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VOLUME 2
2
ISSUE
DEC.-JAN. 2011
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InPeople
Dawn Jenkins &
Kathy Pignato,
two women
Walk for the Cure
for breast cancer
16 InCommunity
Local charity pays it forward
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24 InPeople
Jay LaRette and the Mobile Chapel:
Bringing Hope & Comfort to
America’s Truckers
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54 InPictures
Hometown Holiday pictorial
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12 Community
feature:
Rochelle Area Women’s ConnectionEncouraging women in their friendships
and faith
People
Dawn Jenkins & Kathy Pignato,
two women Walk for the Cure
for breast cancer
16 Community
Local Charity Pays It Forward
CAN helps children enjoy the holidays
38 City
Citizen Police Academy
Do you have what it takes?
42 Health
Dr. Diana Alanis
Community member returns
home to practice medicine
20 Education
RTHS Choir Program
50 Beauty
Vol. 2, Issue 2, December-January 2011
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New Year, New Look
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Photo Essay
Hometown Holiday
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feature:
People
Jay LaRette and the Mobile
Chapel: Bringing Hope &
Comfort to America’s Truckers
44 Fitness
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46 Fitness
Make 2011 the year
Keeping your fitness resolutions
60 Food
Recipe ideas for a meal while
entertaining for the holidays
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Message from the Editor
Dear Reader,
Happy holidays! I’m so excited to be the new editor of InVironments Rochelle. I know I have
big shoes to fill since Sarah has done wonderful things with the magazine. It’s been more
than 20 years since I’ve had the privilege of writing about my city. As a former reporter for
the Rochelle News-Leader, I met many residents of this community and I was honored to
live and work among such great people. I’m so pleased to reconnect with the community
and to bring your stories to light. That’s what this magazine is about…our stories, our lives,
and our perception of life in Rochelle.
In this issue, we visited with Jay LaRette, a man who is giving of himself to better the
spiritual lives of the men and women who spend their lives on the road. Then we take a
journey with the Rochelle Area Women’s Connection as they bring women together to
further their faith.
We talked to two women, Dawn Jenkins and Kathy Pignato, who are raising funds for breast
cancer research by participating in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure Walks.
As we start 2011, the Rochelle Police Department offers the Citizen Police Academy to
help residents learn more about police procedures, the police officers, and how to keep our
community safe. And to ring in the New Year, we are adding a new feature, InFood, with
recipes for your winter entertaining.
As we come into a New Year, I look forward to bringing you more stories about the people
and places that make Rochelle such a rich community to live in and I appreciate the warm
welcome so many of you have given me already.
Wishing you happiness and good health “In” the New Year,
Renee Page
Renee Page
Editor
Message from the Publishers
Dear Reader,
I am writing this on a gloomy November day, overcast, cold and generally blah. Don’t get me
wrong, we had a beautiful fall with abundant sunshine and mild temperatures that beckoned
the family outside. I think those very memories are what make a day like today so, well, blah.
Fortunately even though I know the temperature will continue to drop, there is much to look
forward to in the days to come. By the time you read this, the holiday season will be in full
swing. Christmas carols will play on the radio, smells of pine and cranberry will fill the air, and
twinkle lights will frame homes throughout neighborhoods. The dreariness of today will be
replaced by the bright white of snow covering the ground. I know, I know, by March the snow
will lose its charm, but for now just try to appreciate how spectacular it is. If you get snowed
in, put on a pot of coffee or make some hot chocolate and enjoy the fact you have time to read
this magazine!
The changing landscape of the Midwest is something I often write about. The diversity found
in each season makes our area truly unique. Obviously, I don’t embrace every moment of each
season but the fact is, the earth has to go through certain phases to reach the next.
The same is true in our lives and businesses. At InVironments, we are sad to lose Sarah as our
editor. She was a joy to work with. Without her enthusiasm and passion for this community,
InVironments Rochelle would not have had such a successful first year. As she embarks on a
new season of her life, we wish her much happiness and success.
The sunshine bursting through this gloomy news is someone many of you might already know,
Renee Page. Renee began writing for us several issues ago and has agreed to pick up the
reigns as editor. I am looking forward to moving ahead with Renee at the helm. Renee brings
to the magazine fresh perspective and a deep connection to the community. I am so thankful
that the bite of cold I felt at the loss of Sarah did not turn into a long blustery winter. Instead
I feel like the magazine is getting a little bit of spring in the middle of December. As you read
through this issue, I think you will feel the same.
Dear Reader,
It has been my pleasure to serve you as editor of InVironments Magazine Rochelle. I have greatly enjoyed getting
to know the Rochelle community. As individuals, you show a passion for selfless acts of service. As a collective
whole, your community fosters a finer vision for what it means to be civically-engaged. For example, during
crises whether they occur at the local, national or international level, volunteers from the Rochelle step up to
provide relief to those in need. I have heard countless stories of community members who have assisted Katrina
Hurricane victims, homeless orphans displaced from the earthquake in Haiti, and neighborhood farmers who lost
silos during a storm to name a few. To capture your courage and determination as a community was the greatest
part about this job.
As always, I encourage you to take a little time for yourself, cozy up under a blanket sip a warm
drink and dive “In.”
With you “In” mind,
Joe & Dana Meyers
In a way, the community values of Rochelle have inspired me to reflect upon my own personal choices. I realized that I spend far
too much time working and not enough time with my family. In addition to my responsibilities at Rochelle InVironments, I am a
full-time special education teacher. I also teach a class at NIU as an adjunct instructor. As a result, I have decided to step down
from my position as editor of InVironments Magazine, so I can spend more time with my three children who are in grade school.
Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your lives as editor of InVironments Magazine. This has been a life-changing experience
for me. As always, I wish you the best “In” all your endeavors. Keep the beautiful spirit of the Rochelle community alive.
Sarah Militz-Frielink
Former Editor InVironments Rochelle Magazine
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Community
T
By Dana Meyers
he journey of this organization
began over seventy years ago
when Helen Duff Baugh was
asked by her husband to have
dinner with a few of the tellers
who worked at his bank. One
of his female employees was
struggling after the death of
a loved one and Mr. Baugh
believed his wife could offer
comfort to the woman as well as
answer some difficult questions flying around the office. As the
ladies shared their meal, Mrs. Baugh answered their questions
and shared the comfort she had found in her faith. As dinner
concluded, the women’s hunger for what we commonly refer to
as “girl time” had not been filled. So, the ladies agreed to meet
again and continued to meet monthly for many years. From
this very simple start, Mrs. Baugh realized the need for women
to create relationships with other women which lead her to
develop Stonecroft Ministries.
Left to right: back row: Brooke Smith, Sarah Urwin, Raegan Carmichael, Jami Bruns.
Front row: Sara Slattengren, Rachel Vinyard, Theresa Crystal, Jean Marghein, Chris Ackland.
Rochelle Area Women’s Connection-
Encouraging Women in their
Friendships and Faith
In the journey known as life, we are all at risk of getting hyper-focused
on where we are going and we forget to enjoy the journey. Rochelle
Area Women’s Connection offers women of the Rochelle area a fork
in the road, an opportunity to occasionally get off the beaten path.
These women are also of the belief that all great road trips should
be taken with friends and they are committed to connecting and
fostering friendships along the way.
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One of the groups of Stonecroft Ministries, known as
Christian Women’s Club landed right here in Rochelle and
the surrounding areas. In the 1970s and ‘80s this organization
reached across denominational lines to develop female
fellowship and leadership in local churches through monthly
meetings. The ladies involved in the ministry during this time
sadly watched as the demands of society began to draw people
away and eventually the local ministry dissolved.
Many members believed that one day an opportunity to launch
the ministry again would present itself. Jean Margheim was
one of those people. Even though there was no longer an active
Rochelle group, Jean continued to serve Stonecroft as a Regional
Representative. As she worked with other organizations across
the region she remained hopeful that someday God would
provide leadership to form a Rochelle area ministry again.
“Friends are as
companions on a
journey, who ought
to aid each other to
persevere in the road
to a happier life.”
-Pythagoras
“Through the years, I continued to pray that someday God
would bring leadership from the younger generation,” Jean
reveals with a smile on her face.
Jean has watched as new life has recently been breathed into
this women’s ministry, now known as Rochelle Area Women’s
Connection. Led by a team of nine enthusiastic ladies and under
the mentorship of Jean, RAWC is reframing traditional ministry
and striving to create a model that works for women today.
“Our main focus is to offer an opportunity for friendship
and connection to all women in the area,” Theresa Crystal,
chairwoman of the planning team, explains. “We don’t want to
be seen as a club. Our events are open to everyone no matter
your age, background, or beliefs. The Stonecraft motto has
always been, ‘Women connecting with God, each other, and
their communities.’”
