The News Sun - Waukegan (IL) back issues from Friday, December 27:
Jean C. Jarosz
Dec 27, 2002 ... Jean C. Jarosz, 67, of Round Lake passed away Monday, December 23, 2002 at her home after a long courageous battle with cancer.She was born in Chicago on March 7, 1935, the daughter of the late Herman Krueger and Clara Gorczyca (nee Peters). She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran ...
Thomas P. Kelly
Dec 27, 2002 ... Thomas P. Kelly, 81, of Rosewood Care Center in East Peoria, IL, Wednesday, December 25, 2002 at the care center. Born May 20, 1921 in Waukegan, the son of John and Ellen Friel Kelly, he married Anita Beckman November 27, 1943 in Waukegan.She died July 31 1986 in Peoria. He was also preceded ...
Murry Laycox
Dec 27, 2002 ... Murry Laycox, 64, of Trevor, WI, formerly of Gurnee, IL passed away December 23, 2002 in Kenosha, WI. He was born June 27, 1938 in Gibson, TN. He was a member of Faith Baptist of Lake County. Murry was an artist and an avid fisherman. He is also a veteran, serving in the Air Force.Murry ...
Alice M. Raw
Dec 27, 2002 ... Alice M. Raw, 73, of Round Lake passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2002 at her residence. Born February 28, 1929 in Berwyn, Illinois, the daughter of the late Frank Svoboda and Alice Stedronsky. A resident of Long Lake for over 60 years, she was a beloved wife, mother and friend who will be ...
Mark Timothy VanSickle
Dec 27, 2002 ... Mark Timothy VanSickle, 1 year old son of Irene and Marcus VanSickle, died on Friday, December 20, 2002 in Nashville, TN.Mark was born December 10, 2001 in Ft. Campbell, KY.Also surviving are his maternal grandparents, Adelma and Timothy Bush of Belvidere, IL; maternal great-grandparents ...
News Sun seeks stories about people who were inspirational
Dec 27, 2002 ... Is there someone who has made a difference in your life? We'd like to hear from readers who would like to tell us about special people who have ...
Police Blotter
Dec 27, 2002 ... Antioch Township Fencing damaged:A vehicle knocked over 25 feet of fencing sometime overnight Saturday at a home on the 26500 block of Maple Street, according to a Lake County Sheriff's Department report. The fence posts were also knocked down. A damage estimate was not available.Knollwood ...
Saving St. Therese: The church pulls out
Dec 27, 2002; ... Mariann Carlton, R.N. in radiology, stands outside the x-ray room at St. Therese Medical Center in Waukegan.St. Therese as it looked in 1934.Victory Memorial Hospital at Glen Flora Avenue and Sheridan Road in Waukegan.Aerial view of St. Therese from 1950. Part two of a four-part ...
Osmond widow to fill term in House
Dec 27, 2002; ... JoAnn Osmond was appointed Thursday to serve the two-year term in the Illinois House won in November by her husband, State Rep. Tim Osmond, R-Antioch, who died of a heart attack Dec. 17.A special committee voted unanimously to appoint JoAnn Osmond as the next representative of the 61st ...
News Digest
Dec 27, 2002 ... Fox Lake Second teen in crash diesA second teen died Wednesday from injuries sustained in a crash Tuesday in Fox Lake, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's office.Jonathon Wykel, 16, died at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in Milwaukee. He was airlifted from the ...
Help Them to Hope 2002-03
Dec 27, 2002 ... Editor's note: This season, the agencies supported by the News Sun's Help Them To Hope fund are sharing articles about clients who have benefited from their services. David is a man who came to the PADS Crisis Services HELP Center from a short-term drug and alcohol treatment program ....
Hockey Practice
Dec 27, 2002 ... Hockey player Wil Ramirez of Gurnee practices on a small piece of good ice at Betty Russell Park in Gurnee Thursday afternoon. The ice was left in poor condition by ...
Antioch returns to twice-monthly meetings
Dec 27, 2002; ... ANTIOCH -- The Village Board will return to a schedule of two meetings a month, beginning in January.The first meeting is scheduled for Jan. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Village Hall.Village Attorney Donald Anderson will present the draft ordinances that will allow Great Lakes Principles to ...
