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Golden-winged warbler may warrant endangered status
Childhood obesity much more than what kids eat
Gurler Folk Music Fest set for June 18 in DeKalb
Pet Talk: Identifying the disease of animal hoarding
Learn about farm life June 17 at Discovery Center
Top handbell ensemble in concert June 18
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Winnebago County News
Wrongful conviction expert
here from Northwestern
Vibe – B1
Editorial
By Frank Schier
Editor & Publisher
Winnebago and Boone counties
Red Silk anthology to be
unveiled June 24
Vitality – C1
Roy Gayle celebrates
50th Anniversary June 26
Fast Lane – D1
Why you should keep your
fuel away from ‘E’
Index
Section A:
News
! Commentary — A1, A5-A7
! Letters to the Editor — A6
! News — A1-A8
! Obituary Notices — A3
! People in Our Times — A3
! Renewable Energy — A1, A7
Section B:
Vibe Entertainment
! Crossword — B7
! TV Listings — B7
! Vibe Calendars — B2-B3, B5-B8
! Vibe News — B1-B8
! Worship Guide — B6
Section C:
Vitality
! Health — C1-C2, D21, D23
! Naturally Rockford — C 2
! Outdoors — C2-C3
! Sports — C1, C3, D22
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! Public Notices — D7-D17
! Real Estate — D2-D3
! Real Estate Notices — D17-D20
must fight against industrializing
our rural areas with gigantic wind
turbines in sprawling chains of
damage to the psychological
viewscape, to animal and human
behavior and health, and to the
Illinois Water Quality
McDonough
County
CAFO’s
‘strong
positive’
fails
legal rights of our communities.
Gamesa Energy USA, then
Navitas, drove a wind ordinance
through the Winnebago County
Board two years ago, proposing to
erect more than 400 wind turbines
National News
Rockford News
City Market returns for season
Don’t
disconnect
poor from
phone
service
Guest Column
Guest Column
By F.J. Pollak
By Barbara Ashwood-Gegas
Farmer’s Daughter and Member
of Rural Residents for Responsible
Agriculture
Professional Swine Management
LLC (PSM) operates large Confined Animal Feeding Operations
(CAFOs). This corporation recently
proposed the construction of a
CAFO
in
southeastern
McDonough County that will house
approximately 18,220 hogs.
McDonough County is more west
than south of Peoria, with the
county seat being Macomb, home
of Western Illinois University.
In a WGEM radio interview, Bill
Hollis, a local veterinarian and representative for PSM, implored his
audience to better understand the
“strong positive” effects of these facilities (http://my.wgem.com/_BillHollis-Professional-Swine Management/audio/880508/29404.html).
This “strong positive” appears to be
the opportunity for a few investors—
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in parts of Stephenson, Ogle and
Winnebago counties.
A lawsuit by Patricia Muscarello
filed in Rockford’s federal court
stopped them until it was recently
Photos by Frank Schier
Rockford City Market has
returned to downtown Rockford for
its second season. The market runs
3-7 p.m. every Friday through Oct.
21 along Water Street between
State and Jefferson streets in
downtown Rockford.
The market offers various vendor
booths, demonstrations, and live music
and entertainment.
Pictured above, Andrew Kellogg
(from left), Bruce Hammond and Susan
Hammond share a laugh outside Zammuto’s Drive-In Granita’s booth at the June
10 City Market.
Pictured at right, The Couch Coins perform at the June 10 City Market.
This week’s City Market, Friday, June 17, will feature music by the Jodi Beach Trio
and cooking demonstrations by Chef Ranelle Kirchner of Learn Great Foods.
Featured specials will include a unique zucchini relish at Relicious; chocolate
strawberry and red velvet cake pops for $1 each at The Sweetery; apple donuts and
cider at Curran’s; young white cheddar with roasted jalapenos and spicy tomato
marinade at The Cheese People; Father’s Day gifts at Lori’s Recycled Chic; and a
free dog treat cupcake with purchase of an 8-ounce bag of peanut butter treats for
dogs at Four Paws Pet Bakery. Visit rockfordcitymarket.com for more information.
Rockford Public Schools
Federal regulators recently announced a move that could deprive millions of low-income
Americans of one of modern life’s
necessities—the telephone.
Officials at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are
considering a series of reforms to
the “Lifeline/Link Up” program,
which provides discounted phone
service to the needy. If they’re not
careful, they could cut the phone
cord for folks who need it most.
The federal government has
maintained two programs that subsidize phone service for low-income
Americans since 1985. Lifeline discounts a consumer’s phone bill by
up to $10 each month, and Link
Up offers consumers up to $30 off
connection charges. Both programs
are administered through the Universal Service Fund (USF), which
helps make phone service available to all Americans, including
government entities like schools
and libraries as well as those who
Renewable Energy
Read and act for sound
School bus drivers suffer
energy policies and practices
from abuse by
undisciplined kids—part 1 By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl
Guest Column
By Bill Lee
In May 2011, Rockford earned
the distinction of being No. 9 on a
“Most Dangerous Cities in
America” list. Such a tribute is not
created in a vacuum. Crimes have
become so commonplace in the city
that even a shooting rates barely
more than a paragraph in local
newspapers. I believe a contributing factor to the coarsening of our
society can be attributed to
Rockford’s public schools.
During her time as superintendent, Dr. LaVonne Sheffield outlined two incompatible goals: teach
all children and provide a “safe
learning environment.” Either you
try to teach everyone and retain
the bullies, or you get rid of the
troublemakers and keep only those
who want to learn. The behavior of
public school students is exhibited
daily to the bus drivers who endure
appalling and humiliating abuse.
It is accepted that the students will
yell, “Shut the f--- up and drive, b---!” It is accepted behavior that
middle-school students will collectively rap about b----es and f---ing.
Female bus drivers are routinely
called b----es and threatened with
physical harm.
Fights on buses are a daily occurrence—big, ugly, riotous affairs
that sometimes require police intervention. On a weekly basis, police are requested by the drivers,
but rarely called.
One morning, a female student
President and Vice President
Illinois Renewable Energy Association
John Foster Dulles,
former Secretary of
State, once commented that he was
not worried about inconsistencies in the
Warren Commission
report since, in his
view, Americans did
not read. For those
who do read, what
they read can have a
tremendous impact
on their thinking,
which, in turn, can influence our cultural
and political policies.
Reading is essential
to staying informed about forces affecting our lives and livelihoods.
During the Jimmy Carter administration, a book of choice among
aspiring political leaders and thinkers was Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered, by
E.F. Schumaker. In it,
the author criticized
orthodox economics
and big projects and
argued for a more holistic approach to how
we live and govern
ourselves. He advocated that our economic and technological choices should reflect the long-term interests of our communities. While not opposed to technology,
he called for appropriate technologies
that would be simpler,
cheaper and widely available.
A
May
article
in
opendemocracy.com calls attention
The Rock River Times has been leading area media in Renewable Energy and green news coverage since 2002.
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June 15-21, 2011
Rockford Park
District offers Rec
‘n Roll Gymnastics
for little ones
Staff Report
Photo provided
Twenty Rockford Public School District 205 teachers were among the first graduates of Northern Illinois University’s master’s degree program with a middle
school mathematics specialization. Pictured are the teachers with their professors.
Rockford teachers earn master’s degrees
with specialization in middle school math
Staff Report
DEKALB, Ill.—It’s simple math, really.
Take a small army of dedicated middle
school teachers. Add to that a highly-specialized master’s degree program that expands their expertise—not only in mathematics, but also in adolescent identity formation and in teaching methods that stress
real-life connections for pre-teens.
The results are spectacular, according to
Northern Illinois University (NIU) researchers.
Three years ago, NIU received a U.S. Department of Education grant through the Illinois
State Board of Education to launch a master’s
degree program with a middle school mathematics specialization. The grant helped create
a partnership between NIU and Rockford Public Schools, whereby Rockford educators could
enroll tuition-free in the master’s program, one
of the few of its kind in the Midwest.
Now, 20 Rockford teachers are among the
program’s first graduates. They received
their master’s degrees during the NIU
Graduate School commencement Friday,
May 13, at the NIU Convocation Center.
The effect of the master’s degree program
is exponential, considering that the 20 teachers taught mathematics to more than 1,000
students over two years.
“The program has been a huge success,”
said Mathematical Sciences Professor Mary
Shafer, who, along with colleague Helen
Khoury, served as co-director of the $1 million “Excellence in the Middle” program.
“An analysis of ISAT scores for students of
the teachers in our program shows significant
growth in student knowledge,” Shafer said.
“Generally speaking, they outscored the rest
of the middle school students in the district.”
NIU researchers attribute other significant gains to the master’s program as well.
For example, during the Rockford teachers’
first year in the program, their students’
test scores on an NIU-developed assess-
ment of mathematics knowledge jumped by
11 percent. During the teachers’ second
year in the program, their students’ test
scores soared by 27 percent.
Bala Hosmane of NIU’s Division of Statistics,
along with Shafer and Khoury, presented the
research findings this spring at the U.S. Department of Education’s Mathematics and Science
Partnership Conference in Baltimore and at the
American Educational Research Association’s
annual conference in New Orleans.
Teachers also are singing the
program’s praises.
Jennifer Meinke, a fifth-grade teacher at
Washington Academy in Rockford, said her
students have “benefitted tremendously.”
Through the program, she says, she became
more adept at using higher-level mathematics “to enrich the content for the students
who are ready, while still supporting the
students who are struggling.”
Jim Sheridan, mathematics education
leader at the Rockford Environmental Science Academy, said accommodating students with wide-ranging abilities is among
the biggest challenges facing teachers.
“In every class, we have students of varying mathematical backgrounds and abilities,” Sheridan said. “The Excellence in the
Middle program has provided me with insight as to how to reach all of my students.”
He also notes that teachers who completed
the program are now taking leadership roles
within their respective school settings.
“Drs. Khoury and Shafer have fostered a
community of teacher leaders,” Sheridan said.
The teachers also welcome the specialized
training for teaching math in the middle years.
Initial certification programs in Illinois certify
teachers for either kindergarten through ninth
grade, or for the sixth through 12th grades. Yet,
as any teacher knows, curricula and student
needs vary widely at different grade levels.
The middle school years are particularly
challenging for teachers and students alike.
During adolescence, students are changing
physically, emotionally, socially and
cognitively. And these changes occur at
different rates from one student to the next.
Rockford teachers in the Excellence in the
Middle program completed coursework in
such areas as advanced mathematics, teaching models and educational psychology for
middle school students. Meanwhile, NIU
professors visited the teachers in their classrooms, established support groups and helped
nurture a learning community.
To foster real-world connections in their classrooms, the teachers also took additional courses
in outside subject areas that rely heavily on
mathematics, such as engineering and physics.
“I learned a lot more about why I teach
mathematics,” said Carolyn Meingast, an
eighth-grade mathematics teacher at Washington Academy.
The Rockford teachers also completed research-based projects within their classrooms
and were encouraged to attend national conferences on mathematics education.
Amanda Shuga, a fourth-grade teacher at
Ellis Arts Academy, said: “I was given the
opportunity to attend two mathematics conventions where I attended numerous sessions
about cutting-edge mathematics research and
presentation styles.” She presented her own
research at a national convention last fall.
“We expect that the Excellence in the Middle
program will have a big impact on Rockford
schools,” NIU’s Khoury said. “The impact is
first on the teachers. They now have more
content knowledge of mathematics. They understand better how middle school students
learn mathematics. And they are better
equipped to implement age-specific lessons.
“Ultimately, we hope to inspire students and
help them find mathematics more meaningful,”
she added. “We want them to understand how
it’s connected to so many areas of everyday life.”
Office of Tourism reps visit Rockford to discuss impact of tourism
Staff Report
Representatives from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Office of Tourism (DCEO/IOT) will stop in
Rockford during a four-day, statewide media
tour to discuss the impact of tourism in Illinois.
At the 2011 Road Show, Deputy Director Jan
Kostner and other IOT representatives will
announce the 2010 visitor economic impact
numbers for the state, and discuss the year’s
marketing campaign highlights and future
marketing initiatives created to continue attracting visitors to Illinois.
The event begins at 9 a.m., Tuesday, June 21,
at Riverfront Museum Campus, Kresge Hall,
711 N. Main St., Rockford. Topics will include:
!New programs and initiatives surrounding innovative tools for domestic and inter-
national travelers
! IOT’s 2010-2011 advertising campaign,
integrating a cross-medium strategy (TV,
radio, web and social media) with exciting
creative elements highlighting statewide destinations and attractions
! Plans and insight about how to cater to
today’s traveler with value-added packages,
promotions and partnerships.
Rockford Park District offers children with
disabilities ages 2-1/2 - 6 the opportunity to
progress through basic gymnastics and sports
skills in the Rec ‘n Roll Gymnastics collaborative summer program with Gymnastic
Academy of Rockford on Spring Brook Road.
Participants are divided into small groups to
receive help from Park District and Academy
staff with developing social, physical, cognitive
and motor skills. The program meets for 50minute sessions Tuesdays June 28-Aug. 16;
ages 2-1/2-4 at 1 p.m. and ages 5-6 at 2 p.m. The
registration fee is $50 ($70 non-resident). A
complete program description is in the 2011
Therapeutic Recreation Summer Guide available at www.rockfordparkdistrict.org/tr, and
at Park District facilities and Customer Service locations.
The registration deadline is June 20; registeronlineatwww.rockfordparkdistrict.org(click
Register Now), by mail, fax or at Customer
Service locations in downtown Rockford or
Carlson Ice Arena, Riverside and Perryville,
Loves Park. For more information about this
program or any of Rockford Park District’s
many offerings for people of all ages with
disabilities, contact Customer Service at (815)
987-8800 (for TTY users, call 888-871-6171).
$17.77 Flag Day cat
adoptions at WCAS
Staff Report
Show your patrioCATism by adopting any
striped cat in celebration of Flag Day. June
13-18, all adult striped cats at Winnebago
County Animal Services are available for
adoption for $17.77. All cat adoptions include
spay or neuter, microchip, age-appropriate
vaccinations, de-worming, Winnebago
County rabies tag, bag of Science Diet dry
food, and more. Normal adoption procedures
apply to all adoptions. The furry felines will
be flagged for easy identification.
The Flag Day adoption promotion is made
possible through the fund-raising efforts of the
Winnebago County Animal Services Auxiliary.
Adoption hours are: Monday from 11 a.m.
to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday from
11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday from 10
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Animal Services is closed for
adoptions on Sunday.
View cats for adoption at www.wcasrock.org
or stop by Winnebago County Animal Services at 4517 N. Main St. in Rockford. For
more information, call (815) 319-4100.
Correction to Evolve
Dance website
The website to vote for Evolve Dance
Company was listed wrong in last week’s
issue. It should be: www.fdcdance.com, not
sdc. The Rock River Times regrets the error.
Correction on
Horse Racing Quiz
There was an error in the Horse Racing Quiz
last week. On question No. 6, Bold Ruler was
the sire of Secretariat, but no artificial insemination was involved. The conception was a live
cover, since the Jockey Club does not allow
artificial insemination, as an alert reader
pointed out. The Rock River Times regrets the
error and hopes you enjoyed the quiz.
News
June 15-21, 2011
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People In Our Times
Lifeline staff earn Ambulance Coder Certification
OSF Lifeline Ambulance staff members Maggie Carlson, manager; Kevin Monahan,
coordinator of revenue cycle; and Vicki Wigton, business service, clerk, recently completed
the certification program offered by the National Academy of Ambulance Coding.
The Certified Ambulance Coder (CAC) certification is designed for ambulance billing
personnel who are involved in the ambulance claim process. Those who earn the certification join an elite group of people nationwide.
Because of countless changes and updates in Medicare regulations and new government
anti-fraud initiatives, specific training focused on compliance is needed more than ever.
Ambulance billing rules, regulations and guidelines are changing frequently, and to help
assure all CACs maintain their knowledge and skills, NAAC requires all CACs to obtain 12
hours of continuing education per year to maintain certification.
Nextage Professionals Realty welcomes Vicki Moore
Vicki Moore has left behind the “I” world of real estate and joined forces with Nextage
Professionals Realty, where real estate agents work together toward a common goal: providing 5 Star quality service to help more home buyers and home sellers.
Moore was born and raised in the North Shore suburbs of Chicago. She is a proven real
estate professional and relocation specialist with more than 10 years of experience. She is a
creative, persistent and devoted agent helping her clients find their ideal needs. Nextage
Professionals Realty, 7210 E. State St., Rockford, is owned and operated by Jan Mansfield.
It is a full-service real estate brokerage company specializing in residential, commercial,
investment, new construction and property management.
