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checklist for tax abatements
By Stuart R. Wahlin
Staff Writer
How many good-paying jobs are worth
giving a company a tax break? What constitutes a good-paying job? These are a couple
of the questions county leaders consider
when deciding whether to grant property
tax abatements to local employers. But at
least one board member would like to see
some hard-and-fast policy guidelines on the
books, rather than leaving such decisions
solely to the whims of the board.
Two weeks after board members voted to
deny an abatement for a Sonic Drive-In in
Loves Park, which is expected to serve up 60
jobs in addition to food, Paul Gorski (D-5)
issued a request that the Economic Devel-
opment Committee consider a number of
his recommendations as a “starting point”
for developing an abatement policy.
Director of Regional Planning and Economic Development Sue Mroz indicated the
county does not typically entertain abatement requests for fast-food restaurants.
“But we do, at the discretion of the committee, ask usually, ‘What is the minimum
wage?’” Mroz acknowledged. “And I’m sure
that weighs into the decision of how much of
an abatement to give them. And, obviously,
if a company is coming, and they’re bringing
300 good-paying jobs with health insurance
and benefits, you would give them a much
better abatement…than you would a comContinued on page A4 !
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Memorial Day Reflections
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Yes, the title of this editorial is correct.
Really, I’d rather not write this column
because I’m thinking of the quandary of
Memorial Day.
Memorial Day is about war and peace;
honoring those who have died for this country; honoring those who are wounded or
maimed for this country; honoring those
who gave a part of their life serving this
country; honoring those who fought for peace.
As Dr. Peter J. Stanlis points out in a new
edition of his many years of conversations
with the poet, Robert Frost spoke of “the
two-endedness of things.” He addresses essential opposites in many principles and
concepts best illustrated by metaphor. Sometimes that’s language at its best in understandable opposition.
Pointing out the foibles of the psychoconditioning language of “Newspeak,” George
Orwell warned us in his novel 1984 of a world
where WAR IS PEACE. Hitler repeated the
lie often enough, it became the truth to many.
My great-cousin Jack McNamara died in
the WWII Battle of the Bulge. That did
something terrible to my Great Aunt
Eugenie that I’ll write about someday.
My Uncle Art Loveland fought in WWII
or Korea, and I can’t quite remember which
because I’ve tried to forget. He was a “wire
stringer;” he went out in front of the lines
and laid communication lines, working only
at night. He came home to the family dairy
farm on West State Street (around where
Farm & Fleet is now) and sat under a tree
without speaking even at meals, until one
day when he just went back to work in the
barn and only spoke of work. He drank quite
a bit. He later lived at our house, ostensibly
looking after my Ma (actually, it was the
other way around). When I was home from
college in D.C., Uncle Art and I sat on the
front porch drinking Schlitz, and he just
started talking, saying he had never spoken
in detail about what he did during the war to
anyone. I won’t go into the detail of graphic
gruesomeness he let fly from his soul, besides to say he used a silenced 45-caliber
Navy Colt pistol, but more often just a big
knife modern soldiers call a “K-Bar.” It has
a very sharp, serrated spine over its long
blade. I still cry when I sit on those front
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Renewable Energy
Winnebago County to hold
sustainable communities conference
From press release
Communities throughout the Midwest
are looking at ways to plan for growth that
will minimize impact on existing communities and natural attributes while improving
the quality of life. They are working to
achieve seemingly-divergent goals, from relieving traffic congestion to preserving open
space, to encouraging economic developContinued on page A2 !
Index
Chicago Green Festival revisited
By Drs. Robert & Sonia Vogl
128 N. Church St.
Rockford, IL 61101
Photos by Jon McGinty
Stunt pilots (above photo) Melissa Pemberton in
her Edge 540 blue monoplane (left) and Skip
Stewart in the black Pitts Special biplane perform
a high-speed crossover in front of the “Wall of
Flame” by Rich’s Incredible Pyro at Sunday’s
(May 30) Southwest Wisconsin AirFEST in
Janesville, Wis. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
precision jet team (left photo) performs at the
Southwest Wisconsin AirFEST. The Thunderbirds
will be among the performers at Rockford AirFest
Saturday and Sunday, July 31-Aug. 1, at Chicago
Rockford International Airport. Visit http://
www.flyrfd.com/airfest.html for details.
President and Vice President
Illinois Renewable Energy Association
We attended the Chicago Green Festival
at Navy Pier in Chicago again this year
(May 22-23). The overall mood was positive
and cheerful.
A new feature this year, the Chicago
Climate Action group sent children (and
adults) through the displays with passports
to be stamped by representatives of organizations that support moving to cleaner power
sources. The Illinois Renewable Energy Association was one selected. Being former
teachers, we posed a one-question exam to
each person whose card we stamped: What
did you learn here? A broad variety of an-
swers was provided.
Floor space was more open than in the
past, almost a relief from previously-crowded
conditions. An entire area that was formerly used was blocked off.
This year’s crowd seemed to be younger—
an encouraging sign. Although most visitors were dressed conventionally, young
people—men with beards and women with
long, flowing skirts returned to the fashions
of the ’60s and ’70s.
All food at the festival—meals, drinks
and snacks—was vegan, including Chicago
style, Jamaican specialties, soul food and
others. Sales of food to take home, including
chocolate, desserts, hamburger and meat
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June 2-8, 2010
Winnebago County to hold
Timber Lake Playhouse’s 49th
season sizzles with Chicago sustainable communities conference
From press release
ries emerge in this celebration of the AmeriMOUNT CARROLL, Ill.—Timber Lake can spirit. Beaudry will team up with BroadPlayhouse (TLP), northwestern Illinois’ pro- way Choreographer Will Taylor to breathe
fessional summer theater, will kick off its new life into a charming audience favorite.
The local premieres of Curtains and The
49th season with the song and dance powerhouse Chicago. Running June 3-13, the pro- 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,
duction will be directed and choreographed two of Broadway’s newest smash musicals,
by Artistic Director James Beaudry. Jenny are also on TLP’s lineup. A backstage murder
Guse, who thrilled audiences in The Produc- mystery comedy that’s stuffed full of big dance
ers, Smokey Joe’s Café and White Christmas, numbers, Curtains is a “new, old-fashioned”
musical from the writers of
returns to TLP to star.
Chicago. The 25th Annual
Set at the height of the
Putnam County Spelling
Jazz Age, Chicago tells the
Bee has charmed audiences
story of Roxie Hart (Guse),
around the country and
a killer-diller chorus girl
was a surprise hit on Broadwho uses scandal and ceway, which prompted The
lebrity to work her way to
New York Times to ask,
the top. TLP company
“Can you spell I-R-R-E-Smember Andrea Leach
I-S-T-I-B-L-E?” Lilli-Anne
plays Roxie’s arch nemesis,
Brown, who directed last
Velma Kelly, in what promseason’s stunning Buddy:
ises to be one of the most
The Buddy Holly Story, respectacular shows ever proturns to helm...Spelling
duced at the playhouse.
Bee. Acclaimed Quad CitConsidered by many audiies Director Derek
ences and critics to be
Bertelsen will stage the
America’s most perfectlyPhoto provided
brilliantly-funny farce,
crafted musical, Chicago
Billy Flynn (Philip Black) and Roxie Hart
Love, Sex and the I.R.S.,
combines comedy, singing
(Jenny Guse), leads in Timber Lake
opening in July.
and dancing into a seamPlayhouse’s Chicago, opening June 3.
Many TLP perforless musical about “all the
mances are already selling out, so make
things we hold near and dear to our hearts.”
TLP’s 49th season promises to be one of its reservations today. For $100, purchase a
best ever, featuring a combination of new season subscription to all six main stage
Broadway hits and engaging classics. Chi- shows. That’s a savings of $20 off the indicago will be followed by the touching comedy vidual ticket price. Student subscriptions
Steel Magnolias. Directing the popular show are $55. Group discounts are also available
is Chuck Smith, the resident director from for groups of 12 or more and guarantee
Chicago’s famed Goodman Theatre who staged priority seating. To purchase tickets, order
the recent TLP hits Lend Me A Tenor and season subscriptions or place group reservations, call the Timber Lake Playhouse
Smokey Joe’s Café.
Following Steel Magnolias, Timber Lake Box Office, between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., at
Playhouse will present the Rodgers and (815) 244-2035. Adult tickets are $20, and
Hammerstein classic Oklahoma!. As farm- all children and students are $11. Visit the
ers and ranchers struggle for control of the Web site at www.timberlakeplayhuse.org
Oklahoma Territory, two unlikely love sto- for a list of specific show dates and times.
! Continued from page A1
ment while preserving the heritage of older
neighborhoods.
Plan to attend this one-day conference,
“Best Practices for Sustainable Communities,” June 30 to learn about applying sustainable principles to transportation and
infrastructure; implementing best planning practices from watershed protection
to conservation design; preserving our farmland; protecting our rivers and much more
from people and places that are trying to do
it better.
This conference is part of the Winnebago
County 2030 Land Use Planning process
initiated by Winnebago County Board
Chairman Scott H. Christiansen with the
support of the Winnebago County Board.
Funding is provided by a grant from the
Illinois Department of Transportation,
with support from the Winnebago County
Highway Department.
Other event sponsors include the
Winnebago County Forest Preserve District, the Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce and the Natural Land Institute.
The day-long event will be at
Cliffbreakers, 700 W. Riverside Blvd., in
Rockford. The cost to register for the event is
$40 until June 18. After June 18, the cost to
register is $45. For further information, go
to the conference Web site at www.ilsustainablecommunity.com. Three tracks
will be held throughout the conference focusing on Transportation, Green Infrastructure and Conservation Practices. The daylong schedule of events follows:
Schedule of Events
‘Greener’ Roadways,” speakers Paul Kovacs,
Recycled Roadways—Illinois Tollway Authority, and (invited) Janet Attarian, Green
Alleys of Chicago
Innovative practices in road-building
range from the Illinois Tollway Authority,
which uses recyclables in road materials
(including I-90 improvements here in
Winnebago County) to the Green Alley Program, which reconstructs Chicago alleyways using permeable pavement.
Room B: “Conservation Design: Developing Sustainably,” Speaker, Randall
Arendt. Conservation design is a form of
sustainable development which protects an
area’s natural features, that could include
open space landscape and vista, farmland,
natural habitat for wildlife, or rural lifestyles.
It is a growing trend in many parts of the
country. In Eastern U.S., conservation design has been promoted as a way to preserve
water quality.
Room C: “Preserving our Farmland,”
speaker Janice Hill, Kane County. The Kane
County Farmland Protection Program is
the first and only funded farmland protection program in Illinois. This
groundbreaking program has permanently
protected some of Illinois’ most productive
farmland at the metropolitan urban fringe.
Noon: Luncheon and Keynote Speaker
Randall Arendt, “Practicing Good Design Principles”
“Randall Arendt’s approach to land use
and public policy mechanisms for rural
development has inspired designers and
civic leaders worldwide. The power of his
ideas resides in the fact that they are
practicable, demonstrable, and delightful,” said William A. McDonough, author
of Cradle to Cradle.
1:45 p.m.—“Planning for a Sustainable
Future,” concurrent sessions
Room A: “I-LAST: Livable and Sustainable Transportation” Speaker John Fortmann,
Ill. Department of Transportation
A cooperative effort of IDOT, the engineering and the construction communities, I-LAST puts forth a comprehensive,
voluntary list of practices that bring sustainable results to highway projects. The
guidelines include a simple method of
evaluating transportation projects with
respect to livability, sustainability and
effect on the natural environment.
Room B: Speaker, “Protecting our Rivers:
How One Person Can Make a Difference,”
Chad Pregracke, Living Lands and Waters
Learn how one man’s desire to clean up a
portion of his beloved Mississippi River led
to the formation of an organization that has
collected more than 6 million pounds of
debris from our nation’s greatest rivers.
Room C: “Natural Areas: Protecting and
Restoring with Native Plantings” Speaker
Jack Pizzo, Pizzo and Associates
Over the past 150 years, Midwestern
prairies have all but disappeared. But one
man is helping to bring them back by creating, restoring and enhancing natural areas
using a simple principle—working with
Mother Nature, not against her.
2:45 p.m.—Afternoon break
3:15 p.m. “How To” Concurrent Presentations
Room A: “Transportation: Preserving Rural Roadways” Speaker (invited)
Rustic Roads Program—Wisconsin Department of Transportation
One way to preserve the character of
rural roadways is to develop a Rustic Roads
program that helps to preserve outstanding natural features, native vegetation,
native wildlife, or to protect scenic vistas
of agricultural, natural or historic settings. They typically serve those traveling
by auto, bicycle or hiking as they enjoy its
rustic features.
Room B: “Water Supply: Protecting for
Future Generations,” Speakers TBA
They say, “Water is the new Oil.” Learn
how some nearby communities are planning now to protect their precious water
supplies for future generations.
Room C: “Agro-conservation: From
Stable to Table,” speaker Nicholas R. Patera,
Teska Associates, Inc.