From jelly beans to newspapers, at home in the `new' building
Dec 27, 2002; ... "So how do you like the new building?"The obvious answer is that it is not technically a "new" building, since the Jelly Belly people called 2383 Delany Road their home before being lured to the wilds of Pleasant Prairie. But it is new to us here at The News Sun, right down to the new windows ...
Hooray for local kids making news
Dec 27, 2002 ... Food contributions Lake Forest Country Day School and South Elementary Elementary School in North Chicago sponsored food drives during November to benefit the Christian Outreach of Lutherans Food Pantry in Waukegan.The students at Lake Forest Country Day School collected 61 boxes of ...
Scouts Corner
Dec 27, 2002 ... Girl Scout Troop 1066 was presented an award by the Gurnee Park District for its support of district events. Back row, left to right, Rebecca Robinson, special events supervisor for the park district; Vicki Paddock, president of the district board and Linda Brogren, Volunteer coordinator with ...
Scholarships
Dec 27, 2002 ... Hospital Women's Auxiliary Lake Forest Hospital Women's Auxiliary is accepting applications for its annual scholarship program for students interested in pursuing careers in health care or professionals continuing their education in a health care field. A.B. Dick Jr. scholarships range ...
That's Tight
Dec 27, 2002 ... Scholarship winners Diamond Lake School District PTSA donates two $500 college scholarships to high school students each year. Megan McEvilly and Adam Smith have been selected as the 2002-2003 recipients. These two scholarships, in the memory of Al Farr and Caryle Umbendstock, are ...
Park Notes
Dec 27, 2002 ... AntiochVillage of Antioch Parks and Recreation, 806 Holbek Drive, Antioch. Call (847) 395-2160. The district is offering:Pilates: Pilates is a mat based full-body exercise program that restores muscular balance. During this class one will learn to improve flexibility and increase core ...
School Notes
Dec 27, 2002 ... GrayslakeTo acknowledge the anniversary of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, the sophomore English classes at Grayslake Community High School were asked to draft proposals for rebuilding the World Trade Center site. They were in the midst of a lesson on symbolism and so their illustrations ...
Religion Notes
Dec 27, 2002 ... Church offers courseChrist Church in Waukegan will be offering its next ALPHA course beginning Jan. 7, at 410 Grand Ave. The word ALPHA is an acronym standing for the following components of the course. A is for anyone interested in finding out more about the Christian faith. L is for ...
Dean's List
Dec 27, 2002 ... The following students were recently named to the dean's list at their respective colleges, universities or technical schools:Aurora University, AuroraLake Zurich: Christine Arason, Nicole Borre. Round Lake Beach: Anthony Umlauf. Round Lake Park: Crystal Cunningham.Columbia College, ...
College Notes
Dec 27, 2002 ... Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind. Rita Mikulcik of Mundelein has been chosen to sit on the Christ College Steering Committee for the 2002-03 academic year. The committee serves to plan and implement special college activities, advise the Dean's Office about matters that impinge ...
Bade's Day/Lisa Bade Goodwin
Dec 27, 2002 ... Each year I write my list of New Year resolutions and each year I blow them. So, in keeping with tradition, here is a list of my year 2003 resolutions I intend to blow. And a lot of it is Santa's fault. 1. Eat healthy. If you think about it, what is eating healthy these days? I'm not ...
Graduates
Dec 27, 2002 ... The following students were graduated from their respective colleges, universities or technical schools:Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleGreat Lakes: Kimberly Czaja, Sandra Heppelstall-Hal, Cherytl Mendes, Joyce Osborn, Michael Wilson. Gurnee: Rebecca DeShazor, Ronald ...
History buffs
Dec 27, 2002; ... Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society Collections Manager Janna M. Bennett (left) and Executive Director Janice C. Hack examine a photo album compiled by Grace Farwell McGann on loan from Lucia Heyworth.A Market Square tray showing a street scene of downtown Lake Forest is being reviewed ...
Library Notes
Dec 27, 2002 ... GrayslakeGrayslake Area Public Library, 100 Library Lane, Grayslake. Call (847) 223-5313. The district is offering:For Little Ones: Bring your 12-23 month old and let them experience the wonder of the library. Wondertime for Ones will be held monthly through May ....