Roscoe entrepreneur honored for customer service
Roscoe Allstate agent Lucia M. Hauge of the Hauge Agency has been designated an
Allstate Premier Service Agent for 2011. Less than one-third of Allstate’s nearly 12,000
agency owners across the country receive this honor. The Premier Service Agency designation is awarded to Allstate agency owners who have consistently demonstrated excellence in
delivering an accessible, knowledgeable and personal customer experience, and in achieving outstanding business results. The Hauge Agency is at 10602 Franklin St., Roscoe.
Winnebago resident serves mission for church
During the past two years, Jordan Johnson of Winnebago, Ill., has been in Tampa, Fla.,
serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After an intense two
weeks of training in the Missionary Training Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Johnson left for
Florida May 24, 2009. Along with teaching people about Jesus Christ and His restored gospel,
Johnson put in time for service, exercise, scripture/gospel study and teaching. Service in the
community ranged from yard work around a hospital to assisting with food pantries.
The areas he served in were: Dade City, Gulf Port, St. Petersburg, Winter Haven and
Tampa. During his stay, he used vehicles, bicycles and, in some cases, walked. He noted
great contrasts in standards of living in the communities; he also found the humid summer
weather an additional challenge. There were times of discouragement with the language
barrier of Spanish, Haitian, Bosnian and Cambodian descent, but overall, he felt it was a
great experience.
Jordan is the youngest son of Dr. William and Donna Johnson. This summer, he will
continue his studies at Brigham Young University, Rexburg, Idaho. He plans to explore the
nursing aspect of the medical field.
Send your “Community news and notes” to The Rock River Times, ATTN: People In Our
Times, 128 N. Church St., Rockford, IL 61101; e-mail contact@rockrivertimes.com; call (815)
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Obituary Notices
John Clark, 79, Rockford, 6/3/11
Anthony Zajicek, 58, Rockford, 6/3/11
James Glenn, 69, Rockford, 6/3/11
John Sweeney, 51, Rockford, 6/3/11
William Chandler, 81, Rockford, 6/3/11
Antoinetta Ancona, 91, Rockford, 6/3/11
Jewell Simpson, 96, Rockford, 6/3/11
Mary Maggio, 95, Rockford, 6/4/11
Gilbert Hernandez, 57, Rockford, 6/4/11
Beverly Porter, 82, Rockford, 6/4/11
Harvey McClellan, 90, Rockford, 6/4/11
Margaret Petritz, 95, Rockford, 6/4/11
Elizabeth Johnson, 83, Rockford, 6/4/11
Chyrrell Mitchell, 60, Rockford, 6/4/11
Dorothy Schuelke, 85, Rockford, 6/5/11
Lonza Wilson, 57, Rockford, 6/5/11
William Lint, 72, Rockford, 6/5/11
James Luxem, 68, Rockford, 6/5/11
John Collins, 84, Rockford, 6/5/11
Raymond Ference, 87, Rockford, 6/5/11
Virginia Jason, 89, Rockford, 6/6/11
Donald Engstrom, 84, Rockford, 6/6/11
Paul Krominga, 76, Rockford, 6/6/11
Shelisa Myhre, 45, Rockford, 6/6/11
Clemens Schneider, 89, Rockford, 6/6/11
Dennis Mathison, 64, Rockford, 6/6/11
Ken Peterson, 79, Rockford, 6/7/11
Sherry Blascoe, 48, Rockford, 6/7/11
Alberto Santillan-De-Avila, 61, Rockford, 6/7/11
William Carter, 86, Rockford, 6/7/11
Audrey Feldkamp, 81, Rockford, 6/7/11
Charles Blahunka, 72, Rockford, 6/7/11
Mamie Tielkemeier, 82, Rockford, 6/7/11
Margaret Rodroguez, 52, Rockford, 6/7/11
Vicki Bilodeau, 62, Rockford, 6/8/11
Philip Tinoco, 80, Rockford, 6/8/11
Jo Ann Dote, 80, Rockford, 6/9/11
Dustin Hearring, 24, Rockford, 6/9/11
Dale Wickert, 88, Rockford, 6/9/11
Harry Opalinski, 88, Rockford, 6/9/11
Gary Hovda, 69, Rockford, 6/9/11
Donald McDonald, 86, Rockford, 6/9/11
Tammy Hamilton, 50, Rockford, 6/9/11
Former WCAS employee
makes restitution to county
By Susan Johnson
Copy Editor
Gloria Ohman-Knox, the former Winnebago
County Animal Services employee who was
convicted for embezzlement of $10,000 from
the county facility, has so far fulfilled the
conditions of her sentencing agreement. Dec.
20, 2010, she pled guilty to
charges of official misconduct
that took place over a fiveyear period. Associate Judge
John R. Truitt ordered the
restitution of $10,000, plus
fines and costs. No jail time
was ordered, but she was
placed on probation.
According to Winnebago
County State’s Attorney Joe
Bruscato, “Her probation was
for two years beginning Dec.
20, 2010. She was given a
180-day jail sentence with
credit for one day served. She
received 179 days stayed, pending the financial terms of probation, one of which was to
pay restitution. She was given six months to
do it, and she made payment on March 9,
2011. She is still on probation, which ends
Dec. 19, 2013. She has been compliant with
her probation.”
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facilities and is fully equipped with house lights, strip lights, a Steinway piano and a
professional sound system. Acoustically, the Theatre is superb and provides an excellent
location for piano concerts and acoustic guitar, famous performers, live Theatre, lectureres, as
well as beauty pageants, dance recitals, and classical musicians.
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Community News – B3
Community News – B4
Tube Talk – B8
June 18 ‘Best in Paradise’
event benefits Food Bank
Panel selected for Aug. 6
Mosaic Student Film Festival
Steven Spielberg’s Falling
Skies brings sci-fi to TNT
Literary News
Womanspace unveils Red Silk anthology June 24
Literary Hook
By Christine Swanberg
Author and Poet
Since last fall, the Womanspace Editorial
Committee has been reading and compiling
an anthology of women’s voices to help celebrate the Red Tent activities at Womanspace.
Even without a formal national call for
manuscripts, we received well more than 300
pieces of prose and poetry from all over the
country, as well as Africa and England. Each
piece was read by two or three members of the
committee. Eventually, we began to see various themes emerging, themes that tell the
story of women’s lives from birth through
death, and the peaks and valleys in between.
The collection is very eclectic, with a great
variation in tone ranging from whimsical and
reflective to bombastic and sassy. We named
the anthology Red Silk after a poem by one of
the women in the collection because we liked
how the color and texture might create intrigue and pique the curiosity of our readers
and audience. Because of some very generous
donations, we were able to create a 200-page
book, featuring the work of about 50 women.
We invite you to celebrate with us for the
unveiling of Red Silk. A celebration reading
will take place from 3:30 to 5 p.m., Friday,
June 24, at Womanspace, 3333 Maria Linden
Drive. For more information about the Red
Silk reading, as well as other Red Tent events
going on that week, please call (815) 877-0118,
or see the Womanspace website for details.
Theater News
A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline a big hit at the Fireside
Theater Review
By Edith McCauley
Theater Critic
Playing to sold-out houses, A Closer Walk
with Patsy Cline is the hit of the current
season at the Fireside Dinner Theatre.
Virginia Hensley grew up in Winchester,
Va., and by the time she was 16, had made
her debut at a local radio station. With the
support of her mother and a determination
to become the first female country singer to
achieve recognition, she toured the South,
singing in small venues until she eventually
became a part of the Grand Ole Opry.
Leslie Jo Bissett is Patsy Cline. A performer for 40 years, she has made this role
her own, and her ability to vocalize so per-
fectly makes her completely believable.
Robin Buerger designs her wardrobe, an
authentic representation of the country singers of the early ’50s and ’60s.
Joining Bissett on stage, Dan Embree gives
the story continuity narrating her life, and
with Marie Elena O’Brien, as a part of the
Grand Ole Opry, injects some of the humor so
popular in the early days of radio. The
Jordanaires are an effective backup group for
Bissett and do some clever commercials, also
a part of radio history. Matthew Conti, Michael
Mott, Michael Andrako and Kevin Barthel
add balance to the production.
The matinee audience consisted of mostly
seniors, arriving in groups and those celebrating anniversaries and birthdays. Their enjoyment of the show was evident. The Klopcic
family continues to offer exactly the kind of
entertainment that has become a tradition at
the Fireside. Their cuisine also begins with
dishes that stimulate the palate. Lunch and
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June 15-21, 2011
Music
Wednesday, June 15
Vinyl Voodoo – Mary’s Place, 602 N.
Madison St. 10:30 p.m. Free. Every
Wed. Info: 815-962-7944.
Mark Reed & Waddy – Franchesco’s,
7128 Spring Creek Road. 6-9 p.m.
Info: 815-229-0800.
Comedy Night w/DJ Bill – Whiskey’s
Roadhouse, 3207 N. Main St. Info:
815-877-8007.
Ron Diamond [Neil Diamond tribute]
– Gia’s Italian Grill & Café, 7784
Forest Hills Road, Loves Park. 6:30
p.m. Free. Info: 815–636-1000.
Ryebread & Katie Moving Party hosted
by DJ Jumpoff – Kryptonite Music
Lounge, 308 W. State St. 9 p.m.
Free. Info: 815-965-0931.
Boss of a Young World “Vegaz going
away party” w/Afresh, Vegaz
Taelor, D Best & Moze Ella – The
House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Hwy.,
DeKalb. 8 p.m. Info: 815-787-9547.
Karaoke with Mike – Rusty Nail, 1804
Eighth Ave. 7:30 p.m.-midnight. Every
Wed. Free. Info: 815-397-2510.
Open Stage w/Jim Grass – Hope and
Anchor, 5040 N. Second St., Loves
Park. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Free. Info: 815633-2552.
River City Sound Chorus Guest Night –
Community Building Complex of Boone
County, 111 W. First St., Belvidere.
6:45 p.m. For women who like to sing
and are interested in learning the art
of a cappella singing barbershop-style.
Info: 608-921-1940.
Thursday, June 16
Music in the Park: Dean Moriarty Jazz
Band – Sinnissippi Park Music Shell,
1401 N. Second St. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Sponsored by Rockford Park District. Info: 815-987-8800.
Open Stage – Mary’s Place, 602 N.
Madison St. 9:30 p.m. Free. Every
Thurs. Info: 815-962-7944.
Open Mic – Katie’s Cup, 502 Seventh
St. Free. Info: 815-986-0628.
Wook, Lakeshore Vibe & Casa Karma
– The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln
Hwy., DeKalb. 8 p.m. $7. Info: 815787-9547.
Kelly Steward and Wine Tasting –
Cliffbreakers, 700 W. Riverside Blvd.
6 p.m. Info: 815-282-3033.
Open Mic Night – Katie’s Cup, 502 Seventh St. Free. Info: 815-986-0628.
The Monday Morning Dixie Band – FIBS,
105 W. Main St., Rockton. 6-9 p.m.
Every Thurs. Info: 815-624-6018.
Open Mic Jam hosted by Ben Doetch
– The Grove, 100 E. Grove St., Poplar Grove. Info: 815-765-1002.
Open Mic – Cronie’s Grill, 9032 N. Second St., Machesney Park. Every Thurs.
Karaoke Theme Night – Kryptonite
Music Lounge, 308 W. State St. 10
p.m. Free. Info: 815-965-0931.
Bike Night/DJ/Karaoke w/Bob –
Whiskey’s Roadhouse, 3207 N.
Main St. Info: 815-877-8007.
Friday, June 17
Music on the Mall: Emery Christianson
– Edgebrook Shopping Center, 1639
N. Alpine Road. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Info:
815-226-0212.
12th Annual Jazz on the Rock – Rockford Country Club, 2500 Oxford
Road, Rockford. Fund-raiser for
Children’s Home & Aid Society. Reception 6:30 p.m., dinner 7 p.m.
Cost: $65/person. Register online
at www.childrenshomeandaid.org/
jazz2011.
“Third Friday” Raise the Roof Fund-Raiser
– River Valley Complex, 605 S. Main
St., Leaf River. 7 p.m. Open mic. Freewill donations. Info: 815-973-1064.
Out of the Blues – Big Al’s Bar, 610 N.
Bell School Road. 8:30 p.m. Free.
Info: 815-398-6411.
long-shot – CJ’s Lounge, 300 E. State
St. 8 p.m. Free. Info: 815-964-9249.
C. Hare of Borgata Presents 815
Party Like a Rockstar – Mary’s Place,
602 N. Madison St. 9:30 p.m. Info:
815-962-7944.
Lost Karma w/Wayland– Bar 3, 326
E. State St. 9 p.m. $5. Info: 8154968-9061.
The Sensations featuring Holland
Zander – Big Al’s Bar, 610 N. Bell
School Road. 8:30 p.m. Free. Info:
815-398-6411.
Mark Reed & Waddy – Café Belwah,
500 Pleasant St., Beloit, Wis. 6-10
p.m. Info: 608-363-1110.
Vintage Vinyl – Franchesco’s, 7128
Spring Creek Road. 9 p.m. Free. Info:
815-229-0800.
Pete Jive and Juice Digits w/Steve
Diess, Jack Avery’s Kin, Mos
Scocious & Machine Gun Moses –
The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Hwy.,
DeKalb. 7 p.m. Info: 815-787-9547.
Patte Armato Lund w/Mike McIntyre
& Vince Amore – Gia’s Italian Grille &
Café, 7784 Forest Hills Road, Loves
Park. 6 p.m. Info: 815-636-1000.
The Handcuffs w/Mana Kintorso–
Kryptonite Music Lounge, 308 W.
State St. 9 p.m. Tickets $5. Info:
815-965-0931.
Pulse 8 – Whiskey’s Roadhouse,
3207 N. Main St. 9 p.m. Info: 815877-8007.
DJ KvonB w/Hell Yeah Party Time, ABiCA
& A-C – Otto’s Niteclub & Underground,
118 E. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb. 8:15 p.m.
$7. Info: 815-758-2715.
Karaoke with Mike – Victory Tap, 2315
Harrison Ave. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Every
Fri. Free. Info: 815-399-8822.
Karaoke – The Filling Station, 6259
11th St. Info: 815-874-5766.
Karaoke – The Grove, 100 E. Grove
St., Poplar Grove. 9 p.m. Info: 815765-1002.
Karaoke – Scanlan’s, 2921 City View
Drive. 9 p.m. Info: 815-639-0000.
DJ – Backstop Bar & Grill, 1830 Union
Ave., Belvidere. 9 p.m. Free. Info:
815-547-8100.
DJ – Oscar’s Pub & Grill, 5980 E. State
St. 9 p.m. Free. Info: 815-399-6100.
DJ – Manor Nightclub, 293 Executive Pkwy. 9 p.m. Free. Info: 815394-0077.
DJ – Brewsky’s, 4414 Charles St. 9:30
p.m. Free. Info: 815-399-9300.
DJ – RBI’s, 3870 N. Perryville Road. 9
p.m. Info: 815-877-5592.
DJ – Tad’s, 10 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves
Park. 9 p.m. Info: 815-654-3500.
DJ – The Office Niteclub, 513 E. State
St. 9 p.m. Info: 815-965-0344.
DJ Jonny – Shooter’s Bar & Grill, 4007 E.
State St. 8 p.m. Info: 815-399-0683.
DJ Mark & Lana – FIBS, 105 W.
Main St., Rockton. 9:30 p.m. Free.
Info: 815-624-6018.
DJ – JD’s Sports Bar & Grill, 908 W.
Riverside Blvd. Info: 815-639-9488.
DJ/Karaoke – Jayne’s Place, 2229
Anderson Drive, Belvidere. Info: 815544-5153.
DJ/Karaoke – Red’s Neighborhood
Tavern, 129 N. State St., Belvidere.
Info: 815-544-6677.
Saturday, June 18
11th Annual Gurler Heritage Association Folk Music Fest – Gurler
House, 205 Pine St., DeKalb. Noon5 p.m. Dave Balika & Friends, The
Old Time Country & Blues Revue,
Barb City Stompers, The Berrymans.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages,
50/50 raffle, Artists’ Market, souvenirs. Info: 815-758-4897.
Saturday Night Music Series – Davis
Park North Lawn, 300 S. Wyman
St. Free.
Jodi Beach Trio – Stockholm Inn,
2420 Charles St. 5:30 p.m. Info:
815-397-3534.
Stampede – The Grove, 100 E. Grove St.,
Poplar Grove. Info: 815-765-1002.
Sixth Annual Best in Paradise After
Party w/The Penny Mae Dixon Band
– Bar 3, 326 E. State St. 10 p.m.