How can we incorporate local farm culture and productivity as a complement to
sustainable development? This is presented
as a way to responsibly preserve agricultural heritage as productive open space and
to produce locally-grown seasonal products
as a lifestyle-defining element. The concept
is applicable to a number of agricultural
purposes from locally, grown produce, orchards, vineyards, equestrian or livestock
paired with planned development for residential housing, schools, lodging, restaurants, retail or wineries.
4:30 p.m.—“Closing Remarks: Getting It
Done Sustainably”
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8 a.m.—Registration opens; continental
breakfast and view exhibits
8:30 a.m.—Welcome—Planning for the
Future; Winnebago County Board Chairman Scott H. Christiansen
8:45 a.m.—Morning address: “Managing
Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure”;
speaker Abby Hall, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Green infrastructure is an approach to
wet weather management that is cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally
friendly. On a large scale, preservation and
restoration of natural features (forests,
floodplains and wetlands) are critical components of green infrastructure. On a
smaller scale, green infrastructure practices include rain gardens, porous pavements, green roofs, infiltration planters,
trees and tree boxes, and rainwater harvesting for non-potable uses.
9:45 a.m.—“Context Sensitive Solutions:
Thinking Beyond the Pavement,” speaker
Gary Toth, Project for Public Spaces. Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that involves all stakeholders in providing a transportation facility that fits its setting. It is an
approach that leads to preserving and enhancing scenic, aesthetic, historic, community, and environmental resources, while
improving or maintaining safety, mobility,
and infrastructure conditions.
10:30 a.m.—Morning break
10:45 a.m. Concurrent breakout sessions
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Vitals: Eric Bohrman, 27, is originally from Lubbock, Texas. Bohrman has lived in Rockford for the last six years. He is employed as a roofing contractor. In his spare time,
Bohrman enjoys fishing, boating and hunting.
1. Do you plan to take advantage of the Rock River Valley’s many parks and
natural areas with the arrival of warmer temperatures? Absolutely. I fish a lot, so I
can pretty much spend most of my summer between the Kishwaukee and Rock rivers.
There’s good fishing in both, and either is a great place to spend a Saturday or Sunday.
2. What three things do you enjoy the most about Rockford? Well, there are
good bars with live music downtown, the parks and natural areas like the bike path,
and Steve’s Maid-Rite sandwich shop in Loves Park.
3. Do you feel that a switch to year-round schooling would help or hurt a child’s
educational success? That’s a tough one. I have heard that it’s worked in some areas,
but failed in others. It would seem like the kids would retain more knowledge, but I bet
they wouldn’t be too willing to give up their summer break. Personally, I preferred not
going year-round.
4. Are you a Cubs or White Sox fan, and why? Neither. I’m a Houston Astros fan. No
matter where I move to, I’ll always be a ’Stros fan.
5. Question from last week’s “This week in The Times” participant, Stephanie Ingram:
Which do you prefer, dogs or cats? Dogs, for sure. You really don’t get that much back
from a cat. It seems like you just feed it and try to stay out of its way until it wants you to
pet it. Dogs have a personality, and they seem to like us humans more than cats do.
“This week in The Times” is a weekly survey of people selected by The Rock River
Times staff. The column does not accept unsolicited submissions.
Community news and notes
Phil Elsbree, director of sports sales with the Rockford Area Convention and Visitors
Bureau (RACVB), earned the certified sports events executive (CSEE) designation conferred by the National Association of Sports Commissioners (NASC). The CSEE recognizes
NASC members who achieved five years of experience in the sports events industry and
have earned eight continuing education credits. Elsbree is one of just 85 graduates of the
program nationwide. The RACVB is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes the
region as an overnight visitor destination. ... Susan Black and Ellen Bonner, instructors
at the Saint Anthony College of Nursing, were promoted to assistant professors effective
for the fall semester in August. Saint Anthony College of Nursing, a Catholic college, is
regionally and professionally accredited. ... Paul Nissen joined the sales team of Zenith
Cutter Co. as sales engineer. He will be responsible for the sales and service of customers
within the Midwestern U.S. Zenith Cutter makes industrial knives, blades and accessories
for a range of markets, including corrugated products, converting, plastics, recycling, tree
care, roofing and wood products. It maintains manufacturing and distribution facilities in
Vietnam and in Loves Park.
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June 2-8, 2010
Josephine Maggio, 85, Rockford, 5/21/10
Nancy Potter, 66, Rockford, 5/21/10
Alice Jambor, 93, Rockford, 5/21/10
Raymond Stittleburg, 78, Rockford, 5/22/10
Cesere Coppotelli, 75, Rockford, 5/22/10
Gerald Nordmoe, 82, Rockford, 5/22/10
Coleena Duff, 72, Rockford, 5/22/10
John Edwards, 73, Rockford, 5/22/10
Stanislaus Leon, 84, Rockford, 5/22/10
June Rust, 90, Rockford, 5/22/10
Vernon Hartman, 95, Rockford, 5/23/10
Constance Springer, 81, Rockford, 5/23/10
Melvin Olson, 71, Rockford, 5/23/10
George Spitzer, 92, Rockford, 5/23/10
Henry Canfield, 57, Rockford, 5/23/10
Terrance Phillips, 64, Rockford, 5/23/10
Annamarie Evans, 44, Rockford, 5/23/10
Barbara Gloyd, 64, Rockford, 5/23/10
Edwin Lesner, 82, Rockford, 5/24/10
Floyd Kingsbury, 80, Rockford, 5/24/10
G. Willard Carlson, 91, Loves Park, 5/24/10
Leland Kennedy, 54, Loves Park, 5/24/10
Samantha Fielitz, 18, Rockford, 5/24/10
Jesse Keller, 61, Rockford, 5/24/10
Jeremy Moessner, 37, Rockford, 5/24/10
Rodney Mills, 54, Rockford, 5/24/10
James Sawyer, 53, Rockford, 5/24/10
Laura Gandolfo, 78, Rockford, 5/24/10
Robert Ritter, 70, Pecatonica, 5/25/10
George McDonald, 70, South Beloit, 5/25/10
William Nolan, 27, Rockford, 5/25/10
Ruth Heibenthal, 85, Rockford, 5/25/10
Randy Wallin, 60, Rockford, 5/25/10
Angelo Saporito, 90, Rockford, 5/26/10
Lucille Peterson, 93, Rockford, 5/26/10
Paul Jimenez, 52, Rockford, 5/26/10
Demarkis Robinson, 16, Rockford, 5/27/10
Elvis Anderson, 53, Rockford, 5/27/10
Helen Salisbury, 85, Rockford, 5/27/10
Rosenda Rodriguez, 100, Rockford, 5/27/10
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Rockford’s City Council voted to allow an
asphalt plant to be built in a quarry on
Charles Street inside the city limits. This
is outrageous!
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The search is on for Mrs. Rockford
From press release
Marcie Aceto, the Illinois director for
the Mrs. America Pageant system, is announcing that the search is on for the new
Mrs. Rockford.
Once selected, the community representative will then advance on to compete in the
Mrs. Illinois Pageant to be held July 24 at
the Bolingbrook Performing Arts Auditorium. City and county titleholders will compete to win more than $15,000 in prizes, one
of which includes an all-expense-paid trip to
the national Mrs. America Pageant.
Interested applicants must live or work
in the Illinois area, must be married during
the time of competition, a resident of the
state for at least six months, a U.S. citizen,
and be at least 18 years old. There is no age
limit or performing talent.
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From press release
Winnebago County was recently notified
that its financial rating as determined by
Moody’s Investor Service was upgraded from
an A-1 rating to an Aa2 rating. The change
moved the county from the mid-range security of level A range to the strong security
level of Aa range. This is a two-step increase
and will save the county considerable interest dollars on future borrowings.
The upgrade is the result of satisfactory financial operations supported by healthy reserves
and, in particular, they highlighted the county’s
policy of a reserve equal to 25 to 30 percent of
annual General Fund expenditures. This was
emphasized as a financial posture, offsetting the
operating deficit because the economy.
The county is especially proud of Moody’s
upgrade in light of the economic times we
are dealing with locally.
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pany bringing 10 jobs, and five of them are
minimum wage.”
Economic Development Committee Chairman John Ekberg (R-10) warned that granting an abatement for a fast food franchise
would set a troublesome precedent.
“I think that the county has to be careful
about stepping into that realm, and we
haven’t done it before,” he said.
Noting the market’s saturation of such restaurants, John F. Sweeney (R-14) concurred.
“I’m just against it philosophically,” he
asserted. “There are so many competitors in
such a small area.”
A number of board members were happy to
see the City of Loves Park had approved a
seven-year, 50 percent sales tax abatement for
Sonic, but most were in agreement a property
tax cut from the county was not appropriate.
“It’s easy for municipalities to come to us
and want us to do a tax rebate when they
don’t levy a real estate tax, but I don’t see a
need for it,” Doug Aurand (D-3) explained.
“We have Beef-A-Roos, which are local. We
haven’t given them any. The other Sonic
that was built out in Cherry Valley—there
was no abatement for that. These companies know where they’re going, and these
are minimum-wage jobs.”
Minimum wage or not, Fred Wescott (R9) argued, a job is a job.
“And it’s 60 minimum-wage jobs,” he
stressed. “And some of the other abatements
we talked about were three, or six, jobs.”
Arguing it is important for the county to
be known as generous with incentives when
it comes to landing jobs, L.C. Wilson (D-12)
noted: “There are 78,000 people [in
Winnebago County] that are getting some
form of welfare, so to speak. And this kind of
thing that the county has supposedly looked
into doing is something that I feel we need to
CherryVale Mall.
In 2007, the board granted tax breaks
totaling $70,886.59 for Rick’s Place, a $25
do so that we can get the word out.”
million guitar museum, restaurant, music
Ekberg indicated the Sonic abatement venue, conference center and 127-room howould amount to $465 in forgiven property tel planned for 6.2 acres on the southwest
taxes over a three-year period.
corner of I-90 and Riverside Boulevard. The
“Wait a minute,” Gorski responded prior to destination, named for hometown rocker
the May 13 vote. “I’ll tell you what—I’ll pay it.” Rick Nielsen, of Cheap Trick, broke ground
Assuring colleagues his offer to pay the later that year, but the development has
$465 was sincere, Gorski argued there was indefinitely been suspended while developno reason for board members to vote against ers await an upswing in the economy.
the abatement, beDuring debate
cause it would cost “It’s easy for municipalities to come regarding Rick’s
the county nothing.
Place, some board
“All right, Mr. to us and want us to do a tax rebate members
exBigtime,” Chairman when they don’t levy a real estate pressed concern the
Scott Christiansen tax, but I don’t see a need for it,” five-year abate(R) retorted as the
would give
Doug Aurand (D-3) explained. “We ment
board room erupted
the Hyatt Place porhave Beef-A-Roos, which are local. tion of the developwith laughter.
“Normally, we We haven’t given them any. The other ment an unfair adwould not even Sonic that was built out in Cherry vantage over other
have taken this aparea hotels, similar to
plication, as a mat- Valley—there was no abatement for what had been sugter of policy, but it that. These companies know where gested with regard to
slipped through the they’re going, and these are Sonic versus other
cracks and got to
fast-food restaurants.
c o m m i t t e e , ” minimum-wage jobs.”
Gorski had voted
Christiansen exagainst the Rick’s
plained. “We had to follow through to Place abatement, but said it was because
here. But they [Sonic] understand.”
he viewed the site of the attraction as
Gorski: Board has short memory
counterproductive to other economic deGorski, however, wasn’t joking, and he velopment efforts of the county. Gorski
seemed to question the “matter of policy” argued Rick’s Place should be located in
that abatements are geared toward manu- downtown Rockford, where the county has
facturing and industry, but not restaurants been investing in redevelopment.
and retail.
“We’re spending money in one area, and
Reasserting the need to establish abate- giving tax abatements in another one,” he
ment guidelines to “make sure that we are explained. “It doesn’t seem like we have a
getting the best bang for our buck,” Gorski long-range plan in place.”
argued, “In fact, we have issued tax abateLast year, board members agreed to a
ments for retail groups.”
$5,100, seven-year property tax abatement
In 2006, for instance, board members for Millennium Raceworld, a radio-controlled
approved a 10-year, $80,000 abatement for car facility, in Cherry Valley. Although ultia 13-store, 75,000-square-foot addition at mately voting in favor, Frank Gambino (R14) expressed reservations.
“My concerns are, at this point in time,
we’re looking at a tax abatement, which
isn’t great,” he acknowledged, “but we’re
only supplying the community five to eight
jobs at $8 an hour.”
Gambino said he feared the abatement could
pave the way for numerous other requests.
“I believe there’s a point where we have to
start saying ‘no,’” he added. “I have a hard
time supporting this at the level of economic
prosperity that this appears—I just don’t
see it bringing enough in to pay for tax
abatement. And the precedent it sets, I
think, is dangerous.”
mittee will review Gorski’s recommendations, which are as follows:
! A business must clearly add to the
Winnebago County economic base. Improvements to the economic base may include,
but are not restricted to:
a. Increase the productivity of a location
or facility.
b. Increase the goods or services produced
by a location or facility.
c. Provide for the retention of existing jobs
and/or create new jobs in Winnebago County.
! Must create new value:
a. Construction of a new facility.
b. Expansion of existing facility.
c. Modernization of existing facility.
