Courier-News (Elgin, IL) back issues from Sunday, October 25:
Huntley Factory Shops enjoying good growth
Oct 25, 1998; ... HUNTLEY -- Prime Retail, owner of the Huntley Factory Shops and more than 30 outlet centers across the country, is negotiating with a furniture store to locate at the center at Illinois 47 and the Northwest Tollway.The commercial developer is planning a new wing devoted to the ...
District 300 struggles with acute growing pains
Oct 25, 1998; ... Like many of its neighboring school districts, Community Unit District 300 -- which includes 12 elementary, five middle and three high schools -- has seen its share of growth and growing pains.In 10 years, its student population has grown from 10,561 to 15,198, and it's not about to ...
Just taking care of her Elgin woman battles her own handicap and that of her daughter to keep the family together. But it's a fight she may lose.
Oct 25, 1998; ... Patty Derer's day begins at 6:15 a.m., getting her daughter ready for school, giving her breakfast in front of the TV. Her day ends 12 hours later, tucking 8-year-old Katie into bed, wishing her sweet dreams and turning out the lights in the small first-floor apartment they share.Ordinary ...
In fourth grade, teachers perceived her talent A specialty now: Studying Native American culture had strong influence on artistic career
Oct 25, 1998 ... Artist: Myra Roberts lives in Kingston with her husband and three children. She works from her home studio and teaches art at Tefft Middle School in Streamwood.Medium: Roberts is primarily a watercolorist, although she also works in pastels and with natural dyes, including black walnut, ...
Investors pitching plan for sports academy
Oct 25, 1998 ... SPECIAL TO THE COURIER NEWSSTREAMWOOD -- The next budding superstar in Major League baseball could very well be developed at a planned indoor sports academy in Streamwood. In fact, proprietor Bill Downing of Elgin says his facility might open as early as next spring, just as interest ...
Park district or department?
Oct 25, 1998 ... SOUTH ELGIN -- Village parks and recreation director Jim Reuter described his department's budget struggles with a simple example:The village's police officers need new bullet-proof vests, but the village's budget is tight. The solution, he said, is to cut the parks and recreation ...
Class A Cross Country
Oct 25, 1998 ... St. Edward's Lucas wins regional Central boys, girls both advance SPECIAL TO THE COURIER NEWSELBURN -- On a bright, cool, sunny morning that was near perfect for running, St. Edward freshman Shawn Lucas surprised everyone, including himself, by winning the Kaneland Class A Cross Country ...
Health care a common cause in Kearns/Wood battle for lt. gov. post
Oct 25, 1998 ... Whoever wins -- first female lieutenant governor will be activist THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSPRINGFIELD -- Some government offices provide a bully pulpit. The lieutenant governor's office is more like Silly Putty. Justifiably or not, Illinois' lieutenant governor has been derided as ...
Dreaded dog disease making inroads into the Midwest, pet owners say
Oct 25, 1998 ... Tropic terror: Blood disease slowly robs pets and people of their health STAFF WRITERThe symptoms appear so gradually and mimic so many other ailments that a diagnosis is not always forthcoming. And unless the doctor or veterinarian is familiar with a life-threatening blood disease ...
Red light, green light, go ... no, wait. And wait. And wait.
Oct 25, 1998 ... Brake Pedal Blues Long waits at desolate intersections in Elgin due to outdated, beat up traffic control system STAFF WRITERThey speak in a universal language, nod knowingly, and when driving in downtown Elgin share the feeling of being little bugs stuck in a big web. The experience ...
Fox Valley After Dark
Oct 25, 1998 ... `Theater of the absurd' comes in a double dose SPECIAL TO THE COURIER NEWSELGIN -- "Again and again, theater patrons have asked us for plays that present an avant garde point of view," said Deborah Keisler, ticket office coordinator for Elgin Community College's Visual & Performing Arts ...
New pacts will help
Oct 25, 1998 ... Comment: If the city is so concerned about improving the property on the entrance to the city, the intersection at McLean and Big Timber certainly needs a lot of improvement.I don't know who's job is it to cut down those horrible weeds. There is no sidewalk for pedestrians to walk on ...
News Digest
Oct 25, 1998 ... The HIV Coalition will present a program for the Latino community, people living with HIV/AIDS and concerned members of the community from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 at the Elgin YWCA, 220 E. Chicago St.The program, "HIV/AIDS Education in the Latino Community," will focus on immigration ...
Three make cut for ECC presidency
Oct 25, 1998 ... ELGIN -- Elgin Community College trustees Saturday narrowed the list of college presidential candidates to three names, including that of the current interim president.The three finalists are Michael Shirley, ECC's interim president; Alice Mumaw Jacobs and Timothy Lightfield. "We had ...
