the presentation from Thursday
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the presentation from Thursday
Let’s rethink our commitment to TV coverage • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Bill Ostendorf, founder & CEO Creative Circle Media Solutions [email protected] We’ve led the redesign of nearly 600 print newspapers and magazines and we’ve trained thousands of media staffers at more than 250 media companies in 23 countries. We’ve had success growing print circulation even in recent years by rethinking newsroom priorities and giving journalists new kinds of approaches for content. While McClatchy, Dow Jones, the Chicago Tribune, NBC, Scripps and the St. Petersburg Times have all been clients, the vast majority of our work has been with small- and medium-sized, family owned companies. We’re often contrarians in an industry where everyone thinks the other newspaper has the answers. We would argue that print isn’t dead and that Google and Facebook are not our friends. We’re platform agnostic and believe that digital-first, video-first or mobile-first are not strategies. We urge our clients to be user-first. That is a proven, winning strategy. When we redesign a paper, the process isn’t just about type fonts and color palettes. It’s about completely rethinking newsrooms and content. It’s about inspiring journalists with new missions and a fresh outlook. It’s about repositioning your print brand. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014 Workout Anytime opens new gym in Sumter D1 MAKING UP FOR LOST GROUND Gamecocks look to rebound from Georgia loss with win against Vanderbilt B1 Couple opens assisted living center in Bishopville A2 VOL. 118, NO. 281 WWW.THEITEM.COM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 | SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA FOUNDED OCTOBER 15, 1894 BY BRISTOW MARCHANT [email protected] Sumter County voters, if all goes according to plan next year, will be asked to pay a little something extra for a list of new county projects, addressing everything from infra- structure improvements to quality-of-life concerns. This week, Sumter County Council took the first steps toward putting a question on the ballot for November 2014, asking voters to approve by referendum a seven-year extension of the county’s capital penny sales tax. An ad hoc committee was named at Tuesday’s county council meeting to begin collecting community feedback about the proposal and how different groups would like to see the extended sales tax spent. on Syria averted U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Saturday. appearance on the Harry & Harry BELOW: Creatures from Scream Acres march in the parade Saturday. Weapons concord temporarily stems military response GENEVA (AP) — A diplomatic breakthrough Saturday on securing and destroying Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile averted the threat of U.S. military action for the moment and could swing momentum toward ending a horrific civil war. Marathon negotiations between U.S. and Russian diplomats at a Geneva hotel produced a sweeping agreement that will require one of the most ambitious arms-control efforts in history. The deal involves making an inventory and seizing all components of Syria’s chemical weapons program and imposing penalties if President Bashar Assad’s government fails to comply with the terms. After days of intense day-and-night negotiations between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and their teams, the two powers announced they had a framework for ridding the world of Syria’s chemicals weapons. The U.S. says Assad used them in an SEE SYRIA, PAGE A9 First Baptist of Sumter celebrates 200 years Information: 774-1200 Advertising: 774-1236 Classifieds: 774-1234 Delivery: 774-1258 News, Sports: 774-1226 A3 Closings A8 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE TEXAS A&M AGGIES OUTSIDE MOSTLY SUNNY A9 Tire plant officially gets rolling BY BRISTOW MARCHANT [email protected] “When I stood in the Sumter Opera House in October of 2011 to announce we had selected Sumter, it was very emotional,” Nikolai Setzer told a crowd of dignitaries gathered at the Continental Tire plant announced that day. The event was exciting partly because “it was in English, and could be shown all over the world.” Tuesday’s grand opening ceremony for the German tire manufacturer’s Sumter plant highlighted more than two years of economic development at an international level, work that drew the German ambassador and South Carolina’s governor to the capstone event finishing the path to the plant’s opening. Work on the Continental plant moved so quickly, they PHOTOS BY MATT WALSH/THE ITEM Tears, celebration at hero’s funeral SEE 200 YEARS, PAGE A7 Bernice Kershaw James A. Smith Continental’s big show Gov. Nikki Haley spoke with workers taking finished tires off an assembly line in the Continental Tire plant on Tuesday, shortly after she spoke SEE CONTINENTAL, PAGE A7 at the plant’s grand opening. Continental began tire production in October three months ahead of schedule. will take place throughout October, culminating in Celebration Sunday on Oct. 20. That event will include guided tours of the new history and archives room as well as the collection of items for a time capsule to be opened in 2063, and a luncheon. Documents on display will include items such as articles of incorporation, handwritten minutes, bills for the coal that was once used to heat the DEATHS 20 N. Magnolia St. Sumter, SC 29150 (USPS 525-900) www.theitem.com Safety tips SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 MISSOURI TIGERS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A4 First Baptist Church of Sumter has served the community for the past 200 years. “We come out of a goodly heritage,” said Sue Pitts, co-chairwoman of the Bicentennial Committee. The second co-chairwoman is Sandra Wallace. The festivities took two years to plan. Now the committee is ready to invite others to join in the cele- MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS Hundreds of local, state and worldwide leaders gathered for the grand opening of the German tire manufacturer’s grand opening of its Sumter plant on Tuesday. LEFT: The Lizardman made an bration. The theme is “Oh God, Our Help in Ages Past.” “All was not wonderful sweetness and light, but through God’s grace, we survived it all,” Pitts said. The church has been celebrating all year, starting with a heritage tea for women in the church in the spring, a tour of the mother church — the Baptist Church of the High Hills of Santee — and a children’s musical program. Another tour of High Hills is scheduled for Sept. 22, and events SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS How to cope with today’s winter weather NCAA SEC LOGOS 081613: Team logos and helmets for the Southeastern Conference; 1c x 1 inches; stand-alone; staff; ETA 5 p.m. This year, the South Carolina Cotton Museum teamed up with the Lee County Chamber of Commerce to present the Lee County Cotton Festival on Saturday. The event included a Coca-Cola 5K Walk in the morning, a parade through downtown Bishopville, food vendors, rides and more. BY JADE ANDERSON [email protected] TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS VANDERBILT COMMODORES SEE PENNY TAX, PAGE A9 LEE COUNTY COTTON FESTIVAL See more from the Lee County Cotton Festival inside Deputy, son released from hospital after crash A2 MISSISSIPPI REBELS $1.50 Where is your penny going? U.S. strike Local figures discuss reach, future of 1-cent tax 60 CENTS INSIDE 5 SECTIONS, 34 PAGES Excellent weather with passing clouds and sunshine in the day; partly cloudy and cool throughout the night. HIGH: 84 LOW: 65 A10 Business Classifieds Comics Daily Planner Opinion Television D1 D3 E1 A10 A8 E3 BY TYLER SIMPSON [email protected] Our jobless rate at lowest point in half a decade There were no somber words spoken during the funeral service for George Andrew “Andy” Johnson at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church on Tuesday. It was a celebration of the life he lived and the people he left behind: his loving family, his wonderful friends and the three people he saved from a house fire on Jan. 22 at the cost of his life. Johnson died from smoke inhalation after rescuing the people from an early morning fire at his neighbor’s house on Nathaniel Street. As part of Tuesday’s services, he was honored The Sumter unemployment rate fell to 7.1 percent in December, its lowest point in nearly more than five years, while the state rate fell below the national average for the first time in 13 years. According to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, Sumter gained slightly more than 150 jobs in the last month of 2013 BY BRADEN BUNCH [email protected] MATT WALSH / THE ITEM The family of George Johnson celebrates his life at New Bethel MissionSEE JOHNSON, PAGE A8 ary Baptist Church on Tuesday. VISIT US ONLINE AT the Plus 4 options FREE .com SEE MORE JOBS, PAGE A7 CONTACT US DEATHS, B6 WEATHER, A8 INSIDE Information: 774-1200 Advertising: 774-1236 Classifieds: 774-1234 Delivery: 774-1258 News and Sports: 774-1226 Laurie Davis Dorothy T. Hatfield Margaret M. Felder William A. Richburg III Ralph L. Harriman Jr. FRIGID, WET WEATHER 4 SECTIONS, 26 PAGES VOL. 119, NO. 89 Hey, Y’all! Watch This! The Best Value in Digital TV Cloudy and cold during the day; near-record lows at night. HIGH 32, LOW 11 Classifieds D1 Comics C6 Lotteries A8 Opinion A5 Panorama C1 Television C7 Sign up for FTC Digital TV service and choose up to 4 options FREE for 2 months! 