! Economic qualifications:
a. Owner or leaseholder must make a
minimum of $100,000 investment.
b. Create at least 10 new, permanent fulltime jobs.
c. At least 50 percent of the new employees must have been residents of the county
for a minimum of one year.
! Conditions of the abatement include:
a. The owner or leaseholder of the real
property must make the improvements to
the property as promised.
b. Must maintain and occupy the real
property for the term of the abatement.
c. Wages for all workers performing the
new construction or expansion of the real
property must be paid according to the
Illinois Prevailing Wage Act.
d. Wages for all workers performing any
structural, mechanical, or electrical improvements, modifications, or upgrades to the
real property during the term of the abatement must be paid according to the Illinois
Prevailing Wage Act.
e. Have a favorable Dunn and Bradstreet
background report.
f. Abatement applies to enterprise zone
agreements.
g. Minimum wage for new jobs created is
200 percent of minimum wage laws.
Gorski’s suggestion to create policy guidelines was met with mixed reactions.
“I think Mr. Gorski has a great idea,”
Aurand responded, noting abatements deserve scrutiny. “Let’s not give away the farm.”
But Aurand’s Republican counterpart in District 3, Kyle Logan, said he feared rigid guidelines could hurt the county in the long run.
“I don’t want to see us fall in the trap
of: ‘It doesn’t fit in a box. We’re not going
to consider it,’” he explained, adding
that many instances call for thinking
outside the box.
Meantime, Mroz said she’d discuss with
the state’s attorney’s office whether such
proposed guidelines would be legal under
state law.
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2010
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Fathers to be recognized at June 6 International Music Festival
From press release
Sunday, June 6, from noon to 4 p.m., the
Ethnic Heritage Museum (EHM) will host
its 20th International Music Festival at the
Lithuanian Club, 716 Indiana Ave.
The International Music Festival is an
afternoon of unique musical entertainment
representing six ethnic groups. Performing
at this year’s music festival, Odessa
Barmore, also known as “Miss Diamond,”
will showcase her vocal talents for the African-American Gallery. Sergio Ortiz, guitarist, and St. Edward Youth Group will perform traditional Hispanic music. Representing the Irish Gallery are Highland Bagpipes
featuring Luke Greenlee. Amici Italiani
Adult Dancers will perform traditional Italian dances. The Zaibas Lithuanian Dancers
of Madison, Wis., will give the audience the
opportunity to learn and participate in
Lithuanian dance steps. Polish Mihow
McKenny, a student at Rock Valley College,
will entertain with his violin.
Katie Nilsson, local TV news personality,
will act as Mistress of Ceremony.
In addition to this fine entertainment,
EHM will award six local fathers with the
distinction of being Father of the Year 2010.
They will be honored for their many contriContinued on page B2 !
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Jeanne Ludeke returns to painting in
Scout event Kortman Gallery exhibit, opening June 4
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Stage nearly set for June 19 Best
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By Reggie Roberson
created luscious new oil paintings of many years. Only recently, she has returned
food and ordinary objects inspired by to her personal work as an artist.
Many of her current paintings include
such masters of still life as Adriaen
alluring images of food, such as a red
Coorte and Hovsep Pushman.
“Like Pushman, I am interested in velvet cupcake placed in front of a backdramatizing the relationships of objects ground of a well-known painting. “These
in a meditative atmosphere,” Ludeke
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writes in her artist’s statement. “And like Coorte, I
prefer to center and elevate my subjects on a
platform to enhance and
dignify the ordinary.”
Ludeke began her studies
in drawing, painting and art
history at Northern Illinois
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Rockford artist Jeanne Ludeke will
present her classic still life paintings in
a Kortman Gallery exhibition titled “The
Sibylline Still Life: A Return to Painting” opening Friday, June 4. Ludeke,
who is best known for her portraits, has
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Ethnic Heritage Museum honors six Fathers of the Year
! Continued from page B1
butions to life in Rockford.
Pastor Perry Bennett,
African-American Gallery
Pastor Perry Bennett, born in Winner,
La., has studied at the following schools:
Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill.; Moody
Bible College and Chicago Baptist Institute, Chicago; and Lincoln College, Lincoln, Ill. In 1980, he graduated from the
American Baptist Theological Seminary—
Rockford Extension.
Pastor Bennett has served as past president of the Rockford Ministers’ Fellowship, board
chairman of Rockford and Vicinity
Baptist District Association, dean and
instructor of the
Rockford Ministers
Fellowship School
of Religion, adviser
for the Health Unit
of the Baptist General State ConvenPerry Bennett
tion of Illinois, and
instructor of the Baptist General State
Congress of Christian Education of Illinois. He serves as a Rockford Police chaplain and on many other boards throughout the city.
Pastor Bennett has preached in the Holy
Land and in Korea. He is the pastor of the
Macedonia Baptist Church. Under his leadership, a new edifice was built, which is a
multi-purpose center with gym and educational facilities.
He is married to the former Shirley T.
Brass, and they have three daughters: Betty
(deceased), Shirley Marie Graham and Lula
Ann Nesby-Lee; six grandchildren, 14 greatgrandchildren, and
two great-greatgrandchildren.
chemical engineering.
Rudy is the Hamilton Sundstrand Airframe Products general manager for
Asia programs. For 10 years, he was
also the program manager for space
shuttle products.
His community involvement includes
speaking to more than 7,000 students
about a variety of topics including engineering, science and space. He is a board
member for La Voz Latina, and also a
mentor for the Raising and Inspiring Students for Education (RAISE) program at
Jefferson High School. March 4, he accepted the mayor’s invitation to take on
another voluntary position—the mayor’s
education liaison.
Rudy and his wife, the former Julia
Scott, have three daughters: Christina,
Laura and Catherine.
Joseph Bruscato,
Italian Gallery
Joe Bruscato was raised in Rockford and
attended Rockford public schools through
the eighth grade and graduated from Boylan
High School in 1980.
After high school,
Joe
attended
Marquette University and graduated
in 1984 with a
bachelor’s degree in
political science and
history. Joe then attended Marquette
University Law
School and graduated in 1987 with a
juris doctor degree.
Joseph Bruscato
Since obtaining
his law degree, Joe has held positions as
an assistant district attorney of Brown
County, Wisconsin; assistant city attorney in Green Bay, Wis.; director, Rockford Regional Office—Illinois Attorney
General; city attorney in Rockford; and
private practice counsel in Rockford.
Nov. 4, 2008, Joe was elected state’s attorney of Winnebago County.
Joe is the father of three children.
degree in administration from Northern
Illinois University. He moved to Rockford
to begin his career as an elementary
teacher at Guilford Center and Bloom
School, retiring after 36 years.
Tom belongs to several organizations and
committees including the Knights of Columbus, Pheasants Forever and the Roscoe
Sportsmen Club.
He is the father of five children and
five grandchildren.
Claude C. Zuba,
Lithuanian Gallery
Born in New York, raised in Chicago,
and moved to Rockford in 1960. Claude
graduated from Notre Dame University
cum laude with a bachelor of science
degree with a major in accounting.
Claude has served 45 years in the practice of public accounting in Chicago
and then Rockford.
He started his career as a self-employed CPA, then incorporated as Zuba
& Rodhe, Ltd., and
as Zuba and Associates, and finally as
Weinberg, Pringey,
Zuba and Co.
His community
involvement inClaude C. Zuba
cludes: Rockford
Area Chamber of Commerce—councils,
chairman and member of the Winnebago
County Opportunities and Industrialization Center; director and treasurer for
Junior Achievement; past director of
Rockford Community Action Program;
past director of Christ the Carpenter Day
Care Center; past director of Rockford
Catholic Board of Education—Ad Hoc
Committee; past director and finance
chairman of St. James Parish Council—
Ad Hoc Committee; past president of St.
James Board of Education—Ad Hoc Committee and past finance chairman; American Institute of CPA’s & ISCPA NICIS of
Certified Public Accountants—past president; and National Association of Accountants—past director.
Zuba has held various leadership roles
in Catholic Social Services, United Way,
Hunger Connection, Youth for Christ,
and leadership roles in Catholic movements. He was recently featured on
WTVO Channel 17.
Claude will be married to Ange for 56
years this September. They have eight
children, 21 grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
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Rodolfo Valdez,
Hispanic Gallery
Rodolfo (Rudy)
was born in Chicago
and was the fourth
child in the family.
Rudy would eventually earn a doctor of
management degree in organizational leadership,
and an MBA in
Thomas Grady,
Irish Gallery
Rodolfo Valdez
Tom was born and raised on a farm in
Fall River, Wis., one of four children in
the family.
He graduated with a degree in agriculture from University of WisconsinPlatteville and later received a master’s
Stephen Ostrowski,
Polish Gallery
Stephen was born in Pittsburgh, but
has been a member of St. Stanislaus
Church since 1959.
For more than 25
years, he has either
served as chairman
or co-chairman for
the Polish Festival
each summer at St.
Stanislaus Church.
Stephen worked
for Camcar Corp.
for 32 years in various jobs: shop, sales
and pricing. The
last nine years, he
Stephen Ostrowski
was a buyer for
Camcar Corp. before his retirement.
His community involvement includes a
member of the Council for Holy Name Society for St. Stanislaus. He has served in
various positions including Finance Committee for church. He is ombudsman Catholic Charities Knights of Columbus member.
Steve’s favorite hobbies are fishing, fishing
and more fishing.
Steve and his wife Pat have three children and five grandchildren.
Ethnic Heritage Museum
EHM, 1129 S. Main St., is unique in its
blend of ethnic groups: African-American, Polish, Italian, Lithuanian, Irish
and Hispanic. A visit to each gallery will
enlighten visitors of the cultural traditions of these groups.
International Music Festival
Join in honoring the six Fathers of the
Year and listen to quality ethnic entertainment by purchasing an $8 ticket by
contacting the museum at (815) 962-7402.
The ticket also includes a choice of a
delicious festive lunch, an opportunity to
win wonderful door prizes and a free pass
to visit the museum. Tickets may also be
purchased at the door.
For more about the Ethnic Heritage Museum and the International Music Festival,
visit www.ethnicheritagemuseum.org or email [email protected].
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June 3 wine tasting at LaPaloma benefits Rockford Art Museum
From press release
Enjoy wines from vintners around the
world and delicious hors d’oeuvres at the
2010 RAM Wine Tasting, a festive fund-
raising event at LaPaloma Gardens from 5
to 8 p.m., Thursday, June 3.
Wines provided by Artalé Wine Co.;
complimentary food by Josef of Barbados.
Cost is $35 with reservation or $40 at
door, with proceeds benefitting Rockford
Art Museum (RAM).
LaPaloma Gardens is at 3622 Brookview
Road, Rockford. (Parking available at
Marsh School.)
For reservations or more information,
call RAM at (815) 968-2787.
Art Museum offers free admission for active duty military personnel and their families
From press release
Rockford Art Museum is participating in
Blue Star Museums, a program offering
free admission to all active duty military
personnel and their families from Memorial
Day through Labor Day 2010.
Blue Star Museums is a partnership
among Blue Star Families, the National
Music
Wednesday, June 2
Vinyl Voodoo – Mary’s Place, 602 N.
Madison St. 10:30 p.m. Free. Every
Wed. Info: 815-962-7944.
1st Entertainment Karaoke – Club
Impulse, 132 W. Grand Ave., Beloit,
Wis. 6p.m.-2 a.m. Every Wed. Info:
608-361-0000.
Rob Tomaro Jazz Trio w/Special Guest
Artist – Café Belwah, Beloit Inn, 500
Pleasant St., Beloit, Wis. 6-10 p.m.
Free. Every Wed. Info: 608-363-1110.
KJ Laurie & 5 Star Karaoke –
Shooter’s Bar & Grill East, 7171
CherryVale Blvd., Cherry Valley. 9
p.m. Info: 815-332-5229.
Reggae Night with DJ Tommy Tsunami – Bar 3, 326 E. State St. Info:
815-968-9061.
Open Mic Night – The Hope & Anchor,
5040 N. Second St., Loves Park.
Info: 815-633-2552.
Open Mic Night – Swilligan’s Pub, 200
N. Church St. Info: 815-965-6414.
Andreas Kapsalis & Goran Ivanov – Brio,
515 E. State St. Info: 815-968-9463.
Thursday, June 3
Open Stage – Mary’s Place, 602 N.
Thurs. Info: 815-962-7944.
The Monday Morning Dixie Band – FIBS,
105 W. Main St., Rockton. 6-9 p.m.
Every Thurs. Info: 815-624-6018.
Madman John & 1st Entertainment
Services Karaoke Contest –
Shooter’s Bar & Grill, 4007 E. State
St. Info: 815-399-0683.
DJ/Hip-Hop – Chubby Rain House of
Tunes, 4210 Countryside Estates
Drive, Poplar Grove. 8 p.m. Every
Thurs. Info: 815-765-1884.
Karaoke – Krypto Music Lounge,
308 W. State St. Every Thurs.
Info: 815-965-0931.
Harlan Jefferson & the White Chocolates – Rockton Inn, 102 E. Main St.,
Rockton. Info: 815-624-8877.