One of the ways RAWC has made itself more accessible
is by changing their event schedule. Recognizing that the
busy schedules of women today may not allow for weekly or
even monthly meetings, the group plans quarterly events.
The leadership team takes great care to assure that those
in attendance get their fill of “girl time” by setting a fun,
unthreatening tone.
“Our last event was a pajama party on a Friday night,” Jean
laughs. “This leadership team is willing to try anything once.
The evening was so much fun.”
Theresa passionately details the event format, “Most often, we
meet on a Friday night or Saturday morning. Those seem to be
the best times for people. We create a party atmosphere, serve
food, allow women to relax, connect with old friends or meet
new ones. Then we move into our Special Feature. Our Special
Feature is something of interest, anything from organizing your
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home, budgeting, saving money, ideas for at home moms, anything
useful to women.”
Jean interjects, “At the end of our program, a Stonecroft approved
speaker shares her faith story, life before finding faith in God, how
God entered her life, and what her life is like today.” Jean stresses
that the speaker’s role is to share her story not to deliver a sermon.
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For those of you in the minivan stage of your journey, carting
children from activity to activity, Rochelle Area Women’s Connection
eliminates a major bump in the road that might prevent you from
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attendance...ahhh, now you can really relax and enjoy the ride.
“Our main focus
is to offer an
opportunity for
friendship and
connection to all
women in the area...
Our events are open
to everyone no matter
your age, background,
or beliefs.”
The progressive nature of the leadership team can also be seen in
the way they are reaching out to the community. Embracing social
networking, the team has created a Facebook page allowing them
to get information into people’s hands at the push of a button. The
existence of the Facebook page also allows busy women to connect
with the organization whenever it is convenient.
While utilizing new technologies, the team remains true to the
foundation of Stonecroft Ministries, face to face connection and
communication with women. They do this by working with key
ladies in churches across the area.
“We pull these women together and explain to them the mission of
Stonecroft Ministries. Then they tell us how we can better connect
to the community,” Jean explains.
Theresa continues, “We want to connect with all the churches. We
also want to connect with local faith-based organizations like Hand
in Hand and Rochelle Food Pantry as well as other active groups of
people in the area.”
The ladies go on to stress that the function of RAWC is not to
influence women to attend one church or another. Their purpose is
to connect women and give them an opportunity to grow in their
faith and friendships no matter where they go or don’t go to church.
For women eager and able to devote more of their time to developing
relationships and deepening their faith, RAWC offers small group
meetings. A small group meets weekly and often studies a book
recommended by Stonecroft Ministry.
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1100 Calvin Rd., Rochelle
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“I just finished reading 10 Smart Things Women Can Do to Build a
Better Life, by Donna Carter. I think every woman, especially the
younger generation, would identify with this book. Small groups
work through many interesting topics and offer women another way
to connect,” states Jean.
Connecting is one of the fundamental goals of RAWC because
they recognize the positive impact healthy relationships have in
every aspect of people’s lives. In the hustle and bustle of everyday
life, friendships often take a backseat to family, jobs, and other
commitments. True friends understand the necessity of riding in the
backseat for a while. RAWC reminds all of us to not kick our friends
out of the car completely. The organization gives women a place to
slow down, rekindle old relationships, and form new friendships.
Their hope is that women will leave RAWC events feeling refreshed
and ready to take on the road ahead.
Jason C. Popp, M.D.
Theresa V. Elises, M.D.
Diana E. Alanis, M.D.
Se habla español
After all, “Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid
each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.” -Pythagoras
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Community
Local Charity
Pays It Forward
By Ginny Hammes
Each year the excitement of the holidays sends people into a flurry of holiday gatherings
and last minute shopping trips, encased in a world of red and green. ‘Tis the season for
giving, and the City of Rochelle did just that as they celebrated their 5th Annual Christmas
Tree Festival. Held throughout City Hall, November 29th through December 3rd, the
festival raised money to benefit the Children’s Christmas Walk.
Since it began in 1975, the Children’s Christmas Walk has provided local children with
items for the holiday season. Each year, a dozen volunteers take around 200 children on a
holiday shopping trip. Children are given a new outfit, hat, mittens, coat and other winter
items. During this outing they are also allowed to select one toy.
“The Christmas Tree Festival picks a new charity each year. In years past we have donated
to the Hub City Senior Center, HOPE, Ogle County Hospice and this year, the Children’s
Christmas Shopping Trip. We see the Children’s Christmas Walk as being an event that not
only benefits all of Ogle County, but those that are youngest within our community,” said
Jennifer Thompson, the Public Relations Coordinator for the City of Rochelle.
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The Children’s Christmas Walk volunteers participate in the
shopping trip and with the festival itself. During the week of
the festival, bids can be made on silent auction items. Table
top Christmas trees, gift baskets, holiday wreaths and swags,
and centerpieces are just a few of
the items featured in the Christmas
Tree Silent Auction that came to a
close on Friday, December 3rd.
the groups, service clubs, students and individuals who came
together to make this year’s shopping trip for 195 children
possible,” said Burch.
“The overall volunteer base is well
over 200 people. They include
shoppers; grant writers; pork
chop cooks, servers, and buyers
of the Rochelle Fire Department’s
famous pork chop dinner drive thru;
cookie bakers; interpreters; gift
wrappers; mailing volunteers; or
people who donate time or money,”
said Pat Burch, Membership and
Fund Raising Chairman of the
Community Action Network.
“Several committee members have been volunteers in past
years and have seen the excitement that these children have
over the items they are able to buy. Often, the children ask not
to buy for themselves, but to buy for other members of their
family,” said Thompson.
Most tasks are coordinated by the six board members that
make up the Community Action Network Board. This year, two
new groups became involved to assist in party coordination,
mailings, gift book wrapping and lots more.
The Children’s Christmas Walk, as well as the Christmas Tree
Festival, are an opportunity for the community to get involved
during the holiday season. More than winter garments for the
holiday, what better gift is there than to give a child the gift of
hope and an example of what the holidays are about?
“We see the Children’s Christmas Walk as “Several of our volunteers were
Due to the generous donations
for as children and now
being an event that not only benefits all of shopped
of local vendors, philanthropic
annually get involved in giving back
Ogle County, but those that are youngest to the community. Jim, the manager
organizations, City departments
and community members, the
at Walmart, says he doesn’t have any
within our community.”
Christmas Tree Festival has been
problem getting associates to work that
able to raise approximately $2,000 in donations annually. This
night; they all want to help. It’s evident that the spirit of giving
year, all proceeds benefited the Children’s Christmas Walk.
is alive and well in the community of Rochelle,” said Burch.
“The money from the Christmas Tree Festival this year will
bring us to our goal of $13,000. Many, many thanks to all of
Many community members have made the Christmas Tree
Festival a part of their holiday routine. They look forward to
viewing the beautifully wrapped donations, as well as raising money for a cause
they believe in during the season of giving.
“We chose to donate a Chicago Bears/Green Bay Packers football basket
to this year’s Christmas Tree Festival as a way to honor the memory of our
granddaughter, Taylor Emily Probasco. She always loved to wear her Bears’ jersey
while she watched football with her mom and dad. Our family enjoyed putting
together a basket that would help another child have a merry Christmas,” said
Don and Carol Elliott.
Those stopping by the festival were amazed to find so many beautifully decorated
gift baskets and holiday decorations that lined the tables.
“I can always find something beautiful for a gift, or for my home at the Christmas
Tree Festival, and the bonus is that the money goes to a great cause each year,”
said Sandy Sullivan, who has been attending the festival for the last few years.
With so many things to be thankful for this holiday season, why not add the efforts
of the Children’s Christmas Walk, Christmas Tree Festival and community to the
list. Here’s to a year with many more blessings.
Several committee members have been volunteers in past years and have
seen the excitement that these children have over the items they are able
to buy. Often, the children ask not to buy for themselves, but to buy for
other members of their family.
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Education
The RTHS Choir Program
By Cody McMurray
Sitting in the auditorium seats, the
audience waits for the Midnight
Voices group to come onto the stage.
Suddenly, the lights in the auditorium
turn off and a man starts to welcome
the audience. He says a few funny
words and gets the audience pumped
up. In the dark, Midnight Voices
starts to sing. The lights turn on
slowly and everyone sees the group
singing. The feeling you get is a
stunned awe at how great the group
sounds as a whole.
But that is only a portion of the
successful choral program.