Wristband from event at Lombardi
Club or $5 cover. Info: 815-968-9061.
Harlan Jefferson – Franchesco’s,
7128 Spring Creek Road. 9 p.m.
Free. Info: 815-229-080.
The Crave – Take 20, 438 Bypass U.S.
20, Cherry Valley. 4 p.m. $3. Info:
815-332-9920.
Valiant CD Release Show w/
Unreckoned, Through My Eyes,
Arkham & Seeking Zero – The House
Café, 263 E. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb. 7
p.m. $8. Info: 815-787-9547.
Green Light Nights featuring Unity, Matter of Fact, Rude Punch, MidWest
Hype & Bad with Names – On Main
Street by Kryptonite Music Lounge,
308 W. State St. Bands start at noon.
$5/adults, kids younger than 10, free.
Info: 815-965-0931.
Blue Moon Projeact – Mary’s Place,
602 N. Madison St. 9:30 p.m. Info:
815-962-7944.
The Stevee Nix – Hope and Anchor,
5040 N. Second St., Loves Park. 9
p.m. Free. Info: 815-636-2552.
The Sensations – Big Al’s Bar, 610 N.
Bell School Road. 8:30 p.m. Free.
Info: 815-398-6411.
Stage Fright – Shooter’s Bar & Grill
North, 7742 Forest Hills Road, Loves
Park. 9 p.m. Free. Info: 815-654-3900.
Broken Arrow – Grant Park Tavern,
3015 Kishwaukee St. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Free. Info: 815-397-9819.
Knee Deep – Rascal’s Bar & Grill, 5223
Torque Road, Loves Park. 9 p.m. $3.
Info: 815-636-9207.
This Side Up – Town Hall Lounge, 5624
N. Second St., Loves Park. 9 p.m.
Info: 815-636-9996.
Wide Open – Shooter’s Bar & Grill,
4007 E. State St. 9 p.m. Info: 815399-0683.
Iron Cross & Aultimate Ozzy –
Whiskey’s Roadhouse, 3207 N. Main
St. 9 p.m. Info: 815-877-8007.
DJ/Karaoke – Red’s Neighborhood
Tavern, 129 N. State St., Belvidere.
Info: 815-544-6677.
DJ Mark & Lana – FIBS, 105 W.
Main St., Rockton. 9:30 p.m. Free.
Info: 815-624-6018.
DJ – Tad’s, 10 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves
Park. 9 p.m. Info: 815-654-3500.
Sunday, June 19
Domingo en el Parque: Los Aires de
Guanajuato – Levings Lake Park,
1400 S. Johnston Ave. 3-7 p.m. Includes a talent contest and concert
featuring banda, cumbias, quebradita
and duranguense performers. Free.
Summer Concert Series: Dean Moriarty
Jazz Band – Belvidere Park, Baltic Mill
Stage, Belvidere. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Info:
815-885-3360.
Chris Darby w/The Wandering Bears
& The Farmers – The House Café,
263 E. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb. 6 p.m.
Free. Info: 815-787-9547.
Monday, June 20
Vinyl Voodoo – Mary’s Place, 602 N.
Madison St. 10:30 p.m. Free. Info:
815-962-7944
S.S. Web w/Dragon Wagon at open
mic – The House Café, 263 E. Lin-
coln Hwy., DeKalb. 8 p.m. Free. Info:
815-787-9547.
Tuesday, June 21
Open Stage – Mary’s Place, 602 N. Madison St. 9:30 p.m. Info: 815-962-7944.
Karaoke wJD of Delta DJs – Kryptonite
p.m. Info: 815-965-0931.
Karaoke w/Bob – Whiskey’s Roadhouse, 3207 N. Main St. Info: 815877-8007.
In the Year of the Plague w/Sworn In,
Heavy Arms, Climbing Aggrocrag
& Sector – The House Café, 263 E.
Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb. 6 p.m. $8. Info:
815-787-9547.
Rockford Concert Band – Sinnissippi
Park Music Shell, 1401 N. Second
St. Free. 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by
Rockford Park District. Info: 815987-8800.
Please have your free listing in to The
Rock River Times the Thursday preceding our Wednesday publication.
Call (815) 964-9767 to report any
inaccuracies in these calendars.
Arts & Theater
Ongoing Attractions
Rockford Art Museum – 711 N. Main
St. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun.,
noon-5 p.m. Featuring Full Deck: A
Short History of Skate Art thru Aug.
14. More than 300 skate decks borrowed from artists, skaters and companies across the U.S. are in this
traveling exhibition covering art from
the 1960s to today. Free for everyone
every Tues. Info: 815-968-2787.
Artists’ Ensemble – Rockford College
Cheek Theatre, 5050 E. State St.
Info: 815-540-4717.
Kortman Gallery – 107 N. Main St. Mon.Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Featuring
“My Between Spaces: Raising Babies
& Wrangling Adolescents” by Leslie
Arbetman. Info: 815-968-0123.
David C. Olson Photography Studio –
7801 E. State St., inside Clock
Tower Resort. Wildlife and nature
imagery. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday. Free.
Info: 815-873-1777.
Beth Ann Weis Salon & Spa – 4108
Morsay Drive, Rockford. Featuring
Mary Kuller paintings, naive art. Thru
July 31. Hours: Tues. & Fri., 9 a.m.-6
p.m. Thurs., noon-9 p.m. Sat., 8 a.m.-5
p.m. Closed Sun., Mon., Wed. Info:
815-387-2700.
Funktional Arts – 412 N. First St.
Furniture & sculpture. Info: 815969-7942.
Village Gallery – Stewart Square. Artists’ co-op. 45 artists. Open Wed.-Fri.,
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Info: 815-963-ARTS.
Bonzi Productions Theatre Group –
Family theater, plays, musicals. Info:
815-394-8987.
Wright Museum of Art – 700 College
St., Beloit, Wis. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tues.Sun. Info: 608-363-2677.
Galena Artists’ Guild Gallery – 324
Spring St., Galena. Thurs.-Mon., 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Info: 815-777-2870.
NIU Art Museum – Hall Case Galleries,
116 Altgeld Hall, DeKalb. Tues.-Fri.,
10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., noon-4 p.m.
Wassily Kandinsky: Klange, Notations
21, and Sheet Music and Record Al-
bums–Graphics of Their Time, 4:30-6
p.m. Free. Info: 815-753-1936.
Rockford College Art Gallery – Clark Arts
Center, 5050 E. State St. 3-6 p.m.,
Tues.-Fri. Free. Info: 815-226-4105.
Womanspace – Womanspace, 3333
Maria Linden Drive. Mon.-Thurs., 9
a.m.-5 p.m. Art exhibits, Rights of
Passage in Gallery 1, and Red Tent
Fiber and Poetry in Gallery 3, both
thru July 23. Info: 815-877-0118.
Beloit Fine Arts Incubator – 520 E.
Grand Ave., Beloit, Wis. Mon.-Fri., 9
a.m.-1 p.m. Other hours by appointment. Info: 608-313-9083.
Monroe Arts Center – 1315 11th St.,
Monroe, Wis. . Info: 608-325-5700.
ArtSpace West – 1426 N. Main St. Tues.Fri., 3-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Info:
630-546-4727 or 815-988-1501.
Age Quake Theatre – Plays for and
about those 55 and older performed
in the greater Rockford area. Info:
815-398-8090.
Cholke Photography & Fine Art Gallery – 2211 E. State St. Fri., 7:3010 p.m.; Sat., 4:30-10 p.m.; Sun., 25 p.m. Free. Info: 815-226-9398.
The Fireside Theatre – Fort Atkinson,
Wis. A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline
at dinner theater thru June 26. Tickets/info: 800-477-9505 or
www.firesidetheatre.com.
Freeport Art Museum –121 N. Harlem
Ave., Freeport. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Sat., noon-5 p.m. Info: 815-235-9755.
DeKalb Area Women’s Center – 1021
State St., DeKalb. Fridays 7-9 p.m.
Info: 815-758-1351.
Plein Air Retrospective – Beloit Fine
Arts Incubator, 520 E. Grand Ave.,
Beloit, Wis. Showing June 3-28. Gallery hours Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or
by appointment. Info: 608-313-9083.
Timber Lake Playhouse – 8215 Black
Oak Road, Mt. Carroll. Now playing:
Flight of the Lawnchair Man. 7:30
p.m. Tickets: $23 adults, $20 seniors,
$15 students. Info: 815-244-2035.
Ingrid Dohm Studio Gallery – 839 N.
Perryville Road. Appointments/Info:
815-519-6492.
Midtown Marketplace – 203 Seventh St.
Info: 815-961-1269.
The Gallery At JustGoods – 201 Seventh
St. Currently seeking local artist to
present works in the Community/Art
room. New art shows monthly. Featuring the works of Richard Puckett.
Info: 815-965-8903.
Charlotte Hackin Art Studio & Gallery – 6278 Brynwood Drive. Info:
815-639-1318.
Bliss Beads Studio & Gallery – 161 E.
Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb, Ill. Weekly classes
in bead jewelry making, silversmithing
and flamework glass. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.,
Mon.-Sat. Info: 815-517-0164.
Woodstock Opera House – 121
VanBuren St., Woodstock. Info: 815338-5300.
Wednesday, June 15
After Dark – Starlight Theatre at Rock
Valley College, 3301 N. Mulford Road.
8 p.m. $18. Info: 815-921-2160.
Comedy Troupe Tryouts – Kryptonite
p.m. Free. Info: 815-965-0931.
Thursday, June 16
Flight of the Lawnchair Man – Timber
Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak
Vibe
‘Best in Paradise’ cheeseburger,
margarita contest June 18
Staff Report
The sixth annual “Best in Paradise”
cheeseburger and margarita contest to benefit Northern Illinois Food Bank (NIFB) is
set for 3 p.m., Saturday, June 18, at the
Lombardi Club in Rockford.
“Best Cheeseburger in Paradise” judges
will be WIFR Chief Meteorologist Mark
Henderson, Rockford Mayor Larry
Morrissey (I), State Sen. Dave Syverson (R34) and North Main Tap’s Alex Romero.
“Best Margarita in Paradise” judges will
be Rockford Register Star’s Georgette Braun,
Dr. T. from Dental Dimensions, and Brizz
and Johnny Rude from 96.7 The Eagle.
Judges’ Choice winners will receive cash
prizes, and People’s Choice winners will
have their names appear on a billboard.
Od Tapo Imi, a Chicagoland “Jimmy Buffet
meets the Blue Man Group” band, will be
featured on the Backyard Grill and Bar Stage.
The Lombardi Club is at 209 Olive St.
Visit thebestinparadise.com or call Julie
Christian at (815) 484-3236 for more info.
Bonzi Productions stages How to
Succeed in Business... June 17-19
Staff Report
Actors and musicians representing six area
communities will be featured in upcoming
performances of the current Broadway hit,
How to Succeed in Business Without Really
Trying, produced by Bonzi Productions.
Tickets are available for shows at 7:30
p.m., Friday, June 17; 2 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 18; and 2 p.m., Sunday, June 19.
Shows will be in the Performing Arts
! Continued from page B2
Road, Mt. Carroll. 7:30 p.m. Tickets:
$23 adults, $20 seniors, $15 students. Info: 815-244-2035.
8 p.m. $18. Info: 815-921-2160.
Friday, June 17
8 p.m. $18. Info: 815-921-2160.
Doubt: A Parable – Pec Playhouse Theatre, 314 Main St., Pecatonica. 8
p.m. $10. Info: 815-239-1210.
How to Succeed in Business Without
Really Trying – Bonzi Productions
at Rockford Lutheran High School,
3411 N. Alpine Road, Rockford. 7:30
p.m. Tickets: $12 adults, $10 children 12 and younger, and seniors.
Info: 815-394-8987.
Saturday, June18
Valley College, 3301 N. Mulford
Road. 2 and 8 p.m. $18. Info: 815921-2160.
p.m. $10. Info: 815-239-1210.
3411 N. Alpine Road, Rockford. 2
and 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12 adults,
$10 children 12 and younger, and
seniors. Info: 815-394-8987.
Sunday, June19
Art on the Lawn – Rockford College,
5050 E. State St. 10 a.m.-5 pm.
Ceramics, digital art, drawing, fiber/
wearables, furniture, glass, jewelry,
mixed media, photography,
printmaking, oil painting, watercolor,
acrylics, raku, metal & wood sculptures. Info: 815-226-4032.
Center at Rockford Lutheran High School,
3411 N. Alpine Road.
“We know the title sounds more like a
boring seminar, but the show is extremely
funny,” said Todd Bonzi, who plays the lead
role of Finch.
Advanced tickets may be purchased by
calling (815) 394-8987. Prices are $12 for
adults, and $10 for children 12 and younger
and seniors. Tickets are available at the door.
Road, Mt. Carroll. Fathera’s Day special: 6:30 p.m. performance with
dinner, $30. Regular tickets, $15$23. Info: 815-244-2035 or
www.timberlakeplayhouse.org.
p.m. $10. Info: 815-239-1210.
3411 N. Alpine Road, Rockford. 2
p.m. Tickets: $12 adults, $10 children 12 and younger, and seniors.
Info: 815-394-8987.
Monday, June 20
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Tuesday, June 21
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Please have your free listing in to The
Rock River Times the Thursday preceding our Wednesday publication.
Call (815) 964-9767 to report any
inaccuracies in these calendars.
Community
Ongoing Attractions
Rockford Public Library Hours – Main
Library open Tues.-Thurs., noon-8
p.m. & Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; East
Branch open Mon.-Thurs., noon-8
p.m. & Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Rock
River and Montague branches open
Tues.-Thurs., noon-8 p.m. & Fri., 10
a.m.-6 p.m.; Rockton Centre Branch
open Mon.-Thurs., noon-8 p.m. &
Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Lewis Lemon
Branch open Mon.-Fri., 2-6 p.m. All
library locations closed Sundays.
Burpee Museum of Natural History –
737 N. Main St. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info:
815-965-3433.
Camp Fuller Display – Rockford Public
Library, Main Library, Local History
Room, third floor, 215 N. Wyman St.
Noon-8 p.m. Focuses on the Civil War
training camp for northern Illinois located in Churchill’s Grove in 1862.
Thru June 30. Info: 815-965-7606.
Discovery Center Museum – 711 N.
Main St. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Info: 815-963-6769.
Tinker Swiss Cottage – 411 Kent St.
Tours 1, 2, 3 p.m., Tues.-Sun. Info:
815-964-2424.
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden
– 2715 S. Main St. Tues.-Sat., 9
a.m.-4 p.m. Admission $6 adults, $3
seniors & students, children younger
than 3 and Klehm members, free.
Info: 815-965-8146.
Anderson Japanese Gardens – 318
Spring Creek Road. Open May 1-Oct.
31. Info: 815-229-9390.
Memorial Hall – 211 N. Main St. 9
a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-Fri., or by appointment. Info: 815-969-1999.
Camp Grant – 1004 Samuelson Road.
8 a.m.-2 p.m., Tues.-Sat. Restaurant
on premises. Info: 815-395-0679.
Lewis Lemon Community Center –
1993 Mulberry St. Mon.-Fri., 5:3011 p.m. Free. Info: 815-987-8800.
Ethnic Heritage Museum – 1129 S.
Main St. Sun., 2-4 p.m. Featuring
“Made in Africa” photographic works
of Brian Hampton until July 31, and
“Garibaldi Guard!” honoring the 39th
New York Infantry, a regiment of Italian-American men who fought under
Giuseppe Garibaldi; runs until Nov.
30. Admission $3 individual, $5 family. Info: 815-962-7402.
Pine Tree Pistol Club – Info about club
& classes: 815-874-7399.
Graham-Ginestra House Museum –
1115 S. Main St. Sundays, 2-4 p.m.
Info: 815-968-6044.
Midway Village – 6799 Guilford
Road. Mon.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Info:
815-397-9112.
Stone Quarry Recreation Park – 6845
N. German Church Road, Byron.
Mon.-Fri., 4-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-8
p.m. Info: 815-234-8900.
Health Classes/Seniors Meetings/
Support Groups – OSF Saint Anthony Center for Health. Call for
specific meetings/dates/info:
815-395-4505.
Support Groups/Youth Drop-in Hours –
Diversity of Rockford, 117 S. Third St.
Free. Weekly. Call for specific meetings/dates/info: 815-964-2639.
Alcoholics Anonymous – Call for locations/times/info: 815-227-4633
or 815-968-0333.
Narcotics Anonymous – Call for locations/times/info: 815-964-5959
or 888-656-7329.
Support for Retired Grievers – Zion
Lutheran Church, 925 Fifth Ave. 1011:30 a.m. Free. Every other Wed.