Open Mic – Cronies Grill, 9032 N. Second
St., Machesney Park. Every Thurs. Info:
815-282-2262.
KJ Monte & 5 Star Karaoke – JD’s
Sports Bar & Grill, 908 W. Riverside Blvd. 9:30 p.m. Every Thurs.
Info: 815-639-9488.
Karaoke w/Mike – Scoobie’s Redneck
Bar & Grill, 2942 11th St. Info:
815-742-9511.
DJ/Karaoke – Whiskey’s Roadhouse,
3207 N. Main St. Info: 815-877-8007.
Reggae Thursday – Bar 3, 326 E. State
St. Every Thurs. Info: 815-968-9061.
Music Time Entertainment DJ &
Karaoke – Swilligan’s Pub, 200 N.
Church St. Info: 815-965-6414.
Cartel, Awake the Faceless – Chubby
Rain House of Tunes, 4210 Countryside Estates Drive, Poplar Grove. Info:
815-765-1884.
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network of military families from all ranks
and services including guard and reserve,
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Friday, June 4
Cover Story – Table 13, 6957 Olde
Creek Road. Info: 815-964-1300.
Daddy’s Got a New .45 – Krypto Music Lounge, 308 W. State St. Info:
815-965-0931.
The Robert Fortune Band – Brewsky’s,
4414 Charles St. Info: 815-399-9300.
The Aardvarks – Cherokee Pub,
225 W. Main St., Freeport. Info:
815-233-9356.
Gabba Gabba Hey, John Bones & The
Femurs – Mary’s Place, 602 N. Madison St. Info: 815-962-7944.
Dean Moriarty – Café Belwah, Beloit
Inn, 500 Pleasant St., Beloit, Wis. Info:
608-363-1110.
Whalebone – Big Al’s Bar, 610 N. Bell
School St. Info: 815-398-6411.
Dirty Fishnet Stockings – Rockton
Inn, 102 E. Main St., Rockton. Info:
815-624-8877.
Blues Hawks – East End Tap, 9042 E.
IL Rte. 72, Stillman Valley. Info:
815-645-8820.
Cammi’s NRG– Chubby Rain House
of Tunes, 4210 Countryside Estates Drive, Poplar Grove. Info:
815-765-1884.
Joey – Northwoods Bar & Grill, 200 E.
Riverside Blvd., Loves Park. Every
Fri. Info: 815-636-8560.
Line Dancing with Kelly – Boonie’s
Roadhouse, 7940 S. Main St. Info:
815-962-1567.
Madman John & 1st Entertainment
Services Video DJ Show – Club
Impulse, 132 W. Grand Ave. Beloit,
Wis. Info: 608-361-0000.
DJ – Sports Page Bar & Grill, 3907 Broadway. 9 p.m. Info: 815-399-3185.
DJ – Miranda’s Pub & Grill, 6116
Mulford Village Drive. 9 p.m. Free.
Info: 815-381-0073.
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: 815-394-0077.
DJ – Brewsky’s, 4414 Charles St. 9:30
p.m. Free. Info: 815-399-9300.
DJ – Cousin’s Bar & Grill, 510 S.
Perryville Road. 9:30 p.m. Free. Info:
815-316-2660.
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 – Casey’s Pub, 77307 N. Alpine Road.
10 p.m. Free. Info: 815-316-2274.
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 – Whiskey’s Roadhouse,
3207 N. Main St. Info: 815-877-8007.
DJ/Karaoke – Jayne’s Place, 2229
Anderson Drive, Belvidere. Info:
815-544-5153.
DJ Foley – The Breeze Sports Bar &
Grill, 3801 N. Perryville Road. 9:30
p.m. Free. Info: 815-633-4141.
RPM’s DJ Service – Backstop Bar &
Grill, 1830 Union Ave., Belvidere.
8:30 p.m. Free. Info: 815-547-8100.
dedicated to supporting excellence in the
arts—both new and established—bringing
the arts to all Americans, and providing
leadership in arts education.
The free admission program is available
to active duty military and their immediate
family members (military ID holder and
five immediate family members), which in-
DJ with Double D – The Breeze Sports
Bar & Grill, 3801 N. Perryville Road.
9:30 p.m. Free. Info: 815-633-4141.
DJ Trevis Christensen – Rockton
Inn, 102 E. Main St., Rockton. Info:
815-624-8877.
Saturday, June 5
Sunday, June 6
Mono in Stereo – Mary’s Place, 602 N.
Madison St. Info: 815-962-7944.
Iron Cross – Whiskey’s Roadhouse,
3207 N. Main St. Info: 815-877-8007.
The Aardvarks – Cherokee Pub,
225 W. Main St., Freeport. Info:
815-233-9356.
The Hitmen – Latham West Bar &
Grill, 4213 W. State St. Info:
815-962-5042.
Sweet Lucy – Shooter’s Bar & Grill
East, 7171 CherryVale Blvd., Cherry
Valley. Info: 815-332-5229.
The Runabouts – Cherokee Pub, 225 W.
Main St., Freeport. Info: 815-233-9356.
Split Decision – Town Hall Lounge,
Info: 815-636-9996.
Coda Arms, Hyde, Mike Kerry – Bar 3,
326 E. State St. Every Thurs. Info:
815-968-9061.
Green Light Nights: Hey Champ, The
New Avatars, Joie De Vivres, X51,
Whiskey Train – Krypto Music Lounge,
308 W. State St. Info: 815-965-0931.
Stage Fright – The Hope & Anchor,
Info: 815-633-2552.
Radio Stars – Shooter’s Bar & Grill,
4007 E. State St. Info: 815-399-0683.
The Freebirds – Big Al’s Bar, 610 N. Bell
School Road. Info: 815-398-6411.
Lynched By Mormans, Rending the
Self– Swilligan’s Pub, 200 N. Church
St. Info: 815-965-6414.
Supernaut – Chubby Rain House of Tunes,
4210 Countryside Estates Drive, Poplar Grove. Info: 815-765-1884.
Rat Baxter – Messie’s Bar & Grill,
117 N. River Road, Oregon. Info:
815-732-2553.
Swing Shift Trio – The Gun Club, 1122
E. Colley Road, Beloit, Wis. 5 p.m.
Info: 608-362-9900.
Bob Affholder, Karaoke Contest –
Rockton Inn, 102 E. Main St.,
Rockton. Info: 815-624-8877.
DJ – Swilligan’s Pub, 200 N. Church St.
Info: 815-965-6414.
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: 815-394-0077.
DJ – Brewsky’s, 4414 Charles St. 9:30
p.m. Free. Info: 815-399-9300.
DJ – Cousin’s Bar & Grill, 510 S.
Perryville Road. 9:30 p.m. Free. Info:
815-316-2660.
DJ/Karaoke – Jayne’s Place, 2229
Anderson Drive, Belvidere. Info:
815-544-5153.
DJ – Casey’s Pub, 77307 N. Alpine Road.
10 p.m. Free. Info: 815-316-2274.
DJ Mark & Lana– FIBS, 105 W.
Main St., Rockton. 9:30 p.m. Free.
Info: 815-624-6018.
Karaoke Joni, Madman John & 1st
Entertainment Karaoke Show –
Club Impulse, 132 W. Grand Ave.,
Beloit, Wis. 6:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Every
Sun. Info: 608-361-0000.
Maxine Holler – The Gun Club, 1122 E.
Colley Road, Beloit, Wis. 5 p.m. Info:
608-362-9900.
Turtle Creek Ramblers – Baltic Mill
Park, 920 W. Lincoln Ave., Belvidere.
6:30 p.m. Info: 815-544-6242.
cludes active duty Reserve and active duty
National Guard. To find out which museums are participating, visit www.arts.gov/
bluestarmuseums. The site includes a list of
participating museums and a map to help
with visit planning.
Contact Rockford Art Museum at (815)
968-2787 or [email protected].
Free. Every Tues. Info: 815-398-6411.
Kamikaze Karaoke – Krypto Music
Lounge, 308 W. State St. 9 p.m.
Every Tues. Info: 815-965-0931.
After Work Mixer/All City Jam – Big
Al’s Bar, 610 N. Bell School Road.
Mixer 5:30-7:30 p.m., jam follows.
Free. Every Tues. Info: 815-398-6411.
KJ Laurie & 5 Star Karaoke – Pee
Wee’s Pub, 9461 N. Second St.,
Roscoe. 7 p.m. Info: 815-282-9448.
Open Stage Night – Red Lion Ale House,
501 E. State St. Every Tues. Info:
815-963-0099.
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.
© TRRT
2010
Monday, June 7
Vinyl Voodoo – Mary’s Place, 602 N.
Mon. Info: 815-962-7944.
Movin’ Mondays: Open Turntables
Night – Club 505, 505 E. State St.
Every Mon. Info: 815-962-3354.
1st Entertainment Services Karaoke
Workshop and Recording Night –
Club Impulse, 132 W. Grand Ave., Beloit,
Wis. 6 p.m. Info: 608-361-0000.
Dave Potter & The Alley Kings Open
Blues Jam – Suds O’Hanahan’s Irish
Pub, 435 E. Grand Ave., Beloit, Wis.
Info: 608-369-1933.
Tuesday, June 8
Open Stage – Mary’s Place, 602 N. Madison St. 9:30 p.m. Info: 815-962-7944.
Harlan Jefferson – Big Al’s Bar, 610 N.
Bell School Road. 6:30-10:30 p.m.
Arts & Theater
Ongoing Attractions
Rockford Art Museum – 711 N. Main
St. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun.,
noon-5 p.m. Free for everyone every Tues. Info: 815-968-2787.
Kortman Gallery – 107 N. Main St.
Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Info:
815-968-0123.
Funktional Arts – 412 N. First St. Furniture & sculpture. Info: 815-969-7942.
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.
Logan Museum of Anthropology – 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,
1201 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb. Mon.Fri., 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sat., noon-4
p.m. Free. Info: 815-753-1936.
Rockford College Art Gallery – Clark
Arts Center, 5050 E. State St. Tues.Wed., 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Thurs.-Sat., 36 p.m. Free. Info: 815-226-4034.
Womanspace – Womanspace, 3333
Maria Linden Drive. Mon.-Thurs., 8:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m. 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.
A Movable Feast – Edgebrook Center,
1641 N. Alpine Road. Mon.-Fri., 8
a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Info:
815-227-0102.
Jarrett Center – Byron Forest Preserve District, 7993 N. River Road,
Byron. Info: 815-234-8535.
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June 2-8, 2010
Vibe
Choosing food: Time to demand
a more sustainable product
Editor’s note: Randall Smith has just
finished his local foods-oriented cookbook,
Farm Fresh Flavors, which will be released
mid-August. I have asked him to have a
regular conversation with our readers in his
columns. Visit him at the Clock Tower, and
you’ll find in your conversation he has quite
a background. No stranger to local and
organic foods, Smith has been involved with
the Community Supported Agriculture (or
CSA) farm movement in Wisconsin. I look
forward to his regular offerings of recipes
and commentary, and I’m sure we all will
enjoy his talks in print.—Frank Schier
By Randall Smith
Executive Chef/Director
of Food and Beverage
Clock Tower Resort and
CoCo Key Waterpark
Americans have a
dreadfully irresponsible way of eating. It’s
hardly news that it
takes an outrageous
amount of energy to
produce a calorie for
the average American.
Randall Smith
This results in unnecessary over-consumption of fossil fuels and
truly unnecessary hunger in the planet.
I’ll be upfront: I’m part of this irresponsible enterprise. I have spent my entire life
working in the industrial food system that
Americans have become comfortable with.
The operations I have been responsible for
have all relied on this system to make
money—to give the people what they want.
My hope is that I can teach some to want
something better and help create a profitable way to give them that. We have gotten
used to huge portions of unhealthy, chemically-laden, laboratory-contrived, oil-soaked
food. Even “good” eaters find it hard to eat
with a conscience.
And that’s the challenge I have. A challenge of advocacy to deliver the message
that our foodways will not change until we
start making conscious food decisions—until we consistently pass up great portions of
meat and chicken and ask for fresh vegetables; until we demand that our cattle,
hogs and chickens are responsibly and
sustainably raised on feed nature meant for
them to eat; until we stop expecting perfect,
fresh tomatoes trucked from Southern California or Mexico to Rockford in January and
learn to enjoy what our neighborhood can
Jeanne Ludeke returns to painting in
Kortman Gallery exhibit, opening June 4
works are visually warm and inviting,
and also stimulate your sense of taste and
smell because of the realistic quality of
the paintings,” says Kortman Gallery Director Doc Slafkosky. “Inspired by Jeanne’s
art, we thought we’d take the gallery experience a step further and have freshlybaked cupcakes available at the opening.
Caked, a new Rockford baking company,
will be selling not only red velvet, but
other artistically-inspired cupcakes during the event.”
The June 4 opening reception for “The
Sybilline Still Life: A Return to Painting” by Jeanne Lukeke, will be from 5:30
to 9 p.m. upstairs in the Kortman Gallery at J.R. Kortman Center for Design,
107 N. Main St., downtown Rockford.
For more information, call (815) 9680123 or visit www.jrkortman.com.
© TRRT
2010
Image provided
“Caravaggio Cupcake” by Jeanne Ludeke.
