Sun Publications (IL) back issues from Friday, August 20:
TEARDOWN ISSUE DRAWS LAWSUIT
Aug 20, 1999 ... Robert Schillerstrom said the Naperville City Council did not follow the law when it denied a request to subdivide a lot, and he filed a lawsuit on behalf of his clients, Stacey and John Schillerstrom, to back up his claims.Schillerstrom, who also is chairman of the DuPage County Board, filed ...
THE WOODSTOCK EFFECT
Aug 20, 1999 ... Thirty years after Woodstock, the debate over what the cultural phenomenon means to American society still rages.These days, it is fueled by tales of crowds turning violent, fires being set and clothes being removed en masse at Woodstock '99 -- its most recent incarnation -- which has been ...
COD TO FEATURE BALLET PERFORMANCE
Aug 20, 1999 ... The Academy of Dance Arts will present "Workshop '99," featuring the Steppin' Out Dance Company and a performance of "Delibes Variations" with special guest artists from the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago and the Milwaukee Ballet.The performance will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, at the ...
TEACHING MRS. TINGLE
Aug 20, 1999 ... Millions of Tom Cruise fans heard months of rumors about "Eyes Wide Shut" and came away disappointed that they did not see his exposed rear end.Similarly, those who have followed the months of rumors about "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" will likely come away disappointed that they did not see another ...
SIR ELTON, RICE TO OVERSEE `AIDA' DEBUT
Aug 20, 1999 ... Word is show biz's new dynamic duo will pop into Chicago this fall to add a little dazzle to their Broadway-bound baby's Midwest premiere.Pop star Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice are expected to attend the previews and opening-night performance of "Aida," the new Disney musical based on the ...
RIVER OAKS
Aug 20, 1999 ... Residents of the River Oaks sub-division benefit greatly from its size.The small community located in the far southeastern corner of Naperville only has 78 homes. Everyone knows everybody else and neighbors can become like a second family. River Oaks has a very active ...
FEATURE HOME: 221 N. VINCENT, BOLINGBROOK
Aug 20, 1999 ... The custom built home in the Winding Meadows sub-division of Bolingbrook was formerly a model home.From the two-story foyer and vaulted family room to the extra large loft and full partially finished basement, this home has room for personal character to accentuate the already model-quality ...
MALM MISSES MATCH-PLAY PORTION OF AMATEUR TOURNAMENT
Aug 20, 1999 ... Naperville resident Curt Malm's hopes of advancing to the match-play portion of the United States Amateur Championship came up short Tuesday -- one stroke short.Playing at both the legendary Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Club in Pebble Beach, Calif., Malm needed to finish in ...
NEUQUA VALLEY FOOTBALL PREVIEW: SUPER MEN
Aug 20, 1999 ... The inaugural season of Neuqua Valley varsity football was hardly Disney-directed.The Wildcats took plenty of hits, learned more than enough lessons and ended up forfeiting all three of their victories. When the season officially was laid to rest with an awards night in November, ...
YOUTH BASEBALL
Aug 20, 1999 ... NATIONAL ALL-STARS WIN FINAL GAME AT CICERO TOURNEY After dropping its first two tournament games, the Naperville National League 11-year-old All-Star team capped its season with a win against Chicago Ridge in the Cicero Division 4 Round Robin Tournament.In the top of the first, Aaron ...
COLLEGE NOTES
Aug 20, 1999 ... DRAKE UNIVERSITY Jim Watson, a two-year starter at St. Francis High School in Wheaton, will play football at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, this fall.He graduated from St. Francis holding school records for most victories, most passing yards, most completions and most touchdown passes ...
WRECKING THE COMPETITION
Aug 20, 1999 ... The name of the team was different, but the cast of characters and results were similar as Tron Piping outscored Bates Motel 28-22 for the championship of the Naperville Men's 12-inch Recreational League championship.Tron's 21 runs in the final 4 innings sealed the victory and was ...
MAY THE DISCOURAGING WORD SELDOM BE HEARD
Aug 20, 1999 ... A while back, I was talking with a young woman who had joined the ranks of motherhood a couple years ago.I asked her how life was going and how she was enjoying her child. She flashed a huge smile and answered, "Life is wonderful, thank you. I love being a mother, and I am so ...
REACHING OUT IN FAITH
Aug 20, 1999 ... Gene Ryan never thought of himself as a builder of churches and Bible schools.As a Sears executive for 40 years, Ryan's life was driven by corporate strategies, budgets and profits, not bibles, altars and crosses. When Ryan finally retired from the business world, he knew he wasn't going to ...