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The Rochelle Township High School choral program is
under the direction of Cory Jones who is celebrating
his tenth year at RTHS. The choral program currently
has five different vocal ensembles: Chorale, Concert
Choir, Men’s Voice, Women’s Choir, and Midnight
Voices. Each group has its own unique set of students
and music. The choirs entertain the high school, the
Rochelle community, and the Midwest throughout the
year.
Currently there are a total of 78 high school students
in the program and Mr. Jones has brought each group
to a new level of singing. The Chorale, Concert Choir,
Men’s Voice, and Women’s Choir each sing many types
of music including classical, spiritual, sacred, and
secular. “There are a wide variety of music choices in
each group,” said Mr. Jones.
Currently there are a total
of 78 high school students in
the program and Mr. Jones
has brought each group to a
new level of singing.
Midnight Voices is the only group that is
extracurricular; therefore, students do not receive
academic credit. This group performs the largest
variety of styles compared to the other groups
including jazz, pop, funk, madrigals, and many others.
In past years, the choir program has had two vocal jazz
groups, Midnight Voices and After Hours. This year, for
the first time in fourteen years, Midnight Voices is the
only vocal jazz group. The number of students this year
is smaller and they have less experience, so Mr. Jones
decided to combine the two. “We decided that it would
be best to just have one group this year,” said Jones.
Each year, Midnight Voices goes to two vocal jazz
festivals, one at Western Michigan University and the
other at Millikin University. Each festival has around
fifteen to twenty other vocal jazz ensembles. The
Concert Choir and Chorale went to Northern Illinois University
for a choir festival in October. The vocal jazz program and the
choral program at the high school sell CDs as a fundraiser so
each person can keep the CD as a memory.
The choir program puts on nearly ten concerts during the year.
You may wonder how they can achieve such a busy concert
season. During the first semester, each group has two concerts
and two rehearsals outside of class. This is great for students
who are in other extracurricular activities and want to do choir
because this schedule doesn’t take up much time outside of
the normal school day. In the second semester, the freshmen do
three concerts; the third being the Junior High Festival Concert
with the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders from the Rochelle
Middle School and feeder schools. Everyone else has two
concerts and four rehearsals.
This year, two students, William Gay and Maddy Wilkinson,
were selected to sing in the District 8 Vocal Jazz Ensemble for
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the Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA). The District 8
Senior Choir for IMEA also selected Will and Maddy as well as
Bethany Hayenga and Kyle Aldridge.
The choir program advertises its activities to the incoming class
of freshmen each year by taking a jazz tour, performing a youth
music concert, and attending a junior high festival. Mr. Jones
goes out to each school and meets with each eighth grade class
to talk about choir. This past year, Mr. Jones stressed having
more men in choir and got good results. Nine freshman joined
Men’s Voice class and several other students joined choir in the
high school. One person who joined choir was Kris Worman.
Kris said, “I joined choir because the program needed more
guys and I want to major in music.” Another person who is in
choir is Adrian Daugherty. He has been in choir all three years of
his high school career. Adrian said, “I like to sing and I also want
to major in music and become a music teacher.”
The most popular performance the choir does is the Madrigal
Dinner. This Renaissance style holiday celebration has been
performed by the high school 24 times. Ronald Duval directs the recorders
and brass; members of Midnight Voices write the script. In previous years, the
Madrigal Dinner and the Holiday Jazz Festival alternated years but Mr. Jones
recently decided to run the Madrigal Dinner each year to allow more students
to be involved in the festivities. Jones said, “The Madrigal Dinner is the one
program we do to showcase what kind of music the vocal jazz program can
sing.” The Madrigal Dinner takes place at the South Pointe Center in DeKalb.
The choir program at the high school is thriving and since Mr. Jones came to
Rochelle, six alumni have majored in choir: Grant Carmichael, Michael Hynek,
Andrea Sidebottom, Jessica Golden, Cara Frank, and Andrew Schneider.
Recently, the high school had a Midnight Voices concert that featured Millikin’s
vocal jazz group, One Voice. Jessica Golden and Cara Frank were in the group
and each one had a solo during the performance.
The choir program is open to all and people can still join for second
semester. The choir has been a major key in the music department
and has continued to succeed. Make a point to attend an upcoming
performance by one of these outstanding vocal ensembles.
Director Corey Jones
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People
Jay LaRette and the Mobile Chapel
Bringing Hope
& Comfort
to America’s
Truckers
By Leah Samo
B
oth men sat quietly in the truck, staring at a cornfield. Rolling and fertile, the
field was a typical sample of Midwest agriculture. The history of Jay’s life up
to this point seemed extreme as he looked out over the broken stalks mixing
with earth. He had been incarcerated for 6 years after a troubled youth. In
prison, Jay found faith that infused him with the desire to accomplish great
things. Once released from prison, his life was devoted to showing others
the same love he had experienced from God. He went to other prisons and
detention homes, offering compassion to combat the despair that thrives
in these correctional facilities. He had also begun to preach in many churches around the area to
share his newfound passion. In the midst of all this purposeful action, he met and married his wife,
Karen, and they had three children together. After this explosion of life, the peaceful monotony of
a field looked unpromising. He turned to Burt and said, “All I see is a cornfield.”
Jay was completely unaware that the cornfield he was staring
at would soon become a hub of commerce, supplying over 2,400
truckers a day with supplies such as fuel, food, and spiritual
fortification. Burt Johnson, one of the original founders of Petro
Truck Stop, was asking Jay LaRette to be the provider of this
spiritual strength. He knew that such a heavy influx of people
coming through his station would create a need for morality.
Although Jay was hesitant, he keenly felt the need that these
thousands of truckers would have. Believing that this request was
inspired by God, Jay agreed to become a chaplain for Petro Truck
Stop. In May of 1992, Petro opened its doors for the first time.
After necessary fundraising and preparation, Jay started Mobile
Chapel in September of that same year. Since that time, there
has been a steadily growing traffic of drivers coming through his
doors for encouragement and support.
Rochelle’s Mobile Chapel is one of 35 locations of the international
organization, Transport for Christ. This organization has 26
chapels in America, four in Canada, four in Russia, and one
in Africa working toward their vision “to provide an effective
ministry to truck drivers throughout the world wherever there is
a significant trucking industry.”Although Jay’s location is called
Mobile Chapel, he points out that “it doesn’t move.” The small
trailer-chapel is always located behind Petro Truck stop with
open doors, enriching the mobile lifestyle of truckers.
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At first, Jay relentlessly nurtured his growing ministry by
himself. He would often spend weeks on end at the chapel to
ensure that the doors were always open, releasing a steady
flow of warmth against the inevitable loneliness and despair
that infiltrates the lives of truckers. He says, “One of the things
that hurts me and grieves me the most is when a person
leaves just as broken or frightened as when I met them.”
Now, Mobile Chapel has 10 volunteers working with Jay to
fight against this desperation. They take turns sleeping in
the living quarters of the trailer-chapel so that their services
are available “24 hours a day, 7 days a week.” Jay and his
volunteers work to provide worship services, counseling
sessions, Bible study groups, and friendship to the truckers
that come to them for encouragement, firmly believing “there
is hope and there is help in the Lord.”
Jay also strives to employ creative means in an effort to reach
out to his endless stream of church members. Sometimes he
will grab the large wooden cross from inside the chapel and
stand in the parking lot, using the cross to remind people of
Most of the people that Jay deals
with are “over the road” truckers
who spend weeks to months on
end away from their friends and
families. This separation from
society often causes feelings of
extreme loneliness and despair.
the readily available source of love being offered. Jay also
uses his horse, Mary, to put himself at eye level with drivers
sitting in their semis. If the weather allows, Jay will preach
his Sunday morning sermons on horseback. He also invites
truckers to have an active part in his services, giving them
the chance to creatively express themselves by playing an
instrument or using other talents.
The services that Mobile Chapel provides are not only for
truckers. Jay and his volunteers often help the homeless or
needy. Whether this means making sure someone has a place
to sleep or giving someone a ride, the team works tirelessly
to be sure that all needs are met. Jay also makes local jail,
hospital, and home visits to spread hope and love across a
further radius. His reputation as a caring and Godly man has
leaked into the community so that many now look to him for
help in a wide variety of situations.
Parents and principals often send troubled youth to Mobile
Chapel, knowing that Jay will be an understanding and
inspiring mentor. He also works with families and marriages
“There is hope and there is help in the Lord.”
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Jay is currently looking for
more volunteers to help out
at the Mobile Chapel. People
with varying skills are needed.
Interested volunteers should
call the Mobile Chapel at
(815) 761-6921.