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lery – 2211 E. State St. Fri., 7:3010 p.m.; Sat., 4:30-10 p.m.; Sun., 25 p.m. Free. Info: 815-226-9398.
Freeport Art Museum –121 N. Harlem
Ave., Freeport. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5
p.m.; Sat., noon-5 p.m. Featuring: Silent Echoes through July 11. Info:
815-235-9755.
DeKalb Area Women’s Center – 1021
State St., DeKalb. Fridays 7-9 p.m.
Info: 815-758-1351.
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. Info:
815-965-8903 .
Wednesday, June 2
Poetry for the Soul – Bar 3, 326 E.
State St. Info: 815-968-9061.
Alchemy and Image – Rockford Art Museum, 711 N. Main St. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Info: 815-968-2787.
Chicago – Starlight Theatre, Rock Valley College, 3301 N. Mulford Road.
Info: 815-921-2160.
Thursday, June 3
Poetry & Open Mic Night – Borders,
199 Deane Drive. 7 p.m. Every Thurs.
Info: 815-399-2898.
Scottish Folk Dancers – 2110
Birchwood. 7:15-9 p.m. Every
Thurs. Beginners welcome. Info:
815-229-0107.
Poetry & Open Mic – The Lyric Live,
3023 N. Rockton Ave. 7-9 p.m. Every Thurs. Info: 815-519-8458.
Info: 815-968-2787.
Info: 815-921-2160.
Twelve Angry Men – NIU Corner Campus, Stevenson Building, 200 Carroll
Ave., DeKalb. Info: 815-331-6133.
Friday, June 4
Info: 815-968-2787.
Anders Hultman: Sweden Through My
Eyes – Anderson Gardens, 340 Spring
Belle of the Wabash – Orangeville
Masonic Lodge, 203 W. High St.,
Orangeville. Info: 815-541-6900.
The Producers – Byron Civic Theatre, 800 N. Colfax, Byron. Info:
815-234-3000.
Info: 815-921-2160.
Ave., DeKalb. Info: 815-331-6133.
Saturday, June 5
Info: 815-968-2787.
Think. Feel. Design – Edgebrook, 1639
N. Alpine Road. Info: 815-398-8957.
815-234-3000.
Info: 815-921-2160.
Ave., DeKalb. Info: 815-331-6133.
Sunday, June 6
Info: 815-968-2787.
815-234-3000.
Info: 815-921-2160.
Ave., DeKalb. Info: 815-331-6133.
June 2-8, 2010
Call (815) 964-9767 to report any
inaccuracies in these calendars.
Community
Ongoing Attractions
Burpee Museum of Natural History –
737 N. Main St. Mon.-Fri.; noon-5 p.m.
Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Donation
days every Mon. Info: 815-965-3433.
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. Fri.-Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Info:
815-965-8146.
Anderson Japanese Gardens –
318 Spring Creek Road. 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. 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: 815-558-4582,
815-227-4633 or 815-968-0333.
Narcotics Anonymous – Call for locations/times/info: 815-964-5959
or 888-656-7329.
© TRRT
2010
Monday, June 7
Poetry for Change - Bless the Mic –
Your Solelution, 323 N. Church St.
8-10 p.m. Every Mon. Info: 815969-7359.
Info: 815-968-2787.
Tuesday, June 8
International Poetry Reading –
Pearson Hall, Beloit College, 700
College St., Beloit, Wis. 7 p.m. Info:
608-363-2137.
Info: 815-968-2787.
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An Evening with
Sara Evans
presents
with opening performances by
Southern Heritage and Smokin’ Gunz
Saturday
June
19
Davis Park
Great Lawn Stage
Gates Open at 5 pm
Presale $20
Tickets $25 at the Gate
TICKETS ON SALE WED., MAY 12
For tickets call the
MetroCentre Box Office
(815) 968-5222
A Rock’n for the RED Benefit
for the Rock River Chapter of the American Red Cross
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June 2-8, 2010
Girl Scouts’ Young Women of Distinction event June 6
From press release
Sixteen local Girl Scouts have earned the
Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a
Girl Scout can earn. These girls will be
honored for their achievement in community service at Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois’ Annual Young Women of Distinction
(YWD), presented by SwedishAmerican
Center for Women.
YWD 2010 will be at 1:30 p.m., Sunday,
June 6, at Giovanni’s in Rockford. Keynote
speaker will be Jess Weiner, columnist for
Seventeen magazine and global ambassador for the Dove Self-Esteem Fund. Ten Girl
Scout Scholarship recipients will also be
honored at the event.
Tickets for the event are $25 youth; $35
registered Girl Scout adult; and $40 general
public. For more information or to register,
contact Kay Flavin at (815) 962-5591, ext.
7130, or via e-mail at [email protected].
More event information is available online
at www.girlscoutsni.org.
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI)
was established Oct. 1, 2009, with the joining together of four area Girl Scout councils:
Girl Scouts—Green Hills Council (Freeport),
Girl Scouts—Fox Valley Council (Sugar
Grove), Girl Scouts—Rock River Valley
Council (Rockford), and Girl Scouts—
Sybaquay Council (Elgin). GSNI builds cour-
age, confidence, and character of more than
22,000 girls served in 16 counties including
Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Jo
Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee,
McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Winnebago
and Whiteside counties.
Visit www.girlscoutsni.org to find out
more about how you can be a part of the
Girl Scout Leadership Experience in
Northern Illinois.
Girl Scouts of the USA
Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA
is the pre-eminent leadership development
organization for girls with 3.4 million girl
and adult members nationwide. Through
membership in the World Association of
Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS),
Girl Scouts is part of a worldwide family of
10 million girls and adults in 45 countries.
Girl Scouting is the leading authority on
girls’ healthy development and builds girls
of courage, confidence and character who
make the world a better place. The organization serves girls from every corner of the
United States and its territories.
Girl Scouts of the USA also serves American girls and their classmates attending
American or international schools overseas
in 90 countries. For more information about
how to join, volunteer, reconnect or donate
to Girl Scouts, call (800) GSUSA 4 U (800478-7248) or visit www.girlscouts.org.
Stage nearly set for June 19 Best In Paradise event at Lombardi Club
win $500 and the first-place margarita team
will win $250. The cost to enter is $100 for a
cheeseburger team and $50 for a margarita
team. Once you go to the Web site, you can
pay your fee right there on PayPal.
Included in the fun is a Best In Show
Award and a People’s Choice Award for both
categories. New this year, the public will be
able to purchase samples of all the teams’
burgers for 50 cents a sample. That was our
biggest complaint from attendees in the
past, and it is now fixed.
The judges are all set for 2010, with
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.
Overeaters Anonymous – Various locations/dates. Call for prices/info:
815-397-8512 or 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.
Various activities throughout the year.
Info: 815-877-0118.
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:
815-965-8751 or 866-889-9037.
margarita judging being done by
Georgette Braun, Brizz from 96.7 the
Eagle, Sarah Slavenas from the Northern Illinois Food Bank, and Andy B from
the Lombardi Club. The 2010 burger
judges will be Rich from Backyard Grill
& Bar, Aaron Wilson and Mark
Henderson from WIFR News 23, and Jason Dawbin from the Rockford IceHogs.
Speaking of The Backyard Grill & Bar,
they have jumped in as the stage host for
2010. They will provide some great “extras”
to the event, and we welcome their participation. Other great sponsors include Crazy
Times, Brew Haus, Komax, OSF, State Sen.
Dave Syverson, Neighbor’s Bar, Dental Dimensions, CAMM Music, Hanlin Automotive, The White Eagle Club, John’s Pizza,
Thor Advertising, Kryptonite Bar, Countryside Meats and Blackhawk Bank.
Of course, our main sponsors are WIFR
News 23, Pepsi, Land Shark Beer, Bud,
Margaritaville Tequila and Rum, and 96.7
the Eagle. Raffle prizes are also rolling in,
and the attendees are always amazed at the
items available.
Best In Paradise will be from 3 to 10:30
p.m., June 19, at the Lombardi Club. The
event benefits the Northern Illinois Food
Bank, recently named 2010 Member Food
Bank of the Year by Feeding America. Of
course, Pirates Over 40 will be live on stage,
as well as another band from 3 to 5 p.m.,
provided by Kryptonite Bar.
What’s not to like about a great party for
a great purpose? There are many of our
neighbors who need our help, and we can’t
think of a more fun way to help. We look
forward to seeing all of you at the Lombardi
Club from 3 to 10:30 p.m., June 19. For
information, call (815) 312-0281 or e-mail
at [email protected].
© TRRT
2010
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 – One In Christ Church,
1502 Parkview Ave. Accepting donations of gently-used 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.
Info: 815-387-7400.
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
Blvd. & Green St., 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. Mon.-Fri. Free amplified phone program. Must be Illinois resident and have standard
phone service. Application/info:
815-332-6800.
Stretch & Belly Dance Combo
Beginner’s 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.
Representative Ron Wait Office Hours
– Zeke Giorgi Building, 200 S.
Wyman St. Every Thursday. 8:30
a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Info: 815-987-7483.
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. 9:15
-10:15 a.m. Every Mon. and Tues.
Free. Info: 815-399-3171.
Wednesday, June 2
Weekly Preschool Storytime –
Cherry Valley Public Library, 755 E.
State St., Cherry Valley. 10 a.m. and
1 p.m. Ages 3-5. Every Wed. Info:
815-332-5161.
Bingo – Baltic Star Lodge, 1524 Ninth St.
Doors open 9 a.m., first bingo 11:45
a.m. Every Wed. Info: 815-965-8132.
Preschool Story Time – Beloit Public
Library, 409 Pleasant St., Beloit, Wis.
Every Wed. 10 a.m. Ages 3-5. Info:
608-364-2915.
Lapsit Storytime – Beloit Public Library, 409 Pleasant St., Beloit, Wis.
Every Wed. 10 a.m. Ages 12-24
months. Info: 608-364-2915.
Garden Tour – Klehm Arboretum &
Botanic Garden, 2715 S. Main St. 1, 2
& 3 p.m. Riding tours, reserve a week
in advance. Self-guided walking tours
also available. Info: 815-965-8146.
Pre-Read – Cherry Valley Public Library,
755 E. State St., Cherry Valley. 9:30
a.m. For children ages 3-6 and a
caregiver. Info: 815-332-5161.
Creature Feature and Music Nights –
Otto’s Nightclub & Underground,
118 E. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb. Every
Wed. Info: 815-758-2715.
Cheerleading Class – Ken-Rock Community Center, 3218 11th St. 6-8
p.m. Info: 815-398-8864.
Gentle Yoga – OSF Center for Health,
5510 E. State St. 12:10 p.m.-12:55
p.m. Info: 815-395-5036.
Tai Chi in the Garden – Anderson Gardens, 340 Spring Creek Road. Info:
815-494-9483.
Farmer’s Market & Specialty Crop
Demonstration – Edgebrook Shopping Center, 1639 N. Alpine Road.
Info: 815-226-0212.
Rockford Through the Pages: A Peek
into Vintage Scrapbooks – Midway
Village & Museum Center,
6799 Guilford
Road. Info: 815397-9112.
Thursday,
June 3
Comedy Night –
Chubby
Rain
House of Tunes,
4210 Countryside
Estates
Drive, Poplar
Grove. 9-11:30
p.m. Every Thurs.
Info: 815-7651884.
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Swing Dancing – St. Edward Church,
3004 11th St. 8-10:30 p.m. Every
Thurs. Info: 815-914-7441.
Support for Grief After Suicide – Zion
Lutheran Church, 925 Fifth Ave. 7
p.m. Free. Every other Thurs. Call for
schedule/info: 815-636-4750.
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.
Pre-Read – Blackhawk Fire Station,
4919 Blackhawk Road, Cherry Valley. 10:30 a.m. For children ages 3-6.
Info: 815-332-5161.
Wee Read – Blackhawk Fire Station,
4919 Blackhawk Road, Cherry Valley. 9:30 a.m. For children up to age 3
and a caregiver. Info: 815-332-5161.
Kids Craft Night – Cherry Valley Public
Library, 755 E. State St., Cherry Valley. 6 p.m. Info: 815-332-5161.
5510 E. State St. 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
Info: 815-395-5036.
Look, Listen & Learn Storytime – Rockford Public Library East Branch,
6685 E. State St. 11 a.m.-noon. Info:
815-965-7606, option 5.
Girls Group – Rockford Public Library
Lewis Lemon Branch, 1988
Jefferson St. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Info:
815-965-7606, option 5.
Young Ya-Ya Book Club – All Things,
1914 Crosby St. 5:30-7 p.m. Every
Thurs. Info: 224-343-0384.
815-494-9483.
CherryVale Farmer’s Market –
CherryVale Mall, 7200 Harrison Ave.
Info: 815-332-2440.
Main Street Square Farmer’s Market
– Main Street Square, 5301 Williams
We have compiled and printed a 400-page
book containing information about the veterans
of the area. Military records, documents, firstperson interviews, memories written by veterans,
and news articles are included in this tribute,
along with many pictures submitted by veterans
or their families.