7 7 7 7 Starz/Encore Premium Pass High-Definition Programming Whole-Home DVR Vision Xtra (36 additional channels) 888-218-5050 www.ftcvision.com Normal retail rates apply after promotional period. Whole-Home DVR not available in all areas. Set-top Box will be an additional $6.95 per month. Vision Xtra not available with Vision only programming package. Certain restrictions may apply. A true steward Back to form Olivetian combines faith, spirituality and the environment n B1 FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1903 After slow start, Beecher pounds Gardner-South Wilmington n D1 DAILY JOURNAL DAILY-JOURNAL.COM | THE KANKAKEE VALLEY | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015 | $1 Gardner-South Wilmington’s Paige Lardi, in back, Sophie Barna, left, and Beecher’s Isabella Woolslayer Dr. Susan Emmerich, of Bourbonnais Unpredictable praise April 1, 2014 She doesn’t resist when the spirit moves her daily-journal.com/ facebook @tdjnews T here are some n COMMENTARY things that just Bonty: aren’t part of my BBCHS lifestyle: Thai food, student migraine headaches and “American Idol,” honored by for example. And I’m secretary OK with that. of state. A2 JEFF BONTY Other more significant cultural landn NEWS marks aren’t there either. I think I miss Blue light campaign some of them. For returns. A3 example, I’m too shy to raise my voice in n BUSINESS song at church. But Improve mileage with other folks are willing to sing, shout, jump, car’s computers. A8 dance and otherwise make Sunday worship n OUR WORLD a high-energy aerobic N. Korea’s military drills activity. spark artillery exchange into Yellow Sea. B3 n SPORTS Dunleavy, Bulls shake off Celtics. D1 PET CARRIER Stylish pet carrier, purchased at a doggy boutique, Leopard print, holds a dog up to 10 lbs, only used once, excellent condition. For this ad and pet supplies, see today’s classifieds. 434 ads inside today; The Daily Journal carries the most local classified ads! Camella Collins is one of those people. That was her, up front in the leopard-pattern dress Sunday at the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church on North Fairmont Avenue. She can’t control her emotions or her actions. And, frankly, she doesn’t want to. Her pastor, the Rev. Earnest Rucker, says the 40-yearold Kankakee mental-health worker is well known for her can’t-sit-still habits. For her, praising the Lord can’t be done in a seated position. “I’ll feel it come over me. I’ll start to get warm and then pretty soon I’ll let out a little noise. The people around me will say ‘oh-oh’ and they make room,” she told me. At that point, and probably for the rest of the two-hour service, she’s in constant motion. She might throw her arms in the air, or fall to her knees. It might look like disco dancing at times, or a very rhythmic cop, directing traffic, at other times. And, yes, she sings, too. In The Daily Journal/Scott Anderson Camella Collins, of Kankakee, sings and dances as she worships at the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Kankakee on Sunday. fact, she’s a choir director here, as well as a lifelong part of a Gospel group known as “Rosenthal Singers.” “There were seven of us and three brothers and our grandmother [the late Louise Rosenthal] got us started,” she said, noting that under their grandmother’s guidance, the family would attend two different churches each Sunday. “We’d go to the Wildwood Nazarene Church and then go right down the street to True Vine Church of God in Christ,” she said. “Grandma didn’t have any prejudice about any particular religion. She just wanted us to hear the message.” That message definitely sunk in. It’s ingrained in the family. It’s obvious as soon as the first chord is struck by the choir’s inspired pianist Raphael Smyly. “I’m generally the first one out of my seat, but my sister Lucinda — she gets up too — but she mostly runs [staying inside the church, of course]. We aren’t embarrassed by what we do. Heck, some times I see some things on DVDs, things I don’t even remember doing.” “Nothing is planned,” she said. “The Lord just moves me,.” “And I know this: I come home from church exhausted.” Through the years, her movements have inspired others. She notes that — especially after she sings with her sisters — members of the congregation will “come up to touch me.” “It’s like they know the Lord was in me.” So, Camella knows the “old school” tunes as well as the more syncopated newer songs, but she can’t name a favorite hymn. In fact, she doesn’t even need a special song or even a church atmosphere to set her off. “I can be in the grocery store, and someone will just see me and say ‘God is Great.’ And that’s all it takes to set me off. I’m gone.” But should we all feel something like she feels at Sunday services? “No, God moves in everybody differently,” she said. “As long as you feel His presence that’s all good.” County workers lose jobs due to budget cuts BY DIMITRIOS KALANTZIS [email protected] 815-802-5144 Two prosecutors and four probation officers in Kankakee County were laid off last week as departments throughout the county adjust to across-theboard budget cuts. Friday was the last day for some of these employees. Doreen Bergstrom ......... Sheldon Tom Latham, the director of the probation departFelicia Dmitrasz ............. St. Anne ment, said the immediate impact will be “extremely Patricia Martin-Edwards .............. high” caseloads for the remaining 17 probation offi...................................... Momence cers in Kankakee and Iroquois counties. Marcella Keigher ...... Wilmington The ripple effect, he said, might mean “high risk” Mary Lambert ........ Bourbonnais offenders will be checked up on less frequently. Amelia Wilke ................... Bradley A5 In mid-March, the county board approved cutting $2.6 million through 2015 from this year’s $33 million budget. The “vast majority” of those cuts would come at the expense of county employees, said county Chairman Mike Bossert at the time. As for the county sheriff’s department, which has undergone cuts to deputies throughout the years, the department recently announced the addition of two new deputies. Meanwhile, today at 5 p.m. the full county board will be meeting at 189 E. Court St. to discuss further budget cuts. On the agenda is compensation for county board members, elected officials and department heads. The board also will be re-evaluating its county vehicle policy and its health insurance. Tiny Altorf lands huge tax deal Business Classified Comics Editorial Life A8 C1-8 C8 A7 B1-2 Local Faces B4 Our World B3 Puzzles Sports C6 D1-4 Racing fuel taxes the next target for RTA? BY DENNIS YOHNKA [email protected] 815-937-3384 WEDNESDAY • Rain, 48 n B4 © 2013 Kankakee Daily Journal Company, LLC. All rights reserved. The community of Altorf has ignored Illinois Department of Revenue rules and entered into tax abatement agreement in a plan to provide racing fuel to NASCAR teams at the Chicagoland Speedway. It will offer a significant tax savings to NASCAR participants and a revenue windfall for Altorf. According to Altorf representative Justin Gestte, the new funding will be used for the purchase of fire-fighting equipment to be stored at the new fuel sales office, as well as payment of pension premiums for each Altorf resident. “We felt pretty bad when we missed out on the location of the CenterPoint Intermodal Center,” Gestte said. “But that might have been a blessing in disguise. “This area was hard hit when they closed the Illinois Department of Corrections minimum security facility at Illinois Route 102 and Warner Bridge Road,” he said. “And this seemed like the best way to bring in fresh revenue.” Speedway and NASCAR offi- cials could not comment on the matter, but Gestte said he expects to hear from the Regional Transportation Authority. “We hoped this might not show up on their radar, but I still think we can get it through. It doesn’t amount to that much fuel. They only race there once a year,” he said. Insiders note, though, that the RTA has calculated average miles-per-gallon usage on the one-and-a-half-mile oval, and believe the fuel taxes represent a worthwhile target for agency lawyers. “We haven’t heard anything yet, but I know the folks in nearby Symerton and Andres are upset that they didn’t think of this first,” Gestte said. At the age of 15, Jerry Lewis dropped out of high school to pursue a full-time career as a performer. Source: biography.com INDIANA Bourbonnais woman killed in 3-vehicle crash n CROWN POINT, Ind. — A three-car crash on 109th Avenue in Lake County, Ind., Monday morning left a Bourbonnais woman dead and two others injured. Jeanelle Fosaugh, 52, was traveling west on 109th Avenue just before the Interstate 65 interchange when a car traveling east on 109th Avenue crossed the solid yellow double lines into oncoming traffic and struck her vehicle head on, according to Crown Point Police Chief Pete Land. Fosaugh’s car rolled over from the impact and wound up in an adjacent field. The Lake County Coroner’s office pronounced Fosaugh dead at the scene at 6:38 a.m. from blunt force trauma. The vehicle that struck her car also struck a second westbound vehicle, injuring that motorist as well. Both the driver who caused the crash and the driver of the third vehicle were taken to Franciscan St. Anthony Health in Crown Point for nonlife-threatening injuries. The Crown Point Police Serious Crash Response Team is investigating the accident. “Our crash team will continue with its follow up over the next couple weeks. As part of this, we will be looking to calculate vehicle speeds and to define any other contributing