Call for dates/info: 815-636-4750.
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Panel selected for Aug. 6
Mosaic Student Film Festival
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counties are eligible to be represented in the festival.
Films for the Aug. 6 event must be mailed in by June
In celebration of their fourth anniversary, the Mosaic
Student Film Festival (MSFF) has announced panel mem- 17. The films selected for the event will be announced
July 15 and screened at the event Aug. 6. Doors will open
bers for the Aug. 6 event.
The three panel members for this year’s fest are film- for the event at 6:30 p.m., and the screenings will begin
at 7 p.m. Full submission
maker Dan Lindsay, proinformation can be found
ducer/director Corbyn
Tyson, and 2008 and 2009 Films for the Aug. 6 event must be mailed in by on the MSFF website.
After just three previous
MSFF winner and film- June 17. The films selected for the event will
maker Bing Liu. All have be announced July 15 and screened at the festivals, MSFF has grown
into an event that goes bestrong backgrounds in the
yond Rockford and has genart of filmmaking, as well event Aug. 6.
erated interest with student
as strong ties to the Rockfilmmakers from around the world. MSFF has even added
ford area.
“When I set out to find the panel members for this year’s new categories for the 2011 event that will include nonevent, I knew I wanted three diverse and knowledgeable regional films to meet the demand and interest from young
filmmakers,” said Jerry LaBuy, MSFF director and pro- filmmakers outside of the immediate Rockford area.
Tickets to the festival are $5 and can be purchased at the
grammer. “Dan is a Rockford native who has a national
filmmaking presence, Corbyn is a very talented filmmaker entrance of the Rockford Theatre at Rockford Woman’s
who works from right here in Rockford, and Bing is a two- Club, 323 Park Ave., beginning at 6 p.m. the night of the
time MSFF winner who has continued his work on the event. Filmmakers who submit by the June 17 deadline
will receive a free ticket to the 2011 event. Ticket sales from
independent filmmaking scene.”
The annual student film festival gives fans and filmmak- the night of the event will be donated to the Rockford
ers an intimate glimpse into the student filmmaking com- Rescue Mission.
For more about the festival, contact Jerry LaBuy at (815)
munity of the stateline area. College and high school
students from all of Boone, Winnebago, Ogle and Stephenson 742-7410 or visit www.mosaicfilmfest.com.
Rock supergroup
entertains at
Kryptonite
Photo by Frank Schier
Wilco’s John Stiratt (pictured) performed with Nicholas Tremulis of
Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra, Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick and Rick
Rizzo of Eleventh Dream Day as rock supergroup Candy Golde June
10 at Kryptonite. More about the band is at http://
www.myspace.com/candygolde. Upcoming shows at Kryptonite, 308
W. State St., include a Ryebread & Katie Moving Party hosted by DJ
Jumpoff June 15; karaoke June 16; The Handcuffs and Mana
Kintorso June 17; Green Light Nights featuring Unity, Matter of
Fact, Rude Punch, MidWest Hype and Bad with Names June 18; and
karaoke June 21. Call Kryptonite at (815) 965-0931.
Swedish Midsommar
Fest set for June 18
Staff Report
In Sweden, Midsommar is the celebration of the summer solstice. Visit the Erlander Museum from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., Saturday, June 18, and participate in this annual
summer event.
The Erlander Museum is at 404 S. Third St., Rockford.
Many events will take place outdoors in the area surrounding the museum.
Enjoy a fun-filled day as the Swedish Historical Society
celebrates the Swedish tradition of Midsummer
(Midsommar). Taste great foods like open-face and meatball sandwiches, hot dogs, strawberries and ice cream,
coffee cake, Swedish pancakes and more. Numerous vendors will display their talents and sell their wares. The
Swedish Historical Park across the street from the museum
will have continuous activities for children of all ages,
including the game of Kubb, throughout the day.
Sit in the shade and listen to numerous entertainers.
Raising the Maypole (majstang) will be a joyous event at
noon with singing and dancing. Everyone is welcome to
participate in this fun activity. Enjoy the Erlander garden
for a quiet place to eat and enjoy soft music.
A special preview of the Quilt Exhibit for the Northern
Illinois Quilt Fest will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the
Erlander Home Museum at Midsommar.
Tricoci offers
Father’s Day options
Staff Report
This year for Father’s Day, put the tie back on the rack
and do something different. With the holiday right around
the corner, it’s time to think about how to show appreciation
for all of Dad’s hard work, support and dedication.
Dad deserves some much-needed relaxation, pampering
and grooming, so go the practical route at the Tricoci
University of Beauty Culture’s (TUBC) Rockford Campus,
5485 E. State St.
Tricoci University offers a whole menu of services, perfect
for that special Father’s Day gift. Spa treatments help men
relieve stress from work, travel and other daily activities.
Treat Dad to a haircut, beard/mustache trim, facial, manicure or pedicure. Prices range $5-$20 for select services,
with men’s haircuts starting at $10.
All services are performed by students under the supervision of a licensed instructor, working together to ensure the
ultimate pampering experience. TUBC also offers gift certificates that are available in any denomination and can be
redeemed for retail products or beauty services.
Call (815) 266-9848 to make an appointment in advance,
as the salons can be busy, and visit www.tricociuniversity.com
to view the menu of salon services.
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Overeaters Anonymous – Various locations/dates. Call for prices/info:
815-547-5932.
Rockford Public Library Used Book
Shop – Rockford Public Library, 215
N. Wyman St. Mon.-Wed., noon-8
p.m.; Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10
a.m.-1 p.m. Info: 815-965-7606.
Ken-Rock Community Center – 3218
11th St. Various activities throughout the year. Info: 815-398-8864.
Womanspace – 3333 Maria Linden
Drive. Yoga every Thursday, 9:3010:45 a.m. $40/four classes or
$12/class. Basic Hatha Yoga. Other
activities throughout the year. Info:
815-877-0118.
Beckman Mill Park – 11600 S. County
Road H, off Highway 81. Tours 1-4
p.m. Corn grinding demonstrations,
see the blacksmith shop, creamery
& visitor center. Info: 608-751-1551.
Heritage Farm Museum – 8059 N.
River Road, Byron. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.4:30 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free.
Info: 815-234-8535, ext. 217.
Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and
Wheels Museum – 5151 Orth
Road, Poplar Grove. Open weekdays
11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Info: 815-547-3115.
Rock River Valley Blood Center – 419 N.
Sixth St. Mon.-Thurs., 6:30 a.m.-6:30
p.m.; Fri., 6:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Info: 815965-8751 or 866-889-9037.
Kishwaukee Valley A.B.A.T.E. Meeting
– V.F.W., 2018 Windsor Road, Loves
Park. Second Sunday of each month,
2 p.m. Info: 815-544-3088.
Open Doors – Court Street United Methodist Church Chapel, 215 N. Court St.
12:30-1 p.m. Every Wed. Enter north
end. Info: 815-962-6061.
Historic Auto Attractions – 13825
Metric Drive, Roscoe. Tues.-Sat., 10
a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Info:
815-389-9999.
Angelic Organics Learning Center –
1547 Rockton Road, Caledonia.
Various classes & activities throughout the year. Info: 815-389-8455.
Byron Museum of History – 106 N.
Union St., Byron. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Info:
815-234-5031.
The Bridge Center of Rockford – 4861
American Road. Games & classes
for beginners through experts. Info:
815-873-9334.
Becca’s Closet – Lutheran Church of
the Good Shepherd, 1829 N. Rockton
Ave. Accepting donations of gentlyused formal wear. Donations accepted Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at:
Machesney Park City Hall (300
Machesney Road), Classic Formal
Wear (Colonial Village Mall), United
Way of Rock River Valley (612 N.
Main St.), Crusader Clinic (1200 W.
State St.) & Harlem Roscoe Fire Station (Bridge & Main streets, Roscoe).
Info: 815-289-3551.
Household Hazardous Waste DropOff – Rock River Water Reclamation District, 3333 Kishwaukee St.
Sat., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., noon-4 p.m.
Club Round: A Clubhouse for Round
People – 7120 Windsor Lake
Pkwy., Suite 202, Loves Park. Various activities throughout the year.
Info: 815-639-0312.
Rockton Township Historical Society
Museum – Corner of Blackhawk
Boulevard & Green Street, Rockton.
Open for tours every Sat. 10 a.m.-2
p.m. Info: 815-624-4830..
Having Trouble Hearing on the Phone?
– Center for Sight & Hearing, 8038
Macintosh Lane. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,
Mon.-Fri. Free amplified phone program. Must be Illinois resident and
have standard phone service. Application/info: 815-332-6800.
Stretch & Belly Dance Combo Beginners’ Class – Club Round, 7120
Windsor Lake Parkway. 7:30-9 p.m.
Classes every Mon., Wed. & Fri. Registration/info: 815-639-0312.
Adventure Club – Jarrett Center,
Byron Forest Preserve District,
7993 N. River Road, Byron. 9-11
a.m. or 1-3 p.m. Ages 3-6. Info:
815-234-8535, ext. 200.
Intermediate Writing/Publishing
Class – Meets every Mon. Call for
information. Info: 224-343-0384.
Introduction to Card-Making/Stamping – Meets every Thurs. Call for
information. Info: 224-343-0384.
Toddler Time – Mount Olive Lutheran
Church, 2001 N. Alpine Road. 9:1510:15 a.m. Every Mon. and Tues.
Free. Info: 815-399-3171.
Neighborhood Tool Bank – 907 S. Main
St. Loans out tools for gardening &
cleanup projects. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Mon.-Thurs.; and 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Friday.
Thru Oct. 1. Make appointment in advance. Info: 815-963-6236.
Logan Museum of Anthropology –
700 College St., Beloit, Wis. Featuring “Bruins and Bear Teeth”
thru June 18. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Tues.-Sun. Info: 608-363-2677.
Yoga Classes – Emmanuel Lutheran
Church, 920 Third Ave., Rockford.
Mondays, 6-7:15 p.m., six weeks consecutive, $45 or single classes, $10
each. Register/Info: 815-963-4815.
Jarrett Center – Byron Forest Preserve District, 7993 N. River Road,
Byron.Visiting display: Byron Museum
of History, thru June . Info: 815-2348535, ext. 200.
Summerfield Zoo – 3088 Flora Road,
Belvidere. Open two weekends a
month, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, 11
a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays. Open one weekday per month. Admission: $7 adults,
$5 children. Info: 815-547-4852.
Winnebago County Relay for Life –
Fund-raiser at office of Caraotta Chiropractic Orthopedics, 4921 E. State
St., in partnership with American Cancer Society, until June 24. For $15
donation per person ($20 per family), all chiropractic & orthopedic exams, second opinion evaluations,
treatments and X-rays (if needed) will
be provided at no charge. Appointments must be scheduled in advance.
Info: 815-398-4004.
Edgebrook Farmers’ Market –
Edgebrook Shopping Center, 1601
N. Alpine Road. Every Wednesday
from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Local produce.
Rockford Rescue Mission will have
bins available for donations. Info:
815-226-0212.
Midtown Farmers’ Market – Seventh
Street and Second Avenue, across
from Nicholson’s Hardware. Every
Friday until mid-October, 3-7 p.m.
Local produce, honey, cheese,
snacks, crafts, with local musicians
performing every week.
Mt. Carroll Farmers’ Market – Market
Street Commons, 320 N. Main St..,
Mt. Carroll. 8 a.m.-noon, May thru
October. Includes Learn Great Foods
cooking demonstrations at 10 a.m.
the first and second Saturdays of
each month. Info: 800-244-9594.
Magic Waters Waterpark – 7820 N.
CherryVale Blvd., Cherry Valley. Open
thru Sept. 5. Mon., 10 a.m-9 p.m.;
Tues., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wed., 10 a.m.9 p.m.; Thurs., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Fri. 10
a.m.-9 pm.; Sat & Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Closed Aug. 22-26 and Aug. 29-Sept.
2. General Admission: $22.95/nonresident, $17.95/resident; under 48
inches tall and seniors (62 and older):
$16.95/non-resident, $12.95/resident; ages 1-2: $4/non-resident and
resident; younger than 1 year: free.
Info: 815-966-2442.
Forest City Queen River Rides –
Riverview Park, 324 N. Madison St.
Wed. & Fri., June 8-Aug. 19: 2, 3 and
4 p.m. Free for children 4 and younger;
$3.50 [$4 non-resident] for ages 517; $4.50 [$5 non-resident] adults;
groups $3 [$3.50 non-resident] per
individual. Info: 815-987-8894.
Trolley Car 36 Rides – Riverview Park,
324 N. Madison St. Thurs., June 9Aug. 18: Noon, 1, 2, 3, 4 p.m.; and Sat.
& Sun., June 4-Sept. 4: Noon, 1, 2, 3
and 4 p.m. Free for children 4 and
younger; $3 [$3.50 non-resident] for
ages 5-17; $3.50 [$4 non-resident]
adults; groups $2.50 [$3 non-resident]
June 15-21, 2011
per individual. Info: 815-987-8894.
Registration for Boone County Conservation District Summer Camp
– For different age groups. Website
has prices, dates and themes. Info:
www.BooneCountyConservationDistrict.org.
Registration for Winnebago County
Animal Services Public Awareness
Sessions – Volunteer Auxiliary at
4517 N. Main St. All sessions: 6 7:30 p.m. June 22: Keeping Your
Pets Safe & at Home . Call to register: 815-319-4106.
Coronado Performing Arts Center – 314
N. Main St. Tickets now on sale for Bill
Cosby performance of Nov. 5. $37.50$57.50. Available at box office, or call
815-968-0595 or coronadopac.org.
Wednesday, June 15
American Red Cross Disaster Services
Overview & Foundations of Disaster
Mental Health Training – Rock River
Chapter, 727 N. Church St., Rockford.
5:30-8:30 p.m. For licensed professionals; must complete basic volunteer
screening. Info: 815-963-847 or email pattengaleda@usa.redcross.org.
Garden Walk 2011 – Hosted by Council of Rockford Gardeners. Various
locations. Noon-8 p.m. Maps available at local nurseries, or info:
www.councilofrockfordgardeners.org.
Babes and Books – Rockford Public
Library, Main Library Little Theatre,
215 N. Wyman St. 11:15 a.m.noon. Children younger than 2. Info:
815-965-7606.
Buddy Baseball Opening Night –
Guilford High School, 5620 Spring
Creek Road. National anthem at
5:30 p.m. Games at 5:45 p.m.
Wednesdays, June 15-July 20. Noncompetitive recreational league for
people of all abilities. Info: 815-9878800 or 888-871-6171 (TTY).
Wednesday Morning Movie Series:
Gulliver’s Travels – Lindo Theatre,
115 S. Chicago Ave., Freeport. Doors
open at 9 a.m., show at 10 a.m.
Admission, $1/person. Reserve for
groups of 15 or more; $4.50/person includes admission and snacks.
Thru Aug. 10. Info: 847-675-2580
or www.classiccinemas.com/
Context.aspx?page=156.
Forests – Rockford Public Library, Rock
River Branch, 3128 N. Rockton Ave.
4-4:45 p.m. All ages. Stories in the
forest. Info: 815-965-7606.
Creek Biology – Severson Dells Nature
Center, 8786 Montague Road,
Rockford. 8:30-11:30 a.m. Discover
the geology of streams. Free to
Severson Dells members, $5 nonmembers. Info: 815-335-2915.
Wildflower Walkabout: Harlem Hills
Nature Preserve – Harlem Hills. 6
p.m. With Gary and Judy Anderson.
Easy hiking. Info: 815-335-2915 or
815-964-6666.
Stitches and Scraps: Quilts from the
Museum’s Collection – Midway Vil-
lage & Museum Center, 6799 Guilford
Road. $6. Info: 815-397-9112.
Full Moon Hike – Byron Forest Preserve District, Jarrett Center, 7993
N. River Road. 9-11 p.m. Info: 815234-8535, ext . 200.
Ryan Jury Memorial Golf Outing –
Aldeen Golf Club, 1902 Reid Farm
Road. Golf at 7 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Dinner at Giovanni’s Restaurant,
610 N. Bell School Road, 6 p.m.
Cost: $125 includes golf, continental breakfast, lunch and dinner. Dinner only, $50. Sponsorships available. Info: 815-966-2066.
Introduction to Computers – Rockford Public Library, Main Library,
second-floor computer room, 215
N. Wyman St. 2-4p.m. Ages 13 and
older. Registration not required. Info:
815-965-7606.
Internet – Rockford Public Library, Main
Library , second-floor computer room,
215 N. Wyman St. 6-8p.m. Ages 13
and older. Info: 815-965-7606.