Copies of Stateline Area Heroes are available at
Veterans Memorial Hall, Midway Village, and the
Command Post Restaurant/Camp Grant Museum in
Rockford, and at the Talcott Free Library in Rockton.
Call 815-629-2210 or 815-624-8200 for further
information.
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Choosing food: Time
to demand a more
sustainable product
produce on its own; and until we rebel
against food that takes enormous amounts
of chemicals and antibiotics to produce and
strips our soil of all nutrients.
As a chef, I would love to deliver a more
sustainable product. But as a consumer,
you have to be willing to demand it—and,
let’s face it, pay for it.
One can do things to take personal responsibility for driving change. The first,
easiest and most important is to cook more.
Be responsible for the day-in, day-out feeding of ourselves and our families. Don’t let
food scientists, chefs and professional marketers decide what you are going to eat.
Learn a little about food that is grown, not
manufactured, and learn how to cook it. You
can’t take responsibility for your food choices
unless you are actually making them.
I am not talking about converting to an
all-organic diet. I am talking about just
taking the first step and eating fresh food
that comes to you without an ingredient
label. I am equipped to show you simple,
entertaining ways to do this.
The next simple act is to make restaurant
dining decisions based on the availability of
fresh local items on the menu; demand
them, and pay for them. This is sometimes
hard. In any town, on any Main Street, you
will pass 50 restaurants where you could
not make this choice. If you refuse to eat at
these establishments and choose those that
can deliver a dining experience responsibly,
you’ve taken a small step toward positive
change. In upcoming columns, I hope to give
you criteria to make these choices.
You might ask, “Who the heck is this guy
to talk about food choices?” I am the guy
who has spent his entire working life helping you to make bad choices—bad for your
health, bad for the environment and cruel
to animals. I have worked in slaughterhouses and vegetable processing plants,
I’ve sold truckloads of processed food, and
I’ve cooked and served tens of thousands of
environmentally-unsustainable and morally-suspect meals.
All that aside, I still love serving and
entertaining people. My hope is that I can
raise enough awareness to allow me to continue this work with a clearer conscience.
Randall Smith has been a working chef
for more than 20 years. He is currently
executive chef at the iconic Clock Tower
Resort in Rockford and was formerly the
executive chef at Hotel Mead, the finest hotel
in central Wisconsin. He is 1999 Middle
Wisconsin Chefs Association Chef of the
Year nominee. He has written about using
local produce for Farmers’ Markets Today
and has been a tireless advocate for farmers’
markets, CSAs and local sustainable farms
in Wisconsin and Illinois. He has traveled in
Ireland, studying the integration of local
foodways into food service, and has worked
closely with the Central Rivers Farmshed,
The Wisconsin Local Food Summit, and the
Midwest Renewable Energy Association. He
is working on a cookbook geared toward
cooking with ingredients from CSAs and
farmers’ markets, Farm Fresh Flavors.
© TRRT
2010
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June 2-8, 2010
Drive, Roscoe. Info: 815-978-6863.
Village & Museum Center, 6799
Guilford Road. Info: 815-397-9112.
Heaven’s Best Lasagna Dinner – Grace
United Methodist Church, 3555
McFarland Road. Info: 815-637-4561.
First Thursday Beer Tasting – Olympic Tavern, 2327 N. Main St. Info:
815-962-8758.
Friday, June 4
5510 E. State St. 12:10 p.m.-12:55
p.m. Info: 815-395-5036.
Drop-In Storytime – Rockford Public Library Main Branch, 215 N. Wyman St.
10:30-11 a.m. Info: 815-965-7606,
option 5.
Heartland Community Church
Farmer’s Market – Heartland Community Church, 1240 S. Alpine Road.
Info: 815-395-8000.
Midtown Farmer’s Market – 1132 Second Ave. 3-7 p.m. Info: 815-713-7720.
Garden Fair – Klehm Arboretum &
Botanic Garden, 2715 S. Main St.
Forest City Swing Weekend Lindy Hop
Workshops – Mt. Olive Lutheran
Church, 2001 N. Alpine Road. Info:
815-914-7441.
Tebala Shrine Circus – Indoor Sports
Center, 8800 E. Riverside Blvd.,
Loves Park. Info: 815-885-1135.
Harvard Milk Days – Milky Way Park,
300 Lawrence Road, Harvard. Info:
815-943-4614.
Rockford RiverHawks vs. FargoMoorhead RedHawks – Road
Ranger Stadium, 4503 Interstate
Blvd. 7 p.m. Info: 815-885-2255.
Saturday, June 5
Public Ice Skating – Carlson Arctic Ice
Arena & Indoor Playground, 4150
N. Perryville Road, Loves Park. Info:
815-969-4069.
Weiskopf Observatory Public Viewing
– Byron Forest Preserve District,
Weiskopf Observatory, 7993 N.
River Road, Byron. Every Sat. Info:
815-234-8535, ext. 216.
Webkinz – Rockford Public Library
Montague Branch, 1238 S.
Winnebago St. 2-4 p.m. Info: 815965-7606, option 5.
Beading/Jewelry Class – All Things,
1914 Crosby St. 5:30-7 p.m. Info:
224-343-0384.
North End Commons Farmer’s Market – North End Commons, 1400
N. Main St. Info: 815-962-1234.
First Annual Rockford Jets Youth
Track and Field Invitational – Auburn High School, 5110 Auburn St.
Info: 815-977-0171.
Kubb Tournament & Swedish National
Day Celebration – Erlander Home
& Museum, 404 S. Third St. Info:
715-830-0122.
Gordon Ferguson Yackle’s 10K Run
Against Parkinson – Capri Restaurant, 313 E. State St. Info:
815-621-8412.
Trailer Race of Destruction – Rockford
Speedway, 9572 Forest Hills Road,
Loves Park. Info: 815-633-1500.
Forest City Swing Weekend Lindy Hop
Workshops – Mt. Olive Lutheran
Church, 2001 N. Alpine Road. Info:
815-914-7441.
Garden Fair – Klehm Arboretum &
Botanic Garden, 2715 S. Main St.
Blvd. 7 p.m. Info: 815-885-2255.
Sunday, June 6
Good God Questions – Zion Lutheran
Church, 925 Fifth Ave. 9:15 a.m.
Every Sun. Free. Info: 815-964-4609.
Brew ’n’ View Movie Night – Krypto
Music Lounge, 308 W. State St. 7
p.m. Every Sun. Info: 815-965-0931.
“The Way” – Trinity Lutheran Church,
200 N. First St. Every first & third
Sun. 5 p.m. Info: 815-963-4446.
Huntington’s Disease Support Group –
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center,
5666 E. State St. Second Sun. of each
month. 2-4 p.m. Info: 815-395-5036.
A Tribute to the Butler Family, Celebrating Italian Weddings & Traditions –
Ethnic Heritage Museum, 1129 S.
Main St. 2 p.m. Info: 815-962-7402.
Blvd. 4 p.m. Info: 815-885-2255.
409 Pleasant St., Beloit, Wis. 6:30
p.m. Ages 8 and older. Every Mon.
Info: 608-364-2915.
5510 E. State St. 12:10 p.m.-12:55
p.m. Info: 815-395-5036.
Sunset Storytime – Rockford Public
Library Main Branch, Little Theater,
215 N. Wyman St. 6:30-7:15 p.m.
Info: 815-965-7606, option 5.
Tuesday, June 8
“Group Hope” Depression Support
– Grace Episcopal Church, 10 S.
Cherry St., Freeport. 7-8:30 p.m.
Every first and third Tues. Info:
815-235-6171.
Barks & Books – Cherry Valley Public Library, 755 E. State St., Cherry
Valley. 6 p.m. Info: 815-332-5161.
Family Story Time – Cherry Valley Public Library, 755 E. State St., Cherry
Valley. Every Tues. 6:30 p.m. Info:
815-332-5161.
Edgar Cayce A.R.E Meetings – Highland Place, 2222 E. State St. Every other Tues. 7-8:30 p.m. Info:
815-234-2394.
Babysitting Class – Ken-Rock Community Center, 3218 11th St. 6-8 p.m.
Info: 815-398-8864.
5510 E. State St. 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
Info: 815-395-5036.
Heart Smart for Women Class –
Byron Public Library, 100 S. Washington St., Byron. Noon-1 p.m. Info:
815-732-7330, ext. 279.
Family Skate – Carlson Arctic Ice Arena
& Sapora Playworld, 4150 N.
Perryville Road, Loves Park. 8 p.m.
Info: 815-969-4069.
Sunset Story Hour – Rockford Public Library Rock River Branch,
3128 11th St. 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Info: 815-965-7606, option 5.
Sunset Story Hour – Rockford Public
Library East Branch, 6685 E. State St.
6:30-7:15 p.m. Info: 815-965-7606,
option 5.
Kids Club: Crafts & Fun! – Rockford Public Library Rockton Centre Branch, 3112 N. Rockton Ave.
4-5 p.m. Info: 815-965-7606, option 5.
Vintage Ya-Ya Book Club – All
Things, 1914 Crosby St. 5:30-7
p.m. Every Tues. Info: 224-3430384.
815-494-9483.
Rockford RiverHawks vs. Gary
RailCats – Road Ranger Stadium,
4503 Interstate Blvd. 7 p.m. Info:
815-885-2255.
Beach House Bistro finds
home in south Rockford
What’s Local
By Jim Hagerty
Staff Writer
With 38 years in the restaurant business,
Davey Lockett, owner of Beach House Bistro, aims to be the place in the city for a
Friday and Saturday fish fry.
Lockett, who owned Davey’s Riverside Inn
in Winslow, Ill., for 15 years, returned to
Rockford two years ago as one of the head
chefs at Hope & Anchor (former Mayflower,
Firefly). His current venture, at 3910 11th St.,
Photo by Jim Hagerty
Davey Lockett, owner of Beach House Bistro,
3910 11th St.
offers full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus.
“Quality and quantity at a reasonable
price,” Lockett said of the Beach House menu.
In addition to the weekend fish fry selections, Beach House Bistro offers nightly
featured items such as barbecued ribs, prime
rib, Mexican fiesta dishes and a selection of
Italian fare.
Between Foxy’s Lounge and the 11th
Street Howard Johnson hotel, Lockett’s eatery is at the former location of Four Seasons
Restaurant. While other restaurateurs are
opening in other areas of the city, Lockett
said the Beach House location is one he’s
happy with.
“I’d like to make a name for myself on this
side of town,” Lockett added. “Many people
are going with Western themes over here.”
The beach theme was decided upon as
staff was preparing to open earlier this year.
A new menu also is in the works. What
Lockett is calling “Big Kahuna” sandwiches
and specials will be improvements to the
already popular hot and cold sandwich selections and specialty burgers.
Lockett also owned the popular Winslow
2 in Savannah, Ill., Copperfield Inn and
Davey’s Countryside Inn in his almost-40year career.
Beach House Bistro is open 5 a.m.-9 p.m.,
Monday-Saturday; and 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Sunday. Staff can be reached at (815) 391-7699.
To recommend a local business to be featured in this column, e-mail Jim Hagerty at
[email protected] with “What’s
Local” in the subject line. Or, contact The
Rock River Times’ office at (815) 964-9767.
© TRRT
2010
Monday, June 7
Pub Quiz – Krypto Music Lounge, 308
W. State St. 5-8 p.m. Every Mon.
Info: 815-965-0931.
Wee Read – Cherry Valley Public Library, 755 E. State St., Cherry Valley. Every Mon. 9:30 a.m. For children younger than 3 w/adult. Info:
815-332-5161.
Chocolate City Nightlife – Bar 3, 326
E. State St. 9 p.m. Every Mon. Info:
815-621-4319.
Wee Read – Cherry Valley Public Library, 755 E. State St., Cherry Valley.
9:30 a.m. For children up to age 3 and
a caregiver. Info: 815-332-5161.
“Go” Game Club – Beloit Public Library,
Starlight debuts Chicago June 2-5
From press release
For years, it has been the most requested
musical by fans of Rock Valley College’s
(RVC) Bengt Sjostrom Starlight Theatre.
Now in its 44th season, RVC Starlight Theatre is debuting Chicago.
Based on a 1926 play by Chicago Tribune reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins,
Chicago tells the story of Roxie Hart, a
chorus girl who murders her unfaithful
husband, then manages not only to avoid
prison with the help of razzle-dazzle lawyer Billy Flynn, but uses the trial to
propel herself to showbiz stardom along
with another murderous chorus girl,
Velma Kelly.
A dark parable of American justice, Chicago is a sexy musical extravaganza that
includes several show-stopping numbers
such as “All That Jazz,” “Razzle Dazzle”
and “Class.”
Chicago will open the Starlight season
with performances at 8 p.m., June 2-5. A 2
p.m. matinee will be staged Saturday, June
5. The show will return for a second run
later this summer, July 7-11.
For more information or for tickets, call
(815) 921-2160 or visit rvcstarlight.com.
Commentary/News
Star light, Star bright,
how dim you are tonight
Guest Column
By Jane Hayes
According to the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights adopted by the United
Nations after the repression of WWII, “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion
and expression; this right includes freedom
to hold opinions without interference, and
impart information and ideas through any
media regardless of frontier,” unless you
live in Rockford, Ill., and try to have a letter
to the editor published in the Rockford
Register Star.