Police Report
Oct 25, 1998 ... ELGIN -- Two men were arrested on weapons charges Friday night after police found a 9 mm handgun inside a car, according to reports.Paul R. Lopez, 18, of 115 Second St., and Martin Poulin, 19, of Dixon, Ill., each was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and lack of a firearm owner's ...
Class AA Cross Country
Oct 25, 1998 ... Larkin's Nieto advances in girls competition STAFF WRITERELK GROVE VILLAGE -- With ample experience entering her initial high school season, Christina Nieto wasn't overly nervous before Saturday morning's regional. The Larkin freshman, who enjoyed significant success as a member of ...
Prep Roundup
Oct 25, 1998 ... Hampshire captures title at Kaneland FROM STAFF REPORTSMAPLE PARK -- Hampshire tuned up for the postseason in style Saturday, winning the Kaneland Volleyball Tournament by posting a 4-0 record. "It was nice to have a tournament to get our frame of mind back to winning," said Hampshire ...
Football Playoffs
Oct 25, 1998 ... Saints top seed in 6A; Larkin to Lockport STAFF WRITERFor Jacobs and St. Charles, it's a repeat of Week 7. For Larkin, it's a long bus ride and a total unknown. The three schools were the only ones in the area to qualify for the IHSA football playoffs. Although Streamwood was ...
Prep Soccer
Oct 25, 1998 ... Smentowski keys Larkin's record win SPECIAL TO THE COURIER NEWSWith every game now possibly the last of his high school career, Larkin senior soccer player Eric Smentowski is making sure he gives it his all every minute on the field. Saturday, Smentowski's play helped the Royals set a ...
Marian Central 14, St. Edward 7
Oct 25, 1998 ... Stubborn Green Wave gives Hurricanes all they can handle SPECIAL TO THE COURIER NEWSSuburban Catholic Conference powerhouse Marian Central got a taste of the state playoffs one week early Saturday from among the most unlikely of sources -- the outmanned St. Edward Green Wave. Suiting ...
Your Government: Dori Meinert and Toby Eckert `Do-nothing Congress' had
Oct 25, 1998 ... Your Government: Dori Meinert and Toby Eckert `Do-nothing Congress' had some excitementDemocrats are charging this has been a "do-nothing" Congress. And, to a certain extent, they're right. There was the landmark balanced-budget agreement with President Clinton in 1997. And, ...
George Ryan best choice as next Illinois governor The issue: The race for the governorship of Illinois. We say: George Ryan has the right combination of experience, ideas and leadership.
Oct 25, 1998 ... Both men seeking to take Gov. Jim Edgar's place after the election Nov. 3 come equipped with considerable political experience, But George Ryan is best suited to become the next governor of Illinois.Ryan, a Republican now ending his second term as secretary of state, was lieutenant governor ...
Retirement home is needed
Oct 25, 1998 ... Comment: I'd like to know about all the land they are talking about that's empty around West Dundee, East Dundee, Carpentersville and Sleepy Hollow. There is a lot of vacant property and they are looking for something to build on it.I think they should look into funding a retirement home ...
D301 needs `yes' vote
Oct 25, 1998 ... I haven't seen any negative campaigning against the Central School District 301 building referendum.I hope this means the voters see the need to expand our schools in order to keep up with the growing numbers of students in the district. There are definitely overcrowding issues in ...
Three U46 tales worthy of concernThree recent stories in the
Oct 25, 1998; ... Three U46 tales worthy of concernThree recent stories in the newspapers about School District U46 are cause for grave concern: the Partnership for Excellence in Learning (site-based management), the Millennium football field at Streamwood High and the Bartlett High School ...
Cast appreciated review
Oct 25, 1998 ... I would like to thank George Rawlinson for his review of Elgin CommunityTheatre's production of Nunsense that appeared in last Sunday's paper.Although he started out by saying that he did not like the author or the screenplay, he was able to then go on and describe how well the theatercompany ...
Ryan was effective as an employerAs an employee and facility manager
Oct 25, 1998; ... Ryan was effective as an employerAs an employee and facility manager of the Secretary of State drivers' facility in Mendota for the past 14 years, I cannot stand by and have Secretary of State George H. Ryan, whom I respect very much, be criticized without telling the numerous good things he ...
Standoff does many things, all of them good
Oct 25, 1998 ... Thomas Jefferson once said that a man's property was not safe while the legislature was in session.Otto von Bismarck, I believe, said something to the effect that men with weak stomachs should not watch either sausages or laws being made. While we may have never felt the chilly shadow ...
