. • Huntley, IL

847/669-6060www.TomPeckFord.com

ZIMMERMAN FORD2525 E. Main Street

St. Charles, IL 60174

630/584-1800www.zimmermanford.com


GMCRoute 31, between Crystal Lake &

McHenry


MOTOR WERKS HONDABarrington & Dundee Rds.

Barrington, IL

800-935-5913www.motorwerks.com

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

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

GREGORY HYUNDAI490 Skokie Valley Road • Highland

Park, IL


KNAUZ HYUNDAI775 Rockland Road • Lake Bluff IL 60044

(Routes 41 & 176 in the Knauz Autopark)

847-234-2800www.knauzhyundai.com

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

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

ROSEN HYUNDAI771 S. Randall Rd. • Algonquin, IL

866/469-0114www.rosenrosenrosen.com

MOTOR WERKS INFINITIBarrington & Dundee Rds. • Barrington, IL

800-935-5913www.motorwerks.com



ANTIOCH CHRYSLERDODGE JEEP105 Rt. 173 • Antioch, IL


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


GREGORY JEEP130 Cedar Ave. • Lake Villa, IL


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

866-480-9527www.garylangauto.com

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

847/202-3900www.arlingtonkia.com

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

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

LIBERTY KIA920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL

847-680-8000www.libertyautoplaza.com

RAYMOND KIA119 Route 173 • Antioch

(224) 603-8611www.raymondkia.com

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

847-604-8100www.knauzlandrover.com

BUSS FORDLINCOLN MERCURY111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000

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


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

847/628-6000

KNAUZ CONTINENTALAUTOS409 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847-234-1700www.Knauzcontinentalauto.com

MERCEDES-BENZOF ST. CHARLES225 N. Randall Road, St. Charles

877/226-5099www.st-charles.mercedesdealer.com

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

800/407-0223www.bullvalleyford.com

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

815/385-2000

KNAUZ MINI409A Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

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

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

888-794-5502www.garylangauto.com

LIBERTYVILLE MITSUBISHI1119 S. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, IL

847/816-6660www.libertyvillemitsubishi.com

LIBERTY NISSAN920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL


MOTOR WERKS PORCHEBarrington & Dundee Rds., Barrington, IL


MOTOR WERKS SAAB200 N. Cook Street • Barrington, IL


KNAUZ NORTH2950 N. Skokie Hwy • North Chicago, IL

847-235-3800www.knauznorth.com

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

815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050

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


RAY SUZUKI23 N. Route 12 • Fox Lake

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

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

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

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

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

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


GURNEE VOLKSWAGEN6301 Grand Avenue • Gurnee, IL

847-855-1500www.GurneeVW.com

LIBERTY VOLKSWAGEN920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL


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

847/381-9400

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