Because one size
DOESN’T FIT ALL…
that are in distress, counseling and actively working to mend
these relationships. In short, if someone comes to Mobile
Chapel seeking help, they will not be denied. Mobile Chapel
houses a generous supply of compassion and love available to
anyone in need.
Still, by sheer force of number, truckers are the primary
recipients of Mobile Chapel’s services. Jay says that truckers
are “a unique group of people” with their own subculture. They
have their own set of mannerisms and lingo. To create a much
needed sense of camaraderie, many will make nicknames for
themselves and others. They generate a necessary resource of
companionship from this trucking community through cultural
unification.
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Many people seem to have a negative perception about this
trucking culture. Jay says that people tend to think of truckers
as “mean, reckless, and vulgar.” However, he emphasizes the
fact that truckers are usually “decent people,” often trying to
make an honest living for their families. In fact, Jay has noticed
that there are very positive features of the trucking community
as a whole. “Overall the drivers are pretty amazing because
they’re very generous,” Jay says. When the homeless or the
needy come to Mobile Chapel looking for help, “the drivers are
very gracious to help me out.” Jay has found that the truckers
are eager to help him find a hotel room, clothing, or food for
another person in need.
Most of the people that Jay deals with are “over the road”
truckers who spend weeks to months on end away from their
friends and families. This separation from society often causes
feelings of extreme loneliness and despair. Jay says, “Truckers
often come to me, broken and asking for help.” This is why the
compassion provided by Mobile Chapel is such an essential
force in the lives of these drivers.
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This ministry generates hope that gives truckers purpose and
direction. When drivers begin to feel that they are trapped in an
endless reality of asphalt, Mobile Chapel inspires perseverance
and strength. The joy that can be found in the small trailerchapel behind Petro instills vibrancy into thousands of lives.
Whether Jay is making sure someone has a place to sleep,
counseling a trucker, or preaching a Sunday morning sermon
on horseback, his passion for people and God is fully evident.
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People
Everyone Deserves a Lifetime...
Two women Walk for the Cure for breast cancer
By Renee Page
Cancer touches everyone in some way. Whether a relative, a friend, or yourself,
the C-word is dreaded by all. The Susan G. Komen Foundation is working
to eradicate breast cancer with a series of 3-Day Walks for the Cure spread
throughout the country. Two energetic Rochelle women have joined the fight
by participating in multiple 3-Day Walks over the past five years.
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Dawn Jenkins
Kathy Pignato
Dawn Jenkins joined the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure two
years ago at the urging of Lisa Palmer, her friend since kindergarten.
“Lisa had walked in the 3-Day the year before and told me about it. It
made me think it was something I’d really like to do,” she said.
You can know for certain that whatever Kathy Pignato does, she does
it with passion. The Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure is no
exception.
Her motivation to walk comes from her mother-in-law, Gloria Jenkins,
a 14-year breast cancer survivor. But in her heart, Dawn says, she also
walks for her father who died four years ago of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
“I’ve been so lucky. My mother-in-law is just great to me; she treats me
like a daughter. (The walk) is a little something I can give back to her,”
Dawn said.
“The walk touches so many lives. It’s incredible,”
she mused.
Dawn first walked in the Chicago 3-Day in 2008. She recently completed
the Tampa 3-Day in October.
“The people you meet makes you want to do it again. It puts things in
perspective. You think about life a little more; little things aren’t such a
big deal,” Jenkins said.
She recalled a story from her Tampa walk where several people’s things
were soaked when the sprinkler system accidentally went off. She
absently made a comment that it was “terrible” that everyone’s things
were soaked and one of the women reminded her that it was only water...
that it wasn’t nearly so “terrible” as things like chemo and radiation. “The
whole weekend is full of ups and downs,” she said.
Most interactions are positive, Dawn said. One of things she enjoys about
the walks is meeting people from all over the United States, all working
toward the same cause. While many people are motivated because of
their own illness or that of a loved one, some walk just because they want
to help.
“Every time you pass someone you ask them how they are doing, where
they are from, is this their first walk. With 1,100 people walking, you don’t
run across the same person very often,” she said.
And it’s not just the walkers who want to talk. People line the streets as
the walkers go by, holding up signs, offering water and snacks. “They
thank you for walking and tell you their own stories,” Dawn said. She
remembers a lady, probably in her 80s, who held up a sign saying, “I’ve
been in remission 14 years.” Since Dawn’s mother-in-law had also been
in remission 14 years, Dawn stopped and talked to her. “She was the
sweetest lady,” she smiled, “She took my hand and thanked me for
walking.”
The theme for the 3-Day Walks is “Everyone Deserves a Lifetime,” a
phrase that touches Dawn’s heart. “It always gets to me,” she says with
tears in her eyes. “Everyone deserves a fighting chance at life. I just wish
no one ever had to go through being so sick.” And that’s the real reason
she walks...in hopes of finding a cure for this all-too-common killer.
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Kathy started walking in 2007 when she and her daughter, Kim Pora,
saw information about the walk online. They thought it would be a great
way to honor Kathy’s aunt who had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
“When we told people we were going to walk 60 miles in three days, we
got a lot of crazy looks,” she laughed.
Even crazier is that one walk wasn’t enough. Kathy enjoyed the first walk
so much that she has walked every year since the Chicago walk and
this year she added the Dallas walk for a total of five 3-Day Walks. “My
daughter moved to Texas so we decided to walk there this year. Cora
Watson joined me in Chicago,” she said.
As Kathy has gotten more and more involved with the walks, she has
found that no one is immune from cancer. Her mother-in-law passed
away of cancer, her husband Jeff had a bout with skin cancer, and her
uncle, the husband of the aunt that started her walking, was recently
diagnosed with lung cancer.
“This is a big deal. If you find the cure for one kind of cancer, you should
be able to find the cure for the others,” she said fervently.
To commemorate her loved ones with cancer, Kathy makes a hat each
year that is covered in ribbons for various cancers. Her friends’ and
family’s names are printed all over the hat. Her first hat had only handful
of names….her newest hat had more than 20 names on it. She makes and
sells the hats as part of her fundraising activities.
Energy radiates off Kathy as she talks about why she walks, how the
process works, and how she raises funds for the walk. “I love doing
this! I have fun! But I see how miserable it is to go through chemo for
weeks and months. I walk for three days. If they can go through misery
for months, I can do 60 miles in three days. I’ll walk until I can’t walk
anymore…then I’ll join a crew,” she stated.
Kathy emphasized that the walk isn’t easy - you get blisters, you get sore,
your muscles ache, and your emotions are on a roller coaster. “You get
through it a couple of miles at a time. You go through a lot of emotions. You
see all the people, the cheering stations…you feel like a hero and all you’re
doing is walking,” she said. “It’s crazy.” She showed me a button that said,
“Blisters don’t need chemo,” a reminder that the pain of her blisters is
nothing compared to the pain and discomfort of cancer patients.
“I’ll walk until I can’t walk anymore…
then I’ll join a crew.”
She said the camaraderie between the walkers and the watchers is quite
unique. People step out and hug the walkers spontaneously, thanking
them for walking. The watchers hand them snacks and drinks. They
hand them stickers and trinkets. Kathy recalls a young girl who popped
out of the crowd and clamped a clothes pin that said “Gotcha!” to her
fanny pack. Another child handed her a little note that said, “I love you.”
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But Kathy says the walk is the party or the celebration at the
end of the journey. The hard part, she says, is fundraising. Each
walker must raise $2,300 to participate in the 3-Day. That means
Kathy raised nearly $5,000 this year alone. “Between the three of
us (Kathy, Kim, and Cora) we raised $10,000. I’ve raised $22,500
for all my walks combined,” she stated.
The community has been very generous, she said. Several area
businesses have supported her and John Bearrows helped her
with an auction. The Rochelle Fire Department, for which Kathy
is a paid, on-call paramedic, hosted a pork chop dinner with
proceeds benefitting her walk. Kathy makes and sells many
different craft items from t-shirts and scarves to bookmarks
and hair bands. She is always looking for new ideas. She is
already planning her fundraisers for next year. She draws one
line though. “I don’t do any fundraising during the month before
Relay for Life. I don’t want to take away from their efforts,”
she said. She added that her husband Jeff is always there for
support, helping her find patrons and doing some of the grunt
work.
I love doing this! I have fun!
But I see how miserable it is to
go through chemo for weeks
and months. I walk for three
days. If they can go through
misery for months, I can do
60 miles in three days.
Where would you
like to recover
from surgery?
She is hoping to do two walks again next year. While she is
definitely planning to walk in Chicago, she is also thinking
about Tampa, where she has family, or Washington, D.C. “They
say D.C. is a riot to walk in,” she laughed.