factors that may have played a role in this crash,” Land said. —The Daily Journal staff report KANKAKEE McCue gets 28 years in stabbing death n Kimberly Nowlan-McCue, 35, who was convicted last October for stabbing to death her former friend in Kankakee, was sentenced Monday to 28 years in prison. Kankakee County Judge Clark Erickson said McCue showed no remorse during her lengthy statement on Friday, when she apologized but maintained she was acting in self defense when McCue she stabbed Elizabeth Jamison with a knife on New Year’s Day in 2013. While handing down the sentence, which is only eight years above the state minimum of 20, Erickson acknowledged the support McCue received from friends and family. “This case, it’s not about judging you for the love you have for your [three] sons, which is apparent,” the judge said. “It’s about judging you for the offense of first-degree murder.” He also added, “Never once did you express true remorse for what occurred.” McCue has said she meant only to “confront” Elizabeth Jamison, 29, that fateful New Year’s Day in 2013 over a dispute McCue was having with her estranged husband. Upset that she could not see her young child, McCue turned to Jamison and accused her of further straining her family life. McCue will be eligible for parole when she is 62 years old. Though she openly cried during Friday’s portion of her sentencing hearing, on Monday she showed no reaction. — Dimitrios Kalantzis LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP Man sought after possible abduction attempt n Kankakee County sheriff’s police are seeking more information about a possible abduction attempt that took place in Limestone Township on Sunday. Sheriff’s police said they received a report that an 11-year-old girl was approached by a man on 5000W Road, just south of Illinois Route 17. The man asked the girl if she wanted a ride in his vehicle; he then drove away at a high rate of speed when the girl reached for her cellphone and ran toward her home. The man was described as white, chubby-faced and in his 20s. The vehicle may have been an older model silver Chevrolet El Camino with two stripes along the door and Missouri license plates. Sheriff’s police were unable to locate the vehicle or the driver and are asking area residents to remain observant as a precaution. Anyone with information is urged to call the to sheriff’s office at 815-802-7150. The reference number for the incident is 14-10115. — The Daily Journal staff report TCM celebrates its first 20 years n A4 WILMINGTON TRAGEDY Grappling with fatal wreck that killed teen MEDIA SOLUTIONS 7 marathons in 7 days? THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A 14-year-old girl was killed and her 16-year-old brother was seriously injured when the vehicle they were riding in crashed into a tree on their way to Wilmington High School. Cory Ann Tebbens, of Wilmington, died Tuesday night in the emergency room at Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her brother, who was taking her to color guard practice, which started at 5 p.m. According to Wilmington Police Chief Phillip Arnold, both teens were wearing seat belts and the airbags deployed, but it appears the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it left the gravel roadway and struck the tree. Arnold said Wednesday that the brother was in stable condition in the hospital’s intensive care unit. In a note to the school community, district Superintendent Jay Plese, said grief counselors would be on hand to help students cope with the tragic news. Wilmington High School and the community have suffered through this before. In March, 2013, four teens were killed when the car they were riding in ripped through a guardrail and landed upside down in an overflowing Forked Creek. Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette Roger Smothers last year completed 52 marathons in 51 weeks. After taking 14th in his age group at this month's Chicago Marathon, with a Boston Marathonqualifying time of 3:56:30, Smothers' latest goal is to train for a 3:30 marathon time. That would mean dropping his per mile time by an entire minute. The secret behind a 65-year-old marathon runner FUGITIVE Man accused of dragging cop arrested in Chicago BY JEFF BONTY [email protected] 815-937-3366 The man accused of dragging a Bradley police officer while trying to escape arrest was nabbed in Chicago on Wednesday night, after spending nearly three weeks on the lam. Aaron J. Harris, 21, is awaiting his first appearance in court today or Friday in Kankakee County court following his brazen escape on Oct. 3 during a routine traffic stop. He fled after being pulled over on Kinzie Avenue for a seat belt violation by Bradley Sgt. Philip Trudeau. Trudeau asked Harris to get out of the car after learning he was wanted on a gun charge out of DeKalb County. Trudeau reached into the car to stop Harris, but he wound up getting dragged several feet before tumbling to the ground. He was treated for minor injuries at the hospital and released the same day. Several area police departments chased the car but ultimately lost track of it, and it later was found abandoned in Pembroke Township. Also in the car was Harris’ 21-year-old pregnant girlfriend, Tenesha J. McCrary. She remains at large. McCrary is wanted on a DeKalb County warrant as well. INSIDE Creative Circle EXTREME SPORTS Are you too old to smoke marijuana? A6 Quick tips for picking the best pumpkin this Halloween. B3 What’s at stake for Momence, Central this Friday C1 © 2015 Kankakee Daily Journal Company, LLC. All rights reserved. R BY DENNIS YOHNKA [email protected] que vent pro incideris inctae sitiaecati 815-937-3384 beatur assintectur autet volum rernam, officienis mossi re, te sit velento tem oger Smothers finishedsapid 14th in his age group eum vendignim exeratessus atem at the Chicago Marathonautearlier this month. etThe es repella borehendam que liquo 65-year-old retired Kankakee ironworker was clocked li tiorum ea dolendus, quas exceaqui in a remarkable 3:56.30. And that ranks just above a hohum day for this dedicated runner. After all, Roger has run 98 total marathons, including an incredible 52 marathons in 51 weeks. Or would you consider five marathons in five days, in five different states more amazing? Or, how about: Seven marathons in seven days, in seven different states? Almost seems impossible. But Roger has managed those feats — moving quickly to Level 10, the ultimate achievement in audis a ne del ex eicium endiore alitas the national Maniacs accus, omnimagMarathon naturit fugiam eatem Running Clubdest, — despite fact re, solupictiae optatemthe poreius that henones didn’tque start running maxim laut esequeuntil mos he was 54. commolor alisquid es voloriam quam, “I always loved baseball. I thought conse eruptistrum aut fugit quiaepel est those guys running around the track rem ipit omnihiti ad quia descimolupta were crazy. 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Huh As the disappointed faithful file out of Wrigley Field, one Cubs fan holds a sign reminding his brethren that the future remains bright despite the season-ending loss to the New York Mets Wednesday night. BY CHRIS BREACH [email protected] 815-937-3316 Cubs’ breakout season ends with sweep in NLCS. C1 Yeah, yeah, you’ve heard it all before. “Wait til next year.” Well, that long, worn-out phrase used to mean another year of broken promises for Chicago Cubs fans. But even as the Cubs were beaten 8-3 in Game 4 of the NLCS Wednesday at Wrigley Field, suffering a sweep to the New York Mets, this year’s version of the tired phrase means something different. Here’s why: period. Bryant, the oldest, will be 24 next season, Russell will be 21, Baez and Soler, 23, and Schwarber, 22. THE FIVE ROOKIES THEY’VE GOT PITCHING DEPTH Kris Bryant, Addison Russell, Kyle Schwarber, Jorge Soler and Javy Baez have all shown power and poise and each will play a prominent role in the future of the Cubs for what is likely to be an extended Jake Arrieta and Jon Lester are locks for the rotation with Jason Hammel and Kyle Hendricks competing for starting spots. TIME IS ON THEIR SIDE Of the other projected starters excluding pitchers, only Miguel Montero, who will be 32 on Opening Day, is older than 30. First baseman Anthony Rizzo and second baseman Starlin Castro will be 26 next season. See CUBS, page A3 Experience the Community GMC Difference! COMMUNITY GMC, Inc. 317 S. 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Some shocking numbers about TV viewing. 2. Our proprietary research about TV books and listings. 3. Some updates on those research numbers. 4. What those numbers mean for newspapers and what we recommend you do with your TV listings and coverage. 5. Some quick ideas on how you can use TV coverage to grow your revenue and readership. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS The stats. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Americans watch more TV than any other nationality. The global average is 25 hours a week. Japan is the lowest with 14 hours. Surveys vary, but all the research puts our TV viewership somewhere between 32 and 36 hours per week. Let that sink in. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS TV penetration Percentage of households with TVs: 98% Percentage of households with 2 TVs: 35% Percentage of households with 3+ TVs: 41% • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS And it’s not just televisions. 1 in 4 Americans say they sometimes watch their favorite show on a phone or tablet device. Netflix users alone stream 47 billion hours of content each month worldwide. And about 6 million users subscribe to Hulu. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS The TV time suck Number of hours a TV is on in an average household: 7 hours, 40 minutes. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Kids and TV Hours per year American children spend in school: 900. Hours per year American children spend watching TV: 1,023. How much energy do we put on covering schools vs. kids and TV? • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS And about those TV ads The average American watches 17 days of TV commercials per year. Number of TV commercials viewed by a typical American youth per year: 20,000. Number of TV commercials viewed by an American by age 65: 2 million. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS And it’s not just kids. . . Older people watch more TV than anyone else. Americans over 65 watch an average of 48 hours per week! And what age group dominates our print demographics? • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Women watch more than men Women watch about 40 minutes a week more TV then men do. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Blacks watch more TV Blacks watch more TV than any other race. The average black American watches 200 hours of TV per month. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS When you add it all up. . . The typical American will spend 15 years of their life watching TV. That’s 141 hours per month or 1,692 hours per year. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS And they pay for it! More than 100 million U.S. homes pay for cable. This doesn’t include satellite TV, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Ruku or Apple TV. How much we pay for programming is exploding, now averaging more than $120/ month. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS And they pay for it! People are springing for huge TVs, sometimes costing $1,000 to $2,000. They are buying sound bars, DVRs and all kinds of accessories to improve their media viewing experience. What people pay to watch TV dwarfs the cost of a daily newspaper subscription. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Our research. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Nearly 3 out of 4 newspaper readers say they don’t use their paper’s daily TV listings AMONG ALL RESPONDENTS 80 71% 60 40 28% 20 0 Use daily TV listings Do not use daily TV listings 1% answered “Don’t know” Nearly 4 in 5 young newspaper readers do not use daily TV listings % OF ALL RESPONDENTS WHO SAID NO 79% 76% 80 59% 60 40 20 0 Age 18-34 Age 35-54 Age 55 and over Do you regularly use your newspaper’s Sunday TV book to decide what to watch on television each day? • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS More than 3 out of 4 readers say they don’t use their paper’s Sunday TV book AMONG ALL RESPONDENTS 80 69% 60 40 30% 20 0 Use Sunday TV book Do not use Sunday TV book 1% answered “Don’t know” More than 4 in 5 young newspaper readers don’t use the Sunday TV book % OF ALL RESPONDENTS WHO SAID NO 100 81% 74% 80 55% 60 40 20 0 Age 18-34 Age 35-54 Age 55 and over Do you have an on-screen television guide or program listing provided with your cable or satellite TV service? • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS On screen programming guides are available to large numbers of readers AMONG ALL RESPONDENTS DO NOT HAVE ON-SCREEN GUIDE 31% HAVE ON-SCREEN GUIDE 69% When you are watching television, do you typically use the on-screen guide provided with your cable or satellite service or do you go to the TV listings published in your newspaper? • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS On-screen guides are more than twice as popular as newspaper TV listings AMONG THE 69% WHO HAVE ON-SCREEN PROGRAM GUIDES 80 61% 60 29% 40 20 0 Use on-screen program guide Use newspaper TV listing 10% answered “Don’t know” Do you use the newspaper’s daily TV listings less now that you have an on-screen guide with your cable or satellite service? • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS 11 Most use newspaper TV listings less once on-screen guide becomes available AMONG THE 69% WHO HAVE ON-SCREEN PROGRAM GUIDES 80 55% 60 42% 40 20 0 Use newspaper TV Do not use listing less newspaper TV listing less 3% answered “Don’t know” 3 in 4 young people prefer to use on-screen guides rather than newspapers TV listings % SAYING “ON-SCREEN GUIDE” AMONG THE 69% WHO HAVE ON-SCREEN PROGRAM GUIDE 75% 80 65% 60 45% 40 20 0 Age 18-34 Age 35-54 Age 55 and over About two-thirds of those earning more than $35K use on-screen guides rather than newspaper TV listings % SAYING “ON-SCREEN GUIDE” AMONG THE 69% WHO HAVE ON-SCREEN PROGRAM GUIDE 71% 80 60 64% 46% 40 20 0 Less than $35K $35K-$75K More than $75K Men are more likely than women to use on-screen guides rather than newspaper TV listings % SAYING “ON-SCREEN GUIDE” AMONG THE 69% WHO HAVE ON-SCREEN PROGRAM GUIDE 66% 80 56% 60 40 20 0 Men Women Would you like your newspaper’s TV coverage to include additional articles about what’s on TV and what’s worth watching, including reviews, insider stories and special features? • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS 18 Most who use newspaper TV listings want content-related improvements AMONG THE 29% WHO USE DAILY NEWSPAPER LISTINGS 80 59% 60 37% 40 20 0 Include more information Do not include more information 4% answered “Don’t know” Suppose your newspaper decided not to publish the daily TV listings, but they added more coverage about what’s on TV and what’s worth watching and also kept publishing the Sunday TV book. Would you stop buying your newspaper if it did not publish the daily TV listings? More than 9 in 10 say that eliminating daily TV listings would not deter purchase AMONG ALL RESPONDENTS 90% 100 80 60 40 20 0 8% Would stop buying Would NOT stop buying 12% of those who use the newspaper TV listings say they would top buying the paper ; and 13%of those who use the Sunday TV book say they would stop buying the paper. 2% answered “Don’t know” Suppose your newspaper decided not to publish the daily TV listings or the Sunday TV booklet, but they added more coverage about what’s on TV and what’s worth watching. Would you stop buying your newspaper if it did not publish the daily TV listings and the Sunday TV book? • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Nearly 9 in 10 say replacing Sunday TV book would not deter purchase, either AMONG ALL RESPONDENTS 88% 100 80 60 40 20 0 10% Would stop buying Would NOT stop buying 17% of those who use the newspaper TV listings say they would top buying the paper; and 17%of those who use the Sunday TV book say they would stop buying the paper. Some data updates. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Things have been changing. Cable and satellite TV penetration has gained. Netflix and Apple TV and other noncable options have exploded. It’s now even less about what’s on when. Fewer people want TV books. But there is also less competition for TV listings. TV Guide is gone. And the need to know what to watch is stronger than ever. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS What this means for newspapers. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Adults spend, on average, less than 15 minutes a day reading a newspaper. Meanwhile, they spend between 3-5 hours a day watching TV. That’s roughly 30 hours a week, second only to the time we spend at work for most households. And we abandoned TV coverage. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS TV books and listings and coverage was not local. It was syndicated stuff eating up lots of newsprint. At metros TV columnists were among the first to be laid off. It was simply easier to cut than local coverage or staffing. We didn’t cut TV coverage because it was smart. We cut it because it was easy. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS We need to completely rethink our role in the TV viewing experience. Too often, editors and publishers who still have listings don’t want to change them. They say “The last time they did they got hundreds of complaints. Just leave them alone!” Right. So we broke them and left them that way? Yes. That’s what we did. It’s time for change. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Newspapers did everything wrong when we featured and then abandoned the explosion of TV channels. Everything. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS In fact, how we handled decisions about TV coverage in the past are a great example of how newspapers are shooting themselves in the foot. We were not user focused. Almost every decision we made isn’t for the reader; we did what was easy or cheaper for us. But taking a user-centric look at TV coverage can be an eye-opening opportunity. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Todays TV listings are gutted and useless and targeting the wrong audience. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS The average American household get 180 stations. And watches 16. Most cable channels have very few viewers. Only a few top 1 million viewers nationwide daily. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS When you have 500 channels, the problem isn’t “What’s on?” The problem is “What’s good?” • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Our research shows grid users are poorer and older and don’t have high-end digital cable. They are watching over-air channels or basic cable. Yet, industry-wide, we crammed the grids with high-end cable channels. Then, when we cut the grids, we cut all the detail from them, making them virtually useless. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS If you run TV grids, here is what to do: • Realize that, in print, we’ll never be any good anymore at “What’s on when?” • Not all stations are created equal. Focus on fewer, most watched channels and give more detail. Focus on over air and basic cable options. Delete most expensive cable channels. • Understand that most TV grid users are older and poorer. They watch mostly network shows. If you run TV grids, here is what to do: • What the broader audience needs is help making the most of the 30+ hours they spend watching TV. • Expand best bests, opinion, features. Talk about ratings. Highlight sports, series, movies and programming for kids. • Direct people to your web site for more. • The problem we’re solving is “what’s good.” Saturday Prime Time September 16 6:00 P.M. 6:30 7:00 AREA CHANNELS CBS & WTVR ABC ( WRIC NBC , WWBT PBS 7 WCVE (3:30) College Football LSU at Au- 9 burn. (Live) (CC) College Football FOX C WRLH Post Game Report (Live) (3:30) College Football Michigan at 12 Notre Dame. (Live) (CC) BBC World News ‘G’ Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions 23 (4) MLB Baseball Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics. (Live) 11 ‘PG’ (CC) PBS Y WCVW 24 CW ± WUPV 13 Gentleman 8 Whacked Out Sports ‘PG’ Joe Gibbs Show 7:30 Paid Program Wheel of Fortune ‘G’ (CC) Entertainment Tonight Celebrity news. (N) (CC) The Lawrence Welk Show “Roses” ‘G’ Seinfeld “The Frogger” ‘PG’ (CC) 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 College Football Nebraska at USC. (Live) (CC) (4) An Officer and a Living Single ‘PG’ (CC) Martin ‘PG’ (CC) ( Big Daddy (’99) Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams. A goofy ne’er- SportsNite (Live) Around Track ESPN 4 ESPN2 5 GOLF 6 Open -- Third Round. (Live) SPEED 3 Nationals. SportsCenter (Live) (CC) Martin “The Gift Rapper” ‘PG’ Drag Racing IHRA Sunoco World Dickens’ classic story of a 19th-century orphan. do-well adopts an impressionable youngster. Lucas Oil Living Single ‘PG’ (CC) the One.” ‘PG’ (CC) Living Single ‘PG’ (CC) SportsNite (Live) (CC) (7:45) College Football Clemson at Florida State. (Live) (CC) College Football Texas at Rice. (Live) (CC) (5) PGA Golf Nationwide Tour -- Albertson’s Boise (11:35) Da Vinci’s Inquest ‘14’ News ((( David Copperfield (’35) W.C. Fields, Freddie Bartholomew. 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(Part 4 of 4) ‘PG’ (CC) CSN 10:30 College Football Florida at Tennessee. (Live) (CC) Trains of the American West ‘G’ (CC) CABLE SPORTS 10:00 Martin ‘PG’ (CC) Martin ‘PG’ (CC) Fantasy Fix ‘G’ Pro Football Weekly (10:45) SportsCenter (Live) (CC) (9:15) College Football Army vs. Texas A&M. From San Antonio. (Live) (CC) Golf Central (Live) European PGA Golf HSBC Champions -- Third Round. From Shanghai, China. Performance Behind the Headlights ‘G’ Mercedes Test Drive PGA Golf Champions Tour -- Constellation Energy Classic -- Second Round. 24 Hours of Le Mans Highlights (Live) ( The Wild Angels (’66) PREMIUM CHANNELS ENC ENCA ENCD ENCL ENCM ENCW HBO HBO2 HBO-F MAX SHOW STARZ SUND 150 152 158 156 154 160 14 302 304 320 340 370 165 Austin Powers: Man of Mystery (5:45) ((( The Bridges of Madison County (‘95) (( The Devil’s Advocate (‘97) Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino. (R) (CC) (6:15) ((( Steamboy (‘04) (Dubbed-English) (CC) (8:05) (( Bird on a Wire (‘90) Mel Gibson. 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(10:45) ( Picture Perfect (‘97) (CC) Wolf (( The Transporter 2 (‘05) (PG-13) ((( In Good Company (‘04) Dennis Quaid. (PG-13 (( The Ice Harvest (‘05) (R) (CC) Emmanuelle (6:15) (( Alfie (‘04) Jude Law. (R) (CC) (( Walking Tall (‘04) The Rock. (CC) (( Soul Plane (‘04) Kevin Hart. (R) Underground Underground Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (5:50) (( Flightplan (‘05) (PG-13) (( An Unfinished Life (‘05) Robert Redford. (CC) (10:50) (( Stealth Wilbur-Himself Wasp (( The Galindez File (‘03) (Subtitled-English) (NR) Monkey Dust ((( Piccadilly Jim (‘36) (NR) (CC) Short Hymn CRITICS’ CHOICE • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS , September 16, 2006 • • • Runaway Bride 8:30 p.m. on , This 1999 reunion of Richard Gere, right, and Julia Roberts doesn’t have the magic of “Pretty Woman,” but Roberts can’t help but light up the screen. This time, she plays a woman who’s left several men at the altar. Gere’s character, a sexist newspaperman, hears the story and writes a scathing column about her. College Football 8 p.m. on ( Tonight’s a picture-in-picture night for college football fans. On ABC, Zac Taylor and the Nebraska Cornhuskers find out if they’re as good as some people think when they visit the reloaded Trojans from USC, now starring John David Booty at quarterback. Back east on CBS is an SEC showdown featuring Chris Leak and the Florida Gators against Tennessee, while Clemson visits Florida State — the “Bowden Bowl” — on ESPN. (HDTV) ues her mission of revenge in this second part of the movie. We guess there was just too much blood to keep in one movie; spread the gore, so to speak. David Carradine stars as her target, with Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madsen and Daryl Hannah trying to stop her. (HDTV) and find the suspect taking a bubble bath. (ESP PA) Trading Places 10 p.m. on COM Take two of the funniest guys to ever come out of “SaturPatton day Night Live,” then add two 8 p.m. on AMC old-Hollywood icons and one of new Hollywood’s sexiest George C. Scott refused the women. Mix in a madcap Oscar he was awarded for Cops story, and you have a modern his 1970 performance as the 8:30 p.m. on C classic. Dan Aykroyd plays a controversial World War II general — which isn’t to say Six hundred and fifty episodes commodities trader stripped of all he has in an experiment that he deserved it any less. — that’s a lot of car chases He makes that evident from and shirtless drunks. The se- by his bosses (Don Ameche, the first scene of the film, in ries celebrated its long tenure Ralph Bellamy) to find out whether criminals are born which he makes a memorable last spring with this “650th or made. Eddie Murphy plays speech in front of a huge U.S. Milestone Episode Special flag. The film also was named Edition.” Segments include a the hustler who gets all his goodies. Jamie Lee Curtis also best picture. Karl Malden cohigh-speed chase in Chatstars. stars as Gen. Omar Bradley. tanooga, Tenn., a car that’s been reported stolen, and a Kill Bill: Vol. 2 traffic stop in Pittsburgh that 8 p.m. 10:40 p.m. on TNT yields drugs and syringes. The ticked-off bride (Uma Thur- The most bizarre call: Police man) washes up, grabs more respond to a home invasion skintight clothes and contin- If you run TV books, here is what to do: • It’s much less about grids and much more about making the most of those 30 hours of TV viewing. • Be interactive. What do your neighbors think? What are they watching? • Tell me what not to miss. Tell me what I need to know when I go to a party and people start talking shows. If you run TV books, here is what to do: • Provide resources. What’s on the web? What sites are covering my favorite shows? • Direct people to your site for more. • Don’t be junky. The cover should sell content inside. • 85% of readers are throwing the book away without opening it now. But that remaining 15% LOVE it. If you run TV books, here is what to do: • Meanwhile, 100% of your users need and want help deciding WHAT to watch. And that’s your mission. That’s a great mission. That’s a newspaper mission. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS If you are an editor, here is what to do: • Cover TV like it is important. Think of it as part of what’s happening in your community. Think of it as local news. • Put it on page one. • Use it in page one refers instead of a lame high school sports score. This is how most newsrooms view the world. News News Actually, news is a niche. Life News But TV is a bigger niche. Life News TV We’ve got to cover life, not just news. The secret is to use news pegs to write stories that are of broader interest than just the news itself. ON THE BRINK THE BAR SCENE Say it ain’t so, Cubs! Playoff run hits ivy wall; every game now do-or-die DAILY JOURNAL STAFF As the rain came down last night in Wrigley Field 10 minutes after 10 p.m., the crowd of 42,321, minus INSIDE: the Mets fans of Cubs’ course, wasted hopes little time filing fading. D1 out onto Waveland, or Addison, away from Part 3 of this horror show. See CUBS, page A3 KANKAKEE Homeless advocate attacked by own client DAILY JOURNAL STAFF • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Ed Kannapel, a longtime advocate for the homeless who runs a shelter and soup kitchen in Kankakee, was attacked by one of his own clients on Sunday after telling the man to quiet down during dinner. Kankakee police charged Darryl J. Sand- Kannapel e r s, 5 5 , fo r battery after they walked in on Sanders threatening other clients inside the Gift of God Street Church on North Fifth Avenue. According to police, Sanders allegedly punched Kannapel, who is aging and in poor health, four times in the head. Kannapel suffered bruises and a cut to his finger. When police arrived, Sanders was holding a folding chair in an “aggressive’ stance toward other men in the dining room. The incident was quickly diffused, and Sanders was taken to the county’s main jail where he was held on $3,000 bond. Daily Journal/Tiffany Blanchette Nicole Johnson, a server at Paul’s Place, pours a glass of beer made by Revolution Brewing, a craft brewery from Chicago. Paul’s Place in Kankakee is best known for having