Game Night – Katie’s Cup, 502 Seventh St. 4:15-7:15 p.m. Free. Info:
815-986-0628.
Wednesday Storytime – Rockford Public Library, Rock River Branch, 3128
11th St. 4-4:45 p.m. All ages. Info:
815-965-7606.
Imagination Station: James Wedgewood – Sinnissippi Park Music Shell,
1401 N. Second St. Comic ventriloquist. 1:30 p.m. Info: 815-987-8800.
Forest City Queen Family Fun Night –
Riverview Park, 324 N. Madison St.
Enjoy a slice of Armando’s pizza while
cruising down the Rock River; watch
the Ski Broncs Water Ski Team.
$10 ($11
non-resident)
adults; $8 ($9
non-resident)
ages 5-17;
free for ages
4
and
younger. Pizzas
$10/
$12.
Info:
815-9878894.
Ski Broncs Water Ski Show
– Shorewood
Park, 5000
Forest Grove
St.,
Loves
Park. 7 p.m.
“How to be a
Peace and Environmental
Activist” –
JustGoods
Fair Trade
Store, 201
Seventh St. 7
p.m. Lecture
by Stanley
Campbell, executive director of Rock-
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of Rockford Peace & Justice Action
Committee. Free. Info: 815-9647111.
Kids Club – Rockford Public Library,
Montague Branch, Connie Lane
Room, 1238 S. Winnebago St. 56 p.m. Ages 6-12. Registration is
required. Info: 815-965-7606.
NASCAR Weekly Racing Series –
Rockford Speedway, 1601 W. Lane
Road, Loves Park. Sam’s Drive-In
Wild Wednesday: Classic Cruise
Night w/RoadRunners, Bandits,
Winged Women on Wheels, Figure
8, Spectacular Drags, Legends,
Bandoleros, Misfits, Challenge. 7:05
p.m. $8 adults, $6 students 12-17,
$4 children 6-11, free 5 and younger.
Info: 815-633-1500.
Public Skating – Carlson Arctic Ice Arena
& Sapora Playworld, 4150 N. Perryville
Road. Info: 815-969-4069.
Gastric Banding & Bypass Support
Group – OSF Saint Anthony Center
for Health, 5510 E. State St. 5-6
p.m. Info: 815-227-2761.
Line Dance with Paula – The Grove,
100 E. Grove St., Poplar Grove. Info:
815-765-1002.
Weight Loss Orientation – OSF Saint
Anthony Center for Health, rotates
among three OSF locations. 11:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m. every Wed. Info: 815Handbuilt Pottery Art Class –
Womanspace, New Dimensions Studio, 3333 Maria Linden Drive. 6:308:30 p.m. Cost: $95 (includes up to
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“Woman to Woman” Breast Cancer
Support Group – OSF Saint Anthony
Center for Cancer Care, 5666 E.
State St. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info:
815-227-2624.
Youth Golf Camp – Ingersoll Golf
Course, 101 Daisyfield Road. Fundamentals of instruction. Thru June
17. Info: 815- 987-8800.
Tween Art Camp – Womanspace, New
Dimension Studios, 3333 Maria Linden Drive. 9 a.m.-noon. With Dorothy Bock. Ages 10-13. Cost: $95
(includes all materials). Thru June
16. Info: 815-877-0118.
Tween Afternoon Camp – Woman-space,
New Dimensions Studios, 3333 Maria
Linden Drive. 1-4 p.m. With Jackie de
Batista, Norm Knott, Glendia Strandin.
Ages 10-13. Cost: $95. Thru June 16.
Info: 815-877-0118.
YA Renaissance Movie Faire – Rockford Public Library, Main Library Auditorium, 215 N. Wyman St. 5:307:30 p.m. Ages 13-19. Movies rated
PG-13 or lower. Info: 815-965-7606.
YA Gaming Tournament – Rockford
Public Library, Main Library Auditorium, 215 N. Wyman St. 2-4 p.m.
Ages 13-19. Info: 815-965-7606.
Joint School Boards Meeting –
Hononegah High School Library, 307
Salem St., Rockton. 6-7 p.m. Hosted
by League of Women Voters of
Greater Rockford.
Thursday, June 16
First Aid and Infant/Child CPR – American Red Cross, Rock River Chapter,
727 N. Church St. 6-9 p.m. Certification: valid two years. Full course:
$60. Info: 815-963-8471 or
www.rockriverredcross.org.
Lay Responder First Aid/CPR/AED
Instructor Course – American Red
Cross, 727 N. Church St. 6-10 p.m.
Certification. Course fee: $195. Also
offered June 18. Info: 815-9638471, www.rockriverredcross.org.
Conversational Spanish – Rockford
Public Library, East Branch, Friends
of RPL Community Room, 6685 E.
State St. 6-8 p.m. Ages 18 and older.
Info: 815-965-7606.
Senior Facebook, Part 2 – Rockford
Public Library, East Branch, Friends
of RPL Community Room, 6685 E.
State St. 1-3 p.m. Ages 55 and older.
Must be proficient at using a computer and the Internet. Registration
is required. Info: 815-965-7606.
Look, Listen and Learn Storytime –
Rockford Public Library, East Branch,
6685 E. State St. 11:15 a.m.-12:15
p.m. Ages 3-6. Info: 815-965-7606.
Preschool Picnic Storytime – Rockford Public Library, Rockton Centre
Branch, 3112 N. Rockton Ave. Noon12:45 p.m. Ages 3-6. Bring a lunch.
Info: 815-965-7606.
Quilts in a Garden [part of Garden Walk)
– Womanspace, 3333 Maria Linden
Drive. Noon-8 p.m. Free. See the Celebration Garden, Hank’s Haven, the
Labyrinth and Peace Garden. Enter
the Lily Fernandez Meditation Garden;
see the new Anjali Pavilion.
Medieval Crafts for Teens – Rockford
Public Library, East Branch Friends
Community Room, 6685 E. State St.
2-3:30 p.m. Ages 10-19. Various
crafts to make: origami dragons,
book safe, family coat of arms, etc.
Info: 815-965-7606.
Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Class
– OSF Saint Anthony Center for Cancer Care, 5666 E. State St. 9:3010:30 a.m. Registration is required.
Info: 815-227-2618.
Beginning Wheel-Thrown Pottery –
Womanspace, New Dimensions Studio, 3333 Maria Linden Drive. 6:308:30 p.m. Cost: $95 (includes up to
25 pounds of clay, firing and glazes)
For beginners and those with a little
experience. Info: 815-877-0118.
Open Mic – Katie’s Cup, 502 Seventh
St. Free. Info: 815-986-0628.
Dinner on the Dock – Prairie Street
Brewhouse, 200 Prairie St. Enjoy
the river with food from Backyard
Grill, full bar and music by the Jodi
Beach Trio. Info: 815-315-4280.
SOUNS for Infants – Rockford Public
Library, East Branch Program Room,
6685 E. State St. 6-6:45 p.m. For ages
younger than 2. Info: 815-965-7606.
Museum’s Collection – Midway Village & Museum Center, 6799 Guilford
Road. $6. Info: 815-397-9112.
Swing Dancing – St. Edward Church,
3004 11th St. 8-10:30 p.m. Every
Thurs. Info: 815-914-7441.
Sunset Storytime – Rockford Public
215 N. Wyman St. 6:30-7:15 p.m.
Info: 815-965-7606.
OSF “Stepping Forward” Cancer Support Group – OSF Saint Anthony Center for Cancer Care, 5666 E. State St.
6:30-8 p.m. Info: 815-227-2223.
Support for Grief After Suicide – Gloria
Dei Lutheran Church, 4700 Augustana
Drive. 7 p.m. Free. Every other Thurs.
Call for schedule/info: 815-399-0202.
Seniors Use Your E-mail No. 3 – Rockford Public Library, East Branch,
Friends of RPL Community Room,
6685 E. State St. 1-3 p.m. Ages 55
and older. Registration is required.
Info: 815-965-7606, option 5.
Shall We Dance Ballroom Dance –
Rock Valley College, 3301 N. Mulford
Road. Beginners 6 p.m., Intermediate/Advanced, 7 p.m. Every Thurs.
Info: 815-718-1814.
A Ministry of Restoration Bible Study
– Montague Branch Library, 1238
S. Winnebago St. 5:30 p.m. Every
Thurs. Prayer every Tues. 6:30 p.m.
For prayer or info: 815-966-6322.
Teen ‘Scape – Rockford Public Library,
Rockton Centre Branch, 3112 N.
Rockton Ave. 2-5 p.m. Ages 10-19.
Mingle with other teens, play games on
Wii or Playstation, or surf the Internet.
Tween Art Camp – Womanspace, New
Dimension Studios, 3333 Maria Linden Drive. 9 a.m.-noon. With Dorothy Bock. Ages 10-13. Cost: $95
(includes all materials). Thru June
16. Info: 815-877-0118.
Tween Afternoon Camp – Woman-space,
New Dimensions Studios, 3333 Maria
Linden Drive. 1-4 p.m. With Jackie de
Batista, Norm Knott, Glendia Strandin.
Ages 10-13. Cost: $95. Thru June 16.
Info: 815-877-0118.
Summer Fun Luncheon – Giovanni’s, 610
N. Bell School Road. Noon-1:30 p.m.
All ages. Speaker Linda Sill asks, “Who
is your best friend?” Includes clown
and games, nursery available. Spon-
sored by Rockford Christian Women’s
Connection, affiliated with Stonecraft
Ministries. Cost: $13.50. Info: 815222-3015 or reservecwcbk@sol.com.
Overeaters Anonymous H.O.W. –
Byron Public Library, on Ill. Route 2.
6-7:30 p.m. every Thurs. Info: 815547-5932.
Yoga for Women – Womanspace,
3333 Maria Linden Drive. 9:3010:45 a.m. Basic Hatha Yoga to
improve flexibility, strength, balance,
stamina, reduce anxiety and stress.
Cost: $40/four classes or $12/
class. Info: 815-877-0118.
Wine Dinner – Abreo, 515 E. State St.
6:30-9 p.m. Featuring five Spanish
wines paired with five original dishes
from Abreo’s kitchen. Cost: $55/
person (excluding tax & gratuity).
Seating is limited, so reserve early at
815-968-9463.
Wine & Roses – Sinnissippi Rose Garden, 1300 N. Second St. 5-7:30
p.m. Cost: $40/person, includes
commemorative glass, premier
wines, hors d’oeuvres, desserts and
entertainment. Must be 21 years or
older to attend. Info: 815-987-8898.
Ice Cream Social – Stephenson County
Museum, 1440 S. Carroll Ave.,
Freeport. 5-8 p.m. $5/person for
ice cream, cake or pie. Also: BBQ,
hot dogs, chips, pop for extra fee.
Antique automobiles, live music, quilt
raffle. Info: 815-975-7631.
Baseball: Rockford RiverHawks vs.
Lake Erie Crushers – Road Ranger
Stadium, 4503 Interstate Blvd.,
Loves Park. 7:05 p.m. $5-$15. Info:
815-885-2255.
17. Info: 815- 987-8800.
A River Gathering:There’s No Place Like
Home – Rock Valley College,
Stenstrom Center, 3301 N. Mulford
Road. Featuring keynote speakers on
rivers and environment, guided tours,
hands-on workshops, art, music, vendors. Field trips, clinics, demonstrations and performances at various
sites on the Rock, Kishwaukee, Sugar
and Pecatonica rivers. Thru June 19.
Registration/Info: www.fourriver.org.
Friday, June 17
12th Annual Jazz on the Rock – Rockford Country Club, 2500 Oxford
Road, Rockford. Fund-raiser for
Children’s Home & Aid Society. Reception 6:30 p.m., dinner 7 p.m.
Cost: $65/person. Register online
at www.childrenshomeandaid.org/
jazz2011.
Farmers’ Market – HCC Realty, 1240
S. Alpine Road.
Farmers’ Market – Midtown District,
1131 Second Ave. 3-7 p.m.
Rockford City Market – Water Street
between State and Jefferson streets.
3-7 p.m. 25+ vendors. Music. Rockford Park District activities for kids.
Family Friday: EIEIO – Discovery Center Museum, 711 N. Main St. 11
a.m.-3:30 p.m. Hold a baby barnyard
animal, climb aboard a real tractor,
construct a corn husk doll. Activities
included with museum admission,
$7 adults, $7 chidren, free to museum members and children age 1
and younger. Info: 815-963-6769.
Olson Swedish Heritage Park
Groundbreaking – 7901 Harlem
Road, Loves Park. 2 p.,m. Kicks off
Park District’s renovations. Swedish
refreshments. Info: 815-987-8893.
Leaf River Summer Nights – River
Valley Complex, 605 S. Main St., Leaf
River. Free-will donations for “Raise
the Roof” project. Info: 815-973-1064.
Road. $6. Info: 815-397-9112.
Sixth Annual Best Cheeseburger
in Paradise – Lombardi Club, 209
Olive St. 3 p.m.-close. Also contest
for Best Margarita. Register your
team for either contest. Od Tapo Imi
Band provides entertainment. Pro-
ceeds to benefit Northern Illinois
Food Bank. Info: 815-484-3236.
Bellydancing 101 – Rockford Public
Library, Main Library Auditorium,
215 N. Wyman St.4-5 p.m, Ages
10-18. Registration is required. Info:
815-965-7606.
Drop-In Storytime – Rockford Public Library, Main Library Little Theatre, 215
N. Wyman St. 10:30-11 a.m. All ages.
Info: 815-965-7606.
Summer Skating Program – Skateco,
3209 N. Main St., Rockford. 10 a.m.noon. Cost: $3 includes slice of pizza,
drink & regular skate rental. Info:
815-703-2920 or 815-877-4020.
Open Computer Lab – Rockford Public
Library, Rock River Branch, 3128
11th St. 2-4 p.m. Ages 13 and older.
For beginners who know how to use
a mouse and keyboard. Info: 815965-7606, option 4.
Diabetes Support Group – OSF Saint
Anthony Medical Center, St.
Francis Room, 5666 E. State St.
6:30 p.m. open discussion. Free.
Info: 815-395-5159.
Euchre – Rockford Public Library,
Rockton Centre Branch, 3112 N.
Rockton Ave. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Ages
55 and older. Info: 815-965-7606.
Senior Drop-In Computer Lab – Rockford Public Library, Rockton Centre
Branch, 3112 N. Rockton Ave. 2-4
p.m. Ages 55 and older. For beginners who know how to use a mouse
and keyboard. Info: 815-965-7606.
In Print Professional Writers Meeting – Cherry Valley Library, Conference Room, 755 E. State St., Cherry
Valley. 1-4 p.m. Info: 815-332-5161.
Teen Volunteer Fridays – Rockford
Public Library, Main Library Young
Adult Zone, 215 N. Main St. 1-3 p.m.
Ages 13-19. Info: 815-965-7606.
“A Casino Night” Open House – P. A.
Peterson Center for Health, 1311
Parkview Ave., Rockford. 5-7 p.m.
Open to the public; prizes awarded
to top winners. Info: 815-399-8832.
Wellness for the Mind, Body & Spirit
Lecture Series: Natural Health –
Siena on Brendenwood, 4444
Brendenwood Road. 1:30 p.m. Ryan
Hulsebus, D.C. Info: 815-399-6167.
Road. Info: 815-969-4069.
Friday Night Flix: Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory – Davis Park North
Lawn, 300 S. Wyman St. Free. Gates
open at 7 p.m., movie at sundown.
Ski Broncs Water Ski Show –
Shorewood Park, 5000 Forest
Grove St., Loves Park. 7 p.m.
17. Info: 815- 987-8800.
Zumba Love of NICA Zumbathon –
Second Congregational Church, 318
N. Church St., Rockford. 7:30-9:30
p.m. Public invited to fitness dance
wedding party.Tickets: $10 advance,
$15 at door. Info: 779-423-2727
or mehla84@yahoo.com.
815-885-2255.
Baseball: Rockford Foresters vs. Chicago Zephyrs – Marinelli Field, 101
15th Ave. 7 p.m. $5-$9. Info: 815312-2115.
Saturday, June 18
Strikepoint [Handbell Ensemble] – Court
Street United Methodist Church, 215
N. Court St. 7 p.m. Admission free;
suggested donation $10.
Firefighters Fill the Boot for MDA – East
State & Perryville Road, Rockford. 10
a.m. -4 p.m. International Association
of Fire Fighters Local No. 413 will take
donations for children and adults af-
fected by muscular dystrophy.
CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer – American Red Cross, Rock
River Chapter. 6-10 p.m. Certification: valid 2 years. Full course, $60,
review $52. Info: 815-963-8471or
Lay Responder First Aid/CPR/AED
Instructor Course – American Red
Cross, 727 N. Church St. 8 a.m.-5
p.m. Certification. Course fee: $195..