So what’s the very best part of the 3-Day Walk? For Kathy, it’s
spending time with her daughter. “My daughter is amazing. We
get tired of each other after three days together but at the end
we always wind up giggling and making plans for next year.”
Kathy encourages everyone to try a 3-Day. She said you don’t
have to be able to walk the whole 20 miles each day. “If you
can walk in the opening and closing ceremonies, those are
important. But if you can’t walk 20 miles, walk what you
can and catch a ride for the rest.” It’s not the walking that is
important, she said, but getting the word out. “It’s important
to get checked every year and catch lumps early. It’s important
for men to know that for every eight women that have breast
cancer, there is one man that gets it. Breast cancer isn’t just a
woman’s disease,” she said.
If anyone can get the word out, it’s Kathy.
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City
By Renee Page
Have you ever wondered why two police cars are
seen at a traffic stop? Or what it feels like to be
tasered? Or if Rochelle has a SWAT team? You can
get those answers and more in the 10-week Citizen
Police Academy sponsored by the Rochelle Police
Department.
Started in February, the course introduces the citizens of Rochelle
to police procedures, the police officers, and other matters of the
law. “We want the citizens to know why we do what we do,”
said Rochelle Police Chief Eric Higby. “We want to address any
misinformation and have informed people in our community.”
Citizen Police Academy:
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The Citizen Police Academy came out of many years of discussion.
Detective John Kaltenbach developed a curriculum based on
those of surrounding police departments in DeKalb and Dixon.
The Dixon Police Department has held a police academy for
several years and has seen great results. So Kaltenbach took what
worked for Dixon and tailored it to fit the needs of Rochelle.
Among the topics discussed are criminal investigations, patrol
operations, firearms training, K-9 units, domestic violence, the
Emergency Response Team (ERT), drug and gang awareness,
and use of force. The classes meet for three hours on Thursday
nights for ten weeks. “People said that three hours wasn’t long
enough or that ten weeks wasn’t long enough. People were
always staying late to ask questions so sometimes we’d be here
until 9:30 or later. Of course, I can talk a lot so that’s part of it,”
he quipped.
“People don’t like to approach
cops. The academy helps
them meet and get to know
the officers so they are more
comfortable around them.”
“We try to do a lot of hands-on stuff,” Kaltenbach said. “We put
the participants in the position we are in.” For instance, officers
(with the help of class participants) show what happens during
a routine traffic stop then show how the situation changes when
guns become a part of the scenario. Kaltenbach says they use
simulator guns to show how the adrenaline from the added
danger changes how police and violators react.
Another situation they put the participants in is a DUI arrest. A
participant puts on a pair of goggles, affectionately known as
the “beer goggles,” that distort their vision, maybe even making
them dizzy. They are then asked to perform the routine DUI tests
performed during a suspected DUI stop. “It really gives people a
sense of what it’s like to be arrested for DUI,” Kaltenbach said.
The following week, the violator goes to a mock trial for their
“offense.” “Some people have never seen how a trial works,”
Kaltenbach said.
Academy participants are from a cross-section of the community.
Men, women, younger, older...they all seem to enjoy the course. “I
would say most of us wanted to keep right on going. It’s certainly
not a class to catch a catnap or struggle to keep your eyes open,”
said participant Judy Schermerhorn.
“I learned a lot about the services the police department offers
but more than that, I learned a lot about myself and ways to keep
myself safe,” participant Stephanie Whitmer said.
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SO HOW
DO YOU
PARTICIPATE
IN THE CITIZEN
POLICE ACADEMY?
“We put the participants in the position
we are in. For instance, officers (with
the help of class participants) show what
happens during a routine traffic stop then
show how the situation changes...”
One popular section of the course is the K-9 unit. This year,
Rochelle’s own Officer Don will join the class with his handler
Officer Emily Anderson. “You get to see how the canines work
and what they do,” Kaltenbach said.
Many of the participants are introduced to firearms for the first
time. They get to go to the firing range and fire a weapon as well
as learning about the various weapons police officers have at
their disposal. Students can even volunteer to be tasered (on the
drive stun setting) so they know what it feels like. “It’s a super fun
experience,” Whitmer said.
And yes, participants learn about Rochelle’s “SWAT” team or as
they call it, an Emergency Response Team (ERT). “I had no idea
we had anything like that,” Whitmer said.
One of the primary reasons Chief Higby believes in the Citizen
Police Academy is that it offers residents the chance to meet the
police officers. “A lot of people tell me they don’t know the police
officers. We have several new young officers that are new to the
community. This gives residents a chance to get to know the
officers on a personal level,” he said.
“People don’t like to approach cops. The academy helps them
meet and get to know the officers so they are more comfortable
around them,” the chief explained.
What the Citizen Police Academy also does is help the police
department have “eyes and ears” on the street. After going through
Applications are available at the Rochelle Police Department.
Participants must be at least 21 years old, be a resident
of Rochelle, and have good standing in the community.
Applicants must pass a non-invasive background check as well.
The class is limited to 20-25 people so they can keep things
more personal, Kaltenbach said. Acceptance is on a first-come,
first-served basis. Applications are due by January 21, although
late applications will be accepted as space allows. The first
class of the next session is February 4.
the academy, participants know when to call the police and what
information is needed. While the course is informational only and
doesn’t train people to do police work, it does help citizens know
what to do when they see a crime or dangerous situation. “More
informed citizens help us make our city safer,” Higby said.
“I took the police academy to see and learn more about the police
and what we as citizens can do to help control some of the crime
that happens,” participant Bob Elliott said.
Kaltenbach added, “We’re not asking people to do our job; we
aren’t teaching them to make a ‘Citizen’s arrest.’” Whitmer said
she appreciated learning about what’s really going on in Rochelle,
such as what drugs are prevalent, and putting an end to rumors
about things that aren’t really happening.
At the end of the session, the department holds a graduation
ceremony at the Rochelle Country Club. Once they’ve completed
the course, participants are eligible to join the Citizens Police
Academy Association. “We are exploring ways to keep the
volunteers involved. We hope to develop their relationship with
the department and keep them interested in our activities,”
Kaltenbach said.
“I would advise it for anyone to take. It doesn’t
matter how old you are since there were a wide
variety of people, both professionally and age
wise,” Schermerhorn said.
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Health
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Returns Home To
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Dr. Diana Alanis
By Ginny Hammes
Home is where the heart is and that’s what brought
Dr. Diana Alanis home to practice medicine at the Rochelle
Medical Group.
“Medicine had always been something that interested me from an early age. After
receiving my medical degree, I ran into my Rochelle Middle School math teacher, Mrs.
Mace, who reminded me of the early desire I shared while in her class, to enter the
medical field. Years later, it was obvious that I still shared that desire,” says Dr. Alanis.
Dr. Alanis received her undergraduate and medical degrees through the University of
Illinois. She practiced family medicine in Elgin for nearly five years then returned to
her roots here in Rochelle.
“Having my practice in Rochelle not only gives me the advantage of being close to
family, but it allows me to know, firsthand, a lot of patients’ concerns. Some patients
are more comfortable knowing that I’m from the area. The environment affects the
way people deal and react in certain situations. I can relate to their concerns. I know
their limitations when it comes to traveling out of town to see specialists, etc.,” says
Dr. Alanis.
The doctor has many families as patients, which she claims is yet another perk of
her area of expertise. The ability to provide personal, comprehensive, and continuing
care, and form relationships with entire families is something she truly values.
“Some patients I know from growing up here but you get to know all of your patients
pretty well. I think it’s really important to have a close relationship with your patients.
They need to feel comfortable asking questions and know that they’re in good hands,”
says Dr. Alanis.
Dr. Alanis credits her staff members as the
reason things in the office run so smoothly.
She claims they make the office an enjoyable
atmosphere for both her and her patients.
“It’s not just the doctor that’s important here. I don’t
think we could function as well as we do if it weren’t for
my fantastic staff. Often times my patients speak to my
nurses and reception staff most. Whether it’s scheduling
appointments or assisting in the lobby, my staff makes
sure to handle everything so that I can focus solely on my
patient’s medical needs,” explains Dr. Alanis.
Originally interested in pursuing a medical degree in
obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Alanis has found family
medicine to be where her true passion lies.
“Obstetrics and gynecology is a field that is very
demanding off-the-clock as well. You can’t tell a baby to
wait while you finish cheering on your child at their soccer
game. Going into family medicine, I knew it would be a
time intensive career, but it still presents an equilibrium,”
she says.
Dr. Alanis explains that although her career can be
demanding of her time, it allows her to teach her children
how to balance.