In Town
Dec 27, 2002 ... Lake County New Year Hike set at McDonald WoodsLake County Forest Preserves will host its first program of the new year, a New Year Hike at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 1. The hike will take place in McDonald Woods off Grass Lake Road near Lindenhurst.Participants will hike through one of the preserves' ...
Reunions
Dec 27, 2002 ... AntiochAntioch Community High School: Class of 1983 is seeking classmates for its 20-year reunion to be held Aug. 9. Details: Sigrid Ferstl-Wurster, meshwurst@comcast.net.Lake ForestWoodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart will host a college age reunion on Jan. 6 at the school, 760 E ....
G-Rated
Dec 27, 2002 ... It's like this: Katrina Mann is nervous about starting third grade in a new school, especially since her family includes the Snarth, an exuberant creature with prehistoric connections and a long list of old friends including King Tut and Galileo. The Snarth is popular with everyone in school ...
Prep Boys Basketball: Elgin Tournament
Dec 27, 2002; ... ELGIN -- Waukegan High sophomore forward Emanuel Gaiter gave a simple explanation about his team's quarterfinal win over host Elgin High on Thursday night at the 28th annual Elgin Holiday Tournament."Just wanted it a little more, I guess," Gaiter said of the Bulldogs' 58-48 triumph at ...
Prep Girls Basketball
Dec 27, 2002 ... Warren and Grayslake remained unbeaten in the Blue Devil Classic on Thursday with a pair of prep girls basketball victories.Warren powered past Deerfield 62-41 to improve to 11-4 overall and 3-0 in the tournament, led by Amy Peters' 28 points and 11 rebounds.Grayslake (10-4 overall) also ...
Prep Boys Basketball: Wheeling Tournament
Dec 27, 2002; ... North Chicago High sophomore point guard Josh Allen looks for an opening while Tom Delaney of St. Viator gets caught out of position during action Thursday in the Hardwood Classic at Wheeling High. WHEELING -- If you look closely at the Libertyville High boys basketball team, you'll ...
Prep Boys Basketball
Dec 27, 2002 ... Grayslake High's boys basketball team rallied from a 32-27 halftime deficit to defeat Notre Dame High of Peoria 62-58 Thursday in Round 1 of the 16-team prep boys basketball tournament being held in downstate Bloomington.The Rams (2-8) played Thursday at Bloomington High. In today's 7:30 p.m ....
Prep Girls Basketball: McHenry Tournament
Dec 27, 2002; ... Ashley Arff of Grant tries to get around 6-fot-3 Ellen Jaeschke of Cary-Grove during Thursday's game in the McHenry Holiday Tournament. Grant lost, as the Bulldogs had their nine-game winninstreak snapped. McHENRY -- For the first time this season, Cary-Grove High girls basketball coach ...
Beyond reproach
Dec 27, 2002 ... John Balen is recuperating from open heart surgery and hopefully will be back serving the people of Waukegan as their alderman soon.Mr. Balen has served the citizens for over 30 years as an elected official: 22 years as a County Board member and eight years as an alderman. Having served for ...
Not a proud legacy
Dec 27, 2002 ... eople love Antioch for its small town charm, unfortunately that charm is now is jeopardy. By approving Wal-Mart, the village administration has just voted to allow a reprehensible corporate citizen into the community. Worse yet, they allowed Wal-Mart to dictate the terms of the deal. Wal-Mart ...
Questions for reflection on 2002
Dec 27, 2002; ... ainst chosen "persons" Cynthia Cooper, Sherron Watkins or Coleen Rowley -- "women who took huge risks to blow the whistle on what went wrong at Worldcom, Enron, and the FBI." And nothing against their having been styled for the cover into promotional poses easily taken for characters on The ...
Modern life creates new forms of community
Dec 27, 2002; ... Few words are more overused or poorly defined than "community." This is especially true in the context of contemporary political rhetoric. When it is invoked in phrases such as "the Hispanic community," or "the international community," the word achieves something close to perfect ...
Darts & Laurels
Dec 27, 2002 ... Dart Under the label "terminal stupidity," America's 38 busiest airports confiscated 15,982 pocket knives, 98 box cutters, 1,072 bats or clubs, six guns, a brick and -- at O'Hare Airport -- a toy cannon made of live ammunition just over the Thanksgiving weekend. So what galaxy could you ...