Over the past several weeks, citizens
throughout Rockford have been denied
the human right to declare their opinions in print. Any critical opinion regarding Dr. Sheffield and her boardies
(my coined expression to indicate school
board members unable to think for themselves) has been denied by the editorial
board of this Star for length or because
their education reporter was not present
to give the same account. Isn’t an edito-
rial an opinion? Since when is a free
society limited in its expression of free
thoughts and ideas?
Many who were present at the Signal
Hill neighborhood meeting May 13 left
realizing how easy it would be to be brainwashed into buying in to Sheffield’s ideas
and future plans for our school district.
However, those of us who have learned
critical thinking and have actually been in
the schools over the past year, realize how
counter-productive planting seeds of change
is when the soil is not properly cultivated
and maintained.
Where does that leave us? Have we learned
nothing since the history of WWII? Are we
once again becoming a totalitarian state
with autocratic leaders who refuse to acknowledge disagreements? In my opinion,
the Rockford Register Star shines far dimmer tonight, but thankfully, The Rock River
Times beams brightly.
Jane Hayes is a member of WEE (Watchdogs for Ethics in Education), a grassroots
community group that seeks to hold the
current school administration accountable.
Switzerland’s mandated
health insurance coverage
not free health care
Guest Column
By Jim Phelps
June 2-8, 2010
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Enter to win a $100 gas card
at Roscoe recycling center
From press release
LOVES PARK, Ill.—From now until Saturday, June 26, area residents can enter a
drawing to win a $100 gas card when they
drop off their household recyclables at Keep
Northern Illinois Beautiful’s (KNIB) Recycling Center in Roscoe.
Lori Gummow, KNIB executive director, said: “Each June, we like to reward
area residents for doing their part to save
the environment. With gas prices going
up again this summer, people can really
use a $100 gas card. We see an increase in
the volume of recyclables this time of year
due to graduation parties, weddings and
other celebrations.”
The Recycling Center accepts the following items:
!Glass containers: Food jars and bottles
only (green, brown and clear). Rinse thoroughly and remove caps and lids.
! Plastic containers: Bottles coded No.
1 and No. 2 with “necks and shoulders” and
six-pack rings.
! Laser/ink jet cartridges
! Metal cans: Food cans only.
! Aluminum: Cans and scrap (foil, pie
tins, etc.)
! Corrugated cardboard
! Phone books
! Paper: Newspapers, sale ads, junk
mail, paper bags, office paper, computer
paper, chipboard and magazines.
! Cell phones
KNIB’s Recycling Center is the only
all-volunteer staffed and operated recycling center in the region. It is open yearround on Saturdays from 9 a.m. until
noon, and is on the frontage road, a halfmile north of McCurry Road and Route
251 in Roscoe.
For more information about recycling options in the area or to volunteer for one of
KNIB’s events, visit www.knib.org or call
(815) 637-1343.
Photo provided
Nicole Johnson and Pat Hanks at Keep Northern
Illinois Beautiful’s Recycling Center in Roscoe.
© TRRT
2010
Stanley Campbell has more than a few
facts wrong on health insurance in Switzerland. I lived in Germany for two years, and
in 2005 worked for a Swiss-German company located just north of Zurich.
First of all, health insurance is compulsory in Switzerland. You must pay for it
yourself if your company doesn’t. Under
Swiss law, the cost per year of having a
policy written for you is 300 to 700 Swiss
Francs, $280 to $650. For minors, it is
limited to 350 Francs/$280 per year. So
every year when you have to renew your
coverage, you have to pay for writing the
new policy. A basic catastrophic plan is
about 300 Swiss Francs, about $280 per
month, or up to 700 Francs/$650 a month
maximum.
It is not dependent on your income, rather
your health profile just like in the U.S. If you
are in poor health, your premium is more
expensive. If your company provides an
insurance benefit for you, that benefit, like a
subsidy, will only cover 50 percent of the
premium. As in my example, $140 a month
would be paid by you out of pocket. Most
catastrophic U.S. plans covered in tandem
by health savings accounts pay 80/20, where
you pay the 20 percent deductible up to a
certain amount each year, which is a far
better deal in comparison to Switzerland.
Swiss insurance policies only cover individuals, not families like in the U.S. This
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Tired of Prime Time Blago
Guest Column
brought to light a number of other shady
backroom wheeler-dealers that have helped
him carry out his massive evil plans.
The real “liar and coward” in this case is
By John Russell Ghrist
“Liars and cowards” is what former Gov. Blago himself. As a former good state emRod Blagojevich is calling federal officials ployee for nearly 19 years, I remember he
who have brought some of the worst charges had his cronies tell us nothing was going to
of corruption against him in the state’s change at the Illinois Department of Transhistory. It was not enough that Blagojevich portation and we would not lose our jobs. I
and his wife have played stupid roles on TV had prided myself during my state career to
reality shows. Now, they are holding their not take any political sides and just do what
own press conferences to claim their inno- the taxpayers were paying me for. This
cence, and the media are playing right into included many years of all-night dispatchtheir hands. Why is “Blago the Clown” get- ing during snow storms and a variety of
productive public relations work. I was the
ting so much publicity?
It’s because on a slow news day, the news- voice on many state presentations, Highpapers, TV and radio stations find this guy way Advisory Radio, sent out timely road
not only quite amusing, but outrageous. He’s construction news releases to the media,
also the subject of numerous blogs, talk shows, and edited the department’s newspaper. I
and serves as political fodder for columnists still remember the day one of Blago’s cronies pulled a story about a fund-raiser at a
with nothing better to write about.
The latest episode of his inane outbursts grocery store for one of our state employees
resembles other political hacks that finally who needed a kidney transplant. That space
got their hands caught in the cookie jar and in our newspaper was replaced with a worthwant to reverse the tide of public opinion and less article about what the former governor
point it toward their accusers. Everyone knows was doing.
We could easily see the atmosphere was
that to catch a sneak, one has to act like one,
too. Therefore, federal wiretaps were installed changing at IDOT. Working programs were
to record what Blago and his crony friends being ruined, we were asked to do political
work on state time, and
were up to. We all heard
an abundance of overlythe tapes of how he tried
to use the vacancy of Presi- Everyone knows that to paid political workers
dent Barrack Obama’s catch a sneak, one has to with no specific duties
were hired. When two
former Senate seat to his act like one, too.
other good workers and I
own advantage. He is
were marched into an
heard on the recordings
asking what was in it for him. Even the person empty room in 2004 and told our jobs “had
he appointed, Roland Burris, bowed out for re- been abolished,” it proved Blago had lied to
election and has had to cover his own tracks. us. I made $33,000 a year, far less than the
When Blago came to Rockford a few years ago, people the former governor was hiring to do
he tossed the community a few political crumbs, nothing. I was never able to find a similar
and then snuck out of town before the media position and ended up going bankrupt and
could ask him any embarrassing questions. was foreclosed. When the state got millions of
dollars in debt to medical and social service
Isn’t that being a coward, too?
Blagojevich wants all the tapes played to agencies, I was laid off again at another
prove his innocence, while his brother Rob- position. Good jobs are impossible to find in
ert doesn’t. Blago’s brother has his own this bad economy.
Now, this guy is getting all of this expopolitical troubles now. Playing the thousands of hours of tapes would just lengthen sure to deny the charges against him. Unthe trial and further turn it into the media like other corrupt political officials, Blago
circus Blagojevich’s attorneys are hoping got caught and is now squirming around
for. All of this advance publicity of his June like a stepped-on worm, crying foul against
trial will also make it impossible to find the legal system. I hope the judge will keep
jurors who have not already formed opin- the trial proceedings from being disrupted.
All these years, I have never met a career
ions about the case, which is another goal of
politician I liked, and none has ever done me
his babbling legal team.
In recent unsealed court documents, it any good. I have resorted to writing to several
was revealed the former governor’s methods of them, including the present governor, to
and plans for corruption were taking place look into how those of us who lost our state jobs
long before he even took office. Something were unfairly treated. There is never any
was wrong from the start when he did not reply. The Inspector General’s office has also
even want to live in the governor’s mansion been useless and is no more than a rubber
in Springfield. He took expensive state heli- stamp of political worthlessness. Now, it’s too
copter rides home for dinner every night. The late. The state ranks sixth in the country in
home in the capitol was good enough for political corruption and is basically broke. I
other governors of our state, why not Blago? lost many benefits I worked hard for, and the
On the wiretaps, we heard him say we taxpayers lost a good employee, too.
Everyone has a right to a speedy trial and to
wanted to “make money.” In recent days,
federal officials have also outlined how funds face their accusers and is innocent until proven
were funneled through his wife’s business guilty. However, Blagojevich has gone too far
operations. She had a job that paid $180,000 and clouded the minds of the media and the
at a charity. It makes one wonder about how public with his spiteful antics. It’s time for
much a person is really worth, and how much Blago to take the beat down and go to jail.
of donations go toward salaries for inept Then, the state can work on solving its real
individuals rather than the cause. We also problems, including the ones he’s caused.
John Ghrist is a local resident who hosts
found out what he and his wife really think of
the Chicago Cubs. The revelation of all the a radio show, Everyday People, on WTPB
corruption charges Blago refutes has also LP 99.3FM.
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Rethink acceptable risk about oil leak
The oil rig explosion/disaster has many in
the Gulf region and across the U.S. rethinking the concept of acceptable risk. And
with 43 acres of leaking refuse proposed to
be less than 5 feet above our aquifer, we
should do the same.
Ken Turner
Warren, Ill.
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Rep. Jefferson’s Résumé Workshop
was helpful
I recently attended a Résumé Workshop
that was offered by state Rep. Chuck Jefferson.
It was informative and helpful, and relevant—
as so many people have been laid off and are
having to create a résumé again, before even
starting to look for new jobs.
I want to thank Rep. Jefferson for offering
this resource and for understanding what
many families are going through.
This isn’t the first time Rep. Jefferson has
offered a thoughtful and useful event. He has
held three Résumé Workshops previously, in
addition to a seminar for people to learn about
financial assistance for college. The list continues. His office helps people daily, and he is
also opening his office on the weekend—May
15—to be even more accessible.
I believe Rep. Chuck Jefferson constantly
goes above and beyond to help our community. And he is taking action to address economic issues both locally and in Springfield.
Thanks again.
Patricia Stanford Patton
Rockford
ton. Mr. Schilling will act to reverse exploding deficits accompanied by runaway spending. He will listen to his constituents, and he
will introduce legislation to limit the terms
members of Congress can serve.
No matter what your kitchen table politics might be, I urge you to elect Bobby
Schilling to Congress this November to get
this nation back to the foundation of a
representative republic.
Jeffrey H. Rice
Rock Island, Ill.
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opinion of the publisher or staff of The Rock River Times. However, we are proud to
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much we may disagree with a columnist, their opinions are their own and will be respected
as long as they do not commit libel and do come in on deadline. The Rock River Times
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Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois
would like to thank all the Rockford “Divas”
who attended our first Diva Dress Sale Sunday, May 16. The event was a great success
with more than 500 attendees and tremendous media and community support.
The event featured beautiful dresses and
accessories on sale at Goodwill prices, so every
Rockford woman can afford to be a diva!
Thank you to the Holiday Inn and the Hoffman
House for hosting the event and their support,
as well as Educators of Beauty and Spa
Contouz for their generous donations.
We wish to thank all the community
members who donate their items to our
local Goodwill retail stores, as this event
would not be possible without the generosity of our community. Funds generated from
the Diva Dress Sale and Goodwill stores go
toward training and placement services for
individuals with barriers to attain meaningful employment.
Thank you, Divas, and see you next year!
Courtney Geiger
Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois
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Elect Bobby Schilling to Congress
Most of us have heard the phrase “fundamental transformation of America.” President Obama first used it while running for
election, and he has used it several times
since. Passage of the stimulus bill and health
care reform, against the will of the public,
has taught us what transformation of
America really means. The unmistakable
lesson is our representative republic is on
life support when the people we send to
Washington become disconnected from those
they are sworn to serve.
While Obama takes credit for fundamentally transforming America, the truth is liberals/progressives have been doing it for decades.
No president can do this alone. It takes a
Congress to incrementally transform America,
and since the election of 2008, the process has
been running at hyper speed demonstrating
that ideology trumps the will of the people.
When members of the Senate and House of
Representatives are there too long, they become detached from the public, and we see how
the will of the people is ignored.
We can’t replace Obama until 2010, but
we can replace Congress this fall, including
here in the 17th District by electing Bobby
Schilling as our representative in Washing-
"
We are taxpayers and retired teachers
from District 205 with nearly 70 years of
teaching service. Our own children received
excellent educations through the school system. We care about the future of this system, and we are troubled by what we are
seeing and hearing since the hiring of Dr.