“My family is extremely important to me. My children
know that there may be times where I have to take a
call or swing by the hospital to check on a patient. It not
only shows my children that sometimes we need to be
flexible, but it shows them that your day doesn’t always
go as planned.”
When she isn’t wearing a lab coat or visiting with
patients, Dr. Alanis enjoys getting lost in a good book and
spending time with her family.
“Having a family of my own was always very important,
but so was my desire to help others. My career in family
medicine allows me to balance both my career and
personal life, and I couldn’t be happier,” she says.
She provides medical services to patients throughout Rochelle and surrounding areas.
Her extensive practice enables her to treat a multitude of clientele, from pediatrics
to geriatrics.
“As physicians, we all want to see the perfect patient who schedules annual
appointments, acts as an activist and is responsible when it comes to their health.
Not everyone is at that point, however, but it is our goal to get them there,” she
states.
Having my practice in Rochelle not only gives me the advantage of being close
to family, but it allows me to know, firsthand, a lot of patients’ concerns.
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Fitness
Russian
Kettlebells
Add Dimension
to Your Workout
By Lynn Batalden
This summer, I was fortunate to spend a few days in England
with our friends, Ian and Ilona.
Ilona is a concert cellist and mother of two lovely little girls.
Ian is a paramedic, a lively conversationalist, and a fitness
enthusiast. He stays in shape for his work, but with two young
children to care for, most of his work-outs are at home.
Ian was eager to demonstrate some fitness equipment he
has been using for over a year: the Russian kettlebells. He
loves simple, portable equipment that can deliver a total body
work-out, and coincidentally, so do I.
English back yards are generally a bit smaller than ours in the
States—enough room for a perimeter garden, a swing, a small
play set for the kids, a clothesline, and a patch of grass for
working out with the kettlebell.
If it is your first time working out with weights, you may
be better off learning to use free weights because those
movements are generally one-dimensional. As you get more
comfortable (or if you are already experienced) moving in
three dimensions is inherently more satisfying and more of a
real-life application to strengthening.
There are some cautionary notes: Moving overhead with
weights can cause tendinitis of the shoulder if your form is
lousy, if the weight is too heavy for you, or if you do more
repetitions than you can handle.
There are also dangers. Ian, with typical English wit, relayed
a story of his “mate” who while using the Russian bells in his
living room lost his grip, causing the weight to fly through the
drywall!
In any case, I am getting a smaller set of kettlebells, perhaps
three-five pounds for my personal use, and a set for my clinic.
You can’t beat free weights for building muscle. And while
I’m not planning on being like Stallone in “Rocky IV,” running
across the frozen Russian countryside carrying a giant log,
there is still a lot to be said for the spit-and-sawdust, low-tech
tools of the Russian gym.
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For example, you start with the weight in two hands in a
squat and then straighten up and move the bell over head.
On the way down you have to manage the momentum of
the weight, which challenges the muscles by having to
do a controlled lengthening. This is a more difficult type of
contraction for the muscles called an eccentric contraction,
which is extremely effective at strength building.
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Really, though, I love this tool. It is resistive exercise, like
using free weights; but unlike free weights, the movements
are full-pattern and multi-dimensional.
When using the bells—as with any exercise—you have to pay
attention to form. With the bells, however, there are several
It is resistive exercise, like using
free weights; but unlike free
weights, the movements are fullpattern and multi-dimensional.
It is always better to start out with lower weights, work on
form, and then increase the weight.
Ian launches into a full demonstration: he has a set of two,
weighing 12 and 16 pounds. He applies peer pressure to my
husband, Mark, to go full out with the 16 pounder, but wisely,
Mark switches to the 12 pounder. Soon, they are hoisting,
swinging, and flipping the bells around. It makes for a hilarious,
group work-out scene. Who says exercise can’t be fun?
The kettlebell works coordination and body awareness in
space (called proprioception) as well. Using it, every single
arm muscle is used, and the core is challenged. Varying the
type of movement can also build leg and glute strength.
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Fitness
By Renee Page
Raise your hand if you have ever made one of these two
New Year’s resolutions: “I resolve to lose weight,” or “I
resolve to get fit.” Okay, okay…put them down…there
are too many to count since most of us have made one
of those resolutions at some point in our lives.
I can’t remember a year that I didn’t resolve one of them. Most
years, I probably resolved both! I have been on
a two-year journey to better health. I’ve lost a
bunch of weight and, more importantly, I’m the
most fit I’ve ever been. But I still have goals to
achieve. Losing weight and physical fitness go
hand in hand. The most important thing people
need to remember is that you have to make
healthy eating and exercise a lifestyle.
As a trainer friend told me recently, working out
has to be like breathing, eating, and sleeping.
You have to do it regularly and do it because it’s
important to your life, not to lose weight for a
wedding or to get into a bikini on your Hawaiian
vacation. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can
add years to your life and can actually help you
feel and look younger. Chris Crowley and Henry
S. Lodge, M.D., authors of the book Younger
Next Year, say that 50 percent of the illnesses
and injuries most people experience in the last
third of their life can be eliminated if you live a healthy lifestyle that
includes eating healthy and exercising 4-6 times a week.
We are lucky to live in a community with so many fitness options.
We have five gyms, two pools, several personal trainers, a multitude
of fitness classes, proximity to some amazing hiking trails, and an
awesome bike path. Whether you prefer solitude in the gym or team
sports or outdoor adventures, the Rochelle area has an option for you.
With the January weather, most people will start out in a gym. First
you have to determine which gym is right for you. Do you prefer
a place with lots of people or someplace where there may be only
a couple of people at the time you want to exercise? Do they have
the equipment you like to use? Do they offer classes? Is there a
pool option? Do you want to use the services of a personal trainer?
You may want to visit each gym to try out the equipment and the
atmosphere and see what works for you.
“People get all fired up on New Year’s Day. They are all excited about
getting healthy in the new year but they don’t know how to go
about it,” said Jay Krick, a personal trainer and co-owner of Anytime
Fitness. He suggests you go online to determine what types of
exercise appeal to you and how to do the exercises.
A successful fitness program contains both cardiovascular exercise
and strength training. “The average person needs to do cardio three
to four times a week for at least 30 minutes each time. They also
need to do some sort of strength training two to three times a week,”
Krick said.
Cardio exercise is anything that raises your
heart rate, like walking, running, swimming,
biking, or dancing. Strength training is generally
any exercise that involves resistance like lifting
weights. “You need to do both. A lot of people
come into the gym and just do one type of
exercise or the other,” Krick said.
Swimming is an excellent exercise choice
because it offers both cardio and strength
training. In addition, it is a low impact exercise so
it puts less strain on your body. “In the water, your
body weighs only 10 percent of its land weight,”
said Marianne Swanson, aquatic director for the
Flagg Rochelle Park District. “You can perform
most of the same workouts in the water that you
can do on land.”
The water itself offers resistance as you swim
or move against it. The faster you move, the more resistance you
encounter so you can determine the intensity of your workout,
Swanson said.
Water workouts can be more than just swimming. The park district
offers a number of water classes that vary in intensity from shallow
water aerobics classes to Hydro Hike, which is a deep water running
class. You don’t need to be able to swim to join these classes.
Students wear a buoyancy belt to help them keep their heads above
water. These classes can be particularly useful for people with joint
problems or who are very overweight because the water alleviates
the stress on joints and the impact on the body.
While gyms can be intimidating, most offer a variety of cardio
machines that are simple to use. The gyms in Rochelle offer at
least treadmills, ellipticals, and stationary bikes. Generally, the gym
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Visit one of these wonderful
fitness businesses to keep
that New Year’s Resolution!
Anytime Fitness
330 Eagle Drive,
(815) 562-6071
staff will give you a tour of the facility and show you how to use each
machine.
Personally, I found that I wanted (and needed) to enlist the help of a
personal trainer. I needed someone to help me develop workout routines
and to encourage me to accomplish more difficult tasks. Despite the fact
that trainers often seem like minions of Satan, they can greatly benefit
your fitness regime.
Dance One Fitness
One of the best things about a personal trainer is that you get one-onone attention and a customized workout program. More importantly, at
least for me, is the fact that they hold you accountable. “Accountability
is a great benefit of hiring a personal trainer. If you make bad food
decisions or skip your workout for several days, your trainer will know.
You want to show progress from workout to workout,” Krick said.
Hickory Grove Fitness and
Aquatic Center
Krick said he has seen a number of people get rid of high blood pressure,
Type 2 diabetes, and other health concerns when they start working out
on a regular basis and losing weight. Personally, I know these benefits
to be true as I’ve rid myself of Type 2 diabetes, asthma, and sleep apnea
since I began this lifestyle.