more than 100 beers in bottles or tap, many of them made by smaller, independent brewers. It’s a taste trend that’s catching on. We’re drinking less Bud and Miller Lite Bar opening in Bradley shows signs brew tastes are changing BY LEE PROVOST AND JOSHUA RILEY [email protected] 815-937-3364 A new bar and restaurant is opening in Bradley where Legacy and Alehouse once stood. And Hoppy Pig, set to open in November, seems to be riding a wave of craft beer and spirits that so far shows no signs of breaking. INSIDE: 5 beers Americans are drinking less. A2 In this area alone, craft breweries, anchored by BrickStone in Bourbonnais, and places such as Grapes & Hops in Kankakee, are becoming the norm alongside taverns where Budweiser and Miller Lite are still king. But as those mega breweries are buying up smaller ones — AB Inbev, for example, bought Chicago-based Goose Island in recent years — distributors are increasingly carrying smaller craft beers to bars and liquor stores from Manteno to Kankakee. Tom Spellman and his wife, Karen Grau, of Tinley Park, who’ve owned Blarney Stone Pub in Oak Forest for 21 years, are opening Hoppy Pig with Rob Kupsik, of Crestwood, hoping the area’s appetite for IPAs hasn’t been satisfied. “I see how this area is and how we’ve been accepted already,” Spellman said. “We believe this is going to work.” While the fastest growing beer in the U.S. is Dos Equis, brewed by Heineken, sales of Miller Lite are down nearly 23 percent between 2008 and 2011 and Budweiser is down more than 27 percent, according to 24/7 Wall St., which reviewed the beer market back in December 2014. Since 1979, the craft beer industry has seen a meteoric rise. In 2014, craft beer saw a 17 percent increase in sales from the year before and craft beer makes up 11 percent of all beer sold in the U.S. While there doesn’t seem to be a clear definition of craft beer, brewers that are largely independent or use certain, traditional methods of brewing fit the bill. See BEER, page A3 YOUR HEALTH Top 5 reasons why you won’t get a flu shot 1 And why those excuses just don’t hold water “The flu shot is not going to get you sick,” said Louwonna Snodgrass, the director of quality and accreditation at Iroquois Memorial Hospital. “It’s a dead virus. They can’t make you ill.” Some people may experience slight fevers, soreness, body aches or fatigue for a few days after getting a shot. That’s a sign of your body building immunity, according to Sandra Nielsen, Carle Hospital’s flu clinic coordinator at Urbana. BY JOHN DYKSTRA [email protected] 815-937-3330 It’s that time of year when you’ve been admonished with the seasonal greeting: Get a flu shot. While there’s plenty of stats supporting the claim, many of you won’t. But before we get to the Top 5 common excuses, first the numbers. During the 2003-4 flu season, the flu contributed to 48,614 deaths in the U.S. Flu hospitalizations peaked in 2009, with an estimated 43 million to 89 million people landing in the hospital. A study published by The New England Journal of Medicine indicates that a flu shot lowers your risk of death by 48 percent if you are 65 or older. If you’re still not convinced, you’ll probably find your reasons in our list. So, we spoke to four medical professionals to get their input. INSIDE Ditch your smartphone’s small screen and upgrade to a PC A6 Where to go for the best views of fall B1 Rauner wants quick sale of Chicago’s Thompson Center B3 © 2015 Kankakee Daily Journal Company, LLC. All rights reserved. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS THEY’RE GOING MAKE ME SICK Daily Journal/Mike Voss Rosemary Faber doesn’t like needles. But after Kristen Dozier administered her flu shot, Rosemary said she didn’t feel a thing. She and her husband, George, have been getting flu shots for seven years. Flu shots will be available at the Kankakee County Health Department on Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Oct. 29. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 2 THEY DON’T WORK Last year was an outlier for flu shots. Many people throughout the U.S. got the flu despite getting a shot. That’s because the flu virus mutated during the months it took to create a vaccine. “It is somewhat of a guessing game, but that doesn’t mean the flu shot is worthless,” Snodgrass said. “That flu virus may circulate again, and you’ll already have those antibodies ready.” See FLU SHOT, page A3 Is it OK to pray for the Cubs? Not really. But if you’re gonna do it, here’s how Meet the Mets Before Cubs fans tout their 7-0 regular season dominance over the New York Mets, they should take a closer look. At the time, the Mets offense was anemic. One of the early May contests between the Cubs and Mets featured John Mayberry, who was batting .121 at the time in a prominent spot in the lineup. Since then: BY DENNIS YOHNKA [email protected] 815-937-3384 • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS It might be assumed that Cub fans would have given up on the notion of a loving God. Surely, a merciful Lord wouldn’t have waited more than a century to deliver them from the misery of Todd Hundley, Ernie Broglio, Milton Bradley, LaTroy Hawkins, Brant Brown and a host of other players who broke the hearts of loyal fans during the decades of frustration. Area fans confess, though, that the team’s recent success in the National League Division Series has reignited their passion, a passion that borders on religious fervor. They might not freely admit it, but there have been more than a few prayers offered for those long balls Kyle Schwarber, Anthony Rizzo and other Cubs are hitting; prayers of supplication and prayers of thanksgiving. Bourbonnais fan Dan Emme, for example, said he has no • The Mets finished the regular season with a 37-22 record. The Daily Journal/Mike Voss Peggy Purcell-Mayer, who says, “I was born a Cubs fan,” admits prayer might help the Cubs.”They have a good chance against the Mets, and a World Series would be nice.” INSIDE • Finally, the streak is over, A13 • Superstitions hard to shed for hopeful Cubs fans, C1 problem asking for some divine assistance. “Not on every pitch, not on every batter, but I pray,” he said. “I’m not sure if it’s a good use of God’s power. I’m not sure if my pastor would approve, but I definitely find myself praying during the games.” So, really, is it right to ask the Lord to put some extra movement in Jake Arrieta’s fastball, to help Dexter Fowler make a running catch, or to guide Miguel Montero’s snap throw to first base? We asked some area clergy and experts. The Rev. Robert Dumchek, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Bourbonnais: “In all things we pray, ‘Thy will be done.’ But in this particular situation, we pray that God will not necessarily give favor to one team over another, but allow the circumstances that will bring out the best in our players. We ask that our players employ those natural gifts in the best stewardship practices. See CUBS, page A6 • They acquired Yoenis Cespedes at the trade deadline. He crushed 17 home runs in just 57 regular season games with the Mets and continues to provide serious thunder in the middle of the lineup. • Their third baseman and captain, David Wright, returned from an injury as did their emerging catcher, Travis d’Arnaud. • Their pitching rotation still is the best in the league, possibly in all of baseball. Controversy aside, Matt Harvey is not someone any playoff team should relish facing, and young guns Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom and Steven Matz along with wily veteran Bartolo Colon give New York a substantial edge. The end result is a product that is more engaging, more diverse, more personal and more interactive. FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1903 DAILY JOURNAL DAILY-JOURNAL.COM | THE KANKAKEE VALLEY | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015 | $1 The 5 questions you need to ace on a job interview A6 Did you know dogs are from Central Asia? A8 WOULD YOU DO THIS? The hardest part about being ‘naked and afraid’ Local mom took survivalist challenge — and home won • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS BY DENNIS YOHNKA [email protected] 815-937-3384 H er family prepared her for this, and her family brought her home. Andrea “Annie” Foley — a 38-year-old Essex wife, mother, farmer, rock climber and runner — lasted just four days on the cable TV hit show, “Naked and Afraid.” But the story of her adventure goes back decades, and has not ended with her return to the fields for the fall harvest. The Discovery Channel show, now in its fourth season, pairs two survivalists in a 21-day test of their skills in a remote jungle, forest or desert setting. The participants, a man and a woman who have never met before, must learn to Return of the eagles Sophomore sensation FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1903 Schroeder makes waves for Boilermakers n D1 DAILY JOURNAL Bald eagle pair nesting in north central Iroquois County n B1 DAILY-JOURNAL.COM | THE KANKAKEE VALLEY | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015 | $1 Going back to give back March 7, 2014 daily-journal.com/ facebook @tdjnews KANKAKEE COUNTY Grandfather charged with obstruction in boy’s death n The grandfather of the 7-year-old boy killed in a snowmobile crash in December was arrested Thursday for allegedly obstructing the investigation that led to the arrest of the boy’s father for fatal DUI. Illinois State Police say Brian L. Osterhoff, 64, of Kankakee, was arrested and taken to the county jail. Bond was expected to be set at $25,000. The arrest came after Osterhoff