ANNUAL GOLF BENEFIT SUPPORTS LOCAL FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS
Aug 20, 1999 ... Our Children's Homestead, a Naperville-based private foster care agency, is holding its fourth annual golf outing on Monday, Sept. 13, at the Eagle Brook Country Club in Geneva.Tickets and hole sponsorships are still available for the fund-raising event. The golf outing will benefit ...
ACHIEVERS
Aug 20, 1999 ... The Board of Directors of the Care and Counseling Center has elected attorney Patricia Higgins as its new president.Higgins is a partner in the Naperville firm of Nagle & Higgins, P.C. The Care and Counseling Center provides educational programs, a 24-hour listening line, confidential ...
MILLENNIUM EDITION DIRECTORY IS HOT OFF THE PRESSES
Aug 20, 1999 ... The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce has published the millennium edition of its "Membership Directory and Buyers' Guide."The directory, an annual publication of the chamber, is a handy resource for Naperville-area businesses and residents, and is also a great marketing tool for chamber ...
COD, CISCO LAUNCH NETWORK CURRICULUM
Aug 20, 1999 ... College of DuPage and Cisco Systems are offering a comprehensive curriculum that teaches students to design, build and maintain computer networks.The Cisco Networking Academy program prepares students to sit for the Cisco Certified Network Association exam. Once certified, graduates ...
HELP YOUR KIDS LEARN THE WAY TO MANAGE THEIR MONEY WELL
Aug 20, 1999 ... Remember when cash was a tangible commodity?As kids, we went to the bank, shopped with our parents and frequently watched them pay with cash. Now, with cash on the endangered species list, today's kids see a much different picture. As we enjoy the convenience of charge, ...
ADMINISTRATORS EVALUATE IMPACT OF PAY ON KEEPING STAFF
Aug 20, 1999 ... If District 203 teachers' salaries are so low they are causing teachers to depart in droves to other school districts, Naperville's high school principals have yet to hear of it."There's rhetoric about a large number of teachers leaving, but it really isn't true," said Tom Paulsen, principal ...
ANXIETY UPGRADE: AS WORKPLACES BECOME MORE COMPLEX, WORKERS FEEL THE PRESSURE
Aug 20, 1999 ... Multitasking, downsizing, right-sizing -- American business has a new vocabulary.As businesses face acquisitions, mergers in a highly technical environment, employees find themselves squeezed by higher productivity requirements, less guidance from management and no guarantee of job ...
RICHARD C. KORANDA SR.
Aug 20, 1999 ... Richard C. Koranda Sr., 77, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999, at Tabor Hills Healthcare Facility in Naperville.He was born Nov. 15, 1921, in Chicago. A resident of Naperville, Mr. Koranda was employed by the Chicago Fire Department. He retired after 25 years of service. He ...
TEEN STABBED AT SCHOOL DANCE
Aug 20, 1999 ... The school year is off to a violent start at Waubonsie Valley High School.A 15-year-old freshman was stabbed in the leg Wednesday night by another student at the annual freshman orientation dance. Aurora police arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with the incident. Because of ...
NORMAN G. SEIDENSTICKER | WALTER P. GETZ
Aug 20, 1999 ... Norman George Seidensticker, 77, died Monday, Aug. 16, 1999, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield.He was born April 25, 1922, in Chicago. A resident of Hanover Park and formerly of Elmhurst, Mr. Seidensticker was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was employed by ...
THELMA MURDOCK | BETTY M. MCNEELY | DONALD J. VERHEECK
Aug 20, 1999 ... Thelma Murdock, 86, died Monday, Aug. 16, 1999, in Harrison, Ark. She was born Sept. 23, 1912, in Portage, Wis.Mrs. Murdock, a homemaker, was a former resident of Lisle and Downers Grove. She is survived by three daughters, Barbara (husband Bud) Messmer, Mary (husband Frank) Knoblock ...
SPORTSMAN'S OPPONENTS MISUSE THE NEWS MEDIA
Aug 20, 1999 ... The Sun recently wrote a big story about allegations that poisoned geese were received at Willowbrook Wildlife Center and allegations that the geese received their alleged poisonings at Sportsman's Park.How could The Sun have written this without reporting the most fundamental fact of the ...
WEBER COMES BACK FROM EXILE
Aug 20, 1999 ... It's probably a good thing that John Tableriou was out of town Tuesday night.With all the people crammed into the tiny room that Naperville School District 203 is using for its board meetings while construction is under way at the administrative offices, there probably wouldn't have been room ...