Body N Sol Tanning and Fitness
1141 N. Lincoln Hwy.
(815) 562-4194
620 S. 7th St (Hwy. 251)
(815) 562-7200
Hwy 251 and Rt. 38,
(815) 562-4466
Rochelle Community Hospital
HealthWorks Fitness Center
200 N. 2nd Avenue
(815) 562-2181, ext. 2730
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Working out with a friend or in a class is another way to keep you
accountable to your workout routines. Classes in spinning, yoga, Pilates,
and Zumba are offered at varying times. Dance One Fitness offers
several Zumba classes each day. These classes are great for people
who enjoy upbeat music and a social atmosphere. Owner Irma Rains
encourages people to “join the party!”
“Zumba is a full body workout that uses your legs, arms, and core,”
Rains said. “We focus a lot on the core.”
The classes also incorporate interval training so the music alternates
between fast and slow. “Zumba tricks your mind into thinking it’s not
working as hard as it is since you are concentrating on the steps and
the music,” she said. She added that the classes are for everyone from
children to people in the 70s or 80s. “We don’t expect people to do
exactly what the instructor does so you can work at your own pace,”
Rains said, making the classes perfect for people of all fitness levels.
Most people do great for a few weeks but find that life can get in the
way of their working out. Krick offered several tips for maintaining your
routine. He recommends that you set short-term and long-term goals.
So while a short term goal might be that bikini body for your trip, a longterm goal might be to be able to run a marathon. My fitness goal for 2011
is to hike up Quandary Peak (elev. 14, 265 ft.) in Colorado in August.
He also says you should share those goals with everybody you know so
they can keep you motivated and focused. Check...I just told the entire
City of Rochelle.
You also need to make a commitment. Instead of buying a monthly gym
membership, pay for the year in advance if you can afford it. Mark your
calendar so that your workout time is consistent and you don’t plan
anything else in that time period.
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Finally, reward yourself. Splurge on a nice dinner, a weekend away, or a
new piece of clothing when you reach a goal, Krick said.
And for the hardy, there are a lot of fitness activities you can enjoy
outside, even during the winter. Go hiking at Starved Rock and watch
the eagles. Go snowshoeing at Rock Cut State Park or maybe crosscountry skiing at Byron Forest Preserve. Don’t forget, you can walk or
run year-round as long as you dress appropriately for the weather.
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New Year, New Look
Beauty
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The seasonal change
from summer to fall/
winter is one of the
hardest changes
on our bodies,
Preparing for your New Years resolution? Dry, winter weather
can be harsh on your tresses. Sha Sha’s Salon in Rochelle has
the solution your locks need this holiday season to leave hair
looking and feeling healthy.
Nestled inside the Cypress House, Sha Sha’s has been providing
the area with great styles and an abundance of salon and athome treatments to keep hair at its best since 2007.
and hair definitely
takes a beating.
“The seasonal change from summer to fall/winter is one of
the hardest changes on our bodies, and hair definitely takes a
beating. The biggest concern I hear from clients around this
time of year is how to deal with dry hair, dry scalps, static and
lack of shine,” says stylist and owner, Michelle Metzger.
Adding a few additional products to your daily routine can reap
huge benefits. You wear your hair everyday; why not take care
of it?
“As winter approaches, scalp treatments are a rejuvenating way
to keep your hair and scalp healthy during the driest months of
the year,” suggests stylist, Wendy Gilbert.
Treatments like this are ideal for individuals whose strands lack
moisture. A scalp treatment deeply conditions hair and the
scalp, while removing dead skin cells and product buildup. This
service will not only leave hair feeling brand new, but it also
stimulates the scalp for hair growth.
“Another good alternative for protecting hair against static
electricity is to start with a good shampoo and conditioner duet.
Adding a deep conditioner into the mix for 5-10 minutes twice
a week will have you saying goodbye to flyaways and frizz and
hello to silky control in no time,” says stylist, Jenn Ramsey.
Shampooing hair everyday might seem like a step in the right
direction for hair health, but it’s actually recommended to let
hair rest between washes.
“Over shampooing strips the hair of its natural oils. If your hair
feels oily between shampooing, I recommend trying Big Sexy
Dry Shampoo or Alterna Caviar Anti-aging Dry Shampoo. This is
a great alternative to keep hair young and healthy looking, while
keeping essential oils,” says Metzger.
Sha Sha’s recommends Pureology Pure Volume Blow Dry
Amplifier or Root Lift Spray Mousse for those seeking vava-voom volume. If frizz is the issue, say no more; Sha Sha’s
suggests Redken Smooth Down System. Choose from Smooth
Down Shampoo, Conditioner, Heat Glide, Detangling Cream and
more. Using any of these products before applying heat from a
blow dryer or flat iron will help protect hair from the heat, and
lock in moisture.
“Another suggestion I have is to cut back on flat ironing hair.
We love our flat irons, but unfortunately they can be damaging
to our hair and aren’t good for everyday use. When flat ironing, I
would recommend a thermal protecting spray. RUSK has a great
thermal flat iron spray and a thermal STR8 Protective Shine
Spray. It’s one of my favorites! I use it almost daily, even to
freshen my hair up,” says Metzger.
5 Minute Tip Perfect For That New Years Party
The Poof:
5 Min
s.
You’ll Need:Straightened Hair, Comb, Hairspray, Two Bobby Pins
Instructions:
1.) Section off hair along your hairline (typically where bangs go). Separate from the rest
of your hair by pulling it forward.
2.) Section off hair around the crown with comb. Spray this area lightly with hairspray
and tease (back comb) base with comb.
3.) Take the hair from the front and brush it back so it rests on top of the teased hair.
Lightly push hair forward. Slide bobby pins, one from each side, to form an X. Finish
with a final spray of hairspray.
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Darker tones are a wonderful choice this
time of year. Even a basic glaze can spice
up a current look. Redken semi permanent
glaze adds a lot of shine and conditioning,
which is ideal for this time of year.
Another tip from Sha Sha’s is trading in the flat iron for soft
waves. Waves provide less stress to locks and are a fun
alternative for the office or holiday get-together.
“Thermal shine sprays will help relieve hair from static, and
hairspray helps to maintain control,” adds Ramsey.
For volume, Sha Sha’s recommends W8less Plus Strong Hold
Hairspray by Rusk or Play Volumizing Hairspray by Big Sexy
Hair. Both leave you in control of your hair, and not your hair in
control of you.
To aid in the war against unruly hair, more and more women are
adding Moroccan Oil into their shampoo and conditioning routine.
“Moroccan Oil is becoming a very sought after product. It
can be infused within other products or used on its own prior
to blow drying or flat ironing. Moroccan Oil also has a nice
feature of prolonging the life of color treated hair and leaves hair
smelling as great as it feels,” says Gilbert.
“You’d be surprised that continued use of hot water actually
strips hair of moisture. There’s nothing better than a warm
shower when coming in from the cold, but next time, keep your
hair in mind when rinsing,” says Gilbert.
If new color is what you’re in search of this holiday season, Sha
Sha’s suggests going darker.
“Darker tones are a wonderful choice this time of year. Even a
basic glaze can spice up a current look. Redken semi permanent
glaze adds a lot of shine and conditioning, which is ideal for this
time of year,” says Ramsey.
During the month of January, receive a free Redken Chemistry
System treatment with any color treatment performed by Sha
Sha’s stylists. Redken Chemistry System is a professional
treatment collection that seals the hair cuticle while adding
shine and strength, with results lasting for at least three weeks.
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Hometown
The Downtown Christmas Walk sponsored
by the Downtown Rochelle Association is
a Christmas tradition. With the return of
the Lighted Christmas Parade, residents
young and old came to watch the lights,
enjoy the shops, and visit with Santa.
Merry Christmas!
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ROB BUCKS’S POT ROAST/ITALIAN BEEF
Food
Rob Buck is a life-long resident of Rochelle and has served the community in law
enforcement for more than 30 years. He and wife Shirley have three children and are
currently leading the Hub Boosters. Rob offered this double duty recipe for holiday or
anytime entertaining.
This recipe starts with a pot roast meal which is extremely tender, then turns the
leftovers into fabulous Italian beef sandwiches. The leftover Italian beef can be frozen.
POT ROAST
~ Two 5 lb. chuck roasts (approx weight)
~ Olive oil
~ 2 small-medium onions, rough chopped
~ 1 - 15 oz. can of beef stock
~ 2 T. red wine vinegar
~ Peeled potatoes and carrots
(enough to serve your guests)
The holidays are here and that signals holiday entertaining.