LaVonne Sheffield. Although there has been
turmoil in the past, including strikes, we
have never seen such low morale as there is
this year. Early May, there was another
incident on one of our campuses: they were
on lock-down most of the day, several fights
broke out, including food fights, several
adults were assaulted, kids broke off combination locks and used them as weapons, the
police were eventually called as well as the
security personnel, some parents came and
were as unruly as the students. This isn’t an
isolated incident; it’s just the most recent
one. And yet, to read the Rockford Register
Star, one would surmise that things are
wonderful. We wonder...who benefits from
painting this rosy picture? Isn’t it time to be
honest? Isn’t it time to expose the truth? The
hiring of LaVonne Sheffield was a grave
mistake, and those of us who will be here
long after she packs her bags, will be picking
up the pieces for years to come.
Chuck and Mary Jo Powers
Rockford
© TRRT
2010
Thank you, Rockford-area Divas!
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Fights at schools being suppressed in
the news
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Environmental protection and oil prices
My friends,
Our environment will always be worth
protecting. It should never be part of
someone’s profit and loss projections. As a
proud member of Earth First, I made this an
important part of my life. We were a little
crazy, and some of what we did was criminal
in nature.
But when it came to our statements about
the environment, we had to be absolutely
accurate. The other side could and does distort
and make up the facts they shove down our
throats. In the ’60s and ’70s, we demonstrated
how offshore drilling, even back then, would
make no appreciable difference in our dependence on foreign oil. We had to use the oil
companies’ own estimates and data from the
Congressional Budget Office to back our
claims. There is no more oil now than there
was then, and our consumption has more
than tripled. We showed that the possible
environmental impact could be staggering.
The risk was more than the gain, and the only
ones to benefit would be the oil companies.
So, now we have those with the most money
crying out, “Drill, baby, drill.” And so—we
drilled. Gas prices did not go down. The only
ones to profit were the oil companies. The
environmental impact is staggering. As the
Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Keys stand to
be damaged indefinitely, all our planet and its
inhabitants receive are excuses.
I feel no pride from being proven right
about how stupid risking the environment
is. I can only cry for our planet. I can only
repeat what we proved and shouted out
before: “Don’t risk our coastal waters for the
profit of a few.” We should probably be more
worried about our dependence on the oil
companies than where they get their oil.
After all, they (the oil companies) are the
ones who sell us oil, not the Arabs or anyone
else. I guess it is easier to charge high prices
when you can blame it on someone else.
David Kellogg
Rockford
LAST WEEK—38 RESPONDENTS:
Would you like to have a work week consisting of four 10-hour days
all year long?
Yes 82% [31 votes]
No 18% [7 votes]
First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably
to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Commentary/Renewable Energy
I’d rather not write...
porch steps on occasion that he pitched off
backward as he climbed them, 12-pack under his arm, and split his head open on the
sidewalk. I later had the sidewalk replaced.
I have sat with other friends on that same
front porch who were essential in founding
VietNow in Rockford and keep the MIA
flags flying.
Those days came back during the Memorial Day weekend, when a friend of mine
made a post on Facebook that she would help
anyone pack who didn’t like her American
flag symbol on her postings, as she thanked
all our servicepeople for their sacrifice.
Reading her post, I was memory-keyed
back to the Vietnam War, and the “Love It Or
Leave It” slogan, bookended by American
flags on bumper stickers. The slogan was
also shouted at war protesters, Peaceniks.
Those protesters shouted “Killers!” at friends
of mine who were helicopter door gunners or
medics when they came home.
This paper has published many articles
about the Gulf War Syndrome that affected
so many soldier’s immune systems in the
first Iraq War, and this paper stands opposed
to the illegal second Iraq War perpetrated by
George W. Bush and his Halliburton Master
Dick Cheney. They should be prosecuted for
war crimes, including torture.
A massive disappointment, President
Barack Obama continues that war, and the
fool-hardiness in Afghanistan, trying to wind
them both down much too slowly. After
decades on the job, the great White House
Correspondent Helen Thomas asked Obama
in a recent press conference something to
the effect of: “How long are we going to
continue to be killed and kill in Afghani-
By Jan Herbert
A
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Switzerland’s mandated health
insurance coverage not free health care
makes the insurance as a whole much more
expensive. That means you have to insure
each household member individually. Dental insurance is almost always NEVER covered by your employer. Again, if you want
dental insurance, it is all out of the
individual’s pocket. In the U.S., if your employer pays dental, then they generally also
cover your household at an additional cost
much lower than what families pay in Switzerland. Tough luck if you have dependents
in Switzerland because their dental insurance is once again out of your pocket.
Forty percent of Swiss citizens hold additional health insurance (read private health
insurance) above what they may get as a
benefit from those employer-sponsored
plans. That means that if you want a better
room or better services such as a wider
range of treatments, you pay more.
Europe is not the Mecca of free health
care as some suggest. For instance, in Germany of the late 1980s, about 10 percent of
all Germans had additional health insurance like I described above. Now, that number is around 15 percent.
Under the U.S. system presently, if you
have corporate insurance tied with a health
savings account, you might pay 80/20, which
means the premium is paid 80 percent by
your insurance through your company. The
20 percent difference is paid by you up to a
minimum amount like $5,000. So if you put
something into the health savings account
over time, you’ve covered your maximum
out of pocket in a year.
You can use your health savings account
anywhere in the world, so you could use it in
any country. If you needed a dental crown,
that would normally cost $1,500. You could
go to some other country and get the same
procedure for a couple hundred. The Europeans travel to Spain to have their medical
procedures done, so they can go for a vacation, have their treatment done and relax.
Also, just so you are clear, in Switzerland,
health insurance “companies” are NOT
called GmbH, which translates into English
as “Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung”
(COMPANY WITH LIMITED LIABILITY),
similar to a LLC in the U.S.
All insurance “companies,” the word Mr.
Campbell used incorrectly, are actually notfor-profits. A company is in the business of
making a profit. A Swiss NFP insurance
incorporation is much similar to a U.S.based IRS Chapter 503 entity.
In other words: a charity. Not operating
to make a profit. Therefore, a charity is not
a company. Companies operate to make a
profit. Words do have meaning.
Here is the Swiss Administrative Code
in German:
http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/8/
832.10.de.pdf
Here is a layman’s explanation on German Wikipedia in German:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Krankenversicherungsgesetz
By the way, I’m for a universal health
care system like the U.K. or Canada or a
civilian version of the Veterans Administration since I’m also a vet.
Jim Phelps is the owner of Phoenix Traders, Inc. at 215 Seventh St., Rockford.
© TRRT
2010
More about how to
save on our precious
resource—water
! green thing
stan? And don’t give me some silly answer.”
I love that woman, just like I love Tom
Bauschke, our columnist, who wrote about
hiking the Appalachian and Pacific Crest
trails, biking across America, and canoeing
the Mississippi. Then, much to my disagreement, he enlisted as a medic to serve in
Afghanistan. I didn’t even want to talk to
him because I was afraid to be too close if he
was killed. We published his articles about
his service there. I didn’t like them, but I
print many things I don’t like. He lived;
thank God! Then, he went and climbed Mt.
Kilimanjaro to benefit the wars’ wounded. I
wonder if the ghost of Ernest Hemingway
lives there? We’ll have a beer one of these
days, and I hope we’ll always come down my
front porch steps alive.
Yes, I print things I don’t like. That’s my job
to provide Freedom of the Press to what I may
not care for, sometimes provided by people
who can hurt me and you. Many people think
they’re always right, their cause is always
justified, no matter who falls or where they
fall. Never mind how long it takes them to fall.
I really don’t think America is standing for the
principles we used to be loved for all around
the world, and for what we cherished here at
home in our hearts, minds and souls.
I’d rather not wrestle with the memories of
the dead and broken. I don’t like seeing the
broken, even though I love them. I’m not alone in
that sentiment, either. Memorial Day is painful
for me. You won’t see me at the parade. I don’t
join in. I do see “the two-endedness of things.” I
do say, “Thanks so much,” and “live and let live.”
Look up how many have been killed in
Iraq and Afghanistan on the Internet yourself. I really don’t feel like it this year,
especially after I watched The Hurt Locker.
Happy Memorial Day. Hope you enjoyed
the time off.
June 2-8, 2010
Rockford Park District
Whether you were “green” before the color
was fashionable or whether you’re just ready to
find the “shade” that works best for you, here’s
information about doing just “one green thing.”
While here in the Midwest we are nearly
without problems (so far), there are other
parts of our country lacking water. It makes
sense to save on this precious resource.
Here is some “need to know” information.
Did you know the average faucet flows at
a rate of 2 gallons per minute? That means
a five-minute shower uses 10 to 25 gallons of
water, and if you brush your teeth the
suggested two minutes, that is 4 gallons
down the drain (or 8 gallons if you brush
twice as the dentist recommends)!
Worse...leaks waste nearly 14 percent of
household water, according to estimates. Check
your water meter when no one is using water in
your home. If it is moving, there is a leak.
A running toilet can waste 2 gallons a
MINUTE. To find out if your toilet is leaking, put a few drops of food coloring in the
tank and wait 15 minutes. If you see color in
the bowl, you could be leaking water (and
nearly 20 percent of all toilets are!)
Always run full loads of laundry and
dishes (and yes, use the dishwasher instead
of washing by hand; it uses less water, and
no wasteful pre-rinsing, please!)
Outdoors, mulching will reduce water
evaporation around your plants (and reduce
weeds and help build up healthy soil). Install
a drip irrigation system. If you water by hose,
buy a squeeze nozzle. Better yet, just fill a
watering can (probably better for the plants, too). It is
best if you water at night to
minimize evaporation (or get
up before dawn)!
Worldwatch Institute and
Green Cross International are
two international organizations working on international water shortage issues.
Read up on xeriscape (water
conservation concepts).
For more information, email Jan Herbert at
[email protected].
Chicago Green Festival revisited
substitutes, bread and snacks were also
vegan. Organic products including milk,
cheese and teas were offered.
A variety of folk arts and crafts were for
sale. Some crafts were simply that—homewoven rugs and fair-trade crafts.
Several booksellers, many focused on vegetarian or vegan titles, some selling
children’s books, others with general interest books or magazines, offered their goods.
Bowls constructed of washers and
tools, vases made with used paper,
bottles and cans demonstrated that trash
can be used decoratively.
Organic fabric clothing, self-care products, home-care and decorating products
appeared. Our friend, Ralph Bronner of Dr.
Bronner’s Soaps, made an appearance Sunday. We reminisced about his singing silly
songs at high school reunions and a previous Illinois Renewable Energy & Sustainable Lifestyle Fair.
There were some displays about energyrelated topics—insulation, doors and windows and LED lighting. The variety of colors
available now from cold through green, blue,
red and pink provides something for everyone. The salesman explained that LED lighting is a new technology and advised us to only
buy from reputable manufacturers and dealers. As products improve, prices improve.
But there was only one small model vertical axis wind generator and few solar displays. Brandon Leavitt and his crew from
Solar Service were prominent. We found
one PV panel and an innovative solar hot air
system, which was developed by a backyard
inventor in Canada. It is composed of 240
used pop cans painted black. The cans are
open at both the bottom and top; air drawn
in through bottom is heated and blows out
the top at a temperature of 100 degrees (or
at least 50 degrees) higher than that entering on the bottom. The sales representative
former workers. The project is sustainable
socially and environmentally: the employees continue to become productive members
claimed the the units will heat 1,000 to of society; 7 gallons of oil used to produce a
1,600 square feet in normal weather and single tire is saved from the landfill.
have a two- to four-year payback. On an
Drs. Robert and Sonia Vogl are founders
overcast day, as long as there’s UV, heating and officers of the Illinois Renewable Energy
will occur. The units are eligible for 30 Association (IREA) and coordinate the anpercent state and
nual Renewable Enfederal rebates.
ergy and Sustainable
A laudable project Bowls constructed of washers and Lifestyle Fair. The
demonstrated how tools, vases made with used paper, Vogls and the IREA
materials can be re- bottles and cans demonstrated are members of the
cycled. Making a sigEnvironmental Hall
nificant impact on that trash can be used decoratively. of Fame. Dr. Robert
excess oil use, door
Vogl is vice president
mats made of used tires made a comeback. of Freedom Field, and Dr. Sonia Vogl is a
Tires are illegally dumped; homeless men member of Freedom Field’s Executive Comcollect the tires, clean up vacant lots and mittee. The Vogls consult on energy efficiency,
make the mats. A staff member explained renewable energy and green building. They
that the men learn job skills, work safety have 3.2 kW of PV and a 1 kW wind generator
and teamwork. Once through with the pro- at their home. Forty acres of their 180-acre
gram, many have their own places, become home farm are in ecological restorations.
self-supporting and move on to other em- They are active in preserving natural areas
ployment. A voluntary alumni club is one of and are retired professors from Northern
the means by which the staff keeps track of Illinois University. E-mail [email protected].
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! LEX GREEN for Governor
http://www.electlex.com
! ED RUTLEDGE for Lt. Gov.
! MICHAEL J. LABNO for U.S. Senate
http://www.Labno4Senate.com
Please sign the petition to put our candidates on the ballot.
! JULIE FOX for Comptroller
! BILL MALAN for Attorney General
! JOSH HANSON for Secretary of State
! JAMES PAULY for Treasurer
http://www.lpillinois.org
Rein in runaway spending of tax dollars! Vote for smaller government
and personal responsibility.
http://lprockford.8m.com
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June 2-8, 2010
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2010

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