LITTLE LEAGUE PARENTS SHOULD SUPPORT UMPIRES
Aug 20, 1999 ... What with District 203 without a superintendent and the Park District falling apart, I was surprised to find a letter from an irate Naperville mom about the quality of youth officials at her child's Little League game. Naperville is a town that is usually supportive of its youth, and I hope ...
BELIEF SYSTEMS FUEL EVOLUTION DEBATE
Aug 20, 1999 ... After he confessed to undermining religion in front of the tribunal of the Inquisition, a beaten and exhausted Galileo Galilei did not whisper a defiant "Yet it moves." That was a fiction created by revisionist historians who did not like to think how easily the church brought down a man of ...
AUTHORITIES CONTEND HOFMAN PROFITED FROM ABDUCTION HOAX
Aug 20, 1999 ... Authorities in Michigan say they believe Laura Hofman not only faked her abduction earlier this month, but profited from it as well.Jeffrey Paupore, prosecuting attorney for Dickinson County, Mich., said there were two men with Hofman during her journey from a Bolingbrook retail store to his ...
DISTRICT 203 SAGA COMES FULL CIRCLE
Aug 20, 1999 ... The strangest saga in Naperville School District 203's history ended Tuesday night when a new board majority reinstated former Superintendent Don Weber to the superintendent's post.Weber has been under contract to the district, until June 30, 2000, in the limited role as consultant given him ...
SUPERINTENDENT WHO? DISTRICT 203 STUDENTS DISCUSS WEBER AND THEIR LIVES
Aug 20, 1999 ... In an unscientific survey of Naperville North High School students, The Sun found that not only did the majority of students approached lack an opinion on the District 203 superintendent issue, most weren't sure who Donald Weber is.On Thursday, as sophomores busily filled out forms and made ...
CLOUDY `HORIZON' FOR CHEVY DEALTER
Aug 20, 1999 ... Expansion plans for Horizon Chevrolet hit a speed bump this week when the Naperville Plan Commission unanimously denied the project.Dennis Breen, owner of Horizon Chevrolet, 1540 W. Ogden Ave., had planned to expand his dealership onto an 8.5-acre plot at the southeast corner of Aurora Avenue ...
CITY OKS GARDEN PLOT SKATE SITE
Aug 20, 1999 ... Plans to build a skate park in Naperville have cleared another hurdle."We've been hitting walls all the way along. This is phenomenal for those who are for the skate park," said city resident Julie Carr, who has served on a skate park steering committee and whose 16-year-old son, ...
WEBER RETURNS
Aug 20, 1999 ... The first task of the reorganized Naperville District 203 School Board and newly reappointed superintendent Donald Weber will be to settle the teachers contract, board members say.After that, they say, the board and its superintendent need to bring back stability. With school due to ...
OSWEGO YOUTH TACKLE FOOTBALL
Aug 20, 1999 ... VARSITY Plainfield 27, Oswego Blue 0 The Oswego Blue varsity was shut out 27-0 by Plainfield on Sunday.The loss dropped the Panthers to 0-2. On offense, quarterback Jason Nelson and fullback Dan Lucka provided some nice runs. Offensive tackle Cole Rodgers provided solid ...
OHS BAND STUDENTS ATTEND LEADERSHIP CAMP
Aug 20, 1999 ... The Oswego High School band student attended leadership camp Aug. 6 and 7 at Vander Cook College of Music in Chicago.Students in attendance were: • Sophomores: Matt Ketchmark, Adam Schnitz, Corinne Veverka, Garret Matlock, Amanda Dennis, Julie Nickels, Amy Mosher, Lauren ...
TAKING FLIGHT
Aug 20, 1999 ... Surely birders enjoy being outside -- you know, being one with nature.Often early-morning risers, these bird watchers love the idea of tromping through woods, meadow and marsh. But don't let them fool you. This hearty breed of nature lovers also keeps count. Like ...
EDUCATION BRIEFS
Aug 20, 1999 ... SCHOOLS CONDUCT FRESHMAN, SIXTH-GRADE ORIENTATIONS The Oswego junior highs and high school will conduct orientations the week before school begins.Freshman orientation will be in the high school auditorium, Route 71, at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 for students with last names A-L and 7 p.m. Aug. 31 for ...
SCHOOL WORK
Aug 20, 1999 ... As the end of summer nears, kids try to squeeze in as many sun-filled days at the pool as possible.But their teachers are already at school, readying classrooms and lesson plans in anticipation of the first day of school. At Old Post School, a handful of teachers were already busying ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Aug 20, 1999 ... CANO BREAKS GROUND ON NEW HEADQUARTERS Cano Enterprises Inc. has broken ground on a new headquarters facility in the Kendall Point Business Center, near U.S. Route 30.The 5,400-square-foot building will also house Cano's subsidiary, C&H Industries Inc. The new facility will house eight ...