Christmas, New Year’s Eve, the Super Bowl...all are great
chances to get together with friends and family and share a
meal. We asked area residents to put together a great meal
that you can serve easily for any occasion and got a great
two-for-one meal to make entertaining even easier!
ANDRE & TAMMY GACHTERS’ BRUSCHETTA
Andre and Tammy Gachter live in rural Chana and are parents to five children. While
Tammy is a native to the area, Andre was born in Cape Town, South Africa and moved
to the states as a teenager. They hope to form an International Dinner Club in the near
future. Tammy is active on a number of committees at RTHS.
They love to start off a dinner party with Bruschetta “We have seen many variations of
this easy and quick to make appetizer. Our secret is to use fresh ingredients as much
as possible. The final recommendation is to wait until you are serving the bruschetta to
bake the bread,” Andre said.
The recipe is for 6-7 people using two servings per person
BRUSCHETTA RELISH
BREAD
~ 5 vine tomatoes (3 c.), cut into small cubes
~ 2 T. fresh basil, finely chopped
~ 2 T. fresh cilantro, finely chopped
~ 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
~ 7-8 green onions (3/4 c), sliced
~ 1 tsp. salt
~ ½ tsp. pepper
~ ¼ c. brown sugar
~ 1/3 c. olive oil
~ 2 T. red wine vinegar
~ 1 T. balsamic vinegar
~ ½ loaf French bread (thin loaf),
cut into thin slices
~ Olive oil
~ Garlic salt
~ 8 oz. grated /shredded Italian cheese
blend (there are 2-6 blend packages
available, Mozzarella, Provolone,
Asiago, Parmesan, Romano & Fontina)
Mix all ingredients and refrigerate.
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Lay a single layer of bread out on a baking
sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with
garlic salt and then cover each piece with
the shredded cheese. Bake at 350 degrees
on the middle rack for 15 minutes or until
golden. Remove from baking sheet and
place in serving dish. Top with the relish
mixture just before serving.
~ Paprika
~ 3 red peppers, rough chopped
~ 4-5 cloves minced garlic
~ 1 - 15 oz. can of tomato sauce
~ 2 T. sugar
~ Salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Heat olive oil in large sauté pan over medium heat.
Sprinkle roasts with paprika, salt, and pepper on all sides. Brown roasts on all sides in
sauté pan for approximately 15 minutes. Place roasts in a Dutch oven roaster (approx
11x15). Add potatoes and carrots around the roasts, cover with peppers, onions, and
garlic. In sauté pan, add beef stock, tomato sauce, red wine vinegar, and sugar on low
heat stirring until blended. Add mixture over top of roasts and vegetables. Salt and
pepper (optional) the entire contents. Cover and bake for 4-5 hours.
When done, using tongs, remove the carrots and potatoes and enough of the roast to
serve for your dinner. The roast should be able to be pulled apart with the tongs, no
need to slice. SAVE everything else in the roaster at this point, enjoy your meal. Next
take a few minutes to prepare your leftovers for Italian beef-follow instructions below.
ITALIAN BEEF
~ Leftover roast from above w/onions and peppers
~ 1 can beef broth
~ 2 packets Zesty Italian dry seasoning
~ 1 green pepper
~ 1 small-medium onion
~ Olive oil
~ Hoagie buns
~ Grated Mozzarella cheese
After the roast in above recipe has cooled enough to handle, using your clean hands,
pull the meat apart like you would for pulled pork removing any fat and place in a
large sealable bowl. Strain off the liquid from the pan in a strainer disposing of it
but retaining the onions, peppers, and garlic. Add the onions, peppers, garlic to the
pulled beef and refrigerate.
When you are ready to make the Italian Beef, rough chop green pepper and onion
(size and quantity is up to you) and sauté in a large pan with olive oil (the pan should
be large enough to hold your leftover beef mixture. When the onions and peppers are
tender, add the beef broth, Italian seasoning and leftover beef mixture. Heat, turning
constantly until heated through. Slice your hoagie buns, not all the way through, and
a layer of Mozzarella cheese to the bottom of the bun. Using tongs, fill the bun with
the Italian beef, top with more Mozzarella cheese. Place on a cookie sheet under a
broiler for about one minute until cheese is melted and bun is lightly toasted.
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ELI & XAVIER VALDIVIESO’S
CHOCOLATE GANACHE CAKE
Xavier Valdivieso and his youngest son, Eli, have enjoyed baking for the 30 Men
Who Cook fundraiser. Eli has been baking for several years mostly with his mom,
Jeana. Eli is an eighth grader at St. Paul Lutheran School and loves to watch Alton
Brown’s Good Eats on the Food Network. Xavier is the owner of Omega Pest
Control. Xavier and Eli love cooking for the RTHS Foundation fundraiser, saying “it
is an investment into the community.” This cake was a winner two years ago.
CAKE
~ 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil’s food cake mix
~ 1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
~ 1 cup sour cream
~ 1 cup vegetable oil
~ 4 eggs
~ 1/2 cup warm water
~ 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix
together the cake and pudding mixes, sour cream,
oil, beaten eggs and water. Stir in the chocolate chips
and pour batter into a well greased 12 cup bundt pan.
Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until top is springy to
the touch and a wooden toothpick inserted comes out
clean. Cool cake thoroughly in pan at least an hour
and a half before inverting onto a plate. If desired, dust
the cake with powdered sugar or cover in chocolate
ganache, as Xavier and Eli did.
GANACHE
~ 9 ounces bittersweet
chocolate, chopped
~ 1 cup heavy cream
~ 1 tablespoon dark rum (optional)
Place the chocolate into a medium bowl. Heat the
cream in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Bring just to a boil,
watching very carefully because if it boils for a few seconds, it will
boil out of the pot. When the cream has come to a boil, pour over the
chopped chocolate, and whisk until smooth. Stir in the rum if desired.
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Events
December
23 – Rochelle Golden K Breakfast Meeting
8:15 a.m., Rochelle Country Club
24 – First Presbyterian Church Christmas Eve Services
Worship at 5:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. The 5:30 service
will be a Christmas Cantata by the Chancel Choir, with
hand bell choir and children’s choir. The 10:00 service
will be a quiet service with special music and the
Sacrament of Holy Communion.
27 – City Council Meeting
7 – 8 p.m., Rochelle City Hall
January
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[email protected].
31 – Steve Cochran’s New Year’s Eve
7 p.m., Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb. Featuring an evening of comedy with Steve
Cochran, Mike Toomey, John DaCosse, and Rochelle’s own Tim Clue. Steve
Cochran, formerly of WGN Radio, is bringing his New Year’s Eve Comedy Bonanza
for “folks who can’t stay up past midnight” to the Egyptian Theatre. “What’s
exciting about this year is that, after our comedy bash, folks who want to stay
up past midnight can bring in the New Year twice,” Cochran said. The Egyptian
Theatre is also hosting an Evening Under the Stars at 9:30 p.m. featuring live music,
hors d’oeuvres and desserts, an encore comedy hour, and “over the top” midnight
celebration. “Steve Cochran has a huge fan base out here and I was very excited to
find out that the Egyptian Theatre also wanted to do a major New Year’s Eve event,”
Tim Clue said. Reserved tickets for the early show are $25 with reserved premium
tickets going for $35. Limited tickets for the Evening Under the Stars are $50.
Package prices are available.
3 – Rochelle Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
7 - 8 p.m., Rochelle City Hall
6 – GFWC Rochelle Woman’s Club Meeting
Noon, Rochelle Country Club. The program is about
restoring Blackhawk.
22 – Wii Tournament
10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Rochelle United
Methodist Church. Participate in
Rochelle’s very first Wii Tournament! Admission is
$3 in advance or $6 at the door. Tickets are available
for purchase at the Rochelle United Methodist
Church or by calling Sam at (815) 501-1233.
Concessions and childcare will be available.
24 – Family Fine Arts Fair
7 p.m., Rochelle Middle School
February
1 – Rochelle Airport Advisory Board Meeting
3 – GFWC Rochelle Woman’s Club Meeting
$5 admission fee
7 – Rochelle Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
At the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
1100 Calvin Rd., Rochelle
12 – Chili Cook-Off
RSVP to Sara Slattengren by Jan 8th, Phone: 815-761-2749,
[email protected]
24 – RTHS Band Pops Concert
7:30 p.m. Rochelle Township High School Auditorium.
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4 – From the Heart
6 p.m., Stillman Room, Hickory Grove Civic
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Noon, Rochelle Country Club. VCCT presents a program on the
Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
5 – 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. This is
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grades 1-5. Entrance fee is $5. Contestants are welcome – bring
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