Speculating on a new Bill of RightsFirst, the good news. Americans
Oct 25, 1998; ... Speculating on a new Bill of RightsFirst, the good news. Americans are more tolerant of the free-speech rights of homosexuals, atheists and communists than they were 25 years ago. Support for the free-speech rights of those groups has risen from 48 percent in 1972 to 60 percent ...
A century ago, Elgin residents feared Halloween vandalismA century
Oct 25, 1998; ... A century ago, Elgin residents feared Halloween vandalismA century ago, householders in Elgin dreaded the approach of Halloween, and with good reason. The damages on the night of Oct. 31, 1898, amounted to several hundred dollars, a considerable sum in that day. And, those who ...
Seniors briefs
Oct 25, 1998 ... Alzheimer's seminar TuesdayManorCare Health Services will host a free seminar on Alzheimer's Disease from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at ManorCare, 180 S. State St. (Illinois 31), Elgin. The program will be co-sponsored by Provena St. Joseph Hospital's Behavioral Health ...
Area agencies continue to give flu shots
Oct 25, 1998 ... If you haven't gotten a flu shot yet, there's still time.The Centers for Disease Control, a federal agency, suggests that people obtain flu shots between Oct. 1 and mid-November; it takes about six weeks for the shots to offer protection. Three area organizations, Visiting Nurse ...
Harvest is time to count your blessings
Oct 25, 1998; ... October is the brightest ribbon of color in the calendar, its russet and gold layered between the muted green of September and the gray grosgrain of November.Farmers around our southern Wisconsin home are deep into harvest. Two combines prowled the field across the road until midnight ...
Volunteer spotlight
Oct 25, 1998 ... Agency: Senior Services Inc., now in its 25th year, provides a wide range of services to people age 60 and older in Kane, McHenry and Kendall counties.The agency operates senior centers in Elgin, Yorkville, Aurora and McHenry. The Elgin office is a 101 S. Grove Ave., (847) ...
The Microsoft decision: What it means for your independent contractors
Oct 25, 1998; ... Many companies hire independent contractors, either on a temporary basis when the business is busy, or on a regular basis when their special skills are required.Using independent contractors often serves the company's needs and fits within the company's budget, since independent contractors ...
Montessori training at ECC starts next year
Oct 25, 1998; ... The Elgin area's first Montessori teacher-training program will begin in 1999 at Elgin Community College.ECC has signed an agreement with Montessori Education Centers Associated (MECA), one of the nation's leading Montessori teacher education programs. The summer portion of the ...
Soil conservationist
Oct 25, 1998 ... Tasks: Soil conservationists provide technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, state and local governments and others concerned with the conservation of soil, water and related natural resources.They develop programs that are designed to get the most productive use of the land without ...
A busy season for Cardunal chamber
Oct 25, 1998 ... The Cardunal Advantage Networkers and the Ambassadors of the Cardunal Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated a re-grand opening and ribbon cutting of The Parcel Station in the River Valley Square Shopping Center in East Dundee.The owners, Christelle & Duke Wildey, describe their business as ...
Sunday Briefing
Oct 25, 1998 ... Fastsigns in Carpentersville can give any sign, banner, vehicle or window the same eye-catching impact of a full-color magazine advertisement, thanks to the recent purchase of the Gerber Edge, a state-of- the-art, full-color digital graphics processor.Chris and Cheryl Wendt, who purchased the ...
Opening the doorC.D. Peacock, Chicago's premier fine jeweler for more
Oct 25, 1998 ... Opening the doorC.D. Peacock, Chicago's premier fine jeweler for more than a century, opened a new store at Woodfield Mall on Friday. The Woodfield mall store is on the first level, center court, near the main information booth. The new Woodfield store also houses Tiffany ...
Personnel File
Oct 25, 1998 ... Bartlett resident Carol Turner, an independent consultant with PartyLite Gifts, Inc., was awarded an all expenses-paid trip to London, England, and Interlaken, Switzerland, as part of a group of 34 independent consultants from the U.S., Canada and Germany recognized for their success in ...
Tuesday, Oct. 27 Treatments for breast cancer: Theresa Carpizo,
Oct 25, 1998 ... Tuesday, Oct. 27 Treatments for breast cancer: Theresa Carpizo, clinical specialist on oncology of the Provena St. Joseph Cancer Wellness Center, will discuss the latest treatments for breast cancer at the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce Women's Council meeting.As a cancer survivor herself, ...
Jacobs 19, Prairie Ridge 6
Oct 25, 1998 ... Eagles are flying Jacobs playoff-bound for 2nd time ever STAFF WRITERCRYSTAL LAKE -- With one powerful swing of his leg, senior Derek McShane kicked all of the agonizing memories of Jacobs' once-downtrodden football program far, far away. With the Golden Eagles leading just 10-6, ...