ENTREPRENEUR PROFILE MEMORIES MAKE THIS COUPLE'S FUTURE
Aug 20, 1999 ... Names: George and Donna BaileyCompany: MEMORIES ON VIDEO INC., which can be reached at P.O. Box 1007, Oswego, IL 60543, or (630) 554-9237, offers video productions for weddings, parties, depositions and church and school functions, as well as instructional videos. The business is in ...
YOUNG READERS COMPLETE OSWEGO LIBRARY'S SUMMER PROGRAM
Aug 20, 1999 ... More than 1,090 children participated in the Oswego Public Library District's summer reading program, "Time Trek Readers," which ended Aug. 14. More than 500 children completed the program and received a book, a certificate and district school notification.Adults and high school students ...
TITLE: POLICE REPORT
Aug 20, 1999 ... Tuesday, Aug. 17 1. Driving while license suspended: David M. Lark, 20, Naperville, was charged with driving while license suspended, failure to wear a seat belt and attempted obstruction of justice after he was stopped at Weisbrook Drive and Douglas Road.Monday, Aug. 16 2. Driving under ...
MONTGOMERY HAS LARGE TURNOUT FOR NIGHT OUT
Aug 20, 1999 ... What a tremendous turnout we had for Montgomery's National Night Out celebration Aug. 3.Blockbuster Video hosted the event and did an outstanding job. Children of all ages thoroughly enjoyed the various games provided by the Blockbuster Nintendo game truck that was parked outside ...
NEWS DIGEST
Aug 20, 1999 ... SPA OPEN PAST DEADLINE; VILLAGE FILES LEGAL MOTION Monday was supposed to be eviction day.But the owner of Soft Touch Spa isn't leaving yet. Rather than adhere to a court order issued by Judge Thomas Hogan, spa owner Robert Kidd Jr. has hired the Chicago attorney who tried to keep ...
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Aug 20, 1999 ... OSWEGO CREATING NEW PLAN COMMISSION-ZONING BOARD Oswego Village President Craig Weber said applications are available for residents interested in serving on the Plan Commission-Zoning Board of Appeals.This new seven-member body will replace two existing seven-member panels, the Plan ...
TEENS LEARN IMPORTANCE OF HELPING OTHERS
Aug 20, 1999 ... Building a home was a new and rewarding experience for the 15 senior high school students from Oswego Presbyterian Church who traveled to Boon, N.C., last month.But what they brought back from the trip was beyond anything they had hoped. Serving as volunteers for Habitat for Humanity ...
TEARDOWN ISSUE DRAWS LAWSUIT
Aug 20, 1999 ... Robert Schillerstrom said the Naperville City Council did not follow the law when it denied a request to subdivide a lot, and he filed a lawsuit on behalf of his clients, Stacey and John Schillerstrom, to back up his claims.Schillerstrom, who also is chairman of the DuPage County Board, filed ...
WHEATON NORTH FOOTBALL PREVIEW: WORKIN' MEN
Aug 20, 1999 ... Blue collar -- it evokes images of lunch pails, hardhats, true grit and hard work.For the Wheaton North football team, so many of their players fit this description on the field you could replace the players' uniforms with denim shirts and sew patches with their first names above the front ...
WHEATON WARRENVILLE SOUTH FOOTBALL PREVIEW: THE WILL TO WIN
Aug 20, 1999 ... Instead of coming home from practice and plopping down on the couch to watch the latest prime-time sitcom, Will Braga usually opts to study the latest game-film video."It's fun," said the Wheaton Warrenville South center. "Whenever I get my hands on a tape, I will take it ...
LILIES BECOME BEAUTIFUL LATE BLOOMERS
Aug 20, 1999 ... Have you noticed the surprise lilies blooming around town? They go by many names, depending on where you are from -- and because many of you are newcomers to the area, let's try a few of the other common names.They are known as spider lilies, hardy amaryllis, resurrection lilies, magic lily ...
WHO'LL TEACH KIDS TO BE KIDS? WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD KID PECKING ORDER DIMINISHING, SOME YOUNGER CHILDREN ARE LOSING THEIR PLAY MENTORS
Aug 20, 1999 ... Children's play was once a hard-knocks, lose-win, learn-to-take-your-lumps affair.Come summer, kids might dally past dusk, reluctant to call a stop to endless games of Red Light, Green Light, Spud, Tag, Follow the Leader, and Hide and Seek. They fought battles, built forts, barged into ...