Info:815-963-8471or
Road. $6. Info: 815-397-9112.
Midsommar Fest – Swedish Historical
Society, Erlander Museum, 404 S.
Third St. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Maypole celebration, Swedish dancers, live music, vendors’ market. Enjoy Swedish
pancakes, meatball sandwiches,
strawberries, ice cream.
NASCAR Weekly Racing Series –
Rockford Speedway, 1601 W. Lane
Road, Loves Park. Kar Korner pres.
The Original Trailer Race of Destruction w/Late Models, Sportsmen,
American Short Trackers,
RoadRunners, Escape from I-90
Race. 7:05 p.m. $8 adults, $6 students 12-17, $4 children 6-11, free
5 and younger. Info: 815-633-1500.
Plein Aire Workshop for Kids–
Beckman Mill County Park, 11600
S. County Road H, off Highway 81.
Presented by Welty Environmental
Center. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Painting for
ages 8-13. Cost: $15 includes all
materials plus lunch. Reserve by
June 15. Call 608-361-1377.
Welty Nature Rendezvous – Beckman
County Park, 11600 S. County Road
H, off Highway 81. Presented by
Welty Environmental Center, noon4 p.m. Local artists, bucket raffle,
guided nature hikes, workshops on
digital photography, live music, horsedrawn wagon rides. Suggested donation gets you admission and tickets. Info: 608-361-1377.
Babysitter’s Training – American Red
Cross, Rock River Chapter, 727 N.
Church St., Rockford. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ages 11-15. Certification:
Babysitter’s Training. Course: $50.
Register/Info: 815-963-8471 or
www.rockriverredcross,org.
Art Tells a Story – Rockford Public
215 N. Wyman St. 1-2:30 p.m. Ages
815-965-7606, option 5.
Saturday Storytime – Rockford Public
Library, East Branch Children’s Area,
6685 E. State St. 10:30-11 a.m. All
ages. Info: 815-965-7606, option 5.
Kundalini Yoga – Lazy Dog Yoga Studio, 5428 Williams Drive, Roscoe. 9
a.m. Info: 970-485-0249.
Oil Painting: Plein Air – Womanspace,
New Dimensions Studio, 3333 Maria
Linden Drive. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost: $45
incluces turpentine & linseed oil).
Develop your painting skills outdoors.
Ages 14-adult. Info: 815-877-0118.
Haunted Rockford Tour – Rockford
Public Library, Main Library Classroom A, 215 N. Wyman St. 7-10
p.m. Ages 18 and older. Registration is required. Info: 815-965-7606.
Saturday Spectacular: Dynamite Dads –
Rockford Public Library, Main Library
Little Theatre, 215 N. Wyman St. 1111:45 a.m. All ages. Registration is not
required. Info: 815-965-7606.
Scrapbook Saturday – Rockford Public
Library, East Branch, Friends of RPL
Community Room, 6685 E. State St.
3-5 p.m. Ages 8 and older. Children
younger than 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Info: 815-965-7606.
Zumba (Bilingual: English/Spanish) –
Rockford Public Library, Main Library
Auditorium, 215 N. Wyman St. 4-5
p.m. All ages. Latin-inspired dance
fitness party. Registration is required. Info: 815-965-7606.
Weiskopf Observatory–Public Viewing
– Byron Forest Preserve District,
Jarrett Center, 7993 N. River Road,
Byron. Begins at dusk, every Saturday.
Free. Info: 815-234-8535, ext. 216.
Farmers’ Market – North End Commons, 1400 N. Main St. Purchase
fresh seasonal produce, cut flow-
ers, plants and bakery items.
Mt. Carroll Farmers’ Market – Market Street Commons, 320 N. Main
St., Mt. Carroll. 8 a.m.-noon. Includes
Learn Great Foods Cooking demonstrations at 10 a.m. on first and
second Saturdays of each month.
Info: 800-244-9594.
815-885-2255.
Baseball: Rockford Foresters vs. Will
County Crackerjacks – Marinelli
Field, 101 15th Ave. 6 p.m. $5-$9.
Info: 815-312-2115.
Sunday, June 19
Chalk Talk: “In the Garden” – Charity
Missionary Baptist Church, 2020
Vermont St., Rockford. 11 a.m. Harry
J. Russell, local chalk-talk artist, will
present the message with his drawing. Info: 815-963-3392.
Old Town Hall Museum Open – Davis
Junction Scott Township Historical
Society Old Town Hall Museum, Davis
Junction. 1-4 p.m.
Road. $6. Info: 815-397-9112.
Family Golf – Ingersoll Golf Course, 101
Daisyfield Road. Open practice 1-5 p.m.
Admission: $1, ages 17 and younger,
$3 ages 18 and older [$1 if accompanied by youth ages 17 and younger).
Park District golf permit holders admitted free. Info: 815-987-8834.
Father’s Day Car Show – Stateline
Classics Car Club, downtown
Durand. Arrival time, noon. Trophy
presentation, 3 p.m. Car entries,
$10. Proceeds benefit St. Jude’s
Children’s Hospital and other local
charities. Info: 815-742-0578.
Good God Questions – Zion Lutheran
Church, 925 Fifth Ave. 9:15 a.m.
Every Sun. Free. Info: 815-964-4609.
Huntington’s Disease Support Group –
OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, St.
Anthony & St. Joseph Rooms, 5666 E.
State St. 2-4 p.m. Info: 815-282-0600.
Road. Info: 815-969-4069.
Baseball: Rockford Foresters vs.
Southland Vikings – Marinelli Field,
101 15th Ave. 4 p.m. $5-$9. Info:
815-312-2115.
A River Gathering – Rock Valley College, Stenstrom Center, 3301 N.
Mulford Road. Featuring nationally
acclaimed spakers on rivers and
environment: scientists, artists, writers, environmentalists, explorers,
recreationalists. Thru June 19. Registration/Info: www.fourriver.org.
Monday, June 20
Spring Break – Discovery Center Museum, 711 N. Main St. Planetarium
Shows, 1 & 3 p.m. Live science demonstration in theater, 2 p.m. Art activities, 1-4 p.m. Info: 815-963-6769.
April thru October.
Chocolate City Nightlife – Bar 3, 326
E. State St. 9 p.m. Every Mon. Info:
815-621-4319.
Registration Deadline: Lunch & Learn:
Ayurveda & Women’s Health –
Womanspace, 3333 Maria Linden
Drive. Event, June 22, noon-1 p.m.
Cost $10. Info: 815-877-0118.
Kids Club – Rockford Public Library,
Lewis Lemon Branch, 1988
Jefferson St. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Ages
815-965-7606.
Children’s Art Camp – Womanspace,
New Dimensions Studio, 3333
Maria Linden Drive. 9 a.m.-noon. For
ages 7-10. thru June 23. Cost: $95
includes all materials. Register by
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20 Stitches
21 Slippery; one letter different
from 19 Across
23 Fencing sword
24 Beer, in slang
26 Egyptian leader until 1970
28 Sinks
31 Excess
33 Asner and McMahon
34 Section; one letter different
from 21 Across
35 Great public speaker
37 Water, south of the border
38 Seasoning; one letter different
from 34 Across
39 Corporate VIP
43 Probable
45 Backbone; one letter different
from 38 Across
46 Next year’s alums
49 Shut off
50 Experience again
51 Intense dislike
53 Ending for major or kitchen
54 Land unit
55 Glow; one letter different from
45 Across
58 California wine valley
62 Complain; one letter different
from 55 Across
64 Pretend
65 Airplane driver
66 Raze
67
68
69
70
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June 18. Info: 815-877-0118.
Life in the Past Summer Day Camp – Beckman County Park,
11600 S. County Road H, off Highway 81. Presented by
Welty Environmental Center. Thru June 24. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
daily. Ages 6-12 years. Cost $60/Welty member, $75
non-member. Optional family campout, $10/$15. Info:
608-361-1377.
Welty Nature Rendezvous – Beckman County Park, 11600
S. County Road H, off Highway 81. Presented by Welty
Environmental Center, $6/Welty member, $8/ nonmember. Info: 608-361-1377.
Monday Evening Zumba Classes – Grace Funeral & Cremation Services, 1340 S. Alpine Road. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Info:
636-795-8553.
Gamblers Anonymous Weekly Meeting – Court Street
United Methodist Church, 215 N. Court St. 6-8 p.m. Info:
815-904-5634.
Kids Club – Rockford Public Library, Lewis Lemon Branch,
1988 Jefferson St. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Ages 6-12. Registration is required. Info: 815-965-7606.
Conservation Day Camp: Natural Land Institute – Nygren
Wetland Preserve, 3190 W. Rockton Road, Rockton. 9 a.m.3 p.m. Thru June 24. Grades 7-10. Info: 815-218-0210.
Public Skating – Carlson Arctic Ice Arena & Sapora Playworld,
4150 N. Perryville Road. Info: 815-969-4069.
Rockford Ostomy Support Group – OSF Saint Anthony
Medical Center, 5666 E. State St. 7:30 p.m. Info: 815397-2514.
Spring Clean-Up Give Away Days – Shelter Care Ministries,
412 N. Church St. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: 815-964-5520 or
bneace@shelter-care.org.
Katie’s Choice Book Club Discussion: Whistling in the
Dark – Katie’s Cup, 502 Seventh St. 7 p.m. Free. Info:
815-962-4279.
Point Man Ministries – Firstborn Ministries Church, 8213
N. Alpine Road. 6:30 p.m. Veterans meet for fellowship
and prayer every Monday. Info: 815-742-1993.
Tuesday, June 21
Adult CPR/AED – American Red Cross, Rock River Chapter,
727 N. Church St., Rockford. 6-10 p.m. Certification: valid 2
years. Full course: $55, review, $47. Info: 815-963-8471.
“Baby 101” – OSF Saint Anthony Center for Life, Foundation
Room, 5666 E. State St. 7 p.m. Fee: $35 if baby is
delivered at OSF St. Anthony, $60 if elsewhere. Registration is required. Info: 815-227-2695.
Farmers’ Market – Verdi Club, 782 N. Madison St. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Every Tuesday thru Sept. 27. Info: 815-968-8119.
Call for Volunteer Reading Mentors – Starlight Theatre, Rock
Valley College, 3301 N. Mulford Road. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
United Way of Rock River Valley in partnership with Rockford School Dist. 205 and Harlem School District in a
National Day of Action to recruit volunteer reading mentors.
Genealogy: Intermediate – Rockford Public Library, Main
Library, Classroom A, 215 N. Wyman St. 2-3:30 p.m.
Ages 13 and older. Registration is required. Info: 815965-7606.
Movie Tuesdays – Rockford Public Library, Main Library
Auditorium, 215 N. Wyman St. 6-8 p.m. All ages. Info: 815965-7606.
Forests – Rockford Public Library, East Branch Children’s Area,
6685 E. State St.. 6:30-7:30 p.m. All ages. Stories in the
forest. Info: 815-965-7606.
“First and Third” Open Art Studio – Rockford Public Library,
Main Library Little Theatre, 215 N. Wyman St. 4-7 p.m. All
ages. Info: 815-965-7606.
Life in the Past Summer Day Camp – Beckman County Park,
11600 S. County Road H, off Highway 81. Presented by
Welty Environmental Center. Thru June 24. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
daily. Ages 6-12 years. Cost $60/Welty member, $75
non-member. Optional family campout, $10/$15. Info:
608-361-1377.
Stitches and Scraps: Quilts from the Museum’s Collection –
Midway Village & Museum Center, 6799 Guilford Road. $6.
Info: 815-397-9112.
Grief Support Group – Anderson Gardens, 318 Spring
Creek Road. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Hosted by Hospice Care of
America and Anderson Gardens. Free. Limited to first 20
registrants. Info: 815-316-2700.
Sunset Storytime – Rockford Public Library, East Branch
Children’s Area, 6685 E. State St. 6:30-7:15 p.m. Info:
815-965-7606.
Edgar Cayce A.R.E Meetings – 1615 River Bluff Blvd. Every
other Tues. 7-8:30 p.m. Info: 815-234-2394.
Family Skate – Carlson Arctic Ice Arena & Sapora Playworld,
4150 N. Perryville Road, Loves Park. 8 p.m. Info: 815969-4069.
Genealogy for Beginners – Rockford Public Library, Main
Library, Classroom A, 215 N. Wyman St. 2-3:30 p.m.
Ages 13 and older. Registration is required. Info: 815965-7606.
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Streamlined
Goof
Opposite of 1 Across; one letter
different from 62 Across
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2 External parasites
3 Not many
4 Music on WNIU
5 Barbie’s beau
6 Idiots
7 Against
8 Pear variety
9 Draft org.
10 Stories
11 Pass by
12 Hosted
13 LA team
21 Radical 60’s campus grp.
22 Coach Rockne
25 One, in France
27 From ___ Z
28 Good deed of the day org.
29 H.S. math
30 Carbondale sch.
31 Barbecue site
32 Like some undergarments
35 German auto company
36 Stock up again
38 Leaves tire marks
40 Top of a clock dial, perhaps
41 Part of SASE
42
44
45
46
47
48
50
52
53
56
57
59
60
61
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Truman follower
Collection
Shoulder wraps
Maddow or Carson
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Go in
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Bakery worker
High: prefix
Frost or Dickinson
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Church bench
Last week’s
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June 15-21, 2011
Vibe
TNT goes sci-fi with Steven Spielberg’s Falling Skies
Tube Talk
questions, odds are good that you’ll enjoy
Falling Skies:
1. Are you tired of sci-fi shows that ask
By Paula Hendrickson
lots of questions but make you wait all
Contributing Writer
season, or longer, for what are usually unThanks to hit shows like The Closer, Men satisfying answers?
of a Certain Age and
2. Do you like rootRizzoli & Isles,
ing for the underdogs?
TNT’s tag line “We I don’t want to give anything away.
3. Are you into
Know Drama” al- The special effects are amazing— military history and/
ready blurs the lines
or tactics?
a bit by including a especially for a cable TV series—
4. Did you like
bit of comedy along but with Spielberg executive AMC’s surprise hit,
with the drama. producing, that’s to be expected. The Walking Dead?
Now, TNT is adding
5. Are you an ER
a dash of sci-fi to the
fan who really
mix, courtesy of Executive Producer Steven misses Noah Wyle?
Spielberg, no less.
As someone who wanted (and tried) to
If you answer yes to any of the following like Flash Forward, V and The Event, but
eventually gave up on all three series, I’ve
got to say that Robert Rodat, who wrote the
first two hours of Falling Skies (and also
wrote a little movie called Saving Private
Ryan a few years back) made a wise decision
by jumping into the story after the main
characters have adapted to their new, postapocalyptic lives. Loved ones are dead or
missing, homes and jobs are things of the
past, and aliens have invaded Earth.
Don’t worry. That’s not a spoiler. The
aliens got there long before we, the viewers,
arrive on the scene. This show doesn’t even
tease the audience about what the aliens
look like. You’ll see your first “skitter” mere
moments into the first (two-hour!) episode.
There’s no big, drawn-out expository
explanation of what’s already transpired,
the information is doled out as we need it.
More than anything, the characters—led
by Wyle as Tom Mason, a former history
professor turned resistance fighter—will
draw you into this strange new world.
Most of the main characters are ordinary
people trying to adapt to existing in ex-
tremely unusual circumstances.
I don’t want to give anything away. The
special effects are amazing—especially for a
cable TV series—but with Spielberg executive
producing, that’s to be expected. A lot happens
in the first two hours (which air consecutively
Sunday, June 19, starting at 8 p.m.), and things
keep getting better in the third hour, which airs
a week later in the show’s regular timeslot,
Sunday nights at 9 p.m.
Judging by the first three hours of Falling
Skies, this looks like a sci-fi series that won’t
disappoint viewers. It reminds me of The
Walking Dead in that a diverse group of
people have survived the unimaginable and
find themselves doing whatever it takes to
survive, but Falling Skies is about more
than just surviving. It’s about fighting back.
Paula Hendrickson is a regular contributor to Emmy magazine and Variety, and has
been published in numerous national publications, including American Bungalow, Television Week and TVGuide. Follow her on
Twitter at P_Hendrickson and send your
suggestions to tubetalking-paula@yahoo.com.
A Closer Walk with Patsy
Cline a big hit at the Fireside
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dinner are never a disappointment.
A recent addition to their seasons are
the biblical-based musicals created by
Danny Hamilton and Gary Richardson.