was indicted by Brian a Kankakee Osterhoff County Grand Jury. Osterhoff’s son, Chad Osterhoff, was arrested in January for fatal DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report it within 30 minutes. Chad also was seriously injured in the crash and was charged after he was released from a rehab center on Jan. 28. The accident that killed the boy, Cale Osterhoff, occurred on Dec. 14 along 2000E Road in Kankakee. Police gave no more details into Thursday’s arrest. — Nicole Leonhardt Girl,10, plans party for OB angels n NEWS Piggush engineers a new business. A3 n OUTDOORS State deer culling successful. B1 I n OUR WORLD ’m not going to find a special story at every 10 year old’s birthday party. It’s a prime year for throwing a party the celebrant is really going to enjoy, but it’s not likely to be material for one of these columns. The party being planned for Sydney Ramsey, a fourth-grader at Kankakee’s Kennedy Middle School, is the exception. US, Europe denounce Russia over Crimean vote. B3 n LIFE Mr. Peabody time travels to the 21st century. C3 n SPORTS Fightmaster, Beckham lead young Olivet squad. D1 Her party, set for Saturday afternoon at the Chebanse Civic Center gymnasium, has been designated as a fundraiser for Loyola Medical Center — where Sydney’s life began, March 1, 2004. She told me she has seen the pictures from that day and heard the stories of a less than promising start in life. “So, I’m asking people to bring things that I can give to the people there, anything a preemie like me could have used,” she explained. “I don’t want any toys or clothes or anything for myself. I want things to take up there.” Sydney noted that she has seen photos from the days when she Olivet Nazarene pitcher weighed in at just two pounds, one ounce. Her mother was just Jonathan Fightmaster 28 weeks into her pregnancy, and Sydney’s odds for reaching her 10th birthday were not very good. But she hasn’t been back to the medical center since she was finally discharged, April 17, 47 days after her arrival. “I want to go back now with things like story books. I was told that my sister Erin [now 17] read one to me when I was there. And I want to take before-and-after pictures of me, to maybe encourage the parents who are there now.” KLIPSCH KG4 SPEAKERS What will those “after” pictures 100 watt floor speakers, with built show? They might portray a little in subwoofers. For this ad and other fighter who’s ahead of her goal electronics, see today’s classifieds. in Reading and doing a good job 370 ads inside today; overall in the classroom. They The Daily Journal carries the most might show a girl with a devotion local classified ads! to her church, a commitment that A5 Larry Blackburn ............... Milford Julie Duffy ...................... St. Anne Jacqueline Haemker .................... ................................ Bourbonnais Bud Hummel .................... Cabery Bertha Jones ............... Kankakee Helen Stockdale ............ Manteno Marjorie Suska ................ Onarga Business D6 Classified F1-4 Comics D5 Editorial A6 HomeGuide E1-4 Life C1-4 Local Faces B4 • Our World B3 Outdoors B1-2 Puzzles F4 Speakout F3 Sports D1-4 Theaters C4 SATURDAY Mostly cloudy, 36 n B4 © 2013 Kankakee Daily Journal Company, LLC. All rights reserved. n ECONOMY State unemployment rate falls despite job losses The Daily Journal/Scott Anderson Sydney Ramsey, a fourth-grader at Kankakee’s Kennedy Middle School, is using her birthday party Saturday to collect items for premature babies at Loyola Medical Center. Ramsey was born premature and was a patient at Loyola. ‘And I do pretty good against boys.’ SYDNEY RAMSEY, a fourth-grader at Kankakee’s Kennedy Middle School her mother Suzette Jacob admits is “beyond expectations.” Of course, the photos should show Sydney with her favorite two pastimes, playing basketball and playing the drums. “I really don’t have time for much TV,” she said. “I do my homework. I practice basketball and I take drum lessons. That’s about it.” It’s no surprise, then, that the party invitation comes with a photo of her favorite player, Derrick Rose, of the Chicago Bulls. There will be a DJ, refreshments and the special cake, but this party is going to be non-stop basketball, if Sydney gets her way. “I play whenever I can. I even went to a camp that was all boys,” she said. “My dad [Stephen Ramsey] signed me up and said it would show heart to go up against bigger players — just like Derrick Rose does. “And I do pretty good against boys.” Her career plan, though, doesn’t include a basketball court. “I think I should be a preschool teacher. I’m good with little kids, like my little brother [Edward]. He’s 4, and he’s smart. I’m already teaching him basketball and drums.” And she’s teaching the rest of us a little bit about gratitude. Cox facing 30 days in jail for racist letter Judge disagrees with Kankakee alderman’s free speech claim BY DIMITRIOS KALANTZIS [email protected] 815-802-5144 James “Bubba” Cox, 78, a Kankakee city alderman known for his eccentric outbursts and frequent accusations of government corruption, has been found guilty for leaving a racially-charged note at the offices of the Kankakee County Branch of the NAACP. Kankakee County Judge Tom Cunnington issued his ruling Thursday after a bench trial that ended in January. Cox didn’t deny delivering the handwritten note last March attacking Theodis Pace, president of the local chapter of the NAACP, which read, “Your black ass is next.” The somewhat-bizarre note also made reference to Steve Hunter, another city alderman who had at the time lost re-election. Cox has maintained the note was political in nature and was protected by a constitutional right to free speech. Cunnington disagreed. “It is this court’s opinion that the average person upon hearing or reading these words would likely cause that addressee to fight, and to invoke violence,” the judge wrote in his ruling. “Hence the court finds that the defendant provoked a breach of the peace in this case.” Cunnington added that the letter was “not free speech.” Cox Other courts have ruled that threatening, or “fighting words” and gestures are not protected speech. Cox is appealing the decision but is scheduled to be sentenced in April. He faces up to 30 days in jail. Another misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct in a separate incident is still pending. Cunnington, a former city alderman, served briefly with Cox on the council. The judge offered to recuse himself but none of the attorneys objected to him staying on the case. Unlike most ducks, the Bufflehead is mostly monogamous, often remaining with the same mate for several years. Source: allaboutbirds.org The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state’s unemployment rate was 8.7 percent in January, down from the previous month’s revised rate of 8.9 percent. The agency said Thursday the state lost 27,600 jobs from December to January. Officials blame record-setting snow and cold for restricting construction growth. The retail sector was hurt by the end of holiday-driven sales. The falling unemployment rate and job losses seem to conflict. The agency says that’s possible because employment figures come from individuals and job numbers come from employers. January data is delayed a month and issued in March because the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics requires states to revise monthly employment and labor force data. As for the nation’s economic picture, the Labor Department said today employers added 175,000 jobs last month, up from just 129,000 in January, which was revised up from 113,000. December’s gain was also revised higher. The unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent from a five-year low of 6.6 percent. More Americans started looking for work but didn’t find jobs. That’s still an encouraging sign because more job hunters suggest people were more optimistic about their prospects. The figures were a welcome surprise after recent economic reports showed that harsh weather had closed factories, lowered auto sales, and caused existinghome sales to plummet. “Over the past three months, payrolls growth has averaged 130,000, which is pretty respectable given the widespread weather disruptions,” tweeted University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers. — The Associated Press n CORRECTION In Thursday’s edition of The Daily Journal, a story about the Benoit Greenhouse referred to owners Vincent and his wife, Christine Benoit, and his cousin, Mark Benoit, and his wife, Brenda, were the founders of the business in 1975. The article failed to mention that Mark has since died and Vincent and Chris now run the business with help from their children. Buffleheads make a call n B2 WOULD YOU DO THIS? The hardest part about being ‘naked and afraid’ Local mom took survivalist challenge — and home won BY DENNIS YOHNKA [email protected] 815-937-3384 H er family prepared her for this, and her family brought her home. Andrea “Annie” Foley — a 38-year-old Essex wife, mother, farmer, rock climber and runner — lasted just four days on the cable TV hit show, “Naked and Afraid.” But the story of her adventure goes back decades, and has not ended with her return to the fields for the fall harvest. The Discovery Channel show, now in its fourth season, pairs two survivalists in a 21-day test of their skills in a remote jungle, forest or desert setting. The participants, a man and a woman who have never met before, must learn to work together in their new environment — stark naked. They are provided with one outside item and a tote bag. Foley chose a flint