LUXURIES HAVE BECOME NEEDS
Aug 20, 1999 ... The other day I heard a commercial on the radio advertising an automobile. The pitch was that the payments would be low enough so one could then afford many other amenities in life.The final line wasthe exclamation, "Now I can buy that scuba gear I really need." That statement stopped ...
SKIN CANCER VICTIM LAUNCHES UV-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING LINE
Aug 20, 1999 ... What will they think of next? Try sun protective clothing ... If you're one of the 1 million Americans who will be diagnosed with skin cancer this year, you are already well aware of the dangers of sun exposure.Now, a new line of clothing from Sun Precautions Inc., based in Seattle, Wash., ...
EXODUS WORLD SERVICE TO HOLD WALK FOR REFUGEES
Aug 20, 1999 ... Representatives from 10 area churches worked with Theresa Stiven of Exodus World Service's to bring the first Walk for Refugees at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26.The 5K walk-a-thon is scheduled to kick-off from St. Michael's Catholic Church, 315 W. Illinois, Wheaton. The committee approved ...
DIETZ -- LYONS II | THOMAS -- ZAMSKY | RENDINA -- KENNEDY | WHITE -- KINCAID
Aug 20, 1999 ... Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dietz of Omaha, Neb., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Kae, to N. Thor Lyons II, also of Omaha, Neb. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Lyons of Wheaton.The prospective bride is a 1992 graduate of the University of Nebraska, earning her bachelor's ...
DIANA VIRGINIA KAWKA | CONNER AMANN LILLIG | MEGAN ELISE KORST | SAMUEL JEFFREY JONES | MATTHEW MICHAEL NOBLE | DANIEL THOMAS WILLIAMS
Aug 20, 1999 ... It's daughter number two, Diana Virginia, for John and Angela Kawka of Wheaton.Weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces, Diana made her debut at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield on Tuesday, June 8, 1999. Sixteen-month-old big sister Sofia welcomed her home. * * * It's a boy, Conner ...
COMMUNITY SUPPORT HELPS THEATER EFFORT
Aug 20, 1999 ... We are very excited about the rapidly growing number of Wheaton residents and others living in communities nearby who are expressing strong interest and making personal commitments toward the restoration and revitalization of the downtown Wheaton Theater.This grand theater, which in fact was ...
ELEANOR J. KRUPSKY | GEORGE L. LITTLEFIELD
Aug 20, 1999 ... Eleanor Josephine Krupsky, 74, formerly of Wheaton, died Sunday, July 11, 1999, in Minot, N.D. She was born July 27, 1924, in Bainville, Mont., to Stanley and Pauline (Kovalenko) Krupsky.Miss Krupsky graduated from St. Paul Bible Institute. She was a member of Evangel Baptist Church in ...
WARY OF SPEEDWAY
Aug 20, 1999 ... We are sorry that BFI is no longer servicing the city of Wheaton.We appreciated that company's dependable and professional service. Last fall, we failed to get our final collection of leaf bags out to the curb on time for the final pick-up day of the season. We knew that those ...
RICHARD B. HILLS | CONCETTA SAVEGNAGO
Aug 20, 1999 ... Richard B. Hills, 74, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1999. He was born Oct. 5, 1924, in Columbus, Kan.Formerly of Wheaton, Mr. Hills was a resident of Manistee, Mich. He was a coach at the former Williams Military Academy in Wheaton while he worked his way through Wheaton College, where he received ...
MARYANN CAROLYN PETLON | LU ANN THIERER | ERITTA L. LAMBERT | RICHARD A. RAAB
Aug 20, 1999 ... MaryAnn Carolyn Petlon, 77, a resident of The Holmstad in Batavia and former longtime resident of Wheaton, died Monday, Aug. 16, 1999, at home. She was born Feb. 23, 1922, in Odebolt, Iowa.Mrs. Petlon was a secretary for the National Association of Evangelicals for many years. She was ...
TITLE: POLICE REPORT
Aug 20, 1999 ... Tuesday, Aug. 17 1. Theft: A flag was stolen from in front of a garage on the 1400 block of Castlewood Drive between 11:30 p.m. Aug. 16 and 3:25 p.m. Aug. 16. Loss was estimated at $40. 2. Criminal damage to property: A window screen was cut out of Whittier School, 218 W. Park Ave., between ...
HISTORY CENTER TO GATHER RESIDENTS FOR TOWN WALK
Aug 20, 1999 ... Walk, run or stroll through historic Wheaton in the Wheaton History Center's second annual Our Town Walk on Saturday, Aug. 28. The 3-kilometer walk-a-thon is an opportunity for businesses, churches, civic groups, neighborhoods and families to show community spirit while learning about Wheaton's ...