The Rock and the Rabbi, followed by The
Witnesses and The Child, have led to the
next production, David. It opens July 7
and runs through Aug. 21. The season
closes with Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and A Fireside Christmas. Tickets are
now on sale for the 2012 season: Jan. 19March 4—Viva Vegas; March 8-May 6—9
Adult Grief Support Group – Beloit
Regional Hospice Office, 655 Third
St., Suite 200, Beloit, Wis. 6-7:30
p.m. Info: 608-363-7421.
Kundalini Yoga – Lazy Dog Yoga Studio, 5428 Williams Drive, Roscoe.
7:30 a.m. Info: 970-485-0249.
Movie Tuesdays – Rockford Public Library, Main Library Auditorium, 215
N. Wyman St. 6-8 p.m. All ages. Info:
815-965-7606.
Public Skating – Riverview Ice
House, 324 N. Madison St. Info:
815-963-7465.
Road. Info: 815-969-4069.
Spring Clean-Up Give Away Days – Shelter Care Ministries, 412 N. Church
St. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: 815-964-5520
or bneace@shelter-care.org.
Red Tent Events – Womanspace,
3333 Maria Linden Drive. Various
programs through June 26. See
individual listings.
Opening Celebration: Summer Solstice – Womanspace, Anjali Pavil-
to 5, The Musical; May 10-July 1—Legally
Blonde, The Musical; July 12-Aug. 19—
The Rock and the Rabbi; Aug. 23-Oct.
21—Hello, Dolly!; and Oct. 25-Dec. 22—
Scrooge, The Musical.
Tickets are available by calling (800) 4779505 or online at www.firesidetheatre.com.
Save up to 30 percent with season tickets.
Group bookings and season tickets are on
sale now, and individual tickets are also
available. The theater is handicap accessible, a great advantage for many seniors.
Do try to see their productions.
ion, 3333 Maria Linden Drive. 7-8
p.m. Cost: $5/person or $20/family. Celebrate our common bonds
through drumming, music, art,
dance and spoken word. A RedTent
event. Info: 815-877-0118.
Labyrinth Overnight Vigil – Womanspace Labyrinth, 3333 Maria Linden Drive. 8-9 p.m. Cost: $5/person or $20/family. Celebrate Red
Tent events and Summer Solstice,
then transition into a vigil. Participants may pitch tents near the walkers. Info: 815-877-0118.
Teen ‘Scape – Rockford Public Library, Rock Riverj Branch, 3128
11th St. 4-5:30 p.m. Ages 10-19.
Mingle with other teens, play
games on Wii or Playstation, surf
the Internet.
“Get Fit After 50 ... Safely” – Rock
Valley College, Physical Education
Center, 3301 N. Mulford Road. Info:
815-921-3931.
Teen Drop-In – Spectrum of Rockford,
6625 N. Second St., Loves Park. 46 p.m. Ages 13-17. Free. 5-7 p.m.
Young Adult Meet & Greet, 5-7 p.m.,
ages 18-25, $5. Gay Men’s Group,
7-8:30 p.m., $15. Transgender
Group, 8:30-10 p.m., $15. Info:
815-639-0312.
“Take Aim at Your Health” Wellness
Night – Aldeen Golf Club and Practice Centre, 1902 Reid Farm Road.
4:30-8:30 p.m. Wellness screenings, testings, assessments, chair
massages, numerous golf-related
activities. Info: 815-282-4653.
Course, 101 Daisyfield Road. Fundamentals of instruction for pre-registered students. Thru June 17. Info:
815-987-8800.
Baseball: Rockford Foresters vs.
HardNox – Marinelli Field, 101 15th
Ave. 7 p.m. $5-$9. Info: 815-312-2115.
USA Baseball National Team Identification Series Event – Marinelli Field.
Two-day event hosted by Bison Sports.
Professional-style workout plus tryout
for Great Lakes team and the Team
USA in Cary, N.C. For ages 13-18. Cost:
$195. Participants receive a USA Baseball shirt at check-in. Register at
www.collegebaseballcamps.com.
News/Commentary
Rockton subdivision moves
forward after years of controversy
Staff Report
After about five years of stalls, Rockton
officials signed off on the first phase of a 123acre subdivision near Rockton Road and
Prairie Avenue.
When Chris Cannell of First Rockford Group
announced the plan to build Cannell Farms in
2006, village trustees were quick to cite several problems with the project, most notably
the size of the lots. As Cannell proceeded,
officials voted him down, claiming the lots
were too small and the number of well and
septic systems were not sufficient. A major
battle occurred before the Winnebago County
Board, but Cannell triumphed there, too.
A 3-3 vote by Rockton’s Village Board last
Tuesday, June 7, seemed to indicate some of
the same concerns at the county and village
levels were still evident. However, the tiebreaker was provided by Village President
Dale Adams, giving the project a green light.
“I’m concerned about the condition of the
soil,” Trustee Tricia Davey said. “There has
been years of sewage sludge [spread on the
land], and there has been talk that there is
presence of heavy metals.”
Davey also noted that because of the size of
Cannell Farms, a standard leach field may not
be possible on the land. That, she said, has
prompted the developer to propose using a
common green area as the septic draining field.
“The problem with that is that green area
is supposed to be a shared area,” Davey said.
“If all of that septic drains into that area, it
could collapse the wells, and...it could get
into the groundwater.”
According to Davey, the June 7 vote may
be for a plan that may violate the project’s
guidelines under its designation as a planned
community development (PCD).
“This is supposed to be done all at once,”
Davey said. “It isn’t supposed to be piece-mealed
together. This is a violation of the PCD.”
Five lots are scheduled to be developed in
the first phase of the project.
Dale Adams could not be reached for
comment by press time. However, he said in
an earlier report in the Beloit Daily News
that he is happy with the size of the lots and
that the plan was “well thought out.”
“I had great hope for this vote,” said Frank
Schier, editor & publisher of this paper and
long-time opponent of the development. “I
wish some way existed for the Village of
Rockton to revisit allowing private well and
septics for Cannell within a mile-and-a-half
from village boundaries, plus the size of the
lots and their layouts with utilities.
“I had hoped all the environmental groups
would come forward to really fight this sprawl
and the first test of the county’s 2030 Land
Use Plan,” Schier added. “But only public
silence came from groups like the local chapters and friends of the Sierra Club, Natural
Land Institute, Winnebago County Forest
Preserve, Winnebago County Soil & Water
and others. So much for wishes and hope.
“While many preach outdoor and environmental education, green principles and conservation design, they just whisper behind the
scenes and fail the practice of their new environmental activism in major test cases like this
one,” Schier said. “Why? Because they’re afraid
of offending the supposedly mighty Sunil Puris
of this community or others that write checks to
their land acquisition funds, foundations and
payrolls. Playing it ‘safely smart,’ they can’t
stand up with courage, especially when they
know they are going to lose.
“I’m just as mad at myself because I didn’t
pursue the date of that meeting hard enough
and missed it, too,” Schier said. “So let’s go
gather ‘feel-good environmentalism’ and have
a glass of wine out in the wetlands with a
subdivision across the road leaching its crap
into its free, pretty front yard. Good for
Cannell; great location. Don’t mind the stench,
we have four rivers in this county to pollute.”
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dismissed. It could be appealed. Now,
Winnebago County Board Chairman Scott
Christiansen (R) still wants to proceed. I
have a lunch booked with him next week.
As reported in our May 25 issue, he said,
“The case was dismissed. Nobody has filed
for permits; and we still have work to do.”
Christiansen is unsure when the board
will formally mull the project. Ordinances
will be revisited before board members will
vote on the plan.
“We still have to clean up the ordinances,”
Christiansen said. “That means we will probably have to go back through that process.”
About five years ago, Boone County passed
a wind ordinance, and the wind complex
provider, Mainstream Renewable (or GSC 5
LLC, whoever that Delaware corporation
really is), is actively seeking leases in Leroy
and Manchester townships. By the end of
the year or early next spring, the company
says it will ask for a special use permit to
begin constructing these towering giants
that may go up to 500 feet. That’s 50 stories
or taller than the Statue of Liberty!
I plan to tell Chairman Christiansen and
everybody else I can about the “processes” I saw
in the documentary, Windfall: a film by Laura
Israel, May 26 at the North Boone High School
gym. The film cost $500 to rent, and was presented by Concerned Citizens of Boone County
NFP. These are serious folks, and about 200
people from both sides of the issue came to watch
the documentary, which has won the following
awards:Officialselection:TorontoInternational
Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, IDFAGreen Screen Competition and Vancouver International Film Festival. Winner Grand Prize:
DOC NYC. The film examines the pros and cons
of turbine installation around the small town of
Meredith in upstate New York.
The processes I was referring to were
how these proposed wind farms proceeded
to ruin political careers and make new ones,
set neighbor against neighbor, and make
people realize the value of rural peace and
quiet and steady sunshine, interrupted only
by slow-moving clouds.
Those slow-moving clouds cast some shadows as they pass between the sun and the
landscape, the viewscape.
What Windfall showed was flashing, 7-ton,
150-foot blades, driven by turbines the size of
school buses that use 55-gallon drums of oil on
towers that make the spinning shadowmaker
a 400-foot-tall inverse strobe light. One shot
showed a living room and hallway with a wind
turbine that could be seen out of the windows
across the road with the sun behind the rotating blades. The room and hallway flashed
before the camera lens, dark, light, dark, light,
dark, light, dark, light, dark, light, dark, light,
dark, light in the middle of the day. It was
freakish and made me think, “God, anyone
would go crazy with that day after day. Interrogators in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo
used strobe lights to break down prisoners by
having the strobes and heavy metal music
flash and blare into the cells for days.”
The film showed interviews with regular
folks like those out on Seward Road or
Pecatonica Road or Fish Hatchery Road.
The film folks said the subsonic sound of the
whirring blades made it so they couldn’t
sleep in their bedrooms—they had to go to
the basement to escape it and get some sleep.
Animals were skittish; dogs barked and ran
around incessantly; kids with ADD really
acted out; adults’ hearts beat irregularly.
Bats’ lungs exploded. Yes, bats’ lungs
exploded. The vacuum created by the swift
turning of the blades pops their lungs or
blood vessels, and their radar seems to be
irresistibly attracted to the whirling. Bats
eat mosquitoes and other bugs. A disease
question whooshes here. An increased use
of pesticides question whooshes here. A
question of possible extinction of species
whooshes here if more and more of these
large-scale wind complexes are constructed.
The film pointed out non-disclosure
clauses were in the leases farmers had to
sign. That meant if the farmers had a problem with the company or the turbines or
their health, they could not discuss it.
Even if they want to discuss it with the
company, it may not be the same company.
Most of the leases provided that the lease
could be sold without the consent of the
farmer. Yes, the leases could be, and some
have been, sold to Chinese firms.
Of particular concern were the set backs, or
how far away a turbine tower had to be from
power lines, outbuildings, homes, or property
lines of neighbors who may or may not want
them there. Windfall asserts a setback of as
much as 1 mile may not be enough.
In the future, we’ll talk more about Windfall and books about industrial wind facilities,
ownership questions of wind companies, turbine setback requirements in the Winnebago
and Boone County wind ordinances and the
real impact on humans and the environment,
the energy grid and real economics.
I must say, “Thank you, thank you, thank
you” to filmmaker Laura Israel and the Concerned Citizens of Boone County NFP. This
documentary is a “must see,” and it is so
refreshing to see people really do something to
protect our environment, instead of just talking about it. These concerned citizens put
their $500 where their mouths are and carried out a fine event with class, which even
included a question and answer session with
the filmmaker via Skype. More to come...
June 15-21, 2011
A
5
6
A
The death penalty as
the ultimate mistake
Mr. Warden (who’s been on 60 Minutes)
will explain why it costs three to six times as
much to execute someone as it does to mainBy Stanley Campbell tain that person in prison for life.
“I will say (and explain my basis for saying
Remember Henry
Fonda in the classic it) that, contrary to what politicians ranging
Alfred Hitchcock from Al Gore to George W. Bush have inthriller The Wrong sisted, whether out of ignorance or subterMan? The film is fuge, the death penalty does not deter crime,”
based on a real case of Warden said. “In fact, I will cite examples of
mistaken identity murders that would not have been committhat occurred in New ted if there had been no death penalty.
“And I will discuss Justice Antonin Scalia’s
York City in January
1953. Henry Fonda claim, in Kansas v. Marsh, that there has
played a financially not been ‘a single case in which it is clear
struggling musician mistakenly identified that a person was executed for a crime he
as a robber. Vera Miles was the suffering did not commit,’” Warden continued. “Scalia
wife, who cracked under pressure of her added that, ‘If such an event had occurred in
husband’s wrongful accusation and the recent years, we would not have to hunt for
it; the innocent’s name would be shouted
drawn-out process proving his innocence.
I can’t watch it—I get knots in my stomach from the rooftops by the abolition lobby.’
“Well, I’m shouting from the rooftops,” Warimagining myself wrongly accused. As
Hitchcock states in a shadowy prologue, au- den said. “There is overwhelming evidence
thenticity was his primary goal. Through all that a considerable number of innocent persons who have been
of this, Hitchcock paid
executed in recent
close attention to the
mundane details of Which is why I am pleased to years were innocent.
police procedure, in- welcome Rob Warden, Northwestern To contend that it has
tensifying Fonda’s Law University’s Center on Wrongful not happened even
(and my) desperation. Convictions’ executive director, to once, as Scalia does,
defies the laws of
We know there are
people wrongly ac- Rockford. He will be the keynote at probability and comcused of crimes. We Rockford Urban Ministries’ (RUM) mon sense.”
Warden is an
also know that, 49th annual dinner, Friday, June
award-winning legal
thanks to students
affairs journalist. As
at Northwestern 24, beginning at 6 p.m.
editor and publisher
University, some
wrongly accused were on death row. And, of Chicago Lawyer magazine during the 1980s,
thanks again to those students and their he exposed more than a score of wrongful
convictions in Illinois, including cases in which
director, they were saved.
Which is why I am pleased to welcome six innocent men had been sentenced to death.
Before founding Chicago Lawyer in 1978,
Rob Warden, Northwestern Law
University’s Center on Wrongful Convic- Warden was an investigative reporter, fortions’ executive director, to Rockford. He eign correspondent, and editor at the Chiwill be the keynote at Rockford Urban Min- cago Daily News.
Warden has won more than 50 journalistries’ (RUM) 49th annual dinner, Friday,
June 24, beginning at 6 p.m. Christ United ism awards, including the Medill School of
Methodist Church, 4509 Highcrest Road, Journalism’s John Bartlow Martin Award
will host the affair (call me if you want for Public Interest Magazine Journalism,
two American Civil Liberties Union James
dinner: 815-964-7111).
The title of his talk is “The Rise and Fall McGuire awards, five Peter Lisagor awards
of the Death Penalty in America.” It is from the Society of Professional Journalfinally dawning on lawmakers around the ists, and the Norval Morris Award from the
country, most recently in Illinois, that capi- Illinois Academy of Criminology. In 2003,
tal punishment is terrible social policy. he was inducted into the Chicago JournalWhen subjected to a cost-benefit analysis, ism Hall of Fame. Hope you can attend the
the ledger is one-sided—huge costs, both 7 p.m. talk, if not the 6 p.m. supper.
Stanley Campbell is executive director of
social and monetary, and no discernible
benefits, other than mollifying a hunger Rockford Urban Ministries and spokesman
for Rockford Peace & Justice.
for retribution.
Left Justified
Winnebago County Board Redistricting
Map now available on county website
Staff Report
Commentary/News
June 15-21, 2011
The proposed Winnebago County Board
Redistricting Map is now available to be
viewed on the Winnebago County website
at www.co.winnebago.il.us.
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! Top of Home Page
! Under Departments, Select: County
Board Office
! Left side of the County Board Office page
! Select: DRAFT—Redistricting Map
OR
! Select: DRAFT—Future Districts—
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This will take you to another page in
which you have to double click on your
selection.
! Select: DRAFT—Redistricting Map to
view the map
OR
! Select DRAFT—Future Districts—Current Members to view the list of future districts with current County Board Members
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! Select: Redistricting Comments, and
you can send your personal comments on
the Redistricting Map to the Winnebago
County Board Office.
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McDonough County CAFO’s ‘strong...
4. These concerns are significant ones,
mostly out-of-state—to profit from an industri- yet when asked about them, Hollis sidealized animal factory. However, Hollis failed to stepped the issues and answered: “What
adequately address the devastating economic we have to realize as well is that we’re in a
and health effects of CAFOs for the public rural area. We’re in an area that we do
have to foster agricultural development
noted in the following points:
1. Mr. Hollis asserted that PSM facilities and crop land development.”
Agricultural development is not achieved
are a “well managed, safe, clean environment.” Why, then, has PSM, along with the by driving out rural property owners and
other operators of its facilities, been sued small businesses. If this CAFO is built, the
by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan people living near it will see their property
values plummet. In
in Adams, Fulton,
a recent Missouri
McDonough,
Schuyler,
and 3. According to Hollis, technology study, the residenHancock counties now alleviates the odor of manure. tial value property
for pollution?