for making fire. Her partner brought a hammock. While Foley and her fellow survival specialist, Trent Nelson, were kept in the dark about their stay in a mountain setting in Belize, she said her preparations for this kind of show began as a child. “My mother was what you would call a ‘gypsy,’” Foley explained. “Growing up, she was trying to raise four kids on her own, and she wasn’t very good at budgeting. We moved two or three times a year. We only had electricity and running water about half the time. “So washing up in a creek or going to the bathroom outside wasn’t going to bother me.” Her life settled down, though, when she met her husband, Ed. They have two children, Christopher, 7, and Maddie, 4. They also look after Annie’s older children Michael, 20, and Samantha, 19. In fact, it was Michael whose circumstances led Annie to ask out of the show. “He has some mental health problems and he had run away.” MEDIA SOLUTIONS Courtesy of the Discovery Channel Andrea "Annie" Foley had more on her mind than running around naked in the jungle when she landed at the show site in Belize. She lasted just four days before coming home to tend to a family crisis. See NAKED, page A3 Were you really naked, and afraid? Annie answers the burning questions 1. WHAT’S THE PROCESS FOR GETTING ON THE SHOW? “I sent in a letter last October. Then they called and we talked for about an hour. Then, they ask me to send in a video and then they told me I was chosen. But they were very secret about where I was going.” BY DENNIS YOHNKA [email protected] 815-937-3384 Andrea, “Annie,” Foley, of Essex, was a recent participant on the cable TV series “Naked and Afraid.” She’s back from Belize now and spending her days in the combine, working the harvest with her husband, Ed. She’s putting in some long days but took time for seven of her most-asked questions. Daily Journal/Mike Voss Foley with her 4-year-old daughter, Maddie, in Essex. Foley said she wants back on the show, which doesn’t dole out any prize money. 2. HOW DID YOU BREAK THE NEWS TO YOUR HUSBAND? “Well, I didn’t tell him anything until I knew when I was going. He wasn’t very happy about that. And I felt bad about that. It wasn’t until we sat down and watched it together that he got OK about it.” See, EXPERIENCE page A3 CUBS MANIA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS How to get under a Met fan’s skin Fewer students means schools might close DAILY JOURNAL STAFF REPORT I f yo u ’ re s t i l l c r y i n g in your beer over the first two games of this NLCS, if you’re inclined to think that these Cubs are doomed to lose no matter what team they’re fielding, or if you’ve already starting scanning the NHL standings to see if you should start caring about the Blackhawks (answer, not yet) — move along. You’re likely no fan at all. You’re the reason those novelty Cubs T-shirt vendors stay in business. Keep away, please. You’re bad juju. INSIDE Creative Circle Did you know dogs are from Central Asia? A8 The 5 questions you need to ace on a job interview A6 Bradley-Bourbonnais sophomore Adam Schroeder What’s it going to take to stop you from texting? A7 Stonebrook Farm a place with rich land, history B1 GOP hopefuls with most TV ads are not gaining your vote B3 © 2015 Kankakee Daily Journal Company, LLC. All rights reserved. INSIDE • Maddon says Cubs will be ready to play. D1 If the Cubs were truly cursed, then Andre Dawson, Greg Maddux, Ryne Sandberg, Fergie Jenkins, Billy Williams, Ernie Banks, et al, would all have been Yankees. And that’s not going back past the 1960s. We’d like to think the Cubs are a pretty incredible franchise, with one indelible stain. And while heartbreak is no distinguished badge of honor, heartbreak is part of this game. And a losing team suffers few of them. So, as Chicago hosts the New York Mets tonight in Game 3 of the NLCS, down two games and facing their ace, it might help to remember the Mets were lovable losers before the Cubbies ever were. In their first year back in 1962, they went 40-120, tying once, one of the worst performances in baseball history. The future wouldn’t be so kind. In 54 years, they’ve suffered 30 losing seasons. So, if Public invited to consolidation meeting Oct. 29 BY JON KRENEK [email protected] 815-937-3370 The Associated Press In 54 years, the Mets have suffered 30 losing seasons. It’s no wonder Mr. Met, who first debuted as the team’s mascot in 1964, keeps a box of Kleenex in the dugout. you find yourself saddled up at a bar next to a Mets fan, buy him an Old Style but keep these zingers in your pocket in case he gets out of line: 1 You guys had Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver for a decade and won only one World Series? You probably shouldn’t be giving the Dodgers so much grief. 2 Nolan Ryan (another Hall of Fame pitcher) was a heck of a draft pick. Why’d you guys get rid of him back in 1971? Are you sure Doc Gooden didn’t pitch a no-hitter for the Mets? I mean, he did have one of the best seasons of all time in ’85. 3 See GAME 3, page A3 The next step toward consolidating Kankakee County’s Catholic schools will move forward with the blessing of Bishop Dan Conlon — and with public participation. Proposals submitted to the leader of the Joliet Diocese last month will be unveiled at a public meeting to be held at 7 p.m. on Oct. 29 at Bishop McNamara Catholic High School. In March, three proposals local school leaders forwarded all called for the closing of some Catholic elementary schools and consolidating grades 6 to 12 at McNamara. The bishop’s endorsement will allow more public input before a final decision is made. “He has an open mind in trying to respect the process and the people i nvo l ve d i n d e c i d i n g what’s best for the community,” said Edward Flavin, spokesman for the Bishop’s office. “We understand people are extremely sensitive when it comes to our parishes and schools.” The move was initiated by the diocese last year to address declining enrollment and rising tuition costs in the area’s Catholic schools. There currently are three elementary schools and one high school in the Catholic system. Proposals local leaders have discussed include closing one or two elementary schools. The public meetings in March drew about 200 people with concer ns about which schools would close, tuition costs, See SCHOOL, page A3 A few story ideas. The average child will see 16,000 murders and 200,000 acts of violence on TV before they are old enough to see an R-rated movie. Cartoons account for 20 acts of violence per hour. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS A few story ideas. Teens who watch more TV are, on average, 14 pounds heavier. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS A few story ideas. An Australian study found that every hour of watching TV shortens your life by 22 minutes. That makes watching TV as dangerous as smoking or being overweight. • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS If you have a web site, here is what to do: • Put TV coverage on there, even if you don’t have room to do it in print. • Several vendors offer great online content for free or via a rev share. • Encourage users to tell you what they watched and what they think about it. Develop a local TV community online. If you have a web site, here is what to do: • Put a best bets widget or content on your home page. It’s probably of greater interest than half the stuff on there now. • Put TV in your main nav or under entertainment. • Put a TV widget on your calendar page where people are looking for things to do. If you are selling advertising and want to expand TV-oriented revenue: • Remember that grid users are older and poorer and have basic cable and network stations. Target advertisers for those audiences here. • Best bests offers a huge opportunity. Think small sponsorships. Who would sponsor the sports best bets? Who could sponsor kids programming best bets? And what about best bets for 20-somethings? If you are selling advertising and want to expand TV-oriented revenue: • A remodeled TV book has tremendous shelf life. While seniors use your current version the most, a better book could draw great demographics. Think of how much wealthy households spend on media: big TVs, premium cable, Apple TV. Think of the ad potential there. • We own wealthy homeowners as a demographic. If you are selling advertising and want to expand TV-oriented revenue: • Remember that people without online guides have no where else to turn for TV info. They are loyal, passionate users, even though they are few in number. • Think of the online possibilities to target advertisers to the wide range of TV demographics. You can target advertising like TV stations do. If you thinking circulation and newsstand sales: • Think about selling a TV book as a premium product delivered with the paper. It’s really a niche product and you could save money by not delivering it to everyone. • Own TV coverage and promote it on boxes and marketing. Get it in top boxes on page one. “What are you watching tonight?” is a powerful promotional angle. I’ve only scratched the surface but I hope I’ve opened your mind to some new opportunities sitting right under your nose: American’s passion for everything TV. We believe there are lots of hidden opportunities out there for newspapers and we’d be happy to help you develop one at your paper. Thanks! • Creative Circle MEDIA SOLUTIONS Bill Ostendorf President & founder Creative Circle Media Solutions www.creativecirclemedia.com [email protected] 401-455-1555 Design. Software. Training. Creative outsourcing. Redesigns. Consulting. Content. Fresh ideas.