One only needs to drive past one of loss near a CAFO is
2. Hollis said it’s these facilities with their windows estimated at 88.3
percent. The equip“important that the
hog farms manage down to know otherwise. CAFOs ment that constructs
odor, manage things stink. And it’s not only the smell the CAFO and the
like pigs that die at that is troubling. Studies have semis that will truck
the pigs will also
the facility.” In fact,
one of PSM’s facili- shown that CAFO emissions result damage the townties in McDonough in increased cases of asthma, ship roads. This exCounty. was sued by headaches, nausea and eye pense will fall on taxpayers, not PSM.
Attorney General irritation, especially for children.
5. Hollis claimed
Lisa Madigan for
to “absolutely” know
openly burning hog
how the manure from this facility will be
carcasses. Is that good management?
3. According to Hollis, technology now managed. No one else seems to know. As of
alleviates the odor of manure. One only now, several local farmers have not signed
needs to drive past one of these facilities manure easements for the corporation, and
with their windows down to know other- no documented manure management plan
wise. CAFOs stink. And it’s not only the is available to the public. We won’t find out
smell that is troubling. Studies have shown what happens to all that waste until 60 days
that CAFO emissions result in increased after the facility is operating.
6. Hollis said his industry is “highly regucases of asthma, headaches, nausea and eye
lated.” Illinois has some of the most lax
irritation, especially for children.
This is deeply concerning to Rural Resi- regulations in the country. This facility does
dents for Responsible Agriculture in not even have to have a water permit once
McDonough. A DCFS state-licensed daycare it’s operating, even though it will produce
facility is close to the proposed site. A few of more waste than all the residents in the
the children who attend this daycare al- surrounding two counties. This is hardly
ready have respiratory problems. What will “highly regulated.” Small municipalities
be the cost to their health? What will be the have to have water permits. Why doesn’t
cost to the daycare owner’s small business? Professional Swine Management?
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Commentary/Renewable Energy
School bus drivers suffer from abuse...
senger unsurprisingly had his waist band
said to me, “You’re an a--hole, twice—when I touching his legs. Such attire is common, but
followed the drop-off policy at Auburn. That what surprised me was when he walked off
afternoon, she said, “I can’t wait until we get the bus, he also had his front fly fully opened!
our permanent bus driver back so we can send
Another principle is that kids universally
your ass home.” First offense: letter home. lie. When you call them on something you
Second offense: letter home. Driving for West, have witnessed, their invariable response is,
as I drove past a street, a girl jumped up and “Ididndonothin!” When you direct them to
yelled, “Boy, you need to turn here!” West, by move to another seat after hitting someone,
the way, is a middle school. For Kennedy, a they will say, “WhatdidIdo?” One elementary
boy said to me, “If you’re a bus driver, why is school girl told her mother I would not let her
your neck red, and do you put mayonnaise on put down the windows one hot afternoon.
your Wonder Bread?” Another child said, “Get Video will show that not only were all winout of my way” as he pushed his way past.
dows open halfway, but also both roof hatches.
Misbehavior is regularly documented in
One afternoon I was called into the TermiDiscipline Referrals, or “Write-ups.” Offend- nal Manager’s office to answer a parental
ers are often “written up” three, six, eight, complaint. Their daughter said that I called
and even a dozen times with no action her and another girl “sluts.” Although the
taken. From Guilford, I called someone by VHS tape vindicated me, she learned a useful
his name, and he said, “Don’t talk to me like lesson: make an accusation to get what you
you know me, Mother------!” When I was want and not suffer any consequences.
about to turn a corner, he jumped up and
At Auburn, a girl simply dropped a drink
yelled, “Stop the
cup on the parking
bus, Mother------!”
lot in front of the bus.
He continued to en- At Auburn, I witnessed one male When I pointed out
joy bus privileges. walking down the sidewalk at the that a trash can was
On
the
same school shirtless, and with his pants in plain view next to
Guilford bus 226, a
bus, she just gave
below his buttocks. Just to prove the
large
student
me a blank look.
grabbed my water his confidence in the lack of When you see people
bottle from the cup enforcement, he dropped his shorts throwing their trash
rack on the dash, to reveal his real underpants while on the ground and out
walked down the
windows, know that
steps, and turned teachers looked on.
they are responding
and hurled it at me,
to learned behavior!
hitting me in the neck. I’m just glad it Regardless of what you do, you will suffer no
didn’t hit my eyeglasses.
censure, let alone consequences. She has
In the Army, senior NCOs have a saying: “If learned that someone else will take care of her
you pass by a correction, you have set the and pick up after her. This lack of responsibilstandard.” In other words, if you ignore some- ity is caused by the “entitlement mentality”
one who is violating a standard, you have given that begins at school. Breakfast is served,
your approval to substandard behavior. Al- then lunch, then after school activities and
though all schools in Rockford have student snacks. Where everything is given, and nothstandards of behavior and dress, these are ing is expected in return, nothing is appreciroutinely ignored or haphazardly enforced. For ated. Rather than places of learning, our
instance, the Auburn Parent/Student Hand- schools have become heavily subsidized and
book prohibits the showing of cleavage or shirt overpriced day care centers.
straps less than 2 inches wide. In addition, the
AtLewisLemon,Icouldn’tunderstandwhere
Handbook states that “Any apparel that re- all the broken crayons were coming from that
veals undergarments, stomach, or inappropri- the kids were using to throw at each other. I
ate parts of your body is not allowed.” However, then learned that the Century 21 after-school
cleavage is predominantly displayed at all the day care program was giving them fresh ammiddle and high schools without consequence. munition nightly. Also at Lewis Lemon, the
Of course, school administrators will claim bus I was driving was used for three separate
dress standards are enforced. However, just routes, so there were at least three name cards
visit the schools to see how the students are above each window. While I was checking kids
dressed. Are you going to believe the adminis- on, in less than a minute, all the name cards
trators or your own lying eyes?
were torn off the interior. There were no conseAt Auburn, I witnessed one male walking quences for this pack behavior. With the addidown the sidewalk at the school shirtless, tions of special schools, special instruction, free
and with his pants below his buttocks. Just to meals, loads of after-school activities, have test
prove his confidence in the lack of enforce- scores improved or declined? I would bet scores
ment, he dropped his shorts to reveal his real are declining because learning is no longer a
underpants while teachers looked on. At priority or taken seriously.
East, one shirtless individual with his pants
To be continued....
down walked past an administrator with
Bill Lee is a bus driver in Rockford Public
nothing being said. At ACES, one bus pas- School District 205.
June 15-21, 2011
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Don’t disconnect poor
from phone service
floated the idea of capping the fund and
live in rural areas.
earmarking any savings for pilot initiatives
Originally, Lifeline was intended to help to expand broadband access.
consumers pay for conventional landline
Such a move makes little sense. Capping
phones. But as mobile phones have become the fund could cut off the phone service of
commonplace, the FCC has allowed low- scores of Americans when they need it most.
income folks to use Lifeline funds for wire- After all, the recession has increased the
less service, too.
population of folks who might turn to LifeCarriers who partner with Lifeline can line for help. Between 2007 and 2009, aloffer eligible participants prepaid cell most 5 million more people dropped below
phones with 250 minutes of use per month. the poverty line.
The service continues unless the recipient
The agency has also explored the idea of
doesn’t use it for several months, and charging customers for Lifeline service. Such
additional minutes are available for pur- a move would further burden low-income
chase if necessary.
families laid low by the recession.
The availability of wireless phones
Lifeline was designed to help low-income
through Lifeline has proved a boon for the families stay connected. Erecting additional
poor, as they can choose the type of service enrollment barriers defeats the purpose of
that best suits their needs. The mobile op- the program.
tion can help unemployed folks find work
Lifeline represents a small portion of the
more easily, for instance, as they won’t miss Universal Service Fund—just 11 percent.
that all-important call from a potential em- By contrast, the “High-Cost” portion of the
ployer because they’re not at home. They USF, which subsidizes phone service in
can also stay conrural areas, comnected with their
prises nearly twochildren
while The availability of wireless phones thirds of the fund.
they’re at work, through Lifeline has proved a boon Undoubtedly, porshould an emer- for the poor, as they can choose tions of the Highgency arise at school.
Cost fund are subsiLifeline can even the type of service that best suits dizing phone service
help some of the most their needs. The mobile option can for comparatively
marginalized mem- help unemployed folks find work wealthy individuals
bers of our society—
have chosen to
more easily, for instance, as they who
the homeless. Shellive in remote arters have reported won’t miss that all-important call eas—or who don’t
that the program has from a potential employer because need help paying
been instrumental in they’re not at home. They can also their bills.
helping their clients
The High-Cost
apply for jobs and get stay connected with their children budget has also
on their feet. Social while they’re at work, should an grown in recent
services agencies can emergency arise at school.
years, from $4.3 bilkeep tabs on homelion in 2007 to $4.5
less folks with medibillion in 2008.
cal conditions to make sure they’re getting Meanwhile, low-income support through
the care they need.
Lifeline and Link Up actually declined beBy offering consumers a choice, mobile tween 2007 and 2008.
phones have also introduced competition into
Make no mistake—in today’s era of tight
the Lifeline marketplace. That’s improved budgets, the FCC and the carriers who parservice and reduced prices for consumers.
ticipate in programs like Lifeline must weed
Expanded access to mobile phones can out fraud and waste, both to spend taxpayer
even help the broader economy. One study dollars wisely and preserve access for those
found Canada’s average GDP per capita who truly need it. To further these goals, the
would have grown by 1 percent if it had a Commission has rightly proposed creating a
mobile-phone penetration rate similar to database at either the federal or state level to
that of Sweden, which has the highest such help minimize the risks of fraud that underrate in the world.
standably concern the FCC, telecommunicaMake no mistake. Lifeline is one of the tions providers and state regulators.
few supported services that has the ability
But officials must also ensure that Lifeline
to create wealth and make a significant can continue to expand access to phone service
impact on low-income families to improve for the needy. Particularly in these uncertain
their quality of life.
economic times, they must tread carefully.
Earlier this year, the FCC expressed conF.J. Pollak is president, CEO, and cocerns over the growth of Lifeline. The agency founder of TracFone Wireless.
Read and act for sound energy policies and practices Save date for Energy State Fair
intervention in society is seen as fatally flawed. Science and
to Schumaker’s thinking and the need to make the right technology are seen as leading to improved quality only if their
choices, which are in the long-term interests of communities practitioners are left free to conduct business as they see fit.
and will benefit the many rather than profit the few. With
The novel endorses laissez faire capitalism and racontinued scientific and technological development, our power tional selfishness, and ignores the adverse conseto manipulate nature intensifies, but has yet to yield a quences of concentrated economic wealth and ecosustainable society. Doubt remains that an unfettered market nomic power for a democratic society.
system will ever provide it.
Reading these books will
The article calls for a new
provide a perspective on the
Rand’s
work
of
fiction
explored
the
social contract that could retwo different views of the
assert some measure of so- consequences when people “of the mind” go role of government and help
cial control over corporate- on strike and refuse to allow the outcomes of clarify the likely political
driven scientific and techno- their creativity and effort to be taken from struggles ahead in environlogical development.
and energy policies.
them by government. The strike leads the mental
In marked contrast to the
Being informed about the
concerns raised in Small Is nation and government to the point of collapse, origins of conflicting views is
Beautiful is Ayn Rand’s 1957 and the novel’s hero, Galt, emerges to essential in a democratic socinovel, Atlas Shrugged. It has reconstruct society based on individual ety, but it is important
become the book of choice for
to not become immoleading conservative thinkers. achievement and enlightened self-interest.
bilized by them. ConAccording to Jeff Spross,
servation, efficiency
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), author of the Republicans’ new and renewable energy sources give individuals and their
budget plan, indicated Rand’s writing is the reason he entered communities a measure of energy independence and
politics, and he recommends his interns read the book.
contribute to rebuilding the local economy. Attending
Rand’s work of fiction explored the consequences when the Illinois Renewable Energy and Sustainable Lifestyle
people “of the mind” go on strike and refuse to allow the Fair Aug. 13-14 at Ogle County Fairgrounds in Oregon,
outcomes of their creativity and effort to be taken from Ill., will provide additional ideas, stimulation and interthem by government. The strike leads the nation and actions with knowledgeable individuals.
government to the point of collapse, and the novel’s hero,
Drs. Robert and Sonia Vogl are founders and
Galt, emerges to reconstruct society based on individual officers of the Illinois Renewable Energy Associaachievement and enlightened self-interest.
tion (IREA) and coordinate the annual RenewRand’s novel divides humanity into productive achievers able Energy and Sustainable Lifestyle Fair. Eand those who demand the earnings of others. Government mail sonia@essex1.com.
Staff Report
Enjoy a full weekend of information, education and
entertainment at the 10th Annual Illinois Renewable
Energy and Sustainable Lifestyle Fair Saturday and
Sunday, Aug. 13-14, at the Ogle County Fairgrounds
west of Oregon.
Major speakers are Fred Kirschenmann, organic farmer
and former director of the Leopold Center at Iowa State
University; and Jay and Annie Warmke, authors of Green
Technology Practices and owners of Blue Rock Station, an
experiment in green living.
Exhibits will include solar, wind, biomass, geothermal
and healthy personal, home and yard care products. Organic produce, native plants and other environmentally
sound products will be for sale.
Free workshops are offered all day both days.
Informaton: www.illinoisrenew.org.
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June 15-21, 2011
News
Seven states pool
efforts to sustain upper
Mississippi River basin
By Debra Levey Larson
Media/Communications Specialist, University
of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer
and Environmental Sciences
URBANA, Ill.—Research directors and
water resource administrators from institutions in seven states in the North Central
Region of the upper Mississippi River basin
met recently at the National Great Rivers
Research and Education Center (NGRREC)
to share ideas and develop a common framework concerning fresh-water issues facing
the nation, particularly focused on the
sustainability of the Mississippi River.
The Mississippi River is the fourth longest river in the world, the third largest in
terms of land mass, and the seventh largest
in flow. The basin drains 41 percent of the
continental United States from New York
all the way to the Rocky Mountains.
“With the upcoming Farm Bill in mind,
there is a sense of urgency to present a
unified statement to the agricultural community about topics regarding the Mississippi River and its watershed,” said Robert
Hauser, dean of the College of Agricultural,
Consumer and Environmental Sciences
(ACES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “It’s important that research institutions work together to sustain
this vital natural resource, particularly in
such trying economic times, pooling the
efforts and expertise of sister institutions to
explore funding strategies just makes sense.”
Deans and research directors from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana,
Ohio and Illinois conducted a brainstorming and planning workshop at the NGRREC
Confluence Field Station in Alton, Ill., March
26 to share knowledge and discuss critical
revitalization initiatives within the upper
Mississippi watershed.
Duringthemorningsession,researchersfrom
each state shared information about projects
and programs they are working on concerning
naturalresources,communitydevelopmentand
economics and, in particular, water.
“Many of the institutions are working on
projects that complement one another,” said
Gary Rolfe, director of the NGRREC. “By
forming this consortium, we’ll be able to
maximize scientific, social and economic
efforts and funding opportunities.”
Jozef Kokini, dean for research at the U of I
College of ACES, added: “In recent years, the
United Nations ranked fresh-water
sustainability as the most pressing and urgent issue of our generation, and there have
been many federal programs focusing on the
Chesapeake Bay, the Everglades and Puget
Sound. We plan to present a unified case
across institutions that the Mississippi River
basin should be a critical focus area for major
federal funding from the USDA, the National
Science Foundation and the Environmental
Protection Agency. A regional/national initiative to address the sustainability of the river
basin, which is critical to the country and the
world, can serve as an international model for
the sustainability of other rivers like the Amazon, the Danube, the Nile and others.”
Kokini said combining efforts to create multidisciplinary research and education projects
will serve to strengthen their collective voice
with legislators from the North Central Region and federal funding agencies.
“The upper Mississippi River basin is a large
natural resource shared by many surrounding
states,”Hausersaid.“Withthatownershipcomes
a responsibility to maintain it for the health and
welfare of the communities it touches. We’re
taking this first step toward addressing environmental concerns that we all share.”
The NGRREC Research and Education
Station is made possible through a partnership with the University of Illinois, Lewis
and Clark Community College and the Illinois Natural History Survey.
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